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A teti weeks' summer playgrojind progranm and l)oys' amp were 'author- jzed byv the WViimette Playground and Recreation bogrd at its May meet- ing last Thursday evening held. in the office of the drco of recrea- tion at 914. Central avenue. The boys' camp will foilow inmme- diatLely the closing of the summer piaygrounds and will iast"for a week only. It, is to be conclucted. for the benefit of -the boys on the threè play- grounds *ho- have ý the hikhe5t. rec- ords in achievement and attendanice. Daniel M. Davis, director of recrea- tion. bias 'annouinced the opening daté of the piayground season as 1Moniday, junie 15,, the 'Monday. foiiowinig the close of the schools. There are to be three playgrounds conducted, Mr. Davis said, foilowing the agreement reached at the Thursday evening board meeting.,They are. to ý be Io- cated at the Village Green, Vatt-, man park,, and the Central. school. In add~ition an extensive progtranl: of swimiming instruction will be con- * ducted at the Wilmiette beach by- members of the recreation staff in connection with the beach authori- tivs. The Per son nel of thè, pla.Ngrounld instructors lias not been definitely decided,ý one member of last year's staff. Miss Bessie .Carol Bierer of Chicago, lias. been reemiployed and M.\rs. Gertrude Fanckboner who was on leave of absence last summier wil again be .a member of the staff. Mrs. Alla B. Caldwell who lias been a ieînber of the playground instruc- tors staff for five years bas been granted a leave of absence for one summer bv Director of Recrealion Daniel M. Davis. Assignment of posts and the employment, of the third di- * rector wili be madewithin a short Members of the recreation staff; Glen WT. Gathercoal, Dudley C. Stone. * and Miss Joe Skidmore wills serve as summner .playground ifs'truc-. tors. for Wilinette public school children to b.e held Juiie 2, at Vattman park and the Village Green is announced by Daniel M. Davis, director of recreation. An ail-day holiday is' granted by Superintendent. of Schools J. R. Hlarper, and each yearevery pupil in the schooi system bas a *part in the: programn. The cugtomary. pro- cedure that' bas been foilowed dur- ing -the .precedîng. seventeen oc ca- Sion$' that the' field day bas been a school event, .wjLI be enforced.' The morning will be devoted tà a demonstration f rom, the Phlsicalý Education deparînient, consisting of, numbers showing the various phases, of physical education .as enforced in the Wilmette schools. Mr. Davis and four assistants. Mrs. -Lester F., Baîl, Mrs. Geértrude Fanckboner,, Dudley C. Stone, and Glen W. Gathercoal have beeii preparipng for the demon- stration for somie lim e. Marching drills, folk dances, posture tests, lowv organized, ga mes, rel.y's,. caiistlienics, *circie gamnes,, andrhts will ýbe iinciuded in the program., The afternoon part 'of- the field day * programn wili be. a track mecet to be held at the Vill a ge Green. Race s for children ninail the grades f rom the second inclusive of the eighth wili be conducted and in. addition jump- ing contests,,and other field events wiii be heid for the older chiidren. Each grade. wili compete for a pen- nant which wiil be awarded the.roomn of that grade having- 'the highest numnber of points. The pennant will bc the 'property, of that room !ýfor the ensuing yearý and Àrill. be com- pçted for in the field meet nexl yrear,-> Mr. Davis. says. Oniy two pupiis froin each room wiii. be permitted to compete in eachi event. The pupils in each room, have been divided into age gro>u 1ps by>. A ït-yr U a'f u sn-prn e es aal HWII;iL 10-yard' dash-heavyweights Sehuttie Relay-all classes flunning Broad Jump)-all classes Runnlng Hlgh Jump-all classes 60-yard hurdes-all classes Run, 11op, Step and Jump-all lasseis Pole Vault - ail cIaisee 8Sh01 Put-al classes" - W.dm ng U1iieVU LJ ViIA4bV otheIUCI-Lbe included in the program. Admis- swimin leson wil b oter C-Carbon P. Dubbs Tuesday night to siofl 10 the camp wiil be by invita- tivities 10 be introduced later in the represent the Village board as a tion only and boys who have good sumnxer. member of the Wilmette Piayground records in achievement and attend- Four evenings each week are de- and Recreation board for the comingac ilb is hsnwe h v oted 10 the men's 'playground bail year. The appointment was made at invitations are extended, Director: of, ieague this summer. instead of the the regular meeting of the' Villagàe-. Recreation Daniel M. Davis n three evenings in previous years.. board. nounces.