Brownell Talbot School - Triangle Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 42 of the 1951 volume:

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J., ' I X .N J -lik xv f 7195 -Wim, Q N by 1 Q ' QC: THE HUANEH 1953 Brownell Holl OMAHA ,, NEBRASKA 'K . 1 - , , ,f sl , N-. 1' 1 'N v a' 5 ,i V w pls pf-Lump! 5 -M Q. WE DEDICATE our TRIANGLE for l95l to Dr. William Cloud Henry and the faculty, who have made this year o happy and prosperous one for us all. DR. WILLIAM cLAuD HENRY . . . Heed of school THE FACULTY Third row: Mrs. Grlbblc, Slnglnoj Mrs. McOuorrre, Jumor Hnqh, Mrs, Trucll, Sclcncej Mass Koop, Englzsh Sccond row: Mrs. Nornlond, History, Mrs Eorl, Mofhemotucsf Mrs. Anderson, Secretory, Mrs. Gunou, Fourth, Fnfth, ond Slxth grodc, Mass Bovercsco, French ond Spomsh Furs! row: Mass Mcrquurcit, Lotnn, Msss Ransom, Rcprcsemotuvcg Dr. Henry, Hoody Mrs. Mcugs, Frrsf, Second, and Thnrd grodcsj Mrs. Thorson, Plano Not an picture: Reverend Wulliom P. Road, Choplolnq Mrs, Dunnlngon, Dromog Mrs. Ncwcll, House Mothcrg ond Miss McCogue, llbrornon CLASS CDF 1951 Junim oowus DUDE Student Council 2,3,4g Class Vice President l Class President 2,3 Altar Guild 3,4 Honor Roll l,2,3,4 Hockey l,2,3,4 Basketball l,2,3,4 Volleyball l,2,3,4 National Honor Society Vice President 4 FRANCES EDITH ALDEN CARSON TANCY Student Council 3,4g President 4 Class Secretary 2 Triangle Staff 4 Brownell Belles 2,3 Honor Roll l,2,3,4 Hockey 2,3,4 Basketball Z,3,4 Volleyball Captain 3 National Honor Society we ,Q 1 'H W lor , 1 1 .J fy . f I .1 l 4 ' NAN FLACH ENGLER IINANII Vice President of the Choir 4 Voice l,2,3,4 Honor Roll 4 Q hai I 1 . -' I X In I 45 ZILPHA CLARK CURTIN YIZEEII Student Council 4 Volleyball 4 Modern Dance l F FRANCES ANNE FRICKE IIFRANII A. A. Representative 3 Voice 3,4 Piano 3,4 Volleyball 3,45 Captain 4 Hockey 4 Transferred from Ashland High, Ashland, Nebraska, '49 MARY EVELYN FERGUSON IIFERGII Class Vice President 4 Student Council Representative Modern Dance l Honor Roll l,2,3,4 ,gf 4 Brownell Belles 4 -'N' A' A' Organ 4 Triangle Staff 4 National Honor Society , . Y,-v-fi.-fr-View V .-W um-W.. l Lp 4 'I Q 'Y i' MARLENE GRACE McCULLOUGH MERLlN Vice President of the Dormitory 4 Class Treosurer 4 A. A. Representative l,2 Hockey l,2,3,4 Piono l,2,3,4 Voice 3 DONNA LEE KRAUSE DONNA Class Secretory 4 Altor Guild 4 Brownell Belles 2,3 Miss Brownell Hull 3 Voice 2,3,4 Hockey l,4 Junior Red Cross 4 . l l f l :l l I L 4 , K l ,V . ,Mk i '33 r W i it , J, .w 1,9 ' .b 'gnu' 1s ' 13' V,',' ' I 1 l , L 'W at . t V 0 X K l , ll . i , A, . sl. ,kiwi Lis' f,- I4 l' wil I 'st . 5' .v ,IJ 'Q 'V' -V J ' , J 'H , gf Ldv' f 1 Q V' J -'ll 7 1 ml VHJAI gi-.1 V .UANE EILEEN MULLARKY 0 Y HELENE Secretary of the Choir 3 Class Vice President 2,3 A. A. Representative l Honor Roll l,2,3,4 Piano l,2,3,4 Brownell Belles 3 Modern Dance l Hockey 2,3,4g Captain 2 Volleyball l,2,3,4 Basketball l,2,3,4g Captain Badminton 4 Organ 4 National Honor Society Q. f jiyl 1 I Q .1 F, A Q , I , 5 M, 4' f,.,a 5. ,N,. 7 I. I-.f.-'Hu dull. gnu. 4- flu. J ' ' 1 .4 -fr HARRIET ANN McKAMY t 'f' ANNIE Student Council 1,2 Hockey l Honor Roll 4 x i ' i .7 ' . 4 ,bmgmg 1 S E 3 i Y ,awk t' JZ' '7-,4L4,,41' x Y 'X i it it-gf sqft N l 1 r , LOU SHINN Student Council Representative 3 . Volleyball 3,4 A Triangle Staff 4 Transferred from Dunning High, Dunning, Nebraska, '49 iygh kent . ' Fam-JW 1 3' V, nu. ' I -5 Fr-J-Ji Y' 0-A5 -3 ,N gj- Navi K .. Lf! -MM 'ua.s5-b' ' is l M-N , g , blfmn- YHA . L3 'm,l.k2'r .+L . 9.9, A , SN RWD' ' nh., Bla, 19,41 J M.,-JJ ,rms .4 aww' SUZANNE OPITZ SUSIE President of the Athletic Association Student Council 4 Class Secretory 3 Volleyball l,2,3,4, Captain 4 Basketball l,2,3,4 Hockey l,2,3,4 hif.A.n-u..l SALLY SUCHART SHOE Student Council Representative 2 A. A. Representative I Honor Roll 4 Altar Guide 4 Modern Dance I Basketball l,4 Hockey 3,4 Volleyball l,2,4 Badminton 4 Brownell Belles 3 Triangle Staff 4 - LGU., 51 NL . 