Baltimore City College - Green Bag Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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QPQZQQQ 24 QDQP THE - GREEN - BAG The Sphinx I salute you! Sphinx 0f Egyptu You who have never spoken Of your woe: and sorrows-- I salute you! uStcmcling aloneo In the sands of centuries With eyes mysterious- Beckoningo Gazing upon you, myxteriou: Sphinx, I stand beneath your glance Wondering of the tale you told In centuries bygone; Standing tkere- alone- Surrounded by the shifting sand Of untold centuries, Alone your secrets you withhold Until-Elernily. Zappoap QQQD

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QDDDQQ:THE.GREEN'BAG:QQQQQQ The Hopkins buildings were in a state of dilapidation, and even the additional classrooms proved insufficient. As a last resort the shift system was employed for two years. By this method each day had eleven periods, from 8.15 to 4.30, there being three shifts a day. When this was found to be impractical, part of the student body was placed in Public School No. 74, at Homewood and 24th streets. There the annex remained until the entire school was reunited in the present new building. There is an interesting history connected with the new building. The Howard street building, for a long time antiquated and overcrowded, was obviously unfit to house the ever- growing number of enterprising students. In 1922, the Alumni Association appointed a committee, headed by Mr. from Howard street to the Arthur Hungerfotd, to set present site. about getting a new build- The scholastic season of ing for the school. After 1931-32 at City was pro- a good deal of political ductive of many changes, maneuvering, thirty-four some permanent and oth- acres of land at the Ala- ets temporary. The stu- meda and 33rd street were dent body returned in Sep- secuted for the site of thc tembet to find that Dr. building, and two million Frank R. Blake, Principal, dollars was to be expended had been stricken with a for the building itself. nervous breakdown. Dr. Work on the structure Philip H. Edwards, for- was started in July, 1926, met vice-principal, took and the cornet-stone was over the guiding reins for laid with appropriate cere- the entire year. Mr. Henry monies in November of T. Yost, English Depart- the following year. Early ment, left to assume the in 1928 it was announced position of head of the that the work on the English Department at school was completed, and Forest Park, where he the end of the Easter hol- MR. HENRY T. YOST joined Mr. Glenn Owens, idays saw the school moved Principal of Forest Park and former head of English at City. Mr. Yost,s departure was regretted by all. In 1911, Professor Soper resigned his presidency to become Superintendent of Public Instruction, and his oHice was taken over by Dr. Wilbur F. Smith, the mention of whose name will no doubt recall pleasant memories to all who knew him. Many of the veterans of the present l19321 faculty entered at the beginning of the century. Mr. Philip L. Robb, present head of the Science Department, enjoys the distinction of having been at City longer than any other teacher; he entered as a laboratory assistant in 1901 and, in the course of thirty-one years of service, rose to the headship of his department. Among the new faces in the faculty tanks was that of Mr. Wendell E. Dunn, who became special assistant to the acting principal. Mr. Dunn came to City from Aberdeen, South Dakota, and became very popular with the students. A distinct blow was dealt students and faculty alike when Miss Alice Reins, librarian, became ill and was forced to leave school for the remainder of the term. Miss Reins was considered an indispensable part of City, and it was hard to believe that her place was being filled by another. In addition to being one of the most beautiful and costly high schools in the country, City College is also one of the oldest. It is the earnest desire of the Class of ,32 that future classes add to the prestige of the school both in scholarship and in activities, so that the glory of the Baltimore City College may grow ever brighter. QDQQ

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