Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1930 volume:

_ . COPYRIGHTED BY Marianne L. Stevenson Editor Elizabeth Bingham B tsifiess Manager THE CUPOLA Volume VIII K Mount Vernon Seminary WASHINGTON, D. C. 1930 u - n n5 v. q o MISS COLE ELIZABETH SOMERS MEMORIAL CHAPEL THE FIELD HOUSE THE SOUTH GATE THE NORTH GATE t Che Cupola TABLE OF CONTENTS View Section .. ... ... 4 Cupola Staff ....... 10 Foreword ... 11 Faculty ...... ... 12 Senior Class 17 Junior Class 37 White Class . ...... .... 39 Yellow ' Class ...... ..... 41 Activities ... .« ...... • 43 Literature ... 49 Events , .... — 69 Plays ... .............. ...... 87 Ciubs 91 Athletics ...i,... 103 Humor 1 19 Addresses I 29 Advertisements 133 CUPOLA STAFF Mjss Ballou. Marianne L. Stevenson Virginia Shumate... Elizabeth Bingham Janet Williamson,.,,, Wilma Koenig Virginia Me Fir, Fay Randolph Wilson., Ilma Jane Theurer Florence Krueger...... ... Josephine Crawford Mary Louise Bonthron Florence Bates, Jeanie Dean Lauer Louise Raynor,. Zor Pickering Ad riser , ..Editor-in-chief .... Assistant Editor Bust n ess A I citing e r Assistant Business Manager ...Advert i sing A anag e r A s s is tn n t Ad t e rt is ng M a nag er .Literary Editor Assistant Literary Editor Photo gr a ph Edit o r . Art Editor Assistant Art Editor Athletic Editor ... Dramatic Editor Snapshot Ed it or Humor Editor [ 10 ] FOREWORD Foreword is of times a looking backward, a reviewing ol the accomplishments and events of the past year. We are constantly looking back in history to the standards set by our forebears, anti to the events which have receded in time sufficiently for their greatest effects to stand out in strong relief. In retrospect, therefore, vve gain a rounded comprehension of the circumstances that go to make up our lives, and from it we know the better, what in the future is expected of us, whether it be in a boarding school, or the life into which the Class of 1930 will soon enter. Memory is perhaps the strongest of the four processes of learning. Our memory is the record of the happy, sad, or difficult experiences by which we are made. School, though it seems almost prom idle to repeat it, is, outside of daily lessons, an experience to which we often attach too little importance. Almost unnoticed it leaves its impress upon us, through friends, contacts, community living, and their daily demands. In meeting girls from different parts of the country, we find the need for tolerance of viewpoint in living with a large group, the necessity for cooperation; in coming into contact with more mature minds than our own, we grow with that interchange of ideas and with that challenge to thought. Demands are made of us daily, which in the successful fulfillment should bring out our best abilities, call upon our originality, and develop a sense of proportion and responsibility in budgeting time so that we may finish in a limited period all that is asked of us. Where is this better exemplified than in the non-academic activi- ties — Tea House, Creative Writing and Dramatic Workshops, in the Ingenuity Contests, Athletic Banner, and Flag Honor? Consequently The Cupola is a looking backward over 1930. May it recall memories of what has passed, and be the testimonial that we have carried a step onward the tradi- tions and ideals of Mount Vernon. Marianne L. Stevenson, Editor in-Chief. he Cupola i STAFF, 1929-1930 Jfan t Dfan Co IT Head Mistress and Teacher of Soci lpgy and Bible A. B., Mount Holyoke College Studied at Columbia University Marion Alcott Ballou Academic Head A. B.. Mount Holyoke College Graduate Work at Bryn Mawr College Katherine E. Hill..,. ... Recorder Steubenville Seminary Margaret G. Barber. ... „ , .Financial Secretary A. B., Vassar College ANNIE M, BaYlis. Dietitian ( A thfrinf S. Bi.akeslff Registrar A. K. t Mount Holyoke College M, A., University of Chicago Mary Pitman Brown Head of the House A, B., Bryn Mawr College Beulah Jam i s Carpenter . English Syracuse University 7 Oxford University Lecture Course Grace H. Carhoi i ..A ntant to Hmn Mount Vernon Seminary Frances E. Chjckfking . MpsU ss Mount Vernon Seminary Smith College Agnes DfLano History of Art and English A. B,. M, A,, University of Michigan Alice E. Edwards Art Department Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Pupil of Charles Lasar, Paris, and Charles W. Hawthorne, Provincerown Helen Dorothy Elliott ... ...Secretary B. S,. Simmons College Rfhfkan Elting ... ....Science A. B.. Vassar College Wood ' s Hole Biological Laboratory Graduate W ' ork at Columbia University Clara W, Forman Hostess and House Mother J. Lorn a Guard Librarian and Supervisor of Sightseeing Mount Vernon Seminary Mildred Hanna . Latin A. B„ and A. M, Stanford University Studied at Wellesley College. American Academy at Rome, and University for Foreigners at Perugia, Italy Helen C Hastings Director of Studies for Forms A. B., Raddiffe College B. S.. Simmons College Elizabeth Alger Hillyar.. . Art Womans Art School, Cooper Union, New York City Diploma. Fine Arts, Columbia University Rowena Holdken .... Home Economics M. A.. Columbia University Alice B. Hopkins. . — .... Assistant, Business Department Zola Bauman Larkin . Expression and Dramatic Art Graduate of Emerson College of Oratory Pupil of S. H. Clark, Edith Coburn Noyes and Leland Powers [ 12 ] TT ie Gupola Corinne Leino ..... v , Englt • h A, B . Carleton College M. A „ Columbia University Olwen Lloyd Mathematics M. A.. Cambridge, England George Lloyd Survey of Civilization M. A., Clark University Charlotte Guard McAllister , ..Hostess and House Mother Eva 0‘H. Mason.... Hufse R. M.. Wans Hospital, Durham, North Carolina Jeanne Moult de la Raitkif ... ....French Brevet d ' ins ' ti ' cutrice (Academic de Besancon) Nltta C, Murphf.y. , Director of Home Department Helen Kingsbury Myers Secretary Mount Vernon Seminary Studied at Washington College of Law Temple School of Shorthand and Typewriting Mary A . Nou rse siis ton Adela K Payne. Ph. B., University of Chicago M. A,, University of Wisconsin Pupil of Frank King Clarke, Paris Beatrice J. Pearson... Director of Physical Education Graduate, Department of Physical Education and Hygiene, Wellesley Studied at Harvard and Columbia Universities and University of Wisconsin Jeannette Pearson A distant, Department of Phy i teal Education Graduate, Boston School of Physical Education Eleanors Peltier French Convent du Sacre-Coeur. Pans Officier d ’Academic Daniel W. Prentiss, M, D Consulting Physician Elizabeth Lane Quinlan A uhtant. Expre don and Dramatic Art Graduate of Lei and Powers School of the Spoken Word and Theatre F-lsa Louise Ranek Robert H. Rice Airs M, Rickety Pupil of Leopold Auer A. B., Lafayette College Pupil of Viggo KihJ, of Leipsic, London, and Toronto Conservatory of Musk Pupil of Healy Willan, F r R. C. O,, London. Theory ,inJ Harmony Vi-olin Bn sine s i Manager ..Piano Katharine Riggs Pun! I of Dorothy Johnston. Philadelphia Pupil of Maria Korcbinska, London Harp Adolf Torovsky, Jr,. Graduate, Peabody Conservatory of Music. Bain more Associate American Guild of Organists Organist and Choir ALr ei Alice M, Triphett . Director of Field Home Activities University of Vermont Teacher s College, Columbia University Harriet Belle Walker History r Psychology, and Bible Mount Vernon Seminary Studied at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Columbia Universities I i i mo in Winston Piano Pupil of Harold Bauer, Paris; Hr nest Hutcheson, Peabody Conservator)-, Baltimore and Leopold Godowsky New York Pupil of O. B. Boise. Berlin, Theory and Harmony r 13 j c Che Cupola i ALMA MATER Our Alma Mater glorious, With loving hearts and proud. We crown thee all victorious And sing thy praise aloud. In loyalty we serve thee, And strive to heed thy call, Mount Vernon, O Mount Vernon! Through self to conquer all. You give unfailing kindness II trouble meets us here; You foster all our pleasures And make them seem more dear. Nor time, nor care, nor sorrow Can these fair days erase. But they, with each tomorrow, Help us new tasks to face. Like Breath of Spring’s fresh morning That lifts the heart to song. When courage droops and wavers And paths seem gray and long, Will come thy dauntless spirit To help us on our way. Mount Vernon, O Mount Vernon! Hold fast thy tender sway. The changing years may bring us Some longed-for dream of bliss, Yet memory will cherish A sympathy we miss. In hours of joy and sadness, Whafer our need may be. Mount Vernon, O Mount Vernon! Thy children turn to thee. [ 14 ] cUhe Cupola 4 Madame Peltier Senior Class Adviser Class Motto; Fidel icas et Pietas Class Flower : Yellow Rose Emblem; Fleur-de-lis Colors; Amber and Gold SENIOR CLASS SONG— 1930 Words by Katherine Street, music by Jeanne Street Here, dear Alma Mater, we do come to thee; Guided by the faith in our true fleur-de-lis, High upon thine altar we do place it now, Pledging truth and honor in this our solemn vow. Chorus : Our secret dream is now revealed, For faith and reverence now we ' ve sealed Our banner held before us high. Leading us to the sky. When the years have gone and we are far apart, Ne er shall thy fond memories sever from our hearts. And with each new F day our thoughts will be retold As we journey onward with the amber and gold. Amber and gold we bring to thee. In token of our loyalty; In years to come well ever hold, Thy true devotion love foretold. Chorus; (Che Cupola THE SENIOR CLASS Eleanor Bovinizer Rosalind Eugenia Virh n Lucille Winter ... . Jane Elizabeth Robertson... Connie Bavinger Elizabeth Bingham Mary Louise Bonthron Eleanor Bovenizer Virginia Bryson J U MA COTTREl.1 Ion e Foster Wii ma Koenig Florence Krueger ..... .President Vice -President Secretary .T reasmm Nancy Lee Ellanore Roberts Jane Elizabeth Robertson Marianne Louise Stevenson Jeanne Rosalind Street Katharine Wakefield Street Rosalind Eugenia Vereen Fay Randolph Wilson Lucille Winter he Cupola CONNIE BAVINGER Omaha, Nebraska FIVE YEARS chose m favor , . but then, it ' s Connie and therefore unanimous. She is a splendid athlete and the essence of good sportsmanship to say nothing of her executive ability. Besides, having been here longer than any of the rest of us, she can be referred to on almost any subject in regard to M, V. S. We’ve been told in hushed tones of her earlier days. . . . We can t help wondering what school will do next year without Connie — one of its chief traditions. Optima 29 ’30 President Cooperative Government Council 30 President Junior Class ’29 Treasurer Yellow Class 26 Vice-President Athletic Association 27 28 Choir ' 26 ' 27 ‘28 ‘2? 730 Glee Club 26 21 ’28 ' ' 29 30 Vice Regent M. V + S. Society ' 30 Dramatics 29 30 Doubles Tenms Cup ' 26 ’28 Varsity Basketball ‘26 ' 21 ’29 30 Captain Varsity Basketball 29 ‘30 Varsity Hockey ' 29 30 Class Basketball ' 26 f 27 28 ' 29 30 Captain Class Basketball 30 Baseball 29 Yellow Class [ 18 ] TJ ie Cupola ELIZABETH BINGHAM West Newton, Massachusetts TWO Vf!ARS ith the interesting and stimulating personality which Bing possesses, one is sur- prised at her plebian weakness for purple-lined berets and red dresses. Her favorite indoor sports arc arguing and listening for telephone rails from Annapolis,— hence, she is usually seen dashing between Professor Lloyd ' s room and the telephone booth Although Betty is our champion archer, her darts are not needed to capture our hearts Optima, 29 30 Cupola Assistant Business Manager 29 Cupola Business Manager 30 French Club 30 Glee Club ' 29 30 Choir ' 29 ' 30 Athletic Association Board 30 Walking Club ' 29 ' 30 Proctor ' 29 Dramatics ' 29 ‘30 [ 19 ] c he Cupola MARY LOUISE BONTHRON Detroit, Michigan two VHARS absorbing enthusiasm for anything chat savors of the dramatic or artistic always rinds Mary Luu on the job at Ingenuity Contests, Workshop productions, or Class Flays. She has sauntered through her rwo years here with an air of optimism and an insatiable curiosity. With her stacks and files of architectural illustrations, and knowledge of the correct thing in furniture, Mary Lou is probably destined to be an interior decorator. Optima 29 ' 30 Cl ' fol a Board 29 30 Manager Stagecraft 30 Stage Manager Class Play ' 29 30 [ 20 ] c 75 he Cupola ELEANOR BOVENIZER Brooklyn, New York TWO YEARS CiLiJi, whose sunny smile is a bit of heaven co all new girls, besides possessing a charming personality, is the efficient leader of the Senior Class. El lit is most familiar to us rushing through the halls with an armful of books on the way to more academic exploits, and on the tennis courts, for she is an ardent enthusiast, lilies conscientiousness and musical ability are a source of admiration to us all. which make her a beloved President. Optima ' 29 30 President Senior Class Cupola Staff ' 29 French Club 30 Glee Club 29 30 Choir ' 29 ' 30 Dramatics 29 ' 30 Proctor ' 29 [ 21 ] Gupola VIRGINIA BRYSON Omaha, Nebraska TWO YfcARS said she s mischievous and has a bit of the Old Nick , — anyhow we know that Ginny finds it most difficult to be dignified. What witli being the Senior alarm clock and champion nurse girl, we find her indispensable and in constant demand. She has more than a little ability in dramatics, and expects to study for the stage. We can hardly wait to see Ginny s name in glittering lights on Broadway! Choir ' 29 ’30 Glee Club 29 Dramatics ' 29 30 Proctor ‘30 [ 22 ] (Che Cupola JULIA COTTRELL Springfield, Illinois TWO YEARS ' ' T ' he ' Lady of the Senior Class’ ’ who considers herself just a little country girl and apologizes for for being even that. She sips tea daintily and nibbles lettuce, while the rest of us satisfy our more plebian appetites. One might think it is due to Julie s eye- lashes that her indexed mail increases daily, but we know it is due more to her sweet disposition and charm. Optima ' 29 ‘30 President Dramatic Workshop 50 Walking Club 30 Junior-Senior Banquet Speech 29 Dramatics h 29 30 Proctor ' 29 Class Basketball ‘30 [ 23 ] T u 1 Cupola I ONE FOSTER Kansas City, Missouri TWO YEARS ' T ' he Tsarina of Tea House! She has introduced such an extensive program of reform that now we can purchase anything from toothpaste and bananas to birthday gifts and soda pop. In fact, with her businesslike head, we have visions of lone in the future managing a chain of stores or Tea Houses, but at any rate, a syndicate. President Tea House Board of Directors ’30 Tea House Board of Directors ' 29 Class Basketball h 29 30 Dramatics ' 29 r 24 j (Che Cupola WILMA CHARLOTTE KOENIG Sioux Fails, South Dakota TWO YEARS W ' never shall be able to forget Billie as Peter Pan, the Captain of the Guards, and a girl possessing very versatile and valuable qualities (not to mention particularly her sparkling black eyes, which serve her in good stead), Billie has a winning personality, and more than her share of brains, — being artistic withal, and endowed w ith a contagious chuck le. Optima ' 29 ’30 Assistant Editor Cupola ' 29 Advertising Manager Cupola ' 30 Glee Club ' 29 30 Choir 30 Walking Club ' 30 Junior-Senior Banquet Speech ' 29 Class Basketball ' 30 Dramatics ' 29 30 Proctor ' 29 [ 25 ] (Che Cupola i FLORENCE LOUISE KRUEGER Detroit, Michigan TWO TEARS pvtN at the risk of becoming b round it well repeat the almost worn-out saying chat good things always come done up in small packages ' for Krueg is one of our biggest assets and lirtfcsr members. Whenever we wane to know anything about Charles IL Hugh Walpole, or Literature in genual, Krueg is a veritable Encyclopedia Bntannica. Her ability extends to dogging as well, and her rapping feet are only outdone by her irrepressible giggle. Optima ' 30 Photographic Editor Cupola ' 30 President Walking Club ' 30 Walking Club 29 30 Chairman Pro tors P 29 Junior-Senior Banquet Speech ' 30 Swimming Team 29 Dramatics ' 29 30 [ 26 ] C he Cupola NANCY LEE Denver, Colorado TWO YEARS ' ' J ' hoi f(� nrs of Nancy Lee bring thoughts of merry brown eyes, irresistible laughter and constant spontaneity. She has literally ' lent-a-hand ' for two years to such an extent that she is loved not only hy her class, but by every one in school. Besides being harassed by her ’ form Appeal”, Nancy has much mental anxiety over the decrease of t he pou n d ( s ) be f o re eat 1 v aca 1 i on „ President Lend-A-Hand ' 30 Vice-President Lend-A-Hand 29 French Club ’30 Glee Club ' 29 Choir ‘29 ' 30 Walking Club 30 Class Basketball Team 30 Christmas Play ' 29 Dramatics ' 29 ’30 Proctor ' 30 Cupola ELEANOR E ROBERTS Los Angeles, California TWO YEARS J oberts can say more in a shorter time than any one we know. Everyone loves her for her happy-go-lucky nature, attested not only by gatherings in her room at 9:20, but also by her extensive ' Rogue ' s Gallery . Hailing from the sun -kissed California coast, she is an indisputable criterion of the fashions of the hour, and is celebrated for her coat of tan as well as for her abundance of vitality, which makes her the life of the Senior Class. Glee Club ‘29 ' 30 Secretary-treasurer of Dramatic Workshop ‘30 Class Basketball ' 29 ‘30 Dramatics ' 29 30 Proctor 30 Swimming Team ' 30 [ 28 ] c he Cupola JANE ELIZABETH ROBERTSON Beatrice, Nebraska TWO YEARS you please pay your January dues? ' And she always gets what she wants, and manages to maintain peace among the Seniors. Jane also has a strong tendency toward the dramatic, which she carried over with great feeling to the job of Gass Cheer