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

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Record Number 2l on a tight rope suspended an inch above the ground. Mary and Catharine White, alias Mme. Youtellempete and Mme. Geebutwelie, in a booth nearby, crossed with silver the palms of credulous lovers and fond mamas. Dorothea and Lillian Harris were exhibited as The Silent Twins, young women who never talked unless it was absolutely necessary- One of the Greatest Marvels of this Jawing Age, as they were proclaimed by Dorothy Van Loan, ringmaster and owner of the Starville circus. Sarah Kalodner, Dorothy Shelly and Winifred Spackman, all demonstrated the fashionable way to giggle. Mlle. Ida Ritzoff held the enviable and unique position of being the fastest woman talker in the world. A full package of assorted gold-eyed needles was offered as an award to the woman who could listen to Mlle. Ritzoff's conversation for one second and tell what she was talking about. Muriel Farr was the proud winner of the prize. Elizabeth Zimmerman, the Mayor of Starville, took occa- sion to deliver a speech to the audience on the educational value of circuses, espe- cially to growing boys. Mae Woodruff, who was compiling a book of Elizabeth's speeches and after-dinner stories, was hard at work taking notes. Anna Haas, Ruth Howard, Bertha Shmerelson and Helen Fleming were powerful politicians and councilmen. Through their influence, the official school day began at ten A. M. and ended at twelve-thirty P. M., so that the girls might have their morning and afternoon naps without crowding the infirmaries. Sadye Tevelson, Frieda Gallagher and Regina Freedman were council secretaries. My companion remarked that she was hungry and, since a lovely roof-garden, owned by Anna Boyd and Evelyn Moser, was on the other side of the city, we hailed a passing taxi. Derr 81 Donohue, Fleecemobile Taxicloud Company, was emblazoned in prunella red on the green water tank. Dorothy Davis was the driver. On the way, Dorothy hold us that Emily Ehmann was responsible for the upholstering and painting of the taxiclouds, and that Regina Gallagher, Ruth Moore and Mildred Darragh also pursued the lucrative profession of driving taxiclouds. At the roof garden, Marion Deacon and Marion Hasset proved to be both dainty and efficient waitresses. At a neighboring table, Dorothy Lamson, Mary Jones, Rebecah Fiske and Doris McCall were keenly interested in the new dance, the Hopstcpandjump, that Dorothy Crosby and Nellie Large, the originators, were illustrating. Bertha Rubin, sparkling with jewels, and Beatrice Cramer, who declared her seven darlings were her jewels, soon breezed in. Neither could say enough in praise of Ruth Beltz, who through her Rolling-Pin Matrimonial Agency, had delicately aided many of her dear friends, among whom were Margaret Conwell, Margaret Herzberg, Eleanor McDevitt and Rose Pilnick, in obtaining connubial bliss. Mary Snyder and Minerva Finkelstein owned a shop of player-pianos, victrolas, cornets and other instruments of torture. Mary Comegys, Nellie Hennessy and Claire Seidman were the proud proprie- tors of a store of laughing gold fish and dumb-non-swear parrots. A fire engine clanged by and Margaret was reminded to tell me that Claire Sherrer was fire chief and that among her force of pole-sliders and fire-eaters were Bernadine McCormick, Aurelia Walsh, Eleanor Schwab and Matilda Finkel- stem.

