Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 August 1928 — Page 18

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CHILD HEALTH CAMP BATTLES MALNUTRITION Intended as Demonstration of Possibilities in * Rebuilding. This is the second of several articles upon child nutrition. BY WALTER S. GREENOUGH A discussion of malnutrition among children, issued by the Children's Bureau, United stfites Department of Labor, was emphasized today by executives of the new child nutrition camp at Bridgeport as monthly study by all parents. The program of the new child nutrition camp at Bridgeport of the Marion County Tuberculosis Association is designed during the summer months to eliminate malnutrition in individual children and build them back to sturdy health. Miss Flora A. Dutcher, educational secretary of the Marion County Tubermiosis Association, one of the executives at the nutrition camp, pointed out that the camp is being conducted by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association as a demonstration in the re-building of child health and that the association hopes that the demonstration among th* twenty-five children at the camp will be studied by parents with a view to applying similar principles in the home during summer months. Build Disease Resistance Investigation among many schools of the city has shown that approximately one-third of all school children are underweight for their height and age. The child nutrition classes carried on by the public school authorities and the child nutrition camp at Bridgeport were designed primarily to show parents of other children in the community what might be done in building up resistance of their children against disease by instructing them in the importance of a carefully regulated diet, elimination of much excitement caused by parties and other things, proper rest periods and enough sleep each day and night. Progress has been made for the past two or three years in the education of many parents in Indianapolis and Marion County in the newer methods of disease prevention among children. Building child resistance to a point where it can throw off disease easily is the nut of the whole matter, Miss Dutcher says. Miss Dutcher quoted Lydia J. Roberts in her discussion of malnutrition, prepared and issued by the Children’s Bureau. Malnutrition Insidious “Malnutrition in children is widespread in the United States; in some communities it is so common that it is scarcely recognized as an abnormal condition,” the bulletin points out. “To combat malnutrition it is first necessary to recognize it—to distinguish between the well-nourished child and the malnourished child. What is malnutrition? Is it an infectious disease like measles or whooping cough, which runs its course and then is over? Unfortunately not; nor is it a disease lik„<* gout or rheumatism which causes sufficient pain to demand attention and treatment. “It is, in fact, not a disease at all, but ‘a low condition of health and body substance.’ Jt is measurable not only by height and weight and robustness, but by many other signs and symptoms. “A poorly nourished child is usually thin, but he may be fat and flabby. His skin may have a pale, delicate, waxlike look or it may be muddy or even pasty or earthy. Usually blue circles or dark hollows are under his eyes and the mucous membrane inside his eyelids is pale and colorless. His hair may be rough, like that of a poorly cared for farm animal, his tongue coated and his bowels constipated.

Lacks Vigor His skin seems loose, his flesh is flabby, and his muscles are undeveloped. Because of lack of muscular tone his shoulders are usually rounded, the shoulder blades sometimes standing out to such an extent as to produce the deformity known as “wings;” his chest is flat and narrow; his abdomen protrudes. His teeth may be decayed, and he may have enlarged or diseased tonsils and adenoids. The animal spirits natural to all healthy young are likely to be lacking in the malnourished child; he may be listless at play and work; not caring to romp and play like other children; he is likely to tire easily; and he may be regarded as lazy. He is likely to lack mental vigor also—to have little power of concentration and attention. He may be nervous, restless, and fidgety; and he will probably sleep lightly and be finicky about his food. The only sure way' to decide whether a child is malnourished is to have him examined by a physician, who takes into consideration all the signs that may point to malnutrition.”

MAKE PICTURE BORDER Hospital Children to Get Work Done at Brookside Children at Brookside Park, under the direction of Mrs. William Blodgett, and Mrs. Delma Ensey, matrons, and Misses Nellie Blum and Jeannette Riggin, are making up picture books for the children an the City and Riley Hospitals. The pictures are clipped from magazines the children bring to the grounds, and are made up into attractively bound books. The children from the play center, are planning to visit the hospital soon, to present their work to the youngsters. ORCHARD OPEN TO 9 Closing Time on Popular New Ground Extended. Orchard playground, new this year, Will be open until 9, instead of closing at 6, hereafter. Recreation Director Jess P. McClure, in making the change, was guided by the rapidly increasing attendance.

