Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun

A SKATING PARTY

man trenches and fired a volley which knocked down their trenches and killed many of their men. There they were, fighting face to face, it was a terrible scene. But the British would not yield, and the Germans found it useless to try to capture the British trenches, so the flag was put up. Don’t you think King George would have been pleased had he seen them fighting so bravely? A SKATING PARTY Pathfinders, Free Press Prairie Farmer January 6, 1924 Ruth Pinder (13) Springside, Sask. Dear Pathfinders, I am going to tell you of some the pleasure we have skating. Some of the young people and myself go down to the river about a quarter of a mile from our place to skate. When it gets cold the boys make a big fire, and then we get warm and we go skating again. This is how we spend our winter evenings. I have a mile to go to school, but we are having our holidays now; we are going to have no school for a month or two. I have two sisters and two brothers. I must close now and would like to have someone of my own age write to me. MAKING A RINK Pathfinder Page, Free Press Prairie Farmer January 1, 1919 Theodore Holden (9) Boissevain, Man. Dear Pathfinders: This is my third letter to your club. I have been reading them for a long time. I found them very interesting. I am going to tell 122 Freedom to Play ...