Holton Arms School - Scribe Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Jecretaey-Alice and Loaife. was to hear Barbara Menninger read parts of Junior Miss, a play centering about a cap- tivating teen-age youngster who stormed the hearts of audiences in Washington and then went on to New York for still more success. Our faculty representatives are our great- est HSSCES. Miss Fox provides thoseideas with- out which our meetings could not be the joy that they are. We are thankful that Miss Lurton's interest and helpfulness never de- sert us, and that Miss DeLane is still patient with those members who know little about the deeper mysteries of the arts which should claim the attention of us all. After the program of the meeting these wielders of the brush and devotees of litera- ture give way to companionable chattering on subjects brought to mind by the preceding reports. Fortified by plates of sandwiches Cham spreads and cheese concoctionsD and over cups of tea, they frequently probe far beyond the scope of the classroom. Freedom of thought and speech are indulged to the utmost. Everybody admires Alice Bagby, our presi- dent, who does her work so quietly and ef- ficiently and is everybody's friend besides. Louise O'Reilly is the kind of secretary who can make those inevitable minutes of the last meeting something to crow about. We all The prerident and envy her originality and her humor which she combines so effectively. The old-timers, Alice Bagby, Barbara Beij, Katharine Colvin, Caroline Embry, Joan Ferguson, Elizabeth Marlowe, Barbara Menninger, Louise O'Reilly, Lenora Rose, Claire Snow, and Mari- anne Williamson, have now been joined by the new members-Eleanor Brooks, Mary- beth Davidge, Ann de Kay, Nancy Dunkle, Ellen Galvin, Catherine Gibbon, Chippy Hall, Pauline King, Sylvia Lewis, Betsy Noe, Sally Norris, Ann Hamilton Roberts, Helen Smith, Jeannette Streit, Emma Thurber, and Mabbie DuHameliwho have poured in to fill the gaps left by the graduates of 1941. And now a secret! There is something which makes even this select group of intel- lectuals stop their spirited conversation and sit up and take notice. The organization just Wouldn't be the same without-cinnamon sticks! Below: The girlr look erpecially happy when thy have eokei and sandwiches in hand. P..S'.-Note the cinnamon ftirkrf Above: MiJJ Larton, MiJ'J Fox, and Min DeLane that over a cup of tea.

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66Tlte Fcrment of lrlleulsw EVERY orr-uaiz TUEsDAY afternoon of the school year Holton's oldest organization, Holton's sole honorary society, the Scroll, holds its meetings. The ranks of the one and only Scroll are made up of girls qualified by their talents in literature and art, either or both. The type of programs given will prove to skeptical readers that we aren't a collection of stuffy scholars who drift around behind horn-rimmed glasses, lost in a maze of educa- tion. One afternoon brought forth both the ultra-classical and the ultra-modern in music fthat is, Tschaikowsky's Concerto in B-flat minor, and for contrast, Freddy Martin's popular version. lt was agreed afterward that Tschaikowsky didn't really need any- thing done to improve upon his work, but others brought out the point that such a fine piece of work could never lose all its beauty by modern swing technique. The art interest was stimulated when Marianne Williamson, somewhat of a layman in the world of art but a figure of note in the literature of Holton's classes, and Liz Marlowe, distinctly artistic in all directions, successfully joined forces and gave a memorable talk. Marianne illumi- nated our somewhat hazy conceptions of the progress of art in Australia, and Liz gave a Vivid description of some Australian paint- ings from a current exhibition in the new National Gallery. In the discussion which followed, Miss DeLane helped out by explain- ing some of the more difficult types of draw- ing. The flood of talk brought forth by her definitions of Impressionism proved that the girls comprising the Scroll are intellectually wide-awake. Another delightful experience The Scroll pour for ll pirture. l

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MTo Establish .lttstzicew Min McClellan, Elizabeth Murlawc, and th: day school mptaim. THE RIGHT or FREEDOM of speech is exercised in many branches of our school life at Holton. This privilege is ours in classes, clubs, ath- letics, and iam sessions, but in study hall, where we all enjoy practicing it, Student Government says a definite uno. Freedom of the press is given us in publishing THE Scauaa and the Scroll magazine, in writing our themes and autobiographies, but woe unto the girl who exercises that privilege by scribbling a note instead of her lessonsg the scowls we see on the captains' faces When We pass a note warn us never to commit that offense again. The right of assembly is ours when vve hold class meetings, but congregat- ing outside study hall or gathering in your best friend's room to discuss the latest date may result in a trip back to school Saturday morning. Sometimes we think there are un- reasonable searches as far as our desks and bureau drawers are concerned, but We admit that we are thus made to learn habits of clean- liness and order. The day school is really run by the girls of each form, who have elected their captains as well as the Upper School director, Liz Marlowe. The captains, who meet every Wednesday morning to count the marks and to discuss the problems which have come up during the Week, make us behave unless we Want to pay the penalty of returning Saturday morning to Work an hour in our hardest sub- ject. These orgies take place in Miss Ethel's room from nine to tvvelve. It is a familiar sight to see the cheerful face of Miss McClel- lan as she supervises her brood of miscreants. Our faces are sorrow-lined as vve struggle with the binomial theorem while gay, laugh- ing boarders, who have escaped the clutches of the lavv, go tripping off to a Week-end at Annapolis or Virginia. The boarding school, too, is watched over by captains, one in each house. These are elected by the girls, as are the heads of the boarding school Student Government. The director of the S Street houses, Chippy Hall,