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

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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.

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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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xnuseuseusenxuxnuses-xsvsn-su-snsnvs.svx4v-snvxc PUBLIC SCHOOL 173, MANHATTAN-JUNE, 1930 vsarsn-s.ns,usn rxu-suse uxnvs.4rxnrxux4vsnx,n-suse :sn 'Projects Our Project Exhibit On April Znd and 3rd an exhibition of projects was held. It was one of the biggest events P. S. 173 has had as yet. The projects were exhibited in the third floor gymnasium. More than four hundred people visited the exhibit. This included teachers and pupils from other schools. We are glad to announce that SAI and 5A3 won the first prize, 5133 the second prize and 0132 the third prize. Miss llynes and the Parents' Association presented prizes of money and books. LEROY IVIILLARD, 5131. NNE!-75 Our Project Every class in the school made a project. We made an apple project. We were to show how apples grow and how they are brought to the City. Each child was to think of something to make the project nice. I liked making the project very much. I'l0WARD Moskowitz, ZAI. The Project I Liked Best The project I liked best was the model of The lludson River Bridge. It showed the shape of the shores of New York and New jersey. When Hnishecl, the bridge will be the biggest suspension bridge in the world. The model looked very realistic. PAULA OBERNDORF, 4A3. Irrigation Irrigation is, as most of us know, a method of watering the land artificially. It is one of the most marvelous things the world has ever known. Before this wonderful thing called irriga- tion was discovered, the farmers in dry areas had to wait for the rain to water their crops. Now, they are quite independent as to their water supply, because when there is not enough rain to give suflicient water to the crops they are irrigated by means of water. This flows from the dam or reservoir in which it is stored, into ditches which have openings, so that the water may flow into the land. Thus, dry land has been made fertile. HELEN ROSENBLUM, 6BZ. '55 46 -76 -Je Irrigation We haven't any flowers, No scenery here or there For if we had some flowers, We wouIdn't feel despair If there only was a way, We would be very glad, But then we really had to say That people were so sad. One day there came some Spaniards Who taught them something new, They showed us how to water land And we are telling you. J CLARA FARRELL, 6132. Page Nineteen