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

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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.

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THE FREE PRESS TCD SPREAD Four o'clock. Through the silent halls ot G. H. S. tramp the Milestone staff, in search ot ideas. After an exciting session with Miss Snowy, comes the hair-pulling session, when the frantic Editor tries to impress the stait that all material must be in by . . . Familiar sceneseeFlossie continually asking, in a weary voice, Are your Write-ups in? . . . Peggy popping up in unexpected places with her camera, always succeeding in snapping you when you're looking silly . . . Mr. Bellino, telling us that We look much too healthy to be really worried. We've really had loads ot lun Working on the Milestone, and we hope that it will atford you as much pleasure as it has us. Tl-IE MILESTONE Editorial Board Paula Strobach Betty He-nshaw Florence Camara Miranda Nayowith Art Editor Photography Shoshana Chaiken Pegqv Schmidt Snapshot Ruth Humphrys Peggy Schmidt Circulation Elizabeth Coster Fay Schweriner Write-Up Betty Huhn Ruth Rosenbaum Claudia Roper Betty Wiley Elaine Seeds lean Benjamin Evelyn Berry Florence Cohen Dorothy Ginsburg Business Managers Olympia Ciorletti Rosalie Feldman Marilyn Ruben Stella Vladeka Upper lelt: The staff. deeply inspired Lower left: Peggy, criticizing pictures Rosalie, Olympia. Stella, and Marilyn. looking at ads Upper right: Editors: Flossie. Paula, Betty Henshaw. Sho- shana. Miranda Middle right: Writing-up: Betty Huhn. Claudia, Elaine, Betty Wiley, Dorothy, lean. Flossie ther curly head shows behind Dorothy'sl Lower right: Elizabeth and Fay, keeping accounts