Cumnock School - Chronicle Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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S OCIAL ACT IVITIES

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SCHOOL DANCES Prominent among the activities of the past year in Cumnock have been the school dances. Most of the dances were given in the Cumnock audi- torium, sponsored by the Student Body and planned and managed by the social committee of that group. This year there were three dances given in the auditorium: the fall dance, the Saint Valentine's dance, and the April dance. ln addition to these, the girls of the dormitory gave a dinner dance, and the Sigma lota Chi sorority gave two dances at the California Country Club. To finance the school dances, a percentage of the Student Body fund is allotted to social activities. Since this fund is never enough to pay all the expenses of the dances, tickets are sold to students who wish to come. The dances are li-kewise open to friends of the students and faculty. The aver- age attendance at dances has been from seventy-five to one hundred couples. The social committee is appointed by the Student Council. This year, Ran Hall acted as financial chairman of the committee, and Rose Shnell as social chairman. The committee has been careful in selecting good orches- tras to provide music for the dancers, and has attempted to make the decor- ations unique and inviting. A popular type of decoration has been one which creates the atmosphere of a cafe, with small tables placed around the sides of the room. Sometimes small lights are placed on the tables, and some- times a low-ceiling effect is gained through the use of a canopy. Only light refreshments are served at school dances. 90

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THE CUMNOCK FOOTBALL DANcE 11 4 . H hx! The first Cumnock dance of the year was given the third of Novem- ber in honor and recognition of the football team for their unstinted efforts in putting Cumnock once more on the football map.in Los Angeles. Mar- garet Rose Shnell was acting hostess and opened the doors at eight-thirty to the music of Norman Cobler's orchestra. The decorations were carried out in school colors, Maroon and Gold, using the football motif. Individual tables of various sizes, lighted by the soft glow of candles, were arranged around the dance floor, lending an air of informality to the occasion. The tables were covered with a raised canopy to represent a grandstand. Rays of revolving lights and colored spots were thrown on the dance floor in a very effective manner. Mrs. Vinton, assisted by Margaret Rose Shnell, served refreshments consisting of coffee, punch, and wafers in the solarium, during the dance in- termissions. A log fire burned cheerily in the large fireplace in the draw- ing room where bridge was provided for all the guests desiring to play.. Dean and Mrs. Macurda, Coach and Mrs. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Woody and Mrs. Vinton acted as pa- trons and patronesses. Those who were instrumental in making the dance a success were Margaret Rose Shnell, chairmang Guy Moore, Ben Stern- berg, and Leigh lrvine. Despite the fact that this dance was the first one of the year, a re- markable spirit of friendliness pervaded the atmosphere, making the dance a tremendous success, which helped to stimulate interest in forthcoming dances to be held later in the year, and in the spring semester. 92