BUFFALO, NEW YOIQK VOLUME L 1953 SFMINAQIA BUFFALO SEMINARY MARIAN W SMITH Toe tutur ot challenges surpruses and successes To the Qernxnary gurls who wlll know your truendshup charm and understanding And to you Muss Smith tor your rankness and gurdanoe IU showrng us our strengths and weaknesses We, the Class ot Q53 grdtetully dedicate our Semrnarra A 1 is 1 v y! 1 7 1 1 7 1 . ' 1 ' ll ' ' ,I 'Dv HONORABLE MENTION DRAWING Susan Secco 9 , YXXJ' y 'X XX 1, M NN M My' XXNXXXX 15: XX X W. WX 'Q5f,e f x L?+ E Mn .X ' X X XVXX y,XX'XNXXXyX1XXn XV! 1 '- 1, ' 12 gwykl, , -X! MEN' W'N,f M M' WXXQXXYX 1N,QX XW NW W 4 wywi Xwimx VX W Nwfxx :X V El ' NAVXMA Nl' J! X X 'L 5, MH 'i 'Xl ',', X N ,X XXL X' XX 4 AX XXX X X.X ' l-N Y X- k Y 'Mx X X M 5X X Q ,XX pw M .WW-11 5 Tw MW ' FV N IIMX XXX X X ' I B X X WX XXQX ,',' 1 'fi.-ffi ff'ffXf1Qjy54XQ ! 1 X M, ,RX ' Y W Q'-J. 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O El: G3 I Z n-I cn cn Sf XJ HER INNER SANCTUM A scene of utter chaos greets the eye Perhaps the cnty dump has changed locatson through the Irttered mess I thInk I spy Her Royal Hrghness deep In cogltaton HE IVORY TOWER Call not thus prrncess from her IVOTY tower Just thank the Lord you are the chosen too To house and clothe thIs tarrest flower u nIIght as ell a b you poor tool THE CHAUFFEUR When eer you leave your cuests or downy couch And daughter w th her merry truends you go tor And they all crowd In back Don t be a arouch One shouldnt become chummy w 'h the chauffeur Whltworth Ferguson Sam D Magavern Nelson Montgomery rs John McW Reed Perctvol O Rlal r Wrlllam D Roesser Vrce Presrdent FranclsA Smith Presrdent Mrs DonaldL Waterman Mr G Frederick Zeller Mrs Hugh A McLean HER ERUDITION Though she tells you that your French Is sadly laclrrng And In algebra and Lotrn you smell Take comfort Though your feeble brarn crcclung There s one thnng you can do and that IS spell HER MANNERS If Her Hrghness greets your frrends wrth conver satnon And there s nothrng that youd rather do than spank her When table manners cause sudden nauseatron us recollect Werent ours a whoe ot ranlrer9 HE TELEPHONE There was a tame when phone communrcatron WIth Irrends or busrness acquarntonces was mIne But these fond days were B C conhscatron As the femrnary senror s prrvate Irne A Senror Parent 8 Q , ., gk. ,nr .N clhtf rsi r N kn,.?ZS T- I A1 L Q ,jak ' . 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FAC U l.TY Mlss Mrs Mass Mrs Mrss Mlss Mlss Mlss Mrs Mrs Mr Mrs Mrs Mass Mrs Mrss Mass Mrs Mrs Mlss Mrs Mlss Mrs Marian W Smlth Spencer E Hrclcman Dorothy W Abbott Derrick Banning Muriel Brock Vrolet Burns Betty Butzer Eunlce G Chappell Donald A Clements Howard T Dunklln DeWitt C Garretson Yvonne Handy Jean M Henrlch Mary Jauch Una M Leemlng l.eetta McWllllams Janet Meelclns Thomas L Mrtchell Jeanne Pawel Katrrna Qulntus Edgar Schenck Eleanor Speer Edlth Taylor Mrs ClarenceT Whrte Mr Joseph Wnncenc Mass Nancy Yeoman Vassar College Colby College Columbra Unlverslty Radclrfte College Harvard Unlverslty Bennett Junior College American Academy ot Dramatic Arts Bouve Boston School Tufts College Unlverslty of Buffalo Smlth College Pembroke College Brown Unuverslty Wellesley College Middlebury College Columbia Unzverslty Amerlcan Guild of Organnsts Unnverslte de Rennes Antioch College Unlverslty of Berlin Conservatonre de Musique Fontamebleau France Vassar College Unrversuty of Buttalo Wellesley College Unlverslty of Buffalo College Jeanne dArc Vassar College Smlth College Bryn Mawr College Swarthmore College Syracuse Unlversuty Smrth College Oberlrn Conservatory Conservatory of Prague Columbla Unrverslty Wellesley College TO Headmrstress Dean Mathematics Hlstory Dramatrcs Physrcal Educatlon Llbrarlan Hlstory English English World Geography Reading Organ French r German Music Latln Mathematics Mathematrcs Hygiene French Scrence Secretary Secretary English Latln Orchestra Engllsh . . 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N IQJ- nrxn-X N -m--lln-m-I-1-- SENIOR CLASS Do you remember'9 And then we could go on and laugh once more over the ttme the clock fell down tn sophomore study hall the prcture of us all rn charmrng outflts for the Centennual, or recall those Interesting dtscussuons at sets meetungs and remember the dates and good tlmes we have shared Now as we are ready to graduate, there ts a sad ness connected wlth all our lookrng backwards Thus us only natural slnce we can never return to those carefree times of the past or ever reltve these four years as we now wtsh we had We can feel fortunate however as we evaluate what the Semmary has offered to all and what has been taken by each tn varylng degrees There has always been somethmg special about the Semmary to those who have known her well The traditions, teachmgs and udeals, though perhaps absorbed with dlfflculty, will return In the future at unexpected ttmes of need while the more humorous remembrances will soon pass So before we leave the Semmary armed wlth nts own spectal gifts to us, we would ltke to express our thanks and offer a promtse to use our new chance more worthlly ANN PURDY Anns fore: n policy IS headed by frlendltness and unclerstandung sprrut Eating every two hours constntutes her health program however Ann works tt off by SWImmInO at the Canadian lake shore Domesttc to the end she ts often found readrng to her brother and sister theur favorite story A Chrrstmas Carol whsle she wnlltngly baby srts at home Although she advocates the elrmmatnon of bram work she ts headed for a career tn chtld psychology Varsnty Hockey 3 Make up Commrttee Chairman 2 Lake Forest Relaglous Conference 3 Student Councrl l 2 3 4 Junior Clerk Semrnarta Lrterary Board Judvcrary Board 3 Senior Class President ll I - 1 1 backed by her natural resources of leadership, dependability and MARCIA ALLARD We know Its Marcro from the smulmg dimples and deflnute Ideas Our seemrngly narve sophlstlcate has a passlon for uce cream mall and stones of the thlngs we dvd lost summer Besides her rnflnlte capacity for fun she can be senous and sympathetrc qualltres whlch account for her many fnends A favorrte culmary remark sometumes heard rs Cook a drnner'9 Oh pooh' Marcra as our busrness wrzard and change maker our much traveled happy gad about Varsrty Hockey 4 Business Committee Chairman 3 4 Semmana Busvness Board Sensor Class Treasurer ALICE BATTHA An aura of natural sophustncatuon brnlluance and frrendhness flavored wrlh retucence and extreme modesty A chromc worrrer whose greatest duslukes are gym class meetnngs and those Englush words she cant pronounce A serlous student wrth a fondness for horseback rrdrng romantic books and muslc La Vre en Rose A future that IS uncertain but yet looms bright for our Tltlan Lady from a far off land L'L7Idll1lP'I Olrefrschule fur 1l'IllffC'1lP71 1 2 NANCY CRONE e has dark brown curls a turned up nose e s ready to lusten to others woes e morale of a sarlor rs her chuef concern u frlends and clothes and dogs take therr turn e s even tempered a conflrmed optrmlst Troubles for her don t seem to exist She s sometrmes forgetful and mught leave behand Her chuckles and lakes for others to flnd Glee Club l Dance Committee Co Chatrman 4 Semrnarra Busrness Board l2 Sh , - , sh' ' ' , nt ' ' ' , al' ' , sh' . - - ELIZABETH CUTTING Oh, those chocolate cakes! - But she's on a diet . . . Cutting remarks but one of the friendliest dispositions . . . star of the Comedy of Errors fgym classl . . . Breezy pianist from Bach to Boogie . . . appearance of innocence furthered by her big brown eyes . . . mathe- matical and financial wizard . . . Party at my house, we'll put the animals out! Athletic Board I Costume Committee Chairman 3 Semrnarva Business Board Chairman Business Committee Senior Class CoCha1rman VIRGINIA DARLING Ginny can always smile cheerfully despite the troubles of her world even to having the same English teacher for three years Her drltlcultres with brittle bones suggest she is accident prone Horses and a Dolma han named Chico are her favorite pets The sun in Zoar Valley seems to beat down all year long for her tan in constant Student Council I Glee Club I 2 3 Varsity Hockey 2 3 A MARY ANNE DEAN Frequent earth shaking decisions violent discussions both pro and con intelligent philosophical Dorothy Drxian discourses with avid listeners priceless baners by the score much weekend research? perpetual church meetings and potato peeling u somebodys got to do rt' spare time? Never' Varsity Soccer 4 Varsity Basketball 4 Refreshments Committee C Chairman l Play Prompter 2 4 Student Council 4 Semmarra Business Board I3 f 7 I 1 r ' - , . I :fi ff- - , , , A ' - Bt J 7 O- - 4 .Q . F li I ELIZABETH DEWEY If she were to write a letter which she does very often it is inevitable that she would include many jokes her present dramatic activities her booby prize recently won and the doings of her friends. Included also would probably be gripes about pressing homework and the missing sports credits Before she finishes her letter the telephone might ring giving her a chance to show her senhmentalism and love of people Soon back at her work she would sign her name Budge Park School I 2 Play 3 4 Varsity Bowling 3 Community Chest Speaker 4 Semmoria Literary Board Epic f EMILY EDWARDS Of my long fight for independence gained At last though not as much as l would seek To have and of my aspirations hugh Quite out of reach though spirit drives me Of the theater my insatiable crush Of tennis bridge my tendency to blush Of cherished friends embarrassing but dear When Ow about lt? echoes loud and clear Of music love for which I do profess lThe ivory eighty eight my happiness Sing muse that when I m someday old and gray I can look back and say Life was that way Glee Club I 2 3 Choir 4 Orchestra 1 2 3 Athletic Boardl Varsity Hockey 2 3 Play 2 3 4 French Club 4 Community Chest Speaker 3 man 4 Senior Class Vice President MARILYN GOHR Can you imagine me In a straight skirt' A paper cup to Hygiene and Virgil Erudute dissertations on those horrible confused moments of Math Ill Tongue tn cheek humor Individual vocabulary 2 A M grinding The faculty my better friends Worshlpper at the feet of Goddess Swanson Unrelenting perfectionist Avid Balletornane Sibelius in the dark My sister Rosie Social Service Board I 2 Dance Committee Chairman Monocle B ard I 2 4 Monocle Art Editor 3 Prize Essay 3 Prize Short Story 3 French Club 4 Semrnana Art Board Judiciary Board Secretary 3 Model United Nations Representative 3 Lake Forest Religious Conference 3 Community Chest Prize Poster 4 I4 t , , , , - . , . r I I I I . I . ' o ' , ' ' ' on. , , . I 4 I I , , - : , . U I I ' I , . 