Kingswood School Cranbrook - Woodwinds Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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ORCHESTRA Fulfilling a desire of many years, the orchestra had its be- ginning this year under Miss Reese. We are very proud of the fine progress this group has made in its one year of organ- ization and are looking forward to great things with more time and members. The program given in assembly was well re- ceived and thoroughly enjoyed. The orchestra consists of: violin, Jean Alice Potter; piano, Han- nah Baker and Diana Beebe; viola, Janet Ecker; flute, Helen Dow; cello, Yvonne Fossen- kemper; clarinet Margaret Me- Math and Honor Stickney; and saxophone, Madeline McMath. • A. PotttT, M. McMath. H. Dow, Miss Reese, H. Stickney H. Baker, D. Beebe, P. McMath, J. Ecker P. Keeney, M. Welch. Joan Sappington, H. Cress, M. Krejci S. Davidson, H. Cooper, P. Johnson, J. Osborn, H. Corbus, M. Fell S. Holden, P. Lewis, J. McCombs. G. Campbell THE CLARION “The Clarion” in its fourth year of publication hit a new- high as a very clever chronicle of school news. This grand job was due to the excellent leader- ship of Editor-in-chief Pat Lewis aided by assistant editors. Glad Campbell and Janet Osborn; business manager, Sallic Holden; sports editor, Shirley Davidson; art editor, Marjorie Weed; literary editors, Harriett Cress, Maricta Krejci, and Harriet Corbus; and dormitory editor, Pat Johnson.

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Feb. 1—Exhausted Seniors straggle home for week-end. Feb. 2—Exhausted underclassmen do likewise, bidding an extra fond farewell to remaining faculty. Feb. 5—Return to the tune of “Who’s Sorry Now?” T. Flood returns laden with the silver and blue from across the lake. The rest of us return with just the blue. Feb. 10—Entertained at Cranbrook by various phases of folk dancing. Traffic jam at Academy Road. Moral: there will be whistles after this. Feb 14—Seniors revel at Ann Parker’s smooth tea. The joys of being a Senior. Valentine Party in the dining room. Faculty watch students slug. Feb. 16—Peanuts, popcorn, pop—yes, even those slimy chameleons—combine to make the Shrine Circus one not soon to be forgotten. Feb. 17—Cranbrook ring business is really Adie-g up. Feb. 21—Rehearsal with Cranbrook for Mikado. Mr. Hill decides to leave town. Feb. 22—“Rosy” Frank becomes very attached to stairs while rehearsing Comedy of Errors. Feb. 22—Miss Lovell triumphantly displays her new “Deep Purple” material. Influx of new boarders. Feb. 24—Certain new boarders find themselves strangely fond of the campus. Home basketball game and dance. Dam that whistle! Feb. 25—Honey and Lyla get their chance at the fleet! Feb. 26—‘Til trade two, but I’m keeping the rest for myself.” Anticipation of K. S. formal. Feb. 28—Joint Glee Clubs sing “Mikado.” Mr. Hill mysteriously absent. Feb. 29—Here’s your chance, girls! Mar. 1—“Comedy of Errors” makes a grand hit. Mar. 6—Dance contest. “Flubbie and “Stek” in the upper school and Kitty” and Tommie in the lower danced away with the first prizes. Congratulations. Mar. 9—Swing and sway the Kingswood way at our winter (?) formal. One of the heaven- Iiest” we’ve ever had. Mar. 13—We give the boys a dose of dieir own medicine -plus a swell time—at the Leap Year Dance sponsored by the Seniors. Mar. 22—Spring hits us with a bang. So does vacation. It’s home again for ten glorious days. Apr. 2—Somewhat reluctantly we return -some a shade more tan. Rumors abroad that our friends from across the lake do not return until Sunday. Apr. 12-13—“Boy Meets Girl” at Cranbrook. Well, it won’t be for the first time. Camelias to Clover! Apr. 19—Bus service needed again for Cranbrook spring formal. Apr. 27—Senior Bridge Tea. Our exchequer is swelled. May 3—The Juniors present “The Cradle Song. Very good. May 11-12, 17-18—It’s a racket, but we do it every year: the tennis tournaments. May 12—Mother’s Day Tea. So Spring-y and nice! May 23—We really felt like Seniors at M rs. Booth’s tea. It won’t be long now. May 31—Gloom. Here they arc again - - - those exams. Kingswood Day helps cheer us up. June 2—Baccalauratc Sunday. Fhat weak, wish-I-were-a-scventh-grader feeling begins tocomeon. June 3—Oh, Death! Where is thy sting? June 6—Senior breakfast. At last we’ve seen the Sanctum Sanctorum! June 7—Junior-Senior banquet - - speeches - - tears - - the formal - - orchids - - lanterns - - men in white - - our last night at Kingswood. June 8—It’s all over but the weeping. Excited Seniors prance around with their proud parents while vague gentlemen friends look on. — All buffet supper. Then “On Our Way Rejoicing”—with tears in our eyes—to Eastwood and the great big world.

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B. Allan, G. Raquet, C. Babcock. A. Ward, H. Baker, ]. Ecker, J. Lane, J. Craig. P. John ton, L. Landis, G. Campbell, M. Weed, ]. A. Poller, D. Wenger H. Lewis, E. Macaulay, M. Bard, C. While, B. Pfohl, H. Dow, S. Davidson. M. McMalh, M. ]. Batchelor, B. Booth, J. Raseman, P. McMalh, D. Doan, P. Lewis M. Pease, M. Fell, J. McCombs, H. Cress, R. Haynes, V. Wilson, C. Nicol, P. Knowles, M. Krejci. GLEE CLUB Under tmf. CAPABLE leadership of Mr. E. W. Hill the Glee Club enjoyed a most successful year. The first appearance was at the carnival in November, followed by the Christmas Pageant. In February the girls sang a concert of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Mikado with the Cranbrook Glee Gub and orchestra, preceding a lecture by Carl Sandburg. They gave a very creditable performance at the Senior Play on March ist and ended their year by singing a joint concert with Cranbrook in the spring. [53]