Benjamin School for Girls - Tusitala Yearbook (New York, NY)

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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

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e f TUSITALA FOR l93b Awnrdx 1927 The Ernixlyne Borlarocb '21 Loving Cop for tloe all-ronnd girl ..,,............ PAULINE MEKSIN I T Loving Crip for ibe laigbexl :meroge in the xcbool .................. HORTENSE FELDMAN Gold Medal for lbe lolglaext average in lbe Senior Claxx of ibe Amdennc De porlnzent .................................................................... DOROTHY SKIRBOLL H A Hoppinexxu Gold Medal for tbe bexl xeroife to lbe xebool ........ DOROTHY SKIRBOLL For llae bex! work in Englixla .................................................................. DOROTHY SKIRBOLL For tbe bex! work in flee Sewetnriol Depezrivnenz' ........ ...... C AROLYN EMANUEL For the bex! worla in rbe junior Depomnenil ........,.....x.. . ............. SHIRLEY MOSS For Zbe bert work in the Dramatic Art D6pd1 f77Z97ZIf ....... ....... P AULINE MEKSIN fLILLIAN FRIESLER IHELEN GELLER Honorable llflenlion ..... ....... 1 ADELE HARRISON LDOROTI-IY SKIRBOLL FNETTIE BROWN Underwood cefiijimlex for xpeed and ezrmrfzey in lypezzwizfing ........ 4ZELMA CRESHKOFF LCAROLYN EMANUEL For eyfrient work in xolieiting odverlixefnenzfx for flee Tnxitezld .................. LYNNA KANTOR Honor Roll for tbe Year Academic Department Secretarial Department HORTENSE FELDMAN HELEN GELLER CAROLYN EMANUEL ADELE HARRISON FRANCES KARSH cARRoL HIRSCH ELEANOR CORNEZ lL1f1i0f Depflffmellf DOROTHY SKIRBOLL NETTIE BROWN SHIRLEY MOSS AN IDEAL BENJAMIN GIRL Miriam Ramerls eyes Lucille Menschel's complexion Charlotte Aronauer's hair Naomi Halpert's smile Sylvia Rothstein's hgure Frances Levine's clothes Geraldine Schumanfs disposition Hortense Eeldmarfs intelligence Ethel Lambergls school spirit Rita Goodmans pep Dorothy I-Iorowitz'S dancing Adele I-Iarrisorfs dramatic ability ildlfly-Six

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TUSITALA FUR 1028 RECEPTION RUTH BACK For twenty-three years Mrs. Benjamin has welcomed both the new and the old girls to the School. This year, a charming group of girls gathered in the reception hall on the evening of September the thirtieth. . A marked willingness to make friends seemed to be the outstanding feature of this group of interesting girls. The newcomers were presented to their future faculty and then the old girls played the piano and sang. Many friendships were formed among the girls, some of which will last a lifetime. The alumnae were present and they assisted in giving all of the desired explanations pertaining to the past accomplishments of the school, to the inquisitive new girls. just as Mrs. Benjamin had again proved her success as hostess, the lateness of the hour was realized by the girls. Reluctantly, the Good Nights sealed another inter- esting evening, spent at4Benjamin. UPTOWN TRIP Friday, October 14, was a day that we all looked forward to with pleasure, and now that it has passed, we think of all the places we went. First, we went to the Van Cortlandt Mansion in Van Cortlandt Park. The interior of the mansion was very interesting, as the furnishings used by the Van Cortlandts were on display. We all enjoyed seeing the room where George Washington had stayed. , From the Van Cortlandt Mansion we went to the home of Edgar Allen Poe. It was a very small, three-room cottage, but we were all anxious to see the home that had inspired Poe to write his wonderful pieces of literature. The Hall of Fame was the next place we went. There we saw busts of many of America's outstanding men and women. There were busts of statesmen, writers, and soldiers. This was very interesting to all of us, especially as it was located on the N.Y.U. campus. In the jumel Mansion we saw many valuable relics of the Revolutionary days, as well as the room that George Washington had used for his New York headquarters. The trip was quite enjoyable and we were all glad to have had the opportunity and privilege of seeing so many historical places. TARRYTOWN TRIP Hurry, girls! You are going to be late! No, don't bother about the mail, Mimi, I'll give it to you in the bus, said Mrs. Yost. Such was the excitement as we crowded into the big bus and settled ourselves in anticipation. Even the great event of mail distributions could not quiet our voices. We started in a wild uproar. Page Fifty-Eigbl