Stratford College - Iris Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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SENIOR COLLEGE Bm! All-Arozzml . Maxi Pojmlnr . Brxf Sfilllf'iIf . I Mos! Rl'fI!'USL'lIf0fi1f'l' . Bcxf Afblcfc' . . Maxi TrIlc'1ziz'zl . Best DI'c's.Iml . . Wiffic'.If . . . Bcsf Looking . . THE PERFECT Hair . Eyes . . Nosf' . Mouth . Skin . Hamis . Figirrr . Lvgs . Frm' . SUPERLATIVES . BARBARA GIKIFFITI-I . PEGGY ROIJNIGR . ANNIE SIMPSON . EIJITIVI BOND . VIRGINIA CAILELL CAROLINE SANDERS . . JANIETI-I EARLY VIRGINIA CULPIIPPER PEGGY Lou FUTRELLE SENIOR PEGGY Lou Fu'I'RI5LLIa . CAROLYN SMITH . . ANN BOWEN ELIZABIQTI-I TURNER I'IES'l'ER CI-IATTIN . CATHERINE PARR . ANNE HAGEIKTY . JANET!-I EARLY . PEGGY RODNICK

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Sophomore College Class of 1940, being of sound minds--though Weill never be able to prove it-decidedly unsound bodies after the wearying bouts and sleepless nights of Chaucer, Beowulf, and tennis-do hereby sadly and solemnly take cognizance of the fact that we have worn out our welcome at Stratford and must soon be drifting elsewhere. Before folding our intellectual tents and silently moving on across the horizon, however, we find it expedient to dispose of a few of our treasured belongings to the rem- nant of this year's student body. First of all, Barbara would like to leave to her rival faction, Mary Fazel, a big bottle of Sweet Shop guaranteed to cure any case of graduation blues. Spilly Purdum with much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth relinquishes her captainship of the Blues to Anne Watson, while Anne Simpson has decided that she'll leave her textbooks to Leah Taylor. That takes courage. lf you find Beppy Gallaher and Pan Stevens dissolved in a salt mist it's all because of their kiddies which they have agreed to put out for adoption. Faith undying, Edie Bond unclasps her little Blue Book from her heart and lays it reverently at Booksie's feet. lf you happen to run across Carolyn Smith in the future and see her smoked glasses, better stop to console her for she's left those divine peepers to Jean Gibbons. The better to see you with, my dear! Mary Hunter's theory of perpetual motion, exemplified by her pendulematic right foot, she leaves to the Biology class to mull over. Peggy Rodnick leaves her statuesque form to Venus in the auditorium. We have often seen them admiring each other and that's what We call real art lovers! Carolyn Perkinson declares she'll have nothing more to do with Wills, but that's rather doubtful at the present. Little Turner leaves her gorgeous auburn locks to Louise Emerson, who has tried hard enough! Corbetti's poetic ability she has willed to Edna St. Vincent Whatsis. Make a note of that. We'll want to remember when we see the noted one's poems get betterer and bettercr. , Caroline Sanders and Anne Hagerty were nabbed just as they came out of the grocery store and they agreed at once to leave Jevie Evans and Jesse Benton to Lois Williams and Gloria. Peggy Lou's contagious giggle that borders on the very brink of hysteria during the quiet moments, she has given to Ingles. May it live long and prosper! Cassie Parr and Strothers bestow their bund spirit upon Sarah Thorpe and Boots Bralley. Pearl Kotlier has a couple of high C's all wrapped up to present to Catherine Oakes, while Frances Walters puts her V. P. I. jacket on the very capable shoulders of Elsie Garvin. We nabbed Julia Carter sidling down the main stairs and she Whispered that she had just willed her blond tresses to Betty B. Maynard in case B. B. ever wants a variety. With an eye peeled for Mrs. Cook, Julia disappeared around the corner and Virginia Ames stopped in passing to reveal that she wished her sincerity to the Chamber of Commerce. Which leaves us with practically nothing except twenty-seven hearts full of grati- tude to our sponsor, Miss Anne Martin, the faculty members who have endured with us, and the school that we shall love and remember always. Signed and sealed this Hrst day of June in the year of our Lord and our Gradua- tion, 1940. HELISNE.

