Bishopthorpe Manor School - Manorisms Yearbook (South Bethelehem, PA)

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A man once remarked, One does not realize the full value of money until he hasn't any. This has been the inner thought of many Bishopthorpians, some of whom have even been known to have auction sales, often merely to buy a ticket to the Orpheum, which has been quite the craze of the season excluding crushes, The laughable little comedy, Tommy,s VV'ife, was given in the school assembly hall. on November twentieth, under the direction of Miss Pflaum. An appreciative audience was present, including a very wel- come delegation from the Moravian Seminary. Shortly after this, December fourth, a baby party was given and it was a comical sight to behold with what fervor and delight the '1ittle ones entered into the frolic of everything fro-m Ring around the Rosy to the nibbling of peppermint sticks. Any one hearing the sweet, lisping little voices would never have believed those identical infants capable of naughty words and awful deeds. i The last two weeks before the Christmas vacation were well filled, one very pleasant evening being spent at a reading, Dickens' Christmas Carol, by Mr. Underhill at the Moravian Seminary and to which the school had very cordially been invited by Dr. Clewell. The following Sunday evening the girls took their seats in Chapel as usual, prepared to be good and to bear it, minus the grin, Mr. VVyant's inten- tion, however, was not to preach a sermon-it was a kind, fatherly talk to us that went as straight to- every girl's heart as the handkerchiefs of many went to their eyes, and a more subdued, attentive audience could not have been found. ' The night before school closed for the vacation, a French play, Le Songe de Phaenennaf' was most successfully given by the girls under the excellent management of Mademoiselle Constantin at the Parish House. Mademoiselle is a general favorite with the girls and, although in class she often informs us, Thees ees not a joke, thees ees a Fr-rench class, she never can keep that cute little smile from creeping around her mouth. Vacation, Vacation l VVe repeated it over and over, but we did not realize its full significance until it was gone and we were back at Bishopthorpe again. One of the first pleasant sights which met our delighted view on our arrival was a large placard of New Rules, considerably written for us by the faculty. If the demerits thata girl receives during a week amount to five she will be deprived of the privilege of attending evening service in Chapel, to ten, she will be obliged every afternoon, for a week, to- walk up to the reservoir. Some of the offences for which demerits are given are as follows: Eating between meals is forbidden because it affects the appetite for hashg penalty, one demerit. l , ' -.gr ,avi -awww 'Wi sal 1,3 ' 1 ,E ,ht r . . .QI ar' v F? ,M . M l l if ,nd 'l ll 3 ll l 4 bi , a l li ll 61 I lk! 4 l if muy 4 'L 4 I li la l' iw 1 Wu 'vi e U M. wk s ln, I ll ff .E f ,'-Wh' , M 1 .E ii 1' ll We gm H li We '14.1wu.Lal-?'A1p.A.-1 1 ,vu -'T'

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mtrnmrwr HE Switzerland of America' -vvlth what expectancy we leaned out of the windows of tie Q' Lehigh Valley Limited COh veryj ever watchful for the first view of the towering snow capped 67 Q mountains so glowingly depicted 1n the catalogue of the Mountain School for Xoung Ladies I ' Bishopthorpe Manor At last one of the future inmates of the school, since known as Angel Face timidly asked the con ductor How much longer will it be until we reach the mountain district? The burly one stopped in his rolling gait down the aisle steadied himself against a rickety seat scratched his head and said These here was as much mountains as you will see in Pennsylvania Our eyes wandered sorrowfully to the hills without low bare and un1nv1t1ng we groaned Oh cheer up girls consoled one of our companions There IS still ever so much in store for us Have you forgotten about the good tinies we re going to have the spacious grounds the tennis court ' the park the forest the rural highways and all the other allur ing things at B1shopthorpeP Sous Beslem growled the conductor in the forward car Samezisend same at this end said the burly one as we gathered our things together eager to reach our destination r There was much indeed in store for us more than we had so fondly anticipated School o-pened on October first on the night of which a reception was given tothe new ,girls by the old The faculty recital took place October sixth in which Miss Brown the directress of music and Miss Hilliard had the leading parts. On October eighth a large number of candidates reported for' basket ball practice. A boy and girl party was given one evening later in October and the cosy corner was decidedly the hit of the evening next to the boys A V I The whole school attended a reception given 1n honor of the girls by Mrs Van Fossen at Leonard Hall on October twenty-ninth and it was there that they caught their first glimpse of real live Lehigh stu- dents They arrived home again in time to decorate the tables in festive Hallow e en fashion for dinner that evening after which various games suitable to the occasion took place in the gymnasium. A week from the following Saturday an elaborate masquerade ball was given in the Social ,Hall This event was suc- ceeded by a niusicale Given by Miss Brown's pupils, which took place on November seventeenth and was evidently much appreciated by the Girls who were quite unable to restrain their exclamations of delight dur- ing the performance. , if A

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s has action uding :niber f wel- : was to the earing words being which s took inten- i every : could is most Parish Thees .md her ce until ict our faculty. ilege Of lk up t0 crit. Cutting classes, one to two demerits. Skipping' church, two demerits. I Forgetting to rise when your professor enters the room and to give him your chair, two demerits. Getting the mail when it is in Mr. Townsend's pocket, three demerits. Shifting your eyes fro-m left to right when going down Delaware Avenue, five demerits. Visiting, feasting or disorder after twelve P. M., ten demerits. Disturbing the maids who work so- hard to keep our rooms clean, ten demerits. Suspending yourself from the left wing when the hoodlums pass, fifteen demerits. Making pie-beds-we shudder at the thought, twenty demerits. Many of the girls did not return to school until the day before the Bishopthorpe Ball, which was held in the Parish House o-n january eighth. ,What a day of bustle and confusion it was, and how busy the florist kept the maids, running to and fro, their arms loaded with mammoth boxes of pink roses and sweet peas! . One o-f Bishopthorpe's most popular winter sports was coasting down the school hill. Vlfe even went so far as to hook on to a passing delivery sleigh, QOh, ye follies of youthj, now and then, until one day the happy smiles were suddenly frozen on our faces as, chancing to look up at a window, we saw framed therein the shocked countenance and threatening finger o-f our preceptress. VVe shall never be able, perhaps, to appreciate the awful lecture delivered to us on Hsquelch night on the ,customs and manners of young ladies. . P On January twenty-seventh the girls partook of an' excellent supper, given by the Helping Hand Society, at the Parish House. Many of the girls also attended a reading, The Dawn ofa To-morrow, by Miss Horr at Leonard Hall on February Sth. A short dance followed the entertainment. The best plays of the season, in Allentown as well as in South Bethlehem, have been attended by the school. They included, VVhat Every Vlfoman Knows, played by Maude Adams, The Fair Co-ed, by Elsie Janis, and John Drew in Hlnconstant Georgef' Perhaps the most effective and the prettiest enter- tainment o-f the school year was the Valentine party given by the Sigma Delta girls to the faculty and the school. Some of the girls attended a wonderful concert by Lhevinne, the famous Russian pianist, in Allen- town, on February eighth. Vxfill they ever forget the Hfatman P A delightful Colonial Ball was given by the girls o11,Wasl1ington's birthday, in one of the large, airy reception rooms. One evening a little later in February we were greeted by the anno-uncement, The young ladies will kindly wear silk or net shirt waists to church. Let it never be said that we do not obey the instructions of our dear teachers to the best of our ability. Hence it was that on the following Sunday morning a veritable