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

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Editor-in-Chief ., Assistant Editor . Business Manager Assistant Business Alninnae Recorder Joke Editor .t... St! - , , , . L--in f' SN Y sh.. ,..' ,f fy, Point Log Staff Manager . . . Assistant Joke Editor , , Calendar ......... Faculty Advisor . Dedication , . . Editorial A A . Faculty . , . Seniors ,....,. Upper School .. Lower School .r.. Table of Contents Gray Court Limericks , Advertisements , A An Appreciation , . , . JEAN PARRY , JEAN SPALLETTA , ELINOR BARRETT . . lXRLINE HART . DCJILOTIIY HOUSE AIARY ROSE SCOTT . . , BE'l'SY FISHEL GLORIA STEENDAL . . . A MISS PORTER, H4 U9 U13 15 '35 61 76 ..,.103 To Miss Gray, Miss Blockburger, and Miss Mott, the Point Log Stat? wishes to extend its most grateful appreciation for the very generous aid and encouragement rendered by them during the publica-A tion of this Volume XIV of the Point Log. 8

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JM.. lfeffi' YL. Gray Court Graceful in the beauty of thy pillars tall, Rising, fair and steadfast, near the old sea wall, Ardently inspiring those who come thy way, Youthful hearts are singing praise of thee today. Calmly thou are standing, through tl1e years that pass, OH ring joy and beauty to eaeh eager lassg Undisturbed by tempests, ehangeless in thy love, Radiant and kindly, like tl1e skies above, Thou, dear Alma Mater, thou a1't ours to love. A Sonnet Gray f'ourt, thy head is lifted high, In calm serenity, with mueh graee, Calm and serene, beneath the friendly sky VVhieh watches thee and bends to toueh thy face. Mayhap the winds may beat thee, tieree and wild, Long may the sun from thee be hid away, And then, when storms are gone, the heavens mild, Almost may thou be touched by wind-driven spray. Yet thou dost never bend to those less strong, Thou knowest the sun and moon and stars for friend, And thou who hast stood proudly here so long Shalt stand serene and calm unto the end. Thou holdest tl1y head with glad assurance high, And 0'er thee bends the guarding, tender sky. 7

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f N X , ,,. 'J QB i 7 5.5 L -I 'fi H i ' ft, -ia.. , f. ff .Ju Scnooi, BUILDING Ed1t01'1Ell ITTING under the very hickory tree that stands near tl1e beautiful old Davenport house which is now the main building of Gray t'ourt School, the poet XVhittier wrote a poem about the courageous act ot' Abraham Davenport. i Uavcnport was sitting in the Clonnecticut legislature at llartford when the sun was suddenly eclipsed. 'llhe members fell into a panic. 'tlt is the liord's great day! Let us adjourn. They looked toward Davenport. He 1'ose and said, Wllhis well may be The Day of Judgment that the world awaits, But be it so or not, li only know My present duty and my Lord's command 'llo occupy till he come. Bring in the candles. His calmness steadied the members and work was resumed. The graduates of the class of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, as they undertake their chosen tasks, would be wise to carry on the spirit of courage celebrated in this poem which is closely connected with this beautiful place. lVhcn danger threatens or when hum-drum tasks cause others to shirk their responsibilities we should remember the words of lVhittier: t'That simple duty hath no place for fear. 9