Girls High School - Yearbook (Reading, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 162 of the 1927 volume:

OOL PhGH SCH OR SEN1 TIONAL CA DU PJEWICIOE THIRTEENTH AND DOUGLASS STREETS 1927 Septem ner, To be occupied ECZDK Of CLIXSQKQ I9 mf' . L53 Il6CHCDL PYADWG TOQCNQ PYNNA The New Senior I-Iigh School Building N JUNE 12, 1926, officers of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons, laid the cornerstone of Reading's Cosmopolitan High School, Thirteenth street above Douglass. Full Masonic ceremonial was observed and the platform was filled with representatives of the various Masonic bodies. Rabbi julius Frank made the invocation and then George Beggs requested the right Worshipful grand master, William Hamilton, to lay the cornerstone. At the direction of the grand master one of the officials placed a box in the stone. In the box, which was scaled, were copies of the minutes of the school board for 1925 and 1926, a school directory and names of the officials of the school district, an American Hag, a Bible, copies of local daily papers, a set of present day postage stamps and coins of 1926. The secretary of the grand lodge then read the list of the articles in the stone. The stone was then tested and found true, plumb, level and square. The officials reported their findings to the right worshipful grand master. Howard I. Eiler of the hrm of Ritcher and Eiler was then presented to the grand master and received from him the tools and plans for the construction of the school. After a selection by the band of the junior and senior high schools the address of the day was made by Dr. H. M. J. Klein. professor of history and archaeology at Franklin and Marshall college, Lancaster, Pa. The closing benediction was given by Rabbi Frank. 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H-1,f...x,7k k ' 3 as QM JCM If Q Awww UM, ,ww Vangvw-u'11 THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRI,S After September, 1927, the Southwest junior High School Page eight f2W,fML7 ff-Qmw. Cb. fQLJl'f.,2M.m., aff! UKQMM Pa ge t en , f Q 6d4MJff1a.4,,0.m.J c'f'WMJ.4f5ffJ44's- The Schoolmaster of Two Hundred Years Ago Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declared how much he knewg 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher, toog Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gaugeg In arguing, too, the parson, owned his skill, For even though vanquished he could argue stillg VVhile words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd the gaping rustics rang'd aroundg And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knewf' -Goldmzitlzrz Tlzc Dcserted Village. Page eleven Ezzfwz fm may MA! QVMHQQQ ,L iff 55CM7?I,g,,.1.1M! ...AY MA MWQMD5QD.k:9WDk0ikfDik0553DiFNDQik:D'fQkfD74QkfO54QkfO?'ikJDVwTkfO Page twelve Influence of Geometry 'T IS NOT a mere desire to call up the aid of a potent name, or to make a fetish of a national hero that leads to a quotation from Lincolnls story 'of himselfg but the words are those of a man of much broader intellect than those of the critics of the influence of geometry, and of one whose powers of introspection were fully commensurate with his powers of states- manship. His statement as to geometry is as follows: In the course of my law reading I constantly came upon the word demonstrfatc. I thought at first that I understood its meaning, but soon be- came satisfled that I did not. X ' it I consulted all the dictionaries and works of reference I could find. 'lt 'lf if At last I said, 'Lincoln, you can never make a lawyer if you do not understand what demonstrate meansf and I left my situation in Springfield, went home to my father's house and stayed there till I could give any proposition in the six books of Euclid at sight. I then found out what dcm011.vf1'atc means and went back to my law studies. i 4 V 5, it - r-'I-4 1 xff'-'ry-ry E4 CQ4 1 . . Y U 204 An,.,4r 1 'XGA ,ug H ,W , .1 n yy ugh 1 1s . 'ff 22- 21 :,,:.. 'W ,A L - , ig K---,-6--P 'Y I lg t S I1 L I il 7 if- -Y------L - , ,TY f- - -f-V ' --Y-'ff .t if t 7 , Qi-Q, it llllllllllllml I Mlwm Page thirteen Ufw Q21 We? Z L f 77 Jia Zd,MZ,, f Vvfamie 21 The Histoffy of Today A nation, like a clan, is a group which has its defer-ts as well as its ialues. So far as it means eo-operation it is goodg so far as it limits eo-operation with other peoples, or what is worse, sets men in hostility to other peoples, it is bad. Loyalty to a great cause, such as freedom, is nobleg but we have come to see that only by justice and co-operation can even freedom be ser-ure, Loyalty to mankind must finally be supremeg international law, international eo-operation, inter- national friendship must inerease. This may not mean that nations will give up their individual lives, or cease to exist, any more than the family ceased to exist when nations were formed. It means that we shall cultivate in science, in trade, in art, in communication of all sorts, a wider knowledge of mankind, a more intelligent sympathy, a genuine respect, and thus prepare for what an American philosopher has called the Great Community. -Tufts' The Real Business of Living. Page fourteen Qsyw,-rAND, CX SI.-rs- 7 , X ffwzgaf Z7 ,,,f,,wQ,g f!ff,,A,g.f6., 711 777wL1,ZZ7f rf mu, g Jaw Q M QZLXWLQQEQ, Climb 3 .k,9fawkaSGuk9Fnk050ViVoH4mka2Qnk0Rwk0fmk0?mMo9QwQoymkowwyol Page sixteen - ll L,1A74AJ ?M'mL'7wz1c7 L, fCLuI1-fA 4 1 f mrrare Things to D0 This Spring. 1. Look for the first March bluebird, for he is the last sight of winter and the first sight of spring. 2. See the skunk-cabbage abloom in the swamp. 3. Watch for the early Hock of red-winged blackbirds. 4. Go into the clamp March woods to see the spice bush in bloom. 5. Get up at least one morning in May early enough to see the glory of the dawn. 6. Plant a garden, if only a pot of portulacas and care for it and Watch it grow. 7 Get some frogs' eggs from the pond and watch them grow into tadpoles and on into frogs. 3. Watch a farmer ploughing in a large field-the long, straight furrows of brown earth. Sharp: The Year Om' of Doors. Page fifteen k'5O'::LN7sO'4E7sG'4L:1G'NL94CfNS6'NEA6'NL3C'NQj67NQ30NS6'4' SI LINGUIS HOMINUM ET AXGELORUM, CHARITATEM AUTEM NON HABEAM, FACTUS SUM AES RESONANS AUT CYMBALUM TINNIENS. ET SI HABEAM PROPHETIAM, ET NOVERIM MYSTERIA OMNIA, OMNEMQUE NOTITIAM, ET SI HABEAM TOTUM FIDEM, ADEO UT MONTES TRANSFERAM, CHARITATEM AUTEM NON HABEAM, NIHIL SUM. I AD CORINTHOS, XIII, 1, 2. HEBE-Cup bearer to the gods Modern Foreign Languages He who knows only one language knows no language at all. -AGoethe. LE PUNT NEIIF-CHARTRES NIXOS CUMIENIJO-MURILLO DAS INNERE DES KOLNER DOMS Page s4-vm-ntevn gr ,gimp 'fff fli' x 5 A xii t ,ix is-1 gs at R' I w, X 5 60522141 n7i '1LffL f f ff ilwflwy 7Zuwu GL. U Mm S-1 Q:-1, ..V.. . in x 'X , Cpwwwfffawnmzady UQQVWJQWL Page eighteen The W0rld's Business gg AITH is the backbone of the social and the foundation of the com- mercial fabricg remove faith between man and man, and society and commerce fall to pieces. There is not a happy home on earth but stands on faithg our heads are pillowed on it, we sleep at night in its arms with greater security for the safety of our lives, peace, and pros- perity than bolts and bars can g'ive.'7-Tlzonzas Guflzric. CX, HE LATE GEORGE AL'GL'sTL's SALA in his memoirs of Dickens says: All his contemporaries in the gallery whom I have ever known- and I have known many-have concurred in stating that he was the quickest, the readiest, the aptest and most faithful stenographer of his time. He had completely mastered the difficult and ungrateful art of shorthandg a mistress whom you may woo indeed to conquest, but upon Whom the door must be locked and who must be bound in links of iron, lest she run away from you five minutes after she has given you her heart. In his time Charles Dickens must have listened to and taken down the speeches of nearly every public man of the last generation. There can be no doubt but that this early training in listening to and transcribing them was of infinite service to him in enabling him to develop the utter- ances of his inborn genius to a clear, concise, and perspicuous stylef, Page nineteen Qzqaffwovf bmw! Jaffa, XZ 4i' '?l,.a4 ZW! CQZJWZL dfvvvva. M- , igmkwi Hang 5 m7f W kf9'3kfO'FhkfO Page twenty l Practical Arts c i az, r - N My Resolutions I'll choose the best of food to eat So that my strength can ne'er be beat. Illl drink fresh milk at every meal, Then goblins ne'er my health will steal. I'll eat fresh vegetables so green, Theylll ffiye me health the best you'ye seen. . D I'll eat fresh fruit and Whole grain bread, They're both quite good for me, 'tis said. In short, I'll choose a balanced diet. And exercise and rest in quiet. Fine Arts alt is important, at the present time, to bear in mind that the human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. alt is by the real that we existg it is by the ideal that we live. XYould you realize the difference? Animals exist, man lives. -Virtor Hugo. - if A -nu-iii UI! ill I I-Ill!-ASR' 1l-' II 2111 11-YYIYSYH Ill-I unzli-1 r-Q Page twenty-one tis . :year 530014 ff lei-,s Committees aj, 450999 ea W CLASS 1927 FEBRUARY Advertising-Helen Marie Rehr, Chairman Catharine M. Becker, Mary T. Bender, Harriet Alvildia Butzer, Dorothy Alice Davis, Hazel L. Davis, Esther A. Dick, Adrienne R. Eisenbise, Anna Carolyn Flatt, Sarah Rebecca Furman, Bessie Harrison, Mary Alter Hassler, Anna Elizabeth Heere, Helen Marie Hottenstein, Marie Ludwig Kauff- man, B, Adella Krupp, Laura May Landis, Florence M. Marks, Anna M. Phillips, Ethel A. Popp, Sara M. Price, Ruth V. Ramsay, Catherine M. Rhoda, Gertrude Fasig Richards, Ruth W. Sands, Elinore Simon, Catharine Yeager, Katharine Elizabeth Yocom. Cover-Thelma A. Bevan, Chairman Rose M. Altschattl, Eleanor M. lioesch, Rae Matlin, Margaret Elizabeth Ruppel, Elizabeth B. Seaman. Humorous-Leona Helen Seibert, Chairman, Gladys L. Becker, Edna Cutler, Virginia M. Darrow, Helen Davis Mohr, Anna Oberholtzer, Marian Sartorius, Emily Dorothy Shaaber, Winifred Jeanne Smith, Dorothea E. Sterrett, Gloria E. V. Walter, Illustrations-Rebecca Rapp, Chairman Ruth A. Gring, Esther B. Lee, Adrienne F. Levy, Vera G. Popoff, Ethel M. A. Reeser, L. Elizabeth Rundle, Mabel Angeline Vize. Literary-Sara Ellen Fister, Chairman . Margaret R. Auman, Marybel Avo Bachofer, Charlotte Lucille Bauman, Ruth L. Davis, Eliza- beth D. Elliott, Mildred l. Englehart, Edith Garis, Mary G. Grini, Elmira A. Hill, Ruth A. Kuntz, Margaret A. Miller, Kathryn G. Phillips, Edna R. Roderick, Carrie Eve Stocker. Personals-Thelma L. Rupp, Chairman Emily Louise Brant, Marie C. Eisenbrown, Ethel G, Englehart, Alice B. Haugen, Mary L. Schmehl, Miriam Agnes Scholl, Helen F. Sell, Sarah Sherman, Elizabeth C. Strunk. Subscrzptlons-Katherine H. Prutzman, Chairman Lillian C. Albert, Mary Czarnecki, Clara J. Delp, Mildred Jane Ely, Grace M. Esterly, Eliza- beth L. Fidler, Ruth E. Haag, Ethel Jane Handwork, Violet M. Kunkle, Anna M. Leininger, Ruth M. Ocksrider, Mary E. Reifsnyder, Alma I. Rowlands, Iva A. Spacht, Hilda. Stumpp, Ruth Florence Troutman. CLASS 1927 JUNE Advertismg-Catharine Y. Colletti, Chairman Miriam M. Adams, Elizabeth Dorothy Eberly, Julia Catherine Epstein, Helen Dearolf Fred- erick, Edith Keen Hain, Dora Mae Hallacher, Kathryn Mae Heckler, Florence I. Hoopes, Ada M. Johnson, Martha R. Kamm, Pola lsobel Kleinhans, Dorothy B. Lauflenslager, Mildred Aletta Leinbach, Mary Elizabeth Mahoney, Julia A. Miles, Charlotte Miller, Mary Natoli, Kathryn M. Potteiger, Elizabeth F. Rapp, Yetta C. Schneiderinan, Mary C. Spaar, Ethel M. Stock, Dorothy E. Stoudt, Ethel M. Strauss. Dorothy Emily Tea. Cover-Helen Elizabeth Young, Chairman Catharine F, Bannon, Miriam M. Bauman, Wanda Glendora Cutshall, Elizabeth M. Leiby, Pauline Leszczynska, Margaret Marie Martin, Ennna U. Peck, Miriam Irene Posey, Sallie M. Printz, Florence L. Wagner. Humorous-Elizabeth Mary Tanger, Chairman Helen Anthony, Florence May Cummings, M. Elizabeth Eck, Mildred Rosanna Farrell, Lillian Fisher, Catherine E, Herb, Edith R. Heibein, Susanna M. Hodgkins, Mary H. Hurley, Fern Viola Martin, Lillian V. Mensch, Florence llalsgrove. Garnetta S. Stott, E. Madeline Wanner. Illustrations-Alice H. Fox, Chairman Louise R. Ahrens, Kathryn Fridinger, Verna R. Gruber, Lois May Kline, Catharine E. Mayer, Grace Elizabeth Unger, Regina Maria Upczak, lrene Antoinette Wiater. Literary-Ruth L. de Turcke, Chairman Elizabeth W. Birch, Janet Louise Brownback, l'hyllis Evelyn Bryant, Elizabeth R. Fries, Florence I. Hoopes, Alice C. Moran, Mildred R, Naee, Sophie M. Noll, Rhea Snyder Sell, Dorothy Sher, Lucille E. Sisk, Ruth Louise Walter, Olga E. Wentzel, lda Yaffe. Personals-Carolyn W. Schroeder, Chairman Katharine Louise Crisman, Margaret Davis, Elizabeth C. Goodrich, G. Zilla Keck, Marion I. Koontz, Marion Kreider, Dorothy C. Leinbach, Thelma MacLean, Miriam M. Mendelsohn, Ethel A. Moser, Alva Xortheimer, Mildred I., Posey, Mary Walburg Rehr, Evelyn M. Schofer, Olga A. Weidner, Pauline H. Williams. Subscriptions-Nerna E. Neihart, Chairman Marie K. Darto, Ruth A. Beck, Harriet Kathryn Boyer, Ruth Marian Frey, Miriam Hoffmaster, Ruth E. Homan, Lillian Jaeobella, Ruth Elizabeth Krott, Helen Elizabeth Kurtz, Ruth Lerch, Kathryn Emma May, Mildred E. Moyer, lsadore Rockwell Nicely, Gerardine Mary Otterbein, Catherine Rosalind Payne, Hanna H. Rhoads, Helen Richards, Stella May Spatz, Josephine M. Specht, Thelma Stoudt, Lena V. Tobias, Anna M. Yaklich. Page twenty-two Qigifi 21 522 ' 3' . s W i i .1:.Ss l55lL0F5?QfJ Pause 1XYf'IlTj -1lll'A'4' RT Glass of February, IQ27 HELEN M. IQEHR LEONA H. SEIBERT Prexidozzf Vice-President ANNA CAROLYN FLATT THELINIA L. RUPP Secretary T1'eczs11re1' Class Colors: Yale Blue and Gold Page twenty-foul' Lillian C. Albert XYhen we hear a sigh in the classroom, we know at once it is our Lillian, for this is her own way of ending all her recitations. Rose lVI. Altselzafll l xv Rose likes to swim. even in the winter iinw. Shi- can llill'Il4 wnit until wariii we-zllller Comes so 'he win go SNYllllllIlllg' in our nice, Glenn Sr-lluylkill River. We-ll, Rose, herels wishing you become il 5.-:ri-:lt leader in sports. Margaret R. 14 zmzan She's little, but shes wise. And a good sport tor her size. lWarybel .4110 Baelzofer Here's our petite, little Miss. Mabs is a very good scout. Quiet! I should say not! just begin to talk about State College and see how quiet she is. Charlotte Lucille Bauman Charlie is the song-bird of the '27 class, and such she likes to flit from section to section in Main Room Study. VVhat a pity that this poor little bird is confined to Sec- tion 6l Page twenty-five , Gladys L. Becker Poor Gladys seems to have a perpetual cold. However, there must be somthing irritating in the atmosphere of No. 7 islcalled upon to recite in seized with a ht of coughin 2. Catharine M. Becleer Pete is the girl of our class who'll never grow up. She is still afraid to go out at night alone, although you would think that she could protect herself. for whenever she Latin class she is .Mary T. Bender Mary is noted for her crushes, great and small. They come like bolts out of a clear sky, but her last came like a little Ray of sun- shine. Thelrna 14. Befvan Any person within a mile of Thelma can hear her laugh. Perhaps when she becomes a nurse, it will help to cure her patients. Eleanor M. Boeseh Alackl Alas! Alackl Alas! Will Eleanor ever learn to pass? Although she walks in single file, She's bound to choose the opposi te aisle. Page twenty-six Emily Louise Brant Emily is certainly the twin of Elizabeth Strunk. They are so inseparable that when one is absent, the other unconsciously answers present for both. Harriet Alfvildia Butger Biff! Bang! Slam! Hold on there, girls, what's all the noise? Only Harriet getting herself together to reach Annex 5 first. Har- riet's main desire is to work in a bank. Y f l Edna S. Cutler Beholml! Al .lolson's only rival, :mil what do you think? Ed, the entertainer of our class, and in inet of the entire school, is going to he il school tE2li'llCl'. Imagine! She'll bu tvzlclling her pupils the finer points nf 21 I-ut-up. But, there may still be hopes for I-lil, :ls she is al real, honest-t0- goodness mam-hzlter. Upon granlnating from normal school, she intends to teacll il year to prove to her papal that she'S not going to he nmrria-nl and then shi-'s going to college to study gynmustirs. l lllary Czarneclzi Mary has la habit of always falling down stairs. Anytime we hear a thump, we know its Mary just tripping the light fantastic. Virginia XVI. Darrow Ginger is very well known in our class for her baby talk. She knows a few little rhymes, but she likes to say one better than all the rest. Page twenty-seven Dorothy Alice Dalvis This is Dorothy Alice, An author she should be, For she can tell most marvelous tales Of lands across the sea. Hazel L. Davis e 'Some people think Hazel is a quiet girl, but she can talk. just one of the Davis trio and they are all good talkers. Ruth L. Dczivis Here is our dear little, cute little Ruth. VVith her bright, cheery smile, That can't be beat by anyone, to tell the truth, NVithin the radius of many a mile. Clam f. Delp Clara is a little girl, Cute as she can be. She spends lots of time at Gym Singing this eternal hymn, 'AWhere can the back of my bloorners be? Esther A. Dick Well! Well! Here's our little Esther Dick. She has promised us that she is going to come back to Reading High some day to teach English. Did she always have this de- sire or has it just developed since she met M i s si F Page twenty-eight Adriefzne R. Eisenbise Adrienne takes a great interest in studying woods of all kinds. Birch, Elm, and Hemlock are very interesting, but Norwood holds a I special attraction. Doesn't it. Adrienne? l l Elizabeth D. Elliott Betty is a sweet demure little girl, With one of the newest six months' curl, Bills are quite her specialty As is the art of stenography. Ethel G. Englehtzrt lfthel enjoyed a certain class so much that she fell asleep. Well, we know how it is some- times, so she's excused, Page twenty-nine llflarie C. Eisenbrown Here's Marie, the only real nature-lover that our class can boast of. Some of us study Botany, but alas, only from our textbooks. The textbooks, however, does not satisfy Mrlrit-'s eravinff for botanical studv, so, every Saturday she takes long, liing hikes in the surrounding eountry :md woods. Maybe she is il geologist, too. Did you ever notice the adorable painting ot at puppy in his kennel on Marie's ' ' ' ' '.h. slim-ker? hnow who painted it? No, not Maxtielel lurris llflildreal Jane Ely You know, or perhaps you don't know that jane sings in a choir. She has a very line voice and she is especially fond of the darky songs. Old Black joe is her favorite. Mildred I. Englelzarl Chatter, chatter all the day, Never stops at work or play, When her smile is bright and sunny, just be sure it's something funny. That she'll tell you, do not worry, She was never made to hurry. Grace M. Esterly Grace is well known in commercial geog- raphy class. She thinks the chief natural re- sources of New jersey are-mosquitoes. We agree with you in one point, Graceg they surely are natural. Elizabeth L. Fialler Fid is one of those delicate girls who doesnt take Gym. We marvel since she has a perfectly good instructor right next door. Practice makes perfect, Fid. Sara Ellen Fister Sara's true ideal of life Is this, her only one. Work your best, since work you must, But don't forget the fun. Anna Carolyn Flatt Carolyn is our C. P. artist and the only German student in the A Class. In both she has distinguished herself, never mixing her uumlautsl' with the paint she puts upon vases of glass. rm Page thirty Sara Rebecca Furman Behold! Sara-VVhen you hear mumbling in the main room, you know it is only Sara trying to improve her Latin. One reason she likes Latin is because it begins with L. Mary G. Grim Mary sleeps like an angel, but she has had some fights with her brother. Never fear, she'll not let anyone impose on her. . Ruth E. Haag Lost: A bottle of worms. Ruth brought them to biology class one day. It surely did help to make our lost and found department more complete. Page thirty-one l Edith Garis lidith is quite an absent-minded Miss in spite of her knowledge. She goes to Gym- nasium class with one shoe and one sneaker adorning her feet. Never mind, Edith, Ruth A. Gring After yon get what you want, you don't want it. Did you ever hear that old song? Even if it is old, it still applies to Ruth who had her locks shorn not so long ago, and now she's letting them grow. Ethel Jane Hancltvorle Behold the athlete of the C. Pfs. Ethel like- wise introduces all the latest hair cuts. Do you remember that shorn head of last term? Alice B. Hangen The piano is a lifeless thing, But in our hearts its music lingers, Whe1'1 Alice spreads o'er its glistening keys The magic of her gifted fingers. Bessie Frances Harrz's0n Bessie has had a great deal of registration Dractice because during the four years of High School, she has nearly always taken it ?nd.we feel that she will some day benefit Jy it. Mary Alter Hassler lJoesn't she have il pretty nliniple? We think so, ton. M:1ry's pet trick is talking out of the side of her mouth while the Main Room teacher is seeking the source of the noise. If you ever have the blues, just call this happy nmiden and she'll chase 'em faster than Dutch Cleanser. Anna Elizabeth Heere Anna's chief delight in life is to argue. just give her the chance and she'll argue your ears off. Anna also likes athletics and was the best guard on the basketball team. Page thirsy-two Elmira 14. Hz'll lilmira took a dislike to curly hair early in her High School course, but at a certain party, she appeared with curly locks. lt's wonderful how girls change their minds, but then that is the privilege of the females. Helen Marie Hottenstezivz Helen has a peculiar dent in her head of which she can not determine the origin. XVe believe it comes from too much studying?? Oh, yes! if Marie Ludwig Kauffman Oh, hush! That's only Jackie knocking some more noise out of the piano in the form of the latest jazz musie, Thuinpf Could it be? Our best Charlestoner has at last inet her 4lOXVl1filH. The Hour became ton slippery illllli0h. wellibetter luck next time, Marie. We hope you Charles- ton through life as successfully as you Clinlestoiie-il in the Main Room 4-lub progmnls. - Olga Koziar Olga never has her geometry done in the niorning. ls it because she doesn't know how or because she's always so busy elsewhere? B. Adella Krupp She likes to argue and after arguing for hours she sometimes cannot be convinced, but then the original thinkers make the world progress. Page thirilx -three Violet M. Kmzlele Violet is such a demure little Miss, but at a certain party she made a stunning ap- pearance as a VIVHCIOLIS Russian