New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-11
Boys Rivalry; Girls Fun.

The boys field day generally produces
more rivalry. the girls more fun. Some
substitutions are made in the list of events
for the girls among them cracker race,
which is the source of much amusement.
In this thrilling contest the girls are all
seated on long benches Beside each is
placed q pile of six soda crackers. To the
njublest chewer goes the prize.
At the signal the contestants begin to
eat With the third cracker the difficulty
Of swallowing dry cracker becomes a real
one. and many a longing glance is cast
toward the pump Soon the spectators be
gin 10 ieer. and some heartless youth
dashes TO the pump to return in a mo-
ment with glass Of water which he holds
tantauzingly near the lips Of the choking
girls. At length some youngster. with
construction Of the throat that leaves her
red in the face. shouts Finished and is
soon relieving the drouth with water
sweetened with the prize candy.
Just after one of these cracker eating
contests two or three boys with a good
eve 70 the main chance approached the
superintendent with the request Mr.. Aus
tin. can't we have another field day, and
have a cracker race with pies?"
Il happened that during the same even
ing the teachers had amused the party
with some shadow pictures, based on the
Mother Goose rhymes.
In the presentation of Simple Simon's
sad history for the greater amusement OF
the audience the frugal pienan was made
to relent and the phantom Simple Simon
was seen 10 eat the pie with great gusto
AT the close of the performance the leader
of the delegation of the afternoon wanted
TO know If he couldn't be Simon next
time
Other forms Of entertainment follow with
each day on one night the attendants
provide q minstrel show, on another the
children give one. There is always ar
abundance Of talent offered for this, for
the fascination of backing up is a strong
one 10 most of them Another chance TO
black UP is made the most Of when some
of the older ones are allowed to get up a
cake walk for the evenings fun.
The Lawn Parties.
Toward the last of the visit there is al
wavs grand lawn party. The buildings
and trees are gorgeously decorated with
Japanese lanterns and flags. OF course,
th- great climax of lawn party, TO which
all the rest is rather boresome but neces-
sarilv preliminary. is the ice cream and
cake which come at the end-you know how
II was when you we're seven.
AZ this part of the programme watchers
of the polls have TO be appointed, for a
great tendency TO become ''repeaters' has
been discovered II is surprising how many
Zee cream plates very small boy can con-
zeal within his blouse, and how much less
he usually suffers from the dishes slowed
su.ay. there than from ice cream which he
has slowed away more securely,
one dav of each two weeks is set aside
for picnic. A tidy little luncheon OF
,,a,reI of sandwiches and seven hundred
boiIed eggs is put UP. and. separated into
W nar+ies one OF boys and one Of girls.
the rarnpers raulble off 20 the banks Of the
t4,,deop three miles distant to spend the
dav wading and bathing.
Some dark night, too, there is bound TO
ha an attack upon the camp by Indians.
Great excitement prevails while the Drawer
ho,,s chase and capture them Then. much
- tho disgust of those who have been hid
i've under the beds in the dornitory the
.,-,agee nrove 10 be some of the attendants
!, ,5,so,,,ea In the same way a ghost which
through the camp some night always
turns out 10 be too palpabie IN substance
for the complete satisfaction OF the more
creduous
ADMISSION 10 all the entertainments Is by
-,cket These are obtalnsd through the