The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-07
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MADISON SCHOOL HAS ATHLETIC
MEET FOLLOWED BY MAY
FESTIVAL.
EXERCISES ON ROOF
awe WANT FAIRGROUNDS. Is THE
EMBLEM ON BANNERS CAR
RIED ny CHILDREN IN
LINE OF MARCH.

A pageant participated in by twelve
hundred of the pupils. teachers and
parents of the pupils of Madison
school marked the beginning OF the
first appeal for modernized play ever
made in such a manner in Richmond
by an elementary institution.
Under the personal direction OF n.
F. Tompkins. assistant principal ana
physical director of the school, and L.
T. Jones, physical director Of the
schools of Richmond. the athletic
meet was held at Richmond college
campus yesterday afternoon before a
record breaking audience.
|. Following the athletic meet a May
Festival and the awarding Of prizes
to the winners in the athletic meet
were given on the school roof garden.
The garden was decorated beautifully
by the teachers Of the school. The
hreezes that fioated over the garden
made the evening pleasant for all OF
the large crowd that attended the
exercises.
At the May festival all of the folk
dances taught in the schools were
danced well by the girls of the school
and the May Dance was feature
of that part of the program.
MISS TdUClS MOoIt, VI bChNGt, (ci's
deserves much credit for the manner
In which she taught the pupils to
dance the folk dances in the short
time, three weeks, allowed her. Miss
Moore was engaged by the athletic
league of the school to instruct the
children in the folk dancing.
An admission was charged last night
and the proceeds will go to the Atm
letic association of the school
Athletic Events.
The events at the Richmond college
campus were participated In by both
boys and girls OF all ages and the fol-
lowing is the results:
Events 1-Eighty-yard dash--Sale,
first; Graeme. second; Winters. third;
Rose, fourth. Sixty-yard dash.
Drawer, first; Hunter, second. Fifty
yard dash-Baggett, first: Yous, sec
ond. Forty-yard dash-Breitstein,
first. King. second.
| Event 2--Flag relay. won by B..
Potato race. won by A. Eight hun
dred and eighty-yard relay, won by
| S B (2).
Event Potato relay. won by 8 A.
Eight hundred and eighty-yard relay,
won by r. Four hundred and forty
yard relay, won by A tD.
Event 5--Basketball throw for boys
over fourteen years. Distance and
position reckoned. First. Graeme,
IL feet 10 l-2 inches: second. Baker.
Al feet IL ia inches. third, Sales,
al feet II 1-2 inches.
Event 6-Bask etball throw for girls
over fourteen years: distance only
reckoned-Ffrst. Miss Phillips. SO feet
S inches: second, Miss Frederick. ~
feet s1-2 inches. Throw for girls.
| twelve to fourteen years. distance only
| reckoned-First. Miss Smith. As feet
21-2 inches; second, Miss Engelking.
38 feet 10 inches.
Event s--Reiay race between three
teams of school athletic association
First. Sales team: second, Colts;
third, Spiders.
Event ALL forty-yard dashes Of
girls; first, over fourteen years; sec
ond, twelve TO fourteen third, ten to
twelve-G) Miss Newman. first; Miss
Kelly. second: Miss Melicopy. third.
or Miss Raymond, first; Miss Engel-
king. second; Miss Anderson, third.
go Miss Gordon. first; Miss Gath
right. second; Miss Engelking. third.
Event 10-S80-yard dash--5 B won
from s A.
Need Fairgrounds.
The parade and athletic meet were
especially given. as explained. in an
address last night by Assistant Prin-
cipal Tompkins, ito arouse the inter-
est of the people of Richmond to the
ways and correct means Of play" Mr..
Tompkins said: THE children of
Richmond need Fairgrounds and. as
recreation is the best thing in the
world for youth, they should have
them" In the parade banners and
long streamers were carried by some
of the children with the headings,
we Want Fairgrounds"
An exhibit of the manual arts and
kindergarten departments of the
school were shown last night and g;--es
great credit to the school for the
work done by its pupils.
c A. Taylor, new supervisor of play
grounds OF Richmond, and Chairman
Ebel. OF the city school board. ad
dressed the audience present last
night. Both talked on the good done
by the recreation work
The prizes given TO the winners OF
the different events In the athletic
meet were contributed by merchants
OF Richmond, and in the language of
Miss Archer, who sold tickets and as
sisted Mr.. Tomplxins in the manage
ment OF the festival last night, they
were appreciated. Some OF the prizes
were not awarded last night, and will
be awarded Monday in the auditorium
of the school.
The graduating exercises OF the B
grade No. 2 of the school will be
held Tuesday evening, June 18th, at
o'clock. Diplomas to the class will
be awarded at that time.
The showing made by the members
Of all departments OF Madison school
in the interest of recreation and play
is one that will not be forgotten for
a long while. and there 10 no doubt
that it Will have much to do toward
the betterment and increase In num-
Der of Richmond Playground