1903 FCS Yearbook

A RECORD

o f the

Class of Nineteen Hundred and Three

o f

Friends ' Central School

AN APOLOGY

~E, the editorial staff of this Record, wish to sta te to our sub cribers, that if it hadn 't been for us, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Three of Friends' Central chool would not have been "higher" than all predecessors; likewise, if the Class had not existed, we wou ld not b compelled in the following pages to show how little lit rary ability we hav e. Still we advise, "read on."

1903 "RECORD" STAFF

1903 (.tlass IDa~ tDrogramme

Motto , "Higher "

Class Flower , Red Rose

SALUTATORY

MADELE I NE KATHERI E GILL

GIRLS ' HISTORY

BERT I N I A H ALLO W ELi,

BOYS' STATISTICS

J AMES ABRAHAM W ALKER

GIRLS' PRESENTATIONS

EMMA JANE WILSON

BOYS ' HISTORY

H ENRY WooL~IAN SH I NN

VALEDICTORY

CLASS SONG

COMPO SI TE

BOYS ' PROPHECY

FREDER I C K HAROLD lTASTON

GIRLS ' STATISTICS

GRA C E PENNYPACKER

BOYS' PRESENTATIONS

ERNE T ROYAL EVERETT

GIRLS' PROPHECY

ALI C E MARTIN HAWKIN S

BERNARD AUBREY H ILLIARD 4

SALUTATORY

F.----• RIEXD and teachers: It is my pleasant duty to welcome you all here this morning,

and I do this most cordially, hoping that you will enj your cla s day with us as much as we would have you do.

Perhap you will wonder at some of the nonsense, and may even think it pointless but to those of us who have been together almo t daily for years, everything has a meaning and seryes to remind us of some fun we have had in the past. fter to-morrow we will realize that our school clays at Friends' Central are over forever, and the thought of separating from each other and fr 111 the school life will sadden and subdue us. But to-day we arc still the boys and girls of la s , \, and until to-morrow w will not assume the dignity belono-ing to Commencement Day.

This lass Day means so much to the members of ninet en three. \Vhile we were in the lower cla se we watched with interest and even envy the boys and girls of the Senior years, vaguely wondering. when we saw them graduate. if we too should ever reach that happy time. \\Te were over critical. p rhap , in our judgments of their Clas ] ays. thinking how we would have our own quite perfect in every respect when our turn came. We are older and wiser now, and ha,·e learned to realize that the ideal is hard to attain. But we have clone our best to make a success of this, our Class Day, and we thank you all for being with us and for helping us to make th day complete.

MADELEINE K. GILL

HISTORY OF THE GIRLS ' CLASS OF 1903

N eptember, 1898, was born the illu trious class of 1903, who, in the five short years of her life, was to make a name never to be forgotten ·o long as Friends' entral exist · . Adorned in a white dress, a marvel of purity and stiffnes · , falling in graceful lines lo her knees, with her pigtails newly pre ·scd a la ).lrs. \\ ' irrgs, and wearing a strange smile of mingled joy and fear, he entered this new life. To open the great door of the High chool required all her strength, which, lat r, was to t pple over whole basket-ball team · . \ Vithin was a scene of confusion; big girls rushed around, talking xciteclly, and nearly knocking down this tiny maid . To preserve her life, she hicl in a corner, until the bell rang. Then, she entered the kinrrdom of E and here let our history berrin.

The following days were periods of w nder, in which we alternated between admirali n for the big girls and the dignity of our new position. \l first we went n expeditions of explorati n and at times wandered from cellar to attic, hunting for the class room. i\'ow, we first heard the motto of the corridor : " inrrle line to the right."

Under Irs. Dutton' upervision we formed th Natural Hi tory Field lub and tried to amuse ourselves a well as each other. But, the pring was the time of our glory! Then, we had our Joint Meeting . \Ve hyly glanced at the boys, ancl-well, I suppose, it was the same with them. One afternoon, l\Irs . Dutton took u on a zoological excursion. I think that we di covered one nail. Anyhow, we had a good time.

Zoolorry brings to my mind that long climb to the laboratory n the fourth floor. That young profes ·or with the light beard and the everlasting white tie us d to stand at the foot of those last stairs. He left that year. You see, he could not withstand u • .

Those of us that ·urvi ved the ordeal of that first year were r ·warded by passing fr m the

tate of infancy and becoming two-year-olds. In D. we could look clown upon the youngsters of E and so gain a feeling of superiority. After having learned the history of the Earth. from the Creation of the World up to the present time, we entered the dignified realm of the Large Room .

Th year was opened with wailing and gnashing of teeth, for we separated from our friends and went our classical, literary, or scientific way. "\Vhen we had just beguti to bear our fate and to be able to find ourselves in the vast recesses of "Study Hall," we were called upon to elect officers and to appoint a committee for class pins. Then, the usual struggle took place. This is ·uch an old story that details would be wearying. uffice it to say that, after a hard fought battle, the girls triumphed and then turned Red ro • nurses and cared for their injured brethren. Madeleine (;iJI and Bess \Vilson. having ju t entered the class. were not yet in the fighting line, else our victory would have been even greater.

Jn the C year, we desired a basket-ball team. Allh ugh this was something new, the committ e, as always. graciously granted our request. The other classes followed our lead. Then began onr glorious march of triumph, which, under 'aptain Mickle. has la tecl all the remaining years of our life as a class.

Before we had a chance to test hi power . Profes ·or Haines left the school for new fields . I relen dams, the treasurer of the class, al o bade us farewell· but we found her accounts exact and so could not have her arrested in her cour e.

Our first question. when we came back for our B year, was, "\\That i, the new professor like?" Thi ' meant a great cleal, as Professor helped to supervise us. Finally, we spied him. After having scrutinized him, we clccicl cl that we liked him and would allow him to remain in the school. But, as he say , don't tell anybody T told you. From his laboratory, we could see into one of the boys· rooms; but. of course, we always kept our eyes on professor. That can be said of the boys, al ·o. for they, too, kept their eyes on our professor ( ?) .

After a long debate, we decided, in spite of obstacles, to try class sociables. Bes Johnson was brave enough to hold the first. vVill we ever forget that sociable? The boy entered in single line, each one wearing a tag, so that we could tell them apart. By superhuman effort. our hostess was able to pilot them around in squads and introduce them. They seemed to think that we intended to devour them, and so Red to the other encl of the room, whence they were rescued by the hostess and persuaded of our kind intentions by a o-ame of conversation. Judging by the number of male promenaders along the light-w~ll, when the girls were reciting near by, we should say that the other part of the cla shad surely become acquainted. Other enjoyable sociables followed at Cynwyd, Lansdowne, and even in Philadelphia.

Sociables and committees led to the formation of a club, whose name I am forbidden to mention. As it was a secret society, there was some curiosity as to certain interview , with the higher powers, and so forth. One thing is known. In the spring they had a straw-ride. Diel they have a good time? Just ask them. Another effect of the sociables was to increa e our attendance at the athletic fields.

In basket-ball, we continued our course of co:1quests. This year Professor 'Nilson was our energetic coach. Energetic? Yes, inc\eecl; he often played with us and then some amusing tableaux were formed, such as Alice Hawkins and Edith Blakey endangering his equilibrium, while trying to rescue the ball. After the game we would hold a council of war with professor as chieftain. He has always been loyal to us, and, realizing what a gloomy place the school will be without the brilliant class of r903, he, too, bas decided to depart.

In February, r902, in honor of Miriam Myers' birthday, we held the first of our many feasts. Everything was delicious and we ate as though we never expected to have another opportunity.

In January, we attended our evening lecture-a reading by Horace Howard Furness of the

•• Ierchant of V cnice.'' It is needless to ay that we enjoyed it and looked forward to the second one , which never took place.

The end soon came. After examinations were over, we all turned out to help 1902 graduate. \Ve enlivened their lass Day by our yell and song and made our elve useful in general. At commencement, we kindly ushered for them, put their best friends in the back seats, and did other uch favors.

\\'hat a change there was when we returned! No one would have recognized the dignified seniors as the same girls that had left chool in June. There did not seem to be any need for ?IIrs. peakman to tell us that we were models for the whole school. \Ve knew it already and acted accordingly.

Tow, we made the acquaintance of Miss Julia mer, who has encouraged us and sympathized with us in our last school clays. Our only orrow was that we had not learne I to know her sooner. Though we found a new friend, three old one were missing-Thalia Dob on, Dorothy Dunn and Elizab th Drown.