'IQ 1 I. fl 4 s 1931555 ., .n. l M A 5 5 ,X h , Nat 'E s ,, ., Q 54 ' 1' ' x 'W' . Q ,inn J li, 1 ' Ii' 1' A. if , fb , ' I xx L SANDRA LOUISE SINGER SANDY Voice4 A. A. Representative 4 l-lonor Roll 4 Transferred from Lincoln High, Lincoln Nebraska, '50 .il- fi L , , iv . . L., ,aff r P f 1' lrf' !l. H ' if Y , A 'A ',.! , .' ,. fp' :iff ,T i -. 'Z Yi l . ' -' MARCIA siu. SUNDERLALID MARSH Editor of Brownell Belles 4 Student Council 4 Vice President of the Red Cross 3 Honor Roll 2,3,4 Basketball l,2,3,4 Volleyball l,2,3,4 Hockey 3,4 National Honor Society . N ,v-LL, Ll V 'fl i .. , i F' 1 I 2 I. :J Ll Y I . ,-... '- V - '-' ' f ' ' l, 'ln if . Il Tp' tflll ' we f' , N f lx ' Q 4 1' I 'f ,F R 1 1 f 1 Ay . 1 f ,f X. ' ' 'JJ vw 14' ' P l i 4 , N J . if MARY ALICIA STROHMEYER Dx HPATH President of the Choir 4 Student Council Representative 4 Honor Roll l,3,4 Voice l,3,4 Piano l Brownell Belles 3,4 Altar Guild 4 Modern Dance l Basketball I Hockey l Sophomore year- Sou Colorado National Honor Society th High, Denver, CAROL LOUISE WILSON IILOUII President of the Dormitory 4 Altar Guild 3,4g President 4 Editor of the Triangle 4 Brownell Belles 35 Assistant Editor Voice 2,3,4 Honor Roll 4 Transferred from San Luis, Colorado Springs, Colorado, '49 National Honor Society Iseli- f, 1 ' . gf 1' n 'f 14 '..zn ii , li ff dl' I' .Ls-' f pf' .Z I 43 v' f 4,'. -4 1 i ' 1, - , ' i I .6 ff 3,0-C. V LC M12 , fin ' 1' 1' ,I 3 if' C'7lLC K 'If:,'sf A , flffg, fs A-ffl' ' f ,fly ELEANOR FRANCES WILLIAMS ' l ELi.lE ' Altar Guild 4 1 Piano l,4 1 Basketball I Volleyball 2 Junior Red Cross 4 A Lil. vZl'.. VL,,' fu-1 4. ,1..,4.f. -1- uc '- fe!- , . P v,,,,4cZ1 'font frsl' J- ' 54 4 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1951 OF BROWNELL HALL We, the class of 1951, of Brownell Hall, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A., being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath to the seniors of 1952 our highly esteemed senior study hall, in which many brilliant, intellectual pursuits and activities have been carried out during the past year. With this bequest goes the charge that they keep it in as perfect a state of neatness and order as we have done. We each and every one do hereby make our several bequests: Pat wills her terrific volleyball serve to Julie. Eileen wills her leatard to Sue. Annie wills her big manly voice to Mad. Lou Shinn wills her hair to Lowell. Shoe wills a good night's sleep to Mary BIRRRRRD! Marlene wills the submarine races to Mary Lundteigen. Susie wills her cast-off shoes to Marilyn. Marcia wills 3,000,000 frog eggs to Georgie. Lou Wilson wills her date with Charles Vincent at the Frolics to Lucile Shaw. Ferg wills her road map of Iowa to Jean. Nan wills Bob to the whole Junior class. Zee wills her calm state of mind in tests to Zib. Fricke wills her weekends to Mary Bird. Sandy wills her South Lincoln accent to Tish of SOUTH 49th. Ellie wills her Erla Myer flask to Martha. Dude GLADLY wills the Red Cross Gift Chest to Ann. Donna wills her roving eyes to Maury. Nance wills her nine Ronson lighters to Medo. Tance wills the Jr.-Sr. slumber party and the Omaha Police force to Lonnie. We all will our journals to Dr. Henry. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY CRYSTAL BALL, WHAT DOES FATE HOLD IN STORE FOR US BY 1961? Dude will be teaching her little son not to drive his jeepster on the sidewalk. Shoe will be wearing dresses with built-in Bolsas. Nance will have grown into a full-sized weed. Lou Shinn will have recently been married to John D. Rockefeller Vll. Marlene will be setting up housekeeping in the parish. Nan will have the heads of all boys she dated hung on the back of her Pontiac. Zee will be casually bidding on a three-card suit while canoeing down the Mo. Eileen will still be hunting for a more efficient hankie. Marcia will have fallen under a roller at Josephine's. Lou Wilson will still be trying to hit one hundred in the grape game. Ferg will be curtain-puller for the Ballet Russe. Sandy will be house mother at the Phi Psi house. Patty will be San Francisco Soul Mate. Ellie will be president of an alarm clock factory. Susie will still be looking for a seven-foot man. Tance will be manufacturing elevator shoes for short invisible rabbits. Fricke will be