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

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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

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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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bevy of silk waists assembled in the dining hall. It is true that the young ladies were not very particular as to the difference in shade of waist and skirt, but their originality of taste was not to be disputed. Much to their amazement they were informed after breakfast that-thin white or tailored waists would do, pro- vided they were clean. Baseball began about March first, the expert players all being well versed in the new rules of the game, one of which is, to allow the ball to strike the bat. It is spring at last, the days are growing shorter and before long, some of us will leave Bishopthorpe forever. VVe all know finally how to study, how to make the most of golden hours ,U and there is not one of the forty-five girls who would not gladly re-live this happy, happy year. VVe have all made friendships which we mean to keep and to be worthy of in the years to- come. All of us have our faults, our virtues, our own ideas and opinions, but there is one thing which is equally divided among us and which we hold above all else, most dear, our honor. ' ' Bishopthorpe does not claim to be a society school, its aim is not to turn school girls into society belles, but rather to teach them to become intelligent, true, noble women. We are very loath to leave our dear school, for we know that never again will we be together as school girls. VVe leave behind us our best wishes for the future success o-f the school, and for the congeniality and happiness of the new girls next year and all the many years to come. Hail, Alma Mater, all glorious to view, To thee will we ever be faithful and true, Thy precepts to ,guide us, thy fame to renew. Hail to thee, Bishopthorpef' MARY GILMAN.