Notre Dame Preparatory School - Towers Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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Q P i la ' eff V0 6 QT FIRST YEAR HIGH IN TH! early days of September nlneteen hundred and twenty sexcn tht doors of Notre Dame were thrown open to recelve old pupils and new ones Our class regnstered forty cnght Exeryone was asslgned a place rn class room number three and work began lmmedlately On the thlrd day after the open1ng of school we held our electlon for class ofhcers Betty Gross was elected Presxdent Ellza Hampton Vxce Presx dent Eleanor Cummlngs Secretary and Jane Burch Treasurer We have class meetmgs every week to declde matters of rnterest to the class and school Several of our classmates excel 1n sportmg act1v1t1es Our representatlves on the Varsity Hockey team are Agnes Edelen and Marlon Frederlck thc Varsxty Swxmmmg team are Elizabeth Colgan and Marjorle Temple Our progress along the 1ntellectual lme has been due to our enthusrastnc teachers We compare our Hrst year rn Hrgh School wnth Colonel Lrndberghs world famous non stop flight across the great Atlantlc rn hrs well known a1r plane Sp1r1t of St Louls Was not our first year of Hlgh School a non stop fllght' At tlmes perhaps xt seemed as though we mlght never reach the next stop the Second Year Hxgh Even th1s may seem rather uncertain wxth the great Ocean of Emal Examlnatxons loommg m the dlstance As we dread fallxng 1nto such a vast expanse we have declded to make a record flxght equal to Llndbergh s Betty Arthur Grace Bardeau Clara Bosley Ednth Bradley Vlola Brooks Jane Burch Page Casey D1ana ChlI'16l91SOIl Ellzabeth Colgan Agnes Comerford Margaret Costello Ellzabeth Cross Eleanor Cummlngs Vlfglnla D1CklHSOH Margaret Donohue Agnes Edelen ROLL Suzanne Ellrs Marlon Frederlck Margaret Gallagher Catherlne Grace Kathryn Green Ellzabeth Gross Elxza Hampton Rosalle Hemrlcher Mary Frances Helldorfer Thelma Holdrrdge Barbara Kehl Mary Laun Helen McGlannon Margaret McTeague Agnes Mahon Anna M3fClnkO Susanna Mattmgly fffizle- Gertrude May Patr1c1a Monahan Marjorle Morse Marle Murphy Audrey Nattans Marra Olaya Madelon Penney Anna Qulnn Katherme Rommel Bertha Schlalfer Betsy Schmltz Jane Scrrbner Marjor1e Temple Joanna Thompson Helen Ullr1ch Margaret Wells tl. n - Q A-fly Wu gr ' -I ' A- .ll a sc J F f-iv R ff S llg gg. :fu ll th lnf K ' f V ' ' E s f 1 s 1 ' ' s vs y, vm v Q. ' 1 ' ' . On , I . . . . , ,, . . . ,, 3 ' . ' Z I Y

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l A FT' m s M, OKWQ S LE CLERC HALL E CI ERC HALL ranks wlth the best among burldmgs of 1ts kmd It was erected only a year ago and rmmedxately met wxth the enthuslastlc ap proval of not only the students but of every one who has had the prlvllege of seelng xt It IS a long two stoned bulldmg There are three wlngs the rlght wmg contalnrng the gymnasium the left wmg the audltorxum and the rear wmg the swmmmmg pool In the basement rs a well equrpped bowling alley the students lockers each one wrth a shower attached dressmg rooms lmed wlth mrrrors five muslc rooms the Athletxc Association room a receptlon room and a handsome recreatlon hall for the boarders The gymnasrum IS QPHCIOUS well ventrlated and well llghted A basket ball court and courts for other popular games are marked out on the floor and there rs a balcony on all four srdes whlch may also serve as a track Every thrng that could be deslred rn the l1ne of apparatus rs there Openmg on the corrldor between the gymnasium and the audrtorlum are several handsomely furnlshed parlors and the lobby rs enllvened wrth palms and other tall plants The audltorxum has a Seating capacrty of almost a thousand Crltlcs have pronounced rt one ot the most handsome 1n the country and thelr com mendatlon 1S mdeed well deserved The furmture IS of excellent quality and good workmanshlp and the decoratlons are planned wlth artlstlc care The stage curtams and the hangmgs are of maroon velvet supplylng the keynote for the color scheme The stage rs large and well furmshed There IS a balcony rn the rear of the audltorlum and the cellotex ln the cellmg absorbs all echoes rendermg the acoustlcs perfect An atmosphere of pervasrve refinement and modern efflclency IS the effect produced by the whole One IS rmpressed by the rlch yet qulet taste that prevarls everywhere The swlmmmg pool xs one of Le Clerc Hall s greatest attractrons at least IH the eyes of the grrls who bathe m lf The pool IS trled of course and measures sxxty feet by twenty feet The water IS constantly chlorlnated and both the pool and ltS preclncts are sanltary and rmmaculate On the thlrd floor IS srtuated the muslc conservatory equrpped with everything ln the line of musxc There rs also a long dance hall with well polrshed floor and a great mrrror on one end The Alumnae Room rs located on th1s floor What consummate care and sklll must have been required rn the erection of such a bulldrng' No slxghtest detarl that could add to the welfare or pleasure of the students has been overlooked We who have been among the first to enjoy the advantages attendrng the addmon of Le Clerc Hall to our dear Alma Mater wnll never forget rt l53l' All f- 'l c v mt' KSN rut ZR. QW, as J r X . ,y y N . f ,. lf ' 1' '-I.. IU T 4 - 1