The Washington herald., 1913-05-22
of the numbers. and Miss Lulu Burkett
directed the drills.
Children I'm "Movfes.o

of the numbers and Miss Lulu Burkett
directed the drills.
Children I'm "Movfes."
The parents of the children were moi
the only ones interested in the move
ments on the field and in the upper tier
of seats there was the moving picture
man grinding out the films that VIII
immortalize the festival and place 1t on
the serene of the movies" where the
children themselves may see just what
they look like.
Ihe first number on the programme
was the old, singing games that ever
kid" has played. "Oats. peas, beans,
and mulberry bush" were familiar to
many of the grownups in the stands.
This number was performed by the
children OF the first grades Of the schools.
The second grade children, nine hun
dred strong, came onto the field next TO
go through it'll the game OF bean
Dag to music. ard the third grade
followed with folk dances that turned
the field into a swaytng mass OF brilliant
ribbons and flags.
Next came the shuttle race" and leap
frog" race by the fourth grade pupils.
Needless to say, II was the boys who
appeared in the leap frog race and those
from the eighth division won, with the
third division second, and the seventh
division third. The shuttle race was run
by little girls, II being a sort of relay
race in which flags Of different colors
were carried to the goal. The eighth
division was again victorious, the first
division coming second. with the third
division in third place.
Nine hundred children from the sixth
grade next appeared in a drill represent
ing shooting with a bow and arrow,
hammering. hoisting a sail, driving a
off ball, swimming, and putting the shot.
and then the fifth grade pupils showed
the audience some of the games that
are commonly played ''in recess
Old English, Swiss, and Swedish folk
dances followed by the sixth grades, and
then 1850 children from the seventh grade
trooped to the field for the wand exer-
cises. More folk dances followed by the
eighth grade pupils. These were the
most complicated of the programme. and
many of the steps We'd with the merry
of up-to-date musical comedy in
and were cleverly executed.
Relay Races Interesting.
The most serious part OF the field day
sports was yet to come-the races be-
tween the bigger boys. Many Of the en-
trants appeared in running costume and
their efforts were cheered wildly by the
in the stands whose schools they
The honors in the sixty-yard dash were
won for the Gales School by Henry Vein
stein. while Baxter Davidson. OF Curtis.
got second place, and William p. Grady
was third. The relay proved even more
exciting to the occupants Of the stands
han the dash.
This event was contested by four teams,
ZACH representing one of the sections of
he city. The team of the Northeast sec
ion finished first: that Of the Northwest
,rossed the tape second. and the South
vest showed in third place.
The winning team was made up OF Roy
Slater. Louis Naples. Gurden Higlein.
ind Robert Van Every. The team of the
Northwest section consisted of Howard
Derrick. Michael Arson. Clinton Allen,
md Donald Chamberlain. That OF the
southwest of Frank Gerald. Phillip |
-uskine Daniel McFadden, and Joseph |
Boswell. and the Southeastern section |
vas represented by Milton Boswell.
Samuel Line. Ennis Hedian, and |
charles Reynolds.
In the ''straddle BALI race, Just be- |
ore the dash. the first division won. the |
ourth was second, and the seventh fin |
shed third.
FOllOWhE tneSe events the neld was Il
gain filed with 1850 children. This time
hey were from the seventh grades. and /
hey went through A dumbbsll drill to
he music Of the band. At the conclu-
ion OF the exercises they remained in
heir places to sing. with the occupants
4 the stand, America" and then the
rowd started down the incline to the
treet in its race with the storm that
ras about 10 break
Much OF the success Of the programme
due. Miss Stoneroad asserted, to her
taft Of assistants. Those of the physical
raining department who were directly
charge of the feld-day festival, were
'r Stoneroad. Miss Ruth Oberlie. grand
cid marshal: Miss Elsie Sanders. Miss
:. Belle Myers. Miss Imogene Socket,
liss Grace Houchen, Miss Mildred Per-
lie. Miss Mildred Clarke. Misses Lulu
erkett. and Miss Elizabeth Lacy. These
omen were assisted by the teachers OF
ne different grades that took part.