Maryland College for Women - Marylander Yearbook (Lutherville, MD)

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W fm mf lfl'l1eMARYLANDERI The Rouses' Invite the Seniors to a Dance ' -ii H a President and Mrs. Rouse request the pleasure of Miss Senior C lass's eoiufzauy at The Villa ou Saturday, April nineteenth, at seven o'elock. There was great excitement among the Seniors the noon we found these in our boxes. What had happened no one else knew, but from the expression on our fa 'es the concluded that it was something real nice. And such lt was, for the L Y Rouses had not only invited us, but we were to also invite a friend-a man VVe never thought that such a friend might be impossible to get. We tool: our' time about writing, but when the replies came in our fate was announced. There were inter-fraternal meetings, baseball, lacrosse, every kind of game on that day. Still, we smiled, for we could write others. Time and again the same replies came, and there was a mad rush for Room 17. The same question was asked by each- Gordy, won't you get me a man ? -and the reply was always, I'll try. ' The day before the dance arrived and we were lacking six men. A council was called, and Fay resorted to calling up a friend in Baltimore. He could bring any number, and at last all was Settled As we journeyed up to the Villa in a body Saturday evening we heard the 6.19 from Baltimore. While we were taking off our wraps we would anxiously peer out of the window. Ch, there is my man ! Which one did you say was for me ? Mine isn't there I The living-room made a wonderful place for dancing, so after introducing our men to our host and hostess we started. We danced until about 9.30, and then refreshments were served. At II o'clock President Rouse announced that the men had just six minutes to say good-bye and make the tram. Before we left Mrs. Rouse played Crossing the Bar, of which she is the composer and we certainly enjoyed it. Then we started for home, our hearts bursting with happiness, our spirits bubbling over. The Cinderellas of the Senior Class were returning home with the same feeling that the real Cinderella had. As for her lt was the happiest night of her life, so for us it was the happiest and most enjoyable evening of our college career. MARIAN DRUKKER. 4 Senior'-Junior Hop HE sad feeling of leaving our Alma Mater was brightened by one r last good time. The Senior-junior Hop, on the evening of Come mencement Day, was a grand success. The juniors were joyful with the thoughts of the'r Senior dignity, while the outgoing Seniors were radiant from a satisfaction felt when a goal has been well obtained. The presence of some of the Commencement visitors added greatly to the gayety of the evening. lt was with great reluctance, that the guests were allowed to leave on the midnight train, for it was the end of College life for many of the dancers. I --E fn- an I1919le '-F -lf rm One-Five li 1 F3 d li 5 6 B B E4 8 .ie t

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, is 1zffscf----- .XQQX r if c 1. ,fs ra. B 3 T ia Fl P u 3 :El H Fi d El YJ H The February Dance 9 ,,, Vl',Vf WAS Friday evening and we were tucked away in our bed behind if the trunks, when we were rudely disturbed by a commotion over- head. Furniture was moved, rugs were lifted, curtains undrapedg ia sweet vofce called, Ridgley! Ridgley! Could this be a second Poster rush? At I2 o'clock Our Mother came back bristling with excitement. Such hustling and bustling as was going on! The place had been enchanted. The library was changed into a rose and wicker haven for the weary, and in the Chapel were cozy chairs, lamps, Victrola, oh, everything nice and f'comfy for the Annual February Dance. The classrooms in Grace Hall had been transformed into rooms for men at leastg she saw many little signs, No Smokingf, for instance, well, you know that could hardly be meant for any other gender. Next evening 'we sneaked up to the landing between the. first and second floors to watch. We were just in time, for, slipping and sliding up the front campus walk over the skull and bones, came many men-doughboys, men in civies, and all. Impatiently we waited, and finally gained the courage to run down the long flights of marble stairs, and there, slowly, but surely and me- chan'cally, came the men. This, Gur Mother explained, was the M. C. recep- tion line. 'Then all went out to supper. How we wished we were anything but cats, for oh! the savory smell of chicken croquettes and creamed potatoes, with hot rolls! If only we could have had those we would not have cared for the ice cream, cake and coffee. Suddenly Our Mother grabbed us by the paws and held us upg the orchestra was playing The Star Spangled Banner - the dance had started. 'What fine box seats we had, and what a lot of things we saw that we'll never tell! But that cheek dancing quite shocked us, for Our Mother had never allowed us to par- ticipate in that. Gne young lady had to change her shoes the first part of the evening-could it be that he had stepped on them? For 20 long dances the orchestra played faithfully on, and then burst forth with our own Alma Mater. How the sweet, maidenly voices filled that old bu lding! Truly, it brought tears to our eyes. And now for the good-nights-short, all too short except one, and that was all too long. Some soldiers are brave and do not mind the onlooking enemy. Twelve o'clock, and all is stillg the dance is a thing of the past. Once more Maryland College is but a Female Institution, except for two wee hours on Sunday afternoon. JUST Us IqITTENS.,,' P s cy g xp -m ei1919l - H- -in 1-1- One-Four FTBQMARYLANDERI -9- uf- Q

