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May 12, 1906

Two school records fell in the annual Field Day. Alice Belding ’07, who held the record for throwing a baseball 195 feet, 3 inches, jumped 7 feet, 7 inches in the standing broad jump, bettering the record jump of Dora Merrill ’02 by an inch. Martha Gardner ’07 ran the 100-yard hurdle in 0:16 3/10, lowering the record set by Caroline Barnes ’05 of 0:17 1/10.

The junior class won the day with 43 points to 31 for the freshmen, 13 2/3 for the seniors and 11 1/3 for the sophomores.

The New York Times

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