CLOSING EVENTS
May Fete was held in the gymnasium this year due to continued rain. The ceremony was held at the side of the gym just off the stage. Marjorie Schnepf, May Queen, was crowned by Ann Bowman, former queen. Maid of Honor was Sue Avery. The pages were Alice Nelson and Pat Pruning; trainbearers, Tom Watson and Robin Husband; flower girls, Kathleen Sikkink and Gretchen Wright; crown bearer, Alene Wilson; and Queen's attendants: Audrea DeCou, Rosalie Rozumoff, Janet Garlough, Betty Jo Guyan, Jan Grimes, Lynn Cuthbertson, Frances Moulds, Mana Shibuya, Bernie Berry, Joan Catlin, Priscilla Morss and Carol Cannon. The presentation this year was entitled "The Path Across a Highway" and depicted the aftermath of war in pantomime and dance.
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Weather favored the Horse Show. A record crowd attended. The outstanding feature of the Show was the showing by Mr. Scofield of Lady Esther, famous high school mare. Many were delighted with the showing of two new hackney harness horses of the Argyll Stables. Honors to the girls were as follows:
Advance Class
- Caryll Watson, first
- Marilyn Hardt, second
- Dorothy Zurndorfer, third
- Carolyn Jones, fourth
Combination Class
- Carol Jones and Joyce Klesnine, first
- Marilyn Hardt and Patricia Redfearn, second
- Caryll Watson and Dorothy Zurndorfer, third
Advance Pair Class:
- Marilyn Hardt and Patricia Redfearn, first
- Anne Clark and Joan Martwick, second
- Caryll Watson and Dorothy Zurndorfer, third
- Carolyn Jones and Joyce Klemme, fourth
Intermediate Class:
- Carol Spiering, first
- Marie Kent, second
- Priscilla Morss, third
- Dorothy Greier, fourth
Novice Class:
- Marcella Yellin, first
- Mary Hoyt, second
- Doreen Goss, third
- Clara Stolte, fourth
Bareback Class:
- Doreen Goss, first
- Clara Stolte, second
- Mary Hoyt, third
- Carol Spiering, fourth
A new exhibition at the show was the Saddle Tandems, demonstrated by Joyce Klemme and Joan Martwick.
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Class Day went off as usual. Miss Cleone Lemcke was presented the Chicago Alumnae Scholarship at the exercises held in the morning. During the afternoon a Maypole Dance was presented by the students. The big event of the day was the picnic on the campus in the late afternoon. It was very well attended.
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The Baccalaureate Service emphasized how thankful we should be that we have been spared invasion of our land. Miss Vera Brittain gave the address, "Save Europe Now." Her plea resulted in the contribution of over six hundred dollars to buy standard food packages to send to Europe.