Figure 1.--Here we see a rural Wisconsin school and the children in the play ground area at the end of the Great Depression (1939). Almost all of gthe boys are wearing overalls. Notice the electric lines. One of the New Deal agencies was the Rural Electrification Administratuon (REA) to help electrify farm areas. .

Activities depended to an extent on the school facilities. Urban schools had far more facilities. They commonly had developed play grounds with equipment like sea-saws, jungle gyms, and monkey bars. As city schools developed we begin to see paved areas, meaning no mud. Many rural schools had no developed plsygrounds, but not all. With a little effort, low cost play ground equipment could be built. And there tended to be more ground around country schools for games and sports, provided there were enough children. Paved play grounds had advantages, but also made for hard falls. One very great improvment has been to develop playground surfaces that are safe for children playing. In recent years ideas about political correctness have restriced school favorites like dodge ball and tag. This has varied from school to school. Many schools today have modern playgroundswith all kinds of recreational equipment. Seesaw, merry-go-rounds, swingsets, slides, jungle gyms, chin-up bars, and sandboxes are fairly standard. We now see spring riders, trapeze rings, playhouses, mazes, and much more.

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