Philadelphia Manual Training School - US Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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worked at blacksmithing, and Billy Lawrence said everything was Blue Monday for weeks. Billy P-st-w-te grew melancholy. He was enjoying himself immensely, on the last night, with 1 -- fit will be under- stood that it was a gentlemanj. Wliile in a crowd, watching the small electrical currents grow in the corner, Billy suddenly turned red and black-the reason? There was T - ad- miring the drawings and at the same time conversing very ear- nestly with one of his rivals. Now,I think we all agree that this was -a mean trick, because it caused Billy to utter a great many blessings. He has since said that the money he spent that night for car fare would have kept him in buns and milk for one week. Poor' Billy! VVe know he wished there was a dynamo at hand capable of giving a thousand amperes so that hecould apply the wires to the teeth of his rival, and thereby gently impress him with the idea of securing the services of lVlcG+, the under- taker. There was a decided coolness between two souls that night while on their homeward journey, and ever since Billy has worn a ministerial countenance. 5 ' ARBOR DAY. Y' ON Friday, October Igth, at half-past one o'clock, the hum of machinery and ring of hammer, which are characteristic of our lower floor, suddenly ceased, tools were laid aside, and all hands eagerly adjourned to the more quiet atmosphere of the assembly room. The occasion was Arbor Day, the incident, an address by Professor Henderson, and hence we say that all hands eagerly adjourned, for we had heard Professor Henclerson's pleasant talks before, and felt sure that this would be something of especial interest, which proved to be the case. It has been decided that the usual ceremony of tree plantingshould be re- served for the graduating class next spring, and that an address suited to the occasion should be our memorial of the day. There is one feature of the address that we have puzzled our minds over not a little, namely, how so much Nm could be gotten out of so dry ,a subject as Trees Vlfe were fully prepared for 42

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SPECIAL OCCASIONS. MAY EXHIBITION. HEN in the course of human events it becomes necessary to write up the recollections of special occasions, it is hard to decide which special occasion to consider Hrst, for in our school life there were so many things happened that they all seem special. But, to proceed, we will take for our consideration the School Exhibition at Horticultural Hall in the Spring of 1888. . We took part in that affair as Intermediates, and being but partially initiated in higher school life, some of us were very anxious to' participate in the work, real hard work, such as draw- ing, while some chose the easier work of blacksrnithing and carpentering. But some of the boys being partially initiated to such life, chose the tedious task of looking after the Normal School girls. Oh, my eye! but that was work, ,for the girls would wander all around the building, and what could the poor boys do but follow them. The girls would always stop at the cooking class and insist upon the boys eating some of the work produced by their school. We heard a cruel remark made by a couple of students, who were reposing in the gallery, it was this: Somehow or other, that cooking of the girls always reminds me ofthe belts we lace in the shops, for the material is so tough we can hardly stick our knives through it. 'There were quite a number of absentees the following week, and several have asked the reason. It may have been illness, but we do not like to give a positive statement. Well, welll Go on- fQuotation from Prof T-ho-pej. Well, the show did go on for a week, so did the boys, so did the girls-likewise the fun. At the close of the show there were some very peculiar results. Fred K- grew thin, having . 4,

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science and art, and even emotion, butfm was scarcely thought of However, this was one of the Professor's pleasant surprises. Mr. Henderson was inclined to look upon trees asjfiefzds, rather than as mere abstracts, scientific appellationsg dwelling particu- larly upon the stately elm of the Granite States, the pleasing maple of our own State and its neighbors, and particularly upon the solemn pine of the Coast States, with its weird music. The Pro- fessor spoke of the difference in the trees of the country caused by the various soils, and also of the general good of trees to us. But the value of trees as pleasant objects to the sight was especially dwelt upon. He closed with a few words as to their value in manual training, and with a very delightful poem at the end, containing some further thoughts on the same subject. After Professor Henderson's address the school was favored with a recitation by Mandell, and another by Mitchell. SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF Tl-IE NATURAL HISTORY - ' SOCIETY. ON the evening of Friday, October 19th, the Society celebrated its second birthday. The weather was such that our expecta- tions regarding the attendance were only half realized, however, this did not prevent the celebration from taking place. The exercises began with a short address by the President, followed by the Secretary, who read a history of the Society, together with an account of its present condition. The Chairman of the Outing Committee gave a report of the progress of the Outing Club, with an account ofa Representative Trip. The Curator next read a paper on the Change in the Relative Abundance of Certain 'Species of Birds, with also a brief notice of the English Sparrow Question. Mr. Thomas Walters, the orator of the evening, gave an interesting address regarding some various kinds, of Natural History, well sprinkled with humor and good advice. Since Professor Sayre, who was expected to deliver an address, was not present, the exercises closed. After this the members and their friends enjoyed a quiet social even- ing, and the company disbanded at about IO o'clock. A 43