Swarthmorean 1930 July 3

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Vol. II,    No. 26
Swarthmore, Pa., July 3,  1930
$2.50 Per Yeai
FIRST TRIP OF
CHESTER FERRY
Formal Dedication of New Service
Across River Next
Wednesday
DEDICATION PROGRAM
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Devoid of ipaugural ceremonies, the
Delaware River Ferry i Company placed
tlieir boats, the Chester and Bridgeport,
in operation at 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon, the Chester carrying several automobiles and passengers on the initial trip
from the Flower street terminal.
The formal dedication of the new
ferry line will be held next Wednesday,
when members of the Delaware County
Chamber of Commerce and those of the
Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce, will jointly celebrate the connecting link with impressive exercises.
While everything was.in readiness for
the operation of the boats this morning,
it was originally scheduled the ferries
would not begin until-after, .the-formal
dedication, but to satisfy the many from
this section who will spend the Fourth
of July at southern New Jersey resorts,
the management felt it owed the public
the accommodation and ordered both
boats in readiness to transport the autos.
Many municipal and county officials
and not a few industrial leaders were
present when the Chester steamed out of
the slip and made the trip across to the
Jersey terminus in slightly more than six
minutes. Ferry officers declared that
when the regular schedules go into effect, next week, the boats will probably
make the trip in five minutes from terminal to terminal.
Beginning next Wednesday, a fifteen-
minute schedule will be maintained during the day and a one-half hour schedule
will be run at night.
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ATTENDANCE POOR
AT PLAYGROUND
Poor attendance marked this week's
activities at the Summer Playground
where a program is provided daily for
the children of thc borough. The playground is located behind the College
avenue school and two supervisors are
provided to direct the games and work.
While it is proper to suppose that the
Daily Vacation Bible School and Summer School arc hurting the attendance
in thc morning thc attendance in the
afternoon has been little better.
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SURFACE TREATING BEGUN
Surface treating of Dickinson avenue
was begun Tuesday with work to start
on Vassar avenue on Wednesday and at
Mt. Holyoke Place on Thursday.
RED CROSS SPONSORS
SWIMMING LESSONS
Free swimming lessons will be available for the children of Swarthmore
all next week at the Springfield Pool
on Woodland avenue through the cooperation of the Red Cross. Enrollment cards may be secured at Shirer',
Drug store, the College Pharmacy, and
the Bank and must be signed by the
child's parents before he will be admitted to the class.
The course will consist of five lessons under the supervision of a trained instructor by the Red Cross. The
classes will be held daily except Saturday at 9.30 to 11 and 11 to 12 A. M.
plansTrogress
for hospital
Big Community  Celebration  Planned  For  Tomorrow
ALL DAY PROGRAM
FOR JULY FOURTH
Stabepentience Baj> Celebration
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Architects    Prepare ' Plans    For
Group of Buildings at
Great Meadows
SEEKING    SUPERINTENDENT
Another step forward in the preliminary plans for the Delaware County Tuberculosis Hospital was taken Monday
night at a meeting in the court house, at
Media, of the Advisory Board, the
judges, the County Commissioners and
the architect.   ,
Clarence W. Brazer, the architect, presented two carefully worked out plans
showing the location of the group of
buildings on a section of Broad Meadows Farm, some 110 acres being utilized
for the grouping. The plans, as thus
far progressed, include a main hospital
building, accommodating 100 men and
women, and including dining room and
kitchen, with such service buildings as
garage, shops, food storage space, etc. In
front of the main building, spaced to the
right and left, the the children's hosp-.
ital building and the staff building.
Originally the idea was to have the
children's building contain fifty beds,
but the advisory board has recommended
that this building equal the adults,' with
100 beds. There is very little doubt that
this increase will be formally approved
by the commissioners and the court. It is
pointed out that actually the more valuable work of thc whole proposition will
be in treatment of children, and checking
the disease in its early stages.
The children's hospital building will be
complete with its own dining room and
kitchen, facing a spacious lawn which
may bc used for play.
Both hospitals will have their main
exposure facing the southeast and will
be constructed to obtain the maximum of
sunshine and air.
Thc staff building  will  contain apartments   for   doctors,   nurses   and   others
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Writer Indentif ies Trees and
Shrubs on College Campus
The campus of Swarthmore College,
with its wide greensward and many
fii.c trees invites the student of nature
Long avenues of oaks and maples,
i," • nips of spruces and hemlocks, tali
lindens and clusters of rhododendron
°' nament the well kept grounds. Neat
th.- college, and thc whole makes an
"' al location for a Xaturc Trail.
