Flora Stone Mather College - Polychronicon Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1939 volume:

TH THING; ' the PLAY ' S THE THING .. The Stage The Cast The Play HOWELL MERRIMAN HAYDN DEDICATION This play we dedicate to one who was until recently a beloved actor in our midst. He endeared himself to us, his junior fellow actors, by his constant and sincere inter¬ est in us, and by a wit which, though sometimes gently chiding, was always kindly and always keen. To us he introduced those great actors of old whose roles were so important in shaping the history of religion and of mankind. They too were his friends and, as with us, he commended their virtues and made allowances for their short-comings. In the midst of classes dealing with our modern age and its complex¬ ities, a class with him was a peaceful and refreshing retreat in which we gained new perspective through his eyes. His association with our college and with our university was one of longstand¬ ing. Elis father was one of the first presidents of Western Reserve University and was instrumental in founding the College for Women. He himself attended Adelbert College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year, and where he earned his bachelor’s degree mnima cum lancle. For all those things we respected him. We loved him for his pleasant Good morn¬ ing”; those boxes of gaily wrapped chocolates on every holiday; the howlers” from his book, or an excerpt from Dickens before class was under way; and examinations completely disguised as “programs”—these little kindnesses and touches of humor made his role unique, never to be filled again in just the same way. THE EDITORS. Instructed by the antiquary times. He must, he is, he cannot but be wise.” Troilus and Cressida, II, iii. THE STAGE is in and around Flora Stone Mather College Campus during the year of 1938-39. The directors, the deans and faculty, and the stage hands, the office force, are behind the scenes, directing the play, man¬ aging properties—working for a smooth performance. Their force is so subtle that to the incoming freshman, they seem merely a part of the setting; but to the stale freshman and all upper classmen they are a very important part of THE CAST. Every girl in Mather is a star in the play. The Seniors and Juniors receive the most attention, each having an individual picture, because of their longer service and their dignity. The Sophomores and Fresh¬ men are shown in candid shots as they actually gather on the campus. In the index are the Seniors ' activities ' list as well as the address of each girl in school. THE PLAY is divided into three acts. Fall includes the orientation of the freshmen, the organization of the clubs, and the planning of activities for the year. Winter is the longest act of the ploy. Studying and examinations are the principal scenes, but there is fun, too, in club activities. Stunt Night, Christmas dances, and the Martha Washington Ball. Spring is the gayest of the three acts. There are the Sophomore May Day and the Junior Prom; but the Seniors have the center of the stage for the last few weeks in the Junior-Senior Banquet, Step-Night and Commencement. BETWEEN THE ACTS. Every play has its intermissions and we have two. In the first, we present for your enter¬ tainment Spot Shots As You Like ' Em. In the second, the sororities are presented one by one. They are pleasing interludes in the lives of the upper classmen. In these organizations they form life-long friendships and find more social life than is possible in the larger organization of the school. ALL THE WORLD ' S A STAGE As You Like It, II, vii. DEAN SMITH PRESIDENT LEUTNER President Leutner is a veteran actor in The Reserve Theatre. Before he became president, he played the roles of student, teacher, and Dean of University Adminis¬ tration. Now as leading actor, playwright, and stage-manager of the whole Univer¬ sity, his influence is apparent in the four- star quality of Reserve performances. He finds time to be especially interested in Mather, although he must be supervisor of thirteen productions at the same time— a difficult part, which he plays brilliantly. 1 , Dean Smith has played the role of a student on the Mather campus herself, and, therefore, she gives an extraordinarily capable performance as a dean. When not on the stage, she is busy behind the scenes, making her necessary contributions as writer and producer of the drama. But, most important of all, her work as Mather’s stage-manager and confidante of the student -actors is responsible for the smoothness of the entire performance. THE ASSISTANT DEANS No producticon could go on year after year to greater heights without critics and advisers who de¬ mand a high standard of performance and who give alert attention to the cast. Indispensable, therefore, are our assistant deans. Miss Cleaveland, Miss Thomas, Miss Fisher, and Miss Hart, our dramatic critics and advisers. THE OFFICE STAFF Occupying the coveted box seats and commanding a first-hand, first-rate view of the performance are the members of the office force. From top to bottom we see: Miss Pennington, Miss Wells, Mrs. Carroll and Miss Simon, Miss Hofrichter, Mrs. Harsh and Miss Schauffler. 1 ' CHEMISTRY Frank Hov orka, Herm an P, Lankclma, Harold S. Boo Vivian R.i Uii m ell, Olin TcKJVr, Hippolyte Walter S. Pope, Arthur W. Quimby James Alifcris, Myron Schaeffer jnes M. Dureaijlthel M. Williams GERMAN Theodor W. Braasch, Claire S. Schradieck r 12 ENGLISH Pearl C. Spencer (Mrs. R. C.), Sarah F. Barrow, Katherine H. Porter, Elean Max H. Fisch, . . V eriherh E. 3; moron, Le vll (Mli. ' j. D.), Jafub C. Me; 13 POLITICAL SCIENCE Wilbur W. White, Donald S. Strong, Earl L. Shoup ECONOMK Rich PHYSICAL EDUCATION Doll y, jHeien A. HunfeW, Alice Abbott M. Jordan Mrs. L W.), Victoria K. Ball, June JorJan (Mrs. H. B.) ART Margaret W. Fairbanks ak. 15 FACULTY FRENCH Joseph L. Borgeroff, Litt.D. (Umv. of Pans), Professor of Romance LangiMges. , „ • Agnes Marie Bureau, Litt.D. (Univ. of laris). Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. Mildred Hart, A.B., Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. Ethel May Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. SOCIOLOGY Harold Edgar Adams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology. James Elbert Cutler, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of Sociology. Newbell Niles Puckett, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology. Mary Christine Schauffler, A.M., Instructor in Sociology, Vocational Counselor. EDUCATION Herbert Graham Espy, Ed.D., Acting Professor of Education. G. Carlton Robinson, Ph.D., Professor of Education. LIBRARY Elizabeth May Richards, M.S., Librarian. BIOLOGY J. Paul Visscher, Ph.D., Professor of Biology. Franklin J. Bacon, Ph.D., Professor of Botany. Amos Henry Hersh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology. Lloyd Ackerman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology. James Clark Gray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology. Daniel Paul Quiring, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology. Bertil Goodpeace Anderson, Ph.D., Instrxictor in Biology. Russell Arno Huggins, B.S., Instructor in Biology. Addie Emma Piehl, Ph.D., Instructor in Biology. Eleanor Hugins Yeakel, Ph.D., Instriictor in Biology. CLASSICS Kenneth Scott, Ph.D., Professor of Classics. GERMAN Theodor William Braasch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of German. Claire S. Schradieck (Mrs. H. E.), Ph.D., Assistant Professor of German. CHEMISTRY Olin F. Tower, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. Hippolyte Greuner, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. Harold Simmons Booth, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry. Frank Hovorka, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry. Herman Peter Lankei,ma, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry. Marian Cleaveland, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Vivian Richard Damerell, Ph.D., Instrtictor in Chemistry. ENGLISH Henry W illiam Taeusch, Ph.D., Professor of English. Sarah Field Barrow, Ph.D., Professor of English. Katherine Harriett Porter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English. Eleanor W. Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English. Millicent Augusta Swain, A.M., Assistant Professor of English. Fay Lynton Fisher, A.M., Instructor in English. Pearl C. Spencer (Mrs. R. C.), A.M., Instructor in English. Margaret W. White (Mrs. W. L.), M.A., Instructor in English. Amy Bishop, M.A., Instructor in English. Neva Tucker, Assistant in English. HISTORY Robert Cedric Binkley, Ph.D., Professor of History. FACULTY Meribeth Elliott Cameron, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History. SuMMERFIELD BALDWIN, III, Ph.D., Instructor in History. Jacob Conrad Meyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History. Ewart Lewis (Mrs. J. D.), Ph.D., Instructor in History. home economics Helen Alinns Hunscher, Ph.D,, Acting Professor of Home Economics. Alice Abbott, B.S., Instructor in Home Economics. June Jordan (Mrs. H. B.), A.M., Instructor in Home Economics. Blanche Harvey, A.M., Instructor in Home Economics. Victoria Klass Ball (Mrs. G. C.), A.M., Instructor in Home Economics. Frances King Colley, B.S., Assistant Professor of Home Economics. Helen M. Jordan (Mrs. R. W.), M.S., Instructor in Home Economics. ECONOMICS Charles Criswell Arbuthnot, Ph.D., LL.D.. Professor of Economics. Richard Commander Breithut, M.A., Instructor in Economics. MATHEMATICS John Rogers Musselman, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. Webster Godman Simon, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics. MUSIC Arthur Westgate Quimby, A.B., Associate Professor of Music. James Aliferis, B.S., Instructor in Music. Myron Schaeffer, A.B., Instructor in Music. Walter Sterling Pope, Instructor in Music. ART DEPARTMENT Margaret W, Fairbanks, A.M., Lecturer in Art. PHILOSOPHY Jared Sparks Moore, Ph.D., Handy Professor of philosophy. Max Harold Fisch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Phlosophy. