Northrop Collegiate School - Tatler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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“THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON” IN ACTION Right: Betsey Deems, Kaddy Da in, Rosamond Bull, Mary Lou Benson. “You know, girls, I constantly find myself secreting hairpins. Right: Jane Creamer, Chloe Doerr, Janet Wycr, Mary Jane Van Campen. Butlers may—but they do not keep company. Left: Ellen I luff, Mimi Pattridge. ‘‘How do I know that they are not lying?” Right: Betsey Deems, Jane Creamer. “Crichton, your manner strikes me as curious.

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1936 TATLER THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON On Saturday evening, December seventh, the majestic rising of Northrop’s curtains disclosed a sophisticated circle of English society, exchanging epigrams in the purest Oxford fashion. Jane Creamer, known for her superb performances in Alice Ducr Miller’s Charm School and as Quince in A Midsummer Sight's Dream, played the title role, the butler, of J. M. Barrie's The Admirable Crichton. Opposite her as the lovely Lady Mary was Betsey Deems, sometimes called the Divine Deems, also of Charm School fame. Martha Pattridge in the pan of chief cpigrammist Hon. Ernest Woolcy, proved truly that she was a bachelor, but not of arts. Reasons for the success of the play may l»e jotted down with three general ideas in mind: mainly the perseverance of Miss Fawcett, the staunch support of the art department (Scybold, Neils, Seeley) heads, in the creation of non-flappabic, lean-resisting scenery, and the sincere support of the entire cast. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DRAMATICS The seventh grade gave an interesting play called Nevertheless concerning two children whose mother was having a hard time correcting their grammar. The boy with a terrible temper, portrayed by Mary I laglin. wanted to run away, because of being corrected all the time, and was ready to murder grammar. His sister, Lou, played by Kitty Rand, stopped him, anti the burglar, played by Mary Davis, finally acted out the puzzling word nevertheless. A charming play, written by Edna St. Vincent Millay while she was at Vassar College, was given by first the eighth and then the ninth grade. The play is named The Princess Marries the Page and is an interlude with a theme that might have been taken from an old fairy talc. As a princess sits in her tower, a gay young page breaks in on her privacy. There follows a war of words accompanied by soft looks. Suddenly an alarm is sounded; soldiers are marching to the tower. The page is not a page at all, but the son of a neighboring ruler. The curtain falls on a happy ending. In the eighth grade Lois Belcher made a lovely princess and Jean Price a fine page. Mary Jane HclTclfingcr played the part of the chancellor and Barbara Bisscl was the king. The soldiers were Jane Dobson, Martha Larkin anil Gloria I-cc. Jean Dain took the role of the princess and Ruth Deems her page, in the ninth grade. The chancellor was played by Mary Hardenbergh. Grctchcn Luther was the king and Martha Sweat!, Anne Carpenter and Ruth lx-slic the three soldiers. Ttrrnty-Sii

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1936 TATLER THE ART CONTEST The second of April witnessed the opening of the third annual Art Contest, demonstrating that the artistic talent of Northrop increases yearly. The contest was judged by the eminent Minneapolis artists and critics. Miss Barbara Bell, Miss Jane Thickens, and Mr. Edmund Kopietz. On display was the mural painting of Minnesota city and country life, presented to the school by Jane Creamer, Marian Seeley, and Jane Scybold. who painted its three panels, and a frieze depicting the visit of Saint Nicholas, done by several members of the sixth grade. To the winning contestants were given exquisite prints of famous pictures. In the judging, the school was divided into three sections: GRADES TEN. ELEVEN. AND TWELVE Painting First prize ............................................ ... Jane Creamer, for Farmyard Second prize ............................................. Jane Scybold. for Harlem Night |)k swing First prize ......... ... Marian Seeley Second prize. . ................................ ................. . .......... Grace Tully Grafts First prize ..................................... . .. . Grace Tully, for a screen Second prize ................................................. Jane Scybold, for a tray CommFjtciAt. Art and Design First prize ............................................ Jane Creamer for Book Exhibit poster GRADES SEVEN. EIGHT. AND NINE Painting First prize...................................... Rosemary Campbell, for Two I lancers Marionettes........... . Andrea Scott, for Old Rip Woodcrai T First prize .. .. ... Martha Lukin, for plate and coasters Ct AY First prize....................................... Joanne Winner, for Horse and Rider” Second prize.. ................................ Frances Atkinson, for Lady with Her Dog Pi wtkr First prize ....................................................................... Julie Burnet I » SIGN First prize Getchcn Luther, for a greeting card GRADES FOUR. FIVE. AND SIX Punting First prize Joan Payne, tor licr entire group Second prize. ... ............... . Janet Miller, for Horse and Dog Cl .AY First prize Sally Hill, for Jaguar Crafts First prize . . ......................................... Patricia Walling, for her mat Finger Painting First prize................................................. Betty Peterson, for |a|»an GRADES ONE, TWO. AND THREE Painting First prize............................................... Amy Belle Johnson, for Pilgrims Clay First prize......................................... Lucille Camp, for Eskimo Dog Sled Taraiy-Eight