Benjamin School for Girls - Tusitala Yearbook (New York, NY)

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TUSITAIQA FOR 1928 A H A Editorial . FRANCIS LEVINE So many people ask me what the object and purpose of our honor societies are that I feel an explanation is timely. Perhaps the girls in school, who do not belong, wonder, too. Each society tries to select those girls for members who are outstanding in the school. In order to be eligible a girl must pass all of her work, she must exhibit some genuine school spirit, she must be affable and kindg and she must stand for the right things-honesty, integrity, and probity. The purpose of the H A organization is to help the newgirls by making them our friends. The old girlsn try to make the path to glory easier for the Unew girls by holding their hands and advising them concerning the ideals of Benjamin, The spirit of friendly rivalry which exists between the two societies at Benjamin helps the girls in the expression of the best they have, we do not sponsor petty feelings or smugness. Each year we try to grow a little better by increasing our energies. H A Banquet On Tuesday evening, May 9, the H A Girls, accompanied by Miss Hurst, held their annual banquet at the Hotel Roosevelt. Frances Levine was toastrnistress, and a good number of alumnae attended. After dinner the girls visited the broadcasting studio of Station WRNY, which is situated at the Roosevelt. vlzzge F01'f3INi1ze

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aw-W a TUSITALA Fon 1928 ' 'g'umoR PICTURE If! i ETHEL LAMBERG The desire to band together is characteristic of all human beings. We have our general organizations out of necessity, but we have our honor societies because we are possessed with an instinct of gregariousness. Although we always try to have a friendly spirit between the two societies, there still exists at present a deep fault. Some call it a necessary evil. That one's loyalty to her society should turn to narrow-minded partisanship is not the logical sequel of the ideals of societies. Perhaps, the best of Benjamin's ability in every activity is not localized in our particular society. The best liked girl in school may not be in our society either. The I T Luncheon The annual I T Luncheon was held at the Biltmore Hotel, Wednesday, December the fourteenth. Several of the alumnae were present. We are always glad, to welcome the old girls and see them come back and take an interest in the school's activities. Speeches were made by Mrs. Benjamin, Ethel Lamberg, Lucille Menschel, Helen Geller, and a recitation was given by Adele Harrison. After the luncheon we went to see The Connecticut Yankee. A Page Forty-Eight T WTWTTVA Q

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TUSITALA FOR 1928 UHOW TIME PASSES -CLASS PLAY '27 S ALUMNAE EDITORIAL BY DOROTHY SKIRBOLL A year after graduation one feels entirely differently about school than one did in undergraduate days. During school years most students yearn to be free-free of the every day drudgery of school life. When one leaves school, she comes to the realiza- tion that there is no freedom. There are always routines, duties, and responsibilities. The school girl has less responsibility than any other individual of society. She is cared for and guarded in every Way. It is not until she leaves school that she is really forced to think and act for herself. Things are expected of her. She must take her place as an adult citizen of the world. . One of the greatest lessons learned after graduation from school is that no one human being is indispensable. We think while we are under-graduates that we are an entire unit in ourselves, the whole wheel as it Were, a person of individual im- portance. When We return to the Alma Mater after Commencement, we find that some- one else has successfully filled our place. We are only a cog in the wheel, just a small part of the great unit of Society. When we first realize this fact, we lose our feeling of self-importance. After this we are prepared for lifeg we are socialized members of Society. i H Page Fiffy