Harcum College - Purple Patches Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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Turple Tazfches knowlng that w1th a l1ttle practlce her art students wxll be able to work wonders w1th It To Hannah Messmore our very youngest teacher we leave one palr of horn rlmrned glasses one palr of ground grlpper oxfords and a stern expresslon to lmpress those new glrls next year 'lo the Class of Nlneteen Hundred and Twentv Elght we leave one tlcket to Phlladelphla and return hoplng they wxll enjoy these unchaper oned trlps as much as we To our slster class the Sophomores we leave the Camel trustlng they w1ll have as good a hldlng place for It as we and that they will arouse just as much excltement ln showlng It To Margus Harcum we leave one blank check wlth our name slgned at the bottom ln order that he may fill out the amount we owe hlm for over drawn accounts for the year 'Io MISS Davls we leave our Please do not D1StUTb sign to be hung on the office door durlng her busy hours when the entlre student body flocks ln to buy stamps or statlonery To Mrs VVaples we leave somethlng that has never been left before bacon for mstance or on the other hand bacon To Spooks Goat and Steve we leave the rest of the school to look after next year I Helen most popular Harcum glrl Wllson do hereby leave to Marlon peevlsh Peters my drag wlth the faculty my ab1l1ty to become a seven bar glrl and pres1dent of the Senlor Class I Mary LOUISE poetlc soul Chamberlaln do bequeath to Ethel bolsterous Colegrove my lntelllgence so that she may make herself seen as well as heard I LOUISC apple Juggler W1lson do leave to Becky bouncmg baby I have I Betty most attract1ve person we know Dax IS do w1ll to Helen babv face wxde eved Quaw my sweet wxnnmg ways knowlng that lf she carefully practlces my methods she w1ll soon be the hfe of every party I EH11l16 most athlet1c He1ne do leave to Becky roll those eyes Kelster my cunnmg ab1l1ty to get my man and keep h1m I Edlth very rosy cheeked Snyder do hereby leave my reputatlon as the most consclentlous worker ln school to Ruth song blrd Heller I Mary Jane fortune tell1ng Fulton do hand down to Adr1a l1ke ducks Freedman my great he1ght 1n order that the may have even the most lmportant of the older glrls lookmg up to her I Margaret very calm Van Doren do bequeath to V1rg1n1a Shm Jim Crawford one deck of playmg cards to be used next year for those BXC1t1I1g brldge games I Clarlsse very mtelllgent Dubreull do leave my knowledge of French to Cora one of many Swopes hoplng thls w1ll g1V6 her that much needed drag Wlth mademolselle I Sarah art1st1c temperament Beeson do herebv leave my qu1et 28 3 9 I - , - ' - - cc ' as N 1 . . ' . CC 7, ' 3 9 ' 3 C 1 ' ' . CC ' 5, ' M. I , i I 3 5 ' , - n p- 4 . B . , - - W , , - . - - . , - , . - -. - . , F . - - Tarwater my athletlc attalnments, hoplng she w1ll find them as useful as 3 - - . - - - - 7. , . V - U ' ' ' ., a , .. n - . I . - - - U - . . . is . ,, I. I ' . 3 - ' I 5 , - F . - , . -. - ' ' cc ' sa , A - - - i . . . - . - , . - '. . - . , I - I ' s 9 ' ' s ,, l 9

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Tfurple Tatches Last Wzll and Testament HARCUM SCHOOL BRYN MAWR STATE or PFNNSYLVANIA E THE Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Seven believing ourselves to be the most intelligent members of thls School and feeling it our duty to pass on certain little remem brances to others who are less fortunate do hereby make this last wlll and testament To Mrs Harcum We leave our best Wishes and appreciation for all she has done to give our life at Harcum a happy home like atmosphere To Mrs Willis our principal We leave our sincere love and admlra t1on and our earnest hope for her health and happmess 1n future years To MISS Marren our Sponsor We leaw e our most choice selection of modern expressions In case she should ever find herself at a loss for Words she will be able to regain at once her natural poise by merely saying And How? To Mademoiselle We leave with much tenderness one fresh stlek of teaberry chewlng gum and lnclosed in every package a small booklet entitled How to Work Wonders With your gum or The art of getting a conduct hopes that she Will pass it out each dav along Wlth the text ed1t1ons thus affording much mtelhgence amongst her pupils To lVI1ss Stauffer we bequeath our ab1l1ty to register agonlzed faclal BXPTCSSIOHS When finding our Algebra or Geometry difficult knowing that if ever she discovers problems that she herself can not quite figure out the said expressions will g1ve her that abused look that makes people come to one s rescue To Miss Rex we leave a song to be sung with much sentimental feeling entitled Rommg To Miss Congor We leave sixteen husky voices to be used to good advantage 1n next year s Glee Club Operetta or What have We? To Miss Hill We leave one large glass containing half Water and half ammonla and two small CBayer preferredj aspirin tablets to be taken When the lnfirmary IS full and she feels a cold eommg on To Miss Guthrie we leave our dramatic talent and our deep emotional feelmg for good plays so that 1n the future should plays be produced that the school can not quite get the said articles can be scattered care lessly amongst the audience To Mrs Tyler we leave one fiery temper to be used discretely when she finds her extremely good disposition getting the best of her To Mrs Jester We leave a large lip stick to be used in her art classes 3 , , , . ' 1- 9 ' U ' , , . . , -. i . n L., . , - . . , 7 . . ' if 53 5 ' . ' cc I ' as cc ' , r 3, To Mrs. Keeler We leave our learnedness in Latin translation in 7 A 9 5 ' Y' cc ' sa , T . , T . 3 , 1 . . . C C .. , . - cc ' as ' ' - 9 I 3 l 27

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' Turple Tcztches retiring Way to Elenor-lots-of-noise-Lust, feeling that she needs a little toning down-especially at live oiclock in the mornings when everybody's trying to sleep. I, Nlargaret-very-muchin-love-Spangler, do leave to Janet-lover-of- the-masculine-Seed one book entitled Nllhe Secret of a Magnetic Person- alityw or How I Won a Paul almost overnight. H I, Eleanor-bored to-death-Davy, do hand down to my suite-mate, Virginia-pee-Wee-Roundey, one stout rope in case she should ever have an inclination to do a nose dive out the Window While in the realms of sleep. I, Evelyn-likes-a-boy-named-Bob-Jackle, do hereby leave to Nippie- always-talking-Tarvvater twelve unopened letters, merely the receipt of a morning's mail, to be opened Whenever she gets that neglected feeling. I, Betty-awfully-interested-in-Dramatics-Knipe, do bequeath to the Foxes, Alice and Elizabeth respectively, one pair of roller skates each to be used on those frequent mornings when something goes Wrong with the car on the Way to school. I, Jean-ask--me-another-Salfisberg, do hereby Will to Amelia-likes-to- giggle-Gross my own compiled question book on which tests 'QI myself made the remarkable average of 1'f'Q.', I, Joanne Pendleton, do hereby bequeath nothing, feeling that enough damage has been done by Writing this document. This piece Was signed, sealed and sent by the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, this Ninth Day of June, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven. Witnesses: HELEN WILSON, Tresident J OANNE PENDLETON MARY LoU1sE CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary ETHELBERT MACGOOK LoUrsE WILSON, Treasurer PENNINGTON D. PACKADEEHOUIE, Testafors 29