Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women - Wise Acres Yearbook (Ambler, PA)

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sf? S$? 9 , CONTENTS Editorial ........................ School Song....................... The Use of Lime on the Land....... Hot Beds.......................... An Ohio City A-Gardening.......... Conservation of Coal in Greenhouses By the Terrace in My Garden....... Ten Jolly Juniors ................ The Valentine Party............... Meeting the Emergency............. War Courses ...................... A Week............................ Alumnae Notes..................... School Notes...................... Red Cross Notes..................... Jokes............................. 2 3 4 7 9 10

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4 WISE-ACRES 4 Vol. iv March, 1918. No. 16 Published Quarterly by the Students of the School of Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Pa. Entered at the Ambler Post Office as Second-Class Matter STAFF Editor-in-Chicf, Beatrice George Associate Editor, Helen Belda Exchange Editor, Eleanor Gebhart Business Manager, Beatrice L. William Associate Business Manager, Elsie Schedin Advertising Editor, Ruth A. Gerhard Associate Advertising Editor, Marion Meredith Secretary, Ruth A. Gerhard One Dollar a Year Single Copy, Twenty-five Cents EDITORIAL. Spring is at hand and with it comes a feeling of hope and thanksgiving. Ve have stood shoulder to shoulder through the dark months of the severe winter and shall continue to work side by side under Nature’s gentler aspect. This spring brings with it greater problems than ever before. We are all feeling new responsibilities and wish to meet them fairly. For months our motto has been: “Food will win the war; don't waste it.” We must now grow the next year’s supply. We are called upon to double our production of the staple products and to raise the number of individual gardens to five million. At first sight this does not seem easy when we realize the shortage of seed, fertilizer, and labor. These difficulties can and will be overcome, however. To do so we must use our present supply of seeds very economically, saving our own for next year; we must supplement what fertilizers we are able to get with lime and green manures; and we must cultivate our ground to the greatest advantage with the aid of those enthusiastic women and girls who make up the farm labor units. Above all we must be efficient and waste neither time nor energy. To be efficient one must have knowledge. To disseminate knowledge is the mission of every school and of ours in particular, whose influence has increased far beyond its years,and since the war, has grown by leaps and bounds. It cannot stand aloof but is working whole heartedly with many others. Realizing the great need of the country, we long to be out helping in even a small way. At present, however, we must study and make mistakes, for we are as but children learning to stand alone—yet, before long, we shall each have a part to play. What a thrill there is in real service—it enobles and makes joyous every work! 2