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.·, ISc~~ewsl VOL.· I, NO. 27 JUN,JIOR LIFE ~ehool ~ Told ,by the .PuPils I Publiabed ·Wfekly by the ·· and Recreation Board. . children of Wilmettl und1r aupervrsron of w,·zmette Pla""tound ·v WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, JULY 20, 1928 V attman ·Wins 6-2 From Laurel Team in Baseball Match The Laurel playground had a game of baseball with Vattman Park on ).{onday, July 9, at Laurel playground. Dick Huck is captain of the Vattman park team. The players are David !lass, catcher ; Howard Ball, pitcher; Dick Huck, first baseman; Howard Bond, second baseman; Jack Stewart, third baseman; Walter Foslund, lef.t fielder ; Billy Wade, center field; George Reinhart, right field. David Hass, who was playing catcher for Vattman, made a run in the third inning and in the fourth im&ing. Dick Huck, the captain, who played first base, made a run in the seventh inning. Jack Stewart, who played third base, made a run in the fourth inning. Billy Wade, who played center field, ~pade a run in the fourth inning. George Reinhart, who plays right field, made a run in the sixth inning. Vattman park made six runs in seven innings. · For the Laurel team Bill Melchior played catcher; Colin Finlayson, third 6aseman; Charles Broad, short stop; Walter von Reinsperg, center field; Jack Allworth, who is the captain, played right field; John Hawley, right short stop. Bill Melchior, our catcher, made a run in the first inning. Frank Hooper, our second baseman, made a run in the fourth inning, which made the score 6 to 2 in Vattman's favor. Miss Skidmore was the umpire and Dorothea Mulholand was the scorekeeper. Else von Reinsperg, Laurel play. ground Inquiring Reporter Do you think Lady Lindy has furthered the progress of science? I think she -has helped the progression of science so that it will urge other people to fly the . Atlantic Ocean and brave its perils. -Catherine Thompson. No, I do not think so; she just wanted to .be popular and to be the first woman to go across and besides it is nothing to cross the ocean with men driving in a sea-plane. -Dick Sullivan. I t:h ink she helped to progress science beeause other women would think they could cross the ocean and would try it. -Mary Finlayson. Yes, l think she did because it encourages other flyers to try it and to break her record. -Huth Seymour. -Wm. H. Klein. Village Green Children Put On Clever Parade The children of the Village Green playground put on a clever parade 'thursday afternoon, marching in costume from the Village Green to Washington avenue, east to Fifteenth street, past Vattman park to Lake avenue, west on Lake to Ridge, and back to the playground. There were costumes of every sort, ho,!h funny and pretty, from Simple Simon to flower girls. We have good times ~n the playgrounds with our games, stories, and handwork. The girls have made pot holders and doll clothes, while the boys have made string hammocks. We all are making scrap books. Gertrude Goelz, Village Green Edith Brandt Takes First in Vattman's Dressed Doll Show Friday afternoon we had a doll show at the Vattman park at 2 o'cloc~ .. _The dolls were diyided into h~o dtvtsto'!s, the Juniors and the ·? emors. Mtss Hel~n Smith acted as JUdge. For the senior doll she picked Edith Brandt's for first, Geraldine Hoffman's doll, second, and Lucille Hoffman's doll third. Edith dressed a spoon doll, whi~h was very attractive. Geraldine dressed an omon doU and Lucille made a stocking doll and dressed it. In the Senior division Kathlyn Holway got honorable mention. In the Junior di,·ision Dorot~y.Davi_s' doll got first prize and Maqone Htll got second prize and Betty Todd got third prize. Dorothy's doll was made of a flower. Her doll was very original and attract;.ve. Marjorie's doll was a ·rag doll with hair JT!ade of yarn and it had a plaited skirt on. Betty Todd had a pair of yarn dolls. Barbara Hoiway, age 3, got honorable mention for the Juniors. She took a hard boiled egg and painted it to represent Humpty Dumpty. Vve had manv attractive dolls, such as yarn, vegetables, flowers, paper, fruit, and rag dolls. \Ve all had lots of fun. LuciJle Hoffman, Vattman playground Vattman Park Downs Beach in Close Game Vattman Wins Over All with Fine Games Our first game was Monday, July 2, and we played the Beach. They were 'fery late in coming and we thought the game would be forfeited to us, but they finally arrived and we had a fine PIJ!e, the score being 5 to 10 in our fat or. Monday, July 9, we played Laurel. Both teams came to win and all the boys played well. The score was 2 to 6 in Vattman's favor. Jioward Ball, Vattman playground Girl. Soore Exciting Laurel Kickball Game A very exciting game of kick ball was played by the girls of the Laurel and Village· Green playgrounds at Laurel, Saturday, July 7. Miss Dorothea M ulholand kept score w h i c h w~s Village Green 18, Laurel 32. Colin Finlayson was umpire. Vivian Miller and Virginia Anderson each made three points, the most being made by the Village Green. Else von Reinsperg and Theophila Sko~p each made five points, the most made by the Laurel