. Social games and group dances; . ving each member shout inorder the name of his letter; then the whole groupshouts the word in unison. Certain rules may be made for the managementof this mixer. For instance, no word which containsless than ten letters shall be allowed the group whichdisplays a word may be required to rearrange them-selves so as to spell a different word, using the sameletters; or the word must begin and end with thesame letter, and so on. The program may be continued by requiring thegroups to disband, and to seek other companions,who will assist tibem in spelling names of st
. Social games and group dances; . ving each member shout inorder the name of his letter; then the whole groupshouts the word in unison. Certain rules may be made for the managementof this mixer. For instance, no word which containsless than ten letters shall be allowed the group whichdisplays a word may be required to rearrange them-selves so as to spell a different word, using the sameletters; or the word must begin and end with thesame letter, and so on. The program may be continued by requiring thegroups to disband, and to seek other companions,who will assist tibem in spelling names of states,rivers or mountains; or by spelling words whichpertain to agriculture, chemistry, engineering,astronomy, etc.; and so the mixer may be varied ina number of entertaining ways. The Concerted Sneeze.—A mirth^provokingexperiment in any group of a, half-dozen up to ahundred or more is the concerted sneeze. The ^■-f^... ••^< vC- : ^- ^- ^^ - ^ -■•m^^^^^W •vfl i FIG. 5. WHISPERING ANDLISTENING FIG. 6. ACCUSING. FIG. 7.—EXPECTANCY FIG. 8.—sir, you see a peni-tent BEFORE you SOCIAL MIXERS AND GAMES 27 leader divides the group approximately into threeseictions, and directs that at his signal the first sec-tion shall sharply and quickly exclaim, Hish!The second group likewise makesi use of the word, Hash, and the third, Hosh. He explains thathe will raise his hands, and command: One, tmo,three, sneeze! Whemhis hands go down, the syl-lables are to be pronounced loudly and staccato, witha result that is surprisingly like a sneeze of generousand extensive proportions. It may be made evenmore realistic by having the first group exclaim,Hishy, the second, Hashy, and the third, Hoshy. A Church Mixer.—^An effective method of enter-taining and mixing a group of young people, used bya church society, is herewith given: A large room was arranged with chairs, placedin pairs, to represent seats on a railway train, withan aisle between the double seats. The young peo-
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