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ONE HUNDRED
GYMNASTIC GAMES
PREPARED BY
TEN MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI OF THE BOSTON
NORMAL SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS
jfestina
Xente
BOSTON
GEO. H. ELLIS, PRINTER, I4I
1897
FRANKLIN STREET
copyright
By The Boston Normal School of Gymnastics

1897
2)eDicate!)
TO THE MEMORY OF
MRS.
MARY HEMENWAY
INTRODUCTION.
The
need
direct,
and
helpful
in
the
has led to the preparation of
The aim has been
this book.
give
to
its
material
make
few suggestions
use.
to
It
may be
that
under three heads rather
arrange
to
than to plan
separate
widely
of like character.
Games
of
simple and
it
has seemed best
an orderly progression, which would
games
games
of a compact, practical collection of
for gymnastic teachers
are valuable in physical education as a test
what the pupil has gained from his gymnastic training

alertness
in
qualities
which
as
is
essential
The
greater
used
in
to
as a
means of
and
hand with joyous
moral
in
recreation,
any game played in

has
and, to
number
of
made
been
insure
right
these
being practical,
its
games have
the
with
been
played
or
our school and gymnasium work.
These games, as a
dren,
also
in these directions
in
collection
;
and
This physical, mental, and moral
well.
thoughts in view
the
self-control,
must go hand
training
spirit.
and
him yet further
training
and nearly
all
rule,
have been invented by
chil-
have been handed from one gener-
ation to the next unchanged.
Many
of the ball
games
have a long and eventful history

as Blind
varied
Man's
little
century.
Buff, I Spy,
and some
others, such
and Black and Red, have
since Pollux wrote of
them
in the second
Seventeen hundred years ago Greek children
played Ostrakinda
except to call
vifith
The
on the other.
it
shell,
child
dark on one
to-day
side, light
makes no
change
Black and Red, and to use a
disc,
with one side red, the other black.
Eton boys are notably leaders

pursue in after
life
and
it is
in
whatever calling they
claimed that this quality,
which makes them foremost in the world of

gained on the playgrounds of Eton.
action, is
This thought makes
the teacher pause to consider what part he shall take in
games, and how the strong individuality of each pupil

to
be developed, so that he may grow
himself and of his opportunities.
in
is
mastery of
ERRATA,
Page
33, line 25,
insert
"of his own side" after "a
player."
Page
Page
37, line 8, for "jiggling" read "juggling."

37, line 24,
"When
add:
the ball goes out of
bounds, either of the following rules

nature of the ground requires.
1.
may be used, as the

The ball is thrown
from the place at which it is picked up, into the court

from which it came, by the player who touches it first.
2. The ball is carried to the place at which it left the
court,
and thrown from
touches
this
place by the player
who
it first."
Page 48, line 15, insert " without having turned his
head " after " the one who is it sees them."
The pursuers and the opponents not caught form lines again " after " Blacks are the
Page
52, line 28, insert "
pursuers."
Page
81, line 25, insert
"or one
that has
been named
before" after "wrong division."
Page
89, line
18, for
"he keeps
his place,
and the
teacher addresses another pupil," read "the dialogue
continued between the teacher and No. 5."
is
INDEX.
The games marked
with a star can be played in the school-room.

PAGE
*All Up
...
Ball and Bases
*Ball Hunt
Ball Stand
Ball Tag
Basket Ball
*Bean Bags in a Circle
Bean Bags over the Head
*Bean Bags with a Board
Bears and Cattle
Beast, Bird, and Fish
.
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17
22
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34
16
15
14
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50
88
Birds
49
Black and Red

Blind Man's Buff
Blind Man's Buff with a
*Call Tag
Cat and Rat
Catch Ball
Catch of Fish
Centre Ball
Centre Base
52
41
Wand
...
85
71
61
ig
51
Check
73
29
27
.
Circle Ball
Circle Catch Ball
Corner Ball
Cross Tag
Dare Base
Days of the Week
.
19
S3
18
26
24
44
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PAGE
...
*Dead Ball
Dodge Ball
*Drop the Handkerchief
Duck on the Rock
*DucKS Fly
Fives
....
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-3
.
...
.....
.
Haley Over
Hanging Cats
Hare and Hounds ...
Hat Ball ...
Have you Seen my Sheep ?
*Herr Slap Jack ...
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60
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49
74
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Spy
Jacob and Rachel
I
Jump the Shot
Lame Fox and Chickens

Last Couple Out
Lawn Bowls
Ninepins
*NoT
I,
Sir
87
87
45
42
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66
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47
48
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28
London-loo
Mail-man
*MusiCAL Instruments
.
89
75
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21
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51
25
64
74
Hill Dill
Hop Scotch
*Huckle Buckle Bean Stalk
*HuNT THE Key
Hunt the Slipper
Iron Tag
6i
83
58
43
85
...
68
46
20
59
72
82
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22
.
*FoLLOw THE Leader

Fox AND Chickens
Fox AND Geese
French Blind Man's Buff
*Fruit Basket
Garden Scamp
*GoiNG TO Jerusalem
*Grand Mufti
Grocery Store
*GuEss Ball
c-j
^3
....
.
86
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PAGE
....
*Observation
Pass Ball
*Passing Clothes-pins
90
27
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81
*Preliminary Ball
Preparation for Volley Ball
Prisoner's Base
31
Prison Goal
Pussy wants a Corner
Russian File
65
13
55
55
69
*Sculptor
67
Spin the Platter
*Stage-coach
Statues
Stealing Sticks
Steeple Chase
*Steps
66
84
70
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...
56
-57
70
Still Pond
41
....
Stone
Stool Ball
24
...
Stoop Tag
String Ball
44
14
Tag
*Teacher and Class
Thanksgiving Dinner
The Belled Cat
Thread the Needle
Three Deep
Tommy Tiddler's Ground
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.'....
42
68
.62
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45
Umbrella Ball
.
44
16
S3
...
V1S-A.-VIS
.46
13
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Volley Ball
Wheel Fox and Geese
Yards Off
63
32
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BALL GAMES.
PRELIMINARY BALL.
Grade
Primary.
No. of Players: lo to 60.

Purpose Heave movement
:
Apparatus
Balls for half the
Training for ball games.
number
The players stand in two lines

The players of one line hold
of players.
facing each other.

the
balls.
At
signal each throws his ball to the player opposite
him
in the other line.
good one
Throwing
3 times with right
The following
order
is
hand and catching with both
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Four umbrellas or boxes are placed
hollow square.
on the top of the desks, so that each
At
from each person.
may be
a goal
and be about six feet
for one-fourth the players,
a given signal the players
throw their bags or balls into the nearest umbrella.
The bags
are then taken from the umbrellas,
When
the players throw again.
they should be required to use
fairly well,
and
they can throw

each
hand alternately.
STRING BALL.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 20.
Purpose Heave movement Alertness.

Apparatus Ball attached to a rope Object on which
:
to
The
ball is
paratus, or,
The
hang the
if
ball.
hung from
players stand about
game by
starts the
a piece of gymnastic ap-
out of doors, from the limb of a tree.

it
in a circle.
One
player
striking the ball with the hand;
the others try to catch
it before he can hit it again.

they do not catch the ball he scores one, and
continues until the ball is caught, scoring one each
time he strikes it.
If
BEAN BAGS WITH A BOARD.

Grade
Upper Primary, Grammar, High.
No. of Players: 10 to 60.

:
Precision.
IS
Apparatus Boards
Five bean bags
:
for every ten or fifteen players

for each board.
Have a board made about 2J^ by 2 feet, with a

large hole cut near the upper left-hand corner, and
a small one near the lower right-hand corner, and
arranged to stand at an angle of 45.

Draw a line
about 20 feet from the board, changing the distance to suit the age of the players.
Sides are
chosen, and the players throw alternately from each
side.
Appoint a
Each player
referee.
stands with his toe on the given line.
in
He
turn
tosses
bean bags in succession, and tries to have each

go through one of the holes in the board. If a
five
bag goes through the small
hole,
through the large one, ten; and,
it
counts fifteen;
if
it
board at the end of the player's turn,
it
lies
on the
counts
five.
BEAN BAGS OVER THE HEAD.

Grade
Grammar, High.

Apparatus Bean bag.
:
Alertness.
One
player is chosen to throw the bean bag.

stands in front of the other players with his
back to them, takes the bean bag, and tosses it over
He
his head with both hands.
catch
it.
the bag.
The one who
is
Each player
tries
to
successful next throws
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TEACHER AND
Grade:
CLASS.
All.

Apparatus Bean bags.
:
Alertness.
Appoint teachers according to the number of
The
from
standing
No.
teacher throws a bag to No.
ten
to
other
teachers face
twenty feet away.
them,
I
The
one for every seven pupils.
players,
players form a line as pupils.
pupil
who
and immediately throw it back to

must catch
the teacher, who then tosses it to No. 2 pupil,
and so down the whole line. When No. i teacher
it,
4 pupil, No. 2 teacher begins

and so they follow in
When a teacher reaches the end of the
turn.
Whoclass, he returns, and throws to No. i pupil.
ever fails to catch a bean bag, whether teacher or
has reached No.
or
throwing to No.
pupil;
pupil, goes to the foot of the class.

fails, his
place
is
supplied by No.
BEAN BAGS IN A
If
a teacher
pupil.
CIRCLE.
Grade: All.
No. of Players 8 to 25.
Purpose
Heave and alternate
:
side
movements
Alertness.
Apparatus
The
apart.
Bean bags.
players form a circle, standing several feet
The bean bags
are distributed at equal dis-
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tances.
tosses
it
instantly
Each player who holds a bag turns and

to his next neighbor to the right, and
faces
his neighbor
receive the next bag.
motion
at once.
If desired, a forfeit
one who
of the
the
to
left,
ready to
All the bags should
to catch
fails
may be
bag, or
be in
required
he may
may be used in place

bean bags, and the game made more difficult by
having them of various sizes.
drop out of the
Balls
circle.
of
BALL HUNT.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
6 to 60.
Purpose
Heave movement Alertness
Apparatus Two tennis balls.
:
Self-control.
If
there are six players, those of each side form a
apex of the triangle on

one side standing with his back to the one at the
apex of the opponents' triangle.
Let the teacher be
referee.
At a signal given by the referee one of
triangle, the player at the
those at the base of each triangle throws the ball to

the one at the apex, and he to the remaining player.
then returned in reverse order to the one from
It is
whom
it
started.
leader, the
side
If
As
soon as
players of
which has returned the
the ball
is
dropped,
is
it
that side
it is
of
points
hands.
The
ball first, scores a point.
picked up, and the throw-
ing begins in turn from the one
Any number
received by the
clap
may be
who dropped
it.
agreed upon for a
When
game.
two
they are arranged in
No.
line,
No.
on B's side throws

and he returns the
and No.
When
to No. 2
number,
line.
of
B's line.
The
balls
being given, No.
signal
B commence
of the opposite
No.
ball to
throwing the
balls.
the balls have reached the end of the
they are returned in reverse order;
who
in
the players of one
throws to No. 2 in B's
constantly cross.
thus
I
lines,
with those of the other, so that
alternating
side
exceed six
the players
line,
and the leader
receives the ball, scores one for his side.
first
CIRCLE BALL.
Grade
Upper Primary, Grammar.
No. of Players
10 to 30.

