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CONNECTICUT PARHIT TSKCHS<¢ /.SS0CT:TION INCORPI.RITED
"OUR OLN BULLETIN"

G:MES & SOGI:.L RECHE/.TION -CTIVITIES
"FOR P.Tws., MEATINGS” & POR PIPILY PLiy"

All activities heve been contributed by member of Connecticut P.P.is.
Contributed by Mrs. urnest P. ileagbeck, Reed P.T./. Brideenort, Comms

following noises: dogs bark, certs mew, ducks queck, piss grunt, cows J
moo, Rens cluck;, bees buzz. a

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ine’ pHernre rd there were heng, ducks, & nics in severe] number who

lives contently torether, .
In: the verenda of the fermhouse two kittens were pirving € 8 Their
mother sleep. She wes s big bleck e:t.. "Letg-fo down hy the veter end
veteh the ducks swim," seid the firs me “No, I'd rether xo down
by the ve.ture end ve tech the covs @reiseing, srid the second- kitten.
It will soon he time for Robhv ca eect ne voles, and he mey hrine
us some milk.” Just then tic hens in the coon snnoune da they hed besun
Ee Yin ClOS 4 !
Boboy went out vith « nel of food for the pigs. Ho eollectéd the
hents e@es on the hey beck of the house.
He stood for * moment lookine toverd the vt sture es the covws rte the
awost clover.
£8 he erm) ue the prth, Rover tha dog mét him, His teil vrigein,
Beh vets ted the cftt-is he. welked up the strirs of the verind:t:.. He
went in tns house-:nAa ut the hen's eegs dovn, He then took some crust.
of breed.in his vocket. On the wey out he whistled to the dog..
Tney went down hy the vornd where the ducks were swirminge ‘nd
pleying in the mud.
™hon they siw Bobbht with the doe they creme to the edge of the benk.
Hren the pe oy duck. orme.swinnine slowly. Bobby then throw the brerd
end the ducks sWim SLOWiv ¢weye

"Gome cn nover, letis géther sone flowers for mother hefore ve vrine
the cova. The dog ven 'checd. In th field were mtenv drises both:
a Ene Vite. .BOoty crtnerée -<. le reve bouauet, "Gone here ." .

id Fo the: der. You see thet bir humble bee thore, well, if He
Es you it will hurt, <s there is no mud netrbv, so cone ¢longs
Lie Brecses blowing rnd. the drisies sweying gereeefully ¢s the

rile) from. Slower to Llower. Joon taney wens home «
er -vwrs oletsed to restive the flovfers frites tine for + frernoon
os Bobs “Ne fre to hevé fn ebrly supver, go cot sterted.”
nd-the, oc went to the pesture to: brine in the coms: Phe pies
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WEPibutss oy Mrs, Vosenn Rovicnhnd, Pres..of Ridgerviein Pyviehw Bnd
Run vice: President, CoLlonial Pers, Ridge efieta .
oxine Metch" very cood for « successful sociel hour st © Patal.

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Districusee © pecic of Cewmds tmonr those Yrosent. 66

ay ones “Bend 247

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bio cer) holders to she side of: the roon ‘enn: the rest in the opner.s
The “biocks" sare .routers for the "Perents"and the “reds" for the
"Teechers', Weke & hoxine ring with 4 chairs snd © rope like a
roguler pnitsh. -.neeint.« voferce, tine keoner, trqg seaonds, &
dector, promoter *O0 ¢. Teechur end Perent,468 eontesté nts. Lrrenc
e 2k princip: 1s in-or sround the ring in .usutl pitces. The nromoter.
brings in twe orirs of boxine rlovess : |

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They «re put on the contestents end introcuced to the eudience,
The keepers tre etch eiven = beg. Contrining t wooden het,
e€ neil end + hemmer. The object is to see who cen drive the neils
in first. Heve the gung rung every one minute #nd ennounced *s Ft
& reguler metch. my
Oceuprtion: Give out slins of never telling of en occuprtion, Herve the
person denonstrete eg. ee on Roller §ketes" wes c big hit et tris
P.T.h. Contributed by Mrs. ''. Meysen Knepp. Mill Plein P ff, Leke
Kenosie , i eORT A Conn. ;

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"How's your sense of Touch"

Pleee ¢ vicee of mecrtroni, & line been, © strew, © piece of string

e pleyine cerd, © ptece of errd, eplece of silk, © piece: of eotton,

e been, rnd hair nin in « nrper beer. "rite the shove Lisv of the
bltck hoprd or never fnd nin in « plfce where it cen he seen. First
contestent drews one perticle tt & time out of the hee: without looking.
One voint score is given for esch erticle drewn end nemned in the
proper order. 20. points for +.! norfect seore.

"Professor ‘“uiz Contest"

Trke questions out of « het. Heve Professor Suiz, score oes

time keever, terms or individurl contesténts.

Contributed by Mrs. Leonerd Briley, Center School, Bethel, Conn

‘yiz gquestions-' nswers-Nemes of locel neonle.

Two tetms, Judeces (3), scorekeevers, time keepers, Prize for winner”

of o#ch term or the winnins term. The eer ee vill be sent on reques
ind

"Jomo end Family" sue sestions ;

Vindhrm Center P.T./:. Mrs. bDuryen, President P sh Sh ee ae
Bester morning breekfrst hunt. The children of one of the members
erreneed this: - Heve string etteched to brerkfest treys rnd ¢rtic les
for the individurl trey. Have erticles in vérious pleces, end “ind
the string sround the: yard «nd house seeing thet 21 the strings for
onc trey come together in one nlece. The nleyers wind up the string
end thus find their brotkfest.

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ontributed by Hrs. George Smith, Newtown P.T.J.. Newtovn, Conn.

Srunch” Heve © mornine hike «nd ¢t the end cook end serve € cobinttio:
hreekfest «nd lunch.

cunrise Hike. Teke ¢ hike on € mountrin or hill, to see the sunrise ene:
cook bret kfeas :

Chinese checkers, musicsl evening, smell orch: stre or singing. Trin
to New York to see Pleneterium, skinc, tennis, ete, ere our feygorits.

Contrituted by Mrs. Cleus Berquest, President Redding Center P.T./.
Reddine, Conn.

The frrerite Femily Pleys: There ere hikes, outdoor rosst, «nd vicnic
nature hunts, euto trivs end olrying gaemes while treveling, es: "/uto
Ride #nd Seek" one sfvs, cuess where I'm hiding? The one who succeeds
hes 6  chenee to hide. You ao not retlly hide but neme some nlrce of Ff
cer where vou fre sunnose to be. :

 
 

"OUR OF RILIAIN' * peme5

Submitted by- Hrs. Louis Hurlbut, Kec. Cheirmen, Roxbury, P.T.A.

and committee for hobby skov.

ea ¥ou~ "Kaie” s+ or +6 "Bowl" + or = "Pi gh"

Whet Hobbies Do You Ride--".het otrer Roxburiens ere interested in

these ectivities? .

Pleese indicete our interest end suceest nemes of others ective

along these lines, or in pny other hobbies you mey edd.

1. Gollecting (entiques, buttons, chine, cless, serepboolks, stamps,

books, documents, coins, srrowhesds, specimens, etc.

2. Fendicreft (model eirvolenes, needlework, weevine, tmitting,

quilts, rugs, crochetine, erticles of leether, wood,
metel, etc.) |

%. omecraft (crnning, sewing, cooing, interior decoretine, etc.)

4. Svorts (huntine, fishing, etc.)

5. Photography (candid shots, studies, movies, develoning end vrintine

G. Nature study (wild flowers, moths, .roe's, trees, trechs, etc.)

y Crertive Activities not mentioned shove (writing comnosing,

vaintine, designing, setchins, etching, etc.)

Q, kiscelleneous (c#rdeninc, raisince vets, eenine hees, singing
dramatizing, stucty¥ing motors, nlieyine « musicel
instrument.

or’ -+"gketing"” -- or. enjoy =- Nishibits’ -- or just -- "Reed end Relax"

Mrs. Lewis Hurlbut

ERE YOU & PRART SPECIKALICT? POUL) /

I. Fow mony rearts (excluding those on the costumes of the King,

Cueen & Jack) ere there in the suit? 87

&€. The fecé cards in & pack ere either full face, profile turned left,

or orofile turned right. ‘hich wey is the Kine of Heerts? The

‘yeen? The Jecx? K--Full, G--Full, d--to right.

%¥ Whet cards in the suit sre exectly the sene whether looked

st from one end or the other? ke ‘:- Js 2h. Bec6 Aare

4. Why vould the Jeck of Hearts be rejected by tre Dreft Boerd?

 

 

He hes only one eye +— or, ++ he hes no legs.
5. FALL in the tlenks in the following guotetion:-

"Stay et hone, my %¢héart , end rest

Fome-veevine hearts are hanviest"
6. Neme two floxers whose nemes contrin the word "heert".

