Elmira College - Iris Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1938 volume:

WJM Jecmwgpmfjg if EIRIS CF ELMIRA CQ I 0' 1- 413 1 , 62 s 94 'V f 'Q Qi X, 'Q I 0 , ' I + 'V Q, fb 5 wal' g 55? N5 1 5+ , S9 4 s-ff? 'f ,WF 'Q 41' J 7 gif, ,-2. 42 4 - LEN BRLINkNER,EDITCDR : : : MARIAN I B 1 9 o 3 IRIS PUBLISHED BY THE JUNIQB CLASS QE ELMIRA CQLLEGE ELMIRA, NEW YGRK R UIK SHANK BUSINESS MANAGER PURE QR To FGCOFCI Noi Not Not BUT TOS a mere summary of events a formal portrait ot campus activity a story as we would like to find it biggest by a sketch To depict by a worcl To reflect Lay a picture All the moools anci memories of couege life As we have reauy Iivecl it And I ove to rememper it v NXPZHX1' El QQ? wx ,gg X xi -. M N , fx I.. V. . .-ff-A:iS?9l'fvi:1-E. WQK' 43- . . ' vi l CQNTFNTS The College at f The Girls at The year at ELNHRA ELNHRA ELNHRA U ig D I JAXT i N U ' r ,ff S ek Vi?- WW? ! W Memories of real companionship Inspiration anti uncierstanoiing Spimiifiiy given. Sunday supperssriclingzopen house F ii i it i ing our eisure ours. nterest anti encouragement in moicling the Nextis of ttwirtyzeigtmtj for These gitts and many more, we Extend our cieep gratitude anal Respect tioirougti this volume of time Iris. SS 'CATHERINE FINT VIEW L fis L,eacling tcS f5Xl1Q1mna e L Way Tomplg THE CQLLEQE M lflfLL'C0l2 'KTHENBSQ mrs if 554, 12 ELMIRA COLLEGE VVhen you attempt to confine between the covers of one book traditions, club activities, and classes, it is difficult to record intangible as well as tangible results of our college years. Yet one of those very traditions is to publish yearly a yearbook of our college annals. College means something different to each one of us. But the program is so varied, that each girl, no matter what her tastes, upon coming here, soon finds herself Htting into the scheme of things, thus maturing her own personality through the four years as well as adding something to the leadership of the college. Nevertheless, it is not to be supposed that social activities monopolize the stage entirely, for from all sides come reports that alumnae are justifying their positions of leadership by the fund of well-founded academic knowledge derived from these halls of learning. It is a well known fact that the standards of scholarship at Elmira are substantially higher than those of the majority of universities and colleges. The doctrine that education should be made interesting is fulfilled by the well-rounded group of allied activities found here. Departmental clubs add enjoyment to knowledge. Thespis affords an opportunity to put into practice the latent talents of students of speech and dramatics. Not among the least of the activities which sustain the interest of a great portion of the student body is the Glee Club, whose membership has reached the limited one hundred. A student government which really functions efficiently adds an element which makes the students feel that they are justly ruled. Through Y. VV. C. A. and E. C. S. A. opportunities for social service are furnished. Those literary bent meet a chance of fulfilling their talent through the many positions open to them on Octagon, the bi-monthly school newspaper, Sibyl, the tri-annual literary magazine, and Ixus. More intangible and yet as fundamental are the traditions which are the background of our college culture. VVe feel that newer colleges do not have these delightful customs and proven conventions which are the very essence of tradition. From the charming May Day of old, which centered about the lake, May Day has spread to its present grandeurg but the lovely custom and method' of choosing the May Queen each year is still a link with the past. Cap and Gown Day is another honored custom which is well-grounded in the past. Class banquets are newer in our annals, but they, too, will become traditions in the years to come. VVe are proud of our college and we are conhdent that such knowledge of it which finds its way into the consciousness of the nation is honorable and worthwhile. F55 ,ge-4 L:-and .t i i -Y left it 61 HHH 1 YQLII' Light and Leading 'TLMIRA COUIGE 'Q if LSR. WILLIAM S, A. PQTT preside DR. FRANCES M. BURLINGAME clean wk fTHL1Q3Q mis ff 5540 Becaluse you Understand QQMQSWB Nr Mol Hia eggs THE FACULTY MARIONAMES A.B., M.S. University of Miclxigang MS., Pl1.D., B.A., Byrn Mawr Professor of Chemistry MARY M. BELDEN A.B., Oberling Ph.D., Yale M. Amfire Harris Professor of English Literature RUTH BUKA M.A., Ph.D., University of Berlin Professor of German Languagf and Literature EDITH FARN1-IAM A.B., Wellesleyg M.A., Ph.D., Cornell Professor of History GEORGIA FIELD A.B., Smithg M,A., Pl1.D., University of Colorado Professor of English Lileralnre DOROTHY ANNE DONDORE M.A., State University or Iowag Pl'x.D., Columbia Professor of English GROVER C. T. GRAHAM A.B., William Jewellg A.lVl., Brown Profssrar of Economifs E. MARGARET GRIMES A.B., M.A., McGill3 Ph.D., Cilumbia Professor of French Language and Lilcrature H, A. HAMILTON A.B., Rochesterg Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Professor of Classical Philology IDA LANGDON A.B., Bryn Mawrg A.M,, Ph.D., Cornell Professor of English Lilsrature "L'LM.1 RA CQLLEGE if Page 26 , ALMA MONTGOMERY B.S., Lincolng M.A., Columbia Professor of Eulbcnics and Director of Nursery School GERALDINE MORROW A.B., Elmirag M.A., Cornellg Leland Powers School Professor of Speech ELMER W. K. MOULD A.B., Uniong M.A., B.D,, Yaleg Ph.D., University of Chicago Alexander Cameron MacKenzie Professor of Biblical History and Literature F. A. RICHMOND B.S., Cornell Professor of Cbcmislry M. GEORGE SCHECK A.B., Rochesterg M.A., Princctong Ph.D., Cornell Professor of Psychology 111151933 11215 if ,Q do THE FACULTY GEORGIA HA RKNESS A.B., Cornellg M.A., M.R.E., Pl1.D., Boston University Professor of Philosophy RAYMOND B. STEVENS AB., Denifon Universityg B.D., Rochester Theological Seminaryg Ph.D., University of Michigan Professor of Sociology FRANCES M. BURLINGAME A.B., Radcliffeg Ed.M., Ecl.D., Harvard Profefsor of Psychology MARY C. SUFFA A.B.. A.M., Brown Profcxmr of Mazhemalics and Astronomy JOHN R. TUTTLE A.B., Stanfordg Ph.D., Cornell Professor of Philosophy and Education and Director of Exlension Division Page 27 5.- U rl fe Q, Q Hill, ff THE FACULTY ELIZABETH XVI-IITTAKER A.B., Cornellg SLD. Elmira Professor of Anatomy, Physiology, Hygiene and Bacteriology EVELYN C. AVERY BS., Simmonsg M.S., University of Chicago Associate Professor of Euthenics HELEN SOPHIE DAVIS A.B., Elmirag NLA., Cornell Associate Professor of English FRANK HARRIS A.B., Clark Universityg NLA., Columbiag Ph.D., University of Niinnesoca Associate Professor of Economics and Sociology E. BARTON HOWE A.B., M.A.. St. Lawrence: Pl1.D., University of Chicago Lecturer in Art, Professor of English AGNES M. ORBISON A.B.. Bryn Masvrg M.A., University of Missouri Associate Professor of Biology GERALDINE QUINLAN A.B., M.A., Elmirag M.A., Cornell Associate Professor of Speech GRACE A. THOMAS A.B. Western Marylandg M.A., University of Mich- igang Ph.D., Cornell. Associate Professor of English ,IEANNE ALLINGRY A.B., Elmira, Sorbonne Assistant Professor of French CATHERINE FINTER B.S., Miamig Certificate Hygiene and Physical Education, Wellesley Armani Prof efsof of Physical 12,1 ufar :mi 4 4- J B .. s B. L LMI RA LO.LLU,uL 1' ESTHER B. HANSEN A.B., Vassar: M.A., University of Wisconsing Ph.D., Cornell Assistant Professor of Latin and Archaeology RUTH HOFFMAN A.B., Wfellesleyg M.A., Cornell Assistant Professor of Biology and Botany LUCILLE LYON A.B., M.A., Elmira Assistant Professor of French THOMAS J. TOOLE Ph,B., St. Bernardsg M.A., Holy Cross Assistant Professor of Religious Education LYDIA WALSH B.A., M.A., Wellesley Assistant Professor of Botany FRANCES WRIGHT B.A., M.A., Brown Assistant Professor of Marhematics and Astronomy BENJAMIN M. ZIEGLER AB., N. Y. Universityg LL.B. M,A., Ph.D., Harvard Assistant Professor of Political Science Page 28 , f x Page 29 GXVYNN BEMENT Elmira College School of Musicg Cornell, New York Universityg Eastman School of Musicg Staatlich Akad' emische Hochschule fuer Musik, Berlin, Musilcschule und Konservatorium, Basil Switzerland Imtrucfor in Nlzaric LUCILE BUSH B.S., Columbia University Instructor in Nzarxrry' School FLORENCE B. GILFETHER B.S., Columbia Instructor in Eullrcnics HELEN HITCHCOCK B.A., Smithg M.A., Yale lnstrucfor in Ar! J T. WHITNEY ISZARD C.P.A., Wharton School of Financeg University of Pennsylvania ' Inxlructor in Business' Aclminixmzlion ALICE M. MORRISSEY B.A., M.A., University of Rochester, Ph.D., Radcliffe College Imtructor in Hislory fini-151939 mis if E240 THE FACULTY MILDRED OAKLEY ' B.S,, Elmira Imtructor in Plzyfical Education KAROLENA Z. RHOADES B.S., Elmira Insnurlor in Buiiness Aflminiyration JANE ROSS B.S., Cornell Instructor in Spanixh EDITH WATSON B.A., Carltong M.A., Radcliffe Irulructor in Pbilmophy HARRIET G. BROWN B.S., Carlton Librarian EDITH CARPENTER Ph.B., Vermontg Chautauqua School for Librarians A .fsillrznl Librarian ANNE MORSE B.S. in L. S., N. Y. S. C Library School A.B., Elmirag , T, .fl nislant Lilzmrian HAZEL ESTELLE MACOMBER B.M,, M.M. Eastman School of Music Visiting Fellow in Mzcsic W. THOMAS MARROCCO L.R.C.lVl., M.R.C.M., Royal Conservatory of Naplcsg B.M., Eastman School of Music Visiting Fellow in Milsic LEROY MORLOCK B.M,, Eastman School of Music Visizing Fellow in Music J l"'l E4 Wal -af -Y- 6121 QW OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTR TION WILLIAM S. A. POTT J AB., M,A., Pl'1.D., University of Virginia President HOLLISTER ADELBERT HAMILTON A.B., Rochesterg Pl'i.D., Johns Hopkins Vice-President M. ANSTICE HARRIS Pl'1.D., Yaleg Licr.D., Elmira Dean Emeritus FRANCES M. BURLINGAME AB., RadcliHeg ECl.D., ECl.lVI., I'Iarva1'd Dean ELMER W. K. MOULD A.B., Unioug M.A,, B.D., Yaleg Pl'1,D., University of Chicago Secretary of the Faculty W. I. BOOTH Treasurer FRANCIS A. RICHMOND B.S., Cornell Business Manager DOROTHY BARCUS A.B., Elmira Secretary of the Bureau of Appointments and Extension Division CLAIRE BOWMAN R.N. Nurse ISABELLA W. FINLAY Secretary to the President 'I'5LMIPA QOLLEGE if BERTHA C. FOORD Dietitian, House Director ERNESTINE FRENCH A,B,, Elmira Executive Secretary to the President SUSAN HO LLERAN B.S., Elmira Registrar ADELAIDE LAMBIE B.S., Elmira Assistant Dietitian ELIZABETH MCDOXVELL AB., Wellesley Assistant to the Executive Secretary ALBERTA PORTER Zlfanagcr of the Book Store ELEANOR STEVENS A.B., Elmira Secretary to the Dean PAULINE STAFFORD R.N. Student Nurse Page 30 X 1 5 1 1 Page 3l HUBERT C. MANDEVILLE Elmira PRESIDENT OF BOARD Executive Committee S. G. H. TURNER Elmira VICE'PRESIDENT OF Bomw Executive Committee WILFRID I. BOOTH Elmira SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF BOARD Executive Committee ARCHIE M. BOVIER Elmira Executive Committee HERMON A. CARMER Seneca Falls J. HERBERT CASE New York City SOPHIE DAVIS CRANDALI. Elmira Executive Committee ELMER DEAN Elmira Executive Committee IOSEPHINE BAILEY DOYLE Watkins Glen JENNIE CROCKER FASSETT Elmira Executive Committee f1HE193Q IRIS if 55,0 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CAROLYN HALL Elmira Executive Committee G. B. F. HALLOCK Rochester MARY BULLARD LEWALD New York City SEYMOUR LOWMAN Elmira Executive Committee M. DOYLE MARKS Elmira Executive Committee WILLIAM LYON PHELPS New Haven, Conn. WILLIAM S, A. POTT Elmira EX-Difid, Executive Committee A. E, RHODES Elmira Executive Committee HELEN BARTHOLOMEW ROOKER h Niagara Falls, New York HALSEY SAYLES Elmira Executive Committee ANNA SPIESMAN STARR New Brunswick, New Jersey MERLE D. THOMPSON Elmira Executive Committee CHARLES M. THOMS Rochester, New York IU I +33 dl-ll lf- ol X ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION The ideal of the Elmira College Alumnae is that one's allegiance to her col- lege does not end on the day of her graduation. For eighty-two years Elmira grad- uates have carried their ideal of education for service into their post graduation days as teachers, scientists, social workers, missionaries, lawyers, newspaper women, and artists, and specialists in many other capacities. They are the women who have made Elmira known, who have gained for Elmira a fine reputation for leadership and service. Elmira has the distinction of being the Alma Mater of