Kach week The Bulletin outlines a
": lure s'udy hike in the vicinity of
Philadelphia which can be followed
cosily by using thc articles as guides.
Lie hikes are planned by the Wagner
',;"ee Institute of Science, 17th street
a:id Montgomery avenue, of which Carl
J-yver is director. George B. Kaiser,
I':»>fessor of botany, is our authority
°" the plants and trees studied.
The Trail this week begins at tin-
intersection of Chester road and College avenue in the town of Swarth-
ni°re, and leads to the campus by way
01 the latter street. Note thc fine maple- trees that line College avenue up
*° the campus gate, a block from
Chester road.
Just inside the gate, growing on tin-
,(|t side of the driveway, arc two young
horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippo-
C{istanum). When full grown, this tree
°ftcn' reaches a height of seventy or
c'ghty feet. Its name is derived from
"'c fact that when thc leaves fall away
"'ere remains on the stem a little scar
vvhich   resembles   a   horse's   hoof.   As
the walk turns to the left two copper
beeches come into view just beyond
the Students' Observatory. They are
wide spreading trees with the- unmistakable coppery tint to leaves exposed
to the sun. If this outer foliage is pushed aside-, it can bc seen the leaves underneath are the usual lustrous green
of other beeches.
This walk is now leading directly
toward Parrish Hall, the main building
of the college. Two trees of interest
stand in front of the east, or near,
wing of this building, the European
linden (Tilia europaca) and the American elm (Ulmus amcricana). The former is a tall, symmetrical tree, the
trunk of which rises straight to the-,
rounded top, with branches horizontal
or slightly drooping. The leaves are
perfectly heart-shaped with sharp
toothed edges. Thc elm, which grows
farthest from Parrish Hall, is a graceful tree, the trunk of which parts
about a third of the distance up into
many stout branches. It is common in
this section and its pointed toothce!
leaves are known. A Japanese storav
trec, a shrub, (Styrax japonica) often
seen in thc southern States, growi
near here.
Tim Trail now leads across thc front
of Parrish Hall to thc beautiful avenue of- oaks called the Asphaltum.
Crossing this the hiker sees'before him
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I.
9.00 A.M.—Children's Parade, forming at Borough Hall. John II.
Pitman and Walter B Keighton in charge.
Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated boy's bicycle; the
best decorated girl's bicycle; the best decorated velocipede; best decorated Scooter and best decorated Kiddie Kar. Prizes will also be
awarded for the best decorated doll coach; for the prettiest costume
and the most original costume. There will also be a prize for the
best decorated float and the most unique float. Two Scout prizes
will be awarded, one for the Troup making the best showing and giving the best exhibition of marching, and one for the best individual
Scout.
II.
9.30 A. il/.—Quoits Tournament. So. Chester road opposite Prep
School. William Watson in charge.
Awards will be made to winners in the men's junior singles division ;
the men's senior singles division; the men's junior doubles division;
and the men's senior doubles division.
III.
10.00 A. M,—Field Program of Games and Races for Children. Front
campus of thc College. Mrs. Jesse H. Holmes in charge.
Events for boys and girls between four and fourteen 3rears of age.
Games and races will include potato races, balloon races, lolly-pop
races, sack races, -hobble races; etc.
IV.
10.30 A. M.—Boys' Bicycle Race, for boys from 9 to 16 years of age.
10.45 A.M.—Airplane Races. Three classes. Prizes for planes remaining in air longest in each class. Walter X. Suplee in
charge.
V.
11.00 A.M.—Baseball Games between the Oldtimers and the yew-
comers. Prep School diamond. Charles A. Smith in
charge.
VI.
1.00 P.M.—Hose Attaching Contest by two teams from the Fire
Company. South Chester road between Pari,- and Harvard avenues.
VII.
2.00 P.M.—Swimming. Emmons' Pool.
Boys' championship up to 13. Girls' championship up to 13 years.
Hoys' events from 14 to 17. Girls' events from 14 to 17. Division for
men and boys over 17. Division for girls and women over 17. William
Hardesty in charge.
VIII.
3.00 P.M.—Baseball. Swurthmore Business Men's rami rs. Jewish
World team of Philadelphia. 1'rep School field.
IX.
Tennis Tournament. Men's courts at College. Under auspices of tin
Tennis Club of Swarthmore. Morning and afternoon.
Men's sinirles tournament ami mixed doubles tournamenls. Listings
for tournament at Shirer's Drug store and at College tennis courts.
