Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-05

to Mt. Pleasant school yard for the |
remainder of the season. Each play |
ground was equipped with baby swings, |
rope swings, sand boxes. seesaws and
croquet sets. At Lake street there |
was in addition to this apparatus, a
slide, basketball and baseball equip
ment "a wading pool, q number of
benches and a tent Most Of the ap-
son and four new seesaws and baby
swing purchased.
The grounds were open every day
from a. m. to IL a. m. and from 1.3O
to $50 p. m, with the exception of
Saturday, when the closing time was
at noon. Each ground was in charge
Of one or more supervisors and the
time was spent in play upon the ap-
paratus, in games of all kinds and in
folk dancing and sewing by the girls.
The older girls were taught embroid-
cry and plain sewing and the small
girls learned to sew on the sewing
cards.
Lawrence Stanley was in charge of
the boys at Lake street, and under his
direction baseball and basketball
leagues We're formed. This proved
quite a success and the boys from all
the Fairgrounds were much interested
in it. At the close of the season the
winning team received the silver cup.
Field day was held on the grounds,
in order to give the parents an OPP
pOrIun1Iy 10 see lfe play STOuIluS III
operation. A programme of games,
folk dancing and Maypole dance and
demonstration of tn apparatus was
carried out at Mt. Pleasant playground
on Aug. 81, and was repeated with the
addition of the boys athletic contests
and baseball game at Lake street on
Sept. 1.
The sewing exhibition was held at
the Thayer building on Sept. l and 2.
All the sewing done during the sea-
son was placed upon the screens and
inspected by the judges, who awarded
first, second and third prizes for en-
broidery, plain sewing and other fancy
work. The parents and friends of the
children were invited to see the work,
and many were suTpriZed to find that
such work could be accomplished on
the Fairgrounds. Later the sewing
was again exhibited in the exhibition
hall at the county fair and much ad-
mired by a large number of people.
In closing l would like to make a
few suggestions for the coming sea
son. 1t would seem a good plan to
! have the Lake street playground open,
| under supervision, during the early
part of the evening, to give the boys
and girls who work during the day an
| opportunity to enjoy the advantages OF
this playground.
The GreenevilIe playground would be
! a greater success if it were more cen
I
| it is now located is a very pleasant
| place, it is hard to reach. We are
| obliged to pass through a neighbor's
! yard and then climb a steep hill, and
! this keeps large number of the small
! children away. The attendance Is goot
! for the first few weeks. but falls of
as the season progresses. On cloudy
| and damp days it is apt to be cold
! and wet there, and the number of chill.
! dren is small. More benefit could bt
! derived from this ground if it could b,
| more conveniently located.
Lake street demonstrates the ad
vantage of the open lot for playground
| use. Here therejis plenty of room 70
all children and the boys have an op
portunity for baseball. A playground
like this centrally located on the Yves
Side would prove great success.
The boys would like some occupa
ton to correspond with the girls sew
ing. perhans something in the Manua
Training line.
The usual repairs will have to b
made and new equipment is Away
welcome.
1 wish to thank the executive com
mittee for their valuable advice an
assistance. the assistant supervisor
for their loyal support and all thos
who helped to make the playgroun
season and Field day a success.
President Stanton's Report.
President Stanton read his repo1
which was accepted. The report fol
lows:
Very little remains for your presi
dent to report without repeating wha
has been said in the other reports TIL
work has been continued under tn
capable supervision of Miss Mar
Mckay and an enthusiastic compan
) of experienced assistants. ANY on
|, who has visited the Lake Stree
grounds on a pleasant day and see
all activities in full swing needs n
; further argument or evidence to con
, vince him of the value and success
, | of this work
1t has been the aim of the board
directors and the executive committe
.. to intensity and to develop the wor
! at Lake Street as fully as possible an
to try to make it approach the wor
of a model ground as far as OF
means would allow.
This past winter skating pond we
= made possible by the flooding of tt
= pond at East Great Plain. formerl
used for an ice pond but now owne
by w. A. Miner. A large number
t our young people enjoyed the skatir
= of which we have had an unusu
amount of this winter. and will loo
forward to the enjoyment of the san
I privileges another year.
n At SINAI expense this pond can
maintained as a skatink pond and Ike
free of snow if necessary.
= Reelection of Officers.
n Following the reading of the var
Gus reports the annual election too
place an dresulted in the reelection
: the old board as follows:
d President John H. Stanton; fir
e vice president, Hon. Timothy c. Mu
ply, mayor of the city of Norwich
second vice president, Miss Elizabe
= Huntington; secretary, Arthur
: Peale; treasurer, John NJ. Lee.
: The president was invested wi
power to appoint a board of directo
which will be announced later.
n Plans were discussed in regard
o the funds to carrying out the season
q work and the executive committee W
given the power to appoint a commit
tee of ten to solicit funds.
l.