Schuster School - Proscenium Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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EDHTCCDRHALS A Year Book of the Schuster School EDITORIAL STAFF FOR l9l5 Vol. I No. I Gertrude Everts Brice . . . . . . . Editor Irene Spencer . . . . . . . Humorous Editor Pauline G. MacLean . . . . . Dramatic Reporter Olga Reinstatler . . . . . . Society Reporter Nolia Gatliff . . . . . . . Illustrations Edna Rohan . . . . . . . Business Manager Mrs. Helen SchusteraMartin I Miss Mary Grace Hulsman Page sixty-lwn Faculty Advisers

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for the evening had been kept secret, there was an air of mystery which greatly added to the members' anticipation of a ugood time. First, they found artistically arranged tables set out in the hall of the Little Playhouse beautifully decorated with Japanese baskets and Etruscan vases Filled with narcissi and roses. As the guests took their places at the pretty tables, with their soft-shaded candles and beautiful Howers, the drawn curtain of the stage met their gaze. When it parted the uBribe, a play in three acts by Seumas OiKelly, was enacted by the Little Playhouse Com- pany. Between the acts, Miss Irene GrifEn entertained the guests with musical recitations, while white-coated waiters served coffee and sandwiches. When the play was over, the hall was cleared and a merry dance ensued, bring- ing the evening to a close. Mrs. Martip, in her white lace gown, was a picture of loveliness as she bade her guests good-night, receiving from one and all praise for the wonderful success of the evening. january 23, 1915 e Mrs. Schuster-Martin, assisted by Miss Estelle Borkes, entertainedlvery prettity with a linen shower for Mrs. Florence Bridgeford Shrober. Many of the former pupils of the school were present, and it seemed like old times to be with the girls of 'I 4 again. January 31,1915- Miss Clothilde Heiman entertained the Seniors with a pretty tea. The table was decorated in yellow and White in honor of the guests, a combination of color that easily lent itself to decorations. The soft light from the yellow shaded canciles gave a touch of warmth and intimacy t0 teh pleasant gathering, and Miss Heiman certainly proved the excellent gift of being a charming hostess. February 16, 19l5 e A subscription dance was given at the Little Playhouse. The committee in charge included Misses Clothilde Heiman, Olga Reinstatier, Mary Harrington, Edna Rohan, Marie Daugherty, Gertrude Cash, Madelaine Mitchell, Nolia Gatliff and Hazel Sloyer. March 20, I915- Miss Marion Reeves entertained the Seniors with a charming dinnerddance at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Herman Ballenberg, in Hyde Park. The dinner was delicious and the company congenial. All had a splendid time, and congratulated Marion 0n the success of the evening, Which was certainly one of the most enjoyable society events of the year. April 6, I915 -- The Schuster School gave a iiRube Dance. The girls came in sunbonnets and aprons, the men in all kinds of informal costumes, from Palm Beach linens to village cut-up style. Everyone hed a rip-roarin' time. April 24, 1915 e The Junior Class held a cake sale for raising funds with which to present the school with an Edison Diamond Disk Phonograph. Part of the money was made at the cake saie and they expect to raise the rest by a Poverty Dance, May 18, and a lawn fete later in the summer. Page sixtonnc

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The First Annual During the history of the Schuster School many classes have thought about and discussed a Year Book, but not until the rise into power of the Class of 1915 did the Fates seem to favor the production of such a book. For the past eight years it has been the custom of each class to leave the school some gift or some new institution whereby that particular class shoulci be remembered. Feeling that the gods were with us, the class of il5 determined to actually materialize the dreams of preceding classes in the form of an Annual. The first seed was sown last year 0914i when Irene Crifhn and the class of ,14, of which Miss Griffin was a member, discussed the project. For several reasons they were unable to carry out their plans, and When the members of the class of ,15 met in September, he hold! in the minds of each the seed had already germinated. The plant has grown and blossomed and fructified. Here, then, with no little pride, the class of 19l5 presents the ripe fruit to the school: The first number of the Schuster Annual. The Christening The Annual shall be named The Proscenium. F or many weeks the editor and her allies racked their already overburdened brains for a suitable name for their magazine. Finally, at a joint meeting of the Junior and Senior Classes and the Faculty, The Proscenium was suggested among other titles. The Proscenium seems to us to include what the Annual stands for as a Year Book of a School of Expression and Dramatic Art. All our public perform- ances, whether in the form of recitals or plays, are presented to the public framed by the proscenium arch. The training of the School endeavors to educate its students to a broad and healthful view of life which the art that it teaches essays to portray, and since All the worldis a stage eor prosceniumeupon which we fret and strut our little hour, we feel that this title includes everything that our book represents in its depiction of the life of the School. Page sixty-three