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

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Mrs. Zieber converses en Espagnol. Miss Fisher and Caesar beai The HelveTians. AND UONGUES COP MEN AND ANGELS Foreseeing The imminenT need, in a world which is consTanTly growing smaller, Tor knowing more Than a Tew popular phrases oT Toreign Tongues, members oT The Toreign language de- parTmenT have imparTed Their knowledge in a vivid un-pedanTic manner. They have shown ThaT, Trom The classic LaTin book and The romanTic Spanish novel, can be derived a wealTh oT in- Language Top row: Miss Mar- gareT Leiper, head, Dr. Rufh HoTfsTen, Dr. Jes- sie Glenn, Miss NeTTie WursTer. Second row: Miss Anna Carlin, Miss Reba Med- lar, Miss Adele Horfon, Miss Jeanne Van As- broek. BoTTom row: Mrs. Na- omi Zieber, Miss Nao, omi Johnson, Mrs. DoroThy Churchill, Miss Eileen Schmid. NoT picTured: Miss Marguerife Fisher, Miss Marie Weeks. TorrnaTion abouT The arT, philosophy, and lives oT Those who spoke, or now speak, The languages. No language is dead when iT reveals so much ThaT is living. lT is noT The ConiugaTions or declensions which will remain in our minds, buT raTher The undersjranding gained Trom compre- hensive sTudy oT language. 'in 1- j- T-l wil' 19 i 1 'fi ix ' 'T I

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Dr. Fousf coaches classroom acfresses. Mrs. Brisfol fo fhe seniors: Li+era+ure and Life . UO SPEAK GUR MOTHER UONGUE Inslruciion in English as if should be spolcen and in lileralure as il should be underslood is a monumenlal lask. The English deparlmenl has employed leaching mefhods which could eminaie only from undersfanding and sound, experienced iudgmenl. Tacliul buf poinled crilicism and guidance, so necessary in classes where conversa- lions rellecl many varied environmenls and Traces of former moiherffongues, have been I graciously accepfed and assimilafed in+o our speech. Long aller The lasf grammar boolc is closed, and One Girls Credol' has become a realify, Jrhe leachings of 'rhis able deparlmenf will con- linue 'ro pay dividends +o a graduaiing class which can now express ils apprecialion in beller English. English Top row: Mr. Jacll Edelson, head: Miss Margaref E. Dungan, Miss lrene Eldridge, Miss Mary Baylson. Second row: Mrs. Helen Brisfol, Miss Dorofhy Noe, Dr. Clemenf Fousf, Dr. Rose Glay- men. BoH'om row: Mrs. Selina Adams, Miss Margarel Sullivan, Mrs. Harriei Morgan, Miss Ruih Dean, Librarian. Noi picfuredz Miss Eloise Bullman.

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J-ZCDW UI-IE WORLD ,CIVES Social Studies Only Through compleTe undersTanding by all oT iTs ciTizens can The world of The TuTure ever rise above iTs pasT errors. AncienT hisTory is noT ancienT hisTory. IT is a sTory oi people, The same as Today walk The sTreeTs, man The ships, TighT The wars, build The ciTies, and malce The laws. Each sTage oT Their developmenT Tells a sTory. lT is good To have seen civilizaTions wax and wane, and To realize The common TaTe oT all men, oT all civilizaTions, unless- America is The hundred and ThirTy million people who live here, and The sTrip oT land Trom sea To shining sea, seas Three Thousand miles aparT. Only by knowing oT The beginnings oT These people and Their gradual uncompleTed ac- guisiTion oT Treedom, can we judge America Truly. l-low all men live is a viTal Tale oT whaT has been and whaT is yeT To be accomplished. When we are ciTize-ns oi America and of The world, we shall lcnow whereoi we spealc. Reading from leTT To righT from Top row: Miss Alice Mc- Queen, head: Miss Clara Dillrs, Miss Carolyn Underhill, Miss Eleanor Thompson, Miss lreneious Davis, Miss Reba Byrorn, Miss Louise FiTzpaTriclr. NoT picTured: Mrs. Jane Eyre. Miss McQueen Teaches young Americans The sTory of Their counTry.