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Emily Russell Andrews, Professor of Physical Education. Phyllis Van Vleet, B.S. Eleanor Dearnaley, B.S. Marion Dale Reeder, B.S. Helen W. Smith, B.S. PHYSICS Harry William Mountcastle, Ph.D., Perkins Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Direcor of the Physical Laboratory. John Edwin Freehafer, Ph.D., Instructor in Physics. POLITICAL SCIENCE Wilbur Wallace White, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science. Donald Stuart Strong, A.B., Instructor in Political Science. Earl Dean Sharp, Ph.D., M. A. Hanna Professor of Political Science. PSYCHOLOGY Calvin Springer Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology. Charles William Huntley, Ph.D., Instructor in Psychology. Richard Frank Martin, M.A., Instructor in Psychology. ALUMNAE OFFICE Judith Ranney Wright (Mrs. M. L.), A.B., Alumnae Secretary. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY Charles Langdon White, Ph.D., Professor of Geography. Henry Fredrich Donner, Sc.D., Instructor in Geology. Robert Ellery Bates, A.M. Instructor in Geology. Guilford House 21 AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS As You Like It , III, vii. Connie Davidsoi Thelma diTirro Martha Diamc Janice Weave] _ President _ Secretary Nice President _ T reasnrer Top Row: Marjorie Allen, Mary Jo Anderson, Jane Andrews, Elizabeth Baker, Marian Basch. 2nd Row: Mary Ellen Belknap, Elizabeth Benedict, Marie Bernhard, Anne Betzhold, Nancy Boak. 3rd Row: Lucile Boeddener, Gertrude Boerwinkle, Evelyn Borsteen, Lynette Brown Allin, Ruth Bryant. 4th Row: Evelyn Callow, Ruth Carlson, Helen Cash, Adeline Ceruti, Lucia Chamberlain. 5th Row: Eleanor Charms, Barbara Christen, Laura Clark, Elisabeth Clement, Virginia Compton. E M E O 25 Top Row: Mona Cretncy, Evelyn Darnovsky, Connie Davidson, Elizabeth Davis, Martha Diamond. 2nd Row: Beatrice Dick, Thelma DiTirro, Jean Farrell, Jane Folger, Marjorie Francis, 3rd Row: Mary Jane Fraser, Marjorie Frasier, Valerie Fullerton, June Gallagher, Mary Louise Geltz. 4th Row: Katherine Geiser, Carolyn Gillette, Mary Louise Gingery, Eleanor Goldfarb, Beatrice Goodman. Top Row: Elizabeth Greer, Blanche Grossman, Blythe Hammer, June Henninger, Alice Hill. 2nd Row; Josephine Hinds, June Hinman, Rebecca Hitchman, Margaret Horn, Dorothy Horwltz. P 3rd Row: Abby Huston, Ruth James, Betty Jordan, Jane Kappen, Roselda Katz. ; 4th Row: Ruth Katz, Hermine Klein, Betty Klusner, Olyn Koller, Gertrude Kraemer. E N I O R N I O Top Row: Jean Kubek, Genevieve Lanese, Dorothea Laubscher, Elizabeth Laubscher, Martha Leach. 2nd Row: Lois Leavenworth, Betty Lloyd, Pauline McCabe, Helen McManigal, Jean McMorris. 3rd Row: Helene Malawski, Allyn Mandel, Iva Marcus, Adeline Markowitz, Dorothy Marshall. 4th Row: Frances Mathews, Martha Melby, Ethel Milkove, Irene Montz, Jennie Motoasca. 5th Row: Meredith Mulhern, Leona Nease, Elizabeth Norton, Florence Olmstead, June O’Neill. Top Row: Margarec Phillips, Marian Proucy, Ruth Raim, Betty Reich, Jane Retzler. 2nd Row: Marian Rich, Ruth Richardson, Mrs. Rigg, Zenobia Rucker, Mary Rusynyk. 3rd Row: Phyllis Ryan, Constance Savage, Miriam Schrader, Alberta Schryver, Mildred Schultz. 4th Row: Martha Seastrom, Elizabeth Seitz, Elizabeth Sewell. 1 Top Row: Ida Sindell, Maree Slack, Elisabeth Smith, Geraldine Stibbe. 2iid Row: Helen Stickle, Jane Stocker, Marie Stuhr, Anne Suliot, Rose Tanno. 3rd Row: Mary Jane Taylor, Helen Thompkins, Lois Tucker, Marie VanVliet, Elizabeth Walker. 4th Row: Janice Weaver, Bernice Weltman, Sallie Willison, Charlotte Wolkov, Elizabeth Wurts. 5th Row: Sally Williamson Blake, Agnes Koby, Mary Fleming, Charlotte Wolkov, Sylvia Simon. ACTIVITIES OF THE CLASS OF 1939 Music June Gallagher History “lllliSKaSi KiVi.«;«:wss “ ssr.Sass!- T i s4to� ‘ .■:TI,;L’ ' S5“.. ' ' .?«: . ST« — � .,„ns Evelyn Callow Home Economics Dorm°lf ' -‘’TSviv,ii ®°“se Chairman Jlfther ®“° - Transfer: Wooster Colle THom eT ub l£|S SSr ' ?rSa “ TrL°sfer Denison unlv it ' iispaaSi: riE srs ' ' ' tKt”“’i:’i..s..‘a!!-.. ift” ' •sro.wr ' SJis:?.™” ' fe S 2 SS,;:.”.; iSv“ Spi’ SF ]Si=Ss ennie Motoasca Economics Transfer: 2 Sr .TJr 2 ffiSjS ' ,’ii’is iSS ' sa s: En„b..hsmi.i, £■«� ,« „ro™ spp.,-„ s—sr-iK-iss SS£‘v.i;..Ti8. ci.l; . rs «2 ”«V � � «! “ ' “• ” “ “■ £iS“SH?JSS wmsm ■■� „..,_== B� S-s =s SPP... 33 Top Row: Miriam Andres, Lcanore Bassett, Florence Behren s. ■, Kathryn Beck, Ruth „d R.., c.,.. B„., A... .,1, R.., Q,...., S.,.h C, ., A.„ M.i„A Diet,,, J.„ .h Row, N,„., E..g Fo™.., M.,, Uoi„ F,„tli„, R.,t d.,- J u 36 Top Row: Catherine Fuller, Betty Gee, Marion Githens, Jeanne Grant, Ruth Greve. 2nd Row: Charlotte Griesser, Ruth Hanauer, Melva Haskins, Lois Heaney, Isabelle Hellwig. 3rd Row: Leonarda Hendricks, Jean Herald, Ruth Hesselman, Winifred Horn, Arlene Howe. 4th Row: Marjorie Ice, Inez Jackson, Louise Jacobs, Esther Johnson, Jeanette Jones. 37 Top Row: Dorothy Kennedy, Helen Knapp, Nida Koelker, Margaret Kreuzwieser, Marjorje Kreuzwieser. 2nd Row: J“-_ Krupnick, Faith Lede, Elizabeth Leibin, Joan Liebenauer, Reinette 3rd Row: J“-«te Hnville, Margaret Lloyd, Betsy Loesel, Margaret Luedtke, Ruth 38 1 J U N I O Top Row: Mary Mauss, Mary Morgan, Betty Miller, Edith Miller, Meryon Mitchell. 2nd Row: Alberta Morse, Mary Murdock, Gayle Nach, Rose Nanovic, Edith Nero. 3rd Row: Leona Noss, Bernice O’Donnell, Sarah Pearlman, Lois Pfister, Jean Pinder. 4th Row: Louise Pitkin, Frances Popp, Jean Rich, Lucy Robinson, Julia Roessler. 5th Row: Anna Roth, Barbara Rowell, Grace Satullo, Marjorie Schacha, Helen Schcdat. 39 Top Row: Violet Secskas, Mildred Seidel, Eleanor Seitz, Mary Elizabeth Sharkey, Lucy Shephardson. 2nd Row: Elizabeth Sherwood, Jane Simmelink, Adela Sitkoski, Mary Skaehill, Mary Elizabeth Smyth. 3rd Row: Georgiana Sornr. Margaret Takacs, Janet Taubert, Elizabeth Teagle, Mar- J U IM I O 40 1 J U N I O Top Row: Jean Townes, Marie Trentanelli, Jeanne Valentine, Elsie Vasilopoulos, Hester ' Wallace. 2nd Row: Constance Warwick, Jane Watkins, Madge Wells, Ruth Wetherbee, Elise White. 3rd Row: Carroll Wien, Betty Wilhelm, Virginia Williams, Betty Williard, Eliza¬ beth Wilson. 4th Row: Jane Wolf, Shirley Wormser, Jane Wright, Elizabeth Zahniser, Cecelia Zysk. r J. Fields, N. Budd, V. Hinman, V. Sterrett, A. Sizer, W. Cermak, N. Kapp, R. Beiser. CLASS M. Porter, R. Marshall, M. Albright, J. Deneen, A. Willis, E. Toll, B. DeWeese. V. Landers, D. Nace, E. Brumfield, E. Werle, H. Barta, C. Knisely, J. Liggitt. 44 1 45 S. Halpern, Z. Winograd, M. Friedman, S. Gerson, N. Roller, M. Kutnick, M. Lipson, T. Palay, S. Nashkin. CLA§! G. Byrne, D. Wheaton, B. Hamilton, B. Bolinger, M. Bair, L. Parsons, H. MeVay. I. Frase, B. McCormick, F. Epaves, J. Wirth, F. Schraff, R. Ga- D. Ink, C. Sterretc, J. Hamilton, B. Ice, J. McCave, B. Burton. V. Behlen, H. Linter, M. Owen, I. Sandin, S. Klein, E. Halpern, A. M. Vavrina. I CLAl M. Dort, M. Hughes, D. DeMarzy. h. Spangenberg, 1- ' , Bang, M. A. Seedlock, M, Johnscon, G. Brewer, J. Rochlus. . Foldger, N. Winch, H. Ebeling, P. Crofts, D. Narwold, M. Halle, B. Young, R. Pierce, M. Tarbell, F. Stiles, S. Brown, M. M. Straven. J. Schuck, P. Armstrong, B. Cronk, A. Kibler, M. Nelson, M. Huff, F. Reed, E. Rogers. B. Schumate, B. Kranz, J. Masterson, L. Hackett, E. Roushe, D. Hinman, M. Schluembach, M. Queen, M. Gauss. 51 CLA! A. Milkove, B. Friedland, E. Steger, M. Milner, B. Krichman. Left to right: A. Miller, J. Almas, M. Bartels, J. Petty, J. Schuck, M. Nelson. M. Green, C. Lewandoski, E. Hef¬ ner, M. Parker, M. Hitchcock, R. Loomis, V. Drews, M. Barnes, V. Pepke. N. Hogan, A. McNally, L. Istock, A. Feather, J. Crobaugh, J. Collett, B. Peterson, M. J. Bouse, J. Walker, R. Heintz. H. Levion, E. Bullard, J. A. John¬ son, E. Gottschalt, M. A. Champ, E. Danner, C. Seigel, M. Miller, P. Allen, R. Falk, J. Kelffer, M. PLAY OUT THE PLAY. ' King Henry IV, II, iv. 7 1 T I O M when the curtain rose on the first act of Mather’s play, the audience was greeted with a spectacular in¬ troduction to all the moods of college. The four choruses, or classes, of students registered in the office (upper right) under the effi¬ cient guidance of the veteran actor- managers of that department. The faculty brushed up its caps and gowns for the solemn procession to Severance Hall and the opening con¬ vocation. Here they dramatized the glories of academic learning so that every little Freshman promised her¬ self she was going to study hard, just as Dr. Leutner said, until she won her doctor of philosophy degree (lower left). But the next task for the Freshman girls was to hunt the flag (upper left) which escaped them, as it usually does. It was hiding between the two layers of the cardboard poster announcing the hunt to the victims. The result is seen in the picture of Freshman initiation (lower right). The Sophomores, among the other “funny” penalties for the freshmen, had the baby class put out the fire at the head of the stairs with water carried from the downstairs foun¬ tain. This first scene closed with a welcome for the finally accepted Freshman students and a get-to¬ gether for the older members of the cast at the Big Sister-Little Sister Party (upper center). Picture of Faculty hy Perry Craig. The Polychronicon Betty McKinney_ Editor-in-Chief Literary Staff Mary Murdock ..-.. literary editor Kay Beck .. photography editor Isabelle Hellwig ..-. ass’t photo, editor Betty Wilson .-.