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

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VER smce I can remember when bemg xntro duced to someone my new acquamtance asks me 1f I am related to that famous rncomparable detectwe Dlck Tracy of the Comxc Stnp How httle one knows of the thmgs I have mn common wxth the sleuth Frequently dunng the course of the day I am re m1nded of Dlck by means of my two brothers In the mormng when everyone 1S trymg to catch forty more wmks my l1ttle brother Bob greets the famxly w1th the sound of a slren He tells us of sur vwmg a nxght filled wxth mghtmares about guns Tracy Jumor Many tunes he wltnesses murders traps cnmmals and the txmes he 16 k1dnapped are numerous The language he uses to fulfill hms role 18 not typ1cal of Englxsh The only escape I have from such a l1fe IS 111 school There I am l1kely to be remlnded that I am a Tracy So as not to let me get homesxck wh1le there my fnends relate Tracy anecdotes mn the locker room The underworld slang xs used Of course Sxster 18 the worlds greatest sleuth ln th1s case If she catches us lt means dom t1me on the th1rd floor The dally trudge home 1S a b1t of exercxse for the ordlnary g1rl who upon entermg her own ne1ghbor 28 EU!! By LILLIAN TRACY 39 hood may see her brothers playmg as boys of thexr age should play But the g1rl who has brothers who practlcally hve D1ck Tracy must be prepared for any th1ng She walks home dreadmg the s1ght of behold mg jumor lyxng m the mxddle of the street pre tendmg to be h1t by some crnnxnal seeklng revenge agaxnst Dxck Stnck em up dxs IS a holdup' Dont make a squawk or youll gxt yer knob shot through Such a salutatlon IS sometxmes alarmmg especxally when I am by myself The feel of a gun agaxnst my back no longer makes me famt For turnmg around I see the culprlt my twln brother Eddle Twlnkhng eyes greet me As long as he xmpersonates desperadoes heroes the whole pollce force and G men he expen ments on me There may be found 1n lus pockets at any tlme art1cles of vanous shapes and forms to use for ammunmons and dxsguxses He IS the director of jumor Tracy The best performance of the day 15 the arnval of the t1me to help with the dlshes Eddie takes the roll of a desperate character and kxdnaps Jumor An oc caslonal home made machme gun sound may be heard and then absolute quxet The purpose of th1s scene 15 to get out of helping with the dxshes But after all tlus strenuous exercxse Uumor inally and heroxc ally escapmg the clutches of Eddie, they find the SILVER SANDS C I I a , . . 9 I ' D ' , , , , , , . 1 Q . . 1 , , n l v ' . , , . . Y .. I , n I u . a . . 7 9 2 s D . . . . . ' ' 9 . . - - . 9 7 ' gangsters, and crnme 1n general. H1s 15 the role of Dxck D u u u . , I ' 9 . . .5 N . . . . . 9 ' 7 . 1 - u , , 1 1 n u SB 11 ' ' . I . , I - - ss - s - - sv ' . . , , . . r , .

