Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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90 THE BLUE MOON SELF-GOVERNMENT ' IN THE Middle School this year, Miss Fisher has organized a Self-Govern- ment group which is, in a way, to prepare the girls for Self-Government in the Upper School, but most of all to help both boys and girls to develop more self control. There was a week of probation before Christmas, and the first group was appointed early in January. Boys and girls nominated for Self-Government may help the teacher in many ways, by taking responsibility iii the classrooms, during play periods, and at dismissal. Students not in this privileged group have many other chances to show if they are ready for Self-Government. In the gymnasium, if there is a Self-Government girl present, the others may use any piece of apparatus. In this way, Self-Government makes it possible for us to use the gym as we like. To obtain the privilege of Self-Government, one must be able to get along without any breaks Ci.e., acts which are not permissible or are against the rulesj, and one must also be responsible when necessary. Every two weeks the faculty considers the eligibility of candidates, and if they think we are living up to the requirements, we are placed on Self-Government, subject to removal at any time by the faculty. Self-Government is working out very successfully in the Middle School. It is making our ideals higher, and as we progress we shall reap the full bene- fit of this system. GERTRUDE WELLS, Class VIII L,-l-i,ii- RECORD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SELF-GOVERNMENT QJanuary 5 to May 205 Class VII Class VIII Nancy Campbell weeks Walter Barnard weeks Ann Day weeks 'fCarol Churchman weeks Lyall Dean weeks Sally Coe weeks Frances Dresser weeks Dorothy Dean weeks 'Hariette Erskine weeks Henshaw Dewey weeks Elizabeth Forbes weeks lrving Chase weeks Barbara Heywood weeks Merle Higgins weeks Mary Lou Higgins weeks Xpriscilla Martin weeks Merrill Higgins weeks : Robert Messier weeks Helen Hunter weeks Alden Roys weeks Carroll Orr weeks June Spencer Weeks Janet Pierpont weeks Craig Stewart weeks Mary-Lee Sparrow weeks Thomas Stinson weeks Philip Thayer weeks :kC1ertrude Wells weeks Beulah Washburn weeks Ruth Windle weeks 'liThese Pupils Have Been in the Group Continuously.

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THE BLUE MOON 89 NIGHT The night is soft and will not hurt, It feels so cool and fresh to me: I wander through its shadowy dark. CRICKETS You warm little crickets, Loving the night, Nick the glad moments as they pass. You have your music, Small but bright: You are the cheeriest of your class. WIND The wind tumbles and crowds A mountain of clouds Till it jags the edge of the clouds. DAWN House made of morning, House made of rosy light, House made of dew, House made of chirping birds: Let my eyes see only beauty This morning as I wander. i+ THE BARN fwritten after reading Mrs. Cotestuortlfs poemj I II AM tired of this barn and the cows, and it snows outdoors, and there is no grass to eat, said the colt. You mustn't talk like that, said his mother, and I will tell you a story. A lady was out walking and she grew weary. She came into a barn like this one and lay down and she was cold, but the animals made her warm and she had a baby there. The Kings came and worshipped him, and brought him presents, but we saw him first, because the bright light of a star filled the barn. That's a nice story, said the colt, and he was quiet after that, because he was thinking about the story. PATRICIA ARNOLD, CLASS III,

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MUSIC HIS winter Classes VI, VII, and VIII have gone together on a long jour- ney to the Land of Music. First, we went to the country of Rhythmic Notation, where we clapped to various rhythms. We saw all the notes, rests, and time signatures in the Rhythmic Museum. Since Rhythmic Notation was near Pitch Notation, we went sight-seeing there and saw Intervals, the Major and Minor Scales, and just a corner of Harmony. Then we crossed the river of Sight Singing, While we were starting up Polyphony Hill, we sang rounds. We studied the folk songs of many countries, and also art songs. Then we went to the country of Instruments where we met many friends: Mr. String, the Wood Winds, Mr. Brass, and Mr. Percussion. Later, we climbed the mountains of Pure and Descriptive Music. In the zoo of Music Land we saw a cage headed Form , in which were small animals called Rondos, Theme, and her little Variations. Probably before we complete our journey we shall have ob- served three periods in musical history, the classical, romantic, and modern. During the whole journey we have kept our own journals. CARo1,1NE CHURCHMAN, Class VIII N Class V we have been singing many songs, some in two parts. We have also been studying about Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert. While some of us read our compositions, those who did not write about the composers took notes.