writing an autobiography. Donna will be modeling the latest thing in feed sacks for Gootch's Best. Annie and a carload of shoes will be seen leaving the city. SENIOR CLASS Early one morning in September, l947, a sleepy group of freshmen attended their first high school class. Now, almost four years later, this group, basically the some, with only a few new faces, are ending their senior year. Here is the record of what our class has been doing during those four years. First of all came our freshman year with Freshman Initiation - merely a test to see which of us had the tightest skirts and sweaters, the weakest stomachs, and the faces most easily made-up! After several days of many sorts of torture, the seniors treated us all to sodas and we were friends once more. After one year of being lowly freshmen, we triumphantly entered our sophomore year--truly a busy one. Among other dances and parties, we gave a square dance with the freshmen and we all had a wonderful time. The following year was an especially busy one for us, as many of the traditional events at Brownell are given by the juniors. The first of these was the Junior Jamboree, our carnival. The entire class participated in this either by taking in tickets or by running booths. Of course, that some year, we gave a luncheon honoring the seniors, another school tradition. Last but certainly not least, our class had the honor of taking its turn at the Maypole dance in the annual May-Fete, a job which we did almost as well as the junior classes before us! Our senior year, of course, was the crowning glory of all. Besides having an exceptionally high grade average, our successes carried over into other fields as well. Our spring style show was one of our most important events. Besides really being lots of fun, it certainly helped pad our class treasury. Skip day was as usual a barrel of fun and will always be remembered by us in years to come. Then, of course, our class of '51 will never forget graduation week with all its important events. These memories will always stay with us as we think back on our wonderful four high school years at Brownell. X! Leove The fingers, hon . . Hcird ot work . . One of us . . . P Esther Hawkins Good morning, merry sunshine! l'm recilly not cold! It wos ci long, nord fight, but ...welost... Who kicked sond in my face? . NANCY KATHERINE HAWKINS n Class President 4 Student Council 2,4 Class Treasurer 3 Brownell Belles 3 NANCEH Hockey l,2 Basketball l,2,3 Volleyball l,2,3 Honor Roll 4 Captain 2 MAY QUEEN Dorm dignitaries Quiet hour tor Mother We play for blood! Study Hail? Behind you, Mary Strictly unposed Mah wurd, youalli Collegiate . . Just passing by . . Third row: Maury Leake, Mary Burdr, Lonnie Burritt, Madelon Shaw, Mortlna Drnc i, Me orn Elliott. Marilyn Taft Second row: Lowell Sharpe, Jean Albach, Secretary-Treasurer, Julie Morsman, President, Ann Mallory, Vice President Z'bb B' d i y isgar First row: Georgie Anderson, Tish Low, Sue Thomas, Mary Lundteigen JUNIOR CLASS Our whole Junior class feels that this has been our most wonderful year at Brownell. After the initial shock of realizing that we were actually Juniors, we settled down to try to live up to the many fine preceding records. Our candy sale and luncheon were both big successes, and we're also quite proud of our main project, the Junior Jamboree. Our achievements include first prize for our Halloween skit of Little Black Sambo and the volleyball trophy. This year, too, we have more girls on the honor roll than ever before. Out of school we have done well, too. Marilyn Toft won the Stepping Stones to Stardom piano contest, and Julie Morsman captured the Junior Girls' Tennis Championship at the Omaha Country Club. Mary Burdic, Mary Lundteigen, and Maury Leake came to us this year from Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming respectively, and we feel quite proud to be able to boast an enlarged class of sixteen girls. The Christmas Formal brought out all the Juniors, both in attending and decorating for the dance. Zibby Bisgard and her committee did a really fine job on the gym, and we all want