Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
COLORED FAIRGROUNDS
! SHOW WORK IN CLOSE
Exercises Next Friday Will
Present Results of Past
Three Months Effort.


the school Fairgrounds for colored chill
dren Friday will be marked by an exhi
bition of work done during the past thre,
months, both Industrial and along the
line Of organized play. Fairgrounds FOL
colored children are located at the Phil
lips. Magruder, Stevens, Giddings, Lang.
ston and Birney schools, and each has
prepared a special program of play
games. story dramatization, with an ex.
hibition of the articles made by the chil.
dren- Activities at all of the grounds
will commence at o'clock Friday after.
noon and will continue until dark.
Miss Anita ]. Turner. assistant super
visor in charge Of these grounds, is well
pleased with the progress made during
the summer. The morning sessions OF
each day have been largely devoted to
afternoons have witnessed the boys and
girls enthusiastically engaged In super
vised organized play. Many Of the
grounds have featured 'safe and sane
talks, and much good has resulted from
the instructions given in the interest OF
civic relations. Folk dances and story
dramatization have been given much at
tentiOn, while the boys who attend play.
grounds have become adept in the team
games of volley ball, basket ball, play
STOuHO Dall ana Track anu uelQ alnlctlCS
Girls also are playing playground bal
with an increasing degree of proficiency
each year. and with a progressively ac-
companying interest In the national game
played by their brothers.
Industrial Exhibit.
The director of the Magruder School
playground reports that the Industrial
exhibit will consist of basketry, both
reed and raffia of many sizes. designs and
kinds of workmanship: embroidery. cro-
Chef and weaving Of a most delicate tex
ture. The industrial exhibit begins at
6 o'clock.
The athletic program for boys includes
playground ball. volley ball. light and
heavy weight classes in relay racing.
sack races, potato races, three-legged
races and dashes. Girls will compete in
captain ball. dodge ball, long ball, ring
games. shuttle relays and in straddle
ball. A gymnastic drill. a safe and
sane" talk, story, 'The Marathon Run
ner." are additional numbers.
At Phillips School playground the pro-
gram of the day will inclule a gymnas-
tic drill. story telling. the high and
broad jump, relay racing, ball throw
ing for distance, ring games, folk dane
on the ground are known as Middies and
Balkans. This ground is the largest Of
the school grounds, and is located in
West Washington.
Evening Full of Sports.
At the Birney School ground in Ana
costa those in charge have arranged an
evening full of sports. In the senior class
Of competition boys and girls of the
high schools will clash with grade school
attendants at the playground In numer-
Gus games.
Among the senior games for girls
are straddle ball. long ball. captain
ball and tether ball. while boys OF the
same class will compete in volley ball.
basket ball. playground ball, tether
ball and quOits. Net ball will be played
by junior boys and girls. A dash. q
broad jump, Ginning the bar and a re-
lay will comprise the track work Quite
few folk dances. such as "Hansel and
Gretel." Shoemaker" Danish Dance
of Greeting" and the s"virginia Reel"
will be sung and danced The Three
Bears" will be dramatized
In the southeast, on the Giddfnps'
playground, characterization of the story
Twelve Months" will be the feature
of the afternoon from to O'clock.
Athletic contests and games will take
place between and 1880 o'clock and
Industrial work will be exhibited an
the afternoon.
At Stevens and at Langston school
grounds Industrial work will largely
feature the exhibit