Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Senior Class Prophecy HENRY: Tales told by an onlooker have a certain frozen quality, don’t you think ? They share the irony without the emotions, PERCY: Necessarily. HENRY: Necessarily, so we shall improve upon all such. I took a walk today (by the way, may I offer you more opium?). I too., a walk past the Old Shop. Haven t been in for some time. I saw some of that same composition I remarked upon in Cairo — you remember? PERCY: That by whose pilfered unguents Lucrus was disastrously converted into an ass? Yes. HENRY: Well, I bought it — there shall be no frozen quality. Do you see twenty-nine people ? PERCY: I do. Who is the first? HENRY: Babbitt — Right — Crockett was his name. Looks more human though, than Babbitt, eh ? PERCY: Eh, and the last? Don Juan or Sovanorola? HENRY: Exactly, Werenski. He taught and taught and thaught. PERCY: On with this. I see a model wife — Houseman? HENRY: Correct, and a diplomat! A woman senator! Pillion, I presume. PERCY: Ever. This is a worthy group. I see a satirist. Is Colbeth not a Satirist? HENRY: Vehemently, and is that vari-hued beauty not a butterfly? Christie could have been a butterfly. PERCY: She could indeed. And there — a dreamer. There is something very nice about butterflies and dreamers. Christie and O ' Donnell. They are what they neglect to write. But Palupes is a writer, and thus no less than other too, proving irrevicably that energy may be turned in any direction and the result is equally charming. HENRY: What beautiful black hair on the twenty-fourth! Shenberg remains an idealist. They stand out always. She teaches “on the side, I think. PERCY: He is well taught. Lothian is teaching him, too. Daphnis and Chloe — isn’t she fair? HENRY: Beautifully. Now, I don’t understand — if Peckham is a printer like her brother, and Richardson a drama teacher accompanying her sister — but there doesn ' t seem to be any con- clusion. One moment, please. (You’re welcome, you really should buy another pipe.) The conclusion is that Winick must be a combination of these two. PERCY: Um. Well, I can see an actor, Riello. He plays the archbishop of Canterbury in Saint Joan. MacGregory is in the same troupe. He alternates John Ferguson with Sportacus to the Gladiators. ... I see MacDonald in my myopic mind’s eye — watching these two. She is reviewing plays for the Emerson Quarterly. HENRY: So does Witherell. Does she always wear that sou’wester? PERCY: Sir! That ' s a halyard. You’re confused. HENRY: A trifle, but I do recognize Axelrod. She’s what I call an “inspired matron.’’ So is Sims. That term means that they always have lovely homes, wear splendid clothes, and have three cars apiece. PERCY: You might even be right. Surbeck lives happily ever after, too. Tho there is an interim when she teaches. HENRY: When required. That eighteenth soul looks nice. Turner? PERCY: She and Wing work ensemble — radio, you know. Odd. Very identical color- ing, but they don’t resemble each other at all. I see they ' re quite well known. HENRY: My yes, these are all we.l known people — illustrious. Wilson and Waldron are too, both on the stage; one in drama, the other in public reading — But — PERCY: But Drain is the problem. She’s versatile. Married, I think. Oh. well. HENRY: I fell in danger of being covered with white wash. McCrystle is a philosopher- historian: countless audiences have yawned over the spectacle. PERCY : Call the fourteenth over here. I need a speech pathologist — not like that ! Her name is Chadsey. HENRY: What are we discussing so emotionally? This is thoroughly pernicious — but we can hardly expect Providence to deal off the bottom of the deck with any group of people under our discussion. PERCY: We cannot. From a neutral corner it seems fairly clear that we should go home. HENRY : Resolutely able — PERCY : And dismayed.

