This Record is intended to reflect school life in its several variations, to recall the friendships made during the past five years, and to preserve for the Class of 1923 a few of the memones which are linked with Friends' Central.
When youth goes forth from out the dear protective fold, And with fresh vigor greets the wor ld and all its toils, It steppeth forth like dawn
Amidst a burst of rosy light.
Could any picture painted be more beautiful Than the sight of that grand solemn march, When manhood and young womanhood
Lay out upon the altar all their youth and strength?
What can we do, but bow before the sight, And murmur low in awe-struck tones, "A holy spectacle!"
So dear comrades march we to the altar of our life-long dreams, And solemnly we say unto ourselves, "Grant I may do great deeds to help my fellowman, And I may live an inspiration to my little world!"
See how the days that we have spent in close companionship, Quickly have flown by on speeding wings. And now the goal that we haYe yearned and prayed for Waits here, close at hand.
\Vhat feelings, what emotions surge through our tensioned minds? What solemn promises are made within our souls?
As now our school days gone \Ve see the future ri ing-grand, majestical!
0 classmates! say we now good-bye to days undulled with care The work of all the world our shoulders soon will bear; For so great Nature hath decreed We are the rising pillars of the world.
Dearest friends, it is not time to say good-bye; No fond farewells, as if we faced a parting of the ways. But let us each be clasped in fond embrace, For lo! we do not separate, but graduate together To a higher, finer school of life, Where the lessons of humanity are taught; And we seek together truth and faith, Reaching e\·er nearer to that goal of fine perfection.
Becky came to us from W. P. H. S. in 1921. It sure ly was an eventful day for us, but we didn't rea l ize at the time what a lar ge plac e Becky would fill in our hearts.
Teams: Hockey, C; Basketball, A; Gym, A.
Member of the Service Club.
EVELYN BLUM
Entered B Classical.
Majestic Hote l, Philadelphia, Pa.
The first requisite of happiness 1s that a girl be born in a famous city.
Eve lyn blew in from Alcum School, New York, in B, but we wish the breeze had come sooner. Serv ice Club.
Hope, our honorable classmate, has been with ltS three years now. We really can't understand how we ever got along without her before that. She keeps things m ovi ng .
Gym Team, C, B, A; Class Treasurer , C; Service Club.
MARTHA SHARPL E SS DARLINGTON
Entered E Classical.
Darling, Pa.
Darling has been very helpful in all our school activities, especia lly in th e Service Club of which she has been the president. She is always willing to help a classmate who is in difficu:ty Martha was the lumni Editor of th e "B lue and Gray "
Teams: Hockey, D, B, C, A; Baseball, E, D, C. B. A; Varsity Hockey, 192 3; Awarded F. C. anrl Hockey Letters. Cast: "The eighbors."
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Can you imagine Evelyn not asking us for money? The reason for this is that she was treasurer in A and B. She surely proved a good one and showed us that she possesses lots of patience besides having one of the hardest jobs in the class. She was also a member of the Service Club.
Gr eat thMtghts , like great deeds, need no Tno11pet
KATHARINE EASTMAN
Entered C Classical.
167 Maplewood Avenue.
Teams: BasketbaJI, A; BasebaJI, C, B, A; Gymnasium, C, B, A; Hockey, C. B, A. Clubs
Dramatic Club, C, B, A; Service Club, C, B, A; Sketch Club, C.
Casts: "The Neighbors," "The Romancers."
Editor of the "Blue and Gray," President of Dramatic Club , Vice President of Class A, Record Staff. Received numerals. Awarded, F. C.
None knew thee but to love thee.
None named thee but to praise thy name.
The above speaks for itself.
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HELEN GREENBAUM
Entered E Classical.
2002 North Broad Street.
A girl in all the wodd's new fashions planted, Who hath a mint of phrases in her brain.
Helen is just overflowing with originality. She has been with us ever since E and has always been not only willing, but able, to help us out in almost any difficult situation, such as attempting to prepare a Latin lesson five minutes before recitation, a ll of which goes to prove that Helen is one of the most kind-hearted girls in our class.
K A THERINE ANNA GARRETT
Entered E Classical. North .>2d Street.
Do11't ta!?e life too seriously, yon will never CO/IIC Oltt of it a/i1 •e, 01/}'Wa)•.
Katherine has been so busy with music ever since she has been in F. C. that she hasn't had much time to participate in school affairs, but we simply couldn't get along without her. She is th e most generous, open-hearted girl in the class. ;\Iember of the Service Club, C, B, A.
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MARIAN HAINES
Ent e red C Classical. Moore , Pa.
A good natured girl ready for fun
Marion is a me e k and mild countr y maiden, who cannot stand the c ity air. Marion has a ho bby and this is fishing and whenever she's not studying her thoughts ar e of fish! Here's wishing her lots of luck in the future.
A, B, Basketball, Class Team; B, Baseball.
ELIZABETH A. HORR
Entered B Classical. 1926 North 18th Street.
A friend in need is a f1·icnd indeed. "Betty, how do you do this?" is a question often heard ar o und school. Betty entered our class in the fall of our B year and has been answering our questions ever smce
Service C lub, B, A; Cast , "The Neighbors " Page Eighteen
"Mart" (a s s he is better known) is the kind of a girl who everyone l ik es, being, as she is, the "best natured" and "best sport" of the clas s
T ea m s : A Class Basketball, Service Club, Student Int e re s t As so., Class President in D; A warded F. C.
H er wo rth li es in her we alth o f goo d natur e.
FRANCES E . LANNING
Entered E Classical.
53:37 W ynnefield A ve nu e.
A daughter of th e go dsDiville ly tall and 111 ost divinely fair.
Take a c ute litt le n ose, a pair of brown eyes, a prolonged g ig g le; add to this considerable brain s and h eig ht , and a desire to sle ep, and you have some thing g r ea t which is Fran, by nam e. She h .1s been with u s ever sin ce E, and is quite an addition to o ur c la ss, we all say: Laughing and ta lking are h e r pe t h obbies, and when Fran talks over the ' phone-well!
How patient th e eternal power That wove the marvel of her hair.
Kay sta rt ed way back in E and has been one of our happy throng eve r since. She is one of the best sports in our class and can she g igg le,_ ask any member of C la ss A. If you shou ld ask any A g irl about Kay yo u would be sure to hear nothing but affectionate and g lowing praise.
Member of Service Clu b, Vice President, B; Awarded F. C.
ELINOR MAYER
Entered E Classical. 1520 Spruce Street.
Good things c0111e m small packages.
Here comes "Shrimp" and what could we have done without her? She is one of those reliable peop le that every class shou ld have. and we were mighty fortunate in having her. Just look at her record:
Baseba ll , E, D, C, B, A; I l'ockey, C, B, A,; Basketball, D, C, B; Tennis, D. C, B. A,; Gym Team, D , C, B, A; Track, D, C,; Varsitv Basketball, A. Record Staff, Blue and Gray Staff, Dramatic Club, Service Club, President Ath letic Association in A; received numerals. Casts, "The ?\e ighb ors ." i\ warded F. C., and Letters. Page 1'wen ty
She little heeds tire rigid rule, Tire dull restraint, the chiding frown, Tire we ary tra.ining of the school Cannot tame her spirits down.
Nan is one of the liveliest girls in our class. She is always ready for any fun and manages to get a good time out of everything-even chemistry! Everyone loves to hear Nan laugh and you just can't help laughing with her.
Teams : Baseball, E, D, B, A; Basketball , D, C, B; Hockey, B, A; Gymnasium, C, B, A,; Varsity Basketball. 1923, received basketball letter. Clubs, Dramati c Club , Service Club; Cast, "The Neighbors."
BLANCH E PALEY
Entered B Scientific.
520-! Overbrook A venue.
