Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Residence Halls The executive body of the Resi- dence Halls, shown above in the Brooks Hall living-room, help to make dorm life the fun which the day girls say they envy. Presid- ing over order in Brooks and Hewitt are F. Fahrenholi, A. Pope, F. Houston, J. Kenney, M. Dam- rose h, S. Riley, and F . Brett, with V. Hughes, and R. Stevenson, President, seated on the couch. As shown below, some of the advan- tages of livin in the dorms in- clude your own individual mail boxes, the regular bull-sessions in one of the parlors, and a chat with him in a beau parlor. 21

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WIGS AND CUES Hendricks on, H. Dresner, and L. Salet r J. Roberts in his lines during a rehears- al of Berkeley Square. Part of the prop committee — N. Procher, Chairman F. Phelps, P. lllingworth, and Kremsdorf— build a ' ' flat. ' ' Wigs and Cues, with Roberta Hadley as President, concen- trated its main efforts of the season on the production of its fall play. Berkeley Square by John L. Balderston, the story of a twentieth century man ' s re- turn to the eighteenth century, was chosen for production. The staging committee reproduced an eighteenth century drawing room which was decorated with genuine Queen Anne fur- niture by the property chair- man. The costume committee supplied the cast of eight Barnard girls and seven Columbia students with period costumes. Under the direc- tion of Anton Hardt, Berkeley Square played to two large audiences in Brinckerhoff Theater. Several teas were held through- out the year in the clubroom which was redecorated by two mem- bers. A banquet at which club pins were awarded to six members for service to Wigs and Cues concluded the ye ar. a wig for F.. Anderson.

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F. Brat, J. Su, nd escorts pause to ga%e into the fire during the Christmas Formal in Brooks while M. Malon:y and partner dance by the tinseled tree. RESIDENCE HALLS Let the alarm clock ring! Don ' t bother about the run in that stocking. What if you didn ' t put your hair up last nightr Qualifications for participation in these privileges requires but one thing. Be a dorm girl! The inhabitants of Brooks and Hewitt, Barnard ' s two residence halls, live a gay life unruffled by subway skirmishes or cold dinners. The Residence Halls Students Association presides over the dorms, The Christmas Formal Committee coming down the Brooks Hall steps at the Christmas Dance. From bottom step to top: . Johnson, N. Wagner, Chairman, M. Sirman, M. Rader, H. Sessmghaus, and E. Troop. while appointed Council members sup- ervise quiet hours. An interesting plan just inaugurated is the arrangement of informal gatherings in order that under- classmen may discuss with the majors of various departments details ofapartic- ular course. This, too, was the first year the Executive Committee Chairman, Ruth Stevenson, attended the College Leaders ' Conference. Supper dances, floor parties, Sunday Coffee hours, and faculty teas provided a full and varied social calendar. How- ever, the climax of the year was reached at a Christmas Formal, when the dorms, attired in holiday decoration, presented a gala appearance. The dance, held for the benefit of British War Relief, was opened to the entire college for the first time and the enthusiasm with which this was accepted was manifested by the necessity of opening both dining- rooms for dancing. 22