The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-31
GAMES TAUGHT
BY MISS WINANS
Recreation Institute Glasses to Be Con-
tinued Once Month i'm Charge
of Mrs i H. Ranney.

of Mrs. j. III. Ranney.
The Reformer publishes herewith some
of the games which were played during
the recreation institute, which was con-
Quoted by Miss Roberta Winans, recrea-
ton organizer of Community Service, and
which closed with the session Friday
night in the rest room. the use OF which
was given by the w G. T. L. for the in
stitute series. Similar classes will be
held ence a month in charge of Mrs. j.
I'll. Ranney as chairman. Miss Winans,
who has made many friends since coming
here nearly a month ago, viii leave to-
morrow for similar work in Plymouth,
Mass.
Rig-a-Jig.
Music and words in book, Most Popu-
lar College Sings, emitting eight meas
ures from middle of chorus. All form
circle. One player tmore for a. large
group walks jauntily around inside the
circle while all sing. On the words, "A
pretty girl l CHANGED to meet" tor "A nice
young man, etc") player bows to some
one in the circle and they join hands
skating fashion On the chorus both
skip around. Repeat from the beginning,
both players walking around single file,
choosing and skipping. Continue until
all are skipping. Note: For children,
the words can be changed to "A little
friend l CHANGED to meet
Swinging.
Music in Social Games and Group
Dances, by Elsom and Thrilling. Groups
of three forming a circle around the room.
No. / and No. , join crossed hands and
No. takes their hands and pushes the
swing" balancing forward and back
ward. At the last word (''sky") No. =
runs under and goes to the next swing
repeating from the beginning. Each
should have a tour to push the swing.
Swinging in the swing, swinging up SO
high: we can almost bump our heads up
against the sky" g
We Won't Go Home Until Morning.
Two lines facing each other, about six
feet apart hands joined along the lines.
Sing the verse twice and the chorus twice.
Lines advance and make bob cOurtsy,
retire and courtsy. Both lines advance
eight steps to partners places, girls drop
ping hands and passing under mems
raised arms. Repeat the entire figure,
girls raising arms and men passing under.
Chorus: Clap three times and pause.
Partners join right hands and turn each
other around twice, returning to place,
Repeat chorus, turning with left hands.
Jolly Is the Miller.
Music in Social Games and Group
Dances, or almost any collection of sing
ing games. Couples march around the
circle hand IN mana. On Ihe iaSt IIHe
the partner on the right steps forward
and the left steps back to meet new
partners An extra player in the center
tries to get a partner leaving a new one
to go to the other. Jolly is the miller
who lives by the mill, and the wheel
goes round with a right good will; with
one hand in the hopper and the other in
the sack. the right steps forward and the
left steps back"
Roman Soldiers.
Two lines facing each other about six
feet apart hands joined along the lines.
One line is Roman and one English.
The Romans advance and retire ON one
verse and the English on the next. and
80 ON. The advance consists of three
steps, bringing the heels together ON the
fourth count. Romans: Have you
any bread and wine? For we are the
Romans! Have you. any bread and