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

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1940 volume:

Wise-Acres mo mm fP£MN£y£V WJIdf £0 H00£ ctfO S C( JjCJV i.£ ztMB££cR_ 3 Nineteen-forty 4 Wise-Acres J zcliaatLon TO MISS HEICK It was with the class of 1940 that Miss Heick began her duties as Assistant Director of the School of Horticulture. She has, at all times, been both friend and counselor, and has made our two years here a more worthwhile and enriched experience. Her serenity and composure have carried us through our crises as well as through the more placid moments associated with the two years spent at Ambler. Certainly Miss Heick has been a source of inspiration to all of us, and in years to come, when we think back to our days as students at the School of Horticulture, our memories of the School will not be far separated from our memories of Miss Heick. 5 Nineteen-forty- Jo%£,VJO’ld After a lapse of some years, we have decided to resume the publication of Wise-Acres. Although the school is small, we feel that there is just as important a place for the publishing of a yearbook in our activities as in any other institution of higher learning. Alumnae who remember the early Wise-Acres will notice many changes in this edition, which we hope will meet with their approval. May we present Wise-Acres, 1940. 6 Wise-Acres VilE-czrf-atiE± cStaj-j- Editorial Staff Marjorie Johnson '40 Marion Sharpe '40 Associate Editors Peggy Sanford ’40 Sarah Burbank '41 Mary Bittner '41 Feature Editors Carolyn Jones ’40 Lillian Luben ’41 Rhoda Specht ’41 Assistant Editors Phyllis Woerner ’40 Jeanne Dorsey ’40 Betty Reed ’40 Elaine Condit ’40 Ann Heartt ’41 Billie Rudolf ’41 Dorothy Barry ’41 Jean Butz ’41 Mary Jane DeMuth ’41 Art Staff Photography Staff Marion Sharpe ’40 Barbara Brown ’41 Lillian Luben ’41 Ruth Yates ’41 June Eld ridge ’40 Marjorie Carmichael ’40 Betsy Vansant ’40 Marilyn Mitchell ’41 Peggy Van Buren, ’41 Advertising Manager Marjorie Carmichael ’40 Advertising Staff Roberta Hughes ’40 Ethel Emery ’40 Peggy Geuting ’40 Peggy Sanford ’40 Betty Avery ’40 Sarah Burbank ’41 Gloria Clarke '41 Linn Henry ’41 Faculty Advisors Mrs. James Bush-Brown Miss Anna E. Heick 7 Nineteen-forty- Mrs. James Bush-Brown Miss Anna E. Hkick Miss Margaret K. Watt Dr. Ruth J. Patrick Mr. John A. Miss Katherine Barber Miss Virginia Leader ______________________ Director Assistant Director Mrs. J. Folsom Paul Mr. James Bush-Brown Andrew, Jr. Miss Margaret Thatcher Miss Mary Enck 8 Wise-Acres By Mrs. James Bush-Brown On an April afternoon, in the year 1910, Miss Jane B. Haines presented to a congress of women at Bryn Mawr her plans for the founding of the first School of Horticulture for Women in America, and 1 am going to quote briefly from the address delivered on that spring afternoon thirty years ago. “Believing thoroughly in the principle of horticultural training for women, and that the time for founding such an institution is now come, a number of people have associated themselves together with the purpose of opening, in the near future, a school for this practical training of women in gardening and kindred subjects. The purpose of the school is to offer to educated and earnest minded women, who have a love for country life and an aptitude for country pursuits, practical training in horticulture. The first students in the School will have much of the fun, for to them will be given an insight into the foundation of things—the laying out and planting of the gardens and grounds, and the creating of custom and precedent so dear to all schools and colleges. “One principle above all others we will keep before us and would particularly enforce,—the trained hand with the trained mind, which means mastery and success.” During the months preceding the delivery of this address at Bryn Mawr a survey had been made of the European Colleges of Gardening which have long held such a recognized place in the educational world, and it was decided to establish this new school in America along similar lines. A farm was purchased near what was then the little country town of Ambler, and the first entry in the Log Book which was kept during those early days is dated September 21, 1910, “Work was begun on the alterations and repairs of the house.” The work on the old farm house continued throughout the winter months and on February 10th, 1911, the School of Horticulture for Women officially opened its doors with Miss Mary Collins as principal, Miss Varley as instructor, and four students. Some of the entries in the Log Book during the first year of the School’s existence are both interesting and amusing. Early in March, several weeks after the opening of the School, a demonstration of pruning and spraying was given, to which the public was invited. The weather was very unfavorable, one of those bitterly cold and windy March days which 9 Nineteen-forty we know so well, and the Log Book reveals the fact that “for the outdoor lecture the men stayed by the stove, the ladies only having the courage to face the wind.’' On March 24th the first small greenhouse was completed and the students began their practical work in earnest. Paths were made, benches were scrubbed and the propagating beds were prepared, not without difficulty, however, for the Log Book notes that “Sam Smith, the garden boy, arrived on March 26th, and with the approbation of the entire School was at once put to convert frozen sods into compost.’ Upon another occasion butter making was attempted, apparently with somewhat dubious results, for the Log Book states that the butter refused to come until the entire school had churned in a body, and it goes on to add that the butter was very soft and very pale, but that the quality of the buttermilk was excellent. In the autumn of 1914 two new greenhouses were built and the following spring the building which is now known as the Academic Building was completed. For many years it served both as a class room building and as a dormitory, providing accomodations for twelve students. The School’s first Commencement was celebrated in the summer of 1915, diplomas being awarded to three graduates of the full two year course. During the autumn of this year Miss Elizabeth Leighton Lee became the Director of the School, and the progress made during the next ten years was due in large measure to the fine spirit and vision which she brought to her work. When America entered the World War the School of Horticulture became a place of tremendous activity. Special courses were given for the training of Land Army Leaders, extension courses were offered, a canning kitchen was established to aid in the conservation of the nation’s food supplies, and very real service was rendered. In the summer of 1928 ground was broken for the building of the new dormitory which was ready for occupancy early the following spring. The development of the gardens and grounds surrounding the dormitory has been a matter of great interest to all those connected with the School. The work has been done very gradually, over a period of several years, and the plans have not, as yet, been carried fully to completion. In the thirty years which have passed since the founding of the School of Horticulture students have come from every section of the country to take the training which it offers. Thirty-eight states and five foreign countries have been represented in our student body within the past two decades. It is an accepted fact that the real worth of any educational institution which offers training in a specialized field is proven by the work of its graduates. Those of us who were here as students in the early days used to wonder what opportunities there would be for us in this, our chosen field. We used to wonder what we would be doing five years hence, ten years hence,—I don't believe that we ever thought of looking ahead as 10 Wise-Acres far as thirty years. In those days the School had never had any graduates. We had nothing upon which to base our hopes and aspirations except our love for the work. We were going out as pioneers into a new field. And in the years which have passed since then it has been of great interest to note the widely varied opportunities which have opened to women, trained in this field. Today there are more than two hundred graduates who are actively engaged in horticultural work, and many have become recognized as authorities in their respective fields. At the close of this third decade the School of Horticulture stands as a living memorial to the faith of its founders, and it is the privilege of those who are associated with it, today, to cherish the traditions of the past, and to pass on to the students of the future a spirit which is fine and true. The papers say that Kansas corn And Boston beans had rain; The beets are up another inch In fields near Bangor, Maine; In Tallahassee, Florida, The citrus crop grows thick, But in New York, my radishes Look nearer dead than sick. I understand potato bugs Have luscious meals in Quogue, And Pittsburgh carrots push right through, Oblivious to fog. While out near Minneapolis The wheat just grows and grows, But in New York, my radishes Lie lolling in their rows. The walnut groves in Oregon, The Denver sugar beets, The peanuts in the Carolines Are not considered feats; Oh, why am I the only one, The thought in me has grown, Whose Knickerbocker radishes Are better never sown? 11 Lillian Luben ’41 Nineteen-forty- (2ta±± J osni Just beyond our reach a world awaits, A field as yet untrammeled and untouched by us; Still waiting as an unknown place to be explored. As we leave here, our shelter is behind us and our destination far beyond the present scope of cognizance. Can we pierce through the mist to knowledge, and perceive what lies out there? Or must we groping falter for the truth, with hearts untold, unspoken to? God give us strength to conquer new unknowns, to face life's battles and life’s triumphs with a certain heart and soul equipped to face reality and the wondrous things to come. Carolyn Jones 'UO 12 Wise-Acres Barbara Brown ’4 1 Nineteen-forty- Mary Elizabeth Avery Betty” Little Betty loves her lawns Upon each blade of grass she fawns, Feeds them NPK and ground up Lime And watches o'er them all the time. Betty’s perennial good humour and sportsmanship have made her a person we are not likely to forget. She has done splendid work as manager of costumes for our various plays, which in our estimation deserves credit, as credit is due. Vines Lawns Knick-knacks Poetry Wooly dogs Sunny smile Marjorie Tatnall Carmichael Mike” It really is no false-alarm That Mike is going to own a farm; We know it’s going to be a date With able help from her “Penn State. Mike possesses the rare quality of combining a good time with good work. You can always depend on her to see a job through, whether it’s her vegetables major, the yearbook, or plans for fun. Burps Penn State Red nose Vegetables Aunt Mike Red Ink 14 Wise-Acres Anna Elaine Condit “Elaine” She has a gift which can’t be bought; I mean, of course, her happy thought. She’s never tearful, never sad; We’ve yet to hear Elaine get mad. We’ve all kidded Elaine about her “happy thoughts,” but it’s really because we’re envious of her good nature and enthusiastic philosophy of life. Geraniums Smiles Lehigh Ping Pong Colours Dark eyes Jeanne Dorsey “Tommy” Tommy fusses with solutions, Concentrations and dilutions. The reason back of all this toil Is that she won’t grow things in soil. Besides all her school activities Tommy finds time to attend concerts and lectures. Her greatest asset is her grand sense of humour, and her response and appreciation of our jokes. Botany Nail polish Food Laughs Lectures Symphonies 15 Nineteen-forty' June Howland Eldridge “June” June will fuss and June will fume, If dust dares come into her room; And so the dust again won’t fall, She even cleans the whole darn hall. June is the “lady” of the class. Lavender and old lace best seem to describe her personality. Her neatness and graciousness have set an example for us all. Dust-pan Haii- Rosy cheeks Letters Flowers Bows Ethel Victoria Emery “Vick” Vicki runs ’round in a daze, Her mind is covered with a haze; It boils down to simple facts, What Vicki needs, is to relax. Vick is our Canadian lass. Although she may appear to be in a dither, we all know she has a very active and rational mind. Her perceptibility and foresight are a source of envy to all of us. Quinine Confusion Little Albert Olive oil Entertaining Brains 16 Wise-Acres Margaret Geuting •'Mugs Gullible Geuting with her hair of gold. Believes most everything she is told, With wrinkled brow and voice of silk She asks, “Which cow gives Buttermilk?” We kid Mugs about being