-.. art editor Betty Williard Louise Hilley Constance Warwick Ruth McLaughlin Virginia Roper Jeanette Linville Margaret Luedtke Elise White Betty Miller—typist Louise Pitkin—typist Business Staff Jeanne Valentine .... Joan Liebenauer _ Jean Townes . Elizabeth Teagle . Mary Mauss .. Betsy Loesel __ Jane Krupnick Marie Trentanelli Charlotte Griesser Ruth McLaughlin Constance Warwick Virginia Williams Evelyn Brown .. business manager .... circulation manager .... advertising manager . ass’t adv. manager -. publicity manager ass’t publicity manager Sophomore Assistants Dorothy Burgeson Betty DeWeese Frances Conover Eleanor Toll Muriel Albright Professor, Mildred Sophomore Assistants Lenore Macoluso Nadine Ronk Virginia Sterrett Pauline Warner Dorothy Hager Hart...faculty adviser Top picture: Left to right (standing): Nadine Ronk, Louise Hilley, Mary Mauss, Elizabeth Teagle, Virginia Williams, Lenore Macaluso, Pauline Warner, Joan Liebenauer, Betsy Loesel. Seated: Jeanne Valentine. Center (Left to right): Standing: Jeanne Valentine, Kathryn Beck. Seated: Betty McKinney, Mary Murdock. Bottom: Standing (Left to right): Margaret Luedtke, Jeannette Linville, Betty McKinney, Elise White, Betty Miller, Isabelle Hellwig, Kathryn Beck, Dorothy Burgeson, Constance Warwick. Seated (Left to right): Muriel Albright, Betty DeWeese, Elinor Toll, Frances Conover, Elizabeth Wilson. On the second floor of Haydn there is a room marked Polychroni¬ con.” This small room is the tiring” room of a modest annual production k nown familiarly as Poly.” The aim of Poly” is to present on its miniature stage a resume of all the plays which have been given throughout the year on the larger get, a dummy, pens, pencils, type¬ writers, cuts, and order blanks. Each fall its representatives solicit orders. Then, all during the year snapshots of the students playing various parts are made which appear later in the scenes of Poly.” When all these scenes have been identified and fitted together, and the last proof of the leen corrected, a new Pqlwhrcnncon” makes its debut. 61 Lambeth Walk Virginia Reel THE BARN DANCE Let’s go rustic! Every fall, ’long about Hallowe’en, the role of farm¬ erette captures the fancy of the ver¬ satile Matherites. To the farm— away out of the city—we ride, dress¬ ed in blue jeans and ginghams, for the purpose of having fun ’midst the pumpkins and corn stalks of the har- , vest scene at Valleevue. It’s a party with music and good things to eat I —and you know one excellent way to tell a girl from Mather, don’t you? Square dancing and the Virginia Reel begin the traditional program with the fiddlers setting a strenuous pace. Last year we did the Big Ap¬ ple for any and every occasion— after dinner in the dormitories, be¬ tween classes at Haydn, and, of course, at the Barn Dance, This year we were ready for the newer dance, the Lambeth Walk with its impish “oy”! One of the finest examples of Mather in its most unacademic phase is this self-same Barn Dance where the faculty has been known to co¬ operate heartily in doughnut eating races, while the undergraduates looked up from apple bobbing to watch. When the Jack-o-lanterns burn low, the master of ceremonies leads in the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” to end another annual performance. It is one of Mather’s newer traditions but a very successful one. 62 Interdorm Dance One of the greatest metamor¬ phoses of current times is the change seen in “going-to-school” dorm girls and “going-to-the-interdorm-form- al” dorm girls. There is no sugges¬ tion of casual dressing or easiest-to- get-into favorite skirt and sweater. Indeed not! With hair carefully up, fingernails manicured (or false ones applied), with perhaps a new strapless formal, and with me¬ ticulously applied make-up—there is no lack of glamour at any interdorm dance. The fall dance held at the Hotel Cleveland saw something very few other dorm dances have ever seen —two rallies. In the midst of the dance the Reserve football team invaded the dance floor, in¬ dulged in several yells, and left. A moment later Carroll came with a few more people, yelled a little louder and longer, and finally left. After this interruption the dance went on as before with only a few fearful glances thrown in the direc¬ tion from which the hordes had de¬ scended. The interdorm dance is a great satisfaction not only because it’s fun, but because it gives everyone a chance to see who goes with whom; whether Susie isn’t just a little taller than Ferdy; how well your dress looks on Polly; whether Teddy and Gwen have really made up; ad in- jinitum. And what dorm girl isn’t anxious to solve all those important problems! 63 The Deeringskinder The scene changes often for the Deeringskinder members. They play before many stage sets in the course of a successful season. The club had its initiation banquet this fall in Herman Pirschner’s Alpine Village. In the above picture we see them “watching for the birdie” with their genial host. On the eighth of March they were at Severance Hall for a joint presentation with the Adelbert German Club of two plays, Lilke in Schlaf and Panne vor Heidelberg. Three of the Deeringskinder mem¬ bers, Martha Melby, Ruth Carlson, and Nancy Boak, had parts in the plays. In the late spring the club performs at Valleevue farm for its annual picnic which closes the season’s performances. On the home stage in their Deeringskinder room in Haydn Hall, the numerous club members are privileged to hear many German speakers who come before the club throughout the year. At these meetings the cast joins in the singing of various well-loved Ger¬ man songs with Dr. Braasch playing his accordian for them. Club officers: President - Martha Melby Vice-president _Mildred Sekerak Secretary - Martha Seastrom Treasurer -Lois Pfister Interdormitory Board who would think two minutes could make so much difference? Two short minutes and, as a result, your best dorm-friend is “campused.” That was the final and irrevocable de¬ cision of the Interdormitory Board, which isn’t a black-robed group of judges, but human dormitory stu¬ dents who are just opposed to being two minutes late. It is their duty 64 Inter-Dormitory Board Left to right: Violet Secskas, Miriam Schrader, Jean Herald, Mary Ellen Belk¬ nap, Mary Fleming, Elisabeth Smith. Haydn House Committee Left to right: Mary Jeanne Berardi, Madge Wells, Jane Retzler, June Mayborn. to campus late comers, to punish girls who take too many late nights, no matter what the excuse (nor no matter how perfectly handsome he is), to grant free late nights for campus activities, and to obtain ex¬ ceptional and greatly loved three o’clock—or even five and six o’clock —permission for the spring proms. Twice each year the “interdorm” board throws off its theatrical black robes and dons becoming formals to attend the spring and fall inter¬ dorm” formals which it sponsors and enjoys with all the other dorm girls. The board is composed of three girls chosen by the votes of the dorm girls and the presidents of Guilford, Tyler, Thwing, and Mather Dorms, whose privileges and punishments it regulates and devises. Miriam Schra¬ der is president, Jean Herald, vice- president, and Bett} ' DeWeese, sec¬ retary. 65 Haydn House Committee Just imagine— Artie Shaw, Bunny Berrigan, Bennie Goodman, Larry Clinton, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Kay Kyser, and Bob Crosby —all playing for our benefit at one dance! That’s exactly what hap¬ pened at the Haydn House dances this year. Moreover, there were many other favorites at the same dances. Of course, they weren’t there in person—Indeed not! The sudden influx of favorite bands was the result of the newly instituted victrola dances at Haydn Hall. These dances are, however, only part (although a very popular part) of the function of the Haydn House Committee. With Jane Retzler as chairman, the committee, completed by Madge Wells, Nancy Greene, and Mary-Jeanne Berardi, functions to keep Haydn a meeting place for dormitory and town students, a cen¬ ter of relaxation, and an available place to study. Student ' Faculty Tea When the house lights go down and the Student-Faculty Tea comes upon the stage, Mather girls appear in their Sunday best to escort their teachers to Haydn Hall. The East lounge is decorated with flowers and brightened by the sparkle of the s ilver tea set, and this year Mary Louise Gingery sang. It is always a pleasant scene in the college drama program. The Y. W. C. A. spon¬ sors this tea as a part of its program to unify the social life of Mather College, and to help the faculty and students to know each other better than they can in classroom contacts only. Many new interests and flashes of personality are discovered, which are the beginnings of new friend¬ ships and mean increased apprecia¬ tion of the old. WE WI LL TO OUR RECREATION. Love ' s Labor ' s Los t, IV, a. SPOT SHOTS Business and pleasure. Time out at Haydn. “Hello Day” Abby and Betty fly to Student Gov.” Convention. Dorm refrigerator before the Prom. Party at the Pig-Pen. Farewell to Prof. Gruener. One o’clock at Mather Dorm. Cups and cokes at Stunt Night. 