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

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Turple Tatches The Forsaken .jllerman IFFERENT, indeed, from the cavern of the Merrnan, was Margaret's little village home. We had better peep first into the room in the small village, or we might not want to leave the beautiful cavern to see it. It was a small house, set back from the beach on a street which contained many similar homes. The dwell- ing's chief charm lay in its cosiness and the large fire-place. Childrerfs toys were scattered on the floor, giving one a feeling of happiness. An old-fashioned rocker stood near the window. The only other article of furniture was a table which held a sewing basket, filled with stockings. Well might we say the cavern was different. Instead of the fire-place were amber walls studded with lovely jewels. The floor was laid in pink coral. Instead of the table with the sewing basket there was a beauti- fully colored shell with brilliant sea weeds flowing over it. Dazzlingly bright stones took the place of the toys. One would think that nothing beautiful was lacking g-but where was God's sun? JEAN WATSON, '29. Gmmmazfical Gonsidemtions SMILE is a facial expression that signifies a mood. This mood is Imperative. In Voice, a smile is sometimes Passive, yet is always extremely Active. In Tense, it is Present, and in Number, Plural, though a smile may be unusually Singular. It may be in any Person, but we generally consider the Third Person unnecessary. A smile may be Simple, but is, as a rule, Compound-compounded of love and youth-and sometimes ending in complex results. Likewise, though smiles do not contain clauses as a usual thing, they sometimes end in marriage clauses. A smile is a noun, it is the best thing with which to begin the day. It is a predicate noun as it is returned to the subject. It is a pronoun- I, you, he, she and they, and is also an adverb of manner-and of degree, being at times chill, at times rather warm., Most important of all, a smile is a transitive verb, as it takes an object 'to complete its meaning. A smile can be diagrammed, being placed on the face of the sub- ject and spread from ear to ear. If not properly diagrammed or placed correctly in a sentence, smiles breed jealousy. A slight modification corrects this error or state of evil-being. An older person might add that a flirtatious smile creates no good. Wicked grammarians, where are their memories? Can they not recall that they studied this type of smile, too, and used it? Really, since grammar is so pleasant, and smiles bring so much happiness, study with us, and, packing your troubles in your kit-bag, Smile, smile, smile I 3' c HELEN DERY, '29, 15

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Tzzrjolei Tatches Teing Homesick T'S THE queerest feeling, not to be homesick this year. I can't quite make it out. Last year one had only to look at me to bring forth tears, many, many tears! And on those occasions, which were frequent, I would always find myself encountered by a dozen or more conforting people telling me not to cry, little girl. There's no reason for being homesickf, No, of course there isnft, but at the time one might just as well have told me not to die. Such advice sounded just about as logical to me! It was on those occasions that I felt very much in sympathy with murderers. I knew exactly how they felt before killing a victim. I wanted so much to kill all these people who tried to comfort me, when I didnit want to be comforted. This year things are different. There has been a great change. I feel that the school is mine. And why not? The teachers are not terrifying, as they were last year, I have my same nice room with the seven windows, and try as I may I havenit been able to squeeze out a single tear,-in fact-I ind it ever so hard to suppress loud giggles in the most unappropriate places. The only thing that worried me at the beginning of the year was the attitude of some of those new girls. I certainly did wish theyid get over being homesick. There really wasnit any reason for it, you know. J OANNE PENDLETON. I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls With high arched ceilings, Wide stairs descending And a thousand crystal tapers burning, Knights and ladies, music, dancing, Rustling silks, and gay plumed fans, Flattery and tinkling laughter, ruby wine. Outside in the cool dark garden I sat. Trim hedges sheltered drowsy birds, And the pale marble moon Shed a pale marble light Which cast fantastic shadows On the pale marble fountain And turned its little spray Into miniature waterfalls. Trees stood out like giant shadows, And the perfume of the rose garden Suffocated me with its sweetness. I was submerged as in a silver sleep of moon-mist, My identity hidden in the plashing fountain, I was a statue in pale marble. V I MARY LOUISE CHAMBERLAIN. 14, Q l l 4 l l

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Turple Tazfches Gurrenzf Events BETTY DAVIS January 4 Here we are'l Back agam 1n a more or less damaged state but happy Wlth the usual haul of g1ftS and wlth a thousand thrllhng tales to bore our roommates January 5 How could I have forgotten so much 1n three short weeks why I couldn t es en g1V6 the date of the Magna Carta th1s mormng and rnulyear 9 1n only four weeks ' J anuary 14 MISS MacPherson played for us late th1s afternoon 1n the studlo We enjoy ed the concert so much Her puprls served a buffet supper afterwards January 21 ThlS evemng the Semors repeated thelr December budge and strengthened thelr reputatlon for bemg, the most successful of card party sponsors January QQ MISS Botsford took a bus load of us xnto Phxladelphla tonrght to see the eXc1t1ng movle spectacle Old Ironsldes Afterwards we rumbled back to school rn our own Old Ironsldes January 28 On whlch a Folk Song and Dance Evemng was presented by the danclng classes and the Glee Club Phe performance was a huge success wlth not a stumble or a d1scord' January 29 Agam some of us braved the Jolnt wh1ms1cal1t1es of the bus and a fog and went to the Opera to hear Trtta Ruffo and Mur1ella C1anc1 1n Othello We were well repald for our courage for we loved lt and dlscovered a new route 1nto town 1n the bargam February 2 Can t We pass over these three days wlth only one word? Jllulyearsf ff 16 f , J u . . s .. ' c V . H I ,, ,l. . . . L sc - , pi- , 7 . I . . c ' I ' as Q . . . , . . . 1 I ' . . . . . I n . . . Y - . . I s u u 4 0 A. ' ' ' cc - as , . ' cc - as - cc 7 - as . I , l . . . . . . . cc as - ' . . , . . . ...