A steady increase in the number of employed leaders is a feature of the work. This year's total, 11,079, exceeds the 1920 report by 861. Of the number, 5,181 were men and 5,898 women.
As the number of trained workers in this field is growing steadily, training classes are being established in a growing number of cities. There were 94 cities conducting such training classes in 1921, with an enrollment in 50 of these cities of 1,580. Training classes for volunteer workers, whether employed or employed, are being established in a growing number of cities, as compared with nine in 1920, and 35 of them reported an enrollment of 1890 students. A marked improvement is shown in the number of cities requiring civil service examinations for recreation positions in 1921, this being 41, as against 21 in 1920.
Various forms of municipal administration are reported by the 367 cities, the playground work of which is supported in whole or part by municipal funds, the managing authority being the school board in 128 of the cities, while in 88 of them power is vested in playground and recreation commissions or departments, division boards and bureaus of recreation. In 56 cities the work is under the authority of park boards, departments and bureaus or park and recreation commissions. 