RECREATION INSTITUTE
ORGANIZING JUNIOR AND SENIOR COUNCILS

Senior Councils

This is made up of citizens of the town who are community minded. They stay in the
background.

Junior Councils

The recreation aden leader selects three boys and three girls whom she believes will be
good leaders. She talks to them informally about the work and asks them to select three
more boys and three more girls, This makes a total of 12 on the Junior Council. It is
important to select good workers. Use the council for fhwee months and then elect
another. If some of the first proved good, re-elect them, if they weren't good, elect
new ones.

Leaders needed on the Council:

1. A Master of Ceremonies ~ preferably a boy.

2. Pianist ~ one that can play anything and who just starts playing.

3. A person who likes to do carpentry work.

4. A person who likes to fool with lights - Lights have a great effect on people.
5. A person who likes to bother with food.

leader for quiet games.

secretary.

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active games leader.

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12. <A square dance caller.

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* Let youth do its own planning ~- do not try to give them too much advice, as they
will not appreciate, it. They need only superwision and suggestions. It gives
them training in ldadership to plan their own programs. fry to get a variety of
activities ~ square dance clubs, jitterbugging, and old time dance clubs,

At parties - give guests sommthing to do with their hands. (Straws, putting little balls in
hole games, jig-saw puzzles. dust little things, not big things that will take them away
from other activities.

ACTIVITIES
L. WURSERY RHYMES - for adults or children. MUSIC: Old King Cole

Divide people into two groups, with a leader for each one. Let each group choose
a@ nursery rhyme and sing to the others.

Words:

Mary had a little lamb, it's fleese was white as snow, |
And everywhere that Mary went, She threw it out the window,
The window, the window, she threw it out the window,
And everywhere that Mary went, she threw it out the window.

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Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, Little Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, Mittle Miss Muffett, Humpty
Dumpty, Jack Sprat, Little Jack Horner, Rock-a-by Baby, Old Mother Hubbard, Three Little
Kittens, Old in the Shoe, London Bridge, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Hater, Three Blind
Mice,Georgie Porgie, Peas, Porridge Hot, Sing a Song of Six-Penee, Polly Put the Kettle on,