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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1941 volume:

£ 9 WISE ACRES PRESENTED BY THE CLASS OF NINETEEN FORTY-ONE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE AMBLER, PENNSYLVANIA Taking up the torch flung to us by the (Mass of 1940, which so successfully resumed the publication of tin annual after a lapse of several years, we offer another edition of Wise-Acres. Throughout the years there has been, among the students, an ever-increasing interest in the farm subjects, which this year culminated in the addition of new farm courses to t he curriculum. Due to this trend, both in the School and in the nation, we have chosen, as our theme, the various stages in raising farm crops to represent the different phases of our School life. May this issue carry with it the spirit of the School of Horticulture by portraying its many activities and by creating a common liond of memories for all students. •i To Doctor Patrick we are grateful for much that cannot be fully expressed in a few lines. As teacher of Botany she has ever been willing to devote her time and energy to her pupils, and we feel that by her enthusiasm and great vitality she has been able to impart more to us than by the mere giving out of scientific facts. As sponsor of the Dramatic Club she has be n an invaluable guide in its various activities. All those who have had the opportunity to com • into contact with her have felt and much appreciated her stimulating influence, which not only exerts itself during the two years spent at Ambler, but reaches out over the years to come. 5 WISE-ACRES Editor An-( 'Irief. Assistant Editor... STAFF .. Barbara J. Brown .. Penelope D. Smith Literary Editor Assistant Literary Editor Ann E. Heartt Lillian Lnben Phofoyra-ph ic Editor Louise B. Clark Assistant Photographic Editor Marilynn Mitchell Art Editor Ruth ('. Yates IIamor Editor A. Doris Net wick Assistant Art Editor Margaret van Buren A ssistan t Humor Edit or Florence B. Smoogen Advertising Staff Mary Jane DeMuth, Manager Virginia Bacon, ’42 Dorothy F. Barry Eleanor ). Lamb B a si ness M a nager Jean (Graham Assistant Easiness Manager Alice Feuchtwanger, ’42 6 FACULTY and STAFF Mrs. Janies Busih-Bro vn.....................................Director Miss Anna E. Heick.................................Assistant Director Dr. Ruth J. Patrick Mrs. J. Folsom Paul Miss Margaret 10. Watt Mr. John A. Andrew, Jr Mr. James Bush-Brown Mrs. Edith G. Chevney Miss Mary Enck Miss Katherine E. Barber Miss Virginia 10. Leader $4 4, T. A cejfi , • •• 7 T H E HISTORY FLASHBACKS By Mrs. .Jnines Bush-Brown 1908 On a quiet country road beyond the village of Ambler lies the McAlonan farm. The somber, old house, with its coating of mud-brown stucco has been the scene of many a pleasant family gathering, and in the autumn the amply proportioned barns have always been well filled, for Sammy McAlonan has tilled his acres well. But Sammy is growing old now. His ruddy, weather-beaten face is deeply lined, and lie moves more slowly as he goes about his work. The years have brought many changes. His sons have grown up and gone, his daughters have married and moved away, and Sammy McAlonan has begun to feel troubled and anxious about his farm. As he sits before the fire on winter evenings lie ponders long and thoughtfully over his problems. Perhaps, if a chance came, it might be well to sell the farm, since there is no one left to carry on. Perhaps— 1910 A horse and buggy jog slowly down the dusty country road. The two women in the buggy are talking together. They are discussing their plans for a school, a new type of school quite unlike.anything which exists in America — a school modeled after the English colleges of gardening where girls and women will bo taught practical country things. They have been looking for a farm where such a school might be established, and they are on their way to see the old McAlonan place which they have been told is for sale. The horse and buggy draw up before the door of the old farmhouse, and Jane Haines ami her good friend Eleaiiore Steward son glance about. The dignified old barns in the background make a pleasant composition; a few cows are grazing in the pasture; the old, gnarled apple trees in the orchard along the road have already set their fruit, and Sammy McAlonan is cultivating his corn in the field beyond the meadow. A sense of peace and quiet and beauty pervades the countryside. 1911 It is a cold, bleak day in February, but within the old farmhouse there is a cheerful flurry. It is today, the 10th of February, that the School of Horticulture will open its doors to receive its first students. At last the alterations to the old house have been completed, and everything is in readiness. Jane Haines is there, calm and quiet amid all the excitement, and with Miss Collins, the principal, she is waiting to welcome the three students who have registered for entrance. 1915 It is four years since the first students began their training at the School of Horticulture, and already the School shows signs of healthy growth and expansion. The old farmhouse can no longer furnish adequate accommodations for the rapidly increasing student group, and a new building is being erected across the driveway. On the first floor there will be a pleasant sitt ing room for the students, and a large classroom, and there will be bedrooms on the second and third Moors. Two new greenhouses have been built on the slope beyond the walnut tree, and a new potting 8 O F THE shed is being: constructed in order that the students may have ample opportunity for practical work. In July of this year the School of Horticulture will hold its first Commencement, with three members in the graduating class. 1918 It is spring in the year 1918 and there is tremendous activity at the School of Horticulture. America has entered the World War and throughout the nation there is an intense interest in food production as a measure of national defense. Special courses are being organized at the School to train leaders for the Women’s Land Army. Intension courses are being given in many nearby communities and a Canning Kitchen has been opened at the School. A friend has given to the School two little Jersey calves, named Raleigh’s Fairy Pet and Golden Maid’s Gala Primrose. 1928 A new dormitory is being built to provide facilities for housing the rapidly increasing number of students; The members of the Board of Directors are carrying their drive for funds to a successful completion, and the construction of the new building is progressing rapidly. It will contain accommodations for fifty students, administration offices, a pleasant recreation room, a library, and a dining hall. A new garden is being laid out where the old vineyard and the orchard used to be. Kaeh member of the Alumnae Association is giving a little hemlock tree for a hedge about the garden. The members of the Board are giving Japanese S C H O O L cherry trees for the planting of two long aisles in the east and west sections of the garden and the students are building the all below the terrace. It is a time of great activity and everyone is working ith joy and enthusiasm. 