Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-05
HUNDREDS TAKE
PART IN PLAY
DAY EXERCISES
Estimated That 5000 Per,
sons Watched Children
Perform I

For the eithth annual tins the
county 'play. day program was held ct
Lar:more on saturday. Approximate
~ nve thousand persons from Grand
Forks county and adjoining counties
gathered for the event, in which hun
dreds OF children from the county
schools participated.
The morning. was devoted to the,
track and held meets for the high
school and grade pupils! and the
main program, which was somewhat
different IN character o rnat given
at hfornser play days, occupied the
greater part Of the afternoon. As q
basis for arranging the program OF
line for phyaical education In the
course of study. which 10 to be adopt
ed for use in schools throughout this
state nex year, was utilized Play
ground games, rhythmic exercises,
folk dances and Maypole dances, were
adapted from this outline, and were
combined in making q picturesque
and interesting program. a
teresting has been provided for the
play day attractions, and this years
program. as arranged under the lead
er1hip OF. Miss Beatrice tombstone,
county superintendent; MfD Curl
feld deputy. and others of the
NpaEintendent's staff. takes its place
with the mos successful of these
play~day events.
In emphasizing the educational
note, the program Of the afternoon
vas opened with an impressive pro-
osssdon, in which more than seven
hundred school children who have
aWon hon0y in the Modern Health
sCtuAde participated. Harry Bye of
Gilby, monted on q white horse. led
the procession in a march around the
! school house block. The children who
I marched are among the nearly two
! thousand in the county who perform
health chores" each day and who
have won their buttons. pennants and
other honors. a,
Fine Program.
The Larimore and Holmes bands
provided music for the procession
! and these organisations also played
bers were interpreted with the
dances, drills. and games, and the
:IArtmore hand played accompani-
ments for the community singing in
/ which the audience Joined. F. w.
Reinoehl Of IArimore led the singing.
All features of the program took
\ place on the school campus. Bleach
efs had been erected along one tn
tire side Of the school lot. where hum
dreds OF people sat comfortably to
view the program.
Children of4the primary grades were
presented in a flower ring, clap dane
Ing, II see you" a rolling hoop race,
dodge ball, and a Maypole dance. A
variety of flowers were represented
by the gaily costumed children in the
hower ring. and a pretty effect. was
gained in the hoop race, through the
pretty costumes and decorated hoops.
school won honors in. the Maypole
competition.
intermediate grade pupils gave in
teresting numbers in their corner ball,
Swiss May dance, sailors hornpipA
Three Deep" and Chimes of Dun
kirk" A German hopping dance VA
clever and q circle dance was pleas
tng. The Emerado high school girls
ware. seen In q finely done Maypole
dance. The dancers were well train
ed and wore prettil,' colored costumes
Ine Larimore school pupils gave a
bne caltsthenic drill. The Emerald
school orchestra gave a group of
much-appreciated numbers.
During the noon hour. family par
ties and visitors gathered for a picnic
i lunch and hot coffee was served from
' h domestic science rooms in the
high school by the men and women
Of: I~arirnore. This hospitality added
materially to the pleasure and COM
fort OF the p%icnickers.
Credit for the success Of the under.
taking is due Miss tombstone, Mis-.
Sand, who as field deputy had mad,
tons, and the superintepdents, prin'
cipals and instructors in the variou.
schools. who trained the children. II
carrying out the project on Saturday
Miss Johnsone and Miss Sand hat
the assistance Of Miss Blossom Leake
Office deputy at the county superin
tendent's office: Miss Eveline Sven
son, county nurse; Mis- Brady. NJ. E
Nueent- G. F. Stewart, G. T.. Almen
II. b. Knapp and others who lent co
y operation toward making the pla,
day venture a complete success.
Track ard Field Meet.
In the track and field meet for higl
school boys, which was conducted III,
der the supervision of Superintendent
Y. M. e. Eugent Of the I.arimore publ,
schools, Niagara carried or frs
h0nors, with % points. while Manve
fell into second place with II points
Third place was won By Gilby an,
Logan Center held fourth place.
Logan Center stepped into frs
place, with a big lead, in the grad
events, and in these events Niagar,
was second. George F.. Stewar,
superintendent Of the Gilby school
was In charge Of the grade track meet
The following e winners Of tn
events In the high school track an
field meet:
!s.