Ellis School - Ellisian Fields Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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success and everyone had a marvelous time. Then, right before Spring Vacation, we had our annual joint concert with the Shady Side and Ellis Glee Clubs. After vaca- tion we heard the wonderful news that first, the school was going to have a maga- zine, and second, that Miss Cook was going to take twenty girls from the Glee Club to sing with some other schools in Connecticut. The school .magazine board was picked and four members of our class were selected, including the editor. Four girls in our class were also chosen to go to Connecticut. When they returned, they were full of exciting news about it. Our Senior year started most auspiciously with a picnic and swimming party two days before school opened. When classes began this year, we were not sorry, because we were in a new school! We were most impressed by the mahogany woodwork and crystal chandeliers, and thought ourselves extremely lucky to be the first class to graduate from it. As Seniors, we were given new privileges, some of which we lost before Christmas! We alone were permitted to use the front door, study in the library, use the front stairs and have uuniformless Fri- days. We were given a large room of our own on the ground floor. Here, we ate our lunches, lounged around, played the victrola and had all our special meet- ings. By the first of November, all the yearbook pictures had been taken, and soon after there was a chorus of shrieks from the library, where the girls clustered around their Senior pictures which had just arrived. Our class changed the style of the school rings this year, and we think they are most attractive. As usual, the Seniors and the Glee Club took charge of the Thanksgiving Assembly. Early in December, our bunny suits and green and white stocking caps for gym arrived. It was hilar- ious to watch everyone running about looking like little Harveys. On December 7, Ellis had its big Open House. The whole school looked marvelous that Sun- day with its oriental rugs and beautiful flowers in every room. The Juniors and Seniors were posted about the building to act as guides, and each Senior was pre- sented with a gardenia by the trustees. Then came Christmas Vacation, more ap- preciated this year than everl Everyone piled as much fun as she could into two and one-half weeks, and by January 5, everyone again returned to the old regime, per- haps a little dazed from the holiday season. The frantic studying and last minute cramming began for mid-years! The thought of them added ten years to each Senior's life but we managed to live through them. Early in February, we made plans for the Senior play and practiced for the concert with Shady Side. In March, we were honored at the Junior Prom where we all had a wonderful time. Spring brought for us, a much needed vacation of ten days, College Board Examinations, and an epidemic of Hay Fever. We were in a tizzy getting ready for the Connecti- cut Trip and decorating for the Fair. At last came the Final Exams, Prize Day- and then, lo and behold,-Commencement. So now you see why we, the class of '48 most earnestly hope you will enjoy our exercises today knowing our past pleasures and accomplishments. As for our- selves, we're afraid we will be able to enjoy the.m only through tears because now that it is our turn to leave Ellis-we don't want to go. E111

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