Cossack. Ruth 14. Kzmtz Ruth is going away to school and she insists on going to Philadelphia. Whenever you want to see her nice cheeks become bright red, ask her-VVhy? Laura May Landis Laura is one of the long-haired maidens of the class. .She surprises us every day by ap- pearing with a new coiffure. Esther B. Lee A Chucky makes an ideal old maid. She has admitted that it seemed quite natural for her to take that part in a recent play. That looks bad, Esther! Anyway, we'll hope for the best. Anna M. Leininger They think Anna'is one ofthe quiet girls of the class, but remember when Anna and Florence get started-Oh, my! Page thirty-four Adrienne F. Levy Adrienne wants to be a dietietian and hasn't as yet decided where she wants to go to school. I'd advise her to go to Philadelphia, since Philadelphia is so near Phoenixville! Florence M. Marks Floss is one of the typewriting sharks of the class. The moment she is in class you can hear the clicking of her type. Her favor- ite pastime is taking walks with P on Sun- day afternoon. Rae Matlifz XVe wonder why Rae comes to school wear- ing part of her night apparel. Maybe to save time in the morning and evening. Never mind, Rae, a successful business woman is one who saves time, Margaret A. Miller Pottstown is as near to Heaven as Margaret cares to go. If she had her Way, the'Potts- town bus would run every 10 minutes like the trolley cars. l Helen Davis fllohr Aggie recently CFD acquired the honor of being the most distinguished authority on the styles of hair dressing. XVhere did she learn to prepare those wonderful Itallall dishes, especially Chille Concarni? Page thirty-five Ahha Oherholtzer In C Clothing Anna was about the only girl who ever had her assignments done. Psst! Anna. let me see your notebook' was the cry for which many a girl was Hjuggedf' Ruth M. Oclesricler Ruth has the distinction of having the only long naturally curly head of crowning glory in our class. But curls do not denote a delicate constitution because Ruth is one of our best athletes. Ahhh M. Phillips Alllla is a, great talker and there seems to be no end to her vocabulary. But just keep it up, Pollie, for this is where your fame begins. Po1lie is very accomplished in Phys- ical Geography of which she is the brightest in the whole class of three girls. Kathryn S. Phillips In the midst of a circle of A girls in the front of Section 5 and the south transept is 'tKatc, one of our Speedy Stenogsf' 'AKate has a weakness for giggling, throwing spit- balls and erasers, when she should be study- ing. Vera G. P01005 ing Class when we are bathing Adam fOl1l school babyj. Page thirty-six Vera surely belongs to the Age of Inno- cence. She even blushes in Home Nurs- Ethel IW. Popp Ethel likes to talk better than anything else. That is one reason why there are so many special seats in the south gallery. Katherine H. Pratzmaa Puss is the champion talker of our class. She talks under her breath the livelong day and very seldom gets caught. E e Emma Rebecca Rapp Rebecca loves to read detective stories. She claims that she doesn't get many thrills in life, therefore she must get them from books. At any rate her wonderful works of art really and truly thrill us. Page thirty-sever Sara ZW. Price Spib just'loves to talk to the teachers. Get away from it, Spib. They don't do it in college and think how you'll miss it. Rath B. Ramsay If Ruth would pop her head above the fence, how would every one know her? By her hair? No, of course notg by her smile. Helen Marie Rehr Behold the president of the renowned Class of '27, Feb. Helen is a good, all-around girl, but she has one bad fault. That is always rushing up the south stairs to the Main Room at 9.01 59-60. Catherine M. Rhoda Remember the time Catherine walked out of class five minutes early? Wolider what was on her mind. Ethel ill. 14. Reeser Ethel is one girl of our class who deserves a compliment. She always gets to the right place at the right time, which is more than some of the rest of us do. Wlary E. Reifmyder This loved disciple of wit and humor, Of sharp and keen satire! Each passing day just seems to place Her popularity higher. Gertrude F asig Richards Gertrude has not fully decided upon her life work, but lately she thinks she'd like to be a chiropodist. A real professional one, you know. VVell, whatever your hobby, A'Gertie,y' go ahead and Reiderf' Page thirty-4-ight Edna Roderick lidna is our Adelina Patti. She is a very valuable member of a church choir. She en- joys singing, but we hear that there is an underlying inducement other than the train- ing of her voice. Thelma Rapp Here's Wesley Barry's sister, folks. Don't you admire those little spreckles all over her nose? Yes? I'm afraid Thelma doesn't for freckles often show on photographs. Rath W. Sands If you can outtalk Ruth you deserve a tin medal. We expect Ruth to be the world's greatest cartoonist some day. She should be. with all the material sheys gathered in these four years at G. H. S. Pa ge thirtyanine Alma Rowlands Alma is a great authority on the subject of coal. Any time you want to know anything about keeping warm, just ask Alma and she'll tell you what to use. Jldargaret Rappel Margaret has very little to say to any of us, but she is never afraid to recite in class when called on. fllarion Sariorins she's wound up. lllary L. SCh77fL6l1l Girls, do you know what a miracle would be? To find Mary Schmehl in No. 4 at 3.101 class. ' Elizabeth B. Seaman Betty is continually on the scales. She takes everyone's advice and hints on reducing. One clay someone advised her to study harder. But, alas-this did not work, for Betty's mind was somewhere else. hear the second movement called. l'2lg'K' fo Little, but oh my! Sarty looks very sweet and demnre but you ought to hear her when Miriam Agnes Scholl They always say that sleep makes you groxx Mim seems to be an exception to this rule Every morning she gets up a little later but still she is one of the smallest girls in the Leona Helen Seilaeri Leona needs some one to lead her to her sixth period class. She is either studyin so hard or talking so fast that she doesnt Helen F. Sell Years ago, when we First met this lass, she had long, straight hair. Now look at her and you canlt help but guess 'it's a permanent bob. Emily Dorothy Shaaber Did I hear some one say Meat? Emily's sure to be there. She eats at least 4 meals a day and hasn't even gained a pound. I pity B. if he ever has to supply her with market money. Sarah Sherman Sarah gets the prize for using an eraser in her laboratory work. Really, every time she makes a mistake we all pause to watch her- that's why we never finish our work on time. VVell, never mind, Sarah, To err is human. l Elinore Simon lilly, the brightest girl in Botany c1ass1?J is the only one who is not lieurd talking in a study period? Elly experts to go away und become an interior decorator. Ry the way. she rl-eeivl-ml this imlen one day in Botany class while drawing eirvles to represent flowers. YVe know she will sin-weed and wish her all the best luck possible. lfinifreal Jeanne Smith NN'innie always rushes into No. l4 at the last minute. What's the hold-up, Wiiiiiie? Before you go away to college. don't forget to buy an alarm clock that will get you up. Page forty-one Dorothea E. Sterrett Dotso is forever talking about her men. You would think that life was unbearable for her without them-to hear her talk. Never- theless she is a good sport and we love her dearly when she changes the subject. I 'va S paeht Doesn't she look musical? Well, girls, she certainly can play-pipe organ and piano. Carrie Eve Stocker Elizabeth C. Strartlz 'AStrunkie'sl' favorite study is Botany. She is very much interested UD in roots and flow- ers, but when it comes to Budsl' her interest is unbounded. B 4 Will some one please start taxi service from the Barbey Annex to the Main Building for Carrie when she leaves her pocketbook in No. l3? NVe wonder if the letters from Sigma Chi at Bucknell U. make up the contents. I-Iilafa inlay Stampp Many people seem to think Hilda is a quiet girl, but she is not. One giggle after another -that's Hilda. VVe often wish that Hilda would bring a muff to school instead of warming her hands on somebody else's neck. Page forty-two Rath Florence Trontinan Ruth's favorite topics of conversation usu- ally start with L's. They are Lancaster and Lawrence. However, they're both worth talk- ing about so just keep it up, Rufus. Mabel Angeline Vize All hail! The Director of Religious Educa- tion. She cloesn't exactly like French but just mention Psychology and she'1l argue for hours. E .- i l Gloria E. V. Walter XVe all wonder why Gloria chose The course of College P. Perhaps the reason is after all On account of Connie P. Catharine S. Yeager VVe never knew that .Kittie was of a ro- mantic turn of mind until she mistook a poor French chef for an English Count. Katharine Elizabeth Yocorn Kit's latest fad is reading the funny papers. especially Chester Gump's page. This is a mystery but when we ask her she just laughs. We wonder where she got the wrist watch she's Wearing. Perhaps she bought it. Page forty-three Class Song 0f1927 February MARYBEL A. BACHOFER For four short years in these old halls lVe,ve studied hard and glory won. And now the end is drawing near VVe're sorry that our course is run. So now, farewell, to Reading High XVith heavy hearts we say goodbye Chorus To February '27 XVQ raise our voices now in praiseg And loyal to our school and class XVe,ll surely be through all our days. To you, dear teachers, one and all, XVe give our loyalty and thanks, And know that those who follow us VX7ill feel the same as do our ranks. VVith flying colors of gold and blue YN e give to you our last adieu. 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Among the most attractive garbs were a blue colonial costume worn by Miss Frances Brown, a member of the faeultyg a Chinese dress worn by Miss Adella Kruppg Japanese costume elaborately embroidered, worn by Miss Alice Haugen, Miss Ruth Kuntz and Miss Violet Kunkle, attired as Russian Cossacks, made an interesting pair. Another striking couple, were Miss Jeanette Jamison, a teacher, dressed as a Spanish Senorita, with her ltalian fisherman lover, impersonated by Miss Mabel Vize. Miss Mary Czarnecki proved to be a striking Merry Widow. Miss Miriam Boyer, art teacher, afforded much amusement by ap- pearing in a costume of the early part of the 18th century. Even Turkey was represented, for Miss Edna Cutler came attired as a typical harem girl. The hall overflowed with Scotch- men, with their brilliantly colored kilts, jock- eys, stately 19th century ladies, pirates, gyp- sies, pierrot, bashful little girls, peasant girls, shepherds, Charleston dancers and jestcrs. Prizes were awarded to Dorothea Sterrett and Thelma Bevan in the elimination dance. Prizes were also given to the persons having the prettiest, funniest and most original cos' tumes. The first one was awarded to Miss Frances Brown, the second to Miss Miriam Boyer, and the third to Miss Jeanette Jamison. Miss Fetherolf and Miss Haller received prizes for having the highest score in cards. Miss liehr and Misses Charlotte Bauman, Edna Roderick and Emily Shaaber comprised the receiving line. The Charleston Ramblers furnished music for dancing. A course dinner was served at 11, consisting of fruit sherbet, rice S0up, chicken patties, peas and French fried po- tatoes, ice cream, cake and coHee. The party ended singing Auld Lang Sync. X , -1 2-i 1 Ldni Cutler Mabel Y ize Nlaiit lxauffman 4-Esther Lee 5-Elmira Hill 6-Ruth Kuntz 7-Hilda Stumpp S-Marga ret Ruppel 10-Jane Ely 11-Hazel Davis ikf934:D.k33QiWDQ5':uD.k'Diae07'4ikg974ik05gDkfDVQkfD7gWkfD3vfO7gDv'OFsivJ' Page forty-six E raw 'A 50 'X If Q i 55 Ni A, 1 1927 FEBRUARY li ls '-as 'in CLASS DAY OPERETTA - i 4459 The Lost Princess Mother Goose. with her son -lack and forgetful Bo-Peep, conducts a dairy farm where she sometimes sells the famous Golden Eggs at bargain prices. She has just confided to Jack the fact that Bo-Peep is not his sister but was left on the doorstep as a baby-the only clue to her identity being a heart-shaped golden locket-when on the scene appears the Old- lYoman-XYho-Lived-in-a-Shoe. VVhile she is stirring up trouble, Lord Buncomb and Lord Pensive arrive in search of the lost daughter of the Queen of Hearts. She is to be identified by a heart-shaped golden locket. The Qld W'oman having originally stolen the princess and left her on Mother Goose's doorstep. now wants to take her back so that she may claim a reward for finding her. jack and Mother Goose refuse to aid in this nefarious scheme, and though the Qld XYoman threatens to take away the Golden Eggs. they insist on telling Bo-Peep the truth at once. So Bo-Peep very sadly leaves her humble home for the grandeur of the court. There she is very unhappy and forgets just as badly as before. Jack, who loves her dearly and who follows to serve as her knight-at-arms, guesses that her locket has somehow made her forget her previous happi- ness. Suddenly, before the whole court, he has her remove it and intro- duces Klother Goose. Bo-Peep is once more happy, and Jack wins her hand because he alone has met the king's condition of making Bo-Peep smile. - ' oo Q9 1 ,a -, V D al 'Cla l QF' An I ll 1 W4 ll ,Ji ' Page forty-seven 1927 February Operelm Pago forty-eight ' Q E .1 I, E E U M58 1337 QUNE, fzme 1027 UjjIz'ee1'5 I President EMMA PECK Vice-President ELIZABETH TANGER Secretary ALICE NIORAN 111 6II5ll7'6l ALICE Fox Class Colors: Pfnzemld Green and Silver Page- Imty-IIIIII' Miriam M. Adams Him is an enthusiastic football fan and can always be seen at the games cheering lnstily. For pastime she drives around in the family Packard, dodging people, poles, and curbs. f'Mim is going to Swarthmore and we wish her the best of luck. Louise R. Ahrens VVe shouldn't be at all surprised if Louise won the tennis championship, because she gets lots of practice. We're not saying with whom. . Helen L. Anthony Usually happy, usually gay, Very good natured, so they say. So here's hoping that she may Enjoy life in every way. Catharine F. Bannon Have you ever seen Catharine laugh? She always closes her eyes and misses half the fun. She seems to have a preference for longer dresses than most of us wear. Per- haps Ize likes long dresses. There's some reason, wc're sure. Marie K. Barto Marie always wanted to drive her fathers machine. She used to drive it out in the country, but she had to quit because she killed too many chickens. Oh! Well, Marie, some day you can drive a car of your own, even if it is only a Kiddie Kar. Page fifty M iriarn M. Baziinan Miriam is one of those quiet girls that are so scarce nowadays. She has picked the nicest month of the year to be interested in, and that is -Iune! You know june is the month of roses and brides. Ruth A. Beck Ruth says she's going to be the cook at the White House-we wonder which White House! If Ruth tries to write a cookbook, however, we are afraid she will have to pub- lish a dictionary so that her recipes can be translated by the housewives. 1 Elizabeth W. Birch Bess is a great sport and friend as every- one will agree. She is a mathematician and tennis star as well as an authority on trolley schedules. Harriet Kathryn Boyer Did you ever see a girl so fond of music? Harriet surely does like the Boys' High School Orchestra. Janet Louise Brownback Janet is one of the studious girls in the class and never fails to make a good mark, but don't think she's not a good sport, for she is. Janet enjoys physics class?? We don't kl1OW if Janet charms the opposite sex, but we have reasons to believe she does. Page fifty-one Catharine Y. Colletti Here is Catharine, the industrious girl of the class. l do believe that she got more ads for the Y:-nr Book than anyone else. We hope sho keeps on being industrious all her life bceause to get anywhere you must be a go-gettext l l l Florence May Cummings lt is almost impossible to believe that this peppy girl is a Sunday School teacher. Florence has a Class of boys and they surely can say, 1 love to go to Sunday School because l love my teacher, for who woulrln't love Florence ? Ask B Phyllis Evelyn Bryant Phyllis, our well-loved schoolmate, has a distinction few of us have. She crossed the pond between U. S. and Great Britain in the summer of 1923 to get to G. H. S. Katlzarine Loniie Crisfnan Katharine's very solemn, You may think she's quite sedate, But when you know her better, What might you not relate? Wanda Glenclara Cazfshall Because of VVanda's very bright smile, Our class was made the more worth whilef' Waiicla is a very pleasant and lovable class- mate. She possesses that rare quality--a sunny disposition. She has confided to us her hopes of being a dentist. We hope she will use her smile when working on the patients. Page Hfty'-two Margaret S. Davis Let us introduce you to the young Plato of '27 june, alias Margaret Davis. She always knows her lessons and never misses a thing the teachers say?? Ruth Turkey is on who can make a trious though she as head usher at Elizabeth Dorothy Eberly Along came a Leaping Lena, A Ford with its squeaks in betweenag Now who could that be But our friend Miss Bettie! Youlre rightg she's a modern Fatima. the class, being on letters in the alph L. de Tarlze e of the shining lights of e of those fortunate persons teacher think sheis indus- spent the previous evening the State. Ruth's favorite abet are F. and M. M.E Did you ever thereys the bell a know it's our Li falza Catherzne Epstezn Here's one of the bright pupils of the class. She always has her mind on her lessons, but of course, there's an exception to every rule. The exception in this case is her delight in playing jacks. Page fifty-three l lizabeth Eels hear anybody yell, 'AOh! nd I don't have my Geom- etry done. Peggy, give me yours P You may zzief' Mildred Rosanna Farrell A young lady went swimming one day, lt washed all her color away HOl'l what shall I do? I can't get some new! T0day's my unlucky day! Lzllzan Fzsher 'tLil, the prize talker of our class, is, con- trary to custom, the smallest person, also. She has great ambitions to become another Sara Bernhardt. Well, if she follows the path of The Maid Who WOUld11,t Be Proper. there is hope for her. Alice H. Fox Here's to Dolly, the class artist, modest and unassuming, loved by all. Helen Dearolf Frealerielz Helen is one of the athletes of our class. She is especially interested in football, and also she is a very enthusiastic movie fan and next to lessons worries mostly about them. l Rath Marian Frey Ruth is a sweet, demure kind ofgirl, seldom found nowadays, Still the old saying ls, 'ASt1ll waters break the bank's edgesf, Page fifty-four Kathryn A. Fridinger Tut's fo11d of black hair and blue eyes. VVhen she sees it, she just naturally is at- tracted to its possessor. The latest was one from Beckley College. Perhaps that explains her weakness for commercial subjects. Elizabeth R. Fries ous old meeting house. We sigh profoundly just Betty Fries hunting her books again!! 9 Elizabeth C. Goodrich Elizabeth is another newcomer in our class. She was graduated from Mount Penn last year and now is completing her course at G. H. S. We all like Elizabeth because she is so happy and gay. Elizabeth expects to matriculate at either Swarthmore or the University of Michigan. Verna R. Grnher Verna has recently joined our class. Maj she ever remember us and be loyal to us ous in all she attempts out on life's highways Edith Keen Hain Edith Hain's only rival is static. You are not lonely when you lunch with Edith. You have all you can do to keep your ears and mouth open at the same time. Page fifty-five' We are passing Mohler's and we hear mut- tered ejaculations proceeding from that fam- We hope she will be successful and prosper- Dora Mae Hallacher Dora has no doubt started a new fad by sliding down the Post Office steps. Soon everybody in Reading will be sliding down steps! and to think that Dora started all this. Kathryn Mae Heckler Baby-face would like to either be a gas- man or an electrician because she likes to be around Hmetersl' Cof all kindsj, In spite of it all, Kit is bound to make a success of life. Catherine E. Herb Catherine usually has a smile For everyone she sees. Here's wishing her success in life. And smiles wheneler at ease. Edith R. Herheih Edie surely has the brains, She surely would be a scholar. If when a comic movie comes to town. With it, Edie w0uldn't bother. Sztstmmz M. Ploafghins Who would think such a demure young maiden could be in love? Ask Susanna for full particulars about Mount Vern-on. l':1g,fe fifty-six Mirianz L. I-Iofmaszfer Miriam, better known as Mina, is very much interested in moonlight walks. 