Washington Seminary - Facts and Fancies Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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CLIPPINGS FROM THE MISSEMMA 3 Senior Party Success A grand and glorious Christmas party was Eriven by the Seniors in the gym Wednesday, December 13, A Christ- mas t r e e , covered with silver tinsel and m a n y colored orna- ments stood - ' in one corner. ln front of this the tiny tots of the kindergar- ten danced. F , . -:xii A large turkey was raffled oil' and brought great happiness to the lucky winner. Food in abun- dance was enjoyed by all. Santa Claus was the delight of the young- er children. Everyone proclaimed that the class of '34 really knows just how to give a party. Extra Holiday Given For Success of Drive The seniors put the Annual Drive over with the co-operation of the high school and the lower classes. Besides success, this means an ex- tra Enster holiday. . After each senior had brought her subscription and the class had secured a large percent of adver- tisements, the Drive was on. Three cheers for the Sophomoresl They came in first place with 73 N329 of thc class subscribing to the An- nual. The Juniors were awarded the second place with a percentage of 66 WSW. The Freshman Class came third with s rating of 52 4!23'7ep the Sub-Sophomores fourth with a rating of 47 4!lO'7p. The Seventh Grade was lifth with a rating of 46 21394. ' Since the beginning of the drive, two weeks before, the mercury in the thermometer on the ad and subscription posters steadily climbed close to the top. The mer- cury in the advertising thermome- ter boiled over with more than S250 worth of ads. The subscription one rose nearly to the margin with al- most l50 subscriptions. ' fifteen mlm for the Annual Staff, and fifteen 'rahs for Mrs. Heath, faculty adviser! Mrs. Drew, Arlisl, Enlhralls History of Art Class The History of Art Class had an interesting experience last ,week when Miss Nora Belle took them to visit thc High Museum of Art. Paintings by Mrs. Barneswell Drew were on exhibition. The class was pleasantly surprised to Find Mrs. ll'-w herself awaiting them. THE MISSEMMA Traditional Christmas Dinner Given Boarders By Miss Emma Candle Ceremony Adds Beauty To Scene One of the oldest traditions of the Seminary is the Christmas din- ner given by Miss Emma for the boarders and the faculty with their husbands, or other escorts. This beautiful and impressive cele- bration takes place on the last night before the school closes for the Christmas holidays. There is always much fun and merry-mak- ing. The first party took place about ten years ago with Miss Sharp in charge of affairs. These doings of the boarders were to be kept a se- cret from Miss Emma: so, when this dear lady was absent, there was much scurrying about in order that the girls might practice carols Combined Dramatic Clubs Give Program of Plays The Senior and Junior Dramatic Club members presented four en- tertaining and delightful one act plays, Friday evening, March 23, in the Seminary auditorium. The program commenced with The Truth About Jane with a cast from the Junior Club. The action took place in the living-room of the home of Mrs. Wilming, acted by Betty Yopp. Other parts were taken by Florence Kennedy, Aline Macey, Virginia Willis, George Dargan, the modern girl, Elizabeth Fuller, her aunt, and Nancy Schwab. George Dargan, took the part of a modern young girl The second play, Bargains, was presented by three persons-Joan 'Root, the first shop lifterg Mimi Bopp. the second shop lifter: and Sara Louise Baker, the waitress. This play was such a success that it will be presented April 13 and 14 at the Biltmore for the Georgia Teachers Association. A play of typical rural life called Jus! Folks was given by the .Iunior and Senior Club members. The cast included Marion Walker, Char- lotte Sage, Gladys Cook, Betty Lee, Ruth Shannon, Florance Keen, Vir- ginia Murray, and Bess L'Engle. Marion Walker as Grandma, act- ed her part admirably as did Betty Lee, known as Peter, This play will he given again for the Busi- ness Woman's Circle of St. Mark's Church, April 10. ' On the Way Home appropriately concluded the program. The whole act took part in an imaginary car, with a boy, Louise Duke, and a girl, Helen Aycock, riding home The Charm School To Be Presented The Masque and Wig Dramatic Club makes this first official an- nouncement of their forthcoming presentation of The Charm School, written by Alice Duer Mil- ler and Robert Milton, which will be directed by Miss Ruth Draper. The Tech Marionettes are assist- ing in the production. The play is a light romantic com- edy concerning