Feert seese - Bleeding heert

7. Which of Scott's novels begins its ection on Séint Velentine's
bay? The Feir Keid of Perth

Q, -Whet femous royal robbery hes been celebreted in verse?
"the “ueen of Heerts she,made some terts." ete
9. Fow meny Enelish words of three or more letters, not voorner
nemes, cen you find in the Word FEATS? Bertr, Her, Heer
Feat, Fat, Rate, Here, Ker, Ere, Het. Art, Bre, Rhee, Ret, Het, Reth,
Rete, 'Rah, Teer, Tar, The; Tare, Tea =i. & verhavs more t

liiss. Hilda Green member of Rec. Comm. ofr Roxbury?Pp
Mrs. Josevh Hartwell, Pres. Roxbury PTL, not having enourch girls old
enough for 4F work or eny scout or Cemp Fire. division, oreenized
a 5H club combining the Scout, 4H and Gamo Fire girls progrems.
The children work for stars, besds and hedges, in the sence of
rome Keine, Hendiereftt Heelth, Heart (thinking of others) end Heed.
They mee trins to én etcher and leserned etching, put on en entertain-
ment 6nd served ters, learned how to errange flowers end won some
prizes at the childrens flower show, hed & supper and @& vicnic,
plenned end got the meals, camped two deys and one nicht, hed an
exhibit of their hendicraft work. I did this to solve the problem
of my deughters question tyhet Cen I do Nor?"

Trene U. Hartwell

 
 

"OUR OWN RULLETIN” pege 5
rege i

Read School P.T.A. Bridgenort, Conn.
: Origins 1 Skit by
Mrs... O'Connell, Mrs. 0. Flenegen tnd Mrs, He Meerteck

Sing No. 1, Bj. end G on sone sheet |
Skit---Introduce 3 mothers discussing whet thev leerned from Study
Group. , |

[ skit
Whet They Leerned From Study Groun

lirs. F.-Oht hello, where's the crowd Mra. o'’Conneli? : 2 tneught we ver
CO DUG; on € fe shion shew.

Mrs O.esbet's sit down snd weit.  .Thest 1) be where soon’. met we tele,
EePove torte done: your

Mrs. F.-Did you heer Dr. Ilse Forrest's lectures lest yerr? .Well; I
don't «gree with some her views. She seid "Don't sk whet
time it) ts, when woune veople come in’ lete.2,.Let them live
their own lives." I sey when young neonle herve © nervous
bret kdown set's) whe! perenvs Wea, pay vanities hy

Vrs. M.<-How meny young pveovle of todey, do vou know thet ere srving
for. & reiny ‘dey? (The first week's «ter usuelin coes for s
down péyment on * cer. «ving boerd is old=fr shioneds I!11
be £11 eers tovheter Dr. Alonzo Grece's tr1k on "Tesch our

1. ¢hildren to eern «: living." My girl Jeruskie wents to ge to
College. ‘Why: even now, she feels herself superior to us. She
took eli the pictures off ‘the: weil, «nd ts \eiveys finding
feult with the children. ‘hen she esked her fether"To. vlerse
Gap The mera Mle Bis, « ary on,” the he we S-bGo muon. . He
threw dovn his vener nd seid "You hive too much.educetion
PRPGEAVa s et tomy: Cont UO BASLE Le, arn Were Ones bne fon
those’ hi felooting idess? Not from my side of the femily.”

Mrs. Fe-My husbend gets so’ tnery when I come: home Tete fromie P.T A.
meetine,  -Doees Vour men ey tre Seme wea?

Mrs. 0.-Oh!t no, vou see I htve hi sh, stew, or something 1 cen cook
Quickly, “ind-his. frvorite ‘dessert, vou. mow the wey uo &
mons herrt. (wink): Sperking of home work, 1 fee’ we should
help OU childrens. bul nob do the work for Tem. Tou eee,
tests “rec piven 2nd the, enild must: know. the -nswepe... Hor. cen
they if we so the work for them? Rv doing so we sre doing
the: chiddsen<im justice end setra ner ee d /eremnie: Giicher cane

F.-Remember Rt bbi Nelson told us, "Prrents should let our child
be the- bul lder of his, diffe) we parents, ‘thes coneu loins
rrchitects to :dvice end puide when esked or needed. "We

“re must terch them to stend on their own feet." s¢id Angelo

Petri, "When they «re,old: enough to undérstend cut the <nron
strings . 79 Slso dike Dew Ade Me et, Arlittie whoo: “The. chiid
From ito 12." “Miny ehiie porobhems ore /solved Mn Ghie took,

 
 

"OUR. ON RULLETIN" pege 6
Skit--pr ge 2

Mrs. M.-Did you mor thet terchers trke courses bo further there own
educetion? Thevslso te ke tests from educstors to keep their
studies un to dete.
Mrs, Yekum got so enery with Abner 1 st Set. @He would'nt be ke
hia nev. He seid, "Geet Wizz} we teke to meny mens in Miss.
Cein's room,” I'm not sleepy to-dry."

Corpall. - 1.2 1 hecNre. sbesd ae Methewts exoresston of cherecter-
Sheveevws, Oheracter is whet youcrre when no one is looking"
True eht

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Vrs. Otic, know « child, who hes ler rned the ert of co-opers tion
from his tercher. One reiny dey he took & fev bright
flowers to school. ‘hen he pnleced: them on the teecher's
desk, she seid, "Thrnk you. Hezekie i” These flowers help us
do better work «nd m ke the room more cheerful. Chilarent
you don't bring things to me, you do things for the cless .
Thet's being co-opert tive, with one «nother.

iPS. MenwL like the explenttion Miss. Grice Sterling, study group |
lecder, ‘nd High School teicher geve us of PvT fs  Pafor
Petience-T-for Tolerence-A-for Apnrecis tion of the efforts
of our children. A mother who hes been sctive in P.T.A.
work for yerrs hrs + child who usue lly brings: home t& few
RBs-or Gs on his report. So you new members mustn't get. the
idet. being « P.7.+. member. gives you pull.

Mrs. Fe-Terchers m rk revorts feirly +nd if vou don't think. so,
dontt tell your friends ‘bout it, go to the teecher @nd. hr ve
Ete lLkewitponern .

Mrs. 0.-Our son whispered so much in érq erede, Ii can!t understend
thet beceuse his fether is such « quiet mn, en since. Obedis
hes been in Miss Cerrolls room he's ¢lwrs singing im the, be bl
Taian | : |

Mrs. Mw-Being « verent in § full ‘time job. We’ heve tried to show you
good veople thet Prrent Educetion lectures, Study groups
rnd redio telks sre helpful to us in this ree of hustle end
bustle (Bol)

And now if our pienist Miss.Cerroll will vary our fe shion
show will, begin. E

n's is kindergerden teacher.

Pa Mt eo
i erroll singing tee eher-

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BND ; Lee
Pe: nist oleyed « merch for our Feshion Shovw

Feshinn Show
8 ledies dressed up in old style clothes of: 20) to SORVEETS CEO >
Some hed villows in for + bustlo «nd old shewls and ¢ Kimome end
blonde msribo neck pieces were smong theses

Next we head "This is ¢-Movie"” followed by Ne. 4.5, end 6 from the
song sheet - ‘ |

 
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A YGAR'S SOCT/.L PROGRAM oe

 

Tine from 15 to 30 minutes
Ji. NU:RY )

1. Roll Cell--answer by mekins ¢€ Ney Year's Resolut ton yhen
neme is celled.

2. fround the Yeer.erill folks -hevine birt hdere in the seme
month form ¢ teem, one for etch month, singing
én €ppropriste song for e&ch month, . When
formed each teem .dremeatizes something typicel
of their month. Vote which wes the best.