Leader. Whatever Jane goes into, we know ' her tireless energy will carry her to the top. Optima ' 29 30 Treasurer Senior Class Senior Cheer Leader Treasurer of Tea House 30 Chairman of Proctors 30 Walking Club 30 Dramatics f 29 ' 30 [ 29 ] TVie Gupola JI.AN ' Ni; ROSALIND STREET Winnetka, Illinois THREE VE AllS 17 HEN EVER we want something done and done well, we go to her, — the height of capability and willingness. With her capacity for organization we expect Jenny to burst forth in the headlines of the Chicago ' debs’ 1 Service Club next season. With her force and seif -possession, she is able to conduct any meeting, from that of a dignified French Club to a noisy and enthusiastic Athletic Association conclave. Optima ' 29 ' 30 Cooperative Government Council ' .30 President Athletic Association ’30 President French Club ' 30 Secretary French Club ’29 Secretary M. V. S. Society 29 Treasurer Junior Class Glee Club ’28 ‘29 ’30 Choir ‘28 ' 29 30 Athletic Association Board ‘29 ’30 Varsity Hockey ’29 ’30 Captain Class Basketball 29 Class Basketball 29 ’30 Walking Club ’30 Dramatics ’28 29 30 Proctor ' 29 Secretary Yellow Class [30] Gupola RATH HR INI: WAKE HELD STRUT Winnetka, Illinois Til Kin Y ' liARS J ay plays the heroine of the Senior Class. With her big blue eyes and golden hair, she is inevitably given such roles as Mrs. Darling and the Princess Lelia . Her accomplishments are as varied as dignified after-dinner dancing, and a good hockey game, but she is particularly beloved by us for her even temperament and her contagiously happy disposition. Optima 29 30 Choir Mistress ' 30 Choir ‘28 ‘29 3Q Glee Club 28 ' 29 ‘30 Secretary-Treasurer Athletic Association 29 Athletic Association Board 30 Varsity Hockey 29 30 Class Hockey 28 ‘29 30 Class Basketball 29 Dramatics 29 30 [ 31 ] c Che Cupola MARIANNE LOUISE STEVENSON Chicago, Illinois TWO YEARS button of a nose, merry brown eyes, and a Chicago ' laugh, — that is Stevie. She bounded into M. V. S. and showed what she could do in a versatile way, being student, artist and athlete. Her greatest accomplishment is making all kinds of plans and actually seeing them formulate as desired. Horses are a weakness of hers, not to mention the farm she will own some day out in the wilds. An optimist and a dynamo in one, she races down corridors like a flash, flinging out ' My Wild Irish Rose and with such a grin as should accompany these patriotic tunes. Optima 29 30 Secretary of Optima ' 30 Scholarship Cup ' 29 Editor- in -Chief of Cupola ' 30 Art Editor of Cupola ' 29 Athletic Association Board 29 Glee Club ‘29 30 Choir ' 29 ' 30 Treasurer of Choir ' 29 30 Teasrmistress Junior-Senior Banquet ' 29 Dramatics ' 29 30 Varsity Hockey ' 29 30 Varsity Baske tball 29 ' 30 Class Basketball 29 ' 30 Class Hockey ’29 ' 30 Captain Class Hockey 29 Baseball ' 29 Swimming Team 29 Junior-Senior Banquet Speech 30 c i 3 he Cupola ROSALIND EUGENIA VEREEN Moultrie, Georgia TWO YEARS Qur Southern Belle ' ' is at present fascinated by institutions of higher learning, and Georgia Tech is only one! If there is a shoe sale within shopping district ' it is almost a certainty that Rossie can be located there. She is a staunch defender of all southern customs and traditions, and although in an argument usually in the minority, she is invincible, Rossie has a friend in everyone for her thoughtfulness, sympathy, and loyalty. Optima 29 ' 30 Vice-President of Senior Class Secretary Tea House Board of Directors 30 Tea House Board of Directors 29 Chairman of Proctors ’29 Walking Club 30 Dramatics ’29 30 [ 33 ] T ? he Cupola i FAY RANDOLPH WILSON Beaumont, Texas TWO YEARS etwee N freezing and turning hand-springs we wonder how Fay continues to exist. Her quaint sense of humor and complete nonchalance make her an unique individual in our midst. She has the coveted power of appearing the angel (to be seen on Sunday evenings when playing the harp) but then, her friends know her too well, and no one has more than Fay, Optima 29 30 French Club 30 Glee Club ' 29 ' 30 Choir ' 29 30 Walking Club 30 Dramatics ' 29 ' 30 Proctor ' 30 [ 34 ] t hc Cupola LUCILLE WINTER D et ro i r , Michig an TWO YEARS Qni: wonders why Lucille, instead of taking Astronomy or Psychology. elected Cooking and Pin anting Home Life. 1 ’he excellence she attains in these classes may be due to the inspiration of a daily ' special ' . Her chief assets are a miraculous faculty for having everything done ahead of time, and an unruffled calm, quite rare in our M. V, S, life. Optima 29 30 Secretary Senior Class Choir ' 29 ' 30 Glee Club 29 Walking Club 30 Proctor 29 Dramatics ' 29 ' 30 [ 35 ] c Che Cupola Miss Beulah James Carpenter junior Class Adviser JUNIOR CLASS SONG Words hy Martha Davenport As the crusaders searched for the Holy Grail, Led by its light through ways that were dark, So, in oncoming days when we almost fail Thy spirit will hold us to resolute mark. Chorus : To the yellow and white cur loyalty, Conquer we must with banners unfurled. To the garnet and gold our fidelity, As we can, our pledge of a strength to be. Our aims must inspire throughout the w j orld, Our faith in its meaning our mastery. When the crusaders returned from foreign lands, They brought with them gifts from distant marts. They offered their tributes with out -stretched hands, The king honored again the love in their hearts. Chorus : So when w r e return from our search for the true, WeTI bring to you deeds w ' e are planning to do; With faiths you have taught us well bring back the new: Thy spirit saluting,- — our praises to you! Chorus : [36 j c Che Cupola fe JUNIOR CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Elizabeth Kennedy President J i; A N l !■ Dean Lau ER . Vice-President Shirley Stevens Secretary Flora Kaiser . Treasurer Barbara Allen Florence Bates Frances Brinkman Diantha Brown Janet Carlton Martha Davenport Barbara Dorman Kitty Foye Katherine Gibson Isa m i Gordon Jean Griffiths Marie Louise Guenther Alic e Hand Lavinia Huguenin Flora Kaiser Fi izabeth Kennedy Rosana Kilpatrick Jeanie Dean Lauer M a roar it McBride VIRGINIA McFlE Virginia Marks Martha Nkklin Carol Parker Zoe Pickering Rl th Potter Ainslel Puhl Eleanor Reed Lyda Rich man Shirley Ross Virginia Shumate Shirley Stevens Ilma Jane Theurer Mary Elizabeth Wallac i H I : L F N WlL LI A M SON Janet Williamson c T7i c Gupola I Miss Rihikah Elting White Chiu Adviser WHITE CLASS SONG Words by Lettie McConnell and Gladys Vilsack Music by Gladys Vilsack While Class, we ll sing to you With voices proud and true, Loyalty firm as the skies. And love that nes er dies. M, V, S., The White Class. When the days have passed And we are no longer with you. It ' s then we must prove That we are true. Dear Class, just to you. Would that we could sing. And also tell thee in each line. How out of joy, and grief and hate. We gave our love for thine. Life will hold many memories, Days spent at M. V. S., Dearest of them all, Olden times recall. M. V. S„ The White Class, We ' ll always be true. To our emblem purity. And always, yes, always, To thee. [33J T he Gupola WHITE CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Louise Linkins President Cynthia Bartels,, ...Secretary Jane Kennedy . ... Vice-President Mary Caroline Hood Treasurer Helen Andrus Cynthia Bartels Grace Bishop Betty Burke Jane Crowley Virginia Dangler Mamie Dickson Dorothy Donovan Betty Field M A RC P A R ET Gam MON Sally Garden Mildred Garnett Mary Caroline Hood Jane Kennedy Elsa Kochs Marguerite Kopmeeer Louise Lin kins Julia Matheson Ruth McCullough Margaret Meanor Frederica Merten s Harriet Minty Elizabeth Montgomery Mildred Morris Louise Raynor Audrey Paige Kathleen Rice Ethel Royster Susan Schriber Pauline Sfipp Muriel Stokes Helen Van Nortwick Clara Van Schaack Edwin a Vilsack Cynthia Waldron Edith Warner Anna We hr Virginia Wells Jane Whiting Elsie Wilson Maria n Wo r t h r n gto n [ 39 ] c he Gupola i Miss Mary Pitman Brown, Yellow Class Adviser Miss Harriet Beli e Walker, Honorary Member YELLOW CLASS SONG y Words traditional; Musk, At Dawning Lifting better up to best — Our desire; To be worthy of thy name, Learn our lessons, ne ' er complain, just to conquer self our aim — Yellow Class, Yellow Class. In thy sunshine, color, joy — Yellow Class. In thy gold be no alloy — Yellow ' Class Our dear school w ith songs we greet ; Sing its praises ever sweet; M ( V. S., thy name repeat — M. V + 5., M. V, S, [ 40 ] TJ ie Cupola YELLOW CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Frances Pyeatt.. .President Josephine Crawford Secretary Plain e Chanute . , Vice-President Eloise Wi l msen Treasurer Adella Badge row Claire Bishop Laura Butler Katherine Byers Barbara Canfield Virginia Carter Elaine Chan itte Willie Louise Clary Josephine Crawford Louise Doyle Bertha Dunbar Marion Duval Elva Eitel Katherine Evans Anne Ferguson Caroline Fickinger Rosamond Garrett Clara Hand Catherine Horst Virginia Horton Betty Howard i 1 a r y I: l iz a b e th Jam es Nancy Kljng Ethelyn Kuldell Jessie Lamrerton Cor n eli a L e wth k ait i Anna Jean McKelvey Elinor McNlir Elizabeth Mitchel i. Lillian i Iorrison Vaughn Nixon Eva line Northrop Jean Owsley Helen Ray Potter Frances Pyeatt Dorothy Rogers Barbara Sincerbeaux Margaret Thompson Mary Van Natta Eloise Wilmsen Frances Witte [ 41 ] he Cupola STUDENT COOPERATIVE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL Miss Cole . ....j Miss Ballou ... [Faculty Advisers Miss Hastings ... .) Connie Bavinger President Marie Louise Guenther Secretary Alice Hand . ..President of Optima Eleanor BOVENIZEK...... ...President Senior Class Elizabeth Kennedy President Junior Class Louise Lin kins President White Class Frances Pyeatt... ...... President Yellow Class Jeanne Street... President Athletic Association CE f Wednesday and Sunday evenings, at nine o ' clock, that most important organization, the Student Cooperative Government Council, convenes. Our school life runs smoothly and cur mighty problems are solved by the influential Council members under the leadership of Connie, meeting together for awe-inspiring confabs in the Creative Writing Workshop, located ac the immediate end of ' Paradise Alley . Happy school days—, contented and loyal M. V. S. rooters — glowing patriotism—, all revolve around the Council. [ 42 ] 1 l Gupola 4 GROUP LEADERSHIP SEMINAR Q uantity may be one of the principles of mass production, but though wc are the smallest Seminar, we had it interesting and valuable to study social problems, the psychology of leadership, and the principles of government. This information we try to direct into practical usage in the various organizations and classes of school, which are represented in Seminar by the Presidents of the Student Cooperative Council, Optima, the Classes, the Athletic Association, and the Lend- A ' Hand Society, Miss Ballou, faculty Adviser Connie Bavinger Florence Bates Eleanor Bovenizer Alice Hand Elizabeth Kennedy Nancy Lee Jeanne R. Street [ 44 ] c he Cupola TEA HOUSE ACTIVITY Miss Trippett MSS HOLDRI- N Ion e Foster Rosalind Vekeen Jane Robertson . ( Facult) Ad risen .President Secretary T reasnrer Kitty Foye Ione Foster Jane Robertson Jean Griffiths Ruth Potter Shirley Stevens Lavjnia Hugo enin Shirley Ross Rosalind Vereen ' J ' EA House is always a seething mob on Wednesdays and Saturdays, downing chocolate sundaes and ginger ale, and storming the candy can. Not even Lent revealed a falling otl in sales. Behind the scenes, there is the buying for the gift shop and fruit stand, and accounts and books to be kept in order. We have made several trips to candy fac- tories and tea -houses and, with Miss Trippett’ s and Miss Holdren’s help, improved our methods and organization which have contributed materially to paying off a good portion of the mortgage on the Field House, [ 45 ] c Che Cupola i DRAMATIC WORKSHOP Mrs, Larkin. , , . „ . , . , . Miss Quinlan _ Julia Cottrell Nancy Lee Eleanor® Roberts . Mary Louise Bonthron Julia Cottrell Frances Brinkman Martha Davenport Diantha Brown Isabel Gordon Virginia Bryson Marie Louise Guenther Janet Carlton Faculty Advisers President Vice-President , . - Secretary-T veasurer Margaret McBride Virginia McFie Ainslee Puhl Eleanore Roberts Mary Elizabeth Wallace “piM the Floods — full heads — blu e foots ' ' —and the curtain rises. During the year, Workshop has presented several one act plays at evening chapel- — The Vanishing Princess , ’ Echo and Narcissus The Twelve Pound Look ' , and others. Directing, sraging. and costuming we do ourselves, and plays written by some of our members have given further outlet to self-expression and ingenuity. Seminar periods find our future Eva Le Galhennes either at the new dressing table and mirror in Work- shop receiving lessons in the gentle an of makeup or learning the secrets of the show business from the managers, Mrs Larkin and Mbs Quinlan, to whom we as loyal troup- ers are greatly indebted. Now we feel that the only addition Workshop needs to make it complete is a star on the door. [ 46 ] (Che Cupola ' ll !• lr P |U n MUSICAL SEMINAR “TJobbv. hobby, my kingdom for a hobby ! We’ re not beggars on horseback ' , but 1 1 the members of Music Seminar have found an absorbing substitute for a hobby. In addition to Choir and Glee Club, we meet every Monday afternoon in Optima Room, Sometimes Mrs. Payne tells us anecdotes and persona) incidents in the lives of famous musicians and we often give reports on some subject which we have chosen to study during the year. Miss Winston tops off the program with her ever -popular piano playing. And this is only a sample to show you why. if asked confidentially, we would tell you that Music is quite the besr of the Seminars. Mrs. Payne Miss Winston Betty Bingham Eleanor Bovtnizer Barbara Dorman Rosa n a Kit pat rick Virginia Marks Martha Nicklin Carol Parker Zoe Pickering Eleanor Reed Jeanne Street Katherine Street Janet Williamson Lucille Winter [ 47 ] T te Cupola 4 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP 71 LT HOUGH at times we have found that gazing out of a third floor window rather 1 sidetracks our creative instincts, nevertheless our Monday afternoons are busy with pens, proofreading, discussions, and paste. The efforts of the Cupola and Broadside Boards are centered in the Workshop where, with Miss De Lanos ever-helpfuf literary forms and untiring encouragement, our interests rise with an ulterior objective, for we aspire ro present a breathlessly waiting world someday with a poet from our Workshop! Barbara Allen Katherine Gibson Wilma Koenig Flora Kaiser [eanie Dean Lauer Lyda Rich man Virginia Shumate Marianne L. Stevenson Ilma Jane Theurer Helen Williamson Fay Randolph Wilson TTie Cupola TRUTH FEW days ago a notice in the newspaper attracted my attention, It was small and ■ inconspicuous — but it notified those who were interested enough to read the short article of Garrett Paxton ' s death. You have probably heard of him. His rise to fame had been sudden and spectacular. From an unknown and penniless artist he had suddenly come into the limelight as the painter of that wonderful picture. Truth ' the picture that had caused such a sensation when it had first appeared in London. But for all this lie died alone — among strangers. I had probably been his closest friend, bur nevertheless, he let me know nothing of his whereabouts and until Monday I had not heard from him, or seen him since that last dreadful day when he related his story to me, I feel now that 1 should tell you this story and I want you to try and understand and to take into account the good qualities of my friend, as well as his weaknesses. In 1910, I was the director of the Art Gallery and in the autumn of that year Devisnc came over from the gallery in Paris chiefly to see Paxton ' s famous picture and try to persuade us to let them use it for their exhibit. On the morning of Devisne ' s arrival I met him at the train and so eager was he to see the picture that even at that early hour we decided to drive over to the gallery. Devisne was, of course, very interested in Paxton and he was our chief topic of conversation during the drive. 