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Hobby, Gladys 1931

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Date
1929-1930
Description
Photograph album documenting student life at Vassar College.
Note

P. 33 See Also "Lost." Vassar Miscellany News 14 April 1926—Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive. (2926). Retrieved December 16, 2025, from https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=d&d=miscellany19260414-01.2.49.2&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22orange+fountain+pen%22-------

P. 39 "Prexy" - See also "The soloist of the evening was the well known entertainer H. N. (Prexy) MacCracken." Vassar Miscellany News 1 May 1929—Vassar Newspaper & Magazine Archive. (1929). Retrieved December 2, 2025, from https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=d&d=miscellany19290501-01.2.6&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22the+soloist+of+the+evening+was+the%22-------

"Gladys Hobby ’1931." (2015). Vassar Encyclopedia: Distinguished Alumni. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/distinguished-alumni/gladys-hobby/

Alternative title
Hobby, Gladys 1929-1930
Table of Contents

1    The Quadrangle. Northwest corner facing Lathrop.
2    The Library - North End
2    North Hall.
2    Josselyn Hall
2    Right - Miss Benton
2    Left - Looking toward Lathrop
2    Right - Miss. Sague
2    Left - Lathrop and The Quad.
2    Right - Miss Smith
3    Myself
3    Robin + "Abu"
3    Terry
3    Robin, Terry, Lippy and the family
3    On the Ice! left - Hunsie + Terry
3    Right - Norma + Robin
3    Terry + Caddy
4    Robin at work
4    A Sunday morning in 216R. Soph Abbott, Lippy, Chit, Hunsie
4    Robin - a typical scene
4    Prom Sunday
4    The gymkhana, November 1929
5    The gymkhana - 1929.
6    Founder's Day - Anniversary of the College in the Year 2015 A.D.
6    At the Cemetary. Matthew (sic) Vassar's grave.-
6    Student-faculty baseball game.-
6    Sunnyside
6    "Prexy" at the bat
6    "Prexy"
6    The grandstand
6    The faculty team
7    1939 Founder's Day - Dedication of the Efie May Carbunele Gymnasi...[um]
7    The Parade
7    Left - Prexy, Miss Rose, Dr Scoville + son.
7    Right - Miss McCaleb, Miss McCall, Mrs Gow.
7    The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. War, Pestilence, Famine, Death
7    The Xiaus from the planet the other side of Neptune - Terry, Turkey, Lippy
7    Hunsie, Robin, Norma, Hobby
8    1939 Founder's Day
8    Cherubim + Seraphim
8    Kay, Glad, Iviere, Miriam
8    The Parade
8    Watching the Parade.
9    1939 Founder's Day
9    On the steps of Strong.
9    Robin
9    In front of Chapel of [sic] a Sunday morning
10    Terry + Dody
10    "Scat" at the Tabard
10    La Crosse: - Hunsie, Mary Wallace, Norma
10    Faculty-Student Baseball game (Founder's Day)
10    La Crosse + Miss Fowler.
10    Dody on Saudy - Robin on Shamrock
10    Dody (Saudy), Hobby (Rolo), Robin (Shamrock), Gabby (June)
11    The Lawn by Raymond - as seen in the Spring
11    Blakey + Peggy
11    Blakey
13    Junior Prom 1930
15    Vassar College Senior Year 1930-1931
15    Convocation: September 22, 1930
15    Left to right. seated: Lucky, Turkey. kneeling: Lippy, Mary. standing: Hobby, Grace, Robin, Eva, Dot, Norma, Terry
16    1930 - Convocation Morning
16    standing: left to right: Hobby, Grace, Robin, Eva, Dot, Norma, Terry. kneeling: Lippy + Marj. seated: Lucky + Turkey
16    Hobby
16    Views from the Window of Main 239
16    Assembly Hall. Chemistry Laboratory. Vassar Brothers Laboratory. Physics Laboratory. New England Building
16    The President's House. "Prexy" + Mrs. "Prexy" by the steps.
17    1930 - Trip to the Mohonk
17    Left: Mid-Hudson Bridge
17    Right: Porte Cochère of Mohonk House
17    Views of the Mohonk House
