Annie Wright School - Shield Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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May Day One of the charming customs of the Seminary is the holding of the annual May Day fete. The student body se- lects for the queen the senior who not only possesses charm and beauty, but who is representative of the ideals of the Seminary. Her attendant, the moid of honor, is chosen from the junior class with the same ideals in view. The grounds of the Seminary form the scene of the coronation. The queen preceded by her attendants, the seniors dressed in gowns of pastel shades and carrying bouquets of spring flowers, ad- vances to be crowned by her maid of honor. After the coronation all the girls of the school come in pairs to pay hom- age to their queen. The various danc- ing classes then present entertainment for the royal court and the guests. This year, Marian Guyles was our May Queen, and Betty Garrett was chosen for her Maid of Honor. Both of these girls were exceptionally lovely. The dances were given by Miss Wells ' danc- ing classes, and by the Dance Club which was under the direction of Miss Egley.

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L ower Sch TOP ROW — 7th and 8th Grades — Mary Turrill, Esther Hild. Antonio Wilbur, Florene Steel, Nancy Corse. Suzanne Ingram, Kathryn King. Anne Chapman. Vera Fraser. SECOND ROW — 6th Grade — Mary Lea Griggs. Anita Derby. Betty Nosh. Mary Ann Ellison, Ann Weyerhaeuser. Edith Goode. Louise Wilbur, Marian Mahncke. Mary Elizabeth Abeel. THIRD ROW— 5th Grade— Sally Ann Gould, Jone Bronson. Peggy McCarty, Arlene Hoveland. Frances McGinnis. Peggy Lee McDonald. Winifred Saxton, Barbara LaGasa. Virginia Schwan. OO mwmMm BACK ROW, left to right — Diana Corse. Alice Ann Beal. Elka Robbins, Barbara Sutherland. Virginia Ookley, Avonne Nelson. Jane Titcomb, Margaret Langobeer. Helen Anne Shepard. Jean Fisher Fredella Hackett. Billy Jean Rust. SECOND ROW— Mory Ann Haskell. Joann Nickelsen. Claire Louise Thompson. Virginia Lou Peterson. Virginia Dravis. Olive Bell. Potsy McCarty. Dorothy Ann Christoffersen, Janet Saxton, Dorcio Dayton. Emily McFadon. THIRD ROW — Patricia Murphy. Jane Moffitt. Mory Hooker. Rose Carbone, Joan Grafton, Donna Haskell. Peggy Rust. Barbara Jo Davis, Janet Longabeer.

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Lower School Dramatics o N May third the Lower School presented an Indian operetta, DAWN BOY. A background of tepees, seen on a rocky desert against distant blue hills, formed an effective set- ting for chiefs and choruses of dancers. At the close of the school year, the Eighth Grade, as is the custom, gave a play. This year the play was HALF-BAKED MAGIC, directed by Mrs. Lamont. Upper School Dramatics ThE presentations of the Dra- matic Club this year have been marked by many innovations. Instead of the customary Christmas miracle play, a Russian Christmas was given in which the entire school participated. This production portrayed a typical Russian family and their Yuletide festivities including many traditional Russian songs and dances. A group from the Dramatic Club presented a Valentine ' s Day playlet, TWO CANDLESTICKS AND A FAN at a church enter- tainment, and at a later date repeated it over the air. In the spring, a broadcast was given, describing the growth and achievements of the Annie Wright Seminary. At Commencement time, in commemoration of the Seminary ' s Fiftieth Anniversary, an elaborate pageant entitled THE MASQUE OF THE GOLDEN AGE was presented by the whole school. The masque, written and produced by Mrs. Lois Boil Sandall, depicted the founding and growth of the Annie Wright Seminary, and the development of the surrounding country. It was given out-of- doors on the terrace. Each scene was introduced with a recita- tion of poems by a verse choir, and was enacted by choruses of dancers.