Annie Wright School - Shield Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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U030 THE ©HIELD Seated in front, left to right: Beltina deHaseth, June Lynde, Joyce Kropp. Lois Fisher. Second row, seated: Jean Webster, Mary Kent Hewirt (president), Patricia Earley, Jean Phillips, Harriet Peasley, Dora Lou Redmon. Third row: Anne Chapman, Ruth Powell, Virginia Ludwiclc, Jean Fairweather, Ann Schuchart, Betty Shinstrom, Vera Fraser. JUNIOR CLASS 1S4D When the members of the class of 1940 gathered at the foot of the ski-lift to catch hold for the climb up Junior Hill to Senior Plateau, we saw only six familiar faces: Vea, Anne, Winnie, Ruth, J ean, and Pat. But rapidly gathering were thir- teen new girls. Our President Mary Kent ordered that we grasp the lift and start up the hill, while Jean Webster as Secretary-Treasurer collected the tolls. The first climb carried us to Christmas Holiday Knob. Here Pat Osborne, Winnie, and Mary Arnold left us, and Betty Shinstrom caught up and joined us. When the storm cleared away, after passing Mid-Years Glacier, our Vice Presi- dent, Betty Ann, and Mary Forkner were missing. In spite of losses along the way, we still were a good sized group. There were two Anns, Chap- man and Schuchart; wo Jeans, Fairweather and Webster; Mary Kent, Joyce, Vea, Pattie Farley, Virginia, June, Harriet, Dora Lou, Ruth, and the two B ' s, Betty Shinstrom and Beltina — fifteen all told. In March we came to a Spanish garden where we found Ferdinand. We took time out for a Frolic, which everyone enjoyed. As we ap- proached Easter Resting Place, we were thrilled by the selection of the Maid of Honor fot May Day — Jean Fairweather. On April twenty-ninth we found ourselves at Great Hall Chalet, which was beautifully decorated with flowers and palms suggesting Hawaii. Here we had arranged to meet the Seniors for the Junior Prom. At last we could see where the hill flattened out to a beautiful smooth plateau. We realized that we had reached the heights and now could qualify as Senior skiers.

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Til 1 IE 1030 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The history of the class of 1939 began in the sixth grade of the Lower School with one lone little girl. Mary Turrill. Small and tardy beginnings were soon eclipsed, however, for in the eighth grade Florene Steel became a member of the class. Mary and ' Cis hold fond memories of escapades and entertainments asso- ciated with Lower School days. In an almost vain at- tempt to be serious, our eighth grade play, Half-Baked Magic, was presented. Little did Cis guess as she played the part of the queen that later she was to be our May Queen. We must not forget our year as little Freshmen, striv- ing to be right in the sight of more experienced sisters. In that year one little husky from Alaska, Mildred Mel- lick, and a Tacoman, Jean Bullen, joined our class per- manently. We had our first taste of swing at the Fresh- man-Sophmore Hop, which was decorated as a gar- den, complete with swings. The next year, as Sophomores, we broke the Hop tradition by spending that week-end at the mountain. First evidences of Jean ' s skiing talents were shown to us. We opened our Junior year with the Sweater song. It could have been sung with less timidity, we admit, but the spirit of 39 was behind it all the same. We were joined that year by Gwen, Faye, Mickey, Muriel. Ber- nice, and Lelie. At the Doll Bazaar, our unique French Village made a fine showing. Our dolls were dressed in costumes of French provinces. We decorated the tree in the Great Hall at Christmas time, and enjoyed a gay party in Miss Wilson ' s cottage. For the Frolic, we turned the gym into a ski lodge. Lulu, propped for the evening in banks of snow, graced the dance with her presence. On the night of the Junior Promenade we transformed the Great Hall into a quaint English garden, with a little white fence around the orchestra and thousands of color- ful tulips in baskets about the room. This garden scene was reminiscent of our Hop. On Dad ' s Day, the next week, we were convinced that our Dads were the best Of All the Daddies in the West. We were justly proud of our Maid of Honor, Teka Sullivan. Every minute of May Day that year, from the decorating at five in the morning to the last strains of the Alma Mater after the banquet, was crowded with gay activities. Jean Bullen was awarded the Key at the banquet. The Junior-Senior Banquet at the Country Club was a meal full of quakes and quivers for us. After the strenuous initiation stunts we had undergone during the week, the sorority initiation that night impressed us deeply. At the bonfire the night before Commencement, our numerous original