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

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'1 ' Q v NN ta Q f , On whal' coniinenl is Ulopia? SUCIAL ST DIES DEPARTME T Thaf achon is besf which procures fhe greafesf happiness for fhe greafesf numbers.-Frances Hufcheson The familiar classrooms ollimes disappear, and in 'rheir slead we see Civil War balllelields, Columbus' liH'le ships, and lhe poverly and dis- 'lress of lhe world herelolore shielded from our eyes. The fads, and lhe lascinalion behind lhe lacls, are revealed lo us lhrough 'rhe unliring FIRST ROW: Miss Clara G. Dills, Head of Deparlmenl: Mrs. Neysa Adams, Miss Reba Byrom. eflorls ol our Social Sludies Deparlmenf. ln every way, our hislory 'teachers endeavor lo show 'fhe nowness of our sludy of presenl and pasl problems, noi lheorelically, bul praclically, as 'rhey allied our daily living. SECOND ROW: Miss lreneious R, G. Davis, Miss Louise l. Fihpolriclr, Mrs. Nona Levin, Dr. Eleanor Thompson. NOT PICTURED: Miss Caroline Underhill. Q9- In zt- Q, fl 4 ii ,xiiiif M 29 fs .9 Y 1 x I

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WHY can'f fhey male Chanel Q5 somo- limes, insfeud of H257 SEIE EE DEPAHTME T Men love fo wonder, and fhaf is fhe seed of our science.-Ralph Waldo Emerson. Our experience in lhe sciences was one ol consfanfly increasing wonder, firsf al +he wide diversilicalion encounlered in lhe animal lcinq- dorn. laler, al lhe universal, unceasing molion ol 'rhe molecules. and, during our mosf recenf encounfers wifh fhe marvels ol science, al' lhe FIRST ROW: Miss Moy L. Loromy, Head of Doparhnenf: Miss Rhea O. Boker. Miss Elsa Berger JQLU 0.73'dw +mlmX5Q A,-. Qi 4' 20 7 I NJ 2 ls' ' -Q' M wave lheory of lighf. Allhough we have maslerecl many defails of knowledge which are easily lorgollen, our greal- esl' gain emanales from lhe acquisilion of some insighi, however small, info The vasl, immulable principles which govern 'rhe universe. SECOND ROW: Miss Helen McC. Boolh, Miss Aileen Kirkpairich. Miss Moriorio F. Roberis. XWYQ h fi ' 1: 1 1 X, ,s fi lla Inn I , lr l ' , r ' 4- ' 1 I 7, I h I, I bi '- Q f- P NS 4--'- ,rf

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A ln lhe acl' of opening up like o pe- luniu, llne facelious suggeslion of one gym leocher. PHYSIE L EDUC TID DEPAHTME T l musl' laugh and dance and sing, Youlh is such a lovely fhing. -Aline Thomas. Discouraged elaslic relinquishes ifs responsi- bilify and one beirayed leg of blue sui+ dangles in embarrassment Trails ol 'Waffle-iale gray blouses, puncfuaied by groans, sighs, and grunfsl We are in fhe gym! Our opfirnisfic supervisors oiiempf lo develop agilify, co-ordlnahon, and grace, buf apcpgrglus FIRST ROW: Miss Frances H. Newzomm-:lad of be- ' . r . QA' worlr and modern exercise have noi' produced Olympic conieslanfs, and ihose never-'ro-be- forgoflen approximaiions lo rhylhmic dancing increase doubf 'rhar lheir goals have been real- ized. Buf. in 'rhe inculcafion of an apprecialion of sporfsmanship. Triumph is lheirs. I . f A, I ,, .W,4ff444fe,44-1JL,M fyaevv A -LV'-.VAL iff f, lac I-' ff' '-f K' 't SECOND ROW: :Miss Helen Maicher, Miss Muriel Mor- gerum, Miss Lorine Myers. P ly B Black, Mrs. Do olhy Chaliiian. Uh' 4. 5111? lxlisul x -L11 ' . xi 'R V X K im - .tix fl luplilli