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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1915
Page
4
The piece comments on scarce green slips and student moods toward events and costumes. It notes the urge to celebrate, the desire for no Thursday classes, and recalls 1914 drinking fountains as a distant memory, ending with a reflective Amen.
Barnard opened baseball with a 17 to 5 win by the Freshmen over the Sophomores. Pollitzer pitched tough for the Freshmen as the home runs were scarce, while Sophomores showed some but uneven hitting through four and a half innings. Lineups list Pollitzer and Wachenheimer among others.
At noon Wednesday an A A meeting in Room 139 considered whether the college should hold Field Day this year. Opponents argued no one would practice and upperclassmen were busy. supporters said Greek games practice counted and turnout would improve after games. The meeting voted to celebrate Field Day as usual.
The article lists nominees Margaret King Louise Talbot Emma Reipp Ida Rolf and Mary Powell with Mary Powell elected as Senior President in the 1916 elections.
The article describes the College Settlement's Grand Street and First Street workrooms for unemployed East Side men. Despite initial enthusiasm, sanitation issues closed the Grand Street site after two weeks. A two-ticket system tracked men and belongings as workers cobbled shoes and cane chairs. Only one hat missing among 80 registered families, revealing honesty amid dispossession. Though unemployment remains, the settlement claims a key finding: men want meaningful work if given a chance, and social workers can bridge classes to convey the workers’ daily struggles.
Mr. Thomas Mott chaired a Wednesday lecture conference on highways street cleaning and public improvements. Borough President Douglas Matthewson opened as the first speaker detailing highway problems and local differences and praising the 1913 constitutional amendment for excess condemnations to ease city acquisitions.
The Borough discusses street improvements from cobbles to granite blocks, park highway cleaning by the park department, and a centralized snow removal system. Fetherson outlines the Street Cleaning Department structure, driving hours and pay issues, and proposed funds for ash cart canvas, refuse disposal, and a costly garbage material recovery plant rejected by the governor. Marcus M. Marks closes with remarks on public markets overseen by the Borough President, Comptroller, and aldermen.
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