gullible, but did you ever see a blonde that wasn’t? Without her apt management of the Dramatic Club, we would have been at a loss. And we do admire the cheerful way in which she has carried her unusually heavy schedule. Blondie Jodhpurs Dramatics Telephone calls Football Week-ends Martha Elizabeth Hayes “Betty” When there is something we want to know, To Betty Hayes we ought to go. Most everything she’s able to explain, For she has what is known as a capable brain. Betty’s maternal instincts have endeared her to us all. We can always count on her for a sympathetic word when we’re feeling low. Knitting Cockers Drawing boards Snow suit Cakes Lone Ranger 17 Nineteen-forty- Helen Roberta Hughes “Bobbie” Bobbie runs from race to race To see the horses come and go. It keeps her at a merry pace, And why she does it we all know. Bobbie’s wise-cracks have kept us all in stitches. But underneath it all she has a good practical mind that will carry her far. Gardenias Havre de Grace Cars Hamburgers Snapshots Add-water-and-mix Marjorie Priscilla Johnson “Johnny” Johnny, Johnny, fair and bonnie, How do your Delphiniums grow? With Blight and Crown rot, and Whatnot, You’d best spray with Bordeaux Johnny’s hard work and enthusiasm have inspired us all. Her grand sense of humor, and love of fun at appropriate times, have in no way marred her conscientiousness. Delphiniums New Haven Black dresses Writing Discussion Sweaters 18 Wise-Acres Carolyn Griscom Jones “Pip” Pip says that she will never see A thing as lovely as a tree That isn’t burdened with the claims Of sixty-million Latin names Pip’s keen sense of humour, combined with her outstanding personality, has made her one of the most well-liked girls of our class. Her fine collection of music and her clever poems have been a source of pleasure for us all. Douglas the Mugless Byron Magambi Penny Daisy Belle Wagner Margaret Houston Meigs “Peggy” Our Peggy seems to be naive, Yet she’s got laughs right up her sleeve, As she grows seeds in soil or sod, She claims to us, she feels like God. We know that Peggy’s farm will reap the benefits of her two years here. Aside from her work, Pej has managed to keep us all in stitches with her subtle wit, which, although it takes us 5 minutes to catch on, is well worth the effort. Fords Questions Outfits Hear-heels Baseball hat Gay ’90 songs 19 Nineteen-forty- Elizabeth Jane Reed “e. jr If you see horses anywhere You’ll know that E. J. will be there. For she loves horses and does she show it— Deaf is the person who doesn’t know it! Besides her avid interest in horses E. J. has been doing splendid experiments with African Violets. Her enthusiasm and ambition have often left us panting at the Vi-mile post. Horses Hair Smokey Joe Saintpaulias Vitality Blue-berries Peggy Patricia Sanford Sandy” This :s the girl who's full of fun, When we’re dead from laughing, she’s just begun. We wonder how jokes could be so handy, That is, we wondered ’til we met Sandy. Sandy with her cute little ways has always longed to be a glamour girl, but we do hope she will never change. When next we see her, we hope to have our own jokes counteracted and bettered by Sandy’s again. Cokes Wise-cracks Rock gardens High socks Blue-jeans Knitting 20 Wise-Acres Marion Cameron Sharpe “Sharpie” Sharpie with her great guffaw Affords the biggest laugh of all. She can laugh at us when we start to clown, But who stuck the ladder in upside-down. Sharpie came to us from Hood College—their loss was our gain. For we’ve found her with her infectious laugh and sense of humour a great asset to the class. Letters Laughs Drawing boards Books Fingernails Week-ends Doris Elizabeth Vansant “Betsy” Betsy with her hems and hawings Goes right to town on Landscape drawings; She has a million on her shelf, In fact, she’s quite a sketch herself. We know we’ve kidded Betsy a lot about being one of the honoured pencil-pushers, but at the same time we’ve admired and envied her inexhaustible vitality and ability, not only as President of Student Council, but in her work as well. Rat's nest Sneakers Landscape Symphonies Meetings Winter twigs 21 Nineteen-forty— Isabel Wisner “Isabel” Shy little Isabel goes her way, And calmly accepts each coming day With never a flurry, never a frown, Nothing can ever get her down. Isabel’s friendly disposition and broad-minded outlook have enabled her to assume the responsibilities as President of our class. Her knowledge and love of animals we know will carry her far on her farming venture. Millie Tranquility Arrangements Indoor garden Walks Moccasins Phyllis Mary Woerner “Bruddie” Bruddie with her catching wit And clever jokes, is quite a hit; She’s ever cheerful all the while I wonder where she got that smile. Bruddie has the rare combination of a keen mind for both work and pleasure. Her stimulating personality has kept her. as well as our, spirits up. Ribbons Naivete Sneezes Babe Rugcutting Gayety 22 Wise-Acres Edith Kimberly Wriggins “Edith” Edith is our taxi man— She takes us everywhere she can, Which covers quite a lot of space, ’Cause Edith’s found most every place. Edith is our globe trotter, and has kept us well-informed on what goes on in the outside world. Her address book contains names of people from every state and nation, and wherever she goes she’ll always find a cheerful welcome. Hands French Scotland Fords Dented fenders Skis Mary DuBois McCarty “Mickey” We really should have known much sooner That Mickey could be such a pruner; She saws at a branch with vim and vigour, Twould be a toothpick—if it were bigger. Mickey’s only been with us for one year, but from the beginning we’ve felt that she is an old member of our class. We are glad that she chose this year to resume her course. Skippy Woodies Brahms Information Please Ha! Stretches 23 Nineteen-forty' £Z.x-nzzmlj£ri±-- (2[a5, Lee Barron “Lee” Lee has left us for greener pastures—a goat farm, and a husband. While she was here, she left an indelible impression of gayety and wit. Mary Louise Beardsley “Shrimp” Between parties and skating, Shrimp managed to spend enough time here to make a great many friends, who were all very disappointed that she didn’t come back this year. H. Suzanne Hensel “Sue” Though Sue was with us for only one year, none of us can forget her energetic good humour and love of fun. Needless to say. we’ve all missed her, and hope we’ll see her sometime in the near future. Barbara MacCormick “Bobbie” Bobbie was quiet, but not so quiet that we haven’t noticed and regretted her absence this year. We have missed her calmness and reserve. 