Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1931 volume:

3T?b.75 mqac Vi R C 9l MISS COLE ELIZABETH SOMERS MEMORIAL CHAPEL ‘V - MISS BARBER DEDICATION “to E, the Senior Class of 1931, lovingly and gratefully dedicate this edition of The Cupola to Miss Barber, who , though unable to give us her guidance in person these last months , has , nevertheless , been steadily real to us. In the years to come , her personality will be remem- bered and her spirit toil l remain a vivid example of immortality . FOREWORD £, the Class of 19} t, have ?nemories both gay and sad to carry away with us and treasure in future years. We hold these the more dear because of their asso- ciation with M. V. S. and friends we have made here. As Crusaders we have embarked on a sacred mission , not only to obtain knowledge , but to realize a spirit of comradeship and loyalty. Always we have kept a goal of truth before us -a goal set by the words and example of those about us. Though we leave the school with our ambitions still unrealized , some day we hope to return, bringing with us proudly the proof that we have not forgotten the ideals instilled in us here. c Uhe Cupola TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE DEDICATION 7 FOREWORD 8 CUPOLA STAFF 10 SENIOR CLASS 16 JUNIOR CLASS 40 WHITE CLASS 41 YELLOW CLASS 44 ACTIVITIES 47 LITERATURE 53 EVENTS 69 PLAYS 77 CLUBS 81 ATHLETICS ...... 93 HUMOR 109 ADDRESSES .... 119 ADVERTISEMENTS 113 CUPOLA STAFF Ghe Cupola Hi CUPOLA STAFF Isabel Gordon Editor- in-Chhf Jane Niggeman ... Assistant Editor Martha Davenport Literary Editor Winifred Duncan . . Assistant Literary Editor Ilma Jane Theurer . Business Manager Helen Napier Assistant Business A1 anager Virginia McFie Advertising Manager Emily Hawley ... . . Assistant Advertising Manager Diantha Brown Photographic Editor Margaret Thompson ... Humor Section Editor Louise Raynor Art Editor Marguerite Tod Snapshot Editor c he Cupola STAFF, 1930-1931 Jean Dean Cole Head Mistress and Teacher of Sociology and Bilik A.B., Mount Holyoke College Studied at Columbia University Marion Alcqtt Ballou ■ Academic Head A.B., Mount Holyoke College Graduate work at Bryn M a wr College Katharine E. Hill Recorder Steubenville Seminary Margaret G. Barber Financial Secretary A.R., Vassar College Annie M. Bay us . . Dietitian A.B., Mount Holyoke College A.M., University of Chicago Mary Pitman Brow n . Head of the House A „ B . , B ry n M a wr Co 1 1 egc Grace E. Carroll . . .Assistant to Nurse Mount Vernon Seminary Frances E. Checkering . - Hostess Mount Vernon Seminary Smith College Agnes De Land English and History of Art A . B . , AM, Uni vers i t y of Michig an Alice E. Edwards Art Department Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Pupil of Charles Lasar, Paris, and Charles V. Hawthorne, Pro vincc town Helen Dorothy Elliott Secretary S.B., Simmons Co] lege Rebekah Elting Science A.B., Vassar College Wood’s Hole Biological Laboratory Graduate work at Columbia University Clara . Forman Hostess and House Mother and Permissions Teacher J. Lorn a Guard .Librarian and Supervisor of Sightseeing Mount Vernon Seminary Mildred Hanna „ ... Latin A. IV and A M., Stanford University Studied at Wellesley College, American Academy at Rome, and University of Foreigners at Perugia, Italy Helen C. Hastings . Director of Studies for the Forms A.B., RadclifFe College S.B Simmons College Elizabeth Alger Hilly a r Art Woman ' s Art School Cooper Union, New York City Diploma, Fine Arts, Columbia University RoweNa Holdren . . .Home Economics S.B., Drexel Institute AM, Columbia University Alice B. Hopkins . . Assistant, Business Department Corinne Lei no A.B., Carleton College A.M ., Columbia University . English George Lloyd . A.M., Clark Universicv . Survey of Civilisation L Z ‘he Gupola ill Olwen Leo yd . ♦ , Mathematics A.M., Cambridge, England (Maths Tripos) Charlotte Guard McAllister .. Hostess and House Mother Louisa j. Martin Jeanne Moule de la Raitrie Netta C. Murphey . . . Helen Kingsbury Myers R.N., Hahneman Hospital, Philadelphia Brevet d ' In stitu trice (Academic de Besan on) . Resident Nurse French Mary A. Nourse Adela K. Pay ne , . Jeannette Pearson Eleanore Peltier . Mount Vernon Seminary Washington College of Law Temple School of Shorthand and Typewriting Director of Home Depart man Secretary Ph.B., University of Chicago A M., University of Wisconsin Daniel W. Prentiss, M.D. Elsa Loutse Raner History Singing Pupil of Frank King Clarke, Paris Assistant 7 Department of Physical Education Graduate, Boston School of Physical Education . . . French Couvenr du S acre -Coe ur, Paris Qffidcr d Academic Consulting Physician VT . . ? ........... Violin Jane Plummer Rice Robert H. Rice . Alys M. Rickett Pupil of Leopold Auer Graduate, Curry School of Expression A.B., Lafayette College Department of Expression Business Manager Pram Pupil of Viggo Kihl, of Leipsic, London and Toronro Conservatories of Music, and Clarence Adler, of New York Pupil of Healey Will an, F.R.C.O., London, Theory and Harmony Katherine Riggs . . Harpist Pupil of Dorothy Johns ton-Baseler, Philadelphia, and of Marie Korchinska, London Margaret Jordan Sem mbs Department of Expression Pupil of Louis Calvert; Pupil of Frederick G. Lew is School of Dramatic Art, Schuster- Martin Miriam L, Spaulding Director of Physical Education A B., Boston University Graduate, Boston School of Physical Education Graduate work at Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Adolf Torovsky, Jr. , .Organist and Choir Matter Graduate of Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore Associate American Guild of Organists Josephine M. Tre main .. . English and Mathematics A.B., S wart h more College Alice M, Trippett .Director of Field House Activities University of Vermont Teachers 1 College, Columbia University Harriet Belle Walker History, Psychology and Bible Mount Vernon Seminary Studied at Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Columbia Universities Elizabeth Winston Piano Pupil of Harold Bauer, Paris; Ernest Hutcheson, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore; and Leopold Godovvsky, New York Pupil ofO. B. Boise, Berlin, Theory and Harmony T ? he Cupola 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 If 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, What ' er our need may be, Mount Vernon, O Mount Vernon! Thy children turn to thee. [14] r I A Che Cupola Miss Margaret G. Barber, Senior Clan Advisor SENIOR. CLASS SONG -1931 Words by Martha Ann 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. To the yellow and white our loyalty. To the garnet and gold our fidelity. Our aims must inspire throughout the world. Conquer we must with banners unfurled, As we can, our pledge of a strength to be. 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 outstretched hands; The king honored again the love in their hearts. So when we return from our search for the true, We 1 11 bring to you deeds we are planning to do; With faiths you have taught us, well bring back the new; Thy spirit saluting — our praises to you! [ 1 6 ] c Uhe Gupola ■Tj ; 1 p i j i mL , w—-: - • SENIOR CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Ainslee Puhl President Rosana Kilpatrick Shirley Ross . , Vice-President Helen Williamson . Secretary Treasurer Barbara Allen Frances Brinkman Diantha Brown Martha Davenport Kitty Foye Isabel Gordon Marie Louise Guenther Flora Kaiser Elizabeth Kennedy Rosana Kilpatrick Helen Virginia Marks Margaret McBride Virginia McFie Carol Parker Ainslee Puhl Eleanor Reed Shirley Ross Shirley Stevens Ilma Jane Theurer Mary Elizabeth Wallace Williamson 1 tfBhe Gupola BARBARA ALLEN Barb Peoria, Illinois TWO YEARS Student Council 31 Optima 31 President Optima ' 3 1 Broadside Board ' 30 Dress Committee ‘31 Commencement Play ’30 Leadership Seminar ' 31 t r ONG flowing dresses and daintiness typify this most lovable girl, and it T $ with sincere feeling that everyone can sav they ' ll miss her. Her sweetness is unchanging, a quality that is indeed rare. [18] c Uhe Cupola fe FRANCES MARION BRINKMAN Brinkie ' Hinsdale, Illinois TWO YEARS Choir ’30, 3 1 Treble Clef ’30 Dramatic Workshop ' 30, ' 3 1 Junior Play ' 30 Senior Play 31 Lend-a-Hand Committee O NE finds Brinkie most amiable at all times, and when an opportunity arises for a good accompanist Brinkie will not only give you a ready response, but she ' ll add to that a very good result. She is a dear, and those who are in the know envy that disposition. T? ie Cupola i MARY DIANTHA BROWN Dr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tour years Photographic Editor Cupola ' 31 Secretary Dramatic Workshop ' 31 Proctor ' 31 Treble Clef ' 30, 31 Choir 3 1 Dramatic Workshop 30, ' 31 Yellow- White Play ' 19 Commencement Play ' 30 Senior Play ' 31 Christmas Play ’219, ’30 White Class Swimming Team ' 28 Class Baseball ' 29, ' 30 D l i I S ’’Elio” is an example of the words which she cir- culates and that later become the personal property of the school at large. With that ability she couples her very happy faculty for dra- matics, and there you have her— a combination of fun and seriousness. c Ghe Gupola MARTHA ANN DAVENPORT Miami, Florida TWO YEARS Literary Editor of Cupola ' 31 Commencement Play 30 Senior Play ' 31 Dramatic Workshop 30 Publications Workshop ' 31 Optima ' 30, ’31 Secretary of Optima ' 31 Class Song 30 Although Martha is a girl who can compete brilliantly in almost every field, she is especially gifted in dramatics and the writing of poetry. With such assets as intelligence plus Southern charm and personality, anyone would be irresistible; apparently all the fairies came on time to her christening! T? ie Cupola i Athletic Association Board 31 Tea House Board 30, ' 31 Treasurer Tea House ' 31 Tennis Singles ' 30 Tennis Doubles 4 30 Varsity Tennis ' 3 1 Varsity Baseball ' 30 Manager Tennis ' 31 Vnrs i ty Vo 1 1 ey Ball 3 1 Senior Play ’31 Commencement Play ’30 Cheer Leader 31 Dress Committee ’31 Proctor ’31 K IT possesses vivacity to a high degree, and a sombre quality is entirely omitted from her make-up. She has beautiful tennis form, and we certainly like the way she “dogs.” You couldn ' t find one sweeter than Kit KATHERINE MARY FOYE Xif Omaha, Nebraska TWO YEARS hi! he Cupola ISABEL MARIE GORDON ' ' hsie” Chicago, Illinois two YEARS Editor-in-Chief of Cupola ’31 Athletic Association Board ' 31 Manager Volley Ball ' 31 Varsity Volley Ball 31 Class Hockey Team ' 30 Class Basket-Ball ’30, ’31 Commencement Play ' 30 Senior Class Play ' 31 Dramatic Workshop ' 30 Proctor ’31 Cheer Leader ’30 Glee Club ' 31 J SSIE is clever and talented, and has a great deal of per- sonality, She played a big part in class activities, helping us through ingenuity contests and class plays. We feel she must have credit, too, for the many occasional songs she has written, and for this year book, also. T? ie Cupola MARIE LOUISE GUENTHER ' Nlalou T San Antonio, Texas TWO YEARS Secretary Student Council 30 Dramatic Workshop 30, ' 31 Commencement Play ’30 Senior Play Committee ' 31 Wardrobe Mistress Workshop ’31 VYC ' n ' ALOU ' S artistic creations awaken distinct longings in our less-gifted souls. Here is Texan laughter, and just as much Texan laziness and much more absent-mindedness than any girl should have. Her tales of Mexico are quite as good as any fairy story! We truly have a decided I iking for Malou. [M] c Ghe Cupola Je FLORA LOUISE KAISER Dutch New Rochelle New York TWO YEARS President Athletic Association ' 31 Scholarship Cup ’30 Honor Chevron ' 30 Class Treasurer ' 30 Treble Clef 30, ' 31 Choir Mistress ‘31 Choir ' 30 ’31 President French Club ' 31 French Club, 30, ' 31 Optima 30, 31 Varsity Hockey 30, ' 31 Collegiate Hockey ' 30, ' 31 Varsity Basket-Ball ' 30 Class Basket-Ball 30 Track Manager ’30 Student Council 31 Business Manager Broadside ' 30 Varsity Baseball 30 Class Plays “30, 31 r INES on Dutch will more likely turn into a eulogy but never have we seen a girl so splendidly representative, and with so charming a personality in combination with rhis quality. Brains and ability just naturally go together here. Need we say that she will be unforgetable? c Ghe Cupola ELIZABETH EMERY KENNEDY Bradford, Pennsylvania FIVE YEARS President Junior Class ‘30 Lend-a-Hand President ' 31 Treasurer Yellow Class Yg Glee Club ’31 Choir ' 31 Proctor 31 Yellow Class ' Bethie has beauty, Bethie has charm. But if she takes up nursing, there s cause for alarm, K HALLY, it would be alarming to the inmates if the lovely Beth were to pace the long, gray corridors of a hospital. However, if she possesses another interest, such as we strongly suspect, she will always be pro per Iv watched over, and we can take comfort from that. [is] c he Gupola ROSA N A SHERWOOD KILPATRICK. Rosie Beatrice, Nebraska two years Optima ' 30, ' 31 Treasurer, Optima 31 Secretary Senior Class ' 3 1 Treble Clef 30, ' 31 Music Seminar ’30, ‘31 Choir 30, ’31 Proctor ‘30, ' 31 Commencement Play ' 30 Senior Class Play Committee ‘31 Class Archery Team ' 30, ‘31 J F R os an a carols sweetly and dresses beautifully, it ' s because she has an innate flair for doing the right thing. If she laughs boisterously sometimes, it s because she has probably had a bad influence exerted over her. But if she is sweet, it ' s because she was naturally blessed by her Maker. 