FEBRU:RY

1. Who «m I---Pin the neme of & person on the beck of ef.ch
one present. Guess who you fre by eskting
questions of those vresent, who cen only tnswer
yes or no. Suggestion for Februtry: use
Pent. &. Gherecters rs Mre. Birney, Mrs,

Thompson, the principvrl of the school , é. child, -
‘OTC » a : : ne
2e Ghme@eer--+-brve 2 necks of ce rds or 2 ocks of nie ate ie-

numbered heerts. Lerder holds one nrck, the
other peck is pessed, one rt © time, #round

the room, until the music stons or whistle

is blown. Loerder.drews,¢ errd, the person
holding, the s*me nunber receives the beck cerd,
Music becins terin, continue this until #22
cords ere drawn. The one hevine the most crrd@s
méy be the winner or the one htvine the lerst.

hie RCH -

Le Roll Ce ll--i.nswer by neming something connected with
ot. Petrick'!s Dey, on Spring, or thé neme
of « flover which begins with your initiel,
2, Boxing hittch--betwoen € teteher rnd fF. perent, Select «&
: doctor, nurse, seconds, tine-kceper promoter,
Weter Boy, 66s, 621 i bionde ate’ aioe in<e/ .
rosulir. fight... Meke © rine using ¢ /eneirg -
‘nd + Bone, Faces cloves on the contestents!
hends, cive erch ¢« "seeond,"” & beg conteining
ct hemuen, four neils end ¢ wooden box. —Heve
contestrnts ge to it, The sroup is divided
into tro sides yhq onnep for their frvoritc,
The one neiling the four neils in first, Vins»

APRIL

1, Roll Gall--Form Teams; The capnteins of thé“teams (or &8§

meny ceptsins *s you #re heving teems) sheke hends
with every fifth verson, each erptein beginning
et a different corner of the room ¢s - One €t rh.
front corner of the setts, one et left front corner,
enother et last seet occupied on the rh, #nd fnother
ft lest sett occupied on the left. The persons ©

, ve.
shower Dents ths crates, Shekina nends #ith évery
fifth person until 111 ere on one of the 4 terms.

     
 

APRII, (con't) page 2

Putting hands on eech other shoulders (cs in lock step) is a good
way to keen your team together. The term sit together. The one
reedy first win. This can be 411 used as an ice brerker,.
2--Style Show: Teams formed - give each captain, 10 vins, 1 pair of
~. $cissors end 2 pieces (= roll of crepe péper of each
color) using 2 different colors. Select ® model and
dress with these. The teem whose model is dressed first

wins. Then the models perade. The best model is
determined by the apolause meter or judge. The teem

judged as dressing the most authentic, originel,
funhiest étc. is also winner.

MAY

2. Roll Call---Imitate the musicsl instrument you like best. Name
the title of « song, poem, story or picture ebout

"Mother."

2. Scrambled Instnmuments. 1.0APNI - piano 6eRHPA - herp
2.UFLET - flute 7.GRONA- orgen
3.NIVOIL- violin 8 .ERPDHSONXA
4.UMRD - drum sexophone

5.IDACNORCA - accordion 9.ODARI - redio
10 - UBAT - tube

Form tetems by singing song end drematize the song.

Give out slips with titles of songs es, "Jingle Bells"

"School Deys", "Good Old Summer Time" end “Good Night

Ledies,.

All sing «nd form teems by £11 singing seme song

getting in one place. After teams cre formed dremetize
. the songs. The rest guess whet song is dremetized.

Judge which tersm.did the best.

J UNE

1. Mixer---Human Lotto or Bingo. Give each verson a ve per upon
enteping, «lso heve each person write name on « slip
of peper. Deposit these second slinvs of peper in a
box. The first péner: fold into 16 speces, have 16
different people write their neme in & spece on the
peper. First peper filled mskes owner the winner.
When 411 heve pepers filled drew ¢« neme from the box,
The person whose neme is célled stends, repests the
name. All persons heving these némes cross them off.
When four nemes in & row heve been crossed off, stand
énd cell Lotto or Bingo. The first one doing so is
the winner. This #iey continue +s long ¢s you wish.
<. Musicel Romence--Eech person-is given & percil end sheet of pé.per
' to be numbered from one to fourteen; the titles of the
songs pleyed ere the enswers to the fourteen questions.
The first question is esked, efter which « few mersures
of a song is pleyed, end the guests write down the
snswer, which is the song's title.
1. Who was the Bride? Sweet Adeline.
&, \VWhet wes the hero's name? Ben Bolt.
5. Where was the bride born? Old Kentucky Home
4. Where did they meet? Aunt Dinehts Quilting Perty.
5. Whet did he give her? Roses of Picardy.
6. Whet song did she ssk him to sing? Love's Old
Sweet Songe.

 
 

1.

JUNE (con't ) pice 3
ve NO Whe ® bridesmeid? Jernie With the Light
Vie Brown Heir... -
8, Where were they merried? Church in the Wildwood.
9. “here did they go on the wedding trin? - Dixie, —7
lO. How did they For Serine ;
il. “hom did they think of while they Were gone?
os OLd Folks et Home;
le. YVho met them when they returnec? yld Black Joe,
‘15. Where did they live after tke roneymoon? Littie
Urey Home “in the ViCRT «
14. Whet did they then decide? Let the Rest of the
World Go By.

JULY AND AUGUST
Picnic. Hints

Suggestions for getting ecquainted. As the crowd gethers, plen

 

some ectivity to eliminate the ewhkwerd waiting for the mein
progreém to begin.

, Be

Guessing Stunts;

i. The number of beens in ¢. lerge jer.

2. 4dvertisements cut from migéZines end hung ebout.

5. The pictures of frmous men vosted about.

#4, The president or chtirmen's weight, size of coller, heighth,
size of shoes, wkist met sure , ete,

Scoring Gemes:

I. Throwing been b

égs et verious numbered holes in + botrd.
&. Tossing rubber ja

rorings on.¢ chair log,

S> Rolling bells et homemede Indien clubs.

Group Gemes:

Bucky Sheze - secretly designate rc bout three persons #6 the
holders of the prizes. Then instruct the vlryers to she ke
hends end introduct themselves to <s mény néople +s possible
in © given timé, while the persons holding the coins remem-
ber who the 13th or 23rd (devending “on the .size of the crowd )
berson Wes who shook hends with him, The holders of the
prizes (f penny) sre then er lled to the front: of the group
end esked to introduce the lueky persons,

Gemes #nd Contests

Ting Pores

Oollvvop Scremble - Lollypop are stuek into the ground. At
the signal to begin, the children gether es meny és they cen.
The lollypops sare their rewerd. Besure to heve some on he.nd

 

.for those who did not receive any «

Girls - up to 16 yeers of EEN,
Newsveper Reece = Bech perticipant stands on e. newsprver, and

is given one fo hold, on the worét "go" she plrces tt other
newsve0er tn ront of her, steps on TE, picks ap fhe first,

 

‘pPleses it. in front end 66 an until she reeches the finish

line. The person arviving first: is the Winner.
Boys ~ upto 16 yeers of ¥OS . oe
Heppy Hooligen Rios = Besh Contestant is Provided with en emoty
Tin cen. “AL SMe Sei ri c# the rece, they ere esked to belence +t
cén on their herds withcut the use of their hends, end wrlk to
the finish line, If, the cen drops off, the contestant must go
the sterting line ‘nd begin over,

 

 

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JULY AND AUGUST (con't) pege 4
Picnic Hints

Fether «nd Son Leep Frog Rece - First cfl1l out the boys between
the ¢ges of ten end sixteen. Insist thet £11 hoys who heve a
. fether present use him .s « nertner; however, boys who heve no
father present mey "edopt" one. The fether kmeels don leap fro;
| feshion on the starting line while the son stends hehind him. 0:
* the word to begin, the son lerps over the father, felling down i:
front of the fether, the feather then performs the lerning and
fells down in front of his son, end so on until the first couple
eross the finish line.
ds Men : E
Belloon Swat - Give each contestant « swetter or folded news pe per
& rubber bend, & piece of string sbout 2-feet long end © balloon
Esch contestent blows un his balloon end ties the string to it,
He then ties the string about his weist with the belloon «t the
backs “RE théssignal each man goes about ettempting to break the
other fellow’s beiloon end at the seme time protecting his own
When ¢ mén's belloon is broken he steps out of the contest,
The one remaining the longest is the winner. ue:
E. Ladies .
Goift Putting Contest - Place a tin can in © hole in the ground.
Give each leday an ovnortunity to putt a golf bell in the hole,
The ledy with the lowest score is the winner.
f, Partners (men end women)
Clothes Pin Hace - Line pertners on the sterting line. Stretch
clothes line écross the course «hout_26 feet from the sterting
jane. This line snould be held taut by 2 men. Place a number
of clothes pins om the iine. s#t the stertine signel, the men,
with their hends in their pockets, «re instructed to run to the
clothes line, keep on taking off clothes pins, using the mouth
only, end bring them beck to their pertner. s#fter sll the
clothes pins are gone, the dady holding the most pins is the
winner, The men holding line, should twist it s bit to meke it
more diffiouit to-reet- the pins.
3. Stunts for the Dance Floor :
Bag Dence - Give fil the men ebout ten veper begs. f.fter danc-
ing € short time, the men are privileged to change pertners, but

 

 

 

 

oniy by blowing up & bagvand breaking it on some men's
back. -1f he is successful, they chenpe pryptners, if not, he
Cen try 40 asf in.