Our industry wa truly surprising. Very stormy election were held, class officers and committees appointed. Th "Blue and Gray" editor burned the expensive coal till midnight; ih Record tafI wa often . ccn leaving chool al four o'clock; the ociable Committee, true to its purpose, wa very merry and surpri ed the cla s s by its enthusiasm and its wealth of brilliant ideas; the Class Day ommittee began its work. Besides these, there were the Basket-Ball Team and the two fen ino- girls.

It was a great blow to the Dasket - Dall Team that Evalyn Cavin left chool, but her place has been ably filled by Edith Blakey. Another disappointment was that Profes or 'Wilson could not act as coach. r everthele s, he umpired our la t two game , and, when we won, pre entecl us with the Champion ·hi1 up. After our victory, we partook of our usual feast of ice cream, caramel cake, etc.

In order to promote class spirit and to have a good time, A classical "collared" their classmates one afternoon and, with Mi s Julia as chaperone, proceeded to attack a well-spread table, and, incidentally, to make the building ring with their ongs and yell.. A scientific and A literary returned the compliment by summoning us to a similar affair a month or so later. The Jack Horner pie was well baked; merriment ruled until nearly four o"clock.

We were greatly pleased to receive an invitation to a reception at Swarthmore ollege, and attended it under the chaperonage of Profe sor and Mrs. \\ ' ilson. Be s Johnson again ventured upon the sociable sea. Of cour e, we had a good time. nr president, l\Iacleleine Gill, gave a Salmagundi, which we enjoyed hugely. The game of "'In Line Cirls" was very appropriate. We were delighted to find in our ranks such a songstress as Virginia Eisler.

Miriam Myers invited the classicals to take dinner with her, one Saturday evening. After alarming the neighborhood by our yells, we settled clown to trim hats; it was just before Easter. Alice Hawkin also entertained the cla sical section by a Heart party.

The trip to \Vashington is the climax of the year·s events. Mi Ea tburn and 1Ii s Lydia Boring were selected to be our guardian and nobly did they fulfil their duty. Herc, again, we departed from precedent and followed our own desires, by leaving Broad Street Station on ·vvednesday afternoon, instead of Thursday morning. After fond farewell and a royal '•Bing! Bang 1•· we left Philadelphia in our special car. Alt the way down we had a jolly good time; coming home, we were rather quiet. Arriving in \Vashington only a half hour late. we were met by elegant chariots and conveyed to our spaciou residence.

At the hotel, that evening, we attended a welt reception, a full-dress affair, given by some of the o-irls. After this, we paid calls and frightened the ghost in the corners of the halls. The next evening, a small party had a private view of the Halls of the Ancients and a Roman hou e by moonlight. There we met and left our friend, the -atyr. Th ugh laden with "idea . ," we got

home in tim to meel Cleo de l\Ierode. Friday evening would haYe been equally jolly, if those '"honid"' base-hall boys had not come and scared some of the timid girls nearly out of their wits. If they had run nine times around the block and bought us a hunch of bananas, we might have forgi\'en them: but, as it wa , , we wished that they would go get in a barrel. After recovering fr 111 the effccL of our trip, we got clown to work and o pulled through.

Kow, ur work is clone. To-morrow a tall young lady, adorned in a marvelou white gown, sweeping the floor with its graceful folds. with her hair coiled on her neck, and, all the time wearing a triumphant smile, will pass from Friends' Central. 'Tis the 0 -Jorious class of 1903. Long will her name be remembered.

''Kow her task is smoothly clone: She can fly, or she can run

Quickly to the green earth's end, \\'here the bowed welkin slow cloth b ncl, . \ ncl from thence can soar as ·oon

To the c rn rs of the moon."

A HISTORY OF TH E BO YS' C LASS O F 190 3

ND behold it came to pass in the year 1000-800 and 98, at Friends' Central cho 1 in the ity of Penn, that there assembled a great multitude who were mentally unformed and whose minds were void.

\Ve had journeyed from far countries in the pur uit of knowledge, and therefore came to be called Freshmen. And behold Prophet Dirdsall spake unto us in this wise. saying, ''\Velcome oh ye foolish ones, and hearken unto me that ye may acquir learning." , \ncl thereupon we were sore afraid and our knees smote together one against the other, and verily we had not yet learned how to draw cards. And thi was in the beginning and behold the encl is not yet. And, as was the cu tom with the e people, we formed our eh·es into a body that we might study bugs. And one clay we I etook our elves in a body to a far stream to captur beasts of the field and fowls of the air and every creeping thing to restock the laboratory where ilirs. Dutton abideth. And here occurred our first adventure with snake . , \nd as we returned unto our horn s, it came to pass that one of our number called \i\Thite fell from the car, and he landed on his neck with great force. And the fi h that he carried mingled with his clothes and with hi , face. and as they wer catfish he wa sorely scratched· but on the car there wa great merriment and clapping of hand . \Vith such merriment a thi pa . secl our fir t entence. called by th prophets. ··term." and here endeth our fir t year. And when we returned for our second close of knowledge there were many who an wered "absent" to the roll-call, and in thi wise our multitude wa much reduced. And now to u approached a proph t called Ba-rrett, and again we were sore afraid, and again our knees smote together, for he spake of theorems and many other things. But he said, ''Let there be learning." And from that time there has indeed been much. And it was in the sixth month he aid unto us, "Ala , ye are not yet done." n<l thereupon he turned u over for the third term.

, \nd it came to pass when we again returned that a great and wonderful event befell. For there cam among us. from a far country, known as Salem. one who was clcslinecl to become as a president unto us ..\nd he spake chiefly of the "fair sex," for verily he was a "synclicatc lover." But he was reccivecl into our clan joyfully and soon became a valuable m~mbcr th reof. And also at thi::; time it came to pass that after many struggles we bought for ourselves class pins, and ye may unto this day see them upo !l any member of our clan. . \nd behold in the next year we attended what it was the custom to mil "sociables." and here wt· discovered. in spite of the Faculty, that there were also those of the opp site sex among us. , \nd we rejoiced and were exceeding glacl, for som e were fair to look upon and others were-abo fair. . \ncl lo. this came to pass five times in this year and once i·1 that next sue ·ceding. ,\ncl also at this ti111e. owing to the disb~ncling of the field club. one Prophet Dilworth escaped from the i 11stitution and was never more a prophet withi :1 its doors. , ll(] there was wailing and gnashing of teeth. for \'erily there was now no o:1e left to give us "cards." llut many have learned ;:inn.: his absence.

And by the 111orning light of our fifth year behold we were "_'eniors." . \ncl great was the reJOIClllg among us. And our manner became known as "chesty." and many were the cards that we received. ,\ml l would say unto you that in this country there was a game called foot-ball. and eleven of our members there were who composed a team, and in course of time they were victorious over all the other clans. and even now ye may see a cup with the numerals "03'' engraved upon it. . \nd se\·en of these players were upon a team which played under the name "Friends' ·entral." Ancl many times were they victori us, and but once were they defeated. And there was much rejoicing in our Temple of Learning. And in the twelfth month we took it upon ourselves to have dealings with a certain "'.\liddleton." of the 'ity of Penn. and as a result some of our members are still troubled with "pipe-dreams." And also in the twelfth month, as we were drinking of the fountain of knowledge under the guidance of one Prophet Carver,

there was one among us whose conduct wa , n ot becoming and h e was ca ll ed Everett. And being sore perplexed. Prophet Ca r ver spake sharp ly u nto Ever lt in this wise, say in g, .. Eve r ett, take thy seat in that part of t h e room which is n ea r er front.·• . \nd Everett arose and liftin g the c hair upon which he had been resting ca rri ed i t over the heads of those as emb led to the front part of the room. Thereupon Prophet Ca r ve r spake again a nd Everett deserted the rest of the clan for a room where he co uld ponder over his miscleecls, which were indeed ponderous. behold the time drew near when we should journey to the far City of \\·ashington. :-\nd now And upon om going out und e r the hand of Prophet Baker there was much r ej o icing. for verily thi. wa , a ·•cinch." :-\nd after journeying four hour , we entered the cap it al. And no soo n er had we set foot upon this unkn own land than we cried out in a loud vo ice our .. class ye ll." And then we journeyed further to an inn. whe r e we were to procure fo cl a nd lod ging. After we sa ti sfie d our hunger we began our inspecti 11 of the city. a ncl our revels lasted fo r three clays and three nights ( prin c ip a ll y ni g ht s). A nd what we saw was in this wise: The \tVashington r-Ionument. whe r e we had a high o ld time: and the fair wo :nen, on the trolleys: and the Treasury, where we took note of everything; and the bowling alley. where the ten-pin st u ck many of us: and the cap it o l. where we co uld n ot help having a capital time: and the pool roorn, where Gaston's ardor was clampenecl by the loss of 56 cents: and ".\I ount \ ' ernon. which is itu atecl on a bluff. a11cl run on the same plan: and even to the Smithsonian Tnstitution. whe r e we in stituted a search for our Darwinian ancestors and wer a ll un s uc cessf ul. except Gasto n and \ ,Valker. And behold o n e night. as w rested fro, ~ , these labors. at the inn. there was one among us called Baker. son of Baker the Prophet, who desired to bathe. A nd with the assistance of six ot h e r s. who desired to help him, he was bathecl plentifully, and thi, passed in the . eco ncl hour. And there was also on arnong us callccl Carter. and in the . econcl night he spake in this wise. saying, "S h e see m s to b' curclelcd," and there was much merriment thereupon. Hut now the time drew n ea r when

