The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-19
REACHING OUT.
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/ pltal, MelroSe hospital nurses, Mu-
| tual Aid nurses, school nurses,
Red Gross nurses, the workers at
the Austin Institution and the board of
! directors and executive committee of
| Community Service.
| The second session of the recreation
institute was held last evening in the
| rest room and was attended by between
| 80 and 40 persons, including six from
! the recently organized Community Serv-
| ice in Dummerston. Mr.. Nolan, music
| organizer. led in play songs and Miss
| Winans taught more games. Miss Edith
| BOvett was accompanies. having volun
| teered her services for the Tuesday even
| ing classes. Mrs Henry 4. Chandler
| has volunteered as accompanist for the
| Friday evening classes. Following are
some of the games taught last night:
Letters.
Answer by one or more letters of the
| alphabet. /. One of the human or
gans ~. .. beverage (T). 3. \ com
mon bird (J1. 4. Jealousy (NV). >. \
composition (SA). 6. To surpass others
| (XL). Z. Correct (OK). s. \ summer
dress goods PK). . An insect OBJ.
no. Latin word for Cod CDO). Il. Jap
! anese bow COB. l.. Condition of
winter pavement GC). -. An Irish
mans last name (kC). Il A county in
England tSX). II. A character in the
comics (PT). Is. Author of a YEARBOOK
/ (MP). II. Latin word for day DND.
lis \ girls name (FE). (KT. HC).
= (MR). UN). 10. Tacky, unkempt (CD).
i 20. \ bows name (ON). p. Too much
Il (XS). %. \ slang term of endearment.
II tQT). %. \ creeping plant (IN(. "a y
kind of pepper [KN>(; y: \ doll CQP,l.
| Of water (C). 2S. A particular sea
II (EGN). %. 4 sheep Gu: 80. \ vege-
table tP). 81. To rot or fan in ruins
II (DK).
i HOwdy.
(Sheet music published by Fox Co,
H Cleveland. O. Chorus OnlyO Howdy do.
Hen. Howdy do. Jen, Howdv do ladies
IaI. Howdv do gentlemen. Howdy do,
Bill. Howdy do, Lii. Howdy do neigh
borS all. Howdy do? Players form two
circles, inside circle facing partners in
! outside circle. Outer circle stand still
while inner circle shake hands. starting
! with own partner and moving to left one
! partner on each Howdy. When the music
. stops each player introduces himself to
. the partner he Is opposite and converses
until it starts again, or until the leader
! starts singing again. Continue as often
as desired.
Yankee Doodle.
March around the room with partners
while singing the verse. On the chorus,
!. partners join hands and take four slides
in the direction they We're marching and
four slides back. turn partner around with
! six WALKING or skipping steps. and inside
partners advance one player. Repeat from
beginning with new partner.
Jerusalem.
with human chairs"). If there are
; more girls than men, line the men up 50
that every other one faces the rear. All
men in line place right hands on hips.
The girls march around this line to music.
and when the music stops each tries to take
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left arm. Those left over drop out. One
/ man is removed from the line each time.
] If used as a mixer" the girl who is
] left out must take the man at the end of
the line and talk to him until the game is
over. If there are more men than girls.
of course reverse the order. The game
] can be played with all girls.
Self Introductions.
Seat players in a circle. One rises and
!. says: Good evening, everybody. / am
] Mrs Brown" The one on her right rises
and says: Good evening, Mrs. Brown.
! / am Mr.. Jones" The third SAYS
Good evening. Mrs. Brown and Mr..
Jones. / am Miss Wilson" Continue,
] each mentioning all the names and ending
] with his own, until there are about 10
] names. The next player starts again If
] the group is small, or if many of the
] players are known to each other. it may
be possible to go completely around the
! circle.
This Is My Finger
The leader addresses someone and says
This is my finger" at the same time
: pointing to his nose. The one addressed
: must reverse the order, pointing to his
J finger and saying, This is my nose be
fore the leader can count 10 If he fails
) to do this he goes down on his knees until
a correct answer reinstates him; or else
: the penalty may be changing places with
: the leader.
Excursion.
Seat players in a circle and give each
the name of a city from list which is
kept by the leader. More than one may
: have the same city. There is one extra
! player, or more in the center. also named.
I The leader then calls a number of cities
from the list from two to six or Seven)
! The players called change seats and those
: IN the center try to get chairs.
g Squirrels in Trees.
81 Players stand in circle and number to
8 the left as follows: 81" - % =
Squirrel in tree" etc. /, , and 3 make
! q circle around the squirrel and there
] are several extra squirrels in the center.
J When the leader cIaps hands and calls
=t lhange each squirrel must run to q
Z different tree and those in the center try
8 to get trees. Except with very little
children 1t IS better not to let them go to
the very next tree, but skip at least one. J
8 II the group is small, two players may
form tree. After a number of changes
have those numbered 3 change places with
the squirrels. then ,. then 3. so that each
may have a chance to run.