1 r I i F r f I A I I 1 I f 1 I F i F Seminaria Literary Board, Judiciary Board 3, Judiciary Board Chair- : D I ' i - . . . , i I 1 F i i I H ll 0 I , F.. ,, . I . I . F I H i - H I I A 7 F . . JOAN GOLDSTEIN Tennus Game Player Joanny Serve a trny portnon of pep Fault brauns that thunk not Out of bounds tryvng to b someone else Love to laugh I5 mmute phone conver atrons Volley between fun and work best trlencls 0 blouses rn the coset Deuce Who as at now? Game to try anythung new Monocle Board l 2 3 Lrterary Magazrne Board 2 Semrnarla Lrterary Board French Club 4 .luntor Council on World Aflarrs 4 MARJORY GORMAN Now here s a gurl who s versatile un an unobstrusrve way able athlete popular pranust serious student stage prmcess talented artrst and cartoomst Her peclal forte as rn makung fruends who can smule even when she hands out fines She keeps one eye on Smuth and the other on the mailbox and goes her merry way Co Charrman 3 Community Chest Speaker 4 Community Chest Prrze Poster 2 Prrze Drawing 2 Prrze Upper Class Story 3 Semvnarra Art Board Soclal Servrce Board 3 Student Cauncrl 2 4 Athletvc Board Charrman French Club 4 MARCIA HAMBY A gurl who knows how to have lun and usually does not too thtn and not too serlous but rnterested an everythnng Likes men and musrc reads anythung rn prmt loves to wrlte poetry to letters work? Never do today what you can put oft untrl tomorrow underneath the sarcasm boisterous votce and crazy actions a sensrtlve personaltty and an honest sympathetuc fruend to those who know her Corr 4 Play 2 3 5 - ' e 30 - ' 4 - ' l Varsity Hockey 2, 3, 4, Varsity Basketball 3, 4, Play 2, 4f Sets Committee h ' f , . l KATHERINE HAMILTON Harr kept short lorders ol Motherl Over protectuon of my brother Tales of DuHy treed and growlung Saucy songs that leave friends howlmg Cheerful greetings to each and 0 Player of hockey rn the lall Browmes made for partnes here Model s walk learned last year Pleasant hours passed baby snttung These the thmgs that you maght see When you come to examine me Varsity Hockey 2 3 4 Varsnty Bowling 3 Varsity Basketball 4 Makeup Commrttee Ca Chairman 4 Danc Commvttee Charrman 2 Student Councrl 4 Semrnarra Literary Board Monocle Board 2 Art Club 2 French Club 4 MELANIE HENKE Ready to Iusten wullmg to talk Teach me to Charlestonl moth and scuence specual rungs from Orchard Park ea today duet tomorrow Sometrmes lm happy sometumes lm ue such good nntentlons so llttle tame puanrst parforte Let s sung' Varsvty Hockey 2 3 4 Chorr 4 Play 4 Make up Committee Charrman MARGARET HOFFMAN Thus gal can be seen druvrng those here today gone tomorrow Bulcks or can be found more often nn the Art Studno than on the athletrc Held Upon xnvestrgatmg one llnds a mixture of procrastrnatuon dream: ness calm organrzatuon languldness and good tumes sprrut n gal called Merg Play 2 3 Christmas pageant 3 Costume Committee Co Choarman 4 Ar Club 2 Semmarra Art Board Graduates Assocratron Poster Prize 2 I6 , . 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HARRIETTE HUNN One of the wrther gurls of the class Ginger has a scrntnllatmg person olnty that has gwen her the tltle of Class Joker He at Bay Beach grazmg her blue cow and gnvung nn thundershowers whsle rn the wnnter she runs servlce to and from school Havmg started Sem Y summers are spent successful hayrucles a profltable tax' as a toll blonde angel she has now attalned the dnstmctlon of Class Daredevul W arent saying which snde wlll wm Varslry Hockey 3 4 Varsrty Bowling 3 Property Commrltee Chairman 3 4 Christmas Pageant 2 3 Glee Club l 2 Art Club 2 Social Servlce Board 4 Semlnarla Business Board BARBARA JERAU LD If you see someone flash by In a dlther and take ol? nn an overloaded car the More the Merruer It may be our class thespuan Bobby actmg as usual nn those sudden bursts of excltement In case you want to get a hold of her to dellver a yellow slrp saying Dont forget to dellver the twlns try Open House Nlchols or Wulllamsvulle lust ask for a punchy gurl an Bermuda shorts Bobbys warm humor generoslty and enthuslasm wall be greatly massed next year Varsrty Baseball 3 4 Play 2 3 4 Monocle Board 4 Semmana literary Board 4 Wlllramsvrlle Hrgh School l HELEN JONES Applrcant Helen Qualntlcchons dusorganuzed orgamzer slrghtly absent munded Interest analyzung people Mecca New Yorlr Cnty Talent costume and set deslgmng No more stone wallsl Sldelmes baby svttmg lrnlthng Goal art or meduclne Remarks The Innocence of belng young' Varsaty Soccer 2 3 4 Varslty Bowlrng 3 Poster Committee Chairman 2 Sets Comrrlttee Chairman 3 4 Play 4 Jumor Councrl on World Allarrs 4 Pnze Drawmg 7 Semmarra Art Editor 4 Art Club l 2 3 Model Umted Nahons Representative 4 l7 I - 5 . , . e 1 I I 1 2 , : f 7 7 , . , t , I , 1 f I - . I : f f I : f . : , - . . .. .. f , 1 : z - I f r I I 2 1 1 I ' 1 KATHERINE KAVINOKY ls ther a drlver behrnd the wheel of that yellow convertrble'-3 Who else could It be but Kathy K2 Although shes slngrng of arms and the man shes probably not thmkmg of Vlrgll but rather of that English test commg up all too soon Or perhaps shes psychoanalyzrng one of her lovelorn advrsees Should she humor her? She can do lt' Should she be stern'-' Thats Kathy tool Whatever she decides the decuslon wull be senslble and practical as usual Varsrty Bowling 3 French Club 4 Manocle Board 2 Semmarra Business Board CYNTHIA KLEIN Our Iaughung grrl IS here to stay Clnnle s frlendly and delightfully vague persanalrty has gained her a warm clrcle of lrlends Open House at KIerns at Thunder Bay from May to September as often frequented as well as the more exclusrve Sunday Afternoon Club Cmnre always manages to put away more food than any of her lllustrtous guests wrthout showing a calorle ot It All children and stray dogs will be able to flnd a home wrth Crnme who plans to open a day nursery and kennel some tnme rn the future Athletlc Board 2 Chrrstmas Pageant l 3 Soczal Service Board 4 Semlnarla Busvness Board 4 ANNE RAE KOENIG Explosive extravert wuth an assortment of everchangmg moods crazy about blondes weekends and apples known for her blue Burck clever qurps and lnendly advrce and and to all lovelorn acquamt ances prano and basketball player orgamzotron Ideas and bubblrng enthusiasm alras Annre Rae Varslty Soccer 3 4 Varsity Basketball 3 4 Glee Club 2 Choir 4 Play 2 Christmas Pageant I Dining Room Chairman 4 I8 e ' . , , 7 fi ' If fi F F I ANNE LARKIN Many thrngs to remember from my lour years at Sem Frghts lor Republucans thrrd verse and Amen The soccer the softball the basketball games The challenge of study my varyrng arms One day to play brrdge well the next day to smrle The thrrd day the most days to have fun for awhlle Thoughts of sandwrches or of tuckets for a play Of frlendshlps much valued and good times? Ill sayl All together l hope that I II learn to be An agreeable nntellrgent sensuble me Varsrty Soccer 2 3 4 Vcrrsrty Basketball 2 3 4 Varsity Baseball 3 4 Athletrc Board 4 Lrghtrng 4 Sound 3 4 Socral Servrce Board 3 Com mumty Chest Speaker 3 .lunror Councnl on World Allarrs 4 Semrnarra Photography Editor Model Umted Natrons Representatrve 4 VALERIE LYTLE In my scrapbook you could see Souvenurs of many traps Letters from a tunrc three Exercrses for my hlps Lists of things that l must do Candid snapshots by the on Letters from a lot of you Prlzes guv n for honors won Wrlted flowers wrth therr cords Brldge scores good and also bad Lrmprng verses yards and yards These brmg back good trmes Ive had Community Chest Speaker 2 Play Business Manager 2 Art Club 2 Chairman 3 Model Umted Natrons Representatrve 3 4 .tumor Councrl on World Aflarrs 4 Monocle B ard l 2 Monocle Edrtor 3 Semtnarra :tor lme C ntest l 2 SANDRA MADDIGAN Known to most as Mouse Mrddlebury vs Yale'J'J9 a mouse who loves cats gurl of many plalds Now dont get rn a summers where? Two ne kotah of course the extrovert 3rd strung Maddrgan lst strung hockey Station wagon con vertlble one of Its lund Varsrty Hockey l 2 3 4 Varsrty Baseball 3 4 Athlehc Board 7 Play 2 Stage Manager 3 Chrrstmas Pageant 2 Socral Servrce Board 2 9 . . 1 . I , r : , , . I . I U I I l ' , , , , . ' 1 , : ' , , : ' r : 7 . . . U , . t I , Varsity Hockey 2, 3, Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4, Property Committee . I . . . , I . . l 7 'I H 0 , 1 U U l : ' ' Ed' 7 HT' o , , 3, 4. liz . . . . - A - , . . . , . , , , 1 ' , : ' f l MARGARET MAGAVERN Mags open door pollcy Clarksburg where everyone IS welcome ls that a leepwalker every mornung'9 Fearless except for snakes Ill ball you out' Jeans and pep versus pernodlc attempts at sophlstrcatuon Many tales of many Mags Never see Maggue alone Hardly the quiet type Varsrty Hockey 3 4 Varsrty Basketball 3 Stage Manager 2 3 4 Chrrstmas Pageant 3 Lake Forest Religious Conference 3 Social Servrce Board l Student Councrl 4 Monocle 2 Semnnorra Busmess Board PATRICIA MAISEL Llsten for the loudest Bermuda bell and youll soon see Patty wvth a carload of frrends headed for the nearest Nichols game ln anythnng she does theres a splrlt of enthusiasm sincere Interest and lnfalltble orlgmalnty Who else would have had the class as lndnans one year and football players the next9 She wull be remembered for her osslst ance on the Socral Servrce Board but more for her ready laugh as she cheerfully made d p s I Chem Lab d for her skull spelrng lsncl Play 2 4 Monocle B ardl 2 3 4 Semrnarra Art Board Soclal Servrce Board 2 3 Assrstant Chairman Social Servrce Board 4 CATHERINE MCLEAN Add Tcmmue the Scotty dog o unxque machlne gun laugh demands for volunteers lor the Blood Bank the ments of Chevrolets and North Tonawanda The sum total us the Iuttle snster of the McLean clan, known to all as Cantor Glee Club l, 2, 3, Property Commlttee Chavrman 2, Student Council 3, 4, Socral Service Board 7, Socval Servrce Charrman 4 20 Q b .... l , 1 ' : , , : , , . . I mu ie 'n . . an ' in f 1 0 I I , 1 f t f , . .I I ' t ' I , CATHERINE MEANS The lights dim and the curtain rises. A tall girl with an intent and yet serene expression on her face stands on the stage. The audience sees a girl talented and capable in many ways. Her love of the theatre is evident, but she is also a serious student, an artist, an avid bridge player, a golfer and swimmer, a girl who loves a good ioke and a good time, and above all a loyal friend, who will always be to those who know her best, lust Kit. Varsity Bowling 3 Play 2 3 4 Christmas Pageant 2 3 Art Club 2 French Club 4 Prize Lower School Story 2 Seminaria Literary Board Junior Council on World Affairs 4 Model United Nations Representative 4 NANCY MOUL Summertimes Nancy dashes to Canada in little red riding hood with Jingles her dog at her side She keeps the sweater industry in business there Braemers especially Her heart belongs to Daddy her favorite traveling companion for 'aunts to New York Colorado and the for west Will she ever get that suntan she s aimed at for years'9 JULIE NASH armload of bracelets music art or dramotics shes good at all universal acquaintances symbolic dresser rammed with puddles of purple passion o rogues gallery and Treasure Island genuine smiles always sunny side up Varsity Bowling 3 Varsity Archery 3 Varsity Soccer 3 4 Glee Club 1 2 Choir 4 Music Committee 4 Play 2 3 4 Community Chest Speaker 4 Art Club l 2 3 Prize Drawing 3 Seminaria Assistant Art Editor 21 i i F 1 1 F I I 7 7 F - I I .. . . ,, . I 2 ' ' ' . t , A I - 1 U , Exotic perfumes . . . hilarious laugh . . . green loafers coupled with on l 4 F I F I 1 7 1 F I I l V I 1 1 F Y F 1 1 I i i I H V V I' I V ' ALEXANDRA NEBINGER Gardnner s graduate famed exotnc dancer Everything s up to Date IH Kansas Cnty a Dutch housekeeper unravels the Bolero tndal waves of laughter but extreme shyness sunburn and freckles fear of snakes Why dndnt you tell me? Make Up Commrttee Co Charrman 4 Judncrary Board 4 GRACIA NORBECK A Paradox Sympathetuc and gracnous as her name suggests but often quute provoca trve and Independent full ol boundless energy and pep yet never neglects those extra forty wlnks equally at home IN hlllbllly Starlake or the refined sophlstlcated suburbs ol Phlladelphua she wields a wlcked hockey stuck or cane but gust as skillfully mampulotes the parntbrush rn her attempts to paunt that one great masterpnece Varsrty Hockey 2 4 Play 2 3 4 Socral Board 4 Student Council l Art Club 2 Semlnarla Art Board MARGARET ORR Who as the blonde blue eyed bombshell who can fix anybodys ptney rn a pffy'-' Our Jacket captam of course Her leadershup and dynamrc personalnty have always made her an asset to the team and class Marlas aversion lor Latln rs compensated for by her love ol Math What would we do wlthout our studyhall comme? Lrghtrng 2 3 4 Monocle Board 2 Monocle Assrstant Edrtor 3 Northfield Relrgrous Conference 3 Student Councrl 3 Varsrty Soccer l 2 3 Varsrty Hockey 4 Varsrty Baseball 3 4 Athletic Board 4 Jacket Team Captarn 22 . . 