Philadelphia High School for Girls - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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QDLI1' Gllaaa O, our Class's like a bright, bright star That twinkles in the sky. O, our Class's like the shining sun That's above our heads so high. So brilliant you are, beloved class, lAt least we think it's trueJ- And so it shall always be, dear class,- Dear Class of White and Blue. After we leave old Reading High, We still,shall think it's sog And so we shall always be, O shining class, Wherever we may go. Other classes may be almost as bright, Or so they perhaps may seem, But they cannot exceed the brilliancy, 3 Of the class of 1916. -Laura E. Britton 8

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Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Swartz Miss Ruth Miss Silver Elizabeth Holi ........ Commercial Branches Minta Fulton .......... Latin Flora A. Dobbin .......... Science Eleanor H. T. Sander ......... ...... G erman Ethel M. Silver ............... ....... M athematids Susie Lawson ................. ....... M zdthematicis, Science Marietta E. Johnston.. English Edna A. Tyson ............ English Annie Swartz .......... ....... M athematics Helen L. Ruth ...... ....... 2 Mathematics Reba N. Medlar .......... German, Science Constance M. Hallock ......... ....... H istory, English Laura J. Doyle ............ Commercial Branches Clara M. Deck ............ English Evelyn M. Ancona ...... Domestic Science Alma S. Dumn ......... Art Margaret Burr ............. Science Myrtie M. Hergesheimer ......... ...... Anna M. Shearer .............. ...... Latin, English Music

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A Prince Among Men Mildred E. Runyeon ANY, many years ago, on the borders of the civilized world, there lay a mighty kingdom, famed throughout the earth for its mar- velous natural beauty. One day a stranger from a foreign land crossed the lofty mountains which served as a protection to its inhabitants, and descended into the valley. He, too, had heard of the charm of its hills and vales, and had come from far, hoping that here he might be free from the harassing cares which had surrounded his life in the great, envious, toiling world beyond those barrier ridges he had so lately crossed. The last rays of tihe setting sun were gilding the western sky ere he reached the high walls of the royal city. All that glorious summer day he had feasted his eyes on sights of such loveliness that he had many times caught his breath in bewilderment, and wondered if this were not a veritable fairyland. Yet the busy people, laboring in the warm sun-lit Gelds, had given it all an air of reality and their happy songs, the expression of the peace that filled their hearts, had connrmed the truth of the name which they had given to their country, the Land of Brotherly Love. H The impressions of the day were still fresh in the mind of the weary traveller as he sat that night in the great, cool hall of the inn and engaged in conversation with his host, a venerable, white-bearded man. The spirit of peace which had Hlled all nature had rather surprised him. He could not comprehend this distinction from the world of man in which he had always lived. Perhaps his companion would explain it. Sadly the older man shook his head. Even here it was not ever thus, he said. Years ago, when l was but a mere youth, the king perceived that his people, in the multitudinous cares of life, had lost sight of the significance of the name of their country, and he feared lest their petty quarrels should breed internal strife. How to meet the threatening danger he did not know, for he realized that no royal mandate could ever change the hearts of men. But this was not the only question that troubled his mind. There was another, just as important, just as difficult to answer. He had one daughter, a lovely, golden-haired, blue-eyed little maiden, the joy of his life. Now princes from foreign lands were eagerly seeking his court, each hoping to win the beautiful princess as his bride. As for the little lady herself, she disdained every one of them, and inwardly vowed that she would never, never leave her royal father's kingdom. Thus matters con- tinued until one day there arrived another suitor, who, by his personal charm, changed the course of events. But although he found favor in the eyes of the princess, he was coldly received by his rivals, more powerful men than he, who soon made it clear to the old king that, should he consent to the match, it would not be a very difficult matter for any one of them 9