The Washington herald., 1907-05-26
PUPILS ON A FROLIC
Scholars of Fourth Division
ROmp at River View.
RAIN ADDS TO THEIR JOY
Over n Thousand Youngsters Race,
Skate, and Dance to Their Hearts
Content-One Ball Game Ends In
TangIe and Is StiII n Tie-NeedIe
Race for GirIs-Sack Chase AmuseS.

Jupiter Pluvius in his worst mood could
not mar the sport at River View yester-
day. or dampen the enthusiasm of the
hundreds Of school children Of the Fourth
division Of the public schools, their
teachers. parents. and the school officers,
who were out for a grand reunion for
the benefit Of the Teachers Annuity and
Aid Association.
It poured but the rain only added to the
fun, at least for the little folks. After
year pent up in school. they tore away
with a vengeance and romped unre-
strained. rending the air with earsplitting
shrieks Of enjoyment and the explosion OF
pent-up spirits A special athletic pro
gramme was provided for both boys and
girls. and every event was pulled off ac-
cording 10 schedule. despite the wetness
and the well-soaked sod. Isaac Fair
brother. supervising principal OF the
Fourth division, extended his jurisdiction
over the romp, as did his corps Of school
assistants
Nine hundred and ninety-fve by actual
count went down on the first boat at le
o'clock with Mr.. Fairbrother, his commit
tee, and athletic officials, after morning
Of anxiety and worry by fond mothers.
directors of Festivities.
The officials in charge we're as follows;
Committee on management. Isaac Fair
brother. chairman; Charles A. Johnson,
Charles NJ Thompson, Elias J. Dahn.
Anna b. Neumeyer. Mary /. Smith, Miss
A. 3. Hessler. and Miss Lillian Burke;
awarding prizes. DR.. Millard Thompson;
special officer Of the day, Julius StrobeL
Athletic officials. Judges, pr. Milard
THOMPSON. DIT Edward Green. Dr. II. T.
A. Lemon; starter. William Foley; UNI
pire. Robert Barr: announcer, stephen Z.
Kraemer.
The afternoon crowd. though small
was exceptional considering the down
pour for two hours before the boat left
Several Of the teachers were on this boat
including Miss Lanson and Miss Garrett
Parents and teachers hunted the warm
sheltered spots in the main saloon for
conversation. the general trend Of which
was weather" Even this was diff
cult topic under the circumstances, the
children taking fun advantage Of the
privilege Of the run Of the boat.
Event No !. a ball game between the
Jefferson .SWifts" and the "Smallwood
Sprinters." seventh grades. WAS started
in a drizzle Mr. Fairbrother sought the
shelter Of the dining room, as did most of
the other officials and spectators, but
even this failed 10 dampen the ardor OF
the players. The game waXed warm, and
after a dispute in the ninth inning, fol-
lowed Immediately by the tying of the
score. the Swifts and Sprinters started
10 tangle and mix things generally. That's
where the game stopped. The score Is
still q tie.
JeferSons Win second Game.
The second game. the jefferson School
vs.. the Arthur School was won by the
Jeffersons. It was fully as replete with
excitement as the first Of the double
header. but IFS course was uninterrupted.
Adrian Truslow and Richard Thompson.
son Of Or. Millard Thompson, won their
heats in the ST yard dash for eighth grade
bows. Paul Jones and oscar Carter fin
ished I'm front in the 7o-yard for seventh
graders: benjamin Nicholson and Ray
mond archer I'm the 60-yard dash for sixth
graders. and Alfred Chicca and Sam
Denny in the J0-yard dash for fifth
graders.
Marguerite Robbins and Julia Fitton
took the heats in the spoon race for sew
euth and eighth grade girls, Marguerite
finishing first IN the final
Event No "A needle race for fifth.
sixth. seventh ana eighth grade girls,
thirty yards and return, was the fullest
card Of the afternoon $ entertainment and
likewise the most exciting. a downpour
started with the race. and those officials
who 90und themselves in the way on the
course beat il for cover. Both heats got
away to q good start amid the eCstatic
screams of their class Chums. Never did
the most famous baseball star receive
such faithful roofing.
Florence HAYDEN took the first heat in a
close finish. The second went to Annie
Thomas
Next Race Lively.
The second needle race for third and
fourth grade boys and girls was even
more exciting. the two heats going 70
Mary Douney and Pearl Ferguson. When
these two lined up for the final there was
no more enthusiastic rooter than Marys
little sister. COCOON, Mary, Run fo-
your life, Kiddo, run Spurred on by
these remarks. Mary beat to the barrier
by q good margin after several false
starts.
Pearl had the steadiest hand and eye,
however, and got a good start on Mary
IN the back stretch. after threading her
-g
won by nine yards The boys were alto
gethcr outclassed. or apparently so. at
least They haH the girls when it came
to sprinting. but they lost so much time
threading that they were too heavily
handicapped in the back stretch to come
anywhere near the money.
James Henron turned a clever stunt in
the sack race for fourth grade boys. and
won handily. The field got of to a good
start. and came down the stretch with the
usual amount Of falling. Heffron never
tried to keep his feet Instead Of jumping
and going down every few yards, he
turned somersault after somersauIt
for the entire distance. making ten yards
al each turn. His clever tactics brought
him in an easy winner Mccormick won
from Potomac School In the match sack
race
The winners I'm the finals were: S0-yard
dash for eighth grade boys, Richard
Thompson; 70-yard dash, seventh grade,
Oscar Carter: 60-yard. sixth grade Ben
jamin Nicholson 50-yard, fifth grade, Sam
Denney.
Upon the conclusion of the programme.
the entire crowd scampered for shelter in
the u, asi-e pavilion. Between dances the
floor was turned into skating rink and
general playground.
Mamie NOy the Belle.
Mamie Moy, a pretty little Filipino girl.
was the center Of the rompers Her flash
ing black eyes. raven tresses. and red cos
tune always attracted the eyes. Mamie
did not dance: she said she did not care
for It, and had never learned, but she
liked TO play. Mamie was born in this
country, and has lived here all her life