Don' t en v y a good complexion; use " Pompeian" o11d o11e.
You can't explain Blan che; she just is, that's all one could say. 'cause you have to know her to realize why we like her so much.
Dix spends most of her time before the mirror, but we will put that aside this time. She is a charming girl and is loved by all her classmates. Sh! don't tell a soul!
Member of Service Club.
ELIZABETH PFLAUM
Entered D Classical. 845 North 6ild Street.
PAaumie is one of the best sports in our class and she is a girl who radiates sunshine and happiness wherever she go es. After graduating she expects to become a student at Wanamaker Institute. We wish her luck. Here's to Pflaumie-
For a girl worth while is the one can smile When everythiug goes dead wrong.
Teams: Hockey, D , C. B, A; Basketball , D, C, A; Track, D; Gym, C, B, A,; Baseball, D, C, B, A· Tennis, D, C, B, A; Clubs , Service Club, Athletic Council , B; Caotain of Varsity Hockey, 1923: received numerals, Hockey Letters and F. C.
Sure she's swe et and sweeter far Than m ost th e gids you see; A tmsty frieHd and a spleHdi d pal, Sure both of th ese she'll be B lan che may be s mall, but she can easi ly make herself heard and when there's any talking to be done s he's right there If you need any help go to B lanche for you'll be sure to get it. She is a m e mber of the Service Club
EUNICE M . ROBERTS
E nt ere d E S cie ntifi c.
52 i Brito n St r ee t.
Tnte friends ar e the bes t.
Eunice may n ot be well known to many, but t o her hiends s h e ha s been a tru e a nd charmi ng gir l. Her motto h as always been: "Lessons w ell pr epared."
Muriel entered our class in B. She is a short girl with a long nam e. She is rath e r quiet in class, but we all agree that she can mak e up for it afterwards. Although Muriel seldom tak es an active part in our games she always is on hand to root for us. Chemistry is her strong s u bject.
ELEANOR SHINN
Entered E Classical. 149 Windsor Avenue, Haddonfield, N. ].
With hair lik e fla111 es, a smile lilw sunshine, and a heart of gold
Shinnie has been with us since Class E, and ha s been one of our liveliest and brightest member s. How could we hav e don e without her? Her record and and quotations speak for th emselves.
Teams : Gym , D, C, B, A; Tennis , b, C, B. A; Hocke y, C, B, A.
Casts: "S nowbound ,' ' "A Merry Christmas in Old England."
School Activities: Sketch Club, Service Club, Blue and Gray Club, Record Staff. Numerals. Pag e 'l'wenty-fottr
Fair was she to behold, that maiden of sevente en s1t111mers.
Shoey is the quietest gir l in our class, and, a lthough she hasn't a long list of activities after her name, she has made for herself a place in the hearts of all her classmate s and she will a lways keep it. She is a mem be r of th e Service Club.
ISABELLA L. SPENCE
Entered E Scientific. 627 North 64th Street.
Old fri e nds are best frieuds.
We all know Isabe ll e is one of our quiet girls. In fact we hard ly ever hear her voice, except when she sings for us. Then we know that she really can make some noise (?), although she does not favor us often.
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ANNA ROSE WILLIAMS
Entered C Classical.
501 South Avenue, Media.
Tmth is truth to the end of reckoning.
"Rosie" entered in C and she has proved to be a very great addition to our number. She has shown wonderful spirit ever since she has been with us and has been our president this yearand a mighty fine one, we'll agree.
Teams: Basketball, C, B; Baseball , C, B, A; Gym, B, A; Hockey, C, B, A; Varsity Basketball, 1923 (captain) ; Varsity Hockey, 19 23 (manager) ; President, A; Awarded Hockey and Basketball Letters. Vice President Students' Interest Association, A; Assistant Business Manager Blue and Gray; Associate Editor of Blue and Gray; Record Staff. Received F. C. Cast, "The Neighbors."
PHYLLIS WEST WOOD
Entered B Scientific. Merion, Pa.
It takes ma11y .oirls to make a cro w d, bttt only o 11 e can lead them.
"Pat," as she is known to us, came to Friends' Central last year from West Philadelphia High, and we certain ly are gratefu l to that school for sending her to us. She was very quiet last yearbut now-oh, my! ! !
Teams: Basketball , B; Tennis , B, A ; Baseball, B, A; Gym Team, A; Hockey, A; Varsity Basketba ll , 1923 (manager) ; Awarded F. C. and Basketba ll Letters Pag e 1'wenty·six
By all who kn ew her mind revered , By all who knew h er hea rl beloved
Though Emma has been with us only one short ye ar, we feel that we have known her a long time. She has shown herself a true friend and a jolly companion.
Gym Team. A. Service Club.
JOSEPH F. COLLINGWOOD
Entered C, Sci entifi c-Blue Captain.
Strcllgth of Character iuclud es all v irt1t es.
Vi ce President of C lass A; President of Athleti c Association; President of Students' Interest Association; Letters in Football , 1920-21-22 ; Captain Football , 192 3; Letters in Track, 1921-22; Captain Track , 192J.
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WILLIAM B. GRISCOM , JR.
Entered E, Scientific-Blue
On their merits modest men are
Class Treasurer, A; Business Manager Record Book; Dance Committee; Business Manager Blue and Gray, 1922-23; Class Teams: E, D, C, B, A.
ROGER W . HALLOWELL
Entered E, Scientific-Gray Captain
A g entleman, a scholar and an athlete; what more can be said ?
Class Prophet and Presenter Class Day Exercises. Class Teams: E, D , C, B and A; Secretary Students' Association, 1921-23; Secretary Ath letic Association, 1922-23 ; Blue and Gray Staff, 1922; Letters in Basketball, 1920-21-22, and Captain of Basketball, 1923; Football Manager, 1922; Letters in Baseba ll , 1921.
Entered E Scientific. AI editati on bri11gs its own r ewards. Blue and Gray Staff, 1922.
CHARLES B. NORRIS
Entered C Scie nti fic. lie hath 110 equal for g c 11erosilj•
schoo l a nd class activities are not suc h as ca n be c la ss ifi ed and h ere set clown, a lthou g h equa ll y c r ed ita ble a nd numerous.
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LOUIS POTTASH
Entered E, Scientific-Gray Common Sense is the most worthy of all senses.
Baseba ll Manager, 1922; Ath letic Editor of B lu e and Gray, 1923; Letters in Baseba ll ; C la ss Teams: E, D, C, B, A years; Class Treasurer, 1922.
T. PARVIN RECKEFUS
Entered E , Classica l-Blue
"Restitit Aeneas Claraque in luce refulsit ." does that, too. He is •the only "bright boy" of the class and certainly "stands forth and shines in a clear li ght." Page Thirty
That applies to "Lang." Out of an old ramshack led chassis of a one-time U. S. Mai l Ford, he made the fastest and niftiest- looking car on the road.
§alutatnry
EAR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS: We wish to welcome you to our school on our Class Day. Today means a very great deal to us, for it is our clay of fun in this school. Tomorrow is, as they say, a very solemn occasion; but today is the day of all clays when we can enjoy ourselves without restraint, as the one time typifying our many, many good times in Friends' Central. We ask you, please, to enjoy with us, as best you can, the jokes and stories you will hear in these exercises; and if they seem tiresome please remember what your Class Day in High School meant to you, and then I'm sure you'll understand and be patient with us.
ANNA ROSE WILLIAMS
CLASS 1-IlSTORY
Ilitntnry
" Pr e- H ist o ric "
ALLIA est omnis divisa in partes tres," but there were four divisions instead of three which met in Friends' Central in 1918 in the "E" room. Veni, vidi, vici, we came, we saw, we conquered. But oh, what a job! Especially the conquering! It took us five years to do it.
vV e landed 111 the big building-
Teachers to right of usTeachers to left of usTeachers 111 front of us; Coaxed and compelled; Stormed at with 'r ithmetic, And Latin verbs that wouldnt' stick.
