The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-11
Grade Pupils, Parents at
Field Days, Picnics in Parks

Parents and sehoolchlldren had
great fun Wednesday afternoon as
Harriet and Central Schools ar
ranged field days in Recreation
Park and Prospect children played
in Prospect Park.
Many parents and children at
tended the annual field day for
Harriet School at Recreation Park.
Games were started at II a. m. and
a noon picnic lunch was served. At
p. m games were scheduled again.
For the opening of the games pro
gram the fifth grade boys played
the sixth grade boys in a sottball
match and the latter group won by
a score OF eight to six.
Thirty-yard dash for girls from
six to eight years old was won in
order by Robena Williams. Eta
Madison. Dora Taylor; fifty yard
dash for girls from nine to -, Leila
Fuller, Delina Atkins, Georgine At
kins
Thirty yard dash for boys from
six to eight years old was won by
Julian Van Slyke. John L. Williams,
Leolice Rutley; fifty yard run for
boys from nine 70 IL years, J. b.
Luten, Thomas Walker and Robert
Hall.
Another fifty yard run for girls
was won by Wanda Cox, Elizabeth
Taylor and Mary Pollard. A IS yard
dash for boys went to Thomas Luz
cas-. Francis Jones and James ia.
cobs.
Three-legged Junior girls race
went TO Ruby Wilson and Frances
Luten. first. and Dolores Robertson
and Georgine Atkins. second; SEN
Tor girls. Mary Rose Henderson and
Elizabeth Taylor, first; Leila Fuller
and Marjorie Frierson, second;
boys. class A, John L. Williams and
Robert Fletcher, first; Leo Clark
and Lowell Perry, second.
A shuttle relay with 80 yard run
and one hurdle jump went to Leo
Clark, Lowell Perry, William Rob
erson and B. Luten.
Other prizes went to Lois Atkins,
Willie Jean Allen. Betty Williams,
Lawrence Williams. Herman Green
and Miss Helen Williams.
Prospect School children had a
picnic and play day in the park
across from their school.
For the third grade the winners
in first, second and third places
respectively IN races were: back
ward running race. Class A, boys,
Charles Hughes. Daniel Leabu, Cap
Orr. class B, James Hesson, Charles
McKenna William Wolf, class A,
girls. Alice Jackson, Margaret Pack
ard. Frieda Cakes, class B, Dolores
HelZermann, Betty Johnson, Jean
cite Adolf: somersault, class A.
girls, Margaret Packard, Alice
Jackson, Janet Bastian. class B,
Jeanette Adlof. Dolores Heller
mann. Betty Smith, class A, boys,
Charles Hughes, Daniel Leabu. Cap
Orr, class B, James Hesson Daniel
Short, Charles Reeves.
Fifty yard dash, class A. girls,
Ruby Elliott. Margaret Packard,
Alice Jackson, class B, jeanette
Adolf, Betty Johnson, and Dolores
Helzermann. Betty Smith, class A,
boys. Daniel Leabu Daniel Glenn,
Richard Skelt. class B, James Hes
son, William Wolf, Thomas Harvey;
forty yard dash, mixed group,
Ralph Block, Ladona Beauregard
and Warren Wheelock, Joyce Har-
vey; hopping race. boys, James
Hesson, Daniel Leabu, Daniel Short.
girls, Alice Jackson, jeanette Adolf
and Dolores Helzermann, Margaret
Packard.
Hop. step, Jump, jeanette Adlof,
Dolores Helzermann. Betty John
son: wheelbarrow race. Charles
Hughes and Daniel Leabu, Daniel
Short and Charles Reeves, James
Hesson and Thomas Harvey.
Hopping race, class A. Alice Jack
son, Margaret< Packard. Ruby FL
lott.
Standing broad jump. fourth
grade. boys. Marshall Beard, Ray
mond Woodruff, Doyle Smith, girls