7 . , . 7 1 I 1 I 1 1 F 1 I 7 I 7 I - I . . , . 1 1 I I 7 - I I 1 1 7 7 1 I i ADELE PETRILLO A scatter brarned braxn with an A an Wrrtnng le ters a Brood A rn Voice and an A for the effort In Dramatlcs and Art ln the lunchroom an appetite tremendously bug In chapel a vorce way off tune and oft key nn gym oh' why cant you get a credit for a Semln ry dance' Yes a serrous student who prefers TV and who has a perplexmg problem rn how to be me Play 3 4 Community Chest Speaker 3 Junior Councrl on World Affairs 4 Monocle Board l 2 Semmarla Llterary Board REBECCA REED Peekung through a door l spy a small room hardly blg enough for all srlver spoons from saulnng races and paper hats from many partres famlly pictures and those of lnends and last but not least a desk prled hugh with books A solemn gurl us bent over the books but then throws down her pencnl laughmg lm not rn the mo d and sknps out of the room Socnal Servlce Board 4 French Club 4 Play 4 Semmarla Art Board ALLISON REGAN Usually down to earth In a letharglc sort of way Haney does have her dreams ol castles un the arr She looks forward to Monday and Thursday the car rs hers lnformally she us scarcely the quretest un the gang formally she suggests a model from Mademorselle Whether sur ounded by brothers beaux or both shes always the center of attractxon Stage Manager 2 3 4 23 . , . g . . . A . , . 1 I Q F 4 l . F I I ,, . . ., . I the treasures within, on the wall: banners, bulletins and wilted corsages, , , 't I . . 1 ,, , . O . - , , f 1 1 1 I , , - JUDY SAPERSTON I know what they ll say She was so smalll a mtnlature In plotds and cashmeres htghway menace of the soap box derby dnmlnutrve hostess fIrst rate Yes they ll all remember Sap short on height but long on stones of Dad Rick and Aunt Nan tn Afrtca Varsrty Hockey 2 3 4 Play 4 French Club 4 Art Club 2 Monocle Board 2 Semtnana Business Board .lunror Council on World Affairs 4 PATRICIA SAWYER It rs drfhcult to tear the gurl rn the much lettered gym tumc away from tennrs courts gym floors IN general hockey fields and badmmton tourna ments esp clally when the last brrngs tn such coplous supplies of mall Pat looks forward to a graduatton present of Colnfornla s sunshme She has acquired dubious newspaper publlcrty for her proIlfIc cat Vorsrty Hockey 3 4 Varsrty Basketball 3 4 Varstty Baseball 4 Athletrc Board 2 Art Club 2 MARY SCHENCK Chameleon luke Mary leads many lrves ln the summer shes a sallor a mechanrc a painter lof housesl and a hewer of wood un the winter she studres works out theortes on how to remember other peoples theorues and plays bridge ln school she concentrates on sports French and Choxr at home she gets wlld takes of Andrew and Jello Her savnng graces are a luknng for people talented toes ready lor unveullng at all tumes and o song for every occasion Varsrty Soccer 2 3 4 Varsity Volleyball I Varsity Basketball 4 Varsrty Baseball 3 Athletic Board 3 Glee Club 2 3 Chorr 4 Orchestra I 2 3 Play3 4 Sets Committee Chairman 2 French Club 4 Semrnarra Lrterary Board .ludlcrary Board 4 Executive Secretary of Student Govern ment 24 I ' I I I I - III I I I I I ' I I ' B, . . . . . , .. . ,I :I I 7 . . 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I 1 III I I I I rI I III II I I I I ' BARBARA SETTERS Shoes at her beck and call styltzed glasses by the rack gym sunt permanently lost Ons for pennres dates for weekends marathon keychain and lltterbug Ike elected lprobablyl Barbara the serlous verballst avld reader and lencer with Ideas Lake Forest Rellgvous Conference 3 4 Student Council 2 Play 3 Poster Cornmlttee Charrman 4 Semmarra Lrterary Board MARILYN SHAFER The lndlvudual everything rn the extreme the loudest volce rn chapel the hugest appetrte at lunch the longest lrst of books that have been read the Intellectual wlth an aversron to work The Artrst with an artlstuc temperament always unpredictable argumentatlve and sarcastic but yet over sensltlve the moods explodmg from depresslon and cynuclsrn to galety and laughter the greatest grlt musrc the g eatest tale1t real lrfe actlng the blgqest problem M I Glee Club l Choir 4 Play 2 Semvnana Llterary Board CLARE SILVERMAN Heres to our easy going Clarabelle who prcked up those rnterestmg theorres along wrth the accent whsle ln school rn France We contunue to be amazed at the tnnumerable stones lokes about people partnes and fabulous summers at Lorrarne We rellsh her assumed sophlstrcatron and admrre the constant smnle and wonder at the abrlrty to ovord the calorres We lake her prrde rn srsters poems mothers art pops achuevements Sa re Coeur de Marymount Parts France l Prampter for Play 3 Sem nano Lnterary Board 25 , , . ri i 7 r I ..., I 7 ... . I Q 1 1 - I I N 1 1 F F .IUDITH STEPHENS Lookmg round my room I see Artrcles qurte dear to me A Prrnceton banner on the wall Brrdge table and the brldge cards small Mysteries and Dumas all much read Cot? em up qulte often sand A large black cat upon the floor Scads of dance records behund the door And that old prne chest my loy and prrde Wlth letters and scrapboolcs hndden nnsrde Costume Committee Charrman 3 4 French Club 4 Semmarla Art Board CAROL STOESSER Gracrous and aftable Carol IS always a model hostess An lnftnlte desrre for more hours rn the day to telephone play the prano do homework kmt and bowl I5 hers Stace possesses that mtanglble quallty whlch makes everyone like her from the first No matter what rs occupymg her at the trme she rs always ready to help others Arded by her even drsposltlon and good ludgrnent Carol wlll continue t make others happy as she has us Glee Club l 2 Chorr 4 Music Commrltee fharrman 4 Dance Committee Charrman 3 Student Councrl 3 SUE UNDERWOOD When we hear a group cheermg and see a flash of blonde harr w can be sure to find our vlvaclous Hornet captain Sudy will be remem bered by the Hornets for her leadershlo outstanding sprrlt and athletc ablluty by her frrends for loyalty frankness and love of argulng to Nichols she rs known for those shy blushes and her good humor but we cannot wrrte about Sudy wrthout mentioning vlslts to Kansas Chas and playlng paperboy Play 4 Dance Commrttee Co Chavrman 4 Social Service Board 2 Varsity Hockey 3 4 Varslly Basketball 3 4 Varsity Baseball 3 4 Athletic Board 3 4 Hornet Team Captarn 26 I I r I I I I 1 I 7 , . I 1 , . , . , 0 , . :F I H F , 8 .1 1 I 1 , 2 I - I -1 17 17 :F ri - JEANNE WATERS The quret mothematrcton wrth the wonderful smtle the rnfecttous grggle and the Interesting facral expressions not much Interest ln music and athletics but o whrz at frrendshtp Who can fo get her blonde halr bleached even blonder from the many hours spent rn the water each summer or those fontastlc tales about he srsters'-' St ll mrnus that treasured drrvers permtt she can be seen wallrrng home flve days a week clad rn her famous plords and carefully kmtted sweaters A good listener who hears our tales when she meets us at the statron Varsrty Soccer 4 Varsrty Bowltng 3 Costume Commrttee Charrman 2 Semrnarra Advertrsrng Editor DEBORAH WHITE Often quret no spectal reason Delrght In sports In every season Galt sometrmes frrvolous sometrmes not The boy next door Oh rather rot' Fondness for ptctures knowtng no xmrt Collector an busy mlsplacer of stuff lt seems at two puffs are qurte enough Erratrc pursuer of brtdge and art truly Always thought younger than bug srster Lulle Varsity Soccer 2 3 4 Varsrty Basketball 4 Varsity Baseball 3 4 Athlettc Board 4 Monocle Board 3 Semrnarra Art Board RUTH WILLARD Happrer on a racrng horse than an a nervewrackrng school room prefers reodrng Julius Caesar on trans oceonrc shrpboard to attendrng class sessrons wtth all gurls prefers wrttmg letters of Iron hunts Vrctorla Falls lndlan street scenes to expresslng herself on Englrsh novels tenacrous rn her oprnron of polrtrcs the Potnt Four Program homework and her own shyness Semrnarra Llterary Board French Club 4 27 , t , , r r . I , 1 t '- I , . . - , . . , I. . V Hopeless hair, Give up, let's trim it. d ' z th ' . , , . 1 1 F 7 1 F - : t , I , , , , . JULIE WINCH To the strains of Sentrmental Journey Julre can be seen saunterrng to the door surtcase IH hand headed for another college weekend er genulne friendliness and Interest In others have grven her much oppor tunnty to exercrse her profound phrlosophres Who wall ever forget her bright wrnk love for cats her llne from our sophomore play or that scotch tape on one ear? Her model s figure and sprke heels help her to achneve that sophrstrcated look A lot of good sense and a dash of gay wrt IS Julre s formula for popularlty and success Socral Servrce Board 2 3 Play 2 4 French Club 4 Monocle Board 7 2 3 Semnnana Lrterary Board Senror Class Secretary LEE ZANDER Satlrlst supreme whether at the drawing board the wrltlng desk or over two hot fudge sundaes at Harveys Quret but always wltty and always worried too much to do too lrttle time and so hard to get motrvatedl A slow poke with a quick tongue the right remark at the nght tume peppered wuth a Irttle sarcasm and a dash of pessrmlsm Brggest drlemma whether to be the cartoomst or the authoress Solutron probably success at both' Play 3 4 Poster Commrttee Chairman l 3 Semrnarra Art Board Underclass Prize Story 1 5, 4 1. - ' W 1 T M A M' 1 JK V- Jr A ' A g . J Q 7 , l - f.:-'le it NE El!-Fl 28 SENIOR SUNG WJ Jlllalllijtllibif iff J lui P371 PF d 1 l L Jbrdel iJ J r-rely ill mei Our upward clrmb was long T e sl ep ascent rs o er Prepared lo meel a hallerge We sland before the door us The door rs o enun Our lulures to unfold The way seems long and wlnfllng B lo our course we ll d The door wall never close Behrnd our las? good bye For always we shall cherrsh Thoughts of days gone by The world warvs beyond The door has opened wrde And through rr streams the lah! Knowledge gamed rnsrde And now we sung farewell To beloved Semrn ry To us belong the mem rres Wnth you remarns the key Words Marrory Gorman Emrly Edwards Musrc Elnzaberh Cuffrng 29 4 .4 ' 1 Mull gg r Jlul 'J I ,',Jli3'f31,lCl 'ff 1 , y 'r 'L H ' T :KTTH T, 4 1,' .4 ' - L., . , , r -I I , r ,N 41 .. .- I 4 ' ' x - . . H 9 U E X 'I A s - 5 ' ' r . It 7 - - 1 . , ,x , 1 f Q. 4- -- o A - s ' I x ' V- ' ' , ,,. .-. . -Y, 1- s I A ' 1 1 e O9 5 9 - Q ' pf 'Q dglvw Q my 2 Q' if-Sim V 2 JAY 'il 'V F S 1 S fi! ff var 'rl' ls f 3 E 'fi-fc J U N IG IQ 'Q if . First Row: '-5 Rochelle Goldsfein, Eugenia Annas, Corolyn Schneider, Ellen Francis, Ann Truslow, ,Wx 1 i, Sarah Benton, Sue Harrzberg, Alice Jo Maisel, Judith Kass, Lyle Charters. Q A 1 Second Qow: Nancy Good, Alice Stone, Mae Olds, Patricia Hoffman, Jane? Bursch, Isabel Neilson, F x Nancy Gerry, Dorothy Graham Marjorie House, Joan Diclcey, Judirh Putnam. V ,I Third Pow: ' Carol Teniosl, Frances Murslen, Susan Roberrs, Be'Ty Kuehn, Patricia Cur'is5, Susan R ' l 30 I 1 5' ' Q fe. , . 