'We wonder why? We would also like to know why she is seen so often in the front of Me- Crory's store. In fact, we wonder a great deal about Mim. for she does not tell all she knows. Do you, Mim? Florence I. Hoopes Florence is one of the artistic young ladies of our class, and that, incidentally, is not the only Art in which she is interested. fllary H. Hzcrley Did you ever see anyone laugh longer and heartier than Mary Hurley? She takes the cake' when it comes to giggling. Page fifty-seven Ruth E. Plomcm Look who it is-Ruth! This blue-eyed lass is very quiet?? Between studying and getting crushes on her teachers, Ruth is kept very busy. If you want to see Ruth blush, ask her about a certain Chet Grace Hoopes A moonlight night- A date in sight- But-Books piled high- Xo date for I. Lillian facobella Quiet little Lillian, not heard except when questioned, but it's the same old story, 'Still waters run deep. Ethel H. Ibach This fair young lass with eyes of blue, A school marm will be both sincere and true And Reading High, in days to come, VVill look with pride on this smiling one. Ada M. Johnson Here is Trix! VVhat would we do without our class man-hater? Every class has at least one, and Ada insists on being ours. Even if she does try to live up to the name of man- hater Ca thing in which she isn't so very successfulb we all like her heaps. Martha R. Kafnfn Here's to our Mart who is always ready to help a friend in need. We wonder why she is always so happy when she receives a letter from France. Martha is seriously thinking of becoming 'Asomebody's stenogf We wish you luck. 1 G. Znla Keck Here we have a maiden sweet and shy, VVe all like her, and we all know why, She's faithful at work, She's one who won't shirk, We wish her success in whate'er she may try. Page tiny-eight Polo Isobel Kleinhons Pola likes better to: l. Perform for certain people 2. Take out-of-town trips 3. Hurry home from school to see if she received any mail--rather than study. Marion Irene Koontz Marion always has the loveliest color, so nice and pink, but oh! how it deepens when Fords are discussed. Lois flloy Kline Lois' greatest characteristic is her rosy cheeksg but you should see them when a certain Butch is mentioned. Marion Kreider The wise philosopher and great debater of the class of '27 June, otherwise known as Marion Kreider, declared one day in Commercial Law class that it was possible to lose statement. l Rnzh Elizabeth K ron You should hear our Rufus giggle. You would not think that such a bright pupil could giggle so as to be heard in Section 6. But she can. You would think she specialized in loud speeches. However, she becomes very demure and blushes when speaking German. Perhaps it is because she doesn't want to show up our ignorance. Page fifty-nine part of il horse. They say she still firmly upholds this the baby Bair pursued. Dorothy B. S. Laitclehslager Behold the midget of the class- Whenever the time shall come to pass When We're measured by brains instead of strength- You may be sure she'll beat us by half a length. Elizabeth M. Leiby singing lesson. Dorothy C. Leihhaeh Dorothy is not only ambitious as a student but also as a Sunday School teacher. She is now devoting much of her time to the study of Luther-not Martin Luther. Page Helevn Elizabeth Kurtz Helen is our blue-eyed Curlylocks, Yew the very same one that the Bairs chased away. The story of our Curlylocks goes dif ferent from the famous one tho'-In out story Did you ever.hear a queer sound coming from the direction of Section 1? Don't t scaredg it is only Elizabeth practising her Mildred Aletta Leinhfteh All eminent musicians have a hobby and Mildred's is soda serving. We expect to hear more of Mal when she goes to Syracuse for such talent as hers can't be concealed. sixty Rnzfli Virginia Lerch Ruth does not like XValnut Street. She trav- els only NVashington Street. I suppose the scenery on Vllalnut Street is not so interest- ing. She is always hearing a certain Ford horn. Pauline Leszczynslza I pity Pauline, don't you? Every time she curls her hair, it rains. Of course she has a reason for curling her hair. Tlielrna E. MacLean Do not blame her if she purrs Wheii you stroke her head, Anybody might do that If, like her, they liked f'Tom eat. llflary Elizabeth lllalwney Pluee-Mahoney study. Time-Early one evening. . Scene-Mary is studying very inmlustrionsly when the tloor hell rings. BI2l!'f XUXY who Cilll that be? fShe answers ith. Well, you 4-an gllvss who it wnsg l'I' stayed late enough. Fern Viola Martin Gaze upon this beautiful maiden, and notice those rosy cheeks. That reminds us, Fern is interested in three arts, facial painting, pie- ture painting, and Art himself. Page sixty-one Kathryn Ernnia May When you see a little maid in the walks of G. H. S. You will know that it's the little girl that heaven's seen tit to bless, Big brown eyes, An aversion to guys, What's in her mind you never c-ould guess. fllargaret illarie Martin Margaret is a demure maiden. She blushes every time some one looks at her. That is, a special some one. Catharine E. Mayer Catharine has the reputation of our class' best giggler-I know you will agree to that. We really don't know what her life's ambi- tion is, but whatever she does may she be successful. Mlifidm M. Mendel50h.n At last I have found the reason why Mim does not grow. She talks so much and, when excited, so loudly that she uses up all her energy. Whenever there is a club meeting, you are sure to hear Mini reciting her favorite pieces. Lillian V. Mensch Lillian is one of our students who hails from Perkasie. Upon first meeting she seems shy, but after a while the real Lillian comes to the surface-and what a pleasing discovery! This little lady is a basketball star and will soon be leading the Schuylkill College Girls' Basketball team to glorious fame. Page sixty-two Julia 14. Miles Our sweet little Judy's ambition is to be a nurse in the new Reading Hospital. VVC Won- der if some people will niincl heing ill with such a nurse. Charlotte Miller A tall young maid With eyes of blue, Who always smiles The whole day through. l Alice C. Moran Our little friend here-so shy and sweet, Kind of a girl we all like to meet, Treats everyone right, ln her studies is bright, To he her friend is really a treat. Ethel A. Moser Here is Ethel with black curly hair and roguish brown eyes. Ethel believes in taking her time, but she always gets there anyway. Ethel is quiet in school but out of school, oh, myl lVe know little about Ethel's thoughts of the opposite sex, but we believe that she is mighty popular. llllilalrecl E. Mojfer Mildred is very quiet and studious. You can never tell she is present until she has spoken a word. Page sixty-three l Mildred R. Nm Mildred just joined our class this year. She moved to Reading from a hilly part of this state. Hut she doesn't miss those hills so much because there is one special Hill near Reading that is more interesting than the ones she left. Mary Natoli This shy Miss with hair of brown, On her faee is never a frown, Always happy and content, No matter where her time is spent. Nema E. N eihart Merry as the day is long, This is Xema's favorite song, Knows what's in her text books, too. And that can be said of only a few. Isaafore Rockwell Nicely A very quiet girl who always seems so in- terested in Church Conferences. May be it's because they have teddy bears there. Sophie M. Noll Although public opinion has chosen bru- nettes as predominating this season, we are sure that no one would object to this blue- eyed blonde. XVe know Sophie will not have to rely on her beauty to succeed in life, as she is talented in many ways. Page sixtyswui Alva .Frances Northeinzer Alva is the kind of girl we all love. She is gentle and studions, and quiet. One hardly knows that she is there until called on, and then she can talk. Alva can always he de- pended on to help when help is needed. Gerardine Mary Olterbein XVell. well, here-'s jerry . You could never guess why, hut at all her meals jerry thinks of applesauce. Catherine Rosalind Payne Silence is Golden. What a Fitting phrase for the girl in this case. Kitty does fairly well in all her studies, but we're sure she'll make good when she enters the Philadelphia Hospital Training School, for which she cherishes fond ambitions - regardless of farmers, l S Efnfna 0. Peele Meet Bimp, the Athlete! She's the Nurmi of our class. Peeky likes machines, especially Franklins. Never mind, Bimp, we won't give your favorite away. Mildred L. Posey Mick likes Posey's but best of all, Sweet Williams. Page sixty-five s any other night, Kathryn M. Potteiger Kitty is il good scout. l'L'rhz1ps that is why she is so frankly interested in Boy Seouts. Her favorite sunnner sport is going' to Indiandale to seegthe scenery, she says, and uf course we believe her, but, anyway, she is allways really to play David to soinemn-'s .lOHXutluun no matter what we hlilj' say about' her. Elizabeth F. Rapp Here we see Lili, the jolliest girl in the elnss, t'Lib is wry fond of being.: C0lllii0l'1I2lbl0, especially in Latin class. Maybe it helps ln-r to TI'2lllSl1lT0. Who knows? And You SilOlllll ln-nr her sing: We lrelii-ye tllzlt she will bg 21 lll'lIll2l illlllllil some -lily. you know. Miriam Irene Posey Miriam studies every night in the week ex cept XYednesday. 'NYG Certainly would like to know why VVednesday night is different from Sallie IW. Printz Sally is doing a great deal of amateur act ing in plays, and although she is taking un the Commercial course, she might make act ing her profession. lllary Walbarg Relzr Mary has a fondness for Lehigh and chem istry. There must he some connection. Ah' Yes. Lehigh turns out chemical engineers, ' l':1g'e sixty-six Hanna H. Rhoacis Halma is the fashion plate of the school. lf you ever want to know what Paris will wear next year, look at Hanna: she knows. Helen 114. Richards Whom do we see here but Sparky, Sparky is the most absent-minded girl we know. She always forgets to register, to do her lessons, and sometimes to come to school. Helen claims she is going to he an old maid, but 'flimmy thinks otherwise. Yetta C. Sehneiaferrnan Here we see Yetta or Tiny as she is known to her friends. But, good things come in small packages, you know, and some people like small packages. They are easier to handle. Evelyn iM. Schafer Pretty, smiling, full of fun, A loving friend to everyone. Behold! That's Evelyn. Carolyn W. Schroeder' VVhen one is around her for a while one usually thinks of Carolina Sunshine and to he sure C. S. stands for more than Carolina Sunshinef' Carolyn is thinking seriously of going to college. She would like to get her lil, R. S. degree. Page sixty-sex en Rhea Snyder Sell Rhea is the girl who always used to want to play school. QShe's going to be a teacher, by the wayb. But when she became a G. H. S. student. she put away childish thoughts, and now, in her spare time, her thoughts are cer- tainly not of playing school 5 but, if you don't believe it, you can ask a certain john Dorothy Sher Dorothy is one of the very quim, sturlious girls in the class. This is not to her disc-reflit for we appreeizxte ax good recitation occ-nsionally. Dot set-ms to have little time for the Opposite sex, but we doubt whether it will lust. Lucille E. Sislz Lucille is one of our golden-headed lassies and is loved by all who know her. She is quiet and yet has pep when occasion demands. What a Latin shark she is and how she can do French! We know that she will be a success. Mary C. Spaar Mary shows by the way she eats her ice cream at lunch, what a strict teacher she's going to be. It's always in a perfectly straight line. We pity the pupils if they're kept just as straight. Stella May Spatz Stella's awfully fond of walking around Tenth and Douglass about nine o'clock of an evening. We have reason to believe it has to do with Jacks-not iron jacks either. Page sixty-eight foxepfziine iw. Sjlerfzi Here's Hjoen with boyish bob and every- thing. She is trying to live up to her namg, but we are sure it isn't because she is in- terested in the opposite sex, unless we include Buster. .fel JW. Studs .-Xnother lfthel La noisy onel, She talks of anything under the sun, But the fiddle she plays, XVith success that wins praise. .l.nd's Z1-l0llj' good sport when it comes to fun Garw etfa S. Stuff Brilliant, bright, illustrious. wise, Much too smart for her small size. Always laughing and full of fun, The jolliest maiden under the sun. Dorothy E. Szfouafz' VVe believe Dot was born to be a Leader pose the matrimonial one. Thelma Mae Sfoudf luformatiou Wanted: Did you ever hear of such a wonder? XVQ have and were still wondering why Thelma is always seen near Eleventh and Spring and why she Suddenly went to another Sunday School. Any solution to this problem will be gladly accepted if sent to one of us. Page sixty-nine we aren't certain in which line, but we sup- Ethel 1M . Strauss Ah! Here she is-another fair maiden of our class. As this blue-eyed, flaxen-haired maid has a habit of spending most of her weekends at Bethlehem, we wonder if it is the town itself that attracts her or a certain some one? Ethel does insist on singing that old song hit, Charley My Boy. Elizabeth Mary Tariger Hail the 'tllivteru of the c-lass upproac-lies. It is 110110 other rlnln Elizabeth Tunger, whose one ambition is to be sylpl1-like, Liz followed the motto: 'tKeep that school girl complexionn and succeeded. Now she changed it to: Keep that school girl figure, and we hope she is sue- cessful. Dorothy Emily Tea Dot the modern Hercules, runs away with all athletic records. But, alas! for her hopes of ever becoming famous in athletics, for she will soon be somehody's stenogf' Lena V. Tobias Here is Lena, who intends to be a nurse whe11 she graduates. We fear that she will surely wear herself out worshipping her many cases. of which Rich and a certain M. D. stand high. Grace. Elizabeth Unger Grace Unger, you're a wonder, And whe11 you are old antl gray VVe will all be still a wondering' ' Where you got your translation that day. N Page seventy Regina Maria U pezalz Yes, this is she, our olrl-fzisliionetl, yet lll0llQX'll girl. 'tWhut:? Yuu've already guessed it? Well, who wouldn't with those long c-urls giving her away, lint cfurls are not the only things that lll2lli9 her seein old-fnsliionetl. The op- posite sex has no attractions for her. Possibly that is what nitikes her so zittrzietive to them. Is that it? Ginny! Good luck und watch your curls! Florence L. Wagner Flossie is just what she appears to be, ai elniriiiiiig little lady, And :i sense of humor! Oh! niy! You should hear ht-1' giggle, especially during the sixth period, and in lfreneh class, but lf'lossie' has solemn inonie-nts, too. Trike I.:1tin c-lass for 1-xnniple, But who could laugh at Virgil. Flossie is going to be un artist, so she SAYS, und we can nll lniw our pic-tures painted there. Rath Louise Walter This young lady was very fond of her long tresses and often declared that she would never follow the fashion and bob them. But one bright day Ruth Louise came to school with as modern a bob as the most advanced llapper. Perhaps he likes it better now. Olga A. Weidner Part one of the Twins. How they can talk! NYC wonder what happens when they both get together. Page seventy-one E. illaafeline Wanner Madeline is a bit English when it comes to seeing a joke but her motto is Laugh and the world laughs with you, even if you don't see the pointf Irene Antoinette lfiater Irene is another lass of this class. She is twisted between a desire to be able some day to live either on Mineral Spring Road or Perkiomen Avenue. Keep up giggling and maybe you will giggle yourself there. VVe hope so. Ida Ytzyfe Ida is one of those tiny girls, VVith a head full of little black curls. She always knows her lessons well, VVith just a little giggling spell. shadow. Olga E. Wentzel S The rest ofthe Twins. She can talk as much and almost as fast as the one who precedes her. However, this does not prevent her from being a good sport. Pauline H. WZ.!ltd'HZ5 Blessed with a plain and sober sense. And plenty of wit to recompense. Anna M. Yalelieh ljehold this black-eyed Susan who hap pens to be Anna! But she has some sorrow upon her heart. Sh! The Co-ed High School has something to do with it. However, Anna s not going to Hunk her class to dispel that Page seventy-two Helen' Elizabeth Young A modern lady With eyes of sky-blue, With a smile for every girl! And for every boy. too! lwary Louise Liplza Once a member of the 1927 June Class, who , is now living in Illinois. l A Pirate Bold DORUTHEA S'l'I'IRRETT LlTTLIi BOY stood by the side of the road. Thinking how nice it would be, To sail away in a big black ship Out to the big green sea. Where pirates and robbers and bad men bold. And all folks of story-book lore, Hold limitless sway o'er the briny deep And its islands and coastwise shore. When all of a sudden a wind came up And the rain began to fall. And the thunder roared and lightning Hashed, And darkness came down like a pall. Then-the little boy ran from the side of the road, Thinking how nice it would be To be safe at home with his mother clear, Safely away from the sea. if .Q -gg: K ,jg-v., ,., NJ 1, ,g PA. Q,, ,:' ifgvfjf-1 .ziy .:'Q,9'?' 'E - 1, 1 V :V-JL . t .N - A, -9- ,L-Q e ., A ,U -.-mi-, PH- ., , .,f L , .V .' i , AW 3 N-e,,: Q,,1 , 'Q 1. t .X-.xl-4. .,..., Y. X . rag, :QA 'Z ',5'Viwi1E!rgs, Y i f f 52, QQ 'sqifz 2.2 :5 A Q., G 7' - 4 V1 ,, ' ' 71 -s.B 1. . ,MN ' ' ', ' t' vi -,L 3- Eghehvfffii-.QFQCL fl V Y - 2 X-,- , . .h .xi C wgqletf, T 5: 32 nl , ,I ,ew-, yy, TT--at 45 1,15 fww..:v' ,,, ' 1. , Q 3 N lf 3 if. gag Ziggy .XJ iii 1- H - fsiyffgi 5 7 ' ,,, 5.30 , , Q My-1 ' fm ste 15: 531 it px xg 5 .1.,:a,,.e.: 4 Mg: ' gags- :fe 45 ug!-Q , ,Ilkley ,ma .- 1-,,'x,, .-wi., Q-gf. sa 5, ,va , ., -. Wifi, V iff., r ivier a ? A my ,gal -is ., A - 'i s 1 -ff '-F U v- ezwwf - 1-2 1 F fer -1 ' m . x, 45 .I .X5'-'l7',?ff3l-V 'f' ' e Q- '- ' -wif.. '- ii, si 3 s 3 ,5 24133 - tk X as 1 'ff .5 ,-. A is 1 ,.3 ,i 412, ,X 1 Q , z.ii,3g,k -,Q K fri? 1 E t 'H l I 5 'iq t Pfgwg' inf i ' t,',,g'i ', 5' iw fbi V ' 0 ' N :H'L,' . gf it-L, 'S .Q . EJ Q , gn. ,Wg ' - .1,, - - .' '--. ,.,, ..,, , .,.. Page seventy-three F 1927 June Class Song The Heeting years have brought at last our looked for day of days, lVe have reached with joy and sadness the parting of the ways, An unknown future beckons us in other paths to tread, l.Yith some star of high achievement brightly shining overhead. Dear days of Reading High School, may memory retain All of their love and friendship we were privileged to gain. XVhatever may befall us in the years that are to be, May our future be illuniined with glowing thoughts of thee. XVe go to take our stations in lifels exacting game, The standards of our school life we shall struggle to maintain, Then let us firmly vow it-as long as life shall last, A pledge to the golden hours of the three years that are past. Page seventyrfour 1927 fmze Class Song I-ITHiCL M. STOCK 1 . . . . . D I 0 ' I E , I ' f E 1 A l YI l 'il ,Q 211111 2 - 1 e l ' 1Inintl-131:-D41151l1D51l1Qg1-111'1llZ1Yijini f : : : : z , ' 'A 'W QI' , 1: ' 1 '- - 5 'i -ug: 'I n : Y . 2+ .-.3 . E22 2322225555 ,, I -A - , - l ' in I - I 1 ' o :nu 1 ' l 3 I - Iilljl-Iii-il-1 .-KY? gr I . rf - 1. . , un. :I rg 1 11 11 . 2 ' YI 11 II1 1ll F 4 ' -w ' . I -Z ' - ' - J- r I - . Q ' I . :r--I.: hug- I: 'lf I 1 4 11 ,, - I : H1 V I 1 A- :iB5 i: 'f E 1: ' 5-1' f? 'E FEE 5 . -f' -. V-W V U' lg! 111:55 lil: La' -li - 9 1 , -4 1 4' , , I i fp ii - 1 . ' ' . li' - Z -3 I ' E 77' M' W? . - 0 2 1--115111:-I TCU- 'h ' f mi..- sg-3:-,aggsgissggat a Page sc-wnty-five 1927 Jane Class Christmas Play The Gifts We Bringv---A Christm-as Pageant THE PROLOGUE Father Time is Weaving the Christmas story down through the ages. THE FIRST EPISODE Seeaze I.-Mother and Children decorate the treeg the Mother tells the story of Christmas to them, and puts the Children to bed to dream of the visit of Santa Goodfellow. Sfezze II.-A Christmas carol is heard in the distance and soon the Christmas Fairy dances in, the tree lights at her touch, the Children awake, rub their eyes, and the dream continues. The Christmas Fairy summons the Fairies of Love, Peace and Good Will. Then Santa Goodfellow is called and he comes attended by the Snow Fairy, Jack Frost, and the Fairies of Play and Joyfulness. The Christmas Fairy is told by Santa Goodfellow to bring all the toys from out the shop. The Christmas Fairy leads in The Snow Birds, The Christmas Bells, The Tinsel Fairies, The Dolls, The jumping Jacks, The Candles, The Automatic Toys, The Stick Candy, The Colored Balls, The Flower Fairies, The Holly. The Children watch this dream with amazement and great joy. Scene III.-The Children tell their Mother of the dream, and glee- fully plan to send gifts overseas to the children of other lands. EPISODE H The Children of France, England, Belgium and Italy enter to the sound of carols, and the gifts pass in procession before them. America and Peace enter and stand near the tree. rIW1161l the Spirit is right, the dream comes true that very zziglztf' l.i3QQV:DkDV:D2ik:95gDkD73r:D7gDiVix97gD::074i:Q0VrDk57RDQ74:DkD Page seventy-six .... ,QAV RE 51. 5 '2 4 P vw I gui E, .. 2 vw ' FXR.. -V +4 1 NEVE.-4:-'b 4 A A 4 1 as U' i .A.. ,,u2s1r4,- A D' sl 1 0 o Q 0 Ca 49. ,sc Some of Our Outszfamiin Firs . . . on unique, we believe, among girls' high schools-that of graduating since 1913 sir student v v ' S who are now holding positions as instructors and assistant professors in our foremost colleges. These students are g Aclziefvewzents t, the High School for Girls has a distincti ' GRACE E. HAW'K-C1055 1913 Bryn Mawr College BEULAH I-l. FEGLEY-CIKISS 1914 Bryn Mawr College Summer School HELEN K. lx'lULL-CIGSX 191-I Vassar College GRACE H. RIAURER-C1055 1916 XVomen's College in Brown University JULIA NV. BOWER-Class 1921 Fcbrzmry Vassar College BIARIAN lXlAGLE-C1055 1921 Frlzruary Princeton, Psychological Review It is interesting to trace in the foll owing accounts the remarkable progress of these students. bs?fQ4?Q7f?' Page seventy-seven Grace E. Hawk, Class of 1913 High School for Girls, Reading, Pa., 1909-1913, Brown, ll. A.-19175 degree accompanied by the fellowship that took ine to Bryn Mawr. liryn Mawr, 1917-19193 scholar the first year, fellow the second. 15119-'21-Tear-lier of English and Latin in the Mary C. Wheeler School, Providence R. l. lncidentally Inar- shal of expeditions to country and sea-shore spots in Rhode Island, baseball umpire, hockey coach, meas- urer of distances in the jayelin throw. 1921-'23-Instructor in English composition, Cin fact. the whole departmentj, Pennsylvania College forVVon1en, Pittsburgh, Pa. Also, lecturer in English in the Extension Department of Pennsylvania State College. 1923-'24-Society of Oxford Home Students. Regularly lllzl- trieulated as under-graduate candidate for R. Litt.. which l hope to obtain next year. It is a research degree depending upon one's having six terms of residence and producing an independent thesis, there is an oral examination in the whole field. My subject fwhich is to be narrowed a bit furtherl is l'lngland's Literary Debt to Spain, 1603-1640. 1924-27'-Instructor in English fFirst-Year Composition and Sec-ond-Year Literaturej at Bryn Mawr College. This year l am taking a seminary in .lbonne and Milton in order to get back into the feel of my century. 't I have so large a variety of avocations that they amount to vices. Chiefly they prevent my writing anything, however often I may startj My one published article, outside local college magazines is in the September 1926 VASSAR QUARTERLY. Are summers important? They are much alike-Maine, the Adirondacks. and New Hampshire for a long string of years, but always in the same tutoring camp composed mainly of Bryn Mawr graduates preparing can- didates for Bryn Mawr. My own work was generally Latin and mathematics Cas affording a real change from Englishj and in supervising the swimming. Two summers I passed in traveling about Italy, Switzerland, France, and Scotland. Last summer I spent more happily than any other I can remember, teaching in the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in lndustry. THERE you get real eagerness for knowledge and such a variety of ex- periences, such out-of-the-was knowledge on which to base your work that you acquire a good deal more than you can possibly give. At the same time, at least ten hours of every clay are spent in a feverish attempt to make up for many years, lost time. so that you feel, after eight weeks, totally drained of energy and beatiflcally certain of achievement. My career is so dull, you see. Not that I'Ve found it dull at all, em- bellished as it has been with jauntings hither and yon, much good compan- ionship, and an avid interest in all sorts of things not exciting in themselves. But just as an outline of happenings, it does not sound exciting. -G. E. H. ll Beulah H. Fegley, Class 1914 Graduated from High School for Girls, Reading, Pa., 19143 A. B. Bryn Mawr College, 1918. 