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ALONG THE BASE PiTHS (cont, ) in relief during the 3rd inning, after John Holancin and John Schritt had given up 12 runs, to successfully stifle the Mainten- ance outburst. Frank had the Maintenance boys popping up for the rest of the game while his teammates went to work on the Page 3 PLAYGROUND PaTTER (cont,) shaped, molded and cast into a pattern, has the reatest responsibility for this creative act? The parents, as a child's most formative years are between three and six, before school begins, Discipline,kind- ness, love and understanding are essential, Who offerings of Stan Zwaresh with a vengenance, But a good potter 'mows that only too often Home runs were hit by Garriock and Schritt while Krahn chipped in with a triple. In the runs batted in department Garriock was tops with 4, followed by Schritt with 3 and Krahn, Pineault and Hamilton with 2 each. It looks like a grand eveing for soft- pall fans, so lets see everybody out at the park to-night to watch Structural and Shift #3 play a game vital to each, STATISTICS - July 26/53 BIG5 BRA ww W. Borsum Ba Sead gp oA. C. Simmer he I eA Py, Diduck Bo SLO Ade sven ere R. Stachiw 36°20 16° 421 W. «Cevanaugh et ee ee Runs -- W. Sadowick - 21 Hits - C. Simmer = 18 RBI - J, Schritt ~- 14 Doubles - J, Holancin, H. Krahn, W. Borsum R. Slattery - 5 Triples - 4. Delaronde =~ 2 H,R.- H, Krahn ~ 4 S.0.--- A. Adrian ~ 72 Pitching ~ F, "hitfield - 8-1 LEAGUE STANDINGS OM | eee Shift #1 dads LO nl 20 Salary 12 uv 5 Lh Shift #2 11 5 6 10 Townsite 11 5 6 10 Maintenance a 5 6 10 Shift #3 11 ae vy 8 Structural 9 2 7 h REMAINING SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Thursday, July 30th 6:15 p.m, Shift #3 VS. Structural : Friday, July 31st - 6:15 p.m. Structural vs, Maintenance : Sunday, Aug.2nd {1:15 Townsite vs, Shift #l : Mon, Aug, 3rd 6:15 p.m, Shift #2 ve. Structural. First named team is the Home team, Umpires are asked to make strict observance of starting times, 0-0-0 PL..YGROUND PATTER It has been said that a child is but a piece of clay -- ready and willing to be (cont. in next col.) the vessel on which he is working resists the attempts made on it to soften it, round a corner or add that curve which counts so much in the finished article, Then he must be firm and see to it that the raw material does develop under his knowledge, skill and training. So too, children need careful handling, encouragement and direction from parents who can see further, and grasp the over-all imp- ortance of an idea, program or project. 'Mother knows best" is a hateful phrase to a child's ears but invariably is true. We at the playground and pool ask you parents to encourage your children to join in the activities provided for them, Too often a disciplinary act, a lesson in sharing, the learning of team-work, the mere carrying to completion of some act, etc., is aarried home to parents, distorted, and results in parents saying-~"411 right, play at home where you may do as you wish," They are giving the children the idea that the. social ethics of life are of no importance, What a disastrous attitute! And don't doubt it is true! There is a decided low level of interest in this summer program on the part of the parents, The general meeting held last week, which should have been represented by one hundred and forty familics Saw seven}! Yet indirectly complaints, suggestions and questions come in daily, We can do little more, The future of the playground for other years and other child- ren depends on the success of this year's program, The success of that is now as much up to you as to us. . . Here's.a. point: we wish to draw to your attention, The weekly schedule has been revised and a copy of the new one is to be found in this paper, The changes were made in the hopes that the new schedule will be more satisfactory to the majority than the o1d one was, Your opinions on this subject will be appreciated. Don't forget the registration for ..ueust will take place on Friday, July 31st from 4:30 to 5:30 at the Continuation School. O-0--0