And, oh, our cooking! h ow it brought Miss Aikens' attention and comment down upon u s!
That year we had severa l contests between "E" and "D" reciting poetry. A few of our members had their initiation o n this platfo rm-their knees shaking and their tongue s struggling to make so und s that co uld be under s t ood. vVe also decorated the se ni o rs' room on Valentine's Day, and made such a work of art that it ha sn' t been attempted s ince.
\Ve made seve ral clear friends in the teaching s taff, but in the middle of the year we had to say good-bye to Miss Shute, who had to go back to Indiana because her mother was very ill. V·l e held our first class party as a farewell to her. I don't think any of those people who were there will ever forget the flower s, dec o rations and refreshments. All our teacher s joined u s in playing games and having a good time. That was when we were all welded together with a common feeling.
Any odd moments we had we spent in helping the school fill boxes for theY. F. A. Relief. We called the club we had fo r thi s work "T he Spirit of 1918-19 ," :md we chose Martha J o hn so n president.
\Ve had Elizabeth Conard for president, and Irene Kaye for vice president. Janet Geddes wrote all nece ssa ry communications with the outside world, and Mary Sabbaresse sepa rated us from our cash for that year.
During the Fifth Liberty Loan drive we held up o ur end with the best. The '·E" gi rl s had the g reater number of Liberty bonds, se lling 183 subscrip-
tions Eleanor Shinn, our lady of the gorgeous crown, had 113 subscriptions alone!
\Ve also made a showing in English, Dorothy Swearer winning second prize in the 0. P. A. contest and Martha Darlington honorable mention.
The old girls' welcome to the new is happily remembered by many.
In June we lo o ked back on a year in which we had made many true and Joying triends-a year in which we had gained much loyalty and love for school and friends, and we looked forward to September and more good times.
"Dark A g es "
"D" year started with everyone looking forward to the time when class rings should co me. Many samples were looked at, and what a time we had! The g irls on that committee deserved an increase in salary At last we got o ur ring s . We still s port them-that is-some of us do.
\Ve elected Martha J o hnson president and Irene Kaye vice president. We changed treasurers and this year Elizabeth Conard collected our money. Irene Kaye also led us in o ur Needle Work Guild. We still had a corner in the 0. P. A. contest, winning an honorable mention again . "Ancient ."
"Pickled oysters! fi s h ! and earthworms!?! Phew! We don't have to draw these, do we? Thi s stuff makes me sick ! Hey there, how many rings did your earthworm have? Say, Shoie, did you ever find the earthworm you left on the window ledge?" That year we ventured forth on nature walks. Once we were out at the Zoo. They started to keep us there as a new kind o f monkey Another time, out at Forty-ninth street, Miss Brubaker, Fran Lanning and Katie LeVan and lot s of others got down on their knees and chased grasshoppers!
Ge o metry first came into our lives in our "C" year. Having been taught that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, we tried our be s t to apply it in getting to the lunch room; but it was frequent ly impressed upon us that geometry was not the on ly study, and good chi ldren had better b e seen on the front stairs than heard on the back.
Now we were eligible for the dances held in the evening s , and we promptly t o ok advantage of thi s We had some dandy times at these dances. We took e s pecial delight in giving them and eagerly accepted any invitations.
\Ve chose for our cla ss leaders Gene Cross, president; Irene Kaye, vice president, and Hope Brown turned national bank.
K. Eastman drew s econd prize for us in the 0. P. A. contest. Pag e Thirty-fi v e
We finished our year with a picnic. Everybody had a grand and glorious time.
"Med ireval. "
Our "B" year started with Gene Cross as president again. This time Evalyn Dowler separated us from our money and K. LeVan backed Gene in enforcing the law.
Again the dancing had a very great attraction. This year we gave several dances, and, much to our delight, were allowed to bring outside escorts. \Ve still retained that ability, or force, or attraction, to carry things on. Possibly it was because we had records we had to live up to, and l\Iiss Munroe was still there for propelling force.
This year the class had the first real argument about lessons. This discussion came u p over "Inland Voyage" and "Travels with a Darkey." I hardly believe anyone who took part in these wi ll forget them! Miss Munroe and Miss Gillette on one side, against the Class of '23. At the end they said they won, and we said we did. I believe it stands that way n ow .
This year our fighting spirit came out more than it ever had before or eyer ·will again. Oh! the battles that were staged in Ro o m 21! They were of every kind and over everything. \Ve didn't stop with small class troubles , but-well, everything had it s share. Sometimes they were so wild we almost had hair-pulling contests ! That's why so many girls had their hair b obbe d. \Ve didn't fight all the time, though. This year seyeral of our illustrious members had place s on the school magazine; places which they filled with honor.
At this time we also "p ut our shoulders to the pl ow" and pushed. This plow was the Social Service Club. Don ' t say our class didn 't work! \Ve spent hours and dollars in the cause, but, I think, we fe l t truly rewarded vVe had another picnic, and separated for the summer, looking forward t o our se nior year-our goal!
"Modern. "
In this our "A" year we chose Anna Rose for president, and K. Eastman for vice president. Eva lyn Dowler kept her place as highwayman. As to the other positions ou t· i ll ustrious classmates held , they are too numer o u s to recount h e re , and if you are truly very curious you may find them in ouf Rec o rd Book.
This year some of us put a few finishing touches in our algebra, finding, among o ther thing s, that (pe p ) 2 + 2( love) + (loyalty)2 =t he Class of '23.
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A few of us were introduced to chemistry. And in a short time we had o ur H 2 's, 0/s, SO;s, N0 3 's, K's, Na's, P 2 0 5 's , etc., so mixed up we didn't know whether H 2 0 was lau gh ing gas or not. Often we were seen tearing through the hall s and up those awful stairs, only to arrive in the l ab to hear Mr. Crouch say, '·You're late , Nan "
\\' e also had American hi sto ry and found while s tudying the Constitution that a member of either JJ o u se was free from arrest except for felony, treason, or breach of promise, m go in g to o r coming from his hou se or while attending a sess10 n.
\Ve had a good many dances this year, and everyone who attended them had dandy times.
We didn't find work especially easy, either, this year, with the hundred and o ne other things- s uch as feeding a family at Thanksgiving and Christmas, giY in g plays and mu sica ls, and playing on o r cheering many of o ur team s . \\' e also spe nt much time in supporting the boys in their ga me s-f requently screaming ourselves h oar e. Then came the time for thi s, o ur graduationand more work.
'"A nd n o w when s hall we all meet agam, In thunder, lightning, or in r a in ? When the hurlyburly' s clone, When the field is lo st and won."
Now h as co me the time when we look back on our years here at Friends' C!:'ntra l. \V e re ca ll this and that thing , loath to lea ve, and yet we know we must, keeping a lwa ys before us ou r motto which we ha ve lived up to, unc onsc io usly perhaps.
"'And so has been o ur atm to st ri ve, to seek, to find, and not to yie ld."
E, THE CLASS of Nineteen Twenty-three, are prepared to look back upon our High School career, and trace our merry course through Friends' Central from its beginning back in Class E.
Our class in that year was a large one, numbering twenty-four members, many more than have survived to this point 111 our school life.
Most of us had come from the various elementary schools of the system, and for those of us it was only necessary to renew acquaintances already begun; while, for those of us not so fortunate, a longer time was requir•ed to come to know our classmates' peculiarities.
It took a while for us to get acclimated to fit in with the workings of High School life. Before long , however, with the helpful co-operation of o ur teachers and the upper classmen, we sett led down in earnest, and endeayored with typical freshman zeal to prepare our les so ns well each day. This happy state of affairs existed indeed in its entirety for about the first three weeks.
