Evening High School - Owl Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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94 THE OWL school all within eight blocks on Thirteenth Street. It is one of the three towns in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania to offer free evening' high school training to its citizens. ' There are such tongue-twisters as Fourteenth-and-a- half and Fifteenth-and-a-half Streetsj The natives outen the lights and inthe winter anyone who owns a sled can be found coasting on the rutchie. The delectable menus prepared by the women of Berks County are known far and wide, among which can be found such lip-smacking dishes as ponhaus,'?i schnits und knepp, and ufastnachtsf, The splendid record of the Police Department, the Board of Health, and the Civic Organizations are com- mendable. Many residents of Reading were originally from some foreign land but have come to love this fair city and have become naturalized citizens. It makes no difference whether man, Woman, or child, each can refer with pride to this typical American community in saying f'My Home Town. A BELOVED E. Britton ' Beloved, Why do you stay from me, Beloved, So far away from me ? Beloved, Day after day, for thee, Here am I writing. X Beloved, Do you not know how far a dream can go? How lonely the heart can be ? How empty arms ache for thee ? ' Beloved, Why do you tarry now ? Beloved, beloved.

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THE OWL 93 READING, PENNSYLVANIA Located in the beautiful County of Berks, with apopu- lation of 111,188, Reading is conveniently situated along the banks of the Schuylkill River on the west and hem- med in on the east by the slopes of Mount Penn, along whose very top is built a sky-line boulevard. This drive- way is an attraction to visitors from both near and far, and offers a splendid View of the city below. There is a hotel and a Chinese pagoda Where one may stop for dinner, refreshments, or to send a greeting or perhaps a souvenir. In the winter this road, which is protected by a stone wall, is reserved for coasting and attracts both young and old. During the hot summer months, it is a haven for the Warm and Weary city dweller where he may find relief from the blistering heat. Reading is proud to boast of its many manufacturing enterprises, among which are included the World's largest hoisery mill and foundryg The Carpenter Steel Co., well known for its high grade tool and stainless steely The A. Wilhelm Paint Co.. producers of the popular Glidden Products, The Textile Machine Shops, where the famous Reading Knitting machines are manufactured to give to the world? the finest full-fashioned hosiery. The Americusf' oldest Democratic Club in America, and the largest volunteer fire department in the world are claimed by Reading. It is the home of William Luden, the cough drop kin gg Dr. Levi W. Mengel, naturalist 'with Peary at the North Pole, and Paul Althouse, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Messrs. Henry Jansen, Ferdinand Thun, and the late Gustav Oberlaender have done much toward the growth of the city through the Work created for the popu- lace by their honest efforts. They have given much of their Wealth for improvements and to beautifying the city as well as the lovely suburb, Wyomissing. In Reading, it is possible for a child to go from kin- dergarten through school, college, and graduate theology

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THE OWL 95 HEART ISLAND AND ITS POWERS by Laura Ebling George C. Boldt was born in Prussia of very poor par- ents. As a boy he often strolled along the Rhine and admired the grand old castles on its banks. I-Ie dreamed that some day he, too, would build a castle and live in the shade of its magnificent stone walls. In early youth he came to America, he became the world's greatest hotel man, owner of the Waldorf-Astoria of New York and the Bellevue-Stratford of Philadelphia. Thirty years after coming to America, Mr. and Mrs. Boldt saw the Thousand Islandsg they were so impressed with the beauties of them that Mr. Boldt called on G. K. Hart and bought Heart Island, an island shaped like a heart. The first white man ever to discover this island was Samuel de Champlain, who was so struck by the natural beauties ofthe island that he mentioned them all through the journals of his travels. Boldt's dream, which was eventually realized, was to turn the island into one huge estate, on which were eleven buildings, the central one being his castle. The huge castle was built large enough to accommo- date one hundred guests and servants. The reception room, ball room, dining room, billiard room, and library are located on the first and second floors. The upper floors are devoted to beautiful, spacious bed- rooms, each room is large enough to give sleeping quarters to whole families. The rooms are attractively decorated, and at one end is a brick fireplace over which are hung lovely old tapestries. A Winding stairway leads from the first to the second floor. The most attractive room is the dining room with its handcarved furniture of walnut, and its iioor of many beautiful colors and varieties of imported woods. 'lhe Walls are decorated with many old paintings. At one side of the castle is an Italian garden which is