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PLAY LOT GOLF TOURNEY OPEN 20*Already Signed for Play on Miniature Course. More than twenty entries have been received for the first national playground open golf tournament, according to an announcement today by Leo Rose, instructor at the Spades center, and acting “professional” at the minature course. The meet opens Monday morning, and entries will be accepted up to Sunday night, when pairings for the play will be drawn. The meet will be 72 holes of medal score play, low score to determine the champion. Eighteen holes will be played Monday and Tuesday, and the low scorers the first two days will be eligible for I the final thirty-six hole test Wednesday. Robert Nipper and Lewis Skinner, supervisors for the recreation department, and Rose will be in charge of the event. The nine-hole Spades course is the first complete miniature municipal course ever laid out, it is said. The course is naturally well trapped and Pogue’s Run provides some interesting w’ater hazards. Entrants are allowed to use only a mashie and a putter, and par for the course has been set at 27. Entries may be turned in to the instructor at your playground, to the recreation department office in the city hall, or to The Times playground editor. The meet is limited to those under sixteen July 1, both amateur and professional players Caddies, theres ore, may play in the meet. HIGHLAND PLAYGROUND IS OPEN ON SUNDAY Complete Supervision Is Provided on Holiday. The large crowds at Highland playground every day have led the city to open the lot under complete supervision on Sunday as well as on week days. The lot is one of the best attended in the city, though it is only a few block from Willard Park, the largest- playground in the •Sta + e. The park has boys’ Junior and senior, and girls’ baseball teams, volley ball teams for boys and girls, and a track team for both, in addition to a full program of dancing, pageantry, and other recreation. Besides these organized activities, the park is always thronged with youngsters at play on the swings and other amusement devices. PREPARE FOR PAGEANT Youngster Learn Dances for August Show. Dances for the general pageant, to be given by all the playgrounds at Garfield Park, late in August, are now being taught to the youngsters at Rhodius Park by Miss Jane Calland, instructor, and Mrs. Anna Thompson and Mrs. Henry Commiskey, matrons. The instructors also are working hard on the track candidates, prior to the city meet, Aug. 22. The broad jumpers, maypole vaulters, sprinters and others are taking daily workouts, and competition for places on the squad is keen. TRAIN FOR DERBY Municipal Gardens Leads in Scooter Race Entrants. The Municipal Gardens playground, new this year, leads all the playgrounds in Scooter Derby entrants. The staff of the center, Robert Owsley and Mrs. James Noonan, have organized the entrants into daily training classes. The interest in the new playground has been daily, and th? attendance has more than doubled the opening of the season. Besides the Scooter Derby, baseball holds first attention. The center has no league team, but pick-up teams are constantly playing. EXHIBIT ART WORK I Warfleigh Children Enjoy Classes in Handcraft. Mrs. Mayme Arnold, matron at Warfleigh playground, is keeping the youngsters interested during the hottest hours of the day with artcraft lessons. The children are having regular exhibits of their I work, which includes pictures' col- ! ored and mounted, hand bags made of beads, tiny log cabins, and other j artistic work. The grounds generally are crowded all the time they are open, from 1 to 8 p. m.

Demons Play Ringgold

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The Hoosier Demons, girl baseball and basketball champs of Indiana, will play the Ringgold playground team in a special game at the latter’s diamond, Sunday morning. Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, will umpire the game. Seven of the eight players in the picture are employed in the municipal playgrounds. From left to right, front row, Viola Duckworth, instructor at MiekelWyoming play center; Alice Demory, Highland, and Eva Sawyer, Willard. Rear row, Catherine Wolf, Camp Sullivan; Madge Gray, captain, formerly an instructor at Brightwood; Lola Pfeiffer, coach, supervisor for the recreation depatment; Alda Ruffne, Greer; Fances Willis, Bightwood.

Tiny Play Lot Broken Windows Force Kids to Quit Games; Get Something Better.

A MINIATURE playground has been put on a vacant lot across the alley from engine house No. 27, at Parker Ave. and East Tenth St. The lot, which a very small one, illustrates the uses to which recreation devices can be putan a consticted area. Children have been playing baseball there, and the smallness of the lot caused frequent window breaking, and neighbors complained. Mike Qualters, in charge at the fire department next door, suggested to Jesse P. McClure that the problem could be solved by installing recreation equipment. So a volley ball net has been put up, three horse-shoe courts have been installed, and a handball court will be built against a blind brick wall at one side. The children are taking to the new games, and the crowds are greater since the equipment has been put in than when baseball was being played there. “We would have put screens on the windows that were likely to suffer,” McClure declared, “except that the place is really too small for baseball anyway, frow more kids than ever are getting the benefit of the lot, it will be cleared of weeds and trash, and made a real place in which to play. The greatest value of the city playground is its cooperation with the youngster—enabling him to have fun, but directing him correctly, so that he will not damage anything.” More than 500 persons Visited the new lot the first night it was opened, and it has been thronged ever since. Older boys of the neighborhood, and the firemen at the station are acting as volunteer Instructors.