1 assured him that he would meet the artist that very day. But, I said, you muscnt expect too much. He hasn ' t been himself at all lately. Something is worrying him I ' m sure of ir. He seems restless and at times just down- right moody ' You know, Brecken ridge ' Devisne replied, it s an unusual thing, but absolutely all of his success has come to him through that one picture. Before he painted that lie was just one more obscure artist struggling for a living in some hole here in London, ‘ Weir, he went on musingly, the picture has certainly brought him success and fame — - practically everything a man could wish for ' ’But, then ' I reminded him, he deserves it if anyone ever did. He has expressed for us Truth as we have always liked to imagine it — dear-eyed, proud, and beautiful. We had, by this time, reached the gallery and I hurried him down the long, empty corridor to the room at the end which was our destination. Unlocking the door 1 told him to enter, but to my amazement, his first exclamation was of horror. I pushed quickly past him into the room and never will I forget the terrible sight that met my eyes. For a second, shock deprived me of all feeling. Then I began to realize the awful thing that had actually taken place. For there before me was that huge canvas tom to shreds — mutilated beyond all hope of restoration. For a moment we were both too stunned to even speak. Then, after our first surprised exclamations, we came to our senses. I decided that the thing for me to do would be to go over and tell Paxton as best I could. Knowing his sensitive nature as I did, I wanted ro spare him from any unnecessary suffering, Devisne offered to remain and deal with any situation that might arise during my absence, % % I knocked several times at Paxton ' s door and receiving no answer decided to enter uninvited. He was seated at his desk with his head burred in his arms. He remained [ 50 ] A c he Cupola absolutely unconscious of my presence until I finally broke the heavy silence. Garrett , I said quietly, ' you — you have heard? ' He slowly raised his head and I was shocked at the change I found in him. i knew that he was very sensitive but even that did not prepare me for the lines of suffering and worry I saw written on his face. He looked haggard and worn from lack of sleep. ' ' Heard ' he said hoarsely and then growing louder, heard 1 My God — I did it! His head dropped back to its former position and all was quiet in the room save for the ticking of the clock which only seemed to intensify the silence. The many noises of a busy city drifted up to us from the street below, and quiet shadows drifted lazily about the corners of the room, I looked at Paxton and slowly began to realize chat he meant what he had just said. Why he had done it I couldn t imagine, but I knew ' then that 1 would wait for his explanation. I went o% er to him co take him to his bed- room— he had to get some rest soon. He was completely exhausted and yielded as easily as a child might. He lay dow r n quietly on his bed and in a few minutes I thought he had dropped off to sleep, but as 1 started 10 leave he heard and called me back. Doitt leave me. I have to tell someone ' he cried, I can t keep it to myself any longer ’ 1 gave him something to quiet his nerves and after a while he continued— quite calmly this time. r ' I want you to know, first of all he said, that the picture Es not mine. It was painted by someone else— I don ' t know ' whom- -but whoever did it was certainly berce than 1 could ever hope to be. Stop staring at me like that ' he interrupted himself- I’m not delirious — noc now You must believe me. I want someone to know the whole truth— and you most of all. It won t take very long to tell but it begins back in 1907 — just three years ago this autumn, t didn ' t know ' you then. And I was terribly poor- didn ' t have a thing. But after all I did ha% r e something that I no longer possess. His voice broke on the Use words — but he went on. As 1 was saying, there was scarcely a day when I had enough to live on, but I longed for success — oh, you don ' t know how I had hoped and prayed for it and dreamed of it, but that dream was always before me. Then there came a day when 1 w f as desperate, I had no paints- — no food in the place as usual and could sell none of my pictures- -the same pictures that l can sell at almost any price I choose today. A slight cynical smile passed over his pale face. It was then he said, that I decided to part with my last remaining treasure. It was a beautiful old picture that I had picked up several years before in an old shop down in an Italian village. I had it stuck away for a long time. It was large and I didn ' t have any extra space up in my little room. As I took it out I noticed once again the great thickness oi the canvas. All at once the thought came to me that there might be another picture under this one. You have heard, of course, of famous paintings being discovered just chat way. Well, anyway, 1 decided to take the chance and scrape the top one off. You know [he rest — it s no use going on. Only 1 want to tell you that I didn ' t take the signature off— there was none. Only — the temptation was too great and I 1 was too weak. Wc were both silent for a moment. Then l said, But why did you — ? Why did I destroy it? Oh — you must understand — you’ve got to. Can t you see it was driving me mad? I couldn ' t stand the thought of those dear, truthful eyes seeing my deception —the lie 1 had cold the world. Oh- they are truthful all right — but [ 51 ] T he Cupola they are without mercy. They haunted me day and night, I couldn’t get away from them. Finally I had to destroy either the picture- — or myself. It was the only way — the only way out, ' In a few minutes he had dropped off to sleep — exhausted. I decided to take that opportunity to run over to my apartment and get a few things so that l might remain with him that night. He was in no condition to he alone. When I returned everything seemed just as I had left it but— Garret Paxton was not there. That was the last that 1 ever saw or heard of him until I saw that small notice in the paper. Fr CHI RK. A Ml RTI-NS (Received first prize, Cupola Short Story Contest ) Judges. Miss Bi.akhsut, Miss Hanna, and Mr. Edward Mo Adam, American Umversit y. THE BET dari you to do it! Fll bet you two dollars you wouldn ' t dare! The speaker, a derisive freckled youngster with sandy reddish hair and a wrinkled nose, pointed a stubby finger at his companion, Oh, yeah! Well, if you ' ll pay for the ride, I II take you up on it, but you ' re so stingy that you ' ll prob ' ly back out now. You’re wrong! My Dad gave me a fiver this morning for genin ' into fifth grade an 1 H tell you what we ' ll do. I’ll go see Sam and ask him if he ' ll take you up for three bucks, and I II pay him. And if you don ' t get scared when you’re way up in the air, and if you really jump, you ' ll have a free ride and two bucks besides. But if you don’t jump, you pay me back. It’s a go. But what if he ain ' t got no parrotshoot? Then I get a free nde any- way cause I don t want to be squashed in my prime of life. He puffed out his chest and his black hair bristled, while his serious black eyes sparkled, for all the world like a cocker spaniel about to attack a large ai redale. If he ain t got one, then the deal ' s off and you don’t go up at all. I ' m not handin ' out free airoplane rides, I always knew you w T as stingy! Well, w ? hat are you waitin’ for? Go and see him. Naw, I ain t comin along. He might tell Pa and then there d be the deuce to pay. Make it snappy now! He threw himself down on the grass and meditatively chewed a blade. His already dark face blackened with a deep manly scowl as he considered the proposition. Jim had certainly gotten him into a tight place ' . Now r if he didn r go through with this he would be branded a cow-ard for life. Then his face brightened. Maybe Sam didn’t have [ 52 ] A Uhe Cupola a parachute. Maybe he would even refuse to take him up. There was still some hope, after all. Suddenly he spied Jim racing down the path, and sat bolt upright, Jim was evidently in an ecstasy of bliss, Hi there Bud! He says he ll do it, and he’s got a par rots hoot, only I didn ' t tell him you was gonna jump cause he might not like A And he can t do anything about it after you ' ve done it cause it ' ll be too late. Hell take you up right now. Croon. Aw, you’re scared. Shucks, 1 might a k no wed it! ' Bud felt himself obliged to reply to this affront to his manliness. You cake chat back ! ' I won’t either. Not til you ' ve jumped!’’ There was justice in that, and Bud sulkily let it stand. There certainly was no escape now. They had been walking rapidly, and by this time were close to the old shed in which Sam kept his aeroplane. It had once been a fine machine, but after ten years it had fallen into disuse. Sam had bought it, and no w used it for barnstorming , and also for taking up occasional passengers who were willing to risk their lives for a thrill. Sam was waiting in front of his shed. He was considerably puzzled, but business was business and he should worry if two fool kids went for a lark. It meant three dollars to him and passengers were rare. As the boys neared the shed bud called. Have you got the parrot shoot ? Sure, son. And the aeroplane ' s all ready and waiting . He strapped the chute on Bud s trembling shoulders, and wheeling the machine out, helped him into the rear cockpit. Now son, if anything should happen, you pull this here string after countin’ three. See, like this: you jump. Then you count: erne — two — three — and pull. And pretty soon you ' ll feel a jerk, and look up to see a big white umbrella floatin ' over your head.’ It was evidently a carefully rehearsed speech, and Sam was modestly conscious of it. From a distance Jim watched all these preparations with a fascinated stare. He was becoming very worried. Just suppose Bud forgot to pull that string, or suppose tr didn ' t work. He, Jim, would be to blame! He started on a run toward the machine, but too late. The propeller was already whirring, and Sam excitedly waved him back. The plane started, and Jim watched it take off with a sinking feeling and a trembling of the knees. Maybe Bud wouldn ' t jump! Oh. how he hoped not. Forgotten now were the het and the money. He knew that Bud would jump, and he felt just as sure that he would be killed. In the meantime Bud was staring with wonder and awe over the edge. If only he hadn’t made that bet. he would have been perfectly happy. He picked out his house, a mere dot in the maze of fields and forests. He could not see Jim ' s: it was entirely surrounded with woods. There, far off toward the horizon was the Fox River. How he wished lie were at home again even if he had to wash the dishes! The plane was circling around. It was time for him to jump. He set his teeth firmly Now or never. Oh Lord, don ' t let me be killed yet! He stood up and felt for eIic string. Same looked around, and clutched madly at him as he stood upon his seat. It was too late! Shutting his eyes tightly so as not to see the enormous distance of the earth, he jumped. Forgotten were Sam’s instructions. Just in time he glanced down to the earth rushing up to meet him. and frantically he pulled the cord. [ 53 ] c he Cupola For a time the earth continued to rise with alarming velocity. Then a violent and paint u I tug at his shoulders told him that his chute had worked. It was a wholly delightful sensation to drift slowly down to earth. He gazed about him proudly, then suddenly gave a gasp of dismay. He was directly over his own house! What if his father should see him? He was not left long in doubt, for his father and mother both came rushing out, followed by little Jack, and there they all stood looking up at him. He certainly was coming down fast. If only Sam had told him how to stop the thing! He rugged experimentally at one of the ropes, but his steady and inevitable descent continued. He glanced down again, and saw that he had been recognized. Desperately he shut his eyes and pinched himself to make sure he was not dreaming, but to no avail. A few- seconds passed, and then he descended with a violent bump into the middle of his front yard. The huge parachute enveloped him and happily hid his embarrass- ment from unkind eyes. He heard his father s footsteps approaching, and his strangely choked voice came to Bud through the heavy folds of canvas. Hello Lindbergh! (Honorable Mention) Pauline Shipp [ 54 ] 3he Cupola A SONNET Amber and Gold There ' s amber flecked in furrowed, rustic rows Of gleaming sheafs of wheat from glowing fields, And daffodils chat dewy meadow yields; Even the autumnal whirlwind swiftly blows A labyrinth of golden leafy foes That clash and swirl till glowing firelight wields Their amber faces into sparkling shields Of ruddy flame, that flick ' ring comes and goes — A world suffused in golden amber light Revealing God in every lustrous hue A wondrous radiant world, so dazzling bright That only pensive amber rays subdue Its startling gleam, and mortals sight Divine reality and life anew, Wilma Koenig [ 55 ] The Cupola BLINDNESS What agony to be suddenly blind! To have all the world as some black ghost, To be only felt and feared. Never to see brown sand, tossed by a wind, Go restlessly over the dunes and back again ; Never to see die gray winter twilight swoop over a city Down . . . Down . . . melting into gray smoke and fog; Never to see dark pines tear restlessly At firm roots, eager to be away; Never to see the wind in the Springtime Lift curled apple petals to drop them into a brook. If such things were — Then it would be that I would die That I who felt such things would pass forever; In my place, would be a small gray person Instead of the joy and fire that made me myself. Martha Davenport [ 56 ] c he Cupola A DISCOURSE ON BELLS HP here are bells — and bells, The average person realizes this vital fact but dimly. She feels the difference between such standard types as the tinkle of gold wedding bells and the big Ben in the church steeple peeling through the frosty air, but she has no insight into the true personalities of bells. Only a boarding school girl understands this profound subject , for true comprehension comes only through personal experience. Not even a Russian could portray the dreariness of the quarter-qf -seven bell on a rainy Monday morning. Even this does not bring the complete inevitability of impending disaster, for there is still hope of a cold developing, or an ankle sprained during a vigorous dream — but with the seven-twenty bell there remains nothing but frantic, miserable haste. These are among the sadder bells. There is, however, a happier side. What could be more cheering than the joyous sound that greets our ears at one-thirty? It brings promise of unmitigated happiness, of food! No longer must we sit trying to make our eyes glow with a consuming hunger for knowledge, but we may consume immense quantities of edibles to appease our greater and baser hunger. Then there is the nine-twenty hell, which truly sounds more like an Indian war- whoop than a decorous Seminary bell. We could discourse at length about this all inclusive subject — but also, a fitting but unwelcome climax bids us pause — we hear the lights-out bell. Mamie Dickson DISILLUSIONMENT Close this room forever. Shut our a light chat might enter And so uncover a bitter memory. Lock the door that no one may get in To see a beautiful idol lie tumbled on the fioor. When I am seen quietly sitting on a lonely hi Ik May no person enquire of me What l have done with the key to that room. Martha Davenport r 57] ' Ishc Cupola MY MIDNIGHT-BLUE GALLEY AND I Sometimes 1 go a-sailing In a galley of midnight-blue, And the tall, white masts, that loom in the dark, Are covered with silvery dew. I never know, when the wind blows high, just what our course will be; But the dripping star I steer her by Takes us safely out to sea. Once there, the w ind b low ' s softly. The white-capped waves run by; By the full, white sails, we ' re carried on. My midnight-blue galley and l. You ' ll never know ' w hat we do out there. Or find in the cool, bright stars; f ; or the sea only knows, in his funny way, And the secret ' s forever ours. Blaine Chanute A BALLAD OF ROMANCE A knight there was, in days gone by, In bearing brave and bold ; He built a castle famed afar In merry days of old. La! there you see the castle wall All towered and turret-crowned, Protecting w-ell the fair domain And all the country round. Through battles fierce and bloody wars It stood and still doth stand; The pride of all their noble race The pride of all the land Lo! there you see the castle wall Full strong and firm twas made. To many a weary traveler It gave its welcome aid. [ 58 ] c Uhe Cupola One day there came a lovely maid In search of the brave knight. It seemed her castle had been stormed And ail were lost in flight, Brave lass, 1 ' he said in gentle tones, Fear not, but lead me there. And I will try, so please it you, These onslaughts to forbear. ' 1 The gentle maid was overjoyed And scarce could speak her mind To tell this youth the way to go Or how the road to find. Twas not long ere the foe was caught And you ' ll hear them tell no more (Although they fought with valour great) Of triumphs in days of yore. The fame of this knight so brave anti bold Has spread afar and wide, And when he returned to his people proud The lass rode by his side. By his brave deeds her heart he won And happ ' ly they ended the day With a carefree heart and a sweet love song Neath the moon that lighted the way. Nancy F. Kung. [ 59 ] tfShe Cupola HANDS TPhey mean a great deal to me . . hands. How indicative they are of character and personality! There are the boneless eager hands of children, less expressive now than they will be larer, bur still suggesting a great deal more than the smooth little faces. Long, slender ones, short, chunky ones, languid ones, quick-moving, nervous ones— some clutch things tightly; some seem generous from baby hood — some have a firm, decided grip, and some are loose and limp. A few ot these hands will do remarkable things in time; many will be always fumbling. There are small boys ' dirty, unbelievably strong hands, whose scratches and stains and bruises tell of a day well spent. And girls’, little girls , with a pink finger adorned by a tiny ring. One can tell by the conscious posing that these hands are, just now, Elaine’s, or Lady Clarabclle ' s, or the Queen s, lily-white, and the wonder of the kingdom, covered with jewels to dazzle (he eyes of all beholders. I imagine these beautiful hands seem a little less glamorous to their small owners as they stumble up and down tiresome scales. Then there are the smooth, white hands, manicured and bepsweled,- — and useless. They Could not paint, they could not write, they could not even mend the exquisite little gloves that cover them; they never have given a clasp of understanding sympathy. But their possessors are proud of them, displaying them ever so gracefully, so they must be admired. Some people have deep-veined, work -hardened hands, and them I always respect. Those hands have done something. And there are women with hands a little soiled, and with brilliantly polished nails. 