to thank everyone who helped. Miss Marquardt has been a wonderful sponsor, and without her our year could never have been so successful. lt's hard to believe that we have only one year left in Brownell, but we all are entering it with the hope of making it an even better one. Back row: Audra Lou Jones, Kitzy Campbell, Barbara Hanna Front row: Thea Jean Krause, Treasurer, Mardi Burritt, Secretory, Jane Elmore, President, Dorothy Curtis, Vice President SOPHOMORE CLASS As the school year draws to a close, the Sophomore Class wishes to Speak its piece. Although we are small in number- only seven -we are mighty in spirit. Quality instead of Quantity could well be our motto or perhaps we could say, Great oaks from little acorns grow. Our mighty little band trudged sturdily down the road of learning, hoping to convince our teachers that we deserve at least a passing gradel Seriously though, we appreciate the effort of our teachers in helping us so faithfully all through the year. We are grateful to our Choir Director for teaching us to make such beautiful music together. We elected for our officers: President, Jane Elmore, Vice President, Dorothy Curtis, Secretary, Mardi Burritt, Treasurer, Thea Krause, Secretary of A. A., Audra Lou Jones, Representative of A. A., Kitzy Campbell. Our Sponsor was Mrs. Jourdan. Besides our regular school work, our other activities were a brownie sale in November and a luncheon in January. Both of these activities were fun for us and were profitable also. ln sports, we won a volleyball game against the Freshmen, and tried hard to make it tough for the Juniors and Seniors to beat us. Barbara Hanna, one of our group, was in the semifinals in the badminton tournament. As we look back over our Sophomore year, we feel that we have had a wonderful time together and we look forward to another year of work and growth together as Juniors at Brownell. Third row: Barbara Root, Nancy Boedeker, Jann Walker, Marcia Day Second row: Karen Bisaard, Barbara Sharpe, Susan Young, President, Sharon Hall, Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer First row: Kay McCallum, Vicki Cornish, Barbara Erdmann Not in the picture is Lani DeVaughn I FRESHMAN CLASS This year our Freshman class has consisted of twelve busy and extremely industrious girls. Our class officers include Susan Young, president, Barby Sharpe, vice-president, and Sharon l-lall, secretary-treasurer. Our representa- tive on the Student Council is Vicki Cornish, our reporter, Marcia Day, and our A. A. representative, Jann Walker, while Karen Bisgard and Barbara Root help make up the Triangle Board. With the aid of our sponsor, Miss Koop, we have given one luncheon this year, besides assisting the other classes in the spring dog show. We first really felt like a part of Brownell this fall when we were thor- oughly initiated. When the last layer of plaster, paint, and limburger cheese was removed from our faces, we settled down to our school work and really tried to make a name for ourselves, already scheming, of course, for the time when we too could initiate another lucky class of Freshmen. JUNIOR JUNK Too bad he took the keys . . . Simply blase . . As Shakespeare would say . . . He said he'd meet me here Exams? Couldn't get the car to- day... Sweet Lei Lar1r1ie What seems to be your trouble, Marilyn? THE NURSERY SCHOOL Mary Gay Weslering, Nancy Filkins, Mary Bender, .loan Bowie, James Clueff, Lynn Cherniack, Ann Bowley, Germaine Hegedus, John Hanley, Joan Kohler, Sally Lewin, Tommy Odell, Marilyn Olds, Clark Spalding, John Sampson, Claudia Thompson, Francesca Louis, Barbara Udes, Jean Hansen, Robert Schoffe, Chubby Taylor, Mary Beth Kammandel, Sandra Nielsen, Barbara Swenson, David Johnson, and Pat Dunnigan. THE KINDERGARTEN Left To right: Charlie Henry, Carol Breon, Nicolle Kraschel, Jane Agee, Pamela Hamilton, Mrs. Offull, Charlie Elec Paula Anderson Not in The picture are Judy Ann Sherman, Cafhy Filknns, Sheila Rae Roberfs, and Polly Blackburn FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GRADES l I 5 Left To right: Michelle Kraschel, Mrs. Meigs, Deanna Turner, Judith Ann