Baldwin School - Prism Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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Although the question, “describe the ideal man seemed too difficult for a number of those examined, the answers which we did receive were so uniformly excellent that it is difficult to choose between them. Before taking up the various parts of the question, we wish to call attention to two answers which show extraordinary depth of thought and remarkable facility of expression, although the two are widely different, one being a concise and well set forth summing up of all the answers, the other being written in verse of the most surpassing beauty and excellence. The first—The one whom one hasn't yet met (details unimportant). Miss Towle. The second— My ideal man has light brown hair. And eyes of grayish blue. His neckties charm the very air— They're of every rainbowed hue. He's a banker sympathizing. With a temperament divine; In height, six feet and rising. In weight, a hundred eighty-nine. He smokes cigars, cigarettes, a pipe. And likes the last very ripe. His name—ah, if I dared to tell. I'm afraid he'd be mad as anything. Mrs. Boyd. The other answers are as follows: From Miss Hall— Color of hair—Mouse. Color of eyes—Blue-gray. Taste in neckties—Not too discriminating. Occupation—Itinerant something-or-other. T emperament—Poetic. Weight—? Age—7 First name—Archibald. Should he prefer cigars, cigarettes, or pipe?—Pipe. From Miss Nichols— Color of hair—Brown. Color of eyes—Brown. Taste in neckties—Faultless. C ccupation—Any which keeps him in touch with persons and places. emperament—Gay. Weight—165. Age—35 to 40. First name—John-Thomas. Should he prefer cigars, cigarettes or pipe?—Cigars. Page Fourteen

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Answer—(a) C. Iulius Caesar, (b) Vir Gallicus, ferox, animo mobili atque levi, novis rebus studens, regni cupidus, amantissimus. iMiss Spring. Answer—George Noel Gordon, Lord Byron —or any member of Class Ten. The hero a—complexion of moonlight-pallor,—pale but potent. Miss Stearns. Question III—With what do you associate these names: (a) Hairbreadth Harry; (b) Ben Turpin; (c) Ben Hecht; (d) Cicero Sapp; (e) Judge Junior? Answei—(a) Henry VIII, who married six wives and escaped a seventh by a hair's breadth. Miss Constance Jones. Answer—(a) Hairbreadth Harry was a commuter who often missed his train. Mrs. Boyd. Answer—(b) An American millionaire who invented turpentine. Miss Brinsmade. Answer—(b) Originator of the parliamentary phrase: “The eyes have it . Miss Constance Jones. Answer—(c) A mountain in Scotland. Miss Brinsmade. Answer—(c) Author of the textbook “Modern English for Everyday Use . Miss Constance Jones. Answei—(c) Poem by Browning. Miss Hall. Answer—(d) Epithet used by Cicero's enemies. Miss Meyer. Answer—(d) Obviously an abbreviation for Cicero Sapiens, the wise Roman orator. Compare verbum sap. Miss Brinsmade. Answer—(d) Soft drink favored by the Romans. Miss Hall. Answer—(e) The youngest judge on the United States Supreme Court. Miss Constance Jones. Answer—(e) Judge Junior is associated in my mind with his father. Miss Boyd. Question IV—In embarrassing situations, how can nonchalance be acquired? Answer—Speak to the waiter in French, saying, “Imagine my embarrassment! Miss Brinsmade. Answer—Fer omnia aequo animo. Miss Spring. Answei—By pulling the hat down low over the eyes and pretending you are from Shipley anyhow. Page Thirteen Miss Constance Jones.

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From Miss Meyer— Color of hair—Seal brown (white lumber:yellow-30:5) Color of eyes—GrAy-green (white:green-5:l) Taste in neckties—Cubist. Occupation—Comptometer-operator. Temperament—Analytical. W Height Weight:------ = ------- 177.3 6 ft. 3 Age:---- (X + 36) 5 First name—Matthew (Mas. for Mathematics) Should he prefer cigars, cigarettes, or pipe?—Pipe, beside a fireplace, latter not smoking. Question VI—What is the funniest joke you have ever heard? Answer—This test. Miss Johnson. Answet—Why is a cat as it spins on its tail? The higher, the fewer. Miss Meyer. Answer—Notice from Baldwin Library: If Winter Comes—due June first. Miss Bustard. Answet—One day an Egyptian-woman-was-laundering clothes in the Tigris. A bear came around the corner of a rock and said: What, no soap? Miss Gibbs. Question VII—What is the purpose of education? Answer—To produce self-starters. Miss Hall. Answet—To keep people out of the way in-some healthy place till they grow up. Miss. Morrison. Answet—To know not and know' that one knows not; to know, and know that one knows. Miss Meyer. Question VIII—What is your greatest ambition? Answer—To tread the primrose path of dalliance, stooping through a fleecy cloud. Miss Gibbs. Answer—To write a detective story. Miss Hall. From the answers to Question X, we find that, of the following dances—The Charleston, The Flea Hop, The Black Bottom, The Varsity Drag, and The Toddle— Mrs. Boyd prefers The Charleston; Miss Towle, Miss Bustard, Miss Page Fifteen