1941 It is spring again. The flowering cherry trees in the garden are tipped with pink, and a myriad narcissi are in flower in the woodland. A rich tapestry of green is being woven upon the fertile farm fields and the fawn-colored Jersey calves frolic in the barnyard. The hemlock hedge about the garden has attained dignified proportions and the elms by the dormitory cast their pleasant shade upon the terrace. A new greenhouse has been built for work in Experimental Botany, a new Rose Garden has been laid out, and a Delphinium Trial Garden has been established. The Jersey cows are on official test and a gold medal has been awarded to the School in recognition of the fact that the herd was the highest producing herd in Pennsylvania for the year 1940. To aid in the National Defense Program a Summer Session is being organized with special emphasis on food production, and once again the School of Horticulture stands ready to play its part in time of national emergency. 1961 In the year 1961 the School of Horticulture will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. May the School carry out many of its cherished plans, and may the years that lie ahead be tilled with worthy accomplishments ! 9 0 R S E N I £ £ $ £ $ • Dot1' Dorothy Francis Barky Lambertville, Now Jersey Dot smokos just packs of cigarettes Not bought in Pennsylvania. She migrates home to duck the tax — It’s really quite a mania. Drama Club 1.2; RidingClub 1.2: Social Service 1,2: First Aid. Mali Honey ('amels Blue-jeans String beans New Jersey Twang National Farm School 6 4 Betty” Betty Helene Beyer 27 Adrian Avenue New York. New York After the crucial zero hour, After the setting sun, Betty toils with book and pen To get “one more thing” done. Drama Club 1; Riding Club 1.2: Social Service I; Music Club 1.2; First Aid. Accord ia ii Rock gardens German 3«flar- Hali burton Junior herbies Tremulo whistle 12 “Bobbier Barbara Jkanxe Brown 205 Anchor Avenue Oceanside, New York Bobbie draws, and Bobbie acts, And Bobbie knows scholastic facts, it wouldn’t take you long to guess That she’s the kind that spells success. Drama Club 1,2; Biding Club 1,2: Social Service 1: Beading and Discussion Club 1,2; Music Club 1,2. Plashing eyes Skill Perns Page-bov Hero parts Cake Bonnie” Jean Caroline Butz Alburtis, Pennsylvania Bonnie is enchanted AVhen she gets into the stables. A perfect horse rates far above The likes of five Clark Gables. President Drama Club 2; Drama Club 1,2; Riding Club 1,2; Social Service 1,2; Beading and Discussion Club 2; Music Club 1,2; First Aid. Laughs Hair Morons Lu tr p (h £cc. Monkey suit Radio serials Horses n “Laddie” Louisk Bakbr Clark ‘227-A Main Street Sanford, Maine How can we Look sleek and glamorous, While Laddie’s flashing Candid cameras? Drama Club 1,2: Riding Club 1,2; Heading and Discussion Club 1.2; First Aid. Plaid shirt Photo flashes Ambler News Stride Dark room Script typewriter dccW “Slinky” Gloria S. Clarke 400 Wynmere Road Wvn in wood. Pen ns viva n i a Slinky’s greatest claim to fame Is the fragrance of her name, But she’s really not to blame— She was the first on dairy duty! Riding Club 1: Reading and Discussion 2; Social Service 1,2; Music Club 2; First Aid. Fire chief Milking hat Library 14 ('lassical records White socks, size 11 l glass milk ft+ir “M. J.” Mahy Jaxk DbMutii 109 Hast Washington Avenue ('onm llsvillt Pennsylvania Mary Jane, in her quiet way. Tends her flowers day by day. She surely has a magic touch— ’('oz ours don’t flourish half as much! Drama Club 1,2; Hiding Club I; Social Service 1,2; Heading and Discussion Club 1,2. Hands Terry and the Annapolis Pirates Chrysanthemums lipstick “Freetnie” Katjlamxf. Freeman Riverd ale-pn-Hudson New York, New York Spring lias come, the birdies sing, The countryside’s in flower; But Freemie cannot see a thing At 80 miles per hour. Drama Club I; Hiding Club 1,2; Social Service 1,2 Music Club 2; First Aid. Convertible Dignity Win-wit h-AVillkie A-atur ! u rV Lazy chairs Dodo Danny Boy 15 “Jeanne” Jeanne Gkessel Good Whitefnce Mountain Farm R.F.I). No. 2. Laconia, Now Hampshire Jeanne is busy as a bee Reading in the library. She’s preparing for the day To help her farm upon its way. Riding Club 1; Reading and Discussion Club 1.2; Music Club 1.2; First Aid. Beret Shorthand French ('orduroys Nature Sheep Mac t Jean Corson Graham Ash wood Road Villa Nova. Pennsylvania God save the noble King— Britannia rules the waves; And Mac is here with war relief For Britain’s air-raid eaves. Class Officer 1: President Social Service 1.2: Music Club 2; First Aid. Felicita Bagpipes ('Orrespondence ('ou rses News Symphonies Plaids G+S'pLlH 16 “Sally” Sarah Burbank Hallman 501 Stanbridgc Street No r rist own, Penn sylvan i a All her classmates cannot smile The way that Sally can. She’s gay and happy all the while. For Sally “got her man.” Riding Club 1 : Social Service 1. John Ryes Kings “11 arty ” Jkan Hartman •js South Gates Avenue Kingston, Pennsylvania 11 arty, now, can milk a cow With proper milkmaid’s charm; And in a few years’ time from now, We hope she’ll have her farm. Drama Club 1; Riding Club 1,2; Reading and Discussion Club 2; Music Club 1.2; First Aid. Bangs Alto Toy cows Rifle Afghan squares Skull Trips Budget Spaghetti 17 “Ami” A X X KLIZABETl I 11 KARTT 48 I'nion Street Montclair, Now Jersey Ann talks and talks, and knows that it's Her one unchanging; quirk; Although it doesn’t much impede Her quality of work. Drama Club I; Riding Club 1,2; Reading and Discussion Club 1 ; Music Club 1,2. Red Dr. Denton’s Sailboats Zombie polish Aunt Gertie 1-2-3 kick JLaJkt Cr vy + cn£fcjQ.ci+s' “Lambic” Ki.eaxor Ouve Lamb 43 Meadowbrook Road Ix ngmeado v, Massachusetts Gentle is our little Lamb And light as a gazelle. She’s overjoyed when she can get A novel, tinkling bell. Drama Club 1: Riding Club 1,2; Social Service 1,2 First Aid. Magazines Pullmans Knitting Daddy Farm and Hour Fur coat Home Lit i put” Lillian Lit ben 282 East n;r. Street Bronx, Now Vork Luben, Luben, we’ve been thinking AVIial a dull place this would be If it were not for your .joking, Bandying and poetry. Hiding Club 1,2: Heading and Discussion Club 1,2; Music Club 1,2; First Aid. Gunidrops AYinnie-the-Pooh Flute tooting foe fan . r Wi q� 44 JL. Life, Time, New Yorker Terpsichore Paintbrushes “Mitch” Marilyxn Mitchell 47 Bentley Avenue Jersey City. New Jersey ’Twas the night before exams And all through the dorm, Mitch and the jitterbugs AYere in perfect form. Drama Club 2; Hilling Club 1.2: Social Service 1, Music Club 1.2; First Aid. Buick tswegachi Be|t Co. i9 kxJLj Candid camera Vitamin Bj .Jimmie “Nitwit” Amy Doris Nktnvick 207 Cavell Street Roselle, New Jersey Doris keeps a rigid face Through badinage and joking, While we poor souls stand humbly by Convulsed with mirth, and choking. Class Officer 2; Urania Club 1: Ruling Club 1,2; Reading and Discussion Club 2: Social Service 2; Music ('lub 1.2. Yodel Wisecracks Brother’s pants Cow barn Deadpan Symphonies Give her a horse, a great big horse And a couple of terriers, too. Then we can almost be certainly sure, That Perky will never be blue. Riding Club 1,2; First Aid. ('hie Horses Inky Topsy Dates Boots Gir nmcT Marion Betts Perkins :{S 7 West Main Street Moores town. New Jersey “Wicker” Mary