Mary Baldwin College - Bluestocking Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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.3i? ::k.:i »:w:3fc. Ji MS ; ik.« :sfe«v- f: v MISS ANN PKESTON I5RIDGERS Miss Ann I ' reston I ' .ridgers and lier sister were students at Mary lialdwin Seniinarx- in l ' »l(). Ann i ' ridgers ' scholastic recrjrd was high, in fact, she lield an enviable |j(isili(in rmiong her fellow students. Now Mary Baldwin has been rewarded for the trust ])laced in Miss Bridgers. for slie has liecomr a ery success I nl ])la right. After leavint; Mary I ' .aldwin, Miss I ' .ridg- ers attended Smith College, from which she w;is graduated. .Since then have come ears (]f work in connection with the theatre, with the fundanienl.ds of which slie has made her- self familiar, ller ability .is an .actress h;is lieen recognized and she has ,Li)i)eare l several times in well known productions on ilroadway. On November 12, 1927, Miss I ' .ridgers ' very popular play, Coquette, was presented at the l laxine Elliott Theatre in New York. Coquette has met with almost unprecedented success. This drama w as carefull} ' written and shrewdh ' put together by .Mr. (ieorge . l)botl and Miss Bridgers wurkini; in collaboration. Work on the ])lay w.as begun in May. l ' 2,i, and Coc|uette — the nuicli discussed play— w as fmished for s;ilc in I )ecember, 1926. The theatre section of ihc Xra ' ) ' ork Tiiiu-s for Novemlier l. lh, .Sunday issue, ]iublished an article .about Ann I ' leston [ ' .ridgers. To (|uote Irom the article : In the opinion of this reviewer, at least, nothing so complete and touching .■IS ' Co(|uelle ' has crossed the Ixjards for m.any seasons. Perhaps one should he conlenl to admire il as rm engrossing, tender story of love ;uid l)itter tragedy in the South, .-icled truthfully in every jcirt. I ' .ut w h;it it indicates about the capa- cities of the theatre stirs the imagination excessively. The basis of ' Coc|uette ' is a script by .Ann Preston I ' .ridgers. George Ab- bott has joined forces with .Miss I ' .ridgers as ;iuthoi- and director. Tlie producer is Jed Harris, consjiicuous for his |iersonal apjie.ai ' .ances .and .also for putting on ' llroadwav. ' p|)arentl ' these Iwn men of the theatre have not im- piised tlieii tluimping technitpie u])on Aliss I ' .ridgers ' scri|)t, but they have modu- l.itcd it to her f.able : lhe h.ave fdled it out in i-omplete symp.alhy with her mood. The success of t ' ocpiette is detinitely assured, and by it a Mary r.;ddwin girl h;is .achieved f.ame. . ' he is now .abro.iil. .and on lier return we .ai ' e e ])ecting even greater things from . nn I ' reston I ' .ridgers. 1 V t V

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i. • - l§2B :fc »:w:afcv.jtes: ! ! MISS LUCY PAGE COFFMAN ] liss Lucy Page Coffman, in 1920, came from California to Mary Baldwin Seminary, though her parents were originally from Virginia. Lucy Page re- mained four years at Mary r ' aldwin, years which she has designated as the ha])- piest of her life. She hlled an important place in the school body, for she entered into every ])hase of student life. hi athletics, she was f(iun l trami)ing In the farm f(jr baseliall. . ' he served as an officer of the Art Ciul), and was a loyal member of the . W. C ' . A. Caljinet. During her four years at M. P.. . ., Till-; IIluestockjxg profitted by her artistic ability. V ' e remember Lucy Page, tile student, the good sport, tlie friend, tnit most of all tile artist, Lier talent was recog- nized liy all her friends at Mary lialdwin, and from tile day she carried off her first art ))ri e, great things were expected of her, Lucy Page proved true to tiie trust and confidence of her friends. .Soon after gradu- ation, she received first place in the entrance examinations to the Lcole des ileau.x Arts in i ' .iris, where she remained for a year ' s stud . lief ore going to Paris, Lucy Page wrote a ciiarming little pamphlet, entitled Wiiat Mary I ' l.ildwin Has Done for Me, which she concludes by saying: And tiieii — lien i know Mary P.aldwin and have learned all its intricacies. 