Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-05 | Page 13 | Forget Books

FORGET BOOKS Books for forgotten otten old 12 i Jack Clarke of the Lafayette school day dreams of his prowess prow prow- ess Cs in the annual field day events 1 4 n Pole a vaulting ulti nl Boy that's rl my alley aile Here lIere I come comet comel r 1 M M 4 4 S c The bases are full lull Just watch vatch me knock out this borne bome run runt u w I Hey tl there e Charlie Charlie Paddock k Come Corne around and take a few lessons les ics ics- I sons SODS in some real speed Roman loman Gladiators No More Mor Determined Than Young Athletes Roman gladiators of old never entered en en- the arena with more fierceness of oC spirit and determination to wi win I than did the 2000 boys and girls of the thc city elementary schools who participated participated participated par par- in the annual field day at Liberty park Tuesday L I Books pencils and papers were tucked lucked away at the various schools schools' shortly before 2 p. p m. m when the boys and girls from every part of the city went en masse to the park There they were divided according to nei neighboring neigh h. h boring schools each two competing groups occupying allocated ground round for Cor the staging of ot the events Baseball games hurdle hurdIe races 50 and yard IDa dashes relay races soccer soccer soc soc- ball and hit pin baseball contests contests con con- tests were cre run off with precision precisian and speed of Neros Nero's sports and programs But unlike the ancient Indent Roman free free- for alls there was nary a scratch of a wound let alone a casualty Safety and welfare of the thousands thousands thou thou- sands of or students was guarded by special special cial committees committe s. s Responsible for the outstanding success s s of the da day observance observance ob ob- ob servance of which was doubly interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting because of its abandonment in 1932 and 1933 for economic reasons were Elizabeth Bond H. H B. B Folsom Katherine Forrester J. J J. J Harris Margaret Layton Margaret l Morgan W. W D D. Presser Prosser and William E. E Day