we . hould depart for our homes and this caus cl great sorrowing by all but \\'illiamson. \\'ho had not been in health since we left home. And this was our "\\ ' ashington Trip." And even unto this clay ye may hear of the joyous time that occurred. And when we again assemhlccl at Friends' Central there was much disturbance and talk of the "Spring Sports.· And on a certain day ye might have seen many of thos . f whom this history is written. striving to outdo those of tlier clans at a place called "Franklin Field ... . \nd in the encl. when Prophet Rex had counted upon the vict rious ones. it wa . found that 1903 was two points "to the bad." : \ncl this occasioned much sorrowing. and therefore l shall not further mention it. And this occurred but a . hort lime ago. And n w, "Oh ye who arc assembled here." lhc time draweth near when we shall forever say farewell to Friends' Central. . \nd although ye may think we arc glad, ye arc mistaken, for there is much sorrowing; f r the days we have spent here have been well spent and we arc not in darkness as to that. And now the time a lso clraweth near when we shall say good-bye to all the pr phets who have instructed us. And alth ugh we have many times been troublesome and clone wi:ong, yet upon th is clay are we sorry and we repent. and may they do as much for others as they have so kindly clone for us.

PROPH ECY C ON CE RNING TH E C LASS OF 19 0 3

NE warm afternoon, in the year r9r4. L was lying in a hammock, and was wishing for somethino- to do. I had a newspaper in my hand. and. rather lazily, I began lo glance over its pages. The date. June 18th, caught my eye. \\'hy had that a familiar sound: Then I remembered that it was just eleven years since the lass Day of the glorious class of nineteen hundred and three. By a curious coincidence. it was Thursday. the same clay of the week. Xaturally. I began to think about the girls, and t wonder what had become of them in all that time. udclenly, I remembered that, a few minutes before. I had read o{ a wonderful inventi n by Ediconi, the famous inventor. which was now for sale. fly means of this ill\·ention it was possible to bring upon a miniature stage puppets which resembled the form of anyone desired. l3y means of hypnotism, which was, of course. known to all. these puppets apparently became alive. and behaved exactly as the real persons whom they represented would d under similar circumstances. As a wireless telegraphy apparatus was attached to many of the trees, l sent. a message to the nearest city to send out the new machine immediately. In ten minutes it arrived through an air shaft. and, having arrang e d the little stage to best advantage. J closed my eyes and concentrated my whole thought upon the matter in hand.

1 opened my eyes and saw the ·tage rowded with tiny figures, some far in the background. I counted only thirty. and wondered with cir · 1 whether three of our number could ha,·e died without my knowledge, but then 1 rerncml en -~ Jt I was. of course, not represented. but where were the other two: Then I saw come hurrying the back of the platform. two familiar figures. Could they be Lillie and lma? It was, indeed. they, and true to their old habit of coming late to school. they were the last to appear on the scene. Each puppet. in turn. stepped to the front and told its story. Lillie, being surrounded by faces once so familiar. remarked absentmindedly , "( ;irls. ha,·e

you got your class dues?" Then. recollecting herself. she said. " .Really though, J do need the money to pay for my Johnny cake, for 1 spent all my time making it." She withdrew, and then Alma told us that her present occupation was to escort parties to the photographer's, for she coulcl guarantee that. under her guidance. there would not be a single solemn face in the picture. In the next puppet I. with clifficulty, recognized Elizabeth Townsencl, for her long black robe told me that she was a member of a religious sisterhood. \ Vho woulcl have thotio-ht it? 1' ext on the scene was Grace ~I ickle. She told me that. after graduating from Swarth111ore. she had become the most famous Sunday School teacher in . \merica. he was another surprise. :\'ear by was Emma \\Tilson. the ever versatile E. Jane. She was well known as a Friend's preacher on Sundays, but strange to say. she was never to be found on week days. She confessed to me. howe, er. that she was encl girl in a minstrel show, but J noticed that her complexion was t1nspoilcd by the black. hlizabeth Johnson then stepped forward. accompanied by a cat and carrying a cup of lea. She had gone to Swarthmore. bt1t because that college is co-educational. she was not happy. and had left. so that she might live alone in a little cottage where n horrid 111en e,·cr ventured. Then l saw llertinia, as char111ing as forrncrly. She had danced through several seasons and then had 111ade a brilliant 111arriage, and was now a lovely young matr n. Xext came Alice Keim, keeping as clos' to her idol as possible. To my amazement. she wore glasses. ancl she told me, with tears in her eyes. that she had been forced to wear thc111 in order to sec 11erlinia, who111 she still adored. l11 her hand she carri<' • nail book, which l recognized as her old book of phott graphs ancl remarks. l\lary ra vas next. as much loved by every one as in the old clays. She was married and hacl two children. The only thing that could ever ruffle :-.lary, was to say "Yes. 111a'a111," or "Xo. ma'am'' to her. Xeedless lo say, she was still devoted lo , \lice. There was Jane Harper, still loyally wearing blue and gray ribbons. She was the wonder f the age, 11 account f her brilliancy, and had taken degree:; al Swarthmore and

several ot h er co ll eges. She carried with her a box of the same kind of doughnuts which had mad e lier o popu l ar whenever she brought them to school.

Then came a group of three girls. l\'Iiriam Myers, :'.\lary Brey, and Edith Blakey. all famous in their line. Miriam wa - a hair dresser, and I was glad to hear that all symptom· o{ kleptomania had disappeared. :\fary had won fame by her litt le talks on "llow to l(eep Awake, Though Sleepy.'' She now had to answer questions i n stead of asking them, thus i llustrating the law of compensation. Edith had become celebrated as an art critic, and incidentally she criticized everybody and everything that came within her range. She had not changed much , being still ''persnickerty."

\ Nhat a change T saw in the next girl, Sarah l\larshall ! She told me that she was much in demand at teas and at homes because of her conversational powers . She had formed her own style on that of the occupants of rooms 405 and 403, Ebbitt House, \Vashington. during our memorable visit there. :t\'ext was Ella Cleaver. She had married soon after leaving school. and was an authority on gardens. Olive Cooper next caught my eye. She was known for her skillful imitations of any person or thing whatever. Bessie Clarke, famous as a mathematician , Ethel :t\'eal, principal of a large boarding school. and Elizabeth Paxson, a well known golf player, still lamentccl that they did not go with us to \Vashington.

A very important looking person now stepped forward. It was Marion Comly. editor of the Ladies ' Home Journal. Her assistant editor was Harriet Thomp ·on. , \t school . these two girls had always stood up fo r the merits of this delightful paper. and were still living up lo their conviction . They had opened a branch office in Princet.on which had met with great success. since Harriet was in cha r ge.

The two Pennypackers came next. Grace had composed everal beautiful symphonies, and also. having enjoyed her work as statistician o much , had become a census taker. l\Iarian had

b eco m e a mi ss io nar y t o "t h e p oo r b e ni g ht e d Hind oo ." a nd h a d mad e man y co nv e rt s . G ra ce R ose n -

b e r g, af t e r g r a du a ting fr o m Sw a rthm o r e, h a d mad e a fo rtun e b y putting f e n ces around w e ll s t o

k ee p a w ay all impuriti es fr o m th e w a t e r . Ri a l Ta y lo r, h av ing m a d e s u c h a hit a s th e king 's foo l in

" As Yo u Lik e Lt' b y ta lkin g a b o ut "th at panca kes and th ose mu s tard." had b eco m e a m e mb e r o f

t h e co m pa n y in whi c h i\f a d e le in e G ill pla ye d ' 'O rland o.' ' M ad e le in e mad e th e be s t loo kin g " O r -

la n do'' eve r see n o n t h e stage. V ir g ini a Ri sle r ha d . a t fir s t , pl aye d "R os alind," but, a s s h e had wa n te d to s in g th e p a r t. s h e h a d b ee n r e qu es t e d t o r es ig n , and n o w di s pla ye d h e r tal e nt in a m o r e conve n t io n a l m a nn e r , as a n o p e r a s in ge r.

