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

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School of Horticulture The Class Will THE Seniors being about to depart this life and enter another, possibly more fruitful but scarcely more pleasurable, have surveyed their possessions and decided to give away altruistically those which they esteem to be of most value to the be' nighted instructors and Juniors remaining to carry on the work of the school now that the mainstay and support, as it were, of that institution is to be so fatefully and inevitably removed. To proceed—it was set down as follows: Miss Florence Bertermann to Miss Elizabeth Lansing did give and bequeath, since it was evident that the latter young lady would never choose any line of horticultural endeavor as her life work, her potentialities in the circus business. Miss Jessie Craven to Miss Susan Arrington gives her wonderful control when working with animals and machinery (dictionary of obscure swear words furnished with this). Miss Anne Jelinek gives and bestows upon Miss Hollis Brautigam what gray matter she has beyond that required to pass her various examinations and emerge from the school. Miss Anne Wertsner gives to Miss Henderson her appreciation of a rquare meal with the hope that she may some time be able to indulge it. Miss Peretti gives to Miss Pollock her capacity for animated conversation. Miss Chadwick gives to Miss Elsa Borst her butterfly characteristics. Miss Hawkins, having decided not to enter the sphere of the seers herself, doth give to Miss Smith her faculty for causing mysterious appearances and disappearances urging her to take advantage of the gift on Sunday mornings. Miss Nancy Webster leaves to Mr. Kaiser her bent toward biological inquiry. Miss Mowry leaves to anyone who can bear the weight of it, her passion for Mr. Test. Miss Brill gives to Miss Wenz her capacity for foundatioivshaking laughter. Miss Hubbard gives to Miss Woolston her pleasure in watching the snails whiz by. The whole class doth give and bestow upon Miss Anna Nagy three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) with which to buy a monogrammed fountain pen. Then the entire class passed resolutions leaving to the faculty sympathy tor hav' ing parted with the most noble, upright, and progressive class they will ever see at Ambler and to the Juniors a fine, outstanding example of what they may aspire to with their so far worthless lives. Selah. Seventeen

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School of Horticulture oA iMessage from the President of the 4Board of ‘Directors Miss Jane B. Haines THERE is much need of expansion at Ambler. Like all other healthy youth the School has grown, and now additional equipment is needed. Fortunately there is plenty of land, so gardens, fruit orchards and planta-tions can spread at will, but more greenhouse space, more dormitory space, and larger housekeeping accommodations are sorely needed. The dwellings are already crowded and, as we know, near-by rooms are few and far between. The three small greenhouses are inadequate for the use of a continually in' creasing student body. The barns need repairs and must soon be rebuilt on modern lines. The Board of Directors has long had these needs very much on its mind and as a beginning towards their fulfilment is making active plans. A survey of the situation has recently been made by Olmstead Brothers, the well-known Landscape Architects, and a tentative plan for extensions has been advanced. As this plan involves a great many things and a great deal of work it may be a long time before it is all carried out. In any case changes will be made gradually. The ways and means of adding greatly to any educational plant have to be carefully considered. This is especially true in our case as the School is still young and not yet very well known. The Endowment of the School is but a small one and as is usual with such funds it is restricted to use of income only. Special gifts for all buildings and extensions are required, therefore, and will have to be in hand before work can begin. The School, however, is fortunate in its friends. A group of interested people has gathered around Mrs. J. Hampton Barnes, and is already inaugurating an effort to help us to secure the needed funds. When the details of this effort are worked out, probably further announcements will be made. As a preliminary measure a movement to make the School better known has begun and in this we can all help. We can talk about the School, we can write about it, we can encourage its students and its graduates. We can invite our friends to come and visit it and can urge them to bring their friends. It is quite certain that as knowledge of the work and the needs of the School become better known and reach a larger public, friends who are unknown to us today will come forward and help us to fulfil our ambitions. Nineteen