five young men who attempt to run a girls' boarding school. Helen Clarke and Emily Timmerman play the feminine leads. Freddie Fuchs is the youth- ful owner of the school. The rest of the cast includes Pat Allen, Gladys Cook, Joan Root, Mimi Bopp, Martha Gordy, Helen Bell, Alma Knight, and Mary Elizabeth Barge. Among Tech Marionettes in the cast are 'Bob Rowan, Jimmy Dougherty, Bob Johnson, Jim Markley, and Harry Kupiac. ,Ioan Root Selected As Leading Lady in Senior Play Polly With u. Past by George Middleton and Guy Bolton will be presented by the Senior class on or about May 10, under the direction of Miss Draper. With the excep- tion of two male characters, the cast has been chosen as follows: Harry Richardson-Bob Rowen. Rex Van Zile-Roland Murray. Prentice Van Zile-Bill Rosa- mond. Clay Cullum-Jimmy Dougherty. Commodore Bob Parker-Jimmy Markley. Polly Shannon-Joan Root. , Mrs. Martha Van Zile-Mimi Bopp. Myrtle Davis-Pat Allen. Mrs. Clementine Davis-Elizir beth L'Engle. Pnrkvr, u maidh-Marguerite Rod- dey. Oral English Class Will Give Party To' -Help Child Mrs. W. W. Davison Tells Class About Child Unable to Talk Plans for a benefit bridge party March 6 are under way in the Oral English class. The object of the project is to raise sulhcient funds to carry on the speech education of an afllicted child, June, who at the present time has little use of bodily muscles and almost no use of words. Senfor Recognition Day. Made Annual Custom Through Success Each year one class moves on to make room for those who are fol- lowing step by step. But before this revolution there must always be a day when the seniors reign supreme--a day on which they have the power to don the magic cloak of tutorship, a cloak of ques- tion-prooi armor, which enables them to teach any class that con- tains a senior, This day of days is the newly established Senior Recognition Day. lt was a gala day indeed when Tuesday, March 6, rolled around, warm and sunny clear, an ideal day for all teachers to feel the truant urge. Mr. Scott foresaw that difficulty and requested of the faculty that they attend their classes as usual just in case there should be a few holes in the ques- tioneproof armor. Miss Roddey, .Senior president, took charge of Mrs. Fisher's realm at 8:30 and conducted chapel. After chapel Mr, Scott gave a short talk explaining the purpose of the day and its real signilicance. It was then that every gli in the school resolved earnestly to make the day a success. Because of this spirit of loyal co-operation the seniors were able to achieve dis' tinction as amateur teachers. Several Seniors Earn Extra Easter Holiday A large number of seniors earned an extra holiday at Easter for high scholastic standing. This sen- ior privilege was granted by Miss Emma to all seniors making an average of A from March 9 until Easter. The girls who made the averages necessary to gain the holiday were Genevieve Baird, Mimi Bopp, Dora Bowden, Dorothy Emerson, Sara Hopkins, Helen Knight, Bess L'En- gle, Virginia Murray, Claire Neu- hoff, Marguerite ltoddey, .loan Root, Christine Thiesen, Virginia Toombs, Frances Young, Anne Walker, Annie Lou Whitaker. Elizabeth Treseder. Seniors lo the Fore In Charley Contest The seniors have again scored first in important contests. Their class dues were collected before others of any other class. ln the volleyball tournament they won by 3 lm-gg margin. In the first match, they defeated the sophomores by a score of 21-8. Next they defeated the juniors in the best two uut of three games. Virginia Murray captained the team. I

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CLIPPINGS FROM THE MISSEMMA 2 T H E M 1 s s E M M A - l 9' S 1 I 1 T H E M I S S E M M A A Courlmg They Will C0 Q 1-unlined mon'hly at Allman, Georgia, by the swarms ol By NANCY BMNYON .34 Ah' but doesnw she look sweet in yi ,Lf w 'h 'g ' semm 1885 those immense sleeves and that ' 6 ' 'sc ' 'y 'eH u Hciddap there, Dobbins' Creak, My Sailor lint. He honegl her . Creak, Creak, clamp, clomp, clamp, Skirts wouldnt get tangled in the EDITORIAL STAFF ELIZABETH TRESEDER 4, .... .. .... .. FRANCES Younc EMILY TIMMERMAN ,,,,, MARY FRANCES xwrz-:sn ALMA xmcm' ,... . Mnnr i:1,izAaE1'1-i mass JANE BRO0KS,....., Amor-1 ARMSTRONG BETTY LEE . ..,.,... ..... ELIZABETH HOLCOMB BABS ZUBER ,.,... , TOMMIE QUIN ,. RACHEL BURTON ., JULIA HOYT . , ELIZABETH COURSEY FLORENCE KEEN ., CHRISTINE THIESEN ,, FRANCES AUSTIN '33 MISS MILDRED DAVIS ...Editor-in-Chief Managinl! Editor Feature Editor News Editor News Relwrter . News Reporter News Reporter . News Relmrter Editor ,. ,.... . ..,.....,....,.. Literary ..Assistant Exchange Editor ,, , . ., Athletics Editor ,Assistant Athletics Editor ,Humor Editor ,Assistant Humor Editor Editor Boarding Department Editor . Red Cross Representative , . ,. Alumnae Editor Faculty Adviser BUSlNlBS STAFF HELEN LOWNDES ..,..,... .. .... ...,... ,...... , . , ..,.. ......,.........,. , ..,... Business Manager BEVERLY ROGERS ........, ..... ..... , . ,.Auilunt Business Manager DOROTHY SANDFORD ..... ,,.,,,,.,, A ssistant Business Manller IARTHA BURNETT ......... . ,..,... Assistant Business Manager Member of Georgia Scholastic Press Association Member of Atlanta High School Press Association The school paper expresses the personality of the school, which, In itself, expresses the individual personalities of us all. In order to render I true and real picture of the whole student body it is neces- sary that each and every one of you contribute a part of your per- sonality ua this publication. Whether it be a thought, a suggestion, a criticism, n news article, or an advertisement, your interest shows that you belong and are adding' your force of character to the little com- munity we call school. There is a box situated on the left of the main entrance in the study hall where your contribution may be placed. Moat of your time is spent here during nine months of the year. Being interested in the school's activities and undertakings is part of tho game. Help ta make it you and with that it will become us, the voice of all. It will then portray A helpful, vivleious group which can and will exist. ' Girls, realize that beauty means little: money means nothingg and sense and intellect are inadequate without the quality of culture. Culture is acquired and developedg it is not inherited like grace and prettiness. It is not taught like lessons. Culture must come from your heart and be built from your soul. Culture is the foundation of personality and individuality. Are we cultured or must we begin now? We have the material. so let us each acquire that necessary faculty. College is one of tlifmain steps in life and must bertifken seriously. If one is pleasant, willing to do the best one can regardless of what turns up, she'll find all things will turn out better. College stands for a number of things: years of preparation that stand between high school and 'being out on one's own. Happiness lies in the manner in which one lives. Let us try to become girls that any college would be willing to welcome as an example. In a recent issue of the Junior Journal under the section, News Notes and Comments, a commendable paragraph was written in praise gf the' work being done by the girls in Washington Seminary for the year. Recognition is always an incentive to harder work. For these last few weeks let's see how much we can accomplish. -Christene Thiesen '34. Mile after mile, slowly travelling ,0hll'l- Women HlWlYS WOT! S0 along a dusty road on a summer afternoon, for the young man who took off his hat and mopped has face with his handkerchief. My, what a blistering hot day! Would he never get there? He grew more impatient as time wure on. He was a young man in love and on his way to pay his weekly visit. He had left Conyers, Georgia, at four o'clock in the morning and would reaclmhis destination at six o'clock in the evening, a distance of thirty- eight miles. Four-thirty o'clock, Atlanta. He tied his horse to the hitching post outside the hotel, and went inside to freshen up and eat dinner. Back in his buggy, he continued his journey. Giddap there, Dob- bin. Creak, creak, creak, clomp, clump, clomp. At last he was in sight of the house. He could see her on the porch. Now he was in the yard. Six o'clock. It had taken him four- teen hours tu make the journey. Well, for such a distance, that was pretty good time. At nine o'clock he left to make the journey back to Atlanta to spend the night at the hotel where he had engaged a room. At two o'clock the next afternoon he start- ed homeward in order to be on time for work the following morning. 