Apparatus Ball.
:
Alertness.
The
players form a ring.
the ball at another player,
throw
it
at
some other one
One of them throws

who must catch it, and
in the ring.
It
should
and unexpectedly.
Variations may be made by bouncing the ball, by
clapping the hands before catching it, or the person
be thrown
who
may
in
fails to
quick succession
catch
it
may
sit
down.
The game
also be played with the players seated.
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CENTRE
Grade
No. of Players : 12 to 30.

Purpose : General exercise
Apparatus
The
BASE.
Alertness.
Bean bag.
players form a ring, one player standing in
the centre and holding the bean bag.

at
some
player,
who must
catch
it,
He
place
tosses
centre of the circle, and at once chase the one
threw
it.
The one who threw
it
in the
it
who
the bag runs out of
the circle, and tries to return and touch the bag before he is tagged.
If
he
is
tagged, he
is
out of the
game, and the other player throws the bag.

is
If
he
and the name
of
not tagged, he throws again.
CATCH
Grade
No. of Players
10 to 30.

Apparatus : Rubber ball.
The
BALL.
ball is
Alertness.
thrown into the
air,
he catches the ball before its

second bounce, he tosses it up, and calls the name
a player called.
If
of another player.
loses a point.
he
is
If
When
out of the game.
he does not catch the
ball,
he
a player has lost four points,
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DAYS OF THE WEEK.

Grade
No. of Players
3 to
7.
Purpose : Heave movement

Apparatus : Wall of a room
Alertness.
Rubber
ball.
is given the name of a day of the

One throws the ball against the wall, and
The
calls the name of some day, as Monday.
player named Monday must catch the ball before it
Each player
week.
touches the
ball
if
floor.
If
he does not
he catches
the
first
it,
he throws the
player continues.
DEAD BALL.
Grade
Upper Primary.
No. of Players
15 to 60.
Purpose Heave movement Alertness.

Apparatus One to three soft balls.
:
The players stand in the aisles between desks.

The teacher tosses the balls into the air. Any one
catches a ball, and tosses
may
is
it
at
some
either dodge the ball or catch
struck,
he
is
dead, and
must
it.
sit
He
player.
If
the player
down.
If
he
catches the ball, he must try to strike some other

player.
The balls must be tossed, not thrown.
The game is played until only one person is left
standing.
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BALL TAG.
Grade
Grammar, High.

:
Apparatus
Tennis
Observation
Arrange the players

vi?ho
Exactness.
two lines facing
in
other, and about forty feet apart.
out a player,
ball.
One
each
side sends
stands in the middle, half-way
and facing his own side. One

of the opposite side throws the ball, and strikes the
The one struck
one in the middle on the back.
between the
lines,
must guess who threw the
ball.
If
he guesses
correctly, one of the opposite side takes his place.

If
he does not, the opposite side continues throwing
until he
is
successful.
GUESS BALL.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
10 to 25.

Apparatus Soft ball.
:
Alertness
Self-control.
The
He
them.
son
When
who
stands
is
several
with his back toward
counts aloud a given number.
time the ball

line.
One
players form a line.
feet in front of the others,
Mean-
passed back and forth along the
the given
number
holds the ball throws
player in front on the back.
If
is
called, the per-
and strikes the

he is hit, he turns
it,
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and
quickly,
ball.
places;
not, the
if
the two players change
If correct,
player in front.
by the attitudes who
to guess
tries
threw the
game
If
repeated, with the
is
same
the player in line fails to hit
the one in front with the ball, they change places.
DODGE
Grade
BALL.
Grammar, High.

Purpose : Heave movement
Apparatus
Alertness.
Ball.
Half the players form a

stand inside
The
it.
circle,
the other half
thrown by any person
ball is
any one within the ring.

If the
he joins the circle. The player wins
in the circle at
person
is hit,
who
the last to stand within the circle.
is
BALL STAND.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
6 to 25.
Purpose General exercise Alertness

Apparatus Walls of a room Ball.
:
Self-control.
The players stand near the corner of the room.

The one who is it takes the ball, bounces it against
the wall, and calls the name of a player.
The
player called
touches the
tries
floor,
fast as they can.
to
catch
the
ball
before
it
while the other players run as

If the
player called catches the
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the other players return, and he bounces the
ball,
ball, calling a
name, as
at first.
If
he does not
may run until he picks it

up and calls, " Stand! " Then each one must stop
where he is without turning. The one holding the
catch the ball, the others
ball throws
back.
and
calls,
one on the
successful, the one struck
is
not, the players

ball
trying to strike some
it,
he
If
played in a circle, in which case the ball

into the air and the
respects
it is
like the
name called. In
game played in the
HAT
Grade
If
is it.
may run again until he picks up the

"Stand!" The game may also be
is
tossed
all
other
corner.
BALL.
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 20.
Purpose : General exercise Alertness Skill.

Apparatus : Hat for each player
Ball for
;
each
player; Small stones.
The
hats are placed in a row on the floor, while
the players
stand at some distance facing them.
The one whose
hat is at the end of the line to the
right takes the ball and tosses

hat.
The
it
into any player's
other players scatter, while the one into
whose hat the

up, and throws
ball falls runs for the ball, picks

it,
trying to strike one of them.
it
If
he succeeds, the player struck has a stone put into

his hat.
he
is
When
a player has five stones in his hat,
out of the game, or,
if
preferred, he
may pay
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The
a forfeit.
player
who was
struck, next throws
If the previous player did not

the ball into a hat.
hit any one, the players stand in line while he tries
again to throw the ball into a hat.

fails to
him
any player
If
throw the ball into a hat, the player next
in line
makes the attempt.
STOOL BALL.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 25.
Purpose General exercise Alertness.

Apparatus : Tennis ball Stools one
:
number
less
than the
of players.
Place the stools in a circle, several feet from each

other.
player stands back of each stool, and the
bowler in the centre of the
circle.
tosses the ball at one of the players.
can strike
it
back with his hand,
The bowler
If
all
the player
the players
change places, and the bowler may hit with the ball
any one who is between the stools. If a player is
struck before he reaches a stool, he becomes bowler.
Variation may be made by having the one struck go
out of the game.
CORNER
Grade
BALL.
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
8 to 20.
Purpose General exercise

Apparatus Chalk Ball.
:
Alertness.
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Mark
number
off a
number
players,
of
or circle several
goals equal to half the
of
arranging them in
feet apart.
Appoint a
square
referee.
One
Divide the players into two groups.
side
stands in the goals, the other within the square.
Those standing
in the goals toss the ball
player to the next until

the square.
It
may then
from one
has passed once around
it
be tossed to a player in a
goal or thrown at one of the players in the centre.

Balls are thrown underhand to a friend, overhand
at
an enemy.
is
out.
If a person in the centre is hit, he

Every failure to catch a ball, to strike a
player, or to throw the ball in the required way, is
a foul.
A player is out on making six fouls.
When half the players on either side are out, the
game is ended. The score is found by counting
the difference between the number of players left
in the goals and those inside the square.
The dif-
ference
the score for the side having the greater
is
The
number.
sides change places after each game.
HALEY OVER.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 30.

Apparatus Ball House, out of doors
:
Curtain, in-
doors.
Two
parties are formed.
side of a house.
One
stands on either
player throws the ball over the
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house, and one of the opposite side must catch
it.
he succeeds, he darts around the house, and tries

to strike a player with the ball, or he may keep it
If he hits the player,
in his hand, and tag with it.
he takes him back to his side if he does not, both
If
remain on the opponents' side. If no one catches

the ball when it is thrown over the house, it is
The unthrown back for the other side to catch.

caught
from
certainty as to whether a ball is to be
over the roof or whether a player will appear to
tag gives point to the game.
The side wins which
gains
the players.
all
be appointed
if
referee for each side
game
The
necessary.
may
can be
played in the gymnasium by stretching a curtain,
and throwing the ball over
CIRCLE
Grade
it.
CATCH
BALL.
Grammar, High.
Purpose
Heave and
alternate side
movements
Alert-
ness.
Apparatus:
Form
Ball.
a circle, the players standing from six to
eight feet apart.
Toss the ball from one
other, either to the right or left, as
The
first
player
into the circle,
who does
and throws
may
to the
be decided.
not catch the ball steps

it
to
some
player.
It is
then passed from one to another, so as to be difficult

to catch.
The one in the centre tries to catch it.
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If
he
successful, the one
is
take his place,

to catch
or, if
who threw
preferred, the one
it
last
who
may
failed
it.
PASS BALL.
Grade
Grammar, High.