69 League of Women Voters Once a month against the back¬ ground of the Haydn Hall drawing room loud ring the voices of Ohio’s future lady politicians. These future voters of Ohio are going to know the rules of the political game played by her contemporaries. As the cur¬ tain formally rings up on another meeting of the League, their clatter subsides. The guest artist takes the stage. October nineteenth saw the debut of Mrs. Clyde Wormer before the group. Cleverly and informally she spoke on “Neutrality,” pointing out that the United States has followed the same foreign policy for many years, yet still becomes embroiled in foreign wars. Should we change the policy? The curtain fell on a clamor of aye” and nay.” The subjects discussed cover everything from government operation to the future of college graduates. At Christmas time, there is a non-controversial musicale which proves that the club can take time out between scenes for other enjoy¬ ment. OflScers: President _Helen McManigal Vice-president _Ann Betzhold Secretary _Betty Jane Sewell Treasurer _Alice Hill n ) Fifth row: Ruth Williams, Phyllis Boppel, Elizabeth Benedict, Miriam Schrader, Esther Nelson, Dorothy Pekarek, Christine Brooker, Jane Diehm, Betty Sherwood, Charlotte Gateman, Betty Farasey, Evelyn Callow, Betty Folger, Genevieve, Lanese. Fourth row: Jane Blakemore, Margaret Takacs, Dorothy Kennedy, Dorothy Marshall, Marjorie Schacha, Katherine Geiser, Florence Bavor, Dorothy Fritz, Cecelia Zysk, Sallie Willison. Third row: Anna Roth, Mclva Haskins, Dolores Cook, Elizabeth Marcellette, Virginia Hanson, Helene Malawski, Mary Elizabeth Carothers, Jean McMorris. Second row: Jean Herald, Betty Jordan, Miss Harvey. First row: Jean Farrell, Edna Parsons, Miriam Bair, Sonia Rogat, Ruth James, Agnes Koby, June Henningcr, Patsy Crofts, Doris Loveland, Claudia Tebbs. Home Economics Club The Home Economics Club, un¬ der the energetic direction of Miss Hunscher, has become a busy organ¬ ization in the home economics de¬ partment. Twice a year it meets in state conventions, and once a year with national groups, which give it great prestige at Mather. The club is cooperating with the other Ohio clubs and is gathering data upon the total cost of going to college for girls under various financial condi¬ tions. Later, the combined clubs are going to publish a bbok from this study. The program for the year includ¬ ed guest speakers who talked on many different subjects, including evaporated milk, linens and fine laces, preparation of scientific ma¬ terial for the reading public, and hair st3 ' ' ling. The club has its good times at the Mothers’ and Fathers’ Tea, the Pot- Luck Supper, and the annual Achievement Dinner in the spring— at which two scholarships are award¬ ed to the Merrill Palmer School in Detroit and money prizes are given to one outstanding junior and one prominent senior. There is a new point system for scaling the honor roll, installed this year, which is participation in club activities. Officers: President—Betty Jordan Vice-President—Mary Skaehill Secretary—Jean Herald Treasurer—Ruth Bryant Jayne Nims 73 YES PROF NIGHT What is Stunt Night?” Every Mather Freshman wants to know. Along about Thanksgiving time the mystery begins to clear when liter¬ ary and costume committees are ap¬ pointed, and the bulletin board by the boxes calls for volunteers with chorus sign-up sheets. Suddenly the relative serenity of college life van¬ ishes into the blue, locked doors hide secret goings-on, and mail boxes bloom with lengths of costume ma¬ terial. In the short three weeks un¬ til curtain time the student body be¬ comes class-conscious as each works on its own stunt—then, if ever, you become a Freshman, a Sophomore, a Junior, or a Senior. It is yotir class, yotir stunt, and no pot of gold ever looked more tempting than that prize silver cup. The Sophomores won this year, their stunt showing what would happen here if women should be re¬ fused a college education. War was declared, and the weapons were three arguments why we should come to college: first, for training in practi¬ cal household sciences; second, for the acquirement of culture; and, fi¬ nally third, for those fraternity pins which mark the first step toward the altar and into the home. At the Hotel Cleveland, triumph and shattered hopes alike were dis¬ solved in the soothing strains of Stan Wood’s music, and the student body scattered for Christmas, convinced that nothing was more fun than put¬ ting on a stunt. GLEE CLUB Third row: Betty Miller, Corinne Adams, Margaret Wcmple, Mary Elizabeth Smyth, Jane Watkins, Virginia Comp- ton, Betty Benedict, Jane Simmelink, Miriam Schrader, Valerie Fullerton, Mary Lou Geltz, Helen Matthew, Dor¬ othea Laubscher, Martha Leach. Second row: Virginia Hansen, Alta Kib- Icr, Frances Cosnett, Jane Liggitt, Vir¬ ginia Sloss, Barbara Rowell, Nancy Evans, Lois Pfister, Dorothy Berg, Bar¬ bara Fisher, Iva Marcus, Jean Almas. First row: Dorothy Kennedy, Marjorie Sterling, Elizabeth Teagle, Charlotte Holden, Dorothy Casson, Elizabeth Walker, Mr. Quimby, Jane Retzler, Muriel Albright, Marie Bernhard, Louise Parsons, Barbara Christen, Louise Jacobs, Eleanor Charms. Other Members: Elizabeth Carothers, Margaret Dickey, Mary Fleming, Caro¬ lyn Gillette, Elizabeth Reich. President Jane Retzler Business Manager Elizabeth Walker Secretary Dorothy Casson (first semester) Lois Pfister (second semester) Librarian Muriel Albright (first semester) Jane Liggitt (second semester) MODERN DANCE CLUB Second row: Betty Bischoff, Margaret Luedtke, Winifred Cermak, Phyllis Boppel, Hermine Klein, Betty DeWeese. First row: Jacqueline Petry, Patricia Armstrong, Jo Ann Johnson, Made¬ line Halle, Miss Marion Reeder, Ruth Seitz. President Betty DeWeese Secret ary-T reasurer Winifred Cermak Other Members: Corinne Adams, Gerry Esslie, Barbara Fisher, Mrs. Ruth Gluck, Louise Parsons, Joan Spengler. Glee Club The beautiful Christmas Candle¬ light Service and the gala Spring Concert are well-loved traditional scenes in Mather’s drama played by our Glee Club. This year in addi¬ tion to these stellar performances the Glee Club cast took part in two radio broadcasts over WHK and WTAM, through which they had the thrill of singing to unseen j audiences. They also co-starred with members of the Kenyon College Glee Club in a successful concert in March. All during the year our chapel services have been made beautiful and effective by the efforts of this group under the direction of Mr. Quimby. Away from the foot¬ lights they have had time for dances and banquets which make any club more enjoyable for its members. 76 Christmas Carols Mather had a special serenade during Christmas week for Prof, and Mrs. Bacon at the Manor House at Valleevue farm. A procession, well bundled up with woolen scarfs and mittens, trod across the snowy fields, up the lane, and through the woods to the smooth white lawn be¬ fore the main entrance of the house. They sang Of peace on earth, good will to men” by the light of the stars. According to custom, Prof, and Mrs. Bacon invited the frost-bitten group into the Manor to warm themselves by the fire and to watch the yule log burn out for another year. i 77 Modern Dance Club To the accompaniment of a drum, soaring music, or a choral group, the members of Dance Club gyrate slowly — or quickly — about each other, or twine their hands into unique positions in an attempt to compose their own original modern dances. This attempt at original work was the culmination of a par¬ ticularly active season, during which much dance technique was acquired and several programs were presented. In the half-light of the chapel with the singing of Christmas music by the Glee Club, the members of Dance Club gave a short interlude of Christmassy dances — the dark skirts moving quietly across the plat¬ form while white hands and faces formed various shadowed patterns. A short dance program was pre¬ sented at the Cleveland Dance As¬ sociation in December; and another, at the Convention for Deans in Feb¬ ruary. Just before spring vacation Dance Club participated in a symposium at the Mid-West Athletic Convention in Indianapolis which was attended by representatives of nearly all the colleges in the mid-west. At this symposium the club presented dances to the accompaniment of a voice- choir—a technique quite belonging to Mather. Present Day Club With meetings, and speakers, and teas and questions the Present Day Club keeps its members actively in¬ terested in their club work. This year had so many hectic interna¬ tional crises that the club must have 78 Second row: Esther Rammer, Regina Lowy, Christine Brooker, Theresa Loge, Margaret Young. First row: Julia Armour, Geraldine Stibbe, Helga Preisman, Margaret Luedtke, Corinne Adams, Bernice O’Donnell. whirled around on a revolving stage —in order to turn from the Far East to Palestine, to the United States, and on around the world again, in an ambitious attempt to keep up with the latest developments. All college girls were invited to join if they were interested, and then the curtain went up on the program of lectures. Miss Cameron spoke on the Far East; Dr. Scott on the history of Ameri¬ can neutrality; Professor Fisch about the Nazi Primer; Professor Strong about organized anti-Semitism in America; Dr. W. W. White on nationalism and imperialism in the Near East; and Professor Barnes from Adelbert, on the tory dictator¬ ship in England. President_Betty Seitz Vice-President_Judy Armour Secretary_Barbara Christen Treasurer_Elsie Vasilopoulos The Forensic Club The Forensic Club is a “natural” for the stage of Mather because few of us can address an audience better than these members. With the aid of their new faculty adviser. Miss Bishop, the club reorganized its techniques. The question this year has been; “Resolved that the United States should cease to use public funds for stimulating business.” The club members discussed this and listened to Dr. Binkley, Dr. Breithut, and Dr. White as guest speakers in order to get more information and a better perspective on the topic. Debates were held with teams from other colleges in and near Cleveland, but the program for next year will be more ambitious. President _Geraldine Stippe Secretary _Corrine Adams Treasurer _Beverly Lawrence 79 Third row: Emalou Brumfield, Virginia Williams, Margaret Bertsch, Julia Armour, Mary Elizabeth Smyth, Helen Bovard, Dorothy Hicks. Second row: Miss VanVleet, Bette Anne Clark, Dolly Wheaton, Florence Olmstead, Hermine Klein, Jane