PLAY SITE IS OFFERED Museum Tract May Be Used as Playground in 1929. The children’s museum, 1150 N. Meridian St., has offered its grounds as a municipal playground during the 1929 season. The recreation department has indicated that the lot will be used, as the neighborhood is heavily populated, and many children thereabouts are playing in the street. Officials hope several more grounds on the north side will be obtained before next season, as this part of town now has only .& few centers, widely scattered. STAR TO RUN MILE \ Leo Dixon Will Give Exhibition at Negro Meet Leo Dixon, former colored track star at Butler, will run a special mile race exhibition as a feature of the Negro track meet at Douglas. Park, Aug. 13. Dixon will run against a team of four men, w.ho will act as pacemakers for him. The Negro in , 1926 won the two-mile race at the little State college meet,

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Wilma Hoctel, 648 Holly St., is being given a ride by Catherine Myers, 811 Birch Ave.; Anna Schwab, 907 River Ave.; Phyllis Nicholson, 554 Birch Ave., and Clara Jent, 1020 Oliver Ave., at the Riley playground Maypole. The girl to be “given a ride” winds the chain which she is holding around several of the others so that when all start she is pulled along by the force of their momentum. It’s a favorite game at all the playgrounds these days.

STAFF SHIFTS MADE Henry Long Given Charge of Municipal Pools. Henry Long, recreation department supervisor, who has been working on the south side playgrounds with Miss Hazel Abbett, has been placed in charge of the municipal pools and beaches. He will devote all his time to them during the rest of the season. Miss Abbett has been placed in charge of the pageantry work, and since it has grown so as to take up all her time, Robert Nipper and j Miss Lola Pfeiffer have added the; south side centers to their calling; list. The athletic activities at the cen-! ters, which Nipper and Miss Pfeif-! fer were chiefly engaged in organ- ! izing, are now moving along smooth-1 ly, and they will have more time for j general supervision work in the fu- I ture. Long will be in charge of the program of swimmer meets, water carnivals and other pool attractions scheduled during the month. Miss Ruth Emhardt and Lewis Skinner will continue to have charge of the north and west side grounds. BUY LOUD VICTROLAS Six Amplifying Phonographs for Playgrounds The recreation department, following a recommendat ! on by R. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks and recreation, has purchased six large amplifying phonographs, of a type used in Philadelphia recreation centers, for use at the local playgrounds. The machines will be used to help in rehearsing dances and singing for park and playground pageants, and for public concerts at the play lots. Jarvis is hoping to equip all the larger local playgrounds with the machines before next season. LEARN PAGEANT DANCES Indianola Children Hard at Work for Production. The dancers at Indianola playground are working hard, in preparation for their part in the pageant of the recreation department at Garfield Park, late in the summer. Miss Epha Stinbrook is teaching the youngsters their steps, and she is being assisted by Miss Frances Foster, girl instructor, and Mrs. Jane Gwynn, matron. TYPE PLAY LOT PAPER Fall Creek Scandals Makes Appearance on North Side. “The Fall Creek Scandal,” a typewrit ; °n publication devoted to news of the north side playground, recently made its bow to the children at the center. It is edited by Peggy Mac Lucas, and its publication date is as much of N a surprise as some of the “news” it prints. So far as is known, the newspaper is the first publication devoted solely to playground news.

SCHEDULE OF SENIOR LOOP NEARING CLOSE Inter-League Finals Will Follow Regular Season to Determine Champs.

