Chapter I: Introduction: 1

TO THE TEACHER OF GAMES 26

COUNTING-OUT; CHOOSING 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