Beaver Country Day School - Senior Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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fit A Wendy V. Corny V Patty Lynne TSX I • • r Melinda Wendy fs « Ellen Diana Marcia Edith rounds of music. In the front row of the soprano section there were always those who tried to capture the attention of the male participants by winking, smiling seductively, or even just using the old line—' Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? Right, Beth? Sue Heifetz was adept at drawing Nebbishes on the black board. Does it seem coincidental that each time she drew a Nebbish, one of us received a long awaited letter? These long awaited letters were frequently discussed at slumber parties which were the fad in the eleventh grade. Staying up all night was fun, but smearing Fuller's Earth in a white mass all over our faces and peroxiding our hair was even more fun. Clare Barbie

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NINTH GRADE Mother, I don't feel too well . . . Maybe I'd better stay home ... I don't want to give it to everyone else . . .” But realizing our responsibility as leaders of the Junior Wing, we made the scene, or a scene, which ever way you prefer to look at it. Susie Gardiner, one of our more swingin' members, entered this year and soon thereafter her well-rehearsed plea could be heard in class meeting. Er . . um . . . I . .. um . . . seem to have lost.. . ah ... misplaced a trench coat. It's valuable . . . um . . . imported . . then blurting ''and it's not mine Susie, Lynne Wyluda, and Sue Atkinson, on the long walk from the bus stop, had a chance to talk over the disadvantages of an allgirl school. Lynne, being the girl that she is, adjusted within four weeks to this terrible life, but Atkinson—well she's still trying. Mr. Bishop, however, brightened Vicki Fish's life considerably by supplementing our English classes on snowy days, with a discourse in Chinese, leaving us all helplessly hysterical. (It is interesting to note that this was Mr. Bishop's last year at Beaver.) Jeanne Hoyt with her absolutely naturally blond hair, (the origin of which she discusses from time to time with Barbie Ray) and her size 7 clothes, made us extremely jealous in our chubby adolescence. We all owned size 7 clothes too, but ours stayed in the closet. And then: Heidi Holloway who is noted for Her art of throwing others books on the floor Entered this year and took Latin II Which the rest of us our first year could not do. Nancy Greenbaum our woman of the world—she had been to New’ York—pirouetted happily d wn the hall safely by Mr. Hodg-man's office. Now she never makes it safely by without some comment on her dilapidated pony tail. Tilings have improved since she has let her hair grow again. Judi Laws within the first Week knew more about the library and Miss Haslctt than we ever will, and Di Hoye kept us quiet in music class by playing the piano louder than we could yell. L'Allie Pratt started the diet fad by her continual declarations of I'll diet tomorrow, (usually after she had helped herself to seconds on dessert). Candy Maggio decorated the blackboards during recess, happy that Beaver took such an interest in developing artistic talent. As far as legislation was concerned, we did solve such worldshaking problems as who should empty the wastebaskets and who should water the flowers. Our greatest accomplishment was setting up a point system, which didn't appeal to us, but we thought it would be of great value to the next class. THE SENIOR WING TENTH GRADE This year we really advanced, right back to the eight grade homerooms. The Duxbury crowd came in full force with wasp-waist Coffin, I disagree Curtiss, William Faulkner Gardner, pinned Palmer and Wacky Wighman. We mustn't forget the Cambridge beats with Tracy Kepple, (which included most of Harvard) and Wyatt (Urp). Beth Fellows. Martha Lokcr and Sue Heifetz solved the world's love problems in their regular after lunch discussions. This was to no avail because as soon as the weekend had come and gone new problems had inevitably reared their lovely heads. Emily Bancroft insisted at that time that all such problems could and should be solved mathematically. Now she feels differently. Since we had outgrown the sandbox, our emotions had to be released in another way. In class meeting, while Minor issues were being furiously debated, the major issues of the day were being discussed in furtive whispers by Cindy Paulsen, Tammy Carey, and Ann Morrison. These matters of major importance dealt with the usual topic, boys! The strains of Where am I going” (at that point we weren't sure) echoed throughout the school as the class rehearsed Paint Your Wagon. Melinda Fuller returned to Beaver and scored a success as Tracy's father in the production. Cindy Lyman and Carette Young also scored a success by showing their legs in the can can line. The school saved vast amounts of money by providing chaperones as decorations along one wall at the class dance. At another social event, the Andover-Beaver Concert, when the highly unusual meal of ham and raison sauce was served, Ellen Fish made the famous remark. Dig these crazy beans. Intellectual development was furthered in geometry class by the forming of a book club. Sara Crane and Di Goodalc passed around a well-worn copy of “Little Lulu” (the name has been changed to protect the innocent). Sara Robbins was probably asked not to wear her jewelry to class. The geometric shapes on her charm bracelets were far mote interesting than those on the blackboard. ELEVENTH GRADE A new late arrival from Duxbury was Judy Sawyer who, along with Pat Kcvillc, appeared in school one Tuesday morning curiously sunburned. Why didn't they invite us? A very late arrival was Diana Chace, complete with sun glasses and a pile of make-up work. The College Boards which we had been preparing for since the first grade were becoming a reality, sadly enough, and to make matters worse, our lucky friend from Chamber)’, France. Michelle Niedlespacher. did not even have to think about them. Mandy O'Neill arrived, and when told to have a nice week- end”, she did. A comb joined our class bringing along with it Bayard Howard. Eve Epstein, who along with Sue Atkinson, is known for discovering the fountain of youth in chemistry class, arrived and barely lasted from nine to five without her coveted Pall Malls. We all sympathized. Mr. Hodgman left us to our own devices for his trip around the world where he found Toko, who as far as we were concerned, was the best part of his trip. The year progressed. We had our concerts with Governor Dum-mer. Harvard and Exeter at which Judy Preston passed out endless 69

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i i I Toko a Pac Mandy i Judi Marty Martha 4 1 3 Judy 1— Mary Tracy Cindy 3 Diane Heidi Beth Diane I - V, Jeanne l Candy Nancy fl Judi J Mary Ann Perry a Joan Ann ■r v Penny f k Mte. , L'Allie N I Toni 4- Gay Judy Becky Ann ft v‘ - p Jb- Mary Holly Rhoda As we came closer to our senior year we planned the Junior-Senior Banquet, and the day went off with hardly a mishap. It was a joyful occasion, and all the speakers cried. Eve, Sue and Mary were proposed to by seniors who knelt down and reverently put the golden band on their fingers, Beaver-side in. At Graduation we broke tradition by wearing pastel shirtwaist dresses. We hope that we will make it next year in white, though we sometimes wonder. Cherry § Sue