Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-01
FAIRGROUNDS
OPENED TODAY
Three for Small Children and
Copper Works Field for
Larger People.
WOMEN AS INSTRUCTORS
High School Grounds for
Girls Three Days a Week
After July 7th.
WOMEN AS INSTRUCTORS

FuDuc Fairgrounds in this city
were opened today for the season
under the direction of Supervisor
Fred D. Eichbauer. They will be
conducted daily, excepting Sundays,
throughout the annual school vaca-
ton. The grounds for various kinds
of ball playing and athletic events Of
older boys and girls are located at
the northerly end of the Raritan
Copper Works field. The other play
grounds for smaller children are at
the sites of public schools /, and 8.
A new feature and addition to the
playground system is the establish
ment of place for outdoor exercise
for high school girls. This is located
in the rear of the high school build
Ing In State street. Starting July 7
1t will be open Monday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings. The others
are open for two sessions daily; one
8 o'clock In the morning until IL
O'Clock noon, and the other from Q to
3 o'clock in the afternoon, excepting
on Saturdays, when the grounds will
not be open for afternoon session.
The men employed on them will as
sist in conducting the factory league
games.
Playground activities are now be-
Ing conducted in preparation for
athletic events and folk dancing to
be carried out on July 4. Attention
to this feature will be paid right up
to the time of rendering the respec-
tive programs on independence Day.
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lished this year is that at school No.
6 to be known as the Barclay street
playground. That is being fitted up
to replace the one formerly at school
No. 2. Apparatus used on all the
grounds this season will be the same
as was in use last year. That at the
State street grounds is being re-
moved to the Barclay street ground.
Copper Works playground will be
in the charge of William ]. Diehl,
| Glen Rock, Pa, who is a graduate Of
| Dollaston, Pa, high school; studied
one year in York Collegiate Institute;
finished one year of physical training
| course in Y. M. G. A. College, includ-
| ing course in playground methods;
has had two years experience In
business; has played semi-profession-
al baseball and has coached baseball
and track athletics.
H. A. Mclaughlin will direct the
work at Neville street. He is q
graduate in physical training from
Silver Bay Summer School, and has
had two summers at Harvard Uni
versity. In 1908 he was assistant
athletic director on Washington, D.
c., Fairgrounds, and the following
year was assistant physical director
in Washington Y. M. G. A. and phys1-
cal director in Washington College
for Girls; assistant physical director
for two years in Twenty-third street
Y. M. G. A, New York City; is an all
around athlete and has experience in
the supervision of swimming. For
the past year Mr.. Mclaughlin has
been physical director of the Will
mantle, Conn, Y. M. G. A.
The work for girls on the Neville
street playground will be conducted
by Olive L. Taylor, who comes from
Findlay, Ohio. She is a graduate of
Findlay high school and studied at
Hiram College; has just graduated
from New Haven Normal School of
Gymnastics, where she was a mem
bCl VI 1lCC SluD anu Dl duidllC A6SU-
ciation; member of the school bas-
ketball team 1918, and class teams of
basketball, soccer, hockey and track.
Miss Taylor taught gymnastics in
New Haven public schools; had pri-
vate classes in gymnastics and folk
dancing and coached basketball at
Boys Club in New Haven.
The new playground at No. 6
school, which will be known as Bar
clay street playground, will be direct
ed by Cornelia Magoun, of Hanover,
Mass. She is graduate of Sargent
Normal School of Physical Education,
Cambridge, Mass, class of 1912.
During the past year was director of
physical training in Abingdon, Mass,
high school and had private classes
in gymnastics and dancing; was
director of playground in Syracuse,
N. Y, during the summers of 1911
and 1912.
Miss Magoun will be assisted by
Beatrice M. Jacobsen, of Perth Am
boy, who was assistant last summer
on the King street ground. Miss
Jacobsen Is junior in Barnard Col
lege, where she has taken a course
In gymnasium.
Edna R. Hughes, of Danville, Pa,
will be director of King street play
ground. She is graduate of Dan
vile high school, where she assisted
in the gymnasium; has Just gradual
ed from New Haven Normal School
of Gymnastics, where she was a !
member of the musical and dramatic
societies; has had experience as
teacher of gymnastics in New Haven
public schools; taught gymnastics
and dancing at Christ Episcopal
church parish house, New Haven;
has also had experience in girls
camp.
Daisy Magoun, whose sister Will |
direct the work at Barclay street, !
will assist Miss Hughes on the King
street ground. She is a graduate of |
Mass, high school, where |
she assisted In the gymnasium, and |
has been two summers on the play |
grounds in Syracuse, N. Y.
French labor LEADERS Arrested 1