Apparatus
The
Large
Alertness.
ball.
players form a ring, with the feet
sufficiently far apart for the ball to roll
placed
between
them, and each foot touching a neighbor's foot, so

that the ball cannot readily pass between players.
One
stands in the centre of the circle, and tries to
roll the ball

it
between the feet of a player, who
back with his hands.
If
it
rolls
passes between his
he moves his feet so that
it cannot pass,
he takes the place of the player in the centre.
feet or
if
CENTRE BALL.
Grade: High.
Purpose : General exercise Alertness Self-control.
Apparatus : Ball i o to 12 inches in diameter; Stick 3
Chalk, indoors Spade,
feet long for each player
;
out of doors.
Form
a circle out of
doors
by digging holes
three inches in diameter, one less in
the players,
and from four
number than
to six feet apart.
In the
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centre dig a hole large enough to hold the ball.
In-
doors draw chalk lines to serve the same purpose.
The
The
ball is placed in the centre hole.
players
hold their sticks with both hands, with the ends
under the
One, two, three,
ball.
they raise the ball into the

put the end
air.
of his stick into a
counted,
and he has charge of the
unable to do
this,
His object
to roll the ball
is
is
The
to
is
ball.
into the centre hole
or to put his stick into the hole of a player
not at his place.
and
Then each runs

hole.
One player
who
is
other players try to keep the
from the centre hole; the guardian protects the

ball by placing his stick in front of it.
Whenever
a hole is unguarded, any one may take it, and whoball
ever
is left
without a hole for his stick must guard
When
the ball.
hole, the
game
the ball
is
ended.
is
rolled into the centre
The point
in this put the player out of the game.
must only be
rolled, defended,
must
of a stick
never be raised above the waist line.
Two
faults
The
ball
or attacked by the
stick.
LAWN
Grade
BOWLS.
Grammar, High.

:
Apparatus
Skill.
Ball for each player.
level place is
selected out of doors, or the
game may be played in the gymnasium. Sides are

chosen.
The leader of one side takes a ball called
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the jack, which
is
colored so as to be readily distin-
guished from the other balls, and throws
The
considerable distance.
at the
it
to a
other players, standing
same place from which the leader threw, throw

them lie as near the jack
their balls, trying to have
The
as possible.
players throw alternately from
When
each side.
all
have thrown, the side which
The
has a ball lying nearest the jack scores.
score
will be one for each ball that lies nearer the jack
The
than the best ball of the opposing side.

of
the two
should be of different
sides
Very elaborate
they do not add to
its
BALL
Grade
made
sets of balls are
this game, and its rules
may be
balls
colors.
for playing
complicated, but
gymnastic qualities.
AND
BASES.
Grammar.
No. of Players
6 to 20.

Apparatus : Large ball.
Skill
Speed.
Mark a place for home plate and three bases to

complete the diamond, as in base ball. Choose sides,
which may be called Reds and Blues. Appoint an
umpire and a
at the
home
scorer.
The
plate, the first
paces from him.
The Red
first
Red
Blue not
player stands
less than
five
player strikes the ball
with his hand as far as possible in any direction,
and runs to the
and the home
first
plate,
base, to the second, the third,

if
he can, before the Blue
30
has
returned
scores as
the
ball is returned.
Red
ball
many points
If
If the
is out.
before the ball
may remain
is
the
to
home
the Blue catches the ball, the
runner reaches the third base
home plate, he
home plate when
returned to the
over and try for the
When
the next one of his side strikes the ball.

the Reds have played,
nings.
game
He
plate.
as he has run bases before the
the Blues have their
all
in-
consists of two innings.
FIVES.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
Purpose
2 or 4.
General exercise
Alertness
Skill
Co-oper-
ation.
Apparatus
Wall with
level
space at base
Small ball
Chalk.
On
a wall free from obstacles draw a line three

and a half above the ground.
On the ground
or floor draw a line parallel to the wall and ten feet
feet
distant.
Draw
lines to
mark the outer edge
court on the wall and on the ground.
of the
One
player
throws the ball against the wall above the chalk
When it has bounced back and rebounded
line.
from the ground, or before it touches the ground, a
player of the opposite side strikes
wall
it
with the palm of his hand.
opponents must strike
it
next.
The
against the
One
ball
of
is
his
thus
struck alternately by one of each side until a failure
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is
made.
striking
failure consists in missing the ball,
against the wall below the chalk line,
it
letting the ball touch the ground outside the court,
or not striking
When any
made,
is
The game
opposite side.
second
until after its
it
such failure
is
it
won by
the side which
scores a certain number, as ii or 21.
first
the simple game.

find the
game
Players
as played at
bounce.
scores one for the
This
is
who become expert will

Rugby or Eton more in-
teresting.
PREPARATION FOR VOLLEY BALL.

Grade: High.
Purpose General exercise Alertness
:
Co-operation
Skill.
Apparatus: Volley
Mark
a court
off
equal courts
Nos.
40 by 40
Draw
feet.
a line
the centre, dividing the space into
through
ball.
I,
and B.
Call the players in
Let No. i A serve

bounces it, and then bats
2, 3, etc.
takes the ball,
first.
it
two
and
He
over to
Court B, using either or both hands. The ball is

allowed to bounce once, and then must be returned,
or
it
may be
it bounces, except imwins a point if B fails

bounces twice or if he returns
returned before
mediately after a serve.

to return
it
it
before
it
outside A's court.
When
erly returned by either side,
the ball
No.
is
not prop-
serves, then
32
No.
A, and so alternately on each side.
score
is
kept by the scorer, and
The
called before
is
A's score is always called first.

Any number of players on a side may bat the ball
to return it, so long as they do not let it touch the
each play begins.
floor
twice while
it
The game
in their court.
is
may be modified by forbidding the use of more than

one hand or of either the left or the right. Bouncing the ball, except after the service, may also be
forbidden.
VOLLEY BALL.
Grade: High.
No. of Players: 2
Purpose
General
:
to 12.
exercise
Alertness
Dexterity
Co-operation.
Apparatus
Net
Volley ball
number
Mark
wide, of length to suit court
2 feet
Court 50 by 50
feet, size
off a court 17
by 40 feet for two players,
larger for a greater number, about

for each player.
the court
in
10 square feet
Stretch the net so that
half
lengthwise,
6 feet 6 inches above the
floor.
between poles, they must be

the lines.
varying with
of players.
Mark
with
If
at least
it
its
is
it
divides
top
line
stretched
one foot outside
a line, called a "dribbling" line,
from the net and parallel to it.

Appoint a referee, two judges, and a scorer.
in each court
The
feet
referee shall see that all rules regarding the
net and the dribbling line are complied with.
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judge shall stand at each end of the court, to give

decisions on the boundaries.
A game
consists of nine innings.
An
inning
is
when each person has served in turn.

The game consists in keeping a ball in motion
finished
over the net from one side to the other without al-
lowing
floor.
go outside the court or to touch the

The hand is used to strike the ball.
it
to
member
of
one side starts the game by serving
the ball over the net into the other court
ponents return
continues
before
it
This
or
it
server stands with one foot on the back line
If a ball
into the opponents'
it
opponents' court; but,
is
ble the ball
may
strike
to carry
When
keeping
it,
"dribbling" the
cross the dribbling line.
a player, the server
is out,
the opponents'
into the
not have a second trial.
not allowed during service.

is
it
goes outside or strikes
it
if
may
the net, the server
the time.
trials
court.
service threatens to strike the net, an-
in
other player of the same side
Dribbling
Two
and bats with the hand.
are allowed to send
into
return
fails to
floor.
of the court,
may
the op-
strikes the floor.
it
one side
until
touches the
The
it
it
To
drib-
bouncing
ball,
all
no player
If a service strikes
unless the ball bounces
court.
person
continues
serving until he makes two faults in succession
during service or until his side does not return

the ball.
ball
which hits the
net,
if
not a service ball.
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"net"
and counts as a failure to

If the ball hits the net during service, it
return.
is "dead," and counts as a trial serve.
is
called a
If
ball,
any one touches the net while playing,
it
puts
the ball out of play, and counts for the opposite

side.
If
any player catches or holds the
ball for an
instant, it counts for the opposite side.

If
the ball strikes any object except the floor and
bounces back into the court,
in play.
it is still
Each good service unreturned or
ball in play un-
returned by the side receiving counts one for the

side serving.
side only scores
failure to return the ball
when
serving.
by the serving side
puts the server out.
BASKET BALL.
Grade
High.
No. of Players: lo to
Purpose
i8.
General exercise
Alertness
Co-operation
Self-control.
Apparatus: Basketball; Two basket-ball baskets.
The
tions.
field
If
may be any
level space with
no obstruc-
there are nine players, the court should
be marked
off
60 by 45
feet,
with
its
boundary
lines 3 feet from any obstacle, unless the walls of
the room are used as boundaries.
placed directly over
the
The
boundary
baskets are
lines,
one at
either end of the court, and 10 feet above the floor.
For a match game the
officials shall
be:
35
referee
who
decides all questions respecting
the ball.
Two
decide
umpires, one for each end of the court, to

points respecting
all
One person
call
time
at the
shall also
men and
end
of each half of the
The
keep the score.
kept where
lines.
as time-keeper and scorer,
it
can
seen
be
who
shall
game, and
be
by the players and
score should
spectators.
Two
captains, each appointed
who must be
by his own
players in the match.
They
side,
toss for
choice of basket, and call attention to violations of

the rules.
G. T.
C.
G. D.
The
= Goal thrower.
= Centre.
= Goal defender.
X=
A's men.
B's men.
players should be stationed nearly as in the
diagram.
Each player
is
forbidden to pass from
36
the division in which he
is
stationed into either of
The
the other two divisions.
object of the
game
is
to put the ball into the opponents' basket.
The game
ball
up
by the referee tossing the

beginning
after each goal, or whenever the ball
started
is
in the centre of the field at the
of each half,
has been out of play.
To
first
put the ball in play at the centre, it must

be touched by one of the centre men after it
has been tossed up by the referee.
The ball may be caught and thrown or batted in

any direction by one or both hands.
Two hands on a ball are necessary to secure it.
If a player rolls a ball, he does not hold it with both
hands; and it may be struck from him.
In no
other case may a player remove the ball in any way
from the hands of an opposing player.
player
may
intercept
the ball
when
it
is
thrown from or to an opposing player; but he must

not run with the ball, nor hold it more than five
seconds.
The
ball
closed
fist.
may
not be kicked, nor struck with the
Tackling, holding, pushing, or interfering with

the person of an opposing player,
shall the
arms be used
in
is not allowed nor

any way to interfere with
;
the progress of a player.
When
two persons hold the
doubt as to
ball
whom
up where
it
it
ball,
and there
is
belongs, the referee tosses the
was held,
if
inside the court, or
37
just within the
boundary
lines, if the players held
the ball outside.
A goal
is
made only by a goal thrower, and counts
one.
The following
Kicking the
are fouls
ball; striking
"jiggling"
ball;
catching
it
it,
i.e.,
so as to
it
from the hands of an opponent
tossing
remove
it
running with the

it
into the air
and
again to prevent holding; bouncing the
more than three times in succession; passing

from one player to another, so that an opponent
cannot get it without making a foul crossing boun-
ball
it
dary lines with both feet;
all
roughness and any
interference with an opposing player.
When
a foul
is
umpire sustains
it,
making the
stands
ing.
foul
claimed,
and the referee or an
a goal thrower from the side not
has a free throw for goal,
and
from the goal to which he is throwplayer shall stand nearer than 6 feet to
S feet
No
the goal thrower, nor in a lane 6 feet wide from the
thrower to the goal, nor interfere with the ball

until
it
has reached the goal.
ball is out of
bounds only when
it
has com-
pletely crossed the line.
The game
consists of two halves of ten minutes
each, with a rest of five minutes between.
RUNNING GAMES.
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BLIND MAN'S BUFF.