women who have been pioneers in many fields of service. Many of the barriers these women had to overcome no longer exist, but modern society, too, presents its problems. It is our obligation to be as high a credit to our Alma Mater as they were. We are proud of our kinship with this distinguished group of daughters, and we, too, want to be just as truly representative of the spirit and ideals of Elmira. There are at present twenty-nine college clubs from Boston to California which by their financial assistance and encouragement have provided the means for strengthening the physical and scholastic structure of our college. Alumnae are the most vital part of a college. Many of us first heard of Elmira through an alumna. The fact that over fifty percent of this year's freshmen reported alumnae influence in their choice of a college is indicative of the influence of alumnae on prospective students. In a message from Dr. Anna Spiesman Starr, Alumnae President, speaking of alumnae contributions to the college she said: "Whatever we do, let us do it happily, con- fident of our purpose and of ourselves." And it is through their conception of a high purpose that they, who have "traveled before us on the road,'7 have made our way less difficult. Ji r TIELMI RA CQLLEGE if 1 THE Sums M il' lflfLL'Cd nk' J U N I CD R PCRTRA ffwi 3938 ms ff 5547 X7 ci V7 QEEHQB H ol dlsllfr SQ f fir 14- BLANCHE BACORN Finds good somehow in everyone. Un- hurried Blanche, Whyfore so preoc- cupied, fair maid? One of the ginger- ale twins. Has a really good time at everything-yet so definitely despises the obvious, the trite. Would like a curriculum of horseback riding, a diet of salted nuts, and Howers, Howers everywhere. -ELM! M QQHEGE if ik 'A' MARY BATTERSBY Well-tailored, diminutive smartness. An observant eye for all new crea- tions-hats or otherwise. Serious in- clinations balanced lay frivolous ones. Eyes-large, dark, alive. Affability in speech and manner. A surprising af- finity for cloves. A looker-of-things in-the-face type of person. "Peachy.', ge 37 -k uk MILDRED BAKER Calculus-Greek-Archeology-and still she smiles. Has the unprecedented faculty for being dressed and having her bed made by 7:30. Worms her way into our hearts by thoughtful lir- tle niceties . . . Artist with a kodak . . . "Is anybody going downtown?" . . l'Did you do the baked apple?" ,f fmt 1938 ms if 55,17 f PHYLLIS BARBER A maker of history-or at least of footnotes of history. The ability to dominate attention like a juggler with her animated, tossing words. For fa- vorite diversions, "harmonizing," intri- cate dance steps, impersonations, and carousing in best sellers. Boundless energy for newspaper set-ups and write- ups. Never a lack of aplomb. f+?l'DflTlO3 4 613 at DORIS BROWN Unquenchable interest in class schemes no matter what wild goose chase is in- volved. Does her bit with considerable chuclcling and eternal goocl humor. Keeps us afloat when we start to sinlc. ls a wonclerful cook-even takes prizes for her culinary arts. Striped mittens . . . Humpty-Dumpty . . . Curlytop . . . 'A' fk DORIS BRINSMAID Craves a career. Celebrated for being herself. Features impish dimples, coif- fure by Antoine, bizarre clothes. A matchless wit keeps her ever laughing at the manner of mortals. Is as pun- gent as the pepper she so lavishly uses. Parlor triclcster and tease . . . Qiwhat time is it?'7 . . . Beer, bridge, and Briny . . . - Pq38 ,1'1fLMIl2A COLLEGE if if 'k EMMA SUE BINSWANGER It's true what they say about Dixie. Clean-cut intelligence clearing all hur- dles. Enough white horses to keep Apollo Hush for years. Charms eve- rything and everyone she meets. An understanding twinkle in her eye- real man-sized laugh-ski-suits in Oc- tober-mah babie-the latest gadgets- generosity ad infinitum-all part of the "warp and woofn of "Em.,' 4 f1HE193S IRIS 1 155,17 f DOROTHY BUCKPITT Dignity and grace, beauty and feminin- ity-the very essence of that elusive quality we call charm. A lover of the beautiful-herself a student of art and music. First Lady of the Junior Class. Always on hand to execute old French tunes. Blushes . . . Answers to Q'Buffy', to her best. T103 93 fi 4 olfl -MQ ELIZABETH BROOKS A noblesse oblige, yet paradoxically a misty naivete. Loyalty to Williain Smith, yet a gallant attempt to be in- tercollegiate. All embracing capabili- ties when it comes to prom planning. Noted for her charming manner, cu- cumber sandwiches, and artistic tenden- cies . . . Forever vanishing . . . 18 carat smile . . . Undefinable "Broolcsie." 45I.MI12A COLUSGE if -k ir HELEN BRUNNER Alice's whimsical white rabbit forever Petie in disguise. Majors in fpurej Economics and phone calls. Elucles pigeonholing. Blue-eyes, room, pa- jamas . . . Brainy banter . . . Makes Dean's list, but blithely swallows but- tons for pills. Partial to D. T. D. and G. O. P. and can tell you why! Is the class problem child fwhat oHice can't she fill is the clilemmal. '38 wants a patent on Petie. Incidenrally, an Iris to youl 'k if MARIAN CRUIKSHANK Nladdeningly efhcient . . . Dashing hither and yon-now you see her, now you don't. Engulfed with stencils, meetings, debates, and business man- aging, but never downed or too weary for friendships and fun. Her unpar- alleled chipper chatter when sitting on a bed and her afiinity for strawberries fnice, fresh, red, juicy onesl and gar- denias convinces us she's good to the last drop. J fini-11319322 mis ff Q do ELIZABETH COLE The rest of her lost behind those dreamy brown eyes. Prescribes Soapy Sullivanys fwith onionsj for that mid- afternoon ennui. Dreams in terms of a millionaire surgeon. Identifies her- self by atrocious puns, the latest cha- peaux, that orange suit, and artistic Fingers. Will start a new vogue in school teachers. QD TH +19 LM., fl MQ .244-vx. ,Lx 71 lv. df!-5 lk . N L. Q 'fm,f.zi,- fm ,f ,rrvl-4. U 7 -AA ' V g f , ' X ,fa all Nlofl.-2. H'r""L fi' - ' E f 05.35 Y. , M T" .,i ,lik vb! 4 , , 7'fl4"rl 'Iwi - 7,44 .MW W L, N tj,L,1,f.2.5L'Q ffayf Wie 1' 4 ISI gto -to 7Q,JfJe-7 X bw EDWINA DAVIES Perpetually radiates a convivial atmos- phere. Glee Club enthusiast. Toots a torrid sax. Leans to French and English-even reads French operas on her own hook. Content in a world of trouble with a good keen mind of her own . . . A friend in need . . . 'lr 'k THEODORA CHURCHILL Packages from home. Walls lined with postcards from Hancock. Is a born hostess-makes the most friends dependent on her in the shortest time. Amazingly and quietly competent in campaigning for International Rela- tions. Displays true capacity for pa- tience lsy consenting to converse in French with her broom-mate. Real big-sister . . . p i P 9 42 5LMl RA QOLl.EGl2 'ff 'k it V ER A D A VI S Buoys up any situation with her spirit, sorority, and spontaneous wit. I-ler humor is unconscious, yet she would not be averse to appearing absurd if she knew it would amuse her pals. Eager enthusiasm and a charming habit of forgetfulness-capacities which add to her inclispensibility . . . Basketball celebrity . . . Calls square dances like a regular old timer. I fTI-1151938 mis ff fy 40 FRANCES COLEMAN An earnest, gentle, small person. A perplexed, almost gloomy expression quickly chased away by a happy chuckle or capricious smile. Native liinclliness and understanding. An easy-going frankness tempered by a bit of roguish mischief. A consuming de- sire for real success. ,D . Q DTH +1 4 I Hill MARGARET DUNHAM Deep voice, full of fun and excitement -the dancingest hrown eyes--mische- vious chuckles. Hockey, lahs, offices, dances, and Midge expert in them all. One minute huhhling with laughter, the next minute serious and thoughtful. Ever watch her study? She curls and recurls that lock of hair. Says "hott-l" like a regular New "Yawka." But she's always a favorite with us. iygfio X C-v 4 Pg F' 5 fl Q L- l-fi Q W t 'k ALBERTA DYTMAN Sympathetic - sincere - my favorite "good listener"-a regular galaxy of virtues, hut stuffy-never! Amazes us hy ejaculating "stormy weather" at odd moments. Is extra fond of pic- nics. Has valedictory tendencies, but not a black cotton stocking or horn- rimmed glass to her name. Drives the gang around in her car. ge 45 'lr it ELIZABETH EDWARDS If you've ever studied Sociology, you'll remember that Sociology and the Ed- wards family grew up together. Easy to explain Betty,s interest in human beings, her friendly jollity. But how to account for the combination of ath- letic slcill and insatiate attachment to her tricot? BLANCHE DOOLITTLE Speaks French like a native, but more assiduously. Enthuses over Hanover postmarks. Keeps her room and her hair fastidiously neat and pretty. Lis- tens consistently to the Gospel-Singer. Considers starting a library composed solely of scrap boolcs. But why trifle with details? Boots is Boots. if t-5 'L ITT P-ik. XO OJ OO P-il E Cf? X' all N of T1 DH +3 aio! HELD X is bi-, lf E 5 O s: ia cv I'7"l lf' CORA ELWOGD Does everything with the utmost thor- oughness, whether history or French play. Always busy, always dependable. Early to bed, so never downed by her six eight o'clocks. Takes pride in her silky fine red hair. Specializes in songs and jokes. Order is a lovely thing . . . if ir LYDIA ELLIOTT A sheaf of music under her arm, a half-smile on her lips. Her heart in the piano, her soul in the organ, and still room left over for a deep felt in- terest in Economics. Types all her notes carefully. Would really like to teach. Welll remember her amiability, her patience while repeating the rhythms for would be tap-dancers. X 9 if at HILDA FLETCHER Champion of our tennis court. Con- scientious without being dull. Loves parties and dressing up. Can't cook and knows nothing about house-keep- ing, but wants marriage as a career. Relishes figs and apricots-much to the distraction of her roommates. Gets careful instructions from home on the virtue of orderly bureau drawers. ,f fn-it was IRIS if 5547! ETHEL FIERO Loves red-is it any wonder when it harmonizes with her dark-eyed person- ality? Long sulfering when it comes to being taken for three other girls on campus. Delights in tickling others- says she likes to hear 'em scream. Her incredible capacity to wrestle success- fully with Chem. and Math. is well linked up with her middle name. Adores cheese-gets pounds and pounds from home. 19331103 I 41- I ol? set DORIS FRIANT Longs to be tall and sophisticated while is forever being talcen for a high school student. Tenaciously clings to and defends the sport of talking in her sleep. Is a person to be trusted with responsibility and intimacy. Does Very clever puns with a new flavor. A shy, talented, genuine person. JIIHMI RA COLLEGE it if 'k KATHERINE FIX A cascade of silver peals gush forth- we look for Kay. A perfect glutton for German, a hander-outer of cream pufs, an amateur Hitter par excellence, and a hat-smashing basketball enthus- iast. Fond of glow worms, too, on oc- casion. Can we ever forget Henry the VIIIth? -k 'Ir DoRoTn-:Y GRAEVES Bushels of heart to supply the world. Hails from Warshington. Says the delightfully obvious, yet appears to be oblivious of all about her. Retains her dormouse tendencies and could sleep through storm, pestilence, and famine. Haunter extraordinaire . . . Loves trains, hates excuses. Advocates prune juice for that needed Nliftf' Delicious-De lightful-Delovely . . . J' Tk RUTH GRAVES The most likeable personality. Viva- ciously efficient. Holds record for spaghetti consumption fin native man- ner, of coursej . Proud mistress of the plumpest gold fish Freshman year. Lost to A-O, We still miss her noise, gayety, and song. Her myriads of pic- tures rival any photographefs studio. Rushes posthaste into everything. For- ever tripping . . . uGravesie', . . . E if 5 tu oo -4 70 -'K fn x S -S is THE? +191 -V- 613 Vg I X GRACE GREENE A slender, quiet person with childish dimples surprisingly turns out to be a rock of dependability. Manages dates, history or otherwise with equal facil- ity. Carries not only knowledge but hearts away from History Conventions. Her subtlety and steadfastness only add to her charming portrait. ,- uk 'k CAROLINE GODFREY Back with us after a half year at A-O. Are we glad nursing is not for Caro- line! Admits liking desserts and coolc- ing. Sincere in all she does and says. I-las the rare combination of being a good sport and sensible at the same time. Dotes on nursery school. Jiffy- lcnit sweaters . . . Cool country air . . . 