Stocker. First row: Jean Townes, Jane Krupnick, Elsie Vasilopoulos, Helen Matthew, Betty DeWeese. A. A. The members of the A.A. com¬ pany certainly put plenty of action into their dramas! All Mather stu¬ dents are members, but only those who participate in one sport season may take speaking parts at the meetings. Since there are so many in the cast, production problems are les¬ sened by having a different director for each scene of the three sport seasons. Many shorter, special productions are also given throughout the year. Among those presented this year were the Freshman picnic at Squire Valleevue in September; the A.A. tea and A.A. Potluck Supper in November; the Dance Club pro¬ gram at Christmas; Sports Night, the Buffet Supper, and the Yale- Harvard game in March; and the Modern Dance Program, the A.A. Banquet, and the May Day celebra¬ tion at Valleevue in May. Miss VanVleet is faculty advisor of the company, and the A.A. offi¬ cers are Florence Olmstead, presi¬ dent; Ffermine Klein, vice-presi¬ dent; Dolly Wheaton, secretary; Jane Krupnick, treasurer; and Emma Lou Brumfield, publicity chairman. Sociology Club The Sociology Club imported some very interesting speakers from agencies of social work. In the fall a member of the negro women police spoke to the club on the problems of her work. This spring the direc¬ tor of the Institute of Family Service, Miss Anna Beatlie, met the club for informal discussion and tea. Most of the club members are So¬ ciology majors, although this is not SOCIOLOGY CLUB Second row: Ernestine Stern, Ruth Raim, Mary Jane Fraser, Mary Mauss, Jane Kappen. First row: Roselda Katz, Dorothea Laubscher, Barbara Fisher, Margaret Luedtke, Mary Elizabeth Sharkey, Betsy Locsel, Charlotte Wolkov. SOCIOLOGY CLUB President_Charlotte Walkov Sec’y-Treas_Nancy Greene President of Parnassus Poetry Frances Popp President of Parnassus Prose Martha Diamond Secretary _Mary Mauss Treasurer_Jane Wright PARNASSUS CLUB 3rd row; Elise White, Mary Fleming, Betsy Loesel, Jane Stocker, Elizabeth Laubscher, Meryon Mitchell, Josephine Flinds, Mary Jane Fraser, Catherine Fuller, Helen Stickle, Betty Gee, Marion Githens. 2nd row: Barbara Rowell, Lois Leavenworth, Eleanor Shobe, Mary Mauss, Frances Popp, Martha Diainond, Jane Wright, June Hinman, Elizabeth Teagle. 1st row: Kay Beck, Constance Savage, Jayne Forman, Louise Pitkin, Mary Murdock, Dorothy Narwold, Betty Young, Marcia Hitchcock, Agnes Woodhead. Women, left to right: Miss Cleaveland, Julia Roessler, Virginia Williams, Elizabeth Baker, Martha Seastrom, Ethel Buchwald, Allyn Koler, Margaret Kreuzwieser, Jeanne Valentine, Anne Suliot. Other Members: Georgianna Sorm, Irene Montz, Bernice Weltman, Mildred Cohen, Valerie Fullerton, Iva Marcus, Betty Miller, Marie Winch, Hermine Klein. a requirement, and they have had enough courses and field trips to learn much from meeting with these social workers. It is a club whose members have serious vocational in¬ terests and who take their work seriously. Parnassus Parnassus Prose and Poetry Club is the literary club at Mather. Its members meet twice monthly in the Clara Louise Myers room. In the mellow light of this lovely room are presented programs of book review and poetry readings with group dis¬ cussions about them. Formerly the two groups were separate, but early this spring they combined to form the one club. It is a club for the students who keep up with modern literature and like to dis¬ cuss their opinions with others, and for those who like to read but who do not have much time for it. These latter may decide from the re¬ views whether or not a certain book is on the must” list. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field, the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and a talk by Miss Thomas on enjoying Shakespeare through a knowledge of the customs of his times were included in the program for the year. Morley Club The all-feminine cast of other Mather clubs gives way in the Morley Club to the presence of the masculine chemists from Adelbert, who join with Mather’s test-tube devotees for their meetings. There are speakers, of course, but there are such things as the chemistry exhibit for Open House to be arranged, and the annual picnic at the end of May given by Dr. Gruener at his farm. 82 Standing, left to right: Mary Jo Anderson, Hermine Klein. Seated: Ruth James, Marian Prouty, Ruth McLaughlin, Marie Van Vliet, Emalou Brumfield. Other Members: Margaret Bertsch, Beverly Lawrence, Dorothea Laubscher. Y. W. C. A. The Y. W. C. A., a club of ex- perienced troupers, has put on an entertaining and continuous per¬ formance this year. In their newly redecorated nautical room at Haydn Hall the temporary committees have cooperated to sponsor for Mather the Student Faculty Tea, the songbook sale, the Freshman Treasure Hunt, the Tummy Tank” at Thanksgiv¬ ing time, the World Acquaintance Tour to Poland, and the Mother- Daughter Tea in the spring. The club has gone on the road in true legitimate style by sending repre¬ sentatives to three Industrial Con¬ ferences and by taking part, at Lake Erie College, in the training forums. At home the members have appealed to that eternal feminine vanity in us by the lectures of guest per¬ formers who talked about fashions. etiquette, and beauty. The Y-Dub’s goal in its own words has been to make the school Y-conscious by be¬ ing a unifying social force” on cam¬ pus. Their part in Mather’s program has been ambitious, but they have the necessary experience and stage presence to carry it off with success. President—Marion Prouty Vice-President—Ruth James Secretary—Beverly Lawrence Treasurer—Ruth McLaughlin Program Chairman — Marie Van Vliet Publicity Chairman — Mary Jo Anderson Ass’t Publicity Chairman—Her¬ mine Klein Student Industrial Chairman — Peg Bertsch Ass’t Student Industrial Chairman — Emma Lou Brumfield Area Representative — Dorothy Laubscher MARTHA WASHINGTON BALL Variety is the spice of life and here was Mather decking itself out in fancy costume for a colonial ball with a minuet, red and white ice cream and little hatchet cookies! Of course there was regular ballroom dancing, and other kinds, as at all Mather’s hen parties,” but there was especially light-hearted dancing at this one because February 22 comes in that blessed interval between the beginning of the second semester and the first six-week tests. The traditional minuet of the Juniors was danced by Betsy Loesel, Alberta Morse, Betty Zahniser, Ruth Wetherbee, Jean Herald, Betty Gee, Mary Elizabeth Smyth and Mary Mauss, The Sophomores entertained with an amusing dramatization of George Washington’s error in pow¬ dering his wig with gun powder in¬ stead of talcum powder. The con¬ sequent catastrophe when he came in contact with a candle flame while bowing to a lady, was vividly por¬ trayed. The committee in charge had games to be played and prizes to be awarded for costumes. The lucky winners were Inga Zorm, as an owl, for the most original; Nele Knapp, in a pretty colonial costume, for the most beautiful; and Phyllis Parsley Allen, Marcia Hitchcock, and Ruth Loomis for the funniest costumes (they went Hollywood with dark glasses and slouch hats). The committee: Louise Parsons, Lenore Macaluso, Zelda Winograd, Betty De Weese, Chairman. 84 V IN SIGN OF LEAGUE AND AMITY WITH THEE— ' ' Richard III, I, Hi. Back row: Adeline Markowitz, Virginia Roper, Helene Malawski, June Gallagher, Anna Roth, Cecelia Zysk, Bette Anne Clark, Florence Bavor, Nancy Boak, Melva Haskins, Elise White, Shirley Wormser, Evelyn Darnovsky, Janet Taubert. Front row: Mary Mauss, Agnes Koby, Laura Clark, Betty Norton, Janice Weaver, Margaret Phillips. Other Members: June Hinman, Gloria Quayle. INTER-SORORITY COUNCIL President-Laura Clark Vice-President_Betty Norton Secretary -Margaret Phillips Treasurer -Janice Weaver In Haydn drawing room, on the first Monday in each month, is held a meeting of the Inter-Sorority Council. This group is composed of a junior and a senior elected from each sorority, who meet together to discuss the various plans and prob¬ lems that conc ern all the sororities. The action of the sororities in buying seats in Eldred Hall was a result of the Inter-Sorority Council’s suggestion. Through the efforts of the Council, a method of standard¬ izing the bidding process was evolved. Nearly all the sororities have adopted a similar simplified bid form which, it is hoped, will make bidding less confusing. But the Inter-Sorority business dealings were not the only affairs handled by the Council. A fall In¬ ter-Sorority Dance was held Decem¬ ber second at the University Club, and a spring Inter-Sorority Dance on April twenty-ninth. At the spring dance there is the annual sing-out and a cup is given to the sorority which best sings her songs. DELTA PHI UPSILON CAST ' President _Margaret Phillips Vice-President -Florence Olmstead Secretary -Jean McMorris Treasurer _June Henninger Seniors Juniors Jane Andrews Sally Williamson Blake Lucille Boeddener Helen Cash Lucia Chamberlain Mary Jane Frazer June Henninger Margaret Horn Jean Kubeck Jean McMorris Mary Florence Olmstead Margaret Phillips Betty Ann Clark Louise Hilley Winifred Horn Ruth McLaughlin Edith Miller Mary Morgan Lucy Robinson Mary Elizabeth Smyth Elizabeth Teagle Jean Townes Hester Wallace Constance Warwick Mary Margia Wells Betty Williard Beatrice Dick Margaret Dickey Mary Louise Franklin Katherine Fuller Judith Jones Nida Koelker Reinette Lincoln Margaret Lloyd Betty McKinney Alberta Morse Shirley Newpher Jane Watkins Resume: The autumn act of Delta Phi Upsilon was opened by a formal initiation, banquet, and dance at Shaker Tavern on October 12. Professor Taeusch spoke to the members and the fifteen girls who had been pledged in Tune. There was a rush party before Christmas dedicated to the girls’ grandmothers. Everyone wore old fashioned costumes, and played old fashioned games, and sang songs m keeping with the heavy yellow gold lockets and bustles of the past. To prove they do have an interest in the present as well they won the Victrola radio offered as first prize in the fall Phillip Morris Cigarette Contest. Scene followed scene, including monthly alumnae meetings, the initiation of the February pledges, and two rush parties. The last act closed with a spring formal dance in May. kd row: Madge Wells, Ruth McLaughlin, Betty Williard, Bette Anne Clark, Helen Cash, Hester Wallace Mary Elizabeth Smyth. A row Mary Tine Fraser, Florence Olmstead, Edith Miller, Margaret Phillips, June Henninger. St row. Jean Townes, Lucia Chamberlain, Mary Morgan, Margaret Horn. Lucie Boeddene Horn. Louise Hilley, Lucy Robinson. 