Untitled: Maud Clarke memoir

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Children made their own games, entirely without supervision of the teachers [at Infant School]. 

We small children liked to play mostly in groups. “In and out the windows” was very popular. 

A ring of boys and girls held extended arms, whilst a boy chased a girl, threading their way in and out, all singing

“In and out the windows, in and out the windows as we have done before” 

Reaching the centre of the ring the boy and girl stood, whilst we all sang

"Come and face your lover, come and face your lover as you have done before"

and so the game went on. 

Ring a ring of roses was also often played with song as ‘”Ring a ring of roses, a pocket full of posies, all fall down” and each child slid to the pavement saying “ash a tooo”

excerpt from 'Untitled: Maud Clarke memoir' pp. 14 (141 words)

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