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G SIDES; WHO'S "IT"? 35
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES 43
QUIET GAMES 211
FEATS AND FORFEITS 243
SINGING GAMES 259
BALLS AND BEAN BAGS 295
a. Specifications for Balls, Bean Bags, and Marking Grounds, etc. 297 b. Bean Bag and Oat Sack Games 303 c. Ball Games 319
INDEXES
GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, FIRST TO EIGHTH YEARS 427
GAMES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS 433
GAMES FOR PLAYGROUNDS, GYMNASIUMS, AND LARGE NUMBERS 435
GAMES FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' SUMMER CAMPS 440
a. Active Games 440 b. Quiet Games 442
HOUSE-PARTY AND COUNTRY-CLUB GAMES 444
a. Active Games 444 b. Quiet Games 445
GAMES FOR CHILDREN'S PARTIES 446
a. Active Games 446 b. Quiet Games 447
SEASHORE GAMES 449
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 451
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
RING A' ROSES Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
ALL-UP RELAY RACE 45
BUYING A LOCK 58
CATCH-AND-PULL TUG OF WAR; A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CLASS 60
FORCING THE CITY GATES 89
HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON? 108
JUMPING ROPE ON THE ROOF PLAYGROUND OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL 118
OYSTER SHELL 143
PITCH PEBBLE 147
PRISONER'S BASE 158
ROLLING TARGET AS PLAYED BY THE HIDATSA INDIANS, FORT CLARK, NORTH DAKOTA 169
SNOW SNAKE 182
A CITY PLAYGROUND 200
FLOWER MATCH 220
SKIN THE SNAKE 252
DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER 263
THE DUCK DANCE 276
BALLS 297
CAPTAIN BALL IN A HIGH SCHOOL 342
CIRCLE STRIDE BALL 358
DRIVE BALL 375
BALL GAME ON THE ROOF PLAYGROUND OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL 400
TETHER BALL 409
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE AND PLAN.--This book aims to be a practical guide for the player of games, whether child or adult, and for the teacher or leader of games. A wide variety of conditions have been considered, including schools, playgrounds,
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by Jessie H. Bancroft