1 always expect such women to have rather rasping voices, and run-down heels. And there are people with likeable hands, brown and muscular— die type that are light but firm on the reins, and can grip a golf club hard. There are pudgy hands that always look relaxed, and seem nerveless when one clasps them. They are probably carefully cared for, a little too carefully cared for sometimes; but I am sure that a little while ago, before they became prosperous, and were merely pudgy, the nails were rather neglected. Then there are fine hands, delicate, and firm and purposeful — surgeons have these hands, and artists. They make things, they do splendid work. They belong to strong people with deep, seeing eyes. Such hands always grasp another’s firmly, they move quickly, and are very sensitive and vita!. When I see a hand reach out to pay a taxi Lire, or take a pen to sign its owner s signature, J feel that a book is opened revealing what lies wuthin. Katherine GibsqN [ 60 ] c he Gupola MILTON ' S SATAN AS CONTRASTED WITH THE HORNED VARIETY 21 s A CHILD, the name of Satan or the Devil always sent a shiver of horror up my spine. I owe my first knowledge of the existence of such a creature to a beautifully illustrated story book of huge dimensions, over which I used to pore, when it was too stormy to play outside and my nurse had wearied of playing house under the library table. At this point the mammoth old book was produced and I was allowed, if 1 was careful, to lie on my stomach in front of the fire and peruse its magic pages. The one fascinating picture to which I would always turn first w r as that of a little buy of about my own age. lying in bed the night after he had told a lie. Everywhere, on his bed -posts and dancing over his covers, were tiny red devils, sneering at and chiding the terrified child. As I remember, rhey w ere the conventional, story-book devils with horns, tails and pitchforks. Tor years I had only this one conception of all evil and its inevitable punishment. My next vivid memory of the little demon was not many years ago when my brother, returning from Europe, brought with him a little, finger-nosing devil which he placed w ith pride on the radiator cap of his new roadster. From its advent into the family, that little piece of painted lead seemed to have a way of causing some kind of misfortune. One thing followed upon another: — two smash ups, and a slide from a slippery mountain road, in which the devil was twisted into contortions — never again to adorn nor cast his spell upon his unfortunate victims. As I read a little and my views grew a bit more tolerant, the Devil took on a less tangible aspect and l thought of him no longer except as one ' s mental attitude or perhaps one ' s conscience. With the study of ' Paradise Lost ' , Satan takes on vast and unparalleled glory. He is undoubtedly the most heroic figure of Milton s epic. One admires his fearlessness and dauntless courage in facing an almost hopeless future, even if his intentions are ev.iL Satan is at once a good general, an orator and a philosopher. In spite of his own doubts and dreads, never would he let his faithful army know his true feelings. With his silver tongue he shames his Fallen Host out of submission and presents the situation to them in quite an optimistic light. He tells them that their fall from Heaven was not caused by their own inferiority to God ' s power, but only by the superior strength of God ' s army : that they w r ere His equals in mind if not in strength. Satan is altogether a magnetic and colossal figure. I wonder if Milton has not created as too fascinating the arbiter of all evil! Jane Kennedy [ 61 ] Qshe Cupola MALICIOUS THOUGHTS THOUGHT DURING “FAG WEEK Thought b ) Martha Davenport How I ' ve been told to write a song. And it’s not my fault if it seems too long. Bui oh! the sighing that I ' m not clever This afternoon has been greater than ever, I think we ll begin with Miss Sally Ewing, My Senior whose attention I’ve long been rueing. And one of those girls is Nancy Lee, From whom all ’junior candidates flee, Back to Miss Krueger we come again, She makes Jeanie Dean to blush with pain. And now we speak of Miss J. Street Who plays the piano with fingers so fleet. But now let ' s talk of Miss Vercen, And juniors salaaming wherever she ' s seen. And shall we speak of Miss Julia Cottrell Who holds Springfield boys deep in her spell? Now I speak of Miss E. Rovenizer Who simply won’t rime except evith Kaiser. Let’s talk of an idol, Miss Connie Bavinger, Who prevents the student body from growing savager, (There’s no such word but for the sake of a rime, Please forgive and forget just this one time.) Now ' we ll speak of Miss Wilma Koenig, Who, though not resembling, still rimes with, pig. [ 62 ] (jjhe Cupola This line will go to Miss M. L, Bonthron, Of whom all juniors are overly fond. Miss l:. Bingham from Massachusetts hails, Jn archery and studies she never fails. Now we ' ll speak of Miss L. Winter, Whose friend a basket of fruit once sent her. Now an odd rime, Miss Wilson Fay, Which for the verse is just put that way. For the truth of the thing is that I can t sing With names that won ' t rime with anything! And now Miss Roberts who comes from Cal « . , I believe you know she ' s some great gal. Back again to Miss K. Street, Who loves her hockey and things to eat, (Which latter truth I have not heard, But am using it cause it s such a nice word.) Miss Jane Robertson has a name And a smiling face that has won her fame. And now- Miss Stevenson with such an air That juniors may rage and tear their hair. But Marianne in her superior way Sarcastically replies to whatever they say. And now for industrious Miss lone Foster Who ' s seen in the Tea House but not in the Cloister. The Senior Class is quickly diminishing, And with Miss Bryson I ' m now finishing. [ 63 ] ‘T te Gupola THE PURSUIT OF PETUNIA OETUNIA w r as strolling through the rumble- weed and high grass, probably ' looking for grasshoppers. With my chin resting on the window-ledge, I was trying to decide whether or not to risk experimenting with the bottle of patent rinse less shampoo in the medicine closet. 1 had tried it on my baby brother, but had met with strenuous objection; he hadn’t enough hair anyway. I was weighing the pros and cons of this momentous problem when Ferunia came plowing through the tumble- weed and high grass. Petunia was the favorite of the household, outside of the baby brother just referred to. Poor unsuspecting cat, — I might try the rinse less shampoo on her! The worst might come to pass but I preferred to have it befall her scalp rather than mine, 1 didn’t like her anyhow because she was always more popular around the kitchen door than was I. So l climbed down from the window ' seat and, taking my bottle of rinseless shampoo, went in pursuit of Petunia. I managed to collar the hapless cat with a he tie coercion, and to apply the pungent liquid. After a vigorous massage, the slippery Petunia slid loose, and I watched with satisfaction her distressed figure hi pc ring down the lane and disap- pearing around the bend — , PETUNIA’S RETURN Petunia remained in hiding for several days, perhaps because of maidenly modesty, but more likely because of a genuine disillusionment as to the trustworthiness of the human race. When I next saw ' her I knew by her mincing gait that I was quite definitely crossed from her calling list. She hedged haughtily by, but her physical appearance didn ' t substantiate her attitude. Her lovely squash color coar was now a faded yd low, no longer sleek, but scrawny. Her whiskers still remained, a sort of sad remainder of a dignity. In fact, her coat gave evidence of the ravages, not of time, but of the patent rinseless hair shampoo, the incomparable labor-saver! I felt quite compassionate as I went back to the medicine closet and took the fatal shampoo down from behind a row r of equally menacing bottles. T poured the contents out of the w indow ' . The next day the grass w r as brow n and quite dead w r here the patent rinseless hair shampoo had done its final damage, Marianne L. Stevenson [ 64 ] TJ ie Cupola ECHO AND NARCISSUS Dramatis Personae Echo Narcissus Venus Leader of Chorus Chorus Hunters Scene One takes place in a sheltered forest glen. The tall trees form a dark back- ground, but through the clearing, flows a small, silvery stream. As the curtain goes up. Echo is lying on the ground, weeping. Venus enters and attempts to comfort her. Echo raises her head and speaks — ECHO— All Venus, tell me it s not wrong To wail and act this way ; Today again, I saw Narcissus, And again he’d nought to say, VENUS — Child, you waste such rime in sobbing, Seek another love more true; You are sweet and fair to look on. Somewhere, someone ' s loving you. ECHO — Talk not of other loves to me, I am my own no longer ; Idle re is no hunter brave as he. No one in battle stronger. The torturing love within me Is burning out my heart; Soon with passing soft as night. This body will depart. And when I ' m dead from grieving, Let revenge Ids torture be, — He ne ' er shall have another love. If he will not have me. I ESCS -Consider, Echo, — you are young, — The years ahead hold joys untold, — Will not sorrow haunt hereafter, If at present void re too bold? [ 65 ] Che Cupola ECHO — Have I not told you of my mind, My soul can tell no more. But, let me have your promise, then. That he shall suffer sore. VENUS — Just to see that faint smile play On lips that knew not pain ' til now, — To see Narcissus suffering thus, — I hereby make my vow. ECHO — Beloved Venus, when I ' m gone, Those words will comfort me; I know ' as you have sworn to act, Fulfillment I shall see— These forest trees but mock me now ' . Each leaf holds but a sneer, At every snapping twig I call, ' Narcissus, you are here ' ' . But the silence only answers. Long shadows fall around, l w ait until the sunset. Falling prostrate on the ground— — I leave you now, ne ' er to return. When you ' re happy,— think of me,- — Not as I stand before you now. But a pleasanter memory That will take you back to long ago, When I was careless, gay— The time when I could laugh at love Before it came my way. (Exit Echo) I ' ENUS — All, what great sorrow does she bear For one of so few- years; No more of sunshine in her eyes, But raindrops now — vain tears. Oh, one so blind to break her heart, To scorn a beauty rare as hers, — Narcissus, you are one for whom The fight and hunt hold lures; But you yet shall sorrow r deeply. With double share of w p oe,— The grief you ' ll feel cannot be cured By battle-axe or bow r . (Exit Venus) [ 66 ] Chorus enters and dances silently. Then the leader holds up her hand, and the rest listen as she speaks — LEADER — Now many days have ended. Sad ones they were and long, Echos voice alone now lingers, Thar voice that so loved song fs bur a mimic, and sve hear her As she sadly will repeat A chance phrase one might utter In rejoicing or defeat. All the day she lingers, Listen! listen! hear her cry! You can hear it faintly winging. Or but catch the faintest sigh! But, hark, there sounds a note afar. The hunter now draws near. If he but knew how short the time T ill he lies dying here! (Exit Chorus — Enter Narcissus and men) NARCISSUS- Tts warm today, and 1 am weary. My throat is parched and dry. But stand a pace and wait for me ; I ' ll join you by and by. ( Exit men) All, sparkling drink, how welcome now. Refreshing, cool and clear. But stop, my eyes deceive me. Tvvould seem quite strange, quite queer, - For never have I knelt to drink And seen a face so fair, 1 can not draw my eyes away. They linger, longing there. Ah, speak, sweet image, say thy name! Ah, speak if you be true ; Forgetting friends and comrades, I linger here by you; Bur darkness now enfolds us. Dear face, fade not away, — To see again that vision I II rest here till the day [ 67 ] Tr ie Cupola SCENE 111— SAME (Enter Narcissus) NARCISSUS — Three days now have ended. And you re back with me again, As reward for all my patience. And in place of all my men. So, I linger and keep hoping That you will turn and say, Twas not in vain you waited. Oh, turn and smile my way. Ah, what mad fancy seizes me. And makes me loathe to roam? I am held here- — I am weakened By a force that ' s in the foam. And now my strength deserts me,— I am old, no longer free,— 1 did not know, how could I guess What pain great love can be? I fall, f lie here. Maid, be kind, — - But look, grant me power to rise,- — - Nay, 1 am touched by a chilling wind, I know my body dies. Farewell, green world 1 love, Farewell the hunter ' s call, — J thought you meant the most to me, Bu t, I ove p ' ercomet h a 1 1 . { D es ) . (Enter Venus) Narcissus’ soul has passed away, By false delusions slain. How could he know tw r as his own face That caused him mortal pain ? His untouched heart, in love of self, Hath lost — hath made no gain. He deals himself a mortal blow. Who doth true love disdain. I kept my promise, Echo— And I shot my arrow r true, — Oh, lovely voice that sounds in space. He now belongs to you. (Curtain ) Isabel Gordon [B8] ill T he Cupola SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1929-1930 October. 1 . Green busses bring rhc Student Body, which is greeted by rain and the Senior Class. 2. Process of getting settled begun. Miss Cole tells us the history of the school. 3- An illustrated lecture, ' The Historic Potomac”, given by Mr. Paul Wilstack, 4. Optima ' s first indulgence. 5. Old Girl New Girl Party in line Open Air Gymnasium. Field House initialed. 6. First afternoon chapel with sermon by beloved Dr. Harris. 9. O what ahzzes the |unior candidates were. 10. Candidates become Juniors with much rejoicing. I 2. Senior Housewarming. 18. An Old girl, Mrs. Fisa Mower, presents her pupil, Martha Wickwire, in a recital of dancing and poetry, 19. Juniors entertain Seniors at the Field House. 26. Hallowe ' en, and the Faculty in an unusual mood. November. ] The Forms grow up overnight —banners and advisers, 2. junior Vaudeville. 6. Founder ' s Day Celebration. 9. Senior week-end. 12. Dramatic Workshop presents The Vanishing Princess ' ’. 21, The Yellows defeat the Whites on the hockey field. 22. Dramatic Workshop talent displayed in the play, ' Thursday Evening” 28, A cold Thanksgiving hockey game — Collegiates versus Yellows. Turkey dinner by candlelight followed by a dance in Great Hall December. 6, Senior Play, The Ivory Door”, actually presented, 8. Mrs. Hobart tells us of her experiences in China. 9- Plays, Beau of Bath ' and ' Nevertheless 1 by Dramatic Workshop. 11. Miss Hanna ' s classes startled us with their knowledge by presenting a Latin Play 13. Californians set out for the Golden Coast. 17. Christmas Party and Play- 19, The Seniors early morning caroling and the beginning of vacation. A c ( 3hc Cupola January. 8. Everyone returns stronger and wiser. 10. T iie German Opera, Don Juan . I 1. The juniors win the first Ingenuity Contest. 21. Madame Butterfly, and we understand it! 22. Mr. Torovsky convinces us that he knows everything about organs. 24. Second Ingenuity Contest- The Seniors, with the aid of gorgeous scenery and the childish innocence of the Juniors, convince us that Love is The Greatest of These . Judged a tie. February, I . Otis Skinner in Papa Juan , 2. Recital by Miss Winston. 3- Projects! 7, Project week ends with the third Ingenuity Contest, Hot Off the Press , which the juniors win. 12. We learn something of telephony and television, I 1, A recital of poems, by Mr, Leon Pearson, I S, Valentine Party, 16. Recital by Mrs. Larkin. We have our little yellow dog once again, 17. There are divisions among us, due to the debate between Mr. Hugh Walpole and Mr. Thornton Wilder. 18. The Philadelphia Symphony. Miss Nancy Byrd Turner reads some of her poems to the Cupola Workshop. 19- Perfect posture, perfect posture, do not slump. 23. Recital of the Book of Job, by Mr. John Dux bury. March, 2. Miss Walker tells us ot her early life in M. V. S. K. Basket-ball game between Miss Madeira ' s and Mount Vernon. We get the short end of a 33-28 score, 9. Recital by Mrs. Rickett, 15. We all fall in love with Daddy Long- Legs , the Yellow and White Class Play, 17. Mrs, Lnsor speaks on Focal Points of New Education , 22. Field House Board gives a benefit bridge party. 23. Musical talent displayed in recital. 25. M, V, S. indulges in a little fencing with Gimston Hall. 27. Twelve o ' clock bell and vacation begins. [7 1] c he Cupola i April. 1 April Fool! 5. Another vacation all over 6. The Harvard Double Quartet arrives rather tardily but gives us a beautiful concert. 