1 Ji Pg50 'TLMIRA COLLEGE if ir 'lr CORALEE HICKS An idealist possessing a love for all elemental tliings-warmth in personal- ity-autumnal colors-pastoral peace. A genius with a well ordered impres- sion of totality, but one who finds her most complete expression in details. Masterful pen pictures . . . A disso- phisticated person . . . 1 t X 111151939 mis f E147 f VIRGlINlIA HOLLENBECK A daily pilgriml to our shrine of edu- cation. Loves literature. Holds sur- prising facts about Erasmus and Dante on the tip of her tongue. Keeps her library constantly with ber-ever see her homeward bound? Always ready with a life-saver or cherry drop. Sel- dom bothers to eat ber lunch, but is solicitous for her friends' food and sleep. QU fl X -Join 4 613 GRACE HENDERSON Seventeen . , . Enthusiasm plus . . . Laughter behind those great big eyes. Happiest when doing too many things at once-a red tipped finger in every pie. Cleans house with a vengeance- windows and woodwork. Raves and raves . . . Hero worship . . . 'QAnybody got a magazinefy' The bubbling part of '38. MQ AY- 55 E E Q as C5 ffl X- pf 'A' it ELIZABETH HENNESSEY Chief disciple of Ole King Cole. Spontaneous laughter for another's hu- mor, irrepressible wit of her own. Will do Well as a secretary provided a phone is handy. Spends most of her time corresponding with a Sandwich, Wash- ing the dog, and worrying about the spare tire. Red lights and hydrants mean little in her life, what with a friend behind every brass button. 1 'A' ik CAROLYN HARRIS Shows definite promise in her undying devotion to Junior. Barlcs with a twinkle in one brown eye and refuses to bite. Changes her personality with her hairdress. Parlor car . . . English muflins . . . "What-no mail?" And pretty things all in a row . . . fiilrwss mis rfb? ELIZABETH HOY Never a care for yesterday, today, or tomorrow. Never too busy to laugh and talk about anything at all. Ready either to make or enjoy a good time. Her persistent collecting of bottles, de- spite their occasional disappearance. A preference for cats. An invulnerable cheerfulness. f T03 TH 239 4 I 613 gs xx EVELYN IRION Cream of the crop . . . Happiest when doing something for someone else- can't hear to see anyone unhappy. Endlessly changing her headdress-but not to suit a mood! Partial to dancing and to practicing her individual brand of singing. Worries and worries-but a new bonnet will do Wonders. True and trusty . . . -ir at MARJORIE HOFFMAN Astonishes us by her sophistication at proms and dinner dances. Walks with a peppy lilt-eyes with crinlcly corners. All marvel at her ability to dress and look smooth in a mere five minutes. Always in a rush, yet always on time. Shrielcs down the hall, lapsing sudden- ly into a drawl. Marge is Stepin Fetchiting again. J Pg 54 l"5LMtIRA CCIQLEGE it 'A' ik JEAN KREIDLER College girl on the cover-good looks, poise, and graciousness. We frankly covet her sincere friendliness for every- one. Dashes from class to class with as much energy and enthusiasm as she prepares for a weekend. Mischief in her clark brown eyes. Telegrams and letters.. . . Sports model . . . The cut- est nose . . . fTIlIE1938 ms if 50,7 if VlV.lAN KELLAM OH for the Weekend-grand time. Loves to ride-have you seen her when she starts off? Harpefs Bazaar-The New York Woman. Dependable and considerate-sparkling sense of humor. Never in a hurry-strolling to break- fast. Settings by Kellam . . . My Dad . . . ElTlQ3 1319 4 613 Ni 4 FLORENCE LUNDGREN A really clever miss. Addicted to ma- ple nut sundaes, Scottie dogs, and twelve-page letters with a Southern ac- cent. Bursts into full bloom come summer-time, keeping fit, meanwhile, by riding a bicycle and knitting one, purling two-but dropping stitches? Never! ELMIRA CCUIGE 'ff if ak' DORIS LEONARD Deliciously cool today, warmly gracious tomorrow. The finesse of the ultra- modern. From the depths of a fox collar, unexpected little girl ways. Quick Witted, clear headed with sharp- ly defined likes and dislikes. Fine ap- preciation of the better things of life. "Where there's a will there's a way" philosophy. if ak JEAN MEISWINKEL Golden haired girl . . . A spontaneous giggle making wrinkles creep up to her blue eyes. Immaculate smartness. Cosmopolitan aura of a traveled indi- vidual. Heart of watermelon propor- tions. A gentle dignity. Attitude suggesting that, to her, problems are trivial. And Genevieve? N wut was mis f IJ 40 JEANNETTE MclNTYRE Dark brown hair abundant in Waves and curls. Impulsive laughter. Im- maculate clothes smoothly worn-the recipe for srnartness. Unruflled when we are too flustered to think. Our peeping tom discloses that she's fond of dogs-a Scottie fancier. Dislikes to be kept waiting Qdittoj. One level teaspoonful . . . THC? QQ 1 4 613 MQ ELLEN MCTIERNAN A gentle, infectious smile. Friendly brown eyes. Shy ways. Athoughtful person enjoying literature and Latin. Unsung capabilities. Happily and cheerfully helping others. Courage and buoyance to override complications. Altogether a quietly gracious person- ality. ' ELMI RA cotugolg ff ir vk RUTH MCANDREWS Girl of the auburn hair . . . Genuine interest in the welfare of her fellow- beings. 'QIt's a surety." Green and brown . . . Collects pictures of the quintuplets with the same interested regularity that she attends the "Show" every week. "Diddler" . . . Warmth that ever radiates . . . X Pag -A' it JQSEPHINE MITCHELL Extensive ancl intensive courses in chemistry, germs, muffins. A mincl tl'1at's a hard-biting instrument. Busi- ness hefore pleasure. A fancy running to movies, to impersonations of fa- vorite faculty members, and latest of all, to driving everywhere. ,l , 'THE1938 ms f Q 40 RUTH MOSHER Soft and gently-yet sparkling. Ap- parently knows an eternal joke-a sub- tle one at that. Tiny, hlaclc-haired, witty, dimplecl-clo you suppose she's Irish? Not infrequently appears at twenty minutes after noon to eat the extra apple or cookie in your lunch. -Vs H o N ALICE NIXON Wind-blown freshness-dreamy eyes . . . Forgetting what to remember, re- membering what to forget. Blissfully serene-airily oblivious . . . Does like to read-is one of those voracious readers. Loves French and mows down Shorthand. Hopes to put the two to- gether some day in a business. way. 'ir -k GERTRUDE MISNER Gert possesses an amiable interest in everybody and everything, but an in- satiable passion for Latin and Greek. It is believed she thinks in dactyllic hexameter. Takes both an active and passive delight in all things Terpsi- chorean. Life is but a merry matter . . . J Q A b P g so 'TLMI RA CQLLLQE it -k ir AUDREY OLIVER Humanist and humorist . . . Mature person who can really think. Has a high calling to social work, but doesn't wax noble over it. One who can know genuine intimacy with the 'ipobble Who Had No Toesf' Delights in writing funny verses and illustrating chilclren,s books. Loves country peo- ple and the charm of all quiet things. f'1'1l115i93s 11115 ff Q40 F1267 vffw, . , X .J 4,511 bam L-1,1 H' aff-4-eff, 4.19-tj., If ALE:-4-f.4.Jf .51-4.:'.J lm, W .rf ffjafac. - Uflq 3 I 6 rt. 0 Jiiffu - wwf M4 4AhJ.tf44Ai . 8 QQ Wi ru 1 'OQCJQJ .boon ' ., ' -fix .- Uwlfi 'mkmi s wi-LffL'u..g 1 Page 6l DOROTHY LOUISE OELHIEM A little hgure-sturdy at exam time in recl sweater, tam, and brown skirt- which constitute her one superstition. Freshman year religiously rooting her trumpet at 5. Proud possessor of five bulging scrap books. Petruchio in the bathtub . . . A graham crackerecl, plaid coated giggle girl , . . Lovable . . . QU HU G9 agxqiol HHH 5? E E Q l?-T"-5 O T Nl A R G A R E T R O S S Brown-eyed susan . . . Cherishes drama, dreams, and dogs. A perfect hostess- from her gracious manner down to her exquisite Italian ware. Impeccahle taste in all things . . . Scotch plaids . . . Sweaters in the superlative . . . Punctuality . . . Efficiency expert . . . Floats when she walks-drifts when she dances. -k -k MARY PETERS Keen black eyes-a studious serious- ness that can give way upon occasion to uncontrollable mirth. A prompt and suiqicient retort to any question. Elastic patience in research and in waiting for the Corning bus. A really varpol intelligence. Page 62 -lr 'al' ELSBETH Rises Rushing to dorm-dashing to Science- hurrying to class-still always arriving, eyes all asparlcle. A rose-petal com- plexion. A light-hearted chortle, a gay smile, or at least an irrepressilnle twin- kle. A maddening corridor tease. Dependability and earnestness balanced by an eifervescent sense of humor. S Q f1'IiIE1938 mis ik 55,10 HELEN ROCKETT Laugh and grow fat? Never! Laugh and stay thin. Brown waves and curls unruly with the damp. Eyes deep, lustrous, grave. Staunch friendship and rare good comradeship. An air of not too-detached mystery. A fancy that runs to flowers and dancing. A recent, yet splendid addition to '38. 1+393Tl03 HILL4 we atb IMARY RUTH SUTHERLAND "Gal, I don't knowf' Sunshine through a studio window . . . Tall, graceful girl of the Juliet coilfure. Personally concocts her own shade of nail polish-the formula's yours for the asking. Harbors a quizzical sense of the ridiculous, Eagerly lends her ca- pable head and hands to all class proj- ects. A companion and confidant ne plus ultra. '+5LMIRACOLLEGli1t 'k if MARGARET ROACH Sleeps through fire drills with the same concentration she does through break- fast. Mentions obscure, interesting facts of English history with as much authenticity as if they were in the text. Indispensible in volley-ball, basketball, and badminton, but is passionate about golf. Cherishes sincerity above all vir- tues. Fourth floor songster . . . 9 if 'A' HELEN SWAIN "Foulities extreme and a thousand con- fusions." Corridor clown . . . Special- izes in fudge, popsicles, and cheese sandwiches. Sings upoor Butterflyv with religious fervor-very badly. Can manage anything from cents to non- sense. Takes undying interest in her box collection. Have you seen her ap- pendix? Made class history by en- titling a Freshman theme "For Me Veal Has No Appealf' 'k TIllEl93SIR1S f QW MILDRED SCUDDER Impossible to ever ind Mildred with- out a smile for everyone. Quiet, but the author of many clever witticisms rightly delivered--at the critical mo- ment. Adores singing, perhaps that's why she knows the words of all the new songs. A scholar in the true sense of the word-more specifically, an ex- cellent mathematician. 4 olil sag JEAN SPENCER Miss College Girl . . . Loves solitude, shoes, and sleep. Expresses satisfac- tion by "good-good." A penetrating power of discernment guaranteed to keep her always on top. Mistress of melody . . . Hilarious impersonator who ucrumblesu beautifully. Q'I-Iam- lnurg and coke, please." The charm of the usmoothien and the ways of the "nice." "fLMIRA COLLEGE if 'ir it MARGARET SAWTELLE Peals of laughter-and Marg is with us again. Rather versatile girl we think-does anything from running down the forward line in hockey to playing the dignified tutor in Thespis. She talks and talks. She knits and lcnits-suits. A willowly lass . . . Lights out-bed-radio-Chesterfields. Q ik ik MARGARET SNYDER Sits head bent over a musty microscope for hours on end. Emerges as spark- ling and bustling as ever. Then at- tacks page upon page of notes. Copies them with the same meticulous care she expencls upon everything. Travels to- ward a star marked Yale MA. I-Ier sport-skating. Always around when We need her. A real American Girl. film 1939 mis f E017 f JEAN SPLANN A polygon personality-dignified, ca- pable nurse, and a fun-loving, laugh- ing Jean. Argues with vivacity and eagerness. Dependability occasionally betrayed by frivolity. Not one bit of the false gaiety that thrives in hos- pitals. Maintains that the avocation of good neighbor yields abundant profit. G3 TH 139 4 613 ew JUNE WINTERMUTE So full of music that she is happiest when racing her fingers up and clown the keys. Can play any way and any- thing. Disposition-a happy comple- ment to her Orphic ability-a person of ine and deep sensibilities. Never hesitates to offer you a ricle-just an- other of her many obliging features. In the sporting light, leans toward basketball. 