24 Wise-Acres HL SJ'tovjE’i Enter the class of ’40 ... a bit jittery at the “get-acquainted party” ... not even knowing which end was up. . . . Jane Meigs falling in the brook for the good of the Scavenger Hunt “breaks the ice.” . . . Bryn Mawr Horse Show with hot dogs and ice cream. . . . November 23rd and Thanksgiving holiday finally arrives. . . . Our first S of II dance, Mr. X puts the cob webs in many a gal’s brain. . . . Peanut Week. . . . The big Christmas dinner with the Dramatic Club play and seniors carolling under our windows. . . . Class officers elected: Vicki Emery, President; Isabel Wisner, Secretary-Treasurer; Mugs Geuting, Student Council representative. . . . January, ’3S—Back to the bees, the birds, and the flowers—only the poor things must be all dormant. Only the ice and snow to greet us! Winter or summer, horticulture is still horticulture, as we found in our classes so quickly resumed. Coca-Cola season begins. (Mid-year exams to some.) Up all night studying—then try to stay awake during the two-hour exam. Some one ought to invent a different system! Oh well, at least one couldn’t flunk all her examinations. Alumnae auction. A revelation to see the grads in action! Miss Taft won the prize (?) of the evening, a live chicken. Spring must be really coming, or why the Philadelphia Flower Show? It was like a picnic. S of H girls under all the Cornus Florida, or esconced in the center of a Spring Bulb display eating Miss Barber’s sandwiches. Tempus fugit—trite but how true! Time for spring vacation. It takes exactly ten days for some horticultural students to comb the hay seeds from out of their hair, and put their lip stick on straight. May—an eventful month—with memories we will cherish for a long time. The Hampton Quartette sang for us at Quarry Farm. The Bush-Brown’s picturesque studio-barn made a perfect setting for the beautiful negro spirituals. Gala Garden Day meant the Riding Club’s major production of the year, the circus! No rain—no temperamental horses! Miss Taft’s surprise: cowboys and performing ponies! May Day—Jane Meigs a lovely queen. Who can ever forget Peggy Sanford’s one and only line in the play—“I’m dying for a little love.” Shades of Shakespeare! Dr. Patrick’s party for the cast (just about the entire student body this year) in the Ambler Drug Store. What would May Day be without Dr. Patrick? Her yearly efforts to make this an outstanding event are more than appreciated. 25 Nineteen-forty- One thing after another. Picnics and then more picnics until hot clogs stick in your throat. Just the same they are lots of fun! Dramatic Club picnic with a swim or two thrown in. . . . Marjorie McKaig’s super-dooper picnic with swimming, canoeing, archery and heavenly food. Elections for the year resulted in Betsy Vansant being president of the Student Council; Isabel Wisner, president of the class; Marjorie Johnson, secretary-treasurer; Peggy Sanford, Student Body Representative. Senior class banquet given by the juniors—very smooth affair. Even a dance—beautiful gardens, moonlight, soft music and a few men about. What could be more perfect? Commencement. At the last minute came rain, so the exercises were held inside. Good-bye to our big sisters—no more books—UNTIL . . . Back at school again—Seniors! . . . Our first impression of the incoming Juniors—they are going to overpower us in size and number—not seeming half as timid as we were at our first party. Again to the Bryn Mawr show—nifty horses, swell jumping and showing. Our next quest: Collecting the usual array of bugs, soy beans, plus anything from caterpillars to teddy bears . . . our first dance this semester given by the Dramatic Club, preceded by a grand play—oodles of cut-ting-in, fun, and sore feet from unaccustomed high heels. The juniors’ hay-ride for us—the Pennocks team and ours—we’re all stuffed into place to the tune of Mr. Bush-Brown’s bass voice. Down to fire place for hot dogs and cider. . . . (Thanks, juniors, for a perfect evening.) Now for the Germantown Book Fair—the oldest and newest editions. Raymond Massey's “Abe Lincoln in Illinois”—enjoyed tremendously. The banquet and annual Christmas program—the impressive (if we do say so ourselves) ceremony down stairs singing “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” tripping through poinsettias and wreaths. ... Following the banquet came “Mistletoe and Hollyberry,” repeated by request. . . . Pretty late now, but out into the snow to go carolling with Miss Watt. . . . Finally storming in on the Pauls’ invitation for hot coffee and a wonderful time. Snow, snow, snow—drifts 8 feet high. . . . Gardens of Ireland lecture. . . . The Ice Carnival, and were we thrilled! Somebody was a Santa Claus giving us those tickets. Dance—bunny faces all over the walls (any resemblance to any persons living or dead purely coincidental). Flower Show time again. “I say, is this a good garden book?” . . . Yes, the one with the Red Cover!” . . . There’s no place like home, so back we go for Easter. Delightful evening with virginal and recorders. The Elizabethians had something! Whee! The circus again—if only it doesn’t rain. 26 Wise-Acres Johnny’s original “Robin Hood.” . . . Her royal highness, Pip, makes a lovely queen. We feel a bit leary about finals—Commencement comes soon. It’s all over. . . . To Dot Barry, Peggy Meigs wills her trusting nature. To Betty Beyer, Sharpie wills her voice. To Mary Bittner, Vic leaves her calmness. To Barbara Brown, Peg Geuting wills her dramatic talent. To Sally Burbank, Mike leaves her vegetables. To Bonnie Butz, June leaves her careless coiffure. To Stinky Clarke, Johnny leaves her business ability. To Laddie Clark, Sandy leaves her volubility. To Mary Jane DeMuth, Vic leaves more of her calmness. To Kate Freeman, Betty Haves leaves her early bed-time hours. To Mac Graham, Bobbie leaves her wise-cracks. To Jeanne Gressel, Edith leaves her interest in French. To Jean Hartman, Mickey leaves her ability to iron shirts. To Ann Heartt, Elaine wills her happy thoughts. To Linn Henry, E. J. leaves her ambition. To Eleanor Lamb, Mike leaves her abused voice. To Lilly Luben, Mickey leaves her ability to sketch. To Dot Lundberg, Betty Hayes leaves her ability. To Lynn Mitchell, Betsy leaves her bubble baths. To Doris Netwick, Sharpie wills her laugh. To Perky, Edith wills her riding ability. To Wicker Rae, Betty Avery leaves her height. To Jeannette Renshaw, Isabel leaves her sedateness. To Billie Rudolf. Pip wills her love of Strauss. To Penelope Smith, June leaves her neatness. To Florence Smoogen, Betty Avery leaves her love of horses. To Rhoda Specht, Tommy leaves her Botany. To Aisy Sullivan, E. J. wills her hair. To Marion Sullivan, Betty Hayes leaves her wit. To Pig Van Buren, Pip leaves her tidy hair. To Nan Wickes, Phyl wills her Jitterbugging. To Ruth Yates, Peggy Geuting leaves her flightiness. 