Bess \\'il so n was p r es id e nt o f th e Br y n M a wr G l ee C lub durin g h e r Se ni o r ye ar and, aft e r g r a du a ti o n , b eca m e fam o u s fo r h e r vo ice. S h e st ill p ossesse d th at Pari s ia n a cce n t , o f whi c h s h e was so pr o ud. a nd, acco rdin g l y. a lwa ys sa n g in F r e n c h, in o rd e r t o di s pl ay it t o b est a d va nt age . I co uld sc ar ce ly b e li eve m y ca r s wh e n T h ea rd Fl o ra St r a ub 's tal c. S h e wa s a l e ctur e r o n th e ev il s

01 ti g h t c lo thin g, a nd ex hibi te d h e r se lf as a m o d e l o f w hat p eo pl e o u g ht t o b e t o av o id a ll cl a n ge r.

L illi S c hul te h a d p ate nt e d t h e m e th od whi c h br o u g h t a b o ut that lo n g wai s t e d e ff ec t. and wa s li v in g i n lu x ur y o n t h e p rocee d s. T h e Bide n t ·om p an y fa il e d co mpl ete l y a ft e r Lilli' s in ve nti o n c am e up o n t h e m a rk e t.

Las t. of a ll came E ls ie 11 o d e nh o rn a nd B la n c h e Ste in b a c h . E l s ie h a d m a d e a bu s in esso f c h a p e ro nin g pa rt ies to \\ ' as hin gto n. so t h at s h e mi g ht e nj oy t h e soc i t y o f th e g uid e ; but Bl a n c h e, trium p h a nt as o n ce b efo r e . b ea t h e r, b y ta kin g her li t tl e p a rti es t o Ca li fo rnia , in o rd e r t.hat th e trip a nd th e m a n mi g h t last lo n ge r. \ Vh e n t.h ey c au g ht s ig h t of eac h ot h e r , th ey w e r e ab o ut l o b eg in t h e ir lo n g d efe rr ed h at pin du e l. bu t w e r e se p a r a t e d b y th e o th e r g irl s.

T h n a ll ga th e r e d in a co mp act hun c h a nd gave a "l\ing, B a n g . Doo m e r a ng," t o s h o w that t h ey st ill r e m e mb e r e d F ri e nd s' e n t r a l a nd t h e c lass o f nin e t ee n hundr e d and thr ee . Th e pupp e t s h ow was ove r .

ALI CE M Al{ TIN lIA\l'KIN S

ST ATISTICS , PARTIC U LARS A ND D ETAILS

TT E c l ass o f I903 h as t hir ty- t w m e m bers . o ll ect i ve l y s p ea kin g . th e g irl s h a\' e d a r k

br ow n h a ir , b u t to va r y t h e m o n oto n y. we h ave o n e gi rl w i t h a " fiery . orre l top, "

a nd a n ot h e r with li g h t ( n o nd esc ri pt) h a ir.

Tt is sa id t h at i t takes a hun dred years to m a k e a n oa k , a nd s ix m o n t h s to make

a sq u as h . L t h as t a k e n , o n a n average . e i g h tee n yea r s to m a k e u s . a nd we p r es u111 e t h at

we r e pr ese n t a t y p e of c h est nu ts t m os t peop l e.

If a ll owe d l fo rm a ve r t ica l lin e t h e g irl s w0u lcl r eac h to t h e t o p of t h e \ Vas hin gto n l\ [ om1,n e nt. As it wo ul d tak e a fi rm b ase fo r t hi s und e rt a kin g, i t is esse nti a l th a t l\ Tiri a 111 1\ [ ye r s s h o uld

li e th e m a in s upp o r t. \ \l i t h ou r k in d pe rmi ss io n , J a n e I l a r pe r 111 ay be o n top.

G i ve n th e tim e a n d di s t a n ce, i t wo ul d m ake a n ad mi ra bl e pr ob l c 111 t o fi ncl th e ve l oci t y, r

t h e ra te, at w hi c h th e g irl s appea r to b e go in g. l t i s probab l e t h at t h e pro ph et w ill r evea l th is

m a tt e r t o n .

P ea r s ' a n d I vo r y soa p s a r c t h e m ost p op ul ar . bu t we act u a ll y fi nd g irl s u s in g cl og soap a ncl

sa n dsoa p. T h e m ost p o pul ar boy, w it h th e g irl s. is " J i m" \ Va lk e r . , \ s a p r of of hi s u t m ost

p o pul a ri ty m ay b e state d th e fact th at eve n th e g irl s w h o did n o t kn ow him vole d fo r him .

.Alth o u g h th e ave r age h e ig h t is 5 feet 5 in c h es . ye t so 111 et i111 es we fee l s m a ll e r th a n t h a t. pa r -

t ic ul a rl y i n Co mp os iti o n C lass. Des pit e thi s fac t , we w ill tr v lo li ve in acco rd a n ce w ith o ur 111 o tt o.

SP ECIFI C INST AN C ES

;\liriam ;\ l yers is our heavyweight: E ll a Cleaver weighs the least.

l l arricl Thompson is the tallest: Alma Vendig has the prettiest hands: 11ertinia Hallowell has the most shapely feet. Crace ;\lick!' has pretty eyes.

Jane llarper is the most scholarly: l~lizaheth Johnson i,: the most co-educational. ( , \sk Professor \\ ' ilson for an explanation.)

i\ladeleine (;il l is the most popular. or Spoon Cir!: :\lary ' ranston is the next most popular. or Bowl Cir!: Hertinia Hallowell is the third most popular. or Plate Cir!: Lillie I Till is the cutest. lt is anrnsing t sit behind her in Psychology Class. to note h r expressions: Harriet Thompson 1s the most stylish. \ ' irginia Bister is surely going out: she is very much dressed.

Elizabet h \ \Ti lson says exact l y what she means.

Elizabeth Townsend is the daintiest: :\lacleleine Cill is the prettiest.

.

\lice h:eim has so much trouble with her ca~h. but a favorable characteristic of her is her lass spirit.

Flora Straub has the smallest waist: F.dith nlakey is a wonder. she has a realistic shadow . (Tt talks.)

:\[arion Comly write . interesting essays: Bertinia Hallowell and . \lice Jiawkin;; are the brightest gi rl s. \\'e sho u ld like to haYe the weights of th ir brains.

Grace Rosenberg ca n take with he r the nam of :- l i(n rvy). She is the limit.

Emma \Vilson wishes to be called Jane. \Ve hope the changing of the first name will not he ::in incentive to the changing of the last name.

Ethel ;-,'cal is a hard worker, and 011c u( her eccentricities is that she ne\'cr goes 011 strikes .

Sarah :\larshall is the "lacil'' 111cn1bcr of the class, though it may be that she talks in her "lcep.

Our class flower is the reel, reel rose.

Our class yell is as follows:

Jli11g-! 1:a11g- ! noomerang !

Hing! l la11g ! nee!

Friends' ·cntral ! Friends' Ce11lral !

Xin teen Three! ! !

. Ji s Julia Arner, Profc sor "\\'ilson (Sunny Jim). and .\Jiss Eastburn are the favorite teachers.

