h either bean bags or balls, and is one of
the simplest and earliest tossing games, being generally used when
pupils are first acquiring skill in handling a ball. With very rapid
play and greater distance between the "teacher" and the "class," it
may become very interesting, however, for older players.

One player is chosen for the "teacher." The others stand in a line
side by side, facing her, at an interval of from five to twenty feet.
Where there are many players, there should be several groups of this
kind, with a distinct interval between groups to avoid mistakes or
confusion. It is desirable to have from six to ten players for each
"teacher."

The teacher starts the game by tossing the ball to each pupil in turn,
and it is immediately tossed back to her. Each pupil missing goes to
the foot of the line. If the teacher misses, the player at the head of
the line takes her place, the teacher going to the foot. The action
should be as rapid as possible.

VAULTING RELAY

_10 to 60 players._

_Schoolroom._

_Bean Bags._

[Illustration diagram: VAULTING RELAY]

The players stand in line in the aisles between the desks, all facing
to the right or left (facing open windows preferred). The first player
at the front of each line will hold a bean bag in his right hand, if
facing left, or in his left hand, if facing right. At the command
"Start!" the bean bag must be passed toward the rear to each player,
in turn, until the player at the end of the line receives it. Each
player, after passing the bean bag, must place one hand on his desk
and the other on the back of his chair, jump over his chair, turn,
jump back again, and take his position in the aisle by the next seat,
moving back one seat toward the rear of the line each time the bean
bag has been passed, and so on until he returns to his place in line.
The player receiving the bean bag at the end of the line must run to
the head of the line, as shown in the diagram, and pass the bag to the
next player. This continues until each player returns to his place in
line. The line wins whose original leader first gets back to his own
place.

This game was originated by Mr. James J. Jardine, of New York
City, and received honorable mention in a competition for
schoolroom games conducted by the Girls' Branch of the Public
Schools Athletic League of New York City in 1906. It is here
published by the kind permission of the author, and of the