'TLMI RA COUIGE if -ir -k EVELYN SPENCER A retiring person full of cleverness when you have discovered her. Has a passion for all things Egyptian. Reads philosophical novels-in fact advances a theory that books are everything. Would prefer an English and History major, but resignedly thinks that one must be practical. Yearns for a real honest-to-goodness suit of armor. Smiles for all . . . 1 Page 69 it Sk ANN WILLIAMS Is looking for a philosophy she can accept. Reads extensively in the sum- mer in preparation for Winter hull-ses- sions. Enjoys all sports-especially hockey. Delights in Chemistry ancl corpses. Likes to shop. Knows inti- mately the appeals of the tuna fish sandwich. Aclmires poise, hut does not crave sophistication. Everyone loves Ann. fmt was ms if 157 JEAN WH-ITE A skin to rival our fondest hopes. Soft low voice. Keen scientific twist to her mind. Belongs to the biggest Ksistern family on campus. A wonder- ful mixture of optimism and pessimism. Philip Morris . . . Peacock Room . . . Cameo girl . . . Why is a mouse when it spins, Jeanie? of 139311 4 4 613 QW J EX-MEMBERS OF THE MARY FRANCES BERRY VIRGINIA BESI-IIRIAN MIRIAM GRANT BUTTRICK BONITA JEANNE CARPENTER BERNICE DE GROFF MARY CAROLYN WAHL Une of those will-Wonders-never-cease maidens with a flair and a liking for Mach. An established librarian in he- tween tirnes. "Hustle is the shortest path to health and happiness." Broad smiles . . . Eats spaghetti with a will. Plays tennis with a way. The name is Mary Carol- CLASS OF I938 RUTI-I FORBES ELINOR I-IOAGLAND NORMA HOAGLAND MRS. LE FEVER LEE fELEANOR MAE PETERS, OLIVE MALLORY NEWMAN ELEANOR CLARKE SANFORD MRS. FRANKLIN SHAPPEE fJEANETTE ARNOLD WHITNEY, JANICE CHRISTINE TROST 1+fLMlRA CQUIGE E fTHE193Q mls ff 155,10 SENIQR CLASS "Thy spirit dwell in us forever" OFFICERS MARY FELLOWS ,... ...,..... P resident JEAN MANNING ,A..,.. Vice-President HESTER BEAUDRY ,..... Secretary ESTER JENKNER .,.... .A... T reasurer Manning, Fellows, Harris. Beaudry, Jenkner -A of Ti 1393 44 Hl OH OCT wb MEDORA ABBE ALICE ADAMS MARION BAKER EMILY BALDXVIN IIESTER BEAUDRY DOROTHY BECKER RACHEL BEERE ELIZABETH BIRCHENOUOH ALICE BOOTH GRACE BROWVN IVIARY ELIZABETH BRONVN RUTH CAIN MARJORIE CLARK LUCILLE CLUNI4 BETTY COOPER PAULINE CURRY JEANNETTE DECKER VIRGINIA DUFFETT IXJARIAN DUNN RUTH FANCHER MARY FELLOWS ELIZABETH FISHER MARIE GIBBONS SARAH GOLD HELEN GOSCHLER ELEANOR GOSTLIN ARLINE GOULD MARIE HELENE GRAIGER JANE HALLETT RETA HABfIB'I HELEN HICKS NANCY HORTON ESTER JENKNER HELEN JOSLIN MARJORIE LEE MARION LOSEY XEIAJURAI QCUOECE if Page X if 'HIE OIQHB HU 5 A If I wi!! F fig ,. . ., 2 -5' yr jc 'si fy, W f -A 1 -fa f -1 if Q2 4 5 . . , ,Y . 1 ., , , , ,, i.,G.gg, X J V Page 73 MARIE MACNAMARA JEAN IVIANNING ARLENE NIARICLE DOROTHY MASON ENID IVIATHES GENEVIEVE MEZUR BARBARA NORTHRUP JULIA QBUHANYCH LOUISE PALMER RUTH PARK CATHERINE PETRIE CONSTANCE PRATT MARY PRESPER HELEN PRINDPBLE MARY REDDICK JEANNE RIGHTER FERN ROYAL VIRGINIA YESKfX ELEANOR RUTAN DOROTHY SAYERS ELEANOR SCHRADER MARION SIMMONS ELIZABETH SMITH MARGARET STRAIN ELYA TARBRARE HELEN TURNER VESTA TUTHILL LOUISE TYRRELL MARY VAN IQESTEREN ELIZABETH VAN VELSOR ,IEANNETTE VVEALE IONE VVEATHERUP MARION XVILCOX JOSEPHINE VVILLIAMS NIAUDE VVINTERMLVTE r. -Q,J .-Z ,rl R R R yawn P - I A. If -L, I 1-1 11 PI I-I Qoldlllt so ff? ff SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Now we are experiencing just what we predicted we would as it dawned upon us through these full four years, what it would mean to be Seniors. , Perhaps it is difficult to think of the class of thirty-seven, that well-knit, integral group, as ever having been a mass of indiscriminate Freshmen. But such we were back in 1933. Heterogeneous- until Joss became our first President and we chose Dr. Harris, that incomparable giver of picnics and teas and breakfasts, as our patron saint. Under such adroit leadership, we were able to distinguish our first year at college by giving that amusing Tarkington play Station YYYY, by presenting the exquisite Old English May Day, and by dipping quite successfully into athletics. Sophomore year further helped shape us into the group we have now become. We originated the football tradition for Sophomore Hops. We took time out from heckling the tenderfoot class to smoke the pipe of peace at the grand Indian Pow-Wow which was our Buddy Party. Upon two different occasions, as is usual before the end of first semester, we kept the psychology office open until six o'clock for the last indexed and illustrated notebook. Spring semester was a dramatic season for us: Speech Plays- The Minuet, Riders to the Sea, and Gilt-Edged were all rated excellent performances by our public. A banquet in May marked the half-way line for the class of thirty-seven. After the vacation months, as Juniors we returned with ideas and enthusiasm ready to publish IRIS, inspire Little Sisters, and take a prominent part in that outstanding Inauguration weekend with the play Milestones. A flowery prom and a successful dinner dance further engaged our responsibilities. After an exciting event furnished through the ofhces of that solicitous Junior, the Fire-Chief, we settled down to a routine which was again enlivened after January by the native charm which our newest comer, Lucette, lent to the French Play. When that last summer was over, came the first of a quick succession of last times. Last Cap and Gown Day-marching as Seniors into chapel, holding purple chrysanthe- mums with calm, experienced fingers. Last Mountain Day-long heralded and well- spent. Then, with best efforts combined, we planned a highly successful Senior W7eek- End-Senior breakfast, in luxurious blazers swinging along to the spirit of the new, gay Marching Song-Banner Raising and the untractable black sheep-Never seen him act this way?"-More songs-and tears from Birch and Coop. The end of a full weekend came with the presentation of The Admirable Crichton.. .Over us all hung that ephemeral feeling. As if exams and practice teaching weren't enough to worry about, there set in a series of calls by "Agency" representatives to heckle us. Goldie had her own individual worries, too. Childish ones, perhaps. Then came that last Easter Vacation and that last Spring Formal. We, the class of thirtysseven, leave you for a brand new experience, asking your wishes for our good luck and happy sailing. Y 1 g 4 'if LM! RA COLLEGE if N fTHE193S IRIS A Q Wx J U N 1 Q R C L A ss E "To garner from thy storehouse" OFFICERS DOROTHY BUCKPITT ...... ....,. P resident MARGARET DUNHAM ..... .,.., V ice-President MARGARET Ross .... ...... S ecretczry DORIS FRIANT .......... ...... T reasurer f I I Friant, Buckpitt, Finter, Dunham, Ross P ge 75 f+H'DTlIQ3 4 l dill Qo fp f 12. X 1+ L CLASS HISTORY Freshman year is a long time ago, because we are Juniors now. But certain things we7ll never forget. The night of Sophomore Pop Calls when we plied the intruders with food and played snap-the-whip up and down the corridors. The marshmallow roast in Louise Harderis room. The thrill of going to the President's Reception with our Big Sis- ters. The constant rippling rhythm in the lounge. The fascinating horror of pop quizzes, the dread certainty of announced ones. The propitious appearance of the lighthouse at Bud- dy Party, after a stormy session of Sophomoric persecution. The corporate feeling on Cap and Gown Day when we made Dottie Graeves our president, the added feeling of solidarity on Class Day in owning a patron saint, our beloved Miss Pinter. After Christmas vacation, the wanton squandering of chapel cuts. The delight at Phyllis Barber's, "Do it againI,' in our initial Thespian presentation, The Sleeping Beauty. The welcome arrival of Spring bringing the delightful picnic given us by Miss Pinter in Watkins Glen before May Day, and May Day itself, with a hopping, frislcy bunny. And most especially the importance of witnessing innovations-for our Freshman year brought twelve oacloclcs and the organizing of Glee Club on bigger and better lines. Now Sophomores are only Freshmen 0r1Ce removed, but we liked to forget that as we returned the next autumn to take possession of Cowles. We vainly visited the Junior-Fresh man picnic. We lustily shouted the wrong name for Freshman president. But we went blithely on our way, distinguishing ourselves by an unusual Hop where very realistic pen- guins perched on massed icebergs. After many hysterical rehearsals we presented the Prince and the Pauper. After we had conducted an amateur hour for the amusement of our newly designated buddies, we gilded the lily by giving even another party for the Freshmen, hoping to foster further friendly relations. Of course, we did not neglect our text boolcs, for had we not long ago learned how to underline properly with a six-inch ruler? We pro- duced our best Gestaltg we traced shalcy stars for Dr. Scheclc, and in doing so, could not but remember forget-me-nots. On May Day morning we greeted our Big Sisters with an outdoor breakfast, catching 'LMIRA coutotf P age 75 C L A O P l fTHE193Q mis f 59,0 9 , the spirit of the season in the modernistic corsages of iris and daffodils. We debonairly Nvound up the year with a dainty luncheon, highly amused by the mistake which gave into our hands the corsages which the Freshmen intended for the Junior Banquet. When we journeyed home for the summer, it was in happy contemplation of Little Sisters in Sep- tember. ' Our little' sisters were all we anticipated, we decided, as we started our Junior year buoyed up by more delightful first experiences. There was President's Reception, with the nervous- ness of standing in the waiting line-the fun of introducing and meeting others' Little Sisters -the chuckles occasioned by the quick pick-up on prizes offered by President Pott for puns. There was Cap and Gown Day-starched white collars and the fumbling over long-stemmed yellow chrysanthemums. Junior Thespis brought The Swan-hussars and lackeys in tight breeches-royal evening clothes-the tutor-Sympharosa-Cxsar-a cough that rose in a delicate crescendo. We were charmingly feted at dinner by our patron saint, and then Junior Weekend was upon us-corridors lined with sheets of black-painted musical notes-the octagon Hlled with piles of cardboard cartons soon to be magically transformed into metropolitan sky- scrapers-Hoating balloons--the problem of men-glamorous new formals-corsages. Before the last souvenir balloon had shrunken to a withered sack, we made the space between Thanksgiving and Christmas memorable by a sprightly holiday dance, where the trees dripped tinsel under blue lights and the Santa Claus wore silver boots. Past-Christmas reunion witnessed an epidemic of new radios, and a deep interest in aerials and that mysterious source of static in Tompkins. Soon our attention became fixed upon Petitions-for-Changes-in-Schedule and trying to find out when our exams came without looking them up on the bulletin board. Midyear recess brought Pat's and Midge's relaxing Valentine Tea, for which they reconnoitered systematically weeks ahead of time seeking cups and saucers of symmetrical blend. Second semester settled down upon us. A last breathless rush to get TRIS to press. The Country Fair-fortune telling-the Cabbage Patch-punch and cookies-the Chinese Laun- dry. A Big-Sisterly interest in May Day. And now, as summer approaches and only one more year to go-our heart strings tighten. 77 faoarioi sy.. ol itll SEQ PF 1938 Class Song Our loyalty and devotion we bring as offerings. To thee we come, Elmira, within our hearts there springs A longing for a richer life, a whole, wide realm of thought A broader field of knowledge, 'til now unknown, unsought CHORUS So we gather ,round thy portals, And vow with each heartbeat To cherish thy traditions- The class of Thirty-eight. With minds alert and eager, we seek to learn from thee, To garner from thy storehouse in sweet humility The treasures heaped about us of knowledge, truth, .and light To enrich our lives before us into the dim twilight. 