Grade
No. of

Players: 101030.

Apparatus Handkerchief.
:
Keenness
of
perception.
One
player
is
blindfolded, and turned about three
times in the centre of the room.
When
catch one of the players.
he must guess
rect,
whom
is
then tries to
he has succeeded,
he has caught.
the player caught
correct,
He
blindfolded
If
:
he must catch another player.
if
he
he
is
is
cor-
not
Instead of
who is it, he may have his

hands tied behind him, and catch a player in this
way.
blindfolding the one
STILL POND./
Grade Upper Primary, Grammar, High.
Purpose Alertness Self-control.
:
Apparatus
Handkerchief.
One person is blindfolded; the other players

move about the room until he counts seven aloud,
and calls, "Still pond, no more moving!" After
one may take only seven
He tries to catch one of the players. If
steps.
he is successful and guesses who it is, the one
he has said
caught
is
this,
each
blindfolded.
42
^HE
Grade
BELLED CAT.
Grammar, High.

:
Apparatus
Hang
Alertness.
Bell.
a bell around the neck of one player, call-
him the
cat, blindfold two, and let the others

form a ring, inside which the two blindfolded may
ing
When
chase the cat.
the cat
is
caught, the suc-
becomes cat, wears the bell, and

chooses one from the ring to be blindfolded.
cessful
player
AND
JACOB
Grade
RACHEL.

:
Apparatus
Alertness.
Handkerchief.
One player is chosen to be Jacob, another to be

Rachel; the others form a ring. Jacob is blindfolded, and chases Rachel about inside the ring,
He
trying to catch her.
calls,
"Where
art thou,
Rachel?"
She must reply, "Here am I, Jacob."

Two Jacobs and two Rachels may be in the ring at
the same time if the number of players is large.
Each Jacob must catch his own Rachel. When
Rachel
is
caught she
new Jacob from the
is
blindfolded, and chooses a
ring.
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FRENCH BLIND MAN'S

Grade
BUFF.
No. of Players
lo to 30.
Purpose Run Alertness.

:
One
player
is
The one
in
the
blindfolded,
ring about him.
others
form a
All in the ring are numbered.
the centre
The
two numbers.
calls
having these numbers change places at
players
once, while the centre player tries to catch one.
If
he succeeds, the one caught takes his place.
MAIL-MAN.
Grade
Grammar, High.

:
The players form a

name of a post-office.
Each one takes the
ring.
One
of
the
the
players,
mail-man, stands in the centre of the circle, and
names of two post-offices. The players

having these names change places at once. The
mail-man tries to reach one of the vacant places
calls the
before
the
player
Whichever one
feits
at
may
fails
who
is
is
running towards
the next mail-man.
be required of the players
once on hearing their names.
it.
For-
who do not run
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TAG.
Grade:
All.

Purpose : Run Alertness.
:
One player
chosen to be
is
it.
He
runs and tags
who then takes his place as

runner.
The game may also be played without
telling who is it. All may pretend to tag; but any
one who is not it must whisper when he touches a
player, "I am not it," while the one who is it must
The game is a very lively one.
say, "I am it."
some other
player,
STOOP TAGGrade
Primary, Grammar.
Purpose
One
General exercise
person
Alertness.
chosen to be
is
it.
He
pursues the
who cannot be tagged while stooping.

The game may be varied by allowing each player
to stoop only a certain number of times while the
other players,
same person is it or by requiring some special

gymnastic position to be taken.
CROSS TAG.
Grade: All.
No. of Players
10 to 60.
Purpose Run Alertness Co-operation.
:
One person
other players.
is
it, and pursues

the
any one runs between the one
chosen to be
If
45
who
is it
and the one pursued, the one pursued may

who crossed between
not be tagged, and the one
must be chased by the pursuer. He in turn will be

safe if some other player crosses between him and
the pursuer.
If the number is large, more than one
person may be it.
One to thirty is a good average.
IRON TAG.
Grade: All.
Apparatus Objects made
:
of iron.
who tries to tag the other

They cannot be tagged while touching
iron with the hand.
The first player tagged is out
of the game, the second tagged is it.
The game
continues until all are out.
Variations may be
made by requiring the players to touch iron either
leader is chosen,
players.
with the elbow, with four fingers at once, or with
number of players is small, the

one tagged may be it, and no one dropped from
the foot.
first
If
the
the game.
TOMMY
TIDDLER'S GROUND.
Grade Primary.
Apparatus Chalk.
:
A
One
line
is
player.
drawn dividing the
Tommy
two parts.
Tiddler, stands on one side the
floor into
46
line,
latter
other players on the
the
other
venture across the line saying,
Tommy
side.
"I
The
am on
picking up gold and

While they are on Tommy Tiddler's side,
Whoever is tagged
they may be tagged by him.
Tiddler's ground,
silver."
changes places with
Tommy
Tiddler.
FOX AND CHICKENS.

Grade
Primary.
No. of Players
5 to 30.

Apparatus Chalk.
:
One is chosen to be fox, and has a den marked off.

The other players run before the den near enough
The fox tries to tag one
for the fox to touch them.
while they pass.
becomes
If
he
is
successful, the one caught
fox.
^STONE.
Grade
Grammar.

Apparatus Chalk.
:
Alertness.
Mark off two goals, one at each end of the room,

and draw a large circle half-way between them.
One of the players who is it sits on the floor in the
centre of the circle, the other players dance around
on the chalk ring until the one in the centre jumps
47
The
up.
one who
players then run to either goal, and the
is it tries
to tag as
they reach the goals.

with him, and
The
sit
All
many as possible
who are tagged
before
return
near the centre of the circle.
players again dance around until those within
All tag as many as possible.

the ring jump up.
The game continues until no one is left on the ring.
The players within the circle may lie at full length
if it is wished to make the game more difficult.
LAME FOX AND CHIOCENS.

Grade Upper Primary, Grammar.
Apparatus Chalk.
:
Mark
off a den for the fox at one end of the room,

for the chickens at the other end.
house
and a
One player is chosen to be fox, and stands in his
den; the other players, the chickens, stand in their

At a given signal all the chickens run out
house.
and the
many
foxes.
fox,
as
hopping on one
possible.
When
foot, tries to catch
as
All who are tagged become
a signal is given, the foxes
must
re-
turn to their den and the chickens to their house.
All the foxes now hop out to chase the chickens

If a fox while outside
signal is given.
when the
his den touches both feet to the floor at the
time, the chickens drive

kerchiefs.
He may
him home with
same
their hand-"
change from one foot to the
48
other, but he
The
fox
may
their house
feet to the floor.
any time for a rest. The object

to have the foxes catch all the
at
game
the
of
must not touch both
return to his den and the chickens to
is
chickens.
LAST COUPLE OUT.

No. of Players 1 1 to 60.
Purpose Run Alertness Co-operation.
:
The
players stand in couples behind each other.
In front of this double line stands the one
He
who
is
"Last couple out!" and must not

look behind.
The last two run, one on each side of
the other players, and try to join hands in front of
it.
calls,
the lines.
As
soon as the one who
he gives chase.
If
is it
sees them,
he tags one, he and the one
tagged form a couple, and stand in front of the

others; and the one not tagged
is
it.
not tag either before they join hands, he
If
he does
is still it,
and the couple just chased stand immediately behind him. When there are a large number of
players, two sets may be formed facing each other.
The two who are it call at the same time. The
couple on each side must join hands at the rear of
the opposite line.
Each one who is it chases the
couple of his
own
side.
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BIRDS.
Grade
Primary, Grammar.
No. of Players
lo to 25.
Purpose: Run; Alertness; Speed.
One
player
is
chosen to be mother, another to be
The mother gives the players the

and then stands some distance from
The catcher does not know the names of
bird-catcher.
names
of birds,
them.
the birds, and calls different ones until he uses the
name
of
mother.
some
If
player,
who immediately flies to the

him before he
the bird-catcher can tag
reaches the mother, he belongs to the catcher;
if
he reaches the mother safely, he
is
continued until
is
hers.
This
The game is won by

who has the greater num-
all are flown.
either mother or catcher
ber of birds.
HILL
Grade:
DILL.''
All.
Purpose: Run-, Alertness.

Apparatus: Chalk.
Draw two
room, from
parallel lines near the centre of the
10 to
stands the one
who
15
feet
is it.
apart.
He
Between them
calls,
"Hill Dill,
Come
over the hill!
"
50
and the players run across the space between the

lines.
They may be caught while crossing. All
that are tagged join the one who is it, and help
him.
J BEARS AND CATTLE.