Childs Rea 102 Woodland Hoad Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “Where are you going, my pretty maid “ I’m going a-milking, sir,” she said: As on her tiptoes straight and tall, Wicker marched along the hall. Class Officer 1,2; Drama Club 2; Hiding Club 1,2: Social Service 1,2; Music Club 1,2: First Aid. Telephone calls Graciousness Bridesmaid 3oo 3, Nellie Mary Smile Week-ends “Jeannette” .Jkannktik Whitlock Rknshaw Loudonville, New York Jeannette asks lots of questions— That, we know, is true; But when a tough one stumps us She knows the answers, too. Hiding Club 1; Social Service 1.2; Heading and pis cuss ion Club 1: First Aid. Albany Potted plants (’onscient iousness ToodL Pt uj Front seat Botany I aidy 21 “Peucl” Penelope Donald Smith 10 Orchard Circle Princeton, New Jersey There’s none of us could duplicate Penelope’s ambition, Substantiated well by her (hitstanding erudition. Drama Clul I; Hiding Ctut 1; Reading ami Discussion Club 1,2; First Ai«l. Host cling Languages Flaxen hair Books Alpine Plants I. Q. Bmo ogie” FLORENCE BlJRDETT SmOOGKX Mount Pleasant Road Villa Nova, Pennsylvania Smoogie travels every week Some hundred thousand miles By sitting still and cheeking up The Farmer’s Digest tiles. Riding Club 1,2; Music Club 1.2; First Aid. 6 A.M. riding Black kids Bottle opener C.C.C. camps Baby talk Christmas cards 22 ' ’ Rho’ Riioda Constance Si HCU1 Clapboard Hill Road New Canaan. Connecticut Riioda administers (’ontinual ablutions, And drowns the poor begonias In nutrient solutions. Class Officer 1,2; Hiding Club 1,2; Reading and Discussion Club 1.2; Music Club 1.2. Colonel Firestone Hour Distilled water Knitting Pigtails New England “Pqi” Margaret MacLeod van Bcren Dunvegan Versailles, Kentucky Petite and pretty Southern belle Who, when at a wishing well, Wishes fervently and long Not to get those Woodies wrong. Drama Club 2; Riding Club 1.2; Social Service 1,2 Music Club 2: First Aid. Blue Grass Keeneland Shalimar Hunting scenes Piglet Portable radio TaJhws 23 “Nan” Nancy Hamilton Wickes SI-I Thompson Street Saginaw. Michigan For out whose hair is red as Nan’s Her temper’s level; But when she laughs, her eyes twinkle The very devil. Drama Club 1.2; Hiding Club 1,2; Social Service 1.2: First Aid. Laughs Bird feed Aura Blue eyes Tiny Sweden Buti i Carlyle Yates 3214 North Second Street Harrisburg. Pennsylvania While others wear their leal her out Along the Butler Pike, Ruth studies all her Woodies As she pedals on her hike. Drama Club ] ; Hiding Club 1: Reading and Discussion Club 1.2; First Aid. Quiet Toscanini Brain matter Bicycle Food Miniature vases 'Kv ru Vi' Wur 24 T H E cultivation The cheery rays of the sun, which streamed into the dining hall as the (’lass of ’41 gathered for its first supper, seemed to foretell the good times and exciting events which we were to share in the coming year. Peering at our Big Sisters, we were rather overawed until, when the evening had passed and we had all tried our luck in transforming vegetables into animals and people, we knew we were going to get on perfectly. Our first thrilling event was tin Bryn Mawr Horse Show on a clear October day____And soon to follow, a wild scaven- ger hunt, in which the Seniors led us over hill, over dale, through the twilight. At the height of the harvest season and under the light of the harvest moon, off on a wonderful liayride with IVnnock’s team a-pulling away and Mr. Bush-Brown the Jife of the party. . . . Final round-up at the fireplace for hot dogs and toasted marshmallows. And so the autumn flitted by and the leaves fell lazily to the ground while we worked feverishly on preparations for a dance and play. Then came an exciting Hallowe’en party, with an eerie witch and scarecrow to enliven the candle-lit banquet (who would have guessed Mr. and Mrs. Bush-Brown?) and a jolly costume contest to follow. An evening in Philadelphia not to be forgotten was that on which the Dramatic Club saw “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” from the towering heights of the gallery. . . . Then all in a flash came Peanut Week, full of mysterious tiptoeings and whisperings, ending with a huge success of a party, wherein verses and packages were distributed by a benign and humorous (and oh! very Bush-Brownian) Santa Claus. The traditional ('hristmas Banquet was followed by a play, in which the continually precarious state of a certain dangling moustache sent the audience into tears of laughter. . . . And so at long last off for a whole mont h’s holiday. Back in a jiffy to be buried in huge drifts of snow and our first exams--But we came to the top and went whirling away in the midseason dance. Then the thrill of thrills: free tickets to tin Ice Carnival . . . with wonderful visions of graceful gliding figures to set us dreaming. Already it was March, with a welcome break in our work : the Flower Shows to which we carried minds dutifully tuned to Floriculture and thoughts of the spring to come. . . . Memories of a pleasant evening spent listening to the soft notes of Flizabethan recorders . . . and of a Penny Carnival where many a fascinating stand brought fabulous funds. One gray misty day we rode away to Lancaster and under the pouring skies absorbed a few ideas on Soil Conservation. Then another misty day and the circus was in full swing with bareback riders, clowns and balloons galore. May Day: on the greensward a mounted herald blowing his bugle, a stately procession with a lovely May Queen (Pip •bines full of dignity) and a lively Robin Food play . . . the perfect evening was over all too soon . . . we must settle down 25 to work with exams in view. Then Commencement ... and rain ... so we gathered indoors and regretfully saw our Big Sisters go forth. Bidding good-bye until. . . . September . . . when we returned, a bubbling group of full-fledged Seniors... and Juniors, too, tagged with their names like so many Woodie specimens. Came tin final step in getting acquainted: our hot dog and corn roast around the fireplace and a ripping Virginia reel which made the dust Hy in the surprised barn— Once again to the Bryn Mawr Horse Show with glimpses of fine horses. . . . Then to a gorgeous Hallowe’en party given to us by the Juniors, where milking maids, fortune tellers and angels in Dr. Denton’s mingled happily. An entertaining evening while Miss Hess conjured up whole scenes before oui eyes on the bare platform of the dining room with her lifelike monologues. . . . And again Peanut Week, with its myriads of bells, wreaths and tidbits to eat, followed by an entrancing play (what lighting effects, they gave us the creeps!) after an equally scrumptious banquet. Then into the night a-carolling we go to Mr. llendery’s cheery house and elsewhere in the neighborhood . . . and then ... reluctantly ... to bed ... and speedily HOM ft. As winter lingered on, a touch of spring was brought to us through some beautiful colored slides showing Wild Flowers of the West. . . . Then one momentous day Mrs. Bush-Brown stepped forward and in a hushed silence announced the award to the School dairy herd of a modal for the highest production of butterfat in the state of Pennsylvania. What enthusiasm and clapping from the farm group!! Juba . . . Juba . . . the rhythm of it we shall never forget, nor the rich voices of the Hampton Quartet resounding through the dining hall. In March the Xew York and Philadelphia Flower Shows engrossed ns as never before, for now we knew things and could look with a professional (ahem ... at least . . . critical) eye upon the exhibits. The amateur night, after several postponements, set the dining room ringing with hilarity; and oh, those advertisements ! Warm days of spring, with dancing daffodils and blue phlox in the woodland . . . delicate cherry blossoms waving against azure skies and fleecy clouds . . . the heavy scent of the wisteria drifting into the halls . . . such are our memories of a season all too full of activities, of Monday jobs, of theses to write, of preparations for May Day .. . and what a success it was! There was Penelope Smith making the fairest May Queen, with fat little Tweedledum and Tweedledee adding to the gaiety of the occasion and the Dormouse and the Mad Hatter joining in to make the jolliest May Day yet. Now we find ourselves looking hopefully to tin future: first to the immediate threat of finals . . . then Commencement . . . and away into tin unknown. . . . 26 THE SOWING Dot leaves the front door key to Ruth. Hetty leaves her wardrobe to Vera. Bobbie leaves her “Hero” parts to Hannah. Bonnie leaves a sugar lump to Traveler. Laddie leaves the “props” to Marge. Stinky leaves her “jitters” to Kay. Mary .Jane leaves her talent for flower arranging to Buttercup. Freemic leaves her “milkmaid” togs to .Jane. Jeanne leaves her French to Elly. Mac leaves her week-end trips home to Michi. Harty leaves Sparkling Sybil to Stephie. Sally leaves her commuting to Fizz. Ann leaves her loquaciousness to Ann. Lambie leaves her bells to the Academic Building. Lily leaves more “Herbie” worries to all future Juniors. Mitch leaves her “jam sessions” to the Roc. room. Nitwit leaves her “deadpan” to the Cows. Perky leaves her love for dogs to Mrs. Wheeler. Wicker leaves all the “Woodies” to .June. Jeannette leaves Lady to those who love her. Penel leaves her interest in Botany to Sally. Smoogio leaves the refrigerator to Pat. Rho leaves her love to Colonel. Peggy leaves the “pharmacy” to Laurie. Nan leaves her temperament to Alice. Ruth leaves her horse collection to Kayo. 27 A KEY TO Favorite Expression Where Found Pastime What If Me and Mali I lonev .Out on a date . .Being hungry . She got the point Right off the reel .On the rocks . .Placing the aecor- dion . Her ship came in Good night! .In her fernerv. .. . . .Editing .She weren’t a jack-of- all-t rades Oh, Murder . .Travel-ing . .Listening to radio programs . She had a permanent Ye gleeps ..In the doghouse... . .Photography • She came to breakfast Wait for me, IVrkv . . In the barn . .Plaving classical records .She wore ruffles Oil good . .Greenhouse . .“ Cut ting” up . She were a tomhov Who, me? I’m not mad.. .On the open road... .Riding ...............The speed limit were 15 m.p.h. Ooh-la-la.................Library.............Philosophizing .....She got thereon time Isn’t that wonderful ?.... At home Visiting farms......She stayed here week- ends What are we doing?......in her coupe........Housewifing........She lost that hat fasten,you...............In the kitchen With tears in my voice.. .In a mood Pounding the typewriter .............She didn’t bring her brother to dances Talking.............She ran out of subject matter 2$ THE SENIORS Noted For Needs To Ambition Destiny Nome Dialect . Wear stockings . .. .To have a nursery. .A large family Barrv Last minute cram- ming .Have a blind date. .To travel Weeding roof gar- dens Beyer Making knick-knacks .Stop worrying To tinish the Year- hook No telling Brown (’arter’s Little Liver Pills . Fall in love To raise bantams.. .'IV) be a hen-pecked wife Butz Down Last accent. .Adopt some south- Writing fora news- ern lingo paper Proofreading comics.(’lark Her “ jitters” .. . . .(’aim down To raise cows To raise cowslips.. . . Clarke Flower arrangements .Wear blue jeans. .. .To raise chrysanthemums To pick petals off daisies De.Muth Drinking coffee ... .Go to bed To be a bartender. .A three-room apart- men! Freeman “Glamor pants”.. . Haveanalarm clock .To farm in Xew Hampshire To raise French marigolds Good Fating ice cream. . . Have a radio To have an Ayrshire farm To marry an Fug- lishman Graham 1 Ier cheery smile.. . Hi member the radishes To be the perfect housewife To be happv Hallman “Do not disturb” . .Head dime novels. . .To have a farm To have one cow. . . Hartman cigarette To paint rainbows. .Clouds Heart! Iler memory Smoke one whole cigarette........ 29 Heart! KEY TO Favorite Expression Where Found Pastime 117m My goodness .. ('urled up in a chair. .Heading magazines There wore only coaches I’m a tender perennial.. . .In t he trial garden.. .Quoting verse There was more other The point is this— . .On the floor .Jam sessions There were no ics Kr-da-lav-de-oo ..Herb garden (’racking jokes X. J. weren’t the “Gar- den Spot of America” Not reallv . . . At her desk Horseback riding....She weren’t a sports- woman Hello, dope . .. In the corridor Brushing her teeth . .She were 4 ft. 7 in. 1 Vo boon thinking—.. . . .Glued to a book Repotting house plants She sat in the back row Tiddelev-pom ... In Ruth’s room Bicvcling There wasn’t anv Switz- erland Well ? . .. Ilia cold frame Digesting She didn’t have a can- opener Mommameali .. . Botanv greenhouse. .Knitting The duty students took care of the greenhouse It tickles me . . . Most anywhere Sketching Her hair was straight Izzat so ? Oh, Hector ... Indoor garden Giving tea parties. . . M ichigan lost ... I’nder her lapboard. .Hosteling She flunked Botanv 30 Oh, Hector She flunked Botany SENIORS Noted For Needs To Ambition Destiny Name Going to church... .Wear saddle shoes. .To raise greenhouses Clinging vine Lamb Her posters . Have more free time To compose Critic for“ K squire”. Lube n Absent mi ndedness .Concentrate To take that trip West Sail the Connecticut River Mitchell Combing her hair. . Laugh and grow fat .To train dogs To sell hot dogs Nctwick Hairdos .“Perk”up To raise thorough- breds To raise the roof... .Perkins Being a bridesmaid.Be a bride........ home in the countrv Chairman of Ladies’ Aid Rea Questions .Go to bed earlv To learn everything. To lie a walking en- cyclopedia Renshaw Her jackknife . Learn to do as the Romans do To become a Botanist To marry one Smith Main Line chatter. .Stand up and cheer.To raise goats To raise kids Smoogen Rushing around... . Relax To raise st rawber- ries in nutrient solut ions 1 fome Specht Blind dates .Acquire a southern accent To walk the straight and narrow To keep going around in circles van Buren Tier ready laugh .. . Write a travel book.To be a wild westerner To plant ferns in the Michigan wilds Wickes Her namesake’s .Scream To be a plant ex- To read David Fair- plorer child Yates 31 CLASS SONG Tl'XK “OH, SrSAXXAII” We paced a hundred million miles, And drew up plans all day For somone else’s properly, To help us on our way In trees and shrubs we hoed and sprayed And were always cutting back. To keep the weeds and bugs away, We hope we have the knack. Chorus In every class. We’ve learned of this and that And now we’ll know just what to do Xo matter where we’re at. On each and every little calf Our eager hopes were bent That they’d grow up to finest form And highest fat per cent. We’ve keyed out moss, and mounted bugs, Anti puzzled over twigs. We’ve figured out our formulas, And taken notes on pigs. ( ’ll OH US From potting up to making plans You’ve taught us what we know, So now we plan to practice it At every place we go. We’ve done our best at work and play, And now that it is through, We bid the Juniors “Fare thee well” And best of luck to you. Peggy van Hr hen, ’41. n CLASS POEM Once again tin ancient tale repeats, And time alone will ascertain our fate— As yet untried, we seek to test our skill Beyond the kenning gate. The nation’s builders—nameless, yet renowned,— Recall lucubrant hours mid Moral throng; These are the things we love, and these will bo Remembered long. Vet we who stood beside divergent paths Of choking weeds, and tended Mowers, could tell Which one would wither soon, and felt that we Had chosen well. Lillian Lubkn. ’41. 33 THE REAPING 11 is quiet in the little town of Ambler on this pleasant summer clay. As I stride along the road I notice a change. Here and there are charming yard gardens and turfed lawns which display the influence of the nearby School of Horticulture. It is there that I am going to attend commencement, for 1 am an essential visitor at all commencements. There are some changes at the School, too. The long-desired swimming pool is now an attractive feature of the campus grounds. A magnificent new stable and paddock occupy the land originally owned by Mr. Pcnnoek, while a new poultry unit has taken its place where the old one stood. Glistening in a fresh coat of paint stands the barn, familiar haunt of many of the students. But what of these girls graduating? Two sedate yet joyous rows of them march up again under the wisteria arbors and are greeted by admiring relatives and friends. It is the close of another session at the School. I remember them all, these graduating classes, but one I very clearly recall is the Class of ’41. I have seen those girls, grown to women now, through all their failures and triumphs. Today they are representative of happy Americans doing their jobs well as they were so aptly trained. Passing the herb garden reminds me of the hours DORIS XKTWICK and JWAX HARTMAN spent there. Doris is one of America’s foremost herbalists and writes fascinating articles for the “Mintor” magazine; while Jean has just made the School a present of a fine young bull, “Cardinal of Taragon,” great, great, great grandson of Sparkling Sybil, whose twins she had purchased to start her herd. MAO GRAHAM, originator of the popular new breed of Jershires. has just returned from a concert tour of the United States as the country’s most popular bagpiper. The “back to the farm trend” claimed a number of these girls. One would never guess to see KA'1'E FREEMAX in her blue jeans and felt hat that she was the owner of America’s largest dairy herd. At the National Dairy Show in Harrisburg this year, STINKY (’LARKE’S Wynnwood Ducklings literally carried off a number of awards. A real industrial community has grown up near .1E AXXE GOOD’S farm in New Hampshire since Jeanne has determined that the wool from her sheep is to be used only in the production of the world’s finest corduroy and supervises the weaving herself. The sight of the stable brings to mind those animal fanciers, BONN IE LUTZ and PERKY. With all her varied interests Bonnie couldn’t forget her horses, and now she is training ponies for the children living at her settlement project. “Liverwell Haven.” Perky missed that much-needed vacation this year because, in addition to her menagerie of five horses, sixteen dogs, eight goats, four cats and two goldfish, she had recently acquired a baby gorilla from Africa. XANGY WK’KKS and some friends, who felt that the Old West was losing some of its romance, have started a movement to purchase large tracts of range land on which to herd catt le with cowboys. Xancy says the only trouble is that the moving picture companies won’t stop molesting the cattle to get stampede pictures. Another westerner, now. is FLOR-EXOE SMOOGEX, who moved her goat farm out to the Rockies, and is experimenting with a new vitamin goat feed made from cacti which she propagates in her little greenhouse. Speaking of cacti. BETTY BEYER is connected with the succulent division of the New York Botanical Society and is noted for her clever Roof Rock Gardens. 54 THE REAPING Official dispatch from the Princeton University board states that its recent plant expedition is returning: after successfully hybridizing a new blue lily from Chile, named for its founder, the “ PEN GLOP 10.” The new dwarf elm hedge was a present from the Specht Nurseries in Connecticut. HIlOl)A got so discouraged trying to think of a new hedge material to use in her plans that she set out to prove that anything at all could he used. The woodland, too, displays an array of now (lowers from DOT BARRY'S extremely successful Wayside Woodland Walk, where she specializes in ferns and native cypripediums. ELEANOR LAMB and MARY JANE have developed a nation-wide flower arranging service. Eleanor went to Kansas to see a hell collection and decided to set up her florist business there. She takes care of the western demand, while Mary Jane handles the eastern clientele. On pedestals at the memorial are two standards of Filapendula hexapetala Horapleno, gifts from the Renshaw Indoor Gardens. JEANNETTE had such success with her house plants and standards that she had to build houses just to keep them in. The memorial also boasts two new statues by RUTH (YATES. Ruth got so tired of being asked if she were Ruth Yates, the sculptor, that she decided to set up some real competition. It has been hard to keep track of BOB-BI E BR()WX. When she’s not landscaping some large estate, judging at a (lower show, or presiding at her local garden club, she’s to be found in her darkroom endlessly rinsing negatives. SALLY HALLMAN is rightly proud of her little truck garden. Since tin children have taken over the radishes, she concentrates on her favorite early peas and vegetable spaghetti. Here and there an old label still bears a characteristic printing. Today it can frequently Ik found heading LILY LI -BEN’S clever illustrated garden articles for children. ANN H EARTT has just written one of the very few books in the poetry line to obtain a best seller rating,entitled “Sawdust and Sails.’’ Orange blossoms to WICKER REA, who is at last playing the leading role, after holding the record for being bridesmaid at forty-five weddings. LADDIE (’LARK is married to one of “Life’s” photographers, and together they have published several books. Laddie is still horticulturally minded, but through her work at the Philadelphia Seed Company she has come to identify plants only by their seeds. PEGGY VAN BUREX found heropen-ing in landscaping the new southern share farms. Kin says even the cows appreciate the change, and endeavor to make themselves picturesque features of the landscape. 