Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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CENSUS EUMMITTEE Beverly Cotton, Chairman ln the spring of 1947 the Census Committee and the Student Council nominated the heads of the various committees for the following year. They were approved by the faculty. It is the task of the Census Committee to take charge of the elections and to keep an account of the ac- tivities of each girl in the Upper School. B. C. Miss Anna G. Mulno, Faculty Adviser AETIVITIE5 EUMMITTEE Last Fall the Activities Committee arranged a dance with Leicester Junior College. The dance was held in the library, and refreshments were served in the corri- dor. The Junior members of the Activities Committee ush- ered for the Pre-College Conference February 8, 1947. The social arrangements for the ioint concert with Governor Dummer School in April were in charge of this committee. J. H. and P. K. Committee Joan Holmstrom, Paula Kenney, Ann Wellington, Judy Cohan, Jean Campbell, Louisa Coe, lrene Andreson, Sally Heald, Elizabeth Kistler, Constance Andreson. Miss Elinor W. Pike, Faculty Adviser SUEIAL EUMMITTEE Constance Wood Suzanne Moore Anne Savels Denise van Valkenburg Phyllis Woods Mary Givan Nancy Watters Patricia Spaulding Miss Helen P. Estee, Faculty Adviser This year the Social Committee conducted a Sandwich Bar at the Blue Moon Fair. We served sandwiches, cake and beverages, cafeteria style, in the lunch room. With the help and cooperation of the Committee, the lunch room was transformed into a scene of Christmas at- mosphere, and our new project was a success. The annual dance was held on Saturday, March tirst, from eight to twelve. The Gym was decorated like a garden, and there was an air of spring everywhere. Flowers covered the walls, and a picturesque wishing- well occupied the center of the floor. We named the dance the Spring Cotillion, and it was enioyed by those who attended. J A EUMMUNITY EHEST The annual Community Chest collection drive last Fall was the first activity of the year. With some of the money, the committee bought eighteen boxes of choc- olate candy, which were sent for Christmas to the two French schools which we had adopted this fall. The rest of the money, with most of the money which we received from the Blue Moon Fair, was used to send food to these schools through C.A.R.E. We have also collected tea and soap for them. Throughout the year several of the pupils in the Lower School have corresponded with the pupils in the Le Havre schools. Although most of our work has been for these schools, there are several other organizations to which we have contributed, such as the Hampton Institute and the Worcester Natural His- tory Society. We hope that our Committee, with the aid of the rest of the school, has done something to aid and make happy some of the war-torn people of Europe as well as some who needed aid in our own country. J. MCK. Joan McKoan, Chairman Beverly Cotton, Virginia Leland, Elaine Hamilton, Barbara Reed, Joan McGill, Frances Daniels, Ann Nelson, Carol Tomaian. Miss Eunice Smith, Faculty Adviser REU EHUSS EUMMITTEE At the first of the year the Red Cross Committee filled five boxes with useful articles for destitute children of Europe. In November we donated twenty-tive dollars to the National Children's Fund. We have been working on a drive to help redecorate the activities room for the men at Rutland General Hospital. P. P. Patty Pease, Chairman Thelma Gaodale Miss Hope Leslie, Faculty Adviser BLUE MUUN FAIR Saturday, December seventh, brought forth the annual Blue Moon Fair. The Yule-tide decorations gave every- one the feeling of gay festivity. There were the usual tables displaying wares for Christmas shoppers. Funds, this year amounting to 5340, were given to the Com- munity Chest and the Junior Red Cross. We are grate- ful to the faculty advisers for their assistance and wish to express our thanks to the Library Committee, Blue Moon Board, and the Social Committee, without whose help success would not have been possible. C. C. Connie Caron, Chairman Mary Lou Rossland, Marjorie Hiatt, Saran Bruce, Charlotte Lamson, Ann Brown, Jocelyn Manzer, Caroline Keith, Ethel Rozefsky. Miss Helen B. Clark, Faculty Adviser

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Every year the Blue Moon has been improved somewhat, but this year the evolution has reached a peak. The book is completely modernized, with increased size and added Ieatures. The Board has worked very hard selling candy and sandwiches to raise money, and appreciates the co- operation received. We feel sure you are as pleased with the book as we of the Board are. J. R. JOYCE REED, '47, Editor-in-Chief, THE BLUE MOON BEVERLY KROCK, '47, Business Manager NANCY SEDER, '47 Editor-in-Chief, The Little Dipper HOPE GILSON, '47, Literary Editor LOIS WALD, '48 JANET BATH, '49 PATRICIA BURKE, '50 BARBARA FRANKLIN, '48 BEVERLY TILDEN, '49 ANTHEA de ROUVILLE, '50 MARION LEAVITT, '48 DOROTHY T. PECKHAM, Faculty Adviser we gf!!! OOVL If' Fmnl Row, lrll lo right: janet Bath, Nancy Seder, Joyce Reed, Beverly Krock, Lois Wald. Sucund Raw, lrll to right: Anthea de Rouville, Marion Leav tt Bnrlmra Franklin, Hope Gilson, Beverly Tilden, Patricia Burke.