27 Nineteen-forty- Name Favourite Expression Where Found Pastime Avery I’ll do it for you In the stable Typing notes Carmichael Give me 3 good reasons In the vegetable greenhouse Abusing her voice Condit Here, Sir In her room studying Playing nursemaid to Pelargoniums I)orsey Where’s Dr. Patrick ? Botany Greenhouse Listening to operas Eldridge Oh dear Greenhouse Writing letters Emery Has the bell gone? With Bittner Knitting for the English soldiers Geuting ’Scuse me In a daze Acting Hayes We are excused Under a landscape board Playing nursemaid to dogs Hughes I’m not proud Not here, on week-ends Taking cuttings Johnson I dunno Farmer’s Digest room Planting Delphiniums Jones Gotta go work In her dream world Writing poems McCarty What say ? Across the fields Collecting diseases Meigs Oh, really Ambler to Phila. Junior Leaguing Reed Not makin’ any money settin’ here Never can tell Riding horses Sanford I’ll do something, if I do it wrong In the stable Riding Colonel Sharpe Time out Behind a novel Trying to catch the Royal Blue Vansant I’m sorry With McCarty Knitting Wisner Oh! Indoor garden Riding Millie Woerner Yes please? In the rec. room Dancing Wriggins How wonderful Ambler to Phila. and points East Going abroad Faculty You’ll never get a job if you do that On our consciences Surprising us with Blue Books Generals Quick Mr. Andrew, the ladder On a water spout 60 ft. up Kidding the specials Specials Golly I worked hard Underneath drawing boards Working in cold frames and wishing they were hot beds 28 StakLitie± Wise-Acres What If Noted For Needs to Ambition Destiny She weren't a good sport Her tiny waist Have more free hours To have a farm To be a sharecropper There were no Penn State Banging her head on the wall Stop talking in her sleep To grow own vegetables under glass To grow violets There were no colours Her happy thoughts Dye everything black To obtain all species To have one Ger-of Geraniums anium in her kitchen window There were no Dell concerts her lovely hair Eat more To be a Botanist To find the right solution There were no rock gardens Cleaning her room Wear a watch To be a Horticultural journalist To write comic strips The Royal Air Force moved back to Canada “At homes” in the rec. room Relax To be happily married with her own garden To have the garden Cows did give buttermilk Her bird-like appetite Believe l % of what she hears To raise horses To have nightmares She stayed up after 8 o’clock Her delicious cakes Be a teacher Garden consultant To join “Information Please” She didn’t have a car Her wise cracks Wash her own hair To own a florist shoppe To be a traveling wife There were no Yearbook Her business ability Make up her mind To write the Great American Novel “True Confessions” She curled her hair Her steady nerves Pass a Woodies test To be a poet To paper a room with reject, slips She had a complete drafting outfit Leaving the windows open in the Ac building Have more time Not to be a glamour A Zasu Pitts girl She had no car Her trusting nature Think before she speaks To beat Johnny in Journalism To write Great American novel Her Saintpaulias Rushing around did bloom Learn to knit To raise a string of To be strung Morgans along by a Morgan (J. P.) There were no Rock gardens Talking fast Work on Friday To plant Alpine plants in the Alps To get up there and yodel She giggled Her laugh Take a P. G. as a general To be a landscape architect To become involved in a triangle She weren’t a special Roomful of Juniors Learn how to spell To be a landscape architect To have to work She got to class 5 minutes ahead ner lovely disposition Talk more To raise ponies To get by exams with ponies She ever got mad Her sneeze Be less scarey To be a housewife To be a housewife There were no Europe Her lovely hands Come down to earth To be a Horticultural Therapist To be an Entomologist They weren’t so much fun Practical outlook Have more classes To have a model like ours class To have a muddled class They didn’t prune at 10 below Hard work (?) Teach the heifers To be Davy Tree to brush their men own hair Davy Jones’ locker The worm turned Pushing pencils Join the WPA None Dust 29 Nineteen-forty (2ta±± Tune— Man on the Flying Trapeze' I’m stuffed to the gills with Spruces and Pines of compassing circles and drawing straight lines of prickling out seedlings in nice little flats then pricking out more 'til I think I’ll go bats. I’ve studied my ferns and keyed out my flowers and pondered o’er Soils ’til “Dawn Patrol” hours. I’ve pruned and I’ve sheared all the neighboring trees when it’s 50 below and a 10-mile breeze. I’ve set out Tomatoes in neat little lines I’ve tied up the Lima and Cucumber vines Oh yes, and I’ve even run up and down chasing the plow pulled by old Buster Brown. Can’t you just see me pursuing a bug with a gleam in my eye and a cyanide jug I’ve absorbed Chemistry and there for a spell I drank H,0 and ate NaCl. 1 distinctly remember each heifer and cow I’ve groomed and I’ve fed so I can’t forget now I’ve dropped in my chair when the day's work is done But the best part of all is, I’ve had lots of fun. 30 Carolyn Jones '40 rJVNJ(y Nineteen-forty■ Ob !Bud September 18, 1939, doors opened on thirty-two enthusiastic Juniors, a huge class, rather overrunning the spacious grounds of our new country-life home. First social gathering: A party in which we mingled with seniors and faculty, carving animals arid figures from vegetables. (It would seem that a horticulturist has to be a sculptor too!) Happy introduction to the spirit of the School by Seniors’ Scavenger Hunt. In October it was our turn to entertain. A Hayride-Doggie Roast being the occasion. Mr. Bush-Brown, the life of the party, singing