4. Woter Sporcs and Gemes
Water foLgorn - This geme is pleyed in she llow or deep water.
Pley ers join hands in a circle sround as flofting object. At
the signal, they try:toe push or pull etch other Into-the_
"yoison", All who touch it are elimineted. The last person
standing is the winner. ae
Newspaper Race - The swimmers race'on their beeks reeding a
newsp?per neld in their hands. The newspaper mey be folded onc<
but no more, end must not touch the weter,

 
 

 

SEPTEMBER'S PARTY

. ", Beginning of School Perty" is found on pege 435 of
Parties for Special Days of the Year" edited by Ethel
Bowers - Nationsl Recrestion Association, 315 Fourth
Avenue, New York, N.Y. 50¢. The book cen be borrowed
from your State Chsirman or your public library - A copy
of this will be sent on request.

Some suggestions for "Breaking the Ice":

1. Get Aouainted - Blind Animal

Eech one when he arrives has the name of some enimel
put on his beck. The idee is to get the grestest number of
animals on ¢ slip of paper without heving your enime.l learned
No one may stend with his back :geinst the well. (Tee
Breakers) S. 1024. :
2, "Whetts your neme"

Give s cerd or ruled paper ond a pencil to eech line.

bt sterting signal «sk first person to put their surneme
on the first line leeving room for the civen neme. PEéss
guickly to second verson in Line who asks first person's
given neme, writes it “here it belongs, signs the surneme
on second line, pessed it to number 6 end so on. Line
finishing first wins. (Progrem Sugzestions) S. 1025
3. Song Perties and Prozrams Ethel Bowers-"The more we get
together." |
4. £11 those these first names begin with letters &,b,¢ ;
d,¢,f, will sit in one section or row. 4g; through j. will
sit’in s second row, k, through r will sit, in e third end
s through 2 in the fourth. PRey should méke this move in
five segonds. Section or ror seeted first wins. “night of
fune" S. lOOk bateriel from H.b. Edsren, Georse Williem
College, Chicegc.
5. Have some cnterteinment or stunt es "The Fetal Quest"
in "Suecessful Stunts" by Katherine Rohrhrugh, or "One
for Only" in "stunts Recrestion Circular #5. Extention
Dent. Conn. Stete College, Storrs, Conn. trite to the
eddress fer your copy.
6. See thet eech'section' cor row has the seme number of
ployers. CAT & DOG Two small erticles one of etch for eech
team, o8 four eresers ent 4 pencils. Give lst. pleyer of each
tos en. eraser, @be. ond ereh pleyer at end « pencil. First
pleyer of etch teem seys to neighbor, "Z found the dog."
Neichber scys, "The hit?" No. 1 either berks like « dog or
saya "The Dog" end passes the ereser to No. 2. No. & seys
to No. 3 "I found the dog. " No. 3 asks "The Whset?" No. 2
repects #s No. 1 did end so on. Keach time the question goes
beck 26 in 1 end 2 end. the ereser gocs to the next one.

Meanwhile the pencil is sterted in the stme wey with "I found
the cat". The pleying continues until the cog reeches the
lest person end the cat the first person who holds up erticle
end whole teem stends up. The teem standing first wins:

 
 

SBPTEMBBR'S PLRTY {ccntinued)

 

7. Desf end Dumb Snelling Mitch: :

Keep the 4 teams or combine & groups from @ teems. &
ceptien for two tetms who strnd rt the heed of the line
pick & judce end & pleyer to prenounce: the words. & word is
pronuunced once end only one chengee to spell correctly.
yowels ere not seid but signs given #. reise Rt. Hend, HK.
reisc left hend, I. point to self, O point to & round mouth.
J. voint to opposite. If the vowel is seid the word is
missnelled. And ple yer must sit. The term wins which has
the most pltyers stending in line when time is up.

OCTOBER'S PARTY FOR P.T.A. MEET INGS
Psrent Teachers Associetion of Connecticut Incorpeted, 1938

1. Entert:inment - &. Scerecrow Quertette - from "Stunts"
RG. No. 8 Pege-il-
Get Together - Song. Tune “sch Du Lieber" from Perties

e
end Progrems N.Rt.
. £. The more we set tovether, the hepnier #re We.

b. The more we wet torether, the henpiér @re Wea
c. For your fricnis “re my fritenis end my friends © re
your friends.
4. The more we get together, the havvicr re WGe
.. Link-+rms. b. sheke s many hends 8 possible.
¢. point slternrtely «t neighbors then «t self. d. Link
erms. Repeet sil.

Os Fortune? Give < pniecs Ot. pe oer, = nencil #nd errds tea
erch one, ¢ither when entering or later. If more thrn 52 &re
present use 2 or more peeks until cach one nresent hes et leest
one. Using other necks, the decler shuffles es mony crrds
es hes been given out. ssks &. cuestion. Picks up «nc shows
the ten errd Eo.Ghl. me helder of the duplicete cerd writes
the «nswer on the pepor, whose fcertune it is, “ho in turn £3 ks
r question. The de ler now pleces the ctr] +t the bottom of
the peck... Drews enother from the top end the nroceecures
continues until c:rds «re ell drewn. Then erch reeds their
fortune. - .
4, Two Quict Gemcsi Ae Elcetric Sparks" pege 2 Reerertion
for the Rural Home" Two or more teams of 5-10 pleyers etch,
sitting or strnding, in lines with hands clesped. £11 heve
eyes closed, exccnting ceptein of etch term. The lerder
indicetes © number by helding uy ¢ number of fingers. Eech
erntrin squecazes the hend of the rerson next to vim tne

ber of times indiceted. .This "sperk"” is thus nease? dow
the Glne. The lest person in sem teem reises his hana
indiceting the number of squeezes he received. These £re
conpared, usuelly the number of squeczces indice.ted by the
lest verson is not that the leader gave. The Winning teem
ig fetermined by speed rnd SeCurecy

 

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OC OREK'S FaRTY (eon inact)

 

tt a tt : gd 4 VE eas 4 2
De Ghosts* The lecdur neme 3. + one letter of the elphabet,
the next pleyer edis ce letter, thiniiing of some word. Bech
pleyer cdds © lettcr but must ‘yoiod in (Viition which com-
pletes the word. Ecch vlfyer cdis. If he does finish &
worn, he becumes & thelf-Ghost" end no one cen spezk to him.
If eny player does speak to hin, he toc becomes & he 1lf-shost .
The half-ghost mey continue rleying end telking. /fter the
word hres been finished, the next niryer sterts © now word.
Tf « helf-ehost finishes ¢& word, he becomes £ whele-chest,
and drovs cut of the geme, but still mey telk,.. If eny piryer
telks to him thet pieyer becomes & “full-chost". Soon ell
players sre eliminé tec. |

Retrieving the Witch's Broom Sticks- & smell pumpkin ¢jcck-
oelantern) is »lecea in the center of the floor «ne tyro

-pleyers sre stetiones rh tn €ael distence from it with &

>. bras stick betwoon them. A&t the sient l Gech one then choose
sides end eech side sends & contestant cut to retrieve the
broom until everyene hrs tried it.

Refreshments- 4 lunch for two, vecked in little boxes wre.ovned
in orrnse rn bleck pepere Give the boxes to the boys end

witch hete tc the girls. The, boxes ena hets ere numbered.

The cirl whose het berrs the seme numbor rs the boy's box sheres

his lunch. & huse white treble cloth is sprerd down on the
floor picnic fishion. sfter lunch, while the guests «re still
sented, rn empty pumkin (jeckOo-lentern) is p Fssed to esch
eAy, Whe drew out her fortune. A&nother numnnkin is nessed

to the men who in turn crew out their, fortune e

It is pessible thet some recreetion workers mey no t be
femilizr with the bulletin entitled "How to Celebrete He llo-
weten which wes issued lest yeer by the Association.