team. The weather was very warm but we all enjoyed the game. M.a ry Finlayson, Laurel Playground 0 :Mr. Robin Redbreast You woke me up at four! 0 Mr. Robin Redbreast You sleep an hour more! -Alan Felsenthal, 3, Central July 9, the girls' team of Vattman park playground played the Beach · team. It was at the Beach. We had Vattman Leads Teams a pretty close game and all worked to help our side. It fil}ally ended In Baseball Winnings }lard 29 to 26 in Vattman's favor. The The Vattman park playground ball team played the Laurel team Monday, players on the Vattman team are as .l uly 9, at Laurel playground. Despite follgws: Lucille Hoffman,~, Jane BrAndt, Lorthe fact that bases were twice as long as those we were used to, we won 6 etta Steff!!nS, E.Jajne Stewart, Edith Brandt, . Dorothy Holway, Virginia to 2. It was a good game all the way Green, Katherine Holway, Olive Davis through. The standings of the teams and the substitutes are Geraldine Hoffmann and B~tty Todd. are as follows : Saturday, July 14, we played Laurel Won Lost Pet. Vattman . . . . . . . . . . ....... 2 0 1000 at Vattman. We hoped for s_uccess. Beach ..... . ..... . .... 1 1 500 Virginia Green, Village Green .. . ..... . ..... 1 1 !100 Vattman playground Laurel . . ........ .. ... .... .. 0 2 000 Our next game was ·against the Village Green, played Monday, July 16, Valley Lilies Spread at Vattman park. Perfume, Says Verna Dick Huck, Vattman playground Nestling among th~ broad cool leaves the dainty white bells of the Charles Broad Wins lily of the valley sway back and forth, in Horseshoe Game wafting to the breezes their delicate In the horseshoe tournament at perfume. They are native to Europe, Laurel, Charles Broad won off of Bill Asia, and Am~rica, growing in shady Melchior first and secondly won from dam~ spots and blo~soming in the Frank Hooper. Walter von Reinsperg sr>ring months. The smooth linearwon the third, John Halley fourth. shaped leaves rise directly from the Jack Allworth and To;n Finlayson roQts and in their midst the sixwere beaten, too, but when Colin Fin- toothed bells nod on their slender layson came, he beat. John Halley green stems. There are few plants held him the closest. These were the more satisfactory than the lily of the scores: 11-5, 7-13, 5-11. They went on valley. It is cultivated in hot houses July 12 to play Vattman, the Beach throughout the year a.t)d when planted and Village Green. Laurel got sec- in our gardens it soon escapes and runs wild along shady roadsides, its ond. Thomas Finlayson. graceful bells nodding in the breeze. Verna Archambault, Laurel playground 1450 Lake avenue - Playgrounds Throw in Horseshoe Competition Thursday, July 12, the boys of all the playgrounds came to the Village Green for the horseshoe contest. There were two boys from each park. Howard Ball and Billy Wade were from Vattman, Colin Finlayson and Charles Broad were from Laurel, Da.vid Weinstock and Bernard Saxon from the Beach, and Ralph Hoffman and Albert Roemer were from the Village Green. The Vattman playground won first place, Laurel second and Village Green, third. The Beach was beaten by all_. Gertrude Goelz, Village Green playground Rex Martin Is Winner En Three Howard Races On the Fourth I went over to the Howard school in the afternoon. There were several races going on. I went in four races and won three prizes. The first race was for boys 12 to 17. That was hard because there were older boys to run against but the next three races were for my age. In those I won prizes. The prizes were ten gallons of gas, one n,ound box of candy and one quart of ice cream. :Rex Martin Mary Alice Haves Says Hugh Watches July S Summer School Is Easy · · k f 5 Ftrewor s rom wamp This summer I am going to summer school so I can understand the work next year. Some people think it is hard to go to summer ·school but it isn't because we play games at recess and we have lots of fun in the work we do. \Ve have home work but if vou listen to what the teacher sa vs during the ~chool it isn't at all hard. Mary Alice Hayes, Stolp summer school 5, they had a July Fourth SEED SCHOOL PARK Miss Park, of the school office, has been asking the children to be careful because of the newly seeded park around the school. They have been asked to play north of Stolp. Ruth ~eymour, Summer School At the Northwestern stadium, July display. They had many set pieces and shooting s~ars. They did not have to ?ave any hghts because when the set pteces were lit it lighted the whole stadium and when the stars went .u p the whole sky and fields for many blocks. I was CHILDREN BRING LUNCHES not in the stadium but watching from Every Wednesday is picnic day at a swamp. the Village Gre~n playground. Mrs. Hugh Carrington Fanckboner lets us bring our lunch and we eat under the trees. We just At the Village Green We have a good time; sit and talk things over and have a At the Village Green good time. One day there were about I Dlay all day long ; fifty children who brought thetr I hear the birds sing lunch. At the Village Green. -Billy Fanckboner, 6 years old, Village J o3ephine Cos to, Green playground Village Green playground