5LMl QA QQLLEGE f J fTlH51Q3Q IRIS 1 15540 SCPHCDMQRE CLASS "Each brick a hearty OFFICERS JANE COBB .... ....,..,...,,. ...A... P r esident MARTHA ELLIOTT . . ...... Vice-President JANET STEVENS . ....... Secretary MARY COPELAND .,..f.Treasurer , 'A' Stevens, Copeland, Elliott, Pore, Cobb 'i'DYlTlQ3 if 1+ JHI QO f fi 'PJ LOUISE ALPERT :NIILDRED ANDERSON JEAN BARBER ALICE BEARDSLEE SUE BILLINGS HELEN BORST JANET BROXVN HELEN BRUNDZA HELEN CASE VLRGINIA CHURCH JANE COEE IQATHLEEN COOKLIN GRACE COOPER MARY COPELAND MARY LOUISE CRAFT RIURIEL LAIRD CRAFT KATHERINE CUFFNEY LILLIAN CUMMINGS MARY CATHERINE CURRA TERESA DONAHUE MARY ELIZABETH DOYLE MARTHA ELL'OTT DESALES ETTENBERGER THELIIIA EWALD SUSANNA FAIRCHILD NIARIE FARRELL M.ARY FEAN ELIZABETH FISHER HELEN FOX ELEANOR FRITTS MARY ANN GALLAGHER ALMA GERLACH JANE GILL JOAN GILMER DOROTHY GLEIRI JEAN GONSETH JANE GORDON DOROTHY GRESS MARGARET HIAESLOOP FRANCES HALSEY PEARL HARDLEBEN HELEN HATHAWAY LENA HATHAWVAY MARY HANVKES MARJORIE HEWITT JOGENE HICKEY KATHRYN HOFEAUER JEAN HORNBECK AGATHA HUBTPHRIES FRANCES HURLEY RELMIRACOLILOEOEA ,110 IRTIIL 1938 TRIS RJ 14' K H N Page 8l PAULINE JESSEN BARBARA JOHNSTON WINIERED JONES ELEANORE SKEATING HELEN JAYNE IQNAPP MARGARET IQNISKERN HAIKRIET ICRLSE ELEANOR RUTH LEIGHTON CLAIRE RQCARTHUR VIRGINIA MCIQAY MARGARET MCTIERNAN RITA MACNAB'IARA CYNTHIA MANLEY MILDRED MANLEY RUTH MARCUS BETTIE IVIEAKER MARGARET MIDDLETON MARION NENVDTAN CLARA OPARIL RUTH PARKER GENEVIEVE PECKALLY JANET PRENDERGAST ELIZABETH QUIRIN BETTY ROGERS ELLEN SAYLES MARION SHEARER GRACE SHELDON ADELE SHINN RUTH SMITH MARY SNYDER PAULINE STAFFORD ONALEA STAMP JANET STEVENS JEAN LOUISE STEVENS HELEN STRONG MARION SWVAIN PHYLLIS SYVARTZ MARTHA SVVEENEY EVELYN SWEET ROBERTA TANNER ROSE MARY TARANTO JEAN THATCHER MARY ANNA THONIPSON CAROLINE TIDD ELIZABETH WESSELS DOROTHEA WILLIAMS EDITH VVILLIAMS MARJORIE VVLADIS LOIS WOOIJ MARY LOUISE WRIGHT 4- ol dl f SOPHGMORE CLASS HISTORY Lady Luck registered with us on that first thirteenth of September. We were all po- tentially superstitious anyway, so we fell vigorously to discovering new phenomena about our- selves. Fate seemed to have taken a hand and marked us for the unusual-was not nineteen thirty-nine a multiple of thirteen? We watched for further signs, meanwhile setting about to adjust ourselves to this college situation. Pending the first gym classes, we acquired our ex- ercise by sliding downstairs on pillows. Properly adaptive, we entered with delight into the spirit of vesper services on West Hill with our Big Sisters. And we looked with suspicion on our enemy class in typical Freshman fashion. Whilst we were furnishing the rest of the college with material for amusement and curios- ity, we were concerned with matters of more importance-such as, how many pages made the best quota for History fall Dr. Gilbert's statements asidej and how to announce our patron saint fwe had already realized the Pott-entialities of the situationj . This problem we solved with resourcefulness, we thought, as shrewd as our choice of the individual when we introduced Dr. Port with triumphant song. Lady Luck was again with us, but we had to give some credit to-er-intelligent selection. New things kept presenting themselves for our attention until Thanksgiving and Dr. Pott's gentle, yet htm, setting aside of precedent in prolonging the holiday recess. Wild was our joy at this opportunity to be so long at home, yet great was the satisfaction at returning and feel- ing for the hrst time really a part of the college. We wondered how we could have thought ourselves really acquainted that first week. Now that Thanksgiving and then Christmas were over, it was conceivable that any Freshman should worry about the brevity of reading days and the potential severity of exams. But not we. Worry? Freshmen had fainted before and lived. . It was a feeling of relief to start the new semester with a clean slate-and a new allotment of Cuts. Scholastically the semester felt no different from the first, although it did become a frequent source of anxiety to devise new color combinations for History maps. Studies became altogether irksome anyway with Spring in the air and May Day. Since Spring was in the air, it was no wonder that Freshman Banquet revealed the fact that we, as a class, had poetry in our souls. We returned after summer vacation with a light in our eyes and a Mission in our minds. We tried to make history by that memorable chapel which announced our intention of raising Elmira to that level of consciousness in the great outside world which the Reformatory now possesses. Followed there an interval highlighted by royal entertainment at the country club as the guests of our munificent patron saint. Then we seized upon the opportunity the Buddy Party presented to have a sensational superstition party on Friday, the thirteenth. After that, making four hundred college banners took all our time until Sophomore Hop, that memorable occa- sion upon which Dr. Pott walked triumphantly away with a goal post. Psychology notebooks loomed large, blotting out all else just before Christmas vacation, until there was a thirteenth of one month, at least, when we all wished ourselves into the mid- dle of next week. After vacation a jumble of original tap dances and exam schedules merged into mid-semester plans. All at once there was a new semester and a breathing space again- a chance to plan for that spring socializing, our St. Patrick's dance given of course on the thirteenth of March. Certainly without this dance we would not be sufiiciently matured to wear the prestige which will be ours next year when we become juniors. If you can believe in signs we have started out well! Wg gt an all Q-TJ' 3 Q' L5 KW Q fd FTW C3 lT'T'l 74' Page 83 1 fTHE1Q3s ms f 155 40 X PRESHMAN CLASS Q "May we bring thee meritv 5+ C3 F1 if '01 X 00429 L OFFICERS QVM 'fl 'P -lf" -' Gif QB 6' ffo 6 4 0 bf f Q1 4 , L . of Q ff PH'-Www . Xb I DD x Z-X' !,0'oQ XQ4' POLLY BEATTY . . . ..... Presrdent fy ,qi 0 4' Om X027 oft " '3 xqsgxvxvg . u APA' QJQQPQQ io-dx JESSIE MOULD . . , . . , Vzce-Preszdent OQJQJQQ, Uxfvfx A1514 Afirivye 0 f' X 1195 ELIZABETH DAY . . . . . . Secretary QL P139 .wi Qprza- 1 Ox' J MARTHA POST . . . . . Treasurer 4:ff,xij"' QL, e Odxfj 'QAM Day, Lyons, Beatty, Mould, Post 'I .j . . . V'-V I ' 'A C ' 2 ' I , , Aix- ' E' NG! ' roi, .2 . JI, I If Q fr VK! " Y 1 A 'IR ' L y .ry X XJ X ,I A U' .ff 8' V V, Xl? ff H' g J. . .I xx D' . I X' X, , x ff si, I I. f .cQ:1-Jr - A A A ax' f be XO wie SAW Sm ww FL 99 ' AJ N A! O5 J .4 RQ. 0 0' 40 f,Hf2?2,f ff' Q-6' fwfcvgp QEAIQOLYN MURIEL ARMSTRONG W A ,. 4? MILDRED BACKUS A' QQ f 2,0 yiyrx-7xW'Q?KEfi7DOROTHY BAKER MB- to of Ii.-THRYN M. BAUDENISTEL M054 60 ' MARA EVELYN BEARDSLEE E POLLY O. BEATTY A Q0 59' AN - f 9 DOROTHY MARIE BENEDICT X - 'SANVW ANNA MAY BERMINGHAM of . Y Mr, 'MARX' JANE BICKFORD ' . . ELIZABETH BOLLAND 91 2? W9 A. JOYCE BRADLEY S -4 HARRIET F. BREYVER QIVJI 0 MARCIA JUNE CARY ff ELEANOR L. CHAPEL Cf X MARJORIE R. CLARK if OH CRM VIRGINIA PAULINE COLLKER FRANCES HELEN COOPER DOROTHY CORBIN HARRIET ELIZABETH CORXVI I N LEONA MAY COWLES RUTH ALBERTA CROOKS ALMA ELIZABETH CUNDY ALICE CURRAN CHARLOTTE DALGLISH CLARA DAVIS ELIZABETH DAY 'LELMIRA CQLUSCE E DOROTHY JANE DURNING WINIFRED EARL JANE EDDY DOROTHY RUTH FEISER M.ARY CATHERINE FITZGERALD JOYCE FORMAN ANITA HELEN FORSCHER MURIEL GABRIEL JANE CATHERINE GAISS MARIE CEOILIA GANTERT OLIVE MARIE GERBES MARJORIE H. GRIFFES ELIZABETH MARY HAINES ROSENIARY HART EMMA MAGEE HANVKES HELEN MARIE HAZARD ELIZABETH HEEEELEINGER JUNE ELOISE HOOD BARBARA C. HUNT VIRGINIA LOUISE HUSSONG LENORE JARVIS DOROTHY M. JAYNE ISABELLE E. JENNINGS FRANCES O. JOHNSON M. LORAINE JUDSON MARJORIE H. ICENYON 'x S Page 84 A . . , I TI A I i HHE1938 IRIS F5140 f I 1 , .. .. , . p I , U, uf L,.,M,f ,A .,- ,. - f - Q ,A ,-J. - Y1fLfL,f,.4. ,,,, . ,,,:.,J.J ,,,H.iLL4Ji,, VV A , ALICE MAY KISTLER HELEN KLAUBER RUTH M. LIBERMAN PHYLLIS ANNE LINDAU DOROTHY M. LOVE LOUISE MCCLEARY ESTHER VERONICA MAYO M1RIAR'I K. MILLER ANNE ROSE MOHAR ANNE L. MORRIS RUTH ELIZABETH MOSHER JESSIE T. MOULD ELIZABETH C. MOXLEY ETHEL S. NIESSEN VESTA LOUISE OSBORNE' MARGARET P. OSMUN RUBY KATHERINE PALMER MARGARET E. PARKHURST LILLIAN C. PATTERSON PATRICIA DOROTHY PENEAU ADELE LILLIAN POLANSKY MARTHA G. POST BETTY MARY REINHART CONSTANCE ROBINSON SUSAN B. ROOT ELIZABETH K. W HELEN SCHANTZ MARGARET LOUISE SCHRADE ELEANOR LOUISE SCHWAB RUTH SHANKMAN ELEANOR J. SHEPARD LAURA F. SHOOK HARRIET M. SMITH JANET LOUISE SMITH MILDRED O. SIWITH DORIS ELAINE STELL JESSIE STERIMERMAN F. ELAINE STEVENS PHYLLIS MARIE STRAW MARY ELIZABETH TASKER MARY W. TAYLOR -IANIE ELIZABETH TERRY MAXINE LOUISE 'TINIBERLAKE NANCY TVIELISSA TRIPP ELIZABETH ALICE TUNNEY MARGERY HELEN TYRRELL LOUISE VON FABRICE ELIZABETH M. WALLACE LAURA LOUISE WEDGE MARIAN E. WILSON MARIJANE WOODBURY YLIE 4 Iii i8Q5Qo X FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY c'We are the class of forty-itesv-and this distinction of starting a new decade is going to call for a lot of originality. But for the moment we, too, Nteaedv and sported purple beribboned name cards in traditional freshman fashion and turned temporary interior decorators and kept our oranges and reds discreetly at a distance. But Freshman Week, its campus tours and hard chapel seats, was soon over. Trips to Rossi's and Tompkins fthat room under the archj became a round of college life. With the return of the upper classman we had our first opportunity for originality. We shared our Big Sisters in a 2 : l ratio. Despite disheartening warnings we imme- diately 'qtookv to the Sophomores. Proof-their hearty welcome to the Junior-Freshman picnic. Royal treatment at a Senior tea proved we were right in considering the Seniors a happy complement to the Class of Thirty-nine. Believe it or not, Mountain Day did actually arrive. We, the poor class of forty, who could not know from experience that this event would really materialize, had almost concluded that it was a myth after all, until the obliging Sophomores took it upon them- selves to uphold the tradition in our eyes and awakened Dr. Pott in time to announce it before breakfast. Not merely picnics for us-bicycling, sliding down hay mows, inves- tigating the interior of the Dixie Barbecue were all in order for the clay. Senior step sing, candle-light, outings with Big Sisters all followed in quick succes- sion, but we were merely working up to the climax-Cap and Gown day. Freshman Chairman announced Freshman President. But the chairman was the president! The astounded silence of the Sophomores was all we needed to complete our happiness on "our day of daysf, Come Senior weekend we showed ourselves both credible and cleanly by taking the lake skimming tradition seriously. Later with greetings, our own class song, banner raising, and best of all our Patron Saint, Senior weekend for us became complete. Whence did the autumn vanish so quickly? Winter arrived. Then Thanksgiving recess, after which we were guests at tea of the gracious President and his wife. And will we ever forget French Christmas party with angels floating hither and yon, and shepherds draped in their Big Sisters' couch covers? What did it matter whether shepherds wore green plaid or hand blocked Indian print? The gay night before Christmas vacation-toasted cheese sandwiches, hair-drying at two A.M., the radio piping away a little wearily, yet courageously trying to keep up with us. Our phenomenal turnout for Choral-singing in the early morning-packing-hours like years-then taxis and noon trains. Somewhat subdued we returned to the prospect of Investigatives, trailing clouds of Wf7o's Wfvos, encyclopedias, and card catalogues. After serious conclave wih the Dean, all sheet music disappeared from the piano-and all was quiet. Noise, notices, and nights out had worked their havoc. Anyway, life became a grim, stark reality. Could we project ourselves back into those watersheds? Had we lost our ability to cram? Surprisingly we have recovered from our attack of serious thinking and are pondering how to use this new semester to best advantage. We've heard rumors of a dance and a new and different May Day. Three years lie ahead. We have only begun. But can you doubt our ability to deal with any and all demands made upon our originality? J tftmiwicotttotf Pg M fTHE193STRlS if 5 l f HELEN JOSLIN Prefidenl STUDENT GOVERNMENT An organization honored and esteemed by all. Ten students elected from the three upper classes make up Senate, that impressive group of lawmakers who gather behind closed doors every Tuesday night to render decisions regarding cases of student miscon- duct, to discuss schemes for the advancement of students, and to encourage informal judgment on important projects. We are likewise proud of our House of Representa- tives, presided over by the Vice-president of Student Government and consisting of the dormitory presidents who weekly to-il over the sign out books and decipher our hieroglyphics as to when and where we went. In the hands of Student Government lies the control of Student Chapel-doors closed-freedom from the faculty and the formality of planned Chapel programs. Here the carefully made decisions are read and good-naturedly ac- cepted. Amendments to the constitution of Student Government are discussed and every student has the opportunity of voicing her own opinion. This year we amended our Constitution by a modification in the regulations governing elections. This amend- ment was the answer to a deep felt need for change on the part of students. To us, every amendment represents a forward step in our Student Government annals. Thus, we daily strive to keep abreast of the times, so that our government may be as just and adequate as possible. +'fl9Tl'iQ3 .L'sQ?'2ljJSU5FlATE -X J ,Xgjj JI f'fFI1JyCl-IER, JOSLIN, VUKLLIAMS, P ES 1: S TE GRAEVES, MACNAM1'xRA, MANNING BRU N fr cw 3 ' . sc O' Cv al -3' Lx 5' BQ Q7 ,as br? 5.