Nightingale Bamford School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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DE!-XMATIE EL B This year the Dramatic Club is comprised primarily of the Ninth Grade, who worlced together to present at the Fair a dramatization of The Walrus and the Carpenter hy Lewis Carroll. For the remainder oi the year they worlced with the Glee Cluh in producing the operetta The Headless Horseman and in staging What Men Live By dramatized hy Virginia Church. It has heen lots of fun worlcing with an alumna oi the Class of 1945, Mrs. John Shepardson, who was our Dramatic Coach this year. ALLISON MATSNER, President THE IVY AND THE AEUEN THE IVY AND THE ACORN is a magazine which ailiords an oppor- tunity ior individual expression. it is an outlet oi literary thought lor all the school, from the Kindergarten through the Senior Class. it gives each. writer a sense of importance and provides every reader with a wide selection of values. Those oi us on the Board not only gain new ideas and Suggestions, hut also learn the importance oi worlcing together and exchanging opinions. We thinli the whole school, even the youngest children, talce pride in contrilnuting to the magazine and enjoy reading the contriloutions of their friends. ELSIE EAST, Editor, THE IVY AND THE ACORN THE SHIELD The history oi our school newspaper has heen short, lout varied. During its past three years of existence THE SHIELD was a paper ot iacts designed to luring news ol? school functions to parents, faculty, and students. It soon did not fulfill its policy and has now been reorganized into a more practical. function,-the voice of the Council, edited hy the Chairman oi the Committee ot Arts. lt is now a paper, not only oi iacts, hut of ideas, opinions and discussions, and designed to luring a closer relationship hetween girls and their student officers. CPIARLOTTE TAYLOR, Editor, THE SHIELD MARGARET HARRISON, Assistant Editor E ELISH BELLE This year the music department has a new addition oi twelve handmade English carrillon heils. These are not used as an accompani- ment to carols hut are played alone. They were ordered a year ago. and Miss Vicary hrought them from England last Septemher. The hells were rung at several informal occasions, the Thanlcsgiving and Christmas services, and the special music assemhly during the Spring. SUSAN BARNES, President

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AHTIHUB This year the Art Cluln expanolecl to thirty-two patrons of the brush ancl palette. Une of the Art Clulfs loig projects last Fall was the mural for the courtyarcl. Plans were initiatecl last year ancl completeol this Autumn. Headed lay Joan Kennedy, who originated the iclea of a merry-go-round with circus animals, the Worlc was accomplished hy memlners of the Art Clulo who were Willing to larave the colcl. The mural achieved a delightful effect. December larought the Fair for which the Art Cluh Worlfs feverishly each year beginning with the invitations and programs, and encling with the simple yet impressive olecorations. Thanlcs to the comloinecl cooper- ation of everyone, the Fair was again a success. The next two projects for the Art Cluh were malcing the scenery for the French play anol the operetta which the Glee Clulo gave. In January a tea was given for the memlaers of the Art Club with a guest spealcer. The year enclecl with the annual Art Exhibit given lay the Art Club in which the whole school participated. Awarcls Were given lay the judges ancl the exhilait createcl much interest. - KATHERINE BUSSELLE, President GLEE EL B The Glee Cluh is a group ol? eager girfs who Want to sing Well ancl enjoy the lcnovvleclge of a Wicle variety of different songs. The main event this past year has loeen the procluction of The Heczclless Horseman, an operetta hy Douglas Moore with liloretto hy Stephen Vincent Benet. It was given with the Collegiate School for Boys ancl was very successful. The Glee Club has continueol to lead the singing for Prayers with the aclclition of several new responses as well as the occasional performance of an anthem uncler the stimulating leaclership of lVlrs. Davis, .loan Kennecly, and Elsie East. Qur clulo is one to which a girl may lae proucl ancl happy to loelong, ancl We hope it will remain an outstancling leader of the arts in our school. JOAN IQENNEDY, Presiclent JUNiUB.ELEE CLUB The .lunior Glee Clulo is a group of girls from Classes Six, Seven ancl Eight. They sang at the Christmas pageant ancl at a Music Assemloly in the Spring. Qu May seventh they gave a concert with St. Bernarcfs School, which We all enjoyecl tremenclously. BARBARA WfII'FE, President 33

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SUEI L SER IEE THE PAIR A name to clarify the theme oi the Fair of 1950 would have been hardly necessary because the moment you turned to go down to the gym Where the tahies were displaying our goods for fsaie you spied a hig blue sea-horse on the door of the gym. inside all around the Walls the Art Club had placed fishes cut in different sizes and painted in strikingly different colors. One side of the gym represented the railing of a iooat with life preservers. There was even a hig red Iohster caught in the haskethaii net. For our grain hag We had a treasure chest. Yes, it was a marine Fairi To entertain those who wished to relax a While at tea in the auditorium the Ninth Grade gave a production of The Walrus and the Carpenteru under the direction of Mrs. Shepardson. Qn the wall ot the auditorium was a beautiful silhouette of a mermaid on a rock. instead of having games as we have had previously, we had a movie for smaii children in the lunch room. We were grateful again to the parents for their colorful tahie which presented for sale gifts that the mothers had made or collected during the summer. It was very successful and we should like to have it again. The money raised from the Fair, ahout thirteen hundred dollars, will go toward the support of the Yorkville Youth Council and the Scholarship Fund. ELLEN HOUGH, President of Social Service 35