4 , 1 c he Gupola 1 - VIRGINIA MARKS Ginnh Detroit, Michigan TWO YEARS Choir ' 30, ' 3 1 Treble Clef 30, ’31 Music Seminar ' 30, ' 31 Proctor ' 30 Class Basket-Ball ' 30 Wednesday Evening Chapel Committee ’31 G INNIE serves as a wonderful source of current literature to her classmates. Personally, we think It Va habit, but don’t let that craze for buying magazines get too great a hold on you I [18] TF ie Cupola MARGARET LAMBERTON McBRIDE “Peggie Franklin, Pennsylvania two years President Student Council 31 Honor Chevron ' 30 Optima 30, ' 31 Athletic Association Board ' 30 Varsity Hockey ' 30 Varsity Basket-Ball 30 Manager of Basket-Ball ' 30 Dramatic Workshop ’30 Group Leadership Seminar ' 31 Collegiate Hockey Team ' 30 Class Basket-Ball ' 30 Junior-Senior Banquet Speech ‘30 Proctor ‘30 Class Track Team ‘30 Collegiate Tennis Team ’30 [HE very fact of her eminence speaks for itself, hut we must add that here is a girl who is loyal and willing to help us at all times. There is a firmness about her that is most comforting, and her sincerity will go unquestioned. Truly Peg possesses almost every admirable quality. [ 1 9 J Cfjhe Cupola VIRGINIA ELIZABETH Me FIE ' ' Gin Los Angeles, California TWO years Advertising Manager Cupola ' 31 Secretary M.V.S- Society ‘30 Treble Clef Club ' 30, 31 Dramatic Workshop ' 30, Commencement Play ' 30 Senior Play 31 Assistant Advertising Manager Cupola ’30 Athletic Association Board ’30, 31 Tennis Doubles ' 30 Varsity Tennis Team ' 31 Varsity Basket-Ball ' 30 Class Basket-Ball 30 Collegiate Hockey Team 30, ' 3 s Captain Collegiate Hockey ' 31 Captain Baseball ' 30 Track Meet ‘30 T HOSE California girls usually know how to hit tennis balls with the proper degree of power, and Gin is no exception. Nor does she lack a talent for playing the stalwart hero in dramatics. There she quite excels, but Ginny would do that! [30] c Che Gupola JflL CAROLINE HUTCHINSON PARKER ' Car ' Belleville, Ontario, Canada FOUR YEARS White Class P i8, ' 19, ' 30, ‘31 Choir 18, 19, ’30, ‘31 French Club ' 31 Walking Club A8, 19, ‘30 Music Seminar ’30, ‘31 Library Committee ’31 Proctor ‘30 Commencement Play ’30 C AROL ' S bent head is often seen in study- hall, and many ' s the time she is noticed in the Choir line as it makes its dignified way up and down the Chapel aisle. We have always been among her admirers since the day we learned that she ' d like to read Don Quixote in the original Spanish, AINSLEE ROGERS PUHL Aim Ghe eupok r t- ' President Senior Class ' 31 Commencement Play 30 Senior Play ' 31 Dramatic Workshop ' 30 Marking Committee 31 Secretary-Treasurer Treble Clef ' 30 Proctor ' 30 Choir ’30 ’3 1 La Grange, Illinois TWO YEARS Group Leadership Seminar ’31 Collegiate Hockey ' 30 Class Basket-Ball ’30 A JNSLEE ' S talent in dramatics has us all astounded. As Juliet 1 ’ and Amv, she showed us characters truly feminine, investing them with the same qualities we love in her. And she is, withal, our Senior President! he Cupola ELEANOR JEANNETTE REED ' ' Elite Rochester, New York TWO YEARS Optima 31 Vice-President Treble Clef ‘31 Chairman of Proctors ' 31 Proctor ' 30, 31 Treble Clef ' 30, ' 31 Choir ’30, ' 31 Music Seminar ' 30, ' 31 Christmas Play ' 30 Commencement Play ' 30 Varsity Deck Tennis ' 31 X LLIE $ sweet dependability makes her loved not only in the school, but also out in the wide, wide world, we hear If someone must be so early lost to our unmarried state, we know of none better fitted for this departure than El lie. [33] c he Cupola SHIRLEY ROSS Shirl Kenilworth, Illinois TWO YEARS Vice-President Senior Class 31 Proctor ' 31 Commencement Play ' 30 Class Basket-Ball 30, ' 31 Music Seminar ' 31 Field House Activity ' 30 S HIRLEY has a non -resistible smile, a certain thing called charm, musical ability — but anything else would be enumeration and a little repetitious, for you know Shirley and so do we, and if you know her, you love her— and so do we! [34] ( Uhe Gupola SHIRLEY MILLER STEVENS Atlanta, Georgia TWO YEARS President Tea House Board of Directors ' 31 Tea House Board of Directors ' 30 Athletic Association Board ' 30, ' 31 Secretary Junior Class ’30 Proctor ' 30, ' 31 Choir ' 30, ' 31 Walking Club ’30 Commencement Play ’30 Christmas Play ' 30 Manager of Golf ‘30 Manager of Archery ' 31 T EA HOUSE and Shirley are almost synonymous terms, for it is there that she makes her presence felt most particularly. If she does carry out her plans and run that tea room she dreams about, then we can ' t imagine a nicer place to go for that ' gross necessity. There would be the proper place for exhibiting our desire for food! [35] ' he Cupola ILMA JANE THEURER 11 Illy Chicago, Illinois TWO YEARS Cupola Business Manager 31 Vice-President Lend-a-Hand ’30 President Glee Club ’31 Vice-President Glee Club 30 Assistant Literary Editor Cupola ' 30 Captain Collegiate Hockey ' 30 Collegiate Hockey 31 Choir ’30, ' 31 Proctor ' 31 Honor Chevron ' 30 J LLY ' S attractiveness makes her well-liked wherever she goes. If we should find her in a nursery school, caring for the voung, her aptitude for doing animals in pantomime (for instance, the Goat last vear and Cinquo this winter) should stand her in good stead. And what child could resist that laugh? Or what gro%vn-up, for that matter? [36] c Ghe Cupola MARY ELIZABETH WALLACE Springfield, Ohio THREE YEARS President Dramatic Workshop ' 31 Athletic Association Board ’31 Manager Golf ' 31 Manager Riding ' 30 Commencement Play ‘30 Senior Class Play ’30 Dramatic Workshop 30, ‘31 Varsity Golf Team ’31 Proctor ' 30, ' 31 White Class ' 19 ‘M ARY has an excellent talent for those humorous parts so necessary in plays. Her Peter 1 ' in the Commencement Play last year will not be forgotten. W T e sometimes wonder what the proximity of Georgetown has to do with Mary ' s Romeo nights! [37] c he Cupola HELEN JANE WILLIAMSON Chico, California TWO YEARS Treasurer Senior Class ' 31 President Outing Club ’31 Athletic Association Board ’31 Walking Club ' 30 Commencement Play ' 30 Senior Play ’31 Broadside Board ' 30 Book Editor Broadside ' 31 Publications Seminar ' 30, ' 31 Proctor ' 30 Junior-Senior Banquet Decoration Committee ’30 Christmas Play ' 30 C HICO evidently has a charm which it exerted upon Helen in her youth. She has become permeated with California atmosphere which in this case has produced a girl with a marked individuality and a dignitv which survived even the masculinity of Stephen Rollo. [ 38 ] SEN IOH STATISTICS FLORA KAISER RE-ST ALL AROUHD MOST POPULAR ELIZABETH KENNEDY BEST LOO KING SHIP. LEV R.0 5 5 MOST ATTRACTIVE MARTHA DAVENPORT MOST VERSATILE c Ch£ Gupola Miss Agnes Delano, Junior Class Advisor JUNIOR CLASS SONG Music by Mary Adair Howell Words by Cornelia Lewthwaite Through thy teaching and care, Mount Vernon, We have come with smiles and tears. You have pointed the paths of friendship, That wind through the coming years. Chorus Mount Vernon, we bring to thee, our love, fidelity, To thee uphold the Jade and Gold, And pledge our loyalty. The peace of your shaded cloisters Brings haunting memories nigh, The columns symbolizing Our true ideals held high. Chorus When we look back on our school days, Our thoughts ere turn to thee; You have bound with threads of Jade and Gold Our hearts in sincerity. Chorus y c Che Cupola 0 i 0 U Vk JLVk JU V J hm JUNIOR CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Clara Hand President Mary Adair Howell Secretary Tane MacLeod Vice-President Marie Campau Smith Treasurer Katherine Alltng Dorothy Biunker Katherine Cable Alice Virginia Carter Lucile Donaldson Winifred Duncan Dorothy Fox Susan Gilkeson Mary Meador Goldsmith Clara Hand Emily Hawley Mary Adair Howell Cornelia Lewthwaite Jane MacLeod Margaret McCall Katherine Meyer Ann Queen an Miller Helen Napier Jane Niggeman Kate Ross Patton Louise Raynor Clara Sherwood Marie Smith Helen Thompson Elizabeth Uhl Harriet Wightman Jean Williams c Che Cupola Miss Rebefcah Elting White Class Advisor WHITE CLASS SONG Words by Llttie McConnell and Gladys Vilsack Musk by Gladys Vilsack White Class, we ll sing to you With voices proud and true, Loyalty firm as the skies, M. V. S. The White Class. When the days have passed And we are no longer with you, k ' 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 recal 1 . M. V. S., The White Class, We’ll always be true. To our emblem purity. And always, yes, always To thee. c Ghe Cupola WHITE CLASS Pauline Seipp. . Secretary Barbara Ann Sargent Treasurer Mildred Morris Elsie Wilson Marjorie Barbour Nancy Belle Bayly Mariam Cannon Virginia Dangler Adele Emerson Betty Field Sally Garden Mildred Garnett Dresden Grier Jean Harris Mary Haskell Margaret Hildreth Mary Lu Kissell CLASS OFFICERS , . , . President Vice-President Marguerite Kopmeier Harriet Lewth waite Ann Maitland Nedine Marble Julia Matheson Margaret Me a nor Harriet Minty Fannie Morris Mildred Morris Gretchen Onderdonk Kathleen Rice Juliet Richardson Barbara Ann Sargent Josephine Schlotman Susan Scheiber Pauline Seipp Muriel Stokes Julia Strauss Marjorie Street Kate Thompson Clara Van Schaack Cynthia Waldron Edith Warner Anna Wehr Jane Whiting Elsie Wilson Margaret Yates [43] c he Gupola Miss Mary Pitman Brown, Yellow Class Advisor Miss; Harriet Belle Walker, Honorary Member YELLOW CLASS SONG Words, traditional. Music , ' ‘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 with songs we greet ; Sing its praises e%er sweet; M. V. S., thy name repeat — M. V. $., M. V. S. [44] c Ghe Cupola YELLOW CLASS CLASS OFFICERS Eloise Wilmsbn. ■ . President Louisa Shivers Secretary Willie Clary Vice-President Barbara Sjncerbeaux . . Treasurer Katherine Armstrong A DELLA BaDGEROW Margaret Barber Claire Bishop Barbara Canfield Helen Marie Castle Polly Chisholm Willie Clary Mary Wilson Dickey Bertha Dunbar Marion Duval Edith Ferguson Caroline Ftckinger Grace Gow Margaret Huxley Mary Isom Elizabeth Koehn Mary Lauer Jane Lupher Catherine McKane Elinor McNeir Jean Marr Elisabeth Mitchell Katherine Morse Jean Owsley Helen Ray Potter Mary Reynolds Mary Richards Dorothy Rogers Louisa Shivers Barbara Sincerbeaux Barbara Stewart Inez Syminto n Virginia Thatcher Margaret Thompson Marguerite Tod Sallie Tod Eloise Wilmsen Frances Witte Laura Butler [45] c Che Cupola STUDENT CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL Miss Cole Miss Ballou , , . Miss Hastings , Miss Brown . Margaret McBride Harriet Wightman Barbara Allen Ainslee Pueil . Clara Hand . Mildred Morris Eloise Wilmsen Flora Kaiser . . . . ......... Faculty Advisor Faculty Advisor . Faculty Advisor . Faculty Advisor , President Secretary . President Optima President Senior Class . President f uni or Class . President White Class President Yellow Class . President Athletic Association Xus Council with its most awe-inspiring and lengthy title meets weekly and dis- cusses all those secret subjects about school. Sometimes we ask what they do, and the reply is, “Oh, everything ' At any rate, Peggy presides, and the Counci i at- tempts to make the students happy while doing all in its power to safeguard the ideals of the school. U6] Cupola GROUP LEADERSHIP SEMINAR Miss Ballou, Barbara Allen Clara Hand Flora Kaiser Elizabeth Kennedy Faculty Advisor Margaret McBride Ainslee Puhl Helen Thompson Harriet Wightman T.. members of this seminar find they arc obtaining a great deal of interesting and worth-while knowledge under the guidance of Miss Ballou. The title ' Leadership covers a variety of subjects and is applied to our own school government as well as to larger ones. For this reason the Presidents of the Student Council, Optima, The Athletic Association, the classes, and the Lend a H and Society are all present in this group. [48] c Che Cupola PUBLICATIONS WORKSHOP This year the Creative Writing Seminar is an obsolete term and if you ' re up on the school lingo it ' s the Publications Workshop. Creative Writing is taken care of at an entirely different time with Miss Delano. Members of the Workshop are mostly interested in the mechanics of editing and publishing school magazines. I think few outsiders realize quite all of the technique it requires. The seminar is now divided into two groups, one of which publishes Broadsides . There have been five editions this year and in the middle of February the leopard changed its spots to appear in red; we’re still recovering from the shock. There was also a special number for the M. V. S. Council in April containing news of the school and write-ups on its activities. The product of the second group you have before you now in your hands, and we shall be onl v too glad if it serves as a pleasant reminder of this year and its memories. [49] Cupola MUSIC SEMINAR Mrs. Payne and Miss Winston Faculty Advisors Katherine Alltng Mary Adair Howell Rosana Kilpatrick Virginia Marks Eleanor Alice Virginia Carter Margaret McCall Carol Parker Shirley Ross Reed The Music Seminar has enjoyed a very profitable year under the patient guidance of Mrs. Payne and Miss Winston. The orchestra has been the center of study, and discussing its many phases from the very beginning has made a very pleasant Tuesday afternoon for all members. Tjhe Cupola DRAMATIC WORKSHOP Miss Semmes Faculty Advisor Mary Wallace President Emily Hawley Treasurer Diantha Brown Secretary Louise Raynor Stage Manager Marie L. Guenther . . Wardrobe Mistress Dorothy Drinker Frances Brinkman Diantha Brown Susan Gilkeson Marie Louise Guenther Emily Hawley Cornelia Lewthwaite Virginia McFie Jane Niggeman Kate Patton Louise Raynor Clara Sherwood Marie Smith Mary Wallace In the dun attic recesses as a group of budding stars, we meet every Monday after- noon to discuss the problems which arise in our chosen field. Under the leadership of Miss Semmes we find ourselves growing more and more capable of dealing with the various phases on back- and front-stage life. We have mastered quite successfully the art of direction, costuming, designing sets, make-up and writing plays as well as acting, quite convincingly, all sorts of roles, from the most heart-rending of tragedies to the best of side-splitting comedies. We have this year allied ourselves with the Theatre Workshop Association and have thereby gained the advice of professionals in any difficulty. c Che Gupola TEA HOUSE Tea HOUSE is popular at all times, but particularly on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The one important aim in one’s life seems to be to obtain immediate possession of the chocolate cakes, sundaes, ginger ale and candy displayed in such profusion. The shop is well supplied by Miss Trippert, who keeps a stock of dainty gifts as well as practical and useful articles. The girls keep the accounts, run the bank, and