Ellis School - Ellisian Fields Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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LEA Seamen Burns, Burnett and Reed were decorated and duly congratulated. At the Ellis Fair Art clubbers were invaluable for their advice and ready co-operation. Throughout the voyage our main cabin has been made lovely with travel posters, furniture and costume designs, stained glass artistry, and charming prints. DRAMA Before Christmas the Senior class called for expert help in the production of J. M. Barrie's Mary Rose. Immediately the Dramatic Club volunteered and gave its professional QU assistance. Later in the voyage the officers, Nancy Schuchman,

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S H MUSIC As with most sea-going vessels, ours is always happy in anticipation of shore leave. Gay voices often join in singing hearty sea chanties. Seaman McNulty has begged and bullied her men, under the direction of Officers Cook and Fell, for a good showing ashore. The first such performance was at Thanksgiving services in a small port of call. Farther along, a detail from S.S. Shadyside joined ours for another Thanksgiving service at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. After some in- subordination, which Admiral Tilley settled in short order, the humbler choris- ters proceeded with the orders of the day. A Christmas party was held on board, before going ashore. Christmas carols were sung with joyful promise of long leave, where friends and family would soon be seeing too much of us all. The year's work of the choral detail culminated in one more get-together with the Shadyside group. This was a joint c.oncert of great success, socially and musically. Incidentally our treasury is bulging and our hearts are light. PICTURES Our able young artists aboard have banded together in a working organiza- tion deftly guided by Captain Williams. Taking advantage of eagerness for action, the Dramatic Club, the E.A.A., and the Guild have ordered and received imaginative and beautiful posters for all occasions. In the competitive field certain Work done aboard ship Was placed on exhibition in the Port of Pittsburgh. Great was the celebration on board when . -PENN ORE

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president, Joan Reed, secretary, and Anne Eisaman, treasurer, scoured the shelves of the ship's library for plays worthy of the club's own outstanding talent. After sleepless nights over lines not learned, sharp battles for a corner on deck for rehearsals, and various sorts of absen- teeism, at last three one-act plays were given in separate as- sembly periods: The Trysting Place, by Booth Tarkington: Riders to the Sea, by Synge: and Two Crooks and a Lady, by Eugene Pillot. At the helm were Commanders Currier, Hutchinson, Pickard and Williams. SPORTS Excess energy aboard ship is always an obstacle to be leaped over With no little agility. Captain Lecollier took over for the early weeks, swinging into action the hardy crewmen who just must have something to do. That something was hockey between Green and White teams. Players and fans were enthusiastic and fairly skillful. Basketball was coached later by Commander Dickey. The good old baseball came out in the spring, and some of our more elated souls took to aesthetic dancing. Honorable ofhcers in charge were Charlotte McNulty and Barbara Cruciger. They slipped in a skating party for the Red Cross While we were roaming the Arstic Seas.