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

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in the March issue, please blame the weather man. He ordered a snowstorm at just the wrong time, and it caused such trouble here that proofreading had to be done by candle-light, and only five candles at that. Our spring schedule has brought in not only special students to make life more interesting, but the new studies promise to be most enjoyable. Landscape gardening began immediately after the holidays, with Miss Clark as our new and very efficient teacher. Friday, the 11th, was a perfect day for the first Woody trip of the season, and the Morris estate was as beautiful as ever. Pinus cembra and Pinus excelsa appeared to be new acquaintances even to the seniors, but they were able to introduce the Woodiers to Cedrus atlantica and Vibernum rhytidiphyllum with much grace. If they didn't hold out such promises of the beauties of the Andorra Nurseries, which are to be visited next week, we could wish to go to the Morris estate every Friday, instead of only once in a while. EXCHANGES We gratefully acknowledge the following exchanges, and will try to find time to express our appreciation of individual papers in subsequent issues: THE TORCH, West Philadelphia High School for Girls. SIMMONS COLLEGE REVIEW, Boston, Massachusetts. SPICE, Norristown High School. THE RADIATOR, New Haven High School, New Haven, Connecticut. THE MILESTONE, The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. SCHOOL LIFE, Melrose High School, Melrose, Massachusetts. THE CALDRON, Friends' Select School, Philadelphia. THE SHIELD, Haddonfield High School, Haddonfield, New Jersey. GARNET AND WHITE, West Chester High School, West Chester, Pennsylvania. ONAS, William Penn High School, Philadelphia. THE SARGENT QUARTERLY, The Sargent School of Physical Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 20

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GLEANINGS March seems to have been the month of Shows for the students of the School. The Senior class went to Burke's early in the month, to see the many varieties of orchids. One plant is especially interesting for its money and intrinsic values, although as no bloom was on it at the time, its aesthetic merits could not be judged. It is the result of a cross made in England in 1880, from which cross only two seeds germinated. As the other seedling has died, this plant is the only one of its kind in the world. Its name is Phalaenopsis Harrietae, and the plant is valued at $10,000. On March 6th, most of the students of the School had the pleasure of going to Doylestown to see Burpee’s Sweet Peas before the first of the exhibition blooms were cut for the Trenton Show, which was to be followed by the New York and Cleveland Shows. After a tempestuous trip through seas of awe-inspiring mud, we were thrilled by the beauties of those blossoms, with their unbelievably long stems topped by such exquisite butterfly flowers, in all the brilliant and delicate shades. Mr. Kerr himself showed us around, and answered our innumerable questions with admirable patience. That same afternoon, on the way home, we stopped at the Farm School, visiting their greenhouses, full of all kinds of flowers cared for by the students. The one who showed us proudly around is specializing in floriculture. We also saw the dairy buildings and animals. On March 7th, the Juniors, who had kept their designs and intentions dark to such an extent that the guests feared an early “April Fool” performance at their expense, entertained the Faculty and Seniors at tea, with chocolate cake and all. The Seniors have since retaliated, with the addition of sandwiches, cocoa with whipped cream, and more chocolate cake. Miss Lee came out to see us for the day on March 8th. Tom has been to the Twining’s for several week-ends since our last issue, supposedly to see how the kittens are progressing. We have had our force of farm assistants augmented within the last months by two Cornell boys, who help the farm and fruit departments, besides being occasionally impressed for ice cream cranking. Our new chauffeur bids fair to be a vast improvement on our last one. A sad loss occurred during our spring holidays. The eggs which the Junior poultryists had been turning with such care every day, “up and died on us.” The Juniors have been struggling to suppress their emotions on the subject ever since their return. If any errors slipped by the eagle eye of the proof-readers 19

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THE COMPOST PILE Our little Pedigo argues that “pollinator” is a preferrable term to “pollinizer,” for, as she says, ‘‘you call it an alligator, not an alligizer.” Pedi surely ought to know! Tom, at the New York Flower Show, to a Nice Nursery Man—“What chances do you think women have in the nursery these days?” N. N. M.—“Just as good as ever.” Trippey, after “lights out”—endeavoring to recall to her room-mate's mind the w.k. poem called “The Children's Hour,” begins reciting in moving tones—“Listen, my children, and you shall hear”—! From the London Times' Agony Column: WOUNDED OFFICER who unfortunately took a course of fruit and vegetable growing, desperately needs immediate HELP. £120. Trained on the boom, launched on the slump.” Evidently Horticulture IS the woman’s profession since the War. We are getting much edification and instruction from the “study” of the daily questions in the evening paper, especially from the answers given by the students before having recourse to the dictionary. For instance: “Tumid means ‘swollen or enlarged both physically and mentally! ' If anyone can define “War-droom”, will they please notify Miss H. B. F., in the “Garret”. Miss Issy, “Did someone have the atlas out last evening?” H. B. F., “Yes, we had to look up Circe.” We don’t wonder that someone asked Tom if she had been in an accident and had to have her hair cut off that way. It looks just that bad. Discussing garden plans: Trippey, “For a bedding plant, ten inches is higher than I want. Oh, well, I suppose I could plant the seeds deeper.” It is more than can be hoped that we will be believed, but it is an absolute fact that a well-known Boston insurance company recently handled the policies of a western man, one “Adams Apple.” Corroboration of this statement can be had upon application to the editor. 21