ballads for us around a blazing campfire. (Refreshments: Cider and hot dogs.) Typical of our activities: One warm afternoon during the fall, passersby were very much bewildered to find the whole Junior class kneeling in a circle dabbling at the lawn. Investigation would have shown that we were planting two thousand Muscari botryoides bulbs—the gift of last year’s Senior class. Hallowe’en! The tables were turned—faculty served us our supper in a hall decorated with candlelight and spiders’ webs. Ghostly atmosphere enlivened by two mysterious strangers—a witch and scarecrow, who sprang to life, gamboling and dancing before our delighted eyes! Imagine our surprise when they proved to be Mr. and Mrs. Bush-Brown. . . . Costume contest followed when students disguised themselves as insects, chlorophyll, etc. First prize went to a flower arrangement. Dr. Hodge, representing a very sick plant, was restored to health by draughts of Manganese and Potassium, administered by plant specialist, Dr. Patrick. On November eighth. Junior Class elections resulted in officers: Jean Graham, President; Mary Rea, Student Council Representative; and Rhoda Specht. Secretary-Treasurer. December 5—our initiation into the rites of Peanut Week! A week outstanding in sisterly love which certainly should dominate the Christmas season. Excitement and thrills. The banquet and Dramatic Club play climaxed this week of fun. Home for a month! Christmas vacation and exams over. Time to bring forth the punch bowl and long skirts again to trip the light fantastic in a mid-season dance. March: Business and pleasure combined in our visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show. We may only have been Juniors, but that didn’t prevent us from being as critical and as observant as the Seniors. April 11: Penny Carnival, a unique party involving the guests in games of skill, mystery, bargain sales, and FOOD. Mr. Andrew rolled up the highest score. Proceeds went toward the purchase of Schubert’s C Major Symphony. Looking ahead . . . 32 Wise-Acres 47 Dorothy Barry Elizabeth Beyer Mary Bittner Barbara Brown Sarah Burbank Jean But . Gloria Clarke Louise Clark Mary Jane DeMuth Katherine Freeman Jean Graham Jeanne Gressel Jean Hartman Ann Heartt Linn Henry Eleanor Lamb Lillian Luben Dorothy Lundberg Maiiiyn Mitchell Doris Netwick Marion Perkins Mary Rae Jeanette Renshaw Billie Rudolf Penelope Smith Florence Smoogen Iihoda Specht Margaret Van Buren Nancy Wickes Ruth Yates 33 Nineteen-forty- Uk Jzidt June 1, 1955, Ambler, Pa. Letters have been pouring in from all parts of the world where the Class of ’40 graduates have taken up residence, and carrying on vocations in as wide a variety as the genus Campanula. News from the South Sea Islands comes from “PIP” JONES, always one for the unconventional. She’s built herself a shack on a cliff and sends orchids to the mainland by express refrigerated rocket—when the fishing season is over! At another end of the world is BETTY REED, who felt civilization crowding her and her horses out, and had to move to the open steppes of Siberia to canter unobstructedly. The rare sight of a tree, she writes, brings a remembering pang to her heart, and with her next check from home she’s going to buy a swivel saw to get back into practice. PHYLLIS WOERNER’S Bouquet Shoppe sent us a complimentary assortment of nosegays, corsages, and bouttoniers especially designed for, what used to be commonly called, Jitterbugs. Bachelor buttons and forget-me-nots figure prominently in them. JEAN “TOMMY” DORSEY, whom we can still remember as being one of the last to leave the table, has evolved a use for tin cans (having so many around after each meal). She found that some varieties excrete an unusual growth hormone, and is growing all her plants in these tin cans now. MARION SHARPE has been doing some landscaping for the new government project of glass-brick houses. All the borders are designed in sunken tubs and grown in nutrient solutions. Her one trouble, she writes, is that the children living there misuse the tubs for a swimming hole, introducing much foreign matter into the well-balanced solutions. The Super-Majestic, on its overnight maiden flight from Europe, brought PEGGY MEIGS home from her semi-annual trip. She takes groups of American students around the old French and Italian gardens, which are fast becoming passe in the U. S. A very deplorable situation, said Peggy, when modernism blots out all glorious relics of past centuries. MARJORIE JOHNSON, having successfully established many stubborn plants in uncongenial surroundings, is now in Japan trying to establish a few rare beds of dandelions, with some difficulty. The very choicest seed from American lawns is being used in the experiment. At the Essex County Fair it seems that all the livestock walking off with the blue ribbons were owned by BETTY AVERY, of Green Lawns Farms. Betty has exhibited, besides her animals, miniature grass, which grows no higher than 11 - inches, and produces seed only once a year, in the fall. She has promised to send some down for the School to try out soon. VIC EMERY has taken over a school for young Canadian ladies, in which the two main courses are Homemaking and Horticulture. She deplores the fact that women’s interests have swerved into every conceiv- 34 Wise-Acres able masculine job, and thinks it a rare delight these days to see girls so interested in the home and its environs. We hear that last winter EDITH WRIGGINS took a group of tenement children for a week-end to Lake Placid. Between skiing and skating lessons she taught them how to plant Alpine flowers at the base of the ski-jump. Soil erosion control, an ever recurring problem, has been aided materially by PEGGY SANFORD’S contribution from North Carolina. She has devised a system of rock gardening which will prevent soil from washing away. Another twosome, MARY McCARTY and BETSY VANSANT. have a little garden consultant office. Their secretary wrote to say that Madame McCarty was away on a much-needed vacation, somewhere between Salzburg and Milan, following all the Symphony Orchestras around, and wouldn’t be back till opening night of the Metropolitan Opera. Betsy, we understand, is still looking up the answer for a client who asked how to plant potatoes. JUNE ELDRIDGE, always wanting to be connected with a magazine, finally found her opening in