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

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PORTALoJUNE 1. VIRGINIA ACEY 1238 S. Webster Street Dancing is the set hobby of Charlotte's. By keeping up the morale of service men through letters, Charlotte keeps up her own morale. An' other Southernite is heading for the business world. ARLETTE ADAMS 1332 S. Capitol Street Arlette looks dandy in black with gold accessories, two of her favorite colors. She likes to eat and dance, and her dreams include decorating a house in her own way. You can hear her say. T'aint like that. JANET ALBERTS 2517 S. Galloway Street Reds who is forever in hot water. spends most of her time in the movies. Janet's ambition which is in the secretarial world would easily give in to marriage, Wlieii 'LOh. my gosh is heard. you can be sure it's Reds .ANNAMARIE ALZERANO 2903 S. 13th Street Red headed f'i'Al ' with characterist ' Wen yes ' gs. da es ' ska s ai ' a ive ir orts. ' ' io is to b ome a .' graph , but a little whi cottage is surlely in- viting. RITA ANELLO 1821 S. 12th Street Termed the girl with the hilf arious laugh. DizZ. our dark blonde. greenfeyed gal, tall enough to look well in a short coat, intends to be a dress def signer and hopes some day to go to Paris. MARION ANGELITIS 118 McClellan Street lv1arion's greatest ambition is to go to college and land a good job when she graduates. Sports take up a good deal of her time and she actively participates to S.P.H.S.'s benefit. Marion's pet saying is Hello Ish. 945 S.P M BELLA ANTWARG 2453 S. American Street Dolly is often found buried in an exciting book. That is one reason why you'll often hear her say, uDon't bother ine. Bella intends to become a book' keeper after graduating from high school. Good luck, L'Dolly, mighty convinc g gg! L, MCU! If Alai? 1 A k ' ar yn innieu s to swin ants to elop into V- agil Al v swiingkr. She VW! o ,l gym tcacheif fl' ie ' , on her third il K l wand is 1. -,,ls X . Jlihligu Auliohoi E X xl 226131 K , - X . Sartain Street. nd land the utal ollice job, X if Helqi, wants tifjbe diilerent . ince S,P.H:S cms 61 culti- vate a liking. mr spo ta. Helen has develope he hoility to skate and dant Eavgll. Her pct saying is, 'lan glad. . QMARY AVERSA I 2433 S. Percy Street k'Marie intends entering the business world and making a name for herself though her present name seems pretty enough, Skating and dancing use up a good deal off her time and you'll catch her sayi9g. l'm so glad. NATALEEN BAILER 416 Daly Street Nat enjoys outdoor sports and she loves dancing. Her vio' lin playing is one of the line achievements she can be proud of. Maybe someday we'll see her on the stage with the title of A Second jack Benny. N M5 ' FANNIE ARD 1422 ll ln Str t .. lqs w .X if ., Oh, but I will' says' Gwen if they ajk hler. Vihai she prob- ably whl do is vyhte to service' mCQ,r' one 165 her pastimes. 3'Gwen wants 'to be a business XjNQVbu1an. Hope you succeed. Fan' 1112. f

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SUCH IS THE STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF. -Tempest. if AFTER weeks of dreaming and elaborate planning for the grand' event, THE PROM, we realized that it was really to be, like a dream come true. For weeks preceding THE PROM, senior classes buzzed with anticipated excitement. The lunchroom getftogethers offered ample opportunity for settling minor problems, such as: Where am I going to get a P.D.? Do you know any available anemics? With details taken care of, all settled back peacefully, impa' tiently awaiting the eventful day. The evening of May 25, 1945 Hnally arrived, and each girl was dressed in her treasured long gown. After a few hours' work, mir' aculous changes had been accomplished. Where before had stood a pretty girl, now stood a beautiful damsel. In good time we reached our destination and found the beauty of the Ritz Carlton ballroom enhanced by a glory of color as the girls moved about greeting each other and introducing their partners. Later, as we danced to the music of Norman Black's orchestra, the mixture of exotic colors, the smoothness of the dancing, and the joy on all the faces expressed the fulillment of all the delightful expecf tations that had been ours. To add to the pleasure of all, we were honored by the presence of members of our faculty and other in- vited guests. Finally, a little tired, and with dance programs carefully tucked away, we murmured good nightsg and the Senior Prom became a per- fect memory for days to come. Thirty-five

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1-15. PORTALqJUNE1945 GILDA BARDAJI 815 Kimball Street This blonde, blue'eyed young lady goes in for dancing and roller skating. jill wants to become a stenographer. She also likes to cook and keen house. You'll often hear her say. Oh. my nerves. SHIRLEY BARISH 2901 S. Smedley Street Petite darked eyed Lee would like to be an outdoor girl, but she was born to be a hot' house flower. Lee's ambition is to he a secretary and her hobbies are howling and dancing. KATHERINE BARNER 3031 S. 24th Street One of our algebraic mental genuises, Kass also finds eu' joyment in dancing and skating. Wliaitever home nursing she's crammed in will stand by her later. You'll often hear her say. Golly when things go wrong. NEATHER BARNES 1508 S. Garnet Street Black haired Ninona likes to go horseback riding. Her am- bition is to be a private secre- tary, and Do you mind? is a familiar question for her friends to answer. GERTRUDE BARNOW' 2539 S. 13th Street Office work is what Genie is headed for. Her favorite sports are swmming, baseball and walk' ing. You'll hear her say, Oh, gee! LOUISE BATTI 1315 Castle Avenue Lou's greatest ambition is to become teacher of political science which keeps her busy brushing up on her U.S. constif tution. A fortunate blonde with blue eyes. Lou has dozens of interests, the greatest being sports. VIDA BAYANI 1632 S. 20th Street Dancing, skating, and true friends are what Vi likes best, and she intends to become a bookkeeper or typist. Vi's fa- vorite color is blue so don't mis' take her for a patch of heaven. FLORENCE BAYLINSON 2029 S. 5th Street Florence's greatest ambition is to walk down the aisle on graduation night. Her favorite pastimes are movies and danc- ing. She intends to become a stenographer in a prominent firm: her secret ambition is to be married. GLADYS BECKER 2215 S. Croskey Street Auburn hair helps to identify Gladys: and this color hair will look well piled in front of a white starched cap, the kind nurses wear. Becky goes through her classes saying, Don't believe it. 4, 4 'im' siscaonii' ' ' 2553 15-Ch Street Ri will probably gain some of the experience she needs to be a teacher ,lfrom 'her iyob as class presidentf Her ability to be friendly with everyone is part of it. She relishes her favorite sport, swimming. MYRTLE BOLLING 808 S. Lawrence Street Murt's nice combination of black hair and brown eyes will probably bewitch some patient when she achieves her ambition of becoming a nurse. Mutt goes in for swimming and volley ball. 5 .wolf 'W'g.af to so 0 201 t Street f has, tal tf ' ipto mischief 0 ne ki an- tther and a tliges re any' thing tha . itz desires to be a wife: but, in any event, she l start off as a stenog- rapher.