Agnes Irwin School - Last Strand Yearbook (Rosemont, PA)

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intensely determined set of girls does not grow on every bush. From that time forth the room was never idle, for when Mr. King was not putting us through our paces we were struggling to absorb what he had told us. Afternoon after after- noon girls rehearsed and were criticized by their fellow actors, and repeated untiringly scene after scene. They did not even have time to lose their tempers at the criticisms. Have I given the impression of grinding work? Well, it is a true impression, but it had its other side, for when we were not in deep depression we were in a state of constant hilarity. As the time drew near more work loomed up: costumes to be ordered, scenery to be painted, properties to be collected, and the executive committee, composed of Kate Jayne, Anne Meirs and Frances Tyson, spent long hours at the costumers. They explored nearly all the theaters in town in search of scenery which they did not find, and then jour- neyed up to Broad and Callowhill and passed many an anxious hour ordering scenery to be painted especially. All the while rehearsals went steadily on, no longer at the rooms, however, but at the Bellevue. On Thursday, March 26, the dress rehearsal was called, and it went oif amazingly well, once it got started. Much war was waged behind the scenes concerning makeup and wigs, curtains and lights, but nothing more than might be expected, for they were all things of the utmost importance. On Monday moming, oh! agony of mind! Sir Toby's voice was gone! It might retum and it might not! We were polished some more until about one, when all b-ut the executive committee were dismissed. After attending to some odds and ends which took an amazingly long time, it too was dismissed for an interval of two hours for rest and food. From six o'clock on, all was a whirl. Girls rushing madly about asking a million questions,- wigs lost,-swords mislaid,-sword-belt not to be found, this person was not enough made-up, that one too much. Flowers, though forbidden, began to arrive adding just one more note to the confusion which seethed on all sides. Sir Toby's voice had returned though no one knew how long it would remain. All this teeming mass subsided at five minutes after eight, for everybody and everything was ready. At eight-fifteen down went the lights and up went the curtain. From then on all went without a hitch. Much to our pride it was ' over at 10.45 and nobody had had a chance to get weary. After the Wouldbegoods had been flattered enough to turn their heads all the way around, they departed to dream upon the event. Now we will skip all the tedious days which followed when order had to be brought out of chaos. Suffice it to say that more than enough money was made to cover expenses, and leave a comfort- able balance in the bank to start on next year. And now we have wearied you long enough with this conversation about our- selves, so let us ring down the curtain on our endeavors with what speed we may. KATE FURNESS IAYNE 46

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The Athletic Association has had an eventful and very successful year. The hockey season was started p two weeks sooner than ever before thanks to Miss , Ehlers's energy in literally waking our president to Ill p ', action. But once waked, a real field was secured at s ,fy Qyaoglfl fa' Fiftieth and Chester Avenue, and practices promptly :I w'i '9 f3f4 Nd 'A ix 'i J' begun. The result of these early practices showed in the team's work for out of the seven games played, H one was lost, one tied, and live won. After the game ,fr with Philadelphia II, the first game of the year which h , - A we won 8-4, Anna Brinton was elected captain. Binney as center half, played a splendid game all f season, and inspired her team to work for her. The i- mm- Philadelphia Cricket Club seemed doomed to be the c A - - qw' TTT:--7 scene of elections, for there, after the final game of the season which was with Philadelphia II, and which we won 3-I, we elected Helen Marshall next year's captain. Considering Helen's abilities as fullback, this looks well for next year's team. We succeeded this year in getting the Calvary Church gymnasium at Fifteenth and Locust, which was a great improvement on last year's. But even so, the basket-ball season did not start off in a very promising manner, and it was with secret astonishment that we defeated Wissahickon Heights in the first game of the season 56-I9. Eugenia Ketterlinus was elected captain, and with deep gloom she watched Marjorie Taylor, the star jumping center, unconcernedly leave for Europe. But the second game of the season was also a decided victory, for we defeated Miss Hill's 67-IO in our gym. Then Gordon beat us, once in our gym, once in their own. The game of the season from an exciting standpoint was the return game with Miss Hill's. They beat us by one point, thereby nearly break- ing our hearts as it is the first time Miss I-Iill's has ever beaten an A. I. S. team. As the game with Miss Wright's was not definitely scheduled we had the election for next year's captain after our return Stevens' game. Mildred Shep- pard was elected and if she turns out as good a captain as she is a player it is all the team can wish for. The basket-ball season has been very successful, the most successful year yet, for not only has the number of games played increased, but the percentage of games won is decidedly higher. Out of ten 'games we have won six and lost four. EUGENIA Krs'r'rmu.1Nus i 47