Starrett School for Girls - Starette Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE BOARDING DEPARTMENT Starrett, by starlight! A medieval castle, with its turrets and little balconies, lending an air of romance and mystery. The many girls slumbering within its stone walls, who are most intimately acquainted with the life of the school, are the ones who call this gray stone mansion-Home. The past year, life in the boarding department has been particularly full and valuable, for an extensive program was planned by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Epps, our new Dean. to include every kind of social experience we should likely be called upon to meet. At first, to a new boarder, all the girls seemed just a galaxy of stars, a milky way, indistinguishable as individuals. To help each to get acquainted, the boarders were all entertained at a tea the first afternoon. At the first meeting of the year, the following ofhcers were elected: Jane Gilbert, President, Elnora Loomis, Vice-President, Grace Andrews, Secretary-Treasurer. Several clubs of an informal nature were organized, a glee club, with Anne Trinder, president, a dramatic club, of which Lillian Bachofen was head, and a dancing club, all meeting once a week. Miss Maddock was sponsor of all these clubs. Another interesting group was the one which met for Bible Study every Wednesday evening with Miss Huff as leader. The Saturday evening plans for those remaining over week-ends have been very interesting. They have included a treasure hunt, waffle parties. bridge parties, and two date parties, one a Valentine party, and the other a dance after the boarders' spring play, The Valiant. During January, etiquette month, the sun-rooms and living-rooms were given over to practices of drawing-room etiquette, bridge tables were set up, and these informal gatherings were very popular. On Miss Fahnestock's and Mrs. B'urns's birthday, after dinner coffee was served in the sun-room with a birthday cake, by a committee of girls. After this pleasant event, several of the girls attended the opera. Peanut Week, always fun, was especially exciting this year. After dinner Mrs. Epps gave every member of the boarding family, faculty and student, a peanut inclosing a name of some other member, for her for him. for even Mr. Smith was includedj to be especially nice to during the week. This culminated in the annual Christmas party where each discovered who her shell,' had been by receiving a gift from Santa, with her shell's card attached. Peggy Larson made a lovable Santa Claus. The three outstanding religious holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, were fittingly observed by beautiful services planned by Miss Huff. The Christmas service was a dramatization of the Christmas story in costume, to the accompaniment of a trio singing the familiar carols. The Easter service was held after breakfast and was led by Mrs. Dorothy Jewett, who surely is a perfect examplev of what she advocated in her lovely talk, Seeking the Inner Beautyf, QContinued on Page 80.J A. Trinder, B. Lyons, L. Klein, J. Gilbert, P. Weinhart, G. Wynekoop, Miss Maddock, J. Friesem, J. Klein, D. Waters, M. L. Wade, K. Wade, R. Gartner, M. A. Axiderman, E. Loomis, G. Andrews. Fiffy

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Marion Serum I 1 l he Boarding Department Virgo, ilu- jnalrou sainf of all young lL'0IIIC'lI, holds xbvazrs of zvlwaf fo n'pn'x1'11l NJC xQIl'l1lIi7ItQ of rirli lnurwsf Sponsor MRS. lim S. EPPS, Dean cJ'6ll'4'I'.Y JANE Gilniaivl' P1'i'.viil'i'11l WW: find that -lane is versatile, lfxcels in everything. Golfing, hunks, are all the mme, XY'hy Jane can even sing! 1i1.No1m Loomis Vin'-Pl'4'Xiifl'!Il I'flnur.x's n girl who studies hard, Nu playing till hcr wnrk is done. But when she's tlirough-look nut! 'I'here's nn-one who can have more fun! Gimclz ANDREWS Si'rv'r'fi1rAv-Tnwslzrvr Burl is xi pail when we need Ll pal, A friend when we need a friend. Vfc know that our memories of Grace Are unes that will never end. liurly

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Mary Bl'Ill'Xl761lJ4'l' Aberdeen Society Tlu- lzrilliauf flash of golrffslr in flu' Sllilligbf-fbi' I'ism'x of ffm I'Il'cll'1'IIX.' S110 um rx Mas. HIiI,I'.N IKOISINSON Miss H111.15N Mfxmmoczx cJglf'l'I'5 MARY-IAN141 DuP1,l'13s:s I'1'1'siu'4'11l If blund:s are preferred Mary -lane is meant. Sl1e's lovely and sweet, Our President. ELNORA Loomis Vin'-I'1'vxi1lt'11! lilnorn is dainty, And tiny-and yet, Slu- surely can do things, Our little Picrrette. BONITA LYONS 5rz'1'riur'y W'lmtever Slme docs Bonita does well, Xvlllllllltl' ns student or Society belle. lfifly-Om