Grade:
All.
No. of Players
1 1
to 60.
Purpose Run Alertness

Apparatus: Chalk.
:
Mark
off three goals,
room on one
opposite side.
side,
One
Speed
Co-operation.
one in each corner of the
and one
player
in the
is
middle
of the
the bear, and stands
in the goal on the side having but one, the other
players,
as
cattle,
stand
At
each corner goal.
in
two groups, one in
a given
signal
the
cattle
change goals, and the bear tries to tag as many as

possible while they are changing.
The bear and
all those tagged join hands, and return to the bear's
goal.
This chain must chase the cattle when
the signal
is
given.
The bears at each end of the

who may tag: they are the
chain are the only ones

first
bear and the
the line
is
first
person
whom
he tagged.
bears back to their den with handkerchiefs.
one of the cattle to be caught

next game.
last
If
broken, the cattle come out, and drive the
is
bear in
The
the
SI
CATCH OF
Grade
FISH.
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
i6 to 60.
Purpose: Run; Alertness.
Apparatus: Chalk.
Mark
off a goal
at
each end of the room, and a
prison called the net in some corner.
Divide the
players into two groups, one for each goal.
The
players in one goal join hands and are the net, those
in the other are fish.
signal
given, and all
is
The net runs out,

many fish as possible.
the players must change goals.
and
tries
The
fish
to
surround as
can only escape through the opening in
the net, and,
when the two ends
close together, all
that are within are caught, and are placed in the

prison,
The
The game
called also the net.
hands, and are the net.

ternately,
till all
fish
is
then join
continued al-
of one side are caught.
GROCERY STORE.
Grade
No. of Players
10 to 60.
Purpose : Run Alertness

Apparatus : Chalk.
;
Mark
off a
Self-control.
goal at each end of the room.
Half
the players stand in one goal; the others choose
some object sold in a grocery store, then walk up

and stand in line in front of their opponents' goal,
and tell the initial letter of their word. The players
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commence guessing
inside the goal
the word.
As
soon as they mention the right one, the others run

for their goal, while the ones from within give
chase, and tag as
the
over
safely
many
line.
as possible before they are
All tagged
The game
ponents' side.
is
join
won by the
the
op-
side gain-
Instead of
ing the greatest number of players.
objects in a grocery store, geographical names may
be used, or names of trades.
BLACK AND RED.

Grade
No. of Players: ii to 31.

Purpose : Run Alertness Self-control.
Disc 10 inches in diameter, red on one
Apparatus
;
side
and black on the other
chiefs for half the
Mark
room
off
number
Chalk
Handker-
of players.
a semicircular space at one end of the
for a goal.
Divide the players into two com-
ReThe Blacks and Reds
panies, one the Reds, the other the Blacks.
serve one player for herald.

form two lines, back to back, about six feet apart,
and equally distant from the goal. The herald
stands between the lines, and spins the disc.
If
"Red!" when
the
the red side falls up, he calls,
Reds turn and pursue the Blacks, trying to touch

them before they reach the goal, and so put them
out of the game.
If the black side is up, the
Blacks are the pursuers.
The company that puts
out all its opponents wins the game.
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LONDON-LOO.
Grade
No. of Players
lo to 30.
Purpose : Run Alertness Co-operation.

Apparatus : Object for goal.
;
The
players run and touch the wall at the end of
The
the room or some other object chosen as goal.
He
last
one to touch
The
other players stand at the opposite end of the
is it.
The one who
room.
"Loo!
is
it
stands at the goal.
calls,
"London!"
the
"
and try to touch the goal before they are tagged.

The one who is it may tag
as many as he can.
All who are tagged join hands,
and, standing at one end of the room, call, " London " Again the reply "Loo! " is made, and the
tagging begins.
Only the players at each end of
the chain may tag.
If the chain is broken at any
point, the one through whose fault it was broken
others reply,
is
and the rest of the chain join the other

The last person caught starts the new
it,
players.
game.
CHECK.
Grade: Grammar, High.
;
Apparatus: Chalk.
Draw
off a
a line across the middle of the floor.
Mark
The
players
space on each side for a prison.
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are divided into two groups.
Each group stands
about ten feet from the central line.
The
cross over the line into the opponents'
players
court,
and
some one, calling out "Check!" when

They must tag with the palm of the
they succeed.
try to tag
hand.
When
a player
hastens back to his
be tagged.
If
he
has tagged an opponent, he
own
is
side, lest
he in turn should
caught, he loses his prisoner.
he returns safely, he takes his captive to prison.

is won by the side which imprisons all
If
The game
its
opponents.
DARE
BASE. K

No. of Players lo to 60.
:
Apparatus
Chalk.
Mark off a goal at each end of the room, and midway between mark a long base called the dare base.
The
They con-
Place a catcher at each end of the dare base.

other players stand in the two goals.
stantly cross from one goal to the other, and
may be
tagged while between goals, but are safe while on

the dare base.
They cannot return from the dare
base to the goal from which they started, but must
continue to the opposite goal.

are out of the game.
The
last
All who are caught

person caught wins,
becomes catcher, and chooses his
assistant.
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PRISONER'S BASE.
Grade
Grammar, High.

Purpose : Run Alertness Co-operation.
;
Apparatus
Draw
Chalk.
a line across the floor near the end of the
Each
room, and divide the space enclosed in half.

half
is
a base.
No.
base and No. 2 base each has
a prison marked off in the corner diagonally oppo-
The
site itself.
stands in
players choose sides.
One
its base.
"Chevy! Chevy! Chevy!"

of the opposite side.
Each side
player runs out, calling,
He
player
is
pursued by one
may
only catch an
opponent who ran out before he did, and may only

be caught by one who has come out later than himAll tagged are prisoners.
self.
Prisoners are re-
leased on being touched by one of their
To
help free themselves, they
own
may form
side.
a chain
and reach toward their friends, so long as the

one has his foot inside the prison.
If
last
the chain
may be put in prison again. A

may only release one prisoner at a time.
The game is won by the side that imprisons all
broken, all
is
player
its
opponents.
PRISON GOAL.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
10 to 30.

Apparatus Two objects as goals
:
Chalk.
Place a jumping standard or larger object as goal
56
at
each end of the room, some distance from the
Mark
wall.
a prison on one side equally dis-
off
Appoint two captains who
tant from the goals.
The
choose sides.
ners,
some
game
is
captain appoints some as run-
is
the
home
guarder of the opposite
scores one.
object of
around the opponents' goal, and

goal without being tagged by a
to circle
return to the
when he
The
as goal guarders.
not
Each successful run
side.
may be tagged at any time

touching his own goal. Each person
player
tagged must go to prison, and remain there until
own side.
who touched him can-
freed by being tagged by a runner of his
The player
freed and the one
not be tagged while returning from
Each prisoner
after being freed
goal before he
may play
again.
the prison.
must touch his own
The
side having
the larger score wins.
y STEALING STICKS.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
Purpose
lo to 30.
General exercise
Alertness
Speed
Co-
operation.
Apparatus: Twelve
sticks;
Chalk;
Handkerchiefs
for half the players.
Draw
mark
a line across the middle of the floor,
off a goal at
each end of the room.
sticks in each goal.
them choose
sides.
and
Place six
Appoint two captains, and let

Arrange the sides facing each
57
may stand
may appoint some as
other and near the centre line; no one
The
near the goals.

runners,
if
he
game is to win
from the opposing side. The players
all
defenders
others as
The
thinks best.
the sticks
captains
of
the goal,
object of the
try
to reach the goal of the opposite side without being
caught and held.
They may be caught
as soon as
both feet have crossed the line into the opposing
Each one who reaches the opposite goal

carry one stick to the goal of his own
court.
may
safely
side,
and he may not be caught while returning

If he is caught before reaching the
with a stick.
opponents' goal, he
is
inside the opponents' goal until

his
own
To
side.
must stand
touched by one of
a prisoner, and
his release, he
aid in
may hold
out his hand as far as possible, provided his feet are
within the goal.
When
touched
by one
friends, they both return to their side, and
be caught while returning.
by a side while any of
The game
is
its
won by the
No
stick
members
of
his
may
not
may be taken
are prisoners.
side which gains all the
sticks.
STEEPLE CHASE.
Grade
Grammar, High.

:
Apparatus: Jumping standard
goal
marked
is
the standard
is
off at
Handkerchief; Chalk.
each end of the room, and
placed between them, rather nearer
58
The handkerchief
one goal than the other.
is
hung
Half the players stand

One in each goal
in one goal, half in the other.
stands with his toe on the line of the goal; and at
the word "Start! " called by the umpire, the player
on the top of the standard.
from the goal nearer the

handkerchief, and tries to
the one running from the
If he is successful,
him.
nearer goal;
game
is
if
not, both
won by
opposite side can touch
both players stay in the
go to the farther one.
The
the side that brings all the players
The
into its goal.
standard runs, takes the

return to his goal before
right distance for the standard
from the nearer goal will depend on the skill of the

players, and must be changed to suit different
classes.
/
Grade
FOX AND
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
Purpose
One
GEESE.
lo to 30.
General exercise
player
is
Co-operation
chosen to be fox.
are the geese, and form a

at the head,
file
Alertness.
All the others
with the chief goose
and each one with both hands on the

This chain must
shoulders of the player in front.
be kept unbroken.
goose in the line.
The fox tries to tag the last

To prevent this, the chief goose
tries
always to be in front of the fox, so that he
may
not pass.
trying to protect
The
line will
its last
move
member.
If
like an
he
is
in
tagged,
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he becomes fox, and the fox chief goose.

is
long, the last ten geese
who
are touched sit down.
line
all
may be
If
the
tagged, and
DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF.

Grade:
All.

:
Apparatus
The
to be
Handkerchief.

it.
One, as A,
is
chosen
runs around the outside of the ring,
and drops the handkerchief behind some player B.