Copieds mcy be secure! for 25 cents. Reerertien Circuler #51
Weilte for € treo Cups, Extention Densrtment of Agriculture.
Connecticut Univeristy, Storrs, Connecticut —

NOVsiviBEK Pley NIGHTS

There sre mimeosrrphed copies of t. @henksgiving Perty"
pege 52. "Perties for Snoelel py ys of the Yeer” end £, com-
nléte covy of the Wovoember mceting for thoss who vent them
wa well ea tue folowing: ~ in Gur lentins library we have:

1. Suggestivns for Sersonel Socisl & Community Ecotivities
Bulletin No. 1048, snd s. 1651, iso Sb. L087.

2, “Phenksciving Perties" S. 1052. & 1050, S. 1053.

a. In Rurel & smell community recrertion on pF ee OG is =

trhenkegiving Party".
4. "Pirties'twiusicel, Mixers «nd Simple Syuerc dences= by
hel Bowers. Price DO¢g ~ Hetione 1. Recreetion essocrtation=

é

t : =
15 4th .venue oy ei eel ul A olenning on sctive DPOLTe Me

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NOVKN.RBEK PLAY NUIGHIS (continued)

Some suzcestions for « Nevember Meeting:
1. Entertsrinment. - Pioneers song Feat, §& eroun af Ploneers
et cemp efter & herd dey of trevel, singing. scones. of ©. dey
bye Around ¢ cenp fire méke an indoor fire by putting «
smudge in « peil, for the suc. © fi.d aprenging sticks cver
red tissue cepor for the fire.- & gud erxit’,, somebody tells
thet Indiens cre ebeut end ell steel off to the wegons.
"Songs from smericen & Kurcpeen Folk Songs" R.S. #15 cen be
uséde :

2. Zineni Zep. Pree 1. Pleyers find cut the first nme
of the verson ct right end left the lender sterts by pointing
to someone end saying, “Zip turkey". The person most reply
the first neme of the versen on his right before the lerder
eeunts to ten. If the leedern sry, “Zan turkey" the left nerson

4s mentioned. If nct successful the nerson te kes the -lesders

 

 

 

WMECCC.

3. Guccenceim. Pesce 10. Dres the followine cnert:
FURNISHINGS |
CLOTHING:

 

GIRLS Ne-M#S
BOYS NaMES

Fill in the speces with words becinnins with the letter
et the ton ef column oni in the clsss cf the words et the sidee
Thus, the first line for thanks might ree“, "Turdey, hesh,
epnlles, nuts,. kole, seit." Score 4 fur every entry selected
by ne one clse snd 1 fcr entries chosen by others.

3, ©, from gemes for cary end club meeting. R.S. #19
Extention Depertment of .sriculture Connecticut University
Storrs, Connecticut. Circulers R.C. 8 -H.S. 15 mey be obte ined
rt the stme place.

4, Pilsrim Spellins Metch.. Pe xe 90, Rurel Recreeticn.
Give out Gurliented lctters (26}3 e's, ds, end cs, P. Gest,
eo Wg hg Oy ey ee DS Pe, Sh, by USig “ONG BSL ef ene ¢cclor
the other « different color. Mekine 2 sides - one letter
r nerson if nossiblee snnounce the fellorving vwerds, one &t
s time. Priscihle, Messisot, Brodfert, Brewster, Hiewe the e
zs the word is calied, thesc helding the letters in the word
run out into the middle of the room ‘with their letter in. front
of them spelling the word correctly. The side which spells
the word most quickly wins. |

DECEMBER FESTIVITIEG
Christues Party Suggestions: “sé Christy s Perty", pese 56
in Parties for Specitl Deys or the verr., ny Ethel B

ONEPS e

 
 

: DECEMBER FESTIVITIES (continued)

A Merry Christucs Perty prre Oe. "Rure1l Recrertion".

N.R.&. snow Bports picnic’ vege 23 Denniscn'ts Brithdey
Parties. “i Christies Party" - our library No. S. 1054.
“Christmes Butletin" Reerertion Dept. Reeding Pe. Heve hed

s number of requests for nagceants or pleys, some Sorc Ge.
end mteriel ere: “# Cendiclight Service “ in December 1957
Women's Home Comprnion. You cén get "three Christmes Pesgeents,
tchristmns Feceents" & "Christmes Mericnettes," from the
Women's Home Compenion Service Burceu, 250 Ferk ivenue N.Y.

 

taoob WiIbp TOMARD MEN" « short peccent, from Dec. 1937.

Ec untry Home, Country Benticmen. 1. “Plentetion Celehretion
“by Elizebeth Britton. &. "Tittlo Women in the Nevs", by :
Génevene Forbes warri.¢. This gives Ceristmes Customs in
lends. Your Stete Cheirmen hes copies cf these to lend.

mony.

: SUGGESTIONS FOR LECER BER MEETING.
sLe Enterteinaent - Tebloeus & Cerol Sincing.

2 .- Seuss :
©. Ghrictm.s Sheprins Tour, Resedin: Xmes Bulletin

‘be Christmes inimets Ror Aine Smas Bulletin

Christmes f£nimels - Divide the srcun selectec for this stunt
into two teems, one the Leins md the other, the Donkeys.
Blindfold <11 the rleyers ena cive © hrndkerchief to the first
person in the Loin tezgm which forms € line et one end of the
reany, while.the Donkeys form © line *t the other enc. The
object is to press & hendkerchief beek int fourth between the
twe terms from nunber one cf the Lion terin.to the lest number
ef the Donkey te:m so thet 4t is pesset Aje cone lly cercss'
the room. When the lest Donkey receives it, he cerries it
over to number two lion, to second last Lonkey, «nd so @n
unttl all heve passed the hendkerchie®. Since one term is
the Lions, they must roer sndtthe Lonkeys, hee-hev, So the.t
members of hoth terms «re eyided to the oleyer with the he nd=

kerchief vy these sounds.

 

Sources of ediitionel weterialL:
Parties plens and prosre:s, end Perties Plens end vrovrens
for Sneciel deys by Ethel Bovers.
Games for  wiet hours end smell pleces, niblished by N.b.E.
315 Fourth avenue N.Y.C. 50¢ £ copy.
Hand book for Kecre:tion Lesders, Wo. 231 Chidrens Puretu,
Department of Labor, Veshington, .C.
Sure Horie No» 61, Stunts No. 8 Free, axtention Dent. Conn.
University, Storrs, Conn.
Meiling Lept. Mess. atrte College, Amiuerst, Mess. Bullet ins

5¢ a cop Ye |
‘Our Own Connecticut Bulletin free 35 Reservoir Street, Bethyl,

Connecticut.

 
 

 

IC EeEREAKERS

The Receiving Line

 

Bach verson coming in goes throuch the receiving
line and takes his place at the foot of it. For
varistion each person has a slip of paner telling him
how he must sheke hends; like « Frenchmen, &® person
in high society, etc. .

The LABYRINTH

Winding up in-¢é spiral end then coming out of
it sheking hends with everyone §&5 this: te done.

Dimes

Ten dimes in the pockets of ten different people.

The one who is the twenty-second person,to sheke
hends with « person. heaving & dime gets ite

The Inquisition

awainknne couples merch «round to music every min
havinghé pertner @nd making ouble circle. &
blest of whistle men about face, epirls stili merch-

ine in. the. srme direction. t setond whistis every
men té&kes his new poertner ent te Lks Eo er ror *

minute end a helf. At the end of time the director
mey heve £ coup le come to the center cndtell <il
they know about each othere

Blind Anime 1

Ped

o

 

Fech one “hen he errives hes the neme of some
snimel put on his brck. The idee is to get the
the grertest number of #nimrls on slip of pe per
without hrving your «nim 1 ler rncd. This cen be
plisyed when everyone knows everyone else. If people
ere stringers to etch othe their ovn nrme my be

pleced on their becks. In this ofme no ons mer
atend with his ck +g inst the wr Li. ae :

Conversstion

Rdouble circle. Topic is «nnounced and «ech
person must ts 1k to his partner on thet subject
until the whistle blows. To make sure they te be the
director *t the end of the time my cr il ¢-couple t6
the center rnd get their iders on the subject. = jx.
merch in reverse directions to get new péertnerse

Neighbors
————— a namemmenmnnnnsl

Circle with one in the center. When © “person
is vornbea to he must tell the persons mime on each
side of Hine If he et nnot me must co to the center.
At order of"fruit tsket" everyone must find new
pertners or BELA rOrs «+

 
 

To Find. Pertners

Grend Merch
cement EERIE

| Usue:l wey of heving the line of men ¢nd of
i... wWemen come down the eonter together end in thet
wey getting prrtnerse :

The Celebrities

Humerous nemes on cerdse Must find your own
pertner. Nr.Idi.Smert must find Mrs. 1.N. Smert.