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HUMOR IS OF THE HEART I hr -Mueller MAGAZINE SECTION WITH ALL OUR MIGHT WE WOULD BOTH IM- PART WI IS OF THE BRAIN U A-ND MAIN viii, vin I I S'l'R.A'l'l+lORIJ COLIil+Jttl-Z. DANVLLIIPJ, VIRGINIA NO. 1 HOT NEWS ITEMS CTHEY'RE JUST A FLASH IN THE PANJ The fend is still hot between tiullaher und I-'riedlunda-r. tllclcnc asked Mrs. t'unnlt-n win-re Chattanooga wus!! 1: 'k 'lr 'l'hc boarding: students from above the Nason Dixon line have openly accused the dny students ot' siiiiiggliing in ammunition to the Cont'et1L-rate forces in the dortnittory. lu fact' the entire Sociology class is about to be subpoened for their rect-ut and persistent t'Xlllll'lltli-itlllti ot' G1-nerttls In-e and Grant. It scents that the former is without u doubt the only Soutln-rncr that ever surrendered either before or utter the C.W. ik 'k 'k Wee Hit 'I'uroer coins-s to school liinp- ing:-both tel-t dratrrzintx thc ground twell. wc hopt- soil. When asked what the trouble wus she stated that she had st-wed up it cavity in the heel of her sock and it. was rubbing her ankle. What on curth did you use to sew with, rope! they queried. No, she answered solcninly, I was all out ot' rope-had to use thread. 'lr tk vi' Stxtrbuby Fitzgt-rald, purported to be tllt- inost widely-read-to dot: in the ouudrupt-d realm. has recently displayed a profound in- terest ii. tht- gr:-at 1-pic l5I'1OWUl,I . Many ot' us can readily understand her absorption, for aftcr all he was u Grout Dane . . , Jenn, who has been one ot' S's most enthusiastic sponsors, int'orins us that her prodigry Lfl'tIXVlH when:-vr-r anybody mentions Grendel, llut the sophomores go her one better. They Lrrowl when anybody mentions Ib-ownlf. if -R 'N 'l'his is the sud. sad story ot' Carolyn who bus und:-rfgone a ntetainorpliosis d'atunur. Wbut was Carolyn the Curoling, Perkinson the Pcrt. is now Carolyn the Unstdown, Per- kinson the Pt-ssiinist. When asked recently wht-ther she had ever she replied dis- been disnnpointed in love, niully- l've been in love. But thnt's not what I asked, her in- t4-rrouator replied back, 'l said, were you ever disappoillted in love? Hlvllt'l0V0I' has been in love has been dis- appointed in it, came the sud, sad answer. So now we know. DAINTY DARLINGS DROP DATE DUDS DUE TO DUDE DATES BOOTS BREECHES 'N' BABES BOU v '41 CARRIER-ON-ER 3? Lucille Sandruck . . . from lowly rat to holy terrier . . . . , a terrier is a dog-whicli is u four- lnugt-cl, auiinuted illlllL'jTCll2l.l'tlt'l14P1'iZ!'tl as small, alert, intelligent and courageous by Mr. Winston in one ot' his well-known editions. With :1 propensity t'or dit-rgingf' Mr. XV. adds . . . !-'rt-slnnan Sandruck, having served her full ltattnunship, will slcp into tht- I'Inlier-thnn- thou air of Senior-ority next. year, And about this terrier business, we don't- nn-an Lucille is a dog but just in case she wants to be, she is nnalitit-d-and she does have to have four leg.