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

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CLEAR HONOR WERE PURCHASED Ibe Ibe lieve in the joy of study, the delight nf stef qnnintalnee with hunks, the discipline ul' diligent learning, :ind the refdisenvery nl' the world of nature and nt' men tlirnngli gin open mind. lieve in character as essential tn the highest type ul' sehnlnship. I hold that no intellectual ziehievenient, however keen or clever, is worthy of deep respeet unless is gives hzlnd in hand with zieenrziey. religihility, lwiinr, humility, tnleralnee, :ind truth. I believe in service, that it is the privilege gind I rej respnnsihility nl' the enlightened inenihei' nl' ginx' Society tn minister with kindness and under standing tn the needs of the less l'nrtun.ite in talent ni' in opportunity. oice in the burden of leadership whieh sehnl zlrship, elianxieter. :ind service l.ly upon nie, for I helieve that my tnreh shnuld light nthers tn lives of greater heznity, richer witty, and fnllei' service. he 'UV l gi, .il - .',. ,qw - I 3 E 5 yi' A fl? -

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OF RESOLUTION -King .lolm ll X 1 .- U YOU rcincmlwi' hnxx' hnsy we wcrc in nur Stnnlcy was ai hig fiictui' in hclping thu fmnnus fivu Svniwl' yr-111 hut hmv Uklglil' wc wcrc tn font win thc chinnpinnship of thu puhlig luauguc. Bcfnrc .il cvcry lmskctlmll gains and how thc gsnncs wcrc thc titlc gannc twnk plalcc, we ruccivul Saul ncws thin' iliscussul hy suniurs .ilinnst ns much ns fnshinnsl' ln Smnlcy llnldnlzln haul hccn imluctcd intn thc army, thnsu ggnncs ilwri- was plcnty nl' :lution given hy hut Arnold Lcvin tnnk SUIHQS plzlcc :ind rcallly did Vv'illi41n1 Mylcs, thc cnptgiin, whcn hc stzlrtcd tn ll linc Binh. Un cvcry tcann thcrc is .1 star, and un Llrihlwlc thu lmll Llnwn thc cnurt, Ivlylcs was livc Sniitlicrifs it was Chilrlcs Bclliik whn was zhu soc' llwi suvcn inchcs, hut lwsiili- his fclluw plgiycrs hc und liighfsi scnrui' on thc lcuguc. As soon .is Bcllzik xxxis slim-i, Tliimms Siilwnl xxxis iinnthcr tu i'cmcmhci', gm ilk- lull, illp gpninrg gigldi-Ll two points to South- thu t.ill light cuinpluxinncil ccntci' whim tiippcd in ci'n's scni1'. nmny ul' ihnsi- lxills umlci' thu lmsliut and aulilul Vv'c uwc nur thnnlis tu the wliulv ICQIIH who quitc .1 numhcr nl puints to unch ginnc, This gill gavc us ai lot nl' cxcitcincnt uvcn thnugh wc nccgif rnnnil .itlilvlv was nnrsmmling in lmisclmll, fnnrlmll. sinnully gut ll surf tlirnzit. Wi' will lung ivincinlwci' illltl ul' cuiirsc, in lxislxctlmll. Inu. Stxlnlcy Bi'uwn, nur lmys' lmlsliutlmill ummm ul' 1945 :mul rcuqill with who lwuaiinc innru popular' nt thu cml nl' the scsi' luv the thrillQ nl' thu miny guncs thin will nuvcr l x si n. w.1.' illllllllfl' nl thnsc cxfcllciit lung slinnii-rs. hu fmgnttcii. l P

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BY THE MERIT OF THE WEARER3' -Merchant of Venice lx SILVER S 0UTHERN'S honor society is known as the Silver S. To be qualif Sed for this scholastic society, a girl must have an average of 90 in at least two majors, 80 in every other subject, and not more than one 70 in a minor. After she meets the above standards for four tcrms, she receives a silver pin in the form of an S in her senior year. Ivfany Southernites have tried to achieve the honor of being a member of the society, but not all have succeeded. To those who have sucf ceedecl, we bow and say, We congratulate you. Seventy-j'iz'e