Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters - Sivad Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Miss 1930 They asked me to write something about some of the Sophomores—my classmates. And, right away, the use of the partitive places me in a rather uncomfortable situation. I fear that I may be accused of partiality; and dealt with accordingly. However, I reserve the right to my own opinion, which is, after all, about the only thing that can guide any of us. Did you ever stop to consider the possibility of an ideal sophomore “PAL” girl? Suppose we could take all the good qualities of the class and assemble them in a composite whole. They say a woman’s face is her fortune. So the wealth of our perfect Miss 1930 would be an unnecessary item if she had Ruth Field’s profile, which always reminded me of a classic Greek statue, combined with Ger- aldine Cushman’s complexion, worthy of a Pompeian advertisement. Now take Sylvia Leshinsky’s brown eyes, and add Mary Fleming’s eyelashes and Eleanor Sullivan’s eyebrows. A Turkish veil would be ineffective before such devastating equipment for seeing—and conquering !—laughing, cry- ing, or even sleeping. But, remove the veil: and find behind, Barbara Archibald’s lips, Ann Weisul’s teeth and Kay Brown’s laugh. Top with Marcia Ham’s honey-colored waves, and there will be no need to paint a golden halo. What is that tradition about ‘“woman’s crowning glory’? Well, never mind if Marcia’s hair is bobbed. If you think it should be long and dark, there’s Bernadette Carney’s. Let’s take Dot Cookson’s pretty shoulders and her soft, white hands, though they aren’t the sophisticated Cutex kind. For feet, we have Ruth Herd’s. She wears a size four shoe! And have you ever watched Lorrie Hull walk? Poise is her contribution. So far we have confined ourselves to material things. But our ideal must have some more intangible, yet, nevertheless, very necessary charac- teristics. Choosing at random, take Elinor Hunt’s scholastic ability, Irene Hagan’s athletic ability, Eleanor Roberts’ executive ability, Dot Ble- vins’ sense of humor, and so on, almost ad finitum. Perhaps you disagree with some of my selections. Didn’t I say in the beginning that I expected you would? No doubt each of us has a different ideal sophomore “PAL’’. Now wouldn’t it be nice if we all were ideals? [114]