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

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5 7 f --ff f -7- TUSITALA Fon 1938 15th-A.M. 16th-A.M P.M. 18th-A.M. -First meeting of the French Club and election of its officers. -Tests begin. Mothers, Meeting and Tea. The Physical Expression Class gives Into the Nowhere . -junior French classes present the playlets l'Les Quatres Saisons and Les Trois Souhaitsf' Evening-Thanksgiving Dinner. The Dramatic Art Classes present The Clock Shop , and Our Lady of Painf' followed by an informal reception and dance. A 23rd-A.M.-Thanksgiving Assembly. 23rd to 28th-Thanksgiving Recess. 29th-Evening-H A Cast-Off Wearing Apparel Party, and H A Hilaritiesn. 30th-A.M.-First meeting of Spanish Club and election of its officers. 2nd-A.M 5th-P.M. 6th-P.M. 1' . c ' :, ,f y. gif? ill' -Tracks 4' 1 DECEMBER -First Honor Roll read. junior Department Assembly. -Opera Talk. Meeting of the French Club. -The History of Art Class visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Evening-I T Meeting. 7th-Evening-Metropolitan O-pera 'ill TroVatore with Ponselle. 9th-A.M.-Dramatic Art Assembly. 13th-Evening-UH A Meeting at the home of Frances Levine. 16th-A.M.-German Assembly. Spanish Assembly. 17th-Evening-Christmas Dance. 22nd-A.M.-The Dramatic Art Classes give The Holly Tree Inn and Christmas Elves . First number of The Tusitalismann' is issued. Assembling of dolls to be given to the School for Ctippled Children and awarding of prize for the best doll. 22nd to january 9th-Christmas recess. Page Sixty-Fam'

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TUSITALA FOR 1928 School Calendar' iiTR2u Z 161 x g SEPTEMBER 30th-A.M.-School reopens for its twenty-third year. Evening-Informal gathering of old and new girls. OCTOBER 4th-EveningEFirst I T meeting and election of its officers. 7th-A.M.-First assembly. Welcome address by Mrs. Benjamin. 1 lth- P.M.-Downtown trip QMunicipal Buildings, etc.j P.M.-Trip to Tarrytown and Sing-Sing. Evening-Eirst H A meeting and election of its officers. 13th-Evening-Resident girls give Preliminary Stunts. 14th-A.M.-Columbus Day Exercises: E P.M.-Uptown Trip QColumbia University, Hall of Eame, and Parksj 21st--A.M.-Dramatic Art Assembly. 28th-A.M.-Dramatic Art Assembly. Miss Miner of the New York Child Labor Committee talks to the girls. 29th-Evening-Halloween Erolic and initiation of the new girls. 31st-A.M.-Election of oiicers of the school. NOVEMBER lst-Evening-I T meeting at the home of Helen and Evelyn Geller. Znd-P.M.-Alumnae Tea. 4th-A.M.-Miss Johnson of the United States Air Mail Service talks to the girls. The Physical Expression Class gives a pantomime: Into the Nowhere. 7th-P.M.-Mrs. Irvine talks on the opera La Tosca. 8th-Evening'-Metropolitan Opera La Tosca with jeritza and Lauri-Volpi. 11th-A.M.-Armistice Day Exercises. 14th-A.M.-First meeting of the German Club and election of its oHicers. Page Sixly-Three

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TUSITALA FOR 1928 ex xc as RX A JANUARY 10th-Evening- I TH meering. 15th-AM.-A representative of the New York Telephone Company talks to the girls on The History of Communicationf' 16th-P.M.-Opera talk. 17th-Evening- H A meeting at the home of Ethel Marx. 18th-Evening-Metropolitan Opera Carmen', with jeritza, Tibbett and Fleischer. 20th-Evening-Dramatic Art Classes give Will Of The Wispl' and l'Fleurette and Companyf' 23rd-A.M.-Tests begin. P.M.-Meeting of the German Club. Meeting of the Spanish Club. 26th-Evening-The Drama Class sees Walter Hampden in An Enemy of the People. 27th-A.M.--Dramatic Art Assembly. Evening-Song Recital by Mme.-Gerpoul. 30th-P.M.-Opera Talk. ,awww 395179 Wy,-ff . af? , . i . FEBRUARY Ist-Evening-Metropolitan Opera Die Verkaufte Braut with Mueller. 3rd-A.M.-The Literary Interpretation Class gives a Browning Assembly. Miss Minor talks to the girls. Second Honor Roll read. Evening-Pupils' Music Recital. 7th-Evening- I Tl' meeting at the home of Adelaide Salomon. 9th-Evening-The Drama Class sees Walter Hampden in Caponsacchi . 1 Oth- A.M.-Lincolrfs Birthday exercises. P.M.-Basketball game. Evening-Valentine Dinner. 13th-P.M.-The Home Girls entertain the Day Girls at a Mock Marriage . CCCGCW CCC A Page smyLFf1'a