Cumnock School - Chronicle Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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C L E E C L U B ELIZABETH TRETHAWAY, Director LORRAINE RICE, Pianist This year, Cumnock organized the first Glee Club for girls and although the organization is new, it has been doing some very commendable work. On November l8th, the Glee Club made its first appearance before an Assembly, and at Christmas time on December 2Oth, when the holiday program was given, several groups of songs were sung delightfully by the club. On class day, june lOth and l ith, the organization will assist the exercises, at Commencement on june of Mrs. belong to under the able direction Trethaway. The girls who the organization have a splendid op- portunity to develop their voices and at the same time to render a great service to the student body. It is agreed that the entire school owes a great debt to this group. 58

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S O R O R I T I E S 4' jG5jlE,- THETA TAU EPSILON ,' 1 1, qxff SHEILA DE Ric:-iEBouRc, President 'gf HELEN M. BRIGGS, sponsor Theta Tau Epsilon has had a very successful year filled with pleasant activities. A close alliance has been continued with the alumnae sorority group and a strong tie has been made in consequence. Many rushing par- ties have been held and various en- tertainments. Mrs. Briggs was chosen sponsor and several affairs have been given for her. lsabel Miles' home was the stage for a delightful tea, and Louise lVlcNary's home was a festive scene for a bridge party given by the alumnae. Two dinner dances were delightful at the Del Mar Club, one at which the alumnae and their escorts were of the party. The soror- ity looks forward to a successful year. 57

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HIC-HjlN-X' With the ever-present effervescent jack Lucas as radio announcer, Cra- ham Crackers, the Cumnock Hi- links hit the imaginary air lanes, Selma Shelley and Lois C-oldberg, the Cumnock Shirley Temples, ex- plained to the faculty that their grades would be better if they had Rhythm in their Nursery Rhymes. Then, too, the Dionnes were pres- ent, and the Sigma Iota Chi babes with little Rosie Shnell as their lead- er, gave Phyllis Gage, our Dr. Dafoe, a good deal of quintroublets. Cutler L. Huebener, the herpetol- ogist with the baritone voice, sang Alone except for the fact that Lorraine Rice accompanied him on the piano. JOHN LUCAS, Master of Ceremonies IOHN CRAVEN, Assistant Then came the faculty show, and the Cumnock students saw them- selves as others see them, for the teachers presented a schoolroom scene. Long to be remembered is the performance of Mrs. Woody. And we must not forget Mr. jack Babcock and his colleague, the ex- hausted Mr. Trigg. Miss Hardison as the little girl who never had a chance, and Mrs. Hovey, as the one who knew most of the answers and could guess the rest, amazed the crowd. Mrs. Briggs kept up a running fire of amusing conversation, while Mr. Horace Craig rose nobly to the occa- sion by telling a story about two lit- tle mice and the piece of cheese that got away. A 5 9