Playgrounds. The estabUshment of playgrounds is one of
the recent forms of social work. In Boston and Cambridge we
find a few playgrounds under the supervision of settlement houses,
whereas here and elsewhere there are playground associations
or the work is supported by city departments, school depart-
ments, or clubs. Playgrounds were found in the following cities:
Boston, Providence, Worcester, Fall River, Lowell, Cambridge,
Lynn, Lawrence, Somerville, Portland, and Maiden, and in the
town of Framingham. The largest number of playground workers
reported for one city is 100 in Boston. Providence comes second
with 70 workers. Worcester has 63; Cambridge, 20; Somerville,
12; Portland, 8; and the other cities, a smaller number. The work



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is largely in the summer, although it runs through the spring and
f aU in Boston, and in one other city industrial classes are organized
during the winter months.
Settlements. Settlement houses or various kinds of settlement
activities were foimd in most of the larger locaUties. In some of
the 22 organizations visited in Boston Jthe work consists almost
entirely of industrial classes, while there is a variety of interests
in others. Thus in several settlements, in addition to the regular
classes and neighborhood visiting, workers will be found engaged
as probation officers, managing playgrounds, milk stations, dis-
pensaries, and fresh-air outings, or acting as school visitors.