wait on table, obtaining much invaluable knowledge in the process. We cannot imagine school without the large, roomy Field House, where we h,ave enjoyed so many good times! Hshc Cupola i MOUNTAIN REASON An old man of the mountains Is working outside the door, His mouth moving in rhythm with his hands. There is little for him to think of but the past. And calmly his mind begins to turn. He thinks of his daughter And of the fifth grandchild Dead at birth this past week. He remembers her face as she said, ' “Don’t let the others come he was too small ' N wouldn ' t have liked many people around. Just make a box, pa, of green smelling pine. We ll bury him when night begins to fall. ' “Well, he thought, life is like that Somethin ' is always coinin’ and goin I told her it was all for the best But I dunno ... I dunno . . You can ' t see reason in a thing like that. ” Mavbe, he thought, we warn ' t meant to see reason. He thought of his wife, as he worked — Of her blond prettiness, which was now No more than a wan gray ness. Yes, Annie ' s aged along with me. Neither of us has got much now ‘cept each other Prob ' ly it was meant that way. Though not by me. I always intended to get along Better ' n the rest . Get enough to make Annie satisfied in her mind When I died. Now it ain ' t that way. Somethin ' went wrong. Guess when 1 go Annie ' li want to come along with me. She smiled the other day, and said, ‘Well, Tom, reckon we ll sort o ' keep dong side each other Ain ' t no reason why we ever should separate No, I told her slowly, No, guess you ' re right — Shouldn ' t be no crossroads for us, Annie. [54] Martha Davenport A c Che Cupola 31 lea LOS PASTORES N ost of the settlements in the Mexican territory, and that adjacent to it, awoke to assume the brisk bustling air of ”Lo$ Americanos” as colonization advanced. Amazing strides were made by these, but along the borderland of this interesting country, the initiated find territory yet asleep ‘ ' in the laps of legends old.” They have not let themselves be stirred by the rush of the century and are content and happy to get along with as little as possible of the hurly-burly of the new civilization. Although the Padres took up their work among the Indians of Texas forty years before the first mission was established on the Californian coast, the romance of Texas remains secluded even more than that of California. The order of the Franciscan fathers brought the country to its height by sacrifices untold and with undying patience. But times became turbulent. Mexico fought a great war for independence from Spain, and finally won her freedom. Mexican politicians looked with greedy eyes on the prosperity of the missions. In time they passed a law that all church property must revert to the state and many monasteries were despoiled, while the Indians were persecuted and scattered. A great number of the people still cherish the religion plucked from the heart of Catholic Spain and grafted in Cortez ' s time upon the ancient Aztec branch. The struggle and strife so characteristic of this period is reflected, together with the burning passions and patience of these temperamental people, on a screen we can view today in the form of “Los Pastures, ” the ceremonial Passion Play. You will understand, or not understand, according to your insight or sympathy, and whether it is within you to make yourself sensitive to the burning faith of the meek and lowly. You must travel backward to the barbaric, primitive childhood of the race, and stand aside from modern civilization, if you would understand the charm and enchantment, the psychological, sociological, and religious study within this simple, sacramental drama. In the Southwest, the story lives in its original simplicity, fervor and zeal, in the hearts of pious peasants, it is bequeathed from sire to son. The lines are rehearsed, five thousand or more of them, rhymed and un rhymed, with numerous songs to harmonize with minor chords. The pious players consecrate their lives to the work, enacting each lowly part in deepest love and reverence; giving without stint, without praise, without price. Customs, costumes, and words echoing from the heart of centuries need atmosphere of contrast, the striking harmonies of simplicity, the pomp and luxury of outdoor space and color. You will find Los Pastures ' ' in some chapel or jacalito, rich in piety and hospi- tality, as the players are under a moral obligation to go wherever an altar is built to the Christ Child. So the ceremony is seldom repeated m the same locality during the time allotted for its presentation — from Christmas Eve to January twelfth. When held within a jacalito, refreshments are always served to the players and invited guests. Pungent odors of black coffee, chili, tamales, and many spices make the mind wander to the old woman who scrapes the ashes upon the hearth. You [55] c Uhe Cupola have but to stretch your arms to touch walls decorated with advertisements of reckless import, but the altar in the corner runs riot with color and the play of flickering home-made candles on the simple tokens of faith and undying hope. Paper flowers, pictures of saints in holiday finery the carved wooden crucifix, the waxen Virgin, the quaint players, the household machinery moving on, the interested crowd of listeners, grave senors and bright senoritas, the queer old pelon dogs looking for their masters, the fumes of cigarettes wafted from the crowd of onlookers at the door and window — all these compose a wonderful picture, or would, if one could but paint sounds and movements with lights and shadows. On Christmas Eve, follow any line of lanterns in little Mexico and you will come to a most unexpected scene. These lights project from high beams or poles in token of the star seen in the East, or in token of the nativity. In olden times, the priests of San Fernando blessed these lamps, and many an heirloom, costly and ornate, still bespeaks the Advent season. They lead to the little “ ' Chapel of Miracles ' If you come at nine o ' clock or at midnight, there will be a crowd moving back and forth, but an innate courtesy makes room for ' Los Americanos if they show a disposition to behave quietly and decorously. Follow the audience to the altar, where the Christ Child ' s prophecy is fulfilled. The dear one, El Probrecito, the devout murmur, as they kiss the waxen figure, then gaze adoringly at the manger and at the blue canopy glistening with silver stars. The venerable hermit looks the part with wrinkled mask and long white beard. He wears a loose gray robe, patterned after a priest ' s surplice; he thus stands symbol ic of church and priesthood. The devils are grim enough for models in Dante ' s “Inferno. Their forms are covered with long black cloaks, decorated in gold and silver designs that remind one of the Indian hieroglyphics upon the outside of the old mission itself. The hermit enters and sings of the glory of the Church, and each shepherd tells what he would like to give the priest — bells of gold, a belfry tower of silver, candel- abra like the sun, and wealth untold. Gila calls: Strap up all, march along, Cheering our hearts with hopeful song. The players enter the chapel and arrange themselves beside the altar. During a pause the hermit soliloquizes about the prophecy; the shepherds dance and sing, and finally discuss the coming of the Prince of Peace. Suddenly a voice from the sky chants: Shepherds of earth, be not afraid, For God alone has sent me here, To tell you of the Saviour’s birth. The songs have been slow and sad, but the shepherds’ faces now shine with a glorification not of earth, and their souls echo the glad refrain: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men. c Ghe Gupola M Bull On a rocky mountain side of papier-mache grows a tinseled Christmas tree, bright with many candles. To the left a rich poinsettia blooms, and down the precipitous mountain scramble the traditional animals of the ark, joined as fancy dictates, not as God willed. The sheep, the cow and the burro kneel! Tis true! Your Mexican neighbor will tell you of the miracle, for it has been seen by him each Christmas Eve since he was a small child, A large lantern hangs over the altar, shedding its luminous rays upon the Holy Mother, commemorating the star of the East. The excited players stand at the door awaiting their time to enter. The plot of the Nativity seems about the same in all versions, but now and then several preliminary scenes are given, such as the Espousal, the Visitation, the Journey to Bethlehem of the Wise Men. Mary and Joseph, the Christ Child, shepherds twelve, three or seven devils, Gabriel and Michael, the Hermit, and Gila, the cook, make up the usual cast. Gabriel and Michael are represented by a little brown boy and girl, Michael wears a white dress, white sagging stockings, and sandals carefully made of the cor- rect leather and tied with ribbons. He is proud of a star on breast and brow. Gabriel appears in white wings of gauze much decorated with tinsel and pictures of saints. She waves the Sword of Peace. Each of the shepherds carries a crook about five feet high, and covered with tinsel paper of every color. The two form into a crown, from which dangle bells and ribbons. Parade, one of the shepherds, rushes forward and tells of the strange vision of an angel. The shepherds doubt; Michael declares it is no apparition, and warns them against Lucifer, who now appears as a friend in peasant garb. The indifference of the shepherds causes Lucifer to call several imps from hell (these represent the seven deadly sins), each of whom hurls fiery maledictions upon the trembling shepherds. The imps finally lure each shepherd aside by tempting him according to his weakness. The old hermit now rushes forward with the message of good will, and tells how Jesus is born to conquer sin. Cucharon, the jester of the play, twin brother to Shakespeare ' s simpleton, so angers Lucifer that the latter orders him consumed by fire. The angel goes to the rescue, and after much argument, brings back each shepherd to the fold, and chains Lucifer. They all rejoice. The shepherds march forward to the manger and kneel before the Blessed Child. They bring gifts; a basket of flowers (probably stolen from the rich man ' s garden), a wild dove, a gamecock, a candle, a ribbon, an old silver spoon, wild honey. A Mexican blanket is no mean gift, and the weaver sings as he folds it softly around the cradle: Ah, the beauty of the child, With a mouth of coral. It is my wish to cover thee, With the weaving of my love. The shepherds urge a mock peon to rise and worship; but he is very lazy and causes much merriment by his witty arguments in defense of ease. The audience seems to [57] A cUhe Cupola appreciate the situation, but the shepherds lose patience and fairly hurl him at the feet of the sleeping Jesus, where he becomes very contrite and joins the adoration. After each shepherd worships the “Babe of Bethelem, the children are blessed by the hermit, while the audience follows and kisses the brocade garment of the waxen figure. Reverence and silence prevail; then rhe glad tidings radiate the world anew, as the shepherds turn homeward singing: “To the cabin, shepherd brother, Home across the mountains wild, Farewell baby, farewell mother. In thy manger rest, sweet child. Bless all thy shepherds, mighty Lord, Our hermit too. Let love abound. Grant us life to praise thy word. Until death rolls round ' Marie Louise Guenther THE CUSTOMER Trees swaying in the gusty fall wind threw handfuls of multi-colored butterflies that were leaves, high in the air, butterflies that lightly touched the earth, covering it with the warm hues of an oriental carpet. Ripe apples bounced off the trees and lay m piles everywhere, unheeded since the expulsion of Adam and Eve. It was fall in the Garden of Eden. The young man with a waxed moustache sat against a tree taking long studied puffs from a cigarette. He was, in general appearance, extremely urbane, a young man one would expect to find in any large metropolis, but scarcely in such a remote, unpopulated spot as the Garden of Eden. A close observer would have remarked that the voting man s eyes were eyes chat had seen all anti were surprised at nothing; possibly the reason why the Garden of Eden failed to fill him with awe. The wild majestic beauty of the place was not lost on Mr. Goldburg. He did not mind the cold, as he wore a warm mauve and green plaid overcoat and was thus able to enjoy unreservedly the beauty of the winding stream in whose depths the trees turned to flame. He had an eye for the beautiful proportions of the hills, far away, shadowy, mystic. He also had an eve out for the prospective customers; but not until he met the challenging glance of the wax-must ached young man did he find one. Perhaps I should explain here that Mr. Goldburg was a real estate agent, although those with whom he dealt could never seem to find out just where the agency he represented was. If, after a disastrous investment, a customer attempted a little investi- gation, Mr. Goldburg would he away on business; and generally the business was of such a pressing nature that he would forget to leave an address, and therefore, after a certain length of time, the investigation would be forgotten. However, he found it advisable to travel quite often, and we can only say that he must have been every- where before, all unknowingly, he wandered into the Garden of Eden, and dis- covered the suave young man. [58] c Ghe Cupola Mr. Gold burg saw at once a jewel -studded opportunity for a sale. Here was the sort of person with whom he had always wanted to do business. In the cities, where such men as this one were leaders, one could never pierce their inner sanctums, due to numerous pert office boys and snippy secretaries, but here, miles from the nearest city, were infinite possibilities for a satisfactory sale. The greatest discretion would have to be exercised, of course; it would be necessary to sell a piece of land in a place the young man had never heard of and Mr. Goldburg saw at once that this was going to be a difficult job; such a wise and cosmopolitan young man would have been nearly everywhere. While these reflections ran through his mind, Mr. Goldburg politely asked the time and was not surprised when the young man pulled out a gold watch, inspected it, and kindly answered the inquiry. “Well, well ’ said Mr. Goldburg, in a hearty booming voice, “twelve o ' clock, is it? Now back in Chicago the time would be — “You come from Chicago? asked the young man with interest, Business affiliations, business affiliations, murmured Mr. Goldburg hurriedly, paling slightly. We have offices in all the principal cities, of course, he added. “Surely you ' ve heard of Smith Realty Company? “I don ' t believe — began the young man. “Allow me to present you with my card, interrupted Mr. Goldburg, resuming the hearty manner, “and now that we are better acquainted could I interest you in a little land proposition far from this frigid atmosphere — in a place where it is forever warm? In fact, he continued, “the place I would like to sell you is the original site of the Garden of Eden!