Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-07-26

WRITES OF LIFE in
NATIONS METROPOLIS
Miss Sarah T. O'Meara writes an In
terestmg Letter from New York
/ City to Sheaf Readers
give one much chance to see the coun
try to the eastward for a few hours,
but the city itself was most. beau
tiful one. It's residences are spacious
mansions It's streets and bOulevards
wide. Its schools and churches models
in structural art. Every spare foot
of ground has been converted into
park Traffic lines to the left and
right are separated by longitudinal
well kept strips of green and shrub
berry. One has no idea of the rest
full effect of these little parkways on
| the traveller. There is an element OF
safety in them as well. Here in New
York, they are common on Broadway,
Fifth Avenue and like thorofares. One
Of these gives up to the subway sta
ton at regular intervals. e.
It was not hard to verify the state
ment often heard that New York state
lis famous for its dairy products and
4 it's vast herds Of Holstein- Ffiesians.
Pastures are fenced off by stone fences
destined to last to the end Of time so
i far as durability is concerned.
/ Everyone acknowledges the fact
/ that the Hudson Valley is geologically
one of the Oldest. If it ever had a
top dressing Of lime rock or even OF
soil in some places, it is hard to be-
1ieye it for everywhere the huge gran
tie or other rock of the same forma-
/ ton juts out bare and bald. I have
I been interested in problem OF eX-
cayation being worked out between
Whittier Hall and Teachers College
on 12O st. W.. So great is the co
/ herence Of mass that electric drills
! may work for hours to go down a
foot or perhaps three feet. These
i bOres must be made every foot or tive
! apart and filed with explosives and
+ touched off. Even them compare
; ItiveIy small amount Of broken rock
4 is the result. / wish the Warren
boys and girls could see the work be
i ing done for this new building Il
4 is wonderful what good team work
!, can accomplish whether on the foo
: ball field, in the school or in exca
} waiting for building. ,a--
l The often mentioned Palisades O
e the Hudson cannot be described il
words. One must see them. TIL
t normal and rural sections OF teachers
: college held picnic Friday night a
f this park 1t was most enjoyable
: event and was attended by vast mem
; bers from nearly every state in tn
: Onion, Canada, Panama, China AM
S other foreign countries. Misses Ma
bel Carney. formerly Of Minnesot
a and Dunn, were in charge, both be
VI ing instructors in T, G.
d Columbians this year are over 40
h strong. Does it seem possible?
!, doubt If there is a state without reI
Y resetation The work is wonderful
/ hence the attraction Minnesota SIT
dents to the number Of seyenty-fv
) gathered last Wednesday and electe
e officers for the year. Supt. Pike g
/ Faribault was elected president; Mis-
4 Spriestersback of St Paul. vice pres
3 dent Miss Hough of Kasson, sec'y
n treas. and Miss Byrnes Of Minneapt
% lis reporter. The attendance did nc
It represent so per cent Of the Mime
sotans attending this summer. Tree
ii ON the campus green have been name
e-l for the states and bear name shield
i. Minnesota people will meet each Wee
nesday evening s 800 90 tdayligl
saving) during the band concert. r
n freshments will be served. The Sta1
club circumnayigated Manhafa
. Island that piece Of land once bougl
q for a mere trife from Indian inh
ii bitants. This is most delightf
al trip and shows the water front II
n New York to splendid advantag
nj Palisades, Ellis Island, for the mo
8 part beautiful and covered over Wi
n vines. Faculty building is very o
g relic Of past days. There are ST
Fl some plank walks-particularly tho
81 around Earl Hall, the T.. M G. e
Al building, Facilities are wonderful. On
let is more at ease on the streets OF Ne
York than on the streets Of some mo-
western cities that I know so far
automobile driving is concerned.
= New York is surely the city
apartments Whole blocks are Civ
lover TO eight to fifteen story apal
@ ment buildings. The childrenal
toI this is truly the home Of children, {
g can look out from my apartme
Y room window and count from one
y fwo hundred children playing in t
- street play as gIeefully and unco
y sciously as children in q meade
~ They are indeed enjoying it.
Automobiles seem to be attracted
VA this metropolis OF the world for tod
~ saw sales rooms from every pos
- BILE make believe from the Ford
j. the Moon and thence to Mars
The street railway system here
ns unique. There are three electric lin