Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02

strong drawing card and at the
awaiting the story. They are perfectly
delighted with the stories and the
simplest of fairy tales, nursery rhymes
as the story Of the three little pigs,
repetition stories, etc. Older persons
have been drawn to the grounds by the
stories and it is not an unfrequenc
sight 70 see among the children grown
men and women who sit with intent
faces and big eyes watching the face
of the story teller, evidently as much
interested as the little tots. Assisting
Miss Friestat have been a number Of
ladies Of the city who have volunteered
to tell stories. The Misses Maud Hues-
ing. Nellie KalIeTstrass, Celeste and
Zelina Comegys. Mrs. Frank Comegys.
Mrs. J. " Houder. Miss AIDA Muse,
Mrs. Ralph Haverstick and Mrs, Hop
per.
Fair play has been the agency with
which Miss Friestat has maintained
order and obedience. The children
are quick to learn that fair play brings
the best results and unless they exer-
else 1T they win be deprived of the use
of the coveted things. They take an
active hand in maintaining order and
mete quick Justice TO belIigerents.
Smoking has been prohibited on the
grounds, but not long since, during the
nporary absence Of the supervisor,
several Of the larger boys procured
cigarets and were smoking on the
grounds, Several Of the other child
rem warned them that they were break
ing the rules, but they were unbeedful
of the warning. Finally the children
took matters in their own hands and
when the supervisor arrived a short
tine after, q swarm of Youngsters had
managed to push the boys as far as the
gate and was ready 10 eject them.
The supervisor has but to raise
warning finger and the beIIigerents
drop war negotiations and assume
peaceful relations, not because Of fear
of punishment. for that cannot be ad-
mjnistered, hat because OF the ruling
of fair play.
At first the children came in untidy
dress, with unkempt hair and torn
garments, but one day the supervisor
happened TO notice favorably the tidy
appearance Of a child and the next day
there was d noticeable difference in
the appearance Of the children and it
kept the supervisor quit busy noticing
and commenting on the improvement
and changes. Now it Is necessary for
her to notice every Improvement in the
appearance Of the children and if she
fails to do so she is promptly reminded
OF the fact.
Fly traps were made at the grounds
by the older children and 50 were
turned out, manufactured from screen,
and upon completion We're put into
service in the various homes.
The grounds were officially closed
last Friday with a mothers day, a
program of exercises was carried out
beginning at . with the clay molding
which lasted for an hour Then there
were ring games, as drop the hand
kerchief, around the mulberry bush
tone little tot insists he loves TO play
around the mother bush") hit the
third one, etc; then followed the half
hour story telling. games Of center
base and centerbail for the girls and
while IN the clay molding was IN prog
ress for the young children. the first
and second teams played a game of
baseball The grounds, however. will
remain open until after Labor day.
when the children must take to books