“ There was a slight pause. “I represent, he went on, the only authorized agency that can sell you this land that witnessed the beginning of history!’ 1 (That sounded well enough, but it didn ' t seem to be making a deep enough impression; a little more force perhaps.) “When I was last there, stated Mr. Goldburg impressively, “huge tracts of land were being bought like (he frantically searched for a suitable simile), “like hot- cakes, he finished lamely. “Like hotcakcs, eh?“ The voice of the young man was like rustling leaves, yet somehow smooth and suave. Tell me more of this place. Mr. Goldburg was at his best as he glowingly described the mansions, country clubs and marble villas that abounded in this superb development. In his enthusiasm he quite forgot such petty details as contracts and prices and his imagination soared to heretofore unexplored heights, None of your rusticity, he finished with a contemptuous glance at the wild beauty around him. And now, if you will just sign on the dotted line, please. . . My poor friend, it was the voice like rustling leaves, you may be a good sales- man, but you are no match for me. I am — there was a hiss and the young man disappeared. In the spot where he had been, a serpent could be seen crawling among the fallen fruit. Mr. Goldburg stared fascinated and, momentarily forgetting the loss of a customer, he contemplated certain Bible stories he had heard in his youth. “It was the devil himself, he gasped, turning around with a shiver. As he did so, a dreadful sight met his eyes; not thirty feet ahead of him was a small black and white sign suspended from a tree, and on the sign were the mocking words: Garden of Eden: Private Property! [59] Mary Haskell c Uhe Cupola REVELATION The Skeptic said, If God there be, Come, dreamer, show Him now to me — A learned man, and who was I To prove him wrong? I could but try. We went outside, where ' round us lay The last pale light of dying day, We saw the golden-tinted west. The first small star, the hill ' s bright crest; A thin new moon hung motionless, The sky was dark and fathomless. Stretching as far as we could see. And manifesting God — to me. The Skeptic watched till day was gone, Then spoke, and said, My friend, go on. This sunset is a pretty sight. But you must show me God tonight. He ' d seen so often Nature s skill He failed to find in it God ' s will. So then I took him to a church A great fair church, a holy church, And thought that from the stillness there With adoration everywhere No man could go away unmoved; That surely here my God was proved. But when at last we turned to go I knew he did not find it so. How could God ' s power be displayed In something that mere man had made? 1 tried in every way f knew To help this man to see God, too, But all my efforts were in vain. We turned back to the house again. Well, you can worship God, he said, I’ll turn to science, though, instead, To find, through knowledge, truth. He, too. Was seeking truth! And then I knew, That, skeptic though he chose to be, He felt some higher power, that he Had looked beyond to thin gs unknown He could not understand alone. And though his powT bears not God ' s name, God for each man is not the same; And though we search the world ' s wide parts We ' ll find Him only in our hearts. Lucile Donaldson [60] c Che Cupola A A DRIFT OF SNOW J ANUARY TWENTY-FIRST SNOW slumped dejectedly on a bench, his cap pushed low over his eyes, his coat collar bunched uncomfortably ar the back of his black neck. His brows were drawn down in troubled thought and an angry expression clouded his honest face. What had become of that broad, ever-present smile, that good-humored willingness and desire to please that had always been his chief char- acteristic? Vanished like the sun behind dark clouds. For was not this the day set apart from all others; the day that marked the twelfth anniversary of his employment at Grand Central Station? And had it not gone unrecognized? He remembered with a bitter smile how proudly he had received his badge and uniform, with what dignity he had donned the shiny-visored cap. He had been one with his fellows, then, and had attained the heights to which he had aspired for so long. He remembered sadly his proud resolve, as a very small pickaninny, to become a porter when he should have attained a respectable age. Now that resolve was in vain and he felt himself humbled to the status of the worm in the earth. He felt down-trodden, insignificant, futile to the wth degree. His steady expectations of recognition from those higher up in return for his unwavering fidelity through long years of steady service had not been fulfilled and his blind faith in the righteous- ness of his superiors was shattered. The sight of a red, breathless, corpulent, middle-aged woman struggling with the intricacies of the fastenings on her suitcase amused him for a moment and lifted the burden of his thoughts from his heavy heart. Her suitcase was the large, reddish type beside whose ample dimensions a trunk were put to shame. It fastened with innumerable locks, catches, wide leather straps and buckles, the mysteries of which are known only to the initiate. Every porter the world over knows the breed and knows, too, that it is affected almost without exception by red, breathless, corpulent, middle-aged women. This particular individual, who had, in a rash moment under- taken to open the thing in order to procure the smelling salts which she distinctly remembered having pur in the right-hand corner under the tray, had evidently for- gotten the proper sequence in reclosing it and was trying to put the left-hand buckle with the right-hand strap before closing the middle front catch or vice versa. For lack of more promising prospects, January sauntered over ostensibly to offer his assistance, but more with an eye to the solution of the lock ' s complication. As he possessed a mind with practical inclinations, before long the suitcase ' s cover was secured to the anxious owner’s satisfaction. At the door of the taxi, the grateful woman pressed upon her benefactor a prodigi- ous sum which his old self was all too eager to accept. Bur of so little account had life and the wherewithal of its perpetration become to him, that a vision smothered the mumbled thanks that rose to his lips and stayed his ready hand; a vision of himself exposed to the cruel cold and unable to stave off starvation ' s pangs, an unsung martyr. The poignant appeal of the new role for which Fate had cast him overcame his natural impulses and in a final burst of melodramic self-glorification he refused the tip. [Si] Gupola And so a number of days dragged by, uneventful, monotonous, bringing no surcease of sorrow. Then one day he was summoned to the office of one of the execu- tives. His heart suffered a rude descent to the soles of his shoes, where it palpitated with dread like that of a frightened bunny. Surely they had wounded his pride suf- ficiently without finding it necessary to discharge him outrighr! Were they not content with having destroyed the peace and trust that had made life worthwhile to him for twelve years? “Snow ‘ said a solemn voice, “two weeks ago a woman came to the office and asked that red-cap number 107 be recommended for recognition of some sort in return for an act of unusual courtesy. Thar is your number, is it not? January ' s only reply was silence, so the speaker verified his statement with a glance at the badge on the porter ' s coat. “Accordingly your record was investigated and it was realized for the first time that yours had been many years of faithful service. I cannot imagine how such an oversight came to be and I can only say that I am sincerely sorry that it was not recognized sooner. Therefore, on behalf of the company, as an expression of our appreciation of a true servant, I want to present to you this gold watch. Accept my felicitations. Dazedly January turned, left the august presence, returned to his own domain near the tracks and seeking out an unoccupied bench, he sank down to collect his confused thoughts. His heart soared out among the highest peaks of joy and its rapid beating outdid even the loud ticking of the new gold watch. Eloise Wilmsen IRISES Up the green-swathed hill The irises in martial splendor pass, Like Persian guards in panoply of arms. With singing cymbals beating out their tread — Their leaves, like bright, broad rapiers. Glistening beneath the sun. A conquering host they come, And pausing on the summit of the hill Survey their vanquished realm below — The garden, sleeping silently. Katherine Cable [62.] c Gh£ Gupola H THE GARNET GRIFFINS A HE GARNET GRIFFINS , ' 1 opening last night at the Capitol, provided a per- formance of unique interest. It reminded one of the old Keith Orpheum shows which really pleased an old-timer like myself. The vaudeville show, diverting and over- flowing with talent, seemed a healthy reaction in these somewhat hectic rimes. The first curtain rose on an act entitled “The Diving Dixons ' a family number and quite a novelty to those of the younger generation who are unacquainted with acrobatic, tumbling acts. This remarkable family seems to have inherited its ability from the man of the house, who back in the old days was a track star in college. The mother — a dimpled matron named Shirley had difficulty in balancing on the shoulders of her husband, while the rest of the family leapt around and over and under her with remarkable agility. So she at length gave over the difficult part of the act to them, and lent atmosphere to the performance by playing softly on the piano. The next number was a novel animal act in three parts. First came the world- famous Guenther Armadillos. It is hard to conceive of performing armadillos, but these were remarkably gay old boys who did a charming little dance to the tune of “Ach du Leiber Augustine.” Their trainer, Mme. Malou, is famed far and wide for her success, and millions of visitors go every year to her training farm in Texas. In the second part of the act lima brought on her trained seals. Remarkably enough these seals are all trained scientifically — not forced to work, but won over by the charming personality of their trainer, lima, who instinctively abhors the idea of compulsory labor. The act concluded with a cat pantomime. A small gray kitty with its tail straight up in the air came marching on, with a collar around its neck and a chain of fraternity pins trailing behind it. It sat down on a pile of bricks and then a lot of other cat participants rushed in and played around, knocking each other down in their feline anxiety to get the nearest place. Meanwhile the smallest kitty sat very pertly playing with its whiskers and fondly patting its collar and chain, content and purring amid the turmoil and jostling that was waging about her. The program announcement created high expectation for this act, a brief skit with a delicatessen shop as its setting. Four characters participated; the owner of the shop, Miss Stevens, the husband, Tommy, his wife, Mary, and the “other woman, Barbara, who floated airily around the place, sweetly feminine in her part but un- successful in winning the partly fascinated Tommy away from Mary. The clever lines for this skit were written by the playwright Martha Davenport who, at the end of the act, appeared and very charmingly spoke a few words to the audience. This event has caused quite a stir among the members of the theatre -going public, for at no other time in her eventful career has Miss Davenport consented to answer the pleas of the audience for an appearance of the author. Next on the program were two very special numbers, request appearances of Ainslcc Pu hi and Mme. Kaiser-Svenson of the Metropolitan Opera. Miss Puhl pre- sented the balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet, her greatest artistic achievement so far. Mme Kaiser-Svenson, whose husband is the famous Swedish composer, sang [63] -Is he Cupola several delightful numbers, so that the show was literally stopped and the manager of the whole production, Miss Gordon, was forced to come from behind the scenes and demand order. She electrified her audience by her dynamic personality. Her hair was awry, nor had she had time to remove the large smudges of dirt from her face, for her presence is demanded so constantly in all parts of the production. She was finally successful in restoring order and her cry of On with the show brought on another family number, this one the Hamilton sextette, an unusual musical act. Mrs. Hamilton, nee Reed, played the piano; Mr. Hamilton, the violin; and the four small children performed on various other instruments. All was going nicely until the smallest child suddenly succumbed to stage-fright and began