191 S-'19-War work. Emergency Fleet Corp. Asst. Chief Clerk. 1919-'ilfllrivate Secretary. 1921-'2figSecrm-tary of the Summer School for Women Work- ers in lndustry at Bryn Mawr College. 1921 --Married Clarence H. Weir, a business man of Phila- delphia. Facts concerning the Summer School- An experiment in workers' education. HThe Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry was organized in 1921 through the inspiration of President Emeritus M. Carey Thomas, and represents in the United States the first attempt on the part of a woman's college, co-operating with women in industry, to hold a resident summer school for working women. Page seventy-eight The purpose of the school is 'to offer young women in industry op- portunities to study liberal subjects and to train themselves in clear thinkingg to stimulate an active and continued interest in the problems of our economic orderg to develop a desire for study as a means of understanding and of enjoyment of life. The School is not committed to any theory or dogma. The teaching is carried on by instructors who have an understanding of the students' practical experience in industry and of the labor movement. It is conducted in a spirit of impartial inquiry, with freedom of discussion and teaching. lt is expected that thus the students will gain a truer insight into the problems of industry, and feel a more vital responsibility for their solution.' Women employed in factories, laundries, telephone exchanges, and waitresses in hotels and restaurants are included in the classification 'women workers in industryf One hundred students are admitted each sum- mer. They are recruited from the important industrial centers throughout the United States. Those accepted must be between the ages of 21 and 35, and must have had at least three years wage-earning experience, two of which must have been in industry. The completion of the eighth grade or its equivalent, the ability to read and write English, and good health are other requirements. The control of the School is vested in a joint Administrative Commit- tee composed of an equal number of college representatives and represen- tatives of women in industry, together with the Executives of the School. Local committees have been organized in the large industrial centers through- out the United States to recruit the students, to promote publicity and to assist in raising the necessary funds. Each student accepted for the School is awarded a scholarship from the general scholarship fund. 'fThe curriculum includes the following subjects: Economics Crequiredj, English Composition and Public Speaking, Psychology, Literature, Social History and Appreciation of Music. The teaching of the School is carried on in classroom groups of about twenty, following by tutoring periods in groups of six or seven students. Absolute freedom of teaching and discussion has been from the first an underlying principle of the School. An attempt is made to correlate subject matter in each division of work, and to relate it to the student's own experience. VVhile the two months' term is too short to do more than give the students a start toward further education, it has proved to be long enough to give training in logical thinking, the develop- ment of a scientific attitude of inquiry, and a more intelligent understanding of social and industrial problems. Each year a large number of students continue their studies in winter evening classes and help organize new classes for their fellow- workers. The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry has just been expanded into an organization to be known as the Resident Sum- mer Schools for Women Workers in Industry. Prominent alumnae from other women's colleges have been appointed to the joint Board of Control. Beginning with 1927 a summer school will be conducted at Bryn Mawr and at any other woman's college which is willing to lend its buildings and organize local groups of alumnae to co-operate. With this expansion of plan two or more summer schools may with great advantage be conducted simultaneously at different women's colleges utilizing the central admin- istrative office at proportionately less cost to each college. The Bryn Mawr idea of a summer school for women workers held in college buildings has proved so successful that it has been thought desirable that other colleges open their buildings for such schools in order that the movement may ex- pand-up to the present other colleges have been deterred largely because of the expense and responsibility involved. The organization of the School in winter is concerned with the organiza- tion of local committees, keeping in touch with former students. recruiting new students, raising the budget for the coming year, securing faculty and staff, and carrying on educational work in behalf of the School itself. Page seven ty-nine 1922 1922 1923 1923 1925 It Helen K. Mull, Clam 1914 1914-Graduated from High School for Girls. 1914- 18-Vassar College. 1918 -Summer. Assistant in Psychology at Vassar Red Cross Training Camp for Nurses. 1919-'22-Assistant in Psychology, Vassar College. -Summer. Cornell Summer School, studying psy- ehology. - Z3-Instructor in Psychology, Vassar College. -Summer. Cornell Summer School, studying Zoology. -'24--Radcliffe College, Harvard, studying for an M. A. in Psychology, which 1 secured in June, 1924. 1 924 -Summer. Cornell Summer School, working on Thesis. 192 4- ...i-Radcliffe College, studying for l'h, IJ., which I secured in June, 1925. -27-Assistant: Professor of Psychology, Vassar College. In September of 1914, the year of my gradua- Y tion from G. H. S., I went to Vassar College in a very timid frame of mind, havingno notion whatever of what I wanted to do with myself after college. I simply went on studying. Freshman year I hadn't much choice, to be sure, of what I wanted to study, but I shouldn't have known what to do with choice if I had had it. Sophomore year was much the same, though the second semester of that year I started a new and very interesting subject-psychology. junior year I had more curiosity about the various sub- jects until then entirely new to me, which were offered in our curriculum, so I scattered pretty well that year, becoming gradually convinced, how- ever, that my chief interest was German, with psychology a close second. All this time I had had absolutely no faculty guidance in the matter of majoring, there was, to be sure, a kind of faculty advisor system, but it never touched me at all. I simply ambled on in my studies, and found, at the end of senior year, that I had had a good deal of literature, German, English, and Latin, a much less amount of science, and a few other miscellaneous sub- jects. I rather wanted to teach German, but German was taboo at that time, and anyway I didnlt feel confident enough to teach it. Quite casually, however, I landed a job as assistant in psychology in the Red Cross Training Camp for Nurses which was established at Vassar in the summer of 1918. It was in the course of a very casual conversation with the head of the psychology department of Vassar, Professor Washburn, that I discovered she was to teach in the summer camp and would need an as- sistant. I inquired whether she thought I could do the job, she said she thought I could. So I took it, and enjoyed it thoroughly, though it was nothing more than attending her lectures, taking attendance, and correcting papers. That job lasted until the middle of September. The following year, 1918-1919, I spent at home, rather uncomfortably, for I didnlt yet know what I really wanted to do. I didn't like not doing anything, I was convinced of that. That year I tried to find a position in Professor Witmer's psychological clinic at the University of Pennsylvania, but there was only one position held by a woman in the clinic, and that place was filled. He recommended graduate work, but I didn't want graduate work, I felt I needed to find out what sort of work was congenial, and then study for that. In the spring of 1919 I was invited to come to Vassar as assistant in psy- chology for the next college year. I was delighted and Went. I stayed there for three years as assistant, attending lectures, teaching in the laboratory. grading papers and notebooks. I loved it, but I realized that I should not stay there too long in that capacity. It just wasn't done. The next year, 1922-1923, I was invited back as instructor with pretty much the same duties. In the fall of 1923, much as I hated to leave Vassar, I went to Radcliffe to study experimental psychology, especially with Professor Boring of Har- vard. When I went I was convinced that the thing I most wanted to do was Pa g e e i ghty research work in psychologyg that I should rather do that than teach, but that the practical thing to do was to take a teaching position and try to do research work on the side. I had a most interesting and pleasant two years at Radcliffe 0923-19252. Taking a Ph. D. is really nothing if you like to study and if you like what you arc studying. In the spring of 1925 I was invited to return to' Vassar to manage' the laboratory and to teach a course on modern psychological theories to seniors. Music is as much of a hobby of mine as anything. I take singing lessons off and on, and, when I was at Radcliffe, I joined the chorus, which sings with the Harvard Choir and Glee Club on occasions. In the spring of 1924 the chorus and Glee Club sang Beethoven's NINTH SYMPHONY, accom- panied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Monteuxg and in the spring of 1925 we sang the great Brahms REQUIEM under the new leader of the Boston Symphony, Kousscvitslcy. It was glorious, especially for the -Instructor in History, Wonicn's College, Brown participants. 1912- Grace H. Ilflaurer, Class 1916 1916-High School for Girls, Reading, Pa. 1920 -A. li, Women's College, Brown 'lTniversity. 1921 -A. M. Women's College, Brown University. 1921-'23-Teacher of History, High School, Middletown, Conn. 1923-'24-Student at Oxford University, England. 1924-125-Traveled and studied in France. 1925 University. My classes here at Brown are a joy to me, especially as I am giving an advanced course on the history of the period of the Renaissance, which is my special field and delightful to me. -G. H. M. I Julia W. Bower, Cfass 1921 February Born December 27, 1903. 1909 -Entered first grade, Church and Kiley St. School. 1913 Feb. -Entered ll. It W, Junior High School. 1!J17Feb.-14Intered Girls' High Schoolg Scholarship award each yearg Davies l'i-izc, Junior year. 1921 Feb. -Graduated ftiirls' Yaledictorianj. 1921 Sept.-Entered Syracuse Ifniversityg Mathematics Major: Beta Kappa, Phi f11E1llll0HlillIl.4'S,, l'i Social fraternity, Alpha. Honorary Fraternities, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Mn Epsilon Lambda Theta Cliclucationj. Theta Chapter of Beta Theta -Graduated Summa Cum Laude iA,1l.j iroin Syracuse University. 1925 1925-'26 --Held Teaching Fellowship in and received A. M. in June associate ineinbership in Sigma Psi. -Appointed instructor in Matheinatitis at Vassar College. ' Mathematics there 1926. lilection to 1026 L'Tcaching here at Vassar is a most pleasant occupation. I am quite enamored of the place, the faculty, and the students. It is all just everything you would expect it to be. -J. W. B. ' Page eighty-one HAlX1MEL,S DRUG STORE We Could Charge More But We C0alafn't .fllake Better Candies illlnthrr Quhharh Qlatnhirn Home-Made 600 lb' Two Stores 385 NORTH NINTH STREET 338 PENN STREET CASi1le Capitol Theatreb For Delicious Toasted Sandwiches, Sodas and Sundaes Try WM. NOLL Headquarters for IVES TOYS and T RAINS lf It ls Anything on Wheels, We Have It Out of the High Rent District, Hence Cheaper 710 PENN STREET TENTH and OLEY STREETS Telephone S 7 32 If you wish to PROGRESSIVE PLANING MILL GENERAL MILL AND CABINET WORK Sash and .Door Factory Say if wzkfz Flofwersn SEC MATTERN 46 North Ninth St., Reading, Pa. Nineteenth and Cotton Streets Reading, Pa. Page eighty-two Marian Nagle, Class l92l February My educational and journalistic career isn't very startling, I fear. Perhaps you remember that I went to Bryn Mawr after leaving high school, from which, after the usual four years, I was duly graduated. I took up a short and concentrated business course the summer after I left college, came down here in August, 1925. t'And that's really about all. My work is very interesting, though, and I can't resist telling you a bit. Like Gaul, it is divided i11to three parts- three main parts, I should say. First, I get out the PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW. It is a bi- monthly magazine containing general articles- and I do everything except accept the manu- scripts. After a manuscript is accepted, it is sent to me and I read it for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, abbreviations, footnotes, and sub- ject matterg send it to the printer, correct the galleys and page sheets when they are returned. Second, I compile the Princeton portion of the Psycholog- ical Index. It is a yearly bibliography on psychological and cognate subjects. And I search all the relevant journals that come to Princeton and index any articles with sufficient psychological bearing to warrant their inclusion. Third, I'm doing graduate work in psychology taking the seminar and a senior course, and I hope to do some research later on. Of course, Princeton doesn't give degrees to women. but I can transfer the credits and get an M. A. somewhere else on them. CX. Of the 130 girls who entered the Freshman Class of Bryn Mawr College in September, 1926, only eight were admitted from public hgh schools. Of these eight, our High School for Girls had the honor of sending two. The other six high schools sent only one girl each. Sa - Q u J. V m 21 . f . F L ' 1 -r 'e 'A A mv. ' 5-ef . fl, i . ' ',.-' - ,- .- ,.a., ,i. . . x 5 - xl? -3 1:1 Q. fr.. ci- ,142 , -jf: A v Pj. lg 'wrgm J... . g ag? gl K A g .gzxxxx 51' ,. X. .-gn K. ,. 9 -g-- , . ' .1 35?-5 .1 - .91 .sv ,332 ' 2 'Q . f .A a- . -- Q TY a:.WLiF,j . 'V i H J a- .rd-,PENN J Z -V: 1 ,--we Ng :gg .i 4.11, my ' a- W' Page eighty-three 5kfD5kfDF..re95kQ'i.iiQ3.!Wik:9'ik0VYr:95k0V3xD5:ffDV1Wkf9 Page cigllty-four al L1 ra U 1: .-. ... .II o E .H m Q ci .1 V2 48 L 4.1 Q.. o U1 .-. o o AI o KD 2 3 :S cz cu .E 4-w 'U as s. Q 51: Q cu -:I O 4-1 .Z 5 3 +2 m :- RFI as .Q m 3 , U1 4. E 'E 1.- O sv E Q ,-1 4-v 5 2 1: 3 un I A s For Electric Work That Emlures WALTER E. PAYNE s Electmgisrx- s 1138 NORTH TENTH STREET t READING, PA. Western Eleetrie Public Address System for Rent V INIILLER STUDEBAKER TIRES CARS Y OAKBROOK GARAGE UT114' Home 041 Sf'I'Z'flY' W- Altuays Of7ClI N 6337641 LANCASTER AVENUE Uhr ljnllganna Svhnpp 'Distinctifvo Clffosiery and Underthyngs H11 Emu Strrvt llvahing, 15211. 'yiighiik0ikD5i5Q0gDVik0Vik:99QkJJVQ:efDV9:Qf9VQkfO'fi:efDV9 Page eighty-Bve ff,- N '7- i is . -ix -fa it WY . , 'il' v . Twixz' the Darla and the Dfzwnzng l-ll.lZAlSli'l'lI Rll CH et black was the ocean Not 1 star was in the sky. The waters murinured loudly And rolled in billows high. Yet the captain in his Cabin Had set his mind at peace, X25 has 'T il'-,fryrf 7' T f' 'W' fi ' A 5 if I f V' 7 fi-'LQE 'ly lr ix 0 if s lllx .fr ll Y Ni' 5? Zml lx T K Mk ui I 6 4 ? - sf 'flax I C C l w 1, ik flu , A C C . 'Styx 'fl' I L -J if: S I V. lon For he knew the ways of storms And tho't that this would cease. But the passengers were restless. Their faith was very weak, They doubted all the captain's Words And feared the ship would leak. Thus they trembled all night long, But when the dawning rose They knew that they could trust in Une, To Comfort all their woes! Page eighty-six , '., , PROGRESS Sound and conservative business principles and a policy of gradual expansion have marked the steady growth of this Bank for over forty years. I Today, the largest and strongest bank in this sec- tion of the State, it serves every phase of business. All financial matters can be transacted under one roof. l, t THE PENNSYLV ANIA TRUST CO. si Main Office: 536-540 Penn Square, Reading, Pa. i l JUXCTION OFFICE scnuninu, Ava. OFFICE x1x'rHumiwALNU'r oF1v1c11 Fl2ltil'Oll Bldg., Schuylkill Ave. and Ninth and xvillllllt Junction Sth and 9th Sis. Green St, Streets PICRKIUMEX AVE. OFFICE 15th St. and Perlxionn-n Ave. Resources Exceed jSl8,000,000.00 Page eighty-seven ?fL:4?QvsGNQFEAGNEA6NS?Q6NEfs?N'Q:s?'EA?Q4?9?Lx7fcrN1 1927 February in Idle fW0ments lk0fE.k07gDk07ADk05.x:974QQ5QQ fiDkD6k0VigDVi.xDik:9KD.m99P 'i.wfL' Page Pighty-eight gas B. Y. Landis CUAL Second and Washiiigtoli Streets C017lf7Ii1'118lIfS of D KERSHNER ICE CREAM Say It With Flowers F. O. LIPPOLD Florist Flowers for All Occa.v1'o11s 146 North Ninth Street Both Phones Bllllllllvl' of Florists' Telegrnplx Delivery H. E. MATHIAS DI2L'GS-PRESCRIPTIONS Front and Schuylkill Avenue Reading, Pa. COINIPANY l f I l MacGREGOR'S 629 PENN STREET Quality F ootwerzr '23 For WOMEN For MEN I. 81 T. Cousins Florsheim Kurtz Sz Lnpidus Heywood Carlisle Commonwealth 'Yi You will be glad to come here when you see the styles and fine materials we build into our shoes. 56.00 to 5512.50 9TH STREET STOCKING SHOP Have you learned about the quality and prices of our Men's and Wome11's Hosiery? E. B. MILES KNITTING MILLS OUTLET ' 216 North Ninth Street v l 1 Page eighty-nine A lkfiafsummer Fantasy MARIE C. IGISICXBROXYX Let the trumpets blare. Let the courtiers come forth. Let there be merriment in the whole kingdom. A fairy child is born. Thus shouted the King of the Fairies as he issued forth in a carriage of white roses drawn by white butterflies. The fairies dropped their work of tinting holly-hock houses and bowed daintily. Arise, make merry, cried the King. You are requested to be at my moss palace at twelve by the dwarf's chimes. There is to be a frolic in honor of the new princess. At twelve o'clock the mystic summer moon peeped over the oldest oak tree and 'midst its shadows shy little people could be seen scurrying to a blazingly bright moss palace. Within the doors, the cornets of the locusts and the bass viol of the frogs provided rhythmic music for the revelers. The long birchen banquet table was swaying under the weight of fairy food, and the heated dancers were refreshed by the inspiring beverage of dew and honeysuckle nectar. At four, just as the morning clouds were bursting, the frolicking was called to a halt and Nurse Bee brought the fairy child up to the dais. The child was asleep in a little golden burr and clothed in pink mist. Not a fairy breathed for fear of awakening this dream child, but, like the Magi of old, three venerable men stepped forward and bowed. The first was a gray old spider who offered a cradle spun of silver. The next was a cricket who offered to croon the fairy child to sleep whenever she should be fretful. The last was a spry firefly who offered to light the path of life for the young princess. The child slept sweetly through these presentations but the King ac- cepted the gifts with all his heart and the fairies applauded and offered their blessings. As the dancing was again resumed a ray of sunshine penetrated into the hall and was reflected on a dew-drop mirror. The faint sound of a cow bell was heard. Like a Hash the fairies were sound asleep in their holly-hock homes. The next day when the children were in the woods, Jane thought she saw a rainbow scarf which just must have belonged to a fairyf' but sophis- ticated Ann declared that it was nothing but a sticky old mildew. ff' fl' V ih lff ll If ft, . X, , -I -as 3 ill 'J it.f: ',,'f Jxlflf K In t 'W' l li II I Umm? nh IH. Av K ' E! ffflfr lrfltl, Page ninety CLAYTON I. 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X Your deposits are welcomed in any amount at 3W interest. nfs The Berks County Trust Company ,llaifz Ojjfice P01111 Street Ojjficc? 35-41 North Sixth Street 308 Penn Street Member Federal Reserve System V Page ninety-two - -l- The Caligbh, Cupid and the Clock Adapted from i'Tl1e Caliplz, Cupid and the Clock, by O. Henry THELMA L. RUP1' CHARACTERS A TRAMP,who likes to believe himself to be a Prince, Michael by name. I-Ie IS dressed 111 ragged clothes and has two weeks' stubble on his face, but h1s manners and speech are courteous. A YOUNG MAN who is dressed in evening clothes. . A COMFORTABLE-LOOKING CITIZEN who is dressed in a business suit. TWO POLICEM EN. SCENE A section of a park in New York. Four benches are along the path. A large clock can be seen on a tower in the distance and a row of brick houses can be seen not far away. In one of these houses, lights are burning in three upper wi11dows. TIME An early autumn evening between 8:00 and 8:50. When the curtain rises, Prince Michael is sitting on a bench. One can see that he 15 thinking of pleasant things by the smile on his face. Prince Michael Cthinking aloudl-I'm glad to know that if I wanted to, I could buy everyone of those mansions that I see across the way. But one likes to get away from such things once in a while and lead a simple, homely life as I am doing now. Rather than rule my Electorate of Valleluna, I choose to sit in rags and dinginess on this park bench. To study human nature, that is what I enjoy. tHe raises his head and his eyes meet the face of the clock. His smile fades and an expression of contempt replaces it.j P. M.-Now that clock-why must the world be subjugated to the arbitrary measures of Time? I hate to see people controlled by the moving hands of a clock. It always makes me feel sad. CEn'ter the young man in evening clothes. He sits down on the third bench from the Prince. He nervously smokes his cigar, watching the clock continuouslyj. P. M.-Ah, some poor soul in the toils of that horrible clock. tHe rises and goes over to the young man's bench.j ' P. M. fto young manj-I beg your pardon for addressing you, but I per- ceive that you are disturbed i11 mind. If it may serve to mitigate the liberty I have taken, I will add that I am Prince: Michael of the Electorate of Val- leluna. I appear incognito, of course, as you may gather from my appearance. It is a fancy of mine to render aid to others whom I think worthy of it. Perhaps the matter that seems to distress you is one that would more readily yield to our mutual efforts. Young Man Clocking up good humoredlyj-Yes, I'd say you were incog. all right. Thanks for your offer of assistance-but I don't see where your butting-in would help things any. It's a kind of private affair, you know- but thanks all the same. P. M. Csitting down beside the young manj-Clocks are shackles on the feet of mankind. I have observed you looking persistently at that clock. Its face is that of tyrant, its numbers are as false as those on a lottery ticket, its hands are those of a bunco steerer, who makes an appointment with you to your ruin. Let me entreat you to throw off its humiliating bonds and to cease to order your affairs by that insensate monitor of brass and steel. Page ninety-three O'NGz,O'NhAO'NEA6'q'SG'Xl:f-1. GNQ:4?xl-f.?fb1GA2EA62fQ:c C07llf1l1.7116?IIfS of cz Frimzd PAUL ALBERT C0mj2lime1zts of tl' l Friend IS the Mau XVho Bakes the Best and Purest ITALIAN BREAD Bell Telephone 3-6327 613 Laurel Street, Reading, Pa. PRINTING A , Alnlik . ENGRAVING DISTRIBUTING 'nw lr! The WDE SON ANDERSON ' KO PRESS Prfutevfs Youll! Prghfegzs' Llkc wullllke 527 Penn Street Reading Co. BERKS FURNITURE S38-S40 Penn Street AMOS M. ADAMS Fresh and Smoked M E A T S 1359 COTTON STREET READ l N G, PA. 1 CX. Compliments ofthe Season kfwgbliii Pa go IIi1Iety-foul' W .g 7 GA:Efi?E7c63fEA62'Q1sGNS6mEfc?QEA?fEs62fbi?'bSfA'bsCFNEvc?:'Eft?:'l Y. M.