Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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I Dea.n W ildek, Faculty Advisor; Fbancp:s Archibald, Pres( en , ' (’i.aike Chkistophehsen, Secretary; W alter ,Ioy, Librarian. U L E E f)n each Tuesday afternoon an entliiisiastic ihoiifili small grou[) of woiild-he “masters of clay, wielders of the brush, and dabblers in oils” came to the quietness of the Assendily Hall to pour forth any excess exuberance in the martial strains of “Men of Harleck”, the staccato rinj; of “.lohn Peel”, or the quiet dreaminess of “Hush Thee, My Baby”. Those who enjoy music, yes, more than that, those who enjoy making music themselves, have had real recreation in the (Jlee c: L IT It Club with the added advantage of the excellent training given by Mr. John Wilson. The Clee Club made their public appearance as a part of a Musical A.ssernbly Program. Because of limited attendance the club was not as active as was planned; but the fire of enthusiasm is still smoldering, to be fanned to a larger blaze when we begin the work of a new year. Fhainces K. Archibald, ’36 1. S. A. STKIA The M. S. A. String F nsemble organized in October under the directorship of James Foster Kenney. The membership includes: Marjorie Fi. Carr, piano .Mary Hill, cello James F. Kenney, piano Dorcas O’Neil, 1st violin Christine Meade, u e W inifred Healey, 2nd violin The purpose of the organization is one of sincere co-operation on the part of every member to better understand the masters of our greatest music, learn the distinguishing features of each composer U E A .S E 1 II I. E and his compositions, and forward the individual appreciation of them. The ensemble has in its library famous compositions by Mo- zart, Bach, Brahms, Schubert and many others. The ensemble has had the privilege of playing for the Intro- duction of Freshmen to the School, the Christmas Play, the State Convention of Art Supervisors, the State Convention of Music Supervisors, Mr. and Mrs. Newell’s Assembly and the Commence- ment Exercises. James Foster Kenney, ’35 THE SHE The fall of 1633 saw the beginning of the Sketch Club, w hich continued for a most successful year. The purpo.se of the club was to stimulate outside work among the students. ' Phe sketches, in water-color, oil, charcoal, or any ! other medium, were presented for criticism at the meetings. ' Phese meetings were informal. There were no olficers, and anyone was welcome who was interested in improving his work, and who wanted inspiration. .Mr. Philbrick, organizer of the club, criticized our feeble at- tempts fairly and for our own good, . fter the first few meetings, everyone’s work improved both in quality and in quantity. In V II E I. IT II spite of the zero weather, many sketches of the snow were sub- mitted. Studies of the head in oil, water-color, and charcoal were also interesting. J ' he new thumb box which Mr. Philbrick introduced to us has helped greatly for outdoor painting. ' Phe Sketch Club bulletin attracted considerable attention. Following each meeting a few of the best sketches were exhibited to show what the club was doing. At every meeting it became more apparent that the club was a success, because of the great improvement and interest shown in the sketches. Lucille Marcotte, ’35 I

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Mahy Barnks, President: Mr. IIoaulky, Faculty Advisor: Rosalik Murphy. M A IjJ I € W e of the Magic Club are taking this oppor- tunity to remedy the false impression of the students who believe that the Magic Club aims only at willful deceit. To be sure, the work in the Club has its humorous side, but fundamentally it is a novel outlet of expression. MASCAKT The Mascart Theatre program this year started out with the ringing of chimes, and the directors promise that it will end as joyously. “Why the Chimes Hang”, directed by Mr. O’Donnell, with the assistance of Gordon Clerke and Warren Berry, was the most important production of the year. In the planning and direct- ing of the play, considerable talent was discovered among the Freshmen, not only for acting, but also for back-stage work. The directors endeavored to present a varied a.s.sortment of plays, including first “Aria d. Capo”, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poetical satire. The director was Lester Myers. Cast in the part of Pierrette was Marie (Janet