choking. Naturally it was impossible to go on with the number. The frantic mother rushed over and patted the child violently on the back, but to no avail. On the father ' s inquiry for a doctor in the house, there rushed up to the stage a short woman in a tailored suit, whose doctor ' s bag bore a plate naming her as McBride, She very professionally took the child by the heels and, by shaking it a bit, stopped its choking and enabled the act to proceed to a delightful finish. A group of interpretative dancers gave the program its next pleasant variation. We found Brinkman — a truly accomplished ballerina — who did some quaint and fascinating old-fashioned ballet figures, and Parker, the famous exponent of all old Spanish customs, who pirouetted with such vigorous castanetting and tangoeing that the atmosphere of old Barcelona was actually suggested. Then came the news of the day, and among the Paramount Personalities we found chat another point for the new woman has been scored in one of our leading cities, Detroit, where Miss Virginia Marks, an unusually loyal and patriotic citizen, has been elected chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in that city. In a brief review of world events for the week, we learned that among the members of an archeological expedition now at work in Greece, a Miss Kilpatrick has brought to light many very interesting remains which have proved invaluable in opening up new fields of study in the literary and spiritual tendencies of ancient Greece, And at the same time, up in Belgium, another woman has suddenly made a name for herself by her remarkable work among the starving thousands in the flood-devastated areas near the North Sea. Miss Kennedy, who is a very active worker in the foreign branches of the Red Cross, has proved herself most capable in her handling of the Belgian situation. And back again in our own country we find that a committee has been formed for the purpose of boosting California, which as far as I can see received her full quota of boosting at least twenty years ago. However, on this committee are two women, one coming from that large and flourishing city in the north, Chico, and the other from the south, Los Angeles, and these two should, if they keep up the good work which they displayed in the film, lure the entire population of the United States to the warm sunny lands along the West coast. So great is their propaganda that anyone would find it hard to resist! And so the program ended, after a thoroughly enjoyable evening. I would urge everyone to attend the performance of the Garnet Griffins and can promise them a pleasant and very diverting time, Diantha Brown Dramatic Critic m c Ghe Cupola NIGHT FANTASY A bluely mystical woman sits Calmly playing with her rope of star-beads, Her crescent ring of yellowish gold flashing in the night; A whippoorwill cries sadly in the woods And feeling his loneliness, our Lady of the Night weeps. As 1 was walking last evening, I turned impulsively up a quietly darkened street, And stooped to pick up something round and shining. The midnight blue of the sapphire Was darted with five white lines. Even her tears are starlight, I said, And passed on, strangely moved by my knowledge. Martha Davenport THE WIND OF SPRING Over the violet-laden hill, and whistling through the apple-tree. The wind comes sighing all day long, singing in accents gav and free: Come with me, thou Lover of Spring, come with me to another land Where the hills are covered with daisy blooms, and murmuring brooks on every hand Call thee to bathe thy weary limbs, and rest on a couch of emerald grass; Where birds, with sweet and gladsome note, like a silver dart through the heavens pass. And 1 arise, and with quickening step, follow the perfumed wind of Spring Where the sunlit fields and the blossoming woods their hope of coming Summer fling. Katherine Cable fv H c he Cupola LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1931 Seminarii Montis Vernonis Know ALL MEN, by these presents, that we, the Class of 1931, of Mount Vernon Seminary, being of sound and disposing mind, and being about to depart from the life of the school into we know not what of other spheres of tasks and trouble, do, of our own free will, to wit, and without durance or compulsion, make, decree, and publish this our last will and testament. Item i . To our beloved Alma Mater, we give, bequeath, and devise a box wrought of finest silver and precious jewels, containing one complete system of Co-operative Student Government warranted to keep in all climates, to stand without hitching, and to work without winding, the same to be for the use of all succeeding classes during the life of the aforesaid institution. Item To Miss Cole, we bequeath our gratitude and esteem for the encouragement and inspiration during these Junior College years. Item $. To our admired successors and opponents, the Juniors, we do in all sin- cerity will ; — First: Our fondness for gum chewing. Second: Our dignity and sophistication. Third: Our promptness and ability to get to breakfast on time. Fourth: Our caps and gowns. Fifth : A carpet sweeper with which to pick up the challenges thrown down. Item 4 . To Miss Delano, we tearfully leave our vocabulary and facility of expression. Item , To Mr. Lloyd, we present a Junior League correspondence course on How to Illustrate in Ten Lessons, tT along with a hand-printed copy of the “Work Hymn. Item 6 , We recommend for Miss Hastings, from the same publisher, divers choice pamphlets on “The Art of Avoiding Ditches 1 Item 7 . We give Miss Guard an ample jelly-roll, and, being in a charitable mood, we provide her with a meagre fund to be used for having her sweet tooth removed. Item 8 ♦ To Madame Peltier we bequeath a carload of park benches. Item We leave to Mrs. Bay 1 is our own, and our mothers ' appreciation for having done her level best to broaden our horizons.. Item io . To Miss Spaulding we concede a light cut every month, along with our pronated feet (which the owners are glad to be rid of). Item u , Inspired by results, we bequeath to Miss Hiring an abundance of Platonic projects. [ 66 ] c Cke Gupola Item 12 . The Psychology Class will ' s to Miss Walker an acknowledgment of all they know about learning, whether it be by observation, by the conditioned reflex, or by trial and error— and if this knowledge be small, they know it is not Miss Walker ' s fault. Having thus impoverished our resources and capital, the Senior Class in all hu- mility opens its books to be audited and approved by all concerned. The Class, having pawned its last remaining claim to a good reputation, steps aside, leaving those individuals who are unselfishly inclined to dispose of their worldly goods. First: Rosalia Kilpatrick sincerely endows Clara Sherwood with her athletic prowess. Second: Martha Davenport bequeaths her gentle, inoffensive, retiring disposition to Katherine Cable. Third: Shirley Ross wills her dimples to Harriet Wightman. Fourth: Ainslee Puhl wills her grace in natural dancing to Queenie Miller, Fifth: Virginia McFie wishes her sweet and lovable nature on Dot Drinker. Sixth: Isabel Gordon regretfully hands over her artistic talent to Louise Raynor, Seventh: Virginia Marks blesses Kate Ross Patton with her silhouette. Eighth: Carol Parker wills her innate submissiveness to Study Hall rules to Clara Sherwood; also, in conjunction with, and by the approval of her roommate. Maloti Guenther, Carol unwillingly leaves her trusty alarm clock (which she fears might become maladjusted on the journey homeward) to that person in the Junior Class who most closely approaches not getting there when the bell rings. Ninth: Kit tv Foye bequeaths her affection for Runny to Mary Meador Goldsmith. Tenth: Diantha Brown wills her dyspepsia to Mary Adair Howell. Eleventh: lima Theurer wishes her gentle, low voice on Lucile Donaldson; and her tactlessness, along with the traditionally dilapidated yellow duck, on Winnie Duncan. Twelfth: Eleanor Reed leaves her engagement ring to Clara Hand, Thirteenth: Helen Williamson wills her coloratura voice to Alice Virginia Carter, with hopes that she will make a success of it. Fourteenth: Beth Kennedy leaves her wheezes to Susie Gilkeson. Knowing that, as time goes on, we are becoming weaker and weaker, we, the Senior Class, do hereupon deem the moment timely for drawing to a close this most questionably worthy epistle, in witness whereof I hereunto sec my hand and seal this sixth day of April, 193L Flora Kaiser [67] n 3 he Cupola THIS LOVE FOR YOU This love for you That was once a pattern of whims and fancies Has become a quiet, fettered thing, Bound fast to the stake of Prudence Bv the whispered warnings of Wisdom Heard in the dead of the night. Yesterday I was a child With a heart quite gay and free, And that heart of mine thought not to say, “How can he care for me?” Today I am a cynic With a quiet and hitter woe; My heart within is like a vise That will not let me go. But oh, tomorrow my youth will be gone. My heart will no more moan, And I shall sit by a dying lire, Drmk my tea and munch a scone. Tomorrow I shall wonder, As spinsters all should do, What hidden inner attraction Made my heart cry after you. Martha Davenport IN PASSING [ 68 ] s? V Er 1 j I V E3 c T? ie Cupola CALENDAR September yo Old timers and future prospects first meet at M. V. S. October 4 The veterans break in the recruits with a school party. October 11 We fill our stomachs and empty the Seniors ' pocket books at a house- warming October $1 Strange-looking costumes replace the Peter Thompsons at a Hal- lowe’en dance. November 1 Unbelievable talent is displayed as the Juniors first appear before the spotlights. November s Founder’s Day is the meeting of young and old to better and revere our M. V. S. November 21 Dhan Gopal Maker ji proves himself very attractive while speaking on India November 22 The Seniors honor James M Barrie by producing A 1 ice-Si t-bv-t he- Fire. November 27 On Thanksgiving Day we prove ourselves versatile by enjoying the final hockey game, luncheon and the theater in town, special occasion dresses, plum pudding, and dancing with our fathers. December 1 3 Madeira ' s victory in hockey is supplemented by our success in the All- Washington Hockey Tryouts. December 14 Christmas carols prove their eternal beauty and appeal. December 16 The Christmas play and party finds Santa Claus bestowing gifts on the young [70] A Uhe Gupola H December 18 Christmas vacation sends us home to better times. January 7 A prompt return means a ten days ' spring vacation! January 10 Ingenuous ingenuity gives the juniors the first Ingenuity Contest. January 11 The Metropolitan Methodist Church first realises a good choir — so the Vice-President says. January 16 Ellery Walter establishes the ' World on One Leg on a firm basis February $-6 Sight-seeing follows as a favorable after-effect of projects February 13 The Seniors illustrate the human appeal of tragedy as compared with comedy, in the second Junior-Senior Contest. February 14 Saint Valentine swells with pride at our fancy costumes, dancing and singing. February ip-22 New York is in high favor for long week-ends February zz Robert Frost honors the school with a talk and friendly visit February 28 The Seniors out-spell the Juniors, yet we say they have more ingenuity! March 6 We kick up a lot of water and create excitement in the Swimming Meet. March 7 Yellow and White Classes produce ‘Green Stockings, which pleases Miss Guard. March 14 Madeira and M. V. S. play some very fine basket-ball as friends and opponents [71] SB c T? ie Cupola i March ij The Field House sponsors a Tea Dance to revive the vacation spirit, March 18-28 Spring vacation is just ten good days spent in enjoyable ways. April i Juniors win the favor of the Yellow Class by a dinner (no fooling, the Yellows did not show their desire for food!). April 4 The Athletic Banquet restores the ' Popper and the Popped to friendly terms. April ii The school helps to make Mr. Galsworthy’s lecture a success. April 14-15-16 The M, V, S. Alumnae Council receives a hearty welcome and is given instruction concerning the present school institutions. Senior literary ability makes Senior Essay Day an enjoyable endurance contest. Seniors and Juniors openly admit their own merits. Any good Sunday school would he envious of our Great Falls picnic. Baccalaureate Sunday satisfies even Miss Cole ' s love of song. You Never Can Tell about the Junior play. The Glee Club soars to unknown heights in its concert. Sweet sentiment is displayed as the Senior Class sets forth to make M. Y. S. world-famous. April 24 April 50 May 8 May r May 18 May i(j May 20 c he Cupola JUNIOR VAUDEVILLE Hallowe ' EN again, and the Juniors came forward to present their talents for our scrutiny. And we were not disappointed, we enjoyed every minute of a delightful program. Various scenes disclosed some of the girls in the positions they supposedly adopt in later years. Each was received with shouts of laughter, and these are, after all, the fairest of compliments. The audience were called upon to assist an intriguing-looking Hindu in his manifestations Clara Hand — who looked very severe in the part, striking terror and admiration in our hearts! Each year it is said, “It couldn ' t he better than last year, and each November M. V. S. bows its head humbly in acknowledgment of new talent, invaluable and hitherto undiscovered. The Juniors showed promise of great things, and we anxiously awaited the outcome of the Ingenuity Contests. [73] T ? he Cupola MENU AND PROGRAM JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET May 8, 1930 Alice Hand Toast mistress Alma Mater Eggs Canape Welcome . Elizabeth Kennedy Response Eleanor Rovenizer Clear Tomato Soup Olives Radishes Bread Sticks Salted Nuts Triolets Margaret McBride Crab Meat Cutlets Rolled Asparagus Sandwiches La Prophetic de Troubadours Junior Octette [74] c Che Cupola Stuffed Boned Squab New Peas Sweet Potatoes and Matrons Finger