1L Mr, Edward Davison intrigues his audience with his delightful Scotch per- sonality. We come home from ' Tourney s End” that evening feeling wilted and weary, 12. The best party of the year, the Athletic Association Dance, preceded by the Basketball Banquet, 20. Easter Sunday. Mount Vernon, in its best bib and tucker,” goes out to Church. May. 1. 6 . 8 . 10 . 17 . 22 , 23- 24 . 25. 26 . 27. 28. Senior Essay Day, and the annual prospect of rain for the Great Falls picnic. Optima Picnic to Dower House in Maryland. The Junior-Senior Banquet. The Cupola Party. Projects over, we ' blow off steam” at the Field Day events. Yellow and White Class leave us at home, while they go off on a picnic. School Day. Alumnae Day . . . the end is drawing nigh. Baccalaureate Sunday. Sermon by Dr. McCartney. Cloister Supper, Class Songs, and the distribution of the CUPOLAS. Junior Class Play, Romeo and Juliet”. Class Day and the last will and testament of the Class of 1930. Commencement, goodbye, and rush for green busses and the Union Station. FAG WEEK up and salute your Senior!” cried an imperious voice at an unearthly hour. In a dazed manner I uttered in a lethargic voice, Good morning, Miss — , So it had begun— the dreaded Fag Week — the uppermost thought in our minds since our arrival at school! Junior corridor was indeed bedlam. The night watch man, disturbed from his usual ritual by the noise, startled anew the already timorous Junior candidates with his inquiry, Where ' s the fire?” Up at dawn, we staggered through the [72] A T ie Cupola day; letters were written to every Senior s Aunt Emmy and bosom pal, odes were sung to mine Senior ' s dreamy orbs and spun-gold Jocks, stockings laundered and darned (I know all summers mending was saved for us poor candidates to repair) ; the skinny forced down milk and cereal, while the plump suffered as pounds and pounds were annexed. Bending, but not for reducing purposes, caused much lumbago in our class as we submissively greeted each high and mighty Senior, and always accompanied the saluta- tion with that chant, O war anaziam! After two days of agony, we were peremptorily summoned into Senior Room, only be informed that ' Fag Week was over. Great was the relief of us all, for even Seniors found it difficult to rise at dawn! Jce cream and Zimmer ' s famous cakes appeared. The candidates had become full-fledged Juniors. THE JUNIOR VAUDEVILLE ACT I Aeroplanes gliding — slowly — faster— black and w f hite wings circling. Cast : Ainslee Puhl and Shirley Ross, ACT II College girls — raccoon coats— Juniors singing— Song about Seniors — clever Juniors. Cast: Ilma Jane Theurer, Diantha Brown, Ruth Potter, Rosa n a Kin - Patrick, Janet Carlton. ACT HI Playlet — the servant problem — Ime, don ' t hang your mouth open ! — ' Yes, ma ' am . Cast: Martha Davenport, Virginia McFie, Isabel Gordon. ACT IV Chorus— Tiptoeing thru the tulips — smiles — grace— eight pairs of pastel slippers tapping. Cast: Janet Williamson, Kitty Foye, Florence Bates, Margaret McBride, Rosana Kilpatrick, Mary Wallace, Zoe Pickering, Jean Griffiths, Shirley Ross. ACT V Toe Dance — white ballerina, swaying before a black curtain. Cast: Frances Brinkman, ACT VI A Professor showing his bookshelf — an Oriental girl — wooden soldiers — mandarins —King Arthur — Colonial days. Cast: Virginia Shumate, Jeanie Dean Lauer, Marie Louise Guenther, Shirley Stevens, Carol Parker, Barbara Allen, Lavinia Hucuenin, Helen Williamson, and Dorothy Bauer, [ 73 ] Gupola SENIOR HOUSEWARMING Saturday Evening, October 12, 1929 ' ■J ' hl new girls were still rather wide-eyed and wondering when the Seniors came to i he rescue with their annual housewarming. The rooms on Senior Corridor were gay w ith pillows, sprawling dogs, and other decorations. Refreshments were served just outside of Senior Parlor, where stood the receiving line, [ ' tom every crowded room was heard a chatter and laughter that drowned out even the victrolas. Of course, the bowls of candy and fruit were emptied as fast as they could be filled, and Mrs. Mason and Miss Carroll went to bed that night wondering how r many calls there would be for castor oil next morning. Wc all thank the Class of 1930 for their hospitality. And how we appreciated the sleep-over” Sunday morning! THE OLD GIRL— NEW GIRL PARTY YJ ildly ENTHUSIASTIC — over roller skates! Everyone was keyed up with the idea of the Old Girl — New ' Girl Party”; and the confidence thus inspired outweighed any wary indefiniteness as to the stability of wheels when brought in contact with terra junta. There were, despite wobbly legs, few casualties, no bones were broken, and everyone had a dizzily happy time. A four-piece jazz orchestra contributed pep and noise. It might be inferred that the rhythm of the music had a stabilizing effect on those who ordinarily came in contact with the floor more often where they sit than wdiere they stand, After dancing, entertainment, and welcomed refreshments, w r e all turned our weary steps toward the house, thoroughly contented, with a half-awake consciousness of having had a ' whirl ' ' of a time. [ 74 ] c he Cupola HALLOWE’EN PARTY Twas the night of the party and all through the school There were costumes to gather while excitement held rule. The Field House was gay w r irh spirits and bats While from ev’ry beam hung a dozen black cats. There were farmers and milk girls and other folks there Who came sauntering in to a quaint rustic air. But the noblest of all w r ho came to that place. Was a farmer with lines of care in his face Mr. Clara Hand, vvith striped overalls, Who seldom went out to such fancy balls. And Mrs. Pony Horst — fresh from the farm — Vamped all the men with her primitive charm. Miss Quinlan with braids and Miss Lei no without In this gay crowed ran in and ran out. Miss Cole led the dance with straw ' hat in hand, While all of us two-stepped to a line hick -town band. Miss Guard acted nursery rhymes till we clapped loud for more. For she made us all gaily with laughter to roar. Miss Hastings as Caesar and gentle Miss Jean Made the handsomest couple we’d ever seen ; But Brutus arrived, and then came the end For he made quick w r ork of his ambitious friend. And soldiers in bathing caps silvered and gleaming Cut short the drama mid bloodshed and screaming. We sat on the floor and ate til wt burst Of baked beans and ' weenies and. what w as the worst. Doughnuts and lollipops, cider and all — They made an end to that Hallowe ' en Ball! Then we all took our leave and we re happy to sav. We d like to repeat it on some future day! Lyda Rich man [ 75 ] c Che Gupola THANKSGIVING DAY A s the shrill little bell ran g the hour of six-forty-five that crisp November day, it must have been thoroughly surprised by the immediate response to its call. But was not this a special day? Besides, who could sleep with glorious plans in view which made delicious little thrills chase up and down one hundred and thirty-seven spines? Thanksgiving Day had arrived at last and so many events did it bring that to enumerate them all makes my mind fairly whirl. First there was that comfortable realization that M. V S. would be excused from its daily before-breakfast airing, com- monly known as ' drill Then came the morning in the sacred purity of our own little chapel whose altar laden with heaps of shining fruits seemed to breathe a spirit of thankful plenty. The hockey game w as of course a source af much elation and the smiling victors added another item to their already long list of blessings. Then a dash for rooms and much bustling, until finally every member of the M, V, S. family emerged in civilian clothes ready for a feast and theatre in the ‘great unknown ' 1 of the city. It would be unnecessary to say that every second of this spree was thoroughly enjoyed. To reach the climax of my story, J must tell of the donning for the first time during the year, 1929-1930, of those lovely little pastel frocks which go by the name of Special Occasion Dresses , and 1 cannot but admit that they made us all appear quite at the height of girlish purity and simplicity. This feat accomplished, all descended to the Great Hall where when gathered we were said by the visiting parents to resemble a bunch of beautiful spring flowers . In the dining-hall, lovely with the soft shadows cast by long flickering candles and made interesting by spicy odors issuing from the regions of Mrs. Bayliss and Company, w r e sat down to a meal where our watch -word, Never show a desire for food , was not easily regarded. After dinner came our Thanksgiving Ball which was made complete by an orchestra and as many glasses of punch as one s soul desired. The glorious day ended, M. V. S. radiant with happiness settled dowm, at last, for a refreshing rest, but not before realizing how much we were indebted to those grim Pilgrim Fathers of Jong ago who first inaugurated Thanksgiving Day. [ 76 ] c Che Cupola VALENTINE PARTY ' T ' Hi: Li ; ague or Nations had nothing on M. V. S. the night of February the fifteenth, when the Yellow and White Classes gave the annual Valentine Dance, A West Pointer, superior in his brass-buttoned garb, artists, gobs, farmers, Dutchmen, and even Russians played with the hearts of the many fair maidens who made up a large part of the assembly. With the memories of that night we have in mind a panorama of red balloons, red hearts, and a swaying mass of multi-colored costumes. As the crowd collected everyone admired the varied costumes of Spanish senoritas, gypsies, handsome pierrots and gay pierrettes, czarinas, and dainty old-fashioned dames. The merits of these picturesque dancers were displayed as they passed in a kaleido- scope of color before the judges who, after more than the usual difficulty, finally awarded the prizes to Rosana Kilpatrick and A ins lee Puhl. The grace of the various dancers in the intricate steps of the modern generation was also passed upon — the honors going to Cynthia Bartels and Cornelia Lew th waite. A striking ballet was presented later in the evening when eight figures in black and white costumes gave the effect of stray moonbeams contrasting with the darkness of night. As they sang the Song of the Moonbeams they danced in a slow graceful rhythm. After the chorus, Nancy Klrng and lithe I Royster harmonized songs suitable to the lovely setting. THE OPTIMA BENEFIT r J ' EN Harvard YOUTHS arrived within our cloistered walls on Sunday evening, April the sixth. They had, it seems, had a long, wet, hungry trip! In spite of the short delay before the concert began, when at last they were arrayed before us in gleaming tuxedos, and sang their first selection, we became convinc ' d that our wait w as nor in vain. Their programme was delightful and varied. Three piano selections and a group of baritone solos made the evening even more interesting. Fair Harvard ' was their final encore, after much applause. With the profits from this concert added to the money from the Circus last year, Optima w ' as able to buy a new r radio-vic tro la for the school. Every M r V. S. girl will appreciate this gift by which a long-felt need has been satisfied. [ 77 ] A Hi T ie Gupola THE INGENUITY CONTESTS HThe Ingenuity Contests had loomed up formidably since the beginning of the year. Still we looked forward to them,— the Seniors assured us that they were a pleasant experience, to say the least, as well as being one of the oldest traditions of Mount Vernon Seminary. Certainly, the ceremony with which the Seniors challenged the Juniors was sufficient to strike awe into even an adventurous spirit. One evening shortly before Christmas vacation, they marched into the dining ' room and formed an impressive semi -circle, while El lie read the rules for the Contests. A symbolic glove was proudly hurled to the floor, to be picked up by Beth, who accepted the challenge on the part of the Junior Class. The first contest was a true test of our ingenuity. The subject and rules, drawn up by a faculty committee, were given to each group one hour before presentation, in which time it was necessary to plan the action, and secure customers and scenery. There is no need to assure you that the outstanding memory of this first contest is, purely and simply, a mad rush and an over- taxing of faculties. The subject, At the Beginning of a New Year, We View in Retrospect and Prospect, Music, Art, and Literature , was interpreted by both contestants with surprising ingenuity. After the proverbial wait for a decision, the judges awarded this first contest to the Juniors. The titles of the remaining two contests had been chosen by the Seniors, the first of which w f as The Greatest of These . Fantastic scenery of black, picturing the Forest of Experience wherein all becomes subservient to Love, characterized the presentation of the Seniors. Their theme was of a rather serious and subtle nature, while the Juniors inter- pretation was appealing and charming, showing the importance of Love in the life of a child, it was impossible for the judges to choose between the two classes and the decision was a tie. Hot off the Press , the third and last contest, was treated with great originality by both groups. The Juniors felt that a Chinese laundry expressed the idea of the title, whereas the Seniors used magazine covers of every type. Again the Juniors were victorious and, w inning two out of the three contests, they were given the privilege of choosing the time to present their colors. And so the Ingenuity Contests were over for another year. With their completion came the first feeling that the year was well on its w ' ay. [ 78 ] r Che Cupola “THE GREATEST OF THESE ' ' CHARACTERS A mil lev Love A baker Faith An innkeeper ( Despair) Optimism People abort t the street Courage Hope t leader of the Monies Happiness Kindness First Act: At a wayside inn, in any country you please, yesterday, today, or tomorrow (preferably today, but more probably tomorrow). Second Act : In the forest of ' ’Experience . ACT ONE Baker: What seems to be the matter today? Your appetite isn ' t as hearty as usual Here — have a bit more sausage and cheese Miller: No, I ' m in no mood for such today ’ Baker: I’ve noticed you of late. Something is on your mind, and it shows in your face. What is the matter V Miller : Everything ' Baker: “ On what have you been brooding? The world may be, in fact, it seems to be mostly wrong. But that’s no reason for you to carry it on your shoulders.” Miller: “Let men with all their toys play at their foolish games! If only 1 could find some meaning to life, and where it is taking us. Innkeeper: ’ What’s this you speak of? Bake r: ” T1 1 e ou 1 1 oo k o f a pes s i m i s t ! innkeeper: No, the outlook of one who sees beneath the surface, — and wonders.’ Baker : 1, too, have often wondered so. I find that life is cruel and leads to no apparent goal, but I ' ve weighed the facts and come to this conclusion: if men were good, and laws were what they might be, life would be a simple matter. But that is destiny . . . why not accept it? Take life as k comes, for mark my words, , . your fate has long since been written in the book of rime, and naught that you or any human being can do will alter what God has decided shall come of you and of your SOUl 1 Miller: Your souk where will it be when vour bones have crumbled into dust? What [ 79 ] T ? he Cupola ! God will deal mercifully with you when you are dead, if he forsakes you in your lifetime? Innkeeper: But surely you cannot deny the reality of God?” Miller : That is just the doubt that assails and tortures me, so that life has become hateful, and death a thing to fear.” Baker: ' The Bible?” Milter: Children believe the fairy tales their elders tell them, and we believe the tales the sages tell us!” Innkeeper: ' You make me fear. Baker: First comes fear and then immunity. You ' ll harden, and all the blows men strike will glance off harmlessly. ' ' Milter: ' Man and his little life, they are as nothing beside the immensity of the unknown. Can I go into that darkness we call death alone, with no God to guide me? (His face in his hands). There is no Hell, but what exists in my own mind ' (He gets up and goes) . Innkeeper: Poor fellow. It is not death that I fear, it is life. Baker: Yes, one spark and the world is ignited, men massacring men, the atomic ray, armies, deers, cities . . . every living thing disintegrated, the land scotched, black- ened and smoking, Innkeeper: And after the death play is over, diplomats devise their cunning, crippling treaties, make their subtle devices for courts of justice. Baker. And draw up promises of everlasting peace— a delusion, vain paper agreements that will never be kept, an age-old story. And now I must be going back to the bakery. Good day, Innkeeper: (Staring fearfully) Can he be right? fears have been stirring in me of late. He seems to have confirmed them. Can such a world be made better? Hope- less, I am afraid. (He shudders, and the curtains falls). ACT TWO The curtain rises: Hope is stretched out on the ground, thoughtfully regarding the scene. He jumps up suddenly and busies himseif gathering roots and root-fibers which he stacks in a neat pile, singing as he works: If the sun and moon should doubt. They’d immediately go out. We live by faith, with hope we die, And love will always stand us by . [ 80 ] A UheGupola faith bounces in: Hello 1 Hope: Hello, Faith. Here, pm