Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1930 — Page 6

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LETTERS TELL •WHY CHILDREN LIKEPLAY LOTS Hundreds of Opinions of Young Patrons Received by Director. In *n effort to determine the recreation activity beat liked by children of Indianapolis, Miss Julia Landers, assistant recreation director, has started a "Why I Like My Playground,” contest. Hundreds or letters were received on the subject last week and still are coming into recreation offices in city hall. Letters of not more than 100 words that arc Judged the best will be published on the playground page of The Times. Below are printed a number of letters received last week. Helen Virginia Williams, 2659 Brookside Avenue, Spades Park—l like the sewing best and swinging is my second choice. In the sewing if things are nice enough you can give them away for presents. Likes All Amusements Kenneth Wagr.or. 1101 Vincennes Street. Riley Playground—l go to Riley park as soon as I can after I eat my breakfast every morning and I sometimes don’t get home to my lunch, as I am so busy playing. I like all the amusements and like indoor ball the best. lam 10 years old and have never been in an accident at a playground. My motto is better parks. Anna Lee Zinimer. Garfield Park —Playing on the slides is what I like. • I like the sewing class too, and also swimming. The dances our supervisors teach us are good, too. Benjamin Braughton, Rathert Playground—What I like best on the playground is the indoor baseball. because when I play it I try to see how far I can hit the ball. It is great fun to run the bases.

Stories Go Well Dorothy Hayes, 4907 Sheldon Street, Garfield Park —Os all the things we do on the playground I like best the stories that the lady from the public library tells us. I like stories about giants better than any other kind. I also should like to sew if the girls would, but they want to play with dolls. I wish tne storyteller would come every nay. Margaret Harvey, Camp SulMvan Negro Playground—l like to weave baskets, because it is so interesting and teaches one a trade. I also prefer swinging; it is so thrilling. But better yet I like to play baseball as it is good for the body. Frances Breen, Lentz Park—Volley ball is the activity I like better than any other. We organize teams and have very exciting games. Sometimes the girls play the boys, which makes it all the more fun for us to win. She Loves to Dance Mary Frances Leach, Highland Park —I like dancing and singing because it makes you better known by the people. Then the people will like you. I love to dance at the parks and at public entertainments. Our playground supervisor teaches us the dances. Other letters will be published next week. They should be sent to the recreation office, city hall.

HUNDREDS SING IN STUffT NIGHT Folk Stunts, Acrobatics, Feature Christian Event. A chorus of one hundred children sang at a stunt night program in Christian park Wednesday night under direction of Mrs. Norma Koster, director of pageantry, recreation department. Folk dances, acrobatic stunts, a minstrel by intermediate boys and a dramatic portrayal of the “Shooting of Dan McGrew,” by fifteen boys comprised the program. Miss Margaret Anderson, playground instructor, assisted in training the children and directed a pantomime. “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” Leading parts in the Dan McGrew act were taken by Alfred Shyres, Curtis Graber. and Benny Hunter. Woodrow GeLardes directed the chorus. Others on the program were: Mary Frances W'irth, Helen Holland and Mary Swift, who appeared in dances; John Stewart. Kenneth Conway and Clarence Dean, leading characters in the Amos and Andy minstrel; Lucille Fillingworth, dramatic reader, and six girls who presented acrobatic stunts. Virginia Parrish. Elizabeth Hardin, Mary Reed, Helen Hardin, Ruth Parrish, and Anna Holland.

TWILIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IS AT STAKE THURSDAY Baseball Title of Older Girls' League Up ai Willard Park. t Twilight baseball, which has engaged attention of older girls on city playgrounds for several weeks, will end Thursday with the final championship game at Willard park. Brightwood playground stands at the top of the West Side League and Municipal and Rhodius are tied for first place in the West Side League. This sport was added to the playground calendar as an experiment this year to provide athletic advantages for many girls who work during the day. Captains of the winning teams are: Brightwood Athletic Club, Myrtle Gardner. 1615 Ingram street; Rhodius playground. Miss Loretta Garr, and Municipal playground. Miss Neva WrightBaby Born in Taxicab By United Preen KOKOMO. Ind.. Aug. 14.—The stork won a race with a taxicab to a Kokomo hospital and a baby girl was bom to Mrs. Mary Brown of Meadville. Pa., at 2:40 this morning while en route to the hospital from Tipton. Bert Holloway. Tipton, brought Mrs. Brown and the child to the hospital. Mother and babe are reported not to have suffered from the experience.

