Catholic High School For Girls - Silver Sands Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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By KATHLEEN MCNULTY 38 ITY the peddler for he peddles for p1ty This wxll ever after be my thought when I open the door to a peddler For you see I learned from brtter experrence the trlals and heartaches that accompany the worst of all ev1ls I reallzed before the summer was half over that a season w1thout exc1tement was mdeed a season of monotony When my mother suggested my seekmg a Job as a rehef from vacatron lazmess I was delrghted to fmd opportumty knock1ng at my door rn the form of the evening paper It landed wlth a thump on the front porch I grabbed It and hast1ly turned to the want ad sectxon What I found was too good to be true WANTED Saleswoman by a rellable wholesale firm No experience neces sary Apply Monday Needless to say I was the first appl1cant 1n the oflice Monday mormng I got a job just as qulckly as that and without any fuss or bother I found my self a full fledged employee I left that office wxth a smgmg heart hav1ng prom1sed to be there early the next morning Pretty vxsrons of what could be bought w1th a ten dollar salary danced through my head Salesgxrl I soon found was Just a h1gh soundrng term for peddleress Tuesday mormng I expected to smrle over a counter at enthus1ast1c customers I stead I found myself walkmg hot cxty streets and rmg mg doorbell after doorbell Each step I chmbed meant hope IH my breast Desparr was wr1tten rn my down ward tread My commodxtles mcluded everythmg from babys powder to grated nutmeg But dxd I sell any? I hate to th1nk about rt' That mght I went to bed wxth sore feet and a parched throat Instead of sleep mght brought nlght mares of gruff men sayrng Naw we don t need noth mg and other anythmg but pohte refusals of my wares Work worn women scathlngly remarked Your baklng soda 1S no good and I wouldnt take xt even lf you were gxvmg rt away Of course I wasn t SILVER SANDS DDLING glvmg It away I was only trymg to earn some money Then 1nto my dreams crept that angel of mercy Here was that darhng sweet lovable 'mgellc faced woman who had bought slxty cents worth of my product My only sale of the day brought consolatron and somewhat lncreased my hope for success the next 3-Y But my feet were trred and my head ached as I started out the next mormng However my sales manshlp xncreased a trlfle and I was happy at the end of the day to hand 1nto the company my four orders Two dollars and srxteen cents seemed a great lmprove ment over the slxty cents of the prevlous day and I felt sure that some day I should become a famous saleslady Ah' but Thursday' That day of days' Its memory llaunts me lzke a skeleton rn a closet Busmess car ned me far 1nto the country where I traveled weary rule after mlle 10 vam The sun was as merciless as lt 1S on the Sahara The streets were as rocky as a stone quarry and the people were as hospntable as Afncan cannlbals They dldn t use vamlla because they d1dn t make cakes the1r bables d1dn t need pow der and xf they dxd need anythmg well what were tores for? By noon txme I hadn t the energy erther to walk or talk All my hopes for success and my desrres for adventure fled as though they were feathers blown 1nto the breeze I came home a sad trred dejected but oh so much wxser young lady A few days later I recewed a check for elghty three cents Thrrty per cent of my earnxngs was my wages Nothmg was sa1d of the seventy cents for lunch and the seventy five cents for carfare that had come out of my mothers pocketbook Experlence my dears IS an expensxve teacher but a very good one bes1des I no longer desprse peddlers called salesmen and salesgxrls by the firm that hlres them, but offer them my deepest sympathy and prty May you do the same' 9 I I . qs . . . . 55 1 - , - 5 . a - 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . , . . , 1 1 . . . . . . ' 1 ' 1 1 l . . . . r I ' . . . - 1 .. l , f , 1 . A u 1 1 f l , . . . , . , . I ' . . , . . . , - f , 1 , 1 1 1 I 1 1 ' D . , . . II' ' . ' ' - 1 1 1 . l . . . , s , U u l . I Q . . . 1 1 . f - , - 1 - mu 1 ' ' f , , 1 1 - 11 - - ' ' C 1 1 1 ' r . . , 9 ,, . . , . . . . . . ,, -, . , .

