Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
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Most Interesting

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Perhaps one Of the most interest
ing, n certainly one Of the most sue
cessful features of the summer school,
session atfthe University of North Da-
kota has been the playground work
which has been given to develop com
munity leadership among those par
ticipating in 1t.
successful direction of Miss E.. Helen,
Dawes, chairman; Miss Edith Stone,
physical director; Mrs. Sarah Flynn,
Miss Katherine Whitley and Miss Vie
va Walster. Miss Stone who took up
the physical education activities at
the summer session Is filling the place
of Miss Esther Pike, who has beer alb
sent from town during the summer,
and h has met with,a large measure
Of success. Miss Stone has succeeded
In %arousing splendid enthusiasm
among the summer school attendants,
in the playground activities, and I'M
der her efficient instruction and lead
ership there have zen some interest
ing ball and bat games, and a number
OF. lively baseball games. Miss Stone
has had charge of the playground
work on Thursday evenings each
week, and On Monday evenings the
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above AVE directed the work.
AS a conclusion to the practice in
the games last night there was an ex-
hibtion Of baseball, between two teams
organized under the leadership of two
young men students at the session,
the teams representing students OF
Lartmore and Davis Halls.
The playground exhibitions are
given on Monday and Thursday eve
n1ngs between Z and 8 o'clock on the
green front Of Davis hall. They have
attracted a good many people to the
university campus during the session,
and the interest that has been evil
denced has not been confined to those
participating in thegames-an actual
amount being manifested by onlook-
ers.
Miss Davies, Miss whitley, Miss
Walster and Mrs. Flynn who have di-
rected the gaines on Monday evenings
have instructed with much success in
the following, At adding a review of
the games taught at other summer
and a number of new games
suitable for community indoor gather
ings during the winter season.
Three deep tag; partner tag; stone,
tree n cross tag; relay games; pass
ball; bean bag games; there we go
oo"A t1e green grass, HoW w you W
partner; the sleeping princess;
Annie to the cabbage field; the muffin
men; last couple out; the king of the
barbarees; the guarded n poor
Mary sits a~-weeping; four deep; draw
a bucket of water; keep moving
round and round the village and the
tailor's dance. These are very effec-
tive and the groups in action on the
green make a most attractive picture.
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Miss Irene Lucas, a daughter of
Mrs. Flora Lucas of 302 North Fourth
street, is to be yer quietly married
tomorrow at. o o at her mothers
home to Samuel B. Neill of Corning,
Arkansas.
The wedding is to be marked with
the simplest kind of appointments,
there5are to be 10 attendants, and i'm
medfately after the ceremony Mr..
Corning and his bride will leave for
st. Paul. From there they will take
the boat trip dow the Mississippi to
st. Louis, later going to Corning to
make their home.
Miss Lucas is to be married in a
costume of white crepe de chine. She
is a graduate of the local high school
and later attended the University of
in home economics. Recently she
has been teaching. She is known as
a very attractive girl here and num-
bers Of friends will be interested in
her wedding.
Esom Mayfield, formerly superin-
tendent Of schools at Orr and Emera-
do, was the guest of honor at a dance
given at Orr last night. Mr.. Mayfield
has recently Joined the Grand Forks
machine gun company, and with the
other members of the company ex-
poets to leave here within a short
time. The dance was attended by a
large number of people from Orr and
vicinity and representatives from the
county superintendent of schools Of
flee and other friends from this city.
Mr.. Mayfield has been identified
with the educational life Of the
county for the last few years and is
we'll SHOWN. The company which as
sembled for the dance in his honor
last night presented him with a hand
some military wrist watch, Mr.. Arch
lie Hammond Of Orr making the pre-
sentation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. a.. Blaufuss, promi-
nent farm residents of near Devils
Lake, have. announced the marriage
of their daughters,M Mabel Eulilia and
Myrtle j. K. B%laufuss. The former
became the bride Of William A. Won
Rueden, also of the Devils Lake dis
trict, at st. Michaers pro-cathedral
in this city this morning. The other
sister was married to Howard j. Ma
honey of Hatton on "Wednesday of
this week at Lakota.
The Scandinavian w. c. T. U. will
meet this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. .Albertson at 112 Walnut street.
The meeting is to be characterized
by a program apd refreshments and
will begin at 8 o'clock.
YOUNG WESTERN TENNIS