Many of the mysteries of school life, as well as the ha zards of early freshman existence were cheerfully demonstrated with the initiation of some of our more prominent members. When we came to know one another, as we gradually did, we began to make progress as a clas s.
In due course of time, summer arrived with all its fascinations, and we threw down our books for three months and went away on our vacation to acquire a good coat of tan.
On o ur return we greeted each other warmly and looked around to see vacancies and to welcome newcomers. Our class had lost some of it s original magnitude, but the quality of membership was still the same. \Ve also met the newly arrived freshmen who were filling our places of the year before. It was thus with a feeling of progress that we found ourselves becoming a real part of the school.
We elected Charles Maxwell class president, and were all set for a busy year. 'vVe selected o ur class rings, after much rather heated deliberation as to the designs s ubmitted. In the same year we held o ur first social event, an informal party in the gymnasium.
The next fall found those of u s who were fortunate enough in Class C. Mr. Jackson was o ur section teacher, and II arvey Donner was elected to the presidency. Our class had greatly dwindled, but we were reconciled to this
fact by the arrival of Joseph Collingwood, John Passant, Charles Norris, the ''demon racin g driver," and Arthur Howes, the class Orpheus.
O ur boys had n ow attained the prop o rtions requi s ite to enable them to assimilate the jar s and bumps of an active seaso n on the football field. Passant and Collin gwood won their letter s. The o ther athletic di s tinction which fell to the lot of o ur class was the participati o !1 in the Penn Relays by Bonner and Collingwood. These fellows won their "F. C's "
We were all eagerly looking fo rward t o the cla ss dance, our fir s t, which ca me off in January o f th a t year, and which gave a fine impetus t o our growing treasury.
In thi s yea r we were confronted by the mid-year examinations-a system which had just been adopted. However, we passed them with flying colors, as we likewi se did the finals, thu s gaining formal admission to Class B. We were n ow nearin g th e culmination o f o ur ambitions, with the pro.spect of being se ni o r s in one more yea r of work. Edward Mees was se l ecte d t o guide o ur class thr o ugh its problems.
'vVe gave another cla ss dance thi s year, an affair which proved a great s ucce ss socially and enabled u s t o realize neat profits from it
Mr. Briggs proved an able sec ti o n tea cher and cla ss adviser. We were now approaching th e end of ou r juni or year, which seemed to be going m o re rapidly and s m oot hl y than any of the others.
Late in the year o ur class was incre ased by the important addition o f Langdon \Villi a m s Collingwood and Passant again won letters in football, while Hallowell received his basketball aw a rd Incidentally , Joe Collingwood was elected football captain for the fall of '22 and likewi se recei ved hi s tra ck letter for runnin g the r e lay ca rni va l at Franklin Field.
'vVe encountered the final exa mination s and breezed throu g h in fin e form. There was now nothing b ut o n e s ummer between u s a nd sen ior s.
A t la s t we we re sen iors, thi s s tatel y position ha vi n g been attained after four years of hard work, a nd we were prep a red t o try o ur newly found power. This l ed to many encounters between th e juni o r s and o urs elves, relati ve t o the ri g htful occ up a ti o n o f the O ld Pupil s' Assoc iatio n room.
During o ur final year our class was we ll repre se nted in at hletics, dramatics and the St u dents' Interests ac ti v iti es. J osep h Collingwood was cap t ai n of the g ridir o n aggregation, while R oge r Hallowell piloted th e basketball quintet through a highly s uc cessfu l season. William G ri scom proved a ve r y capab l e and efficient business manager of the "R lu e a nd Gray," and was assisted by Hoopes, Collingwood a nd Pottas h , a lso on the staff P r es id e nt A rthur Howes Pag e T hi rty - niue
was an able actor in productions rendered by the Dramatic Club, while his musical talent and interests were responsible for furnishing the school with several fine musical assemblies.
The Senior Dance, held at the New Century Club, proved to be a great success, and marked, of course, the crowning social feature of the year.
Following this event we got down to work in earnest, studying hard for graduation and preparing for this long anticipated day. We selected our Record Staff, with William Griscom acting in the capacity of manager , because of his experience with the "Blue and Gray." \"fi.Te determined upon bindings, had our noted countenances photographed, and prepared our senior essays.
Our class, as it is now assembled, proves very diversified in its individual interests, though closely united in its common ones. Motoring and mechanical interests are embodied in the minds of Griscom, Williams and Norris. Griscom and Pottash represent budding business men. Howes represents the art element, being interested particularly in music and dramatics. Hallowell and Collingwood are the athletic youths. Alban Hoopes represents the inquiring mind of the scientist and the deep-thinking scholar.
Here, as our history closes, let us extend our best wishes to our teachers and to all the pupils of Friends' Central.
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IT'S A STRANGE thing the way one is gifted with athletic prowess. Our class was always so inspired, and all through our long voyage in Friends' Central we have shown all our dear friendly enemies, the other classes, that we are not to be trifled with, but that with us they were dealing with fire.
When we were '"just kids" in "E," we always came out for games and practices, and took in all we could for future use when we should have our day. We weren't permitted to participate in all the sports, but we made up for it in our fine showing in track, baseball and on the gym team. We had two stars for our track team who could do the springboard jump, one being Nancy McKee and the other Emilie Hahn. These girls tied for first place in the track meet for the springboard jump. Then Ruth Bitterlich came forward and took second place in the standing broad jump, while our relay team, made up of Irene Kaye, Felice Landman and Elinor Mayer, captured third place. All in all, we received eight points, and as a reward for our efforts we got thi-rd place in the meet.
In the gym meet we fared fairly well, Emilie Hahn winning first place on the ladders, and the whole team coming out third place once more.
But our baseball team ! It was a thing to be proud of! We were so good that we always beat the "D's" in practice games, but somehow couldn't hold our own in the real thing. Nevertheless, we had our revenge when we almost beat the "A's" on our indoor diamond, and we were awfully proud to have held the "dignified seniors" to a 16-18 score.
When we were promoted to freshmen (and all of us were), we went out in full force and showed what full-fledged "D's" could do and would do. We had a good hockey team, made up of eleven of our ilustrious members, led by Elizabeth Pflaum, who was supported mainly by Gene Cross and Eleanor Smyth We lost all of the games, due to our inexperience, but only by close scores, such as the thrilling game against the "C's," whene we came out thP. losers, 4-J.
Then came the sport to which all of us had been looking forward; namely, basketball. While our sextet lost all of the games, we still had a pretty good team, considering our inexperience and lack of practice. The o lder classes predicted a brilliant future for us.
We came in second in our intercla s s track meet, the whole team being just great. Nan McKee captured first place in the springboard jump, d o ing
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The Gym Exhibition found us back in the fourth place, but with a fairly good team despite results. Then came the baseball season, which was more successful than our former and first try-out. The game with the "C's" was most exciting, even though we did come out on the tail end of the score of 5-9. Gene Cross as pitcher did very well. Our next game was our come-back, for we won from the "B's'' to the tune of 25 - 23. The team was quite satisfied with itself until the "A's" showed us that we weren't the champions yet, trimming us 18-25. vVe weren't disheartened; there were other years!
At the end of that year Gene Cross was elected secretary of the Athletic Association for 1920-1921, while Martha Johnson was our other representative. Also Gene Cross, Elizabeth Pflaum and Elinor Mayer received their numerals for making four teams in one year.
In "C" we started the season with a good hockey team-a team with a wealth of material and lots of grit, but wanting in experience. Nevertheless, we came through with a bang-up to the semi-finals, playing this runner-up game against the seniors, but coming up at the wrong end of a 1-3 score. It was a very close game and very good, with Captain Elizabeth Pflaum playing exceptionally well. Gene Cross made the varsity eleven against the alumnae at halfback.
