Evening star., 1939-06-25
Chevy Chase Girl 1 Finds Time for Is Widely Activities
Just
Between
Yourselves
. BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor,

Junior Star Editor.
From Miss Bernadette L. Dore,
principal Of Barnard School, comes
an interesting and comprehensive
program Of summer activities for
boys and girls.
You've heard the old saying, "All
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy" But 1t is equally true that all
play and no work is likely to make
Jack a too frivolous sort of boy.
Every well-rounded program OF out
of-school activities should include
reasonable amount of work, as we'll
as a full quota Of play. Such a pro-
gram, as Miss Dore points out in
note accompanying her list of va
cation activities, will help children
to grow In health, character and
knowledge" And, of course, that
kind Of growth is essential to any
child who hopes to reach adulthood
equipped to wrestle successfully with
the problems of life.
Miss Dores program is divided
into six parts-"De1inite Response
bilities," active Play" Quiet
Play" Leisure Time Activities
Trips" and Activities With Par
ents." +++4
Under the Definite Responsible
tiles" heading, she lists IA possible
chores, with the suggestion that
boys and girls select two-and per-
form them faithfully. Here Is the
list:
Cut and water the grass, keep
the lawn free of papers, weed the
flower garden, sweep the pavement,
set the table, wash the dishes, polish
the silver, keep own room orderly,
order the groceries, care for the
younger children, care for pets, wipe
of the car, sweep out the car, keep
the cellar orderly"
For active play" Miss Dore sug-
gests that young people learn to
swim, play on the playground, ride
your bicycle on quiet streets, learn
to chin (boys), learn to play dodge
ball girls. learn to play tennis,
practice for track and broad jump
OboyS, practice stunts learned in
school (grades 3 to o."
The quiet play" suggestions. in
tended for reference on hot days,
are: Draw pictures and write
stories Of places visited; make a
movie Of story you have read;
make . map Of an auto trip; take
pictures with your camera and
place them in an album; plan a
play, make costumes and scenery:
make q scrapbrook Of flowers and
leaves: keep a diary; read a story;
learn q poem; knit squares for the
Red Cross; make doll clothes"
The remainder OF Miss Dore's pro-
gram follows:
Leisure time activities-Visit the
library once every two weeks; ask
the librarian to help you select your
books; ask for books of adventure,
history, poetry; make a rock gar
den: make picture before and
after the flowers bloom; make a COL
lection Of rocks, label them: make
a collection Of stamps; make a COL
lection of postal cards; make an
alphabet book of pressed wild flow
ers; start flowers from seeds, watch
them grow; make q beware chart
Of poisonous plants, avoid them;
organize an orchestra of homemade
instruments; model with clay: make
q dollhouse.
Trips accompanied by parent)-
National Museum, Mount Vernon,
Arlington National Cemetery. Freer
Art Gallery, Corcoran Art Gallery,
Washington Monument, Lincoln
Memorial, Capitol, Congressional
Library, Supreme Court, Bureau of
Engraving (see printing Of money
and stamps, Government Printing
Once (see making of book, White
House, new Government buildings
on the Mall, Pan-American Build
ing. Annapolis Naval Academy, a
boat ride on the Potomac and trip
to Great Falls.
Activities with parents-Play golf
on nearest public course, swim in
most convenient pool, play tennis at
favorite recreational center, attend
concerts by the Army, Navy and
Marine Bands; attend Water Gate
symphony concerts, attend campfire
meetings, attend Sylvan Theater
summer festivals, join nature trail
walks on Sunday afternoons, take
nature walks in the parks during
the week." 4
That program, as you probably
have decided for yourself by this
time, provides a full round Of en-
joyable activities for just about any
boy or girl, regardless of his or her
interests. For this reason we are
glad to commend 1t to our readers
for use in making up programs of
their own.
If you wish to work out such a
program, simply run over Miss
Dore's list, pick those diversions that
appeal to you most, add two def
mite responsibilities" then top the
whole thing off by arranging to get
at least an hours rest each day. The
result should be q period Of mental
and physical growth that will enable
you to return to school next fall bet
ter Of in every way than when you
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