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Page 2, PHOENIX, June 7, 1973Architects rendering of new Third Street Playground inProspect Park -- finally nearing reality.Local A rena Gaining FavorThe Association for a Better NewYork today threw its supportbehind the drive to bring a sportsarena to Brooklyn. Lewis Rudin,chairman of the group, made up of100 leading business executives,praised Borough President SamLeone for leading the drive for thesports center.In a letter to Leone, Kudin said%u201cNew York can support such anarena. It will be a magnet for fansfrom all five boroughs.%u201dRudin called upon the Governorto complete the Brooklyn SportsAuthority by appointing themembers. %u201cThe Authority wouldbe the vehicle for creating thesports arena,%u201d Rudin noted.He said in his letter to Leone that%u201cI can remember the tremendousenthusiasm generated when wehad the Dodgers, Giants andYankees playing in this City. Wesupported those teams then and wecan support additional teams now.Brooklyn fans are well-knownthe world over for their enthusiasm. And they will back theirteam at the turnstiles. It%u2019s justwhat New York needs,%u201d he said.Rudin had praise for Leone%u2019s%u201cchampionship activity%u201d in behalfof his borough. %u201cThe Manhattanbusinessmen recognize his effortsand are willing to back them.Brooklyn is an integral part of ourCity and it provides much of theexpertise, tremendous labor force,excitement and creative thrust forNew York.%u201dImagination UsedIn Third StreetPlayground PlanBY JOHN BLACKMOREMs. Marjory Potts, Chairman ofthe Third St. Playground Committee, has released the plans forthe %u201cAdventure Playground%u201d toreplace the existing one behindLitchfield Mansion in ProspectPark.On the eve of its groundbreaking,the playlot is the jesult of nearly3>/2 years of constant pressure byMs. Potts and her committee.The playlot was designed byRichard Dattner, a parks architectnoted for his innovative playlotdesigns in Central Park and otherlocations. It includes splash pools,Tarzan rope swings, a volcanoslide, tree houses and other playequipment of original design. Theplay area will be in the center ofthe lot, a raised portion filled withsand. This will allow the children toromp about freely while parentswatch from the periphery. Parentswill no longer be stuck with theirinevitable job behind the swing,but will be able to converse withother parents or join the fun in thecenter.Ms. Potts has been waiting forthe bulldozers for over two years,since the final design was approved; but until last Monday,when work on the playlot finallybegan, she had waited in vain. %u201cWehad to push the city every inch ofthe way,%u201d Ms. Potts remarked;%u201cand of course the longer theystalled, the higher the price.%u201dMs. Potts praised her twopowerful allies in her struggle tomake the playlot a reality. One wasthe Park Slope Civic Council, whosponsored the committee andprovided the necessary communitysupport, and the other wasCouncilman Tom Cuite, whofollowed up her every phone calland letterin support of the project.There will be an official groundbreaking ceremony on June 18th.%u201cSo many kids have grown upsince we first thought of the idea,%u201dMs. Potts reflected. %u201cNow that it%u2019sfinally going to be built, a wholenew generation will be itsbeneficiaries.%u201d But she added thatall the hassles will have been wellworth it, for thanks to her efforts,Brooklyn will be the recipient ofNew York%u2019s . most excitingplayground.LibrariesCut HoursPublic libraries in Brooklyn willgo on summer schedules in midJune. Branch and communitylibraries will maintain Saturdayservice through June 9th. Afterthat date, these agencies willcontinue their regular weekdayhours of service while eliminatingSaturday hours for the duration ofthe summer.The last day of Sunday service atthe main Ingersoll Library, GrandArmy Plaza, will be June 10. TheIngersoll Library will retain itsSaturday schedule of service, 10a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout thesummer.While summer at the BrooklynPublic Library brings some curtailment of hours, it also brings therelaxation of borrowing rules.Patrons can check out a stack ofbooks for the entire summer totake along on their vacations oranjoy at home. Up to 10 books canbe checked out at any library inBrooklyn and need not be returneduntil September 10.LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY CEREMONIES: LIUBrooklyn Center will award degrees to 2,044 students atits 43rd annual commencement exercises on Friday,June 8 at 9:30 A.M. Walter N. Rothschild, who will bethe guest speaker, is the chairman of the New YorkUrban Coalition, former president of Abraham andStraus. Rothschild will receive an honorary degree forhis dedicated service to the Borough of Brooklyn.RE-ELECT FULLER, WINGATE: The Board ofRegents of the Long Island College Hospital, CobbleHill, has re-elected John B. Wingate as President of thehospital, and Edward M. Fuller as Chairman of theBoard. This marks the fourth year that Mr. Wingateand Mr. Fuller have served the hospital in thesecapacities. Mr. Fuller, before becoming chairman ofthe hospital board, served as president for 18 years.In addition the Board of Regents also re-electedRichard P. Charles and Lauson H. Stone as VicePresidents for Legal Affairs; Joseph L. Broadwin asVice-President, Community and GovernmentRelations; James M. Kingsbury as Vice-President forFinances and Treasurer: Jonathan S Grppn nf thoAssociate Board of Regents as Assistant Treasurer;U.S. District Court Judge John R. Bartels as Secretaryand R. Stuart Hume, Jr., as Chairman of the Investment committee.McDERMOTT GETS AWARD: Michael Jewell (L)of Hempstead, president of the St. Francis CollegeAlumni Association and Brother Donald Sullivan,O.S.F., (C) president of the college present the RodyCooney Memorial Award to Dennis McDermott (R) ofthe college%u2019s basketball team. The award, named forthe Terriers Legendary coach and former pro great, isgiven annually by the Alumni Association for performance on the court and for excellent sportA rV>hhlp H ill rociHonfr M n D o rm M taveraged 24.1 per game, ranking him 23rd in nationalcollegiate scoring. An All-Met team member for thispast season, he still has another year to play for theTerriers.CHOSEN AS NEWARK SUPERINTENDENT: Aseven-member committee in Newark has unanimouslychosen Stanley Taylor, district superintendent of*Community School Board 13 as the new Superintendentof Schools. Mr. Stanley was picked from a field of 31candidates and he will be the first black man to holdthe post in the system of 80,000 students. District 13includes Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene.SECRETARY OF LABOR TO RECEIVEHONORARY DEGREE: Hon. Peter J. Brennan,Secretary of Labor, will be awarded an honorarydoctor of commercial science degree at the 89th annualcommencement of St. Francis College, at 2:00 p.m.,Saturday, June 9, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.Secretary Brennan will be cited for his austained interest and work for the American Labor movementand for the people of the Metropolitan area. Threehundred and twenty-five bachelor degrees will beawarded individually and nine associate degrees. Onehundred and sixty-four degrees will be awarded in thearts, and one hundred and sixty-one in science andbusiness administration. The degrees will be conferredby the Honorable Kevin C. Fogarty, Chairman of theSt. Francis Board of Trustees.%u2022 %u2022 d mBERRERA ELECTED PRESIDENT: Attorney andcommunity activist Frank A. Berrera has been electeda ( f L A D i r t / v a L L r*A D i i w a a k a m O 1 '%u00abp v u %u00bb v .v **v v * -l. . ww%u00bb%u00bbv %u00bb. v %u00ab u u i v u i m m u u i jService, by its Board of Directors. Berrera, a pastpresident of the Brooklyn Bar Association and presentCounsel to the Brooklyn Board of Realtors, has servedon the Bureau%u2019s board for the last 19 years.