Greenwood School - Tree Yearbook (Ruxton, MD)

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THE li H U llllf Une day upon arriving at the studio, we regret to say a trifle late, a surprise lay waiting. A most delightful person stood posing by the cupboard door, decked out in the costume of the nineties. At least we had achieved the thing most desired during the last six years, a professional model. It was surprising the improvement revealed in the sketches after she had been with us for two or three weeks. Drawing from living models became the chief interest and delight of the Art Club. r Now the green calls. Another play must be given, but this time we are entered for two jobs. One, of course, is the making of scenery, the other the job of advertising. For the latter, posters of brillant colors soon had designs and letters upon them and were seen gaily decorating the windows of Baltimore. The scenery, r . , 1 ll 9 ' ! Page Twenty-eight