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WILMETTE LIFE June . 15, 1928 School Children of.. Wilmette have Gay Field Day EMBRYO STARS HOLD ANNUAL FIELD MEET Sixteen Hundred Wilmette School 'Children Participate in Big Sports Program The picturea ' in the adjoining c o 1 u m n s show Vat'tman park, a scene of great activity as the pupils of the public school~ engag~d in their annual Field Day. ·The top picture ahowa some of the children dreaaed in fancy costumes. Below are shown Howard school pupils forming a pyramid. Next comes ~ picture of fifth grade girls in a wand drill. The bottom picture shows the girls of the eighth grade in an Irish lilt. . ( Lehle photo:-;) Sixteen hundred school children oi \Vilmette took part in the annual public school field day events at Vattman park and at the Vi llage · Green last Frida~· . Classes were dismissed 'for tht day. The morning program, held at Vatt man park, was given over to dances, drills, and marches and to demonstra tions of the different phast-s. ni thl' uhvsi\:al t' ducation training in tlw ~cl~ools. Color,ful costumes and quaint folk dances of the old countries added to the attractiveness of the affair. Miss Olga Stopka and Miss Lucy Lucressl'r were in charge of the moru ing program, assisted by Dudley C. Stone and Glen Gathercoal, whu trained the seventh ttnd eighth grade boys. Track Meet at Green The track meet in which childn:n of all grades took part was hdd at the \ illage Green beginning at 1 o'clock. The winners in the different events art listed below. No time was recorded for the dashes. <.:iris' :-itan<ling- .Broad Jump ~- Thin] gTade- 1, l·~tt;t Uing!e:-;, Howard; ~. Dorothy J>a\'i:-;, lloward; a, .fean Finlay:-;cou, Laun:·l; -1, .Joan llalluwc·ll, Ct·ntral l>btanct.·: ;:, ft·t·t, J 0 ineht:>s. Boy:;' Blandin~ Broad .lutup 'l'hinl grade -- !, Sue Spinney, Central; 2, .Jant' Dick Hoth, llowanl; ::, Kt·nndh J()hnson, Laurel; 4, Charles ~emit·, ( \ >ntral I li stance : ii t't:t't , 1U 1 )L inches. Uirls' Statuting· Broad .I lllli!J - l·'ourllt g-nult·- I, Sut Spinuey, Ct:'lltral; 2, Jan· · Bn111dt, llowant ; ;:, Doruthy Bet·glund, Loga11; -!, .Janh:t· Gutht·itlgc·, <\ .·ntral I )istat wc· : ii fet:>t, !I i nelws. Boy:-;' Standing Broad .I lllllfJ · Fllurth gTacle I , J·'ranl( Koenan, ( 'entral; ~ ·· Jac·k l.\1cJni:-;, llowanl; :-1, Byron l{ ens)h'l'g, ll ow;trd; -1, I:oiJerl Hall, Lcogan I li stall<"P: I) fed, G in<:hes. <:irl:-;' ~tanding· Broad .JUIIIP · -l·'iftlt !,;Tach·-- 1, Phyllis Hichanlsull, ('enlral ; 2, 1\Jarilyn Kt'11l, Central; ::, Ell'altc.r 8\'an:-;, < 'e11tral ; 4, Frances llo sldtts, 1-low;trd -· Di:-;tann~: (i fed, 6 iucht>:-;. Boys' Standing- Bt·ua<l .Juntp-- lo'irth gTilllt:'- 1, .-\ i"thut· Uelang-, Howard; :;, Donalu Toeppt>n , Ceutnd; :;, nifly <iritt n ell, Howard; 4, Howard. .Uall, Howarcl Distance : ti feet, 4 inche~. · Girls' Running Broad. .Jum1 Sixth grade- 1, Rl:se vunReinsperg, Central ; :!, Huth Solomon, Ct·ntral; 3, Elaine Eng·lc·b:u.:k, Howard ; 4, Phylli~-; Carleton, Central- Distance: 11 feet, 9% inches. Boy~-;' 11unning Bruad Jump- Sixth grade--1, George Maxwell, Howard.; 2, John Bartholomew, Central; 3, AI Struebing, Howard; 4, Thorne Ehlwards- Di~tanee : 12 feet, 10 ineheK Girl. ·' Hunning I.:road .Jump - Seventh g;radt:'--1, Alice Nord, Howard; 2, Paulinl· Kehling·, Stolp; 3, .June Kehl, Stolp; 4, Olive Rill O'Mack, Howard--DistaiH't:': 11 feet, 10 inche~. Boys' H.unning B1·nad .Jump - Se\'enth gTade- 1, Robert Dunn, Htolp; 2, lt...dwartl Wittman, Stolp; :l, KPX Martin, Stolp: 4, Donald C:unpuell, Stolp --Distan1·c·: I:~ ft>t>tJ :-; indws. Gil'ls' Hunning Bt·oau .Jump- l·;ighth . gmdt>-- 1, Betty Wil:-;on, Stolp; 2, Ma.t-v Laue 1·, Stolp; 3, LU<"Y Murdison, Howard; 4, . Palyma Lee Burpee, Stolt>--Distanc..-: l 3 feet, 1 inch. Boy::.;' Running Broad .Jump-- Eighth grade-1, Hugh Saxon, Stolp; 2, WilbPrt Kunz. Stolp; 3, Lawrence McHalt-, Howarrl; 4, Leonard 'Volff- Dbtance: JG feet, 8% inches. BoyR' l'Jig·ht-pound Shot Put-Seventh grade-1, George Waidner, Stolp; 2, Richard Sulllvan, Stolp; 3, Miles McDonald,