-L? fl' 1 C' ' .hc IM' 1' X? f x if ,jf A if 6 . 4 TJ Ji my J' . Q N! cg ff O' J ,, Q7 J .JN ,I 'M Ji DQ? fa 4" if f ,Y C w Ve, I J 1 vb.: 9, X wi, :wi TF? HOUSE OF REPREEANTATIVES ' P---ex Q WILSON, WILLIAMS, V N KEsrE G Evxss 'LM ,QU fajk, i .A UL, " flNUR1X QQMEGE 'A' Pag 88 I Page 89 fIIHE1938 IRIS if LZ 1,0 JOINT COUNCIL POTT, BURLINGAME, GRIMES, SUFFA, Annes, LYONS, Monms, Tl'RIlELL, BHCKER, RICHMOND, Bnoozcs, JOSLIN, GERLACI-I, BINSWANGER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GOULD, FISHER, BRUNNER, JOSLIN, SCHRADEI1, FIX. TURNER, BEATTY, WR:GHT, NIACINAMARA, BEERI2, WILLIAMS, FELLOWS, COOPER, CLARK, DUNN, RIGHTER, ROYALL, Cosa 4 g., TH '+I 4 I3 6 Nl Y. W. C. A. Soft candlelight on smiling faces . . . l'Follow the Gleam" . . . candle flames dipping on the lake . . . lusty Step Sings with the porch singers trailing the step singers . . . Q'Taps" . . . Big and little sisters . . . p morning devotions enriching, refreshing, friendly with their worship and music . . . Kay Duflield . . . Dr. Koo . . . Dr. Harkness . . . a gay Christmas bazaar . . . Gifts to the Mary Chatterji School . . . Real things come first. ELEANOR SCI-IRADER President i Thus Y. W. finds a large place in college life. Steadfastly it continues to increase creditably our El- mira heritage. Characteristic friendliness and service create and further a spirit of fellowship and unity among students. Fisher, White, Spencer, K. Palmer Schrader, Friant, Williams, Copper, L. Palmer, Abbe, Kellam 'lflflfllllll CQLLEGE Page 90 I Page 91 fTlHE193Q IRIS ,t Q, THESPIS Doing things by leaps and bounds this year-consider our two opening plays. "The Swann-remember the hectic dress rehearsal-salmon sliding off the platter- three doors opening on the stage to admit-nobody . . . Then the jump from royalty to a desert island-rocks, palms, and log cabin-to make KThe Admirable Crich- tonf, But-Thespis is not merely acting. Go behind stage -for scenery built with skill and artistry, for properties row upon row by the elevator, for costumes hanging gallantly on the racks, for make-up in fascinating dis- array on a large table. Each year the anticipation of Freshman talent, Soph- omore reappearances, and the annual June play- dramatization of a Well-loved play in an atmosphere of verdant beauty-our garden theatre. 1' ' ,ap f -s- wtf-11 a:9S,QQ?:vb?wia x Et 4 33, f wg. 1 . , """-53 ' ' A' X1-'tfffg-Qtiezwtkzali' .,, , X, -mi 3, ' '4 iz 5. Qi , 6. 94, A p 5 ?. -. ' -, .tp ,.'!'17f 1 '- ' -mn.-L?':t , by-3ef4.taf,,,r, ' -,MN .M Q ' M-4z:tmf-- .-.t,.a,,,.,, WM L, . -W :-'rw me-an-agar. ' -' 'f'w2"iawcw Aff K 41259 - ' a. "wwe ,'f:aa2f:-4' - "ir: , .aux-af 2. age.-25944, Y' 9 .. t, ,..,-,T.,.g.,A,,., ,, V Y, 7 64-'+:4u-:::: V- if-,s-.:.-. - :fv- -1-.4 ,, fr.-uifrm f-14.231 4,1-'mfg sr, r -K a ' ffip. "M-vj:.,' ',':" ' , , .. t at'.a..,f:: s. . HELEN TURNER Presidrnl Binswanger, Manning, Morrow, Turner, Snyder, Brinsmaid Ross, Cooper, Henderson, Graeves Oelheim, Cole - --f a-,am-..... f - ' +1 t 'rea-s. -,ga fs'-:f P gl' .tm ' .Q ta ., .h -P' , -5 V fl-fsssw4:,s': A fm ?g9 W ,,, ill fri ol 3111+ -QW SILVER BAY A Sunday vesper service' of candlelight quietly gleam- ing through the trees . . . myriads of baby stars flicker- ing onthe water . . . once again the lake is dark . . favorite hymns, strong hand clasps. A week of sparkling water, green lawns, new friends and old acquaintances, vital discussions, inspirational chapel services. A year of making and selling sandwiches, nocturnal visits to the dorms with doughnuts and cider, and milk and brownies to satisfy students with appetites oblig- ingly conjured up by the wares of Silver Bay. A whole lifetime of recollections-the time of fifty extra popsicles-the disappearance of the mustard-the blur of white dresses encircling the lake-our own Silver Bay song. 5, ,Z 'HMI RA COLLEGE if fTPlE1fP38 mis f 1,300 E. C. S. A. A name fulfilled . . . The true symbol of service . . . Parties and creative worlc with Girl Reserves and Scouts . . . Clumsy but eager hands engaged in handicraft at the Settlement House . . . Candlelight streaming over white hair and teacups in softly wrinkled hands . . . At the Chilclren's Reconstruction Home, pain and phys- ical handicaps removed from thought by the magic of song, story, game . . . Small shut-ins cheered at the Federation Farms . . . Plays good neighbor to all. By these means, E. C. S. A. shows an understanding of the value of enjoyment in the lives of the less fortunate. Growth in practical experience aids in the future solu- tion of social problems in this Held. Character, good sportsmanship, capacity for leadership, and finer sensi- bilities result from participation in this broad, inclusive program. 1+39fliUC3 K , tina . Rs-we if W f W .f . W 5,1 7jfjfil'?yW E651 , V .wir wiilijfdi Ep ' A if 4 I lil we QX 4 51 E E O P1 ti Cv rn + PIGAMMA MU "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." A National honorary fraternity for social science majors where meet idealism and realism, sympathetic toler- ance, and critical evaluation. The goal-a freedom that is not license. And this with- out all the fanfare that seeks only for the glorihcation of its members, the parading of their honors and achievements, the awe are the chosen fewv attitude. On the campus at Elmira College, Pi Gamma Mu stands for the recognition of potential leadership among students trained in the scientific approach and understanding of social problems. Periodic discussion meetings give opportunity for an exchange of ideas among students, faculty members, and local alumnae members of the Elmira Chapter, and encourages the more intensive pursuit of these interests. Information sheets of each stuclent,s interests and capabilities are kept at the ofiice of the National Executive Secretary and each is ex- pected to render to the Society such assistance as she finds time and opportunity to give. The Society's magazine, Social Science, keeps the student in touch with the activities of the society and gives to them many articles of wide social interest. Begun in 1924 at Southwestern College, Winheld, Kansas, through the efforts of Leroy Allen, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and a few promising students, Pi Gamma Mu now has one hundred and forty-three chapters. Each year these chapters are attempting to send out from our colleges and universities young men and women imbued with social idealism, trained in scientinc thought, and encouraged to help others to be scientific in their think- ing on social problems. A - K Page 94 L--in f Page 95 fTFlEl93Q was if 5540 One of three national forensic societies . . . To it are admitted colleges and R universities in recognition of high standards maintained during at least five years of successful debating. H Elmira, one of the two womenls colleges to be admitted, carries on through Lucille Clunk our single member this year. But spring appointments are coming and the Debate Council offers several eligible juniors. 0 1 D C Cooperative- associations . . . minimum wage questions . , . craft vs. indus- trial unions-and our twenty-five members Cwho need for admission to the Council only an active interest in forensicsj play one of the leading roles in intercollegiate debates . . . Off for a debate with Cornell, Syracuse, Union, or Wells . . . Round table discussions at Colgate, round table here . . . and L representation at the New York State Debate Conference at Syracuse in the spring. T13 Til ti 2? I 613 xi? TL was HELEN BRUNNER Ezlilor EDITCRIAL Alsxislarzt Editor . . Literary Editor . . . f15JistantLitorary Editor , ffssixtazzt Litfrzzry Editor . ,-Ysyistmzt Literary Editor . Afssistazzt Literary Editor . Hr! Editor '...... Assistant Art Editor . !Ix5i.vtazzt ,4rt Editor . . . MARGARET Ross . GRACE HENDERSON . . PHYLLIS BARBER . ALBERTA DYTMAN . . CORALEE HICKS . . AUDREY OLIVER . DOROTHY GRAEVES . . MILDRED BAKER JEANNE'l"1'E MCINTYRE 1 'LELMIRA CCLUZGE ff Page 96 ff iw fl? ris tau Page 97 fTHE193E IRIS A155 JL? fy Kg, My ,, A f 5 6 KRS .M J 2' Q v' .4 ,f 5 z A A , ' f if 1 Nj? E M wi 4449? gf fi f' A f .mga Q'.ir:':eff, 'v we -QL, .,.gy,,- A-. gm, - ,-:-g f g-,,-' 1-wa' 5 3, - ,133 K 2 ,WA . 4 - .Wg f Aram ' fzf- .-Q-,1-v ' A Q, , V , :g, ,. 1. 02. 35 . ,Mg-rj? . --..-ag:-1'1.:f":-W iw- ,,y.,.'f3w:v., V, 'f.'-'E f ' -J' ' -' N ' MARIAN CRUIKSHANK Buxinus Mklrilxgcr BUSINESS Assislant Busimrss Manager . .fl d'ZIL'l'Z'iJi7Zy Ma7ZHgKf .... Assixtant Hd-verlising Mmzagm' Asszstant Ari-v.erz1.ving Dlanager Asxistant Adfverliszvzg Blazzagcz' Assisiant Advertisifzg Mazzagw' flsxzxtani H dfueriivzng Manager Secretary ........ Secretary . Secretary . Secretary . S effeiary . . ICATI-IERINE FIX . . JEAN SPENCER . . . MARY' BATTERSBY . EMMA SUE BINSWANGER . . MARGARET DUNHAM . MARGARET SAWTELLE . MARGARET SNYDER . BLANCI-IE BACORN . DoR1s FRIANT . . GRACE GREENE . JEAN MEISWINKEL . . HELEN SWAIN S SYN EH pf, 1 A v 1 l P: it W: N W E ,lu 'E 11 Ei P5 N li' ,L .J IN U YL L1 V2 Eu 3,1 Af' ,,.,4........, 4- . -'F l old N5 EDITORIAL STAFF Edilor-in-Chief . ........ . JEANNE RIGHTER Assistant Editor . . DOROTHY MASON LITERARY STAFF CORALEE Hicics DOROTHY OELIIEIM MURIEL CRAFT MILDRED ANDERSON MARJORIE CLARK HELEN BRUNNER ELLEN SAYLES ELLZABETH VAN VELSOR MEDORA AFEE AUDREY OLIVER ART STAFF FERN ROYALL RUTH CAIN JANE COOPER ADVERTISING STAFF Adwerlising Manager . . .,........ . . MARGARET SAWTELLE warm autumn-colored cover. A modernistic note in the touches of impressions supplied by a design tucked in here and there. The quaintness of small, brown lettersg the dignity of tall, brown letters. Each page so garnished as to seem a thing to treas- ure. A catchy phrase in titleg a sudden, strange, wistful note in the brief loveliness of a poem or a fragment of description. And this is Sibyl, our student magazine, warm and alive with tradition never allowed to become sterile. Hands that stretch across some sixty-five years in the fellowship of this kindred longing for expression. tetMIRAcoLLEoE+ is Business Manager . , Page 99 fTIlli193SIRlS A 155,10 Editor-in-Chief . . Assistant Editor . f ,News Editor . . Technical Editor . Humor Editor . Book Refviefws . Social Editor . . Exchange Editor . Sports Editor . . World Affairs . A dfvortising Manager EDITORIAL STAFF DEPARTMENTAL STAFF BUSINESS STAFF . ARLINE GOULD . PHYLLIS BARBER . ELIQZABETH SMITH . . LOUISE TYRRELL . IOSEPHINE WILLIAMS . . . DOROTHY MASON EMMA SUE BINSWANGER I . . , ENID MATHES . JANE GORDON . RUTH CAIN . . ESTER IENKNER . . EMILY BALDWIN Circulation Manager . . ELEANOR SCHRADER 1 peek through Arline's keyhole every other Thursday would reveal what effort of body and soul goes into that newspaper of ours . . . Typewriters pounding . . . Heads throbbing with headline-mania and the business of shrinking five pages of mate- rial into the regulation four. With Octagon an active member of the Intercollegiate Newspaper Association, con- ventions this year at lVIuhlenberg and Drexel saw Elmira efficient, proficient, sufficient in "doing her bit." Policy-to depict the present, recall the recent, and forecast the future . . . To feature timely bits about alumnae, resumes of chapel speeches, book reviews, beauty hints, social notes, and an informal view of life in the dormitory, or why girls leave home. ,- D L ill Eli GLEECLUB Three rehearsals a week take the place of the previous two. Hard work- maybe, but it,s worth it according to its one hundred members. Need we ask why? The Binghamton concert marked the beginning of the most eventful season of its three-year existence-December 13th-a special train chartered for the occasion-a full house. December 14th followed with our Elmira concert in conjunction with the symphony orchestra. Did we 'say something about a full house-this time we had standing room only . . . The success of the concerts-couldn't you tell by the actions of certain faculty members? Building up to a climax, our New York concert marked the suspension of two days of school, a special train to New York, rooms at the Waldorf, our broadcast over the NBC network, our special dinner at Radio City. But best of all the concert in the Starlight Room with the Union College Glee Club. Remember "Parsifal" . . . Was there ever a piece of music comparable to "Glorious Forevern? . . . Will we ever forget Gwynn' s expression in i'Slumber Songv? . . . And still we haven't even mentioned the dancing that followed -Y- gbfiblfl 5 4- 55-7' E VU O E bf-i C3 If 1+ the end of the concert or the rest of our New York weekend-but then, we shall really have to stop somewhere. , l -nz rrlllillf toast ,l J ,fltkf-cnt illiglltj .Z , ii c H O l R That angelic feeling that goes with those starched vestments . . . no ankle sox . . . attempting to make a 35 waist line fit your trim 25 . . . the squeaking of the organ bench . . . into the Chapel solemnly-singing . . . two by two . . , a really lovely and serious business. This year a part of Glee Club-twenty-five of its members serving monthly in Choir. I Page l0l Favorite hymns selected by the students themselves. Real devotion in the processional and recessional. , J A CD R C H S T R A VVhat better way to get initiated into college life, or back into the swing of it, than to come to the President's reception? For one thing, you can always count on Jazz Orchestra to make a really good thing of the entertainment. Nor is this just a one night band-there's the A. A. party, their banquet, High School Day, Buddy Party-all affairs which feature jazz Orchestra. It's a Eve-piece affair this year-trumpet, drum, banjo, sax, piano-and even a piano player or two in reserve. .ff ff Am xx f .f , l .ie ti-4' fr XJ. ef, f . 13 l gl X fg-. 5 N fv fd ii l ft' Q l:-fzgi tw W M- y J- Q , F First, the marionettes, the French chorus, red apples . . . Then charades, members C painstakingly guessing French words, syllable by syllable . . . And the Christmas celebration, the familiar story depicted in pageantry . . . The annual French play, L this year, a comedy, of the 1890's . . . And other informal bi-monthly gatherings with a travel talk, perhaps, or lovely selections from French music . . . la Mar- E seillaise, the song-French, the spoken language. G gy L, It may be to hear about the celebrated German art-to listen to inspiring German music-to hear delightful talks about life in Germany-then again it may be just - a plain social meeting with informal conversing in German, or plans for a card lnfml party. i f 5 But whatever the program at the usual monthly meetings, it is the traditional Pix German Christmas party that makes them most excited-the party just a little Q B untraditional this year with a modernistic Christmas angel in blue and gold, and a Q3 VVe1hnachtsmann with vinegared switches for the bad. ' L Page I02 A ermlm QQlsl,l,Gb f 1l.g-: K Page 103 fTllE1938 mis f 5,5 A meeting place for "all the learned and authentic fellows" who can awe us with their discussions on crime control, capital punishment, and chill us with tales of U their narrow escape working in a girls' reform school, a community settlement house, a coaling district, or among the Indians of Wyoming .... The latest lec- B tures on child labor and the International Conference of Social VVork .... The ' f'Soc" majors conference table. Latin majors don't hide tlfeir light under a bushel .... They invite you all to belong to the Classical Club and really develop an artistic, social, and linguistic L appreciation of the ancients .... Realize the tremendous influence of that culture upon all ages, including our own precious Present .... Hear Dr. Hamilton compare U the ancient sports and the modern Olympics .... See how some aspects of the political life of Rome persist today .... Sing Latin songs at the,Christmas party B . . . Be in a Latin play perhaps . . . And hear good lectures by classical authorities. Elllli ft ! l L Q C5 Q f 623. l A A R T C A Ll A fairly new organization, yet already progressing briskly . . . Varied and colorful activities . , . A novel smock party with everyone feeling like a potential artist . . . Spaghetti in the octagon . . . No lights? VVith study Art Club stimulates interest in the old masters. VVith practice it B encourages creative ability. VVith organization it deepens student appreciation of art in all its phases. P 0 E T R Impressions of Edgar Allen Poe . . . Thoughts suggested by Kipling . . . The Ll life of Sandburg . . . Favorite poems for children . . . Original ones . . . All kinds of poetry. As these interests indicate, Poetry Club acquaints students and faculty with B poets-their lives and their writings, while friendly criticism and assistance stim- ulate the creative ability of members themselves. if-N , Page IO4 1 -' L 'X lMl RA CQllliUH Y ' - 'K Page I05 l e llllli N33 llillb is P R S S C Ya Q l U B Busy scissors and busy pens . . . The hurry and bustle of news in the phases of going to the press . . . The would-be journalists securing a bit of practical expe- rience by acting as press agents for our college successes . . . In our home town newspapers-the warm glow of satisfaction at seeing one's own name in print . . . Clippings to be treasured in our book of years. C H l bl P S 1 L Q N fCollege Mathematicians--the unknown-slide rules-theorems-CompassesJ-4- Mathematics Clubijolly times . . . Picnics without the usual rain . . . Instructive talks by guests and advisors . . . Discussions drawing out student ideas . . . Stim- ulation of interest in topics related to mathematics and astronomy . . . No prob- lem's too big for l'Math" Club-their's are undaunted spirits . . . Their motto -ever forward and upward. T A if 7 f9 f9tff1tjiff,k tfggjfg lwy rf fi xf,,.N 'l F. mx el fill i ,Til 4, T x tsl, on liTl filo ml . .fl if 4 Hill .awe INTERNATIQNAL RELATIQNS CLUB Everyone welcome . . . Timely questions . . . Answers pro and con . . . Informal discussions . . . Informative talks to familiarize students with the swift current of international problems . . . Stimulation to clear consecutive thought on such topics . . . Conferences and Modern League of Nations Councils . . . Formation of close contacts with other colleges -Syracuse, Rochester, Hamilton, Wells, Colgate . . . Cam- paign drives for the Foreign Policy Association . . . The W spring Peace Movement . . . A far-reaching view in the interpretation of internationalism . . . A growing sense of fellowship with the rest of the world . . . Possible provincial- ism in thinking superceded by real cosmopolitanism. fir tttwum QGHEGE 75, THE R X ' ' X ,f I K as ini, ATHLETIC CCDUNCIL OFFICERS Prfxidzfnl . . . ,...,. IOSEPHINE VVILLIAMS Vice-Presidmiz . . MARGARET ROACH Secretary . . . GENEVIEVE MEZUR Treasurer ..... . MARY LOU VV RIGHT Frrsfmzan Rejarrseniaiifzm . . . ELIZABETH DAY To enumerate all the varied activities of A. A.- a nearly impossible task. Hockey-on a fielcl which turns from green to brown-the faculty-senior game- JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS President costumes, cheer leaders, and chuckles . . . Tennis throughout the fall-colcl, nippy Clays, warm, sun- shiny Ones-tournaments as a climax to a worthwhile season. Then winter and basketball-intercollegiate play Clays . . . volleyball-clon't forget our faculty matches . . . Dancing+new and moclern-Watch for it during May Day festivities. Nor would A. A. be complete without its picnics ancl hikes each year-the A. A. party, A. A. banquet-awards of cups, letters and numerals, and the white blazer to mark the crowning achievement of one athlete, outstanding in character as well as sports. A. A. ancl only A. A. can inspire such a genuine love of sports and real sportsmanship in one ancl all. ' , fy' fa-fawr' '7' ' , " ' . , " . M M ,Af ...N ' 4' ' ,Q -wg A l .fa-'H . 34,0 is - Q - "' 4 - 4 .. , "' rf "-w ,. 'L :- ,MN ,aw ' , .- Y gl -' .LM . I ' Ut. ' .-X' ' ' " .. "-Kea f -f V-fj ' ' ' .. " at Ye' D' .ww L ' W ""' 4 ' ff M vw ' pm ,fyf-"P, A , ' 'W' 'Y Q17 X L., 35' af e ' i-,..i' X - ' - '1 4171 hfhix K ff af ir if 4 X avx ff eq. Hn X .J 3-at i lfzfgll la.: ffl 'Sit 'Y- lil .Sew QA ULIQS EYES B AND S ARCHERY BCD Those sunburned arms and noses were a joy to look upon . . . VVill that equipment ever arrive . . . Beginner's surprise at the bull's-eye they made and horror at their de- veloping bruises . . . Lessons by our miniature master. Y ACKETS AND REACHES Red, blue, green shorts-and more shorts . . . Fletcher our fall cham- pion . . . The favorite sport . . . Fall and spring tournaments . . . Tennis and Elmira, the incompar- able team . . . TENNIS Q lg' R E W Q S1 Qi lt- Page Il0 RIDING Sunday mornings before breakfast . . . Stiffness that wasn't there be- fore . . . The beauty of Rorick's 1 trails . . . Donlt trot your horses down hill . . . The round, round, and round some more of the ring in winter . . . Cantering in the crisp autumn air. X The "up and coming" sport . . . The handsome pro . . . Tea in a sandtrap . . . Practice on the hockey field-the lake a tempting hazard . . . Balls disappear never to reappear . . . Putting on fourth floor Tompkins. GOLF ,N , .- f x,i.tLi3fSM A Page Ill W E, ITT is-2, XG QU D la-A E Q X' 5 V S CTV EWG S CINV JS Elfl f S J TTC Q L HH ll il Q Hel fr?9E"l'l 3 ie yr-.ZS Q24 W? xflp QW GU fi ,. SERVE QUT ui LIU VOLLEYBALL w. "VVhat's worth 'doing we do well" . . . Class teams and many en- 0 thusiasts . . . The thrill of a long, skillful volley . . . The envy of a well placed serve . . . Where clo they go, those balls that We throw -too high . . . A season over all too soon . . . AND BEQCKllXl Come winter and the appearance of those large white slips . . . VVhen to drink that cup of coffee . . . VVhen to smoke those few cigarettes . . . Watch out for that Sophomore team . . . A quick, deft toss-perfect basket . . . The great- est enthusiasm. BASKETBALL BASKETS WJ as W r S 'N flflfll QQUEQE 'ff Page ll2 ,,, ....... K Page H3 Now a regular activity . . . Our For future use in Thespis l ' 1 The speed crawler rivals the best . . . gym demonstration. . I D How to A corsage to the winner . . . Splash keep that mask on your face and not under your chin . . . That awful rip, rip after you've made a most spectacular lunge . . . Itls fun for the fit. class meets at 7:15 . . . Have you seen the latest in swan dives . . . Our ,Olympics in the Spring. SWIMM NG 1+ 3 V , , U1 0 in OO --at W F-I1 vw H+ ,elif el T0 S CINV gl 0 klll S I-4 I SHAICI QNINNUH GNV SEIOVH fb Q ffl W Cs W wk A 4 ol ill STRlKlNG C RCLE P-I l STICKS AND HOCKEY Despite frozen knees and fingers . . . The foolish, freakish Senior- Faculty game . . . The honor in bruise and bump . . . The clash of sides, sticks, and shins down the Held . . . The quizzical looks of passers-by. 1 NUR AND ES HC We gf fliflfllkd QQUTGT Y Been 'fstringingu you long enough . . . Time to say what we're Udriv- ing" at . . . We "putt" our sports in one Hbasketl' . . . So we Won't be f'foiled" in the end . . . We "crawled," we 'ftrottedl' to our goal . . . The "net" result-the same-our Els. LETTER WOMEN L J--..,.,. . 