Rolls A Senior Speaks Marianne Stevenson Pineapple and Strawberry Salad Toasted Saltines A Chante Fable Virginia Shumate Again a Senior Speaks Florence Kreuger Senior Rose on Spun Sugar Creed Class Song Senior Class Class Song Junior Class Demi Tasse and Mints Poem Farewell Song Farewell Song Wilma Koenig Senior Class .Junior Class Auld Lang Syne [75] c 7? ie Cupola THE YELLOW AND WHITE VALENTINE PARTY OnCE a year M. V. S. throws off all shackles, dons the gayest of robes, and prances down to the Gym, full of the spirit of St, Valentine. Since the guests are light-hearted and carefree, in perfect keeping with the decorations, it seems un- necessary to comment on the huge success of the dance. In the hall, hung with streamers of red papers and with bright confetti, we felt transported to a different land this year. Familiar objects were well disguised, and we were struck with the romantic atmosphere of the Gym. After the annual dancing contest, we watched “the show. A Raggedy- Ann chorus entertained in yarn wigs and checkered overalls, after which M illy and Marion gave us some excel lent close harmony. After that Grand March otherwise known as the Costume Parade- Julia Strauss was awarded first prize and Edith Fer- guson and Kitty Morse were given a prize for individuality, A very happy, a very pleasant, a very entertaining evening! Our thanks to the Yellow and White, T? ie Gupola V A j ■Oj_ ' u ' JBhI |K| ' i 4 YnJm i PTt Ik 4HV H( III ; tlFfyr.C Be f- ■ , ‘ ‘ A LICE-SIT-B Y -THE-F IRE’ ’ PRODUCED NOVEMBER, 1930, BY THE SENIORS OF 1931 Th,s plav of Barrie’s was presented with all the whimsicality with which it was written. One felt that one was a part of the domestic life of the characters the Seniors so vividly portrayed. Alice ' s part, played hv Isabel Gordon, was cleverly handled; Martha Davenport and Ainslee Puhl, as Ginevra and Amy, expressed their romantic views very amusingly and convincingly, as did ' Dutch ' in the role of Cosmo, expounding his boyish impression of his father ' s manners and conduct. Each character developed as the plot thickened and we quite lost sight of the real personalities of the girls. The Seniors proved themselves capable of once more holding an audience enthralled and were surrounded by a host of admirers in Great Hall where we afterward went to attend the reception which closed a most delightful evening. c Ch£ Cupola YELLOW AND WHITE CLASS PLAY- 1931 ‘•GREEN STOCKINGS” The Yellow and White Class Play was the subject of much discussion, as great things are always expected. Once again we were not disappointed. ' Green Stockings, by E, W. Mason, was as fine an amateur performance as we have witnessed. Sunny Minty again stole a big place in all our hearts, by her portrayal of the role of the dear departed Colonel Smith. It would be hard to find another like her, but why search farther? Here we have all the dignity and charm we could ask for. We have heard that each part in any play is always in search of the perfect interpreter. No longer is the role of Celia, a drab young girl, who surprises her family by turning into a sparkling personal it v overnight, worried about such a trifling matter. We feel sure the person is Barbara Sincerbeaux, who amazed us with her versatility and charmed us utterly by her winning and delightful manner. We must say a very special word for Witte, who at the very last minute stepped in and played her part as though she had been rehearsing for months. She is a real trouper and her class is proud of her. Thank you, Miss Scinines, for a most delightful evening. We shall never forget it and are already looking forward to 1931, [79] T? ie Gupola i COMMENCEMENT PLAY— 1930 “ROMEO AND .JULIET” The junior Class, in presenting ‘Romeo and Juliet 1 really achieved the impossible. The very idea of ' Romeo and Juliet ' the epitome of romance and tragedy, being put over by a group of school girls seems absurd, but those of us who saw it produced during Commencement Week had a distinctly awe-struck feeling when the final curtain fell on the tragic tomb of the Capulets with Juliet, calm and beautiful, lying on the bier and Romeo dead on the floor beside her. Ainslee Puli I and Martha Davenport in the leading roles were all that could be desired, and we could not quite swallow the lumps in our throats when the rosy dawn stood tiptoe on the mountain peaks and the lovers had to part. Neither could we help but catch our breath when Mereutio, played by Isabel Gordon, was calling down a plague on both vour houses with a last dying breath. Ginny Me Fie and Martha Nick 1 in were splendid as the stern and irascible heads of the two families in the feud, Helen Williamson as the Prince of Verona was very regal and awesome in her attempts to restore law and order, and Dutch Kaiser and Flo Bates made very convincing duellists as Benvolio and Tybalt. Peggy McBride as the kind and fatherly Friar Laurence was excel - len, tas was Lyda Rich man in the role of Paris, the rejected suitor for the hand of Juliet. Di Brown, portraying the touchy but lovable character of the old nurse, proved herself more than capable of true dramatic genius, Shakespeare himself would doubtless have been thrilled at the presentation of his immortal tragedy, and it proved a highly enjoyable climax to the festivities of the week. [So] OLD ii S OPTIMA Tbhe Gupola OPTIMA OpTIMA is the only honorary club of the school and as such it serves as a symbol of achievement. Its members desire to maintain and strengthen the high standards of the school and keep up the ideals of the club. Dower House in Maryland, where the annual picnic was customarily held, burned this %vinter. The girls had a de- lightful time in new surroundings this year, but they did, nevertheless, miss Dower House. The club has its own charities here in Washington and each year has a benefit per- formance, the results of which further some end they have in view. Barbara Allen, President Cynthia Waldron, Vice-President Martha Davenport, Secretary Rosana Kilpatrick, Treasurer Mildred Morris Eloise Wilmsen Clara Van Schaak Inez Symington Caroline Fickinger Flora Kaiser Margaret McBride Honorary Members Miss Hill Miss Cole [83] LE CERCLE FRANCAIS c he Cupola LE CERCLE FRANCAIS a QlJE fait-on a u Cercle Fran ais” cette annee? Le programme esc tr es varie et ce sont les eleves qui i ' executent en grande parrie. On dir des vers; on chance des chansons; on parle de la France et de ses poetes; on discute tout en prenaor le the, et The ure de se separer n‘ arrive que crop t6t. Madame Peltier, Honorary Me?nber Flora Kaiser, President Julia Matheson Vice-President Mildred Morris ■ .Secretary Cynthia Waldron Treasurer Margaret Barber Willie Clary A dele Emerson Susan Gilkeson Flora Kaiser Julia Matheson Elizabeth Mitchell Mildred Morris Carol Parker Susan Sch riser Pauline Shipp Marie Smith C Y NT H I A W A LD R ON [ 3 5 ] TREBLE CLEF CLUB c he Cupola TREBLE CLEF CLUB— 1930-1931 Wh ' HILE our days at M. V. S. are humming merrily along, so are we — in prepara- tion for our Commencement Week Concert. We hope to give such a finished choral performance as will completely eclipse the traditional heat wave. To dynamic Mrs. Payne we extend our deepest appreciation for her untiring energy and patience and the great fun we have had in ' Glee Club . 11 Ilma Jane Theurer Eleanor Reed . . Helen Napier . . . OFFICERS Preside fit , . . Vice-President . . .Secretary-Treasurer Diantha Brown Alice Virginia Carter Marion Duval Adele Emerson Edith Ferguson Betty Field Dorothy Fox Emily Hawley Mary Adair Howell Flora Kaiser Elizabeth Kennedy Rosana Kilpatrick Cornelia Lewthwaite Margaret McCall Virginia McFie Nedine Marble Virginia Marks Sunny Minty Helen Napier Eleanor Reed Clara Sherwood Louisa Shivers Marie Smith Julia Strauss Marjorie Street Ilma Jane Theurer Eloise Wilmsen Frances Witte [87] CHOIR A c Ghe Cupola CHOIR Frances Brinkman Alice Virginia Carter Virginia Chisholm Emily Hawley Mary Adair Howell Peggy Huxley Rosana Kilpatrick Cornelia Lewthwaite Nedine Marble Harriet Minty Mildred Morris Marion Duval Mary Isom Flora Kaiser Jane Lupher Diantha Brown Grace Gow Peggy Hildreth Beth Kennedy Sopranos Carol Parker Ainslee Puhl Juliet Richardson Clara Sherwood Louisa Shivers Shirley Stevens Susan Schriber Muriel Stokes Marjorie Street Ilma Jane Tkeurer Frances Witte Altos Ann Maitland Virginia Marks Eleanor Reed Barbara Sargent Substitutes Mary Lauer Helen Napier Julia Strauss Marguerite Tod T.. M.V.S. choir movement naturally followed close on the heels of the Chapel, and has developed into a tradition since 1915. The choristers, under the excellent leadership of Mr, Adolf Torovskv, the mainstay of the institution, have gone in for bigger things this year. By way of explanation, they are classified under ‘Ministry of Music” of the Metropolitan Memorial Church, and apparently enrich Dr. Mont- gomery’s service tremendously on Sunday mornings. [89] LEND-A-HAND A T? ie Cupola LEND-A-HAND President Vice-President .... Secretary Treasurer Beth Kennedy Alice Virginia Carter . . Clara Van Schaack . . Kate Thompson Class Representatives Frances Brinkman Senior Class Betty Uhl , Junior Class Elizabeth Koehn White Class Betty Field Yellow Class Xjend-a-Hand Society has been steadily climbing to a place of great prominence in our school life. The four officers together with our class representatives have inspired us with a willingness and eagerness to be of what assistance we can in social work of divers kinds. Money was sent this year to the Evanston Cradle, The Caney Creek Community, The Near East Belief, The Community Chest, The Red Cross, The National Students Council and the Elizabeth Somers Residence. These sums are raised through the mediums of the Sunday collection, special donations, and occasional parties. At a card party given at the Field House, fifty dollars was taken in and turned over to the Red Cross as a special donation, M.V.S. is proud of this club, and the girls are doing ail in their power to help it in its beneficial work. Success to Lend-a-Hand! We are watching eagerly its growth in service to the community. [ ] 3 he Gupola i SCHOOL GRANDDAUGHTERS Nancy Belle Bayly Katherine Cable Caroline Fickinger Elizabeth Field Dresden Grier Virginia McFie Margaret McCall Gretchen Onderdonk Carol Parker Helen Ray Potter Kathleen Rice Dorothy Rogers Susan Schriber Inez Syminton Josephine Schlotman Julia Strauss 1 A-J J rJL£‘J J J C E3 THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD TShe Cupola ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD— YEAR 1930-31 Flora Kaiser Helen Ray Potter Jane Niggeman, . OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer MANAGERS OF SPORTS Barbara Stewart ...... . . . Manager of Hockey Kitty Foye . .Manager of Tennis and Deck Tennis Isabel Gordon Manager of Volley Ball Shirley Stevens Manager of Archery Mary Wallace .. . Manager of Golf Jane MacLeod .Manager of Horseback Riding Marjorie Street . Manager of Basket-Ball Helen Williamson President of Outing Club Virginia McFie ... Manager of Soccer Polly Chisolm Manager of Swimming The members of the Athletic Board are girls representing each sport held during the year. They have done all in their power to stimulate our interests, making all free time as enjoyable as possible. We feel they have succeeded and are very grateful to them. [95] VARSITY HOCKEY c Che Gupola VARSITY HOCKEY Left Wing Left Inside . Center Forward Right Inside . Right Wing . Left Halfback . Right Halfback Left Fullback . , Right Fullback Goal Guard Jane Niggeman Barbara Canfield , Barbara Stewart Betty Field Marjorie Street . Sue Schriber Marion Duval .Peggy McBride Flora Kaiser Mary Isom Bad weather prevented M. V. S, from playing their annual game with Madeira, but a word must be said for the team and the coach, Miss Pearson had trained the girls beautifully and it was almost as exciting to watch them practice as to witness an actual game. We were all proud of them and sorry we did not have an opportunity of proving our enthusiasm by cheering from the side-lines. VARSITY BASKET-BALL c Ghe Cupola d A BASKET-BALL Varsity Marjorie Street Barbara Stewart Peggy McBride Clara Sherwood Flora Kaiser Helen Ray Potter Substitutes Adella Badge row Polly Chisholm Mary Lauer Katherine Morse Virginia McFie Margaret Thompson [99] L ishe Cupola CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TEAM Center Forward Left Wing . . Fight Wing Left Inner Right Inner Half Back . . Center Half Half Back .... Fall Backs Goal Barbara Stewart Eloise Wilmsen Mary Lauer Barbara Canfield Kitty Morse MarcxAret Thompson Helen Ray Potter Marion Duval Frances Witte, Adella Badgerow Mary Isom [icc] ii Cufto a CHAMPIONSHIP BASKET-BALL TEAM WINNER WHITES Marjorie Street Virginia Dangler Harriet Lewthwaite Juliet Richardson Marjorie Barbour Harriet Minty Substitute — Betty Field [ioi] A Uhe Gupola ATHLETIC AWARDS— 1929-1930 Athletic Banner — Seniors Tennis Singles Cup — Kitty Foye Tennis Doubles— Virginia McFie, Kitty Foye Golf Cup — Cynthia Bartels Athletic Medal — Connie Bavinger Inter-Class Basket-Ball Cup — Seniors Athletic Medal Cup — Connie Bavinger Honorable Mention for Athletic Medal — Marianne Stevenson T™ annual swimming meet of 1931 was held Friday evening, March 6. The Yellow Class came out on top with thirty-five points, and Sal lie Tod was individual high point scorer. Several unique events characterized this year’s meet in the shape of obstacle races, races with lighted candles, exhibition diving by Barbara Stewart and a very damp mock wedding which added the crowning touch to the whole affair. SWIMMING MEET-1931 [102.] T? ie Cupola A ALL-SCHOLASTIC WASHINGTON HOCKEY TEAM Several of Washington’s private schools — the Sidwell Friends ' School, Holton Arms, Miss Madeira ' s, and Mourn: Vernon Seminary, have been vitally interested in the formation of an All-Scholastic Washington Team, to represent the best real talent. The try-outs were held on our own field and lasted for three days. Seven girls from