-I don't usually. I carry a watch except when I've got my radiant rags on. P. M.-I know human nature as I do the trees and the grass. I am a master of philosophy and there are few mortal misfortunes that I cannot alleviate or overcome. I beg of you to accept my advice or aid. CThe young man glances at the clock and frowns. His glance then rests intently on a four-story brick house in the row of buildings oppositej Y. M. Cdespairinglyj-Ten minutes to nine! fHe turns his back upon the house and takes two or three steps in the opposite direction.j P. M.-Remain! CThe young man wheels around with a somewhat chagrined 1augl1.J Y. M. Cto himselfj-I'll give her the ten minutes and then I'm off. . CAloud .to the Princej-I'll join you in confounding all clocks, my friend, and throw in women, too. P. M.-Sit down. I do not accept your addition. Women are the natural enemies of' clocks, and, therefore, the allies of those who would seek libera- tion from these monsters that measure our follies and limit our pleasures. If you will so far confide in me, I would ask you to relate to me your story. Y. M. Cthrowing himself upon the benchl-Your Royal Highness, I will. Do you see yonder house-the one with the three upper windows lighted? Well at 6 o'clock I stood in that house with the young lady I am-that is, I was-engaged to. I had been doing wrong, my dear Prince-I had been a naughty boy and she had heard of it. I Wanted to be forgiven, of course- we are always wanting women to forgive us, aren't we, Prince? I want to think it over, she said. There is one thing certaing I will either fully forgive you, or I will never see your face again. There will be no half-way business. At half-past eight, exactly half-past eight you may be watching the middle upper window of the top floor. If I decide to forgive you, I will hang out of that window a white scarf. You will know by that, that all is as before and you may come to me. If you see no scarf, you may consider that everything between us is ended forever. CBitterlyD-That is why I have been watching the clock. The time for the signal to appear has passed twenty-three minutes ago. Do you wonder that I am a little disturbed, my Prince of Rags and Whiskers? P. M.-Let me repeat to you that women are .the natural enemies of clocks. Clocks are an evil, women a blessing. The signal may yet appear. Y. M.-Never! You don't know Marion. She's always on time, to the minute. That was the first thing about her that attracted me. I've gotten the mitten instead of the scarf. I should have known at 8:31 that everything was over. I'll go West on the ll 145 with jack Milburn. Well, Good-night- er-er-Prince. fPrince Michael smiles n slow, gentle, comprehending sznile and catches the coat sleeve of the young man.j P. M. fsolemnlyl-Wait until the clock strikes. I have wealth and power and knowledge above most men, but when the clock strikes I am afraid. Stay with me until then. This woman shall be yours. I promise you that. On your wedding day I will give you 3100000 and a palace on the Hudson. Buththere must not be any clocks in the palace-not one. Do you agree to t at. Y. M. fcheerfullyl-Certainly, they're a nuisance anyway. P. M.-I think that I will sleep a little. The day has been fatiguing. CHe stretches himself upon il bench with the manner of one who has slept thus beforeo NJSRDKDQQDQ:-:0V:D:e:Dik:'75gD.k03Q5Q:e:9Vi::974i:efD7Fik07Qag9VHJsfD Page ninety-five P. M. tsleepilyj-You will iind me in this park on any evening when the weather is suitable. Louie to me when your marriage day is set and l will give you a check tor the money. Y. M. Cseriouslyj-Thanks. Your Highness. It doesn't look as if l'll need the palace on the Hudson, hut I appreciate your offer just the same. ' 4l'i'im'e Mi:-hziel hulls asleep. llis battered hut rolls to the ground. The young nnin pic-ks 11 up. Ile plan-es ii: over the frowsy fave and inoxes one of the relaxed linlbs into :1 niore COIllf0l'l1lb1f2 position.j Q'l'he eloek strikes nine. The young xnun sighs and looks at the house of his re- liniluishenl hopes. A ery of joy hreizks from his lips. A white seairf is waiving i'i'mn ilu znirldle win1I0w.j flinter eitzixen who :ippezus io be hurrying homey Y. M. Qto citizeiij-Will you oblige me with the time, sir? Q'l'he eitizen drugs his watch from his pocketj Citizen-Twenty-nine and a half minutes past eight, sir. tHe glances at the clock in the towerj. By George! That clock is half an hour fast. First time in ten years l've known it to be off. This watch of mine never- C'l'he eitizen looks up to find he is talking to Yzlftilllky. He sees ihe young mann Ilying in the direeition of zu house with tliree lighted upper winllows.j CU RTA I N TIME Morning of the next day. flinter two polieenien. They see ihe figure of Prinee Mieliziel slrrzxwled on the beneh. They stop zlnd gaze upon ity First policeman-It's Dopy Mike. He hits the pipe every night. Park bum for twenty years. On his last legs, I guess. Cfiecond polieeinzin stoops and looks ut something K'I'Lll1lplCLl in the lnuid of the Sleepeihj Second policeman-Gee! He's got a fifty-dollar bill anyway. VVish l knew the brand he smokes. Clie raps l'i'inr'e Miehnel upon ihe soles nf his shoes with his club :ind they hoih pass 011.3 CURTAIN l'z1g'ei1ii1ety'six FLEISCHlvIANN,S DEEP d7ZLi LHSfZ7Zg k MEAT NIARKET if my 666 Schuylkill Avenue l Th E Call mzrv, and yozfll will again l C 'LITE A BEAUTY CENTRE I ' will give you a long. natural C0lllf7Ii17lC1IfS of WAVE l :incl l'.iXL'L will give you the . Newest Hair-cut! Glothiers 829 PENN STREET 25 South Fifth St.12-l7l3j l A GEORGE FOGHT Always Fresh Always Pure Staple and Fancy , Groceries I lirecn Goods and Fruit H07'7Ze'lMade Candzey 027 Lancaster Avenue 1 'l'el4-pliniw Your Hrflei' We llelive-1' A Eb l -' .. ,E 4 if 4 1 , Q,. 'EYES' af- l QM.. L...'2Q14zzii+e.Qtz,-' i Ice Cream and Sodas T A ,He'e,C meS the BM? 1 I-nz' this inoinomhle 4If'l'2l4lUIl 1 lvl us supply the W1-uhling: ln- , fitkziltiiiiisl4ri'AnnouneL'nienles, Tho 11-111--n-Je saves llllf?-liliI'1l the Hot Chocolate and Lunch 1 I iizniiluiost by plncnigr her orxlel' soups and samiwiciws i QI ' jgfiiiggggxjts 513,50 100 ' d 1 Annoiii-Elements 6.10 PENN STREET l A Uiainpli-telwith inside :mil ring- wise ciivf-opvs, really to mai. rf - Q A J- Geo- Hmtzs Peiiissr. 1 .. ' ,L 1---.H I ' ' ri,-: .f7?l' Z 1'n,9,fe nini-ty-seven Snakes JANET LOUISE BROW NIIACK You certainly must have had a lovely trip up through all those moun- tainsf' A lovely trip! echoed Aunt Letitia. A'Why, yes. Didn't you? VVell, I guess it was pretty nice, but the only things I remember that were of any importance, were the snakes. an Snakes! Surely you didn't see snakes? Well, no live ones, but it was just as bad. Why Aunt Letitia! What do you mean? i'Well, everything went fine until we got to the cabin that we were stopping at. After we were all settled the men went fishing and left us poor women-folk by ourselves. That was when the dratted snakes began. Minnie and I went down to the landing to wait for Pop and jim. While we were sitting there two horrid little boys came by. Ladies, do you want to see something nice? the little brats asked. A'If you come down here we'll show you.'l 'AMinnie, inquisitive miss as she is, was all for going, and having nothing else to do, I decided to go with her. We went down the road and there, if my name isn't Letitia Painter, was a real, honest-to-goodness rattle snake. Ugh! I shiver yet when I think of it. Those bad boys had killed it and were as pleased as punch! They had no rest till they dragged Minnie over to it and pointed out all its rattles, and, by counting them, told how old he was, and even showed her the stinger. This was too much for me, so I up and said, 'Minerva Painter, a true daughter of mine would never look at that dratted snake. Come here this minute.' I managed to get her away from there and back to the landing where Pop and jim had just come in. When we told them about the snake they had to see it and if those two men didn't make a fuss over that dead snake. 'lAfter we got back to the cabin, we went to the general store, a half mile away, to get the victuals for breakfast, and Pop asked the store man whether there was many snakes up in that region. 'Many snakes you say? Well, I Clon't know. I guess there are some. We catch pretty many of the creturs up here. Why, just last week some of the fellers wuz up in thet thar cabin your in and saw a copperhead not five feetlaway from the hut. Yes, I guess there be some snakes 'round this here section' l'Well, you can imagine how I felt after that. We couldn't leave that night, but even when I did go to bed I didn't sleep a wink the whole night for fear a snake might come in the cabin. What on earth I'd have done if any would have, I don't know. The next morning if I didn't up and say my mind. 'Ezra Painterf says I, 'if you don't leave this place I don't know what I'll do. I don't care if you can catch a whale in that old lake. I should think your wife's peace of mind would come firstf And I kept after him till we finally did go. I never was so glad to leave a place as that, and I'd never go back there for a million dollars. Ugh! Those snakes! Page ninety-eight Compliments Of DANIEL F. ANCONA Insurance Baer Building Reading, Pa. BIGONY El'S3'1T1?11Elli. SERVICE Incorpora ted WILLARD BATTERIES Official Service Station Auto Electrical Repairs 428 Washingtoil St., Reading, Pa. Compliments of BERKS PAINT STORE 41 North Ninth Street Reading, Pa. Bell Telephone You mn always do better at BlOOxn's BLOOM FURNITURE CO. Dealers in Furniture, Carpets, Bedding, Etc. All Kinds of Stoves CASH or CREDIT 339 South Sixth St., Reading, Pa ALXVAYS SOMETHING NENV BONE, EAGLE E99 CO. Jobbing and Manufacturing CONFECTIONERS Eighth and Franklin Streets F. M. BROWN SONS 717 Lancaster Avenue COAL and FEED CENTRAL ABATTOIR CO., Inc. BEEF and PORK PACKERS CENTRAL BRAND Products Second and Chestnut Streets I U. S. Government Inspection Page ninety-nine A Poem ETHEL M. STOCK Three years Welve Worked and played- And met new friends, and loved them all- And now-we leave them- Break those ties of girlhood friends and chums- Perhaps-who knows-we'll never see each other ,gain So, lest we forget-we put- Each one of us into this book- A stronghold-safe-a chest- Our names and aspirations, and thus To each-to everyone in our dear class 'We are immortal. A Poem ETHEL M, STOCK ' We love to sing We love to play YVe like to loaf The live-long day You bet! XV e do. We love the clubs, And all those things That make us happy And laughter rings. Oh, yes-it does. We love our books And learn them Well, And even hate The warning bell. Oh, yes, We do? Page one-hundred i 9 J. W. CQHEN Co. i X 19I'lI1l10JId ,1UC1'C'llU1IfS and COLLETT1,S PHARMACY X PlllflilllllllA'lllif1I.S' ' 15 North Fourth Street i One Fifteen North Fifth Street Reading, Pa. D' L Q., :E F. :- 0 - W 2 : :. 5 :. KD H v READING. PA. CENTRAL LUMBER Co. ' k cl'1Sl'i-H300 Buzldzng Malerzals ' 'Mm' ' l 4 s o F T D R I N K S Second and VValnut Streets Bottled at the Springs Reading, Pa. I Aptissima Vela, puellae i R CUOLONIAL SERENA R6fldZ.71g,5 Most Popular i DANCE ORCHESTRA l WILLIAM j. REICHARD W Telephone 3-3820 DERS 778 Schuylkill Avenue. Reading, Pennsylvania Page one-hundred-one IRLS, when it comes to cooking the way to get the best result is with a gas range equipped with oven heat control. You will Find the latest in this design at the CONSUMERS GAS CO., HEN DAD, BROTHER OR SVVEET- HEART NEED NEW WEARING APPAREL THEY MOST LIKELY THINK OF US-WHY DON'T YOU WHEN BUYING HIM A GIFT? C R O L L 81 K E C K 'ffflways Reliable l I Corbit Bros. Plumbing 81 Heating Co. A 147-151 North Fifth Street I COR R The new electric refrigerator in Cafeteria of Girls High School was furnished and installed by us Page one-hundred-two The Shadow Ther Goes In and Out With llle ALICE H. FOX My shadow-that unflattering height usually before me. I go-it goes, and so on, being generally provoking to its unproud owner most of the time. It is always thus, from day to day with absolutely no variationsg I walk-it stalks, I run-it gallops, I turn-it twists, I hurry-it wiggles, I dance-it squirms until at last, night comes and it becomes but a part of one great shadow. fri e Wiidif ME xl L '-Q The Shadow That Goes In and Out With .Me LILLIAX FISHER Lean and lanky, tally and something-I don't know the rest, but anyhow that's how the story goes. There's one consolation in being short and fat, they simply can not call me lean and lanky. I think if my good angel heard my-plea, that shadow of mine would surely be a nice, tall, slinky, vampy shadow, one that just oozes with boredom and Uwoman of the worldnessf' When my shadow crosses the street, a nice, big shadow of a great, big, mean policeman says, Be careful, child. And my shadow stares at hiswith hauteur, but somehow or other the haughtiness will not register, the policeman cannot understand that within my soul I am having him removed from the force. Four years is a pretty long time, but it's all the time my shadow has to grow all it expects to grow and if it wants to fulhll its owner's expectations, it will be at least another foot. Page one-hundred-three H. N. DAVIS 547 Fern Avenue Ice Cream . Confectionery I l STUDIO of MUSIC GEORGE DEHART Telephone 2990-,I 742 North Thirteenth Street I Sell SERVICE, Not POLICIES Get My Rates E. J. DEININGER GENERAL IZVSURAZVCE 537 COURT STREET Both Phones Reading, Pa. 'Y Aetna Life Insurance Company. Aetna Accident and Liability Co. Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford. Conn. john Hancock Mutual Life In- surance Co., Boston, Mass. DeLuXe- These words mean luxurious, luscious, top-notch, genuine class. That is just what De- Luxe home-made confections are all through. We are proud of our DeLuxe home-made, 100W pure ice cream and you'll be proud of it if served at your table. fx. DeLuXe Confectionery 549 Penn Street, Reading, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Max Dunsky 1344 Good Street Professional SWEDISH MASSAGE TURKISH BATHS Bell Telephone 22 NORTH FIFTH STREET Page one-hunmlred-tmn' - 5 H2 1 Play Gro 2 N. 'Fi -s vs 'NL .'4 N X Q lb lnlmlrvd A Strange Disappearance l'lS'l'HlfR lilflfl IFE seemed so dull and lonely in the old house since Aunt Emily's death. Nancy King had been idolized by her aunt who was dear to her, and this sudden shock was almost too much for her. But this was not all of the young girl's grief. The will of Emily Cochran had mysteriously disappeared from its secret hiding place and she had been accused of its theft. Chl I must 'nnd it. I must! And before tonight, she cried to her companion who was Miss Gray, the well-known woman detective. First let me ask you if your worrying is necessary? XVas it drawn up by Mrs. Cochran's lawyer-'I No, it was not. For some unknown reason she went out of town. It was drawn up by a stranger. I wish I could remember where. Do you by any chance know if you mislaid it or do you not feel ready to tell me? You see, that is very important. I had hoped you would be able to say just where it is without having to tell thatf, Nancy murmured in a frightened tone. You are mistaken if you credit me with occult powers. I am dis- creetg my clients need never to be afraid to tell me anything. To aid you, I must know every fact concerningrit. How shall I begin P Have you a maid ?,' Yes, jean, my old nurse, lived with my aunt and me ever since I can remember. She is such an honest old soul that I would believe any- thing she says, even though she would say it was no one but me who had mislaid it. You see, when something is on my mind I sometimes fall into a trance and know of nothing I do. It happened that yesterday afternoon jean heard a thud of some- thing which had fallen to the floor upstairs. To satisfy her curiosity, she went up to find me leaving my aunt's room. clutching a paper in my hand. Wlondering what I was about to do, she followed me. I went into the library and walked to the large oak table, hesitated a minute, then turned suddenly and closed the door. Jean came to the door and tried it only to Find it locked. I was in for some time and came out empty-handed. She is positive I did not carry it back to my room for I had no place of concealment about me. She told me of my strange actions this morning. Naturally, I went to the safe, which. is in my aunt's room and found the will missing. Wie have searched every conceivable place in the library, for she is sure it is there, but we found nothing. Page one-hundred-six W ,4 l 4 1 By all means, see that the men folks of your family buy their furnishings at l T Y - l Q BOB uvl.'ANl-:Y L wp Qm T T 4 1 T E I T l ee T l T T K 4 T T l T 1 N T CEIVIETERY MEMORIAIJST T E IN T Granite or Marble W Y Leaders in Style, Quality :md , T XX lnanship X . , , N P. Elsenbrown Sons fHIR1J4IlItl bPRIicE g T Co., Inc. T T 52 Years l ' T SIXTH and ELM STREETS l l N Y 2 Y l l i l T 1 A-4 , YV Y S , W, Page- 011e-lulndrefl-seven ' l May I see the library, please? I believe it is upstairs ?', Miss Gray asked, displaying a puzzled countenance. ' Yes Follow me. As they wound about various articles of furniture, Miss Gray,s ob- servant eyes gazed in amazement at this delightful, cozy old home. The rare tapestry, vases and other curios added to its splendor. As she looked about, it made her realize how fortunate the future owner would be to possess it. After searching the library thoroughly, Miss Gray was about to give up in despair. Suddenly an idea flashed upon her, an experiment which might prove effective. Miss King, I wonder if by concentration you would be able to repeat your action of yesterday afternoon. VVill you try P 'KIt is improbable, but then I might try.', Nancy seated herself in an easy chair by the window while Miss Gray continued to search the books which lined two sides of the room. Hearing a rustle behind her, she turned to find Nancy walking, with arms outstretched, towards the table where she jerked a drawer open. VVhat are you looking for? Ah! She is going to do it, I believe, she whispered to herself. A knife, a knife-where is it ?,' Finding it, Nancy, with a slow stride, went to the picture hanging to the right of the fireplace and took it down. Placing it on a chair she pried loose the metal back, revealing the missing document. Miss Gray snatched up the will before Nancyls slow but eager hands had reached it. Gonel The hollow voice muttered. Ohl What have I been doing? I feel so strange-and the picture, how did it get here? I under- stand now, .she said laughingly. 'fHow can I ever thank you 7' she asked in a relieved tone. as Miss Gray handed her the valuable paper. 'Q if ,ly sw lkf9i.k:95.!7Ci.k'D535QQix:97 :Dx97 :DxD7Qi3k1DVNTk95kD5Q Page one-huudrexl-eight C O A L WHY NOT BUY THE BEST , , Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company Coal Alex. R. GFICSCIIICI' READING'S SMARTEST SPECIALTY SHOP lixclusivbgt not-Gxpenswe B011 Telellhom' 452 31 SOUTH FIFTH STREET Erie and Chester Streets READING PA' Reading, Pa. FRITZ STUDIO Photographs That Pleasev 346 NORTH SIXTH STREET Bell Telephone 3779-R Over Fifty Years of Piano E,1'fver1'01zfc HANGEN'S MUSIC HQUSE 47 SOUTH SIXTH STREET Home of the Clziclcerhzg Piano YrNLScO'4gCrQ36'NQAO'NLv1,GNQ71.C'NQSfS?gGN'G:s?L:,1C'N'iG2fQSAG'NQyiC'q' Page one--hundreil-nine .WFP I . A-2 1 5 L ,I 4 I l'V1zaf Noi' fo End cz SGIIZLUIIKY? l'Vifl1 The Society for Pure English offers this dialogue as a warning against the careless use of prepositions: Sick Childgul want to be read to. Nurse- Wliat book do you want to be read to out of? Sick Child-A'Robinson Crusocf' Nurse goes out and returns with The Swiss Family Robinson. Sick Child- 'XN'hat do you bring me that book to be read to out of from for? -Christian College. They Twizjntcd Fate and of Course Fate Fell A man used a lighted candle to see if his gas meter was leaking. It was. A man patted a strange bull dog to see if the animal was affectionate. It wasn't. A man speeded up to see if he could beat the locomotive to the crossing. He couldn't. A man touched a trolley wire to see if it was charged. It Was. A man struek a match to see if his gasoline tank was empty. It Wasn't. A man eut out his advertising to see if he could save money. He didn't. -Exchange. Guess IVIIQ! February 1927 I-She thinks she is an artist with her picturesque orange nightgown and her portfolio. H-She lifts her eyes to the skies. also her voice, for she wants to be in the Metropolitan Opera. III-She sits in the back of Section 6. She is always giggling. It is her out- standing characteristic along with her unfailing good nature, lVfShe is of medium height and has a dark complexion, with hair and eyes V V 1 VII as dark as a villain's. She is always making a racket. W0uldn't we like to see her once with her hands folded, her eyes turned heavenward, and her mouth tight shut? -A human sky-scraper. Always willing to bend down with a helping hand. iShe is always scrapping. No matter what you say is right or wrong, she will take the opposite side. She is always laughing and talks a lot, too. She used to have curls but doesn't any more. We are afraid that some day she will Pop off and away. -She has bright red hair and freckles. She has an amiable disposition and is always ready to help one out. Who is it? lk1DKDk0i.k:9'ikfDFDk0VSDQ7RDkD fiQ5k03QmD7Q.QVQkfDWDQ54DQ Pa ge on e-hnndre d-ten Candies Novelties ELIMER M. HAIN 661 Schuylkill Avenue Ice Cream F Candy 56 North Fifth Street Cigars and Tobacco Soda Lunch C011zpIi11eze1zfs of J. G. BACHOFER, Mgr. Household Finance Corporation 18 NORTH FIFTH STREET 1 l H E I L I G 327 S T U D 1 o B H Greenwich 6 Street Of' Telephone M U S I G LECTURE RECITALS AND CONCERTS Classes in Harmony and Accompanying Beginners' Department Page one-hundred-eleven . , . I v ' I 1 A -1 6 0 2-1 - A' I I A I I - ' ' ' 70 -1 1.1 7? 7f 26 'M if 1 ll li '- HORIZQNTAL Ii A SllSC1'lll,i',' laugh 39. llzitive si11u'11l:1r 111 lmrlus- 612 R1-11di11g l'l2lQ.l'l0 S A short shaft Latin 453, 'I'11 111' ww111'1lsfL:1ti11 13. 