\Ve fared better in basketball this year, winning a few games, at least. The "A ' s" beat us, 39-31, as did the "B's", 25-19; but we walloped the "D's", 29-6, while our second team beat both the "A's" and "B's" second team. Gene Cross and Nancy McKee were our stars, shooting and passing very well. In the individual scoring for the year 1920, Gene Cross took fourth place, with twenty-six field goals to her credit and three fouls.
In the gym demonstration we, as a class, took second place, with Ruth Bittlerlich capturing third place in the individual honors. We were very proud of our gymnasts.
Then came the sport in which we excelled, and on our indoor diamond we came to the fore, winning the championship! Yes, after conquering all the other teams we came to a final try-out with the "B's" and literally walked over them with a 28-16 score, and we won the crown-our first cup. Gene Cross, cur captain, made an exceptionally strong pitcher, and she was also a heavy hitter.
Tennis came next, but with few recruits; but we had a team made up of Elizabeth Pflaum, Gene Cross, Elinor Mayer and Eleanor Shinn, but it was too late in the year to play the tournament.
Hockey in our "B" year found us stronger than ever, and with Elizabeth Pflaum once again our captain we surmounted all difficulties until we came to the seniors, and in November, 1921, we played the championship game. And what a game! Thrills galore, as the score of 3-1 shows, even though the 1 does belong to us instead of the 3. This year five members of our team made the school eleven to play the alumnae-Elizabeth Pflaum, Gene Cross, Ruth Bitterlich, Anna Rose williams and Elinor Mayer. ·
In basketball we conquered the sophs and the freshmen, and once more presented ourselves for the championship against the "A's"; but we were doomed, and another victory was added to their already high score. But this year we had a varsity team to play outside schools, and we also joined a league made up of various private schools in the city. Anna Rose Williams was the only one from our class to make the first team, but Nancy McKee, Gene Cross at forwards, Ruth Bitterlich and Elinor Mayer at centres and Elizabeth Pflaum at guard were all our classmen on record team, with Pat Wood as sub, and we came out in a tie for fourth place in the league. Anna Rose Williams received a silver basketball as a reward for her services to the team.
Then came the gym meet, in which we once more attained second place, the "E's" having a point and a half more than our team. Elinor Mayer tied with Dorothy Hickman, Class of 1925, for first place in the individual honors.
Once more the baseball season came around, and once more we played the final game with the "A's," and once more we failed for the championship. We were fated to be only runners-up and not champs, so it seemed. The baseball crown went to the seniors in a hard-fought contest, with the score ending in 28-26.
There was a different story to tell in tennis, for Pat Wood won the singles championship, playing a marvelous game, and so won another cup for us.
At 1ast, we were seniors! This year we had a varsity hockey team, as well as a varsity basketball team, and five from our class were on it. Three girls from our class did not return to finish their education in sports as well as classics, and we felt their absence in our hockey team; for in the class games we were eliminated by the "B's" in an 8-4 score. But the varsity team was captained by Elizabeth Pflaum, and Anna Rose \iVilliams was manager, both seniors. We won two out of five games, and next year with more experience, though minus our support, we hope there will be no "honorable defeats."
Basketball came around again, this time the team being made up of four seniors on first, with two for subs for first, and captained by Anna Rose \i\filliams, and Pat vVood as manager. vVe had not as successful a season as we had anticipated, winning only three games, tieing one and losing five. Nevertheless, we all enjoyed the season and Mrs. Bishop's good coaching. Nan McKee starred for the team in her beautiful shots and also her clean foulshooting, while Pat Wood was noted for her jumping. Nan and Pat both made the second team of the all-scholastic teatps of the private schools of the city. The rest of our seniors on the team were Anna Rose Williams and Elinor Mayer, with Ruth Bitterlich and Elizabeth Pflaum as the subs. Due to the ruling of Mrs. Bishop, varsity players could not play on the class teams; therefore, we were greatly handicapped in losing most of our best basketball stars, and consequently we did not win the championship crown.
Elinor Mayer was elected president of the Girls' Athletic Association in 1922-1923.
The gym meet came off on March 27, and the "A's" came out in fourth place , with Pat \Vood and Ruth Bitterlich tied for second place in the individual honor s. Pat \Vood jumped six feet in the springboard high jump, and might have gone higher had there been time; also tieing the boys' highest for this year in the sa me feat.
Due to the necessity of se nding this to the publishers before the end of the year, the baseball and tennis teams and sco res cannot be included.
=====n HEN we came t oge ther fo r the first time a s a class, we had little idea of what athletics would mean to us in the years that were to follow at Friends' Central. When our class entered into competition, which it did frequently, we went in n o t o nly to win, but to show that we s tood for fair play in athletics as well as in all other branches of sc h oo l lif e.
In o ur ·'E" year o ur competition did not cover many fields of spo rt , as we t oo k part o nly in ind oor activities. Being the youngest class in the school, we we r e forced to take the kn oc ks of the hi g her cla sses . In this year, h ow ever, we won o ur first v ict o ry in baseball against the team of the combined Elementary Schools; as thi s team had the best of the Elementary School tal e nt, we we re proud of thi s victory ove r them. In thi s same year many of our members played o n the various color team s in the Color League. Kulp, o ne of the better athletes of the class, was able to make a "s ub " position on the varsity bas ketball five. In indoor baseball o f this year we were n o t so s uccessful, as we went down t o defe a t t o the D Clas s after we had put up a good fight.
The next seaso n we came back full of sp irit, with the idea of winning m o r e .!onors fo r o ur cla ss. The fall pa ssed by and we were still to o small to play football , so that th e best we could do was to support the team, which, I mu s t say, we did very well. During the winter months we put an indoor track team o n the fl oo r, of which any D Clas s would be proud . We challenged, met and defeated the '"E" team. With thi s victory to spur us on, we met the "C" team and defeated th e m o n the track. We were stilJ t oo s mall to compete with the larger cla ss es in basketball, and went down to defeat at the hands o f the A and B Classes. In this sa me year two or three members of the class worked o ut with the track squad. In the Inter-Academic Juni o r meet, Edward Mees was able to capture fourth place in the broad jump.
In the fall o f the s ame year o ur clas s made it s first s h ow ing on the fo o tball field , as Passa nt and Collingwood were o n the first team and James and Reckefus were s ub s titutes. In the months fo llowin g, our attention was drawn to indoor spo rt s Hallowell was the only member of our class who succeeded
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in making- the first team in basketball, but Passant was sometimes called upon to play in a game, as he was one of the best second team men. In the interclas s basketball contest our class was well represented, and we were able to capture third place.
In the spring- of 1921 our class was repre se nted o n the baseball diamond and on the cinder path. Hallowell, Passant and Bonner were our baseball men , while Bonner was o n the track team, with Colling-wood a s ub st itute. Due to an injury to his ankle, Bonner was unable to continue either sport, and Collingwood was called up o n to substitute for him at the Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania.
The fall of this same year came around quickly, after a seemingly s h o rt vacation. This fall found our class represented on the g- ridir on by Passant and Collingwood, with Roger Hallowell as a very able assistant manager. Those of us who were unable to come out for the team gave it our heartie st support. Immediately after the clo se of the foo tball season, the stage was set for what proved to be a successful basketball season.
On the cage flo o r Hallowell ag-ain represented us , with Passant on the second team and also acting as assistant manager. At the close o f this successful season Hallowell was elected captain for the 1922-2 3 season and Passant was elected manager.
Shortly after the sprmg vacation we found our field at Parkside opened and the various activitie s well under way. Passant, thi s year, was our sole representative on the ball team , as Bonner had left school the year previous, and Hallowell was unable to play, as he was too busy with the tennis team. On the business side of the baseball team Louis Pottash represented us as manag-er. On the track team Collingwood was keeping up the good n a me of the class. Both Passant and Collingwood were able to earn their letter s 111 their respective sports. Collingwood was elected the captain of the relay team for the 1923 season.
