Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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' am generally admired February 17 Fairies and peers invaded Chapin w hen the Amherst-Mount Holyoke joint production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta arrived fresh from a triumphant three night stand at the Kirby Memorial Theatre in Amherst. The chorus of fairies with Sue Dickinson as their dignified queen was made up of mem- bers of the Sophomore Choir, and the peers were members of the Amherst Glee Club. Janet Merrill and John Whieher took the leading roles as Phyllis and Strephon. and made them most attractive. Franklin Paine was an excellent Private Willis and William Iloldsworth as the Lord High Chancellor was called back time and again for encores. Ruth Andrescn handled the role of lolanthe, the banished fairy, with grace and ease. Gwinneth Bennett, Jo Stahl, and Betty Lou Bolce also soloed. W by not make this an annual treat? February 20 The climax of the concert series came with the duo-piano recital by Pierre Luboshutz and Ginia NeinenolT. Everyone was fasci- nated by the perfect eyndironization of their playing and the evident enjoyment they got from playing together. The program pro- vided for the audience a pleasing variety, and demanded of the performers the faultless, sure technique of which they were capable. Their performance of two waltzes by Fox and Levitski was as polished as the intricate scales and trills of the Johann Christian Bach Sonata in C Major. or the swift Scherzo of Mendelssohn. The audience en- thusiastically demanded encores of the charming couple. They played Cesar CuPs Orientate, a Luboshutz arrangement of the Russian dance from Stravinskies Pctrouchka and a beautifully simple interpretation of a Bach Siciliano. What a filling close to a wonderful series! Luboachutz and emenoff 26

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It r ftush I hr I onl February 10 'The Midway: well we remember the con- version of Wilbur into a brilliant entertain- ment center. The Resident Fellows, whose love of the melodramatic is so well hidden during the normal weeks, are allowed to hurst forth with a melodrama to end all melodramas. We have since been told h a noted college psychologist that the War in China booth, was a «rood vent for our in- c hihitions. What could be more aggressive than smashing old china with the intent to ruin? The faculty baby pictures were very popular, and have become quite famous. For all these thrills and many more, we are in- debted to the Student Fund Committee « 1 1939-1940. This committee under the slogan Fusli the Pool is also sponsoring the nickelodeon in S. A. II. and sells tags on «7 May Day. The committee is composed of Miss Hruyn. Field Secretary, and Miss Howard of the Physical Kdueation Depart- ment. in addition to four students from each class. Carol Savvver is the chairman. During C the past five years this committee has raised over 25.000 dollars. This money which has been given hv alumnae and friends as well as hv the members of the college community . will he used for tlx building of our pool, the first unit of a new physical education build- ing. Tell us. oh underclassmen, won't there be alumnae day s at the pool, when the class of ‘10 can come hack, and splash in what their dimes helped to build? 25

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luxior- Mattox Stoddard, Daris. Robirhaitd February 23 For our ho s ho in Leadership.’ the class of ’40 places proud gold stars beside the names of our past presidents; respectively, from ’36 to 10. Dean Ilosken, Vfaddie Chittenden. Meg Ross and Judy Stoddard. There are other innumerable deeds of worth accountable to these members of our Hall of Fame, which spell competent guidance, as well as their presidencies. And for additional appreciation and recognition, we nominate all the supporting officers who have helped each year of ‘40. On the evening of February twent v-third. a laurel wreath for graceful gaiety wfas worn by the proud Senior dancers: because (Jiapin became a Ylcrrv-(Jo-Kound. with a red. vel- low and blue streamered hoop of tremendous size, suspended from the ceiling. Because geometric carnival animals grinned from the balcony paneling, and circus horses under strings of lights, twined themselves around striped posts. Because rampant gold lions typically decorated white leather programs, and because Jack Teagarden's orchestra in- vited the swing and swish of lull-skirted loveliness to our favorite. All tin Things You Are . . . There were other reasons, too . . . Mr. Ham's deep genial chuckle from the receiving line . . . breakfast toward the wee