Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Social League Opens Dance Season JOHNS HOPKINS CONCERT We returned reluctantly from our grand holiday at home, but our spirits did not droop for long. The Social League had arranged for the very first Saturday night a concert by and a dance with the members of the Johns Hopkins University musical clubs. The program, presented in Chapel, in- cluded songs by the Glee Club, vocal solos, quartets, string ensembles, and violin and piano solos. After an entertaining concert we all went down to Field House to dance. It was loads of fun, and in spite of the novelty of girls cutting in, everyone caught the spirit of th e thing, making it a great success. Paul Joneses were helpful for the first few dances; by the time scrambled eggs and coffee arrived, lasting friendships had been made. The boys had brought along the University orchestra to make music, but the musicians were so badly needed as dancers that the good old Vic was called into action. The Social League is a comparatively new organization this year, an out- growth of the Prom committees of former years. Instead of a temporary group for each particular affair, the League acts as a permanent committee to arrange and carry through all major events on the social calendar. Each member of the League is assigned to some special responsibility in the staging of all parties. Patsy Fowler, ably assisted from the sidelines by Lillian Ziegler (non member), has chosen the fine orchestras we have danced to this year. Credit for the colorful and original decorations goes to Ann Hersloff, and credit for the delicious food to Marnie. Mary Hayden, Secretary, and Bunny Banks, lend their helping wits to food, decorations and general ar- rangements. The girls of this organization have had the constant interest and advice of Miss Marion as President, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Lindsay, and Miss Jean. 20

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The tree was shining with lights and sparkly gifts when Santa came down the chimney, urged and tugged at by Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Santa and his helpers 1939-style distributed presents to the youngsters as they climbed to the stage and seated themselves on the floor. Then for Santa, and for us, they recited the pieces they had been learning for the occasion. They were happy and we were joyously entertained. In fact, Christmas was already here. The following evening Lend-a-Hand Society invited the children from Hill- crest Village to our evening chapel service. Each child was given a present as she left. This is one of the many annual friendly activities of Lend-a-Hand. At this same season, the girls filled stockings to be delivered by the Day Stu- dents to the Washington Associated Charities, and gifts were sent by the students to the Euclid Street Home. Frankie Magill is President of Lend-a- Hand this year; Mrs. Walker is Faculty Advisor. Lend-a-Hand also sponsored this year gifts to the Evanston Cradle and the Seeing Eye, as well as special aid to loyal old friends of M.V.S. Satisfaction Follows Striking Ceremony The jolliest of all our Christmas festivities was the Boar ' s Head dinner, given the night before the long-awaited vacation. The dining-room was com- pletely transformed by its cheery decorations of holly and mistletoe, and a Christmas tree on every table. Before the feast, the impressive Boar ' s Head ceremony from olden times was put on by the Glee Club. As you see, we have several candid pictures, not only of the old boar himself but also of the merry participants and guests. The delicious dinner was brought to an end with a blazing plum pudding. No Christmas dinner is complete without it. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, the seniors serenaded us at dawn. Before night we were all off to begin the Christmas all over again at home. 19

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ASSEMBLIES Speaking of brightening the corners, we wish here to enter a tribute to the interesting list of assembly programs Miss Hanna has brought to school this year. Mr. Kiplinger of the Kiplinger News Letter Service brought us some valuable news right off the wires, combined with his own interesting predic- tions and forecasts of possible outcomes. He even roused us to question and discussion, surely some of us to a more consistent interest in daily headline news. Mr. Louis Untermeyer, poet and critic, came out one afternoon to talk to us and some special guests about poetry in everyday life. Mrs. Lloyd served tea after the meeting, which all was just another assembly dressed up to an exciting party. Miss Elizabeth Clark, of the International Migration Service, came in a regular Wednesday session with moving stories of refugees and their present political predicaments. These and other assemblies, although planned primarily for their educational value, we have thoroughly enjoyed, both for their live, up-to-the-minute subject matter and for the stimulating persons who have spoken. INGENUITY The throwing of the Senior glove challenged the Juniors to the annual bat- tle of wits, to be held on the evening of January 1 4. A super-secret committee from the Faculty went to work on the formulation of problems worthy of our most ingenious members. The evening came, as such evenings always come. Leaving untouched plates at the dinner table and with nary a calm face, the Seniors struggled weakly to Senior room. Having drawn the favored lot for first performance, the Juniors, tense and solemn, were just able to make Optima room. There they went to work fast and furi- ously on a short time al- lowance, while the Seniors grew grey with the long wait for second period. Four Little Angels 21