By-Products of a College Education For Women
Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton president of Wellesley College spoke at the high school on the by-products of a women’s college education. She noted wealth adds no prestige and that poor students can gain honors. She praised friendship as a key by-product and described how meeting diverse students widens outlook and upholds democracy among college women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Fitz Pendleton
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Miss Pendleton
India
China
Caleb Hyatt
Parent-Teacher Association
Ralph S. Underhill
Scarsdale
Westchester seeks new county charter at Albany
Westchester County endorses a proposed charter in Albany with State Senator Walter Westall and Assemblyman Shank expected to push the measure. A March 2 Board of Supervisors hearing drew about 100 residents voicing opinions on the plan and calling for voter referendum in the fall.
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Westchester County
State Senate
Walter W. Westall
White Plains
Shank
Scarsdale
Frederick P. Close
Westchester County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Murden
House
Henry G. Barrett
Conference Committee
Albany
Guernsey Upsets Coward In National Squash Title Race
Otis L. Guernsey of Old Mamaro Neck Road defeats Thomas R. Coward in three games 17-16 5-16 15-11 at the Columbia Club in the national amateur squash championship. Both Yale Club members, Coward was last year’s runner up and the favorite. Guernsey advances to face Dr. Henry R. Mixsell of the Princeton Club before the semi finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis L. Guernsey
Old Mamaroneck Road
Thomas R. Coward
Columbia Club
Yale Club
Coward
Guernsey
Henry R. Mixsell
Princeton
Rotary club hears inauguration via high school radio
At a Wednesday meeting the Rotary Club attended the Scarsdale High School inauguration ceremony by radio. Scarsdale Supply Company supplied the radio equipment for students and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Scarsdale Supply Company
1925 closed models on hand to demonstrate
Dealers display 1925 closed models as examples while others showcase used closed models. Buicks, Brown's Ice Beavies, White Plains entries appear among the offerings, indicating a varied selection for potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Manor Association Set To Review Budget And Proposals
Scarsdale Manor Association will meet Wednesday evening March 11 at Edgemont School to discuss the proposed budget from the Town Board. Voters will consider park questions, street paving and mail delivery in the area, plus removal of dead trees.
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Scarsdale
New Rochelle Oriental Impressions Program by Women’s Club
The Music Section of the Woman's Club of New Rochelle presents Oriental Impressions for the Scarsdale Club at Dyckman Hall on Wednesday afternoon March 11 at 3:30. Performers bring songs dances incense and perfumes to evoke the Orient. Tea will be served after the hour of music. members may invite guests.
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Woman's Club of
New Rochelle
Scarsdale
Dyckman Hall
Village Budget Cuts Target 228872.69 for Year
The village plans a total expenditure of 228 872 69 for the year, less than last year’s 220 901 20, with reductions in waste disposal and miscellaneous costs offset by increases in police and bond redemption. Key changes include 2500 advancing for the Village Planning Commission 6200 for the Board of Assessors 17000 for fighting and 42344 48 for bond redemption.
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Village Planning Commission
Board of Assessors
Villages Face Higher Costs Than Cities Says Comptroller
State Comptroller Vincent B. Murphy released figures at Albany showing village payments rose 48 percent, versus 40 percent for counties and 37 percent for cities. He urged a uniform village budget and accounting system to curb costs, noting 15 percent of state residents live in villages and over 31 million dollars passed through village hands last year.
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Vincent B. Murphy
Albany
State Conference of Mayors
Murphy
Comptroller
Comptroller's Office
Bobby Miller to Sing at Dyckman Hall Tomorrow
Bobby Miller and Robert L. Miller Jr will perform at Dyckman Hall at seven tomorrow evening as part of the Hour of Song. The program also features a new film The Twenty third Psalm depicting life in the Holy Land and the Psalm of Psalms.
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Dyckman Hall
Robert L. Miller, Jr
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Scarsdale
Holy Land
David
Palestine
Resigns From Fox Meadow
Mr. J. Andrew Thomas announced at the Scarsdale Chapter meeting that he will resign from active work in Fox Meadow development after returning from Florida. He said roads require about eighty acres and waste land about thirty, insisting a group of apartment houses be included for the project to profit. He offered to discuss development further.
