Regiment at the east wall north of the Arsenal; J. Q. A. Ward's Civil
War Monument to the Seventh Regiment, north of the Tavern-on-the-
Green and facing West Drive; the statues to Schiller, Webster, Morse, Maz-
zini, and Thomas Moore; the Indian Hunter; the Eagles; the Falconer;
and the Romanesque statue of Commerce that since 1864 has lingered near
the Merchant's Gate for which it was originally intended. Sight and
sound mingle in the inventory of a day in the park, gulls wheeling above
the reservoir, the whir of motors on the Drive and the backs of couples
walking arm in arm toward the subway.

Lakes and roadways today follow much the pattern laid out for them
in the Greensward plan. Except for the substitution of the oval curve of
the Great Lawn for the rectangle of the old reservoir, the significant
changes in the park have come about through the addition of recreational
areas, varying from the children's playgrounds bordering the park to
roller-skating tracks and horseshoe pitching courts used for championship
matches. This adaptation of the park to planned recreation emphasizes its
traditional purpose, to serve the needs of an urban population. Such acts
of political vandalism as that practiced by the Tweed Ring—which allowed
park trees to be cut down because they impeded the view from Fifth
Avenue mansions—have kept in the public consciousness the importance
of protecting its original function, which Olmsted emphasized in his
pamphlet, Spoils of the Park.

There is one tablet that might well be added to the sculptural inventory,
a bronze replica of the Greensward plan with a quotation from Frederick
Law Olmsted. It should be placed near the Plaza entrance, where it
could rub elbows with Humboldt. Before going to the Zoo or taking the
sloping walk to the Pond to photograph the most photographed pelicans
of Manhattan the visitor should read:

"It is of great importance as the first real park made in this country—
a democratic development of the highest significance and on the success of
which, in my opinion, much of the progress of art and aesthetic culture in
this country is dependent."

Temple Emanu-El

5th Ave. and 65th St. IRT Lexington Ave. subway (local) to 68th St.; or 5th, Madi-
son, or Lexington Ave. bus to 64th St. Guide service available at 1 East 65th St.

Congregation Emanu-El, the oldest Reformed synagogue in New York
City, was founded in 1845 by German Jews who had rejected many of the