Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30

are scattered throughout the
District, twenty being located
at the various public schools
The children themselves have
contributed very largely to the sup
port of these public school play
grounds, through benefits at the NOV
ing picture theaters, school luncheons
and entertainments, one-half of the
proceeds going to the general play
ground fund and one-half toward the
improvement of the school playground.
Some of the home and school associa-
lions have been liberal In their sup
port, as the Johnson-Powell Associa-
ton, which has contributed the whole
amount needed to maintain that play
ground as we'll as 500 to the public
fund. Congress makes yearly appro-
priation of 5000 for the apparatus need
ed on six new Fairgrounds and also
allows $50 for repairs on each of the
old grounds.
DIR. Rebecca Stoneroad is director of
school Fairgrounds this year. with
Miss Sarah Tichenor as supervisor of
the industrial work, and Miss kath-
crime Follin as assistant supervisor.
Miss Anita Turner is assistant director
in charge of the colored Fairgrounds.
The assignment of teachers to the
grounds for the year is as follows:
Miss Cecilia Rogers and Mrs. Stella
Thomas, Arthur; Miss Mary Inkster and
Miss Ethel Keats, Bowen; Miss Marian
McGill and Miss Mary Underwood.
Bryan: Miss Bessie Lacy. Congress
Heights; Miss Edna Carr and Miss Eta
Schaeffer, Cleveland: Miss Olive Wright
and Miss Edna Robinson. Henry; Mrs.
Gleason. Miss Louise Crittenden, Otis
Btgss and Miss Ella Crook, Jefferson;
Miss Virginia Littleton and Miss Har-
riet Murray. ketcham; Miss Ethel Day
and Miss Irene Meyers Ludlow; Miss
Harriet Snow and Miss Margaret
Stephens, Monroe: Miss Alice Cough
lin. Miss Maud Burkl.n and Mrs. E. c.
Weston, Morgan; Miss Dorothy Dreun-
niger. Miss May Raftery and Mrs L. W.
Eanderwerker. Wallach; Miss Imogen
lckiss, Miss Emma Marshall. Mrs Nc
kever, Miss Jane Smith and E. ]. Dakin,
Powell; Miss isabelle Collins and Miss
Marion Anderson, Langdon; Miss Eva
Baker and Miss Esther Lackey, Force:
Miss Katherine Harrington. E. V. Brown
and ": P. Hay, jackson.
At the colored schools the following
assignments have been made: Miss
Helen Alexander. Miss Anna Payne and
MI Ferguson. Magruder: Claton Ban
mister and Miss Beulah Mcneil, Phil
lips: z. A. Clarke. Miss Marian Jordon
and Miss Sarah Jackson. Giddings; Miss
Martha Henson mad Miss Lucille Gallo
way, Langston; Miss Valerie Chase
Birney.
School nurses visit the Fairgrounds
fire. iuentlv arG see that the shildre,,
who need medical attention are cared
Tor. The grounds are open for five
hours DAY, usually for two hours in
the morning and three in the evening.
This arrangement has been found TO
De the best, DR.. Stoneroad says for it
leaves the children free to attend to
nome duties and yet takes them off
the street Tor much of their play time.
Each morning. long before haIf-past
nine, animated groups gather. await
ing the teacher or teachers as the case
may be. And what a clamor greets
them,
Teacher. femme have racquet"
1T amt his turn
Say. where them quoitso"
Done three rows. teacher" This
aaerantly pink that is destined to
adorn baby brother.
Then the fun begins. Some claim
the swings and are soon lost in the
pure delight of rhythmic motion; some
mount the seesaws. Up and down they
go. often landing with a bump, but
this disturbs them not at ALL Some
little tots patronize the sandpiIe where
with bucket and shovel they play hap
ply Tor hours at time. And the slid
ing board, and then for turn on the
Ginning bar. Grown-ups may well
wonder how the sky looks viewed from
an upside down angle, as one bangles
from the bar, Like great void. per-
haps. into which one is in danger of
tumbling momentarily, and herein. per-
chance, lies the fascination.
But what is this strange object in
ore corner of the yard? tall iron
pole from which hang short ladders
attached to chains. Rather a puzzline
object TO the uninitiared, but soon one
learns its use a group of older bows.
released for recess from The coaching
school. come ronnping out to play Each
clutches one OF the ladders, and around
and around they go. gaining impetus
with each revolution. leapins and
bounding. performing marvellous flying
trips through the air-and this is the
giant stride"
But while one stands watching the