 

Observetion

licen telks to « ledy for five minutes. Lt end
of time he mist goto the other end of the room end

write « description of hers Must rerd it ot +21. end
see if thet person cfn be told by the description.
It is good to hrve the pvers colleeted end give
them out liter to the mon, hrving cech find the eirl

fitting the description he hes.
Stuntific: tion

The men rre eiven picces of vt per telling whe t
stunt they shrll do. ‘The women *l1so “re given vieces
of vo per with the nemes ef stunts on them. As the
men do the stunts the “omen leern whieh is to be

their respective vertner by the stunt he does

The Chence
ee a ener Ree

fhe girls stick foot out from under *. curt: in
red sre chosen by the mene

Blind Mans Buff

%
The one whom thc men touchcs with the crne is

his pertnere

Ve lentine Prrshers

Ew

Girls blindfolded p in crrows of red never on
to heerts pesteda on t. sereen snd contrining * hoy's
nemee The pertner is obtc ined in this mt nnere

Refreshments

Persons choose booths to get their food froms
Don't Imow whet they ere going to get. Grend merch
used to get then sround »

The King with & Terrible Temper
Divide the group into five -ywnits £5 indice ted.

onrir te response
eiven in tie retdicg af the story.

 

 

Esch grour responds with the epor
when its “ey 1s

 
 

Che recters . Response
eo ? The King Grer-r-Pr-Lrer-
be Feat Daughter Ke -plunk
ce. Thin Daughter Whistle
d. Besutiful Deughter bal Rm eb A Ot
e, Hendsome Prince ‘hehe |
fF. Geilloping Horse &1l me ke @s.llop-

ing noise with fect.

Narre tive

There was once € king with * terrible temper,
(Grer-r.) He had three deughters » The eldest was.
very fer (Ki =plupk) 5 the second wes exceedingly thin
ey but the youngest wes very berutiful.

beens

Wow is «.nezrby country there Lived +. hendsgmg
prince (Shes. one dey Re ceme Eo the pe lece OF Ene
king with,s terrible tynper (Gp-p-r),) lI Reve come ,"
soid née; “bo seek + -ife Smoug your deughters

( Ke-plunk" vhistle, -atech). First he wes presented

+o the eldest and, well, the herviest deushter (Kreplunig).
Then eppeered the druchter who wes very thin (Whistle). |
She did not pieese him either, rnd he seid, Wea #

herrd thet you hed © young end bet ubiful drughtert

"well," ceme the reply, ttosnnot love your oldest deugh*

er (Kesplunk), «nd Idon't like your thin 7 ughter
Whistle)" 5 }

Just then on tho st! irwey epoe: red the ounces he
most eerutiful qe UehGer (g-f-ehl). Reoture Prilled the
of the hrndisoze prince (ahehet), end he cried, bid

heert 5
His words eres tly

will trke your younzcst deuchter 3%
a s s ye e434 ‘4 tt
sneered the king with : terrible, temper (Gr-E- CALL
out the cu‘eds, " he thundered, nESuPET md out tnis
upstert of & nrince!" (aehe Y) But the suitor immedietely
seized in. his ¢rms the willine princess pore). WEER
her he rushed out. When the royel court reached the
doer, vil Cay eould soe wis # cloud of dust re ised by
tue hobte of the gi Llopine ners’. (Gelloping sounds
which gredurlly die WET)

So ends the romentic tr le of the king with the terrible
temper (Grer-!, his fet de ughter (Ke plunk) y ee thin
di ughter (Whistle). and the youngest snd most ber utiful
ae ycauter (net eth), end the hendsome prince (h-hi 1);
with the’ g Llioping horse (sounds with feet).

 
J. NEW YEAR'S PARTY

 

invitation. “Phe follorine invitation printca or typcdvon © white
card cut in the shene of an hour-cless is avnnropriete.

N est Tucsdey our cormpeny. come P lease do not fail

EB vening erly : A nd be
Woe request th. pleasure of nd avoid: the“. R cady to have a rio
ush. We te.

co Dt i kK

heiiodock for yous Y ougvill have no re

To this should be added the request that each guest bring e nicture
of himself or herself in behy days. These victures are nurihered
end then oleaced in a ror.

Baby Contest. Hach’ gucst is given a vencil end pener so Get ho
mey puess whe the verious veonle arc whose haby pictures are dis-
played et the verty. Averd a calendsr, diary or resrly exnense
rook to the one who makes the most accurate guesses. Give en averd
slso to the nerson whon the guests vote as having the vorettiest
beby picturc, and:-to the one rho they say hes chenged wost since
haby days. ae.

Reminiscence Game. Kech cuest on arrival hes ea number ninned on
him, of44 nunbers for boys and even numbers for cirls. A number

of slips ere nrensred es follows: "Find number 8 end tell her what
you did lest New Year's Sve." "Tell number 6 your most interesting
adventure during the nest yeer.” These slins are distributed to
the young men end tive or ten minutes allowed for conversstion.
Gimiler slivos are distributed to the girls.

Hour-Gléss. All over the room heve been hidden tiny cardboserd
hour-f@lasses upon each of which has been written «€ different fragment
of time, as thirty-five minutes, one hour 6nd twenty minutes, seven
seconds, two deys. Feather Time announces that much ti me hes Deen
lost during the yeer, and thet the winning point will be given to
the team whose numbers find most of the lost time .in the three

or five minutes allotted. The players then scout ell over the room
searching for the lost time. .The leeder calls a halt, and the teem
with the compilation of the longest smount of time wins.

New Yearts Puzzle. The groun is divided into four or five divi-
Sions ni eech person in & group is numbered. The lesder then
calls | number end elso asks one of the following questions. The
person who first ensvers correctly is given 6 point for his tesm. -
The questions ares

 

 

1. A nerve disease contsining the 7. Meny--Numerous
sound of "new"--Neurelcie . 8. A centér--Nucleus
9

®, Impartiel---Neutrel” 7 9, An enimel--Gni
3. hicity tn Nev Jersev--Newerk 10. A Virginie city--Newport News
4, Perteining to sir--Pneumetic ll. A famous philosonher--Newton7
5, Perteinine to « number-- 12. Nourishing--Nutritious

Numere 1 oe ae
6. Thet which ennoys--Nuisence

 

New Yeerts Resolution. sing the letters N-E-"- Y-H-A-R-'-5S #-V-E

 

the vieyers ere given & certain length of time to write an eleven-
word Nev Yeer's Resolution, each word starting with « letter of
those words. “when these ere finished they are collected by the
hostess. After refreshments, each, guest picks «4 resolution from

a hat, using right. hend over left shoulder, eyes front, of course,
snd rendas the resolution es if it were his ewn,

 
  

Singing Round the Yeer. Divide olsyers into two grouns. Toss

6 coin to decide Which one sterts. The first etm sings « song
suitable to Jenurry, the other sings one for Februery, &nd so on.
The point is given for etch successful complete sone. If a teem
fails to sing within one minute efter the other team stops, one
point is given to the other teem, with the privilere of singing e
suiteble song. es |
-Seeled Orders. An order should be delivered to eech guest; duly
foldéd in légel fashion @ng seeled with a lerge red se@l beering
the neme of the person ta whom it is to be delivered. These
orders are to be opened by each guest in turn and the orders
cérried out.

 

1, Sing a duet with 8, Tell a good joke
2. Pley 8 piano solo -9, eke a caroon of yourself
3s Compose « 6 line poem 1@- Recite a piece you leerned
4, Describe the most beeutiful | .« In-sehool days
wunset you héve ever seen ll. &dvise a youn men hov to propose
5. Trim a hat (For & man) 1B. Imitate © Chinese leundry-
6. Dress ® doll (For a men) advertising his business
7. Impressions of a base bell 13. Imitete ¢ lady féstening & dress
geme (For & girl) thet buttons uo the beck (For
a men) He

_ 14, Imitete & men. feStening &

“eollar buttons (For « cirl)
Timely Tonics mey follow. EHech guest is given.e pencil end
sheet of never with the seme story typed on it end tolA to under-
score every word releting to time. Afterwerd the hostess reeds
the story indiceétine the words which should ‘heve been underscored,
and eech guest marks his omissions. A&A celender brize mev. be
swerded the one with the feviest omissions. The Key storv. follows,
with ell time words in itelics:r "On kondey night I celled up Mery,
I said, "ere you coming to my Nev Yeer's verty?” “Vhen?! she —
saked. (“On Seturdsy mlent.\ “Whet til. —e then’ Oly play.
games end meke # reguler night of 445° TET let you, enor in «
little while, wren mother comes home. She went tevev yesterdse v3
She should be beck now. I'm expecting her tny minute. ‘het time
will the verty begin?” "kt nine otclock, promptly. Come eerlyve.
"371 you have refreshments?" “Yes; cheése ‘ni dete sendwiches .
fell nuts, wefers, such es fFivesotclock tess, fna Tee creem. "“Heve
you any timely suggestions?" Yet unless you went to heve & re-
guler dinner, with Spring 1: tab end eerly June pets end things of
thet sort." "N, 1 Waitt hive. ti me to bother with thet I'll be
busy up to the lest second. T’Wrnt something I cen prepere quickly
end serve €€ once. Cell me £8 Soon &S your mother comes homé. Do
come over early #nd help." “T'IT be on time, but I'll see you
some time before then. ‘'e've seen $c iittle of etch other istely.
‘ITYT GeTl you this evening. Good-bye."

