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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
7
Jane Cornell recalls poet Reginald Heber and William Allingham as April arrives, praising spring’s return. The piece describes the Bronx River, willow banks, birdsong, and town life waking to renewal, with April’s soft rain of plum blossoms and hopeful light. Tai-Chou-Louen (0942-081).
Young volunteers eagerly helped wipe out the tent caterpillar by gathering egg masses. Nearly two million egg masses were burned to protect trees, but one girl hid unhatched eggs in a toy closet leading to tiny caterpillars later. The incident prompted calls for clearer guidance to explain goals and timing.
Roberts Walker of Scarsdale argues against broad denunciations of Yale Princeton and Dartmouth students over a recent intoxicated dance. He says authorities cannot control youth behavior and urges strengthening home standards, parental example, and wiser social norms rather than blaming colleges.
The passage presents two ancient Chinese verses echoing restrained dignity and deep emotion. The speaker, far from home, laments years of travel, aging, and lost youth, yet looks toward a rebirth of spring and renewed hope as years pass.
On Sunday afternoon March 29 at five o'clock Dyckman Hall will host Mendelssohn Elijah sung by the Scarsdale Congregational Church choir with Community Chorus and over fifty singers from New York under Charlotte Mathewson. Free admission invites a large audience and honors Mrs Harris, Music Committee chair, and Miss Mathewson for their efforts in presenting the event. Walter Clark Runyon notes the date and place from Scarsdale.
An out of town subscriber argues Scarsdale's low birthrate stems from births registered in nearby White Plains Bronxville or New York hospitals. He notes Scarsdale records lack births and cites legal limits on recording places of birth versus parents residence.
A speaker recalls returning to a burnt childhood home and grieving beside the sea. After wandering a forest in sorrow, a white boat with a young girl passes, offering a sacred return and the vow to rebuild the childhood home.
A foolish young lady of Wales reports a smell of escaped gas and searches with a light, then a night of mishap ends with seventeen pairs collected. A farmer named Hall enjoys a fortunate fall in autumn after a risky spring misstep, avoiding a worse outcome.
In a letter to the Inquirer John E. Muhlfeld urges faith in Scarsdale’s birthrate claim arguing quality over quantity in local demographics and criticizing nationwide birth statistics as overblown. He warns against overemphasizing sheer numbers.
A playful note from The Goat salutes the star Mira the Wonderful, a new celestial neighbor as astronomers announce its discovery. The poem invites friendly greetings and a communal welcome to the newcomer among the stars.
A Dyckman Hall talk by architect Thomas on Fox Meadow proposes rezoning forty acres along the Bronx Parkway to allow at least twenty five apartment houses with fifteen families each. The plan, if adopted, could depress nearby property values for years until population growth offsets the mood, affecting land near and far from the station. Continued on page nine.
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