When B discovers the handkerchief, he picks it up
and follows A around the circle, trying to tag him
before he reaches the vacant place.
If he touches
If
A, he returns to his place, and A runs again.
If
he does not, A takes B's place, and B is runner.
does not discover the handkerchief until
has
passed around the ring, picked up the handkerchief,
and touched B, B must go into the centre of the

ring, and play no more, and A continues running.
If the number of players is small, B may pay a'forfeit instead of going out of the game.
6o
HERR SLAP
Grade:
No. of Players
Purpose
The
be
it
JACK.
All.
Run
lo to 30.
Alertness
Self-control.
One who
is
chosen to
runs around the outside, and touches some
player on the back.
The one touched immediately
runs in the opposite direction.
When
the two meet,
they make a deep bow, then, passing to the right,

each tries to be
first in
the vacant place.
The one
This game may be played between

desks by forming a hollow square, and allowing the
one touched to vault over the nearest chair into
who
fails is
it.
the outside aisle where the running
is
game may be varied by requiring each
done.
player,
The
when
touched, to hop once before starting his run.
/have you
Grade
seen
my
sheep?
Primary, Grammar.

Purpose: Run; Alertness.
A ring
is
formed.
outside, touches
"
One
player walks around the
some one on the back, and
Have you seen my sheep?
says,
"
The one touched replies, "How was he dressed?"

The one who is it
then describes the dress of some player, who, when
he recognizes himself, must run and try to pass
6i
around the circle, and reach his own place before

the one who is it can tag him.
If he is tagged, he
is it.
CAT AND rat/

Grade
Primary, Grammar.

:
Alertness
Co-operation.
and one for
Choose
others form a ring with clasped hands.
one player for cat
tries to catch the rat,
The
of the circle.
who
at first
is
rat.
The
The
cat
in the centre
players favor the rat,
who runs
and out of the circle under their clasped hands,

but try to prevent the cat from entering by stoopin
ing until their hands touch the

rat
is
When
floor.
the
while the
caught, the cat joins the circle,
and chooses a new rat from the

sometimes, to choose both a
new cat and a new rat each time the rat is caught.
rat
becomes
players.
When
cat,
It is better,
there are a large
may be chosen
number
of players, three cats
to chase three rats.
In this case
the cats are distinguished by handkerchiefs tied on

the arms.
GARDEN SCAMP.
Grade
Grammar.
Purpose
The
Run
Alertness
Accuracy.
One
is chosen
Both stand
player
to be gardener, another to be scamp.
62
The gardener
inside the ring.
you doing in my
answers the scamp.
"No
gardener.
patch?"
"Who
The
"What
are
He
then
in the
same
one," replies the scamp.
runs, and the gardener
path.
let
asks,
"Eating berries,"
you in?" says the
must follow him
players in the ring hold up their arms
running.
to help both in
the gardener catches
If
the scamp, he becomes gardener,
from the ring to be scamp.
If
and chooses one
the gardener fails to
follow the scamp exactly, the scamp joins the ring,

If wished,
and the gardener chooses a new scamp.
the gardener may be required not only to follow the
path of the scamp, but also his motions.
THREE
Grade
No. of Players
Purpose
One
is
DEEP.
Grammar, High.
:
Run
20 to 60.
Alertness
chosen to be
it,
Self-control.
another to run.
The
other players arrange themselves in two circles,
one within the other, the players some distance

and each one in the outer circle immediately
apart,
behind one in the inner circle.
is it.
He may
players, thus
safe
and
The player who
pursued by the one who

place himself in front of any two
has no place runs, and
making
is
file
to save himself
must run
front of another group.
If
He
of three.
but the outer one of the three
may be
then
is
tagged,
to place himself in
a player
is
tagged, he
63
is it;
and the one who tagged him takes the run-
The game may be
ner's place.
varied by having
the two circles face each other, and leave a space
between
The runner then
running.
for
places
himself between two players, and the one toward
whom
he turns his back
may be
tagged.
WHEEL FOX AND

Grade
GEESE.
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
3 to 15.
Purpose Run Alertness

Apparatus : Wheel 18 feet
:
Self-control.
in
diameter drawn on the
floor or in the snow.
Draw
He
the wheel, and choose one player to be fox.
chases the geese, the other players, and tries
to tag one.
of the
The running
The hub
wheel.
done on the lines
is
all
is
the goal, and no one
may be tagged while on it. When a goose is

caught, he becomes fox.
The game may be varied
by having all the geese who are tagged remain
In this case the game lasts until there are
foxes.
no geese.
VIS-A-VIS.
Grade
"
Grammar, High.

Purpose : March Alertness.
;
One
player
in couples
is
The
Whenever
chosen to be
about the room.
it.
others stand
the one
who
64
is it calls, "Face to face!" the two in each couple
must face each other. When he calls, "Back to
back!" they must turn back to back. When he
"Vis-a-vis!" they must change partners.
calls,
The one who
to secure a partner, and the
is it tries
player left alone
is
now
it.
NINEPINS.
Grade: Grammar.
Purpose March Alertness.
Apparatus Music.
:
The
players walk in couples a few feet apart and
so as to form a double circle.

in the centre.
Those
which suddenly
One
in the circles
stops.
player stands
march
to music,
Instantly each player next
the centre leaves his partner, and passes to the place

of
player next in front.
the
If
the one
in
the
centre can secure one of these places, the player left
without a partner stands in the centre.
GOING TO JERUSALEM.
Grade
No. of Players
10 to 60.
Purpose March Alertness Self-control.

Apparatus Chairs one less than the number of play:
ers
The
in
Music.
chairs are arranged in line facing alternately
opposite directions,
for instance,
one
to
the
65
two
east,
is
to the west, three to the east.
march
played, and the players walk around the chairs
The music suddenly stops, and all try to

The one who fails is out of the game,
and takes away a chair.
The game is continued
until only one player is left.
It may be played in
in line.
iind seats.
the school-room by marking several desks at which
no one may
once.
may
to
If
sing,
sit
there
and so putting out several players at

is no piano in the room, the pupils
and the teacher clap his hands for them
be seated.
WANTS A CORNER./
PUSSY
Grade
All.
No. of Players
8 to 20.

Apparatus : Goals one less
;
than
the
number
of
players.
One
player
is
chosen to be pussy
take some objects as goals.
all
the others
The pussy walks from
one to another, saying, "Poor pussy wants a cor-
The reply is made, "Go to my next neighbor."

The other players constantly change places.
The pussy may try to secure any goal when it is
ner."
vacant.
is
pussy.
If
he succeeds, the person without
a goal
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THE PLATTER.
SPIN
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 30.

Apparatus Platter.
Alertness.
The
One
players form a circle.
stands in the
floor.
The
moment he takes his hand from the platter he must
call the name of a player, who runs and tries to
centre,
and spins
catch
before
it
catch
it
platter
lies
on the
he spins the platter
it,
on
the
floor.
:
if
If
he does not
he does, the
first
To make the game more diffimay be required to sit or kneel on
spinner continues.
cult,
the
the players
floor.
JUMP THE SHOT.

Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
10 to 30.
Purpose Jump Alertness.

Apparatus Bag filled with sand, with rope attached.
:
The
swing the
He
shot,
and
sits
in
One
is
chosen
to
the centre of the ring.
holds the rope, and swings the bag in a circle,
making it slide upon the floor. Each player must

jump over it as it reaches him. Those who do not
jump quickly and well are hit by the bag, and must
step out of the ring.
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SCULPTOR.
Grade
No. of Players
Purpose
lo to 60.
General Exercise
Alertness
Self-control
Balance.
One
is
chosen to be
it.
He may
He
assistants to help place his figures.
name
gives each
statue or group of statuary,
some welland shows how
The
players form a
player or group of players the
known
have several
the position
is
be taken.
to
of
and dance around.

The sculptor calls,
sculptor is at home " and counts to twenty.
ring,
"The
Each
one must fall into the position given him before

"twenty " is called. Whoever fails must pay a for-
When
the sculptor cries, "The sculptor is

home!" all dance again in a circle. The
game may be made more difficult by requiring each
feit.
not at
player to have some spot as a pedestal, on which
For very young children

he must take his position.
any gymnastic position may be taken, or they may
imitate statues of animals which the sculptor is
For those slightly older
supposed to have made.
the balance positions are good.
of players
position.
is large,
When
the
number
whole groups may take the same
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THREAD THE NEEDLE.

Grade: Primary.
No. of Players : lo to 30.
Purpose: March.
The
holding hands.
players form a line,
last one of the line goes up to the leader, and

"How many miles to Babylon.' "
"Threescore and
Leader.
Last
"Can
Player.
ten.
by candle-
there
get
The
says,
light.?"
"Yes, and back again.

"Then open the gates without more ado.
L. P.
And let the king and his train pass through."
L.
The
make an arch
commencing with
The game is repeated
leader and his next neighbor
by raising the hands, and the

the last player passes under.
with the
last
line
player as leader.
FOLLOW THE LEADER.

Grade
No. of Players
Purpose
7 to 60.
General exercise
All the players form a
Quickness
line.
The
leader marches,
any gymnastic movement, and each

the players must repeat his movement ex-
runs, or takes
one of
actly.
of observation.
The game
is
limited by time.
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RUSSIAN
Grade
FILE.
No. of Players
7 to 60.

Apparatus : Goals one less than the number
:
Arrange the players half
of players.
in the aisle to the
left
of the central one, half in the aisle to the right of

it,
with the backs of those in one aisle toward the
backs of those in the other, each person standing by
The
a desk or in the space between desks.
which each player stands

person
is
is
place in
One
called a goal.
chosen to be leader.
He
runs down the
middle aisle touching two or more players on the

These immediately follow him and repeat
back.
his motions.
ones,
such as
The movements should be gymnastic

jumping and arm extensions. The
leader and his followers repeatedly
run through the

and each touches one or more players.
After a
This continues until all are following.
time the leader calls, "Goals!" and each player
middle
aisle,
tries to reach a
The one who
goal.
fails
is
now
leader.
The game can be played in a hall or
gymnasium by placing stools or chairs, one less
than the number of players, in two rows, with a
The players sit on the

forming two lines back to back.
The game
"
between
desks,
except,
when
played as
"Goals!
space between the rows.

stools,
is
is called,
left
the players
standing
is
sit
on the stools, and the one
next leader.
70
STEPS.
Grade: All.
Purpose March Self-control.
:
Apparatus: Chalk.
drawn up in line, each one

equally distant from some object, as a wall, or from
One player stands in
a line drawn on the floor.
front of the others, facing them, closes his eyes and
The
players are
then instantly opens his
counts ten aloud,
While
move toward the
walk, or
eyes.
may
his eyes are closed, the players
run,
goal in any way, but be-
fore his eyes are open they
must
stop,
and he may
he sees moving back to the starting line.

