Girls Vocational School - Sun Dial Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE TRADE TACKLER 1- . HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1935 Bly Frieda Younghans RECENTLY I spent an afternoon with one of my classmates whom I had never visited before. She had many interesting things to show me, but the one that I most enjoyed seeing was just a little book. We had been talking, as school girls often do, about les- sons and teachers and graduation. Then our thoughts wandered back over the events of the past two years and soon I began to feel that we two girls had so much in com- mon that we should not let Commencement Day separate us from each other. Ann must have felt that same warmth of friendship, for suddenly she reached for a little blue book and said, Frieda, I'm going to let you read my diary. You'll find some of my deepest secrets in itg but I don't mind. I want you to see some of the things I've written about G. V. S. since the day we began our junior year. The hour that followed was like the rolling back of a lovely velvet curtain. The fioodlights of memory revealed picture after picture of days at G. V. S. as we read through the pages of the little blue diary. On September 8, 1933, a new fall term had started. We were then only beginners in a strange and different school. Am I going to like it? Ann had written, Time will tell. Soon there appeared almost daily entries about an oratorical contest on The Merits of the N. R. A. There was a preliminary contest in assembly one dayg and Doris Purdy was selected to represent G. V. S. in the inter-school contest at Polytechnic. On November 8, at night, the school was to hold an open house session. Ann was very excited because her mother and her boy friend were coming. What will my teacher say to Mother? And what will Charles think of the way I work in sc-hool?', we read. Next came the Student Council election, with its lively campaigning and the pep assembly. After election day, Ann had made this entry: I like every girl that was elected to office. Imogene Wain is president, Fannie Clark is vice-president, and Mary Rhoads is secretary and treasurer. I'm glad I did my part to help them win. There was a note for November 27 about a supper which the Associate Alumnae of G. V. S. had in the Corner Cupboard Tea Room. Ann was there to help sell copies of The Trade Tackler and she was wondering how it would seem after she had gradu- ated to come back to Alumnae meetings. In December there were numerous entries about thc annual bazaar. Ann ani Charles had spent the whole evening there--most of it in the dance hall. There was mention of a senior class meeting-the first time the Class of '34 had met. Even the juniors were interested in what had probably taken place and Ann had lregun to wonder who would make a good president when the Class of '35 should organize. Christmas was creeping up through the pages of the diary, and on December 21 Ann had written about the carol assembly with lantern slides and tableaux, which had taken place that day at School No. 27, where all G. V. S. assemblies and gym. classes were held in those days. On December 22, the play, fCon.timaed on uecvt pagel 9

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THE TRADE TACKLER THE CLASS OFFICERS President ...... Vice-President .... Secretary ..... Treasurer . ADVISORY COMMITTEE Edith M. Pruss, Allena R. Baker CLASS COLORS Blue and White MOTTO The vocation of every man and woman i CLASS SONG Words by Annabel Waltrup, BSI OF 1935 s to serve th TUNE: On the Road to Mandalay We're the joy of Girls Vocational, That stately castle dear! That gives specific training To students most sincere. And this shall be our motto, Be true and faithful too. We spent two happy years here, Now we shall start anew. Oh, we love the Girls Vocational, And we hope you'll love it too. All the teachers have been faithful And have done their best for you. All of us regret departing, But loyal we shall be To the school of higher standards And the school of high ideals. OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE CL Chosen by Popular Vote Prettiest ............ Most Popular . Most Studious . . . Cleverest .... 8 ASS . . . Ursula O'Connell .. . . .. Elsie Jarvis . . . Mary Madden . . . Audrey Travers e people. Dorothy Kaiser . . . . .Audrey Travers, Mary Madden . . . . . . . . Frieda Younghans . . . . . Ruth Meusel

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THE TRADE TACKLER l5.i .1L1. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1935 fContinuedj Lost Children, was presented by the Dramatic Club. Every one said the players did very well. The remainder of that winter went very fast. Ann had taken home to her mother a letter about the newly-organized Parent-Teacher Association. Mrs. Bauernschmidt was to address the January meeting. Many a P.-T. A. letter have I brought home since then, Ann remarked as she turned a page. Remember? The meetings used to be held in Mrs. Colbe'rt's old room in the Washington Street Building. It seems so long ago! Then at last, that long-waited-for day arrived-the term had ended and each student was holding and eagerly examining a report. In February, the Art Club made a visit to the Art Museum and a Senior Dance was held in the gymnasium of School No. 27. Then an exciting day for the members of the Glee Club-they were on the air broadcasting over Station WCAO. Ann had listened in and felt that they had done honor to our school with their worthy efforts. April 13 was a very special date. Charles had been warned far in advance to be sure to reserve it for the operetta. As they sat through' the performance of In Old Vienna, they decided that success is not a good enough word to describe it. It was much better than that. The biggest Parent-Teacher meeting of the year was on May 22. Girls in nearly every class in the school took part in a fashion show for the parents' entertainment. Some of us modeled hats, dresses, suits or pajamas, while others showed various styles in hairdressing. The Business Senior Class that year gave a Tea Dance for the purpose of raising funds for a gift for the school. This pleasant affair was also in May. The month of June was filled with events that always precede Commencement. Most of them were Senior activities, in which we Juniors were not expected to partici- pate. However, we looked on from afar, as it were, feeling a deep interest in every- thing that happened. Ann had made notes about the Senior Prom, held at Schwaab's Hall on June 1, the picnic at Paradise Beach on June 5, Field Day at Jackson Place on June 8, and, finally, Commencement at Polytechnic Auditorium on June 20. The entries made during the summer looked very interesting but we skimmed over them and found September 6, the date on which our Senior year began. How dif- ferent everything seems V' Ann had Written, All classes are now in one building, some of the teachers are newg and I confess I don't feel quite at home. But I am sure I shall like it when we get settled in our new surroundings. In a few days, the school was running according to schedule and the routine was established so thoroughly that nothing unusual occurred for some weeks. Ann was pleased to have her mother taking an active interest in school affairs. She re- corded dates of P.-T. A. meetings and one of Dr. Weglein's regional meetings at Poly. The event that made the deepest impression on Ann during October was Dorothy Dow's visit to Girls Vocational School. If I ever learn to type as Miss Dow does, she had written, I hope some typewriter company will take me on a world tour. November was a month of elections. Ursula O'Connell, fC0ngimwd on next payed 10