87 PHI KAPPA ZETA CAST President _Mary Louise Gingery Yice-President _Mary Elizabeth Laubscher Secretary _Barbara Rowell Treastirer _J ne Stocker Seniors Martha Diamond Marjorie Francis Mary Louise Gingery Blythe Hammer Josephine Hinds Abby Huston Ruth James Betty Jordan Agnes Koby Elizabeth Laubscher Lois Leavenworth Frances Mathews Jane Retzler Betty Smith Jane Stocker Juniors Betty Gee Betsy Loesel Mary Mauss Frances Popp Barbara Rowell Ruth Wetherbee Jane Wolf Resum e: The usual fun with the pledges occupied the Phi Kaps” for the first few weeks of the new year. As soon as the new initiates regained their composure they entertained the senior actives and their friends with a day at the Farm, ending with a picnic in the Pink Pig where they sang songs and roasted marshmallows and apples around the fire. Their first rush party was held on November 13, with entertainment by a professional magician and amateur soda-jerking at the Hangout. In December there was a Christmas party with Santa Claus and presents for all. At alum-meetings they heard talks by alumnae members on Indian Tribes in the Southwest and England.” The sorority purchased a seat in the New Eldred Theater and has been enjoying the plays given there. The program of the second semester included the very successful Spring Formal and a weekend at the Farm which was a sort of fore-taste of sorority camp which is to be held the week after Commencement at the Wild Waves Hotel in Mitiwanga. , Betsy Loesel, Josephine Hinds, Blythe Hammer, Frances Mathews, Betty Third row: Abby Husi Jordan, Lois Leavenworth. Second row: Mary Mauss Barbara Rowell, Jane Stocker, Mary Louise Gingery, Elizabeth Laubscher, Mary Jane Retzler, Ruth James, Frances Popp. First row: Betty Gee, Martha Diamond, Marjorie Francis, Agnes Koby, Betty Smith. SIGMA PSI Third row; Elizabeth Davis, Laura Clark. Geraldine Stibbe, Jane Kappen, Louise Jacobs. Second row: Betty Miller, Janet Taubert, Pauline McCabe, Connie Davidson, Lynette Brown Allin, Charlotte Griesser, Jayn e Forman. First row: Lois Tucker, Elizabeth Sherwood, Elizabeth Wilson. CAST President ... .... Constance Davidson Secretary _ _Betty Greer Treasarer ___Ann Betzhold Seniors Ann Betzhold Lynette Brown Allin Laura Clark Constance Davidson Bette Davis Betty Greer Jane Kappen Pauline McCabe Marion Prouty Geraldine Stibbe Marie Stuhr Lois Tucker Juniors Katherine Beck Jayne Forman Jane Grant Charlotte Griesser Louise Jacobs Betty Miller Betty Sherwood Janet Taubert Margaret Terrell Betty Wilhelm Betty Wilson The Sigma Psi sorority had an interesting year of activities from fall pledging through to the . . ° 1 . There were supper meetings at the Church of the Resume: _„_ week on the lake at the end of the school year. r, ..u Covenant on Monday nights, a hay ride at Squire Valleevue in the fal , breakfast after the Stunt Nigh _ . C_ri wns eavine for a year’s study in Europe, a New Years Dance, uZ was leaving fo- year’s study in Euro , a New J Tea given by the alumnae members, the Spring Dance in May at the Lake Forest Country Club, a weekend at the Pink Pig, and the traditional rush parties, hell weeks, informal initiations, and form initiations at Damon’s and the Shaker Tavern which were enjoyed by everyone. The sorority had a very busy and successful year. gamma delta tau CAST __Betty Jane Sewell __Dorothy Lavibscher _ - - Peggy Ainslie _ .—Ruth Carlson President _ Yice-Vresideiit Secretary _ Treasurer _ Seniors Margaret Ainslie Nancy Boak Ruth Carlson Dolores Cook Thelma Di Tirro Dorothy Laubscher Helen McManigal Phyllis Ryan Betty Jane Sewell Juniors Ruth Freytag Melva Haskins Lennie Hendricks Jeanne Valentine Virginia Warnock Resume: The Gams” have a host of memories about the past year to cherish—memories of a hay-ride on a moonlight October night with its laughing, singing, voices; memories of the November fall dance at the College Club bring back the smooth rhythms of the orchestra and the fragrance of corsages. The Intersorority Dance in December culminated the social activities of 1938. A Spanish Fiesta began the round of 1939 doings, for which chile con came and sombreros, cock¬ fights and gourds provided an appropriate background. The semester pledges were entertained at a formal tea and dinner at Crosby s. The spring months brought a skating party, the traditional May breakfast, a Gam Mother-Daughter Tea, a spring formal, a week-end at the Pink Pig, and the annual formal pledge dinner dance in June. A week of hilarity at a sorority cottage brought to an end the Gam” year of fun and friendship. 90 THETA PHI OMEGA CAST President _ Secretary _ Treasurer _ W arden _ Chaplain _ Seniors Mary Ellen Belknap Ruth Bryant Mona Cretney Evelyn Callow Elisabeth Clement Jean Farrell Sara Johnston Gertrude Kraemer Betty Norton Mary Jane Taylor -Mona Cretney -Gertrude Kraemer -Dorothy Casson -- Elisabeth Clement -Jean Farrell Juniors Christine Brooker Dorothy Casson Lois Heany Isabelle Hellwig Helen Knapp Margaret Kreuzwieser Marjorie Kreuzwieser Lois Pfister Elise White Virginia Williams Resume: The Thetas will always have memories of the year 1939 at Mather to riffle through like a stack of bright cards. One of the top cards must surely be Theta Phi Omega’s thirty-fifth anniversary celebration in November. Another, very brilliant in color, would be the memory of the Greenwich Village party, lighted by stocky candles in old bottles, which was held to raise money for silver plates enscribed with the sorority crest given to all the Thetas as they matriculate into the marriage state.” Besides all the intangible momentoes of the Heavenly Breakfast-Dance to which they all tripped out in the dawn’s early light when duller folks were coming home, and of the solemn moments of pledging and initiation, they will have all sorts of curious and incongruous objects. There will be the confetti-doll from the Artist’s-Club Dance, a place card from one of the monthly dinner meetings with the alums, and a minute milk-bottle which had held honest-to-goodness cream as an invitation to a rush party, or a birthday corsage from the sorority, and even, surprisingly enough, a snap-shot of themselves gathering wood during the sorority weekend at Vallevue. Third row: Virgmia Williams, Isabelle Hellwig, Helen Knapp, Lois Pfister, Marjorie Kreuzwieser, Margaret Kreuzwieser. Second row; Jean Farrell, Mary Jane Taylor, Elisabeth Clement, Mona Cretney, Gertrude Kraemer, Evelyn Callow, Betty Norton. First row: Elise White, Ruth Bryant, Dorothy Casson. 91 Left to right: Mary Martinek, Virginia Roper, Evelyn Brown, June Hinman. SIGMA OMEGA CAST President ___ _June Hinman Vice-President _Virginia Roper Secretary _Evelyn Brown Treasnrer __Mary Martinek Seniors Juniors Catherine Geiser Evelyn Brown June Hinman Margaret Conant Ruth Hesselman Mary Martinek Virginia Roper Resume: Sigma Omega had an interesting program of social activities which bpgan in November with a supper meeting with the alumnae chapter at Haydn Hall where Dr. Johnson gave a lecture, illustrated by motion pictures, on Glacier National Park. After a rush party at the Lake Shore Hotel, there was a Christmas party with the alumnae chapter (and Santa Claus) at the College Club. There was a theatre party in the winter, a roller-skating party for the active members on Washington’s birthday, and a St. Patrick s Day party for both the colleens and their swains. In March the annual spring Monte Carlo rush party gave the rushees a good time at the Nursing Center. The Sigma Omega formal dance whirled by m May at the Women’s Club. The year closed happily with a barbecue rush party at the summer camp at Mitawanga. 92 NU ZETA NU President - Yice-President Secretary _ Treasurer _ CAST -Hermine Klein -Olyn Koller -Leonore Bassett —Ruth Hanauer Seniors Evelyn Darnovsky Hermine Klein Betty Klusner Olyn Koller Ethel Milkove Betty Reich Mildred Schultz Bernice Weltman Juniors Leonore Bassett Ruth Hanauer Shirley Wormser Resume: In anticipation of our twenty-fifth anniversary, which will be celebrated in the fall, members of Nu Zeta Nu Sorority have prepared and edited a newsette” for the purpose of maintaining a closer tie between the alumnae and the active members. This booklet endeavors to inform all alumnae members of both active and alumnae news within the past year. The fall formal initiation dinner, which was held at Devon Hall, began the year’s activities. This was followed by a Chinese Checker and Anagram party, parties preceding the Prom and the Intersorority Dances, and the year ended with a splash party. Combined affairs with the alumnae included a steak roast at one of the Metropolitan Parks, an afternoon musicale and tea, and the formal dinner dance which this year carried out the novel idea of Double Feature Night.” The sorority contributed a chair to the Eldred Theatre in honor of its forthcoming celebration. 