Gaynor) Mulgrew; the mercurial Pierrot was played by Cheslie D’Andrea; Charlie Demetropolis and George McKenna proved that they are tragedians as well as comedians; and Walter Joy represented the figure of War as the despised corrupter of peace and good will. The next Mascart production was a group of three excerpts from CLUB To tho.se of us w ho form this group, it has offered the opportunity for keener observance, skill, and confidence. In addition, we have had valuable training in stage presence and dramatic approach. To the teacher, it is an added method for stimulating interest in children, and, as the old saying goes, ediu ation begins when interest is stimulated. Mary F. Barnes, ’34 THEATRE Shakespeare: the “Gobbo scene” from “The Merchant of Venice”; a “bit” from “Bichard the Third”; and the balcony scene from “Borneo and Juliet”. Members participating in the presentation were Leonard Derwinski, James Kenney, Marie Mulgrew, Florence Heed, Pauline Alpert, Gordon Clerke, and Josephine Blatt. The performance, we feel, was successful, and its reception by the stu- dents especially satisfying. The next contribution was a fantasy, “The Maker of Dreams”, directed by Beatrice Benoit. Much credit for the success which we have had is due to tJordon Clerke, our chairman, and to Mr. O’Donnell, our faithful advisor. The Mascart Theatre this year hands down to its next board of directors a record of several outstanding productions, the old tra- dition of enthusiasm, — and, for the first time in years, a stage properly ecjuipped with a supply of gelatins! Beatrice Benoit, ’3.3 Josephine Blatt, Junior Director; Gordon Clerke, Chairman: Henry Neunzer, Senior Director; Beatrice Benoit, Junior Director; Valerie Delano, Senior Director; Mr. O’Donnell, Facutty Advisor; Both Beimer, Senior Director.

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n iiiiKXT KVKXTs ri.i ' it ' rill ' r.iirrcnl Kseiits ( ' !lul) was orfianized six years ajio for I lie purpose of briiigiiif; together those students « lio are interested in world ad ' airs, and in the posi tion of our own nation in relation to foreign eountries. Although this year has proved an important one in the making of history, the eluh was suspended temporarily. The students have sueh diverse interests, sueh eomplieations in transportation, so many demands on their time that this aetion of the cluh seemed itiiperative. In .April, however, we presented to lh( ' memhers of the school a .series of wec ' kly talks given hy well- ktiown leelun ' rs. ' The topic of the series was “The hairopean ( ' .risis , a discussion of the possihililies of v ar, a suliject of ital int(‘resl to young p(‘ople. We plan to reorganize the eluh next yc ' ar, and we believe that with new, inen ' ased interest in international alfairs the club will go on to a greater success. M. iu;ahkt Snow, ’.‘ib B A S K E T II A I. I. For the fourth successive year, the basketball team has been working with the latter half of that well-known quotation “Mens Sana in corpore sano”. Once a week, the group has been meeting some team, either pre-arranged or otherwise, and has been sand- wiching its practice into w hat time it could spare. Fibsters, bruises, and finely executed plays all pass, but some value remains in measure. Scores are forgotten Init the idea of functioning as a unit toward a common goal is retained. Nowhere can the spirit of team work lie found .so much as on the gymnasium floor. Individuality may be the yardstick of the artist, but he must also b(‘ able to pull with his fellows. That is the lienefit underlying all sports of com- peting amateur groups and we lielieve this should not b( entindy foreign to the consciousness of our school. Fh.xnk I)kvp:cis, ’3t F O O T B A I. I. The footliall team (yes, sure we had one!) enjoyed a most suc- cessful season. Here’s the story; a small group of our men almost daily faced the cruel weather to get in on the “hectic” workouts held in the Stadium (vulgarly called the “back-yard”). After .sending challenges to various art schools of Greater Boston, we succeeded in drawing the strong “M” club as our first opponents. W e won 6 0. The last big game of the season found us again the victors 6-0 over the Aluseum School. Thus concluded an unde- feated, unscored upon, and untied schedule and brought to M. S. A. the .Art School Championship of (ireater Boston. I thank you. ,Ma. Singer, ’.35