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THE LITTLE BIPPEB The Little Dipper is the means by which the students in the Upper School have the opportunity of allowing their literary lights to shine upon an awaiting public. This year we have made a very special effort to add some- what to the regular content of original stories by having a sports column and general school news, and by inter- spersing throughout each issue the quips and anecdotes which develop both wittingly and unwittingly in the classroom. We have found the work not only interesting but highly stimulating and we feel that the calibre of the writing and the co-operation of the students have been fully up to our expectations. We gratefully acknowledge the very valuable and friendly help of Mrs. Peckham and of the student body, who have given us a very fruitful year in our magazine work. To our successors we say, Good luck, and carry on! N. S. ELEE ELUB The Glee Club this year was again under the direction of Mrs. Edmund Peckham. We comprise a group of forty- five girls who have all been very cooperative. Our first performance was at the Thanksgiving Assem- bly, when we sang twice. We appeared next at the Christmas Pageant and sang several songs. This occasion proved to be one of our most successful performances of the year. It was at this time that the Madrigals, including Constance Wood, Joyce Reed, Nancy Seder, Jocelyn Manzer, Jean Camp- bell, Janet Mattson, Mary Lou Rossland, Carol Tomaian, Barbara Reed, Mary Givan, Saran Bruce, and Barbara Park, made their first appearance. As spring neared, we all anxiously awaited April fifth. At this time we enjoyed a wonderful dinner and con- cert with the Governor Dummer Glee Club. There was a very good attendance, and I believe every girl thor- oughly enioyed herself. The Madrigals again performed by singing Holiday for Strings, and a few other well- known selections. Our last performance was Commencement Day. l am sure many of us hated to see the year come to an end. Those of us that are leaving want to thank Mrs. Peck- ham for her wonderful leadership We sincerely hope that next year will be as successful. C. W. LIBBABY EUMMITTEE The annual Activity of the Library Committee is taking charge of the book store at the Blue Moon Fair. This year we had an exceptionally good selection of all types of books for both adults and children. Our book store was very successful and with the proceeds we are adding many new books to the library. Management and orderliness of the library are in charge of the members of the committee. Each girl has an assigned day on which she is responsible for putting away books and straightening the room. A. H. Ann Hall, Chairman, Miss Mulno, Faculty Adviser, Hope Gilson, Joyce Schneider, Sibyl Mathews BBAMATIE CLUB BUABB Janet Mattson, President Barbara Park, Nancy Heywood, Renee Michelson, Phyllis Hall, Suzanne Watters. Miss Leslie, Faculty Adviser The first meeting of the Dramatic Club this year was a Coke and Cookie party in the library. Plans for the year were outlined and new members welcomed. ln December the movie, How Green Was My Valley, was shown in the Gym, and refreshments were served afterwards. Several members of the club took part in the Christ- mas Pageant on the day before Christmas vacation. The theme was, as usual, the birth of Christ. A most effective tableau climaxed the Pageant. Three workshop plays were presented at the April meeting. The Menu, by Alice Gerstenberg, and Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, were directed and acted by members of the drama class. The third, Our Aunt From California, by Madeline Demarest Barnum, had its cast comprised of freshmen only. At the May meeting, Mr. Myles McAleer spoke to the group on make-up. Throughout the year groups of students have been to see several productions, including The Magnificent Yankee, starring Louis Calhern, and The lmportance of Being Earnest, the Oscar Wilde comedy which was produced by John Gielgud and his all-English cast. Mr. Gielgud portrayed the main role. Every year funds are raised by the annual Spring play and are used to help finance Lower and Upper School productions. Our choice for this year was Moliere's The Imaginary lnvalid, arranged and adapted by Kenneth Watson Turner. T H E C A S T Argan, Jean H. Campbell, Toinette, Renee S. Michelson, An- gelique, Nancy Watters, Monsieur Fleurant, Barbara Franklin- Beline, Joan P. Holmstrom, Monsieur de Bonnefoi, Barbara Ai Park, Cleante, Phyllis A. Woods, Monsieur Diafoirus, Beverly Tilden, Thomas Diafoirus, Joyce E. Anderson, Louison, Lois Wald, Beralde, Janet A. Bath, Monsieur Purgon, Marion D. Leavitt Our final event of the year was the annual Dramatic- Glee Club Picnic which was held as usual on the day before Class Day. J. M. BLUES AND BBEYS ANN WELLINGTON BARBARA FRANKLIN Captain of The Blues Captain of The Greys Blue-Grey games are played in all sports and a Varsity team chosen from the best players on either team. SOCCER, Thelma Goodale, Mary Lou Rossland, Frances Daniels, Connie Caron, Nancy Watters, Marion Leavitt, Phyllis Hall, Nancy Seder. HOCKEY, Ann Hall, Denise vanValkenburg, Patsy Spaulding, Bar- bara Franklin, Ann Nelson, Ann Wellington, Beverly Tilden, Janet Mattson. BASKETBALL: Janet Bath, Beverly Tilden, Suzanne Watters, Barbara Franklin, Charlotte Lamson, Patsy Spaulding. Our outside activities in athletics have consisted this year of: A hockey game with Commerce, Trip to Northfield for winter sports, Basketball games with Alumnae, Becker, and two games with the Lincoln School which were followed by dinners in honor of the 25th anniversary, Annual bas- ketball and baseball games with the faculty.