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Adrienne Ruth Cuhbj 4S lidnu R11de1'ic'l1 f:1l1l1.1 TT. X1-111' 111' by 22 l'e1's1111f1l pronoun 49 l'l:11'e AYllPl'0 TA. A hissing' s1111111l 24 A feed for horses 30 RilYlllOIlll IG1111111- 11111111 ixKll'lCIlIlC Iiisenbise 1 I nge 0119-l1Ul1ll1'6Ll'tNVClV9 Hell Telephone 1 Ideal Wholesale Confectionery Co. 1400 NORTH SIXTH STREET Distributors of Apex Chocolates li ll Telell W. L. KUTZ 8: CO. Wholesale Drugs, Sundries and School Supplies 415 SOUTH FOURTH ST., READING, PA. 1 Use Kutz's Laxative Cold Breakers l KLINE, EPPIHIMER 81 COMPANY PENN SQUARE READING. PA. Hear the World's Greatest Music 1 P Aher greatest vocalists and instrumental- istsfher most gifted speakers at their X greatest perfection through the medium of ,. the new Ortfzophonic i Victrola Come in anytime, we'll 4 W gladly demonstrate A . KLINE, EPPIHIMER 81 CoMPANY Page one-hundred-thirteen I am a teacher my 'Z'01.l't7 gets .rqzrmky and my flzroczf sore ,- Here's how a teacher solved a personal problem: After teaching 25 years. my throat at times squeaked like an unoilecl machine, and I am prone to frequent, vexa- tious colds, aggravated by eatarrh and chalk clust. My nose and throat often 'clog' nnpleasantly. But all I need to do is to put a Lnclen's in my month, and tones return to normaley. Lnden's com- fort my throat. COriginal letter on lile.D The minute a sneeze, a snif- He. a cough, says f'You are catching a cold, is a minute to get Ludenls Menthol Cough Drops. They give quick relief from the irrita- tion'-niake breathing easy. In the yellow packagc-5c- everywhere. WM. H. LUDEN, Inc. Reading, Pu. ME THOL U61-1 .DR0PSIl Page IillP'hlllIll1'L'll-Tlllll'll'L'll s azz 1' , if , ' - Ao ' X V1 9, . ev ' ,X E ll RIP? lVise Sayings of 1927 fmze Mildred Farrells Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you can do next week. Catherine Payne- Tlie early bird gets the first worm fbut who wants a worm? I'd rather sleep. Elizabeth Goodrich- If smiles can keep a girl alive, I'll live till I am ninety-five. julia Miles- It is better to be gentle and meek than to waste time in vamping a sheik. Marion Koontz--'ZX wise old owl lived in an oak, the more he heard the less he spoke. the less he spoke the more he heard--why ean't we all be like that bird? -Aw! art your age and keep quiet about owls. Grace Unger- He who puts off studying till tomorrow will have a grand time tonight. Margaret Martin- It is time for all fools to die. Do any of you feel Sick? Ethel Strauss- All great people are dead or dyingf' and I don't feel so good myself. Irene VViater- lf I ean't get the man l want, then l pity the one I get. Carolyn Schroeder-UI.0st, two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset ,-please return them-I need some sleep. Elizabeth lfries- Friends, Romans, Countrymen. lend me your ears - I'll return them next week. Verna Gruber-- If my legs are long enough, l'll eateh my Leesport train. Catherine May- H e who worketh unseen worketh best --but try and do it. Helen Young- A knoeker never wins, a winner never knoeksf' that's why H. H. walks in without knoeking. Ethel Stock-lfthel believes in our sehool motto 'tlfverybody Help fme to do my lessonsj. I'ola Kleinhans-'Al ani the happiest lady in the land, because my sweet- heart is always at handfl Some British scientists have startled the world by stating that loss of hair benefits the brain. This doesn't apply to boyish bobs. ,Xll the neighbors are jealous Of our little brown pup, He stands on his hind legs If you hold his front legs up, l 1 'lillfllgfx zI'e'd Like To be first in the luneh line every day. To have a study seat every term. To never have to report to Xo. 4. To always have a second or fourth seat in singing elass. To be able to get into the Main Room without a study eard. To be able to get all our books into our desks. Last but not least. to know when our tests are coming. Page one-llunelredsfifteen FRANCIS F. SEIDEL FUNERAL DIRECTOR ef EMBALMER 117 NORTH FIFTH STREET Next Door to Masonic Temple Funeral Chapel Free for Services READING, PA. BRANCH OFFICE AT SINKIXG SPRING CHAS. F. SHULTZ IWe1i's Fine Tailoring 837 PENN STREET, READING, PA. SPOTTS BIRD STORE for CANARIES, CAGES, SUPPLIES PARROTS and FISH Dog Furnishings C0llZf7II'7'7ZC'1IfS of SELL,S HANDY STORE Dry Goods E99 Notions Feeds and Supplies for All 1600 Perkiomen Avenue 1017 Washi1Igton Street Reading Pa Bell Telephone ROOFING WITH A REI'II'1'ATIONU JOHNS-MANVILLE ASBESTOS and BARRETT SLAG ROOFING Guaranteed for 20 Years Cornice lVOrk, Skylights, Metal Ceilings, Ventilators, Ventilating Call for Estimate :z Telephone 3-2451 Standard ROOting and Sheet Metal CO. Rear 336 CHESTNUT STREET Page one-hundred-sixteen The Night Before Finals 'Twas the night before finals, when all tucked in bed, I was trying my best to keep in my head The things I had crammed that evening. But alas and alack! 'Twas a terrible mass Of skeletons, problems and all sorts of verbs, Of chemical compounds and botanical herbs, I knew I'd Hunk! That's one thing of which I was certain But let me pause here, for then dropped a curtain. The next thing I knew up went my head, To see the faculty assembling at the foot of my bed. They glared at me fiercely and began to say That I didn't know anything and I surely would pay, That I had not studied and I would not pass, That I would be doomed before I got to my class. I picked up my pillow and gave it a toss At those who were becoming more hateful and cross. When all of a sudden I awoke with a start. The alarm had gone off-it would soon be time to depart. -Mildred Nace. Heard in No. ll-Does any one have a second-hand watch? Marion Koontz Cbuying candyl-I want some of that candy. F. P.-Wie Viel? CHOW muchj. M. K.-Oh, I feel elated. Mary Hurley, on being asked what she expected to do when she finished school. replied that she expected to become a minister's wife. A Se11i0r'.r Prospects Marion Kreider-You don't know anything. F Girl-Don't worry, next year I'll he an E girl. M. K.-That's nothingg next year I won't be anything. We loyal maidens of '27 June Bid thee farewell, all too soon, Although we'll keep in memory forever more The days we spent in No. 4. Heard in Botany Class-Teacher Ccalling roll! Ada Johnson! Ada Cin a daze! Absent! Freshmen Verdant little Freshmen, Running to and frog Whither, little Freshmen, Are you bound to go? I'm looking for my class room, I've lost my Latin book, I cannot hang my hat up, For I cannot reach the hook. D The Seniors are so big, They scare me most to death. The juniors, oh! they stare so- They take away my breath. I'm afraid of my stern teachers. Oh! dear, somehow or other It's such an awful mixupg Oh! I want my mother. -Dorothy Sher. 1r0?k054ia574Y:57R2l5xJ5QQ7gD::97Qk07Q:Jik5ikD7AD Page one-hundred-seventeen ?LE,-4.6:Qlxja?xQj?Gs?QffGAQXat?RQ4GREfO33xEfG'AQfG'AQf?Ef6:AEaCfA' oups Play Gr VD 3 5 N -'Ci R 'Q Q um'-hululwd-eiglllx A WELL BALANGED WOMAN'S PAGE The VVorltl of VVomanhood is Reliected in the NVoman's Page of the READING EAGLE The 1101110111116 Cowrmzzuzitywflza PUOjvIe's Own Nc7c'sfm19e1' Distinctly feminine facts, interesting things regarding the trend of fashion, cooking, health, music, society, entertainment, household econo- mies and many other diversihed subjects that come within the realm of woman's business, all form a part of a page in the Eagle especially provided for women. This page is thoroughly read every day by a vast host of eager, happy women who find it radiant with suggestions and helpfulness and bristling with news of vital interest. Delivered to Your Home-Daily, 10c a week, Daily and Sunday, 13c a week READING EAGLE COMPANY I READING, PENNSYLVANIA I l I MONEY ISN'T THE ONLY THING I In emphasizing the value of a savings account we don't 1 Want to give the impression that the money you will save , is all you get out of it. In addition to the money you save you will acquire habits of management, industry and reliability that will influence your whole life. Start Today-Tomorrow is Only an Excuse The Reading Trust Company FIFTH and COURT STREETS. READING, PA. Our Trust Funds Over 20 Dlillions Page one-hundred-nineteen T110 Terrors of English If an S and an I and an O and a U, With an X at the end spell Su, And an E and, a Y and an E spell I, Pray what is a speller to do? Then if also an S and an I and a G And an I-IED spell side, There's nothing much left for a speller to do But go commit siouxeycsighedl -Exchange. It was a nice October evening In September, last July. The sun was shining brightly And the moon was in the sky. The Howers were singing sweetly, And the birds were in full bloom. I went into the cellar To sweep the top-floor room. Deep Grief Girls, I arose to. gaze upon a face Still, white and motionless, Ye gods, the pain I endured Will never be known. We lived together o11ly a month, All too quick it seemed to me Those thin hands outstretched and still, That worked and spun for meg My first thoughts had been of you. Who now to sleep had dropped, It's hard to believe, Oh, Mary! My INGERSOLL has stopped. Most popular-Faculty. Good looking-All of us. Biggest talker-Marion Koontz. Funniest-Kitty Heckler, Marian Kreider. Most studious-Garnetta Stott, Dorothy Sher. Best dancer-Ruth Lerch. Most unpopular-Number 4, Home Work. Miss Ffs botany class was discussing grafting of trees. Meanwhile G. H. and L. J. were writing year book receipts. D Miss F.- Girls, are you doing anything pertaining to grafting? Girls- Yes, Ma'am. A man at a R. H. S. football game, at the refreshment stand: Let me have a pack of Chesterfieldsf' Eliz. Tanger behind the counter: I'm sorry, but we haven't any cigars. Are you going to the theatre this evening, Mrs. Mahoney ? Yes, I have great confidence in my daughter Mary's judgment. She has found' a play she thinks it would be quite proper for me to see. Heard in No. ll the Tenth Period: Teacher calling the roll- Now, Girls! Are all the absentees present? Mary R. at the football game- Who's that fellow out there F J. Af- He's the fullbackfl Mary R.-HFullbackl Why' his back isn't any fuller than the other fellows Teacher- What are the degrees of comparison of the adjective sick? Pupil- Sick, worse, and dead. Page one-hundred-twenty Compliments of GARRETT J. REI-IR Eff BROTHER READING, PENNSYLVANIA z I ueD7Qk0V:Dk0VikfD95Qi5 :Dk0ikfD5QWk074:De97Qzvf9VikfD54Q:e-D74ikfD?f9kfD' Page one-twenty-one l. ' K Qur Toetfry , - ill ' ll 'I um ' ' ' ml!! Huw! 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Maps to some great horde Of riches: royal amethyst of the grapesg Gold of pumpkins, silver streams: Glowing ruby of the bitter-sweetg Deep Bashing emerald of the pinesg Perhaps a touch of opal rainbow, And over all, the turquoise roof Of the autumn sky. The trees seem loth to let them fall, These maps to riches. But pirate winds come sweeping by, And with their keen spears of frost. Steal them from their owners. They ravage the store-house, Break down its defenses, And lay waste the treasures. The turquoise is chased by the grey, And the whole land lies drear, Under their touch. Page one-twenty-two Y ,T.,,...j l i REESER The Reliable Art l ENGINEERING COMPANY l Hlld Glff 511019 l 829 Washington Street t A I Reading' Penua. Ffilllllllg' of alll Kinds, lliplonms il Speclulty Dealer in ISLECTRICAL CCJNTRACTING Im-tures, In-louis, Arn things, lam Novelties uni' Greeting 'ans Electric Refrigeration for REINHARD RIEGER, Prop. Household and Commercial Use JO with will EZQ,,,i,,g.,UfiE.Nte lost OHM I Bell Telephone 3-1442 llealtor Rea! Estate and Insurance 624 Washington St., Reading, Pa. 50 Years of Service Telephone 2-0310 ROLLANDS I , I1 C . Umbrella ana' Luggage Shop l Umbrella and Luggage Repairing a Specialty X 535 PENN SQUARE READING, PA. B.8J.SAYLOR We are direct buyers and producers of many food items. The cost to us in most cases is reduced because of this. We can supply everything in the food line, thereby saving time and assuring quality. Our tremendous variety is also a great help, allowing a large range of selection. VVc guarantee a saving of 5 to 10 cents per pound in our coffees. Visit our good-sized food show some day. Page one-twenty-three Complmieizfs of CHARLESIISGHLEGEL Contracting Builder 528 WASHINGTON STREET READING, PA. SCHUYLKILL COLLEGE Location unsurpassed in northeastern section of city. Complete laboratory equipment for the sciences. A faculty composed of teachers made competent by training and experience. Pre-medical, pre-law. Accounting and finance, courses for teachers and domestic science-all of which lead to the respective degrees. Work fully accredited by Department of Public Instruction. Fifty-four students of Reading now registered in Schuyl- kill College. Patronize your home collegeg save money, and secure a college training equal to the best. W. F. TEEL, President It is obvious that happiness and prosperity depend greatly upon health. For that reason, may we not ask you to remember that our knowledge and experience is at your command for maintaining sanita- tion and comfort in your home? Yours for Cozzrtcous Scffvire EDWARD SGULL E99 CO. PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILATING, DRAINAGE 10 SOUTH FIFTH STREET READING, PA. zcifsusaofwyofxcyofsejcfsuacfsGaioescgolibgcfaegaofxmaofagfxgofaabfcfw Page one-twenty-four ?fC'::62fQ,cGNQA02'E7cf'Q7s6AfEf.,6NE4?bc62fQbs?N'EacGNE7s?C'M?fQas6PN' This Going Away to School EDXA RHIIERICK It's an awful thing to think about, going away to school. make up your mind, and doubt, then your feelings cool. This You And You'd like to go here, But it's got a bad rep. You'd like to go there, But the team's got no pep. You'd like to go far, But how homesick you'd get, It's a terrible feeling to have. You think of the good times to come, You think of the work just begun, You hope that you vvon't get sent home, You hope that you won't room alone. A co-ed place suits you the best, But you must take that dreaded entrance You feel that you want all new clothes, But ma has her say about those, And when all thinking's done You've no more than begun. It's a terrible feeling to have. QW?- a- f- Q 'W' M 1 , A 5' The Szlver Lznmg WINIFRICU SMITH This world is not so had, In fact, I'm rather glad That I'm alive. It's just on certain days, That things go certain ways Than those for which we strive. So cheer up every one, And tasks of life don't shun Until they're done. If skies today are grey, Tomorrow's another day For play and fun. test. Page one-twenty-five CHARLES R. WERNER ' Real Estate - Insurance - Loans NoTARY PUBLIC 443 XYASHINGTOX STREET, READING. PA. Novelties Confectionery T u I ,C MARY A. WENTZEI, OV Cf mm E. R. WAGNER l Rgistered Gorsetiere l at l 422 North Tenth Street Reading, Pa. Suite 200, Colonial Trust Building i Reading, Pa. Stationery Cigars A School Supplies Tobacco 1 l ' 9 - Reading s Complete Music Store Wflzcre ilfusiml Things of Every Dcscrijafzfoiz Arc AI7L'tI-X'.S' IQFCYSOIIUZIIQ' Priced O STEINWAY, STECK, IDUO-QART Q Home of EMUSICAL SHOP and CDTHER PIANOS ns vnu: 51. READING CORNICE WORKS HARRY YEAGER, Proprietor l Xllllllll-2lCfU1'0I'S of Copper and Galvanized Cornice, Tin Roofing, Metal Hiinclows l and Doors, Tonean Metal or lngot Iron NORTHXYEST CGRNICR IEIGHTH and CHESTNUT STREETS Page 011:--txwiity-six A Poem DUROTHICA S'l'l4lRlflfT'l' Dusk .......... A The pale elegance of Wisteria. .. The tinkle Of a little stream In the moonlight As it slips over tiny pebbles To the sea .......... The glow of pale orange lights Against the velvet of the night .... Soft music And the murmur Of many Voices .... The fragrance Of a million lotus buds Like great lemon cups Beneath the silver of the moon... The soft strum of a guitar From some gondola The splashing of tiny Waves As the oarsman Plies his glistening oars .... A prayer before an altar, A tiny voice To reach into the great beyond .... Tall candles In a silver Candelabra Against a dim mahogany background ,... Pale lilies Brushed with star dust... Friendship In all the world God's greatest gift. . . You. Page one-twenty-seven The Land of Heart's Desire CApologies to William Butler Yeutsj FLORENCE WAGNER The. land of fairies is the place For those who want to play, Because the fairies never work But frolic the livelong day. Now Mary was the sort of girl Who didn't like to work And every day that she had time She always, always, shirked. She loved to sit around all day And read the fairy booksg Then she dreamed about them And wondered how they looked. One day she saw a fairy In the form of a beautiful child Who danced around the room for her And nearly made her wild. The fairy painted pictures, Of the beautiful fairyland And told her, if she wanted to, Sheid take her by the hand, And lead her into fairyland, The land of Heart's Desire. There everybody danced and sang And played upon a lyre. So Mary gave up all her friends, Her sorrows and her fears, And went to live with the fairies For many, many years. Pala, in a XCl'I.01lS IIZOIIZUIZIL Page one-twenty-eight U .ve Raser's Hair Cleanser ' .All Excellent Shampoo READING Two Sizes: 150 and 251: ELEVATCJR CGMPANY Sold Everywhere 325 BING.-XMAN ST. lVI2UlUfZlCtUI'9fl bv WILLIAM H. RASER i Reading, Pa. Y PURITY CONFECTIONERY CO. Distributors of Bunte World Famous Candies and Daggetfs Chocolates Cv0lllf7Il7Ill'11fX of 1 The Reading Chain and Block Co. 2100 QXDAM STREET l l Page one-twenty-nine The Brooklet I-JLIZABETII BIRCH And where art thou gliding so smoothly, my friend, As you murmur along o'er the stones ?' Down to the sea, so far, far away, To the sea where the water moans. And art thou happy to leave this cool Glen Shaded by trees from the sun? Ah, no! but tho' different from the course of men, I, too, have a course to be run. 6 l Down to the sea, down to the sea. Down to the sea far away. That is my song as I murmur along, Yet happy am I, and gay. lb, The Village Church El,IZAlllC'l'H BIRCH Away at the end of the village, Stands the church of God above. XVhere the sinner, and sufferer, and prodigal, May hnd His holy love. A visiting place for the traveler, A shelter to old and young, A shrine of man's devotion To the Son of the Holy One. Its steeple, pointing heavenward, Is seen from the hill and glen, And the ringing of the chapel bell Sumnions to its doors all men. A holy place is the village church, A blessing to the earth. For it spreads abroad the teachings Of that One of lowly birth. Page one-hundred-thirty 1 1 When you Ihink OfFl01U6T5' 1 think of GILES 1 1 GILES-The Florist 1 121-123 South Fifth Street Reading, Pennsylvania 1 1 GOUGLER 31 LUFT Boosters for All the Schools 1 Quality Meats 1 1 cdxgecffxgofeufgofeeiofegcfenyofeefcfeQofNQo?4iQ?Nu7gGefgoAu4cA1 Page one-tliii-ty-mie Lflughter MABEL A, VIZE Laughter Is the sunshine W'hich brightens the journey Each pilgrim soul must take before Freedom. Friemiship MABRL A. YIZE Your love, Dear- friend, assures Me of a safe haven VV hen raging storms threaten to sink My ship. Autzmm SARA E. FISTER Autumn is wonderfully brisk and fair Dressed in colors rich and rareg A lovely sky with azure gown Is drifting clouds as soft as downg The leaves have changed to colors bright, Filling Nature with delightg The dying fields are bleak and drear With weeds and Howers brown and sear, Crackling with stems so nearly dry, Sighing, How long before we die P ,- 1 fx J irlgvi, ' ' ff ,fi ffftlifii fgl , 1 me XX 'ifw WWWM vw. as? ?vn?2' ' X X it ' ff, l 'l '--X 1 . if 'K HU f 1 2 QW C' Page one-thirty-two Established 1814 e Woman fllepositor We have many Women among our bank customers because We make banking busi- ness easy and pleasant for them. Every modern Woman carries a bank ac- count. She needs it just as surely as a man does-for the help it affords and the busi- ness training she receives. I JU LADIES, WE WOULD LIKE YoUR ACCOUNT E Anytime is a good timej nofw if the accepted lime. .ff Q The Farmers National Bank I OF READING, PA. The Oldest Bank in Berks County l'ug1-one-thi rt ' is azz , , -4, T ' . 'gf 3 ' , X 5 H 'RWF Good-Looking Girls Favorite P2:l.S'fl11lC+T,OH.l:1I1g and eating. li est M ixer-Lunchroom, Best Dressed-lithel Strauss, Mildred Xace. Most Popular-All of us. Best Deportment-None, Best All Round Girls-Emma Peck, Mildred Leinbaeh. Highest Ambition-Mary Mahoney as President of U. S Keenest Hair Cut-Catherine Colletti. Prettiest Hair-Charlotte Miller. Complexion: Our Strawberry Blondes: Best Kathryn Fridinger Mary Rehr A-Xliee Moran Marion Koontz Thinnest: Ruth Krott lilizabeth Birch Catherine Herb Mildred Posey Rhea Sell Ntxlllfl. Xeihart Sophie Noll Miriam Bauman Catherine Herb 14 Poem Rl'Tll l,4lT'lSl' YV-Xl'l'l'll Ten little Seniors Standing in a lineg One came to school late: And then there were nine. Nine little Seniors, just as sure as fateg One wrote a little noteg Then there were eight. Eight little Seniors Thought they'd shirk their lessonsg One flunked in A'Math and Lit And then there were seven. Seven little Seniors In an awful fix: One was caught when whispering: Then there were six. Six little Seniors Very much aliveg One gyned in lunch lineg Five little Seniors Got a trifle soreg One called a teacher names Then there were four. Four little Seniors Busier than a beeg One passed away at gymg Then there were three. Three little Seniors Had so much to dog One was a nervous wreckg Then there were two. Two little Seniors Hadn't their work done: One sent to the office: Then there was one. One little Seniorg There werent any inoreg Said she needed company Then there were five. ,-Xnd was sent to number four. Page one-tllirty-fo'.l1' 4 'S' W 'Y' Y Y' WY 4- iw 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 s75'07eCl 4 4 Hczlclquaiiers - 4 Windsor Motor Company, Inc. 4 4 40-44 North Fourth St., Reading, Pu. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SODA CANDY 4 GTTO WITTICH 4 . . . 4 1 4 lyzolznzst 4 TOGNETTI S 4 4 ICE CREAM CAFE Teacher of Many of Rcadingk 4 - 4 4 Professional Players 4 X46 4464444 Street 4 4 Reading, Pa. 4 Stuclio, 116 South Sixth Street 4 4 ' 4 FRUIT FLONVERS 4 4 4 MAKE THRIFT A HABIT 4 4 Thrift and Life Insurance go hancl in hand. You can start by 4 taking' at policy NOXY. 4 4 1 . 