GRADUATION BALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 22

GRADUATION BALL

GAY UNIVERSITY SCENE informal celebrations MANY STUDENTS ATTEND « , Foliating the capping ceremony in the Town Hall, the annual graduation ball was held last night at Auckland University College and was attended by a large number of students and their friends. Always a popular event, the function was thoroughly enjoyable and informal. The assembly hall and library were both used for dancing, where unusual modernistic decorations wore carried out, while the main entrance hall was decorated with bamboo foliage and arranged with chairs as a rendezvous during the dance intervals. Bright orchestral music set a merry pace for the dance, which was attended by several hundred students and thoir friends.-#

The official guests were tlic Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, the town clerk, Mr. .T. Moiling, Professor G. W. von Zedlit/, of Victoria University College, and Mr. W. H. Cocker, president of the college, and Mrs. Cooker. Airs. Cocker was wearing a frock of mist blue georgette with a gold stitched coat.

The guests were received by the president of the students' association, Mr. J. C. Reid, and by the vice-president, Miss Shirley Entrican, who was wearing Royal .blue taffetas with a corsage spray of pink carnations. Mrs. Reid was in white taffetas with a black velvet cloak. The Graduands

Among the graduands present were: Miss Jocelyn Miller (Kawakawa). who wore black lace over daffodil taffetas; Miss Amy Macdonald, blaek_ring velvet and cyclamen taffetas; Miss Dorothy Buchanan, forget-me-not blue georgette over taffetas; Miss Vaarie McBride, navy blue taffetas; Miss Rosali* Walker, fuchsia silk georgette; Miss Shona Paterson, white taffetas stencilled with leaves in pastel shades; M iss Valerio Anderson, Nile green e'eorgette; Miss Dorothea Pranchi,-bouf-fant frock of mauve net; Miss Dorothy Higginson, apricot taffetas 'embroidered with silver sequins; Miss Annette Every, blue and clover shot taffetas; Miss Pat Roberts, white lloral cloqtie .threaded with silver; Miss Gladys Gardner, midnight blue ring velvet; Miss Beryl Campbell, Roman striped velvet; Miss Lyndsay White, silver floral crepe de soie; Miss Gwenyth Gilbert, emerald green pebble crepe; Miss Lorraine Maloy, saxc blue crepe; Miss Ailsa Blakey, ivory taffetas trimmed with sequins; Miss Avenal Holcombe, crinoline frock of ivory Organza with a shaded velvet sash; Miss Millicent Kirton, black ring velvet; Miss Mary Dromgool, electric blue sheer silk; Miss Muriel Robertsou, tea rose spotted net over taffetas.

Some of the Dancers

Others present were:—Mrs. T. W. Leys, who wore black Chantilly lace; Mrs. C. Colson, midnighfc blue and silver lame; Mrs. A. P. PostlewaitQ, parma violet pebble crepe; Mrs. It. H. Melville, emerald green chiffon lace; Mrs. P. R. Franchi, Burgundy ring velvet; Mrs. Don Kelson, magnolia satin; Mrs. L. Crawley," peach shot taffetas; Mrs. L. H. Postlewaite, black lace over beige satin; 'Mrs. A. K. Turner, black lace; Mrs. Douglas Robb, midnight blue georgette; Mrs. A. Ely, black crspe embroidered in scarlet and gold; Mrs. K. J. Dellow, shell pink satin with a seqninned yoke; Mrs. J. C. Reid, white taffetas; Mrs. L. O. Desborough, black and cyclamen taffetas; Mrs, J. Stevenson, teal bltio taffetas; Miss Meg White, blue and pink patterned chiffon; Miss Zoo Rhind, midnight blue ercpe spotted in silver; Miss .T. Weeks, petunia taffetas; Miss Jean Bull, saxe blue taffetas em? bossed with a petunia scroll design; Miss M. Petford, ivory taffetas; Miss Gloria Burnett, ivory chiffon patterned in blue and rose; Miss Betty Young, vieux rose and white net; Miss K. McFarlane, ivory and gold brocade; Miss Dorothy McFarland, old gold taffetas Miss Leah Rosevcare, blue organza spotted in white; Miss Lorraine Trimble, electric blue taffetas; _ Miss Peggy Chambers, white net with a parma violet chiffon sash; Miss' Mary Stocker, green patterned taffetas; Miss Jean Finch, old gold moire taffetns; Miss Prudence Wallace, rainbow shot taffetas. Frocks of White Taffetas

Miss Elaine Lawry was in ivory moire taffetas; Miss Marie Rowe, Nile bluo crcpo; Miss Shirley Benge, blue patterned crepe suede; Miss Dora Haggitt, white ottoman silk relieved with gold; Miss Joy Koefoed, delphinium blue flamisol silk; Miss Lettie McCartie, blue chiffon with cyclamen flowers; Miss Phyl Thomas, petunia taffetas; Miss J. Rutherford, black ninon; Miss Winsome Blue, emerald green chiffon with silver flowers; Miss Laurette Russell, shell pink floral taffetas; Miss Joan Brunskill, maize taffetas; Mitjs Joan Harker, beige and pastel green leaf-patterned chiffon; Miss Barbara Connctt, pale bluo and rose floral taffetas; Mi.ss Millicent Curtain, black panne velvet; Miss Jess Hoskens, royal blue organdie; Miss Mary Delany, powder blue selfembossed taffetas; Miss Frances Plank, apple green georgette; Miss Catharine Simmonds, powder blue taffetas; Miss June Hickson, white taffetas with a cyclamen hem; Miss Nancy Sullivan, white net; Miss Joan Rolfe-Smith, white angelskin lace; Miss Dorothy Bell, white net over taffetas; Miss Pamela Duthie, duchess, blue satin; Miss Dorothy Buchaiian, storm blue Miss Jean McGechie, .white cloqtie; Miss Cynthia Restull, bronze and green shaded net; Miss Joyce Halstead, Marina blue eirc satin; Miss Olwvn Cowie. pink sunray-plcated georgette; .Miss Sheila McKinnon, black and gold corded taffetas; Miss Jean Bullen, ico blue moire taffetas; Miss Rilda Gorrie, black taffetas; Miss Phyllis Postlowaite, white taffetas; Miss • Peggy Hiekey, white self-embossed taffetas; Miss Nancy Moore, white taffetas; Miss Betty Middleton, black crepe; Miss Betty Hal lard, Erin green crepe; Miss Zelda Wade, blue and rose floral chiffon; Miss Meg. Evcrton, apple green cloC|iie; Miss Joan Bennett, apple green satin; Miss Marie Bomford, pink not over satin; Miss Beryl Prendergast (Hamilton), emerald green chiffon; Miss M. Prendergast (Hamilton), Arden green ripple ninon; Miss Madge Bet,ham, black velvet and silver lame; Miss Frances Cooper, midnight bluo panne velvet: Miss Marjorio Heughan, rose pink taffetas crinoline frock.