New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-21
on a RECREATION PIER.
CANES DIRECTED By UNDERGRADUATES
THE GREAT LEISURE CLASS-BATH-
ING FOR "REFRESHMENT"

SIX hundred little German and Polish Jews are
entertained daily the East Third-sr. recreation
p.s- By Miss < 9. Clark kindergarten, who IS
employed by the Board OF Education. Fully two
hundred await her coming every morning, and
f-cu thac hour on through the day they come and
g while some Of them never seem 10 leave the
pie- all Many Of The little girls have their arms
M q babies. and are patient, sweet little moth
erE." listening 70 The stories and talks that Miss
Clark and her TWO assistants give but never join
-1g the games and rOrnps that require hands and
1eet- Folding pretty paper, one OF The recreaIons
Of tAe morning. Is oU- Of the question with the
'1tr-le mothers too. because baby fingers make
quick havoc q all such efforts.
1T Is z mistake says Miss Clark. ITO call my
work On the pier kindergarten work II is true
that some q the methods used are borrowed from
ne kindergarten but the real object for which
= an employed is 70 entertain the children and
keep them from the rude associations which are
common 20 their environment
Symbolic games are TOT introduced By her a.
al because many OF the children are TOO old for
then The chtld-eu's own ideas OF play are car
lied our ta- as 5UdlcOus but for street games
that are undesirable better ones are substituted.
PAsTC6Es OF THE LITTLE ONES
Most o, the games include al Of the children. a
eavortte Is round and round Tie mulberry ousn.
mulberry bush. mulberry bush" which the cni--
1-e- chant JUST as their 1Ore5eaTs diC z hundred
years ago
When asked Il il giving the children so much
guidance IN their play there was not danger OF
their losing Al spoura1ei-y and Individuality Miss
Clark said: ''No- e btr q t. Just look a. that
HIKE CIR There fair example OF e chlio's IN
ver--ve genius" The girl. VINO was striking q
rubber ball al every rebound, was Hannah Levy,
re champion ballplayer Of the pier. Around her
gathered group Of children, -nroH-ng one,
-vc buckle nv shoe. three tour, shut the door.
VILE Hannah with bent hack and every muscle
II he- Ll--Ie BODY seemingly on the move kept the
bsu bounding q evenly IS pendulum On she
went. keeping her own count singsonglHg Ile
-rvrres never forgetting Ct what number she -eIt
q 70 matter how long the verses Upon reaching
@~-- she beza. over again. repeating the same
1-gies. hut by this time the little face Hao become
V-.re tense, AID her head bent lower ana lower
while her tree hand kept tight grasp on one knee
Il the second fry. with flourish suited 10 me
occasion she caught The ball, drew long breath
s-c with q triumph exclaimed; There, -aaIs 4
hundred on cool days Hannah has been known
n break al records with TWO hundred
OF another part Of the pier q ring NAG JUST oe=l
ros5 ~ some picturesque tots. and Two little boys
-na,es-icsIlv entered Il and walked Up ano Gown
vale q TIE rest sang, Welcome. little lraVe.-ers
From what land 90 you Gomez and me Doys
replied. as their heads sank over 20 -ae S-2 .
de-s we are come from Sleepy Land men
IL ~ 1-rle heads went over IN the very same
xzv The next travellers came from Jun p ls
Land" and re next from ''F4op-sTd-a-okip -1anc.
$50 - e e--.ce -zsTs win babies women sewing
s5s cr9cheI-Eg ser-oIs Re bovs and gtrls-and ali
see-es Is much interested the children them
selves.
POPULARITY OF THE PIERS
America q" said one Ct The matrons Of me pier
has beee- charged with having no leisure c-asS'
y an accusation without foundation For mere
:, is She pointed TO The benches that were n-4e-
with n1e- and women, many Of whom she SAT-
occ.ipie5 them every day. They have TOO SIG
declared The habits Ct the leisure class -hey .e
ire Iare AZ night and rise late In the morning
Many o. The people had baskets Ihese' j. "o@
ezp-s.rec contained sometimes the three mes -
q -re er-i-e family. who had al arrived Oh - :
pier 1eIov in many instances as cary q -
O'Clock n me morning and Wou4Q not 800 -
Isre n re evening Some, indeed curing -
hottest nights nave not gone nome d d. 49,
have dOzA6 on the lower pier a. L-s- 49, IN
Escv ~rariors OF wicker, elaborate. -ppa1 -
II 5--sTse -srfo 10 ire sQualOr and 1LkeI1-4p
me pier These manned oy IatleIs' .tto-S
grzrC~zrherz zrandmULhers, sisters a--- DI---le
Ba1es 10 al degrees Of sickness ana neat
cupy every available projection OF the rs
Al s7p dirty Three days II ne WeSh- -L9 -
We6rssSavs and Fridays sWelLerlles,
Elr-.rg mass OF and cnlloren -
gaze esdsng 10 free swimming pa :.
hundred are admitted at time eLll .
space ard the policemen IN charge WIZ penn
hey enter IL boCy- ~ = ala =
They al acr Il there was tnoEsAL3.3 .S
oil vsf-sre cor me one that gets IN nTst sac
poicer1sr Most Of them carry their own gaL--i
suits ror6escrlpr garments that are olBIl4-leU -