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

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These people also visited the Mint wherein are made the shekels all so rare, and sawed all the shillings being coined. They saw but yet another faetwhig-of bread it was this tmie-and all of them were treated bye the companie so generous to a loafe which they, being of hunger as all children are, ate rapidly in freshe bigge hunks. During the reign of some insignificante classe higher, there was. presented by the schoole entire, a Pageant of Virgile. llvhereupon the Lordes of Nine-teenthirtyseven were forced to push vehemently a horse of Troy wherein were hidden other menes. The ladies did a play which dwelt upon the Life of Ulysses and' a maiden aussiea. The Duke of Bigluminox had the leade and thus attired in a rather scantie garment, delivered there his speeches with muchc true abundant flourishes. Now it did happen that the new lnstruetress of the Ladies did plan for them a most delightful trippe to a Campus Tinnicum for the week-endde. The femmes almost all were present on this trippe and hade quite a time whilst playing balls in a poole for swinnning -now emptied. At night they passed their time in damatizing fwhich is a biggc feature of their interestj. Ye maye be sucr there was not much of slepe that evening. Later this same lnstructress who in us tooke such an interest greate, did fixe a marvelous voyage to see the VVashington Abbey in D. C. fOur Dear Countryj. Bothe Lordes and Ladies were attendants. and quite a time was had bye alle. They visited the dwelling of the Father of Our CountryfSir. .lulian Caesar. They saw the Smithsonian British lnstitute and the Parliamentary Library, likewise another mint Cthis the maine one of the Chane cellor of the Ex-Chequerj, and the mighty, Monumente so high of Sir Julian. They payed a visite to another Kingys huge hfonumente. the goode and noble King Abearthur. During the houres spent within the walles of the hostelry there was another game of fight- ing through the transom. This time it was enacted with some pillows and fiew the feathers moste furiously. On the laste daye- a Sunday-did they attende the VVorshippe Meeting wherein was the King himself and his family. Since the gentlemenes were not so active, the damsels formed a Clubbe of Ye Actresses which they were wont to calle the B. T. C.. which signifies Behind the Curtain or Being Thoroughly Cliqucf, The First year they did give the Little Princess or Sarah Frerue, which was presented on an afternoon. Upon encouragement they gave at night the year secnndc, Quality Street -with halpe generous of some older classmates upon the parte of scenery. Apres cela they pulled off Beau Brummel and then She Sfoops to Conquer. By this time the Clubbe was sure of its success, but the wise super- iors who watched o'er them all. gently but firmly, put their foote down and quite a big foote it was. Therefore the famous executors and actresses--Lady Punypuns, Mrs. lVallis Simpson, hfademoiselle Francaise, Lady Constantgiggles, Duchess VVinanaward, Milady Stub-bornness, etc., were forced to abandone their adventures. Aye will tell ye no more. Let the dead and tl1e living lie alone in their remorse for things they have done and things they ought to have done. My tale is thus now ended. lglI'Z'Y'Il

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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

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The Rhyme of the Ancient Scholar Big Baton was aching to learn Ilow 'violet-ray causes sunburn. So she climbed a great height To pour ink in the light, But she couldn't get done to a turn. There's a- girl with initials A. R. lVho is famed for her week-ends afar We have her to thank For discussions so frank And the nice little maidens we are. Our Stanley had a cunning plan To put in practice for the class. He gathered all the Bible books .ind hid them quickly in a mass. So when the Bible students came To sit and think of Goa' and prayer, The class's thoughts were not the same Because there were no text-books there Dordy, General, or George lVas first seen by Wlrs. Price, lfmbracing her fair-haired daughter Not once, or twice, but thrice! It did seem a trifle odd To be acting in such a way, So now Sample curbs his feelings .flnd keeps his friends at bay? There was a young lady named ,Uargie lVho into the art room did bargie. lVhen the art teacher caught her, She was ,filling with water Bach 'vessel and ziaise so largie. xl second grade boy called Bill l'Vas watching as Santa with skill, But the stockings were high For that little guy, So Bill's fill of stockings was nil. There was a young nit-wit called Bern: lllho was found Hsittin' dorm on the stazrif Since her laughter was crude She was termed 'ver rude, fl .find sent home with a cold English starzf elzre