In the fall of our last year 111 Friends' Central, our class backed the football team to the utmost. Although only two of our members were actually playing. the majority of the class went to nearly all of the games. The tw o members on the team were Captain Collingwood and John Passant. Roger
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The basketball season started almost immediately after the close of the football s eason. Captain Roger Hallowell and Roger Lindsay, who was with us for a few months, were the only members of our class on the team. Both the players represented the class well, Lindsay in one game breaking the city scholastic records by caging seventeen goals from the field. The basketball season was a very successful one, as we won a large majority of the games.
In a combined team of seniors and juniors, we were able to defeat the faculty by a large score in indoor baseball.
We have baseball and track stili before us, and we feel sure that our class will be represented in each of these two sports. Vve expect that the relay tearr under Captain Collingwood will make a good showing in the prep. school race_ at the Penn Relays.
From this brief resume you will see that the Class of 1923, as a class, has made a lasting impression on the athletic events of Friends' Central. March 28, 1923. ]. F. COLLINGWOOD. Page Fifty-three
NE DAY, as I sat before my mirror, without premeditation I began thinking of my former classmates. Where were they? What were they doing? Did they ever think of me? Words, thoughts, faces rushed through my mind. Then, as I stared at the mirror, I found it reflected back to me, not my face and the room back of me, but a dark confusion of figures, a crowd dancing before my eyes. I rubbed them, thinking that I had fallen asleep. No! The picture still remained. 'vV as this a magic mirror I was looking into? Suddenly the figures disappeared, and I saw growing clearer and clearer before me a dear familiar face; two blue eyes shone merrily, and the mouth curled up into a giggle. (I could almost hear it.) "Kay!" I gasped. "Kay LeVan. Why, you haven't changed a bit-you-!" I looked further. I saw scenery and bright lights and perspiring directors. Truly a motion picture star, with her limousines, bungalows and ' 'deer peepul. ''
Th<: face and smile vanished, and in their stead appeared a thinner, paler face. Muriel-a white office-a white uniform. Oh, well, I'd heard of herDr. Robinson, a dentist famed throughout the United States, and listed in ''Who's Who." I smiled as I remembered that schoolgirl ambition. As I returned the friendly nod that had so stirred my memories, I gasped to see that the face was already gone. Then came many faces in quick succession, seeming to float by like ghosts. Nan, dear old Nan, teaching in a district school. Why! there was Pflaumie winning the tennis championship for the United States.
Presently I saw a huge building-offices-printing machines-harassed workers. I wondered what this could mean; then I understood-there was Kay Eastman, the eminent editor-in-chief of The Bulletin. "Congratulations," I murmured, but she must have been too busy to hear me.
Wanamaker's and the ever faithful eagle appeared before us. There were some debs gathered around it. Becky Berry and Hope, and there was Dix. They were talking. I strained my ears to understand-"Darling and Kay Garrett," they said, "are doing mission work in Timbuctoo, I read in The Bulletin. Emma's the new head of the Salvation Army." I couldn't help laughing. It all worked out so true, those girls doing all they could to save humanity from going to the dogs.
Then I saw Shinny. She had married into the nobility-an Italian Count. And Shrimp lived close by; they cou l dn 't be separated. The Italian gardens
and sweet signora faded away. I saw a huge theatre-Isabella Spenceria, the prima donna-the rage of America.
See! the slums of a big city. A ministering angel surrounded by throngs of little children. Will wonders never cease! Blanche Paley, a social service worker! While still marvelling at the last picture, I heard a suave voice say, "Our bank is quite reliable. Our capital is over six million and our surplus over two." There was Evelyn Dowler, the president of Bank, and Blanche Regester had a hair-dressing parlor close by for the benefit of lady depositors.
I sat pondering for a few minutes, thinking over all the faces I had seen. But soon another picture danced into my mirror. Washington-the House of Representatives-and Anna Rose a Congresswoman! Looking further I saw that Johnson was the Speaker of the House!
House and Congress and Speaker disappeared. In place of them I saw a hospital. A white-capped nurse, who proved to be Eunice, was standing on one side of a cot and Dr. Marian Haines was on the other. The patient was Betty Horr, who had been injured while demonstrating her own invention-a practical device which would help children always to know their lessons. I prayed that Betty would recover quickly.
The scene changed to one "radically" different. A tall girl, with bobbed hair and horn-rimmed glasse s , wa s gesticulating wildly. Ruth! The late s t lion of Greenwich Village and a poet unsurpassed.
This picture gradually faded out, and the next took place in Columbia University. There was Evelyn Blum-a professor o f chemi s try-teaching a large and attentive clas s . I blinked a little, but realized that I was seeing perfectly strai e ht.
Then I saw Shoey's face s miling back at me. I saw that she was quite busy; s o I watched her. She wa s writing many, many letters. Fact is she was chairman of the Child vVelfare Board. Nancy was running true to form.
I wondered if I should see any more. vVhile I was still w o ndering, I saw Frances-Frances teaching kindergarten and seeming extremely happy. And last, but far from least, there was Pat, a blushing bride, walking lowly t o the altar.
The faces vanished. My mirror reflected nothing more interesting than my own thoughtful face as I sat there pondering. And many moments did I sit lost in deep conjectures. How many of the mirrored dreams would co me true? \iVhy shouldn ' t they all? Surely truth is stranger than fiction, and dreams are often predestined facts!
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A s the Be tt e r Half of t h e Clas s of 1923 Will B e See n in 19 70 .
USINESS had been fine during January and February, 1970, but when the March winds came it took all the good business with it; so all the lowly salesmen of the company, including myself, were sent out in search of work.
It was decided that I go to South America on the first leg of my trip; so I boarded a tramp steamer and set sail. As I was trying to sell steam equipment, of course I went clown into the engine room. As I looked around, an old hunched-back man came hobbling up to me with the aid of two canes, and said, "Well, what is you a-doing down in this here part of the boat?" I told him that I was interested in steam plants and machinery of almost any kind, and, if he didn't object, I would like to look at the engines. He said no more, but kept close behind me and always looked at me through his eyebrows. All the time I felt that there was something that the old bent man wanted to say to me, but he seemed afraid to speak.
I had made several visits to the engine room in the course of our first four days at sea, but still the old bent man followed me around as though I were going to put the engine in my pocket and take it home. After I had satisfied myself in all the investigations I wanted to make, the ole\ man came up to me, and again, "'vVell! 'vVhy don't you talk to your old classmate; just because I'm an engineer?" I then took a good look at the ole\ fellow, and through the grease and dirt I saw Alban Hoopes. Of course, I spent the rest of my spare time ta l king about the good ole\ clays in 1923.
After a week of good business, I decided to take a pleasure trip around South America and see for myself the wonders that had been shown to me by lecturers .
I went to the "Travelers' Aid Society" in Rio in search of a guide. I was at once introduced to a Mr. Williams, who was said to be the best guide in South America.
He asked me if I desired to travel by land or water. I said that I would like to do both. 'vVhen would I start? How much money did I have, and many other questions came to me in quick order. We decided to start at eight o'clock the next morning, and we were to go by a "good ole\ American Ford," as Mr. Williams called it.
At nine I was tole\ Mr. Williams was at the door. He met me with a
smile and said that he had to crank a little longer than usual. When we were all ready, Mr. \Villiams gave a push and jumped in. "What was the push for?'' I asked with a smile. ''This Ford hasn't had a first since 1934." '"1934 !" I said. "fiow long did it have a first?" "V\Tell, I bought it in 1923 from the United States Mail Service, and I think it was made in 1915." The only thing that seemed like a Ford was the noise, which was real "Fordish."
