New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
BOROUGH GOSSIP
AdeIphi College to Become Wom-
ems Institution Exclusively.

AS has been expected since the retirement
OF Charles II. Levermore from the presi-
dency Of Adephi College, the trustees de-
cided a couple Of days ago TO limit the stu
dents hereafter 10 women. The Art Schooi'
Of which Professor Whitaker is the heao'
will continue co-educationaL The plan OF
excluding men students has been long un-
der discussion, owing to their scarcity. AT
no time have there been more than twenty
male students in the college, while the
women students have been ten times
that number. The women had the AFTER
noon and Saturday classes practically 10
themselves. The trustees and the faculty
have become convinced that the institution
will be strengthened by making the college
one for women exclusively and that BROOK
lvnttes will more readily contribute toward
its endowment fund with that understand
ing. The selection OF a new president has
been delayed for the decision, and man
will now be selected with especial attention
10 his qualifications for managing wom-
ems institution. The committee that has
charge Of the selection OF the president con-
sists OF Timothy l.. Woodruff, L. a. Wray
and f. T. Horwill.
told the other evening. when the Central
PRESBYTERIAN Church held its twentieth an
nual meeting The pastor Of the church is
the Rev Dr. John f. Carson, moderator OF
the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. The church
began in 1892 with l46 members. Since then
It's average annual increase has been llO'
Its present membership is 2,349. Eighty-one
dy,oft cd Ia
Financially there has been progress also.
The church held its early meetings In an
old frame structure at Tompkins and VIII
louehby avenues. A few years later money
was collected TO erect a brick and stone
building at Marcy and Jefferson avenues
This property is valued at S125Ooo. The
total amount raised and disbursed In the
twenty wears has been S6OS,340 The Sunday
school now has 1,4S7 pupils II officers and
90 teachers. Its superintendent is Charles
J.. Francis.
bridal party went through part at least
of the unpleasant experience set forth In
the song entitled waiting al the Church
n few evenings ago. Upward Of two hum
dred guests gathered at st. Jamess Prot
estant Episcopal Church, at st. James
Place and Lafayette avenue, to attend the
wedding of f. Stanley Wyckoff and Miss
Virginia Lake At o'clock William Ar
Inour Thayer, the organist. struck up Men
delssohn's Wedding March" and the Rev.
Charles Henry Webb. archdeacon OF the
diocese Of Long Island, was waiting to per-
form the ceremony. The bridegroom, bare
headed and clad in evening dress, stood In
the rain awaiting the arrival OF the bride
and her mother. The hands OF the clock
moved on. The organist completed the
march and tried It over again, the clergy
man mopped his brow and the bridegroom
began to get anxious. Meanwhile, AT the
brides home, No. 1867 East 12th street,
Flatbush, the bride and her mother were
waiting also-waiting for the coach TO ap-
pear which was to bear them churchward.
About o'clock a muddied individual rang
the bell He said he was the coachman
and that his conveyance was embedded in
the mud and that he couldn't get II out.
Upon the womens suggestion, he called on
the neighbors for assistance. They came to
the rescue of the bridal coach with bulging
muscles and several planks. and finally
separated IL from the street. Meanwhile
two automobiles had arrived from the
church to find out what had caused the de-
lay. and they went back with a prayer for
PATIENCE. Shortly after $50 o'clock the be-
draggled bridegroom was rewarded by the
appearance of his bride, and as they start
cd down the aisle to the sound OF the
march from "Lohengrin" his mind was re-
lieyed Of all troubled thoughts except one
that he would have to take his bride hack
20 Flatbush after the ceremony to attend
her wedding reception. The young couple
have taken a home in Flatbush, but they
md the Lake family unite in declaring that
they are going to move back TO the region
Of paved streets before fall.