Philadelphia High School for Girls - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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FOREWORD C bo l X o This is our book, the achievement of the january 1939 Annual Staff. We have felt it grow from a few hastily sketched ideas to a finished bookg and the joy of seeing our work in print is ineffable. We have tried to make this Milestone more than a mirror of Girls High life. Reflection indicates representation of outer appearances, this we have done through photography. But more, we have aimed to represent the essence of life and spirit that is Girls High, In Ozzy is incorporated the gayety of girlish temperaments, the sparkling wit that inspires such productions as Hallowe'en and Washington stunts, and the friendly funfpoking that makes our associations more delightful. Nor have we forgotten the classes which are the essential part of G. H. S., they are represented by the clubs. As Dr. Stoddard said during his recent visit, the real value of classroom work lies in the stimulation given to the students to study further. Thus the featuring of the clubs is the featuring of the classes. We have been particularly fortunate to have witnessed two unique events. The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Alumnae Association, comf ing this term, gave us an opportunity to lay stress on the graduate group. We seniors, about to leave G. H. S., find in this half century gathering of graduates the same enthusiasm and joy of cooperation we found here. Outstanding also was the visit of Dr. Stoddard, superintendentfelect of the Philadelphia Public Schools. It was to G. H. S. that all eyes were centered in December to learn what the guest of our Parent Teachers Association would say on his first visit to the Philadelphia schools. Notwithstanding the advantages that we as a record book staff enjoyed, if this book pleases it is in great part due to the energy and inspiration of our guide, Miss Rosengarten. She accepted the sponsor' ship of the Milestone last September when she became a member of our faculty. A quick glance through the following pages will show how much a part of the school atmosphere she has become in these few months. With no more ado we leave you to the remaining pages of the January 1939 Milestone. MILDRED POLLACK, Editor.

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DR. I-IARTS MESSAGE January 9, 1939. My dear Girls: I have been much interested in watching the staff of M ilestone' gathering material for this unique volume. I am glad to see that in addition to being a delightful class history, it promises to be a rich chronicle of the life and purposes of our school. That is as it should be. I am sure this edition of the Year Book will take its place in the most precious corner of your personal library. I like to think that along with other Zllilestones it will be on the book shelves also of hundreds of girls in the lower classes, recording for them, semesf ter by semester, the story of their high school days. I hope that you, too, have in your possession copies of the year books of earlier terms and that as you look over their pages from time to time, you will realize how truly we write the story of our lives hour by hour, day by day. You have contributed a great deal to the life of our school. Will you remember that you may go on heaping laurels on your Alma Mater? We look to the girls of the class of JANUARY 1959 to bring many new honors to the school we all love. Faithfully yours, Olive Ely Hart.