The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
OUTSIDE THE GLASS ROOM
Pupils in Private Schools Preparing for Commence.
ment Exercises


songs from the under classes in their
nonor. The senior tables were beauti-
luiy decorated in fern and narctssus.
All during the morning the campus wa,
the scene of a gay reveI In the late
AFTERNOON the seniors, in son1ber can and
gown and the undergraduates. In all
"hlte. made pretty contrast in the
customary May Day pageant
The senior play. The Merchant of
VENICE is being looked forward to as
the best work of the dramatic society
since Its institution at Trinity.
MISS Agnes Graves. H. president of
the mandolin club. and Miss Rosalind
bro"nell, II. president and director OF
tne slee CLUB, are holding daily rehea rsals
FOR the musicale to be given by the
Ceclllan Society during commencement
week.
MISS Molly Nlymen, 12 president of
the Trinity Athletic Association. expects
TO begin series of interclass basketball
games in the near future Since Miss
'Fmen has directed Trinity athletics a
marked interest and progress have been
shown in the work.
yesterday afternoon the members of
the senior class were the guests of the
catholic University baseball PLAYERS at
'ne georgetown game. A large number
OF undergraduates were also present At
TRINITY there exists a friendly rivalry
between two factions. one of Catholic
University, the other of Georgetown Uni
versity enthusiasts. The girls are not less
interesting than the boys themselves. and
'HeS iilaue th2 game yesterday more than
usually exciting.
On next Tuesday afternoon a large mum.
Der of The upper-class girls will be guests
at the athletic meet on the Catholic Uni
versity campus
Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, 10. who has
been a recent visitor at Trinity was
suddenly called away early in the mast
week. owing to the loss of her home by
fire in Bangor, Me.
WASHINGTON SEMINARY
Last Monday morning Mrs. William
Allen Wilbur, co-principal entertained
the students with very interesting talk
on the missionary jubilee in New York
which she recently attended.
Miss Georgia Ross gave a delightful
travelogue on Friday afternoon to the
art classes, dealing chiefly with ancient
Egyptian art
On Friday evening Mrs. George Thomas
Smallwood entertained at a very pretty
dance In the assembly hall for all the
students of the school, This Nav dance
Is an annual hospitality which Mrs
Smallwood extends to her girls. The hall
was attractively decorated in palms. FERNS.
and the various flowers. A buffet SUP.
per was served. and class singing closed
the evenings enjoyment
yesterday all the students, accompanied
by Miss Lane. were the guests of friends
at the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. They made sightseeing tour
Of the ancient city as well as the Acad.
emy. Tomorrow they will have a picnic
and an instructive visit to Cabin John
Bridge. This entire week will be devoted
to sightseeing.
On Tuesday evening the members of the
advanced science classes will be euests
of. friends at the Naval Observatory.
HOLY CROsS7DUMBARTON
Last Wednesday evening over 400 guests
played eucher at Dumbarton Hall. There
were a number of valuable prizes won
and the evening was an enjoyable and
successful one. ..t
Friday afternoon Miss Evelyn Stack
house. Margaret Bonner, Adelia Lopez,
and Marian Palmer were the guests of
friends at the Pan-American reunion.
Yesterday afternoon the upper class
girls had gay party to Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall
Last night the senior and Junior class
girls entertained at an attractive dance
in honor of the Misses Lillian Hill, '0s;
Louise Hoover, '09. and Myrtle McCor-
mack, 10, who have been visiting In
for several weeks The
Misses Irene Schaefer. II; Katharine
Esher. II. and Katharine Machen, II.
assisted by the Misses Evelyn Stackhouse.
u; Margaret Bonner. '12. and Margaret
o OShaughnessy, 'l2, received the guests.
The dance was held In the sorority as
sembly hall, which was gayly decorated
in wood ferns and spring blooms. During
the buffet supper. class and alumnae
songs and toasts were given. About thirty
couples were dancing.