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20 The Torch Emma in her philanthropic scheme. Keeping these crowds in order were Celia Holtz, Anna O'Brien, Florence Goodman, Madeleine Hemmerle and Eleanor O'Brien, who had joined the police force and were all doing splendid work. However, our class had not forgotten the interest in the cultural side of life, instilled in us in our youth with so much difficulty. Anna Lingelbach, the most popular and beloved writer of the day, was also president of the Starville Seminary for Bright t ,Y gg D ' Girls. Clara Brodsky conducted a special class in C'PiMANSl0l?G Spirited Yells and Peppy Songs. Helen Kaplan manufactured megaphones for the use of Clara's ' . FE pupils. Elsie Durgin was endeavoring to teach a ?,gg5,, 'Wo' number of glum girls to smile as charmingly as she does. How to Grow Tall in One Month was a 7' - short course taught by Rose Brody and Martha E f Brooks. The three C's, Caldwell, Campbell, and - f fff' ,., Carrol, were the terrors of the school, heartless 'lgblllgfg e :gs 5'gTRe'grN physical education instructors, who actually required cms AND DOGS. the overworked students to do something. Barbara Sweeny guided the girls in the difficult art of How to Choose a Crush, charming the girls into romantic moods by performing very skillfully on a violin. Dorothy Hassan instructed the pupils how to treat their crushes after having chosen them. Ada Katz exhibited skull and cross-bones, for the edification of a bright Physiology class. Frankie King was daily tearing at her lovely curls in her frantic, but alas, vain efforts, to make the girls love Cicero and Virgil. Florence Dillan, Catharine Downey, Anna Patterson and Edith Richardson were also members of the illustrious faculty of the Starville Semi- nary. Mildred Wolfe and Helen Rodgers had compiled an Algebra book that had put Mr. Durrell permanently out of business. Dorothy Schoell had gone into the photographing business, and had a studio that catered especially to high school girls and babies. Mildred Ellis, Dorothy Umholtz and Marian Knight made faces and performed amazing antics, to make the babies look cheerful. What, pray, is a city without a circus? Starville certainly had the best circus that ever circused. Isabel jones kept the vast throngs in gales of laughter by her witty jokes and sayings. Eleanor Booser, Bernice Mathews, and Ethel C13 QWQJA Nelson made merry as clowns. Zoe Bal- S lagh and Margaret Huxley performed the flx fu daring feat of dancing on a wild, fero- cious looking beast. which, I was infonn- ed, was said to be a horse. Dorothy Van X Buskirk, Hannah Borofsky, Alice Kolb, and Eva Kinsey did credit to themselves and their Alma Mater as equestriennes. Equally perilous feats were dared by Mil- dred Bach, Ruth Faltermayer, Mildred Rhodes, Marian Hall, Sarah Hamilton, and Frances Oliver, who played leap frog R FRCE DM N N In G25 Civ? J 'X- se l uDl9ADANCC QNAWILD HORSQ-H

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22 The Torch Vivian F enstermacher kept a lunch room, famous for the puzzle as to whether the steak were the plank, or the plank the steak, in planked steak, since both were of equal density. Margaret suggested that we go to see the whirlwind success, a play called How? Say'st Thou Not Thus ? written by the illustrious Zena Hunter. The play was given at the Mae Helfcnstein Theatre. Gertrude Smith, the most bril- liant actress in existence, took the part of the pathetic child, Sally the Snubbedf' Eva Bergendoff, Gertrude Shaw, Prentiss Richardson and Grayce Summers made up the rest of the cast. Jessie Gotwals, Rhoda Malany, Ida Miller and Geraldine Zimmerman were shining lights of the screen. Anna Brownder and Gertrude Eddelson, known as the T ick-Tack-Toe-Twins, had recently become renounced ballet dancers. Grace Roberts had also answered the call of the footlights, but the manager had become fascinated by thejdainty way she chewed gum and had speedily made her Mrs. Manager. That all-important informant, a newspaper, the Srarwille Candle, was edited by the well known editor and novelist, Kathryn Kramer. On her efficient staff were Eleanore Gerhard, Sarah Auerbach, cartoonists 3 Helen Straway and Audrey Townsend, reporters. The Starvillc Candle announced that last night with Dorothy Diehl and Isabel Radcliffe, had turned missionary, reciting inspiring Among those present were the following distinguished members of the aristocratic circle: Adeline Myers, Helen Bryson, Ruth Perry, Lillian Stockes, Mary Purring- ton and Dorothy Raulerson, all of whom were dressed 'up to the hour' in the 'height of elegancef Helen Pariser, Isabel Osmun and Dorothy Powell were prevented from attending because of the exciting pogo-stick, cross-country race in which they are taking an active part. Martha Zuber and Bertha Leibfried gave, daily lectures on the VVoman's Page on Why We Ought to NValk VVhen XfVe Don't VVant to Ride. An exciting article told the adventures of the famous globe-trotter, Helen MacCardle, who had just recently returned from the wilds of Africa. There she saw the most astonishing sight she had ever beheld,-that of Anna Sharon, who with Dorothy Diehl and Isabel Radcliff, had turned missionary, reciting inspiring poetry to a band of abashed savages, gaily decked-out for the occasion in paint and bear-skins. Miss MacCardle did not think by the expression of the faces of the poor dear heathensf' that they appreciated Miss Sharon's efforts to lill their souls with beauty. Edna Fry, Grace Adourian and Louise Marsden were declared to be the best literary critics of the day. In the Personals, always a source of great interest, the Wegeten.quick-Ubet Detective Agency, declared that it could Find where stray husband: spent their time and money. Its confidential agents were Elizabeth Hutchinson, Margaret Kerr, Miriam Kennedy and Bernice Alexander. Fanny Goldberg, Judith Gorden, Frances Horwald, Evelyn Thompson and Mildred Jacobson, all proclaimed themselves to be painless dentists. They admitted proudly that only 90 per cent of their patients ever felt any pain. Bardenheur 81 Greenfield-Bankers and Brokers-offered to break you confi- dentially and at a very low rate. If you wished to be broke, you were to consult Ida Davidson, Beatrice Tomkinson, Anna Putt or Edith Brennecky, oliicial agents of the company.