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

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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.

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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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cular Xluch pro- lf the horpe at one Llships irtues, e hold 'ociety ve our :niality '5 1' P31115 VVhen we travel to the realm of sleep, Sweet things we see, a pleasure to our sight, And memories that in our hearts we keep Come back to us when we lie do-wn at night. At night, when all is at peace and rest, VVe pass into the wondrous land of dreams, And then is when the world is at its best For all is as we wished, so it seems. Castles in Spain we build while we lie, And never think to see the towers fall, 'VVhen we have raised them almost to the sky They crumble, and the1'e's nothing left at all. But all our plans and fancies fade away, For dreams are meant for night and not for day. MABLE BALLARD GQ-sLiML1w. A Salina.