The players win in the order in which they reach
send
all
the goal.
STATUES.
Grade
Grammar, High.

Apparatus
Jumping standard
:
Gong
Whistle
Chalk.
Draw
a line across
one end
At
of the room.
is
chosen to be
it,
and stands
room with his back

on the chalk
whistle.
line.
While he
in the
middle
to the other players,
The one who

is
is
it
the
One
other end hang a gong on a jumping standard.
of the
who
stand
blows a
blowing, he must look di-
71
may move
He may
rectly to the front, and the other players

as rapidly as possible toward the gong.
deceive them by pretending that he

the
whistle, and
is
about to blow
When
turn suddenly.
he
who are moving he sends back to the startThe one who is it changes his position
turns, all
ing line.
so that he
Each
then
always
is
player, as
and strikes
it
to
in front of the other players.
moves up to the gong,

show that he has succeeded.
he
is
able,
CALL TAG.
Grade
Primary, Grammar.

Purpose March Alertness
:
One
Balance.
player. A, is chosen to be
form a
file.
As
ten.
it.
The
soon as he begins to count, the
When A
forward.
calls,
"Ten!"
file
may be;
who is
turns rapidly, and calls to any one
moving, as for instance B,

it.
If
Should
B may
call,
The game may be

raised.
the
and a
file.
is
then
The
forget to say tag before B's
varied by having the

in
monitor
little to
"Forfeit!" and keep his place.
march with hands

file,
can tag no one at once, he must turn and
count again.
name,
"TagB!"
walks
players
the
stop instantly, in whatever position they
and
others
turns his back, and counts aloud to
is
rest
players
position and the heels
placed at the head of each
the right of
it,
with his back to
teacher counts slowly.
The
players
72
Then the
until he calls, "Halt!"
The
monitors whirl suddenly, and tag as before.
"
march may also be started with the word, "March
must march
with
and,
"Halt!"
no
counting,
ended
at
the
command,
older pupils rapid counting in-
With
creases the difficulty.
DUCK ON THE ROCK.

Grade: Grammar.
No. of Players: lo to
20.

Apparatus : Out-of-doors,
Alertness.
Bowlder
Stones size of
Indoors,
fist
Large
stone
for each player.
Indian
club
Bean bag
for
each
player.
large stone, the duck,
is
placed on a bowlder;
and one player, the drake, stands to guard it.

A
line is drawn 20 to 30 feet from the bowlder.
Here
each player stands in turn, and throws his stone at
the duck, and tries to knock it off the rock.
If he
does not succeed, he stands near his stone, ready to
pick it up, and run to the starting line to throw
again.
the duck
The drake
is
can tag him at any time
on the rock,
if
a player knocks the duck
he
lifts
off,
all
is
be played
tagged becomes drake.

in
the
if
can run to the
starting line while the drake is replacing
one who
when
his stone; but,
it.
The game
The
can
gymnasium by using an Indian
club instead of a bowlder, and placing a bean bag on
n
The
top for the duck.
its
players have bean bags
instead of stones, and try to knock over the Indian

club, so that the bag will fall
off.
ALL UP.
Grade:
All.
No. of Players
6 to
oo.
Purpose : General exercise Speed Self-control.

Apparatus Six Indian clubs or tenpins Chalk.
;
played in
If
school-room,
draw four circles
near the front of the room, and mark three crosses

in each circle.
Place the clubs on the crosses in
Arrange the players
the outer circle on each side.

in
two
files
back of the room.
at the
The
outer
by the runners, whose

A
starting points are marked by chalked lines.
aisle on either side is used
player on
each
with his toe on
stands
side
At the
the
"Start!" he runs to
the outer circle on his side, and carries the clubs
one at a time to the inner circle, and places them
starting line.
on the crosses.
signal,
When
all
the pins are placed in
an upright position, he returns to the end of his

file
by the centre
aisle.
a given point in his

side.
The
file
The
first,
player
who reaches
scores one for his
next two runners return the clubs to the
outer circles, and the
had a chance to run.
game continues until

The side scoring the
all
have
greatest
number of points wins the game. If there is a

number of players, several circles may be
large
74
drawn, and the players stand in several
game can be played
in a
gymnasium
HANGING
Grade
files.
The
or out of doors.
CATS.
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
lo to 60.
Purpose: Heave movement Alertness.

Apparatus : Gymnastic apparatus.
;
One
is
chosen to be
He
it.
some
players, and tries to tag
chases
one.
the
The
other
players
cannot be tagged while hanging from a piece of

apparatus so that their feet do not touch the floor.
Whoever
players
is
is
tagged
is
When
it.
large, the first
and the second one tagged be
it.
HOP SCOTCH.
Grade
No. of Players:
5 to 10.
Purpose General exercise Skill.

Apparatus: Chalk; Small flat stone.
:
JV>
the
one tagged
number of
sit down
may
n
A
drawn on the floor or on

and also a line a few feet from its base
figure like the above is
the earth,
One
line.
player stands on this line, and tosses
the stone into division

the stone out.
It is
then hops into
i,
then thrown into
jumps, resting one foot in
The
and one in
and kicks the stone from 2 into
and kicks
2.
player
then hops
2,
and then
out.
So he continues until 10 is reached.

He straddles
the line between i and 2, 4 and 5, and 8 and 9; in
all other places he hops directly into the court.
If the player fails to throw the stone into the right
division or to kick
it
on the line, he
into the right one or leaves
it
and the next player takes
is out,
The game may be played without straddling any lines, or the player may be allowed to
his turn.
place the stone on his foot and expel
it
once from
at
any division.
SPY.
Grade
No. of Players
o to 60.

Apparatus : Object for goal.
:
Some
object
to touch
counts
it
all
is
the goal
one
agreed upon.
time
chosen as goal.
is
hundred
it.
or
Then he
The
He
closes his
any
number
calls,
last
one
eyes and
previously
"Coming!" MeanThe one who is
the players have hidden.
sets out to find them.
If
he sees a player, as
76
John,
he
"I spy John!" and
calls,
the goal before John.
The
players
may
tries to touch
who are hidden

one who is it is
run in at any time while the

They must touch the
enough from the goal.
goal, and call, "One, two, three, free! " before they
far
The
are safe.
first
player caught hides his eyes in
game
the next game, but each
is
continued until
all
are caught or have touched the goal.
YARDS
Grade
OFF.
Primary, Grammar.
No. of Players
5 to
20.
Purpose Run Alertness Speed.

Apparatus Object for goal Stick.
:
Some
object
which a stick
is
is
chosen for a goal, on or against
laid.
One
player
is
it.
Another
throws the stick as far from the goal as he can.
The one who
is it
returns the stick to the goal as
quickly as possible.
When
hide.
is it
he
the stick
Meantime
is
all
hunts for the other players.
If
players
the
in its place, the
one who
he sees one,
"I spy," and the player's name, and

touch the goal.
If any player can run from
calls,
runs to
his hiding place to the goal before the one

it
can touch the goal, he
This frees
all
who have been
again while the stick
one caught
is
may throw
it.
is
who
is
the stick away.
caught, and they hide
being replaced.
The
last
77
HARE AND HOUNDS.

Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
Purpose
Run
Apparatus
Two
lo to 60.
Observation
Endurance.
Three canvas bags
Paper torn
small.
or three good runners are chosen to be hares.
general course
planned from three miles up-
is
ward, depending on the endurance of the players.
The
hares are
given
minutes'
ten
drop paper to mark their
trail.
They
start.
The
should
trail
be difficult to follow, should double on itself,

and take unexpected turns across streams, ditches,
After ten minutes the other players,
and fences.
the hounds,
When
out
,in
start.
They
one has found

his direction.
it,
scatter to find the scent.
he
calls,
When
and they
the scent
is
all
set
lost,
the
pack scatters again until some one finds the
The
object of the hounds
is
to
be
in at
trail.
the finish,
that of the hares to go over the course without being
overtaken.
MISCELLANEOUS AND QUIET

GAMES.
PASSING CLOTHES-PINS.
Grade:
All.
Purpose Dexterity Alertness.

Apparatus One to twelve clothes-pins.
:
I.
After a march around the room, form a circle
The
or square facing the desks and chairs.

of the
game
is to
to the next,
object
pass a clothes-pin from one child
so as to reach
a given point in the
time possible.
The leader
passes one clothes-pin, and immediately starts another, which is to try to overtake the first one becircle in the shortest
fore
it
reaches the leader.
Calling one cat and the
other mouse, or one fox and the other hound, adds

to the pleasure.
II.
The
left
first
leader starts two clothes-pins,
and one
in
leader.
to the
right.
The
one to the
object
is
to
be
reaching the point directly opposite the
The
side
which
succeeds
scores
Children ia the upper primary grades
one.
may
two or more clothes-pins at once.

The half
circle wins which has the highest score.
pass
of the
III.
Form two
lines.
At
a given signal the leader of
each line passes six clothes-pins to the player beside
82
They
him.
are passed quickly
down the line, each

The line which
player taking them in his hands.

passes them to the end
clothes-pin
is
dropped, the one
he has
let fall all
first,
in his hands,
scores a point.
who dropped
gather them
it
If a
must
all up,
and continue the passing.

They are returned
the same way, and the score is counted in each
The game may be
rection.
varied by passing them
both directions before scoring.
in
one
at the
end drops
all
up before returning
in
di-
In this case the
the pins, and picks them
Bean bags may be
them.
game may be
used instead of clothes-pins, or the
played at the seats, when six books are placed on

the
first
one
at a
desk at the right of each row and passed
time to the end of the row
back again.
then
may be
If
played
required to place his right
neighbor's shoulder and use only his
DUCKS
Grade
the
left,
and
one
hand on his
left
each
hand.
FLY.^/
Primary.