GRACE PENNYPACKER

BOYS ' STATISTICS

HE mo t entertaini ng. most c harming and most sacred clas in the hi tory of Friends' Cent ral chool ha been undoubtedly the class of nineteen hundred and three. To 1110 t everything there are parts; our cla ·, i , no exception to this rule, and nineteen three i , divided into two distinct halye · , not equal in ize or beauty hy an~ · means, but surely equal in spirit. These two parts are the better half from the second floor of this building. and the lesser and worse half from the top floor. Thi · last part is my topic . Th r e are ju t eighteen of us and our average age is the same; twelye of U ' want lo go to college but it is doubtful if any will pass their examinations; the others are going to stir the world and enter business. Tn every class there are one or two famous persons, but every one of us seems to be distinguished by some special characteristic of dress or natur e. We will begin al the head and go downward. There are three kinds and co lors of hair. brown like Baker's, search light like our pre ' enter·s, and blond lik e our president. but if '"Little Louis" doesn't look out he will make a fourth cla ·s without any at all. \\'e will leave eyes to the girls. hut of mouths. I believe we haYe one which can not be equalled in the Cnitecl States in size or capacity . It is not tager's, but follows its nickname of "\\ ' ar horse" or Gaston. The class can brag of only one ·traight nose. There is something else on the face which a girl can not brag of. the sign of manhood, the whiskers. The star performer with the razor is Carter. he also has a voice like a buzz-saw. but he has never yet gotten as low as 1lr. Shaw did in his lecture to us. ()f neckties Kiel lluzby and Farmer \\ ' illiamson hav e no encl of varieties. In suits of fashion vvc say nothing, as Stager prefers to he with our ance tors and wears knickerbockers, while a elude named \\'at :::.011, of ni11etec11 four, has beaten us all at the other extremity . Oh, my! s cks ! ( ;us. !lak er and c;aston seem to have cold feet because they warm them in red. yellow , green , light blue and their combinations. Xow of shoes

there is a great deal to say. One fam us sluclent, athlete and teacher man. known as Blondy, althongh he is not so tall, can 'o,·cr more square yards of ground when on his feet than any hnman being. Long ago his father's shoes became loo small and now it is a secret between him and the shoe man why he has them made to order.

The most popular girl among the fellow ' i • :sladeleine Gill, and of the boys among u • Hilliard is pipe man. \\'alker howl man. and Gaston cane man . The favorite teachers among us, thongh they arc all bad, arc llarrelt. Thompon and Rex, and the favorite room is the office.

\\'hitc has long be e n known to be the most graceful and Stager the sma ll est. The gentleman of the crowd is De Cou. \\'hilc. Everett and \Vcbstcr arc fighting it out for the thinnest. although all arc yet alive. \\ 'e won't say anything about the fatte ·t.

Baker is the best looking: yon _jnclgc for yourself when he comes np · on the platform, he is nsed to being look cl at and won't become embarrassed. In stating that fact I am in g r eat clanger, as both Luckie and Shinn claim to be in the lead in that line.

\\'c all bo\\' clown to \\ ' illiams as the fellow with the nerve. and now. friends. as we have 110 "\\"ilson" among u · , ·'that's all.''

JAMES A. WALKER

VAL EDICTORY

Sit not fitting at this time to pause and reflect upon the sok11111ity of the occasion ? Our hearts are not all joy and happiness as they app ·ar, for in a short time we \\'ill be :;chool boys and girl , 11 longer, and we mu l part-part with our old school and our teachers and our classmates.

:\lany times \\'C may have been discouraged and many times we may have wished never to sec the school again, but now that our separation from it is so imminent, a pang of genui n e regret strikes us and we half wish all could be gone over once more. \ Ve can easily -cc many p laces whe r e our actions would be changed, but each fai l ure in the past, as we look it o,· •r, wi ll make us stronger in the future, and each su c cess gave us more confidence i n ourselves.so that eve r y expe r ie n ce i n our A l ma Mater has left us in some way stronger and 1 etter for it.

To our teachers, too, we must say farewell. To you, who have helped us over the hard places and given u • aid and ·yrnpathy, making things appear ea ·y which a short time before seemed impossible, our gratitude knows no bounds. For you have grown clear to us in our close intercou r se in the past, and it i • very hard to ·tart out alone without your helping influence. \Ve can on ly hope when we say farewell, that you will return in ·omc small degree the feeling which we have for you and that you will always remember kindly the class of nineteen three.

Last, and hardest of all, classmates, it is to say farewell lo each other. For years we have worked togethe r , ever climbing higher, striving for honor after honor until at last we have won t h e g r eatest of a ll. o ur d i p loma .

?\ow that we have reached the long striven after reward. our feelings are not, as we thouo-ht, wholly glad, but in tead, trongly mingle 1 with our happine sis sorrow al the thought that we must soon tear away from our old a · ociation ' and all that we hold dear in school life, for we

rapidly approach manhood and womanhood. and the first stage of our life. our. chool days. is over. . \ strong- sympathy has grown up betw en us as we labored side by side, a fellow feeling that makes it hard, indeed. to part. but n matter how far we may b · separated in the course of time and events, we will always remember with the greatest pleasure the clays when we were '03 boy , and girls.

B. A. HILLIAl<D

GIRLS' ARCHIVES

E. Virginia Bisler ; Scient i fic; ente red i n Class I:<:.

"Blue and G r ay" Staff. Class Day Committee.

"With mirth and laughter let o l d wrinkles come."

Edith Yohe Blakey ; Classical· entered in Clas E.

Defence on basketball team in Class A.

"Over t he h ills and far away."

Elsie Bodenhorn ; Li t erary; e n tered in Class E. - \C\~~ •

" An eagerness . .. ancl zeal on every s n hjPct."

Mary E. Brey ; C lassica l ; e nt ered i n C lass E.

"0 gentle sleep, Around me creep, l love thy noiseless ways . "

Bessie A. Clark ; Lite ra r y; en t ered in Class E.

" R ecord" Committee. " She hath a natura l , wise sincerity."

Ella W . Cleaver ; Litera r y; entered in Class D.~ \\ ~ - \,

" 11 er ways nre ways o f p leasn nt n ess."

Marion S . Comly; Class ica l ; entered in Clas E.

••Blue and Gray" Staff in C !a s A. " Record '' Staff.

" Where silence is hlis, ' Lis folly to be loquacious."

1903 GIRLS' CLASS

Olive R. Cooper ; Literary; entered in Class E.

Class Day Committee.

" The calm of se l f-reliance."

Mary B. Cranston ; Literary; entered in Cla s E.

Class Pin ommittee in Class C. Secretary of Literary Society. Bowl Girl.

"She is of so free, so kind, so apt, o blessed a disposition.''

Madeleine K. Gill ; Scientific; entered in Class C.

Pm Committee. " Blue and Gray" Staff in Class R. Social Committee in Clas B. Pre ident in Class A. Spoon Girl.

"She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And plea ant, too, to think on."

Bertinia Hallowell ; Classical ; entered in 'las: E.

President of H. F. Club. Vice - Pre ident in Classes C and B. Committee in Classe B ani A. As~istant Editor of the "Record . " Member of the " Bunch."

"hairman of Sociable Historian. Plate Girl

Jane R. Harper ; Literary; entered in Class A.

•• And still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all she knew."

Alice Martin Hawkins ; lassical; entere d in Cla. s E.

De fence in basketball team in C lasses C, B and A. President in Clas es C and B. President of Literary Society. Prophet

" She could on either side dispute Confute, change hands and still confute."

Lillie M. H i ll ; Literary; entered in Class E.

Treasurer. "Exceeding ... fair-spoken and persuading."

El i zabeth Edith Johnson ; entered in Class E

Secretary of N. H F. Club . Member of Sociable Committee in on basketb::ill team in Classes C, B and A. Vice-President in Class A. of the " Bunch.''

'' Honor to whom honor is due."

C lasses B and A. " Record " Staff. Forward Member

Alice Keim ; entered in Class E. . 'f'fl~ . ;h >( 'f\v

Class Day Committee. 1 \UW \~ ~ C) ,, \ \ · "There wande rs the giraffe with dreamy eyes.''

Sara S. Marshall ; entered in Class E. "Gentle .. . and mild thou art."

Grace Evans Mickle; Classica l ; entered in Class E.

Captain of bask etball team in Classes B, C and A. Secretary and Treasurer i n Classes C and B. Sociable Committee in Classes B and A. " Blue and Gray " Staff in Class A. Class Day Committee . Member of the ''Bunch . " "ller voice was like a clarion, loud and shrill."

Miriam Arnold Myers ; entered in Class E.

Treasurer of N. H. F. Club. Centre on basketball team in Classes B and A. "Her face was as a moon that's ever at its full."

Ethel C . Neal ; entered in Class E.

"There studious let me sit."

Eli z abeth Pa x son ; entered in Class E.

Literary Committee. " Record " Staff.

"For if she will, she will, you may depend on 't. And if she won't, she won't, so there's an end on 't."

Grace Pennypacker ; entered in Class D.

Sociable Committee in Class A. Statistician.

"She taketh most delight in music instruments nnd poetry."

Marion Ed i th Pennypacker ; Literary; entered in Class C.

•• Record'' Staff. Class Day Committee.

"She has a kind of character about her life."

Grace Rosenberg ; Literary; entered in Class C . '1'fuw ~.\9& ot)- \~ ~5'-

11 There is little of the melancholy element in her."

Lillie E . Schulte ; Classical ; entered in Class B.

