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

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Wise Acres •♦4S Class Will As there are so many Juniors and so few Seniors, we have decided that each Senior has at least three good points; and as we would not like to appear selfish one can’t help thinking that if we give one-third to each Junior the world in general will be better. “Sunny” Borst wishes to will Rosalind her social ability and hopes she may enjoy her class meetings as “Sunny” did during her two years. “Pat” Brautigam leaves her “It” to Lucille Porter. “Ducky” Dornbirer bequeaths her reserved nature to “Robin.” “Dougy” gives Mike Bryant her courage so she will not be frightened by De Wolfe. Anna Nagy leaves to Clara Reed her ability to reduce. “Smitty” gives her taste in color to Miss Meyers. Drayton Taylor wills to Adele Walker her love for the school. “Teddy” Wenz leaves Mary McBride her far away look. “Sunny” wills the living room to Virginia Wilson so that she will not be forced to entertain her friends with the cows. “Smitty” bequeaths her success as a bicyclist to “Jerry.” Sue leaves her laundry and radiators to Gisela. “Pat” gives her enthusiasm for church to Joan Hogg. “Sunny” wills her sunny disposition to “Penny.” “Ducky” bequeaths all things profane to “Polly.” Sue gives her surplus relatives to Jack Hornor in case of necessity. “Teddy” wills her English sense of humor to “Rosebud.” “Pat” leave her excess baggage to Betty Ridgway. Sue, our council and guide, leaves all the gray matter she can spare, that she may find peace and rest in the future. The entire class solemnly bequeathes all the little Juniors to the wise and benevolent Faculty to educate and dispose of later on as they see fit, and also to atone for their (the Faculty’s) great sorrow in having to bid us “Farewell.” - 8( 22 )§►—

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School of Horticulture - ■ — ■ — 8f ♦ • class to an orchard where we learned all about sorting and packing apples. We also took a trip to the Woodward and Henry estates for Floriculture. Then, Oh! thrills! The Juniors gave us a marvelous Hallowe’en Party. In the middle of November Mr. Test took the fruit class to Dock Street and Delaware Avenue, where we observed fruit storage, auction, etc. Later he took us to Baugh’s Fertilizer Plant, a trip promised us last year in connection with our Soils class. We went to a lecture on gardens at the Penn Athletic Club. We gave Miss Barber a Bridge Party, before her trip abroad, with quite a smait skit afterwards of Miss Barber on board ship. The faculty gave us an unsurpassed entertainment on “Christopher Robin.” Around December 12th we had a Christmas Banquet, when our high Seniors were very dark all of a sudden. Before leaving for our Christmas vacation, we spent one evening caroling about the neighbor hood. Upon our return we learned to our sorrow that Betty Lansing would not return to school. One day the Floriculture class drove over to Mrs. Dixon’s to see the orchid houses. On the 27th of January we went to DuPont’s at Wilmington, and spent most of the day in their beautiful and exceedingly interesting greenhouses. On February 3rd Mrs. Bush-Brown gave us a lecture on the work of some of our note-worthy graduates. The following evening our class gave a Program Dance—the first dance since we came to school. However, it was a great success. February 10th we took a trip to Florax, the rose greenhouses at North Wales, and later on we went to Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park. The Landscape class submitted plans for a garden to the New York Botanical Gardens and Eleanor Robbins got honorable mention. After Mid-year exams and spring vacation, we w.ent to the New York and also to the Philadelphia Flower Shows. In March we had two Birthday Parties—one for “Sunny” and another one for “Jack” and “Rosebud.” On the 13th of April most of our class went to New York to Betty Lansing’s wedding. The first Reading Club meeting was held shortly afterwards, during which some very interesting stories and poems were read and discussed. We had an auction on May 8th for the benefit of our Senior Final Dance to be given on June 2nd, after “Wise Acres” goes to press. At that time we are going to hire an orchestra. It seems to me we have accomplished a great deal. We have seen many places, heard much that was both interesting and instructive. And Oh! Yes! I almost forgot to mention that we’ve worked quite hard. Somehow, we are rather proud of our class, for, with no thought of being boastful, but only truthful, we do believe we have done more in the way of social activities than any other class we have known during our two years at this school. Hollis Brautigam, Historian 4 21 ►-

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School of Horticulture • ( Class Song Oh! we’re the class of ’28, But we’re not so sedate. Although we’re learning how to farm, We don’t dance in the barn. We’re leaving here this very year To learn to earn our way. And we hope some day to make good pay, So you can hear us say: We have some girls out here, Who love to work and play all year. We sure have lots of fun, And we’re sorry when it’s done. More girls should learn this trade, And then they’ll not be in the shade. For it’s the “rep” that we get, ’Cause we’ve got lots of pep, This class of ’28. —“Sunny” and Han sell Borst. -4 23