-cs und be decidedly aniinutod for n'hat's in store. Any ole editor can tell you that. tContinut-d on page 25 CONVENTION CLIMAX CAT-PED WHEN CUBS COP CUP TRAVELLERS TUMBLE IN TORRENTS FOR TREMENDOUS TREAT After eight steady years ot' travolin,e:, the 'l'rav4-Ili-r is still :tt it snappier and Strongrer than ever before. Not, only has tht- stall' put out about ten editions of their brainchild tMrs. ltlny's tripletll this year but tht-y'vo also grrabbed a couple ot' gold rings in the form ot' that notorious Ilu Hu llook--'l'he Old Gray Marc, which made its third pilgriniage to the Press Room this sprintr. And then there was the nntprazinc supplement which Sant a Claus brought ns for the . . . . . . V Christmas edition, us well ns the alumnus- issue winch concluded our first, seine-ster s ' 'puhlit'utint:.' ' The truditionul birthday banquet was also a red letter event, und featured an Illlllllilied issue ot' our pups-r as its prograni inolif. One ot' the many unique innovations was the uinbrellas suspended front the ceiling.: and loaded with 'l'ravcIlers which camo pouring out al the end ot' the ft-stivities. Smnetbint.: else which was dont- for the tirst your of our history was the adoption of newspaper stock to replace the glossy niaprnzine paper used heretol'ore. And jnrlging: front tht- ,iudgnit-nts ot' the judges at the conventions which dittcrent ,frl'0l1DS attended in lVashinL:ton und New York, there 'Auin't no tlies on us. -:tt least not, techni- cally SI-Vlllliillgl NOE BOISTEROUSLY OVER BARS AND IT,s AN O.K. ORDER TO HUG TIGHT-OR ELSE Whoa there, Betsy! Bank up, RoyI , II:-rc, here Prince, old man, take it easy! . . . no, it's not a tire, an earthquake, nor even a flood. just the fainiliar ring of horse lingo heard around our new riding ring. Mr. Garrett lVatkins, instructor, began all of the girls who are taking riding, with a slow trot that since then has had the whole schoul galloping with enthusiasm. The for- mation of at l'Iunt-:man Club caused an expan- sion that necessitated lar,fze1' stables and more horses-and also bigger orders of lini- inent from the drug. On cue side of the ring there is a brush jump where the girls learned that ner-king in public isn't so had when it keeps you from goin,-1 over the horse's head. But that was only at the befzinning and the higher hurdle atop the antphivtheatro hill is no more ditiicult than a curbing for them, these days. So climb into your jodphurs. saddle Your horse, and canter away, for it's collegiate tn be horsey und it's plenty of fun, too. ETIQUETTE HAS ITS DAY BUT THEN, SO DO NVE ALL . . . Something new in Emily Post's line has been incorporated into Stratford tradition this year. Seeing an urgent need for a little rehearsal in How the best behaved people are be' having, the sophomores put their curly heuds together and concocted an occasion which we remember new as GOOD MAN- NERS NVEEK, during which every Strat' fordite was cautioned and cajoled into say- ing' her Yes thank you's and her If you please's, A series ot' Right and XVrong tubleuux was presented and also :in illustrative dra- niutie sketch intended to stimulate our as- piration and make us Hltess Noisy, More Poisc-yi Drop around some nigrht after the bell ending' Study Hall has rung and see how well it, worked! ETHER D1scOvERs FRANNIE . ETHER YOU DO-OR YOU DON,T A new wrinkle has found its way into the sacred portals of Stratford. For the first time in the sehool's history, we have radio stars among: the student-body. Franny Lane was the pioneer in the field when she ven- tured inajestieally forth across the ether waves sometime during January for ber initial porfor lance as lyricist of the Poet's Corner. EMT Friday evening at 8:30, Franny speaks her little pieces and they do say she-'s quite a hit, about town, too. Other actresses who have performed nt various times are Barbara Adams, Barbara Griftiths. and Jean Tompkins-to say noth- ing of the entire Glee Club.