songs were a great success, owing to the combined efforts of Mickey and Margaret, the class ' s number one composers. All the artistic enterprises of the year were led by Lelie Walkinshaw, who was hon- ored at Commencement by being the first receiver of the Art Award. On our return in the fall, we proved our worth as mighty Seniors by finding the Spade in a very short time. We kept everyone, particularly the hopeful Juniors, in suspense for weeks by not announcing the discovery until the last day, when we staged a convincing little act. Wasn ' t everyone surprised to see Lelie, the finder, burst into the study hall with a jubilant, I found it, just when we had admitted in mournful tones that we hadn ' t been able to locate it. The new members of the class, Frannie, Gloria, and Cis, who returned after being away two years, were in itiated into the sorority in an impressive ceremony. It seemed that we couldn ' t break away from school life even for the Sorority Dance. On the stage of the gym was a desk with books, a bell, and a well polished apple which disappeared strangely during the evening. The programs were miniature slates, complete with erasers. We thought our fairyland constructed for the Doll Bazaar quite the loveliest thing we had seen, with its woodsy setting and very clever mushroom. We received the prize for the most beautiful doll, our fairy queen, which was the result of the combined efforts of Lelie, Mickey, and Muriel. Carol Service and the Christmas festivities were as meaningful as ever this year, but our hearts were sad- dened when we realized that this was to be the last in which we would take an active part. We Seniors held a prominent place in the dances, the play, and the Swe- dish household. And after the Carol Service — what fun the class party was! A grand climax to the evening was the traditional caroling through the halls at midnight. On May Day our lovely May Queen, Florine, pre- sided with gracious dignity. She, with Jean, her Maid of Honor, and the court of Seniors well lived up to the standards set in past years. The ordeal of finals and Senior Week with its activi- ties passed quickly. Class Day brought the planting of our Senior tree, the class play, The Princess by Tenny- son, over which we had worked so hard, and our class prophecy and last will and testament. Commencement, so long awaited, came at last. Mickey as President, Muriel as Vice-President, and Gloria as Secretary-Treasurer have ably led us in our efforts to fulfill our motto, Ad Astra per Aspera (to the stars through difficulties), and that of the school, From Strength to Strength. It is with feelings of regret at leaving, coupled with eager anticipation for the years to come, that we, the class of 1939, say farewell to our happy years at the Annie Wright Seminary.

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Standing, left to right: Mary Jean Rosenberry, Janet McCoy, Dorothy Trammell, Barbara Hibbard, Doris Carrington, Beverly Howe. Seated: Leslie McKay, Mary Ann Ellison, Barbara Mears (president), Mary Elizabeth Abeel. Catherine Cowell. In front: Catherine Snyder. (Geraldine Trammell not in picture). SOPHOMORE CLASS 1341 The lucky thirteen went into action on stage ' 41 at the A. W. S. Studio on September 8, 1938. In charge of production were Director Barbara Mears beginning her second year at the Studio, Assistant Director Mary Elizabeth Abeel, and Script Girl Mary Ann Ellison, both starting their tenth year in the cinema world. Seven new stars appeared on the horizon this year. They were Dorothy and Geraldine Tram- mell, Doris Carrington, Mary Jean Rosenberry, Leslie McKay, Janet McCoy, and Beverly Howe. Our old stars, Catherine Cowell, former Direc- tor, Barbara Hibbard, beginning her second year, and Catherine Snyder will be remembered for their excellent performances in Freshman, Their Joys and Sorrows. ' ' Our first production of the season, the Doll Bazaar, was released on November fifth. The theme of the production was a Christmas party. Every star did her utmost to make the picture a success. Two shorts were released between November and December. The first, Thanksgiving, was widely acclaimed, and Skiing at Mount Rainier was also a huge success. Christmas Holidays was an all star produc- tion. Each actress excelled in several different ad- ventures. On stage ' 40 one of the biggest movies of the year, Ferdinand at the Frolic, was produced on January 18. Many of our stars took part in this picture. Spring Vacation was released shortly before Easter. It was a box office success and quickly spread over the country. The Hop was entirely a musical fete. There were several experienced jitterbugs from stages 41 and 42. And so the successful season of 1938-39 draws to a close on stage 41.