93 DELTA PSI OMEGA CAST ' President - Vice-President - Treasurer - Secretary - Seniors Virginia Compton Janice Weaver Martha Seastrom Betty Wurts Elsie Heim Betty Seitz Irene Montz Marie Bernhard Maree Slack Sally Dunbar Jane O’Neill _V. Compton _J. Weaver -.M. Seastrom ' _B. Wurts Juniors Marjorie Ice Grace Brown Jane Diehm Mildred Sekerak Florence Bavor Ruth Lundin Julia Roessler Janet Bruehler Helen Schedat Bernice O’Donnell Joan Liebenauer Jane Krupnick Resume: With an attractive recreation room given over to Delta Psl Omega as Sorority Headquarters the organization has had an unusually comfortable place from which to direct their program. They began the season with Informal and Formal Initiation and a pledge dance at the Lake Shore Hotel. In November there was a rush tea and in December the members assembled a holiday basket for an unfortunate family. Before examinations descended there was a rollicking weekend at the Farm. The spring Pledge Dinner was in February. A picnic at the country estate of a sister member, June pledging, the annual dinner in honor of their advisor. Dr. Arbuthnot, and a glorious week at a lakeside camp completed the year’s activities. Jane Dielim, Florence Bavor, Joan Liebenauer, Meredith Second jTow Jane O’Neill, Irene Montz, Elizabeth Wurts, Virginia Compton, Marie Bernhard, Bernice First row: Mildred Sekerak, Helen Schedat, Grace Brown. 94 ALPHA THETA EPSILON CAST ’President - --June Gallagher Vice-President - -Gloria Quayle Secretary-Treasurer -A. Hill Seniors June Gallagher Alice Hill Frances Trunk Juniors Esther Nelson Gloria Quayle Cora Sackett Resume: Alpha Theta Epsilon started the the Pledge Tea, and the Formal Initiation. , . 1 1 the active and alumnae chapters combined to sponsor a group During the winter and early spri g, American history, American art of four lectures on “The American Scene. traveltalk— See America First.” (held in tb. Dunham Tavern), the American novel, � d a travelulk . fbe new Eldred Theatre when they purchased two chairs The combined chapters ,u3hing parties, a spring dance at the Athletic Club, for the auditorium. In the spring reception of the graduating seniors mto the spring pledging tea, the dinner which the alumnae chapter, and, finally, a week at sorori y P- 95 theta lambda phi Left to right: Cecelia Zysk, Martha Melby, Helene Malawski, Mary Rusynyk, Dorothy Marshall, Dorothy Fritz. CAST ' President _ Vice-President _ Secretary ____ Treasurer __ Seniors Helen Malawski Dorothy Marshall Martha Melby Mary Rusynyk _Martha lylelby . Dorothy Fritz Dorothy Marshall _Mary Rusynyk Juniors Betty Blakely Dorothy Fritz Betty Marcellette Margaret Takacs Elsie Vasilopoulos Cecelia Zysk Resume: Besides the usual weekly meetings the active and alumnae chapters of Theta Lambda Phi hold joint meetings once a month, which are devoted to friendly chats. Occasionally one of the members gives a brief informal talk on some subject of particular interest to the group. The alumnae chapter of the sorority maintains a scholarship fund to aid needy active members. This past year the active chapter has provided needy families with fruit over a period of weeks. Phi Facts: The Theta Lambda Phi newspapers, published monthly, records all the activities of the sorority and its active and alumnae meml rs. The social calendar has been filled with important dates. Early last August the girls enter- H,„ed .he,r mothm at a Mothtrs’-Da„gh«r Tea. I„ December a Chrittmaa party war held jointly with At dnma A tem.-£ormal dance waa held in Match. Every June, after exam,, a formal dinner-dance the act,ve chapter. Another annual affair ia aummer camp which ia held aoon after nut th ■ I Pl ttiea, pledge teas, informal initiations, and formal initiation dinners round out the aocal calendar of Theta Lambda Phi Sorority, TAU DELTA PHI CAST President -Adeline Markowitz Vice-President -Charlotte Lupeson Secretary -Roselda Katz Treasurer ---Anna Roth Seniors Beatrice Goodman Adeline Markowitz Sylvia Simon Juniors Charlotte Lupeson Sarah Pearlman Sonia Rogat Anna Roth Resume: The Mothers’ and Daughters’ Tea is one of the sorority’s most outstanding and cherished activities. They are extremely proud of their Mother ' s’ Club, for it enables their mothers to enjoy the same type of companionship that has been made possible for the girls by the sorority. Many carefree hours have been spent at the sorority cottage during the summer months, and so the girls continue their friendships even when school is not in session. The school year of 1938-1939 kept the sorority members busy with many social functions, and many other gatherings that will be memorable for their enjoyability. The Tau Delta Phi girls wish to express their sincere appreciation to Miss Dureau, their faculty adviser, for her kindly advice and understanding, and for the true friendship she has extended to all of them. Second Row: Ann DePiero, Helen Knapp, Elizabeth Walker. First row: Allyn Handel. Lois Pfister, Genevieve Lanese, Darwina DcMarzy, Edith Nero. Third row: Marian Prouty, Mary Martinek, Zelda Winograd. Second row: Evelyn Heffner, Pauline Warner, Jane Krupnick, Eleanore Hudgeon, Dorothy Young, Helen MeVay. First row: Grace Brown, Jane Simmelink, Helen Thompkins, Janice Weaver, Miriam Friedman, Darwina DeMarzy. Italian Club President ..Genevieve Lanese Vice Vresident- __Edith Nero Sec’y-Treasurer _Mary Martinek The Italian Club endeavors to give its members an increased apprecia¬ tion for the Italian language and culture as most all language clubs are interested in doing. It began its program for the year with a welcome tea for Miss Frederika Blankner, who talked to the members of the experiences she had when teaching in Europe last year. Later in the semester the Club held a tea for Signor Romeo Montecchi, the Italian consul, and his wife. Signor Mon¬ tecchi is a descendant of the Mon¬ tagu family of old Verona—the very one that Shakespeare wrote of in Romeo and Juliet. After this and the spring dance the curtain fell on the club’s activities of the year. French Club President __Marian Prouty Vice President _Janice Weaver Secretary __Jane Krupnick Treasurer. .Jeanne Valentine These enthusiastic linguists, by carrying their French study from its conventional classroom setting into their social life, made a quick trans¬ formation from French majors to Francophiles. The program included guest speakers and social meetings where French was spoken by every¬ one. In March Prenez Garde a La Pein- tnre by Fauchois was presented by the French students, under the direction of Agnes Bureau in. Sever¬ ance Hall; while in May Les Franco¬ philes held a farewell tea for Profes¬ sor Borgerhoff, who played his final performance as head of the language department this year. He will be missed a great deal in the future. 100 i Second row: Margaret Phillips, Connie Davidson, Eleanor Gottschalt, Edith Miller, Mary Jane Bouse, Jean Herald, Mary Mauss. First row: Charlotte Griesser, Virginia Sterrett, Betty Lloyd, Miriam Schrader, Elizabeth Wilson, Isabelle Hellwig, Elinor Toll, Abby Huston. Other Members: Irene Dula, Nancy Greene, Dorothy Narwold. Student Council Have you ever wondered what your class I ' epresentatives to the Stu¬ dent Council really do? Well, they represent you, your friends, and even some of your enemies, in the Student Council so that undergrad¬ uate protests can be heard in the right quarter. The Student Council brings the student’s association down to a manageable and working size. Besides bringing up questions to be discussed and acting as the legal and executive departments, the Council does all kinds of important things like sponsoring Stunt Night, the Big-Little Sister Party, and teas for new students, aiding with Open House, and maintaining the Honor Board. The president of the Stu¬ dent Government is also president of Student Council and of the Honor Board. If Mather College ever adopts the custom of Oxford University of having the undergraduate student wear cap and gown to classes, the Student Association will be the best qualified group to develop the plan. When this cast takes the center- stage, dignity and solemnity rustle their wings over Mather. The tri-fold president, Abby Huston, and the secretary, Betty Wilson, attended the Women’s In¬ tercollegiate Association for Student Government (W. I. A. S. G.) at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, where Abby Huston acted as secretary for the convention. With Miriam Schrader as vice-president and Isabelle Hellwig as treasurer, this council keeps you in close association with the government of your col¬ lege. 101 Second row: Patsy Crofts, Sally Brown, Muriel Albright. First row: Betty Norton, Marjorie Ice, Marie VanVliet, Mary Louise Geltz, Joan Liebenauer, Irene Montz. Ocher Members: Florence Bavor, Margaret Bertsch, Barbara Fisher, Nancy Jenkins, Grace Satullo Jean Townes. ’ Secretary .. Treasurer .. .. Mary Lou Geltz - Marjorie Ice Archery Tennis i 102 Outing Club We all know that the Pink Pig is one of the most interesting stages on which Matherites play, and we ap¬ preciate the fact that the Outing Club is the stage crew responsible for the smooth performances given every week-end. Being listed among the dramatis personae for just one week-end makes any Mather student a member of the club. The repertoire for the 1938-1939 season included the Pink Pig Barbe¬ cue, Christmas carols for the Ba¬ cons, Parents’ Day at Valleevue, Otto Schnied’s lecture on skiing, a first aid course, hides at the farm, the Intercollegiate Weekend at the Pink Pig, and a station-wagon Vaga¬ bond Trip during spring vacation. Dr. Gruener was made an honor¬ ary member this year. Hockey and Golf It’s really just a choice as to what kind of ball you’ll hit with which stick. Of course you should be con¬ sistent. Imagine the embarrassment of a hockey ball being hit with a golf club! But you’d soon learn to be consistent in