'The hybridization of roses still holds its interest for LYNN MITCHELL, and her newest variety “Jam” will soon make its appearance on the market. Lynn was recently appointed first woman commodore of a New York yacht club. Tin four who dropped from the ranks of the Class of 41 are all pursuing their chosen course toward happiness. Their classmates missed them, though, and many an echo sounded of MARY BITTNER'S laugh, DOT LUXDBERG’S singing, LINN HENRY’S quiet “hello” and BILLIE RUDOLPH’S hearty “hail tel low, well met” spirit. I am no one to play favorites, however, for 1 am Father Time, the “Great Reaper”; yet I how to this class which has reaped the benefits of learning and forwarded them to the building of a great future. 35 THE VIEW FROM MV WINDOW A green grassy terrace supine in the sun, Steps leading down 1 where work’s being done; Wheelbarrows, trowels, the long garden border Will settle down shortly to some sort of order. The fountain is playfully filling the pool; The woodland beyond it looks pleasantly cool, And transiently breaking mv view of the sky A beetle goes gaily meandering by. Ltllian Lubkn, ’41. 36 N 0 I %3 ♦ £ £ THE JUNIORS I). VIRGINIA BACON II West Walnut Lane Germantown, Pen mi. SALLY BANGS Geneva Illinois ELINOR BRECHT 539 George Street Norristown, Penna. EMILY BR1NDAGE 519 Sarah Street Stroudsburg, Penno. LACHIE CARLSON 705 Sunset Drive Greensboro, North Carolina RtJTII L. CLARK 324 Ballytnore Road Springlleld. Penna. MARJORIE DETWILER 4031 Naples Street Frankford, Penna. ALICE FEUCHTWANGER 1208 - OStli Avenue Oak Lane. Penna. LILLIAN FOERSTKR 88 Battle Road Princeton, New Jersey PATRICIA GREEN 299 West Ridgewood Avenue Ridgewood!) New Jersey Bacon Bangs Brecht Brnndage Carlson 38 Clark Detwiler Feuohtwanger Foerster Green CLASS 2 OF 19 4 VERA E. IIAKANSON 14 Oakwood Boulevard Boughkeepsie, New York KATHERINE ASHBY LEAS Conestoga Road Wayne, Penna. HANNAH R. MITCHELL Woodside Farm llockcssin, Delaware MARJORIE PERCH ARE 1230 Woodruff Avenue Hillside, New Jersey JANE ROSENTHAL 43 Commonwealth Avenue Boston. Mass. STEPHANIE STRONG 2301 Palisade Avenue Spuytcn Duyvil, New York MICHI YAM AG I'('III Keisen School Tokyo, Japan CATHERINE L. TUTHILL East Division Goshen. New York JUNE M. VAIL East Stroudsburg R. P. D. No. 3, Penna. MRS. ROBERT C. WHEELER Blue Skies Loudonville. New York Strong Tuthill Vail Wheeler Yanmguchi Mitchell Purchase Rosenthal Hakanson Leas 39 THE PL Without benefit of Red Copper Oxide No. 54, we eighteen “seedling” juniors were pricked out on September 16, 1940. S� successful was our course of treatment that we are recording it in order that those interested may read and follow it. Effective treatment against “damping-off” was the welcoming party that the seniors gave us our first night. We were equipped with vegetables and toothpicks and invited to try our skill at creating objets d’art. Another method of strengthening “seedlings” was the picnic and square dance to which the seniors so manfully escorted us. Field Trips: On September 27th, two buses full of enthusiastic girls went to the Bryn Mawr ITorse Show. There our ignorance was bliss for the seniors, as they pointed out Arabians, Morgans and the American saddle horses. The stimulating effect of this excursion led the researchers to believe that field trips were beneficial to “seedlings.” Trips to various estates, The National Dairy Show in Harrisburg, The .Judge’s Course given by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the spring visits to A’alley Forge and Ilosea Waterer’s Tulip Show proved the wisdom of this decision. Organization: Proving that we seedlings were sturdy and able to care for ourselves, we elected the following officers : ('atherine Tut hill........President I). Virginia Bacon....Vice-President Laurie Carlson . .. .Secretary-Treasurer Sally Bangs, Student Council Representative H oilmen’cu Party: With Miss Barber’s help, the junior class entertained ANTING the seniors and the faculty for supper, then amused them for the evening with games and a super-colossal horror room. Christmas at the School of Horticulture: Besides the thrill of coming vacation and of learning to make garlands and wreaths, we had the further excitement of finding gifts in tin most unsuspected places, of discovering that our beds were made and that our formerly muddy shoes were bright and shiny—for this was Peanut Week. Mr. Bush-Brown made a perfect Santa, in character, if not in costume, at the Peanut Party. Then there was the Christmas party— carols, candles, fragrant pine, turkey, mince pie—all that makes a Christmas banquet; finally, the Christmas play, given by the Drama Club. Pruning: Pruning? Mid-year exams, of course. Remember that with truly vigorous plants, pruning increases vitality, but though it was a bit painful during the process, we all survived. These, and many other things, we will long remember: the twin calves, ice skating by moonlight, the ice storm, early spring with its cherry blossoms, woodland alight with daffodils and tulips— all these have we known and loved. Ours is the first class to have had a choice of three courses—farming, as well as landscape design and horticulture. Because, more than ever, each of us is doing the thing she enjoys, we want to express oui- thanks to tin faculty and administration by doing that thing in Hie best possible way. 40 C L 11 Dr. Ruth J. Patrick Director Jean C. Butz..............................................President Katherine A. Leas...............................Secretary-Trcasnrer Mary Rea, Barbara Brown, Mary Jane DeMutli, Margaret van Buren, Laurie Carlson, Katherine Leas, Alice Feuchtwaiiger, Patricia (freon, Louise Clark, Joan Butz, Marilynn Mitchell, Nancy Wickes, Dorothy Barry, Hannah Mitchell, Marjorie Purchase, Dr. Ruth Patrick, Ruth Clark. 42 DRAMA “The old hell, girls! It is calling us together for the last meeting of our Drama Club,” said Bonnie Butz, the President. “All work is over, and we feel a wee hit sad to see the end of our school years. To-night, let us dispense with business and just review the high lights of our year together.” “High lights? Well, 1 think the top was the November dance. At least, it was the hardest climbing,” laughed Hannah. “You’re right,” exploded Dot, “remember that rickety picket fence we white-washed! When we thought it was sitting just right, the pesky thing flopped over on tin dance floor.” “It seems to me that my lagoon made up for that,” giggled Mary .lane. “The bigger the mirror, the larger tin lake.” “I remember that dance orchestra particularly. It was the first one our school ever had, wasn’t it ?” queried Marge. “The dance was fun, but I especially enjoyed the ‘Christmas Chimes’ as revised by Emily Brundage,” said Laddie. “Do you remember, Pat. how the curtains stuck, and how Bonnie was carried out like a sack of potatoes?” “But,” interrupted Peg, “‘Robin Hood’ was certainly a high light, too, and we had the ideal setting for such an outdoor play. Bobbie Brown made a handsome hero, didn’t she?” CLUB “What is the commotion in that corner?” asked the President. “Why, we think,” sang Ginnv, Kayo and Wicker in one voice, “that our greatest adventure this year was Helen Haves in ‘Twelfth Night.’ ” “Yes, maybe,” chimed in Mitch, “but give me t hose golden brown wattles smothered in maple syrup as served by Dr. Patrick.” “You have not forgotten ‘Fantasia,’ have you?” asked Bobbie. “When 1 am old I’ll still hear those symphonies and see Walt Disney’s little elves skating across the stage.” “May Day is one of the traditions of the school, and I was happy to see you put on such a fine ] e rf or nut nee,” cheered Dr. Patrick. “Thank goodness, we did not have to costume the oysters in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ’’commented Nancy. “The dune picnic for us,” put in Alice and Ruth. “ Nothing ever came up to that luscious food. That was a high light, all right!” “Girls,” broke in Bonnie, “we must end our reminiscing and finish packing our trunks. Shall we toast the Drama rlub of PHI by saying with Rip Van Winkle. ‘Here’s to your good health and your family’s good health, and may ye all live long and prosper.’ ” Jean Butz, ’41. ■43 RIDING CLUB Miss Mary Enck........................Riding Instructor and Advisor Patricia Green, Jean Hartman, Hannah Mitchell, Emily Brundage, Florence Smoogen, Joan Butz, Doris Xotwick, Betty Beyer, June Vail, Marilynn Mitchell, Katharine Freeman, Sally Bangs, Marion Perkins, Lillian Luben, Mary Rea, Mary Flick, Nancy W'ickes, Michi Yamaguchi, Rhode Speclit, Laurie (’arlson, Eleanor Lamb, Ann Heartt, Alice Foucht-wtuiger, Barbara Brown, Jeannette Renshaw, Katherine Leas, Vera Ilakanson, Rath (’lark, Margaret van Buren, Louise Clark. 44 RIDING CLUB Brisk jaunts at sunrise over cool, 'clew-damp trails; moonlight canters through warm, hay-scented fields; rides in the sleigh drawn by good old Buster Brown over crisp, snow-packed roads—these are a few of the pleasures we have experienced through the riding club. Even picnics afield have been frequently enjoyed by those who wished to extend their riding, for we have been fortunate in the wide selection of t rails and distance which we might travel to explore the surrounding countryside. Replacing old faithful .Jerry, on whom the Seniors took their first lessons, is Traveler, a newcomer this year for beginners. Full of spirit and energy, he has often proved quite a handful when homeward bound at mealtime. Visitors to the stable this year were Danny Boy and SOCIAL SER On pleasant Thursday evenings in the spring of 1941 an attentive group composed of nearly half of the members of the student body could be seen on the verandah off the recreation room. They were listening to M iss Esther Danehower, the First Aid instructor, as she explained the importance of knowing what to do and what not to do in emergencies. This popular First Aid course had been arranged through the cooperation of the Social Service Club, the School nurses— Miss Thatcher and Mrs. Cheyncv, and the American Red Cross. The methods of applying various bandages were demonstrated after each lecture. It was an amusing sight to see some Lady. We have missed Dolly, who returned to her home stable after the first semester. Under the direction of Miss Enck, we have each taken our turn at feeding the impatient horses, grooming their brown and black coats, and cleaning and polishing tackle. A picturesque character at the stable is Mr. Iiendery, who performs the more menial daily tasks and intrigues us with his tales of the cavalry. Time, alone, has been the limiting factor for most of us who wished to enjoy more riding, but we can never forget the tang of wind on our faces, and tlie glorious “feel” of the beautiful countryside, which can come only with a joyous, carefree horseback ride. Nancy Wickes, ’41. VICE CLUB participants wearing oriental turbans and others with their jaws securely tied together. Pressure points, traction splints and artificial respiration all had to be mastered before the final examination and the award of official certificates. For its yearly project the Social Service Club joined the British “Save the Children” organization to aid in providing homes, food and clothing for English children left homeless and orphaned after air raids. For this purpose, the Club sponsored the showing of movies one evening—the proceeds of which went towards this end. 45 MUSIC The program of the Music Club this year included music appreciation and glee club. Before Christmas the meetings were mainly tryouts and rehearsals for the Christmas carol groups which provided the caroling for the annual Christmas play. Most of the club members participated to make it a great success. The meetings were very informal and the members pursued their favorite “quiet” hobbies while listening to the music of the masters. At one meeting in midwinter seven different hobbies were represented: whittling, sewing, knitting, sketching, reading, weaving, and just relaxing. Short discussions concerning the life of the musicians, or criticisms of their works, usually preceded each piece. The CLUB members of the club generously pooled their records to form a library containing 150 pieces, including the works of 6.0 composers. A list of available pieces was posted and requests were played at meetings. Selections ranged from the more solemn music of Wagner’s “Parsifal” to the lighter strains of White’s “Flight of the Mosquito.” In spare moments over the week-ends or after lunch, concerts in miniature were held for the entire school to enjoy. The club has done much to impress the value of companionship and relaxation to the strains of music, instead of dwelling on the more technical side of music appreciation. Florence Smoogen, ’41. READING AND DISCUSSION GROUP On those occasions when we gathered ’round for reading and discussion, we spent some very enjoyable hours. Our topics covered most ly those subjects closest to the minds of gardeners, and some of the newer books, such as William Saroyan ’s “ My Name Is Aram” and “ Down the River” by II. E. Bates. The most memorable event took place on a recent Sunday evening, when we sat in the Memorial Garden reading until deepening twilight sent us to the library to finish tin story. Miss Ileick read us that poignant tale of the love of a crippled man and a young girl for a wounded Snow Goose and of how, through watch- ing the healing of this gallant bird, they came to love each other. Finally, the supreme sacrifice was made by the cripple, when he threw himself into the task of saving his countrymen who were trapped in Dunkirk. The faithful Snow Goose flew above him until the end, then wheeled and Hew back to bid adieu forever to their friend, the young girl, and on home to the land whence he first had come. We wish to express our thanks to Miss Ileick for her splendid spirit in keeping alive this pleasant custom of gathering informally for reading aloud. 46 Rhoda Spkcht, ’41. ACTIVITIES $ $ £ $ $ CHRISTMAS December, 1D41 Peanut Week is again terminated by the ('hristmas pageant. A procession of girls in sparkling evening gowns wends its way down tin corridor to the st rains of familiar carols. Candles line the hall for the faculty’s entrance to the dining room. A delicious banquet by candlelight with the t a n g o f e vo r-greens in the air adds to the festivity of the occasion. “The Chimes,” enacted by the Drama Club, tell again their story of Christmas for the enjoyment of all. The curtain falls, and the Seniors depart for caroling. 