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

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la ' ' pill L -525 , , ,ff J... 1 f. ff m f ...rn novels. Florence is fast winning her audiences with her baby iinitations. llorothe NW-bster has a iine hairdressing establislnnent rivallinfv Charles of the Ritz, while Frain-es Holton has the largest hat establisli nient in New York, where she is assisted in creating styles by ,Euljly Strawn, who is l'atou's American representative. Virginia Wilde is giving . . is doing ballet work. lt is said she will soon bg and Gladys Faye l'avlowa's greatest rival. -1 series ol' piano reeitals at Carnegie Hall, D Marguerite Morrill is 1-oinlnm-ting a -gil-l's orchestra and is playing in Mona Jarrett's newest inusieal 4-oinedy. ln this show, Mona's public has acclaimed her as a second Marilyn Miller. At a nearby theatre, the public is bowing at the l'eet ol' the greatest dramatic actress of the day, Betty lloenig. The sports world, assembled at Forest llills, has just witnessed the defeat of llelen NVills by Marion Siniis. We next journey to .lilt'lllll0lltl, where we find Dorothy Pickens, who is l'resident of the Junior Class at Westhainpton, and is still fast friends with Barbara llarding, who has WU11 tl1e highest gym il-Wil.1'LlS for her class. Returning to hvilslllllgttlll, we Iind that the lN'hite llouse is being re- ision of Winnie Laurie, who is staying with Mary Cloud, who is Secretary to the President of the United States. I I1 who is becoinine' quite adept at keeping decorated under the careful snperv Mary lives with her sister . ea , ' . g house for Mary. l'roeeeding to lletroit, we tind Nancy Kling, who is acclaimed as the tl N' York greatest artist in her set, and lllilllj of the rox ei designs on ie LW 0 magazines are done by he1'. WVe now transfer you to Saranac, X. Y., where Emily Mnssen has had the honor of becoming the Cllillllllltlll Ski llighjuniper. Rushing you through the air, we arrive at New l-laven. Rose Lee is continuing her study of nlusie at the Yale Music School. Nearby, at Donald lflighnian who is eagerly looking for- ward to the time when he will be a football hero at Yale University. And now, everybody, we take you to the plaee where all of these geniuses started. To Gray Court they owe all their foundation. llere we find niany others who are destined to beeoine world renowned. The poems of J ulienne Gilhonsen have been aeknowledged the best of their kind at Gray Court, and it is quite probable that she will wi'n instant fillllt' upon entering the literary world. ntly studying secretarial work, and plans to Yale Pre 1. Sm-hool we find l I 1 Virginia. tlrusius is inte reniain at Gray Court as Miss Gra,v's secretary. Marjorie Clark is now a team-her at Gray Court, and has special supervision of Stud y llall. 33

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.., it if PROPHECY HIS is Marjorie Kunkle announcing over Station Gl.lA,Y Stamford. NVe have a special event this evening, illltl we will take you to many places both i11 the United States a11d Europe, where you will hear many brozulcasters' voices other than mine. NVe are going to acquaint you with the latest doings and whereabouts of your favorite geniuses, and many other young rising ones, all of whom have started at Gray Court, and some are still there, preparing to make their bow before the critics. I feel particularly proud of the program this evening, because Cray Court is my much loved Alma Mater. We will first take you across the ocean to Paris, where we iind two of our friends. The latest masterpiece of the celebrated Ann Brewer has been awarded a place in the Louvre. Ruth l.'aulsen, whom we have heard many times, is continuing her vocal training here, and it is rumored that she will soon tour tl1e States again. NV e next go to Monte Carlo where we find Doreen Laurie. Doreen has realized her ambition of having a villa here, a11d lives a very quiet Q ?J life entertaining her friends. She now has with her Ruth l'ritchard, who is spending a few days of her honeymoon at Doreen's romantic home. Elsie Ganiboa is expected here shortly. She is on her way to Italy, which she will tour, stopping for a few months in her much beloved Florence. NVe now visit Geneva, Switzerland, where Dollie Dixon is stay- ing, as the only woman representative at the Peace Conference. From Geneva we go to St. Moritz, where we find crowds aeclainiingliutli Coleman as the Champion Ice Skater. l'roceeding on our tour, we find ourselves i11 Hungary, where Margaret Dodge is learning the very old folk dances, which she will soon bring before her admiring audience in the United States. Crossing the Channel to England, we find the people much excited about the English Derby now going on. 'l'he favorite horse is that of Betty and Lou Mead. Faith Mead is at a. school nearby, where she can often see Bet and Lou. XV e at this time leave Europe a11d pause in New York City for a time. llere we find the people trying out a new newspaper which is edited by Olga J affe. It has already received the reputation of spreading all the news iirst, even though the data lllily not he entirely correct. Frances lleaves, J a11e llogeland and Florence Tresilian, universally known as Pa, Ma, a11d Baby, are indeed becoming popular. Jane is a caricaturist, while Frances turns to the more romantic field of writing 32

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rl Nl . b A ' iiffl Jh.. li... The third grade's dreams during 1929 have at last been realized, and they now have class organization. Eleanor Garner is President, Betty Webb is Vice-President, Jacqueline Collins is Secretary, and Marjorie Fox is Treasurer. Dorothy Rouse is paying especial attention to dancing, and develop- ing her great talent for that art which all the girls who ever attended Gray Court well remember. Elizabeth Gillespie is developing a wonderful voice and we expect to hear her broadcast in a very short time. Barbara Colton is l resident of the Senior Class, while Marilynn Collins is Captain of the Senior basketball team. Eleanor Barrett is planning to be the Gym teacher at Gray Court and is helping with the little ones. Mary Barrett is making great headway with her art, and is destined to become famous. Alison Holman is the Lower School Gray Cheerleader, while Trientje Hood holds the Captainship of the Lower School Golds. Louise Jackson leads l1e1' class in dramatics and much is expected of her. Edna Skinner spends one evening monthly entertaining her school- mates with her recitals of character dancing. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Marjorie Kunkle on the air again. I hope you have enjoyed the special program this evening which has brought to you the opportunity of hearing about your favorites. And now we bid you Farewell! FAREWELL TO GRAY COURT Grief will dim our faces If the beech is burning Mid the roofs of town Copper in the sun- For the wide sky spaces Hearts will oft be turning WVhere the stars look down. Where our dreams were spun. NVe shall often wonder VV e, thy loving daughters, fLost in cities tally Now our pathway parts, If the waves still thunder By thy gleaming waters On the gray sea-wall. Shrine thee i11 our hearts. 34