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J. Andrew Thomas
Scarsdale
Westchester County Realty Board
Angell and Company
Thomas
Ami
Florida
Fox Meadow
Drive With Care And Obey Laws
Collin Armstrong of the Westchester County Chamber of Commerce warns that over twenty four thousand Americans die yearly in preventable street and highway accidents. He notes eighty percent involve automobiles and calls for better regulation to curb the tragedy and suffering. He questions how society will reduce the constant daily losses as motor vehicles dominate civilization.
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United States
Collin Armstrong
Westchester County Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Armstrong
Hamilton College Chorus Plans Briarcliff Concert Tour
The Hamilton College chorus of forty male voices will sing at Briarcliff Lodge Saturday evening March 14. The group will tour the East visiting cities such as New York Philadelphia and Boston with many concerts to be broadcast. The Hamilton Alumni Committee promotes interest in the concert and includes Elihu Root class of 6a Elihu Root Jr class of 1903 Abel F E Blackmar class of 74 and several from Westchester County.
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Hamilton College
Briarcliff Lodge
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Hamilton
Elihu Root
Elihu Root, Jr
Abel FE. Blackmar
Westchester County
Applications Open For Postal Clerk Positions At Scarsdale
Scarsdale Postmaster Mr Dunn reports a surge of over twenty job applications this year for postal clerks. He attributes the rise to the President approving higher pay for the roles. Applications are due March 11 and exams will be held March 21.
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Dunn
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Leads In Fire Hose Standardization Movement
Major J. H. Howland praised Scarsdale for leading Southern Westchester in standardizing fire hose threads. He noted equipment now matches the national standard, citing past fires in Boston Baltimore and Maryland to stress uniform connectors. Westchester towns and nearby cities were represented as officials heard the progress and urged further adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
Scarsdale
J. H. Howland
National Board of Fire and Rewriters
Major Howland
Larchmont
Eastchester
Hartsdale
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
White Plains
Board of Fire Commissioners
Pelham
Water Department
Public Safety
Public Works
Howland
Boston
Baltimore
Westchester
Connecticut
Fire Department of
Merit Badge for Girl Scouts In Fight on Tent Caterpillar
Westchester County Girl Scout Council in White Plains offers a merit badge to scouts who collect one thousand tent caterpillar egg masses before March 15. Requirements include careful egg mass collection, destruction of five hundred nests, and using approved methods with no branch damage or torches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
County Farm Bureau
Westchester County Girl Scout Council
White Plains
Thie World
John G. Curtis
Lerner
George S. Leiner & Co
Brook Avenue
New York
Caroline Lewis
Bell System Reports Record Stockholders and Bell Labs Formation
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company announces it has the world’s largest number of stockholders and a new Bell Telephone Laboratories, jointly owned by AT&T and Western Electric, to handle research and development. The year ends with 11,242,318 Bell-owned stations and 4,664,232 Bell-connecting stations plus 39,893,619 miles of exchange and toll wire, mostly underground. Net additions to plant reach $287,075,923, the largest in Bell System history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc
The
Telephone Company
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Judge Dismisses Case Against Mrs. Hyatt
The case against Helen A. Hyatt visiting nurse of Scarsdale was dismissed in White Plains court. Seven year old Berkitt Brown of White Plains was struck by Hyatt’s car on South Lexington avenue while riding a scooter, suffering a skull fracture and collarbone injury.
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Helen A. Hyatt
Scarsdale
Berkitt Brown
White Plains
South Lexington Avenue
White Plains Hospital
Fox Meadow Tennis Club Sets Annual Meeting
The Fox Meadow Tennis Club will hold its annual meeting on Monday March 9 at 8 15 p.m. at the home of Mr Arthur Driscoll Crane Road. Members are urged to attend as several matters of interest will be discussed.
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Fox Meadow Tennis Club
Fox Meadow
Arthur Driscoll
Crane Road
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Westall
William D. Cameron
Yonkers
O. W. Bailey
O. Guernsey
Manor Association
State Comptroller’s Department
Bobby Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton College Chorus
Briarcliff
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