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

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Turple it Tatches February 4: The end of the ordeal and a general exodus. One by one we begin to smile againg at first with trembling lips and finally with- Oh, I suppose I got through somehowf' be .- I February 9: ' Something new this afternoon! The expression class gaye as a matinee, an eighteenth century program. The entire cast with its charming coquetry and its delicate nonchalance took us back to the days of powdered wigs and real romance. The afternoon was a succession of lovely pictures and we adored it. February 14: ' Oh, I'm so thrilled. I never dreamed I'd get candy from Dick- I was so mean to him all vacationn and Has the evening mail come yet?-it has-Oh, the brute, I'll never speak to him again as lorg as I live! This is all your fault, Saint Valentine, and we hope you're sorry-but we doubt it. February 18: A I The alien boom of masculine voices vibrates through our halls, accompanied by an excited obligato of feminine laughter, swishing of feet on the studio floor and the moaning strains of a good orchestra- The Princeton Glee Club is here for a tea dance. Yes, indeed, as soon as we walked out there I saw you. I remembered you from last year and I said to myself, I said: 'Thereis that little girl who--'i What!!! You say youire a new girl---PP? I adored that little thing you sang first that goes 'dum-de-dum dum-do-do,-Oh, you know--i' Well, our calling lists have to be O. Kfd by our families but-- perhaps- February 26: Tonight we went in to see the Princeton Triangle Club show, Sam- arkand. My dear, look at that chorus girl-the third from the end-isn't he adorable? 17

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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 - ' . . , . . . ...

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Turple Tatches We Womznate for the Hall of Fame Rebecca Tarwater because she IS Harcum Sp1r1t persomfied She IS never too busy to lend a help1ng hand when her art1st1c personahty IS needed and her name IS present on nearly every mus1cal program Becky 1S W1thout a doubt one of the most talented gurls ln school Mary Jane Tulton because her sympathet1c and gentle manner Wlns our admlratlon and fr1endsh1p because of her fine athlet1c ab1l1ty fmnl because she 1S a real all round glrl Catherlne Hartman because of her perpetual smlle Cotty just rad1ates sunsh1ne and happmess Combmed w1th th1S blessmg IS her hlgh standard of CECICIICV 1n all her Work A good student an able leader and a true fr1end What more could We ask of her? V1rg1n1a Roundey because she g1V6S promlse of becommg famous some day G1nny was born for the stage She smgs she dances she acts We may add that she also knows how to handle a basket ball sk1llfully I , . . . . . . . . . , . 4 . 9 9 , ' cc as - C 'l ' n , - ' sc aa , . ' U ' 1 s ' cc ' as ' '