Henry, Sandro Clueff, Ellen Goeser, Tina Swanson, Judith Odell, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Penny Kohler. FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADES Left To right: Jeanne Goeser, Phoebe Pierpont, Connie Cowdery, Wally Cherniack, Linda Matson, Mary Best, Marilyn Thompson, Nancy Young, Mary Donahoo, Carol Davis, and Jane SCOTT. Noi shown are Jane LeMay, Sharon Renwald, and Carol Ann Penlzien Third row: Vicki Buckingham, Vera Renstrom, Ann Young, Mary Louise Johnson, Ginny Falk, Judy Olson Second row: Ann Harper, Diane Easter, Vice President, Carol Swanson, President, Lisbeth Cherniack, Secretary-Treasurer Vicki Weeks Front row: Kiki Judd, Cindy Cowdery Not in the picture is Rosemary Cooper SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES The seventh and eighth grades have accomplished some difficult scholastic situations during the l95O-l95l year. We have labored with word relationship and its little brother, the diagram. We have had a taste of plane and solid geometry with attendant formulae. Latin, French, Spanish, and German have interested us. We have looked at the people of the world in our geography as well as ourselves through selected bits of literature. This has been a good year scholastically and a good year with our social activities. Our Christmas luncheon was fun, as was the Valentine party. Our tea and book review were successes. But most important of all, we feel, have been our social services. We have clothed a less fortunate girl for the entire nine months, we sent twenty-five CARE boxes abroad, we have donated eighty bars of soap and our share of paint boxes to the general Red Cross project. We have worker and played together. Some of us will enter High School next year, some of us will be eighth-graders. We say good-bye to a good year. STUDENT COUNCIL Fourth row: Nancy Hawkins, Pat Strohmeyer, Julie Morsman, Susie Opitz, Jann Walker Third row: Audra Lou Jones, Marcia Sunderland, Zilpha Curtin, Vicki Cornish, Carol Swanson Second row: Jane Elmore, Judy Downs, Vice President, Tancy Carson, President, Zibby Bisgard, Secretary, Mardi Burritt, Treasurer First row: Susan Young, Lou Wilson, Ann Mallory, Maury Leake, Vicki Weeks Not in the picture are Mrs. Nomland, sponsor, and Dr. Henry This year the Student Council has given an informal Fall Dance, the Halloween party, the Christmas formal, and the Queen's Ball. We have attempted to make a few pennies here and there for party expenses by selling ice cream bars on warmish days and at tournaments. The President of the Junior Red Cross Council at Brownell is the Vice President of the Student Council, Judy Downs. She and Tish Low, the Com- munity Service Chairman, attended the Junior Red Cross meetings all over the city and made it possible for the entire school to join the organization. At one time the girls brought pocket literature and magazines to be sent to men in the armed services. Finally, the school began to fill a gift chest with toys, school supplies, toilet articles, and a First Aid Kit. The chest will be sent to children overseas when it is completely filled. We have adopted the Timm Old People's Home for the year, and at Christmas time the choir sang for the ladies there. Afterwards we gave them a Christmas party. . One of the most outstanding achievements of the . i - i year was the establishment of a National Honor 'i ' Society chapter. Thirty per cent of the seniors and fifteen per cent of the juniors are eligible for mem- bership. This year the senior members are Judy Downs, Eileen Mullarky, Louise Wilson, Mary Fer- guson, Pat Strohmeyer, Marcia Sunderland, and gard, Martha Drach, and Julie Morsman. Altogether, this year has been an enjoyable and adventurous one for the Student Council. We hope J that next year's Council will receive just as much co-operation and will be able to continue success- fully the work which we have begun. . ..-. .... - . z nzjnz tl Tancy Carson. The junior members are Zibby Bis- 2'- , ..