Academy of Mount Saint Vincent - Chastellux Yearbook (Tuxedo Park, NY)

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The Senior Formal Dance was held at the Waldorf and the pictures of the function prove that it was a glamorous affair. As the Yearbook goes to Press, another dance is being arranged with Cardinal Far- ley Military Academy, and on the 12th of March, the boys of the Canterbury Glee Club will remain for a Dinner Dance after their joint concert with the Mount. Other schools have requested inter-school dances with the Mount, and between now and June some of these requests will surely be honored. The second term is bound to be as pleasant socially as the first has been. Judy Waldorf '67 105

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INFORMAL DANCES Social involvements have played an important role in the extra-curricu- lar activities of 1965-1966. The first dance of the year was in October, when the Cadets of Cardinal Farley Military Academy were the guests of the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen at the Mount. This was followed in November by a Sophomore Dance in Lindley Hall, whose first purpose was to raise money to defray some of the expenses of the Senior Formal, and whose second purpose was to have a good time. Both were achieved. The Cadets invited the Mount girls to attend a dance at Cardinal Far- ley and a busload of excited under- classmen accepted the invitation. 104

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ATHLETICS When we returned to the Mount in Sep- tember 1965 two changes had taken place which made our Physical Educa- tion Program more important than it had been during our first three years at the Mount. Miss Dorothy Maxwell had joined the Faculty as a full-time Physical Education Instructor, replacing Vince Fiascanaro who had been our enthusiastic coach, but had been able to spend only one after- noon a week at the Mount. Miss Maxwell came to us rich in experience and burst- ing with enthusiasm and new ideas. She made use of the second change im- mediately. This was the new Christine Biddle Athletic Field which had been prepared during the summer months. Now, for the first time, our program could include hockey and soccer, and every afternoon teams were found enjoy- ing the field. If we were not champions in inter-school games last fall we remem- bered that this was our first year—and we refused to be discouraged. Meanwhile, in the Gym, regular classes were held daily and physical fitness took on new meaning. On rainy afternoons Tumbling replaced outdoor sports and some of us became adept in the art. Above: Veromca Granwehr. President, ond Joon Holmes, Vice-President of the Athletic Club, with Miss Dorothy Maxwell, Physical Education Instructor Horseback riding still attracted several, and so did tennis. Basketball and volley- ball were indoor winter sports with skiing (for those who could find snow), sleighriding and (when the lake froze sufficiently) skating, as outdoor sports. (continued)