:
The
at
standing,
players
may
Alertness.
stand in the aisles or
sit at
the
The one who is it

faces the class, and says, "Ducks fly!" and raises
his arms to represent flying.
The others must imiStanding
desks.
tate
fly.
him
If
is
preferred.
as long as he mentions animals that can

he names an animal that cannot, and says
83
for instance,
"Cats fly!" any child who makes a
movement must pay
a forfeit.
MUFTI. "^
GRAND
Grade
Primary.
No. of Players: lo
Purpose: Alertness.
The
to 60.
The
teacher stands in
He makes some
moveGrand Mufti,"
when all the players must imitate his movements.
If he says, "So says the Grand Mufti," no one must
the centre as Grand Mufti.
ment,
move.
and
"Thus
says,
Whoever moves,
says the
either pays a forfeit or sits
down.
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Grade Primary, Grammar.
Purpose Alertness.
:
Some one
is
each player the
chosen to
name
of
a Thanksgiving dinner.
tell
He
the story.
gives
something to be eaten at
The
players stand in the
between the desks, while the one who is it

When any
tells a story about Thanksgiving Day.
player hears his name mentioned, he must turn
aisles
about once in his place.
"The
For instance,
if
the story-
was put into

the oven," all who are named turkey must turn.
When the words " Thanksgiving dinner " are used.
teller should say,
large turkey
84
must
all
had best
This game may be adapted
turn.
holidays.
If
tell
the
children
to
other
are young, the teacher
the story.
STAGE-COACH.
No. of Players: lo
to 60.
Purpose : Alertness.
Apparatus : Chairs.
The
chairs are arranged in a circle; the one
stands in the centre.
is it
the desks, he stands
names each
of five
player.
may have
in
If
front
the
If
game
the
is
the class.
of
number
who
played at
is large,
He
groups
The names given
the same name.
must be parts of a stage-coach or its contents, or

may be the horses and their harness, as
they
springs, door, old lady, parrot, white horse.
the players are named,
the one
who
is
it
When
tells a
Each time the

must rise, and
turn once in their places.
When the name of any
player or group of players comes into the story, he
must turn. For instance, if " The driver cracked
story about a ride in a stage-coach.
word "stage-coach "
his
is
mentioned,
all
whip" be said, all the whips must rise, and

The story ends with the words, " The stage-
turn.
coach upset. "
The one who

is left
Then
all
is it tries
the players change seats.
to secure a chair.
standing must tell the next story.
Whoever
8s
FRUIT BASKET./
Grade
Grammar, High.
Purpose Alertness.
Apparatus: Chairs one
:
less
than the number of
players.
The
players
sit in a circle.
He
the story.
One
and gives each player the name

he
tells a story,
is
chosen to
tell
stands in the centre of the circle,

of a fruit.
bringing in these names.
All
Then
rise,
and turn when the words " fruit basket " are heard.
Each player turns when he hears his name. The
story is ended by the words, " The fruit basket
Immediately all the players must change
upset."
seats,
and the one
chair.
Whoever
in
is
the centre tries to secure a

left
standing tells
the
next
story.
A WAND.
BLIND MAN'S BUFF WITH

Grade
No. of Players: 10
Purpose
to 30.
Keenness of perception
Self-control.
Apparatus: Handkerchief; Cane.
One player is blindfolded, and given a stick.

The other players join hands, and dance around
him
until
stick.
stick at
he taps the floor three times with the
Immediately
some
one,
all stop.
who must
Then he points the

take
the end, and
g6
answer any three questions that he may
may
player
disguise
The
ask.
his voice in answering.
the one in the centre can guess
who
If
the two
it is,
players change places.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Grade
Grammar, High.
No. of Players
Purpose
The
lo to 30.
Alertness.
players form a circle,
sitting
on the floor
or on chairs, and are the orchestra, each one choos-
ing the instrument on

is
decided upon.
all
as
which he will
the players
much
The conductor
hum
beats
the tune, each
One
play.
conductor, and stands in the centre.
tune
time,
making
it
is
while
sound
like his chosen instrument as possible, and
the motions
imitating
used
playing
in
The
it.
conductor suddenly turns to some player, and says,
"What
4,
is
5!"
the matter with your instrument
The one questioned must begin
before the conductor counts
five,
propriate for his instrument.
he may
say,
"I have broken
and
If
it
1,2,3,
must be ap-
he has a violin,
a string."
quick enough in replying or
.'
his reply
If
he
is
not
he says something
is the matter with his instrument that cannot be,
as of a violin, " The reed is lost," he must change
The conductor may clap

when the music must stop
Any one failing to stop becomes con-
places with the conductor.

his hands at any time,
instantly.
if
S7
The music never stops except when the

The person who fails may
ductor.
leader claps his hands.
pay a
and the same
forfeit,
throughout the game,
conductor continue
preferred.
if
HUNT THE KEY./

Grade
No. of Players : lo to 30.

Purpose Alertness.
:
Twine
Apparatus
hung on
key
is
Key.
a long piece of twine.
The
One
stands
players form a ring, and hold the twine.

in the
The
centre.
others keep their hands con-
stantly in motion, and pass the key back and forth.
The one
in the centre tries to
The
the key.
players
may
the key to show where
it
discover
who has
occasionally whistle on
is.
When
caught with the key in his hands,
a player
is
he takes the
place in the centre.
HUNT THE
Grade Primary.
No. of Players 10
Purpose Alertness.
Apparatus Slipper.
SLIPPER.
to 30.
The
players sit on the floor in a circle, with the
knees raised, and the girls well scattered among the

One
boys, that their dresses may hide the slipper.
is
chosen to be
it,
and runs around the outside
of
88
who has the
the circle trying to tag the person
The
slipper.
slipper
is
passed quickly from one to
It
may sometimes be
another under the knees.
When
thrown across the circle if hidden at once.
far enough away from the one who is it, it may be
struck three times upon the floor to show where it
The one caught with
is.
the slipper
AND
BEAST, BIRD,
Grade
is it.
FISH.
No. of Players
lo to 30.
Purpose Alertness.
:
The
players stand or
calling
player,
either
One
in a circle.
sit
the knotted handkerchief,
and throws
"Beast"
or
it
at
takes
another
"Bird"
or
"Fish," and commencing at once to count aloud

to ten.
The one at whom the handkerchief is
thrown must name an animal of the right division
before the player says,
"Ten!"
For instance,
if
throws the handkerchief to B, and says, " Fish!
one, two,
has
counted
ten!" and B
ten,
says,
takes the
"Cod"
before
handkerchief, and
he is too late in
he names an animal of the
wrong division, he must pay a forfeit.
The game
tosses
it
at
another player.
saying his word, or
But,
if
if
may be played without forfeits. In this case the

who counts continues throwing until some
one fails.
The one who fails then takes the hand-
player
kerchief.
89
NOT
Grade
SIR.
I,
Grammar.
No. of Players
lo to 20.
Purpose: Alertness.
The
players stand in line, and are numbered in
One
order.
one
chosen to be teacher.
is
of his class,
Teacher.
"
He
turns to
and this conversation takes place:
heard something about you, No.
2,
sir."
P.
"What, sir, me, sir.? "

"Yes, sir, you, sir."
" Not I, sir."
T.
"Who,
P.
"No.
"No.
Pupil.
T.
T.
No.
then, sir.?"
s,
must go
sir."
5 to the foot."
"What,
"No. 5 to
can say,
he
" before the teacher
to the foot of the class unless

sir,
me,
sir.?
says,
the foot."
If he succeeds, he
keeps his place, and the teacher addresses another
The
pupil.
object of the
game
is
to be
head of
the class.
HUCKLE BUCKLE BEAN STALK.

Grade
Primary, Grammar.

Purpose : Quickness of perception
Self-control.
Apparatus: Thimble.
One
person
is
chosen to hide the thimble.
All
the other players close their eyes or go out of the
The one who
room.
it
can be seen and
The other players

As each one sees
is it
j'et
is
places the thimble where

not likely to be noticed.
are then called to hunt for

it,
he must
manner where
not show by his
may be varied by putting

Then the one who is it
it.
down, and must
sit
it
is.
The game
the thimble out of sight.

tells the players
who
are
near the thimble that they are "hot," and those

that are far off that they are
may be
when
played louder
all
are far
"cold."
when some one
Or music
is near, softer
away from the thimble.
OBSERVATION.
No. of Players lo to 30.
Purpose: Acuteness of observation.
Apparatus Twenty objects Paper and pencils.
:
Twenty
objects
player in turn
minute.
He
is
are placed
on
Each
then goes to a seat from which the
table cannot be seen, and writes
remember.
a table.
allowed to look at them one-half
The one writing
correctly wins the game.
down
all
the greatest
he can
number
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TEN MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI OF THE BOSTON

NORMAL SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS

By The Boston Normal School of Gymnastics

has led to the preparation of

The aim has been

under three heads rather

has seemed best

an orderly progression, which would

of a compact, practical collection of

for gymnastic teachers

are valuable in physical education as a test

what the pupil has gained from his gymnastic training

hand with joyous

any game played in

our school and gymnasium work.

This physical, mental, and moral

him yet further

have been invented by

have been handed from one gener-

ation to the next unchanged.

have a long and eventful history

and Black and Red, have

since Pollux wrote of

Seventeen hundred years ago Greek children

Black and Red, and to use a

with one side red, the other black.

Eton boys are notably leaders

whatever calling they

claimed that this quality,

which makes them foremost in the world of

This thought makes

the teacher pause to consider what part he shall take in

games, and how the strong individuality of each pupil

be developed, so that he may grow

himself and of his opportunities.

33, line 25,

"of his own side" after "a

37, line 8, for "jiggling" read "juggling."

the ball goes out of

bounds, either of the following rules

may be used, as the

from the place at which it is picked up, into the court

and thrown from

place by the player

52, line 28, insert "

81, line 25, insert

before" after "wrong division."

teacher addresses another pupil," read "the dialogue

continued between the teacher and No. 5."

The games marked

with a star can be played in the school-room.

Black and Red

Jump the Shot

Lame Fox and Chickens

*FoLLOw THE Leader

Spin the Platter