Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE BLUE MOON ll September October October October October October October October October November November November November November November November December December December January January January January January January February February February February February February 28 5 6 9 16 17 19 23 26 2 9 ll 16 20 25 30 5 7 17 4 ll 14 16 18 29 1 2 5 6 8 15 SCHOOL CALENDAR Junior tea for Freshmen. Assembly: summer poems. Alumnae-Varsity hockey game. Concert by Musical Festival group. First meeting of Dramatic Club: Hop o' Me Thumb pre- sented by Gray Gables girls. Senior breakfast for Sophomores: As You Like It in Boston. Assembly: summer poems. Exhibition of summer work: tea for guests. Assembly: Hop o' Me Thumb, Dramatic Club play. Assembly: concert by Hampton Singers. Assembly: last of summer poems. Armistice Day: Miss Humphrey on Poland: Mr. Morgan on the Armistice. Assembly: Golden Rule play by Classes III, IV, and V. Dramatic Club: scenes from Romeo and Juliet and Two Gentlemen of Verona. Assembly: Onawanda, Thanksgiving play by Class VI. Assembly: Concert by Mr. Cyrus Ordway, cellist, and Mr. Charles Walker, clarinetist. BLUE MooN Fair. Assembly: La Blanchisseuse de Dentelles, play by French IV. Christmas pageant. Assembly: Mrs. Edith Sleeper Russell, songs in costume. Assembly: experiments by the physics class. Faculty-Varsity basketball game. Assembly dance. Assembly: current events by the contemporary history class. Assembly: Dr. Atwood on Visual Education, illustrated with talkies. Evening: parents' night with same program. Assembly: Miss Anne Wiggin on Y. W. C. A. Work with foreign students. Moving pictures: Washington, his life and times. Gray Gables-Day School basketball game. Senior sleigh ride for Juniors. Dramatic Club: plans for the Upper School play. Assembly: musical program by Classes Il, HI, and IV. Assembly: scenes from Washington's life by American his- tory class.

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10 THE BLUE MOON FLORENCE A. WOODIS .........,........ Class VII, English and Science Graduate of Worcester State Normal School: nature work at Cornell University: Bancroft 1906 ' OLIVIA STAPLES SMITH I,,....I.......I,I.,I...I ..... C lass V A.B., Hollins College: Bancroft 1929 CARRIE E. KNOWLES ,,.,......,.....,..........,......I Class IV Graduate of Springfield Training School: Study at Fairhope Summer School: Bancroft 1904 FLORENCE L. COBB ,,,....,......,...,... . ..,.,.I..,... Class III Graduate of Miss Wheelock's School: summer study at Cornell and Columbia Universities: Director of Shady Hill School: Bancroft 1923 JOSEPHINE B, DENISON .,.,,.........,,...,,............. Class II Educated in private schools: Bancroft 1920 MAUDE E. HYDE .....,,...I..,.,..,.,.:,..:,I.,.....:... Class I Graduate of Miss Fisher's Kindergarten School: Bancroft 1922 HELEN G. ROCKWELL ,.......,........,,.......,.... Sub-Primary Graduate of State Normal School at Worcester: study at the Surette Summer School of Music and Hyannis Normal School: Bancroft 1921 ELLEN ADAMS .,......I........,..:........,...... Kindergarten Graduate of Miss NVheelOck's School, courses in education at Boston University: Bancroft 1931 GEORGETTE EMERY ROBINSON ..................,. . . .French Educated in Lausanne: Bancroft 1928 FRANCES OMAR WEEKS, ........ ,... . .I,....,..I....I..... M usic Pupil of Carlo Buonamici, Mrs. Frances L. Grover, and John Hermann Loud: teacher's diploma from Fox-Buonamici School: Surette Summer School: Bancroft 1930 A. STEPHEN DEMOORJIAN .,,......,..,.,.....,............. Art Graduate of Worcester Art Museum School: illustrator and sculptor: Bancroft 1928 STELLA WOODWARD HOLDEN ,....,...,...,....., Physical Education Graduate of Boston School of Physical Education: therapeutic work New Haven and Worcester: Bancroft 1928 JOHN WILLIAMS ..,.,,......,......,,......... Physical Education Harvard School of Physical Education: Bancroft 1930 WILLIAM G. KECK .,.................. Manual Training and Projects Massachusetts School of Engineering: Bancroft 1927 JOSEPH L. CHAMPAGNE ....................,,...,....... Dancing Massachusetts Institute of Technology: pupil Of Maurice, Castle, Chalif, Serova, Baieul: Bancroft 1927 MINNIE R. PAIGE, R. N. .........,....... ...... S chool Nurse CONSTANCE B. GARDNER, . . ' . . ,Head of Residence EDNA DE WOLFE KNAPP .... . , ,Resident Chaperone MOLLY SMALL ..,..........,... ....,........,. F inancial Secretary A.B., Vassar College: Katherine Gibbs School: Bancroft 1928 DOROTHY POWLER ........,. 9 .,.......,......... Academic Secretary A.B., Sweet Briar: Bancroft 1931 CHARLES A. SPARROW, M.D. ...,...,.......... . . .School Physician

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12 THE BLUE MOON February March March March March March April April April April April April April April May May May May May May May May May May June June June June June Assembly: The Heavens, a scientific and aesthetic demonstra- tion, by Class IH. Recital by pupils of Miss Weeks. Assembly: The Vanishing Princess, a one-act play presented by the Freshmen. Assembly: An Historical Outline of Massachusetts, with slides, prepared by the Colonial Dames. Matinee performance of Much Ado About Nothing, Assembly: musical program by Classes V and VI. Evening performance of Much Ado About Nothing, Gymnasium exhibition. Dramatic Club: financial report: The Rehearsal, presented by the Freshmen. Sophomore party at Miss Smith's. Assembly: The Rehearsal, Dramatic Club play. Cilee Club concert and dance. Assembly: French songs by sub-primary and Class I, talk by Madame Henri. and minuet and patriotic songs by the Glee Club. Assembly: talk on Bradford Washburn by Dr. Kimberly: talk on how to make shoes by Mr. Matthews. Deerfield Glee Club Concert, assisted by Bancroft Glee Club. Assembly: health movie, presented by Mrs. De Wart. Upper School dance. Assembly: Masque of Pomona, presented by Class IV. Sophomore progressive dinner for the Seniors, Assembly: Les Mesauentures de Monsieur Chauvet, play pre- sented by the Middle School French club. Riding meet. Glee Club annual party. Assembly: Tristram and Isolde, presented by Class V: Masks, presented by Miss Croff and Mr. Judge Track meet. Holiday. Freshman party for the Juniors. Junior baby party for the Seniors. Dramatic Club banquet. Award Day. Middle School play, The Knight's Tale. Commencement.