1 K Page II5 fTI1E193Q IRI fgfflyx WHITE BLAZER GIRL MARY ELIZABETH COPLEY -who as firsI' in her class in aII-round abilify and sporisman- ship if is our privilege I'o 'Fea+ure. We offer I'I1is page as a I'ribuI'e fo 'I'I'ie 'fineness and 'Friendship of our big sisfer class. If? I 'DH EI Cg!66UZOI' .S6Ll'lf0I'J May Queen, 1936 Clad in long White robe with royal purple cloak and train, the flora! crowned monarch lead! the gala May Day pro- cession and graciously presides over the holi- day festivities. Spring dancers inter- pret the muse by the lake. The May Queen and her Court smile from their leafy bower. Pro:erpfne's compan 'ons frolic by the edge of the Wood. Mock Magfers give their own rendifon of Proserpine. The cast, Dian and Me- rope, the Nereids- three scenes from the lovely Greek myth, "The Lost Pleiad," last year's June Play Pro- duction ,Httingly played in our own outdoor theater. Senior Thespis presented Sir James Barrie's "The Admir- able Crichton." The Juniors presented 'Molnaris "The Swan" for Opening Thespis this fall. The follow- ing three scenes oc- curred in the annual Speech Education plays given by the Speech Department - "The Dickey Bird," "The Travelers," and "The Confessional." Kay 4 yy '. X f -' w Op My , Cya MN V j RMK -Duff X V if M .. w' ffywfli V My Qafkyofbym Q V 'A ' 0 C if wg -ws W" pensive . . . caug the act . . . picnic bribing george . careful . . . ba raising . . . com: . . . IOOWQ pure Vesuvius . . . anc influence . . . babies . . . in hands of the law help the wpa . . . genial T wown the hatch uler mohar . good ame . . . pond lilies . la classe francaise . minx . . . patience nd pebbles . . . quote ir. penquin . . . the thlete . . . prexy pol- ' . . . skirts are going p . . . south goes eskimo Camera . . . I fffhlter ls Said and Done!! It's over-but not forgotten. The long, arduous days of pictures, write-ups, campaigns-and the Iris Country Fair have joined the realm of has-beens. The worry, the mistakes, the last minute rush, the thrill of watching a mere scrap of an idea burst into being are now but memories in the sport of uputting out the yearbook." Since our principal intent was to paint our campus as we really find it, we have not permitted any theme, other than the cuts of sports which we associate with our patron saint, to dominate. In form of presentation we have not varied far from the usual, but we have instituted a few changes and introduced some new features which we feel merit a place in our book of college life. We are greatly indebted to Mr. W. A. Daniels of the Ben- son Printing Company for his guidance and generous assistance in formulating plans for our book. Likewise, we extend our appreciation to Mr. C. Jay Smith of Jahn and Ollier Engraving Company for his aid in crystallizing our hazy ideas for the snapshot page. Also we are exceedingly grateful to Mr. Fred Loomis, our photographer, for his wholehearted cooperation and counsel in making the pictures just what we wished. We hope that our book may in every way be worthy of the trust bestowed upon us by the Junior class, and that our delight and enjoyment in preparing our IRIS will be reflected in your approval of this 1938 edition. The Trustees whose names appear on page 19 send greetings to Elmira College,s daughters everywhere. An educational institution is the lengthened shadow of its alumnae. Without their feelings of loyalty and their active cooperation and support it cannot very well exist. During the depression, colleges and universities every- where have suffered from loss of enrollment. Last year, in the case of Elmira College, the trend was reversed. This year with an enrollment of 352, there is a 4.2 per cent increase over last year. But we still need more students of the proper kind, students who are qualified in every way for entrance to Elmira. There has been no relaxation of standards and there will be no compromise in quality. To every alumna who reads this page, the Trustees urge that you help during the coming year- I. By telling your acquaintances of the good points of the College. 2. By finding good students in your community, telling them about Elmira College, and writing the Registrar or the President giving their names and addresses. 3. By writing the President, for the benefit of the Administration of the College and the Trustees, any- thing you lcnow that will help make the College better. We thanlg you for your past cooperation. TRUSTEES CF ELMIRA COLLEGE A NEW SERVICE BY AN OLD BANK A Dignifgeci, Economicai Way To Meet Temporary Financial Needs One cioes not have to Ine a customer of this or any other bank. The requirements are chiefly, character, regular income ancI a real purpose. Call or Write any one of our four offices for further details FIRST NATIONAL BANK 8 TRUST CO. OF ELIVIIRA MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AI.,PERT'S SHOES Elniirzfs Leading Jewelers AND and Opticians H O S I E R Y G FIESTERTS Cards, Magazines Circulating Library 209 W. Water Street Dial 4531 Open Till 9 P. M One Sixty Main Books and Stationery ELIVIIRA, NEW YORK Select your Table Needs at the busy Mark Twain Market where there are logical reasons for selling for less MARK TWAIN FOOD MARKET Incorporated 154 North Main Street 0 Free Parkin g-Delivery Service o Phone 7141, 7142 EDGCOMB'S FOR FURNITURE AND FLOOR COVERINGS 131 NORTH MAIN ELMIRA IMMACULATE DRY CLEANING Serving Elmira 25 Years HOLLAND AND JOHNSON Phone 2-3216 222 E. Market C. 81 K. LAUNDRY uThe Biggest Little Dress Shop in Townu Cilflli E. HAZEL MURPHY ECKERD'S CUTRATE DRUG' STORE With Compliments of Peerless Dry Cleaning 203 W. Fifth St. Phone Elmira 2-3137 Prescriptions CIGARS, CIGARETTES TOBACCO, CANDY F . h Y R A Patent Medicines and Toilet Articles urnls our 00m t Rubber Goods and Sundries 127 West Water Street 513-515 N. Main St. Phone 2-3920 THE MARK TWAEN HOTEL PERF ECTLY APPOIN TED DISTINCTIVE Q00 ROOMS 200 BATHS 52.50 upwarcl - Popular Priced Coffee Shop - Lounge Bar fair condirionedj : Huck Finn Room A Q Garage Accommodation Main Dining Room ROLAND D. HUNTER, Manager Compliments of E. L. RHOADES Meats, Groceries, Bake Goods THE Mark Twain Gown Shop Mark Twain Hotel MISSES AND WOMEN,S APPAREL Compliments of KATHERINE B. SCHNEIDER WIRTH CIGAR CO. Ph011e 4323 Elmirais Flower Traclition Interpreted by JAY H. PARKER For More than 15 Years 140 WEST MARKET STREET THE BLUE GOOSE SHOP Interior Decorating, Gifts 209 College Ave. Elmira, N. Y- Compliments of BENAS BEAUTY SALON Call 9013 118 E. Gray Sr. PIANOS Success 599.50 TO 53,000 and Congratulations CLAUDE BUCKPITT to the Pianos-Furniture Class of 56 Lake Street ELMIRA 4. "CAROLYN" COATS AND DRESSES Tread Easy and Rice Oneill Shoes IS Smart Millinery u R O S E N B A U M 5 S Elm1Td,5 Largest Department Store 112 West Water Street SHEEHAN, DEAN Es? COMPANY. SMART APPAREL AND INTERIOR DECORATIONS MODERATE PRICES RADIOS WRIGHT ELECTRIC COMPANY 118 North Main Street LAMPS AND SHADES COMPLIMENTS OF C. M. 8a R. TOMPKINS WHOLESALE GROCERS ELMIRA, NEW YORK Compliments of The Riverside Florists a f,,,T- J'-'rfb-f ff, , O , ,. 1'g.. Hsin., , fre'-'C 57'-g,'bD - .Q-ofa!--U-fi 4 lk u JI A WE APPRECIATE THE TT' PATRONAGE A AS mx' "Official Plrotograplrersp' o0l"'S FOR THE lay ELMlRA,NQY,q IRIS Friencl-Metzger Co. Incorporated I'Vholesale and Retail Dealers in Meats, Vegetables, Sausage, Poultry, Oysters and Clams, Royal Scarlet and Monarch Canned Goods Phone 5147 164-166 Lake Street JOHN T. SADLER COMPANY SANITARY AND HEATING ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 162 Lake street ELMIRA, N. Y EMPIRE PRODUCE COMPANY Incorporated Wholesalers and Distributors Fruits, Vegetables ancl Dairy Proclucts BLUE RIBBON PRODUCTS HARRY B. FURMAN Manager Elmira Branch . . AMERICA LOOKS FORWARD! America doesn't need any rear-view mirror-our eyes are on the road ahead. We confidently believe that this country, Right Now, is making the Greatest Leap forward in its whole History, And Sears are charting their course accordingly. In every piece of Merchandise, you will see evidence that Sears are thinking in terms of Tomorrow. Note the modern trend-the skill with which Sears have sensed your changing demands and-MET THEM. America looks SEARS, RCEBUCK 81 CCD. 207 State Street ELMIRA, N. Y. f GOWNS HOODS CAPS for American degrees COMPLIMENTS BY OF America's Pioneer Manufacturer Cotrell and Leonard COMPANY Established 1832 Incorporated 1935 ALBANY, N. Y. Compliments of P BIGGS PHARMACY Compliments of Elmira Savings E3 Loan T ASSOC13t1OH 212 EAST WATER STREET Member Federal Home Loan Bank System ORMOND HOSIERY SHOP Accounts Insured By 123 West Water Street Federal Savings 86 Loan Insurance Corporation Elmira, N. Y. Everything in Ladies Silk Stockings WASHINGTON, D' C' THE GORTON LABEL IS ALWAYS GN THE BEST Gorton's copes incomparably with College Wardrobes. The Gorton Label hallmarks them for quality and good taste. Beautiful, simple essentials and gay, giddy accents united with real under- standing and good judgment. COMPLIMENTS DRIVE UP TO OF . . DIXIE BARBE UE Snyder Bros' Prlntlng Curb Service Qufzgty Food Company BULKHEAD S. M. Fliclcinger Co. Incorporated CUMPLIMENSTS WHOLESALE GROCERS OF "Distributors of Birdis Eye Frosted Food and Red and White Food Products" 255-259 STATE STREET FURMAN'S Elgin Wrist Watches, Fine Diamonds Kirk Sterling Silver .Moderate Prices SHREIBMANS JEWELERS SINCE 1893 214 East Water Street SWARTHOUT Ed' CO. jewelers 215 EAST WATER STREET FINEST QUALITY Diamonds, Watches, Silverware, Jewelry, Leather Goods, College Jewelry ROSSI'S TEA ROOM AND BAKERY Where the College faculty and students feel at home PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT AND GOOD FOOD 408 West Washington Avenue Dial 20921 Added attraction-12 new streamlined bowling alleys. We ask you all to pay us a visit, and see for yourself why ten million people enjoy this sport. f THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE PIANO 309-11 E. Water St. Elmira, New York Mark Twain Trave Telephone 6186 EVERYTHING IN MUSIC B Pianos and Radios Phonographs and Records ureau M. Doylefnarx 6 Son, Inc. THE Nina H. Treat Dress Shop Compliments of Day-time and Eyening Wear adles and Misses Sizes 401 N. Main St. Elmira, N. Y. Compliments of SMART GOWNS coATs Fuhrman Hardware Co 143 W. Water St. Elmira, N. Y. Incorporated CHEMUNG5 CANAL TRUST COMPANY Founded 1833 - V Memher Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ABOVE ALL A REAL DRUG STORE KELLY'S On the Corner MAIN AND THIRD MAIN AND WATER Compliments of Elmira Wholesale G rocery Company THE COMMERCIAL PRESS PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS "Printing with Prestige" Telephone 6188 380 S. Main Street Elmira, N. Y. FOR Unusual Satisfaction INSIST UPON H Y C5 E I A PRODUCTS AND SERVICE , AMERICAN . CAB The fnest cabs in Elmira For 0 Comfort and Luxury 9 Prompt service ' Courteous and careful drivers "Use our free phone in front of Cowles Hall" Dial 5101 The Homestead Tavern Barbecue Sandwiches Curb Service Compliments of Western Union Telegraph Company . ' A M k Drink I I I ELMIRA COCA-COLA BOTTLIN G WORKS In Bottles Dial 2-61 3 7 HAMMOND'S CREAMERY You can whip our cream- But you can't beat our milk 636 WINSOR AVENUE Dial 2-6137 ELMIRA, NEW YORK Wan E99 Sons-Morse Co. C0mPfimenff of Incorporated LCVEIICY, MCLCOA, Company, Inc. Dependable Insurance OVER ss YEARS JULIA B. MURPHY PHONE 6284 Apparel Shop 122 W. Market St. Just Off Main St IN APPRECIATION Tbe cooperation of Elmira businessmen, by tbeir utilization of tbis advertis- ing section, bas aided in no small Way to make possible our year book. We, tberefore, Wisb to extend our appreciation to tbem, and to assure tbem of tbe patronage of Elmira College in tbe future. OMPLIME OP MR. AND MRS. G. F. HOFFMAN MR. AND MRS. J. A. HARRIS MR. AND MRS. JOHN W. GRAVES MR. AND MRS. CHARLES N. DOOLITTLE MR. AND MRS. A. C. McINTYRE MRS. WILTON H. COLE MR. AND MRS. . MILTON S. BINSWANGE.R MR. AND MRS. E. J. KELLAM MR. AND MRS. LEWIS G. GRAEVES MR. AND MRS. IRVING H. IRION MR. AND MRS. HAROLD E. BRUNNER MR. AND MRS. WM. M. FIERO MR. AND MRS. J. HERBERT SPENCER J MR. AND MRS. GEORGE R. DUNHAM MR. AND MRS. JOHN T. WILLIAMS COMPLIME TS OF MR. AND MRS. HENRY RUSSELL MEISWINKEL MR. AND MRS. FREDERICK J. BATTERSBY MR. AND MRS. JAMES F. HENNESSY MR. AND MRS. MILTON CRUIKSHANK A FRIEND MR. AND MRS. E. T. DAVIES K MR. AND MRS. S W. R. CHURCHILL MR. AND MRS. LeROY G. EDWARDS MR. AND MRS. ALFRED MITCHELL MR. AND MRS. FRANK COLEMAN MR. AND MRS. GEORGE L. ROSS MR. AND MRS. HARRY SUTHERLAND MR. AND MRS. CLYDE S. BRINSMAID MR. AND MRS. CHARLES M. FLETCHER A FRIEND ll Il Jahn KU I I I BPH u H IH 6 F ' QV . gi I 2 , !U ' X, J! gb!!! 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