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I AM A DAWDLER OLLOWING 1ts monotonous habxt of arnvmg xmmedlately after Fnday Saturday dawns The sun has evxdently developed a stern sense of duty this mormng He sparkles wxth such deterrruned radlance that even I hardened sun resrster that I am cant w1thstand hrs lmperatrve summons I dress slowly a luxury not to be enjoyed on school days and tr1p hghtly down to breakfast unaware that this t1me honored and necessary 1nst1tut1on has been a thmg of the past for at least an hour After survxvxng a sxege of sarcasm from several younger prompter members of the famrly and emerg mg unscathed from the battle of gettmg my own breakfast I begm to suspect that thxs Saturday rs not to be one of dellcrous xdleness My susprclons raprdly become a certamty A POSICIVC a1r of mdus try pervades the house I cannot hope to escape Tremblxng mwardly wlth apprehensron I awalt the pronouncement of my sentence So great 15 my rehef on learnxng that my sole task rs the smgle one of cleamng my bedroom that I de termlne to be a perfect model of eHic1ency That bedroom shall be shaken to the roots by a. cleanmg such as lt has never known fAt least not rn my re1gnJ Thrs remarkable feat shall be performed w1th such dlspatch that by noon at the very latest I ll be free of the rrksome burden of housework Accordlngly armed wlth broom mop dust cloth and dust pan I march forth to meet and conquer my enemy d1rt When I reach my room however good resolutlons evaporate a1arm1ngly 1n the face of temptatxon The open wmdow mvrtes 1tS xnvitatxon IS speedrly accepted Wlmat Joy can compare wrth the forbxdden fruxt of leanxng on one s elbows at an open w1ndow7 My attentron rs arrested almost unmedxately by an rmpromptu football game rn progress below My th1r teen year old brother IS quarterback of hrs team and seems to be havmg some dlfliculty an penetratmg to enemy terrxtory In the role of helpful splnt I con sxder the advrsabxlrty of suggestxng that he try a new trrck play xnvented by myself I declde against thls course of actxon on the grounds that he doesn t often apprecrate my suggesnons In add1t1on I have an xdea that I do not appear partlcularly graceful rn my SILVER SANDS By MARGARET SWEENEY 39 present posltxon and I have no deslre to call attention to rt by shoutrng down to lnm Reluctantly I wlthdraw from the W1Dd0W The trme has come to turn my attentron to the busmess at hand I pnck up the duster and begm to fhck It half heartedly here and there wondering fleetmgly what IS the motrve behmd th1s madness of dustmg I rarely note any xmprovement 111 a room I have dusted A glance mto the mxrror assures me that my haxr 18 doing 1ts very best to look 1ts very worst th1s morrung I declde to try the effect of a new coxffure that I have seen recently 1n the movnes The duster IS dlscarded 1n 1ts place the comb and ha1rbrush take the hmehght After a quarter of an hour of experrmentmg my attl tude 15 one of dlscouragement and I abandon the attempt at beautrficatlon The art of bed makrng now comes 1nto play I per form the first stages of th1s rltual wlth beautrful pre c1s1on and prarseworthy mdustry only to fall a v1ct1m to rmagmatxon before the task 15 completed The bed spread 15 my undorng Its sxlken smoothness and rosy hue remmnd me mstantly of royal robes from royal robes to queens IS only a step and queens have always 1n the slummenng folds of the bedspread Wxth a ruler for my scepter and a crown whlch only my eyes can see I receive the humble obexsance of my loyal subjects m a truly regal manner The pnvxleges of royalty are not for me I finally declde M1ne must be a lxfe of sacrrfice The sheets are qu1ckly transformed 1nto the hablt of a mxsslonary nun much to the detnment of my nlcely made bed and once agam I float on the enchanted sea of make beheve Soothmg fevered brows and murmunng words of comfort and hope xnto the ears of the dymg are my new dutles T1me and housework are matters of httle lf any importance rn this sphere Somewhere rn the drstance a church bell begms to rmg Two dmg dongs serve to bnng me back to the world of realrty after four I am fa1ntly alarmed at the elghth posmvely petnied wrth amazement Surely rt xsn t noon already' But the relentless strokes contmue to twelve endmg wrth a firm final peal whxch seals my doom I heave a sxgh of desparr Wall I never leam7 Twelve oclock and the gxgantxc task of cleamng a bedroom is strll before mel 27 I I I , . , , . . . . , 9 Y ' ' 9 1 l . - I I 1 I 9 3 1 - n 1 1 1 .. . .. , 3 - . . . f 2 a. - 1 on ' 9 , . . . . n Q ' I , , intrigued me. In a moment I am in my glory, robed . , . . . . D 1 ' ' - I I , I , , I -. 3 , u . . . .. 5 9 I 7 I I , Q .... . . . , u n , ' 1 ' . . a a. ' ii' I 11 ' . . . . .5 , , 3 . . ., f , . . I , . . . , . i

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TRACY! dishes have been waiting for them. Their play seems to have been all in vain. Complaining that G-men or criminals don't do dishes, they hesitantly pick up the towel to dry them. Time to do our home assignments comes and all is quiet in the Tracy household But on examining their home work one may find among the papers caricatures of crime The caricatures differ as to the mood my brothers are in Sometnnes the pictures are scenes of gangsters and policemen shooting at each other Other scenes are of Dick Tracy using a newly invented machine for catching criminals Then if Joe comes for me to go for a walk with him Bob insists we need a G man for protection Hell take no bribe less than ten cents before I can send him home to Mother junior pretending to be hat by a cnmmal One may be impressed by these daily occurrences and pity one so unfortunate as to be named Tracy and to have such brothers. I am sometimes exhausted by their tricks, which at times amuse or irritate me. But if Dick Tracy weren't Dick or my last name were not Tracy mine would be a dull life n ce7i'f7R7?5 TC X 5 , . C9 1 ' i ' , . 7 Y - ' . Ls-LSL- Y-1-lv ' T' 'L 'T-L -141 iff, -2