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

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TEA F OR THREE-- HUNDRED The time is December 2, 1941. The scene is the library of our Alma Mater. It is the afternoon of the Senior Tea. Every senior class has one, but somehow a slightly differ- ent note seems to have crept into this one. Perhaps it's because it be- longs to us. Yes, that's probably it. But have you ever seen the girls look so lovely? Everyone sips her tea. It's funny but I never realized just how human our teachers are. As I watch them mingle with the girls, chatting familiarly with each one, I fully realize that we have been indeed fortunate, for not only have they been our teachers, but advisors, confidants and friends. And look at Miss Marana! See with what radiant happiness she smiles! I wonder what she feels as she sees us here, gathered to- gether with everyone feeling the preciousness of these last hours- for our time is fleeting fast and soon we must leavel And as I watch these girls, girls I have worked, played, laughed and cried with, I know that I love them all dearly and I love this tea-time when we can be, once more, in- formally togetherp and to myself I say a little prayer because- They're so joyous and happy and blithesome today, Oh, God, let them forever, ever stay this way! THAT CERTAIN DATE Into the dreams of every high school girl creeps the joyful antici- pation of the one gala event, the one most waited for in all her school life. Her prom! Weeks ahead she plans what she will wear, for her prom is an extra special occasion. Weeks ahead, after much prepara- tion, she stumbles through an in- vitation to her best beau for she will have no one else but him as her escort. The man of the hour appears bearing lovely flowers for milady, exclaims as he sees her Alice blue gown, her glowing face, and then away they gol Within another hour they are gliding over the main ballroom of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Beaming faces, danc- ing toes and dancing hearts, laugh- ing eyes and sparkling smiles - that's all the decoration the ballroom needs! It was indeed a happy sight, -- one which will long be remembered by each senior Miss! Ianuary 9, 1942 will go down in her memory calendar . . . a date she'll never forget. I, RECIPE for cLAss DAY 3- , ,Ingredients . 1 'f ' 5 f 's .af-A - .1- f' -arm .. , , '42 , A 1 - I -.-ating: 1 dixie ' 2 r:llf1lr1Q,,Zri pretzels, cookies 2 cupfuls of Gay 25 girls Khired Nineties to laughl DIRECTIONS Eat dixie, pretzels, cookies, and digest. Good, isn't it? Go into auditorium. Take the show, sprinkle it with nuts K2 chair- rnenl, and what do you have? - The Gay Nineties Revue with a touch of '42. Next, mix together some dry jokes and stir in some melodious interpretations of those rip- snortin, Gay Nineties Songs. A few oi these were, The Band Played On, and, While Strolling Through the Park One Day. Stir these well. Now, you are ready. Take a girl, spread on a bustle, pompa- dour, and a shirtwaist and you have a main character of one of the skits on old fashioned marriage customs, Gradually add a minstrel show, impersonations of teachers, and a melodrama or two, and you can guess why the auditorium was filled with laughter. Crowded, wasn't it? If you follow this recipe carefully, we can guarantee that you will have the people in the aisles-walking out- comey , isn't it?

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W' 'l' Wm TRAILING THE BLAZE TURN THE PAGE BEFORE IT,S TOO LATE. WEATHER: VVhat's the difference? We. can't do any- PRICE: thing about itg it's always drlppy anyway. 31,000,000 to foster more nut houses. PHONE: DATE: BYBerry 1 2 3 ring. Septober 38, 19-guess. IMPORTANT Perin spoke held every- tagonistic Society for the ISSUE REVEALED Senator Merow Effective In Obtaining New Measures I. C. TRASHVILLE: After weeks of debate, the Senate has approved the new measures of Sen- ator Merow. Assisted by the great supporter, Shirley Oppenheim, the Senator announced during a spe- cial session of Congress the new measures. They are as follows: Article I Waist: 36 inches Article II Hips: smaller than before Article III Legs: CENSORED Article IV Chest: 3 decrease It seems that the bicycles appropriated through the efforts of Senator Dorothy Williams and Representa- tive Frances De Angelus have been effective. Maybe the new measures will bring the long weighted proposal. Famous Explorer Visits Noodletown I. C. NOODLETOWN: Miss Stella Perin, D.D. CDoctor of Dimwitsj re- turned today, after a haz- ardous trip through Kike's Peak. The imitation was extended by the Honorable Estelle Crawford, Head of Fire Department, who be- lieves that fire drills are more extenuous than wood or reducing drills. The vital, alive subject on which Miss one electrocutious. She gave full perpendic- ulars on THE ART OF TWISTING SPAGHE'I'I'I. The following remarks were made by the audience after the talk: Beatrice Amendolia: It's too cruel. Eva Aberblatt: I ain't talking. Loretta Atkins: Oh . . . spaghetti are fattening. Helen Barr: Ditto. Elizabeth Corvacchioli: I'll try his twisting method on my husband. P. M. Marie Flesca had charge of the Hall Hushers. Around The Town By Hedy DiCicco La Flash FLASH! 'Former Southern Athletes Win World Olympics! Those terrific- ally tantalizing, tumbling Tipowitz twins today set a new world's record. Surpassing all previous feats, the twins tumbled their way to national fame. They are returning to the States to attend a dinner given in their honor by that Versatile, congenial hostess, Evelyn Giangiulio. FLASH! Aida Crocetti, the famous sob-sister, still mourns for her long lost Ant. SPLASH! Was it Elsie Cha- sen's hubby who hit her over the head with that pie? OH, how messy! FLASH! We found it, you use it. On a recent expe- dition sent out by the An- 62 Invention of Cruelty to Undiscovered Minerals, an excitingly new sub- stance was discovered by Prof. Yolanda Di Sylves- tro aided by her secre- tary, Rose Aurely. 'I'his mineral is of indigo-red and can be used in place of electricity, coal, hel- ium, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, per- fume and nail polish. Further uses are being investigated by: Ethel Kurman, Ann Vitcov, Grace Coleman, Molly Rames, and Cecelia Good- seit. , DASH! Run to the Mon- tana Alleva Candy Shoppe! She's having a fire sale of burnt almonds. The great labor TRASI-I! leader, Bessie Mashonsky, called a sit-down strike of all garbage collectors today. Books of the Century TRAILING THE BLAZE gladly welcomes two new- comers to the literary world - Adelina Di Cintio and Annette Hurwitz. Al- ready unknown to thou- sands through their stories in popular magazines, they are now gaining new rep- utation from their first novel, NO LIFE FOR A FRONTIERSMANY' The re- lease of the book was ac- companied by enthusiastic reviews from such leading critics as Hilda Kalnick, Frances De Angelus, 'Rose Sabatini, who hailed the book as an inspiring pic-