"Oh, I am stabbed with laughter."

Blanche G. Steinbach ; Classical; entered in Class B.

11 My thoughts and I are of another world."

Flora E s telle Straub ; Classical; entered in Class E.

11 I am so weary of toil."

R i al R. Taylor ; Literary; entered in Class E.

"\Ve know thou art kind hearted . "

H a rriet M. Thomp s on ; Classical; entered in Class B. Literary Committee.

"She, above the rest in shape and nature, proudly eminent, stood like a tower ."

Eli za beth Townsend ; Literary; entered in Class D . Literary Committee.

"A truly refined mind."

Alma C . Vendig ; Literary; entered in Class E.

"A tear for pity and a hand open as the day for me lting charity . "

E liza beth D . Wilson ; lassical; entered in Class C.

:Member of Sociable Committee in Class B. '' Blue and Gray" Staff in Class B. Defence on basketball team in Class A. Member of the "Bunch."

" Music is well said lo be the speech of angels."

Emma J a ne Wilson ; Classical; entered in Class E.

Sociable Committee in Classes Band A "Blue and Gray" Staff in Class A. Presenter member of the '' Bunch."

"A mischief! thou art swift

To enter into the thoughts of desperate men. "

BOYS ' ARCHIVES

Walter Trainer Baker , "Bake"

"I see the dark brown curls, the brow, The smooth transparent skin. " -Wordsworth .

1ember of Class Pin Committee, . ociable Committee, lass Record Staff. In Class B, \'ice • president, substitute on football and ba eball team s. In A, left half-bac k on football team, outfielder on baseball team, and member of class football team Entitled to three F. C.

Nathan W. Buzby, "Kiri"

'' I know it is a sin For me to sit and g rin "-Holmes.

Member of C lass Pin Committee, Sociable Committee and ubstitute on class football t eam. Member of debating teams.

Walter Carter , " Walt"

"I am sad voiced as the turtle Which Anacreon used to feed."-£. B. Broumfof.

Member of Class Pin C ommittee, tackle on class football team and on lass Day Committee.

William DeCou , " Bzll"

" Taugbt thee each hour one thing or other.' '-Shakespeare.

1903 BOYS' CLASS

E . Royal Ev e r e tt , '' Olt / Roy l ''

"I steal an hour from study and care And hie me to the woodland scene. "-Bryant.

l\lember of school track team in C and B, class football team and, alas, a member of "De Joint."

F . Harold Ga s ton " War Horse"

'' Yet I was once a mother's prit.le."-Opie.

i'.lember of Cla s Record Committee, '• Blue and Gray" Staff. Secretary of class in C, B, and A. l\lember of school football team in A and B, track teams in ,\ and B, baseball team in B and, alas, a member of •· Oe Joint." Entit led to four F C

Bernard A . Hilliard , "Blondy"

"A college joke to cure the dumps "-Den,i Swift.

In B a member of Sociable Committee, member of class basketball team and right end on s hool football team, also on Class Cap Committee. In A, captain of class football, right end on chool team, originator of class "puff-puff," editor of "Blue and Gray" and, alas, a member of "De Joint," and assistant business manager of Class Record, leader of Crays and entitled to two F. C. and President of class in A.

S Blair Luc k ie , "Sam"

"lJe wore a man ly face."-Procter.

l\1ember of Class Cap Committee, class football and basketball teams, " mue and Gray" Staff, member of school football te-im in A and member of track team in Il and A. Entitled to two F. C.

Gustave C . Muller, "Lo11ie" ~ - j'~,. - ljbk> . "Yea, veri ly, also do they ;pin~.~ ~--\

l\1ember of school football teams 111 A, B and C. Captain of schoo l basketball teams A, B and C. Member of class football tea m. Four F. C.

Henry W . Shinn , "Hfi11ie"

"I am thy friend, thy best of friends. "-Aiackay.

Treasmer of class in A, B and C, member of Sociable Committee, Class Day Committee, business m anager of Clas s Record and of "Blue and Gray," class basketball and football. I n B member o f track team. In A member of football and basketba ll teams. Ent itl ed to three F. C. and, alas, a member of "De Joint."

William E. Stager , " TVilli'e"

"I'll learn thy lessons soon enough."-Jiackay.

Warner McK . Swain, "Sweitzer"

"With lids half closed, he lies D r eaming of days to come."-Southey.

!ember class football, baseball and ba sketball teams. Manager of basketball team in A and member of school trac k team in B and captain in A. Three F. C.

James A . Walk e r, '' P"d"

"A pair of eyes like two fried eggs, And a no e like a Bart lett pear."

In B member of Sociable ·ommittee, school football team, clas basketball, and manager of school ba eball team and president of class. I n A year member of class football team, fullback on school team, school basketball, vice president of class, editor of Class Record, and, alas, member of "De Joint." Entitled to three F. C.

William Webster , Jr. , "Billy"

"To try thy eloquence now, 'tis time."-Slrnkrs1,•ar,

Barclay White , Jr ., "Lanky"

"1 have faith and hope in thee."-Howitt.

Member of s hool debating team and on board of A. A.

Carlton Williams, " Pop"

"The boy was sprung to manhood."-Hyrou.

George C. Williamson , "Fanner"

" I know not why 1 feel so sad, It wearies me, you say it wearies you."-Shakespean.

ATHL ETICS

T can be safely said that the class of nineteen hundred and three has eld m been excelled in athletic ability. All her fellows have worked hard, and although their reward did not come until the la t three year of their course, they enjoyed the honor all the more.

The work of F. Har lei Gaston has undoubtedly been the best. Ile holds fiye school records for indoor work. His hop, step and jump, hio-h jump, high and hitch kicks and putting of the medicine bal l, all rank favorably wilh the record of other sch ols.

In the C year the cla shad its baseball team, and played three games, winning two and losing one.

In the C year the cla s was also repre ented by two ba ket ball teams.

In 1901 the class was represented on the Friends' Centra l choo l track team by Eastwick and Gaston. Both of these men did excellent work.

The ambitious fellow of the cla went out to play football in the autumn of 1901, and by hard work and steady, con cientious practice l;u1ded on the school team. Gaston at left-guard was a find, as he had weight and nerve which, mixed with an ounce of thought, would carry anybody through. Hi ll iard was a new man at right-end and p l ayed hard. Taylor played at leftencl and Bucher, Muller and Baker at half-back . "\\Talker, though light, played a strong o-ame at right guard.

Although this team did not achieve as great uccess a the ''1900 Team," it did play hard and their defeats were not laid at Prof. ober's door.

In 1902, Swain, hinn, Luckie \Villiamson, Everett, Ga ton and Ea . twick did the tunts for

the class on the track. These fellows could run anything from a potato race lo a two-mile run, and jump anything, a trifle Jes than ix feet high and twenty-five feet br ad.

It seems that the class never liked baseball ,·cry well, as Bucher, Gast n and Baker were the only representatives on the school team in 1902. Thc s fellows all worked hard to uphold the honor of the class of ·'naughty three."

Tn the autumn of 1902 there was a cup to be competed for bY the differ e nt c lass football teams. Accordingly the clas • team, compo d of

LU CK IE, J. e. (EvERETT)

SWAIN, 1. t.

GASTON, 1. g.

\VJLLIAMSON, C. SHINN, r. g.

WALKER, f. b. (Burnv)

CARTER, r t.

HILLIARD, r. e. (Capt.)

BAKER, q. b.

i\lIC'LLER, I. h. b.

BU C IIER r. h. b.

lined up against the '04 delegation and clefeatecl them by IL to 5. The whole team . howed t.h result of continuous practice and played well. \Valker, ?-.Ii.iller and, hinn played exceptionally well. By defeating the clas e of '05 and '0-1- the cup fell into the hands of fo "'noble 'eniors'" and they will hold it for another year.

The football team of 1902 is said, by outsider , lo be the best team that has e,·er repr sented Friends' entral School. \\'hat is the reason? \\ ' ho should have the credit?

A great deal of credit goes to Professors • ber and Rex [or their help in the practice. Mosl l.onor was earned by the fellows on the team. and the majority of these are ·03 fellows.

\Valker, at full-back, played well, 1hiller, al quarter; Baker, al left half; Caston, at left -g uard;

Bucher, at right-half; Ililliarcl , at right end, all played well. hinn , at left-tackle, gained more ground than any man on th team. His tackle through tackle plays were the features of every game.

The cla of nineteen hundred and three can only hope that the Friend ' Central School football team may alway have as much, if not more. succe a the team of 1902.