4 4 I1 S S I C K B A R R 4 4 Insurance and Real Estate 4 4 539 COURT STRICICT, READING, PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 4 CUT PRICE DRESS oooDS STORE 4 4 400 PENN STIQEICT 4 , 4 S1LRS XYooLENS Corrox I .xNc'Y 4 4 D r e S S G o o d S 4 4 4 EQFSSWNMSQRAQQRSQQQQQSMRAQRSQQRSXJVS.JQTQTQM4 l'z1g:,'v om-ftliirty-five A girl can be gay in a little coupe, In a taxi she can be jolly, But the girl worth while, Is the girl who can smile, When you take her home in a trolley. Alike in One Wczy He: Her complexion isljust like strawberries and cream, isn't it? She: Well, something like strawberries, it comes in a box. :Fatherfy said little Frank, turning the pages of the History. HHow did the cliff-dwellers keep warm in winter? I guess they used mountain ranges. son. James: That scar on your head must be annoying. jim: Oh, no! It's next to nothing. Lucile Sisk: There's a benefit next week. Florence Wagner: Who? Lucile Sisk: James Whitcomb Riley. Florence Wagner: In person? Which has the most eyes, a baked or boiled potato? I didnlt know that there was any difference. But there is. A boiled potato always has one more eye Cij than a baked. Songs and C01npIai11z's Song of a banana: I long to hang around back home with that old bunch of mine. Song of a chicken: I'm on my way for man-to-lay. Complaints from an ear of corn: Ouch! my FAR aches. Complaints from a cabbage: My HEADS so sore. A smoked ham: I-Iooray! I'm curedf' A Farmer: Say, young fellow, whatcha feedin' that cow corn for? Little boy: Oh! I'm raising CORNED beef. Teacher: Where is your tongue when you sing E? Class: In your mouth. Mary: Do you believe that ignorance is bliss? Bill: You seem happy. Si11'zpIijivd A1'ifl111Lez'iz' They had never met B-4 But what had she 2 care She loved him 10-derly, For he was a 1,000,000-aire. T110 Freslzicu It was inthe dear old, golden days when some few, lucky students were dismissed at I2 o'clock. Needless to be said, no one was permitted to wait for a pal within the sight of the school. The 'AFreshie, just dismissed, trotted up Court Street with an enormous bag of school books. She waited, as usual, at Sth and Court, in front of a big window hlled with magazines. There was a railing on which she rested her weary carcass while her bag of books calmly reposed against the railing. Passing people viewed the window, but the self-conscious Freshie thought she was the cause of the supposed excitement. Becoming nervous, she looked around and viewed a sign on the railing-it read: No Tarry Publicf' No tarry, heavens, weren't people even allowed to stand on the streets any longer? The A'Freshie greatly embar- rassed, grabbed the precious bag and meandered home. Next morning, pass- ing the. sign on her way to school, she re-read the sign, to find it said Notary Publicfl Page one-thirty-six 9004. my l Sq? TI N . M EENES fi . o f I Sagvzng Buzlds Character ! h The Sternherg School of MUSIC I5Nl':,4G'QS26'4SG'NSGG'AiG'B5Q:-A?SfxE:SCr7NEiGNS6ASS? ?S!G'X' Call or xxrltn tom 1l1fOI'ITl3t1OI'l Bell Telephone 9832 EA l 1 THE SPECTAT OR VOL 1. Ut-tolaer 22. 1926 No. 1 The Jazz Craze GLOR IA WALTER For the last few years, the young people of this country have gone wild over a peculiar noise, made from the inharmonious blasts from musical instruments. This noise is known by the more popular name of jazz, Everywhere you can see the younger set madly swinging their arms and legs, at the rate of about forty miles per hour, to the time of a blast of a saxophone mingled with a cornet, a sliding trombone, and a clash of cymbals. It seems sometimes, as if every man in a jazz orchestra is playing his instrument as loud as he can, in an entirely different key from the other men, and with a tempo all of his own. This is jazz at its extreme. Moderated jazz, I think, is becoming more popular than the above- mentioned noise.l' There seems to be a rather tricky tune, which makes everybody, young and old, want to dance. Instead of each man in the orchestra trying to outdo the others in noise, the moderated jazz orchestra plays everything in harmony. jazz has turned everything topsy-turvy. Every day we read how it has influenced people in some unthought of way. just think of a bride Charlestoning up the aisle to a syncopated bridal processional, or a funeral march played in fox trot time, or syncopated church hymns. It seems that everywhere you go you hear jazz. Instead of tuning in on a grand opera singer, the operator of the radio tears around like a madman because he can't get George Olsen's music. For the people who abominate dance music, either of the extreme or moderate kind, there is just one hope. That is that all fads come to an end. ? . ! ! , Page ouesthirty-eight ,A NEW HOSIERY i REPAIR SERVICE I The STELOS SYSTEM-az Ellii Milli ' PREVIOUS to the introduction of the STELOS SYS- TEM for repairing hosiery, there had never been a satis- factory method of REPAIRING RUNS and PULLED THREADS. The STELOS SYSTEM closes RUNS and adjusts PULLED THREADS by the actual knitting of an ingenious needle. You will be delighted with the neatness of the work and will find it very difficult to locate the repair. There is no longer any reason to discard your hosiery because of RUNS or PULLED THREADS. Bring or mail your stockings to us. We can assure you that you will be , more than pleased, and the cost is little. ' I Inquiire about the STELos SYsTm1 in Om' Hosiery Def1m'z'11zm1t I THE ELLIS MILLS STORE y 647-49 PENN STREET, READING, PA. I We Are Always Glad to Estinmte Xiiaawliu Qrmatig Sigvfpfpe CHRIST Egg W 5 NORTH EIGIITH STREET READING, PA. Interior PAINTING Exterior Scientific dids to dssurea' Bell Telephone Beauty 654 NORTH ELICVEIYTH ST. i KK ,P Jos. O. FLATT E99 Co. GIRLS l XYhen you Want to buy some- Manufacturers of thing in Mens XYear for your V BRUSHES father, brother or sweetheart, you will always find it here. I Main mhee and Factory I PA U L i 527 PENN sr., READING, PA. 137-139 Cedar Street, Reading, Pa. Page one-thirty-nine l Railroad Facilities LvllSLll'lJZlSSCCl Can Ice, Daily Capacity 225 Tons Long Dixfulzcc Tclcfwlzozzc T Reading Cold Storage 81 Ice Co. l 5UPi2RroR Cow STORAGE . . JXNY IDESIRED TIEMPERATURIE SPIQCIAL iXT'l'ENT1UN to BUTTER and limos l ilillllZf1ftIl'fZ4l'f'l'S of QLTAI.TTY ICE T FUR STORAGE VAULTS 4 , WILLIAM7S QHAS. BRENEISER S HOME-MADE CANDIES l SONS For All Occasions N Fancy Boxes and Novelties at T VVholesale Tobacco, Etc. Special Prices l Reading' Pa- I A Trial Vvill couvmqe You l 323 Penn Street, Reading, Pa. Page one-him: l1'e1l-tovti' c e f fy' . s af M ' I t -1 iv - ,1. -S ' L1-:ffm Wanted: To Be An Author ELIZA IiiC'l'H FRIES It has always been the desire of my life to be an author. Whether it be the author of The Elsie Dinsmore Books or of the Grimm's Fairy Tales, it makes no difference Whateverg just so I can be an author. Since I have been able to talk I have delighted in annoying my neighbors and relatives by attempting to relate to them some fantastic story of my brain. I have even attempted to write a book and I might add that I really reached the fifth chapter and then both my pen and my genius failed me. However, after reading over those five chapters I took pity on the public and in a fit of madness threw my work of genius into the hre. Since then I have contented myself by reading the works of famous authors and vainly wondering with what trouble and with how great diligence the author pursued his work be- fore giving to the world another famous masterpiece. Yes, and I have also tried to write poetry-spending a perfectly good evening trying to think of a word to rhyme with MORN, or counting iambic feet. And, when after completing one of these masterpieces, I finally decide to ask the opinion of the family on what I have just accomplished. even the dog rushes into a corner and hides. I have even been told that, if that is what culture has brought to the world, they wished we were still back in the Stone Age, for then men were men, and clubs were clubs, and if anyone disapproved of another's sayings it was only gentlemanly to put him out of his agony by giving him a tap with a club. But although I have been so greatly discouraged by such sayings, the thing I want most in the world is to be a good author and the thing I want the least is to be a poor one. Wlzatls the joke, iwildrcdf Page one-forty-one l 23595 C .,. I Q5 Q'Ecv:-Ei Chow S-1..-4CU gg Q, ami on EQ 2 azwizw' :ew-2.222 ..-.5 Q.. QD muzgwovi FU 'ULNLZ 0,11 . 'Ti E CD 3333225 cs mov? Q ogg Qing U -4 44:44 , F Ps czflfl' U1 N-4 J , Uwmf Q3 l vc: 52.3,-ian-E Q 'Q ,S , Skigzzi, QQ if -IJ -EELQQQ 5-4DcnUfUO H QQ-4 CUNHQE-Gi: N Eoupmm Z 5 F 'EJ S61-5633 -4 CESUSQ: E wg Sq-la U,H:-40 C555 -g'o.,,4Ec'53 N ' UO 7' +-a N X : fu u 4-' CQ , ggmv-gs-fbx. , w -QC 30.2 23,3 . gbngg ,-40.2 M g : c:sLHW2N my M1 .C CLUJ . wi M222 qt' +-,s4v: '4 3 U O E-QXTJCEQ, Hvfaww 1 QD L4 ? QQ H Cd,-gE32'w.c.2 U .... CYS',3v-45-'fnmm 'F QEQEEQQ Clj U4-,4-14-I Cd? Uwuogm-5 'Deon-r::.:1Cff cnWWC1 '.4.1 ' QE,-4CY5qgQJC 1 Ill-A-4Qw1:U: 092556 W E4 igmtc F14mmcv:L:c:s I Page one-forty-two GNT The Life of a Rose-Bud 'WIXIFRICIJ SMITH Gently the rose-bud opens her eyes And gazes around her with great surprise. At first, all she sees is the sun and sky, So, feeling lonely, she starts to ery. Presently a butterfly fluttered past And seeing the sad little rose-bud asked, VVhy so melancholy, my fair bloom, W'hy all the sorrow, tears and gloom? Because I'm so lonely, the rose-bud replied. No one to care for or love me, she sighed. You foolish flower, quoth the butterfly Look around you before you cry. Slowly the sad little rose looked around And what do you think she found? Plenty of flowers and giant trees, Their leaves gently rustling in the breeze. The rose-bud's face became sunny and bright VVhen she perceived this glorious sight. There were tulips. nareissus, forget-me-nots, Geraniunis gay in pretty red pots. There were signs of the pansy and violet too, And the young, green grass was covered with dew. But our sweet little rose-bud continued to ery For, alas, she realized she soon must die. Uflzy so .S'6'l'f0ll.S', Lois? Page one-forty-three SAMUEL SHERMAN Builder HAMPDEN HEIGHTS Oflice, 1060 Perry Street TRICKY STYLES with FANCY-SHAPED CROWNS Newest in Colors-displayed BUCKLEY'S MILLINERY 12 N. 9th Street 301 Penn St. H. J. BOSSLER H eating Contractor Dinl 2-7701 136 NORTH NINTH STREET Reading, Penna. FRANK MCLOUD Sc SON Practical H atters Headquarters FULL LINE STETSON HATS Ladies' and Gents' Hats Cleaned and Rebloeked Dial 2-2153 Um' Only Store : 134 NORTH NINTH STREET SCHLEGEL SCHOOL o f MUSIC Harry K. Schlegel, Dir. 2144 Perkiomen Avenue Always Look Your Best oflnncfs flfieauzy Shoppey Expert Mareelling 1:1111 3-1126 Anna Mengel 1045 Union St. The best part of efoery social function F 5 f jrzesf Celebrated-Registered ICE CREAM A delicious dessert that appeals to everyone Page one-forty-four Bars YVANIDA ll. CI l'SHAl,I. Today I stopped at the pet shop as I always do, to look at the poor little creatures cooped in there. I have always pitied the caged birds most, but today I saw two little red squirrels in a cage. They frisked about with a pretense of merriment, but one glance into their little eyes told me they were bewildered by this awful freedom in a small space. surrounded by bars. First one would jump into the revolving wheel and run awhile for exercise, then would rest while his comrade raced. Tired at last, they fell exhausted to the bottom of the cage only to rest awhile, before they were at it again. When I came home, I began to think again about those little animals and their imprisonment. After all, what are we but animals-more highly developed than the squirrel of course. The bars of the cage are but our worldly habits that bind us, cramp us, hamper our freedom. Like the squirrels, we run madly on the wheel of life, seeking pleasure, wealth, happiness, and very often, forgetfulness, within these walls of custom. Then tired and wearied, we sink, discouraged, only to rest awhile, then up to struggle on, a little weaker but still determined. There is no ceasing until we fall, ex- hausted by our failures, defeated permanently or temporarily, which ever it may be. Always, even in despair, on all sides of us are our prison bars. Tho we try to break them down, they are too strongly woven and warped by years of usage. for us to even mar. So we struggle, trying to gain our ideals, to express our originality within these bounds, always with the desire that we might break through them and find more success outside their walls. THE NEW SENIOR HIGII SCHOOL DECEINIBER l, 1926 Page one-forty-tive Elf i Q 'ff E Q Q 4 C Z ' EQ Q, H 3 Q 9 x., Cv 55 Q Z E : E pa .2- 3 A N .. R ? -N Q bg 9- A Q 2 Q vf E I fc Z E Z 72 ,- v-4 V P2120 0119-fm'C5'-six Those Barringtons The Barrington home was a scene of hubbub and temporary disaster. Clothes strewn all about the house. suitcases half full and the air buzzing with the talk and laughter of five bubbling girls and a mother equally as thrilled as they although a little worried. . Oh, Muddie, I'm so darned excited it isn't even funny, and Iolaine, the oldest girl, threw her arms around her mother and planted a kiss on her cheek.-'fTo think we're ,really going on the stage, and the girl grabbed her mother and whirled about the room in a state of wild excitement. Then at little squeals of resistance from Mrs. Barrington, she settled down breath- lessly 011 the couch, pulling her mother down, too. This was a sort of signal for all the girls to gather around. Betty, the youngest, a girl of sixteen, sat on the other side of her mother while Lois, janet and Nada sat at her feet. Girlies, and Mary Barrington choked a little, you are going out on a big adventure tomorrowgand sometimes I think I'm crazy to let you go. Little protests came from this, but Mother Barrington hushed them with a tender smile. You see what a big thing it isg you are all young and pretty girls, and New York is a big place. You may not even get a job at all and if you do, it will take' some time. I've told you before of the dangers you'll be up against, but I can't tell you all. You musn't be disappointed if you don't meet with success. People don't think girls can play good jazz, but they haven't heard my girls yet. Now go to bed 'and get a good sleep. The girls started up to bed slowly and thoughtfully at first, a little cloud of doubt seemed to envelop them, but only for a little while. In a few minutes, Mary Barrington heard Lois's lone voice singing the strains of some weird blues while with snapping fingers and dancing feet the other four girls joined in the chorus. Next morning the girls were up bright and early. There were lots of little things to be done before they left on the nine-fifteen. Finally, all was in readiness and the Barringtons were at the station. After a few goodbyes, and tears on mother's part, the girls were all settled in the day coach. The journey to New York was uneventful, but time passed quickly for the girls. It always does for those who day-dream. Can't you just imagine us all on the stage in perfectly adorable dresses- ,lolaine and her saxophone, Betty and her drums, Nada tickling the wires, janet with her violin and me with my beloved banjo. Of course, all of us with extra cornets, piccolos and the squeaks and squeaks that go with jazz, oh boysln Lois rolled her eyes and began to sing, each word getting louder until- Lois, for pity's sake, be still. You're on the train! Lois wrinkled her pug nose at this timely remark from Iolaine, but was silent. A few puffs and wheezes, and the train pulled into the Grand Central to deposit, among its numerous other passengers, five pretty, silent and seem- ingly insigniticant girls. Where do we go from here? That's the next thing on the program. There's a place mother told us to go to, but how to get there is the problem, and ,lolaine took a slip of paper out of her bag which gave the name of a friend of Mrs. Barrington's who kept a boardingehouse. I guess we had better go there first. I feel so dirty and I'm so darn hungry. Now about a taxi, said -lo, with a grin. Oh, fun! and Betty began to jump up and down enthusiastically to the amazement and amusement of some people who had been watching the girls for some time. . I suppose this is the way, and jolaine picked up her baggage and started off. In a few minutes they were on the way to Mrs. Allan's boarding- house. The girls sat on- the edge of their seats while the driver calmly drove the car up Broadway, now dodging in front of this car, behind that one, in and out. out and in until the girls were dizzy. US-s-such fun, stuttered Lois, making a weak attempt to smile. Fun or not, there were five distinct sighs of relief when the taxi stopped before a boarding-house of fair means. The girls tumbled out pell mell, smiled wanly and started to the steps when- Puge one-forty-seven Hey, Miss, I'm not delivering for charity, and the cab driver waved a menacing hand at Jolaine, who came back blushing. . I'm so sorry, she said. I really didn't mean to do such a terrible thing. How much do I owe you? Two eighty-five, Miss. Oh-h-h-h-h!'l and jolaine sank down on her suitcase gazing blankly at the semi-smiling cab driver. When the unlooked for calamity visited itself upon Jo, the other girls were halfiway up the steps, but on hearing the little outcry, turned to be- hold jolaine, seated on her suitcase, her head in her hands and a God-for- saken,'money-forsaken-in-this-case look on her face while over her stood the evil spirit in the shape of a cab driver, chafing under the delay. A loud bang as baggage met wooden steps, a11d the other girls were beside their sister. - What on earth is the matter, jo? You look just like the Wreck of the Hesperus in my imagination. What mighty calamity has forced itself upon my beloved sister? And with an impish grin the irrepressible Lois sat on another suitcase in precisely the same attitude as her sister jolaine. Oh, Lois! Do be sensible for once in your life. Can't you see some- thing terrible has happened? This remark Betty accompanied by a re- proachful glance under which Lois pretended to sink. For Heaven's sake, spill the bad news and get it over withf' said janet. f'Can,t you see this man is in a hurry ? Yes, jo, what's matter? Did you forget your nail file or your tooth brush or some such an expensive though necessary article? and Lois giggled once more. Oh, shut up, you nit-wit! It's more than that. Between little gasps and sighs jolaine finally managed to convey to the girls the fact that the taxi bill was two eighty-five, Gee, now I know Iim in New Yorku, and Lois began to count pennies. Can you beat it? said jo. But we have to pay it.' 'AIt's a wonder you wouldn't have thought that much long -ago, Miss! said the driver with a grin as he climbed back into his cab and drove off. For a moment the girls stood staring at each other when, Say, I'm hungry and furthermore I'm going to eat, and once more Lois started up the steps. She rang the door bell and in a few minutes the door was opened by an elderly woman to whom Lois handed her mother's letter without a word, The woman read the letter while the girls waited impatiently. After finishing the letter Mrs. Allan said, Come right in, girls, and I'll show you to your rooms. I'm certainly glad to see the daughters of my dear friendf! ' Sue, she said, turning to the maid who stood near by. show these young ladies to rooms thirteen and fourteen. Then turning to the girls she said, Supper will be ready at six-thirty. D With a little gasp Lois looked at her watch and whispered, 'fTwo hours! Hmm, well, I've a Hershey bar in my traveling bag. II Gosh, but I'm tired, cried Lois as she threw herself down on the bed with a little sigh. l , N Say, jof' and she jumped up in a hurry, are you superstitious? ' Of course not, silly. Anyway, what difference would it make if I was? replied Jolaine as she turned out the light and climbed in to bed beside Lois. Oh, nothing much, only we're sleeping in room thirteenf! said Lois in a deep, mysterious whisper. i jo' shivered, You dumbbell, don't talk so silly, want to go to sleep. Lois laughed, then said, just the same that banjo o' mine is worth fifty bucks and it's going to sleep by the side of its. mother. After which outburst Lois jumped out of bed, and with hands groping in the dark, she located her beloved banjo and put it by the side of her bed. Then, with a little sigh, once more she got into bed. 'KI hope you're satisfied, said jo in sleepy tones. Page one-forty-eight G'NQsA?fE,1.GNEAGN'bs6Nbn6:N37s?Q7s6'NQ6'jbs6NQA?EAC?fQA6NQs,4GNl Oh,.I am. 'Say. aren't the people funny in this house, and didn't you nearly die laughing at the funny, horrified expression on their face when Mrs. Allan told them we played horns and such. One old lady looked at me so hard that I thought her eyes would pop right out of her head. And that newspaper reporter is a dear. He really seemed quite interested although a l1ttle doubtful as to our capabilities. I wonder- f'Oh, shut up! I want to go to sleep. Don't forget we have to get up early tomorrow. Then ,Iolaine turned away from her sister and in a minute was sound asleep. Lois lay awake for a little while, then, the sandman's energy was too much for her, and she, too, fell asleep. ' III It was midnight. The clock in the old-fashioned parlor of the boarding- house struck twelve. All was silent. Then came a noise, very slight, but still a noise. Some one opened the rusty lock of the window. It gave easily. In a w1nk two men were inside the kitchen. Air you sure this is the place, Bill? a hoarse voice whispered. Sure I am. Lookit the junk to eat in this pantry. That's enough to tell you it ain't no ordinary house. - You're right But, don't let's monkey here. You take this floor and get all you can. I'll go through the bed rooms. HO. K. said the voice belonging to Bill and they parted. Lois stirred uneasily in her sleep. She dreamed, and in her dream saw little banjos with wings gracefully floating around her and gradually flying out the open window, which slammed just as the last one flew out. Lois awoke with a start, just in time to hear a throaty darn! She was instantly alert, and peering through the darkness to the open door leading into the room where janet, Betty and Nada slept, she saw a man, kneeling, and going through an open suitcase before him. He took out some things and put them into a bag by his side. Satished that he had cleaned out that case, he took up another and on opening it saw a beautiful silver cornet. Another throaty damn, then a moment of thought and he closed up the case and laid it by the side of the little black bag, muttering, 'fa hundred and fifty at east.' Lois's mind was in a turnult. VVhat could she do? Those instruments meant so much to them, and he would be sure to find the others. Then an idea entered her mind, and, in spite of herself, she giggled. Very quietly she reached for her banjo, took off its cover and slipped out of bed. Her white gown, with the help of a bit of moonlight, made her face look white, and trying her best to look saintly, Lois with her banjo in her hands began to strum the strains of Nearer My God to Thee, singing as she did so. With a slow and faltering step, she started for the room where the burglar was at work. On hearing such music, Lois, to his warped and cow- ardly brain, appeared almost holy. Had he looked closer, he might have noticed the impish look in her blue eyes. Instead, he dropped his bag, howled and went stumbling out the door, down the hall to the steps yelling, Ujim! jim! This house is haunted. Drop the stuff and beat itf, Lois heard an awful scraping and clatterg then the door banged, and she knew the in- struments were safe. The noise made by the two men as they escaped awoke the whole house, and soon Lois was surrounded by excited men and women demanding to know what all the noise was about. Lois explained as best she could, and after receiving the thanks of those people who were glad their few jewels were safe, went to her room where all her sisters gathered requesting the story in detail. When she had told them how saintly she looked, they laughed and Betty shouted, Lois, our Lois, the jazz-crazy, banjo-playing angel. And they all laughed again, a little shakily perhaps. Then Mrs. Allan came in. Lois, she said. I can't thank you enough for what you have done. You saved me a lot of money in silver and linen, beside my boarders. From now on. you and your sisters are to stay on here as long as you wish, as my guests. The girls protested but to no avail. After a kiss for each, Mrs. Allan departed and the girls went back to their beds to resume their broken slumber, Lois with her banjo in its former place by her bed. !s2D3k'D5Q33sJ7RDE3:J54Y2 :22ix0'Fii:D7QlVikDVik'9V'oUx-'L' Page one-forty-nine Some Berks County Scenes 1g97'4EQ3?.iVii f:DkQ3aJ?V TD:z9F:fDQ7Q:JV:Di7Qi7'4:fDk05QVQ:k3 Page one-hund red-fifty J . f i F o - Special ggcasions 'Shop Herezznaf Save on I Ever Purchase XV hen you wish to look , 'V l particularly charming- turn your steps toward the XVHITNER BEAUTY The Ross Stores PARLORy for We arg Very ln All Principal Cities I well fitted to benefit and i beautify you with Operatiizg Smlfv 7tl'CtIf71lFl1fS Hair Czntting Efgugmiml Dpjwmffmeut Stores i RC.fl'C.Y1IfIIQ Fcirfals ,ii'llIl't'Ul Pifcwialg Hail' Tiiztiizg S1lf7t'l'l.0l' jillllliflfffllg 418 PENN STREET imma n.u.voxi' y l l l l 'tGee, I'm getting tired waiting. said Lois as she shifted her banjo to a different position for the tenth time. 