Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-30
FAIRGROUNDS TO
Open TOMORROW
Recreation Center at the Mer-
ritt Tract Will Not Open
Until Next Wednesday.

With whoop of delight. many
hundred "kiddies" of Perth Amboy
will commences their summer play
ground activities tomorrow, when
the grounds at the Copper Works and
In Barclay street will be thrown open
In charge OF competent instructors.
Because of delay In finishing i'm
provements on the Merritt tract, the
city's first public park playground
cannot be formally opened today, as
had been planned. The opening has
been deferred until next Wednesday,
when the public will be welcomed to
the tract by a program OF athletic
events and folk dancing.
In spite Of the reduction of 81, 500
in the appropriation, the enthusiasm
in playground work has not been cur
tailed particle. according to Super
visitor r. Y. AffIerbach, who is de-
termined to make this one OF the
most successful seasons the local
Fairgrounds have ever experienced.
The Barclay street and Copper Works
Fairgrounds open tomorrow and the
Maple street grounds will not be op-
Grated this year except on special oc-
casioTs-
The instructors AT the Copper
Works grounds will be Barney
Browning and Miss Cynthia Frost.
both Of this city Miss Frost, who
has been attending DR.. Savage's
School of Physical Education, is a
graduate In playground work and
well equipped for her duties. Mr..
Browning, who served In similar
capacity on the Fairgrounds last
year, is a popular local young man
and stands high in scholarship and
athletics at Rutgers college. He has
been named to captain the varsity
baseball team of that institution next
year.
Miss Ellen Hanson and David
Thomas are to be in charge of the
work on the Barclay street grounds.
Miss Hanson has been affiliated
with the Fairgrounds ever since
their institution in this city. She was
actively engaged in Y. w. c. A.
work and in physical activities at
the Trenton State Normal school.
She is a teacher in one of the local
public schools Hank" Thomas is
known in athletic circles through
out the state, gaining prominence
principally through his work in bas-
ketball. AS member of the River
sides he distinguished himself In this
sport AMI he later appeared in the
Hudson County League. His ath-
wholly to this game, however, for
he is one of the best all around ath-
Ietes that the city has produced In
some time, being well fitted for play
ground work. All the directors this
year are from Perth Amboy and
were selected by means of a competi-
tive examination, conducted in the
city hall June IA.
R. V. Afflerbach, who is again act
ing in the capacity of supervisor, OBJ
tanned great results last year in this
branch of work, this prompting the
Board c. Playground Commissioners
to reappoint him for the 1915 sea-
son. He was formerly physical dt-
rector at Peddie Institute. Hights-
town, and was graduated from
physical training college at Madison,
Wis.
The children will be given half
hour more each day on the grounds
this year, since the hours of play will
be from 9 a. m. to IL m. and from
1880 p. m. to s p. m.
Work will be started tomorrow in
training the children for the folk
dances and gymnastic exercises to
take place in the city hall park Mon
day, July 5, as part of the city's
safe and Sane Fourth" celebration.
Last year these exercises proved to
be a decided success, and the repeti-
ton, 1t is expected, will meet with
the same degree of favor.
Folk dancing at the Fairgrounds
will continue to be the main feature
Of the work for the girls, although
there will be games to appeal to
their sense of play and sportsman
ship. The boys, of course, will lean
more distinctly toward baseball and
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