The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-23

fit designated space; smooth board
with dark green or brown burlap tcoiol
chosen to harmonic with toning OF ths
school room) stretched over. Edges fin
ished by molding. Can be home made
Cost depending upon labor.
A globe, suspension preferred IL inch
Sll.25.
Drinking arrangements should con.
sist Of covered pail with faucet, sl.o0
Paper cups, $3.50 per 100.
Shoe scraper, flexible steel mat, IL
x30 inches, $l.75, is better than a sharp
shoe seraper and serves the same pur-
pose with less danger.
Door mat, braided cocoa, 32x36
inches, S2.95.
A clock. 81 up.
First aid, 1856 up.
Apparatus for organized play, both
indoors and outdoors is needed. Many
indoor games can be home made. Bean
bags and balls are popular with most
pupils.
individuals In communities can be
interested to put up swings, ropes and
rings, teeters and other apparatus,
sometimes bearing the entire expense.
Manufactured play equipment is us
ualIy costly.
Play is now regarded as one Of the
most important factors in the educa-
ton of children. Up 70 the present
time it has not been as widely used as
il should be.
Every rural school should have a
playground In many instances the
school playground affords country chill
dren the only opportunity they have
Of engagement in play of this sort.
In deciding upon the equipment for
any particular school, the size of the
grounds and the number OF pupils must
be taken into consideration. Where
the playground is large, provision can,
be made for the following games;
baseball. volley ball. tennis and Gro
quet. The smaller children should BE-
taught various bean bag games, circle
games, etc.
Folk games and dances viii also fur
nish variety TO the play programs.
A sand bin makes possible a very
profitable form Of play for small chill
dren. The size Of the bin depends on
the number Of children 70 use IL. Ii
there are no available funds for buy
ing the lumber, waste boards can often
be brought from the homes of pupils
In most cases the larger pupils viii b.
glad TO make the bin as service to the
school.
Experience has shown that in order
to get the best results from play there
must be a competent leader in charge
IF the Fairgrounds.
Anyone who is at all familiar with
he nature Of school work understand
he very great Importance Of having
suitable equipment. Il is as absurd to
nv 70 conduct a school without the
necessary aids such as | have men
TONED, as Il u to try 70 run a farm
without implements OF to build hou-s
Without tools. Yet a great many
choois are not supplied with III
hings needed and the reason frequent
y Is that there are no funds witt
which 70 buy material II most FIRE
Iuently happens. however. that the
ack Of funds l. due TO lack Of inter
Il on the part Of the people. espe-
ially in rural districts in helping &
romote the school usefulness 70 The
community. The value Of organixed
fort i being wen recognized and n
ractice Of forming organizations az
nrious kinds has become quite com
hon. Here il usually takes the foru
{ . parents ASSOCIATION q some SCI
n rural districts only q beginning ~
cen made. and few have succeeied e
1rming and maintaining = parents g
anization 81 come sort. Uhiie a grsat
,ajo-ity 81 such schoois are stiil Dc