Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College Linda Lear Center for Special Collections & Alumni News Archives 5-1932 Connecticut College Alumnae News Vol. 9 No. 4 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/alumnews Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "Connecticut College Alumnae News Vol. 9 No. 4" (1932). Alumni News. 31. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/alumnews/31 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections & Archives at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni News by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. QInuurdirut 1\lumuar QInlltgr NrlU!i • BLACKSTONE HOUSE VOL. IX June, 1932 No.4 WIlen III Ne"i York ... ,;,1, .. ,'D~I, ....,tI" tI' Tlu! 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Director JAS, A. BOYCE, lies. Mgr. When these advertisements you lise, mention the Alumnae News ~+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++~ + + 1+ Connecticut College Alumnae News !+ + + *+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++t++++++++++++++++++t VOL. IX. JUNE, 1932 NO.4. Marion Hendrie Milligan '20 Re-elected Association President MILDRED HOWARD '20 IS The money is to be turned over to t'.e NEW ALUMNA TRUSTEE college in trust, the interest only will be used as a scholarship. In this way the prtn- Marion Hendrie Milligan was re-elected ciple will continue to grow so that in years to the office of President of the Connecticut to come not one but several girls will re- College Alumnae Association at the annual ceive alumnae scholarships. The interest on business meeting held during commence- the principle shall be used as one scholar- ment week-end. During Mrs. Milligan's in- ship until it shall have reached the sum of cumbency many advances have been roade- $200. Wheu a larger sum is available, it mainly the developing of. the office of the shall be divided at the discretion of the executive secretary, the consolidation of the committee on left as one scholarship not to many funds to which alumnae are asked to exceed the sum of' $400. contribute into ODefund, and the formation of the new alumnae scholarship fund. The The candidates for the scholarshIp will other newly elected officers of the associa- be passed on by the college and then recom- tion may be found on the next page. mended to a committee composed of one alumna trustee, the president of the asso- Mildred Howard '20 has been elected ciation and one other member of the execu- alumnae trustee to fill the place of Dr. tive board, who will make the final decision. Esther Lord Batchelder '19 whose term has As time goes on, preference will be given expired. Miss Howard is at present the Di- to daughters of alumnae. rector of Physical Education at Mt. Holyoke College and has her Master's degree in that subject from Teachers College, Columbia. MINIATURE ARBORETUM While in college she was a class officer. a prominent athlete and officer of the athletic SHOWN AT FLOWER SHOW association and since that time she has At the National Flower Show in Hartford, taught at the University of Colorado sum- a miniature of our new Arboretum, built by mer school, the University of Wisconsin, and Elsie DeFlong '33, and Dorothy Hamilton, several preparatory schools. Her familiarity '33, drew much attention. As Elsie DeFlong with colleges and their policies will make is a Botany major, taking art, and Dorothy her a valuable representative on the board Hamilton is an art major, the work was a of trustees. The other alumnae trustees are project of both departments. The model is Jeannette Sperry Slocum '22 whose term ex- correct to the smallest detail, and is a pires next year, and Janet Crawford Howe praiseworthy example of student work. '24 who will serve twa years longer. -C. C. News. ALUMNAE START GENERAL 1932 CH09SES OFFICERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND The following girls were elected to fill The Alumnae Association at this time is offices in the class of 1932 as it joins the taking a very important step toward stress- alumnae group: ing the scholastic side of college life by establishing a general scholarship fund. The President-Julia Salter. original gift for this fund comes from the Vice-President-Mary Butler. commencement gift of $1,000 from the grad- Secretary-Isabel Bartlett. uating class of 1932 and is being materially Treasurer-Mary Sturdevant. added to by the tenth reunion gift of tbe class of 1922. It is to be hoped that other Chairman of Entertainment - Marion graduating and reuning classes will add to Nichols. it to a considerable extent in the future. News Correspondent-Gertrude Butler. [ 2 1 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ALUMNAE NEWS Classes Hold Gay Reunion At 14th Commencement Commencement, the fourteenth for Conn- 1922 ecucut College, saw a large number of re- TENTH REUNION turning Alumnae in spite of a year of de- flated personal finances. The little class of It seemed strange to the seventeen re- '22 mustered together nearly one-half of its uning members of 1922 to be quartered in forty-tour members for the tenth reunion Thames Hall with its memories of sprains and along with '27 and '29, '31 and the odd and mumps and sore throats, but it proved fellows of 1911 made an imposing Alumnae an ideal place for headquarters. There were parade on Saturday afternoon. two or three early arrivals on Friday eve- ning but full strength was not reached until Assoclallon business got more intelligent we appeared for parade, dressed in white Interest than usual this year. The quorum with shoulder bouquets of red roses to say at the Saturday morning meeting discussed nothing of innumerable red bangles. thoroughly the proposed changes, such as We modestly thought that our pony cart adding a Recording festooned with red Secretary to the per- ribbons and smoth- sonnel of the Execu- ered with balloons tive Board, and per- MEMBERS OF THE EXECUT~ was the high light manently carrying BOARD I VI:. I of the parade. Cer- advertising' in News. tainly its passengers Many valuable sug- thought so - the gestions for future President: Marion Hendrie Milligan- three husky boys be- administration were 1920. longing to Elinor made. 1st Vice-President: Rosamond Beebe- Thielen Wunch and Bright weather 1926. Amy Peck Yale's made. the President's 2nd Vice-President: Dorothy Bayley- four attractive young Garden Party a hap- 1928. hopefuls. py meeting place for everyone and class Recording Secretary: Jane Moore- 1931. At our class meet- dinners provided the ing, Johnny Peale, oppcrtunttytoramatl- Treasurer: Floreuce Hopper Levick- acting for the unhap- er groups to renew 1927. pily absent Maggie college moods. The Editor of the News: Jennie Copeland Baxter, finally curbed play, "Holiday" is -1929. our tongues and got said to be one of the Councillors: us down to business. finest ever done by 1. Agnes Leahy-I921. Mindful of our iso- a Connecticut Col- lated loneliness we lege cast. 2. Miriam P. Taylol'-1922. 3. Elinor Hunken Torpey-1924. passed the motion to suggest to the classes The Sunday Trus- Nominating Chairman: Julia Warner of '19, '20 and '21 that tee Luncheon was -1923. really fun and the we reune together in speeches were more 1935. Election of of- than a matter ot ficers installed Helen Peale Sumner as course. Marion Hendrie Milligan talked to President, Gay Powell Slayton as Vice Prest- us as women who have a position to uphold dent; Mary Damerel as Secretary and Doro- in the education of our era and Dr. Morris's thy Wheeler as Treasurer (ad nauseam). scholarly address on the same important We voted to contribute our Class Gift to the topic, education, will probably be published new Alumnae Scholarship Fund. in a serious periodical before long. Our banquet was held at Lighthouse Inn Monday, Commencement, made us thank- with Gay Powell Slayton as informal toast- ful for the great canvas roof over the Quad- mistress, and each member of the class said rangle because there was a persistent drizzle. a few words about events and accomplish- The high light of this year's graduation ex- ments of the last five years. We learned ercises was the address by Judge Forence tbat Marj Wells had come all the way from E. Allen, of the Supreme Court of Ohio. San Francisco to attend reunion - more Those of us who were- in her Commence- power to her! Connie Hill Hathaway read ment audience highly recommend that those messages from absent members and then we not so fortunate write for a copy of her sang, delighted to find both the volume and highly worthwhile talk.