New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
GREEK GAMES At BARNARD
Spyinq Columbia Men Routed Off
Their PerCheS.
DAY FOR BIG SISTERS
Dances, Songs and Poetry Given
as Well as Strenuous Physical
Performances.
DAY FOR BIG SISTERS

1t wasn't for reward that Columbia's
best athletes gave up their gymnasium to
the Barnard girls yesterday for they saw
what was going on by dint OF a good deal
OF climbing. The occasion was the annual
contest between the Barnard College sopho-
mores and freshmen in the sports and
games OF ancient Greece.
This year, instead OF having the games,
as usual. in the Thompson gymnasium, the
daughters of Barnard resolved to beard
Columbia and the lion In his den and de-
mand reparation for not being treated bet
ter as TO grounds and buildings by using
the Columbia gymnasium. That's where
Columbia's sons found them about o'clock.
garbed in long, flowing gowns. But they
had to scale the outside wall to the high
windows TO do IT, from where they were
forcbly elected by official command. Bar
nard didn't really care, though-she was
too busy.
When the big gym" was crowded TO over
flowing with small sisters and big sisters,
proud mamm8s and faculty and the judges
had taken their places, the two classes filed
down singing and sat in opposing lines IN
front OF the onlookers. An Invocation
and Libation 10 Iris' before an altar was
performed by theytwo class presidents. and
the goddess OF the rainbow was further
celebrated in lyrics and dances which fol-
lowed.
Each class presented an original dance 10
tho goddess, which was accompanied py
a symbollcally gowned chorus, which sang
purely Grecian and truly original music.
II was the sophomores' dance that really
tore the Columbia rooters down from their
perch, for one OF them. in an ecstasy OF
excitement al the nmsy gowns and flowing
hair. yelled out. "Oh, you fluffy ruffies!
at the most serious and stately moment
and was chased. along with all Of them
Two serious lyrics and one comic one
came next from each class. The serious
ones we're good. OF course but what q
lyric anyway, on such festai ana e1c'l-
ing occasion? The sophomore comic one
brought down the house. II was series
Of parodies In general on poems WHICH
the poor sophomores had wearied their
brains at. and in particular |speciai h''
o., the college lunch room, where 'here
"a IN much confusion that the lunchers
don't know whether they are eatlhs
Horace or memorizing soup.
u, On. Greek games the hoop rolling was
the most exciting, as no one was just quite
.ure in whose lap the tremendous hoops
y.re going to land next. The torch race
came next and didn't the freshmen scream
vhsn they won II. II was with real hVe'
u,b,ed torches too. The sophomores were
consoled for this loss by their favorite yen
from their sister seniors:
AInha, Beta. Gamma, Ro'
On you soG honores down below
lust forget YOU re perfect ladies
Senf those freshmen down 10 Haoes!
Which the sophomores will tell you, they
d,d for the final score came out f7if to 2l1a
IN favor Of the proud "sophs." That wasn't
really a cause Of lamentation for the poor
"freshies." though. for the lower class mas
never won yet In Greek games
But It certainly seemed to be cause OF
tremendous 10Y to the victors. who marched
their chairman around on their shoulders
and locked step about the surprised iresh-
men until they were told to depart
For the entrance march each class re-
ceived a wreath, as the points were di-
vided. and the class song leaders were dec
GRATED In quite the Greek style. The dance
was won by 1914, and the wreath presented
n Ruth Guernsey, who made up the steps
and trained the girls. In the serious lyrics
corinne Bernheimer. IA, made first, and
Constance Barnet. 'l5 second place. Louise
.,o,. - carried off the laurels for her
oo,,ic lyric. Marjorie Hillas, 'l5, made first
nlace in discus hurting; Lucy Petri, IL.
s.cond. and Grace Pearman. I5. third.
Isabel Randolph n, held first place for
hurdling: Eleanor Mayer. ~ second, and
Katharine Williams, Ia third. The stilt
race places all went to IA. Eleanor Had
seu Helen Mcvicar and Louisa Ros car
ried off the respective places.
The committees were: 'l+-Rita Hilborn,
chairman Isabel Randolph. Ruth Guern-
sev. Beatrice Heineman, Eleanor Hadsell
.nd Louise Fox: ex officio, Edith Mulhall
and Eleanor Mayer 'I5-Edna Astruck,
chairman: Dorothy Scarborough. Ray Levi
Este,le Krause, Margaret Carr and Helen
Murphy; ex officio. Louise Walker and
Freda Kirchwey.