"Kids Cry-"Let's Do It Again."
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"Let's do it again." That seemed to be the general
attitude of more
than 600 children and parents Friday following the Detroit Westward-
Department
of Parks and Recreation's huge water carnival at Patton Memorial
Park.
Parents of children 7-16 years of age were highly
pleased with the opportunity
given their children to compete in strictly novice competition, while
the
children themselves had a rolicking time diving for pennies and
goldfish--a
new experience for almost all of them.
A penny scramble was held during both the afternoon
and evening programs,
while the goldfish scramble concluded the day's events. Approximately
72
goldfish were tossed into the pool for about 60 contestants to
catch--and
every one of them came out. It didn't take long, either. Cardboard
containers
filled with water were given each contestant to put his fish in, and
many
of the youngsters came back to Patton Saturday to show Joe Mracna,
carnival
co-director, that their fish was still alive.
The afternoon program determined the six finalists for
each of the 20
events for boys and girls. First, second, and third place finishers in
the finals received medals--gold, silver, and bronze respectively,
while
fourth, fifth, and sixth place was worth a ribbon. There were about 200
actual entries in the carnival.
Two young ladies from the St. Clair Swimming Club,
Carrole and Marie
Jordan, gave an exhibition of the kind of synchronized swimming that
won
them the Junior National Championship this year. Both duet and solo
numbers
were presented in a sparkling performance.
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