Chestnut Hill Academy - Caerulean Yearbook (Chestnut Hill, PA)

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THE CAERULEAN NOVEMBER Uur first Hinformaln of the year is given as a Hallowe'en dance, and many new and happy faces made it truly de- lightful. The sixth church service of the year is attended by prac- tically all. We old standbys are astounded to see a few more restless ones inveigled up to the Presbyterian. The Athletic Association is chosen in study hall meeting. Harroun is elected president. A second pair of speeches in study hall get the public speaking fairly under way. The seventh Sunday service of the year marks a pro- game, 1-0. Haverford School, 323 C. H. A., 0. Mr. Zamsky again has the privilege of photographing individually the handsome faces of our Sixth Form tthat means all the Sixth Form, by the wayl . The seventh Sunday service of the years marks a pro- nounced weakening in the grasp of St. Martins-in-the- Fields on our boys, as still more are attracted by the lure of the C. H. Presbyterian. Everhart makes himself an idol of the kids by downing a gallon of milk, bottom up. A touching Armistice Day ceremony is conducted by Mr. Fall in morning chapel. ' The 90-lb. team smothers Haverford, 4-0-0, and takes an- other step toward winning a championship. Intelligence tests are given in the school room. C. H. A. battles Episcopal in the rain, losing 9-0 to end the season. The touchdown came in the last 20 seconds, and the spectators, amid the raindrops, slush and mud, saw a grand battle. Movies in Germantown. The dominating rule of St. Martins-in-the-Fields has been completely broken, and the Presbyterian attendance is growing with such speed and spirit as to become a real threat to tradition. Thus the eighth Sunday of the year finds the ratio of churchgoers only 2 to 1 in favor of St. Martins-in-the-Fields. CE 13. The Junior soccer team beats P. C., 1-0. The 90-lb. team, undefeated, lands the championship by trouncing F. C., 33-7. It falls short of the point-a-minute record by one touchdown. Junior soccer team ties G. F., 1-1. Episcopal downs the varsity soccer team, 1-0. Movies in Germantown are enjoyed by the boarders. The Presbyterian keeps right in the fight, and St. Martins- in-the-Fields is held again to a 2-1 ratio. The Headmaster of the Calvert School, of Baltimore, V. M. Hillyer, visits the School and lectures to the Lower School and First Form. And so for a Thanksgiving vacation of four days. The vacation ends, and we are thanksgiving that it won't be long now till Christmas. MBER Basketball practice begins with Harroun the only letter man back from last year's team. A pool tournament is begun. The lists are flooded with names that are far-famed C through personal broadcastj. The tournament waxes hot, with the fierce rivalry betwixt boarders and day boys. Ferguson is elected to captain football, and letters are given to 15 in study hall. Semi-finals reached in pool. Defending champ, Firth, is prepared for stiff battles. Movies in Germantown. We petition for a day off-Myers has had a haircut! Alas! It is refused for still he needs hairpins. Soccer letters awarded and Pete de Ceballos is captain- elect. Bill Swain gets named for a position on the All-Interac. The old grad, Normie Robbins, better known as Grudge, Jr., returns to the scene of his youth, after an appendix removal. The School, or at least the Sixth Form cor- ridor, immediately becomes alive with mischief. W. Lee, Hoot, and M. Wyeth stage some wrestling in the gym. Wyeth takes great delight in tossing his better- self around the floor and into space.

