The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-11

Last fall there were % organized,
teams at e. v. Brown, including IL
soccer. s girls basketball and girls
dodge bali teams. This number will
be equaled this spring in baseball for
boys and schlag ball for the girls.
The bright faces and general cheer
Of the z. Y. Brown School are re-
freshing. There Is a consciousness
Of sunshine about the whole place.
The kids seem to like school. Miss
Given says the sports part of the
curriculum has q lot to do with It.
What Miss Given really IL
doing at e. v. Brown Is backing
up strongly the Washington
playground department. What
she has TO say about IL IL given
weight by long experience rs q
school teacher. Miss Given has
been the principal OF e. ".
Brown for 25 years. She Ii now
teaching some of the children Of
pupils she tntored PEARS ago.
She says:
1.-THE school staunchly supports the
playground program, not only be-
cause Of the pleasure and physical
benefit the children derive from It,
but primarily because Of the far
reaching influence Of athletics on
character development. The play
ground comes very near to being q
true democracy.
1.-THE election Of manager and cap
10 49, - Al
for the position. the willingness to
subordinate ones self for the good Of
the team. and the spirit which ac-
ceptS victory or defeat with good
grace, all mean good craftsmanship,
and good craftsmanship is q long
step toward good citizenship.
1.-THE rules OF tho playground are
great factor in themselves. The
requirement that q boy or girl must
be making passing marks in his
school work and also in his deport.
ment Is invaluable to the school. A
boy addicted to bad language win
make strenuous efforts to overcome
this habit, knowing that It's con-
tinuance win bar him from the team.
''The extension OF the May.
ground interest include teams
Of both boys and girls from the
fifth grade up, as well ~ the
school teams, seems natural
outcome Of the desire to play the
game. The school team meets
teams from other schools In the
city In the contests for the play.
ground trophies, but the grade
teams compete with one another
on our own playground.
THE boys and girls Of Chevy
Chase owe o great debt OF graft.
tude to the group Of citizens who,
anticipating the rapid encroachment
Of houses on the vacant lots. form
ed the Chevy Chase Recreation
Club and secured the use of the
ground for q limited time from the
Chevy Chase Land Company. Under
the. leadership Of Mrs. Frank WI.
cox whose faith and enthusiasm
were foundless. thousands Of dollars
were raised and spent In grading
and equipping the grounds.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhoades. director
OF Fairgrounds, encouraged and
helped the workers In every possible
way. At last when 1t seemed as IL
the land must soon be silb-divided,
the government took It over. and
Chevy Chase became part OF the
playground department.
"Appreciating what has been done
for us, the boys and girls are
encouraged to play the game for
all they are worth, but always to
play 1t fairly. and to be good losers
az well as good winners. Roose.
velt's advice to boys might be
taken as our motto: "In life 40 In
football game, the principle to
follow is-E5it the line hardl Don't
foul and don't shirk. but hit the
line hard"