Highland Hall School - Candle Yearbook (Hollidaysburg, PA)

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Tl-IE CANDLE Why I waited till the last to look at the front pages, I do not know unless it was a case of saving the best till last. Anyway, I was to receive a series of surprises when I turned to these headlines :- Marjorie Cook, first woman President of the United States, elected by a sweeping majority . Anne Greenawalt won the Blair County Pie-Eating Contest without diffi- culty consuming tifty pies in one houru. Pikeville College today celebrated the tenth anniversary of its experience under a woman President. Dr. Mary Jane Lee has done wonders for the school and is very popular with the student body . A perfect reproduction of the rubber plant has just been discovered by Helen Hughes, chemist on the staPf of Columbia University . Rebecca Patterson, head of the Girl Scouts of America, made a very im- pressive speech yesterday at the National Convention meeting in Chicago . Polly Young, accused of robbing a warehouse containing California lemons, has been acquitted on the grounds of temporary insanity caused by her craving for that fruit . And so I put aside the paper and think over the surprising items I have just read. It seems certain that my old class-mates are making their mark in the world. Senior, be just and good and fair. Take life seriously, yet see humor in it. Hold your head high and take care I1 ' 'N ' 1 lo be yourself-a benior every mlnute. Be wise. Don't lose your humility Be brave, and keep your courage bright. Don't be afraid to face reality. Be gay. In small things find delight. A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath. You say it's good-my criticism My writing you deplore. You like my humble witticism My style you like still more. You think my writing very bad My technique is still worse. Verbs and commas drive me mad. I'll try. Excuse this verse! Betty Barth. 21

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THE CANDLE ' Class Prophecy NE day in june 1950, as l was reading a daily paper I found the following items in Heather Plaid Horse's Keyhole Column: VVe would advise the Oh-No-No-Nite Club to advertise for a new hostess in view of the fact that a prosperous young doctor has been seen in constant company with Mary Frances lVright, who is hostess at the moment. It is rumoured that the next spectacular flight of Miss Marion Stone will not be a solo one. In case Mrs. Mercedes Gallaher Blank is interested, her millionaire husband has been seen in the company of a certain very alluring blonde quite frequently. Perhaps you had better cut short your visit to the Lido, Mrs. Blank. In the social columns I found only one item which interested me :- Society was royally entertained yesterday at a fox-hunt on the estate of Miss Elizabeth Higgins, the world-renowed philosopher. The well-known author, critic and pub- lisher, Miss Maudie VVarfel from London was introduced at dinner afterwards. Turning to the reviews of current literature, plays and movies, I found the names of many old classmates. Among the notices I read :- The credit of best seller goes once again to a book of poems from the pen of Miss Betty Barth , and also to a volume entitled: Subtle Humor Applied to Advantage , the author of which is our beloved humorist, Mildred Gelstharp. The critic of current hits pays tribute to a great comedian who has a large share in making the Follies the success it is-and we find we are reading about our own Dorothy B. McCormick in her famous Ben Blue act. VVe advise you all to see the Follies of 1950 if only to enjoy the songs of the hour as sung by that popular young lady of song, Doris Dougherty. I must confess that I did not expect to meet any familiar names among the advertisements but I was wrong. Several of my former classmates do work for an honest living, as these advertisements show :- The greatest dog-show on earth-Edwards' Dog Circus--The most famous trained dogs in the world, under the personal supervision of their owner, Ruth Edwards . Martha XVetmore, expert on finger-nails, advises Cutexf' Bridge for young wits taught in easy stages by Harriet Leschey, interna- tionally-knowri authority . For artistic curling of bangs, come to Moyer's Beauty Shop . CSO Margaret is manager and owner too, I seej. Correct your English with the help of Proper Speech and Expression by Peggy Fluke. 20

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Tl-IE CANDLE Class Will E, the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-five, of Highland Hall Holli- daysburg, in the state of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make and publish this our last VVill and Testament. First, we give and bequeath to the members of the present junior Class our dig- nity of mien, power of leadership, and profundity of wisdom, to be divided equally among them., if possible. Second, we give and bequeath to the following members of the Junior Class these, our material possessions:- The mask in Room 201 we give and bequeath to the President of the Senior Class of 1936. The lion in the cage in Room 220 we give and bequeath to the future occupants of that room. The geranium, which has somehow been lost, we give and bequeath to the one who can lind it. Our forgotten books we leave to be divided among those Juniors who most need them. Third, we give and bequeath to the following persons our personal characteristics in the hope that they may benefit the legatees. Though these gifts may seem but trifling bequests, we hope they will be received and regarded as constant reminders of our generous natures:- Betty Higgins gives and bequeaths her famous eyebrow to Kate Baird. Betty is sorry she cannot spare her dime. Maudie Xllarfel gives and bequeaths those big brown eyes to Dorothy Dann. Ruth Edwards gives and bequeaths her ability in basketball to Laura Morningstar. Mildred Gelstharp gives and bequeaths her subtle humor to Eleanor Edwards. Rebecca Patterson gives and bequeaths her innocence to Kate Baird. Marion Stone gives and bequeaths her figure to Betty .lane Hildorf. Polly Young gives and bequeaths her crutches to Ruthane Capers. Mary jane Lee gives and bequeaths her room in the inhrmary to Marian Edwards. Mercedes Gallaher gives and bequeaths her mastered accent to Susan Swartz. Doris Dougherty gives and bequeaths her treasured voice to Dorothy Dann. Harriet Leschey gives and bequeaths her size to Laura Morningstar. Marjorie Cook gives and bequeaths her quietness to Betty Jane Hildorf. Helen Hughes gives and bequeaths her skill as a back-seat driver to Eleanor Edwards. 22