Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-25
CITY PLAYGROUND
SCHOOLS CLOSED
WITH EXERCISES
Drills, Songs, Dances, Recita-
tiOns and Addresses at
so Institutions.

Drills, Rotations, songs, dances and
addresses featured the closing exercises
in the various public school play
grounds today, preparatory to them
closing tomorrow, There are fifty of
these schools in the city.
An exhibition was given in the gym
nasium. at the Hamburg Place School.
The boys and girls gave the free
hand Indian club and long wand
drills. This was followed by tumbling
by Joseph and James Adams, John
Hurdon. George Hannigan, Charles Te-
sullo, Grace Hashef and Irene Adel-
man.
The girls concluded the affair with
the minuet. caprice, Swedish wear
ing. Hungarian goulash and May pole
dances. They did the Swedish yea
ing dance in costume.
Among those who took part in the
exercises at the State Street School
were Helen Husk and Marie McKenna.
The program included dances. vocal
solos, recitations, wand drills and a
May pole dance.
Pupils Hear Address.
The program at the Belmont Avenue
School included an address by Miss H.
+. Sokobin on the work lone at the
playground. a free-hand drill. led by
A. Picker, a dance by girls, led by
Miss NJ. Allen and songs n dances.
After the exercises visitors were in
vited to inspect the playground and
watch the games in the yard and gym
nasium.
Following was the program carried
carried out at the Thirteenth Avenue
School: Assembly. parade, free-hand
drill. single-stick drill. indian club drin.
sham battle. folk dancing. minuet,
Dutch dance, play time, shepherd hey,
Swedish ring dance, Spanish waltz,
Hungarian goulash.
This was the ogr at Franklin
School: Free-hand drill. boys and girls
drill. ndian club drill, girls; single
stick drill, boys and girls; folk dances,
shepherds hey, minuet, Japanese dance,
Dutch dance, Egyptian dance; folk
dancing elementary, baby polka,
water sprite. Hungarian dance, Danish
greeting.
At the Camden Street School the
program included songs, drills, sole
dances and recitations. Among those
who took a prominent part were Eva
Stitch, d. Siegel and D.. Hollander.
south street Exercises.
There We're the usual exercises at the
South Street School. Those who took
part included Ethel Leonard, Gertrude
Pelter, Lillian Musenbach and Anna
Magee.
The program at the Elizabeth Ave
nue. School included fancy two-step by
four girls. Hungarian dance, minuet by
eight girls, free-hand drill, kindergar.
ten song, Gypsy Daisy;'' Highland
fling by four girls, May pole dance
awarding basketry prizes.
The children of the Central Avenue
School playground held their annual
field day and exhibit at the schoo,
grounds. The program opened with q
nag salute by all the children at 2 p
m. During the afternoon there were
drills and dancing. Prizes were award
ed to the winners of these events. There
were also lolly-pop races for the cham
pionship of the yard. Folk dancing
and a novel costume dance, devised by
Miss Marie Pfeiffer, directress, con
cluded the exercises. In this dance the
girls We're dressed as little japanese
ladies, the making of the kimonos fol
this event having been part of the
regular playground work.
A feature of the exercises at thu
Morton Street playground was a four,
act play, Work and Play at Cam
Morton" in which thirty-eight girl;
and boys took part. The play wal
founded on the kitchen garden worl
taught in all the Fairgrounds. Their
was also a program of music and reel
tations. Among those who took par
were Helen Lelean, Esther Reider ant
Dorothy Eisenberg.