Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE BASKETBPil.l. TEAM l ortc'c1rd.s lflizabeth Newkom lBlL1Cl. Captain Virginia Cutting tGrayl Center Side Center Ruth Brown lfirayl Nancy Brown tBlueJ CHICITCIIS Elizabeth Wtucucl 1Grayl Elizabeth Blakeslee tBluet Subs!!! ules Leslie Baer lGrayJ Elizabeth Chase tfirayl Eleanor Daniels 1Bluel Jean Kendall lBluel Barbara Pierpont 1Grayl The Hrst quarter had ended in a tie: 8 to 8: the second, less favorable, drew to a close with Lincoln four points ahead. The third quarter, by far the most exciting. except for the last, ended with Bancroft two points in the lead. The fourth started out infinitely in favor of Lincoln, and continued thus until, with about two minutes to play and Lincoln ahead by six or seven points, a time-out was called. Voices are still singing praises of Nancy Brown's alertness and agile playing, but they will never be able to do her justice, or give enough verbal palm leaves to Edith Blakeslee and Betty Wood, our two guards who played so well, and made the last two minutes especially, favorable to Bancroft. Ruth

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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.

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74 THE BLUE MOON Brown and Virginia Cutting manipulated some one-pass baskets which were very inlluential in speeding up the game, and gave us a last ray of hope. But back of it all was Mrs. Holden, our fine coach, who had helped us to build a foundation that Was Worthy of and necessary for victory. ' ELIZABETH NEWKOM COMMUNITY CHEST DOROTHY ELIAS, '32, Chairman NANCY JOHNSON, '32 HELEN WINDLE, '34 JUNE I-IAVILAND, '32 NANCY BROWN, '34 RUTH T OWNSEND, '33 FRANCES HILL, '35 MARY BULLOCK, '35 MISS SMITH, Faculty Adviser MOTTO: Give with a smile and see them smile. THE Community Chest, which was organized three years ago, has fortu- nately been able to render great assistance to those in need on account of the business depression. With 347.73 on hand from last year, and with 3383.01 collected in the fall and spring, a sum of 3430.74 was available for distribution. As usual, we gave a. scholarship of 3100 to Hampton Institute when the quintet sang in assembly late in October. Later we received a letter from a boy who won the scholarship, telling us of his work at the Institute. At the end of October, We responded to a request for clothes from the Providence Street School, Later, a sum of 3100 was subscribed to the Golden Rule Fund, 350 was sent to the Porto Rico Child Feeding Committee, and 325 to St. Michael's Missioin, for medicine and nursing. At the time of the Thanksgiving play, jellies, fruits, and vegetables, which were later distributed by the Associated Charities and the Society of District Nursing, covered the front of the stage. At Christmas, toys. books, and clothes were assembled, and sent to the Charities. The toys were mended by the children of the Lower School, and made a gay exhibit in the main hall before the holidays. The committee wishes to thank everybody individually for so smilingly giving in this difficult year, and to assure each one that those who have beneiited by Bancroft generosity have indeed smiled. DOROTHY ELIAS