48 MAY DAY Queen Penelope’s court stands at attention while the lively jester foretells the program for another May Day celebration. One by one our childhood fairy tales appear in action before our eyes. Twee-dledee recites “The AYalrus and the Carpenter” to Alice. The rain came, but the show went on with “The Doctor and the Dormouse,” “The King’s Breakfast” and the “Mad Tea Party.” Between scenes country folk dances were performed to the music of a rollicking fiddle. The Mad Matter invites us in to Tea, and another May Day closes. 49 FAMILIAR SCENES Hakes and hpes—but when’. O where, have the generals gone? Time out for milk and c nickers! Landscape room in the Academic Building — chief hangout for the specials. . . . Another familiar interior — snaps in the first green house. . . . Exterior of the greenhouse —in winter. 'Member how we built up that compost pile —now buried under a snowdrift__ The first season's bloom in the Hose Garden—how proud we were to have had a hand in its making. . . . In the Memorial — winter cloaks the statuette with a shawl of snow. . . . 50 ACTIVITIES How we puzzled over Lil ’s herby quiz for Junior finals— we practically luul our noses to the ground. . . . Supper in :i spooky atmos-phere of witches and cats at the Hallowe'en party—Miclii and Htne wearing authentic Japanese costumes. . . . Tlic Drama Club dance, complete with Japanese lanterns and a rial orchestra! Snow and it was ‘ (Jidda p to faith ful Jerry, hitched to the sleigh. . . . Freemie • staying put ’' in a traction splint applied by members of the First Aid group---- Amateur Night — Dr. Fat-rick and Mrs. Hush-Drown assume a dejected pose in their amusing •'•numerical courtship. •’ . . . 51 HERD CLASSIFICATION ()n May 1,1941,1 lie sixteen .Jersey cows in the registered and accredited herd at the School of Horticulture were in their stanchions contentedly chewing their ends as usual. . . . Soon they were surprised bv members of the farm group administering special grooming. . . . Stinky, with mischievous gleam in her eyes, holds the cow while Marty plays the barber. . . . Herd awards on display—with the recently acquired Dairy Herd Improvement medal in center. . . . Smpogie was first to lead her cow. Sultana’s Martha, into the ring for thorough classification. . . . Interested dairy fans watch as Mac and others show their cows in turn. . . . Strictly on the side, a calf tugs at the skirt of a passerby. . . . “How high do you think she’ll go?” Mr. Hush-Brown confidentially whispers to his wife; . . . The winner, Sparkling Sybil, who topped them all by rating “excellent,” and her twin heifers, one of three sets of twins in the calf pens this year. . . . 52 ‘‘Babes in the woods,” lml they had raked up that pile of leaves. . . . Mr. Andrew demonstrating: how to get those strawberries planted in a hurry. . . . A Villki worker’s smile—Sally Hallman. . . . Stinky, Perky and Freemie having- fun on the business end of a pruning saw. . . . There’s that ubiquitous candid camera again—and Mitch. . . . In Botany greenhouse—Laddie filling another glass—(Pardon us— it was only a bottle for those mineral nutrient solutions). . . . Jerry, veteran of many early morning rides, surveys the photographer disinterestedly. . . . Two fiiendlv, well-known characters around the School—Mr. Ilendery and Buster Brown. . . . 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Phone S51 MARY JANE WILSON Gifts : Greeting Cards AMBLER PENNSYLVANIA Ambler 104 Gor. 0281 Free Delivery HENNINGS Paint and Hardware Store featuring “Spruance Quality Paint 5809 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, Penna. THE FARMERS DIGEST is an IDEAL GIFT for Farmers who have but little time to read for Students who are interested in Agriculture for Farm Boys and Girls who will be the farmers of the future • It is Authoritative Comprehensive Interesting • Farmers Digest—Ambler, Pennsylvania $2.00 for 1 year $3.50 for 2 years $5.00 for 3 years Compliments of H. C. DEENS AND BROTHER TOURISTS ACCOMMODATED AT THE TOWERS Alvrotta Jones, Prop. On Route 309 Ambler. Pa. Compliments of A FRIEND E. C. GEIGER Sales Room and Service Dept. Phono 512 North Wales, Pa. Power Rototiller Lawn Mowors HOSEA WATERER High Quality Seeds and Bulbs Since 1892 714 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Tel. 928jl RARE PERENNIALS HYBRID LILIES TOM BARRY Lambortvillo, Now Jorsoy ROSEMARY GARAGE Body and Fender Repairing Cars Stored and Washed — Lubrication Spring Garden St. and Rosemary Ave. Bel! Phone 718 Ambler, Pa. Penny packer 8771 SARONY STUDIO 1206 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Penna. • School Photographers Delivery Service Phono, Ambier 37 Amblor, Pa. ROTH Cleaners Responsible and Dependable CLEANING PRESSING DYEING TAILORING Coats Dresses Suits Hats Furs Rugs Blankets Curtains Drapes Phono Ambler 1006-W REPRESENTATIVE OF EASTERN STATES FARMERS EXCHANGE JOHN GLASER Grain. Hay. Poultry Feed, Shavings and Peat Moss Cattle and Horse Feed DRESHER. PA. Tel. Ambler 1045 MULLIN MOTOR COMPANY, INC. CAMPUS PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. Sales CHEVROLET Service 1500 SPRUCE STREET. PHILADELPHIA. PENNA Bothle'nom Pike Butler Avenue • Ambler, Pa. Creative Producers oi Fine Academic Fuol Oil — Coal — Coke Publications Fireplace Logs and Kindling • NORTH PENN LUMBER AND SUPPLY CO. TELEPHONE KINGSLEY 0950-0951 Phone Ambler 605 Che. 3233 When in doubt — Buy DU PONT PAINT and DUCO at The Year Book Staff DECK'S HARDWARE wishes to thank Pcronnialo • Herbs • Rock Plants • Bulbs MR. EDWARD KING Hand-turned Flower Pots for his helpful assistance EDITH STOKES HAINES—Ft. Washington. Pa. Morris Road abovo Bethlehem Pike Telephone Ambter 178 AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS mm SIGNIFICANT FACT, too obvious to require much elaboration, is the growth of the Campus Publishing Company. From seven to seventy yearbooks in three years, to make us the largest exclusive yearbook publishers in the east. One way to explain it is to say that Campus in not an engraver, a printer, or any other type of processor, but a service organization well acquainted with the ins and outs” of yearbooks; co-ordinating all the phases of yearbook planning and processing. Not being a processor, we can cover the field more completely. There is no budget too small or too large in which we are not interested, nor any reproductive process that we cannot supply — letterpress printing, engraving, offset printing, or gravure. Using these processes to the best advantage, we now make available five different means to a good book. In letterpress printing, “MASTER-PRINT” and “ENGRAV-PRINT.” In offset printing, “MASTERTONE” and “VELVETONE” - and in gravure, “REGENTVURE.” All five, from start to finish, are handled alike, receiving the same “Perceptiplan” servicing; specialized handling of your yearbook from the “infant idea” to delivery of a fine finished edition. All five are Campus books through and through. These five — differing in price only as they differ in desired effect and budget limitations — possess in full those superiorities in appearance, economy, and general effect that have, in three years, made Campus the leading service organization that it is. PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC. 1500 SPRUCE ST.. PHILADELPHIA. PA.