1 ' ' ' Q -4 5 ' I I , KY! Xs5 - ,- ,J J I , . J - 0 If , ,iv-Q. '-4- 4 1' ' ' ' '1 L I . Q , J I L . '- . ss . 'XGA' '+- ' w. '. - -1, - ' . y v '. '- 'Q .X sts' Ol I ' K N s -.4,, 1.-Ji. X.. -.-.N . M N N B N-fm I 4 , - Q , 5 i ii Xx1k.Q-xx 5 Q sais ...nr Z.. CLASS M C ' .., 'nr Hanrahan, Margo Schultz, Ann Boocock, Kathryn Baker, A Gj r,s' J Julie Magavern. . 11,99 Fourth Row: . ' . Merle Darlich, Virginia Parks, Louise Zeller, Nancy McMahon, Lynn hr'rSf5YDorothy v :Jr Corbett, Pamela Kittinger, Paula Flynn, Nancy Goodwin, Marcia Gill, Barbara ' X153 Barnett, Gail Summerfield. ' kf-.UL Absent: ' Joan Cornblum, Anne Lapey, Sarah Montgomery, Janet O Brien, Mary Louise Vaughan, Linda Voelker, Judith Williams, 3l :KN fit Rx Af? N Dt' x gx ,'.lgK,fn'f'4u' ' n q A ' ,I 7. vr .A.Q4. gs.54l 5 Jaflillr ' t 41 ' vt ' a - ,J L 1 F- ': 4 1 I 1 C -'-'fn . fm' J ' J s g . I 7 I I , ' . I ' y -..s .-,nl-ar.. f'ql ' ' '.. CQ fl-A 1 S '1 x X in X -Q xv W'-1' . ,wwf I C X H fi t A '5 ' 'W ,. li J , M . li A , f 9 Ita.,-H E5 S -'A-Q --- . . ,- if ---, 5 . ' if B ex R Q Q X A-if ,ja 7 P L I x o 4-.7 A L ,,X- 'S-tfvy, ,Q .av Q l X' arty-I0 ,1 xv,f5L- Y.N,v 'p,'x- 4 Q it -ff S5 , 5' ,v -xmr v :K-7 1-5 'lt Fffsrieows , K5 -rj,.! -XJ 'x ,-' J lJ'5f1 Jane Sewall, Pamela Rial, Mary Louise Corbett, Marcia Benton, Mary Hochreiter, 1' C A 'L Grace Anderson, Anne Johnson, Betty Anne Schaefer, Susan Stengel, Barbara Cohen. Q 4 Us 1 - .3 lu , Q f Q Second Row: I 'sf if 'f Sharon Vtfright, Constance Roberts, Ann Matzinger, Barbara Smith, Nancy Marsh, 5 5 2'5'Nu y Barbara Maddigan, Lucy Guthrie, Eleanor McKenna, Stefanie Stevens, Janice 111. v Q : . tlkjrella, Carolyn Hershey, Heather McDougal. -L nv ii 4 l 0 ' . H 3 IT 32 L L F e X 7' e 4- S T at 4, I. hgpa 61,680 ini: motion -ob -Lal qw- lnoueio rr-ako our 'nn on sonoc ubwn- ovl' +'.99irLqii DOY! , blln X ff ,,,, ux LY 'bg htm Lt Qhtcs E ky' c,tq.hQ,hQ'0,,4, ,240 1 .I M '1 ' 0- y ljgcxnkl- K la fjjkl lx Xie I 'K N.a.,44. ' . c I E ' 1. I .ful 5.5. U,v'-4 '4 '.' '- F. .P -.-.Q-. -as 4 LL.,f ....,. ,, Q rhrfd Row: E' L4 - - - Katherine Huber, Eleanor Easter, Nancy Hewitt, Elizabeth Richard, Barbara LeWin, v I fDorothy Smith, Carol Sippel, Jennifer Cave, Mary Dow, Carole Jordon, Gail Lanctot. Fourth Row: Kathleen Harper, Ann Silverman, Susan Patterson, Jean Marie Sattler, Eleanor Wood- J' burn, Susan Seccombe, Jill Simon, Jean Moore, Beth Roesser, Dorothy Stoesser, Gloria ' Lerner. if Absent: S-Vi-at I 'X' 1 0'-.4 5 t A wAlthea Briggs. 1111 Lbs- A -d,s.K' ,v A, AA 33 QA' 'J' '22, 4 '+ --hu '-I r'.'i ,, ' mfg tx- 'Jill . ,,- ,,-ful. x,', .. x, , ' .'l' LA. 1.1.ss...u .'! . ,...- First Row ij 3 x0 5 Y ,gf 2, Zi X- ' Q 4 ,. , - ,, ,mf wmv 1 PRES!-llVlAlXl Patricia Rank, Nancy Stover, Natalie Jo Block, Rhonda Lascari, Doris Schmitt, Elsie Wright, Barbara Morris, Sheila Gill, Ann Alcoclc, Patricia Zimdahl, Barbara Dickey, Holly Rich. Second Row: Susan Gurney, Alma Holt, Sara Wyclcott, Cherry Talbott, Betsy Graves, Barbara Welt, Cecilia Hobbie, Barbara Eccleston, Ann Dutton, Joanne Rich, Katherine Good, Gail Sullivan, Candace Letchworth. 7 'si ,tt f 4 nl M iz Q I Q 3- , .A S- , ff' , , n s J us' .4-ii-'fu CLASS Third Row: Louise Ellis, Betsy Rupp, Brenda Lutz, Mary Wurst, Susan Hoskins, Maxine Patterson, Anita Porter, Phyllis Roberts, Carol Barrett, Olive Chatsworth, Lieta Riis-Carstensen, Linda Blum, Mary Ellen Daniels, Diane Kelker, Martha Oliver, Myra Salt. Fourth Row: Susan Oliver, Gretchen Grever, Beverly Cryer, Bonnie Barmon, Carol Ostendort, Elizabeth Maisel, Nanette Swift, Dale Deatrick, Susan Taggart, Linda Kittenger, Louisa Plumb, Linda Ryan, Marcia Rashman, Betsy Speller, Linda Terry. Absent: Lindo Pemble. 35 5' Name MARCIA ALLARD ALICE BATTHA NANCY CRONE BETSY CUTTING GINNY DARLING MARY ANNE DEAN BUDGE DEWEY EMILY EDWARDS MARILYN GOHR JOANNY GOLDSTEIN MARJY GORMAN MARCIA HAMBY KATHY HAMILTON MELANIE HENKE MARGARET HOFFMAN GINGER HUNN BOBBIE JERAULD HELEN JONES KATHIE KAVINOKY CINNIE KLEIN ANNE KOENIG ANNE LARKIN VAL LYTLE SANDY MADDIGAN MARGIE MAGAVERN PATTY MAISEL CANTOR McLEAN KIT MEANS NANCY MOUL JULIE NASH Song Bull Dog Bull Dog Redhead Bldln My Time SENIGI2 Can You Use Any Money Today9 Cant Help Lovm Dat Man I Love What lm Doing Lufe Upon the Wicked Stage Use Your Imagunatron Cocktalls For Two A Klss to Bunld a Dream On III See You In My Dreams Im In Love Again Im a Big Gsrl Now I Dudnt Know What Tnme It Was Three O clock In the Morning Traffic Jam Stardust The Stars WIII Remember Dark Eyes Red Roses For a Blue Lady Sentnmental Baby The Peanut Vendor I Could Wrlte a Book Always True To You In My Fashion Dont Fence Me In Spellbound Smules My Ideal My Heart Belongs To Daddy Lady of the Evennng 36 - I . I . Perfume Chanel No 5 Most Precious Sailors Beware Quelque Fleur' Toulours Toi Beau Catcher Straw Hat Opening Night Fair On Dlt Femme Aquamarine Morning Glory Lheure Bleu Duchess ot York Scent of Chocolate Repartee Tapestry Shocking Moonlight Mist Directoire ,...,.,, ., Fame ..,,....,.,,., ,.,,,, . .. ., .. Vol de Nuit .... Co 's lndiscreet ,,.,,........,. ,...,,,..,,.,...., ......,,. . Breathless ....,.,.,..... .... , A ,. ., ,.,, .. ,. ., Scotch Heather ,,... ,, A , , ,, Ac IV .,,..,..A,,.. . Muguets du Bois ,,,,,,,,,,,,,s........... .,.,,..,...... Lavenesque A,,,..,,,..,,.,,.....,,.,.., ....., ,...... ....,, Suppressed Desire own a dairy marry a millionaire swim the Seven Seas be an English teacher invent a portable sunlamp invent an automatic potato peeler invent a warm dog tag be a botamst specializing in flora own a Pizzeria aquatic wedding in the B A C pool go to Paris live in a certain suburban community wear shorts to a Sem dance namnte for Orchard Park still live on the Lett Bank look up to someone co star with Bonzo three more baby sisters You ve heard all that beforel to be a high diver get to bed early on Saturday nights get that bonus count guinea pigs be a gym teacher conduct a revival meeting be the first woman president patent my giggle manhattans in Manhattan to own a kennel to be over-supplied with threeecent stamps 37 CATEGQRI ES . ,,..,... ,........., ,.........,...,........ t o ' I , ., ,. ,,..,,,,..,... 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Full fo ' V My first is In Easter but not in March lts also rn Johnson and Slppel and Marsh Mv second s IH Simon but not in Legree Youll find rt in Stoesser especially Dotty My third is rn Harper Petrullo and Pam But youd never find It rn Ansell or Ann My fourth is rn Hershey but not in Pa In Huber and Schaefer lreferrung to BAJ My fifth is rn Eleanor and Gloria too Its also in Cohen and rn Mary Lou M slxths In McKenna and in Bentons first Its not found rn Gall but In Moore its immersed My seventh s rn sons of Susan and Grace Vou ll find rt in Roberts rn Roesser a trace My elghth IS IU Carol but not In song Youll find rt in Wright and also In wrong My ninth is rn Marys hugh rrdlng fame ln Hewrtt and Stevens rt ends Lucys name My tenth is rn Cave and the second of Heather And IU Susan s second youll find two together My next is rn Sattler but not in the store lts in Sewall and in Barbys last what rs more 'vly twelfth rs rn Althea beginning and end Youll End It three times an Barb Maddrgan My thirteenth s rn Stengel not referring to Casey lt's in both the Smiths- it's even in Betsey. My last is the sum of this lively young bunch Can you guess who l am: You must have a hunch! 4l QIDDLE GFTI-IE SOPHGMQQES l l l f ll mx l3lQESl-llVlAlNl DUNS Ann Al Cfsafl' ofthe walk Bonnue Bar 01611 Scottush for man Carol l5CLr U7-t haur clup Natalue Jo B LQ L11 no key needed Lunda lglu-O.-sweet stuff Lerla Cars 'l'Z-41 sen fail- letters rn last name Oluve Qjjc-Cf5worth C.l'7CLfSall the tume Beverly C.f L,4 er Johnnre Ray Mary Ellen -lDGI1lelS luons d n Barbara Lliey Tracy a duck Ann Dut TOLL of fun Barbara Ecc 155 on we forget Lourse 2-l lus 3rd Avenue er a ll hall punt Katherrne QCP d stucky candy Betsy Gods an Scholars Gretchen Gr understood Susan GLA-f'Y7.ey Ode on a Grecuon Lgfrj, Ceculua H0bUC1horse m0 H Ol Black Joe Susan Hos s olk Duane Kel gzy krd Lunda Ii 1' tungerpurr Rhonda Las CCLI' u hot rod Candace Letch uae a mrll on Brenda L uJ z Latun subuunctuve Eluzabeth IYXCU sel sprung month B r ara M Of' s To be CW' not to rtha Ol VL r Lets VL u usan C' uver 'VN Om DVI- what a gurl 42 Carol Os l'LY'L dorl 'flfl Luttle lnduans Maxune POJTLfson putter pfljfflli, Lunda F1171 ble much thought un Iuttle compass Penumucan Louusa wrY7b Pulled out a Anuta r g P O O Marcua man not reckless never Holly R Ch. Struke lt P LVL ' Joanne R Qld. German for herself Phyllus RCD erts un Goodfellow Patrucra R le Wuggley Betsy tour fve sx Lunda Myra Dorus c Betsy Nancy St G I Sul Nanette Sw wlSl1 Susan Tagg Cherry Lunda Barbara E sue ruthm tuc stucks an Comun through the er the Ball t German for wuth er what Freshmen cant do the Raunbow s es really l had one us uc bott not so and the purates lt edutorual and royal readung n an Mary Eluzabeth lor better or or Sara Wyck the record Patrucua Zum you beautulul . tt ' ' ., , ' Pl. - . V K I VAVA V ' ,PO-'TW rte I o , Mg Dj, I Q '. s s ' R apr ,.,a,piCk Sh 'u AGT-,S s...s ' ' s ,.ss H ..... we , s ss,. Cu - r S S A, ,, lA--l ' Qu ur' . , 1 Al .A L ,,,,, r'l S. s l' D , H H ,..r . as f ' , r.s.s.s , S . ' S Q 'T' mm . i . . , ' ' ' u' A , u ', d a b H. . rl I l be . . V Ma M ' lu' ' a lttlelp s '. .s.,, u' ,I cr., , ' ' ff-JIT ACTIVITIES QQ STUDENT CGUNCII. On the other slde of the large glass llbrary doors the Councrl meets to try to solve the many problems that come up during the school year Thus year we have inaugurated a demerlt system with the hope that the girls will realize their responslbllltues We have also written a new Constitution We feel these efforts for a more extensive school government have not been an valn Seated left to rrght Standmg Betty Anne Schaefer Louusa Plumb Margory Gorman ex oftrcvo Emnly Edwards ex oftucro Judnth Putnam Secretary Mary Schenck President Ann Purdy ex OHICIO Catherune McLean ex OHICIO Mary Anne Dean Katherme Hamilton Pamela Klttlnger Ann Boocock Susan Hanrahan lull Simon Carol Ostendorf lane Sewall Cherry Talbott Absent Margaret Magavern 43 1 I . . 1 , . 1 JUDICIARY BCDAQD Seated left ot rlght Lyle Charters Secretary Standlng Lelfa Rus Carstensen Emily Edwards Marlory Gorman Eleanor McKenna Clloffmcm Ab f Jean Moofe Mary Schenck ex ottrcro Jsfgn Comblum Alexandra Neblnger ln Its short exrstence as a functioning part ot school government the Judlclary Board has become of almost equal Importance wtth the Councll Thus year It has undertaken the task of actung as ludge and lury In the case ot all ottenders under the newly lnstltuted demerlt system The Judlclary Board and Emrly Edwards In partucular are to be hlghly commended for the ob they have done In transforming thus experument Into an eftlclently functioning system 44 : , : ' 1 I . 