The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
Five Summer Fairgrounds Will
Open June 21.
Apparatus to Value of $4,000
Has Been Bought.
TO BE MINIATURE CITIES
Little Governments Will Be
Organized by the Children.
List OF Directors Assigned to
Work of Supervision.

great time is being planned for
the children of Topeka this summer
on the five Fairgrounds that will be
we'll equipped with $4,000 worth of
apparatus which the board of educa-
ton has ordered.
W. p MacLean, director of physical
education for the city schools, an
nounced his plans today. Play under
supervision will start Monday, June
21, at o'clock. Each playground will
be in operation six days of the week
between the hours of and II and
and I. .-...
Playground cities" will be organ
lied by the boys and girls at each of
the five Fairgrounds. These will be
J given names Laws will be drafted
by the youngsters and officers will be
elected. There will be mayors, COM
missioners, judges and other ''digni-
taries.'
\ Director MacLean had the following
to say today relative to the play under
supervision:
! The Program.
The apparatus which has been or
dered will be here soon and Commits
sioner w. L. Porter has promised to
rush the installation So that it will
be all set up in time for the opening.
The parks department also has offered
! to build sand boxes for the little chill
dren on each of the parks.
/ Games of all sorts will be taught
on the grounds, including all of the
old fashioned ring games and folk
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will be formed in sewing, basketry,
nature study and industrial arts. Each
playground will organize teams in
/ baseball, playground ball, volleyball.
| Newcomb quoits and track and field
sports; also gymnastic work on the
new apparatus and tumbling. Leagues
will be formed of these teams. city
championships played off and prizes
given. Each director will organize a
first aid to the injured" squad and
give instructions and toward the end
of the season contest in the work
will be held by the different squads.
Hiking Clubs.
The supervisors will arrange for
pageants which will familiarize the
children with the history of city, state
and nation. These pageantS will be
staged for the public some time dur
, ing the summer. Two large hike clubs
will be organized among the boys of
the city, one for walking and one for
cycling. Prizes will be given at the
end of the season to the members who
have covered a certain number of
miles and to those who can write the
best stories of the trips. The boys
will learn a great deal of the geogra-
ply and nature of the country sur
rounding Topeka. These hikes will be
! led by the physical director of the
schools and all who wish to join the
clubs should hand their names to him
soon, only limited number can
! join.
The first walking hike will start on
Wednesday, June %, and there will be
! one on every second Wednesday there
after. The first cycle hike will be on
Wednesday, June 80, with one every
second Wednesday thereafter. The
fourteen directors are all people who
are deeply interested in the work and
! expect to go higher in it. They have
all promised to give all they have to-
ward making this one banner vaca-
ton for the children of Topeka.
Assignment of Directors.
Following is the assignment of di-
rectors for the playground work this
summer:
! Chesney park-Clara johnson of
Central Park school, Ralph Reed of
Washburn.
Westlawn park-Dorothy Miller of
X. T.
Willow park-Leeta Coover, EN-
poria Normal: William Turner, K. s.
a. c. and teacher in Topeka high
Polk school-Mrs W. p Mont
gomery.
Lincoln school-Hester Towles, En-
poria Normal, Hugh MacLean, T. H. S.
City park-Pansy Mitchell Emporia
Normal, Daisy Crawford, Central Park
school.
Quincy schoo1-M. Crawford Young,
| Wesleyan university, Lulu Mckee,
Parkdale kindergarten.
East Side park-Ralph Hope, T. H.
s., football and basketball captain.
Practical training course-Lucile
Dooley, Bertha Clay, Lura Barnes.
Washington school-O. Kellam
Grant, Normal school.
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