Germantown Friends School - Blue and White Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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VVhy do we go to the trouble to print these two mis- leading pictures of class-room tranquility? Ordinarily the upper group would make :1 good Coty ad and the lower one would gladden the heart of il riot squad. But as a model for future classes, itis swell. Don't give us away!

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THE CLASS CF 1937 Historical Murthcriiig of the Kingfs English at N olde tales they tell us many wonders of heroes and of high courage, of glad feasting, of wine and of mourningg and herein ye shall reade of the strife of brave menesf' There grew up in ye schoole of Germantowne Friends a noble classeg in no laude was a better. Ye Nineteen thirty-sevens was her name. VVell brained was the grouppe, and by reason of her were captured many prizes. Now was there in the classe, a most unfortunate gathering, ken as the Lordes of the Biscuit Snatchingy' for eien then there was muche grafte. One noble Lord of the Non-Garters swore by his striped suit and toye whistle that he had captured muche and many daiuties. Likewise there was afounded an order of the damsels, the Ladies of the Shutte Quick Doors who made a practice then of keeping lassies-one girl above all--Milady-Goale of Hockey-from joining in their play. A greate number of the Ladies admitted later to a frighte when they were sente out o' the room for some slight demeanor bade. The Duchess VVinanaward saithe that she had oft drunk muche of the bubble water so as to conceal her true reasons for there being when a persouage passethed. Nairtheless a few like unto llilady Katish- beth did revel in revealing faces ugly through the door and windows -most corruplatating the goode classe. Greate was the daye when ye olde groupe took a longe pilgrimage to a lfactwhig to understand the better how was made all the cover- ings for floors. Sir Carson was the leader of the daye while l1is younge daughter, Margaret. paved the waye with much halpe in the method of transporting. So also did the section twain Cwhich aye agree was just as goodej go forth unto the Duke of Lohmeyerls Mill of Ye Carpetsfa most delightful trippe There wast amongst the gairles a periode of handiworke where the lassies known as Ye Sit Doon Gossipsf' did discuss muche of life while working on the garments CFlannel-pink and blueD for some orphans. One daye they were let out airly to see, while stand- ing on the fronte lawn with the rest of the schoole, many and huge silvery birdes which did fly bye. They did rejoice most hartily because these birdes flew through the periode all. Ye boyees when were older still, roomed in the salle above the are-hway and made the practice there of emititicating salava there upon some goode olde victims doon below-but further on ye wille reade muche about one meber--Sir Johnathan-Stealer of the signes. In this same roome, Sir Skipworthe did strive to teach the classe. He had a temperament most fierce and when he waxed wrathful he did breake a mighty fine seboole rulere o'er Lord Arthur Little- noycs, but Arthur took it like a mane. This deserving professeur did once decide to give a teste upon geopraphy. A marke fine woulde every pupile had, efen some one had not saide that there were mappes hanging rounde the roome in plane view. One time the gairles did have a pleasant recesse whilst they threw an apple softe through the transom when the door was closed. Bothe teams were lighting desparately untille Miss Mary with her right righteous mind did make them stop withal. Ten