New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
Columbia Boys Cheer Fair
Collegians to Victory
and Records.
RIG MEET HELD IN
MILBANK QUADRANGLE
Hurdle Races, Discus Throwing
and Dancing Are Events on
Programme.

Tie Mrbank Quadrangle. though given
IN Barnard College many years ago by
Mrs A a Anderson. received its first
real athletic christening yesterday. Part
~ because It was fine spring day and
,ar,ly to supplement exercises in the
prinkerhoN Theatre concentrating the
ein. bloomer-clad girls took possession
n the quadrangle and ran races, hurdied,
danced. hurled the discus and threw
baseball. cheered on by admrng Co
mmbia students.
The day started with the exercises i'm
the theatre. with Dean Gildersleeve pre-
siding He first spoke few words about
Barna~ds growth and what the campus
had meant 10 them-hOW il was the big
gest gift the college had ever received"
Tho speaker OF the occasion. Miss Jo-
sephiue Btidcrhase. assistant director Of
physical training IN the New York city
high schools, spoke OF the value of ath-
letics
Lillian Schroeder. Barnard. II. told of
the work of the intercollegiate Women's
coming year. including trips out of town,
horseback riding and intercollegiate con-
tests
At this point Isabel Totten. 10. directed
the assembled gathering out TO the cam
pus. where the athletic events were held.
The hit Of the afternoon. however, was
the sale of ice cream.
long row of white hurdles drew the
crowd to the west side of the field, where
the hurdlers raced To the goal amid the
cheers of their comrades and many Co
lumbia brethren crowding the windows of
the Engineering Building, across Broad
way
Ruth Jensen. II. came in first, with
Katharine Williams. -. second, and J.
Rosenbaum, 16 third
Shot-put came next. and first place was
easily taken by VI. Hilas, Is, and second
and third by NJ. Britain, IA, and w.
Boegehold. IA.
High jump was won by p. GubDer. 'l6,
with second and third c. Weiss, '1G. and
r. Lawrence, II.
Hurting the discus moved the crowd to
the other side of the field. where they saw
NJ. Hillas. 10, again victorious, with l.
Petri. IA. and Polltzer, Il. in next
The dashes proved an exciting event
The 75-yard dash was wone by Nj. Brit
ain. IA. and the 5O-yard dash by d. STAN
brough. 10.
new event on the programme was an
athletic folk dance by "evens" against
odds" The latter were judged to be the
best terpsichorean performers and car
lied off points gleefully.
The evens retaliated when the senior
class came out first in the basketball
throw o.. Petri. 10, and the odds, in
turn. walked off with first place on. Hill
las 10. in throwing the baseball.
Relay races decided the day for the
freshmen. for they split points with 1916
FOR first place and came out ahead. The
final event of the day was the cham
piouship tennis match, close game be-
weeu H. Gilleaudeau, 10, last years
champion. and II. Alexander, II. The lat
Ter won. and the freshes cheered their
victory. Points stood at 52i2 for the
freshmen. J0ie for the juniors. IS for the
sophomores and 50 for the seniors, who
left for home rather early. carrying their
gold and brown banner and singing.
Silver cups and banners were then DIS
uibuted. Marjorie Hillas, -, got the
silver cup Tor the highest number of in
diyidual points. of which she made 10.
Lucy Petri. "a. and Marjorie Britain, H.
tied for second place, with points each.
\ celebration was held 10y the sleefui
freshmen ON the campus.
Miss Mary Porter BeeGle. director oil
physical education at Marnard, trained
the girls and supervised the events.
On the committee served Isabel Totten,
chairman. r. Mayer. II; +. Wallace 'l6;
h. Kelly. 10; Nj. Hillas, 10; +. WoD-
Der, t.