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U f ' mx m- 1 FTLQMARYLANDER I-um-M-M ' All-of-a-Sudden Peggy that the 1919 Senior Class had been fortunate in securing a most excellent play to be offered in Beethoven Opera House Saturday night, May the IOIl'l. fhe poster carrled by the crier announced that the play would be All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, presented byan all-star cast, even to Parker, the butler, by Margaret Stewart, a star of mar- velous ability. OON after Easter the M. C. town crier, in cap and bells, announced A line was standing in front of the box office long before the hour for the tickets to go on sale. Many were glad to get even standing room. At the appointed hour the curtain rose before a crowded house impatiently awaiting the opening of the play. Peggy, Gladys Gordy, was an adorable, impressive girl, always acting natu- ral. No other actress on the present stage could have won the love of her audi- ence from the moment she appeared as did Gordy. The stunning, ideal lover was no other than our idol, M. M. Pugh. Anthony, writing a book on spiders, was wonderfully interpreted by B. Turner, noted for playing eccentric roles. Without hearing a word from Lady Crackenthorpe, one could see she was a haughty English aristocrat, impatient with Peggy and her mother, Mrs. O'Mara. Mac was a splen- did Irish woman as Mrs. O'Mara, who misconstrued Anthcny's attention, meant for herself, as intended for Peggy. Lady Crackenthorpe and her brother, Major Archie Phipps, whose actions were ever all for the good of the family, schemed for Jimmy, the son, to dazzle Peggy, thus keeping her from Anthony. In so doing, jimmy fell desperately in love with Peggy. She pretended to have run away and married him to get out of her mother's and Anthony's way. When jimmy proposed, Peggy thought it was not because of love, but because of her pretense. Fay, always to the rescue as jack Menzies, jimn1y's friend, helped him by getting jimmy the land agent's billet. In the end Peggy confessed she began to love him all of a sudden that afternoon. As the curtain went down, Jimmy folded Peggy in his arms. The all-star cast had put it over, and everyone declared the play a whizzing SUCCESS. CAST OF CHARACTERS , Peggy O'Mara ...... . . . . . . .Gladys Gordy 0 jimmy Keppel .... I .... Marian Pugh Mrs. O'Mara ....... I ..... Elinor McAllen Anthony .............. . . li ...... Betty Turner Major Archie Phipps .... .... I iatherine Linthicum Jack Menzies .......... .......... F ay Huntley Lucas .............. ..... M arian Drukker 5 Lady Crackenthorpe .... ........... J anet Allen Millicent Keppel ..... . . .Helen Mae Linthicum Mrs. Colquhoun .... .- .... Katherine Gurnley 8 Parker ........... .... M argaret Stewart xvxff XS-1 mf -w uf- el19'19 lm m- A-2- A' One-Six '