Stratford College - Iris Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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i U15 fri 7942 It wasn't Halloween but with lots of conniving we were granted an interview with Stratf0rd's Little Grey Lady-she is all wisdom and she knows the future of her Stratford daughters as well as the past. And so we asked her what and where we would all be in 1952. Sh-h-h-h, the Little Grey Lady begins to speak- As I see it, Louise Gardner has just completed her tenth degree. They have given out of regular ones, so now they have just conferred the most honorable degree, P. D. Q. Basie Crumpler is now living in a green mansion surrounded by green, dotted with a few red heads to complete the color scheme. Your two exotic blonds, Audrey and Parkie have just won the Van Wagener prize for outstanding painting. Audrey is in- fluenced hy the beauty of the ocean. And also among your prize winners Mary Fazel has just won the A. E. Martin prize for scientific discoveries. Ohl Margaret Hancock seems to he content holding down the booths at Bi'adley's while Holly Lockwood is still femme fatale to the linsigns at Norfolk. And looking into a room full of yarn l Iind Virginia Lambeth and Pearl Gonzalez knitting tiny pink socks. joy Robinson has opened for exhibition the world's greatest collection of African Oddities. Carrol Liddy is doing a Rip Van NVinl-:le to try to get rid of the circles she gained while at Stratford. Roz, the movie star, has been given the academic award for her latest picture Bill, the Woman Killer. Boots Bralley is Dean of Women at the University of Altavista. Also in the profession of knowledge scattering, Virginia Robertson is holding her Home lic. Classes while fascinating jeanelle Ray is being married for the sixth time-she demeurely rawls mir is the real thing. lVfargaret De Hart is now running her famous shoppe Le Parisian. Parsons is hostess at Camp Lee, while on the side she is rearing little generals. Donna Lewis is the outstanding woman doctor of America. 'f leannc Anderson has just won the title f'Miss America while modeling for Petty. Nlary Moorman jones as first lady has 'ust completed her latest book, President Wooding and His Day. Sarah Williams nee 'l'horpe has just completed her 18th book of poems and is still looking for a publisher. Having completed her prophecies the Little Grey Lady vanished into a mist but as she went, these words floated back to us, 'If ou don't believe me just look into vout crystal-or better still, try to find me. Y . . SARAH N' MARY Sexual: Jia!! Will We, the Ultra-Ultra class of Stratford fSenior Hall, to you ll think it mete and fitting to leave this as our last will-with a wish for a jolly good time for those who are leaving and a rayer for those who remain. First, we leave our love for Stratford fand cancfhy barsj to all other blossoming youngsters who think they can fill our shoes. KOf course, we have our doubts as to anymufr ability to do soil To the faculty as a whole, we leave our sincerest hopes that the class of '43 will take our place as model children-precocious, -weren't we? To Miss Odom, our sponsor, we leave an all-day sucker-a sweet symbol of the twenty-four hour job she has had all year. We carry with us deepest love and respect for all that she has meant to us. We must now embark upon the last mutterings of those mouldy-minded individuals who dared to mumble a few last words. jeanclle Ray and joy Robinson do bequeath, with tenderest sighs, their golden locks to Susan Leitch. Lockwood leaves her howlegs to Mary Pickett. Virginia Lambeth leaves to jean Yarhoro her powers of concentration-especially in French. Margaret De Hart leaves her standing room at the bookstore to Addie Stanley to carry on annoying Mrs. Evans. Doors Gardner leaves her genius in Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil to Jamie Catherine Harris-plus a pair of bi-focals. Roz Randall Qbetter known as Rumblej leaves her Bill for other Stratford girls to dream about. Mary Parsons leaves her impish smile to jean Boze, and Mary Fazel leaves her scientific nature to Barb. Ann Beasley. To anyone who can stay awake, jeanne Anderson bequeaths her midnight chats with Boze. Pearl Gonsalez leaves her little knitting needles to Miss Hoofnagle to produce bigger and better results. Liddy leaves the skin you love to touch to anyone who's interested! Her twilight rendezvous in front, of Stratford each evening is left by Margaret Hancock to anybody who can get by with it. Audrey Wing leaves a blanket invitation to all those cold-blooded-well, Yankees-to come to Florida for a general thawing out. Boots Bradlley leaves the supervision of the Hall-with pleasure! To any capable day student, Virginia Robertson leaves her place in Miss Martin's office. Mary Parker bestows her artistic talent to Gene Ray. Mary Moorman jones, Basie Crumpler, and Sarah Thorpe leave their well-worn seats in English Class and their conversations ith Miss Fitz to any courageous youngsters who think they can carry on. Given under our sign and seal fthe Victory Sign rather than a haloll this day, june 9, I942. Tun SENIOR HALL Ctass as 31 is

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Cllr? i7!'i9 7942 Swim Jia!! Glam aqiaiaaq Suddenly out of the night I found myself stumbling along the rocky path of learn- ing-I was the Class of '42. lVIy sole supporters being Basie Crumpler and Louise Gardner. I was off to a brilliant start because of their outstanding scholastic rating and financial genius. Next September rolled around and I felt my wavering footsteps greatly strength- ened. I was amazed at the number of supporters I had gained--why there were Boots Bralley, Virginia Lambeth, Virginia Robertson, lVIargaret Del-lart, llflary Fazel, lldary llfloorman Jones and Sarah Thorpe! This increase enabled me to push farther into my four year sojourn. Basie Crumpler continued as my guiding hand which led me safely to my third year. Then Holly Lockwood, Jeanne Anderson and llflargaret Hancock cast their fate with ours. Mary ll-Ioorman Jones steered me through this year quite capably too. Nly fourth year found me greatly increased and strengthened for the last lap. Rosalind Randall, Mary Parsons, lVIary Parker, Jeanelle Ray, Joy Robinson, Carol Liddy, Audrey Wiiig and Donna Lewis all came to add their strength. To guide me through my senior year Sarah Thorpe took over the wheel. I should like to mention several honors which I have had. I won the prize for having the best banner at October Day ,4.I, then, my members won for me the Stratford lVIagazine Contest ,42. In lVIarch, '42, finding myself quite grown-well, almost, anyway--I took over Spring Planting Day-did quite well too. Not all of my honors came from the class as a whole, though, every member stood out. Here are a few: Boots Bralley was the first house president of Stratford Hall. Carol Liddy was court jested at Twelfth Night, '42, and also a member of the cast in the Spring Play, '42, Holly Lockwood graced the May Cou1't in ,4I and '42, she was also the Christmas Card Girl, '4I. Our own Joy Robinson was chosen maid of honor in the lVIay Court, ,42. Audrey Wiiig was also in the May Court, '42. And so with these honors flaming behind me I embark with a courageous spirit into the surging tides of life with the knowledge that: All's well that ends well. -:Sf 30 Ee

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