1 ' . . I SOCIAI SERVICE BGARD We are studylng drlugently every day flghttng the coldness and troubles A tent whrch you collected money for yourself and bought reached our school u because you have sent the tent we can now study wuthout any trouble In thus wrnter Thus reply from a Korean chrld who received mon y raised by the Socral Service Board rs only one from the people who have benefited from the fine rob these gurls have done this year Under the leadership of Cantor McLean assisted by Patty Marsel the Social Servnce Board has run a successtul Chrlstmas dance the Blund Sale the Annual Chrlstmas party and the White Stockings appeal and generally helped us all to meet our community oblrgatlons Seated left to rrght Standmg Cecllna Hobble Rebecca Reed Sue Hartzburg Ellen Francis Martha Oluver Nancy Good Harrrette Hunn Elizabeth Maisel Absent Cynthia Klein Linda Klttlnger Patrlcla Maisel Catherrne Mclean Nancy Marsh Assistant Charrman Chairman Jennifer Cave Lucy Guthrre Gaul Lanctot Gracua Norbeck Lynn Johnson 45 Barbara Setters SEMINAIQIA BOARD First Row left to rrght Lee Zander Adele Petrlllo Marrlyn Gohr Katherine Kavrnoky Mary Anne Dean Anne Larkin Mary Schenck Catherrne Means Elizabeth Cuttrng Business Manager Helen Jones Art Edrtor Valerie Lytle Edrtor In Chief Julre Nash Asslstant Art Edrtor 'Cr-. Cynthra Klern Jeanne Waters Advertrsrng Edrtor Barbara Jerauld Clare Srlverman Gracra Norbeck Emrly Edwards Katherine Hamrlton Julie Winch Nancy Crone Second Row Thrrd Row Absent Judy Saperston Ann Purdy Elrzabeth Dewey Ruth Willard Marcia Allard Patrrcla Malsel Joan Goldstein Marlory Gorman Rebecca Reed Harrrette Hunn Margaret Hoffman Doors doors and more doors were the obsessron ot Semrnarra sensors on a typrcal Tuesday afternoon ln Miss Chappell s room those with literary rnterests tried to flt doors unto the lute of every senior whale up rn the studio artrsts under Mrs Henrrchs guidance drew the same doors that mathemagrcrans down rn Mrs Hrckmans busmess meeting endeavored to pay for At all these meetrngs there were laughter and fun besides all the labor and cooperation ot writing illustrating and flnanclng that went rnto our yearbook 46 - as 4 i Photography Editor Deborah White Judy Stephens MGNGCLE The Monocle was published sux times thas year under the edltorshnp of Dorothy Corbett ably assisted by Marilyn Gohr at the typewriter The staff bravely struggled with a whlmslcal mlmeographrng machine that sometlmes refused to cooperate Especlally commendable thus year was the tlne support gnven the school paper by the three lower classes Nearly every isme the staff had more copy than rt could possibly use After the flrst Issue the staff found ltselt able to work Independently and turn out the Issue In record time Seated left to right Lynn Johnson Ann Boocock Betty Kuehn Dorthy Corbett Edrtor Rochelle Goldstein Gloria Lerner Alnce Jo Mausel Marlorle House Standrng Marrlyn Gohr Kathryn Baker Susan Patterson Susan Seccombe Frances Mursten Gall Lanctot Dorothy Graham ef, QQ 2 QQQ B Cl-IGIR First Row left to right Ann Matzinger Jane Sewall Mae Olds Marilyn Shafer Louise Ellis Julie Magavern Judith Putnam Duane Kelker Linda Ryan Cecilia Hobble Mary Louise Vaughan Second Row left to right Marcia Hamby Carol Stoesser Melanie Henlce Isabel Neilson Maxine Patterson Carol Barrett Brenda Lutz Anne Koenig Louisa Plumb Barbara Eccleston Alma Holt Third Row left to right Ann Dutton Mary Schenck Leifa Rus Carstensen Anita Porter Susan Hoskins Phyllis Roberts Emily Edwards Jennifer Cave Betsy Graves Barbara Smith Julie Nash Carolyn Hershey Eugenie Annas This year the Choir working under the able direction of Mr Garretson has been busier than ever before Besides taking a large part in the Christmas Pageant the Choir has sung In chapel many Fridays and over the radio several times Singing mostly sacred music, these girls have not only received training in group singing but also pleasure and satisfaction in their achievements, 48 ENSEMBLE Occasionally the Fnsemble entertains us in chapel with lilting strains of The Synco pated Clock Waltzlng Cat and Blue Tango or gives us a song to sing or hum that provides a strong rhythm and interesting effects Mr Wrncenc is its govial conductor who never tires ot his perennial pokes theres the one about the upstanding player of the bass viol for example Seated Susan Patterson Eleanor Easter Sheila Gill Lucie Guthrie Standing Carol Barrett Carolyn Schneider Kathryn Baker Absent Nancy Marsh Alice Stone 49 during play intermissions. This year's fascinating addition is the percussion section JUNIGR CCDUNCII. ON WORLD AFFAIQS Seated Clockwrse Standing Absent Frances Mursten Anne Larkin Kathryn Baker Valerle Lytle Catherune Means Betty Kuehn Helen Jones Jean Moore Judy Saperston Dorothy Corbett Jane Sewall Adele Petnllo Rochelle Goldsteun Every other Wednesday members of the Councul on World Aflaxrs struggled through the door of the history room to spend an enlxghtemng hour duscusslng world problems and current events The mam endeavor ol the Counctl was to prepare delegates to specual occasions cs the birthday of the U N and partnclpate un a serues ot debates with the Nichols Forum Under the guidance ot Miss Butzer and Mlss Abbott this newest school orgamzatuon has developed Into o lnvely dnscusslon group and has stumulated more mterest ln world aftaurs 50 represent Greece in the United Nations Model Assembly, present chapel programs for such I AVR Tri' SENIOR PLAY 4533 Vx N K Oi I L ,A di, 'A The Ivory Door f-aft' M I I Fortunately thus years senlor play underlined the Semmana theme of Doors and Doorways A A Mnlnes The Ivory Door was done with maturtty and flntsh Bobble Jerauld played the lead role ot the kung who sought the truth wlth posse and steady charactertzatlon The crowds were colorful and medleval In their dyed sheets Drunken soldners 'esters princesses ladies In wanting and pages were all brought to Ilfe by the theater magic Three ambltrous sets were beautifully executed by the set commlttee headed by Marlorle Gorman and Helen Jones The serrousness of the theme dad not disturb our audlence whtch remained tense until the mystery of the Ivory door was revealed S i in nz I -5 I 0 o 55 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII .- 51 X , X nl 1 6 z - 4 'sf - ,il Q A s I IT fl It F 25 ' f. - I III I 'QA F7 n .- , NN , f A U s . 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J I S x 'I cs , L, ,Q , X I U l 6 SX - f , f 9 S ' , ll -'M Seated lett to rrght Julre Magavern Bonnie Barmon Mommy Gorman Janet Butsch Susan Patterson Chclfmon Standrng Absent Grace Anderson Susan Olrver Sue Underwood Marla Orr Anne Larkrn Hornet Captain Jacket Captarn Deborah White The eleven member Athletic Board assumed new responsrbllltres during the past year Besides determining requxrements lor and applyrng the demerlt system to athletic actlvrtles It originated and suggested to the stud nt body new Ideas tor team competrtlon and prolects By managmg the sale of socks and tennrs balls rt has made rt possuble for the Physical Educatron Department to Duy some extra equipment Under the leadership of Marry Gorman and Miss Brock this group has stimulated greater Splfll and partlcrpatlon rn sports 52 ATHLETIC BOARD 14'-if '- jf I-IGCKIEY VARSITY A Boocock V DarImg M Dow M Gorman L Guthrie G Hunn P Klttlnger S Maddugan M Magavern E McKenna G Norbeck S Oliver M Orr A Stone S Underwood SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SCDCCER VARSITY C Hershey A Johnson L Johnson G Lanctot S Patterson B Roesser M Schenck C Stoesser D Stoesser D White BASKIZTBAI I A Boocock M Gorman P Sawyer M Schenck A Stone Koenig Larknn Lyt e Vaughan Underwood GAMES PLAYED WILLIAMSVILLE PARK AMHERST HARLEY PARK LAUREL PLAYDAY BATAVIA PARK LAUREL 'AMES PLAYED SEMINARY I AMHERSTCENTRAL O SEMINARY 2 KENMORE SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY SEMINARY 54 VARSITY BATAVIA PARK KENMORE WILLIAMSVILLE PARK KENMORE . 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W I Y POEMS BY ANNE SILVETQMAN IQ55 Whrte as a Cot The gray sky lies above Content to be admired And looked upon and lo Llttle buts of musty U22 The clouds serenely float AS A CAT Tl-lE SKY Grey as a cat The evening stalks And silently and stealthnly v On tour padded feet she walks All clouds and gr y She creeps upon you from behrnd Over the wrde expanse ot srlk And rn the dusk ot evenrng The srlken fur ot the cat s Hne coat All thungs even love are bland Block as a cat Th night has tlnally come Wrth great speed and swrttness Announced by dork processron and The beatrng ot a drum Untul the whole world seems To be wropped IU a cloak ot dork And the night alr whrnes ID prot st Luke the snarl of an angry cat DOORWAYS CHALLENGE L Cldlflg Never To new knowledge In mans hrstory Along a way Hlled Have deeds been left undone Wuth reward tor those who enter Bat only the darmng will try Doorwcys Shut doors 55 1 I , , ed, , , . . f Q , - . , , . '3 I , A . - - O , . 9 . , Sl-IE DIDNT KNOW WI-IY She was ten and she knew she shouldnt be In that room But her parents had been crying when she came In from play and so they didnt notrce she was there She looked at her grandmother whose emaclated body was lost In the folds of the fourposter bed Her grandmother was so fragrle e d er chlna shepherdess IH the curio cabrnet she was never allowed to touch Only the shepherdess had rosy cheeks and her grandmother had no rosy hue she was gust blue and sllver Silver hatr with blue streaks and sllver skln with the blue verns shownng through And her eyelids they were closed now and they were very blue Her grandmother lay very strll there was no anlmatlon about her except for her llps The lrps were cracked and dry and sllver but they curved softly upward guvung the hunt of a smlle ln fact her whole face seemed to smlle perhaps rt was lust the way the early afternoon sun reflected on the lumrnous silver of her cheek perhaps but stall she really looked as though she were smlllng And to Karen rt was strange to see her grandmother smllmg because she had not smrled rn a very long tame even when she was well she had not smrled In fact she had stopped smrllng when she flrst came to lrve at Karen s house And Karen was very happy when she saw her grandmother smrllng Maybe her grandmother would get well now Then they could go to the zoo together lust as they used to Those zoo days had always been such fun days even for grandmother The two of them would walk unwearylngly throughout the entire park and grandmother would tell her favorute story about the dancrng bear back In Germany But slnce grandmother had had her stroke Karen had not been able to go to the zoo or to the ballet or to any place Her parents were always too busy to take her anywhere lt was sllly for her to even ask them though once she had Onc a luttle vvhlle after grandmother had taken suck she had asked her mother to take her to the ballet bu well ut certainly had been srlly to ask As always her mother had been much too busy Besides mother had sand that grandmothers Illness was costrno the family too much money to allow anyone to go to the ballet But that was what mother had always sand that grandmother was costlng them too much money even when grandmother flrst came to lrve with them and then grandmother had been well Perhaps that was why grandmother had never smiled much But she was smllmg now and Karen was very happy Perhaps the pam drd not hurt as much todav Of course she really couldnt be sure because grandmother had not been able to speak after the stroke But usually grandmothers eyes spoke for her Karen remembered her bnrthday rt had been lust a few weeks ago Her parents had given a bug party for her and all her frlends lt had been her flrst real party certornly her flrst grownup party She