We Im Scrzivr Hvllege flisfvry The fall of nineteen thirty-nine had come! With no brass band to meet us, but with music in our hearts, we, the Class of '41, stormed the gates of Stratford. Frances Lane was chosen as conductor, and she has wielded the baton ably. Although many menial tasks were performed during Rat Week, it may be admitted that all dis- cipline was given and taken in good spirit. Our complexions were much improved, it's true, by the lack of make-up, and our hair grew curly as a result of being worn in pigtails for a week. We emerged from this, our first audition, ready to conquer the world. With the coming of snow and the jingle of Christmas bells, Gloria Sullivan was elected Strat- ford's Christmas-Card Girl for 1939. And to the accompaniment of choral music, our Madonna of The Nativity, jean Tompkins, stirred the hearts of all. Refreshed by a welcome Christmas vacation, and with exams safely over, we proceeded to show our ability both inharmony and as soloists. With a powerful serve, which could not be withstood by even the mightiest Senior, Bette O'Neill won laurels as tennis champion. Not content with this, however, we sent Libby Grant to Winchester to represent Stratford as Apple Blossom Princess, while here at the school Mary Evelyn Jefferson made a big success of Spring Planting Day. After a grand finale of final exams, the curtain fell on our first year at Stratford, and an inter- mission of summer vacation was called. Sk Pk if ,F fl' Harvests were ready to gather in when we returned to Stratford, high and mighty Seniors to greet our year. Midst fall leaves and under an autumn sun, our Class President, Frannie Lane, reigned graciously as October Day Queen. Sponsored by the Senior College Class, Good-Manners Week came and went with great success, and later in the year we produced a Good-English Week not to be equalled in fun or in achievement. To Jean Gibbons goes the credit for bringing the Whites through as successful a Senior year as had been the Freshman year under Libby Grant. Again from among our group was chosen the girl to whom the honor of portraying the Madonna was given. Christmas in 1940 found Lois Williams bending over the manger breathing a prayer for the Holy Infant. With the spring came the glorious flowering of fruit trees, and Betsy Davis went to Winchester as our Apple Blossom Princess. At home, in regal splendor, Elizabeth Grant, reigned as May Queen. And so, with a clash of cymbals, we graduated into the world-a liner group-instilled with love and gratitude. Lois WILLIALIS
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