The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
SCHOOLGIRLS ARMORY DANCE
70 iSHINGTON-IRIT NGTTES orr
TOGETHER ONCE MORF.
Their Own building sun In the WAKING.
They Get acquainted Win One An
other In Got. NOrris's NrmOry -FiRK
of the schools Newest branch

Thirty-seven hundred Washington
lrvingit.- gathered IN the Ninth Reg
mont Armory Yesterday afternoon to
It'll one another how glad they we're 20
he hack IN Twelfth street and Grand street
and ri ghty eighth stree, and the other
seats Of learning. OF course all tn" gIrl-
looked lovely. but II was conceded gen
orally that tho bellies Of the afternoon
were 800 maidsns who wore their hair
a little lower and their skirts a trAc
higher than the Others.
These carried lttle hlia aags en-
hla2oned with - and ~ But that didn't
mean that any ~ them vas ~ wears old
Oh. dear. no. Why. IN that crowd II -
fearfully passh and at ~ one often has
"a ~ out dances A. \ matter 81 fact
he Pos constitute a brand u-w Wazhinri an
Irving offshoot. which MIR McAndr.V-
IN" principal. says l. worthy Il tn" rest
nf EN-. and he explained with fath"-ly
prIde thar having Said that ther" wd~
nothing more 10 say To b. definite g
j. ~ II8 West Twentieth street that the
hearers of the blun hag- have started
IN to cnnstru- their -Galhn o-i omrts
dlvi-a- &c
intellectual settlement. YOU knrv 1gn'
IN the midst II the shopping District
rnurmurcd Miss Coh"n II the English
department. and I hope tho girl4 will
conduct themselves an such manner
that their Influence Will he felt hy SON"
Of IN. women who spend their tim" wan
dering up aud down looking in the WIN
dow- at things they can't afford To- buy.
Thought does make Itself felt YOU know
Yes. indeed nurmUr"d . visitor
dr.amIly. That Spanish Walt - an
exquisite expression 81 true p-yChIc
polse. lsntu' How delightful " j. 10 -
Young glrl- 40 thoroughly IN nm" with
a." rhvthm u the universal 80
-Fhs- said Miss Coh.n. oh. that
tninE. the Twelfth street girls ara DOING
That's a little dance they learned IN their
gymnasium work. They do it rather
we'll hat | didn't rslhz" 1t meant al
that I go" though. Won are guit" right
Everything means 50 much more
when one. understands whi-pareI the
visitor a, the Grand street branch fioaisd
into the maYsS ~ = Russian folk dane"
Now. that looks somewhat complex
TO the ordinary observer hut ~ l. Ter
factly easy for me To analyZs the com
Ipp-It. impression u produces IN the aver
age mind into IT. constituent element, ~
expectation. hope. dISi ppulntm"ut par-
tial realization, CipTIC', lp'", jealousy.
fear. d"srair and "C-tatic JOY The
emotions IL hate. rem"r-e ard faith dU
not seem Ia be present
" onderful'- ga~p"i Miss Cohen a.
they 20 Grand street pointed their toes
C.ilingward IN "A general salute.
Does your art enabl" you va prophecy
Could YOU tell H. for instance when We
ar. likely To ba -"tti"d IN oar new huld
ing
-whv. II YOU will come 10 my studio
some time -ha H." most happy Ia do what
I can Tor YOU replied the visitor. /
am needed elsewhere just now; bat here IN
my card.
Miss Conen sighed and looked sad hat
her melH nChoy was not shared by the
Washington Irvingit~s They stopped
dancing a while and got out their hullding
blocks The Eighty SECOND street branch
built a magnificent emporium II ,knowl-
edge in / minute aud - seconds and the
Thirteenth street branch erected a similar
one IN 10 IN" other branches took
longer, but their architectural instincts
were just a. worthy. IN" babies with
the blue flag haven't learned how to pla
With block. iniellIgently vet. hut help.d
to fetch and carry for III" older ones
They took part in all the dances that
didn't require an eAce~S ~ tertp-ichor.an
training and every one Sald their manners
were a. pretty ~ possible.
OF course no Washington Irving func-
ton IL cpmplet. without the Traditional
uuadriEP. for which the school holds the
uadisputed championship. Twenty
teams entered the contest IN this occa-
sion and RalIoped With unbehevsble swift
ness three times around the armory track.
The prize was carried N by the Thur
taenth street branch color green
When all this had happened there was
only tim" for farewell twnstep and
ro,I-ing cheer for COD Morris Il the Ninth.
who lnaned the armOrv. Every hab y a-
she Tt -,.'.d put received q perfect dream
~ - postcard decorated with portrait ~
the ideal Washington Irvingite attIred ia
the latest scream IN t1ilpTrnad"-.
IL WA a glorious victory Tor the higher
education ~ woman. and there wasn't q
sur rage but'on ~ sight.