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gemeinden had kindly offered a variety of equipment, this was the only yard in which the committee felt justified in using leather apparatus. The result, however, showed a keen appre- ciation by the boys of the privilege. Considerable gymnastic work was also done by the girls here.

A CORNER OF THE WASHBURNE SCHOOL

At the Washington School, on the northwest side of the city, a playground had been conducted the previous season under the patronage of a west side woman's club. The familiarity with the object of the playground thus simplified the work at this place. At the two north side grounds and at the Bridge- port ground on the south side the attendance was rather dis- appointing. In each case, as will be seen in the photographs, there was a fairly spacious yard, and the schools were in the midst of populous regions — the Holden School in Bridgeport has a school population of over two thousand. Various explana- tions may be given, as will be noted later, there appearing to be