The basket ball team of nineteen hundred and three howed what they were made of by winning nearly all their games. The class should feel proud of the work of Mi.iller (Capt .) Walker, Swain and hinn, who all played a fast game.

In the spring port wain holds the record for the high jump at 5 feet 5 inche , and Ga - ton for the shot (twelve pounds) put at 34 feet II inches.

]n the clas. there have been twenty - three F. .·s awarded, so that the clas , as a whole, may sit clown and say to other classes, "Beat LL if you can. '

LITERARY SOCIETY

President, Aue£ M. HAWKINS

Secretary, MARY D. CR.\NSTON

HARRIET ?-1. TIIO'.\fPSON

Co1111mttee, Euz ,,nETTI P .,xso 1· ELLZ , \llETJI TOWNSEND

The Literary Soc iety of Class A has entertained the school on Monthly :\feeting Days by readi::gs. American authors have been studied and have proved very interesting. Our efforts seem to have been appreciated and we fear that coming classes will find it hard to surpass us.

N. H.F. C.

First Half Year

Preside11t , ALICE GRA\'ES

Secretar 'y, THALIA DoBSON

Treasurer, DLANCHE FOWLER

Second Half Year

Prcside11t, BERTINL\ H , \LLO\\'ELL

Secretary , Euz .,nETII E. JonNSON

Treasurer , J\1rnrAM A . l\1YER

In C lass E, under J\Irs. Dutton, we formed the Natural History Field Club. "\ Ve all dutifully bought pins and immediately lost them. Each girl refused when asked to read, hut, finally, o-avc in. In the pring we had ur Joint Meeting. The lecture ro 111 was decorated w i th 0owers and friends. 'vVe were all scared nearly to death, but got through somehow. After this excitement, we had o ur zoological excursion and found the usual number of specimens-one. A few of us fell in the creek. Then we bade farewel l to the Field lu b and entered lass D. 50

V, .\LTER T. B.\KER, Lord H 011e3 1s11clile

TH E BUNCH

F l owers T hereof

. ]\ !AURtCE E r\STWICK, Chev. Sweet William

BrrnTtNlA IL\LLOWELL, La Tulipe Rouge

TkRNARD A. HlLLl ,\RD, 1r Dandylion

EL1z . ,1rnT11 E. Jo1rns o N, Lady l affodil

GRACE E. l\hcKLE, Lady Violet

HENRY W. SHTNN, Lord Pansy

JAMES A. WALKER, Milord Daisy

ELIZABETH D. W1LSON, Lady Poppy

E~tMA J. \ iVrL ·oN, Siveet Little B1ttterc11p

The "Bunch" was culled in the autumn of 1901. The plucking took place in the following manner. Arrangements wer ma le for a feast of choice "flowers'' in the gymnasium. Prof ·ssor \i\filson was to be gardener, on condition that Mrs. Speakman would give him the ga r den. She feared to et such an example-though a good one-to the bud, and so refused. Nevertheless, the ''Bunch'' met on the stony ground of the yard and proceeded to a private hot-hou e. The only reply lo queries concerning its movements is, "The Bunch move on its stalks, icy places excepted." The ''Bunch" has not yet withered. May it long continue to be fresh!

CLASS SONG

To-morrow we'll be graduated with a . hout; Don't you wish that you might all be there?

Eac-h of us will look our best without a doubt! ;\lanly brow . and girlish face fair. But to-day we lay aside our dignity ; Fun must be the ruling spirit here, .\ncl thus we greet you all with amiability, And rai e our voice in a hea r ty cheer.

HORUS

\ \' e love thee ancl . hall always do so, One nine and naughty three, Th e is the one that's I orne us upward, . \11() all our debts we owe to thee, Our motto must forever ring. , \IHI "higher'' we all will gladly sing, ~ow bless the . chool that' trained us, And the members of naughty three.

So here's a long farc\\'ell lo clear old Friends' Central. The school where we have spent such happy days, . \ml though our joy al leaving i quite natural, \Ve freely give the scho I the highest praise, ( )ur class is the fairest. we can say no more; But cry with greatest strenuo ity. It's better than the cla ses that have gone before, And better than the classe yet to be. 52

Presentaf,an

VIRGINJA DI S LER

GRACE PENNYPACKER

11ADELEINE GILL

L. ~JARIA ll !LL

;\IARJON J'ENNYPACKER

EDITH Y. Bl.AKEY

Ic es, E HOOEN IIORN

~IARY E. BREY

}' £',SI E CLARKE

ELLA C1 E\ ER

;\(,\RION s. COMLY

OLIVE COOPER 1 l'opper , alias "Fido" :i\lomm ~r

The adored son Il ouse cat l 1ho11ograph (\\'anting)

le is ic ~-\\ ' hy"

GIRLS ' PERSONALS

DrsTTNGUISTITNG I HAUNTING PLACE CHARACTERISTIC

Li ke Jo seph's Coat

Among th e best

Ask "popper" Cute \ hu s tler

Undccicled

Chatouill c u x Good -mttured

Hc:-i s lc ll a ~farion Oliver ;t m 'C 'C t~ m 3 '< I I I I IREPUTATION

One of 33 varieti e s

I l asn't any

"One of our wor s t talker s"

Calm and cool

Voice E. I 1 s shadow

Classic feature s and i\ lu sica l funnine ss Con s ervatory

"Gift of the gab" The office

F lexib le Face Church ( ?) ' I Good Spirit s A nywher e for an (aromatic s pirits or) aclve ,-tisement ammonia)

'\ggrcssiv c ne ~s The Algebra l{ oom

Bidcnt !li p Thi rel no o r c orridor

I n n occncc 1:: . \' . B.

Pe roxide h air Dining Room

Plaid wai s t s 1{00111 II

Queerne s s Photographer's

Rotundity of figure I Dining Room

To be a Prima Oonna

To be a good hou se wife

To gel a diploma

To be able to s ing

To make things go

To correct ;\ l. E. B.'s pr o nunciation

T o teach at ~It. \ iry , \ s ec o nd ~tan law~ ~omcwliat vague

She do ~s n ' t know

DESTINY

Profe ~s ore ss in Ge o metry

Comedian

Foreign medical ~li ~s ionar y I i\lr s . --

. \uth o r of "! l ow to be a Pre s ident."

Red Cr oss nur:-;e ~li,~ionar y

I lave a tr o upe of educat e d dog s

To lose li er teeth

To invent a freck lelotion Preacher in meeting

FAVORITE EXCLAMATION

Oh mein licber

You amaze n1e, ladies

On heck!

For goodnes s · sak George, take Em, o ut o f th e s u,:ar

Giggles

Oh, m e rcy

I don't care

Oh, b o ther

Oh, dear

Oh, my soul

Sure enough

To reach heaven Shake s pearian star

Great cott

NAME

B. CRANSTON B abes

N I A H ALLOWELL I J B e rt l llubb y

I L,RPER Ju s t J ane

,L II AWK I NS Ju s t , \li ce

,BETH E. J O II NSON Bc~s

K E I M G oogoo

).l ARS H A LL }d o u se

E E MI C K L E { ~li c kl e \Vi f ey

"' • \ , M YERS ~l ay

L ~EAL E th e l

~BETIT PAXSON L izzie

E. R OSENBURG I Gr ac ious

R EPL'T \ T I ON

GIRLS ' PERSONALS -

' ·S u pc.::: r s h o p gu rnps hu s:. '' Pass in a p u sh l)oug h nuts \\ ' h ew I Co-c cl l1ca ti o nal S qua s h y II a rml ess \ 'a ri e d

J\ fi n e h os t ess Quie t D ec id e d

a nd so fo rth , c t cete r a

Ut ST J NCU I S H JNC C H ARACTE RIST I C \\ ' orrie d ex pr ess io n

Po pul a rit y

An un t r a n s la t a bl e s mil e nr a in s \bilit y

Fi c kl e n ess

L -1-1ittl e s-s tult e r

L ove for th e cl asspi c ture

Fo ndn ess f o r geo m e tr y (?)

P o m pa d o ur ?

A :-5-(( Uint

Ti e r wa lk

] I AUNT f NG P LA CE

Cy n wycl

Fr o nt s t e p s a t midni g ht

ll a ll s o f lea rning

G r a n d O pe ra

H e rtini a

Th e g an g

H o m e

Emm a

Cloc k e r s '

i\ pr ox imit y t o sc h oo l b oo k s

L a r ge roo m a ft e r 2 P. AL

\ \'h o kn o ws?