Eleven games have been played in the four leagues of the boys’ senior playground ball loop, and the games today, next Wednesday and Friday, and the following Wednesday, will complete the regular season of play. The interleague finals, to select a city champion, will follow the regular season, and the new champion will be crowned after the game of Aug. 22 at Rhodius Park diamond. Spades, Fall Creek, Hawthorn and Kansas-Meridian, leaders in the four leagues today, should all top their loops when the season ends. Only Fall Creek, however, is definitely in, the north side leaders having won every game, enoying a lead that no team in the loop can overcome during the balance of the season. Spades, east side league leaders, also have kept a clean slate through their eleven games, but are only three games ahead of Brightwood and Christian, tied for second place. Junior Loop Races Close The races are close in the junior loop, with three games of the tengame schedule unplayed. The Highland and Garfield aggregations are leading the two 12-year-old loops, each by a two-game margin. Games today in the senior loops brought the rejuvenated Rhodius team, whkh has doubled its season's total of victories during the past week, up against Indianola, holding second place in the west side league. Camp Sullivan meets Riley, and the leading Hawthorn team plays on Kingan’s diamond. In the south side loop, KansasMeridian's one-game lead appeared safe when they played hosts to Miekel-Wyoming, while Greer and Garfield should win against Finch and Ringold, respectively. Brightwood Meets Christian Brightwood and Christian, tied for second place through most of the season, meet each other for the third time, in a game which should determine the runner-up to Spades, ; which should win its twelfth game at the expense of the last Brook- \ j side nine. I Ellenberger and Willard met to I I break a tie for fourth place. Oak Hill, which has been up against too stout a brand of competition in the north side league, went to school No. 44 for what looked like another trouncing, and Fall Creek, undefeated today, played Highland. The standings: SENIOR LEAGUES LEAGUE NO. 1 centW. L. ai?e. Kansas-Merldlan 9 a .819 Greer 8 3 .723 Garfield 7 4 .838 Mlekel 3 8 .273 ! Rlnßgold 1 10 .091 Finch 1 10 .091 LEAGUE NO. 2 Hawthorn 9 2 .819 Indianola 7 4 .636 Camp Sullivan 7 4 .636 Riley 5 6 .455 Kingan's 4 7 .364 Rhodius 4 7 .364 LEAGUE NO. 3 . Fall Creek 11 0 1.000 School No. 44 5 6 .455 Highland 33 .273 Oak Hill 3 8 .273 LEAGUE NO. 4 Spades 11 0 1.000 Brightwood ... 8 3 .728 Christian 8 3 .723 Ellenberger 2 0 .182 Willard 2 9 .182 Brookside 1 10 .091 JUNIOR LEAGUES LEAGUE NO. 1 Highland 7 0 1.000 Spades y 5 2 .714 i Willard 4 3 .571 I Brookside .-... 3 4 .429 Fall creek 1 6 .I*3 j School No. 44 1 fi .143 LEAGUE NO. 2 Garfield 7 0 1.000 I Greer 5 2 .714 Riley 5 2 .714 Rhodius 4 3 .571 I Ringgold 2 5 .286 Miekel-Wyoming 1 6 .143

LIMIT MEET ENTRIES One Event Per Entrant Only in Carnival. The program of boys’ events at the city recreation department track and field carnival at Willard park, Aug. 22, includes eleven senior and six junior events. Seniors must be under 15 years 11 months, and juniors under 13 years. Ages are considered as of July 1. Robert Nipper is in charge of the meet. He will be assisted by Lew Skinner and Henry Long, playground supervisors. Each entrant is limited to one event and each playground is limited to one entrant in each event, in order to give all an equal chance. Fifty, 100, 220, and 440-yard runs, half-mile and quarter-mile relays, base running, high and broad jump, shot put, and baseball throw for accuracy are the senior events. The juniors will run the 50, 100 and 220yard dashes, and will put the shot, and have the two jumps. Blue ribbons will be awarded to the winners, and red and white ribbons will mark second and third places respectively. The girls will have a separate track and field program at the same time. The program for the girls’ events wa sannounced last week by Miss Lola Pfeiffer, who is in charge of the girls’ meet. Miss Pfeiffer is being assisted by Miss Ruth Emhardt and Miss Hazel Abbett. 25 SPRINKLERS BOUGHT Children Enjoy Daily Shower Baths The recreation department has purchased twenty-five sprinklers for use at the city play centers which are not near fire stations where sprinkling parties are held daily. Several already have been installed, and children at Brightwood, Indianola, Hawthorne, Oak Hill, Morris Square, Municipal Gardens and Brookside playgrounds are being treated to a cool shower daily. Jesse P. McClure, recreation director, hopes to have all the playgrounds equipped before next summer.

Star on Girls’ Ball Team

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Left to right—Maxine Hawn, 4619 Winthrop Ave.; Gene Roberts; 2142 Ghent St., and Connie Apostol, 3766 Ruckle St. Gene is the youngest player on any of the playground ball teams of the city, being just six. He plays on the junior, or 12-year-old, team at school No. 44 playground. Maxine and Connie are the star catcher and pitcher, respectively, of the girls’ team at the center. They have played together nearly three years, and in the winter are in other athletic activities at Shortridge High School, which both attend.

