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

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be thrown to them. They were gigantic in size and beautiful in color, some being black, others brown or white. Our attention was then diverted by a village built for the domestic animals. It is complete to the nth degree. These domestic animals are a recent acquisi- tion at the zoo. They were placed there at the request of the many city boys and girls who could see the wild animals present at the Gardens but who had never seen a cow chicken rabbit or other residents of farm life The most intriguing sight of the day was a baby kangaroo with its dear little face looking out from WE WENT 4. 27 its mother's pouch at a. strange world. Many times have I seen pictures in story books of the mother kangaroo and the loving care she gives her young, but never realized that I would one day see it in reality. On the path going out we looked back wistfully toward the wonders we had seen. It was getting late and the giraffe had gone inside its house-all that was visible was its long thin neck. There had been much to see and we had seen it all even to the oldest inhabitant which a placard indicated had been living there half a century If you are looking for a thrill do go to the zoo THE 9 1 I ' Y - 1 ,QAX G. ll iii? 1. 11? ,' A l :jx , ff I f pf .Wax .I I ww.. .X ..., l , . . , , .. Hp 5 lil. ,wn 0 ' .dl i , 1 A lv -X I - e i Ll' fy I E Q . li, 4 S N Rx . Q lil Q 34 M 2 - VL.. . . E 42' 5 i'-- U' 3 Y I I . .. Q . -- . . l. ' V ' 'i - ' V x f A-. - ' ' 7 ' . 'x T17 R 1 Q f 4 I- . . 1 ' ' A x' , , il . . XX f l t 'qi ' if 5 fl' All Ll ll . l l N' 9 f All fl , 11' ' '51 - 1 -1-Il' QS ' ' -ii' ul-1 5 All . r ,nf . I ,N .4 i 'plan' pf' .J ............. .........3 ' LL! SILVER SANDS A 'QW 11

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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 .

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SPEAK wlth FEELING proving that the Immortal Bard was one o the mznor proph ets as well as one o the major phzlosophers when he sazd, Who steals my purse, steals trash CU have heard the real 11151116 story of how Donald Duck came to be a character of how M1ckey Mouse rose to fame and the story bchmd the murder of Cock Robm You have heard the 1n Slde story of the Detent1on Room and the marvelous procedure behmd the expresslonless face of a clock but have you ever heard the real 1ns1de story of a pocketbook7 N07 I thought not A pocketbook lS a decept1ve thmg It may be at tract1ve on the outslde but oh the artlcles you w1ll fmd w1th1n Wxthout a doubt m1ne IS the worst I have ever seen for It 15 the nearest example of a rum mage sale I have yet had the m1sfortune to bump 1nto There 1S everythmg 1n lt from a mov1e t1cket to an Enghsh compos1t1on Once a practxcal joker enclosed a l1ve turtle to shock me I wasnt surpnsed least a good three feet square of table and plenty of elbow room Perhaps I could g1V6 you a fa1r 1dea of th1s collectxon of m1ne by enumerat1ng some of the th1ngs I found the last t1me I set as1de half a day to perform thxs plece of manual labor Enclo ed was a smaller purse contammg a few COIHS I do mean a few and perhaps a score of bobby p1ns The pocketbook proper conta1ned a founta1n pen penc1l red PCHCII a pack of lead my A A card sev eral notes hastlly scr1bbled between classes a small case conta1n1ng some wonderful m1rac1e worker that IS guaranteed so It says to stop the run a com pact a small song sheet a pocket comb file and mxrror a souven1r of Crabs 1n the water Beach or some such place several letters a card telllng me that my l1fe would be changed 1f I would answer the ad and sell some marvelous do dads to my fr1ends ffor merely accommodat1ng the advert1ser I mrght earn up to S75 per week they knew a man who d1d pamphlet from the Frankhn Inst1tute last years bas ketball schedule a very flattermg fortune wh1ch some 12 By ELIZABETH DONLON 39 puppet could have gotten just as eas1ly by standmg on a scale and deposltmg a penny a few snapshots a bracelet a book of cloth samples a l1brary card a lapel watch wh1ch hasn t been runn1ng s1nce last year when I dropped lt IH a bowl of lemonade a pockc d1ct1onary several blotters a few postal cards and but I could fill another page telhng you all the rest ThlS ought to g1V6 you a fan' 1dea of the contents The trouble w1th my pocketbook IS that the cleanmg process ends w1th the replacmg of all the contents I put everythmg back agam w1th Oh I need that Maybe I had better keep thls and see 1f I can use t So you see there 1snt much use of cleanmg 1t out That IS why I go about the momentous task once 1n a blue moon My pocketbook has a hard l1fe of It Inev1tably I lose It every other day Durlng th1S per1od of sep aratlon poor old pocketbook knocks about t1ll I come to recla1m It The bumps and bru1ses lt ICCCIVCS are too cruel to relate It has even been burned and one sad day It fell down a whole fl1ght of sta1rs but e only notable 1r1Jury bes1des be1ng badly shaken up was a broken collar bone From ICS expenences 1n e cafeter1a lt has tasted more than one sauerkraut dxnner Th1s possesslon of m1ne 15 very temperamental All true gemuses are After I have lost 1t or 1f lt has rece1ved bad treatment It behaves ternbly Apparently 1t has a mlnd of ICS own It refuses to shut as a consequence many tlungs fall out When the sp1teful thmg sees somethmg fall to the floor a l1feless grm comes from 1ts gapxng mouth for revenge 1S sweet When I try to replace the fallen artlcle do you th1nk the revengeful creature w1ll ICCCIVC 1t7 It wxll not It jams all the contents to the top and pretends there 1S no more room Now of course th1s deportment 15 not to be tolerated but what can I do? It has re cerved so many bumps lf does not respond to a slap and scold1ng doesn t do one b1t of good I certamly have a problem on my hands Although I have con sulted Anne HlfSt as yet I have recelved no reply Perhaps from th1s descrxptlon you w1ll get the 1dea that my pocketbook IS a very dxsagreeable char acter It really 1snt It merely loses IIS temper some SILVER SANDS Q l n I I I I I . . ,, . . 1 . 5 5 ,, I 9 S I ' . , . . ' ' . fo- , lf - - I ' 9 s 9 1 , . . , . 9 I I I ' Q 5 3 9 or . . , . ' as . . . . . . 1 ' 7 7 I , Y , I I I . . , ' . . i g . I , . I , When the mood strikes me to clean, I require at I . . ' h ' . I S . . . . , 2 LL 15 ' , . 1 A 3 ' . . - . . . , 3 . . . . . r , , 3 3 9 ' ' 5 . . . . A , 9 . . . . ' ' L5 97 I I i 3 9 1 , , ' 1 1 2 S Q D ' ' I 1' a f 7 ' I 9 I . . ' s 5 7 . 1 - . . . . I , l , 2 Q l lg 3. 2 s , , . . . . , . , . . '