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. ...W f- CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY 79 Bag bg Bag St. Martins-in-the-Fields is the scene of our third church SEPTEMBER ' f h I . B d H k b k f h ' h h ' ds Sefvlce 0 t e Year- . . 0 tooxngj will rgiitioxngnieeglorgypy untmg groun The team wins a practice game with Sprlnglield High 19 The day boys pay their respects, and school gets under School, 260' 22 23 24 27 way. A squad of 22 reports for football, among whom are only five lettermen. This dearth of experienced men points toward a young and inexperienced team. Soccer practice begins with seven lettermen in the ranks of the squad. Eddie Cook is appointed football manager. The football team traveled to George School to play a disastrous 0-0 tie. Injuries put out two lettermen for the better part of the season. The soccer season opens in a great game, F. C. just barely nosing out C. H. A., 1-0. The 90-lb. team wins its second victory, bowling over G. F. 12-0. The Friends Select soccer team wins a close game from the C. H. A. performers, 2-0. We receive our first edition of The Lantern. C. H. A., 0g G. F., 0. At the theatre to end our weekly trip to Germantown. absence and tardy list would be quite useless. It is said that the masters are known to wait up for hours '. f h ' . ' -' - h - ' l s 20 llsgmiggt fy uamil service at St Martms mt e Fle ds Wa before Wolbach, Williams, and Co. come struggling 30 Mrs. Hyde iS l0Y0uslYi welcomed on her visit to the home- and I take It for granted they were late again to' school, which she knows and which knows her so well OCTOBER ' 1 2 3 4 5 Junior football begins. Mr. Kingsleyis 90-lb. team looks like championship material. The team is working hard for the Friends Central game which forbodes much evil. E Just previous to the game, light practice is held. C. H. A., handicapped by the loss of four outstanding players, suffers defeat at the hands of a much superior Friends Central team, 28-0. Movies in Germantown are attended with scarcely an night. We hold our church service at St. Martins-in-the-Fields for the fourth time. Mr. Williams is made Faculty Adviser of the CAERULEAN at a meeting of the board. Inca practice game the soccer team downs F. C., 2-1. The 90-lb. team continues streak, trouncing G. A., 34-6 The soccer team is swamped by G. F., 8-0. The team reaches top form, but loses to G. A., 7-0. Movies in Germantown. For the fifth time we attend the church service in St. Martins-in-the-Fields. A few strays are reported to have absence. gone to the Presbyterian church in Chestnut Hill, but we 6 The second Sunday morning church service is held at St think they will get over it. Martins-in-the-Fields. The first public speaking is heard in study hall and 8 10 11 The 90-lb. team opens the season by crushing Montgorn ery 38-0. C. H. A. and Montgomery play a tie game, 7-7 Boarders attend the movies in Germantown. meets with the approval of the audience. Jack Blanchard is elected President of the Senior Class. The soccer team wins its first game 2-0 from G. A. P. C., 32, C. H. A., 0.

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CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY 81 14. The pace is too hard for the Presbyterians and St. Mar- tins-in-the-Fields gains a complete victory for the day, attendance being almost to the man. The varsity and second team lose to the Alumni basket- ball outfit, 40-20. Our star, and nearly star, students spend the day in- veigling masters into Ass so as to reap the two extra-dayls reward. These said boys who have combined good marks with good behavior pack and leave with that zest and shining eye that only long holidays can account for. Those succeeding in one but not two of the aims make their leave amid sullen glances of jealous mates. 19. And the Christmas vacation is begun for all. 15. 16. 17. 18. JANUARY Regardless of the peace and quiet they have been hav- ing, we are welcomed back by the Falls. 6. 7. Classes begin, but some hang-overs are not even then pierced. 8. The infirmary begins to load up with colds, it is said. But who knows? A good many are probably just heart- broken. 9. The basketball team loses to Schoolship Annapolis, 35-17. 10. They lose again in a snappy game, 17-11. 11. A case of mumps is spotted, and hailed by some as the signal for a possible vacation, by others it comes as an alternative to the mid-yearsj The Football Dance Committee for sundry and divers reasons decide that there will be no dance. The physics class goes to 4.30 for apparent weakness, and among other things just general principles. The gym team starts a volley-ball league. . C. H. A. hockeyists, ranging from the First to the Sixth Form, take to ice, and, by the way, clean up all the oppo- sition offered at Erdenheim, to the tune of 5-1. 12. 13. 14. 15 16. The basketball team is trounced by Germantown Acad- emy 40-19 in its first league game. 17. Boarders see various shows in town. Scotch blood is 18 scented as some of them go in via trolley and subway The reports are that the trip made half of them sick. Church is confined to St. Martins-in-the-Fields. An atmo- sphere of deep concentration comes upon the School as exams draw near. 19 Gym enthusiasts play a game with a deflated basketball, used as a football, resembling, on the whole, nothing. 20 The basketball team beats Springfield High in a practice game, 25-14. 21 And already Myers needs another haircut. 22 The Sixth Form, almost to the man, will occupy seats in study hall for the next two weeks as a result of sadly depreciated marks. 23 The team loses a good game to Episcopal, 33-22. 24 Shallow smiles and half-hearted enjoyment of all amuse- ments become noticeable as exams draw on. 25 The atmosphere of exams shrouds the School. 26. Exemptions read out--non-exemptions left out. 27-29. Exams are upon us! 30. Haverford, 30, C. H. A., 23. 31. Delightful feeling of complete mental let-down comes to all. FEBRUARY 1 The same feeling carries right through the week-end. 2 And from all talk it appears as if the said let-down was continuing into the school week. 3. Mr. Fall gives the Upper School a fight talk, some compli- ments, and some facts about the coming semester. 6 The basketball team beats Montgomery, 32-23. 7 Our first informal of the new year meets with much 8 9 12 success, regardless of the absence of five old standbys. After which the school seems inspired, to say the least. Church was as usual, but there were many who were hardly aware of it. The first indoor track practice is held. Only veterans work out. Debating begins in study hall. The Proposition Club ably, even wildly, exhorted and defended by John Lloyd