each school were selected and sent to these. On Saturday, December thirteenth, a hockey team was chosen from the larger group, and announced by Miss Cole. We are proud to claim four of its members as Mount Vernon girls. REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON HOCKEY TRY-OUTS Helen Ray Potter Mary Isom Barbara Stewart Katherine Morse Jane Niggeman Marjorie Street Frances Witte [103] ic Cupola THE HOCKEY GAME WITH MADEIRA t„ e hockey game with Madeira was played at Mount Vernon on the morning of December thirteenth. Every one had looked forward to this day with great en- thusiasm since the beginning of hockey practice As it was to be the first contest with Madeira ' s team in two years, excitement naturally ran high The game was a very fast one, and both sides played extremely well During the first half the outcome was doubtful as the score tied. With greater spirit than before all entered the second half, hut Madeira gained several more goals and the game ended with the score 5-1 in favor of our opponents. The game was an excellent one, the spirit fine, and we add a word of praise for the “rooters ' ' on the side lines. The loud cheering encouraged all to do their best, and everyone enjoyed herself thoroughly. ATHLETIC SUPPER Just before Christmas vacation on Saturday, December sixth, the Athletic Associa- tion invited the entire school to a supper to be given at the Field House to com- memorate the dosing of the fall sports. Miss Cole announced that an “Honor Varsity Team ' ’ had been chosen for each sport and to the girls on these teams, she gave letters It was a delightful innovation which we hope will be repeated in the near future. [104] c Che Gupola THE [NTERCLASS GAMES THE interclass games were played off the week before Spring Vacation. The first games were between the Yellow and White Classes and the Juniors and Seniors. Of the first group the Whites won and of the latter the Seniors won. Two days later the school championship was played be- tween the Seniors and the Whites. It was one of those games that continually kept everyone in suspense. First one team would score and then the other. Finally the Whites made a gain and when the whistle blew they were victorious with the score of 32-24. Both classes were in the outdoor gymnasium, cheering their teams on to victory. It was a very festive game and a very good one. [105] iTflki A U J V J 0 F What We Don’t See We Guess” ThePEEKER Weather Decidedly Hazy Dates Don’t Matter Anyway COUNCIL PASSES MAIL LAW Amid much confusion the one thousand three hundred and forty-sixth meeting of the honorable Student Co-operative Government Co. Inc. Sons of the Montis Veronis Sem- ina rii was called to order. Almost immediately discussion of the Mail Law was in full swing Representative after Representative arose and voiced her sentiments on the matter presented for consideration. The voice of the people cried, Give us mail or give us mail.” But such an interpretation was not to be supported by those who rally to the standard of Noblesse Oblige:” The affirmative overwhelmed the negative; thus the sad and bleary-eyed Representatives filed from Room D. FASHIONS LA BELLE PAR LSI ENN E suggests pour la jeune demoiselles — Smartly tailored, dark blue serge with contrasting gold trimmings. For the more formal occasions this same little number, in white is advisable. Stockings to match these charming outfits can be secured in lisle, cotton or wool and the coarser grades of silk (these come only in white). Low -heeled brogues are desirable. For Sports the well-dressed young lady will wear black and white. Ribbed stockings, preferably black with shoes either black or white according to taste. A jaunty colored beret tops off this striking en- semble. THOUSANDS BURNED (Blades Of Dead Grass) AS SEMINARY GIRLS RUSH TO SHELTER Many times have we craned our necks to catch a glimpse of the shiny red engines as they speed by our stately port als, but only once have they turned in and that was in the servants ' entrance. Unheedlngly they raced across our freshly cropped lawn. Naturally such an in- trusion brought many heads to the windows while the braver ones ventured nearer to the blazing scene to watch the firemen t|uench the flames. Grass burned and trees were scorched but still they fought on. We heard later that they were rewarded for their valor and we hope in this humble tribute of ours to express our gratitude and repay them twofold for their services, N o w on ee aga i n we wa t c h with e n vy o u r herpes in the shiny red engines flash by. Who knows when we shall meet again? CURIOUS QUERIES Is it possible that our seemingly % ' irglnal Cloister Hall has been made famous by a still more famous pair of male dancing feet? We wonder if it is really (he clatter of dishes we hear in Miss Cole ' s dining-room in the afternoon? Who is worthy now of the affection formerly bestowed upon our departed canine mascot? Sports Predominate School Life ----- By MacLeod 4 ' What We Don’t See We Guess 1 ' The PEEKER Dates Don ' t Matter Anyway EDITORIAL Once not long ago 1 heard of the sad and sudden end of one Minnie Haha. It seems it was this way: One night worn and weary she returned to her flat. She sat down on her bed and suddenly realized how tired her jaws were. Slowly and with reluctance she withdrew the guilty object from her mouth. She placed In it its final resting place sous son lit, (For further reference the bed was a folding one,) Once in bed her mouth felt vacant without the flavorous object (?) and so, she groped for it sous son lit. Her hand felt something shiny, . . , Minnie ' s next feeling was decidedly up- ward That was the last that was known of her. How was she to know that she had released the spri ng that had sent her to her doom? Now, girls, let this be a lesson to you. Today’s Serial Mary was Duncan her Hand into the bran to make her Armstrong. Her table mates had the Shivers and started to Warner not to Marr her manners. Still the Brown victuals disappeared down her Marble white throat Sincerbeaux was not there; she didn’t mind. She, Seipp (Editor’s note, pronounced sipped ), her cof- fee so (Mac) Leod that when she reached the Kohen(s) the Howell was enough to Kilpatrick who was seated on the Davenport in the Garden The noise began to We hr on her table mates, so one by one they Tod (led) out. She was left Theurer self. Suddenly she felt a Payne and wanted to Walker breakfast off. Into the Garden she went and there by the Flih). . . . (Dangler over the conclusion yourself ) Contributors’ Column Dear Editor: If you will print these feeble attempts which have been rejected so often by various and sundry publishing houses, you will some day realize what you have sacrificed for Art’s sake A Graduate (?) THE LAST STRAW Last Sunday morning at five o ' clock in the evening as I was sailing over the tops of the mountains in my little automobile. I cantered into three men on horseback riding on one mare. So I asked them: “Could you tell me whether the big little old woman is dead who was hanged last Monday week for drowning herself in a shower of feathers? They said they didn’t know but that Sir Gammer Vans could tell me all about it. But how am I to know the house? Oh, ’tis easy enough, for ’tis a brick house built entirely of w ' ood standing alone by it sell in the midst of sixty or seventy others exactly like it. “Why, nothing could be easier, I replied. Now this Sir Gammer Vans was a giant and as all giants are bottle makers so was he Hello 1 said he. “Very well. And the rest of your family? That ' s good, have some breakfast? So he gave me a slice of beer and a cup of veal and there was a dog under the sofa who ate all the crumbs. Then he took me to his garden. There I saw a bear hatching eagle’s eggs, and an iron tree entirely covered with sweet potatoes. 1 hen he took me into the park to see his deer and 1, remembering that l had a warrant to shoot venison for his Majesty’s dinner, set fire to my bow, broke my arrow and shot at them. 1 broke seventeen ribs on one side and twenty-one and a half on the other, but my arrow passed clean through without even touching it and the worst of it was that 1 lost my arrow However, I found it again in the hollow of a tree. I felt it, it felt clammy; I smelt it, it smelt of honey. Oh, oh ’ said I, “here ' s a spider ' s web, when out flew a covey of partridges. I shot at them; some say 1 killed eighteen, some say I killed three, but I am sure I killed thirty -six besides a dead salmon which was flying over the bridge, of which I made the best apple-pie I have ever tasted. DGLOROSO Too soon, too soon, it’s come at last— The parting of the ways. The deed is done, the die is cast. But please remember these happy days In vain we weep to see you go. The Fates assert their power— We bow beneath the cruel blow Of this sad parting hour. You beauteous ladies, great and small. I write about you one and all, So that you may understand What l have suffered by this hand. LOST— FOUND— WANTED LOST — All connections with the outside world. Kinder please return. Reward and no question asked. FOUND-— In the Elizabeth Somers Chapel on Easter Sunday some irreplaceable specimens which might prove valuable to the Smithsonian Institution. WANTED— Lively , interesting and worldly conversation at the table. T? ie Gupola CULINARY IMAGINATIONS If I were a super-cook, let us say Zimmer, standing before a table on which were mixing-bowls and all kinds of ingredients -if, in this fantastic bit of imagery it were necessary for me to formulate a perfect meal, with individual choices from the Senior Class, I should not find it too difficult; that is, (and here is the perpetual reservation that follows such a statement), T could select recipes that I think would fit certain people - recipes that would contain something of their personality. Some selections would be difficult for even me, but others would suggest themselves only too readily. Here arc a few recipes their ingredients and directions for pre- paring these dishes. May they please even you, with your epicurean tastes! FRUIT COCKTAIL (Eleanor Reed) Oranges Bananas Fresh Pineapple Grapefruit Apricots After dicing, the fruit is placed in a cocktail glass and served while still chilled. As a hit of decoration, we would suggest a green maraschino cherry. CHICKEN A LA KING (Virginia Marks) Diced chicken, sliced mushrooms, pimentos, milk, flour, eggs, and butter, are all used in this mixture that you know so little of when casually selecting it for your meal. It will be a substantial article for your future husband to find awaiting him some night. You can rely on this to keep the hunger from gnawing. If it is spread over thick, slightly browned toast, you will have the staff of life in addi- tion, and you have not the slightest chance of going hungry. A (CTig Cupola ROAST WILD DUCK (Flora Kaiser) Place dock in a large white enameled roaster and put in oven. We would suggest that you watch this fowl closely, as such a bird burns easily. When brown, liverish spots begin to appear, you are safe in presuming that enough is enough ' You must then turn bird gently on the other side. When this meat is served, we can assure you that guests will comment on its gainey flavor! N.B. — For desserts I think there would be quite a variety. The Senior Class seems to hold many who are suggestive of such delicacies. CHERRY TART (Shirley Ross) I think I ' ll let you depend upon the regular cook book for this recipe. The com- bination of the title and name is revealing enough, isn ' t it? We do ask, though, that you select only the very roundest, reddest, and best cherries for this dessert, and that the pastry cup be very crisp. I seriously think that Shirley Ross, under the alias of Cherry Tart, would make a dessert that nine out of ten would choose. CHOCOLATE ECLAIR (Diantha Brown) After pastry container for eclair has been made — and it is very difficult to get this pastry of the right degree of thickness the chocolate filling is poured into this while rather hot. We should recommend that the icing of the eclair be neither too bitter nor too sweet. An icing makes such a difference. A little rosette of whipped cream on the top makes an attractive decoration. [113] 18 T? te Cupola STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM (Barbara Allen) Fresh strawberries Two cups XXXX sugar One pint of extra heavy cream We suggest that you be careful when filling your service dishes with strawberries, for this fruit is easily crushed, and unless perfectly unspoiled these berries do not appear to their best advantage. They also have a faint, bitter taste unless sugar is sprinkled over the top, and of course heavy cream enriches anything! This dessert makes a lovely dish to serve your friends. GINGERBREAD GIRL (Kitty Foye) I include this recipe because it adds a spice to the entire menu. After the practical mixture of cake batter has been made, I want to caution you to add a great deal of ginger and spice, for on these the recipe depends. When the cut form has been baked, and the cake is removed, you have an opportunity to indulge your artistic taste. Mine would dictate that there be raisin eyes, elongated cherry for the mouth, cloves down the front for buttons— but I mustn’t go on. You have an imagination and you have taste, and you must be able to imagine this! I hope these recipes have pleased you, and that you agree that the Senior Class, if convertible to food products, would serve nicely on various kinds of platters and for various occasions. c Che Cupola POINTS ON HOW TO “MAKE” MEN I Upon acquaintance it would seem profitable if you should suggest to the young man in question (if not in question, then he is in doubt) that you think people appear to a nicer advantage over a dinner table. The young man, if properly trained in youth, will retaliate with something like this — “Do you like steak and onions? 