European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes july 1977 modern living old splay is not just Childs play Sis Story and photos by Bob Cullen stuff writer n at King Cole Sang of the Carefree Days of Roll out How crazy Days of Hoite at and and Holt out Cray Days of Yurii wish thai summer could the human memory often selects whal it wants to re member if the tradition is that childhood is supposed to be fun Many lacked into full time with responsibilities staring them in the Wilt conveniently forget those Long afternoons when then was nothing to do around the distance of years will smooth inc rough and people to convince themselves that heir childhood Summers were one constant Stream of fulfilled the existence of structured summer recreation program or old belie that ii children were so adept at filling their Summers with its doubtful they and their parents would so eagerly Welcome or gated recreation Mary Smith was vice president of the Schweinfurt Parent teacher student association in Germany when she and other members of the pts began last fall to organize the summer recreation the push for the program came As Smith said last summer the children were sitting on the through inc efforts of several determined the children of the Community have a six week summer recreation Hun daily from 1 to 5 the pro Gram offers children their Choice of a Host of activities including arts and crafts Field and numer Ous playground according to Gilbert principal of the so Weinfurt elementary the program was Devil jail Kim Crockett making Flower pot holders in recreation program arts and crafts oped to provide organized activities for those children not attracted la dependent youth activities competitive he credits Pat president of the with spearheading the drive for the funds came from Many the pts raised More than through donations and fundraising the Community agreed to pay the salaries of the seven adult directors and Tern aged summer hire thereby releasing the pts fund for purchasing materials for Lite the steering committee put in hours and hours to write the Espinosa a program they Hope the Schweinfurt Community will take Over and continue next the school principal believes the program is filling a vacant spot in the the steering committee will be evaluating the pro Gram when its Espinosa with the information they have put together on this they could easily Snow another Community How it could be kindergarten instructor comforts upset Reader Doretha Walker with David Mccallum Chris Kevin Kosyka a shy Girt in arts and crafts