1895 Daisy, Daisy, Qve me your an- swer, do. Mounted on a bicycle, a young man wearing a new striped suit and a new straw hat, was hum- ming merrily as he pedaled along the avenue. He, too, was a young man in love and,was on his way to take her riding on his bicycle Ulm- , tw ,. . A- I ff 2 Zag!! ,C CMA? The other day Dr. Robinson, of Goucher College, said, Your girls are so intelligent looking, so inter- ested, and so well 'mamwred that I almost thought I was seeing college girls through the other end of the telescope-just smaller. DEATH By BF-'ITY LEE '34 !Death is a promotion For those worthy ones Who, M5118 into the pattern Of ideal life, pass on At the call of God Into a perfectness Where kindness and beauty domi- nate, Shaving aside the littleness ol earthlings. many skirts anyway. They rode round and round the park, meeting other couples on sim- ilar vehicles, smiling and nodding to each other. And so passed the day. 1905 Chug, chug, chug, toot, toot. Everybody out of the way for here comes an automobile! It's John out to take Elizabeth for a drive. He's in goggles and cap and linen duster. There he goes by an an ourageous speed! Fifteen miles an hour! Think of it! Now here they come back. Eliz- abeth is wrapped in linen duster and flaming veils. It seems that she would be afraid to ride in that thing so fast. lt might explode! But there she is smiling and wav- ing her hands at friends as they go chug-chugging out of sight. 1925 Beep-beep! The green roadster pulled up at the curb. A slam of the front door, out bounced Peggy from the house. And they were ul? down the high- way doing eighty miles an hour. Some stepper, this baby! 1935 Br-ring! Why Paul, you're supposed to be in New York, but come in. What are you doing here in Los An- geles7 I left last night at seven-thirty, and here I am at eleven. I flew my own plane. If you'll grab a hat, I'll show you a bird's eye view of Los Angeles! Okay, I'll be with you in A minute. As time progresses-what next? i..w5 Aviatrix' Personality AMELIA EARHART Impresses Reporters By FMN Ynrs Four trembling girls advanced hesitantly along one of the corri- dors of the Biltmore Hotel and timidly knocked at the door ol room 845, on Saturday morning, Febru- ary 3. The uncertainty of these otherwise fearless girls was caused by the fact that they were, in just a few seconds, to interview none other than Amelia Earhart, most famous of all women flyers. Why can't the Walking Wiener St'- ds take a friendly hint?

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CLIPPINGS FROM THE MISSEMMA T H E M I S S E M M A -in ii ' ' Mrs. Scott Lectures G ia Day Observed h A T H L E T I C S On Broadway Plays stlilllgl Program Given Basketball Season Ends As W. S. Defeats N.A.P.S. By Two Goals Four Varsity Seniors Finish Fine Careers. in Star Manner The final game of the year was brought to an exciting end vio- torious finish last Friday, March 9, when the Seminary clashed with N. A. P. S. The Seminary truly came home with the bacon, for not only did they defeat North Avenue, 35 to 31, but they succeed- ed in going through an entire sea- son undefeated, a thing heretofore unaccomplished at the Seminary As the teams ran out on the court. each side eagerly anticipated a decisive victory. The game was a hard one, well played by each girl. The passwork of the Semi- nary forwards-Roddey, Murray, and Latimer-was beautiful, not to mention the sure shots of Black- shear, Fugitt, and McGahee of N. A, P S Adele Douel Talks Ol Sophie Newcomb On Monday, October 23, in chapel. Miss Adele Douet, 11 member of the faculty at Sophie Newcomb Col- lege in New Orleans, gave the stu- dent body a talk on the entrance requirements of Sophie Newcomb- This college affords a choice of four courses leading to a degree. They are the art course, the music course, science, and the course in- cluding languages and cultural sub- jects, which leads to an A.B, de- gree. lnstead of being a co-educa- lional college in which boys and girls have classes together, New- comb is a coordinate collegep that is, the girls have social contacts with the boys but their classes are Separate. Easter Eggs Escape Efficient Fingers Willson, Green. Dunnick Prove Sharpsighled in Winning Prizes joined in mak- he Easter Egg on Wednesday, March 28, Ev- e r yo n e h a d some part in it and busy prep- arations were going o n a I l Q. Wed n e s d a y morning. The whole school mg a success of t llunt held at recess Basketball Team Is Delightfully Feted By Emily Timmerman Miniature Pep Meeting judged by Sponsors Held After Dinner The members of the basketball team were delightfully entertained at a buffet supper given by Emily Timmerman, better known to every- one aa flTimmie. The affair was Wednesday night, January 10, be- fore the beginning of the basket- ball season. The girls arrived at Timmie's home with much talk and laughter about 6:30. Of course, there were a few who were late, as usual, but the earlier arrivals had not eaten all the chicken salad, potato chips, ice cream, and other delicious fond. There was little left for the cook, so everyone hoped she had eaten hgr dinner before hand. V President of Goucher Speaks to Study I-Iallf Dr. David Allen Robertson, the president of Goucher College, made a speech about further study to the student body, November 