New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
BARNARD "SOPHS"
EAT HUMBLE PIE
Bow to Freshmen in Annual
Greek Games After II
Years of Victory.
RUTH ST. DENIS JUDGES
DANCING GIRL DRYADS
Fair Athletes Run and Jump with
Only Five.POint Margin
Favoring Winners.

Violating all tradition. Barnard 1917
humblcd the sophomorcs yesterday I'm tho
annual Crock games between tho Two
lower classes. For the FIRST time In the
eleven years OF tho games The freshmen
were declared winners. The margin yes.
terday was five points
Preparations FOX the event had been
going on for weeks. Tho crowds stormod
the gymnasium hours before the doors
we're opened and packed the building
after they we're permitted to enter.
At o'clock seven dancers emerge from
the Temple OF Pan. They beckon. and
crowds Of their classmates Grecan ladies
OF the vintage of Barnard 1917 pour into
the gymnasium. Later the sophomoros
enter, led 10y two tiny ppers and
flower girl. The games are on.
Two priestesscs step forward and while
one lights the sacred fire the other chants
real Greek as IN Invocation to the god
Pan. in whose honor the games are given.
These priestesscs are the two class presi-
dents, Margaret King. 1916. and Beatrice
Lowndes. 1917.
First on the programme come the two
original dances. The freshmen are frst,
telling how maidens who gather flowers
are In danger OF being caught by the
satyrs. They are. according to the fresh
men, invited to dance. but Pan pipes In
time and the satyrs bound on.
The Sophomores come on as Dryads
with Syrlnx pursued by Pan. They be-
seech Diana 10 turn Syrinx into a reed
This. apparently. is done. and then the
judges OF entrance make their award,
twenty points TO 1916 and only three to the
/ freshmen.
| The judges OF entrance were Dean Gill
dersleeve. Professor Young and John w.
Alexander. Judges OF the dance were
Miss Mary Porter Beegle, Miss Florence
/ Flemming Noyes and Miss Ruth ST.
Denis. The sophomore music. written by
Ruth Salon, was judged best by Nine.
Johanna Gadski. Frank Damrosch. Alfred
Hertz and William Kraft.
The games themselves were very eIcit-
| ing Discus hurting. hurdling for form,
relay race, hoop rolling. and torch race
kept the enthusiasm at a high pitch. The
chariot race settled the fate OF the sopho-
mores. for the freshmen won, and the
total of points was 10 for 1917 and b for
1916.
Until last week whatever was cleared
I from the sale OF seats at the Greek
games was To go TO the Barnard College
! building fund, but both classes voted TO
help out their even less fortunate Wei
! lesley College sisters and give the pro-
ceeds OF tickets and programmes 10 them.
The dancers were:
Freshmen--H. Bausch, j. Fox, VI.
/ Hecht, r. Jansen. a. Kloss, r. Lawrence,
! d. Leet. IL. Leet, r. Levi, s levin, Il.
/ Morgan, j. Staples, J. Peters, A. Sur
! geoner NJ. Terry, +. Wobber, @. Living
ston.
Sophomores-Dryads, G. Aaronson. @.
Dunply. A. Fox. NJ Morrtz, T.. Seipp,
| II. Smith: nymphs. f. Haring, NJ. Rell-
/ ner, d. Myers, B. Rittenberg, l.. Shrive,
/ II. Young and G. Schuyler.
/ The discus hurlers were: 1916. C. Weiss,
/ c. Harng and NJ. King; 1917, p Bernholz,
\ H. Sngo and A. Pollitzer.
/ The hurdlers were: 1916. G.. Pearson,
/ NJ. King. J. Rosenbaum; 1917, r. Law
renee. NJ. Tamage and II. T. Tiffany.
In the relay race ran: 1916. r. Salon,
/ r. Gubner. j. Rosenbaum and G. Aar-
/ duson. and 1917, NJ. Lott. q. Moore, K.
/ T. Tiffany and c. Arkius.
Rolling hoops were: 1916. NJ. Morritz,
r. Pos and J. Stemthal. and 1917. NJ.
' Talmage, a. Glrdner and j. Peters.
Swift bearers OF the torch wer: 1916,
r. Washburn. G. Pearson and =. Felix,
and 1917, NJ Lott. f. Oakley and r.
Jensen.
The characters were: 1916, y. Rit-
tenberS, and 1917. S. Rogers.
on the committee served: 1916. II.
Salon. chairman: C. Weiss. g. Schuyler,
/ G. Pearson, NJ Powell, J. Steinthal. Nj.
King and Il. Seipp, and 1917 \. Pollitzer.
/ chairman NJ. Davenport, b. Deutsch. Il.
Jensen. G. Livingston. G. Oakley, b.
/ Lourdes and l.. Taylor.
Miss Mary Porter Beegle. the director
/ of physical education at Barnard super
! vsed the games. Her idea IS that they
/ should be worked out in such a way as
/ 20 prove Of greatest benefit to the girls
in them.
1--WE want them TO get the Greek idea
/ of harmony" she said. and harmony was
| indeed the keynote of the games.
In the audience were Mrs Annie Ma
/ than Meyer, Mrs. Nicholas Murray But
/ Ter, Mrs. Helen Hartley jenkins and DR..
! Thomas Wood.