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A little trip off the beaten track disclosed some very unusual things to the cameraman when he visited Fall creek and Sixty-fifth street and College playgrounds in the north part of the city. Above—The most prominent figure at Fall creek is Uncle Harry

FINALS DATE SET IN BAND CONTEST

Event Is Scheduled at Garfield Park on Saturday Night. Finals in the children's band contest to determine the champion playground musical group will be held in the open-air theater at Garfield park Saturday night. District winners from four sections of the city will compete for the championship, according to Carl W. Frye, recreation department music supervisor. Municipal Gaidetis won the contest at Indianola playground Friday and Rader and Udell won the north side contest at Fall Creek. Playgrounds in the east section of the city will send bands to Brookside for a district contest Thursday night and the south side winner will be decided at Garfield Friday night. First and second place winners from each district will take part in the finals. The Municipal Garden’s band with twenty-five members is one of the largest in the city. Band members are:

Helen Uginovich, Thelma Thomas, Doris McParthey, Margaret Graff, Ruth Toms, Helen Baker. Margaret Weinbrechi, Violet Weilibrecht, Viola Graff. Ida May Graff, Frances Willard. Lois Shelby, Mary Chelby. Mary Lynch, Audrey McCartney, Dolly Christenson, George Lynch, Harold Lynch. Don Lynch. Joe Randall, Harry Randall, Jack Pine, Edwin Howard, Marjorie Klein and Nelma Toms. Male quartets, choruses, orchestras and specialty groups will enter the jubilee event at Garfield. A banner will be awarded the winning band and will be retained as the musical trophy at playgrounds froin year to year.

JOBLESS. TAKES POISON City Man in Serious Condition After Third Suicide Attempt. Unemployment, that resulted in two previous attempts at suicide, caused Matthew' Ross, 47, 1626 Bellefontaine street, to make ? third effort to end his life Wednesday night by taking poison. His condition today at city hospital was reported serious. A chicken jerks its head when running so that it may see better, scientists of Johns Hopkins university declare.

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Sacks, the “whistle man.” For eleven years he has been making whistles for the children there. Center—Donald Hinshaw demonstrates something new in the musical world, the drum he uses in the playground band at Fall creek. Lower Left—An exciting mo-

RAFFIA PURSES MADEAT PLAY Unusual Interest Shown in Handiwork Classes. Unusual interest in handiwork projects is being manifest by children at Sixty-fifth street and College avenue playground. Girls are making raffia pocketbooks and finishing reed baskets which they started last week. A number of prize bird houses were completed in the boys’ classes at Sixty-fifth street. Those taking part in the work under direction of Mrs. Kathleen Taylor, instructor, are: Morris Conley, Bob Conley, Norman Nicolai, Charles Van Meter, Joe Van Meter, June Wayland, Bernice Wise, John Taylor, Mary June Harrison, Gladys Blackwell, Mary Myers, Barbara Horn, Jane Monks, Irene Ware, Julius Mauer and Mary Ballard. Miss Mabel Rose, supervisor of handiwork for girls, is teaching hand designing at various playgrounds. At Moroney playground a class in designing is decorating table trays and coaster wagons under direction of Mlss Alice Mullen, instructor. The greatest lead producing district in the United States is in south east Missouri.

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ment in a game of basketball. Lower Right—When Charlene Thompson, 1436 Raymond street, visited friends at Sixty-fifth street and College avenue playgrounds they let her peep into the ground’s birdhouse which became the home of a wren the day after it was erected.

LEAVES STUD'ED BY BOYS’ NATURE CLASS Various Types Are Identified After Being Bound in Books. Nature study and construction of power boats are projects advanced for boys in handicraft classes this week, according to Harman A. Philllips, supervisor of handicraft. The boys are identifying leaves by mounting them on paper and binding them in book form. The boy having the greatest number of different leaves at the end of the project will be declared the winner. Brookside park won first place in the birdhouse project, which was finished last week. Camp Sullivan, Negro playground, took second place.

