Columbus School for Girls - Topknot Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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TOP-KNOT Columbus School for Girls iff. fe- XR , X 4 ll '90 'Q . n K K g 9 ' who w. 1 . l lx. f X K , X ' ve ' is an is X 5 f 9 f-XIX A ly L ' p ll, go- Q9-SJ 'mm 'Q , .-, M nl'-.,U.AT,D+! I i The Open Air Play, 192 3 For many years dancing has been one of the most important features at school. The -work of the year culminates in an out-of-door play. The first plays had speaking parts, the last three were adapted from operas and hadl the choruses sung, but this year they work is to be interpreted by dancing alone. The program will be somewhat different from any that has been pre- sented before. The first part consists of at play, The Enchanted Garden, arranged by Miss Simonds, and given by the pupils of the firsti six forms. The second part is to be a group of French dances given by, pupils of the upper forms. This will be the first time that we have ever presented dances with French technique. The scene is a fete in a French- garden, and the dances are the very dignified gavottes that might have been done by the gay ladies of Marie Antoinette's court. l16l

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TOP-KN01' Columbus School for Girls The Girls' Music Club MARTHA SCHENCK - - President ELIZABETH Ro'rH ---- Vice President E Girls' Music Club was organized in the school year 1921-1922. Every girl .who studies music, whether piano or vocal, belongs to this club. The meetings are held during the second semester.. The first semester is spent in preparation for the second. The club meets regularly on Wednesday mornings for a discussion of all business, after which follows a short musical program. This program is decided upon by the Music Directors. Throughout the second semester, the advanced pupils prepare special programs to play before the upper school. The Music Club is in complete charge of its presiding ofiicers. They Say Maggie Bell was on time once. Patti Linn is a man-hater. Doris Olds never raves. Aleta got up at six one morning. Eleanor Haldeman can't dance. Miss Chase forgot to go around one night. Elizabeth Roth is engaged. The Chevrolet is a wonder. Helen B1air's family don't come to see her. Mary Keim had the ear-ache one day. Banty: I've two short stories to write tonight. Miss C.: Oh, that's not much. B.: Oh, nog I can just scratch them off while I'm combing my hair. E151

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TOP-KNOT Columbus School for Girls' The Pipes of Pan, written by Frederick Knight Logan, and given by the upper forms of the school, is to be the last part of the program. The story opens with a festival in honor of Diana, the moon goddess, in a forest youths and maidens have assembled in games and dances. Endymion, one of the youths, is in love with Phyllis, and pursues her? through the dance, only to be scorned. After the rest of the dancers have departed, Endymion makes ardent love to Phyllis, but she only flees into the forest. Endymion well knows the dangers there, and, as he is starting to follow her, Diana appears to test his love for Phyllis. By her charm she com- pletely wins him, and thereby proves his faithlessness. He faints, exhaust- ed by her spell, while satyrs pursue their wild orgies around him., He finally awakens to find himself surrounded by water nymphs, and in the lotus flower in their midst he sees the face of Phyllis, who, meanwhile, has been lost in a mountain stream. He tries to join her, but the spell of Diana is upon them. As the dance continues, the pipes of Pan are heard again, and Endymion swoons while the water nymphs fade from sight. Diana appears and sets upon him the spell of destiny, eternal sleep. Dancing has a greater value than that of the pleasure we have in it. It teaches us more keenly to appreciate the other arts which are all con- nected with dancing. Endymion .......... Phyllis ............ Pan ...,......... Cast of Characters PIPES OF PAN ..........FLORENCE PARKER .............ISABEL SMITH Dono'rHY JONES FLORENCE Cnocxx-za Duma ................. .... ........ ...... ................................... .............................. Lotus Flower .................................................................................... .............. CONSTANCB SMITH THE ENCHANTED GARDEN f ESTHERJOHNSON Fairies ............................................................................ ....................... 4 CORNELIA TAYLOR l MARY J ANP: HUBBARD Johnny Jump-Up ........ ................... R UTH IRELAND Violet ........,................ ........... E s'r1-mn JOHNSON Rose ........................ .....,... M ARTHA TAYLOR Tiger Lilly ........ .......................... A NN LISLE I KATHARINE NEFF I HARRIE1' LANMAN Toads ---------- -........--..... .......... 4 D OROTHY BUSH I JANE Howuzn l BETTY Ross E171