The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-05-14
Grades Hold
Big Field Day
Decatur Avenue School Wins
Competitive Drill for
Third Time.
Decatur Wins Volley Ball
School No. l Wins City Vol
ley Ball Championship
Sarah Tibbs Wins 60-yd.
Dash-Ideal Day.

The Annual Field Day of the
Pleasantville Public Schools was
held yesterday in the Floral ave.
Ball Park, with about 1000 school
children participating and 1900
people looking on. Because of the
large number of participants, the
exercises were late in starting,
although the coaches, Mrs. Mil
dred F. Holzer and Roy Maurer,
made every possible effort to get
the children in formation.
The exercises were opened by a
selection from the Pleasantville
Jr. Mechanics Band. Following
this, the First Grades of the va
rious schools presented dramatic
games. These were (a) Yankee
Doodle, (b) Hickory, Dickory
Dock, (c) Wee Willie Wrinkle.
A folk dance, "Narcissus,' was
executed with skill by the ensem-
bled Third Grades.
The Fourth event on the pro-
gram was the great annual Com
petitive Mass Drill, participated
in by picked teams from Wood
land ave. School No. l, Park ave.
School No. 2, Leeds ave. School
No. 3, Decatur ave. School No. 4.
The judges for this event were
the Rev. G. Woodvine Ball, Miss
Marie Miller, Director of Physical
Education, and Eaton X. Gold
thwaite. The first on the field
was School No. 8, who, although
a smaller number than the rest,
received much applause. Next
followed in order School No. 4,
School No. l and School No. 2.
The final winner of the event was
the Decatur ave. school, which led
the Park V school by one point.
The final judging was: First,
School No. 4 Decatur ave.), 1853
points; Second, School No. 2
lPsrsk ave. points School
seds aye3. 1853 points;
School No. 1 woodland ave.),
141 points. This is the third con-
secutive year that Decatur avenue
has won the trophy.
Following this came the Sing
ing Game by the Second Grade.
(a) Chimes of Dunkirk; (b) Shoe
maker Dances (c) The Muffin
Man.
The combined Seventh and
Eighth grades then gave a wand
drill, which pleased the spectators
greatly. This was followed by a
Folk Dance by the little people Of
the Third Grade. The Flag Drill
by the Sixth Grades was received
with enthusiasm, as was the Ace
of Diamonds, in which the girls
danced, dressed to represent the
playing card mentioned.
Beginning the second part, the
Fifth graders gave a Folk Dance.
This was followed by a Volley
Ball game for the Seventh and
Eighth grade girls championship
of the city. The hard-fought con-
test was won by Decatur ave-, de-
feating Woodland ave-, 21-16.
The games were cut short by
lack of time, but the go yard dash
i. for girls was run off, in which the
following placed: First, Sarah
Tibbs; Second, Helen Spencer;
Third, Frieda OFT; Fourth, Ruth
Thompson.
The remainder of the athletics
for the silver cup awarded by
Corrigan & Co., Philadelphia, will
be held at a date to be announced
later.
The intensive work of the Pa
rent-Teachers in preparing for
this field day is shown in the pref
ty costumes which the partici-
pants wore. Great credit Is due
Mrs. Mildred F. Holzer and Roy
Maurer for their work in arrang-
ing and keeping 1000 children in
order. The drills and dances
went off like clock-work.