Public School 173 - Hudson Yearbook (New York, NY)

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PUBLIC SCHOOL I73, MANHATTAN-JUNE, 1930 CPlace: l8lst Streetj Myron C.: Oh, look at the trafhc lights and the policeman. My, there were none of these things in the time of Washington. Policeman: Come across. CPlace: l8Znd Streetj Teacher: Does anyone know what this tablet is and why it is there? Arnold: It is the tablet of Fort Washing- ton and is there to take the place of a fort. Do you want me to read it? Teacher: Yes. Arnold freadingj: This memorial marks the site of Fort Washington, etc. CPIace: 190th Street.j Teacher: Does anyone know what this tablet is called? William: It is the tablet of Fort Tryon and it is to take the place of another fort in which Washington kept his supplies. Teacher: Does anyone know what this big place is? Children: No, please tell us. Teacher: Well, it is called the Cloisters. See how beautiful it is. Isn't it, children? Children Call togetherj: Yes, very. Teacher: Religious sculptures, paintings, bibles and other objects were brought here. Look at the beautiful garden. Oh, it is get- ting Iate. We must be going home. CThey go ofT.j ELL1oT I'IAUP'I', 4Al. SCENE III Time: 8:40 A. M. the next morning. Place: In the schoolroom. Characters: Teacher and children. Teacher: Children, it is impossible to go to all the places you mentioned, so we will form committees. Each committee will go to a different place. Who will go to the Indian Museum? Milton: lwill. Teacher: Who will be your committee? Milton: Bernard, Sinclair, Richard and Herbert. Teacher: Alright, now, who will go to the -lumel Mansion? Myron: I will. Teacher: Who will be your committee? Myron: Arnold, Howard, Richard and Hastings. Teacher: Who will go to Port George? Richard: I will. Teacher: Who will be your committee? Richard: Elliot, Martin, William, How- ard and Bernard. Teacher: Who will go to see the bridges across the Harlem River? june: lwill. Teacher: Who will be on your committee? june: Rosalind, Adele and Tiva Belle. Teacher: Who will go to the Van Cort- Iandt House? joan: lwill. Teacher: Who will be on your committee? joan: Frances and Theodora. Teacher: Alright, now, who will go to Hamilton Grange? Ann: lwill. Teacher: Who is on your committee? Ann: Audrey, Bernice and Shirley. Teacher: Who will go to the Dyckman House? Phyllis: lwill. Teacher: Who will be your committee? Phyllis: Marjory and Katherine. Teacher: I will give all the committees until Thursday to get information. BERNARD ScHusTER, 4Al. Page SC'U67lf6C7l

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PUBLIC SCHOOL 173, MANHATTAN-JUNE, 1930 .4vsuxnvs1nx.ansuxnvs4ssnnx4nxnns.4rsnasavsns.4 usevg4vsnsnus4vxnvsuus4rx4nxnnxArx4nQnns4rs4rs4vs4r Tlays On Washington Heights SCENE I Time: One afternoon in March, 1930. Place: ln the classroom. Characters: Teacher, children. Teacher: l think it would be interesting to take a little trip around Washington Heights. Children Call togetherj: Oh, we'd love it. Teacher: Well, where would you like to go Hrst? Shirley: l'd like to go to Fort George. Adele: l'd like to go to the Tablet of Fort Washington. Nlargerie: l'd like to go to the jumel Mansion. joan: l'd like to go to the Van Cortlandt House. Phyllis: l'd like to go to the Hamilton Grange. Marion: l'd like to go to Fort Washing- ton Park. Teacher: Well, we'll have to go on differ- ent days. We will start to-morrow. Children Call togetherjz Thank you. JUNE HENNEBERGER, 4A 1. SCENE ll Time: Next day. Place: On Fort Washington Avenue. Characters: Policeman, teacher, children. Teacher Cto children on 174th Streetj: Does anyone here know what this park is. called? Page Sixteen Sinclair: lt is called Fort Washington Park and is continued on 183rd Street. Teacher: Yes, that is right. Bernard B. Cspeaking outj: On 17-lth Street they call it Wright Park because the man named Wright has a farmhouse right on 174th Street. Teacher: Yes, that is very good informa- tion. Let's start now. We have a great many more places to go to. fPlace: 178th Street.j Teacher: Oh, look at the big bridge! lsn't it wonderful? Children fall togetherj: lt certainly is. Teacher: Does anyone know when it is going to be finished? Howard P.: They hope to have it finished in 1932. Richard B. fspeaking aloudj: lt is going to be a suspension bridge, and it has Roeb- ling Cables, too. Teacher: Does anyone know why they call them Roebling Cables? Milton: They call them Roebling Cables because the man named Roebling made them. Teacher: Yes, you're right. Richard F.: Oh, look at the big steamers on the Hudson River! There were no big steamers in the time of Washington. Teacher: We must be on our way.

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PUBLIC SCHOOL 173, MANIIATTAN-JUNE, I930 SCENE IV Time: Next day. Place: Classroom. Characters: Teacher and children. Teacher: Children, I would like to hear you tell me about the places you went to see yesterday. Milton: My committee went to the Indian Museum which is located at l55th Street. It has a collection ol' Indian relics, such as, clothes, canoes, pottery and other things. Myron: My committee went to the jumel Mansion which is located at 160th Street and Edgecombe Avenue. Roger Morris built it in 1765 and it was occupied by Washington as his headquarters from September 16th, I776, until October Zlst of the same year. It also was the home of Stephen jumel, a French merchant. After her husbands death, Madame jumel married Aaron Burr. The old mansion today is really a museum filled with china, furniture and all sorts of treasures of the Washington family and other important personages of the Colonial days. Richard: We went to see the remains of Fort George which is located at l90th Street. Page Eighteen Nothing remains of Fort George except a broken rock placed in the grounds of the George Washington High School. Ann: We chose to see Hamilton Grange which is located at l43rd Street and Con- vent Avenue. There were thirteen trees in front of it, which Hamilton had planted to represent the original thirteen colonies. The trees were removed about twenty years ago. joan: My committee went to the Van Cortlandt House which is located in Van Cortlandt Park. It was the Hessian head- quarters during the American Revolution. Washington occupied it for one night. june: We went to see the bridges on the Ilarlem River. I saw the High Bridge, the 145th and 155th Street Bridges and the Washington Bridge at l8lst Street. Phyllis: My committee went to the Dyck- nian Ilouse which is located at 204th Street and Broadway. As I went in, there was a man at the door who said that it was the best kind of home they could have in those days. Teacher: Well done. I think you've all tried very hard, and I've enjoyed listening to your reports. JOAN BERNHARDT, 4Al.