'AWe've been in here almost an hour. Hush, Lois, here comes the office boy. I believe we're next. See, he's talking to jolaine. Yes, we-'re coming, said Nada as Jolaine motioned to them. Hey, Jo, aren't you scared P t'Scared, well I guess not. I'm not afraid of any old show man! and Lois stopped aghast at what she saw. The old show man was indeed an ogre as bad as the girls had pictured him. First and worst of all, he was fat. dreadfully so, and he sat slumped in his chair, a shapeless mass like a jelly fish. He had fiery red hair, and fierce blue eyes that stared at the girls from under shaggy brows. In his hand he held a pair of eye glasses which were fastened around his neck on a long, black ribbon. He put on his glasses and with a throaty Well!l' turned to the girls. By this time the girls were dreadfully scared, and stared meekly at the ogre. Gee, jo. he sure does look crabby, and I'm 11ot sure I care to work for him, said Lois in an undertone. Keep still, silly. You're getting me all nervous. Another throaty 'AWell and Lois, with a weak, little smile on her face, stepped up and said, 'tMr. Hoyt, we are five sisters and we have an orchestra. VVe want a job. Oh, you do. Well, you won't get it here. I've no time for girl jazz orchestrasf, The girls looked downcast. I never heard girls play any jazz yet that didn't sound like a funeral march. But please give us a chance to play. You've never heard us, and everyone says we're good. Lois already had her banjo out. Who's everyone? demanded Mr. Hoyt. Page one-fifty-two IV Well, guess we start out on our adventures in the big city this morning, said janet as she stood before the mirror in the hall of the boarding house, trying her best to put on a perfectly respectable hat in an irrespectable way, straight over one ey.e. Yes, I'll say we do, and aren't you thrilled? just think what's happened to us already! First, a taxi bill of two eighty-live! Oh, a bottle of smelling salts! I'm not over it yet, and Lois, with a pretended faint, sat down weakly in the nearest chair. Yes, and you, you have turned angel all of a sudden, and with a laugh ,lo started toward the door. Well, I guess IId make almost as good an angel as anyone of you and my banjo-3 Say! I forgot it, and where are all your instruments? With a little gasp Lois started up the stairs two at a time followed by the other four girls who, in the rush and excitement, had also forgotten their instruments. A fine bunch we are, to go out for a job as an orchestra without any instrument! Funny jokes! This from Lois to jolaine while they were getting into the street car which ran by the boarding-house. I'l1 say so. Anyway, I'm expecting to be gyped out of a dollar at least on this street car if it costs a young fortune to ride in a taxi, replied jolaine as the five girls sat down to ride to their first stop, the office of Allan Hoyt. So this is a subway a11d Lois stared around her with a rather perplexed eye. I've always wanted to ride on one. Say, jolaine, we're going across a bridge. I wonder which one it is. I'mi going to ask. It might be Brooklynf' Lois walked up to the conductor and said, Pardon me, but is this the Brooklyn Bridge P Yes, Missfl the man answered. f'And does it go to Brooklyn? The man looked at her for a moment dumbfoundedg then seeing she looked intelligent enough to know something, he said, Why, no, Miss, it goes to China. Lois laughed, and then like a good sport said, You win, and returned to her sisters. Say, Jolaine, this is the Brooklyn Bridge and it goes to China. 'fDon't be silly, Lois, but if this bridge goes to Brooklyn, so do we. The others laughed. Seriously tho, said Jo, we don't want to go to Brook- lyn. Then suddenly exclaimed, Welre in the wrong subway! !'Why, girls, said Nada, what will we do? Why, get OH, of course, silly, said Lois. Well, we can't get off in the middle of the river, can we P and in spite of themselves they laughed. Best thing to do is to ride to the first stop on the other side, then get a subway back. So, go to sleep for awhile, my children, and Illl wake you when the danger's passed, said Iolaine with a nervous laugh. :of :of :sf '!Well, we're here, but I must say if this place has been our goal I think we had better turn back, and Betty looked disgusted. Well, I should say not. After landing clear over in Brooklyn in an effort to get here, I'm going in, and Lois opened the dingy looking door and went in, followed by the other girls. Truth to say, it was not at all an ofhce we would expect a theatrical man to have. The room in which the girls stood was a medium one with ceilings and walls once white, now a dirty grey, and entirely covered with pictures of actors and actresses evidently under a circuit run by Allan Hoyt. There were two long benches on each side of the room, partly filled at this hour with men, women and girls evidently with the desire to see their now insignificant name blazing across Broadway as stars of some musical comedy, play, or vaudeville act, wher- ever their talent lay. All types of faces, some sad and careworn, others young and care-free, some full of hope, and others discouraged, some old and some young were gathered there. The girls hastily found seats and prepared to wait and to watch with in- terest these people, who sometimes singly, sometimes doubly, went into the inner office to come out either happy or sad as was decided by the ogre, Allan Hoyt. I Page one-fifty-one Q VVhy-why, the folks at home in Walton, said our brave Lois, weakening for the first time. Hmm, I thought so. Well that don't mean a damn thing. Now get outg I've no more time to waste on girl orchestras. The girls turned mournfully as one to the door, held open by the freckle- faced grinning office boy. at at wk And on the floor below a strange thing was taking place. The office boy of Altman 81 Schaffer, show managers, had seen the Barringtons go up stairs. He rushed in to young Mr. Altman saying, Say boss, I saw five of the swellest looking girls you ever saw going up the stairs all with instruments and suitcases. Why don't you try to get them? Old man Hoyt'll never sign them up. He hates girls anyway. They sure were the catsf' George Altman smiled at his enthusiastic human duster and said, Well, Billy, suppose they were good looking, that don't say they can play. And anyway, maybe old Hoyt will sign 'em up if they are good. I tell you, he won't even listen to them. I'll wait outside the door and nab them when they come. You got an order for a girls' orchestra from the Georgland Steamer Company for their steamer, SHELTON, and they might fill it. Give them a try anyway. All right, Billy, you step out in the hall, and with a grin, Billy stepped outside the door with eyes straining eagerly up the staircase. After a half hour Billy began to get tired a11d muttered to himself, Gee, I guess old man Hoyt musta signed 'em up, and with a heavy sigh he turned to the door when to the strains of a banjo jazzing the stately strains of Mendelssohn's WEDDING MARCH, a procession of five dismal looking girls came down the stairs led by a brown-haired, blue-eyed girl playing a banjo. Billy threw the door open, yelled Here they come, Mr. Altmanf' then he rushed back, grabbed Lois by the hand and pulled her in while the other girls followed. Once in they stopped, stared at each other, grinned, then laughed aloud and were joined by George Altman, who at first embarrassed at silly Billy's conduct, finally saw the humor. Please be seated, young ladies. I'm certainly sorry to have given you such a reception but, you see, Billy- Oh, never mind. It's perfectly all right, I assure you, but it is funny, and ,lolaine laughed again. Mr. Altman turned to look at her, perhaps to admire her, for she was a beautiful girl. Then he aroused himself with a jerk and addressing jolaine said, You, I presume, are the oldest of this rather surprising bunch of girls and, judging from the accessories, I believe you must be an orchestra. Am I right? . . You are. in both cases. But we haven't been so successful as yet, said jolaine with a smile. . l 'fYes. and that old Mr. Hoyt is an old crab. Do you know him? This from Lois. Do I know him? Well I'll say I do. Too well, perhaps, for his good or mine. We are bitter rivals, you see, and Mr. Altman smiled. Oh, I see, and Lois grinned and whispered, The plot thickensf' Then turning to Mr. Altman, she said. Well, kind sir, I think it bestlthat you explain just why our hearty and rather extraordinary reception into your 1alace. L George laughed and said, 'WVell, I guess explanations are in order, and he proceeded to tell the girls the whole story. VVhen he had finished he said, turning to Lois, Why the wedding march as a farewell tune ? - Lois giggled and said, Well marriage was about the dreariest, most melancholy thing I could think of next to a funeral march. Altman and the other girls laughedg then jolaine said, Suppose we .play for you now and you judge us before you have raised our hopes too high. Good idea, Miss-. f'Barrington, jolaine supplied. Miss Barrington, he said smiling, bring your pipes to the tryout room right back here. The girls followed Mr. Altman through the outside office which hummed with the click of typewriters and, as they passed through. the stenographers looked up with anxious eyes. ' Page one-fifty-three Y, L71 W i, , Here we are, said Mr. Altman. Now over there is the piano and here are some chairsfl Nada went up to the pianog Betty took out her drums and with a little smile of apology said, Mr. Altman, you understand that I couldnlt bring all my drum-stuff, but I think I have enough for nowf' A little smile of understanding from Mr. Altman followed. By this time ,lolaine had her sax ready to moan, janet's violin was ready and Loisis fingers already picked out chords on her banjo. A motion from Janet and they started. Such music George Altman had never heard. The little notes seemed to dance, kick, and turn sommersaults all up and down his spine. His toes just wouldn't stay still. The girls were all in it and accompanied themselves with smiles and wiggling shoulders. They couldn't keep still and played as they had neverl played before. In one chorus Lois sang, Those Blues, in a melancholy drawling voice one couldn't resist. Then Betty left her drums and gave vent to the music that went to her head and her feet. She danced, kicked, strutted, and hummed. Finally they stopped, eyes shining and turned expectantly to Mr. George Altman. By George, you are great. I have never heard a bunch of fellows who could beat you. Boys! If I am not lucky to have nabbed you. VVhere is Billy? He deserves a gold medal for this. He went to the door and called, Girls, come in here and get Billy. I am going to give you a treat. just listen to this bunch playf' Once more they played with just as much Apep as before. They were so lively, their songs so clever, that there was not a pair of feet in the bunch who watched them, that were still. This time Lois gave a banjo solo number, and sang. Her contralto voice was beautiful, even in the jazzy num- ber she sang. They stopped in perfect unison. Mr. Altman went up to themi and made an effort to grab all their hands at once. Girls, you are great. For once I've put something over on old Hoyt. That is enough for now, though I could listen forever. Come into the office and we'll settle about a contract. In a few minutes the girls were in the elaborate office of George Altman where he spoke of their work on the steamer SHELTON.l' Your contract will be for one year at fifteen hundred per week and you will play only at the lunch and dinner hoursg another orchestra has already been engaged for the dancing. Ohl How perfectly darling and we can dance in the evening , and Lois grinned. Yes, and that's all for now, Come in tomorrow morning, and we'll com- plete further details. f'All right! Good-bye, Mr. Altman, until tomorrow. You are a good sport, and Lois shook George Altman's hand good and hard. 4: if if f'We have met the enemy and they are ours. Signed contract- Stop-to play on boatfStop-steamer SHELTON-Stop-Come to New York tomorrow for further details. Lots of Love JOLAINEY 4: if if The third of April and the Steamer SHELTON was ready to leave the dock. Good-byes were being said. Some were there with tears, some with smiles, but inside a certain suite all was smiles and laughter. Oh, Muddie dear, it's all too wonderful. That Mr. Altman is a dear, isnlt he, Iolaine? said Lois with a sly glance at her sister who blushed be- comingly and pretended to be so absorbed in her work of unpacking. And Iolainef' added Lois teasingly, 'fisn't it just too funny that he needed a rest just in time for the sailing of the SHELTON F On the same night five happy girls were seated on an elevated platform that was covered with palms and fiowers. The faces of the lovely girls were fiushed with excitement. A sign from jolaine and they started. And such music! When they had finished the first number, the applause was deafening, and the Barringtons knew they were a success. A certain young man, George Altman. I believe, directed most of his applause and adoring looks to the saxophonist, jolaine. A certain fat, jellyelike man with red hair standing on end and fierce blue eyes sparkling a bit angrily was found to admit that he'd made his first big mistake. With a deep sigh he muttered, Darn women, anyhow. Page one-fifty-four N omemi cal Names QQKRULYX Si'HliUlilJFIR, li. K. l'. 1. Qne who catches fish. Fisher llaillianj. 2. Toys for children. Hoopes lFlorencej. 3. lYhen meat is not well done. Rehr Qllaryj. 4. All storekeepers do it. Sell lRheaj. 5. A Southern expression of endearment. Mahoney QMaryj. 6. An inhdel. Turke 4Ruth dej. 7. A style of sewing. Sher CDorothyj. S. Eve was whose wife? Adams Qlliriamy 9. Money with a change of color. Brownback Uanetj. 10. A sly animal. Fox QAlicej. 11. Used for medicine. Herb 1Catherinej. 12. A musician. Mendelsohn qlliriamj. 13. A Biblical character. Tobias lxlaenaj. 14. XYhat teachers do to call for order. Rapp Qlilizabethj. 15. VX'hat the F class is. Young fHelenj. 16. Part of a ship. Spaar CMaryj. 17. A man's name. XYalter lRuthj. 18. A method of cooking. Frey Clluthj. 19. How we should do our work. Nicely Qlsadorej. 20. Une who makes flour. Miller Cfharlotteh. 21. XYhat we do in the winter in gym. Fries Qlllizabethj. 22. A measure of distance. Miles Cjuliaj. 23. The chief oflicial of a City. Mayer lfatlierinej. 24. Some birds do it. Peck Climmaj. 25. XYhat We do not want to be. Stoudt fDorothyj. 26. A German musician. Strauss tlfthelj. 27. XYhat We don't like. Payne ffatherinej. 28. A kind of tree. Birch Llilizabethj. Page one-fifty-five i Z z l I 11 , v ,1 If i A' C 1' '-T 1 . . 5' i E ,x I .mx-P CSpeaking of football at lunch one dayj C. Flatt: How many home runs did Red Grange make? Sara F.: I spent eight hours on my Latin since yesterday. Miss Love: How is that possible? Sara F.: I slept on it. Teacher: Wiiiifrecl, why are you late this morning? XXIIIIINEZ Because the bell rang before I got here. Teacher: W'hat is evolution? Can anyone tell? Violet Iiunkle: Monkey bizncss. -I. Adams: I'm a little stiff from basketball. Mary Reifsnyder: VVhere did you say you were from? Edith Garis: I had to kill my dog this morning. Ethel Handwork: Was he mad? Iidith Garis: XYell, he didn't seem any too well pleased, tlimily Brant and 'ALizzie Strunk standing in front of Mohler's Drug Storej Emily: XVhy don't they put something in that window? It's been empty three days. Lizzie: I suppose they are displaying invisible hair nets and vanishing cream, black Kaufman: Father, don't you think my new dress is becoming? Father: Yes, it may be coming. but some of it is rather late in arriving. A The Humorous Committee has decided this year to omit mentioning the tact that the Seniors are the Cream of the school and are superior to the rest of the girls because everybody knows that it is so. IVitl10z1I Give me a glass of plain soda water without Havor. VV'itl1out what flavor? Oh, Iill take it without vanilla. You'll have to take it without chocolate-we ain't got no vanilla. QHeard during fire prevention yveekj Teacher: VVhat is the best fire preventative? XVinnie Smith: The present price of coal. tHeard in American Literature classD Teacher: Our Puritan fathers were very much opposed to the wearing of wigs or long, flowing curls, consequently rropped their hair in the boxed style, perfectly straight. li. R.: VVhat did they do if they happened to have naturally curly hair? fVoice from the back of the roomj: Used Stacomb, tOverheard at the :Xnanias Clubb XYhile down in Florida one cold winter night in july, I came across a colored man who was driving a pair of oxen. The sun was so hot that one of the oxen was sun-struck and killed, and the climate was so changeable that before that coon could get down offa that wagon and unhitch that dead oxen. the other oxen was frozen stiff. Yes, it certainly is cold down there. VVhy, it's so cold that the sun freezes to the sidewalks and they have daylight all night. Hello there! Bill. whatcha doing with that rod and line? Going nshing? Bill: No, just going down to the creek to give this worm some swimming lessons, Page one-fifty-six 'The Humorous Committee regrets to state that it is impossible to give to 1tS readers the fUI1I'l1CSt element in the '27 Feb. Class-Ed Cutler's giggle. We trled at the Victor and Columbia recording studios, but met with the same results-NO-They said they were afraid to risk their machines on such' an enterprise. Awake! Awake The dawn is here! The air is full Of atmosphere! Static Strange mutterings, squeaks and screams Seemed to rouse me from my dreamsg But I tried with. all my might To keep my eyes closed tight. All at once I heard a mumble- Silence-then a low deep grumble, Up I jumped and oh-my-oh! Found I'd fallen asleep by the radio! Thzngs We'd Lzlze to See l. Chicken and wafties in the lunch room. 2. Mildred Englehart with a sober face. 3. Mary Bender with all her lessons hnished. . Puss', Prutzman with her Business English when she wants it. . Mary Schmehl a splendid specimen of athletic build. 6. Ethel Englehart staying awake in No. 15. 7. Mary Mahoney in Grand Opera. 8. Dorothy Davis's Hector Barkendale. 9. iN'Iim,' Scholl with her six-foot man. 10. Marie Kaufman when she miscalculated the distance to her seat in the lunch room. ll. Esther Fisher when she said in Latin Class that the Trojans had spbony bones. 4 5 Wall! II BQ7'gtII'l1.7 For Sale-Automobileg a bargain and will not last long. Incubator for sale cheap. I have hatched myself with it and know it to be a good one. Five acres for sale, set to strawberries, cherries, frooseberries, chickens. a cow and a Ford. XVill exchange equity in town property for l9-l6 Ford. Must be good. W'hy buy a home without a thoroughly modern bath, which your family certainly needs? B 'There are two sides to every question, proclaimed the sage. Yes, said the fool, and there are two sides to a sheet of fly paper, but it makes a difference to the fly which side he chooses. He drove his car with extreme care. XVhen a sign read Speed Limit Fifteen Miles per Hourf' he obeyed it. He turned the corners at one-third the speed the car was traveling. He stopped at all crossroads and waited for taxicabs to pass. He had a flat tire. I sent my boy to college. VVith a pat upon his back. I spent ten thousand dollars. And got a quarterback. Page one-fifty-seven ls it true that- There's a danger line lt's good to the last drop Tliey satisfyu lt hasn't seratehed yetq lt's toasted Venida rules the waves lt floats lt's time to retire The Flavor lasts Your best friend won't tell you There's a reason l.,'iieecla Biseuitl' 'I-Xgain she ordered Chicken Salad There ain't no Santa Claus?' Irlunzorous Statistics of Class AU Funniestylhe Humorous Committee. .lazziest- ,lack Kaufman. Mary Reitsnyder, Adrienne Levy. Tallest-Veg Auman, Gladys Becker, Helen Hottenstein. Smallest-lfsther Dick, Rose Altsehafrl. Fattest-Reheeea Rapp. f'l'uss Vrutzman, Ruth Ramsay. Thinnest-Ruth Haag. Funniestfllarian Sartorius, Marie Eisenhrown. Funniest llaircut-Mary liender. lithel Handvvork, Elizabeth Strunk. Best Dresser-.-Xll of us. Best Dancers-limily Shaaher, Gloria Halter. Best Natured- I'eanut Richards. Catherine Yeager. Best l.ooking'4'l'lie TX Class. i llest Musicians-Xliee Hangen. lva Spaeht. . . ,-Xrtists-Carolyn Flatt, jane Ely. liest Vocalists-ln the Main Room-Edna Cutler. Virginia Darrow. Best Blunfers-K'Dot Sterrett. Sara Furman. Best Scrappers--Mary Hassler, Vera Popoff, liit', Philipps. Most Egotistieal-Maryhel Bachofer. Most Intelligent-Sara Fister. Edna Roderick. Most Etlieient-Helen Rehr. Noisiestwklary Sehmehl. Best Athlete-lilizaheth Rundle. ,L A X . iv A ...m, x rx, l X, 1 N . . 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