Gray Court School - Point Log Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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, ,K N 'i V ' i 3 ' i ' aiu... Elsie Ganiboa had married a Spanish nobleman and was living at the Spanish court. Vnfortunately she was unable to be present at the dinner. Gray Court had not only given artists to the world but also musicians. Mona Jarrett was a noted pianist and composer while Emily Strawn was celebrated for her sweet voice. Mona played for us and Emily sang and we were all carried back to the good old school days. Betty Hoenig was at the head of a. school for little boys and Ruth Pritchard and Myrtle I-Iovell led Stamford society. Marjorie Kunkle had a marvelous home in the country, where she raised all kinds of flowers and rare specimens of plant life. Hundreds of people visit her in order to see her wonderful collection. Doreen Laurie always wanted to be someone's secretary. Doreen obtained her desire, but strange to say she did not keep her position long, because she married her young employer and they are now very happy. Frances Colton became a. well known ventriloquist. lVhile she was at school she used to startle us with the most unusual noises, but now we know it was for a good cause, so we will forgive her. Helen Walker had gained fame as a. teacher of tap dancing and other kinds of specialties for the stage. Sylvia lVeiller had moved to Boston, where she opened a very fashionable tea house. Miss Austin and her friends frequented the place much to the delight of the hostess. Marjorie Flark had done much the same thing only her establishinent- was in Baltimore, and whenever Kay visited her shop she was just as thrilled as Sylvia in Boston. Betty 'Elphinstone was known as fX1ll0l'lC1l'S most famous designer of ladies wearing apparel. French artists had come to this country to study under her instructions. Josephine Greve returned to her beloved Europe and acted as chaperone and guide for young ladies who wished to visit the continent. Audrey and Connie MacAdam appeared on Keithls circuit in a playlet in which Audrey exhibited her graceful dancing and Connie her skill in acting. 24

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'ae ye, .. .. Q-Qc ' S till, ,.q.,,, ,, , PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF '27 September 3, 1939-Stamford, Conn. Glass of Twenty-seven Gives Banquet . Saturday evening a reunion banquet was give11 at Gray Court School, by the class of twenty-seven. The guests of honor were Miss Gray and Miss Porter. All of the faculty 1ue111ber were present, and representatives from all the classes that were in the school in twenty- seven. The banquet was a great success. The a.bove article appeared in tl1e society column of the f'Advocate,' on the Monday following the never-to-be-forgotten reunion. As a inenlber of the class of twenty-seven, I will endeavor to tell you how time has dealt with 1ny school-niates. My fellow classnlate, Kay, had come all the way from Baltimore to be with us. ,Strange to say she and XVinnie Laurie had managed to carry out all their wild schemes which they had made while they were a.t school. 'llhey took a trip to Europe in an aeroplane, rode on a niotorcycle, and went down i11 a diver's suit. There were several other adventures they had, but it would ta.ke too lo11g to tell of them. Kay iinally went. South and settled down in peace and quiet. Laura Falk was no lo11ger just plai11 Laura Jane, but had reached the height of Parisian society and niade a fortune as an interior decorator. To follow tl1is profession was always her secret ambition, and we were all glad to know that her desires 11ad been realized.l Doris Happy and Anne Brewer had both climbed the ladder of fame as portrait painters. Doris carried on her work in Anierica, wl1ile Anne startled Europe with her portraits of the celebrities, such as the President of France, of his cabinet l1lQ1llbCl'S and the King of England. . Dot Clark went out YV est and bought a. ranch, where thoroughbred horses were raised. Dot told us that she had purchased Mabel, and the dear old horse was spending a happy old age on the ranch. Beryl Austin Zllld Marguerite Morrill were Boston society leaders and there was 11ot a. da.y that went by, that their names did not appear in the papers, because of some social benefit they had rendered to their beloved city. 23

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f N NX ,X 2, a ll Gladys Simms broadcasted over the radio all the coming a.ttractions on Broadway. Marjorie Eberhardt a.nd Olga Jaffe were members of the House of Representatives. They belonged to opposite parties and Marjoriels attorney Dorothy Pickens settled all their disputes with Olga's legal adviser Ruth Coleman. Cora. St-rother had made her mark as an author. Her greatest work was a treatise on how children should be taught to appreciate classical literature. Lou and Betty Mead were managers Ellld owners of a race and hunt club, where they specialized in dog and horse shows. Gray Court had grown so large that it. needed several directors of athletics, so Margaret Pearce and Barbara. Harding returned as assistants. Marie Mallouk was the champion long-distance swimmer of America. Dorothy Jean Hemenway practiced veterinary science at which we were not surprised because we knew of her great love for animals. Royce Budge and Beechie Elphinstone managed a Marionette Theater which is patronized by the children of New York's exclusive set. Douglass Dumbrille followed in her father's foot-steps and became a famous Shakespearean dra.matist. Pauline Ralph was a. missionary to the South Sea Islands. Owing to the great dista.nce she was unable to attend the reunion. Erminie Holstein amazed us by producing successful dramas, which were then pla.ying on the New York stage. Katharine Wfilson and Mary Ann Curtiss directed a large language school, where French was the specialty. Mildred Massee ha.d become vastly wealthy and her love for books prompted her to endow Gray Court with a magnificent library. Jane Seymour invented many useful electric appliances, the chief of which was a pencil sharpener especially recommended for schools. Marilynn Collins and Barbara Colton were holding the doubles tennis clwmpfionship of the United States with Sister Curtiss as their manager, who is kept busy booking exhibition matches. 25