A new Yeerts Téble. Heve the dete.of the new yeer in the center
ST THe tEhIG in red or green flowers. In the center of the table
elso heve « Nev VYeer's eekxe with « thimble, ¢ bit of money «nd @
Sine invite Been oneches © siteée,. and the fun begins when the

finder of the ring is ennounced es being sure to wed soon, the.
finder of the thimble to stey unwed, end the lucky one who cuts ‘
the money to héve = future of weéelth.

Seo flso: Gemes Adept ble to Many Holideys, List... Sones, bist. D.
Muster 1 Grimes, List RB. Nobes The Lists referred to will be found in
the front of the book."Pertics fot bpecis 1 Holidry-Edne Bowers" |
CELENDAR PARTI“S. Jen.--Hirthdey Cruise-Feb.-"ho's who verty- Merch-

 

 

 

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June-Foonlight Me squere de-July~Ber eh Frolie-hug-Dog deys ea
The Gey Ninetics-Oet .-Suverst ition Cs nort-Nev-Footbe ll Perty-

Snow Sperts Pienicee-Prrty Gece San Vellarye.
"Denis ons”

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YSE OF HLarHLayd

Suegestions for

Teems - Seeting for suppers - Suoper Calender Social, ete

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To form teéms
1. €. No of Tefms 12 - one for e&ch month.
b. Methods: (1) 4&11 “hose hirthdsys tre in Jen. £o to one
corner of the room. Those in Feh. to enother snot, etc.
It “ould be helpful but not necesst*ry, to heve the nme of
the month written or vorinted on e cerd bor rd end Aisoleyed
nt the plece where erch crouv is to meet. 12 .eroupnse “re
formed.
(2) skssien ¢ femilier tune to etch month end
herve every one &t the ssme time sing or hum the
tune essigned to the month of their hipth. ALL
those singinr the sfme tune frou covetnenr,
Those in the Fonth in which the entire groun cet
| tosether first - Wins.
moe te a. OT Der is ee
Jen, Fob. Mer. - Teen 1
Lyril bey June - Term &
July Aug Sept - Teemss
Oct Nov Dec. - Teem 4
b. Methods: Proceed the seme +s (1) or (£2) in 1 ¢ebove.
Sugrestions fer tunes:
Team 1. Jingle Bells
Teem 2. Here Comes the Bride, or "Old Grey Bonnett".
Term 3. In the Good Old Sumer Time.
Toor 4. deilt Heilt the Geng is here or “Auld Leng Syne".

Jenuery .- Jingle Bolls,

Fohrurry- Let mc Cell You Sweetheert.
ue roh -~ “orrine of the Green.
#oril -~ Loril Shovers.

Mey - 'Nesth the Shede of the Old Anrle Tree.
June - «““Here Comes the Bride."

July -~ "yenkee Doodle.”

UG 6 - Good. 01d Sumner Tine.

Sent. = "Behool Deys."

Oat s - "He rvest Moon.”

NOV. - Ceme ye Thenktful Peonle Come.

Dec. - Silent Nicht.

Renguet Seetings:
1. Use the methods discribed in forming teens end seet them ©s
succested under D. in suppers. or EB. us tm Celender Secial.
snnnces  Heve a teble for-esch month with one ertiele of food
renrosentive of ef ch wonth or &. couplete metl with evvronricte teol
sittines. Heve sll whose birthdey ‘re in thet month sit et the
te bie ef thet month.
Cr linder soeiel: snvoint 2 hostcusses for etch teble heving one te’
for orch month. “hich is decorrteda to represent the menth with prc
teble settings :nd center vicce. kech hostess invites 1Q or 8 or
eny number decided en for cech teble. Prevides refreshnents frequ
sindriches cok: «nd bevert.ze Fre served.
1. Hevoe etch table sing € seng er put on & stunt. Vote en the be
preformences.
©. Veto vither cs & money mé king scheme or without money for the
most envropi:tc decorstiens.
ctunts auecested 1A Bi sre pnnreniete for ‘ny sctivitvs

 
 

Jane

Heil, Hail, the. c#ngts: a1] here
No matter whet the weather

Ve -are.611 tocether

Heit, Heid, the geng'ts all here
Let the fuss start richt now.

Fede

Let me call you sweetheert
I'm in love with you.

Let me hear you whisper

fhet you love me too

Keep the love light sleeming
In your eyes ‘ef blues

Le + me esll you sweetheert
Itm in love with you.

Mereh

Therets a shinins little islend,
fnd its people love it weal,
& spot by neture cifted. with

Her most endurine spelle .
You will know it ‘by the > Shenrock,
Deerest emblem ever seen, And ~
Know its men end vomen _

By the wearing of the greene

April

When april showers they come end so
They brinc the flowers
knd chese the snow.

Mey

Dewn by the old Mill Streen,
“here I first met you

With your eyes so blue

Dressed in singher too

It. wes then I knew |
Thet you loved me too, You erer
Sixtee n, My villisse queen
Down by the Old Will Streen.

Nov :

frre turkey ren EWE Y
Before Thenksgiving Day.

He st id the y's wake « rosst of ne.

Tf I should steys

DOC «
Jingle
Jingle
Fun it

belbis, Jdinclc Delia,
nti the wey, Oh, whee
16°00 Tide. ins one
{(REPR..IN)

Horse open shtv.
p :

_& Piding on © pon, .

: Res. Ue

June =
Here Comes the bride

Cetch on to her stride

see how she webdhles

From side to side,

Here comes the groom

&£ rioment too soon

Dressed in his best he's

fs Stiff ts-e€ prom.

July.

Yenkee Doodle ceme to tawn
He
Stuck -€ fetther in his het
Ceiled it Meerroni.
Yenkee dood@é keep. it up
Yenkee doodle dendzey

Mind the musie snd the steps
And with the ciris be hendy.

end

fugust

in the good old surmer time
in the cood old sumer time
Strollinr down ¢ shedy lend
Vith you_beby mine

I held your hend end you held
mine, ind thetis « very good

sicn.

The t your my tootsie wootsic,
In the good old summer tine.

Sept.

School deys., school devs

Deer old colden rule deys
Reeding & writins & “Erithmetic
Teucht to the tune of the
Hickory stick.

You were my queen in celico

I was your beshful be refoot
“hon you wrote on my slet
I love you ibe

‘hen we were © counle of kids.

Oct e

Shine ent Shine on Hervest

Moon wey in the skye

Tt cintt herd no levine since
Jen. Feb. June or July

Springs time cin't no time to
Stiy out ete & spoon So

Shine on shine on hervest moon
For mie cnd my srl

 
 

Setting: The setting for this musice1l novelty cen be mede
Bs staple or es els torate ©s one desires. If presented

‘stage or pletfrorm corn and ¢rein shueks, sutunn
tenves ony hey, vihes, on kins and other tokens of the
hervest sePpon ern be effectively used. «# meon and rustic
fence slso hve their pleces. .
Costumes: Members of the yurrtette ere gostumed in old
Slothes with hey protruding from holes sna vetches in their
elothing. Arms ¢nd hends extend streight out to the sides.
ff Hhe croun is. to.sing for © very lone time this posture
4s difficult to hold, se it is edviseble to give etch singer
¢ broom hrndle or “ooden, norrow stick which cfn be ingerted
shroush both cort sleeves to serve fe Fn tim rest.
action: at the beginning of the ect & clock might loudly
Strike 12. If you heve ecess to « stiac the clock could
chime before the perting curtsin discloses the f:11 setting,
the effect of which is srestly improved by proper lighting.
One. by one efch sc: recrov shows, some sion of life. phey
might’ very briefly discuss the boredom end discust the cx-
perienced in st:ndins still dry ‘iter dey. This eventue lly
leeds to & suggestion thet they bret.k forth in sons. They
proceed to sing such fevorite melodies is "invening in the
Moonlight," (Itis ulweys Fir "e¢ther, “hon Good, Fellevws
Get Together, Heil, Heil, tho Gne's LL HERS 4 end, others.
You might find somcone in yeur midst who is good €t perodics.
The following songs mry suggest possibilitics of this ne ture.
Tune: ‘key Dowm Yonder in the Corn Ficl1a"

lst seerecrow;: Oh, smc folks ec: ll mc Setrecrov Stn,

h11: - Wey down yonder in the, corn ficld.

gnd scrercerow: “icll, my nrme's Wild Bill, So) it. em,

bil “ey down yonder in the corn ficld.