had worn stockmgs and llpstlck for the flrst time And her cake that was the best of all It was a huge cake wnth ten candles a tremendous yellow cake 56 D , . . ' - all blu an silv like the , .. e, ' ' ' ' , - 1- - ' ' . , . , J . But before the cake was served she had slapped unto the room to see grandmother Grandmother had not been blue and stlver then She had been all yellow even her eyes especnally her eyes They had looked at Karen so mrserably two suns of burnmg yellow so tathomless deep and so full of musery And Karen had not returned to her bug grownup party Somehow the yellow of the cake was too luke the yellow of her grand mother s eyes and so she had not gone back She had pleaded slckness and she really dld feel suck It was almost as though her grand mothers SUHSFIHQS were her own suffermgs She could almost feel the pam But now there could be no pam Karen was posltlve of that There was a calm peaceful glow that shone over the entire body of her grandmother Almost too calm there was no movement not even the ruse and fall of a sheet nt was almost as though she were Karen gave a start Grandmother' she whnspered In a suppressed somehow awe struck tone of voice And she land her ear agaunst the shrunken breast There was no sound Her grandmother was dead Her grandmother was dead' But Karen felt no shock she felt no tears welllng msude her She felt no sadness She could not There seemed no reason to Her grand mother lust lay as If sleeplng sleeplng a calm peaceful sleep And she looked happy She dud not look sad she looked happy so happy much happter than she had ever looked alnve At flrst Karen could not understand that why her grandmother looked so happy Mother always sand people were afraid to du But grandmother certaunly dtdnt look frlghtened She lust looked happy Karen could not understand but then she remembered Once she had asked her grandmother lf she would feel sorrow In dymg And her grandmother had answered that her sorrow could come only from pam the pain of the unhapplness and the pam of sufternng So Karen looked once more at her grandmother s face lust to make sure But she really was smllnng There could be no doubt about that Yes her grandmother was happy No longer dld she feel any pam enther kmd of pam And because her grandmother was happy Karen was happy There was no reason to feel sad She walked out of the room wnth a smnle Karen' her mother crued forgetting her hysterical tears for a moment as she saw the bedroom door open and the llttle figure slnp quletly out Where have you been9 57 ' r -1 . -1- . . 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To see grandmother To see grandmotherll Oh' and we were gorng to keep rt from you for a lrttle whrle You loved her so Her mother started sobbing agarn Its so awful' Why drd she have to due' She had everythrng to lrve for' We gave her a home securrty happiness She had everything she d ever wanted And shed always worked so hard a her e and then when the tame came for her to have some happiness O I rt s so awful an an Her mother dropped unto rncoherent cryrng Karen gust stood there She was startled Why she had never seen mother cry before at least about grandmother' Why even when grandmother first had had the stroke and all that pam and everytl'-:ng mother had never crred' Even when grand mothers sufferings had been the worst mother had never crred' But now Karen could not understand rt Why should mother be cryrng now now when grandmothers parn and sufferrngs were over and she looked happy and she was happy oh' so very very happy' So why now But mother must be dorng what was rrght Mother was always dorng what was rrght So Oh' and that awful stroke' her mother continued It was so terrible' But most people lrve on even wrth a stroke She went so qurcklyl Even If she had never been able to get out of bed If only shed lrved on for another year .lust another year We loved her so' Especrally Karen Why I never saw anyone love her grandmother as much as Karen If only Why Karen' where are you gorng'9 her mother broke oft as she saw the chrld start for the front door Out to play' her mother was shocked Out to play' at a trme Irke thus' Why what would all the nerghbors thunk' Playrng when your grandmother and you always sand you loved her so much' Why rf you really loved her even a lrttle but ou would be crymg your eyes out rrght now' But why should I cry'9 Karen protested Grandmother rs happy She looks happrer than she ever drd when she was alrve Why shes even smrlrng' And If shes happier why should I cry9 What nonsense' Her mother was really perturbed now No one would be happy to due' 'ts lust your rmagmatron' Youre lust makrng up excuses to hrde the fact that you have no real feeling for anyone' You couldnt have loved your grandmother or you d be crying rrght now' But I do love grandmother' Then why arent you cryrng'9 Do you mean Karen asked puzzled do you mean that rf I dont cry now rt means l dont really love grandmother'9 Of course her mother answered and returned to her sobbrng Karen thought for a moment Her mother must be rrght Grown ups are always rrght But grandmother dad look so happy And she no longer felt any parn or sutterrng and There drd seem no reason to But mother sand and and mother was cryrng She thought for another moment and then she too began to cry but she really dldnt understand why Adele Petrrllo 1953 58 ' ' . ' - ll lif - . , - hh . , - d - d - ' ' ' . Out to play, Karen said, halting at the door. I . ' . I ' ,, T t I T Y so - -- TEIQQGR Ol: TI-IE SEA My mmd stlll churnlng In a maze of horrld memories seems dulled to the fact that I am flnally on my way to safety The people huddled about me are srlent but therr eyes stlll show the fear they have known As my thoughts slowly clear there IS none of the drnvlng panic that has gripped me for so long Instead there comes a calm but completely desparrlng realnzatron of what I must face I cannot cry for my body seems stripped of all emotlon I lust feel a deep and hollow loss and a dulllng lonelmess I remember about four days ago or was It a week? It has seemed like such a long nrghtmare I cannot recall when It really began It was a nlce day not clear and warm but cold and crrsp with that lnvlgorates you I was In a cheerful mood as I went about my everyday chores on the farm But there was a worry In the back of my mmd because I felt Aunt lngrtd was comlng down wlth somethlng I loved my aunt and uncle very much and I always wondered what I would do If anythmg ever happened to them They were really luke parents to me as my own parents had died when I was very young I had come to llve on their small farm and there received all the love and devotron any grrl could want I had rarely known luxury but I was rlch In happiness and securrty As the day progressed the sky became dark and menacing and a strong wund Increased un velocnty A few raindrops splashed on my face and as I trudged across the fleld with Uncle Crls he squeezed my arm and said Looks like qurte a storm brewung child Help me fetch some wood so we can have a roaring fire tonught I always loved Uncle Crrs roarnng flres because they gave the room such a warm and peaceful glow and made me feel so secure I went to bed very tered that nlght but I could not get to sleep The wind was howling around the house and the ram was beatmg furlously upon the roof I used to luke to lrsten to the rnuslcal patter of the ram but there was nothlng rhythmrcal about thus storm It seemed to be taking a furrous vengeance and seemed to be carried away wrth nts wrldness Farntly I could hear Uncle Cris paddung around closing all the shutters and rmpatuently tellung Aunt Ingrid to get off to bed before she caught pneumonua Although he trred hard to keep It from her I had the feeling that he was worrled I found myself flghtmg a strange fear In the put of my stomach as I lay awake staring unto the darkness Then convlncrng myself that everything would be fine an the mornmg I covered my head with my pillow and finally fell Into a troubled sleep 59 . 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' I I I I I just a hint of sunshine, the kind of day Then around mudnrght I guess I awoke wnth a start What was rt9 Something had awakened me I knew I had heard somethmg over the terrible dm of the storm There there It as agasn The tolling of the church bell In my confused state I trred to flgure out why I would hear the churchbell at thus hour of the nught As I started to clnmb out of bed a freezing chlll suddenly gripped me and I grabbed for a blanket to put around me It was so dark and the ragung storm was so loud I was fllled wlth panrc I let the lantern and started for the door to get Uncle Cris when Aunt Ingrld burst un She had a lantern In her hand and IH nts lrght her ace was a ghastly whute and her dark eyes wade wlth disbelief and horror She had her mght clothes on but over them she had thrown her old threadbare coat whlch she was clutching about her shoulders Then In a shaken and almost hysterlcal vonce she sand to me Hurry child get some clothes on oh please hurry he p us keep the water out there us water all over we re sur rounded by It Then she was gone and I could hear her stumbling down the creaky stairs I stood there for a moment nn my Ilttle room under the eaves the roar of the wmd and raln all around me the fllckerlng lantern castrng welrd shadows on the walls and through It all the mournful tolllng of the church bell Was It a dream'9 Yes ut must be a horruble dream My eyes fell upon my Ilttle prayer book In a flt of angulsh and terror I fell on my bed and crted out Oh Lord why drd you let thus happen9 Please let ut stop let It stop I lay ther holdung my ears trylng to blot out the vnolent sounds of the storm Then feeling a sense of shame I got hold of myself dressed qulckly and made my way down the stanrs my trembling hand holding the lantern over my head When I reached the bottom of the stanrs the sight that met my eyes so stunned me that I grasped the banlster for support The floor was covered with about a foot of water and Uncle Cris soaked up to has knees was desperately trylng to stuff old rags under the door to keep the water out The force of the wmd had rlpped olf the shutters and knocked out most of the wnndow panes allowlng the ram to sweep In In great gusts Aunt Ingrld her grey hanr molst and stragglmg nn her face was puttlng blocks of card board over the wrndows only to have them blown out agaun Mutely I splashed across the floor and began to help her Uncle Crus seemingly unaware of the water around hum mumbled to humself A fine lot of good the warning signal does now The dukes must have broken Then realnzlng what he had sand he trred to cover at up by addmg Oh but well be lust flne If we can keep this water out We re on higher ground you know The rest of that night IS a maze of disaster to me In the raglng blackness of the night the water rose hxgher and higher Our frantic efforts seemed heedless Wlth one great splmtenng crash the roof was blown off and carried heaven knows where There was a constant look of terror on Aunt lngrld s now haggard face and as the night wore on she developed a fever and had to be put to bed With the approach of dawn came the realuzatuon that It was no longer a flght to save our home but a struggle for our Iuves The house was groanlng and swaying danger ously under the terrlflc force of the wmd and the light of dawn revealed that the ram had turned Into cold drlvnng sleet All around us the water surged luke a massnve ocean carrymg with It parts of homes fences shrubbery and yes cows Dusaster was every where As ' gazed upon the turrnoll my head throbbed wlth fear of what was to come Would we ever be rescued9 How long could the house endure Its constant punrshment 60 I 1 1 - - . . , 1 1 . , . , . . . . . 