Word: optima
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Miss Ruutz-Rees and English under Miss Lowndes that when they get to Smith or Vassar it is often with a sigh of relief. "Ten bar girls," who have served ten terms in the student government, are Duces, and the girl voted outstanding in each graduating class is an Optima. Both Optimae and Duces have their names carved in oak panels in the dining hall. Girls are subject to constant British roll calls to which they answer their last name. For exercise Rosemarians play hockey, ride with Miss Lowndes, whose inveterate sidesaddle horsewomanship is reputedly attested by a platinum...