An.I

T o h e lp th e d ist r e • e d

T'o im it a t e B oswe ll

T o ge t a n av e r age

O f I O I

T o se t th e river Oil fi r e

T o g e t h e r arc hi ves d o ne

H e rtinia' s chum

To be a n arti st

R e porting

To ge t a h ea d o f T ea c h e r R .

Kn o win g h e r lesso n s

T o trave l

T o a d ve rti se Z ozo d o nt

D EST I N Y

Tr a in ed n u r se

T h e li g ht o f fulllr e ag e s

l] ea d o f a hair dr essi ng es t a b l i s hm e nt

Old i\l o n ey ba g ' s D a rlin g

Old ;\ l a id ( b yc h o ice)

On e o f th e Seve n Si s t e r s

T o li ve in p eac e a nd di e in ?

Auth o r o f " ;\J y D o ubl e a nd H o w Sh e U ndid i\l e"

Pr o f esso r o f :\l a th e m a ti cs

:\I iss Juli a's s ucces s o r

S pea ke r in m ee tin g

F AVOR J'J' E

EX C LA MA T I ON

Oh, h o rr o r ~ \ \ ' e ll. -

F o r the love o f ;l ! ik c

Oh. ck a r

I l e a ve n s

Oh , gee Oh

D ea ri e

I ' m m a d

n , \ a t Swa rthm o r e

J imin y c ri c ke t s

~Al\lE

l.1Lt.1 E. Sc1n, 1.-r1:: :'\othing hut Lilli

J: LANC11£G. STE I NHAC II Ulanche l vy

RI AL TAYLOR Rial

1 1 .\RRIET) J TttOMPSON "llattie''

EuzAeETIL TowNst:NO Lightning Liz

\ L M A VENDIG "O Al ma" (Li lli e ll. ) I

EuzABETn D. \\'1 L!ON Bess

EMMA J. WILSON J ane

R EPUTATION

GIRLS ' P E RSONALS -Co ntinued

l)JSllNGl'ISllING

C1tARACTERISTICS

)I inus quantity

I lasn't nny

Fon cl ness for trou~ers

J\bsent •mindc<l, to say the lc.:ast \'aricd

Exclusi\'t::

.. She's a loidy"'

Easily anrn ccl \sk her

Escaping ringlets

Style

Daintiness

.\ n e lastic tongue

Quietness

Nerve

J I AUNTING PLAtE Blanche

B.tck hl·nch in 1{ 00111 35

Tht.> dining room

Parts unknown

:\ I i:-. Ea thttrnl' Hcllt!vue

I locl«•y -field .\IM

\"othing particular . \ny ol<l. thing .\ good tilllL'

To shine in :-.ucil"l)'

The ceiling

! Huffing Sl!Cl.'t'~ rully

To get a Degree j {h ctter) in ma the- I matics

To hring the worlcl I to her fc.·et

J )ESTlNY

The future only kno\,s

. \uthnr of " . \ c;ui<le

F .AVORITE

ExCLAMATIOS'

To get out nf studying

:\ l o:-.t anything

lluche~s

•\ chorus girl

To ,Ii•

Patti II

The flirt of l'hila<lclphia

\\ "hat do y1111 I/ii of that

Uook to \\ 'as h ington ' ' Great C~sar's gh( , \ctnss

I Ione ... t, I don't kno\, a thing - 1

Don't you know1

Jinks

!Iey?

\ \ ' hat, wha

Oh, hang

Gee "hiz

NJCK-N HIE

'·Bake"

··J. (;eorge, Jr."

' REPUTATION Primper BlufTer

BOYS ' PERSONALS

l)ISTI N Glfl.S.HI N G (" IIAR.\(TER I S1' 1 CS

lT.l.UNTlNC PLACE

"Hill"

Exceptional smile I lair paper:,;

1 Reading 'Terminal ):o one know .s Room ''34··

Like~ things curdled N'ceds a clean shave

Terrihly wickcJ lligh marks "Coloni::il" sitting room llon1e

"I ~ . I{oy" \!other's little man Skin and bone

··Lamhy Hoy" Some kind idiot Small mouth

'"Grauch" . \ knocker Dreamy eyes

''Schnapps" Quite a hit Flat head

I Fat man's restaurant Dance Ilall Buggy for two Train for Chester

AIM Engineer between i'\orri~town & Phila. Editor of 'franscript Hand master Lacly killer

L'ndcrstudy at '·National"

DESTINY Leading man in . tock Co. /\ bill poster l l.:n-e a nice aunt

FAVORITE EXCLAMATION

11y Saintess Emma J 11das priest

Sell peanuts at circus Lawyer

TTave picture on P hy"-ical Culture ~raga zinc

Run without getting sick

Sing in Bui I Frog's horus .\ Chinese laundryman of a hu,tcc.l I hank

A mouth -stretching grin is all Thal'.s naughty For ( :eorge's sake

John, llarry, Charley, Jr.

He an exhibit at the ·'Dime"

She was just I _ ike I l elcn. Who's Helen

Sandow's pupil at Keith's Great Scientist

Oh! Roy! !Tow could you do it Clistmas

BOYS ' PERSONALS -

Carry

J. E 'GENE BAKER l'rincipal of Boys' Department

Entrance Hall

The next ·school year begins on Ninth Mo n th 21st , 1903

Circulars on application to the Principals

Main Stairway

Principal of Girls' Department

Friends' Central School

R ace and F ift een th Street

P h i l ade lp hia

Th management of this school offers to its patrons a thorou tr h and practical course of instruction wherein both the training of the intellect and the formation of character receive especial care and attention.

I t furnishes not only the basis of a liberal education, but also a thorough preparation for any American College.

Kindergarten , Primary and Intermediate Depart m e n ts at I '1 Ra ce and Fifteenth Streets Girard Avenue and ·e nth Street Lancaster Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street 60 Green Street above School Lan e, Germantown

Portraits

The Criterion Everywhere

Studios: 7 1 2 Arch Street

Broad and Columbia Avenue

Special Rates to Students 6 1

W. B. Wea ver

Undertaker and Embalmer

Telephone S50 orth Fifth treet

Park Place , opposite City Park A tl a nti c C ity, . J.

F ines t Locat ion Unobst ru cted Ocean View

0 pen all the year

JAMES

FANCY FRUITS

Accounts of Individuals, Firms, Estate , Charitable Institutions , Building Associations and other Corporations invited.

W. FREDERICK SNYDER. President.

WM. H. CURTIS, JR . Treasurer.

DRINK

All

Frien d s' Ce ntr a l Sc hool

Schol ars

will want to join the out-of-door Bird Classes at Buck Hill Fall s, conducted by Mary Mann Miller, daughter of Olive Thorn Miller. Buck Hill Falls i s a summer settle ment for Friends and Friendly people in the Pocono Mountains, cons i sting now of an Inn to accommodate 250 guests and twenty-five ottages surrounding it. 520 acres mostly woodland . Boating, tennis, good roads . Send for circular.

THE INN

Buck Hill Falls C o. Mo nr o e Co.

True Happiness.

\V hnt brings more joy to a cheerless fireside than a. lively, happ y littl e Canary, full of song 1 Butheia not. hardy; inn.ttention; a draught of ai r , and the bright little w:irhter is converted into a sorry, sil ent, drooping mass offoa.thera, BIRD MANNA will restore his voice and cause a. wonderful trnn sformation. BIRDS LOVE IT . I.~ cts. at all druggins, or by mail. llirdBookFree. Bird Food Co., 400 N, 3d. Philndelpllia,1-':1.

Aromatic Benz o in Lotion

Fur Chapped llonds, Lips, Sunburn, Chafing and all Irritated Skin Surfaces

Apply freely, rubbing in until dry

Prepared by

AT SODA FOUNTAINS

I nsu re d A gains t S i ck n e ss A ssured of Pe rfec t H eal th

This baby has spent all bu t five days of his life on

ESKA Y'S FOOD

He was a year old December 5th, and has never bad a moment's illni-ss. I housand~ of women tesdfy as Mrong iy as dves th e mother nf this baby to the perfect, sunny, happy he..1.hh Eskay's Food has brought to their babies.

Every mother needs our bnok '' How to Care for th e Hahy.'' It bi ~t!nt free with sample of Eskay's Food.

Sm i th , Kline & French Co. , Philad ' a, Pa .

N. PENNYPACKER, Ph. G, N , W . C orner Fifth and Callowhill Streets Philadelphia 63 Has spen r all.hut 5 day~ .¢...h1s /j/e on