Miss Porters School - Yearbook (Farmington, CT)

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THE COSTUME PARTY The costume party, which is a greatly anticipated event each year, was held on January fifteenth, the girls appeared as characters in fiction. The judges awarded the prize for the best costume to Barbara Smith and Mary Graham, as Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, for the prettiest costume to Nancy Grove and Grace Putnam, as Hansel and Gretelg for the most original to Julie Spencer and Anne Stuart, as Sambo and the Tiger , and the prize for the funniest costume was given to Ruth Humphreys, Rosamond Reed, Timmie Kilner, and Nan Parsons, as Popeye and his crew. THE YEAR BOOK MOVIE On February 27, the Year Book Board presented a movie. It was a double-feature consisting of two comedies and a Krazy Kat . Coca-cola, cookies, and popsicles were served between reels. The audience enjoyed this informal evening very much. THE SPELLING MA TCH The thirtieth annual Spelling Match was held on March 6. Prelim- inary contests were conducted in Colony, Main, Humphrey and The Adgate room. The ten best spellers in each group won places in the final match in the Gymnasium. Anne Wisner won the match after almost half an hour of exciting competition, and she was awarded the Spelling Cup. The runners-up were Susan Kelsey, Peggy Delano, Margaret Holliday, and Laurie Abbett. THE PVINTER GERMAN On the last Saturday of the winter term the New Girls gave a German and again proved themselves talented performers. Natalie Bliss was at the head of the entertainment, which was entitled The Show Boat. Murals along the walls were painted with scenes on a steam-boat, and the favor booths were port-holes in a plain white wall decorated with ropes and a life-preserver. The music consisted of the songs from Irving Berlin's Show Boat , which Harriet Moffat and Martha Nicholson sang. By way of contrast, they were followed by two hilarious dances by 'gdarkiesn dressed gaily in varied costumes of checks, stripes, red bandanas and straw hats. The Old Girls found the German unusually amusing, as well as an excellent climax to the entertainments of the winter term.

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First Row: Rosamond Reed flVIink Captainj, Ruth Humphreys Q'Possum Captainj, Delight llflerwin QSquirrel Captainj, Ann Amory CPresidentQ, Nancy Cowperthwaite ClVIink Lieutenantj, Nancy Tenney C'Possum Lieutenantj, Joanna Mitchell Csquirrel Lieutenantj. Second Row: Phyllis Preston QI-Iikingj, Theodora Lannon CTennisj, Louise Simrall QArcheryl, Nlargery Abbett QVice President and Fencingj, Barbara Smith QRidingj, Jane Osbun CDeck Tennisj, Anne Wisner CI-Iealth Committeej. The Athletic Association A new and very important organization this year is the Farmington Athletic Association. Its members include representatives of each sport, and the captains and lieutenants of the various teams. These girls try to create greater interest in the sport which they supervise. They are always present to referee important games, and tennis matches. The president, Ann Amory, has succeeded remarkably well in making the Athletic Asso- ciation's first year a very successful one.