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the barren wasteland that once buzzed and hummed wlth happy home l1fe He was heartbroken and weary but new hope was enkmdled 1n h1s breast by an ofhclal report that h1S son had surv1ved Unfortunately the authorltles knew nothlng of the boys whereabouts and could only 1nform jacques that the boy had been saved by nelghbors after the mother had been k1lled Thus Jacques started on an amazlng journey 1n search of h1S son Travelmg constantly he visited hundreds of vlllages and hamlets 1nqu1r1ng of res1dents and seeklng 1nformat1on from c1v1l author1t1es No o or a sympathet1c shake of the head was the lnevltable reply Among the peasants h1s pathetlc fame became second only to that of Frances Unknown Soldler Always he pressed on undzscouraged h1s dest1nat1on usually unknown but hrs goal ever be fore hmm After some elghteen years of such wandermg he halted rn seemmg farlure weakened by the mtense pam of h1s old wounds wh1ch had returned to h1m He settled nn a httle town on the outsklrts of To be enrapturecl by the song O btrcls at dewy morn To marvel at the busy bee The ant and not to scorn Vtolets on the lea To eel the charm o waterfalls The loftmess of mountams Fascmatzng zce clothed trees The majesty of fountains Warm caressmg breeze Graceful fallzng autumn leaves Hazy forms o rollmg htlls Dazzlmg sun hght after ram Hauntmg crres o whzppoorwzlls My dehght sustam Ltke a sad lute's stram 8 Pans There he was befrxended by a war tlme com rade to whom he revealed the tale of h1s futxle search and that now old helpless and almost bhnd he was st1ll alone It was h1s fnend who brought h1m to me A desperate case P1erre so far gone that cure seemed 1mposs1ble I started a serles of treatments wh1ch falled Then as you know I performed a most deh cate operatlon the outcome of wh1ch IS st111 uncerta1n You see P1erre such are the ravages of war Yet even today every country 15 prepanng to renew Henr1 stopped suddenly and shuddered mvoluntanly P1erre mterrupted sharply A most worthy cause Henr1 but countless surgeons are pa1d by the govern ment to do just such work And you you gave up so much you rlsked so much by performmg an oper atxon so rare wlth almost certam fallure as your wages What xf you fall Henrf' Fall? I cannot fall P1erre I must not fill h answered I shall not farl You see I am h1s son EACH llAY9S GIFT And so I pray that every day Ill nd the beauty offered me The gladness nature always brmgs To every one who learns to see oy an little thmgs Bsnmcs KOLBE, '38 SILVER SANDS . . . ' . r , , . , . ' 1 X Y 1 1 1 . , , 1 ' ' 'v M . . . 1 s . . . . .1 1 . , , . , , . 9 9 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . H . . . . , - ' ' - ' ss 11 . , 1- s t . . l ,, - 1 - 1 - - . . f ' 1 s 1 . . . 1 . , . 'Q . . , I ' 1 ns . . . . . . 1 s . . . . . . . ,, 1 ' 1 ' ' - - ss - - - -l 11 - 1 1 0 e . . . . H . - ax . . , , . f . I 1 f f . , . . . . r , 1 I I , v f . . ,Q , , . , . . ,

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ilu!-5 issx R -Ut? MQ a gay vmcc callmg Hello hello By MARIANNE FITZPATRICK T WAS one of those October days when the autumn hues which make the forest glad were 1n glorious profuslon that a party of which I was one hied itself to the Philadelphia Zoological Gar dens The impulse which prompted our trip was the de sire to be out of doors when the land was ht with an autumnal blaze of goldenrod Then too we were eager to see the newly arrived dragons which had caused so much comment in the papers of the previous Week Entering the gate we were saluted in a very cheery manner by a gay voice calling Hello hello Look 1ng around to see whence tl'11S greeting came we were amazed to gaze upon the author of it in the form of a giant black crow Knowing that there was much to see in a few too short hours we decided to move on Passing along a multicolored pathway we encountered a. sign dlrecting us to the Carnivora House Here we knew would be thrills mixed with excitement The first thing we heard was loud angry roars that sent cold sh1vers up and down the spines But the specimens 10 themselves were magnificent There were hons and tigers leopards spotted and black and other ferocious ammals The hons especially were restless as though they bemoaned the fact that they great powerful monarchs were cooped up while we enjoyed freedom This observing of other animals only increased our eagerness to see the dragons I was delighted at the prospect of seeing xn the flesh that which I had al ways considered a Ggment of the imagination And what unique fellows they were' They had long sleek bodies much like the crocodiles with large heads and great tongues from which one expected fire to come Present also in this department were many varied classes of snakes Their slmky mosements and smooth skins caught the rays of the sun They too were we like the others centered our interest on them An attendant with a long stick attempted to arouse their CU1'1Ol1S1tY and cause them to move Now after en joyrng a sumptuous serpent meal they remained ln a comfortable steadfast position And have you ever seen the birds specimens from all parts of the world breathtaking in their beauty as though some insprred artist had wielded his brush from delicate pastels to dusky hues? Who could doubt the presence of a Creator in the midst of all these miracles of nature? As a result ot a recent campaign the animals are allowed moie freedom But those who have the most liberty are the bears Their homes consist of caves dug into the ground It is interesting to note that these cages are air conditioned to such a low degree as to enable the bears to live there I unagine that these beasts wouldn t be too friendly once out of these surroundings but down in their caves they sat up and begged for any little particle or crumb that would SILVER SANDS I Q Y 1 Q . l . . 'L'ss-4w's..l-..-gs 5 5 5 . - MF' . .1.r-v- '1 i- ' 'i ' ,Q-1. l 9 h A - 1 , Q ' ' S - wx , , 1 5-15 x N g I, . . . . 'I Nth' luv u . . . , I , 39 D ' . I Y I ' Y I . marked with splendor. As it was just feeding time, . . . . . , . . U V ' , 9 , , l , . . . , 7 - ' ' ' EG 1' Q s s ' ' Y 9 - ' , , , Y n Z .