-.. TANCY CARSON TRIANGLE BOARD 'WW Third row: Jane Elmore, Karen Bisgard, Sally Suchart, Audra Lou Jones Second row: Ann Mallory, Tancy Carson, Secretary-Treasurer, Lou Wilson, Editor, Mary Ferguson, Literary Editor Lou Shinn First row: Barbara Root, Tish Low, Mary Lundteigen, Vicki Weeks Each spring THE TRIANGLE attempts to put down on paper the record of the school year. With the support of the entire school plus a great deal of extra work from some of the girls, we feel we have again turned out an annual which will give the students something to look back on with pride in years to come. Lou Wilson, our editor, has done a magnificent job this year on THE TRIANGLE, but certainly she could not have been expected to do all the , work herself. Therefore, those who have helped her in this task, Tancy Carson, secretary-treasurer, Mary Ferguson, literary editor, Sally Suchart, Ann Mallory, Tish Low, Mary Lundteigen, Jane Elmore, Karen Bisgard, Barbara Root, Audra Lou Jones, and Vicki Weeks, also deserve much credit. Last but not least, we want to thank our able faculty sponsor, Miss Marquardt, who has advised us and helped us through many difficult situations. LOU WILSON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Third row: Susie Opitz, Audra Lou Jones, Kitzy Campbell Second row: Vicki Buckingham, Vicki Cornish, Sandra Singer First row: Medora Elliott, Lowell Sharpe, Barbara Sharpe, Frances Fricke The Athletic Association at Brownell is an organization for promoting participation in sports and good sportsmanship. The officers this year are Susie Opitz, President, Julie Morsman, Vice President, Audra Lou Jones, Secretary, and Karen Bisgard, Treasurer. The A. A. has given two luncheons and numerous pop and candy sales This year we started something new which we hope will be a tradition in the future. We sponsored a Winter Sports Carnival, which took place around St. Matthias Day. lt was held on the Memorial Park hillside, and everyone had a wonderful time sledding, tobogganing, and skiing. ln future years there should be skating races, relays and exhibitions if weather permits. In the spring the big event is Dad's Day, for sports between the girls and their dads. After the picnic supper awards are given- letter sweaters to Seniors and letters to under- classmen on the basis of athletic ability, team- work, and good sportsmanship. We hope that next year's A.A. organization will have as much fun and success as we have had this year. SUSIE OPITZ BROWN ELL BELLES Left to right: Judy Olson, Madelon Shaw, Assistant Editor, Marcia Day, Thea Jean Krause Not in the picture are Pat Strohmeyer and Marcia Sunderland, Editor This year the Brownell Belles, our school newspaper, was issued once a month. lt was given free of cost to the students and also sent to their parents. Although the news sometimes has not been too plentiful, the re- porters have always managed to find something to write up for the girls' interest. Besides the school news, the Belles this year has contained Student Council reports, A. A. news, items about the dorm, and the usual sprinkling of gossip. Marcia Sunderland, our editor, and Madelon Shaw, the assistant editor, have done wonderful work in putting out our paper, and of course, much of the credit for its success is due Miss Ransom, our faculty sponsor. MARCIA SU NDERLAN D THE DORMITORY l Seated clockwise' Miss Ransom, Mrs. Namland, Miss Marquardt, Mrs. Newell, Miss Koop Standing: Mary Lundteigen, Sandra Singer, Frances Fricke, Mary Louise Johnson, Lou Wilson President' Pat Str hm , , 0 eyer Seated on floor: Marlene McCullough, Vice President, Lou Shinn, Maury Leigh Leake, Treasurer, Mary Burdic The dorm is a place that you must live in for a while in order to appreciate. There is nothing in the world like living under the same roof as your friends and teachers and sharing their happiness and sorrow. Dorm life is made up of a series of phone calls, dates, bells, laughter, tears, radios playing, mail calls, quiet hours, and general excitement and confusion. Our housemother is Mrs. Alice Newell. She has truly been a second mother to us. She has been so kind and understanding and helped us with our prob- lems that we shall never forget her. We remember Mrs. Newell