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SIX PAGEANTS TO BE STAGED IN CITYPARKS Dates for Production Are Announced by Kilgore. Children at city parks are practicing for a series of six community pageants to be staged under auspices of the city recreation department within the next three weeks. Dates for the various productions, announced by David B. Kilgore, director. are: Rhodius park, Aug. 21; Municipal Gardens. Aug. 22; Brookside park. Aug. 25; Douglas park, Aug. 26; Ellenberger park, Aug. 27, and Garfield park, Aug. 29. Civic leagues and women's clubs in all sections of the city are cooperating in arranging costumes and stage settings. Members of the Rhodius park Mothers’ Club are assisting Miss Alma Tiefert in the program there. . Women’s Club Aids Miss Julia Landers, assistant director of recreation, met with members of the Municipal Gardens Woman’s Club Monday and arranged for an Indian pageant for that district. Funds and properties for a children’s carnival at Brookside are being provided by the Brookside Woman's Club. Selection of the "Queen of Love and Beauty” will feature this production. Hundreds of children will go back to their “story book” days in a production, “Alice of Wonderland,” at Ellenberger park. “The Enchanted Pool,” is the title of the pageant to be given at Garfield park. Plan Garfield Program. Meeting of the Central Committee of the South Side Civic Leagues will be held conight at the Fountain Square building to select a cast and make final arrangements for the Garfield program. Mrs. Norma Koster, supervisor of pageantry, has charge of the various groups practicing for the pageants. Playgrounds on the south side are arranging a number of dance performances.

HOME CONTEST HELD Program for a series of “backyard” championship tournaments, which can be conducted by families at their homes in any part of the state, is announced by David B Kilgore, city recreation director. The plan is to boost recreation at home as well as on the playgrounds. An experimental contest in horseshoes that can be held in the backyards is being tried. Each family; can hold a tournament, pick ten winners and send their names and scores into the recreation office, 303 city hall, Indianapolis, where results will be tabulated and state winners announced. Each contestant shall pitch 100 shoes. The shoes must be thrown in the presence of a playground instructor and results must have the instructor’s signature. Tire contest closes Aug. 23.

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GIRLS'CHECKER TOURNEY HELD • ——————— Champion Player of City Playgrounds Sought. Playground directors are seeking the champion girl checker player of Indianapolis in a series of checker tournaments in various sections of the city. Winners of first, second and third places in sectional contests at Spades, Fall Creek, Riley and Willard playgrounds will meet to decide the champion. Dodge ball will be the other girls’ specialty even for this week, Miss Ruth Emhardt, girls’ athletic director, has announced. A volley WIN INJRACK MEET Douglas, Fall Creek Have Same Number of Victors. Douglas and Fall Creek Negro playgrounds had the same number of winners in special athletic contests for boys during the week, according to Miss Ann Johnsonne, director of Negro playground activities. Winners of a track meet at Douglas park Friday, were: SENIORS Fifty-Yard Dash—Charles Williams. Fall Creek, and Wallace Collins. Douglas. One Hundred-Yard Dash —Wallace Collins. Douglas, and Charles Williams, Fall Dashes—Collins and Williams. 220-yard contest: Collins and Harold Bonner, Fall Creek. 440-yard contest. JUNIORS Forty-Yard Dash—William Pettrie. Douglas. and James Smith. Fall Creek. Seventy-five-Yard Dash—George Saunders. Fall'Creek, and William Pettrie. Douglas. Saunders also won the 10 and 125yard dashes. _______

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ball tournament also is being sponsored among the senior girls. Winners in the sectional dodge be.fi and volley ball tournaments will meet in city championship games Aug. 27. Indianapolis “I” monograms were awarded the following girls this last week: Mary Ellen Hanrahan, age 13, 1541 East Ohio street, first place specialty, winner, Williard playground; Mary Jeanette Miedema. age 12, 1917 Park avenue, winner of second place, Brookside park, and Mary Frances Wirth, third-place winner. Christian playground.

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OAKHILL STILL ; UNDEFEATED IN' KITTEN LEAGUE Time for Deciding of City Championship Draws Near. Thirty teams in the Kitten Ball League arc holding the sports spotlight on city playgrounds -vs time for deciding the city championship draws near. Oakhill playground, leader of the North League, came through with a clean slate the last week to retain the honor of being the only undefeated team in the league. Kansas playground with nine games won and one lost continues to keep the lead in the South League. Other highest contenders for the kitten ball crown are Kingans playground, leader of the West League, and Spades playground, leader of the East League. Both of these teams have a record of eight games won and two lost.