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Page 134 - BETWEEN the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The sound of a door that is opened, And voices soft and sweet. From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair.
Page 27 - Play up ! play up ! and play the game ! " G The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of a square that broke ; — The Catling's jammed and the Colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far, and Honour a name, But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks : " Play up ! play up ! and play the game...
Page 162 - Or 8-pound shot put 28 feet. It has been found that boys of 12 years of age should be able to qualify for the badge under the first test, elementary school boys of 13 years and over for the second test, and high school boys for the third test. It does not seem, however, that the different standards should be limited to these age groups. Accordingly, no age or even weight limit is fixed. Any boy may enter any test at any time.
Page 26 - Remember that the game is the thing, and that he who thinketh otherwise is a mucker and no true' sportsman. 10. Honor the game thou playest, for he who playeth the game straight and hard wins even when he loses.
Page 149 - In our joys and in our sorrows, Days of toil and hours of ease, Still He calls, in cares and pleasures, " Christian, love Me more than these.
Page 27 - This is the word that year by year, While in her place the School is set, Every one of her sons must hear, And none that hears it dare forget. This they all with a joyful mind Bear through life like a torch of flame, And falling fling to the host behind — "Play up ! play up ! and play the game !" LINES FROM "SONG OF MYSELF" WALT WHITMAN child said, "What is the grass?
Page 26 - Thou shalt not be a rotten loser. 5. Thou shalt not take unfair advantage. 6. Thou shalt not ask odds thou art unwilling to give.
Page 113 - A TASTE for good reading is an acquisition the worth of which is hardly to be overestimated ; and yet a majority of children, even of those favored by circumstance, grow up without it. This defect is due partly to the fault or ignorance of parents and teachers ; partly, also, to the want, in many cases, of the proper means of cultivation. For this taste, like most others, is usually not so much a gift of nature as a product of cultivation. A wide difference exists, indeed, in children in respect...
Page 162 - ATHLETIC BADGE TEST FOR GIRLS The Playground and Recreation Association of America has adopted the following as standards which every normal girl ought to be able to attain. One event should be selected from each group. First test: 1. Balancing (1 deep knee bend) 24 feet, 2 trials.
Page 161 - Athletic badge test for boys — The National Recreation Association has adopted the following standards as a test of athletic ability for boys : First test: 1.