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The article presents information on the book "Recreation Through Music," by Charles Leonhard. This work by Charles Leonhard, associate college teacher of music in the University of Illinois, is one of the few volumes dealing with music as a part of the general community recreation program. It is designed to appeal to community recreation leaders in furthering music interest in choruses, glee clubs, community sings, community bands and orchestras, talent shows, and the like. Recreation through listening, recreation through singing, and recreation through playing indicate the content. Then the book speaks to the recreation leader about details in developing interest in music appreciation through listening, through singing, and through playing. There are excellent reference materials at the

The article presents information on the book "Recreation in the American Community," by Howard G. Danford. Recreation in the American Community by Howard G. Danford of Florida State University, Tallahassee, becomes another volume in the growing number of introductory texts on the subject of organized community recreation. The book is a part of Harper's series in school and public health, physical education and recreation. The volume is presented in four parts. Part I deals with recreation philosophy and its setting. Part II takes up the principles of operation, the organization and administration of playgrounds, community centers, competitive sports, and communitywide activities and services. Common problems are discussed in Part Ill--laws, safety, finances, public relations, and the general principles of community action for recreation. The future of recreation is discussed in Part IV. Part IV is a very rich contribution to the recreation field. It seems a very fine program of action for the next decade. If the field can achieve most of the patterns set, it will have made tremendous strides forward.

The article presents information on the book "Philosophy of Recreation and Leisure," by J.B. Nash. This is one of the first philosophical works on the modem concept of leisure. It is written by one of the greatest thinkers in this field, J. B. Nash, chairman emeritus of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation in the School of Education of New York University. Its major emphasis is on the individual and his use of leisure and the place of leisure in one's life. Stress is given to modem trends of technology, the conquest of time and space, the effects of specialization, monotony of work, and the many other "influences of the tempo of time." Nash integrates this opportunity of leisure with the need for constructive activities--those which are helpful, satisfying and creative. He stresses active rather than passive pro- grams. In short, the volume is a presentation of the problems involved in the proper use of leisure and the opportunities to bring a richer life in contemporary civilization. With leisure constantly increasing, the significance of organized recreation grows more important.