17    Left: View from Window of Hote
17    Right: The only means of Transportation
17    Views of the Lake
17    The Lake
18    Main + the Quadrangle: Seen from 242
18    Dot at the Cider Mill
18    "Kim," Grace, Marj on the wall by the Cider Mill.
18    Mary
18    The Back of Main
18    Away for the weekend. Weed and Mary
19    The Tower Unpacks - Turkey + Dot
19    The Tower - Later in the year. Hunsie
19    Turkey on the Roof of Main
19    Hunsie at her desk
19    Robin and "Smutty"
19    Hobby
20    May 1, 1931. Founder's Day
20    Sunset: Abandoned Bicycles and a few stragglers
20    Sunset: Off for the next clue.
20    Left: The Treasure is found!
20    The Grandstand
20    "Prexy"
20    Mr. Monthrop at bat
20    "Titie" makes a run
21    May 1, 1931- Faculty-Student Baseball Game
21    "Hillsie"
21    "Play Ball"
21    "Hillsie" watches too
21    Miss Raymond
21    "Jimmy" Baldwin, Dr. B, Miss Shaw
21    "Squeaker" Dot Hagen Leland
21    Right. Elly Haywood. Phil Hannery. Joe Jennings. Jimmy Baldwin
22    May 1, 1931 - Founder's Day - May Day
22    Robin
22    Betty
22    Left: The Columbia Band
22    Right: Dot, Betty, Robin ready for hoop rolling
22    The Seniors Roll Their Hoops for May Day
22    Marcia Wheelock "The Winner"
23    May 1, 1931 - Supper on Sunset
23    Sunset Hockey field
23    Playing Leap Frog. Robin, Betty, + Dot
23    Like them, Squeaker?
23    Robin + Betty - Still playing
23    Left to right: Hunsie, Norma, Dot, Betty, Robin
23    Lucky, [Him], Glad, Grace, Annette, Jane, Janet.
24    May 1, 1931 - Informal College Singing
24    Gathering around the fire
24    "Prexy" sings "Dinak"!
26    Commencement Week - June 1931. Class Day: Luncheon in the Circle.
26    Dot, Grace, Mary, Pay, Lippy, Eva, Hobby, Terry, Lucky.
26    ["Nillsie"] and Dr. J at the Class Day Luncheon.
27    Class Day - June 8, 1931. The Dedication of Mills Gate
27    Left to right: Dr. Mills, Dr. Thelberg, Mr. Gow, Miss Sheldon, Dr. Baldwin, Mrs. Blodgett, "Hookie"
27    Mills Gate.
28    The Daisy Chain. Class Day: June 8, 1931
29    Class Day Exercises. June 8, 1931.
30    Class Day - June 8, 1931.
30    Singing "Salve" as we march to our Tree
30    Our Class Tree
31    Commencement - June 9, 1931. The Academic Procession 
31    Mrs. Sague, Miss Smith, Louise Hausau, Grace Lloyd
31    The Graduating Class followed by the faculty in The Academic Procession
32    Commencement - June 9, 1931
32    "Prexy" and "Millsie"
32    Belle Skinner Hall of Music: Dedicated Baccalaureate Sunday: June 7, 1931
33    Commencement Week Snapshots. Alumnae Parade - June 6, 1931
33    The Reuning Classes.
33    Genevieve Weeks
33    Representatives of the Incoming Class. Joy Mac Cracken - on left
33    Miss Lammeck + Miss Bacon
34    Class Day - June 8, 1931
34    Father-Daughter Basketball Game. above: the game progresses Right: the teams
34    Luncheon in the circle.
35    Class Day - June 8, 1931. Luncheon in the Circle
35    Mr + Mrs Hurlburt + Mary
35    Father + Lucky
35    Eva
35    Some of our Group
35    Dot, Grace, Lucky, Pat, Mary, Eva, Lippy, Terry, Hobby
35    Getting the lunches.-
36    Class Day - June 8, 1931
36    The Graduating Class + The Daisy Chain
36    1931 and its Daisy Chain
36    The Class of '31
36    Led by our class officers. Lule, Hookie, Fran Bryan, Kit Carson
37    Class Day - June 8, 1931
37    Dedication of "Mills" Gate
37    Commencement - June 9, 1931. Academic Procession
37    Passing Diplomas
38    June 9, 1931. After Commencement!
38    Des, Grace, Hobby, Fran, Lucky + Terry
38    More of us! Lucky, Norma, Grace, [...], Dot, Mary, Terry, Hobby
38    Left - Robin + Hobby
38    Right: Grace
39    Commencement Morning - June 9, 1931
39    "Prexy"

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