Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 13 Day Student Picnic 18 Registration Day 21 -Tour of Washington Old-Girl-New-Girl Party 2 2 - -Trip to Mount Vernon, Virginia 28 — A. A. Picnic OCTOBER 16 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test 18- 20 — Yearbook Conference at Columbia University 25 Underclassmen Elections Honors Assembly 27 Hallowe ' en Dance 30 Alumnae Council Arrives 31 Student Program for Alumnae Council NOVEMBER 1 -Founder ' s Day Installation of Mr, Pelham as President Alumnae Council Leaves 2 Junior-Senior Party 1 6 — Movie — ' Gig i ' ' 20 25 — Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER 1 Scholastic Aptitude Test and Writing Sample for Seniors 2 Washington Area Religious Conference 7 Junior Class Fashion Show 15- Christmas Dance 17 Optima Christmas Party 18 Christmas Dinner and Program 19 — Christmas Vacation Begins JANUARY 6 — Christmas Vacation Ends 12 College Board Achievement Tests for Seniors 18-23 — Semester Examinations 23- 27 Weekend at The Homestead 25 End of First Semester 28 Beginning of Second Semester FEBRUARY 15- 16 — Religious Conference at Buck Hill Falls 16 — Valentine Dance 25-28 Posture Week MARCH 2 Scholastic Aptitude Test for Juniors 5 — National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 7 — Sophomore Class Bazaar 20 — Spring Vacation Begins APRIL 2 Spring Vacation Ends 12 Good Friday— No classes 20 Glee Club Concert with Valley Forge Military Academy 26 Fathers ' Day ' Our Hearts Were Young and Gay ' ' — presented by Prep Players MAY 3-16 — Elections 9 Freshman Class Slave Sale 10 — Junior-Senior Banquet 1 1 Marriage of Figaro presented by voice students of Mme. Brodenova 13-16 — Advanced Placement Examinations 17 A. A, Banquet 18 — College Board Achievements lor Juniors 24 — Senior Chapel 24-29 Final Examinations JUNE 1 Alumnae Meeting Commencement Dance 2- Baccalaureate Service Class Night 3 — Commencement 5

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Message to the Class of 19 B 3 Nearly a century has passed since Mrs. Somers first accepted pupils into her home on F Street, She regarded Mount Vernon as a place where young girls should continually be inspired and aided to grow towards a noble, helpful, gracious, Christian womanhood . Simultaneously, she be- lieved that education required an earnest appe- tite for the noblest things in nature, in art, in books, in friendship and in character . Your years at Mount Vernon have been full ones. At times, you have been genuinely enthusiastic in your pursuit of knowledge; upon occasion, you have been discouraged and have doubted the validity of a disciplined approach to learning. You have experienced the joy which comes with perception and understanding, whether it was in your academic work or in your contact with other human beings; you have also felt the isolation and loneliness which can accompany an outward ex- pression of one ' s convictions. Above all you have been given the opportunity to learn and to experi- ence the process of learning. In leaving Mount Vernon, I would have you remember three things: that an understanding of ignorance is a prerequisite for wisdom; that the spirit of individuality is sacred but not separate from the greater spirit of mankind; and that those who possess an earnest appetite for life, for work, for learning- will never he satisfied with the mediocre. In reflecting on these three, remember also your alma mater ' s well chosen motto; She conquers all things who conquers herself . You will always occupy a special place in the lives of the Pelhams, for your graduation marks the end of our Freshman year. We wish you Godspeed and bonne chance . Mr. Peter D. Pelham

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To guide through knowledge , wisdom , strength. The Supreme Court