Race Continues Close in Girls’ Baseball League

Second Place Teams Are Within Striking Reach of Top. The girls’ baseball leagues are working toward the end of the season, with little change in the TURNER PLAYGROUND GIVES ENTERTAINMENT Girls Learn Sewing at Classes Held Twice a Week. An entertainment program was presented by the children at the South Side Turner playground last week, under the direction of Miss Edna Kritsch and Miss Josephine Binninger, instructors, and Mrs. Helen Parrish, matron. Clara Allen, Harry Parker, Maurine, Eileen and Anita O’Connor, and Florence Harris sang, and dances were given by Marjorie Sanders, Mary Frances Jefferies, Martha Parrish and Ruth Bankat. Mildred Hammons and Gwendolyn Hefflin gave a short sketch. The instructors are sponsoring a sewing class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, where the girls are learning to make their own dresses.

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standing of the leaders during the last week. Miekel-Wyoming, Ringgold and Brightwood are in the lead in the three yeagucs. Riley, Greer and 1 Oak Hill, however, in second place in the loops, still are within striking distance of the leaders. Greer is only a half game behind Ringgold in the South Side League, and Willard in third place, one game behind the former also is in the running for the league championship. Finals will be staged between leaders in the three leagues after the conclusion of the regular season Aug. 14. The standings: LEAGUE NO. 1 W. L. Pet. Miekel 9 0 1.000 Riley 6 2 ' Fall Creek 6 3 .667 Camp Sullivan 5 3 .625 School No. 44 3 5 .3,5 Kingan's 2 5 .286 Hawthorn 2 6 .*2 Rnodlus 2 7 .222 LEAGUE NO. 2 W. L. Pet. I \ ® Willard 5 2 .714 Garfield 3 4 .429 Kansas-Merldlan 33 .375 Christian 3 6 .333 Finch 0 8 .000 LEAGUE NO. 3 W. L. Pet. Brightwood 8 0 1.000 Oak HU! 7 1 .875 Brookside 4 4 .500 Highland 4 4 .500 Dearborn 3 5 • .375 Spades 1 6 .143 Ellenberger 0 7 .000

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HOLD THIRD OF . BAND CONCERT' SERIESTONIOHT Thousand Expected to Enjoy Summer Feature at Camp Sullivan. The third of the nine band concerts scheduled for the city parks and playgrounds during the summer will be held at Camp Sullivan this evening at 7:30, by Arndt’s Concert Band. More than a thousand are expected to attend the concert, which is part of the Recreation Department program. The fourth of the series, also played by Arndt's band, will bo given at Fall Crek and College Ave. playground Tuesday evening. Tho season opened with a concert at tho Garfield Park theater, last Sunday evening, and one at Rhodius Park pool on Tues*day. About a thousand persons heard each of the concerts. The children at Rhodius Park gave a series of folk dances in conjunction with the' concert. Tho youngsters were drilled in tho dances by the instructor, Miss Jano Calland, under the supervision of Miss Hazel E. Abboit, who is developing pageantry work in all tho centers. Mrs. Arnold Spencer, soloist witli the band, sang a group of songs at each of the concerts. The programs for the two oncerts during next week follow: At Camp Sullivan, tonight. NEW OAK HILL TENNIS COURTS PROVE POPULAR Players Do Most of Work to Maintain grounds. The new tennis courts at Oak Hill I playground are the center of atj tention. Players are so enthusiastic! ’ they do most of the maintmanca j work on the courts. Bob Stehlin and Irene Gallagher, ! instructors, plan a neighborhood tourney later in the summer, i The instructors are also training a track team to send to Willard ! Park for the city playground meet, ! Aug. 22. The material at the lob lis developing in good shape, and I Oak Hill is expected to win places I in several events. I Between three and four hundred j children are visitors every day. DAVIS PLAYS FOR KIDS i Orchestra Entertains Children at Garfield Park. Charlie Davis and his orchestra, ! entertainers at the Indiana Theater, ' gave a free concert for the young- ! sters at Garfield Park playground I Thursday morning. The performance was part of the schedule of | the Farewell week which Davis is { now holding, before he goes to New | York to make records for Bruns- ! wick. DOUGLAS GROUND BUSY Baseball Popular at Colored Frolio Center. The Negro boys at Douglas Park playground are great baseball enthusiasts. Games between pick-up teams are continually on. The youngsters play harder than any of the other league teams. Between four and five hundred visit the playground daily. It is one of the most completely equipped centers. It is the largest and best attended of the colored playgrounds.