The organization and administration of a summer activity program for boys in the seventh and eighth grades of Hermosa Beach School

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by  Brizzolara, Carl Joseph

THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A SUMMER
ACTIVITY PROGRAM FOR BOYS IN THE SEVENTH
r
AND EIGHTH GRADES CF HEBMOSA BEACH SCHOOLS
A Project
Presented to
the Facility of the Department of Education
The University of Southern California
In Partial Fulfillment
of the’Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Carl Joseph Brizzolara
June 1950
UMI Number: EP45753
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This project report, written under the direction
of the candidate’s adviser and approved by him,
has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
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Date.
Adviser
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TABLE GF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITION OF TERMS USED . . . 1
The problem ..................... .. . 3
Statement of the problem ................. 3
Importance of the study................... 4
Limitations and weaknesses ............... 4
Definitions of terms used . . . . . . . . . . 4
School camp ............................ 4
Summer camp................................ 5
Day-camp.................................. 5
Summer activity program ................. * 6
Review of related literature............ . 6
Methods of procedure . ................... 7
The organization of the remainder of
the study ......................... 7
II. THE ACTIVITY A R E A S ........................... 8
Facilities ............................... 9
Transportation ............................ 9
Recreation area ..................... 9
The shop or craft r o o m . 10
The swimming pool . ..................... 10
Equipment and supplies.......... 11
Craft room . ......................... 11
Recreation area . . . .......... 1 . . . 12
Swimming pool............................ 13
Summary.................................... 14
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CHAPTER PAGE
III. THE PROGRAM . ............................. 15
Program objectives ....................... 16
Athletic program ................. 16
Craft projects program ........ 1?
Swimming program.......... 17
Educational trip program ............... 18
Activity objectives . . . . . 18
Athletic objectives . . . ............. 18
Craft objectives....................... 19
Swimming objectives . . ............ 20
Educational trip objectives........... 20
Seasonal plan . 21
Daily activity p l a n ................... 23
Summary.......... 24
IV. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION........... 70
Organization ..................... 70
Authority.............................. 70
Number of campers..................... 70
Staff .............................. 72
Selection of personnel ................. 72
Salary schedule ................. 73
Student counselors ..................... 73
In-training program.................. . 73
The health examination.......... 74
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CHAPTER PAGE
Evaluation . .......................... 75
Safety and liability ........... 75
Rules and regulations................. 76
Other supervisoral duties . . . . . . . . 78
Management.......... 78
Program revision ............ 79
Records and reports .......... 80
Public relations ..................... 80
Summary . .............................. 81
V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . 8S
BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................... 85
APPENDIX............................... 88
LIST OP TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I. Daily Activity Plan — Week.I ............. 25
II. Daily Activity Plan — Week II . . . . . . . 40
III. Daily Activity Plan — Week I I I .... .. 55
LIST OP FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1. Organization of the Summer Activity
P r o g r a m .................................. 71
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITION OF TERMS USED
Small cities about the United States have a common
problem of providing for the needs of children during the
summer vacation. This long unproductive period, If
properly guided and supervised, could afford them worth­
while learning activities.
A typical example, a small bay city in Southern
California, was selected for this study. Hermosa Beach
has a population of eight thousand, with an efficient
school system, and an excellent recreation program. It
was proposed that a summer activity program could be de­
veloped under the joint sponsorship of the above agencies
so as to better fulfill their respective objectives.
The objectives of education can best be summarized
by the goals set up by the Educational Policies Commission
in 1938.1 These goals are broken down into four categories
of objectives: of self realization; of human relationship;
of economic efficiency; and of civic responsibility. The
objectives of self realization are setibrth as (1) the
inquiring mind; (2) speech; (3) reading; (4) writing;
^ Educational Policies Commission, The Purposes of
Education in American Democracy. Washington, D. C.J
ItatiohaT"Education 'A 'ssocial;ion of the United States, 1938.
(5) number; (©) sight and hearing; (7) health knowledge;
(8) health habits; (9) public health; (ID) recreation;
(11) Intellectual Interests; (12) esthetic Interests; (13)
character.^
The objectives of human relationship are stated to
be (1) respect for humanity; (2) friendships; (3) coopera­
tion; (4) courtesy; (5) appreciation of the home; (6) con­
servation of the home; (7) homemaklng; (8) democracy in
the home*3
The objectives of economic efficiency include (l)
work; (2) occupational information; (3) occupational choice
(4) occupational efficiency; (5) occupational adjustment;
(6) occupational appreciation; (7) personal economics; (©)
consumer judgment; (9) efficiency in buying; (ID) consumer
protection*^
Finally, (l) social justice; (2) social activity;
(3) social understanding; (4) critical judgment; (5) toler­
ance; (6) conservation; (7) social applications of science;
(8) world citizenship; (9) law observance; (10) economic
literacy; (11) political citizenship; (12) devotion to
2 Ibid., p. 50.
3 Ibid.. p. 72.
4 Ibid.. p. 90.
democracy® are listed as the objectives of civic responsi­
bility.
The general aim of education can further be realized
by the more specific objectives of recreation. In addition
to the preventative objectives of accidents and delinquency,
George Hjelte® offers a list of positive objectives which
can be contributed to directly by recreation. This list
includes (l) physical health; (2) mental health; (s) emotion­
al health; (4) self-realization; (5) social adjustment;
(6) cultural evolution; (7) good citizenship; (8) democracy;
(9) Joy; (10) happiness.?
The above objectives should be the guiding principles
in further developing specific objectives for the needs of
the children in relation to the summer activity program.
I. THE PROBLEM
Statement of the problem. It was the purpose of
this study (l) to determine a site with facilities for a
proposed summer activity program; (2) to propose a summer
activity program; (3) to propose the organization and
administration of such a summer activity program; and (4)
5 P* 108.
^ George Hjelte, The Administration of Public Recrea­
tion (Mew York: The Macmillan dompany, 1949X7 pp. 16-22.
^ Loc. cit.