1 love it, 1 was a ' rat ' — afterwards I made ' rats ' out of others — and 1 went to Mary lialdwiii for four years, so when I am .asked to tell what Mary Paldwin has done for me, I am almost at a loss to tell of the myriad of things i) w hich I have been benelited. 1 have learned promptness, oliedieiice, loy.ilty, neatness — and what 1 was sent primarily for, some knowledge at least. I have learned school spirit, and 1 have gained friends, the greatest thing of all. Mary lialdwiii has made me love Mary Baldwin. Miss Coffman is now engaged in her loved profession, at Washington, where she carries with her the faith of her many friends, iar her l.ileiil gives |iromise uf a rich and beautiful life in the field of .irt. We feel confident that her wdik will not only exhibit fine technique, but tiial the loyalty, faith, and beauty woven into her character while in preparation for her calling will give luster and tone to her productions. In dllier words, we ex- pect pictures that will have , ' i vital a])pe. ' d and that will s])e;ik to nlliers nf the true and the beauliful. V

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' • ? : «-:w 1§2B :w»:fcw-ifc .j 1 M ISS ANNA JARVIS ■Miss Anna jarvis came to the Augusta Feinalc Seminary, now Mary i!al(l vin t ' ollt-yi.-. in tin- fall of IXSl, ami remained here inr Iwo years. I )nring those ' ears she wcin for herself a splendid scholastic stanilint; and has left a l.islint; impression in the school. .Since her Mar I ' .aldwin da s, Miss |arvis has taken part in v.ai ' ions activities and has formed for herself a place in her l ' hil;idel])hia li jme. Her most impoitanl title is (jne thai we may well revere, for .Miss . nna Jai ' is is the fonnder of .Mother ' s Day. I ' .y lier love and de (ilion for her own mother, she has honcjred not liei ' alone, lull all mothers every- where. .She is now at the head of a Ahither ' s I ' ay International Association. This International .Mother ' s Day has heen a livin.i; interest lor perscjns of ever ' land, class, and creed that honor motherhood. Mother ' s Day is a constrnctive movement of practical henetil and patriotism that repre- sents the home as the highest inspiration of our individual and national life. When on Mother ' s Day, the second .Sunday in May, we see the white carna- tion- the Mother ' s Day Kmhlem, the Mother ' s Day Itadge. the Mother ' s Day Hag, n - hear the slogan — The Mother of Your Heart, let us think with gratitude of the f(junder (jf this day. Miss Jarvis has inaugurated a great movement that sounds an echo in each heart. Her object is to inspire deeper responsibilit) ' toward the home, and a more profound appreciation of the greatest of God ' s gifts — Mother. Miss Jarvis may have gleaned an idea from the great sages of the far East, who value filial piety above all other attributes. However this may be, she has thought out and de- veloped the idea in an entirely original and beautiful expression of love and de- votion. All, no doulit, have felt the desire but failed to find an appropriate form of expression for the emotion stimulated by the love and self sacrifice of mothers, Therefore, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Miss Jarvis, and are proud to claim her as a Mary Baldwin girl. .Sju- has expres.sed her ap]ireciation of an invitation to he w ith us at our l ' ' 2(S Comniencemenl. I ' .nt she sa s. I ver nuich regret that 1 cannot he with vou all foi some of your amui.al events, and as yom ' honored guest, hut personal aff.airs in ] ' liiladel|)hia make it impossible for me to be with you. Miss Anna Jarvis sends her love to all Mary Baldwin girls. ) • V