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

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SENIOR CLASS President . . ELEANOR GERBRACH Vice-President . MARIE MULGREW Secretary . . JUNE CHELLAND Treasurer . . WALTER ROBERTS „ u A j • ( MRS. WHITTET Faculty Advisors O ' DONNELL

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JOHN SHARMAN Painting Believes none of us will ever be able to draw, but with most incredible patience messes up our attempts at technique and forces us to grapple with concrete form and actual shape; mutters on about the shape of the eye-socket or the action of the necktie. FRED THOMPSON Elementary Drawing and Designs Has a distinct dislike for pink in all Freshman designs; can instantly squelch a whole class by showing some of his work when he was just beginning ; seems to know the exact amount of time everyone really spends on assignments; can easily dispense with the usual pedagogic superiority. LILAH M. VAUGHAN Sociology Is an interesting personality, easy-going, absent-minded but not forgetful, sincere, impulsive yet poised, and possessed of that dis- concerting ability to know of what a person is thinking. EFFIE B. WHITTET Librarian, Library Methods The efficient, capable, kindly librarian who is not buried in books but is decidedly alive, interesting, and human is a big influence in the school — supplies us with First Aid and with her well-chosen books of inspiration and reference. AMY R. WHITTIER Head of Teacher Training Department With her twinkling eyes, is the ideal teacher, concerned with person- alities and the individual ' s progressive growth to a richer life — is the school ' s embodiment of its educational ideals. ISABELLA T. DAMRELL School Secretary Is a person whom everyone should know better because she is so kindly and well-informed. EILEEN McMullen Dean ' s Clerk In spite of our inane questions and trifling business, is always cheerful and friendly — smooths the fearful road to the Dean ' s office. MARGARET C. WOLAHAN Bookkeeper, Stenographer Is the helpful person behind the little barred window in the foyer — remains patient and unruffled during the clatter and confusion of registration day.

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As freshmen, we wormed our way through a week of hazing into our green smocks. Order being thus established, we began to work seriously both intra and extra-curricula, hurling our- selves with especial enthusiasm into the production of The Pirate ' s Daughter. As sophomores, we thought the school ours, put unruly freshmen in their places, and continued to make our presence both heard and felt. As juniors, our interest divided us each to his appointed corner save for historic and anatomical purposes. Nevertheless, this did not prevent our members from taking active part in many Mascart productions, in the newly founded Sketch Club, in various contests, and in sports. Finally as seniors. . . We who formerly met at least once or twice a week in toto, this year have been brought together only by assemblies, and by our occasional social gatherings, among these our prom — a great success. In our secluded corner of the building we sometimes find mem- bers of other departments who have come up to visit and have lost themselves amidst our forest of easels. A few have stayed long enough to sit for portraits. The costume designers we see here and there in their latest and most devastating creations, and there have been reports of prizes won by various members of the General Design section. The modeling department drops in on us from time to time when he gets lonesome downstairs. As for the T.T. ' s, our only degree earners, we scarcely see them at all, for they spend much of their time outside the building, teaching young hopefuls to express themselves, or presenting assembly programs in local public schools. As a class, we have continued to lend our support to school activities in spite of such distractions as theses and graduation requirements. We recall with particular pleasure the mystifying magician act and the heart-stirring melodrama presented for us under the resourceful direction of Max Singer. It was stupendous. We could wish that the great Mahax might pull a job out of his hat for each departing thirty-fiver. Now as we set out let us sing once more together Who ' s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? . MARTHA BURNHAM ' 35.