Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-12
FIELD DAY FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
First Annual Affair for New
Castle County on Frazef
Field Tomorrow.

Tho first annual field daN TO be uhserv-
ed by the school children of New castle
County at Frazer Field, University
" polawa tomorrow. will be featured
ny the pre- entation of Delaware state
fags To all schools who have main
tained record IN attendance from
pCtohcr ist to March I inclusive. The
nags as announced 10y the state Board
u Education last september. will he
given tc an rural schools which can
show an average attendance of 50 per
cent for a period OF fivc months. and
To- graded schools. showing an average
of 90 per cent in the grades and - per
cent In high school departments.
The flags have bccn carefully copied
from the original description on file in
the office uC the -, rotary OF state: on
background ~ colonial blue appears a
bun diamond which displays in original
.olorinRs the coat of arms of the state.
Made of durable wool bunting for out
ttdoor use. tho flags in themselves. arc
valuable asset Ia every school dis
trict
The presentation exercises Will be
Gin promptly al IL o'clock. Children
from various schools will give in pan
tomime. stories taken from the series
of historical cards. which have been
awarded to all children who have made
perfect monthly attendance records.
The following episodes will be given:
Free Holders of Kent Assemble by
pupils ot Marshalltun school. In this
cpisodc tones ot the old bell will sound
Tor The assembling q. the free holders
al Kent. at the court house in the town
az Dover to take into consideration the
-, ia, .,lrs
Ting M the port of BOSTON. Following
tnc seen few weeks later. when
s.alpus citiz.n~ OF Kent county under
ths leadership uf Caesar Rodney. snatch
lluu 'h wall tht portrait OF George
lIl viii D. enacted hl IN, children. The
crowd ruShrS IN and GarrieS out upon
th, plpii, square .hc portrait Of the
kiug where iu the prbsenre Of the con-
.outlou There a>st.'Ihitd. they burn IT,
hilv Cs, -tr EodnrN. president Of the
convention. pronounce thc following
words oyer IA, flaming portrait Of his
majesty. Compelled bN necessity. thus
wc destroy oven the shadow II that
Ming who refused L. reign over "A free
iooulr.
TIE Baptism 81 M" stars and
Strincs ry pupils of Vt. Pleasant
SchooL District Nuuh,r showing
General Washmgtou IL camp. south uf
Wilmington alonc I;ei clay Creek:
The arrival of General William Max
well who reports forced retirement
after. skirmish at Cooch" Bridge
Soldicrs bring iu wounded thc color
h"arer returns with aas Washing
ton. s"c.ng Has IN distance exclaims.
See The ncv fas II has received its
baptism of blood Eoth Washington
am Green stand At attention until
, ulors pass
"SaYuE th, Running stones. by
Pupils of -. Georges. Soldiers in con
tersatlon. tell ot The marching of the
British army To attack Philadelphia: Of |
the orders "a march ISSUED bv Wash |
ingiou suppressed excitement in their |
manner The appearance Of covered |
army Wagon drivon .lIp 10 door 81 the /
iirandywine mill Men appear carry |
ing running stones which are placed |
Il the wagon and driven Of \ week |
later. the miller appears and in con |
, ersauon with neighhor tolls Of return /
~ stones through The activity of the /
CommandeT iu-Ch.,f himself
delaware Men iu the Revolution. I
ly pupils oi Summi; Bridge school !
t,encral Greene ana Richard Henry Lee |
ride hy They wheel their /
horses and pause h. contemplate the /
spectacle before them group Of rag |
2ed Continentals. -tacp!ug on The |
.sound IN fronc of a fire As they
watch and listen the sound Of chopping |
ones from the wood a soldier appears |
with an arm lptd of Mood which he |
heaps upon IA, fire md goes hack in /
search OF mor soldiers wheel their |
horses and ride by.
Running the Boundary Line" by /
llpils Of \ewpor; school Night around /
the camp fire. Mason and Dixon's gang /
30 surveyors engaged IN running the |
luundary line due west from the point /
itteen miles south Of the most south |
trly point u Philadelphia Is seen. |
+ ear 1852 TwentysiX new workmen
have arrived 10 take the places of |
others who had left on account OF the |
port that the Indians were planning
90 attack the camp. They hear the cry
81 the catamounts in the wood Old men /
tell Of experience of four years in the
wilderness; al dawn all are IN readiness
30 start the dag wcrk of telling trees /
and cutting the "vistoe" on path eight +
Yards wide through the forest: gang
upves Of. every man finds his work.
With the clanking Of chains and the /
latter 81 action, they measure off a
strip uf the boundary line. one calls i
1ut mile two hundred forty" Men
bring from their supply train. stone
upon which has been cut coats of arms
II Baltimore and VIM. Penn and place
4 in ground AZ fNo-nilC point in the
line Engineers resume
IuCa surements up 10 point where a
path cuts al right angles across the
plst0c.' 1T Is nor the VIII Of the Six /.
Nations that you should 10 further"
hc Indian guides say, they point te
L White men plead for privilege of