these by, and help. They ' re cough. Did you find that pessimistic miller we spied down at the heath a few days ago? laith: You mean the young fellow who never tends his mill, but stares at the river swirling below him? Oh, yes, I found him sitting in a garret, a dark, musty old hole, bent over a doll , . . (they sit down). Hope: A doll? When last we saw him at his mill, he w f as despairing about the doubts chat were attacking his faith. It must have affected his mind. ' faith: Oh, no. It was a ragged old doll, with a dull china head sewed on its sawdust body. There was a gash in the side, and the sawdust was pouring out ... he was mumbling to himself — ' no more is left of life than this. Once there was every- thing to live for, now it is empty. My fairh is gone. Hope: f ”Ah, I see. He svas wondering. He thought there is no God. I remember him mumbling when we first saw him, as he looked into the river. He accepted his faith like a little child who sees the truth in its Mot her” s eyes, and takes the world as she describes it to him. faith: But he clung to that doll. He seemed to be afraid to let the last fragments of his cherished belief pour out. He felt hopeless without a God and yet he wondered, and it was driving him mad; he tried to believe (hesitates). Why does man worship blindly, and then winder what it is he worships? Hope: That, Faith, is something that men have never found out, and never will until they can reach beyond the little prejudices they have built around themselves. You see, a few hundred centuries have created an illusion in men faith: What is that? Hope: They think they’re wise as the sages! faith: How stupid. Hope: All the pettinesses of man ' s life have changed him into a skeptic, suspicious, fearful. So it is with his religion. Conceit leads him to fears and doubts, until he imagines himself a confirmed atheist ’ faith: But they never find comfort in the knowledge that there is no God. Hope: No. They live miserable lives, and die in hopeless despair. Faith is what they need, and how r simple it would be if only men cast aside the false coat that hides their belief. If they could see beneath, what a cloud of trouble and doubt they could dispel. faith: That miller, . . . Hope: Oh yes, how did you succeed with him? ’ faith: He was sure of his ground. That is, he was positive that he worshipped nothing more than a stone image, so 1 stuffed all the sawdust back into the doll, and sewed up the hole. Then 1 wove a new ' pattern for him, and put in a few strong roots of faith, fastened them with your fibers of hope, tied the knots at the end w ith Love : and put on a few roots of optimism, just for good measure. [ 81 ] c Ch£ Cupola 3 Hope: Splendid. We find the worst cases, but l always go to sleep at night wondering if we haven ' t missed a few miserable fellows. Faith: Perhaps we have. They aren ' t the only ones. Think of all the pessimists; those w ' ho are disillusioned, who don t want to live any more; think of those who’ve lo st all courage, or those who are so stilted that they ' ve lost all kindliness. , . . Oh, there are many more. (He makes a significant sweeping gesture) . Hope: ' You make me almost discouraged thinking of it! Ho, but there is no place tor discouragement here. (And he smiles broadly). Faith: We can always do our best, and then hope for better. (He looks expectantly at Hope, who slaps him on the shoulder approvingly). Hope: You have the right spirit, Faith. There was a time when your Grandfather, (I was only a little fellow ' ), was most stiff and unbending. He never conceded an inch. He never learned the art of compromise, and w r e might be much farther along ii he had. No, he never gave credit to Reason or Courage, or Happiness . « . nothing existed for him but Faith. We’ve gone beyond that nowr. . . . (All the time the two have been gathering moss to sleep on, and leaves). (Courage, Lose, and Kindness come in, followed by Happiness and Optimism, all bursting with good spirits) . Hello. Optimism. Busy day, Happiness? Happiness: Quite, Hope. Not very successful, though. But tomorrow ' is sure to be better. People are always in search of happiness. Courage: That ' s true . . , Selfish of them, don’t you think? It s not often that they pur themselves out to be kind, or charitable, is it, Kindness? Kindness : No, they don ' t. That’s why our job isn ' t as difficult a task as Happiness ' . Why, w f e don ' t spend half the time and energy that he does. Happiness: And it’s a thankless task. , . . When I do give folks a dose of happiness, they aren t satisfied. What they have they don’t w ' ant, and what they haven ' t they want, and most of the time, they don ' t know w ' hat it is they do want! I have to be awfully optimistic dealing with situations like that, Optimism: 1 can furnish you all the optimism you want. That ' s my name. Courage (Quickly, as he leans forward) : Perhaps I can offer you a bit of my courage? Happiness: Thanks, awfully. Perhaps someday I may need it. It w ' ould be a great help if w-e could establish a clinic . Optimism (derisively): What for? We work on mental diseases, not physical ail- ments, Happiness: I mean a clinic where human beings could go to have their mental diseases and indefinite desires analyzed. What a lot of care and trouble could be swept aw-ay if only people knew ' just what they wanted. . . . Kindness: If they would stop thinking of themselves and think of their neighbors . . . or ... or . . , almost anyone else, happiness would tpite naturally come to them, instead of their looking around for it in unheard-of places, Happiness Happiness is only a w f ord that has cast its well-nii h unbreakable spell on [ 82 ] T ? he Cupola an otherwise skeptical human race. (Sighing, as he twiddles with a root). And it ' s a deceiving spell ; like a contrary wind, it sends their whole ship of life off on the wrong tack A (From the wings, a bent and weary figure enters. It is Despair. We seem to recognize the figure of the innkeeper whom we met not lung ago. He is dressed in rusty black; his pale drawn face is the picture of utter depression. All the gnomes except Hope, Love, and Faith scuttle for shelter.) Despair: ' Can you tell me, my good fellow, in wdiat part of m ' lord s woods I am? Hope: You are far from that place, my good friend, if it is there you wish to be. This is the forest, Experience , Despair: ' And f have lived in the Highlands ail my life, nor have I traveled far beyond the heath where I was born, I know each meadow and wood, bur I have never heard of the forest called Experience . Tve been walking only a few r hours. Can it be that Tve gone so far that I am beyond the country I know- so well? Hope No, friend, not actually. But you have gone Beyond the sphere of your experi- ence, You will learn much here. Despait (impatiently); es, yes, I know. But I am through with learning any more. I know too much of life now, and long to get away from everything in it that has broken me. I seek a cliff, where I may drop into eternity and end a useless existence. Who knows what death may have in store, but surely it can be no worse than what life has held. Hope (aside to Faith and Love): Opportunity knocks ' . (To Despair) ‘I know ' of no cliff within a few miles, . . . Tell me, is life as hopeless as all that? Perhaps you have been hasty. Can t you go back to your home and begin life where you left it a few hours ago? Despair: I have no home. Hope: What is your trade ? Despair: 1 am an innkeeper by profession. I come in contact with all manner of persons— the rich, the poor, all manner of indolent, crafty, worthless, shiftless folk, who prey on the innocent. They come and go, each one as vain as the last, each one as worldly,” Op i mh m (who has j u s t co me bac k upon t h e seen e ) : H o w r g I oo my you are. Despair: And you ' d be too, had you seen as much of life as L Optimum: Perhaps Eve seen even more than you. Perhaps I heard you today, talking with the miller and the baker; growing more and more distressed, and filled with apprehension and despair? Perhaps we can weave a new pattern for you, as we did for your friend the miller? ( I hose nor engaged in the conversation are w eaving patterns with the roots just gathered). Despair (surprised, lie looks up): Who are you, that you heard me? Tell me, what is this strange place, where I shall learn much, when 1 don ' t care to [earn. Why do I feel younger in spirit already, when I have been here but a few moments? Who [ 83 ] T? te Cupola are you, who dress so oddly, and live in my lords wood, which you call ' Experi- ence ' ? M Hope: ”We are the weavers of hope, love, faith, courage, and all the other virtues which man wants I am Hope. faith: ' And I am Faith.” Lore: And f am Love. We have woven a new pattern for you. Take it, and you wo II find new ioy in life. Into it we have w oven Hope, to lead you onward. Faith in God and in your neighbor; Optimism to bear you up when things look bad, Kind- ness, which will bring you happiness without measure; and the pattern is fastened with Courage. With Courage at your right hand you can face the world and anything with which lift challenges you.” (Hope gives him the new pattern) ' But I have yet to give you something greater, that which sufferer h long and is kind; with which you neither envy nor fail; with which you can not think of evil, but rejoice in the truth.” With this pattern is given. Love. For without Love it would profit you nothing Love is the way of all life, for Lo% r e beareth all tilings, believeth all things, endureth all tilings. (Gives him pattern) Go back now, friend You have a new love . . a love of life, a love of God and your fellow- (Optimism, Kindness, etc., move off, but Despair remains, motionless, stand- ing almost erect; Love, Hope, and Faith remain also). Hope (sitting down on a rock): And now ' abideth Faith, Hope, and Love. These three, but the greatest of these is Love.” Marianne L Stevenson r s 4 ] A Tphe Cupola TM MENU AND PROGRAM OF JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET MAY 8, 1930 Alice Hand. To as i mist ress Alma Mater Lgg Canape Welcome Elizabeth Kennedy Response .... — ....... ...Eleanor Bovenizer Clear Tomato Soup Olives Radishes Bread Sticks Salted Nuts Triolets .... Margaret Mc:Brid5 Crab Meat Cutlet Rolled Asparagus Sandwiches La Prophetic de Troubadours Junior Octette Stuffed Boned Squab New Peas Sweet Potatoes and Matrons Finger Rolls A Senior Speaks . Marianne Stevenson Pineapple and Strawberry Salad Toasted Sa Lines A Chante Fable Virginia Shumate Again a Senior Speaks .Florence ' Krueger Senior Rose on Spun Sugar M. V. S. Creed Class Song Senior Class Class Song Junio r Class Demi Tassc and Mints Poem Wilma Koenig Farewell Song Senior Class Farewell Song Junior Class Auld Lang Syne 85 ] Cfjhe Cupola FOUNDER’S DAY ( Taken from the Recording Secretary ' s minutes) ' T ' HE annual Founder’s Day meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon, November the sixth, with Kathryn Bavinger, the Vice-Regent, presiding. Miss Cole gave a word of welcome to the new girls. She spoke briefly about the various chapters and explained that this year for the first time the Roll Cail was being edited by one not on the immediate school staff, Rowena Thom, ' 28. The new entrance gate and walk directly in front of the school, the Open-Air Gymnasium, and the Field House were mentioned by Miss Cole as this year ' s material advancements. Telegrams of greeting from old M. V. S. girls were read by the Secretary. These were followed by a report from the Lend-A-Hand Society, given by the President, Nancy Lee, who told of her trip to the Children ' s Hospital, . . . It was voted that a Committee be appointed by the Vice-Regent to visit the old school at 1 100 M Street to find out what is most needed there. Miss Walker announced that flowers have been placed on Mrs. Somers ' grave in Indianapolis. . . . It was voted that a word of greeting be sent to Mary Strachan and to Miss Anna Kurt a as well as a verbal greeting to the Adel i a Gates Hensley Chapter through Miss Cole, Miss Guard, and Miss Walker, who were leaving for New York to attend the meeting of the Chapter at rhe home of Marjorie Post Hutton on Thursday, November seventh, , . . Rowena Thom came forward and presented Miss Cole with a check for one hundred dollars from the Jean Dean Cole Chapter of Los Angeles, to be used for the school as Miss Cole thinks best. , , . The meeting was followed by a reception in the new Field House where old and new girls, together with faculty and friends, gathered around the birthday cake with its circle of fifty-five candles. As each candle was extinguished, a good wish for future of the school was made. . . , T he first bond held on the mortgage of the Field House was burned with great ceremony. Then the first issue of this year’s Broadside was distributed, and M. V. S entered into its fifty -sixth year. . . , [ 86 ] T ? he Cupola THE IVORY DOOR Comedy, in three acts, by A. A, Milne; made known in Ml Vernon Seminary (by Mrs. Larkin) December 7, 1929, in the school theater with this cast: The Senior Class. J ' he Class of 1930 chose for its play a most stimulating and enchanting composition by that clever author, A. A. Milne, Its name, The Ivory Door , suggests to us something of the mystic quality which was woven into the drama. There was an intense silence as the earnest actors carried us with them back to the days of kings, queens, and superstition, when peasants told w eird tales of the Devil riding on a black horse, and when rulers and chancellors dared not break tradition. Shining coats of mail, clinking swords, velvet and lace, blended with the flow of imagination and the whimsical sagacity of the play. The sombre silence of the great door, the leaden blackness glimpsed as its portals swung open, the perfect portrayal of the characters — all lent a spirit which will linger with the members of the audience long after the actors themselves have disappeared through the Ivory Door of M. V. S, [ 88 ] c he Cupola YELLOW AND WHITE CLASS PLAY ' ' Y ' lii! Yellow Lind White Classes, after weeks of consternation, finally presented Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster, on Saturday evening, March the fifteenth. Everything went off with a ready professional atmosphere about the entire production. With even character, the roles were perfectly chosen and portrayed with a certain artistic finesse that was easily sensed throughout the play. It will be some time before we forget Kloise Wtlmsen as Judy, the glorified orphan. She was excellent both as an inmate of the dreaded John Grier Home, and as the more sophisticated college girl. The moment Sunny 1 ' Minty stepped on the stage as Jervis Pendleton, a sigh was heard from every maidens heart, lor such an attractive man had not been seen around these parts for quite some time! Sunny ' s every gesture was in keeping with her character and besides — her clothes really fit her! In fact, we now have a pretty good idea of what the well-dressed young man will be wearing this season. Nor must we forget Frances Witte ' s characterization of Miss Pritchard, nor Clara Hand, nor Jane Crowley and the poor henpecked orphans, and numerous others who deserve a great deal of credit. And, of course, we feel endlessly indebted to Mrs, Larkin lor the time and interest she gave toward making the Yellow and White Class Play a success. [ 89 ] c he Gupola THE COMMENCEMENT PLAY Peter Pan ” Presented by the Junior Class M on day even i n g , M ay 27, 1929 71 SLIGHT DRIZZLE outside, but even the fact that die gymnasium was like the inside of “ a sardine box couldn ' t dampen the enthusiasm of the audience packed into it. And all this was because it was brim full and overflowing with the youthful ardor of ' Peter Pan and all of the other members of the band of lost boys. They took us back to those almost forgotten days when teddy-bears, sand lot caves, pirate clubs, and pink ice cream were so in vogue. Peter hitched his wagon to a star and we all climbed in r Peter, of course, was Peter, but in our backyard we knew ' him just as Billy ' ' Koenig. Peter made a thorough job of the pirates, ran his sabre through Captain Hook in the best approved manner, and rescued the charming Wendy. The role of Wendy w ' as delightfully por- trayed by Virginia Bryson, who never let one neglected ear of one small lost boy escape her scrutiny. The scene aboard the pirate ship was wonderfully realistic, and the setting quite ingenious. How all those squirming children from the Never Never Land, and all the fat pirates managed to get under the deck was more than we could figure out, but the ubiquitous Peter arrived just in time to frustrate the wicked plans of that sinister and burly tar, Captain Hook. Since underneath the cocked hat and the mustache, Hook was really Connie Bavinger, the audience was almost moved to sympathy when she was eaten by the crocodile for afternoon tea. They w r ere quire taken with Smee, the would-be ferocious sailor, played by Jane Robertson. Every character w r as admirably chosen and portrayed, and Mrs. Larkin again proved to be a splendid coach. The entire production had an air of rollicking good fun about it, and the actors seemed to enjoy it quite as much as did their audience. We, of course, couldn’t forget Nancy Lee as Mr. Darling, and Karherine Street