writing copy for Healthy-Wealthies, a cereal made from alflafa and corn meal, that puts roses in your cheeks, and practically curls your hair. The winning horse in the Kentuckey Derby this year was PEGGY GEUTING’S Football” from her racing stables at Ardmore. We couldn’t get in touch with Peggy, but in a televised broadcast of the race we could spot her in the grandstand. Confidentially, we understand that Peggy is about to open in a new play. MIKE” CARMICHAEL has just celebrated her 24th anniversary as a June bride. Her backyard garden has won several awards in the local garden club competitions. BUT she still contends that someday she will have her vegetable greenhouse. BOBBIE HUGHES is Mike’s next-door neighbor, but there is a barrier of high hedges between them. Bobbie keeps bees and although the children have become quite immune to the stings by now, the hedge seems to teach the insects their place in relation to society. At the Westminister Dog Show, BETTY HAYES showed her Cocker Spaniels. Betty’s dogs took all prizes except first, which was captured by Genie the 3rd. As Betty said, it was all in the family though. Word comes from ISABEL WISNER FORD that she and Rodney went west a short time after July 13, 1940, and are now raising thoroughbred horses, pure-bred cattle, and cross-bred corn. ELAINE CONDIT is now in California raising acres and acres of Geraniums. She declares that she has perfected the perfect Geranium, and is only waiting to hear results obtained on the growing of her strain from the Floriculture Department of the School of Horticulture, before putting it on the market. Nineteen-forty {ZJo t(i£ Ijouncj jCaciij who took to cj'iowincj j20tte.il ije.'ianiumi in comjilete exai.jie’iation Now you know that all the pretty Posies that you see Were grown by sweat of brow, midst great Adversity. The very spot your heart and eye And mind had all arranged Is full of acid, sour soil, and must Be changed. Or if the earth is well supplied With everything it needs, The insects find an ideal home among The weeds. And having coaxed a portion out, You settle down to muse On how to back, financially, the things You choose. And if the climate coincides With color, height, and breadth, And if they’11 give the slightest bloom before Their death, And if disease, at every turn, Won’t be their very doom, And if they match the vase that's in The living room. . . . You’ve tried it all, and chose your course Without the faintest doubt: If your geraniums don’t please, you throw Them out. Lillian Luben ’41 Wise-Acres 37 Barbara Brown '41 Nineteen-forty- Jdxamaiic dial? Peggy Geuting Mary Bittner Dr. Ruth J. Patrick President Secret ary-Treasurer Advisor Nancy Wickes, Eleanor Lamb, Mary Bittner, Peggy Geuting, Dr. Patrick, Betty Avery, Jean Butz, Carolyn Jones, Betty Beyer. Barbara Brown. Ruth Yates, Penelope Smith, Marion Sharpe, Betsy Vansant, Ethel Emery, Dorothy Barry, Mary Jane DeMuth, Ann Heartt, Katherine Freeman, Elaine Condit, Betty Hayes, Marjorie Johnson 38 Wise-Acres i fyiciincj d£li(j Miss Mary Enck Advisor and Riding Instructor Ruth Yates, Margaret Van Buren, Mary Jane DeMuth, Marion Perkins, Jean Gressel, Betty Hayes, Betty Beyer, Peggy Sanford, Eleanor Lamb, Rhoda Specht, Louise Clarke, Penelope Smith, Marilyn Mitchell, Ethel Emery, Mary Bittner, Gloria Clarke, Carolyn Jones, Jean Butz, Dorothy Barry, Phyllis Woerner, Betsy Vansant, Nancy Wickes, Florence Smoogen, Barbara Brown, Jeanette Renshaw, Ann Heartt, Marjorie Johnson, Jeanne Dorsey, Jean Hartman, Kate Freeman, Mary Rae, Peggy Geuting, Mary McCarty, Lillian Luben, Elaine Condit, Jean Graham, Isabel Wisner, Betty Avery, Billie Rudolf, Sally Burbank, Miss Enck 30 Nineteen-forty- U ’ianiafic (Hub The Dramatic Club, under the guidance of Dr. Patrick and with Peggy Geuting as president, has successfully presented a program of varied entertainment in the field of drama. The first presentation of the year was “The Mad Breakfast,” a comedy given together with a formal dance in November. The play concerned a practical joker who brought a psychiatrist to breakfast in his boarding house after telling the doctor that it was a private home for the insane. Perhaps the most amusing part was that taken by Peggy Geuting, who portrayed a stage-struck secretary. Others in the cast included Barbara Brown. Ethel Emery, Doris Netwick, Dorothy Lundberg, Betty Beyer. Elaine Condit, Betsy Vansant, Louise Clark, and Ann Heartt. The traditional Christmas play was presented after the banquet and candlelight procession. This play was open to all students, the directing being done by Dr. Patrick. “Mistletoe and Hollyberry” was the play given, the leading role being taken by June Eldridge. Lords and ladies as well as peasants danced and sang against a Medieval setting in true Yuletide manner. Members of the cast were Peggy Van Buren, Linn Henry, Barbara Brown, Sarah Burbank, June Eldridge, Jean Butz. Elaine Condit. Peggy Sanford, Lynn Mitchell. Ruth Yates, Dorothy Barry, Louise Clark, Gloria Clarke, Marion Perkins, Betty Hayes, Peggy Geuting, Katherine Freeman, Mary Rea, Lilly Luben, Mary DeMuth, Jean Hartman, Mary McCarty, Jeanne Dorsey and Betty Beyer. Betty Avery was in charge of costumes. The Club’s social activities this year were more extensive. The fall dance was the first ever given by the Dramatic Club. Members also attended a performance of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” and a showing by the Yale Puppeteers. Before the performance by the Yale Puppeteers, the club was entertained at supper by Dr. Patrick. In April, a program of monologues was given by Miss Hess. The Dramatic Club’s final presentation of the year was the May Day fete. The play this year was written by a member of the club, Marjorie Johnson, and was based on the old favorite of legend and ballad, Robin Hood. Barbara Brown had the title role, while other members of the cast were: Friar Tuck, Peggy Geuting; Will Scarlet, Dorothy Barry; The Sheriff of Nottingham, Jean Butz; Little John, Jean Hartman; Sir Richard, Betty Hayes; Maid Marion, Betty Beyer: King of England, Mary Rea. Miss Leader directed the dances, and Nancy Wickes was chairman of the costume committee. Carolyn Jones was May Queen. This Spring Festival concluded another successful year for the Dramatic Club. Betsy Vansant ’ ,() Ann Heartt ’41 40 Wine-Acres Riding, our most enjoyable sport