Sra setreerov: Wo stend rnd we stind end we stend «ll dey

folk "ey down yonder in the corn ficld.

4th secrceroyv:s To sci recrow reckotcers wey

beh, ‘icy down yonder in the corn field.

Cho rus by ¢ll: “ey down, wey down, Wey dewn yonder in the:
“" gopn Field. |

Let’ wetlye sleved end sleved sines we vere born,

ends f To uphold the stendsrds of this corn,

Orgs °o: But now we setrecrovs heve gur acy

4th: For we hrve joined the P.T-t..

Chorus by ¢1l: wey down, wey down, wey down yonder in the

: corn ficld.
Tune: "In the hvening by the’ Meonlisht
In the evening by the meonlicht ell we scerecrevs cet together,
For our Se:recrows! Union it must weet, ng mettcr whet the
worether
Then ve telk ef world conditions, fer relief, <nd priec
infls tion
_s we meetin in the evening by the moonlight. |

In conélusion there might be the gund of én cutomobile

horn. The serrcerows Listen end one or £11 join in srying, |

toneheh, here comes the hogs. I now his horn", They esgcin
“row motionless. The cet is ended.
Copied: (From the Netions 1 essocistion Recrer ‘ion. ;

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A SUAL CUitb PORK Fete BOSS

Ahousewite, 18 discovered coufertebly serted in « chair
reading & dnily newspbper. She is soon jaterrunted zy &-loud |
Imozk on the door. She edmits ¢ salesmen end during the coursé
of the sonversetion With him learns about &@ new invention that
he hes for sele -- ifn reality it is only 2 defleted toy rubber
bellson; She is inférmed thet the invention is ¢ sure cure for =
felsehoods. If it. is pleced on the well it will expend every~
time semeone tells « "fib." She tells him she does not, end
wilh not, believe such nonsense» Eventuelly, however, she
becouss interested in it when the st.lesman reduces the priceend
joerpueses her bo try 16 on her husbend. Finslly she purche ses
poe nd hones Goon 6 sereun Or curtein so thet © person
vate¢se sen, inflete or deflete the belloon es the stunt is

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ri oresented 8

Demonstrete the machine by ple ying Truth & Consequences
<1 te Redio. Divide group into tenes. If the e:ptein of the
teem dces not enswer correctly for the teem in le secands the
146 detector Will inflete. If correctly enswered nothing
heppens. (N.B.) (I cttech & squewker to the belloon for local

color.)

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Lfter the skit is finished heve the terms thet did
not enswer correctly pry the ponnlty,.  48< Life siver recor
pees 2. Life, stver fron person to person t Lone the «line without
using your hends but by merns of © tooth pick in the msuth.
arrenge line thusly-1 teal, ec enorme, 6 veil, 4 short, etc.
Tortise Rece=- Tie & string to erch pdiano leg or like so thes
the tortise stands streight e one end cn flooor end resting
cgrinst the leg when the string is put through the whole in
the tortise herd. Mr ke the tortise trevel the string to you
end beck to the leg.

The husbend returns snd his wife esks him meny
questions ¢s to where he hes been. His enswers fre ¢11 fe lsehoeds.
The balloon expends with ¢fch revly. © The, troubled wife then.
tells him of her eftsrnoon purchase, pointing out the bse lloon.
He is astonished «nd bewildered rnd shks her if she never in her
life told « felsehood. When she enswers no, the unseen property
men infletes the bellceon until it bursts.

References in the questions end enswers to people
in the cudience cdds to the hilerity end fun of this inpromptu

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THIS IS + VOVIE

 

The, lerder ated the tv0 first lines Of ee.ch verse to the

tune of "The Béer Went Over the Mounts in. The eudience jcins

in- the lest three Lines. Sterting vith the third verse the

cest stens out from the wings ind moves tcrossa the stere, Cr rrye.
ing out the ection *s sung vy the eee Fnd tne ee pce oy &fter
the seventh verse the erst is fineily essembled in « semi-circle
on the stege or pletiom. The -singing| cantinues, with mersiters
of §he group 8 tepmiine ou. from their wirtces In the semi-cirole
to- Fret eceordine Lo. dircetions given. hey return when. tretir
pert hes been completed. ‘

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Pris is = movie this tse movie,

His 1s fo mpvie, 2ne 1, tas tiiriiiert,, 660

Ana it's + thrilicr, too; tnd it's i) thrijvier, too
This 1s -ecmevie, this te .F movie.

Pris:is.f movies ind 1018. *-thriiter. foo.

Wetll introduce the vlfvcrs, end efch is « clessy ae

fhe is the hero, snd ne 16 very hr ve .

THiS fs ne Heros G, 1nd. she- is very \feir.

This is the vimvire, vemoine cach meni she meets.

Mis 1s. -Ghe ville in, bringing his knife enfq ecun.

These frre the heroine ts perc nts, ¢nd they rre © hruehty orir.
The- introductions tre over, the ole y will now hein.

The vempire: vempos the hero, he civos-her en iey. etere.

The “Ve npHere. Treg is Ene herd, end sw@rrs. she will cet him yet.
The hero sees the mr iden, rnd promotive fells in love.

She returns his «ffsction, «end sivejs her-heert to his crre.

The here fous to her vrrents, take “for hen heert pnd her hrend.
They think he 15 cinvertay, «nd refnse 10 ae a consent.

The ee ere unherpy, ond feer their heeris will abre:k.

Tie ere Vowre ne witli @in her, end: bids Aer or FAaLeu.

The ieee knovs she hes: lost him, ana determines to get reveng
She plots: with the villein, they meke « terribie plen.

He tekes his mife end sun, to Sidnap. tho-wetdern freir. nee
Thess capture ner while out wilkine, coh. who ecm ‘seve her now?
The wetchine perente ere: helpless, for trey 7ré old and. weak.
Loovuki The hero is coming, to rescue-his meiden feir.

He septures the villain flone, and then he ceils the police.
The hero: goes tc her peroncs, end eeke ¢ sein for her hend.
The perents bee forsiveness, the hero is e¢led te forgive.

This is the frdeout, the hienny end hes come. ae

  

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Costumes £dd to the effectiveness of the skit however,

ext crerrted gestures. In verse 13,-for exrmole, when the hero
zoes to the nerents, he might very apiiter rors fell on his
“~Imees «nd pleed for their deuchter's hend. sf, veriety of
interestine succestions «lwrys result from brief discussions
end reherrssls held before finsl vresentetion cf this movie.

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FORTUNES

The fortunes which cre written on bleck cets with white
ink ere placed in ¢ witch's efldron". Before refreshments
the “witch mey allow each persen to rerch into the ee ldren
to lesrn whet the brew hes in sterse fer them. The following
fortunes mey be used:

You weuld like an euts end are wondering whet you ceuld
get in the wey of « good ones; 1 see & 00 bump.

There will be slight distrubenees «nd uprisings ‘round
you: but only will you be baking bresd. |

Yeu heve « very pleesing menner with you, «nd cen brighten
things up wonderfully fer your friends: especielly sifverwere,
previdins you hrve « good kind ef polish. * *

i, chenge will occur which will effect you: srertly: the
therenoneter drepping ¢ number of degrecs will cruse this.

I see ¢ suddérm trip in store for you: Likely dovn
celler steps tonoppey, : :

Good luck wili follow yeu «ll the rest of your lifes
but will never overtake you.

You will figure conspicueusly in « liter ry shere :
mest liiely « sudden fr1l over & pile of boeks.

You ere very tmbitious #nd «sire hich, end I see you
rerching the top of the kdder: heuse-clerning time when
you frre henging curte.ins.

You will come before the publie frequently, rnd will
be .¢ .gpeder: most likely in Jerving- stréet cere or erowded
buildings. : | 2.

I see ehecks innumer: ble comings yeur wey: yeu will to-
morrow mest sone ene with « checked dress on.

‘The fature helds sregter things fer you: yeu will find
then by going to «ny herdwere store. — : oe

You sre very fond ef wrtcr, tnd it here clw:ys been the
height of your rmbition te trke + weter trip. I see such
¢ trip eoning your wey shortl. 5 over fF. peid of Weber. .

You ‘re of « music+1 turn: (if you. hed to you ceuld wind

up phonogr:p h without injury to yourself. 2 -

You: 2PO -VOry shreyd in pusinesf'm ters, skillful in the
meyecement of others, heving « desire te shine: «nd will,
efter weshing. your. fre¢e with seepe~ .

Yeu will «ge slowly; every twelve menths will «dd only
snother yoor te your lif eee ,

You will be very «ctive in goci: 1 wndertr kings, but will
not be fble to keep yeur plice with the others, © pelished
floer crusins your aovnfs lle

Gen! yer