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Senior Class History RECOLLECTIONS OE THE ’41 PLAYERS As this memorable group nears the close of a successful season, there re- mains in the minds and hearts of the actors and those who have watched them, many happy recollections of first-night performances. Over a four- year period, one remembers several particular occasions. Who could forget the picnics at Betty Witherell’s — good weather, swimming, much food. Peg falling out of the canoe, Dave getting everyone becalmed in the sail- boat, Allee sucking a lollypop, the hay ride in Janet’s truck, Sandy’s flat tire? Then there was the first Interclass Dance with the novices as guests; the Panto- mimes, being scared by Mr. Kenney, the forming of the International Rela- tions Club, getting up’’ in Interp., the struggle with Anatomy, the research papers and the cram sessions with many cokes and cigarettes for sustenance. This all happened in the first year, when people were trying out for parts and showing what they could do. We were caught in the transitional wave of the combination of academic and dramatic. During the second year, actors were typed, individual performances were noticed. The group was noticeably smaller — we missed Becky, Pat, Dotty, Stanley, Mike. Peggy and Sandy — and later Martha, Irene and others. We were justifiably proud of our One Act Plays and our original pantomimes. Of course, there were social activities as well, and many of our group began in earnest to prove their worth as real students. The next year was a continuation of good work by all members of the company. Many excellent plays were produced, one of the outstanding be- ing Yellow Jacket. Although we were not clever enough to find out the seniors on Sneak Day, we more than made up for this discrepancy by conducting a five- star Junior Prom which will long be remembered by all who attended. Ginny Richardson was our May Queen, if you remember, and Bea Lynch was crowned Prom Queen by popular vote. We worked harder than ever this year, but took time out for a picnic at Janet Drain’s. We also proudly dedicated the new theatre. The fourth year has justified all that went before — all the hard work, the worry and the faith — for the Players have come into their own. There have been all-star casts, from Hamlet to Idiot’s Delight, as well as great progress shown along other lines. We’ve seen the smoker renovated, the theatre yard cleaned, and a dazzling sign displayed. We ' ve studied even harder, played as though our lives depended on it. Remember being guests at Junior Prom, plan- ning Sneak Day, worrying about the Year Book and experiencing that wonder- ful commencement week? The Players have temporarily disbanded, but the members are going into larger fields to play bigger and better parts. A better play perhaps, a more finished performance — but we shall remember that the first act suggests the unity of the acts that follow. 1 24 ]

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THE 1941 EMERSONIAN Junior Class First: Pies, Minehan, Robbins, Secretary; Miller, Vice-President; Mansell, President; Cohen, Treasurer; Gray. Martin, Milgrim. Second: Levine. Schwartz. Elliott, McDevitt, Barone, Sloan, Hart, Duval, Goodwin, Abramson, Tuttle. Doble. Third: Jewell. Ritter. Smyth, Combes, Ginsburg, Ourieff, Morgan. Agrin, Hamlin. As soon as our freshman classes were started, we chose as leader Virginia Mansell; Louise Miller became our vice-president; Ruth Gray, secretary; Paul- ine Reardon, treasurer; with Ruth McDevitt and Dulcy Weiss as Student Gov- ernment representatives. Our first social affair came in November with Fresh- man-Sophomore night. In this Freshman year, we gave two public pantomime productions, and felt we had done ourselves proud As Sophomores, we reelected our President, Secretary, and Treasurer and gave the male element a break with Robert McGiven as Vice-President. Mary Grout and Doris Ann Wait were elected to Student Government. Some one-act plays were successfully presented, and a hot dog roast concluded our social activ- ities for the year. In our present status as Juniors, Virginia Mansell is a capable leader with Louise Miller in the Vice-Presidency, Tamar Cohen as Treasurer, Dorothy Shel- ton (Mrs. Robbins) as Secretary, Winifred Seymour and Ruth Gray as Student Government Representatives. We produced As You Like It” for five full- house performances and will top that record with an old-fashioned melodrama. The Juniors look back with pride on their outstanding social event, the Junior Prom, which was held on the newly decorated Bradford Rooftop. It was a success, socially and financially. An evening of dancing was climaxed by the crowning of Virginia Mansell as Prom Queen. See you next year in cap and gown! I 26 ]