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These questuons rattled un my braun unanswerable I felt despaurung After an endless day of fighting the unceasung storm and my own fears together wuth carung for Aunt Ingrud as best as possible my senses dulled to the pount of deluruum I was cold and wet and weak and the dread of facung another black nught wuth uts unvusuble terrors grupped me Then the boat came The boat that would carry us to hugh ground and safety from the turbulent waters For the present the raun and sleet had ceased but the wund contunued un uts puercung velocuty whuppung up a freezung spray As we moved away from the house I knew wuth a dull ache that I would never see ut agaun as ut could not possibly withstand any more poundung In the front of the boat a woman sat sobbing over the motionless form of a small boy In her arms and th complete desolation and damage all around me tore at my heart Puty for others began to outweugh my own fears and dreads We left Uncle Crus at the dukes where t ams of men and solduers were feverushly trying to repaur them From the boat we were then transferred to a truck and wuth absolutely no possessions to our names we finally reached a hugher level of ground where the rusung water could not reach us Thus was where my new horror began Hundreds of homeless refugees huddled under meager blankets and canvas tents were left alone to face the oncomung nught and a new druvung deluge of sleet and snow Many who had survived the first onslaught succumbed to exposure and slupped unto death from theur precaruous perches of safety It was durung this nught that I lost my aunt the loneluness and horror I knew that nught Death and destructuon were all around me and all that I had ever known and loved had been completely strupped from me un a few days The new storm poundung merculessly brought the fear that we would be marooned by the ever rusung water and perush by drownung Amud the chaos there were some who were hysterical whule others refused to leave theur homes and had to be forced from attucs and roof tops In my confusion and dread I realuzed that uf I kept busy ut mught help me to forg t my loss Perhaps ut would allay the thought ol never seeing Uncle Cris agaun I therefore began to work feverishly to help the suffering around me By the followung afternoon the fury of the wund and snow had abated and wuth the break un the clouds I found new hope un the probable evacuatuon by helucopter Now huddled un the plane over an endless sea wuth o muxed sense of paun and reluef I remember the land as ut used to be green fertule and productuve The memory of my life before ut was torn by thus tragedy us dum but ut brungs back the awful feelung of emptuness I have nothung I dont even know where Im goung and I feel cold and suck But am I any dufferent from hundreds of other people un thus strucken area'9 I cant lust guve up now The one precuous thung that God let me keep was lufe and somehow I wull find Uncle Crus Together wuth God s help we can buuld a new exust nce Some day the countryside I knew and loved so well wull agaun be green and fertule Anne Lapey l954 6I ' I - , , . , , . , , . . 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I THE GREAT CAT From the open wrndow near the corner of my room There come to me the sounds ofa great clty night A Buffalo ntght sleeplng ltke a cot before the warm kutchen stove Wlth one twutchlng ear always hearlng and senstng My wmdow gently rattles IU Its wooden frame As If wlshung to escape the blackness pressung tn The trees shapeless forms seem to sway tn rhythm Wuth the wand sweepung the wlnter sky Off IU the dustance a diesel tram Rumbles unto a wtndblown station then Along the tracks On the street below a car speeds Its headlghts causmg strange patterns Along the cerlung then down the wall at my SI e A boy passes whustlung a soft melody Hrs heels tapping a steady beat whrch slowly fades away Down the block a bus heaves a great slgh As rt stops for a red llght And opens tts door to a tlred policeman The grand of the streetcar wheels huggung the track 'ulls me at last to se p And the wtnd stall whistles by Phyllis Roberts l956 62 Continues its lonely sentinel duty , by, ., I .d I . I e , NEBRASKA EXPRESS The Nebraska Express as ut us fondly referred to has been runnung between Broad water and Oskosh for almost forty flve years Each day come raun snow or sunshune uts ancuent engune dra NS Its three dulapudated cars out of the lazy Broadwater statuon west along the rollung Platte rufer and flnally rattles unto an even lazuer Oskosh depot A regular schedule us unheard of and ut us not unusual for the traun to sut and waut for a tardy commuter to saunter up When the noble traun at last starts ut does so wuth a lolt and throws the newcomers out of theur seats onto the floor We regular com muters are used to thus however and know when to grab hold of the frayed arms of the stuff mohatr seats lt was lust such a trup that began on a hot Tuesday afternoon un the muddle of September when Adam Watson the old enguneer started wuth a uolt to beat all lolts All the n wcomers and even Elmer Jacobs a commuter from way back landed on the moth eaten carpet A pale famuluar lookung gurl who was suttung next to me was also thrown As I bent down to help her up l notuced that she had faunted I dont know whether ut was the uolt or uust that the heat of the stuffy car was too much Uncomfortable or not no one had attempted to open the wundows because sparks cunders and the dust of the plauns blew un wuth a vengeance Many of the wundows dudnt open anyway Oh mv' sand Sarah Blakely Shes gone and faunted Sarah lumped up from her seat across the ausle Whats that'9 saud old Josh Duckson Shes goung to be paunted9 Well uts about tume Rustuest old raulroad car Ive ever seen sunce Ive been rudun these new fangled contraptuons Faunted not pa nted' l yelled over my shoulder Go run and get some water I contunued to Elmer who stood gawkung at the pale gurl on the floor How can a car faunto mused Josh I never heerd such rot lve got a bottl of smelling salts somewhere rf I can flnd It saud Sarah as she fumbled through her purse In her eagerness she spulled uts contents on the floor A here ut us she exclaumed wuth a vuctoruous smule as she stooped to puck up the tuny bottle from the pule of trash on the floor Sarah Blakelys dress was not made to stand deep bends and responded wuth a sharp ruppung nouse Oh mel she screamed and dashed down the ausle No no Elmer dont throw the water at her Guve me your handkerchuef uf uts clean and do stop starung at her He handed me hus spare and I dupped ut unto the paper cup whuch he held By thus tume Sarah had regained her self control and uncorked the smellung salts Slowly the pal gurl opened her eyes and finally she got to her feet Do set down a spell dearue sand stout Sarah wuth a motherly smule The look on the gurl s face dropped the temperature un the car at least fifteen degrees It took more than a look to dull Sarahs enthusuasm however and she was soon talkung agaun 63 1 1 ' T f 1 1 1 x - 1 x , . 1 - 1 . . x . - 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1: -f 1 1 1 ' - 1 ' 1 1 . 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V , . 1 1 1 - 1 1 - Sorry to frughten you dearue she chuckled You re new here arent you9 Yes replued the gurl curtly wuthout so much as a thank you for the aud that we had guven her You see most of us are regular commuters contunued Sarah so we all know each other pretty well It us true that every one knows every one else un Oskosh Come to thunk of ut every one un Oskosh knows every one un Broadwater and vuce versa Thus us probably because the mauoruty ot the people of Oskosh work un Broadwater and most ot the folks of Broad water work un Oskosh Its all very confusung but both towns get together for a field day out at Randall s Grove durung the summer and acquauntances are renewed Oh a gurl taunted' crued Josh suddenly Apparently he had lust understood what I had told hum You know you dont have to yell at me Belle Guldonl he shouted at me I aunt deef yet You goung to Oskosh gurlue-9 he asked the gurl suttung next to me Yes she replued un a tone that unducated that ut was none of hus busuness Josh was noted tor beung blunt and thus tume was no exceptuon You dont have to be so snuppy now Muss Repect your elders Well really' the stranger snapped Ill have you know She broke ott suddenly tended to uncrease her fury Lem Watson the enguneers brother who was suttung un front of us opened hus wundow .lust to let out the steam you know he snuckered and the other passengers roared No one was braced and when the traun stopped suddenly at Wadsworths Landung to put oft mulk cans we all landed on the floor All except Josh that us He was too busy tryung to flnd out what we were laughung at For the rest of the trup we ugnored the stranger who by thus tume had moved to the front of the car whuch was deserted Sarah came over and sat down besude me Dud you ever see such a hugh falutun young woman un all your born days9 she asked me Nope I replued Youd thunk she was somethung specual the way she acts Oh we that s the way some of those New Yorkers act As ut they owned the world How do you know shes from New York'9 By the way she talks'9 Yes They talk through theur noses so queerly I wonder what she wants here a yway'9 Thats whats been botherung me too ld Ike to know who she us She certaunly looks famuluar I Il bet she used to luve around here Well uf our curuosuty gets the best of us we can always ask Penny It anyone knows about her Penny Null I replued Penelope Perkuns has been the operator for the Oskosh telephone company tor twenty tive years and very few thungs happen un town that she does not know about Folks usually unclude her un thetr telephone conversatuons unless uts somethung personal 64 I I ' I ' I I I I I . , , . I - - , I I ' . . , , , . because the other occupants of the car were Iaughung at her anger. Theur laughter ' I I , . .. , I.. . , . , , . , . I Il, ' . ll I l - .ll n ll I I . I I ' I l I ' - I . . . , . By the way, I continued, You were early today. Were you let out early, or did you get a new iob? I got a new iob. I quit mine at the laundry, and now l'm working at Nat Green's dairy. Shorter hours and better pay, you know. Hold on! I said suddenly. We're coming to Hawkins' Mills. The train came to an abrupt halt, and deposited the usual milk cans. Then we were on our way again. After ten more minutes, the Nebraska Express clattered into the hot, dusty Oskosh depot, and the equally hot and dusty commuters piled wearily out. The town loafers, who hang around the station, were greeted by most of the passengers, except by the young stranger. Be seeing you tonight, won't I? asked Sarah. Tonight? I mused Whats tonight'9 Oh the church basket social out at Randall s Grove I completely forgot Sure III be there though Ill have to hurry and pack a lunch Ive been so busy at work this week that I forgot all about lt Its our busy season Ill send my oldest boy Elton around at seven to pick up up Thanks My sister Myra will like that She always has taken a fancy to Elton See you at seven With that we parted and I started on my way down Main Street Just then I noticed the stranger shuffling briskly through the leaves not far ahead She did not seem too steady on her feet as yet and so I hurried to catch up with her Are you sure you feel all right'9 I asked trying to be as friendly as possible Yes she replied curtly lm quite able to take care of myself thank you Im on my way to McClellan s Hotel and I have to hurry because I dont have a reservation If you re afraid that you wont get a room you can relax McClellan s Hotel hasnt been filled up in twenty five years In fact youre about the only person that will be there Quite a change from the hotels in New York that you ve been used to You know that lm from New York? But then of course you ve lived there havent you Miss Glldon9 I remember when I was little my mother used to tell me about how you went away to the city I believe she was a little envious and wished that I could do the same thing some day Hmm I replied Sarah was right You do come from here Why naw I remember you' Pattie Snowden My but you have changed Changed indeed Pattie Snowd n had left Oskosh almost six years ago for New York to became an actress or something fi -g '!