I hadn ' t been gone long before I saw that Mr. vVilliams was a very well educated man; so I asked him where he went to school. "Friends' Central, in Philadelphia, Pa.," he returned sticking out what he called his chest. "\Vere you in the Class of '23 ?" I asked. "Yes; why 'Roge,' how are you?" Again I talked over old times, and I told him that I had seen Hoopes.
\Ve were now going along a race track when Mr. Williams did something, and we came to a sudden stop. He pointed to a large stone tablet, and told me to go and read it. "Here lies the remains of the great racer, Charles B. Norris, who was driving his Marmon when choked to death by dust made by \Villiams' Ford, May 12, 1941."
After a very pleasant but uneventful trip, the same old Ford took us back to the hotel in Rio.
I again boarded the tramp steamer, which was bound for France. After I was settled, I went to the engine room and told Hoopes whom I had seen. I had a very pleasant journey across, spending nearly all my time clown in the hot rooms with Hoopes. The last time I went down to see him before we landed he told me that Pottash had a burlap shop in Paris.
Of course, when I arrived in Paris, I looked up Pottash. Looked up, did I say? Why, he was six feet six inches without any stilts. Again the good old times were talked over, and the gentlemen of the class discussed.
My travels now took me through Switzerland into Italy, where I traveled through the beautiful watenvays of Venice, when my ears were filled with the old familiar notes of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia." I couldn't help asking the man who operated the gondola to take me nearer to the wonderful music. As we drew closer, I saw a rather tall slender man, with gray hair, turning the crank of an old hurdy-gurdy which was now playing "Margie."
As we stopped alongside of his boat, the old man at once stuck his cap under my nose, and in very excellent Latin said, "My dear sir, would you be so kind as to give an old student a little money?"
As I took out my wallet, one of my cards fell right side up in his cap, and he pulled it towards him as though it were a twenty-dollar bill. "Roge !" he returned with a yell that woke the city, "how did you get over here?" I
looked at the old man, but could see nothing about him that would give him cause for such an exclamation. "Don't you know me? Roge, you haven't forgotten me?" and so he raved on, with the tears streaming down in his face.
After a while he sobbed out, "Roge, don't you remember your old classmate at F. C. S. ?" That told me his name. Here was Arthur Howes, peddling his way through the remainder of his life.
I had found where the March winds had blown our business, and, as things were booming again, I persuaded Howes to sell his old boat and hurdy-gurdy, and return with me to the United States.
As Howes and I traveled through a small town in the southern part of Italy, we came to a small one-ring circus which we decided to "take in."
As we found our seats, an old man and a young girl came out and climbed up to the trapeze and went through a number of stunts. They then went down into a ring and put on boxing g loves and began to spar . "Gee," said Howes, "that old man spars the way Reckefus used to." Upon further study of the character, we decided that it was T. Parvin Reckefus. After he had returned from a sleep, which the young girl forced him into, we had a very pleasant evening with another member of the Class of '23.
We then crossed into Sicily, where we were very much interested in the goat farms . After visiting several, our guide took us to the largest goat farm in the world. When we arrived we were introduced to the head herder, Mr. William B. Griscom, Jr. No more introduction was necessary, and we were very well entertained for the remaining three days that we spent in that country.
The next day the air was clear; so Howes and I hired an air taxi to take us to Philadelphia. Upon our arrival at four P. M., we went to the old school, as I had seen all the members of the "Better Half of the Class" except Collingwood.
As we walked into the school everything seemed just the same, even Collingwood standing in the office Of course, we were delighted to see someone we knew and the only member of our class that I hadn't seen.
"I suppose you are Principal now," said Howes with his same old smile. "Principal!" exclaimed Joe. "I should say not! But I am overjoyed to say that yesterday I received word that I shall be admitted to Penn in the fall."
ROGER W. HALLOWELL.
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A Y, this is the smoker. These people belong in the rear car."
"Who said so? I got orders to put 'em here."
"V,T ell, they don't belong here. This is the smoker. The conductor just said that it was," came the angry reply.
"Sit clown, girls. We were told to sit in this car and I guess we'll stay here." In this manner Mr. Crouch settled the question. Thus started '23's trip to Washington.
Before we left Broad Street Station we had found that Miss Gillette and K. Eastman were unable to go with us on account of sickness, so our spmts had been slightly dampened. Mrs Benedict and Miss Smith, who were to chaperone us would meet us in '0l ashington we were told.
About noon some of the girls filed into the dining-car to get lunch, while others ate the lunches they had brought, having lots of fun "trading" goodies. In the afternoon we divided up into small parties, some reading jokes, some playing cards, some looking out at the scenery and some just talking. ln the midst of all our chatter and excitement at last we heard Mr. Crouch's familiar "Hur-ray" and, hastily collecting our luggage, out we piled as soon as the train stopped.
As we walked through the great station such comments as these were heard: "So this is Washington!" "I could get lost here easily." "Where do we go from here?" "Got all your things?" A big bus soon brought us to our hotel-the St. James, Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue-and here everybody piled out again and clumped suitcases and bags in a big pile, to be sorted out by the three or four porters.
We were at once presented to Mrs. Benedict and Miss Smith, and were then assigned to our rooms. After a short time for primping, everbody came down ready for the afternoon's program As we filed into the trolley for our first trip Mr. Crouch looked at us with a strangely preoccupied expression. He often gazed at us in this fashion we noticed. He was counting our noseslong skinny ones, short sharp ones, snub ones, plain ones, fancy ones.
Our destination was the White House, and as it was Easter Monday we were permitted to enter the private grounds. Mr. Crouch told us that this was the first time in the eight years he had been bringing parties to Washington that he had had this privilege. We saw the children with their baskets after their egg-rolling contests and we enjoyed hearing the U. S Marine Band.
After leaving the grounds we saw a number of interesting buildings and finally came to the Pan-American building;with its great banquet hall and its beautiful patio. The guide told us jokes about the two gaily-colored parrots and explained to us how the table is arranged for important banquets. The table itself is a great 0 on the floor and in the circle formed mirrors are placed and banked with ferns and mosses to the top of the tables. \Vater lilies resting on the surface of this play-lake, and frogs on the water-lily pads, help to carry out the fancy.
It was now time for supper and, after returning to the hotel for that important event, we went to the beautiful Congressional Library.
Next morning, after breakfast, we mailed a great many cards to our families and friends and at 9.15 were ready to pile into a big bus and go for a ride. The driver told us about the different places we passed and called attention to one of the most important builclings-"\Voolworth's 5 and 10." He cracked many jokes and we had a dandy time.
In clue course of time we reached the Zoo. Bang! Crash! Rumble l Dang! Oh that was only \i\Tashington's eclucatccl chimpanzee taking his morning exercise. He was in a great big cage, which was enclosed in glass. The glass was about three feet away from the cage. After awhile he got excited and began to throw straw at the girls. Every one dodged, forgetting about the glass.
After the Zoo we went to Arlington Cemetery. As we passed Fort Meyer we saw troops drilling. At the new Amphitheatre all the girls, who had been laughing and chattering, stopped and were still as if hushed by an unseen force.
Next we saw the Custis-Lee Mansion, where Custis, the step-son of \i\Tashington, lived. The home later belonged to Lee. Here he lived before he took command of the Southern troops. After leaving here we went to see the Lincoln Memorial. As we mounted the many steps and neared that impressive structure the girls' voices were hushed again and they moved softly on tip-toe. \i\Then we reached the top and saw the figure of Lincoln we seemed, each one, to be listening to hear him speak.
After lunch we went to the Capitol, where we spent the afternoon looking around. \\ re were in Harding ' s private office and in the Senate and in the House, where we sat on the front benches-on the Republican side. That evening we went to the theatre and wound up the clay by visiting from room to room after we got back.