as his wife. Frances Leland, Sally Lawler, and many others in the cast deserve a great deal of credit. Then the audience adjourned to Great Hall for the reception and refreshments. We went to bed that night to dream of white rats, flying children, scowling pirates, and chocolate cake. [ 90 ] OPTIMA ((She Cupola OPTIMA Miss Cole Miss Hill Alice Hand Virginia Carter Mari anno Stevenson Jane Kennedy | H of lot ■ ary Me tube rs President Vice-President Secretary ...Treasurer Barbara Allen Connie Saving or Betty Bingham Mary Lou Bgnthron E 1 , 0 A NOR Bov EN IZ E R Virginia Carter Elaine Chanute Julia Cottrell Martha Davenport J ean Griffiths Alice Hand Mary Caroline Hood Jane Kennedy Wilma Koenig Florence Krueger Louise Lin kins Margaret McBride Vaughn Nixon Jane Robertson Marianne L, Stevenson Jeanne Street Katharine Street Rosalind Vereen Eloise Wilmsen Fay Wilson Lucille Winter Qptima is the honorary dub of Mount Vernon, signifying achievement through effort, and it is the aim of its members to maintain and strengthen high standards of scholarship and citizenship. Besides carrying its responsibilities, Optima looks forward every spring to 1 her Dower House Picnic in Maryland, where after a hearty meal of the Souths best, gathered around the fireplace in the old hunting lodge of the Baltimores, we listen to talcs of ghosts, and hidden treasure and British Redcoats. Three years ago, a fund was begun by Optima toward a Victrola for die school. This year i he Harvard Double Quartet is giving an entertainment, and with the proceeds from it, we hope to complete that fund. With the desire to do some sort of constructive work at Friday evening meetings, we aided a poor family with baskets and clothing. This new idea is but a beginning and we hope it will be carried on in future years. [ 93 ] LE CERCLE FRANCAIS c Che Cupola LE CHRCLH FRANCAIS Chacun sc dcmandc cc que J on fajt au Cercle Francais rous les quinze jours. Eh bien, void notre reponse. On se reunit a quatre heures de Faj b-midi. On chante La Marseillaise p ou d autres chansons popufaires franchises Madame Peltier nous park de ja France ec cette annee-ci le sujet de ces causeries esc Louts XIV cc sa cout La causcne terminee on prend le the; on babille pendant quelques minutes; !c temps passe rou jours crop vile en I ' on se separe cou jours a regret. Madame Peltier, Honorary Member Jeanne Street Katherine Gibson ... Julia Matheson Virginia Wells Bettv Bingham Nancy Lee Eleanor Bovenizer Julia Matheson R OS A M O N D G A R R E TT Mildred Morris Katherine Gibson Frances Pyeatt Mary Caroline Hood Lyda Rich man Flora Kaiser Jeanne Street Jane Kennedy Cynthia Waldron Nancy Kling Virginia Wells Fay Wilson [ 95 ] TREBLE CLEF CLUB t TJ te Cupola TREBLE CLEF CLUB Barbara Dorman .. Ilma Jane Theurer. Ainslee Pijhl , .. ...President Vice-President . 5 e ere tary - T reasn re r Mrs. Payne, Leader Sopranos Betty Bingham Janet Carlton Barbara Dorman Betty Field Rosana Kilpatrick Vaughn Nixon Evaline Northrop Zoe Pickering Ainslee Puhl Lyda Rich man Eleanor e Roberts Ilma Jane Theurer Frances Witte Second Sopranos Eleanor Bovenizer Frances Brinkman Anne Ferguson Virginia Marks Martha Nicklin Ethel Royster | e anne Street Katherine Strict Eloise Wilmsen Fay Wilson Altos Connie B avenger Marion Duval Flora Kaiser Wilma Koenig Eleanor Reed Marianne L. Stevenson hili: The Cupola goes to press, Mrs. Payne will be patiently drilling us far the Commencement Week Concert, We hope that in that last crowded and exciting week before Commencement, surrounded by palms and an enthusiastic audience, and accompanied by the traditional heat, our efforts will culminate in as finished a bit of choral work as that of 1929. To Mrs. Payne goes our sincere appreciation for her tireless efforts, and thanks for the real fun we ' ve had in Glee Club. [ 97 ] CHOIR A Ho he Cupola CHOIR Sopranos Betty Bingham Eleanor Bovenizer Frances Brinkman Virginia Bryson Janet Carlton Barbara Dorman Alice Hand Nancy Lei: Harriet Minty Evaline Northrop Carol Parker Zoe Pickering Ainslte Puhl Susan Scheiber Muriel Stokes Jeanne Street Catherine Street Ilma Jane Theurer Janet Williamson Fay Wilson Lucille Winter Frances Witte Connie Bavin ger Anne Ferguson Flora Kaiser Nancy Kling Altos Wilma Koenig Virginia Marks Eleanor Reed Marianne S t e v e n so n SUBSTITUTES Virginia Horton Lavinla Huguenin Rosana Kilpatrick Cor n e l i a L ewt h w a i t i Martha Nicklin Lyda Rich m an ' jpni M. V. S, Choir was first organized in 1925 and has ever since been under the excellent direction of Mr. Adolf Torovsky, Choirmaster and mainstay of the institu- tion. The strains of hymns resounding from the north on Friday afternoons tell of the regulars and substitutes hard at preparation for the Sunday Chapel Services. The Choir appears at special services for Christmas Carols, and for Easter with surplices stiffly starched for the occasion, and the Baccalaureate Sunday marks its final service together, ending another successful year. [ 99 ] WALKING CLUB c he Gupola WALKING CLUB Miss Guard,, ......... . . M I SS Col e . H on a vary Me mb e rs Miss Elting.,.,...,.— j Florence Krueger .President Rosamund Garrett Secretary-Treasurer Betty Bingham Julia Cottrell Mamie Dickson Marjorie Gammon Rosamond Garrett Jean Griffiths Alice Hand Ravin i a Huguenim Mary Elizabeth James Flora Kaiser Nancy Kling Wilma Koenig Florence Krueger Nancy Lee Frederica Mertens Mildred Morris Lillian Morrison Vaughn Nixon Carol Parker El manor e Roberts Jane Robertson Jeanne Street Shirley Stevens Helen Van Ngrtwick Rosalind Verei n Cynthia Waldron Helen Williamson Eloise Wilmsen Fay Wilson Lucille Winter J5 ii 1 ' D by the new pedometer with which Miss Cole presented us, so many enthusiasts ticked off the mileage that we felt the necessity of enlarging our membership. With this added stimulus, we still indulge a proper enthusiasm in walking, especially when topped off with steaming wheat-cakes and maple syrup at our favorite haunt, the Purple Iris. Moonlight jaunts to Pierce Mills are in store for this spring, and with this anticipa- tion we may say that Walking Club will have had a splendid season. [10 1 ] fe t-Che Cupola i y A 4 J ' mm Hi if i 1 v L i m ’ I i m 1 3 U i V 1 SCHOOL GRANDDAUGHTERS 1929-1930 Helen Andri s Bettv Burke.......... Laura Butler. . ....... Elizabeth Field .... Louise Lin kins Virginia McFil Carol Parker Helen Ray Potter Kathleen Rice ...... Dorothy Rogers.,.. Susan Schriber Edxstna Vilsack (Helen Palmer, 1899) (Elizabeth Heim, 1910) . .. . (Annie Gilbert. 1907 10) (Ann Dugan, 1909) .....(Mabel Kent, 1903) .......... (Phila Milbank, 1908) (Grace Marks, 1894-98) ( Marjorie Ray, 1 904 ) .... (Marietta Meyer, 1903) (Dorothy Edwards, 1907-08) (Floretta Elmorc% 1899) ..(Gladys Brace, 1904-1907) [102] THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD he Cupola ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD ' T ' he Athletic Board, the executive body of the Athletic Association, is made up of the chairmen of ah the spores held during the school year. ' Its object is to stimulate the interest and cooperation of the students in administering the athletics in such a way as to build sane sentiments, habits, and traditions among the members of the school. t Jeanne R. Street President Nancy Klinc Vice-President Florence Bates Seerelary-T teas tires Margaret McBride Manager of Basketball Katharine Street Manager of Hockey Virginia McFie Manager of Tennis Katherine Byers Manager of Swimming Flora Kaiser.. Manager of Track Helen Ray Potter Manager of Baseball Shirley Stevens Manager of Golf Mary Elizabeth Wallace Manager of Riding Betty Bingham Manager of Archer j Elaine Chanute Manager of Minor Sports [ 105 ] VARSITY HOCKEY c Che Cupola A VARSITY HOCKEY A LL DRESSED UP, but where are the opponents? This business-like looking group of 1 hockey players were all ready to play Miss Madeira ' s School this fall, but snow and rain interfered and made the field unsuitable for a game. They had practiced daily and kept strict training rules, eagerly looking forward to avenging last year’s defeat. We give due credit and respect, however, to each girl who made varsity and have a deep regret that the fun of playing Miss Madeira ' s had to be tost. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY GAME ' Rad ios tune in! M. V, S. is playing a friendly game with its neighbor, American University, across the way. All set? Let s go! On the run, the ball’s heading for a goal for American University! There goes another, a hard one to make, and still two more. M. V. S. is defeated 4-0 in score, hut not in her fighting spirit, or eagerness for the Class Games to come! 4 s M. V. S, broadcasting! An extra special ' Hockey Supper was served for the Class Teams on Saturday evening, December 7th, at the Field House. Yes, sir. pickles, chicken, and chocolate eclairs! Dor. dash, grrr . , ♦ Miss Jean announced the Varsity lineup, even though the Madeira Game was called off. Here they are: M. L. Stevenson, Center Forward M, G. Hood, Inner N. Rung, Inner L. Lin kins, Wing E, Field, Wing F, Witte, Goal Keeper Substitutes: F. Kaiser, R. Canfield. K. Byers. M McBride. D. Donovan Miss Jean presented chevrons to the victorious Yellow Class Team who won the Championship Game Thanksgiving Day. The supper, dancing, games, and ping-pong were all over much too soon. The laughter has stopped : coats have been donned ; everyone is back at the house, and the Field House is locked up. Goodnight, everybody! ' ' C. BaviNGER, Center Half E Pyeatt, Half Back M. Duval, Half Bark K. Street, Full Back j. Street, Full Back [ 107 ] VARSITY BASKETBALL ((She Cupola VARSITY BASKETBALL Forwards j Connie Bavinger (Captain) ) Nancy Klinc Centers t Harriet Minty (Louise Linkins Guards ... . . Helen Ray Potter Marianne St e ve nson ' substitutes : Margaret McBride, Virginia McFie, Flora Kaiser aiurday, March 8th . . . Tins is Station M. V. S., broadcasting. The excitement has subsided, the Madeira contingent has gone off in Mr. Gassenheimer’s green busses, and life has settled down to normal again. This year Mount Vernon met her hereditary rival. Miss Madeira ' s School, for the first time on her own new outdoor floor. With plenty of space to run around, the cheer- ing from both sidelines grew t|uire excited, and it was a draw as to which wore out the lungs of the other first. Every minute of play was hard fought, nip and tuck, while the score teetered back and forth and the sidelines went crazy. The half ended with the score 17 - 15 , Madeira in the lead. The second half was a real battle, with a do or die ' ' spirit, and when the final whistle blew, the scoreboard read, 33 - 28 , and Mount Vernon went down to her first defeat in six years. We always enjoy playing with Miss Madeira ' s, and look forward each year to renewing the splendid spirit shown between the two schools. Station M, V. S. now signing off to go to Tea House because training is over! [ 109 ] c he Cupola 1 THE CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY njjKAR the cheering? Yes, it s M. V. S. broadcasting the Collegiate- Yellow hockey game right out here on the field. It’s Thanksgiving Day, and everyone is bundled up in steamer blankets and sporting white or yellow chrysanthemums. There they go — the Yellow ' S have just made a goal and they now lead in the first hal f, 1-0, The Col- Jeglates are grim and determined for this second half. They ' re lined up. The whistle blows — hockey up, and the ball is off from one end of the field to another, but no goal is made. Excitement, good-fighting, high spirits— al! are shown against a colorful background of a dear and frosty day. The final whistle has blown and the Yellows have won, a hard earned victory, 1-0. Signing off for Thanksgiving dinner ! Yellow Team Lineup: [ 110 ] h e Cupola THE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL dotation M V. S, on the air! We ' re broadcasting from the outdoor gymnasium, and the curtains are Rapping so loudly we can hardly hear ourselves speak, The Seniors, by virtue of their victory over the Juniors, and the Whites, having defeated the Yellows, are now pitted against each other, each team equally determined to sink’ the other. There they go! The Yellows get the i ip-off, but the Senior guards send it right back and there it pops, — into the basket. Good, swift and clean-cut playing right through. The players are out on the side lines during the half, eating oranges and plotting a few surprises for the last half. But the Seniors keep rolling up the score, — there it is, — final whistle and a lusty cheer ends the game; score 38-24. Here are the 1930 champions; Connie Bavinger ( Cap .), Jcua Cottrell, Fovuards Nancy Lee, M. Stevenson, Centers J. Street, I. Foster, Guards cm] QShe Cupola ATHLETIC AWARDS, 1928-1929 Athletic Banner.,-. , Tennis Singles Cup ., Tennis Doubles Cup Golf Cup — ............. Pelletier Swimming Cup ........ Athletic Medal.... . . Interclass Basketball Cup Athletic Medal Cup Swimming Chevrons were awarded to S. Wegener, M. Stevenson ..Senior Class ..M. £. Haradm , ,,5. Wegener and G. Bacon A . , McKelvey Cottrell S. Wegener Senior Class ,...£. Wegener E. Vi 1 sack, L. Link ins, J. Cottrell, SWIMMING MEET OF 1929 Th e annual swimming meet was held April 20, 92 L ), Benedict, E. Vilsack, and Wegener were chosen to swim on the speed team. Bach one swam two lengths, setting a record of 4 5 seconds, thus breaking the record of 1928 of 47 seconds. The White Class, with 32 points were first, while 24 put the Seniors in second place, Sookie Wegener swam off the highest number of individual points, and Louise Link ins was a dose second. Diving, style swimming, stunts and relay races made it a thrilling meet, not soon to be forgotten by all who participated! FIELD DAY. MAY 18, 1929 From the Evening Star” : The Mount Vernon Seminary track meet, held in conjunction with the annual field meet, on May 18th, found the Senior Class victorious with a score of 30 points, the Juniors second with 19, and the White Class with 15 points captured third place. . . . Susan Jane Wegener, a Senior, broke the broad jump record of the school when she jumped 14 feet 8 inches, equaled the high jump record of 4 feet 3 inches, and was individual high point scorer of the meet, totaling 24 points to her credit. . . . A combined Senior-Junior baseball nine defeated a combined prep school team 26-20. It was a fine game and the losers rallied courageously but just a bit too late. The archery and croquet matches brought to a dose an eventful day 1 . . [ 112 ] The Cupola OCTOBER 1, Dear Diary t I arrived at school today. My room-mate arrived also with her four trunks and six pictures of the men she ' s left behind her. She wants the room done in sea green, bin she ' ll soon get sick of Jt + She says she has been invited to Princeton, Virginia, and Annapolis already, J think I will have to work fast to keep up with her, but then I ' m as good a boaster as any. OCTOBER 2, Dear Diary. bound out I am a school granddaughter. Mother will be pleased. OCTOBER 3. Dear Diary. My class-mates are all very nice, some are not so nice of course, but it is all simply ton exciting! Some of the names are simply too odd, ' — -Dutch, Abie, Pony, Enner Jean, and Undah Wchr. Broke neck this A. M. looking for dining room, which is rather unusual for me, as I have a good sense of the direction of food. Stumbled over something in the hall, and when I picked myself up and looked around, at least a dozen teachers were standing around it, Junie, poor poor junie, did naughty girl step on you ? Have guilty conscience. Today at breakfast I heard that someone had prodded poor little Junie in the tummy, f think I have made a bad beginning. OCTOBER 9, Dear Diary. 1 was very rudely interrupted at 4 A. M. this morning, A whistle rang in my ear and my first thought was hire , and I leaped for my Sunday hat. Someone told me it was Fag Week but i knew r it anyway, I was so flustered 3 nearly donned my clothes before rising, bui pulled myself together and tore after my Senior. I think she was startled at my odd appearance, but showed great self-control and roared, ' Let us on ' so we on-ed all day, particularly at meals, I ate two cereals, four pickles, and a chocolate eclair. I couldn t study much tonight because of my stomach. [ 120 ] c die Cupola OCTOBER 20. Dear Diary , First marks are out. Mother wanted me to try for Optima, hut have decided not to. OCTOBER 25, Dear Mother, I looked in my mail box today and discovered a bank statement with all the checks I ' ve written. Have been adding and subtracting all day, but I can t seem to find the money I ordered with those checks. They seem to make such an unnecessary fuss about it. Will you please send me some money? Y our loving daughter, Minnie P, 5. — Have changed rooms. The one we saw last year must have been the Infirmary. NOVEMBER 2. Dear Diary, Have gained five pounds. Must go on diet. NOVEMBER 19, Dear father t I have not written for a long time because my teachers all feel the necessity of long assignments. The candy brother sent in a pill box was fine, but my room-mate found it first, 1 am doing well in my studies except for World Lit. and Survey which I flunked, and for a below average in Art History, Thank Mother for the woolen underwear and rubbers, and tell her that my suite-mates have used up all my bath powder {it cost $1.71) and that soda does not help my indigestion. Give my love to brother. Aunt Hattie, Unde Fzra, and everyone else on the party line at Gala Gulch, Your loving daughter, Minnie 112 1j c 7F u Cupola A M I NOVEMBER 27 p D i w Thanksgiving Dance. Am thankful the orchestra was good. Had on new shoes. Feet were aching for next three days. Fare hours don ' t agree with me. DECEMBER 4. Dear Diary, Have lost my permissions for walking on the roof. 1 didn ' t have any left anyhow, but it was all such a big mixup; that it. 1 mean it was a mistake and the Marking Com- mittee misunderstood. 