most of all for the little things she did like painting flowers on our place cards on birth- days and giving us things we especially like to eat. This year the dorm sponsored a Sadie Hawkins dance. lt was given in the gym and the couples came in costume. We had a Sadie Hawkins race and refreshments consisting of doughnuts and Kickapoo Joy Juice, which was apple cider in disguise. Our dorm is made up of girls from all around, for instance, Pat hails from San Francisco, Sandy just moved to Lincoln recently from back East, and Maury represents Wyoming. Marlene, Lou, Fran, Mary L., and Audra Lou didn't want Nebraska to be outdone, so they represent Central City, Dunning, Ashland, Louisville, and Mitchell, respectively. And there are still Mary Louise from Oakley, Kansas, Mary Burdic from Malvern, Iowa, and Lou Wilson from Greeley, Colorado. We have quite a time comparing states and towns. The officers are Lou Wilson, President, Marlene McCullough, Vice President, and Maury Leake, Treasurer. We'll never forget the wonderful times we've had, and we all hope that next year's dorm girls have as much fun and happiness as we have had. THE BROWNELL HALL CHOIR The traditional Christmas Carol service was given this year on December 20, preceding our Christmas Formal. As we assembled in our respective rooms, the swishing of starched choir robes could be heard amid groans of Look at my hair, or My lipstick's smeared! We were told in a hushed whisper to line up and when we were ready, the chimes played and we began our descent. Flash bulbs snapped and excitement mounted. Our first number was one dedicated to Mrs. Gribble, our director, followed by a number of solos. They were done by Lou Wilson, Sandra Singer, Nan Engler, Frances Fricke, and Patty Strohmeyer. Following these, we sang many more carols, both old and new. Mrs. Thorson did, as usual, a beautiful job of accompanying. We don't know what we'd do without her. No matter how many years a girl has been in this event, it seems to be more exciting each year. For the seniors, this is a sad night, for it is the last service in which they will take part. We always have and always will enjoy doing the carols and look forward to them as Christmas nears. They have, in fact, grown to be a part of the school. The annual Christmas Carol program will be in the heart of every student, something to remember and love always. ln addition to the Carol service our choir has also made many appearances at clubs and organizations. Under the direction of Mrs. Bernard Gribble we have developed a suitable repertoire and learned a little of the professional side of a good choir. This year our officers have been Pat Strohmeyer, president, Nan Engler, vice-president, Ann Malory, secretary, and the entire Sophomore class as librarians. THE CHRISTMAS DANCE The social highlight of the year is the wonderful Christmas formal dance. The Christmas Dance can be classified along with the Carol Service and Graduation as the most enjoyed and longest remembered traditions at Brownell. The night of the dance is full of excitement. After the Carols are over and a little of the nervousness has worn off o new feeling takes its place, that of explosive excitement. Everything about the night is special from the moment we start to pin on the corsage from that special boy until we are home with nothing left except a wilted corsage, tired feet and loads of very wonderful memories of the lovely music, swaying couples, gorgeous colors, sweet perfume in the air, and yummy refreshments. There are many dances but not one is as important or so much fun as the Christmas Formal and every Senior will think back fondly but with a note of sadness in her thoughts to this dance which really symbolizes all the good times anyone ever had at Brownell. SENIORS AT THEIR BEST? Oh, you don r reolly wont to 'roke our pictures Professional Heoded for the Olympics Which one's Pot? The dignified Seniors! Two great stars bock in movies Nightcop Paul? . , . Pete?. . . Ben? . . . Oh, it's you, l Elmer l .L Q -Q V 4, ,4f f' Wy 5 i ,-My 4- - X WORTH I NGTON HOUSE MATTHIAS CHAPEL W TALBOTT HALL