for beginners and experts alike, filled a valuable part of our free time at school. On brisk chilly mornings, many brave girls crept out of warm beds for a jolly canter over the fields, and the week-end’s leisure was especially filled with hours of pleasure on horse-back. The beginners had their first riding experiences on old faithful “Jerry,” which gave them “that mantelpiece feeling,” but with repeated trials and Miss Enck’s soothing assurances they were soon able to take their eyes off their knees to look confidently around at the picturesque trails. “Babe,” the small horse-pony, gave delightful rides to the smaller girls. Oh happy day for the beginners when they may enjoy the privilege of riding beautiful “Skippy” or tall handsome “Colonel!” The more expert riders, known as “A” riders, are seen often in fields and woods frequently accompanied by the top-notch riders on Millie, Jug, and Lucky who know the trails by heart. Necessary activities of grooming and feeding bring memories of meal times announced by neighings and tap dances by “Babe”; of denim clothed horse-lovers vigorously brushing away, knee-deep in fluffy winter-shed hairs; and cries of “where’s the hoof pick?” Can we forget these other happenings; Jerry hitched to the old sleigh, lining up the horses to have their pictures taken, someone limping, and whispers of “how far away the ground seemed”; early morning canters on wet trails; and the goat mascots of the stable offering their assistance as soon as the feed bin is opened. The most recent memories of the Riding Club’s activities will be that of practicing for the circus. The acrobats groaning with the forming of pyramids, the clowns trying so hard to be funny, the hor.se trick lassies doing their rehearsals over jumps, standing way above the broad-backed Buster Brown, and worrying over the horses who should be proud to be able to stand upon a box, the side-show committee scheming to make their part of the circus most inviting, the food committee making important decisions on amounts of ice cream, crackerjacks and pop corn ... all these activities will not soon be forgotten by the club members. Here’s to another joyful and successful riding season. The returning of the students in the fall will bring new and pleasant riding hours for all. 41 Doris Netwick ’41 Nineteen-forty- fpk The Glee Club, under the guidance of Miss Watt and Miss Enck, has completed a year of musical enjoyment. The group was renewed this year after a lapse of a year or so. Meetings were held every two weeks at which time the club sang favorite songs or practiced for special events. At Christmas, the club led the rest of the school in the musical portion of the program, which included traditional carols sung in the candlelight procession through the hall, as well as singing “When Jesus Was A Little Child,” the story of the Christmas legend set to Tschaikowsky’s music. In the spring it was decided that the club would assist the school in the purchase of a new piano. Toward this end, a very successful record party was held May 1. The recordings which members and their guests heard were Brahm’s First Symphony, Borodin’s Prince Igor ballet music, and a few other popular compositions. As the club meets with the Welsh idea of singing for the joy of singing, we can say that this has been a most enjoyable year. Jean Hartman, ’41 This year a new group, the Social Service Club, was organized under the guidance of Mrs. Bush-Brown, with the intention of helping deserving families in this vicinity. At Christmas the project was to aid a family of six, who at one time, had been closely connected with the School. Stockings were filled, clothes donated, and a Christmas basket provided which would last for two weeks. Accomplishments this year are few compared to those the club hopes to bring about in the future, planning to greatly extend its activities next year. Jean Graham ’41 Linn Henry ’41 42 Wise-Acres 43 Barbara Brown ’41 Nineteen-forty■ (2liZL±bna± E±tujitiE± Before the candlelight. . . . Seniors on the landing. . .. Mike’s wreath steals the picture! Christmas banquet. . . . Betsy’s back. . . . The celery was good! . . . Come out Sharpie!.. . Sally and celery. . . . The other table. . . . That celery must have been good! . . . Betty’s story, a laughing matter. . . . Dramatic Club’s Christmas play, “Mistletoe and Hollyberry.” . . . Bonnie Butz in action. . .. Bobbie Brown off guard? 44 Wise-Acres ancz Time: Some evening in March (we can’t forget the occasion, but the date has slipped from our memories!) 1940. . . . Event: Senior dance wholeheartedly supported by juniors! Johnny and Hank caught in the act. . . . Notice Elaine's bunnies. . . . Bit and Dick (but why .so solemn, Mary?). . . . Time out in the recreation room. . . . Bobbie and Mr. Bush-Brown exchanging repartee. Mr. Bush-Brown must have been thirsty. . . . 45 Nineteen-forty■ (2l%cll± Isabel performs. We held our breath! . . . Acrobats building up for a big let-down. ... Dot Barry takes Buster Brown for a ride. . . . What’s a circus without a monkey. (Wherewas Bonnie Butz?) . . . More tricks. . . .Clowns. Where are the pants, Clarkie? 46 Wase-Acres “Forsooth man, 'tis Robin Hood who speaks! . . . A merry feast in Sherwood Forest. . . . The plot thickens. Friar Tuck packs a mean wallop. . . . Pip, Queen of the May, holds court. . . . Holy man in the midst of outlawry. . . . 47 Nineteen-forty Mac caught while planting grass seed, looking for worms, or just relaxing. (What? Relaxing at the S of H!) ... Juniors planting Muscari. Looks more like a gathering of the Campfire Girls! . . . Petite Eleanor. Position is everything in life. . . . Mrs. Paul trying to put across a point to those Seniors. (Or could it have been the Juniors?) “That’s right.” ... In a serious mood. . . . Edith and Piper or candid camera shot. . . . The stable was empty. A “lucky” day for the photographer who snapped that happy group. . . . Tommie at the Senior Dance. (During intermission of course. That’s obvious!) Sharpie’s method of studying. No, she has no patents on it! . .. Mood not so serious, or just a horse laugh! . . . School of “horse culture” in action. ... It must have been “Life,” or maybe it was “Gardeners Chronicle”! 48 Wise-Acres Kentucky, the dutiful daughter. She must have been writing letters home! . . . 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