Anyone can enter tournament by notifying E. II. Taylor, 300 Harvard
avenue, or William Brown, 320 Cornell avenue.
X.
Evening. Presentation of prizes and awards, Moving Pictures on Prep
School campus.
Hverv resident of the Borough is encouraged to decorate his home or
place of business over the Fourth of July in order to provide a colorful
atmosphere for the day's entertainment.
Since the use of firearms and fireworks of any kind, is forbidden
in Swarthmore, parents are asked to cooperate in making their chil-
dien observe this rule. This is particularly important during the community events as so many people will be crowded to»elher watching
the various contests.
New Police Officer
Children's    Events   in    Morning,
With   Baseball   Game   and
Swimming in Afternoon
CHILDREN'S PARADE 9 A. M.
Swarthmore's Fourth of July celebration will begin tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock, when several hundred children are expected to line up in front
of Borough Hall to compete for the
usual prizes which have made the occasion such a popular one in past years.
The day's activities will follow much
the same schedule as other years, with
a few added attractions. An airplane
contest for three sizes of planes will
be held in the morning this year on
the Prep School football field anil
promises to attract a large number bT
spectators.
One of the biggest features on this
year's 4th of July program is expected
to be the moving picture show tomorrow evening.        :
The Prep School has loaned a moving picture' machine and plans are' how
underway to secure a feature picture
and several comedies to be shown out
of doors on the Prep School campus.
There will be thc usual battle ' between two teams of the Fire Company
to see which group can leave a certain point and attach hose to a hydrant
in the shortest period of time.
This year's baseball game promises
to be worth-while, as the opponents
are the Jewish World team, an amateur organization rated very high
among the amateur teams of Philadelphia.
Incidentally the Swarthmore boys
will have their new uniform for the
first time tomorrow and it is hoped
a large crowd will be out to witness
the game.
Although listed on the official program, it is possible that the swimming
events  will  not  be  held  tomorrow.
Last Thursday night's rain washed
so much mud into Emmons' pool that
it was necessary to drain it, and by
vestcrelay noon not enough water had
been run in to fill it.
Unless arrangements are made today with thc Water Company to have
the fire hydrants opened and water
run into the pool, the swimming events
will not bc held.
Iv. M. Buchner is in charge of the
program this year and is being assisted
bv representatives of the Swarthmore
Woman's Club, the Business Men's
Association ami the  Civic Association*
The committee in charge of the
children's events consists of: Mrs.
Jesse H. Holmes, chairman; Mrs. Har-
old Griffin. Mrs. Elliott Richardson,
Mrs. Lyle Wbitsit. Mrs. William R.
Raiman. Mrs. Charles B. Shaw and
Miss  Florence  Iloadl-v.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
WELL UNDER WAY
W. V. Brown is the new police officer
for this summer to succeed Paul Crowl,
the college student was originally appointed to thc position.
Crowl gave up the job early last week
for reasons which arc not altogether
clear. He claimed that his parents had
been in an automobile accident in Vermont anel had wired for hiin to come.
This has not been verified however and
it is held by some that hc resigned because of the undue publicity which his
position secured.
j Correction
I The Porch Meeting of the Missionary
J Department of Thc Woman's Association
iof thc Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
i which was announced last week for July
13rd at the home of Mrs. William Craem-
'er, 422 Harvard avenue, will be held at
the home of Mrs. Wellburn, 206 Harvard
avenue.    Thc topic will be "Persia."
The annual tournament of the
Swarthmore Tennis Club got under
way this week. It was delayed several
days by the heavy rain of last week,
which washed a number of the College
courts so badly that they' had to be
dragged and partially resurfaced. However, several excellent matches are
scheduled for the Fourth of July, both
morning and afternoon. Spectators arc
welcome.
Owing to the eK lay only two divisions of the annual tournament are being played off" at this time—the mens
singles anel the mixed doubles. An-
e>the-r tournament, featuring men's
doubles and women's and girls' singles
and doubles, will be played off around
Labor  Dav.
CHILDREN'S EVENTS ON
COLLEGE    CAMPUS
George B. Hoadley of Walnut Lane
is spending thc summer in Schenectady, N. Y. In thc fall he will do graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
j Through the courtesy of Swarthmore College the front campus has
been secured fe>r the children's 4th of
July  events   tomorrow  morning  at   10
■ o'clock.
Last year this part of the program
was held on the Prep School campus,
which has since been torn up by the
college  for' sod.
The new location will also tend to
relieve the confusion of too many
events going on at the Prep School at
onc time.
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