10. He pointed out the fact that al- though college was not the only -way and place to obtain further study, it was the easiest way. He said a college can judge a student on the basis of whether he does only the required amount of work and has to be prompted to do that, or whether he is eager to learn anything he can about a sub- ject. Agnes Scott Enlertains Seniors at Campus Party The Senior class was delightfully entertained by Agnes Scott at a spend the day party on the Ag- nes Scott campus on Saturday, March 10. There the girls had a chance to mingle with girls from the other city high schools and to catch glimpses of college life which some of them expect to experience next year Dr. Anderson, of Wesleyan Col Current Broadway Plays, an H- lustrated lecture, was given by Mrs. Samuel Scott, of New York, in Washington Seminary audito- rium Maruh 7, under the auspices of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Association of Universi- ty Women as a benefit for the local scholarship fund. Miss Emma and Mr, Scott were hosts of the occa- sion: Mr. Scott, of Atlanta, pre- senting Mrs. Scott of New York at the request of Mrs. Heath, an of- ficer of the Atlanta Chapter of A. A, W. W, Mrs. Samuel Scott lanta theatre goers connection with New ,known to At- through her York Theatre lectured to a udience. She commented upon twenty or so of the most popular plays of the present New York season. Screen pictures were used to interpret many of the interesting parts of each play reviewed., Miss Thompson Speaks , To School of Vassnrj Guild two years ago, large, appreciative a Miss Mildred Thompson, Dean uf, Vassar, Atlantan, recognized as a leader in higher education, spoke to the Seminary on March 22. She described the college and its activities, and told what this col- lege could offer to high school graduates. Vassar with its beautiful build- ings and old trees in the midst of an 800 acre campus, is one of America's most noted colleges for women. Vassar has just opened its new gymnasium whichin cludes all sports under cover. She said no one can work effec- tively unless he plays a great deal, She pointed out that one reason for Southern girls going to Vassar is that they'will meet girls from all parts of the country. There should be an interchange of students from different sections of the country, she said, This will create a better understanding among our people and better sectional relations will thereby be established. lege, created a new train of thought by his speech last Thursday morning when mentioning the development of taste. If we would try to improve our sadly neglected tastes, in- spectors would have an easier time of picking up after the rest of us. Our tastes certainly appear to be extremely messy. GET BUSY The earth is our workshipg the universe is our exercise ground: life is our opportunity Let US get bUSY- -CBlVffl'T- By History Classes Students, Headed by F..Young. Take Part in Honoring Famous Georgian Founders Day of Georgia was very fittingly observed on Febru- ary 12, by a program in chapel sponsored by the American His- tory classes. H -I Letters Come Home From East and West This year finds Seminary girls at colleges in extreme ends of the United States-New England and California. Sarah Traynham is in New Eng- land. She is a highly honored scholarship student at Mount Holyoke, living in a cooperative student residence house. She writes from Holyoke- I love it, Mrs. Heath. It is beautiful, especially my house, a. very old place owned by a Mr. Skinner, the silkman. lt's his hob- by and he keeps it beautifully. It is painted and papered and fixed up within an inch of its life. And I have a very cute roommate from Columbus, Ohio. She's really m darlyn. Sarah concludes with a declaration of love for every- thing about the college-surround- ings, people, classes. From Leland Stanford Univer- sity on the Pacific coast, comes equally enthusiastic news of Pattie Langston, a student in an institu- tion that discriminates against wo- men. A girl has to be exceptional to be admitted to Leland Stanford. Smith College Trustee Speaks in Chapel One of the most attractive speak- ers to address the student body this year was Mrs. G. B. Ford, Res- ident Trustee of Smith College. After she had finished speaking, every girl in school would have gladly signed up for a year at Smith after graduation. Ciddy Gossip Bu RACHEL 'Q' MART Well, yes, we're it-the gossip getters. So please, don't begin to dodge us 'cause we're your .friends -not poison. Let this be yo ur motto: Tell some- thing about your friend beforeshecan l tell the same about you. 41,0 b .ggilta .2sa..f4f' i l N 1 ti