The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-30
BIC WORK
PLANNED BY
COMMIT TEE
PLAYGROUND IDEA is MEETING
WITH INSTANT AND GENERAL
FAVOR THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

! The work undertaken by the Pen
sacola Fairgrounds Committee i
! meeting with response which il
/ gratifying to say the least and show
| that need was great, is still greater
/ and that the boys and girls show theil
! appreciation Of what is being done Il
J enable them to make their play time
( interesting and profitable
/ interested ones and skeptiCs are
. urged to visit any of the centers
. named below al any time and see for
/ themselves whether this WORK is
meeting a real need or whether it is
/ mIsdirected effort.
The work on the North Hill field
known as the Thiesen lot which has
been 30 generously given by Mr.. {.
ThieSen, Is under the direction OF
Prof. Bull OF the High School and
every day over $50 youngsters are
kept busy during the long noon hour.
with organized baseball. there being
six teams with two games going at
once, while in other parts OF the
field are hockey games, pole Vaulting,
broad jumpers, shot pUtteTS and many
other events for groups or individuals,
and this week a vOlley ball outfit is to
be installed. Besides this noon work
the field is meeting the needs Of an
additional hundred and more of
youngsters in the afternoon when the
work is directed by Prof. Bull from
three thirty until six
The field house on the lot was erect
ed by the boys themselves and all OF
the manual work along other lines
was also performed by them.
For the Girls.
While all this is going on for the
boys at the field the No. I school
house and yard is a hive of activity
for the girls. VOlley ball has been
installed and met with instant favor,
in another section fine May pole has
been erected and the beautiful May
pole dances are executed by dozens OF
girls during the hour.
Within the school under the Capa-
BILE direction of Miss Macclay. up
wards of 90 younger girls are busy
with the merry folk songs which have
been gathered from the older coun-
tries. and with the marching offer an
animated scene to the OnlOoker.
On Monday and Thursday evenings
from $3.50 to 4:3O the children's
singing games and folk dances are
being carried on under the SupeTvis-
ion of Miss Berry Of the High School,
who has shown q fine proficiency in
this most interesting work. Miss
Berry studied under Miss HofeT at
the University or Virginia last sum
meT and thus received her instruction
from the lady who originated tn.
work in its present form in this
country.
This class work is open to the
public on both days and it is worth
while visiting the armOry to see the
great enjoyment shown by the chill
dren IN the instruction given them.
and deeper than the mere enjoyment
is the fact that they are learning
right habits of bodily movement and
getting the physical exercise which IS
provided IN no other way in our city
All mothers of girls are urged TO
visit these classes ana noe the bene-
fetal results that Will soon appear IN
the physical condition and develop
ment of their children
Out on East Hill. two blocks north
from school No. 40. MI H. r. Hopper
has charge of another center for boys
and the success of the efforts here
are being testified to daily by parents
ana friends of the boys in that neigh
bOThOo6
At school No. 40. under the direc-
ton of the teachers, special work
adapted to the children X being given
At the noon recess period and has
been in operation for over month
At the East Hill field yesterday
the East Hill Stars and West HIS
crossed bats. The result was 10 =
i'm favor of the East Hill team. Bat
reries were. East Hill. J. Gibson. T..
Amos: West Hill. {. Bombay. r
Amos.
This is the second game won by III,
East Hill team and they promise 10
develop into fast collection Of young
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