Northampton School for Girls - Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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FIRST COUNCIL Back vow. Sheila XValsh, Rosemary Thurber, Roberta Mauro, Louise Williaiiisori. Second Tow iseutedjz Miss McBce, Nancy Day, VicefPres., Arden Tinti, Pres., Bcryl Atkinson Sec.. Anne Dodge. liront vow: Inez XVilliums, Barbara Bruce, Sally Sessions, ElizabcthCule, Nancy SI11ith,JLlIlCtROWC. SECOND COU NCIL Back row: Barbara Bruce, Sheila Walsh, Ruth Levitan, Priscilla Freeman, Marcia MacNeil, Ann Lamson. Second row: Miss McBee, Wendy Hicks, VicefPres., Beryl Atkinson, Pres., Marcia Foster, Sec., Anne Dodge. Front row: Elizabeth Mitchell. Marion Young, Elizabeth Plough, Louise Williamson.

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DRAMATIC CLUB Buck row: Louise Willianisrzn, Audrey Morgan, Frances Hazlehurst, Rosmary Thurber, Martha Peck, Elizabeth Lane, jane Mattas. Second Tow: Sally Allen, Vw'endy Hicks, Mrs. Pearce, Constance Duane, Ann Dodge. Front row: Nancy Day. Holly Veeder, Ann Kariiol, Barbara Chase, Barbara Bennett, Joanne Polito, Charlotte Russell. MUSIC CLUB Back row: jane Mattas, Vw'endy Hicks, Frances Hazlchurst, Sheila Walsh, Shirley Carter, Adeline Wolff, Audrey Morgan, Elizabeth Lane, Mary Sessions, Nancy Gore, Janet Hinds, Arden Tinti. Second row: Barbara Bruce, Miss Dunham, Barbara Bennett, Charlotte Russell, Beryl Atkinson, Martha Peck, Helen Forkner, Marion Young. Front row: Sally Allen, Sally Sessions, Hester Hitzrot, Marcia Foster, Barbara Chase, Marjorie Rowe, june Ramsey.

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HAMP REVIEW l ate it. The best of luck and health to you in the future, Mr. Go' rokhoff. MARGARET DRUMMOND We bade cheerful farewells to Drummie in October 1946 as she left for Scotland never dream' ing that we were saying goodbye for a much longer journey. After a winter with relatives and friends in England and Scotland she came home miserably ill in june and died in Dickinson Hospital, Northampf ton, on july 25th, 1947. Her death brings grief to a host of friends in widely scattered places and our alumnae will Hnd it difiicult to think of the school without her. Even at a first meet- ing one felt her forthright, loyal character, intolerant of pretense, nonsense and folfderol . It took a longer time to discover other qualities which her thorough prof fessional training and experience as well as her Scottish background made peculiarly hers: love of birds and flowers, spontaneous generosif ty, the quaint expressions and Scot' tish accent which she delighted to exaggerate when she noted that hearers were pleased or amused by them, above all her sturdy chamf pionship of what she believed in. All who were in school during the war years will remember her zeal for British relief communicated to us as she led and directed knitting, sewing, and collecting garments, food, and money, activities in which she shared in town as well as at school. Retiring from school work did not bring the rest which she needed and had looked for' ward to, for in the shortage of nurses she gave hours of volunteer service at Dickinson Hospital and in outside cases. Her childhood in Oban had givf en her a passionate love of the sea and she owned a tiny stone cottage on the island of Lismore, just a but and ben . It is a satisfaction to know that she spent some spring days on her island, sat on the rocks in the sunshine and saw primroses and snapfdragons beginning to grow between the ledges. She wrote to a friend over here. At last I have my 'wee housie'. O, it is beautiful, the sea, the sea, every' where. But I can't stay hereg I am getting too old to do without my comforts. These enthusiasms, her work in London hospitals and at Salonika in World War I, kept modestly in the background, her thoughtful following of current affairs in her homeland and in her adopted counf try were all a part of a grand and stalwart character which made knowing her a broadening influf ence and losing her a real regret. By Gertrude E. Brewster SOCIETY Hamp's whirl of fall parties started off with an old girls party for the newcomers. Of course Sheif la's team came in first as the result of a campusfscourging scavenger hunt. The new girls reciprocated by inviting the old girls to a return party. After participating in many exhausting games, Wendy enter' tained the girls with a movie, Hymn of All Nations . That night the new girls were relieved of those nasty green ribbons . Soon after this affair came the day girls' Hallowe'en party for the boarders. Costumes were required and many revelers in imaginative and fantastic creations appeared to enjoy the festivities. Cider and doughnuts having been served the party was deemed a success. This year we seniors have had the distinct pleasure of associating with two of the music world's up and coming stars, Arden Tinti and jackie Foster. Arden's concert on October twelfth, came as a pleasant surf prise to those of the new girls who had not heard her sing before, and to those of us who had, her talent seemed even more developed. Following Christmas vacation, jackie Foster, our famed coloraf tura, also made one Sunday after' noon in February most enjoyable, by displaying her unusual talent in a program of wide variety. Once again our newcomers were surf prised to find one of our best liked seniors with another surprise up her sleeve. We are sure both of these girls will go far with their music, and we wish them all the luck in the world. PROM MEMOIRS Friday, March 5, 1948 Dear Diary, Today has just been one hectic rush. You have no idea how much willfpower it took to keep my nose in America's policy of neutrality in 1914, when I knew Ild be seeing Gooch at fourfthirty. I must have survived somehow for soon he and I were walking hand in hand on the campus. As soon as we had ref acquainted ourselves and reminf isced we went over to the gym for punch and dancing. He nearly died when he met Sal, he said that she's just as I said she was. Oh, it was so wonderful to meet these characf ters that the girls have been talk' ing about all year. I pulled myself away at 5:30 to eat dinner. He came at sevenfthirty and we grabbed front seats in the bus so we could get first cracks at the seats near the stage in the high school auditorium. Oh, di, the play was wonderful. I never knew there were so many talented people liv- ing with me right on the same campus. The prom's tomorrow-I can hardly wait! Saturday, March 6, 1948 Di Darling,