Cincinnati Conservatory of Music - Pans Pipers Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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BALLET DANCING SCHOOL MADA M E DA GNOVA C0stume Dancing Page 85

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GIRLS FROM DRAMATIC CLASS Page 84

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SCHOOLMATES WHO GRATE ON MY NERVES HE girl in such hilarious spirits at the breakfast table, fresh T and bright as a morning-glory, and just sparkling with brilliant repartee-when you feel tired and drowsy and want only to be quiet. The mischief-maker who stirs up strife by telling one girl what another whispered to her as a confidential criticism, with extra em- broidery and unique shadings of her own added to the original story. The marvelous girl, who is always hearing such wonderful com- pliments about herself, and who relates them in extenso for your benefit. She can hold forth eloquently for hours on that one topic, without showing a sign of fatigueewhile you vainly try to edge away or fruitlessly attempt to change the subject. The critical soul, who eyes you coldly up and down each time you pass in an effort to fmd something wrong-and whose face lights up with positive pleasure if she can discern a lock of hair awry, a too liberal dash of powder, an unbecoming dress, or colors that fail subtly to blend. Judging from her expression, defects in your make- up or costume are the only bright spots in an otherwise dull day. But she becomes the personification of inattention, and absolutely ignores you with a truly regal air of disregard for your paltry exist- ence, if you happen to be looking exceptionally well in a new French gown. The fly-away girl of impulsive and emotional temperament. She labors always under intense excitement, speaks rapidly, in a loud, shrill tone of voice, and canverses solely in the superlative de- gree. Her enthusiasm is boundless, her laughter Homeric. She walks with a heavy tread, bursts into the room with all the calming eifect of a Western cyclone, and slams doors when she departs. The girl who objects to workewho finds serious effort weari- some and distasteful in the extreme, both for herself and for others. Who inquires with a pained expression, Ohe-are you STILL busy? If you can be a genius and, by practicing fifteen minutes daily, some- how contrive to play with the orchestra on that amount of exertion, well and good. Otherwise the spectacle of diligence is highly obnox- ious and truly unnerving to tender sensibilities. The chronic borrower, who attempts to solicit the loan of any- thing and everything from a postage stamp to your new fur coat. She is constantly needy and in want. If it rains, she never has an umbrella; if it snows, she never has overshoes. She is also habitually a. great suiferer from amnesia; has prolonged fits of absentminded- ness, and can never by any chance remember to return the borrowed article to its rightful owner. You are obliged to go in search, and almost have to use a crow-bar to pry it loose from her possession. The mental clinging-vinEethe girl who requires so much help with her lessons, who has never dared to puzzle out a problem inde- pendently, and who, under the restful spell of your kindly assistance, sits back like a dead weight and lets you do it all. It is not so much a clarifying explanation of occasional dimculties that she wants, as someone to do her Work for her. Without any effort on her part.