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

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Treble Clei Orch eslra G lee Club Band Victrola Conductors Woodwind Brass 19

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l l P.T Parents, Teachers, Daughters, all are com- bined in one association, which is doing more than its share in the sponsoring of school activi- ties. This group tends to bring the home and the parents closer to the school. The parents, students and teachers work together, bringing in all points of view. Each semester the P.T.D.A. has an outstand- ing event to increase the scholarship fund. This term they sponsored, along with the Alumnae Association, the Bally for Freedom. The entire group worked diligently to make the occasion a success. They accomplished their aim as only such sincere effort can do. There was dancing, refreshments, and entertainment, everything which goes into the making of a delightful affair. Although comparatively young, the P.T.D.A. has shown its true colors and has occomplished splendid results. The cooperative spirit of all its members is to be highly commended. We Wish them good luck throughout the coming years. From lelt to right: .D A. Records Committee Faculty Adviser: Miss Wilhelmi leanne Mayer, chm. Phyllis Bins, ass't. chm. Nancy Boggs Iessie Klosterman Myrta Hafner Betty Lanagan Alice Howard Myrtle Lowe Mary Marsh Special Committee Advisers: Dr. Hart, Miss Boyle, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Armstrong, Miss Booth, Miss Goll, Miss Myers, Miss Thomas Carol Bloomingdale, chm. Odette Dunn Patricia Morgan Lea Merrill Ada Newman Publicity Committee Advisers: Miss Fisher, Mrs. Zieber Alice Felty, chm. Phyllis Mann Sara Bunin Margaret Marsh lean Carlin Iulia Mayo First row: Betty Lanaqan, Phyllis Mann. Peggy Marsh, Ada Newman, Iessie Klosterman. Middle row: Lea Merrill, Elizabeth Marsh. Sara Ann Bunin. Myrta Hafner, Odette Dunn. Top row: Patricia Morgan, Phyllis Bins. Ieanne Mayer. Ioanne Carlin, Alice Howard. Parents on Rally Day

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'TL CULTURE TCC, EOR A BETTER WORLD TC CCME MUSIC CLUBS Alas, for those who never sing, and die with their songs in them! Thus said CliverTWen- dell Holmes, Who, though not a musician, realized the importance of music in the life of everyone. It is more than a hobby, or even a vocation, it is the only thing that can satisfy a certain hunger of the soul, as real a part of man's life as the games he plays as a child. The music clubs of Girls' High School have for a number of years offered the opportunity for the students to relax from their work and refresh their minds With song or symphony. Those of us who are leaving the orchestra or vocal groups this term are realizing how empty our lives will seem for many months after graduation, although our days may be busier than those of our school years. We are amazed that an activity with so much hard work at- tached to it should bring so much enjoyment. We have stumbled to school in what seemed the middle of the night for eight-fifteen re- hearsals, We have struggled with heavy, bulky instruments through great drifts of snow, We have sung of bright, sunny skies, while stu- diously avoiding looking at the Windows, through which could be seen a gray, driving rainy We havefdohe aft thweseffhingslfancfmofe, and loved every moment of it. We are proud of our music clubs, proud be- cause they have helped our school to win the music trophy so many times, and because they have proved that girls can Win a place for them- selves in the musical world. But sometimes We are silent and thoughtful, when We consider the responsibility of music in maintaining the mental and emotional equilibrium of the Amer- ican people in these bewildering and dis- heartening times. Those students Whom We are leaving behind to sing We Three on Move-up Day and play Pomp and Circumstancen at graduation are the ones who will carry on our duties to Poly- hymnia and Terpsichore. They will continue the ministry of music, perhaps through even more difficult times than these, but they will never fail in their task, because the tool they are using is an immortal art. Truly the human heart needs comforting now more than ever before, and music will do it, as it has so often in the past.