1 wasn ' t really walking on the roof, I was retrieving the mystery novel which I had, in a moment of abstraction, accidently tossed out of the window instead of the apple core. DECEMBER 19. Dear Diary, Vacation, — hurray, whoopee, etc! Haven’t time to do much else but pack,— can hardly wait to see dear old Gala Gulch, and riding in the family Ford will be a much better rattle than in Mr. Gassenheimer ' s green busses. Am rather nervous for fear family will forget to send money for Pullman fare. January 9, Dear Diary, Came charging in from dear old Gala Gulch just in time to sign on the dotted line before nine bells. Trunk already here. Am thinking of calling it Hesperus , it ' s such a wreck, but then 1 must have packed in a hurry that last night before leaving home. Can’t quite remember the circumstances, but he certainly was cute- « I 122 i he Cupola January 1 2« Dear Diary. I must abide by my New Year ' s resolutions this time because I really mustn ' t be marked off any more. That is. I’ve been marked quite often, but then it really wasn ' t my fault, and nobody understood how it ever really was- My resolutions are; I Keep bank account straight. 2. Keep strict diet. 3- Study more. January 20. Dear Diary. Family simply furious. Sent them telegram collect to ask for advance allowance, and it arrived in middle ol night. In return telegram they didn ' t mention sending any money. I really can ' t understand why they should have made such insinuating remarks. FEBRUARY 5. Dear D ary f Am simply too worn out. Have been having projects for the last three days. Miss lilting does love to give such awful biology experiments and you knew how 1 hate frogs and worms. Hope family has recovered good humor. Ain short on funds and Mr, Rice is very sarcastic. FEBRUARY 6. Projects over. Life worth living again. FEBRUARY 9. Project marks our. Life again not worth living. Mr. Lloyd quite provoked, He seems to think that 1 should have answered the last question a little better. That is, he wanted us to write a model Constitution for the Third French Republic, but if die French spent four years writing a poor one, how can he expect me to write a good one in twenty-five minutes? [ 124 ] Ghe Cupola FEBRUARY 28. Dear Diary, I just got back from a perfect week-end. Was up at Podunk tlfiiversity, and it was simply too much fun! That is, you see. Hank was too sweet, and the prom was such a tear. The orchestra kept running out back of the stage, and when the music began to get poor, we left. Hank got lost from the road. Said it was engine trouble, but 1 really couldn’t hear anything wrong. Did not get much sleep, and was asked some questions upon my return, but I told them it was only soot, and the train had been quite dirty. Overdrew bank account again. Have also gained eleven pounds since Christmas. Oh well, Mother always did like me a little plump, anyway, MARCH 25, Vacation day after tomorrow. Hope sufficient funds arrive in time. Big mix-up! Broke sick sign while playing Blind Man s Bluff,— the injustice of the world is depress- ing, Lost to Optima forever. APRIL 7. Dear Diary , Returned from vacation today, parched and palpitating. Have lost some books. Maybe that’s why I don ' t do so well in my courses. Went to Nancy Lee to see if she had my ' Lady of the Lake in her pond. Discovered you have to pay a nickel to get one insignificant book out Left it there. APRIL 10, Dear Diary f Seniors appeared in caps and gowns today, stumbling up the aisle with the tassels over one ear. Chapel same as usual except chat I forgot to fall asleep, but that was onlj because someone next to me had the hiccoughs, APRIL 19. Teachers blossom forth in four new gas-buggies, and the window frames in a fresh emt of paint. Ho Hum, how time drags. Only a month more, and l will be back in dear old Gala Gulch again. MAY 9. Have found out where all the teachers disappear m the afternoon, 1 chortle to think that when questioned, they blandly replied that they were having their ' awfternoon siesta . Saw Miss Hastings and Miss Brown hurrying up the road in the general direction of Wood ' s Pharmacy, their hangout opposite the American University. They seemed quite naive and nonchalant upon their return. My kingdom for a spy-glass! Have been unable to keep track of the teachers with automobiles, They have out- grown Wood’s Pharmacy and are striking out for distant territory. | 126 ] t (fjfie Cupola it Dear Father, I lost the check you sent me, and now am flatter than a pan-cake. Will need money if you wish to see me arrive in Gala Gulch. This is what is called Commencement Week here at school. It is all very simple and sort of pure, and we die of ennui during the evening, and collapse with sunstroke during the day, which is another good reason for your sending me money, so that I may arrive home all there. We had to dance around a Maypole the other day for the Alumnae. I don ' t object when they ask us to sing, but when we have to dance a polka, — well, I draw a line there. Now to conclude this, my mercenary epistle, I will be home (if you crash through with a check) day aftet two days from tomorrow, With lore. Minnie. MAY 27. No check hove in sight. MAY 28. Check arrived it la ftoste. and 1 made a swift exit for the Union Station. Another year over with, and 1 feel as dumb as ever. ts OODS | 127 | Alyl, OVl T3 ie Cupola STAFF AND STUDENT BODY. 1929-1930 PERMANENT ADDRESSES (fan Dean Cole Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D. C Marion Alcott Ballou ....... 104 Forest Street, Providence, Rhode Island Katharine F. Hili .......30 8 North Fourth Street, Stubenville, Ohio Margaret G. Barber...... 88 High High Street, Btatrlebo.ro, Vermont Mrs. Annie M. Baylis .1236 Carrol Street, Brooklyn, New York Catherne S. BlakesLEE,, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, Mass Mary Pitman Brown 72 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, Mass, Beulah J, Carpenter.. Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D. C Grace E Carroll..... ..410 Memorial Drive Cambridge, Mass. Frances E. Chickering The Wyoming, Washington, D. C. Agnes De La no 7 Craigie Circle, Cambridge, Mass. Alice F. Edwards ....,,.,1631 S Street, Washington, D. C Helen Dorothy Elliott 3851 Yuma Street, Washington, D. C. Rebekah Elting 2004 Holland Avenue, Utica, New York Mrs. J. C Forman Roland Park, Baltimore. Md. Mildred Hanna 2018 R Street, Washington, D. C. J. Lorn A Guard Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D. C Helen C. Hastings 9 Corey Road, Brookline, Mass. Elizabeth Ai.ger Hillyar Fairfax, Virginia R owen A Holdren 207 Sacra Via, Marietta, Ohio Alice B. Hopkins ........ .7217 Blair Road, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. Mrs Edward Larkin .4555 Cathedral Ave,, Washington, D. C Corinne Leino...,., 106 East Harvey St,, Ely, Minnesota Mr. George Lloyd Bapti st College, Cardiff, Wales Mrs. George Lloyd Baptist College, Cardiff, Wales M RS , Ch a r i .ott E G hard Me A i i . 1 st e r . . , 1 3 1 2 Eutaw P I ace, Ba 1 1 i mo re, M d . Mrs, Fva O ' H, Mason ... Durham, North Carolina Jeanne Moult de la Raitrie 315 Fifth Avenue, New Rochelle, New York Mrs. Nett a C. Mur they Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D. C. Helen Kingsbury Myers 1420 Euclid St., N. W., Washington, D. t. Mary A. Nourse ... 3802 Jocelyn St., Washington, D. C Mils. Adel a K, Payne, . Florence Court, Washington, D. C. Beatrice ). Pearson .. .3 Tyler St., Brattlcboro, Vermont Jeannette Pearson 21 Stockton Place, E, Orange, N. J. Mml Eleanore Peltier. ...... .3 Rue Marbeau, Paris, France Elizabeth Lane Quinlan Waynesville, North Carolina Flsa Louise; Raner 1332 1 5th St., Washington, D- C. Mr. Robert H. Rice 113 Cumberland Ave., Somerset, Md. Mrs. Alys M. Rickett...,. Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D. D Katharine Riggs. 1837 Kalorama Road, Washington, D C. Mr. Adolf Torovsky, Jr 2800 Connecticut Ave,, Washington, D. C. Alice M. Trippety. .1673 Columbia Road, N. W., Washington, D. C Harriet Belle Walker 2854 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C, Elizabeth Winston. 1812 K St., N. W„ Washington, D. C [12 9 1 A Cupola Barbara Allen . ....752 Moss Ave., Peoria, Illinois Helen Andrus.... .....til E. 48th Street, New York, New York Adella Badgerow 1705 Grandview Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa Cynthia Bartels. 2085 Albion Street, Denver, Colorado Florence Bates TOO Indian Road, Piedmont, California Kathryn Bavinger .2314 South 32nd Street, Omaha, Nebras ka Elizabeth Bingham. 125 Prince Street, West Newton, Mass, Claire Bishop .... 275 Summit Ave., Hackensack, New r Jersey Grace Bishop 275 Summit Ave,, Hackensack, New jersey Mary Louise Bonthron 865 Chicago Blvd., Detroit, Michigan Eleanor Bqvenizer.,.,. 1305 Albemarle Road, Brooklyn, New York Frances Brinkman. ... „ 125 Third Street, Hinsdale, Illinois Diantha Brown The Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Penn, Virginia Bryson..,..,., 2231 South 32nd Ave., Omaha, Nebraska Betty Burke .Walnut and 63rd, Philadelphia, Penn. Laura Butler ... 50 Seventh Street, Beaumont, Texas Katherine Byers,,.. . 3 1 4 South 1 9th Street, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Barbara Canfield 1 1830 Washtenaw Ave,, Ann Arbor, Michigan Janet Carlton 126 East St, Joseph Street, Lansing, Michigan Virginia Carter 321 Michigan Ave., West, Jackson, Michigan Elaine ChaNUTE.... 375 Gilpin Street, Denver, Colorado Willie Louise Clary 1 400 Third Ave., North, Great Falls, Montana Julia Cottrell, 1629 Wiggins Ave., Springfield, Illinois Josephine Crawford Pace ' s Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia Jane Crowley ..30 Florence Place, San Francisco, Calif. Virginia Dangler .,..2942 Fontenay Road, Cleveland, Ohio Martha Davenport, Box 81 1 Little River Station, Miami, Fla. Mamie Dickson..., 280 Park Ave,, New York, New York Dorothy Donovan 333 Alleghany Street, Clifton Forge, Virginia Barbara Dorman. . . ]K2 Cooper Ave., Upper Montclair, New Jersey Louise Doyle Linde! I Ave,, Leominster, Massachusetts Bertha Dunbar ..The Fairfax, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Marion Duval.. 60 Greenacres Ave., Scarsdale, New York Elva Eitel I ] 6 Dale Ave,, Highland Park, Illinois Katherine Evans. ...233 East Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois Anne Ferguson R. F. D. 2, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Caroline Fickinger 1500 Oak Ave,, Evanston, Illinois Elizabeth Field, 29 9 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts [one Foster 235 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri Kitty Foye.. ........ 111 South 33rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska Margaret Gammon. Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas Sally Garden ..464 Washington Road, Lake Forest, Illinois Mildred Garnett ...1714 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Illinois Rosamond Garrett ... Eight Oaks, El Dorado, Arkansas Katherine Gibson 215 Lincoln Ave., Salem, Ohio Isabel Gordon .....1420 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois Jean Griffiths. ♦« .576 Diagonal Road, Akron, Ohio [13 0 1 A c he Gupola Marie; Louise Guenther . 205 East Guenther Street, San Antonio, Texas Alice Hand,,,,. ..Pelham, Georgia Clara Hand. . . Pelham, Georgia Mary Caroline Hood ..3908 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. Catherine Horst. .P. O. Box 734, Reading, Pennsylvania Virginia Horton ... 19680 Beach Cliff Blvd., Rocky River, Ohio Betty Howard 721 Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado Lavinia Hugo ENIN . . .Summerville, South Carolina Mar y Elizabeth James ,,,.188 Church Road, Winnetka, Illinois Flora Kaisf.r Bonnie Crest, New Rochelle, New York Elizabeth Kennedy. 122 Congress Street, Bradford. Penn. Jane Kennedy... 370 Humboldt Street, Denver, Colorado Rosana Kilpatrick. .......701 North Seventh Street, Beatrice. Neb Nancy Kung. 2306 Orrington Ave., Evanston, Illinois Flsa Kochs 1527 Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, Illinois Wilma Koenig 1 302 S. Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls, S. D. Marguerite Kopmeier 1584 Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fthelyn KuldeLi 1400 South Blvd., Houston, Texas Florence Krueger Huntington Woods, Detroit, Michigan T ESSIE Lamberton Argonne Hill. Franklin, Pennsylvania Ieanib Dean Lauer 3817 Dewey Ave., Omaha, Nebraska Nancy Lee , 615 Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado Cornelia Lewthwaite ....345 Montgomerv Drive Portland, Oregon Louise Linkins.. 1734 F amont Street, Washington, D. C Virgin fa Marks , 18085 Park side Ave.. Detroit, Michigan Julia Matheson Wellington Route, Alexandria, Virginia Margaret McBride. , .,.1242 Flk Street. Franklin, Pennsylvania Ruth McCullough 830 Franklin Street, Wausau, Wisconsin Virginia McIte... 1130 Arlington Ave,, Los Angeles, Calif, Anna Jean McKei.vey Sylvan Hills, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Elinor McNeir... .Sagamore Park, Bronxville, New York Margaret Meanor 628 River Road, Beaver, Pennsylvania Frederica Mertens 610 East Capitol Street, Washington. D. C. Harriet Minty 1030 West 53rd Street, Kansas City, Mo, Elizabeth Mitch el i 12 Richmond Street, Haverhill, Mass. Elizabeth Montgomery Ill East 56th Street, New York City Mildred Morris 500 South Oakland Ave., Pasadena, Cali I Lillian Morrison,... 2 Spruce Street, Jamestown, New York Martha Nicki.in 846 Liberty Street, Franklin, Penna. Vaughn Nixon , 3083 Andrews Drive, Atlanta, Georgia Hyaline Northrop .,,152 West 76th Street, New York City Jean Owsley Bikmore Forest. Biltmore, North Carolina Audrey Paige Ill Fast 75th Street, New York City Carol Parker Villa Montrose, Bayamon, Porto Rico Zo i Pickering 1051 San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif. Helen Ray Potter 280 Irving Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island Ruth Potter Broadknoll, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Ainsi.ee Pi -Hi . 521 South Waiola Ave., La Grange. Illinois 113 11 c Uhe Cupola Frances Pyeatt Louise Raynor Eleanor Reed.,, Kathleen Rtce Lyda Rich man Lle ANDRE Roberts Jane Robertson Dorothy Rogers..... Shirley Ross... Ethel Royster Susan Schriber,. Pauline Seipp.. .......... Virginia Shumate Barbara Sincerbeaux Shirley Stevens Marianne Stevenson Muriel Stokes...... Jeanne Street Katharine Street Il.MA [ANE THEURER M ARC - A R ET ThO M PSON Mary Van Natta. .. Helen Van Nortwick Clara Van Schaack Rosalind Vereen Edwin a Vllsack Cynthia Waldron Mary Hi izabeth Wallace Edith Warner Anna Wehr Virginia Wells Jane Whiting............ 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H35 Highland Avc., Lafayette, Indiana .2 29 North Union Street, Appleton, Wisconsin 2323 High Street, Denver, Colorado Moultrie, Georgia 1649 San Past|ual Street, Pasadena, Calif. 1433 Hinman Avc., Evanston, Illinois 1808 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio ..708 North Perry Street, Titusville, Penn. .1820 Wrightman Street, Pittsburgh, Penn. 171 Bay Street Road, Boston, Mass, ...319 South Durand Street, Jackson, Michigan 1384 Broadway, Chico, California 1384 Broadway, Chico, California .157 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, Penn 180 Franklin Street, Denver, Colorado .5. ..Beaumont, Texas 19255 Lucerne Drive, Detroit, Michigan .629 Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bay Terrace, Miami, Florida [13 2 ] OUR ADVERTISER James E. Colliflowei Company, Inc. COAL FUEL OIL ® 1001 FIFTEENTH STREET. N W. M U METROPOLITAN 4277 , 4278,4279 A I T L E D R I I N A G L COKE WOOD Sole Distributors Blacl Knight Products and Great Valley Anthracite in Washington, D. 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The Newest Things for Youth Are Constantly Arriving Here Greenbrier Sportswear Street Traveling Outfits Afternoon Dance Clothes F Street Corner of 13th Sped a izes i n Misses Dresses Featuring every costume for The School Girl 1919 Que Street, 29. XV. Washington, D. C. LERCH’S, Inc. CLEANERS and DYERS ROBERT M. BURKLIN 826 ' 12 Street, N. W. National 2021 T. A. CANNON CO. Wholesale Produce Dealers National 77 ir Metropolitan V706 606 PENNA AVE., N. W WASHINGTON, D. C. COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN ICE COMPANY PHONE MAIN (2941 | 2942 C Cational Hotel Supply Company MEATS and PROVISIONS 9 WHOLESALE ROW Woodward Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets Washington, D. C. Fashions to Vacation In ► , these are the Fashions youth is interested in— fashions that are joining Young people at Woodward W Lothrop. Golf, tennis, sun bathing, motoring, lounging — vacation hobbies are their hobbies ■ - ■ to he smart, to be utterly charming, let them go with you to your vacation rendezvous. 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