South Philadelphia High School for Girls - Portal Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ATHLETICS THE FUN FROLIC The Fun Frolic! This is all that is needed to arouse the fighting spirit in any Southernite, for this is the greatest athletic event at Southern. This is the chance to show abil- ity in track and field, vol- ley ball, and other games, for at this time all of the forms are together and every class is repre- sented. Yes, we Seniors made up our minds to win, and win we did. The cheerleaders, Antoinette Carlone, Phyllis Ciarroc- 'T chi, Marie Pecoraio, Rita Petti, and Antoinette Spano, under the'direction of Nancy and Vera Tipowitz, practiced fast and hard. Weeks ahead of the event songs and cheers, writ- ten by Sylvia Chepin and members of the class, were sung by the seniors. At last the day came! Everyone was happy and gay-the l2B's were out to make this, their last Fun Frolic, the best ever. At the Sons of Italy Field excitement reigned. There were moments of tenseness when the team was out there playing. There were moments of joy and there were moments of just letting ourselves go when members of our team won. Victory at last! The class of Ian. '42 had seen victory in its 10B term, but for this we had fought, and now H H we had won again. Hurrah! We were proud, proud of ourselves for showing such fine spirit and sportsmanship, proud of Nancy and Vera Tipowitz, Alberta Balch- unas, Sylvia Chepin, Thelma Crecilius, Gloria Vito, and Dor- othy Welsh for having won the official S. Yes, we had won again, We had worked hard and had reached our goal. Ever pres- ent will be the grand and glori- ous memory of our last victorious Fun Frolic! Onward '42.

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Then there were weeks . . . ahem . . . if you saw an llB girl sitting alone and talking and making motions with her hands, you knew she wasn't off her noodle but merely an aspirant for the position of S. A. Vice-President. And soo-ooooooooo, our childhood days were gone. IANUARY, 1942 Dear Diary: 'Twas the year before graduation, and all through the school no one was working-that is, as hard as the l2A's.. The academic girls were looking for- ward to physics land you know what teacherl, the commercial girls were looking forward to .... well, just everything, and all the girls were anticipating the 25th Anniversary program. We went before our proud papas and mamas and danced the cake walk just like the old timers. And our tarantella was a challenge to all the original Italian folk dancers. You should have seen the modern dance-we had a right to be proud. And hold on-what about our skating skit and our melodious interpretation of the old music classes and the fun we had demonstrating those speech sessions of long ago. Yes, sir, we certainly did celebrate! And then, and then-on to Washington. Beware, Roosevelt, Congress, and especially the mint, those Southern seniors are on their way! Ah, those were the days . . . three perfect days .... never to be forgotten. Back home. There was more fun in store for us. We modeled the new spring and summer outfits at our Fashion Show, a dedication to our dear mothers. l - 2 - 3, UH, l - 2 - 3 - UH! Remember the Arthur Murray Dance Classes and the happy afternoon We spent in the gym at the 'HELLO Dance. Yes, it was there we tested out our newly learned steps on the gentlemen from next door. And the Dance Club dances were another welcome proving ground. Then .... how could we forget our last Fun Frolic. Miss Smith would have frowned at our vocal tones but We were plenty loud. Many a girl went home that day with a sunburned face, a stiff neck, a hoarse voice and a happy heart .... it was our victory . . . IAN. '42 HAD WON AGAIN! It was during that term that we saw the birth of the first Yearbook in Southern. We can chuckle now to think how we ran around getting petitions signed, giving sales talks, and finally getting 200 girls to buy it. But, it was worth the struggle .... we had blazed another trail!! Yes, We had a perfect time during this perfect term. Refreshed, tanned, and energetic we returned from our vacation to meet a 12B term brimful of work and social activities. And I forgot to .... Oh, lane, look! .... The page is torn out .... just at the peak of their school life! Yes, what a pity? But I expected something like that .... the book is so old. You know, Helen, I feel as if I could almost imagine the rest .... Tea ....Prom....ClassDay.... And so they did. That night Iane Carver and Helen Haines retnod the footsteps of their ancestors .... they relived the past .... a glorious past! 51

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ATHLETIC CLUBS Almost everyone was anxious to join an athletic club during our last term at Southern, not only to achieve perfection, but probably to help those not too well-balanced figures. Various smaller activities were formed. Soft- ball, baseball, fencing, basketball, horseback riding, bowling, swimming, skating, and tennis were undertaken under the direction of the Gym Depart- ment. Who knows but that these sports may be the making of some future Southernite Stars! SWIMMING All out for swimming and what a time we had! For those who knew nothing about swimming it was not so easy, but the strokes soon became smooth and steady under the direction of Miss Kraft. Only 53.00 was paid for a full term of 13 weeks. The club was held at the Y. M. C. A. HORSEBACK RIDING Horseback riding provided much enjoyment Cas well as a few sore spotsl for those girls interested. Every Saturday, the girls met at Valley Green for their lessons. Under the directions of Miss Dumm, everyone learned to ride with comfort and ease and in perfect timetz BOWLING Bowl, Bowl, Bowl, away-yes, those extra pounds due to no exercise. Every Wednesday afternoon, between 3 and 5 o'clock the girls met for this sport. Many happy hours were spent first at the Spillway Bowling Alley and later at Mason Hall. Everyone strove for high scores and those who acquired speed and skill joined teams to participate in friendly combats. I Z .s