Wednesday morning we went to the New National Smithsonian Building, and in the afternoon went, by special trolley, to Mt. Vernon, stopping on the
way to visit Christ Church, at Alexandria. On the lawn at Mt. Vernon we had our pictures taken to the tune of: "Smile! Look as pretty as you can! Oh, that's it! Hold it! Hold it! There you are! I hope you'll like them."
That night we waded to the movies and waded back and wound up with a feast for our last night.
Thursday we visited the Aquarium with its big and little fishes, and then the National Smithsonian and its wonders. We also went to the Washington Monument and while we said, "Come on, let's walk up," we rode!
''Here's to you, 1923, You are charming, dear and pretty ; Good sports all and sweet and witty. For the sake of old F. C. Parents, friends and little meMay the years be kind to thee, Hearts o' Gold in '23."
This was Mr. Crouch's toast to the girls at supper that night, and after it Rosie thanked our chaperones for their kindness and aid and Mrs. Benedict replied. But all too soon the good time was over and we were on our way home.
Just before we reached West Philadelphia we stopped singing the popular songs of the day and cheered Mr. Crouch and our chaperones and then sang our school song. Thus ended our wonderful trip to \ Vashington-a j oy in every respect except that we could not have Miss Gillette with us and that sickness had kept K. Eastman at home at the last moment. The last treat for our holiday was a theatre party given the class by K. Garrett. We certainly did enjoy the Mask and Wig performance and heartily thank K.
A l ways Late ......... . ................... . .... .. Williams
Biggest Woman-Hater Reckefus
B iggest Eater Reckefus
S leepiest ........................................ Williams
Best Dancer Ha ll owell
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" I s that so"
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lJOHOTIIY PE C HIN
ELIZABETH PFLA U M
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MARTHA DAHLI N GTON
PHYLLI S WOOD
ELIZA£lETII BEHHY
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[l L U M IIOPE BHOWN
EVELYN DOWLER KATHARINE EA S TMAN
KATHEH!NE G ARRETT
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Telephone
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T o g e t out or sch o ol H e r Attra c tiv e ness
Inqui s itiv e n es s
Ba s k e tball
Athl e ti cs T o gr o w
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ELINOH MA YEH S hi imp " Y o u' • r e s u c h a r oo ! "
BLAN C HE PALEY ... ................... " Don ' t b e silly" U. o f P. S tyli s h clothes
BOYS ' PERSONALS
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In s h o rt o n e s J ess
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g n e w c hampi o n s hip a c quaintan ces I Br o ad S tr ee t T o g r o w To mak e th e " A 's" \V c ar l n g l o n g p an ts H e adin g Latin H o m o C hinat o wn USU ALLY SE E N FAVORITE E XPRE SS ION A S HE S EE S HTM S ELF " !l e y y o u guy s rn th e Au to mat I b e tt e r c ut I A s aint that ou t !" M o t o rin g Dan c in g No wh ere rn til e Marm o n ? Nee din g a ha i r co mbln g In th o Ball Park "Gee!" "' At 's 'e sp i t • It !" "G r e at Sco tt !" ;\far co ni Quit e a f e ll o w
G ri sco m 's 1 \Vith No rri s P riv at e G arag e "Q uit ye r kiddin '!" P resi d e nt o r O ti s E l e vat or co.
T o ge t 7 0 1 S p ee din g o ut o r a F o rd
The Record 1923
CLASS LLGACY
rc=::::=:::rr E, THE CLASS OF ] 923, being of sound mind and body, do bequeath, as herein set forth, the following:
To Class B: Our recently acquired senior privileges; namely, heading the line for luncheon at 12.05, and going elsewhere than study hall during our vacant periods; our home room, 28, and dressing room, with our best wishes; and lastly, but not leastly, any members of our most hon o rable class who, when the end comes, decide to spend a nother year at F. C. S.
To Class C: Our tradition s of attentiveness to study, and our athletic prowess, which, t oge ther with your ow n, might prove worthy of much attention and praise.
To Class D: Our school spirit, generosity, and loyalty, as long as you walk tbrougl1 these hallowed halls.
To Class E: Our obed ience and dispatch in following the mandates of the faculty.
Witnesseth our hand and seal this clay, the thirteenth of April, 1923.
Witness: Class of 1928 Philadelphia.
l'agc Sixty-nine
O!la.a.a Jnrm
When we think that now the time has comeA moment long awaited and yet sadWhen we must leave these haunts which we have cherished, These rooms where we have shared our joy and care, These halls wherein our feet were wont to tread, The very walls and doorways grown so dearA feeling, half of sorrow, half of fear, For what will lie beyond comes over us, And bears us like the first, cold, frosty blast, Which sweeps the leaves before it and foretells Of something different, of a change to come; So we are swept from warm and sheltered paths Of quiet happiness into that thing Which is called life. What lies for us within this great beyond We cannot tell, nor can we hope to know What swiftly coming years will bring to us; But we shall carry always in our hearts The memories, the hopes, and the ideals Of high and noble vein, which here have been Instilled into our thoughts and very beingStrong wish to do the right and serve mankind, Each in his own small way-this is our goal. We may be scattered far, in undreamed lands, In many distant climes and foreign zones, With new and happy friendships; but the old, Old ties of love and loyalty will bind Us in close union to thi? school we love, Where hope and fear and joy and grief were shared, In common bond of love and sympathy. Here, through so many years of happiness, We swift have grown and ripened from the child Into young manhood and young womanhood. We have been taught more than from books is learned; By fine associations and traditions Established years ago, and the ideals Which Friends have fostered, cherished and The way to live-to live successfully. So, if in later years we find content And happiness which overflows our cup Of life, it is to you, Friends' Central, that We owe it.
KATHARINE EASTMAN.
IS WE CONCLUDE our joyous celebration of this memorable day, and turn our thought s toward the great event on the morrow, our unanimous feeling i s that of mingled joy and sorrow. It is only natural that we s hould rejoice at such a time as this, for we have won a victory , attained our g o al. Tomorrow we must step forth and meet our problems, without the careful guidance of our Alma Mater.
We have arrived at a landing, as it were, in the great stairway of life. Just a s, upon reaching a landing in our ascent to an upper floor of a strange building, we sometimes glance back at the flight we have just climbed and co mpare it with the height s till to be attained, so let us consider what our sc h oo l life has meant to u s, and how it may bear upon our future.
We have received what is for all of u s the greater portion, at least, of our education. Education ha s been defined by one of the age's foremost thinkers as "that which is left after we have forgotten all we learned." This, interpreted, means the knowledge of how to confront life's problems, to meet successfully the unexpected circumstances, to make the most of every situation, and generaHy to be able to win out in the race against another fellow who has had his training
But even greater than this is the spirit of Friends' Central, which has become a part of all of us. It is something undefinable, incomprehensible, and yet a tangible quality, stamping everyone who bears it a s a student or graduate o f Friends' Central. We shall have nothing to fear if we can carry this spirit with us through the rest of our lives.
Our teachers we will never be able to repay. What they have gtven us can in no way be measured. Always will this unpaid debt exist , and our creditors are firmly rooted in our affections for it. This feeling toward the faculty can only be compared with the bonds of friendship, never to be severed, which have formed among ourselves during our school career
As for separation, we do not face it willingly. The personal attachments are so strong, and our love of Friends' Central for itself is so great, that we cannot regard this either as a parting from one another or from an active interest in the school. Although absent in person, the pleasant remembrances will remain with us and lead us back at sundry times. Our association with the school will he of a different nature, but it will never cease to exist. It is the thought of this difference only that tends to make us sad.
However , Friends' Central will ever be our guiding star, and , therefore, we , the Class of 1923, do not bid farewell , but au revoir!
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