Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE BLUE MOON 71 As the BLUE MOON goes to press, we are eagerly looking forward to the banquet, which is scheduled for June 8. We have had a very enthusiastic group of workers in the club, and we feel, as the year draws to a close, that it has been a positive one in the development of the organization. VIRGINIA CUTTING SOCIAL COMMITTEE ELIZABETH GARDNER, '32, Chairman MARY GARDNER, '32 GRACE ORR, '33 VIRGINIA LOUD, '33 ELEANOR THAYER, '33 PRISCILLA JOHNSON, '33 NATALIE MCCARTHY, '34 ELIZABETH NEWKOM, ,34 MISS ESTEE, Faculty Adviser THE Social Committee began its work this year with the exhibition of summer work, on Friday afternoon, October 23. Mrs. Seelye, Mrs. Atwood, and Mrs. Thayer presided at the tea tables, before the program of prize speaking began, and girls from the Upper School assisted. The second event on the calendar was the BLUE MOON Fair luncheon, which for the first time was managed completely by the committee, and in the profits of which the committee shared equally with the BLUE MOON board. The lunch-room reflected the spirit of Christmas, with decorations of pine and red candles. A joint assembly with Worcester Academy was held on January 16. The gymnasium was decorated with pines, and the chaperones' corner was made attractive with the Senior furniture. The committee had difficulty in obtain- ing the right kind of punch for this function. The store sent out bottles labeled 1, 2, and 3, but the committee could not decide which one was the most distasteful. Therefore, all three were mixed, and a punch was ordered and served which, among themselves, the committee labeled 4. Another high light of the party was Nancy Brown's dancing with Charles Farrara. They executed the latest in dance CU steps, and received loud applause when Charlie proved himself a hero by saving Nancy from falling. The committee is grateful to them both for providing such hilarious entertainment. The last date of the year is the school dance, which promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Although this represents a great deal of work on the part of the committee, it also represents a great deal of pleasure. While Ed Murphy and his orchestra are playing favorite jazz selections, the girls and their escorts will dance in the gymnasium, transformed into a French outdoor cafe. Also at this party, the punch bowl, the gift of the committee to the school, will be used for the first time. The committee wishes to thank Miss Estee for her splendid co-operation and helpfulness in all its work. ELIZABETH GARDNER

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70 THE BLUE MOON DRAMATIC CLUB VIRGINIA CUTTING, '31 President MARY GARDNER, '32 Vice-president MARJORIE ADLER, '33 Treasurer ELIZABETH NEWKOM, '34 Secretary MISS GROFE Faculty Adviser THE Iirst Dramatic Club meeting was held at Gray Gables, on Friday evening, October 16. After the election of vice-president and secretary. plans for the year were discussed. The purpose of the club was explained to all prospective members, i,e., that it sponsors all dramatic projects at the school. This includes programs presented by the grades in assembly, the Christmas pageant, our annual play, and the Commencement play. At this meeting also a carefully planned budget was submitted for our approval, and accepted. This item was of particular interest to us, because of our determina- tion to leave a worthy balance in the treasury at the end of the year. After the business meeting, the Gray Gables girls displayed their histrionic ability in an entertaining and interesting presentation of Barrie's Hop O' Me Thumb. The November and December meetings were given over to reports and scenes from the following plays: Romeo and Juliet, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Much Ado About Nothing, and As You Like It, by members of the Junior and Senior English classes. After a heated discussion, in which every girl took part, Much Ado About Nothing was chosen for the annual school play in March. At this time we made an appropriation to pay for the medieval church scene, which was built for the Christmas pageant. In February, a short meeting was held to make Hnal arrangements for the annual production. The various committees were announced, and a plea from the treasury was made to sell as many tickets as possible. The first performance of Much Ado About Nothing was given Saturday afternoon, March 19. lt was doubly enjoyable to the actresses, because a large group of girls from the Lincoln School were in the audience. The following Monday evening, March 2l, the curtain opened for the last time on the great hall of Leonato's house, and the actresses played their parts once more to an appreciative audience. We feel very rich in many ways, as the result of this production. We have become the proud owners of three pairs of tormenters. which match the outdoor scene, and a splendid set of Shake- spearean costumes. Our receipts were greater than ever before Cover S4605 , but most of all, we feel the satisfaction of having put on a worthwhile play successfully. We wish to extend our most grateful thanks to Miss Groilf, as our faculty adviser, for her sincere interest throughout the year, to those of the faculty who helped so much in producing the play, to the committees who worked so faithfully, and to the students who cooperated in selling tickets.

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72 THE BLUE MOON ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS IN SEPTEMBER the Blues, with Amy Runo as their captain, and the Grays, with Ruth Brown as their captain, started out more evenly divided than ever before. Athletics began as usual with hockey games, which were very closely contested, not only between Blues and Grays, but also between classes, the Sophomores winning At the same time, the tennis tournament, under the direction of Barbara Pierpont, a Gray, was played off, and was won by Sally Pratt, a Gray. After Thanksgiving, the interest and enthusiasm was centered in basketball games between the Blue and Gray first, second, and third teams. All were so closely matched that it was impossible to tell what the outcome would be, until the end of the contest. A game between the Gray Gables girls, in childhood attire, and the day students, dressed as bathing beauties, was entertaining both to players and spectators, but disappointing to the Gray Gables girls, who were defeated. Another interesting game was that between the faculty and the girls, in which the girls were victorious. Riding has been very successful this year, because of the unusually mild winter. It is conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, in Shrewsbury, as it was last year, with Nancy Brown in the Upper School, and Sally Coe in the Middle School, in charge of the group. All those who ride are looking forward to the riding meet with great eagerness. A gymnasium meet for the entire school was held just before spring vacation, after which baseball and archery practice were begun. Field Day will be held sometime in May, and we are anticipating baseball games and an archery contest, as well as a tennis tournament, during the spring, In the Middle School, the tennis tournament was managed by Mary Lee Sparrow, a Gray, and won by Sally Coe, a Blue. This winter the Middle School was particularly interested in soccer, matball, and apparatus work. Track and baseball are to be the spring sports. The Blues and Grays are about evenly matched, and since there is great fervor on both sides, the competition promises to be close until Award Day. AMY RUNo and RUTH BROWN, Captains THE LINCOLN GAME YELLING voices, red-faced cheer leaders, and two very warm and tired basketball teams paused to hear the Hnal score. A whistle blew, and the referee called: The score is twenty-eight to twenty-seven in favor of - Bancroft! Then the gymnasium at the Lincoln School in Providence was a mass of spectators and players, all shouting for the two teams, which had played a thrilling game. We were sorry the game was over, for we had had great fun doing our best to gain possession of the ball and see it roll over our basket-rim for two points at a time.