1 ' If you ' re still interested, your answer is this: “Yes, I love steak and onions.” He ' ll then suggest a date for eating aforesaid articles of food. Having pressed your point so far, your cue is to wait quietly for the date ro roll around. He, if sentimentally inclined (Note: if he is not sentimental, you’d better not try any of this), will presume that you ' re controlling your impatience and will admire you for it. II As the eve approaches — and, by the way, you ' d better keep a calendar for these approaching eves — I should recommend that you realize that even steak and onions are not reason enough for your being unfeminine. If you can ' t be feminine in contrast with steak and onions, you ' ll never attain that deplorable state. At any rate, use Murine for the eyes, Glazo for the nails, Pompeian for the bloom, and Listenne — for the throat, if you choose. If you don ' t need Listerine before, you ' ll need it afterwards . After he tenderly pushes you into the front seat and leaves for the routine walk around the car, be careful that your skirts fall in gentle swirls. Nothing is so dis tracting to a man ' s interest as disarranged clothes. These points you should know without mv telling you. Ill When you arrive at the little restaurant which attempts to be respectably Bohemian and succeeds in being merely dull and commonplace (but then I warned you — steak fill c Uhe Gupola and onions!), conceal vour disappointment. Visible disappointment gives the man a key to your game. Be gay, and imply that all your froth is merely a gallant attempt to cover the sadness you feel in life. Thinking that he has splendid native intuition, he will begin to expand (and by this time he ' s had the steak and onions). When a man begins to expand, the rest is simple, if you do not get off vour guard. Remember, little girl, many a shining face is only a mask for evil intentions. You may now become superior and, with the left dhow on the hip, the face resting on the right hand, and a distant look in vour eyes, you may show a wistful desire for knowledge. This transfers the work to the young man ' s broad shoulders. Take extreme care that the questions are subtle, for you should never allow him to think you ' re empty. I am really sure that this instruction has gone far enough and that you will be more efficiently technical hereafter. But if you ' re in doubt as to the questions. , . . IV Asking questions is an art that few people understand. It takes genuine talent to ask them in such a way that it’s no effort for you to think of them and, after they’re out, your greatest effort is “Yes No ’ “Do you really think so? In case, or if p tut 4m you aren ' t |ust naturally talented there — that ' s what I ' m talking of— there the French gives an idea of culture, real knowledge you know. Anyway, if you aren ' t just naturally talented, I’ll give you a few stock questions that I ' ve found very valuable. You might, at an opportune moment, ask if he thought cultivated tastes for things like olives were more fun than just plain tastes. (You can count for five minutes on this one.) He may have been able to grow personal while talking of olives, so, for safety, ask him if he thinks Hoover ever will do anything. Da get the name right— no dear, not Coolidge — Hoover. It’s these fine little points of knowledge that make you appear intelligent. You can cross ten minutes off the hour for this one. Really, I think Ira getting too generous with my secrets of success; I only hope c Ghe Gupola II that if we meet people together you ' ll be kiod enough to realize that they were my questions first and that I ' ve a right to them. The prize of them all is one that you ask on the way home, you say, ‘ And please tell me what you think of the Indian question, I ' ve been awfully interested in it He will be bewildered by this and before he can question you quickly add I ' ve so little time at school that, will you believe it, I scarcely see a paper from week to week. Would it be too much for me to ask your opinion on this subject? This should be timed two blocks from home and when you see the one block sign you begin, It ' s been so lovely of you to take me out — I do so appreciate it and I just love steak and onions, thank you so much ' It ' s better to be a little formal as above, for this heightens the young gentleman ' s desire to grow more intimate. You can, after a few appropriate looks, say: Goodnight, and thank you so much— it ' s been so nice for I feel that you know so much more than 1 and that you can teach me lots about — uh, everything. Don ' t you think that the Indians would make a good start? I guess I have to go in now Goodbye and thank you — good- night. The young gentleman will then go without further ado. When he gets home he ' ll say, Did she mean American Indians or East Indians? After much questioning and wondering he ' ll conclude you mean East Indians, be- cause there’s so much in the papers about them He 11 then write and say among other things, The Indians are having some kind of trouble now, but it looks as if Ghandi will win after all. He ' s written and you can consider that for once the weaker sex has won a decided triumph. If you’re afraid that your love interest won ' t be enough to fill a return letter, you may say: It wasn t really the East Indians I wanted to know about, though thank you so much for telling me It was the American Indians I like them, because you don’t hear so much about them. T3he Gupola A HI STAFF AND STUDENT BODY, 1930-1931 PERMANENT ADDRESSES Jean Dean Cole Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C Marion Alcott Ballou . . . . 104 Forest Street, Providence, R.L Katharine E. Hill . .308 North Fourth Street, Steubenville, Ohio Helen C Hastings .9 Corey Road, Brookline, Mass. Mrs. Annie M. Baylis 13.36 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Catherine S. Blakeslee 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, Mass. Mary Pitman Brown 71 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, Mass. Grace E. Carroll 410 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass. Frances E. Chickering The Wyoming, Washington, D.C Agnes DeLano . . . Alban Towers, 3700 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C. Alice E. Edwards 1631 S Street, Washington, D.C. Helen Dorothy Elliott 3 4 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D.C. Rebekah Elting . .2.004 Holland Avenue, Utica, N.Y. Mrs. J. C. Forman Roland Park, Baltimore, Md. Mildred Hanna xoi8 R Street, Washington, D C. J. Lorna Guard Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C, Elizabeth Alger Hillyar Fairfax, Va. Rowena Holdren L07 Sacra Via, Marietta, Ohio Alice B. Hopkins . . , 7117 Blair Road, Tacoma Park, Washington, D.C. Corinne Leino . . . 106 East Harvey Street, Ely, Minn. Mr. George Lloyd 3707 Woodley Road, N.W., Washington, D.C, Mrs. George Lloyd 3707 Woodley Road, N.W., Washington, DU, Mrs. Charlotte Guard McAllister 13 12. Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Md. Louise J, Martin Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C. Jeanne Moule de la Raitrie .315 Fifth Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. Mrs. Netta C Murfhey ........... .Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C. Helen Kingsbury Myers 141.0 Euclid Street, N.W., Washington, D.C Mary A. Nourse 4115 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mrs. Adela K. Payne Florence Court, Washington, D.C. Jeannette Pearson 11 Stockton Place, West Orange, N J. Madame Eleanore Peltier 3 rue Marheau, Pans, France Elsa Louise Raner .1332. Fifteenth Street, Washington, D.C. Mr. Robert H. Rice 413 Cumberland Avenue, Somerset, Md. Mrs. Jane Plummer Rice 413 Cumberland Avenue, Somerset, Md. Mrs. Alys M, Rickett Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C Katharine Riggs 1837 Kalorama Road, Washington, D.C. Margot Semmes Alban Towers, 3700 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C. Miriam Spaulding, Cathedral Mansions, j looConnecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. Josephine Tremain . 8 Bryant Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Mr. Adolph Torovsky, Jr 1800 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C, Alice M. Trippett. 1673 Columbia Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. Harriet Belle Walker 1854 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Winston 1S11 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. [119] c he Gupola 4 A Barbara Allen 731 Moss Avenue, Peoria, HI. Katherine Alling 6 Aberdeen Street, Rochester, N.Y. Katharine Armstrong . Lake Forest, III. Adella Badgerow .1705 Grandview Boulevard, Sioux City, Iowa Margaret Barber 1104 Cedar Street, Niles, Mich, Marjorie Barbour ..... The Linen Thread Company, too Hudson, New York City Nancy Belle Bayly Route l, Box 59, Pasadena, Cal. Claire Bishop .... ,175 Summit Avenue, Hackensack, N.J. Dorothy Bri nicer L51 South Cl it ton Street, Wichita, Kan, Frances Brinkman 12.5 Third Street, Hinsdale, III. Djantha Brown .Kenilworth, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa Laura Butler 0 Seventh Street, Beaumont, Texas Katherine Cable 807 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa Barbara Canfield . 1S30 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mariam Cannon . Concord, N.C Alice Carter .489 Scenic Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. Helen Marie Castle 2.37 East Delaware Place, Chicago, 111 . Polly Chisholm 2.01 East Gaston Street, Savannah, Ga. Willie Clary . 1400 Third Avenue, Great Falls, Mont Margery Dalton , .Lawrence, Kan. Virginia Dangler 1941 Fontenay Road, Cleveland, Ohio Martha Davenport . , 12,91 North East 96th Street, Miami, Fla. Mary Wilson Dickey Washington Street, Watertown, N Y Lucile Donaldson . P.O. Box 583, Knoxville, Tenn, Bertha Dunbar . ilo Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Winifred Duncan 434c Lindcll Avenue, St. Louis, Mo, Marion Duval 60 Greenacres Avenue, Scarsdale, N.Y. Adele Emerson 508 South Main Street, Middletown, Ohio Edith Ferguson R.F.D. No. 2., Cofaopolis, Pa. Caroline Fickinger High wood ' Dowagiac, R.R.,i, Mich. Betty Field 931 North Street, Parkway Apartments, Harrisburg, Pa. Dorothy Fox .309 Main Street, Penn Yan, N.Y. Kitty Foye m South 33rd Street, Omaha, Neb. Sally Garden 1350 North State Parkway, Chicago, III. Mildred Garnett .1714 Himnan Avenue, Evanston, III, Susan Gilkeson . iol North Fountain Street, Wichita, Kan. Mary Meador Goldsmith 2.8 Habersham Road, Atlanta, Ga Isabel Gordon 1430 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, II L Grace Gow 1751 Beacon Street, Brookline, Mass. Dresden Grier . . ,xli8 La Salle Gardens North, Detroit, Mich. Marie Louise Guenther . .105 East Guenther Street, San Antonio, Texas Clara Hand . Pelham, Ga Jean Harris Fair Street, Camden, South Carolina Mary Haskell 413 Beacon Streer, Boston, Mass. Emily Hawley 141 Greendale Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio Margaret Hildreth. 901 North Main Street, Wheeling, W.Va. Mary Adair Howell 1869 Peachtree Road, N.W,, Atlanta, Ga. Margaret Huxley, 1808 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, III. Mary Isom 10 Murray Hill Road, Scarsdale, N.Y. [12.0] Che Cupola Flora Kaiser Bonnie Crest New Rochelle N.Y. Elizabeth Kennedy . . 120 School Street, Bradford, Pa Rosana Kilpatrick .701 North Seventh Street, Beatrice, Neb. Mary Lu Kissell 18 01 North Fountain Boulevard Springfield, Ohio Elizabeth Koehn 126 Chestnut Street, Englewood, N.J. Marguerite Kopmeier 4424 North Lake Drive Milwaukee, Wis Jessie Lamberton Argeon Hill, Franklin, Pa Mary Lauer 3860 Harney Avenue, Omaha, Neb. Cornelia Lewthwaite 345 Montgomery Drive Portland, Ore. Harriett Lewthwaite 345 Montgomery Drive, Portland, Ore. Jane Lupher 10 Sessions Place, Columbus, Ohio Jane MacLeod 13 Jefferson Road Chestnut Hills, Mass, Ann Maitland . 2377 Hndora Street, Denver, Col. Nedine Marble . Dearfield Drive Greenwich, Conn. Virginia Marks . . .18085 Parkside Avenue Detroit, Mich. Jean Marr Stratfield Hotel, Bridgeport, Conn. Julia Matiieson Wellington, Route 1, Alexandria, Va. Margaret McBride ... 1241 Elk Street, Franklin, Pa Margaret McCall 15 1 Meadow Lane, Winnetka, 111 . Virginia McFie 1130 Arlington Avenue, Los Angeles, Cal. Catherine McKane 392 Lake Drive Milwaukee, Wis, Elinor McNeir Governors Road, Sagamore Park, Bronxville, N.Y. Margaret Meanor . . 628 River Road, Beaver, Pa. Katharine Meyer 185 Chapin Parkway, Buffalo, N.Y. Ann Queenan Miller 5837 Nicolet Avenue Chicago, 111 . Harriet Minty 1030 West 53rd Street, Kansas City, Mo. Elisabeth Mitchell , . 12 Richmond Street, Haverhill, Mass. Fannie Morris 500 South Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, Cal. Mildred Morris .500 South Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, Cal. Katherine Morse 11 Heathcote Road, Scarsdale N.Y. Helen Napier , , 10 1 Beach Street, East Orange, N.J. Jane Niggeman 5354 Del mar Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. Gretchen Onderdonk 190 Linden Street, Winnetka N 3 . Jean Owsley 19 Brown town Road, Biltmore Forest, Bikmorc, N.C Carol Parker ... 188 Williams Street, Belleville, Ontario, Canada Kate Ross Patton 2915 San Jacinto Street, Houston, Texas Helen Ray Potter . . 280 Irving Avenue, Providence, R.I. Ainslee Puhl 321 South Waiola Avenue, La Grange, 111 . Louise Raynor ... 903 Main Street, Port Jefferson, L.I., N.Y. Eleanor Reed. .85 Aldine Street, Rochester, N.Y. Mary Reynolds 374 Lodge Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Kathleen Rice Highland Park New Brunswick, N.J. Mary Richards Geneva, 111 . Juliet Richardson 1616 Terrace Avenue, Davenport, Iowa Dorothy Rogers 114 Rand Place, Lawrence, L.L, N.Y. Shirley Ross . Kenilworth, III. Brabara Ann Sargent 73) Sheridan Road Winnetka, 111 . Josephine Schlotman . .500 Lake Shore Road Grosse Pointe Shores, Detroit Mich. Susan Schriber “Shadowl awn,” Oshkosh Wis. [hi] TJ ie Cupola Pauline Seipp Clara Sherwood . Louisa Shivers Barbara SinCerbeaux Marie Smith Shirley Stevens . 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