the use of your weapons if only you’d let the Ath¬ letic Association, which is an allied member of the Cleveland Field Hockey Association, teach you. Mary Elizabeth Smyth was the man¬ ager this year. The hockey season was wound up by a hockey convention at Lake Erie teams from various colleges com¬ peted with each other. During the active golf season many golf clubs swished through the air during the practices. A little later the golfers wandered out to a driving range for more practice to prepare them for the game. Finally on Saturday morning they went proudly and confidently out to the links (which ends in a score worse then what they’d hoped, but better than they’d feared) for the mar¬ vellous opportunity of eighteen holes of golf. Golf Hockey 103 CURTAIN PLAYERS and PLAYMAKERS Third row: Martha Seastrom, Ida Sindell, Shirley Worrascr, Mildred Seidel, Jane Krupnick, Mary Rusynyk, Meredith Mulhern, Anne Pierce. Second row: Betty Miller, Betty McKinney, Adda Sitkoski, Jane Retzler, Agnes Koby, Virginia Landers, Marie VanVliet, Dorothy Casson. First row: Joan Deneen, Martha Leach, Phyllis Ryan, Shirley Nashkin, Janet Bruehler, Mildred Sekerak. Other Members: Marjorie Francis, Meryon .Mitchell, Maree Slack, Betty Wilson. The Curtain Players club is for those girls who have done work in three of the fields: acting, directing, staging, costuming, make-up, and business. These girls are usually upper-classmen, although an am¬ bitious freshman who really works may “make” the organization at the end of the year. This year the Cur¬ tain Players invited the cub group. The Playmakers, to share in many of their meetings. The Playmakers study the rudiments of drama—have clases in stage-presence, make-up and stage craft. The members get ex¬ perience by working on and in the student-directed plays, as well as being eligible for any plays put on in the Tower Theatre. Last fall Wayne Mack of WGAR told them of the intricacies of radio dramatic programs, and in the spring Prof. Thomas analysed some modern plays as literature. Their dramatic productions this year included a speech choir pre¬ sentation of Fall of the City” by Archibald MacLeish; a selection from “Twelfth Night” given in the Russian manner, in the early Ameri¬ can way, and in the Commedia dell’ Arte manner; and the eighteenth century p lay, “The Beneficent Bear” by Goldini. The Tower Theatre is almost new and is in the tower of Mather Ad¬ ministration Building. The light- board is movable and is simple enough for the novice to operate. The theatre auditorium seats about one hundred people, making the theatre truly intimate. 104 SUN DIAL The Mather Sun Dial records both the sunny and the shadowy hours of campus life. It is the one organ in which all Mather opinions and views are expressed. Anyone may con¬ tribute material to the Snn Dial, provided that the contribution be in some literary form: poetry, prose, essay, article, editorial, short-story, play—the staff not only accepts, but welcomes a wide variety. When copy day arrives (the Mon¬ day two weeks preceding the publi¬ cation day) the deadline is four o’clock in the afternoon. Then the staff members—a group of literary- minded Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors—gather in the small Sun Dial room on the third floor in Haydn, and discuss the material submitted. Each staff member has previously read every article, although the name of the writer is known only to the editors, Elisabeth Clement and Betty Norton. This system of anonymous criticism guarantees that personali¬ ties and private opinions will not in¬ terfere with the selection of con¬ tributions. The Sun Dial discussions are animated and many times get somewhat beyond the control of the presiding editor. Whether or not a certain piece is chosen, however, is determined by majority opinion; and many selections are accepted with the qualification that they be some¬ what revised by the author. On the day preceding each of the three annual vacations—Christmas, Easter, and summer—the boxes fair¬ ly bristle with the moroon-colored covers of the Sun Dial. Under the business-managership of Elizabeth Walker, every Mather student re¬ ceived her three copies—accurate re¬ flections of the issues, opinions, and literary talent of the year. 105 THE JUNIOR PROM When the curtain rose on The Junior Prom one saw the most color¬ fully gay scene that came across Mather’s stage this year. It was the night of nights for the juniors and seniors, who strolled through the re¬ ceiving line and formed the whirl of couples on the floor. After the grand march, led by Betty Wilson, chairman of the prom committee, a one o’clock supper was served. At three o’clock the curtain fell, and the big scene was over except for the curtain cal l in the terminal garage. 106 I May Day the procession of girls in gay, old-English costumes winds its way along the curving road, and the heralds cry “Make way for the Queen!” we know that another May Day pageant is taking place on Mather’s rustic campus at Valleevue. In place of Tree Night the Sopho¬ more class for the last three years has staged a country fair for May Day. The brightly decorated booths for the flower girls, the refreshment vendors, the fortune teller, the bal¬ loon sellers, and others, are put up by the ever-exuberant Sophomores in the early morning. After the pic¬ nic lunch which is always a great success, the show goes on, following the recitation of the quaintly worded program so that everyone may know what will happen next and where. Last year Queen Betty Hazlett, wearing a pretty white dress and a crown of daisies, rode over the knoll on a chestnut horse to her court where the festivities were officially opened, and where more than a hundred spectators eagerly awaited the coronation. The crowd was first regaled by dancing on the green by Ye Village Dancers, and then the Royal Tum¬ blers and Morriss Dancers were per¬ mitted to show their grace and skill. After the Singers of Madrigals per¬ formed, a bit of variety was added by the introduction of a cock-fight, a sword bout, and an archery con¬ test. The spectacle was brought to a close with the traditional Maypole Dance in which the bright colors of the villagers’ costumes contrasted vividly with the fresh spring-green of the outdoor setting. Mather girls and their guests were then invited to join in games and merriment, and the rest of this holi¬ day afternoon was devoted to bowl¬ ing on the green, horse shoe throw¬ ing, and archery. 107 Step Night Commencement One evening just before Com¬ mencement, Mather’s Seniors en¬ acted a dramatic scene which wasn’t quite so angelic as its traditionalism suggests. Mather’s girls have their fun once more, and take a parting shot along with their parting sigh. Lighted by candles, singing Arch¬ ways,” followed by the Junior guard of honor, the seniors mounted the steps of Clark Hall to sing songs from their four years. The comic interlude came next with clever songs about the faculty members which gave the Seniors the one chance in their college careers to sing their minds out. The faculty enjoyed the fun too. In conclusion the Senior President presented her candle, cap, and gown to the Junior President, the Seniors left the steps, the Juniors took their places there, and Step Night ended with the Junior farewell song. The final act of a play usually rounds off one phase of life and, con¬ sciously or unconsciously, sets the stage for the enactment of another phase of life. So it is with com¬ mencement. The costuming of this final scene is dignified—positively no saddle shoes peering incautiously from under academic gowns. The all-important speech in the last act —the commencement address—pre¬ cedes the gathering together of the component parts of the play. This gathering together of parts is per¬ haps one of the most thrilling scenes to the actresses. There is something strangely moving to the seniors when they hear their names called, and one by one rise to join their standing classmates who are waiting to re¬ ceive their diplomas from Dean Smith. 108 IF you are planning a big parly, and want it to be truly an outstanding affair, let us show you the choice of beautiful rooms you have at Hotel Cleveland, For formal entertaining, Clevelanders agree that there is nothing in the Middle West to quite equal the famous Cleveland Room. Charming music every evening. For little parties, with tables for two or twenty, dancers come to the gay and colorful Little Cafe. Dancing every weekday evening at dinner, every Thuisday, Friday, and Saturday at supper—from 10:30, and every Saturday at luncheon. So whether your party is large or small, its success (and your good time) are sure if you come to Hotel Cleveland. May we help you plan it? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CURTAIN CALL May the editor present the people tuhom she tuishes to thank for their cooperation and service in the making of this POLYCHRONICON: the Staff and Professor Hart, faculty adviser; Mr. Jay C. Smith of the Jahn and Ollier En¬ graving Company; Mr. Lyle Tanner of Judson Printing Company; Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. Lynn Creel of the Kingscraft Cover Company; and Mr. Alex Silverberg, photographer. Betty McKinney, editor T . ' ' ‘ , V ' ” M ' ‘ ' . 1 I1 V ' • A% ' ’ ■ -t, v;=-; c , M-vp;-. .? iS - ' V ;r ' ' V iv ir ' -,, ' ■ . ►. , ■ iiiiiiilllii .JMgiS §g SK (BlM9k.., . . -J- ' v ' � ■, i , ' ! ' • n . -i, %’ .’ ' . ' .’h ■ K . ■• ' . ' ! ‘if ' - ■ h ■ •, :- ' s....-- ._j ' fijfc ' .... ' (..j k---. .:”z-y ' k’ t -r 1. r-zir : Va-V- ' ■ mWmM ii’] ' 4 V ' ,v :h i; , ' ■ z ■’ -i- ' ’ ' ' = , -. •, .-i{- ' ’ . ■ ' . ' ■ ' ■’% ' ‘ ' v‘ • - ' r ■ ' s ' ff i Z ' ' ■; Z • ' , ‘ ' • - ' ., ' -i ■ ‘.‘n ' :,- ' ,. 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