-g-fi.. T !.s2- at LIUIII .GSH Il IM mmf x 'H I llll qrlsn.Jl..u nr-LE I Mffggfs is-!v ij tu 1 65 I I ' I I ' I ' I ' , . . . I I ' I ' I H li' I I H l ' ' . I . , .II I . I S 1 E' -S- ig , . Y , ' ,lr---H mf- ililil I, ' '- I :wie ffll f fei' f.. TTT E T-1-S-g gl' E . 29 li. at ' ' 4 so 1 -' IjE Q gfggfgg I ll i'l,I I a1uilui.mli:1azir3ucsi:-its .L Y., , x. J..::r 5 , E ' I : - ' : .' 4e1.e,:,g,'f .' ani . -7 ' N-'L ' ' ' ' , -,--- 54- '11 Y' vf' safe- X-gg, 'mir 7 53.4.-i ' - -Zh-,neg--fgfj: I '-'f,QTfe1:g?-5355? 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Q13 - CD Q Q Q!-5 - I G- tm ua - m i- nn 1: I U D T Her brown harr was blond and she dldnt wear glasses or braces anymore Those werent the only changes however The shy gurl that had cllmbed aboard the Nebraska Express sux years ago was gone In her place was a seemrngly harsh young woman who had been too busy to wrnte often and had come back for only a week when Jed and Martha Snowden had dued In an automobrle accudent You seem surprised to see me she continued But who wouldnt bel When I left this place sux years ago I vowed that Id never come back I have however and before you ask me why III tell you I was a fallure In acting New York rs a cold and ruthless place and Its Inhabltants dont care how they push you around as long as they get what they want They taught me to be unfeelrng and to flght and doublecross to get what I want out of Ilfe Even though she was a but raducal In her vrews I found myself thunklng that New York hadnt changed much In ten years after all That practace may get you somewhere In New York but It wlll never work ID Oskosh I replued out loud You ve forgotten that we re sample folks In a small town It pays to be trrendly because all the people are your neighbors and everyone knows your business Tell me what are you plannung to do here? III flnd a 'ob some place she answered curtly I Ignored thus last remark because I saw her eyes drop In an almost sad way By the way the church rs havrng a basket social out at Randall s Grove tonight I sand Almost every one In town IS golng Won t you come along as my guest'9 She was taken aback at thus Invrtatron Why should you want me to go there after the way Ive acted towards you'9 she asked susplclously Its certarnly not because you luke me Well I dont dusllke you You re only acting thus way because you re maxed up and suspicious People have treated you badly In New York and you thunk that well d the same Never mlnd the sermon she snapped III act the way I please Are you going to come along9 I asked again We she began Fine then Well stop by for you at seven By the way dont snap too hard at old Mr McClellan or youll flnd yourself sleepmg on a bench In Wrlkrn s Park Wrth that I hurried on down the street It was 430 and Id have to rush If I was going to get the potato salad made Perhaps It seems odd that I went to such a great deal of trouble to lnvlte Pattle Snowden to the prcnlc I had a reason however I felt that she wasnt really as cruel or as hard as she pretended to be I could tell that she was shy by nature and to cover up that shyness she had developed a cover of coldness There have been many before her and there would probably be many after her that would act the same way The plcmc mlght remand her of Ilfe as It really was and get her acquainted wlth her old neighbors I hoped that It would work By seven o clock Myra my brother Lenard and the boarders Cyrus Lrgget and Alma Nateon were all on the front porch Mother and Dad had gone ahead wlth the com mrttee to reserve some tables and benches At flve after seven the ancrent wheezrng 66 . . , I I . 1 ' 1 , . 1 II - II . 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II - I I . . , . , . . , . . . : , . , . - 1 , . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 1 Model T belonglng to Elton Blakely drew to a shudderlng halt rn front of the house I heard the commotlon and came out onto the porch Lenard you and Cyrus go mto the kitchen and brlng the baskets Myra you go and get the bag on the table with the paper plates rn rt Ill lock the house Well stop at McClellans Hotel on the way and puck up Pattle Snowden Is that who the stranger ISO yelled Elton tram the car Ma was wondering about her all through dlnner Youll have to tell her about It when we get out at Randalls Grove I hear shes a sassy one Not sassy Elton I called back lust dlsappomted and hurt and angry wlth the world Try to be nlce to her How all of us and the large plcnlc baskets ever puled into the tlny auto was a muracle I wondered If there would be room for Fattre After I had Introduced her to the other occupants of the car she squeezed Into a corner held a large basket on her lap and sand nothing more Between Cyruss argu ments wrth Lenard Almas advice on how to drive and Myras perpetual chatter Pattues sllence was not noted The late summer sun was lust begrnmng to sunk when we rattled Into Randall s Grove Some of the folks were gosslplng under the trees whale others mostly the youngsters were out on the Platte In Randall s leaky old row boats A few were swtmmung Every one was surprlsed when I Introduced Pattue but no one ventured to ask her any questlons Sarah must have warned them against It The gurl found a seat on a log In a quret grove and remamed there untxl supper was served I was ummedlately questions I explalned to them about Pattle and how she had been treated In New York Hmpf smffed Ablgale Watson She stall seems funny to me I wonder If you know what you re talkung about? I thunk I do I replued Remember you can catch more flies with sugar than you can wuth vmegar We now separated and went about our tasks and soon supper was ready Pattle sat between Myra who had the reputatron of being able to talk the ear off the pro verblal brass monkey and Josue Blakely who was equally as talkative The poor gurl was besieged by questions about llfe In New York from both She was puzzled at so much attentuon and answered curtly at first but their friendliness and enthusuasm calmed her and she finally entered unto the conversatuon whole heartedly It seemed that she wasnt shy wuth people her own age See what I mean'9 I sand to Sarah who was pouring coffee Yes I belleve nts goung to work she replred Shes talklng as naturally as any gurl her age I belleve she lakes Myra and my Josie I wonder If shed luke to come and stay wlth us for a whnle'9 I dont know where shell flnd work though I was thmklng the same thing You know the hugh school over In Broadwater lust started a dramatic club Ive heard that they are looking for a coach or something to help them put on plays Maybe she can get a 'ob there Shes probably had a lot of experlence 67 , . , . .. I . . I . ' I , . , , , I I I 1 I I - I ' , . , , . , , , I cornered by Sarah and a group of town gosslps. When they had flnally stopped askrng I I ' I ' I , . I I I I ' 1 . . , ' p. gg wonder It shell mnd us uttmg n er GIZIOITS I e t ISO saId Sara Patle Snowden IS one awfully Independent young lady No one can be completely Independent I repl ed I dont thInk shell mlnd o much By the end ol the eventng PattIe had been Introduced to most of the people at the PICHIC that were about her age She acted almost happy and I saw her IaughIng once or IWICC The older folks w re amazed but were trlendly toward her Just as we were about to leave she came up to me I lust cant understand It she saId Every one knows how Ive behaved and yet they are all trIendIy towards me Maybe Ive been wrong about thlngs Maybe Itte IH a small town Isnt so bad alter all At least Its better than berng pushed around In New York The next afternoon the Nebraska Express once more Iolted to a start at the begIn nrng ot IIS weary trIp from Broadwater to Oskosh Once more Pattne Snowden landed on the floor Youre gomg to have to learn when to hang on dearle saId Sarah as she helped her up We regular commuters must set a good example tor the new comers .lean Sattler I955 CUM LAUDE AWARDS Elected In March l953 Elected IH May I953 Mary Anne Dean Martlyn Gohr Joan Goldsteln Marrory Gorman Adele Petrlllo VaIerIe Lytle Barbara Setters Catherme Means Deborah Whute Leora Zander 68 nl . , i b , i h . 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N 6, ' ' .ummm MIIQIQCDIQ IVIIIQIQCDIQ One day I sat down un front of a murror and cross examined myself To be very honest wuth you I saud to my reflectuon you seem to be lackung un all the qualutues which combune to make a lovely young gurl Youre rather clumsy and self conscuous badly un need of better posture and you seem rather wan and pale from too much study and luttle exercuse After thus selfapprausal I spent a few days un a state of deep depression untul finally I thought of the sure cure modern dance I tumudly suggested to mother that I uoun a class and was really bowled over by her great enthusiasm In one munute flat I was enrolled and so were my mother and suster lour famuly has never gone un for halfway measuresl The very first thung I learned at modern dance class was the fine art of clumbung unto long black tughts I finally figured out after ruppung two large holes un mune lust below the knee that ut us really helpful uf you take your shoes off first The holes dudnt bother me much because most of my fellow dancers were wearung long wunter woolues whuch had kept many a moth busy for the past ten years There were a few young gurls perhaps a luttle older than I two men and about fifteen middle aged women most of whom looked luke retured professuonal football players There was one luttle old lady wuth grey haur who spoke wuth a French accent and seemed lust too fragule for modern dancung and the class began I putter pattered un my bare feet across the large bare floor and took my place un one corner of the room A large murror covered enture wall and from my vantage pount I could watch everyone whule remaunung as unconspucuous as possible The first exercuse was bend and bounce two three four five sux curl up ltughten those hupsl stretch two three four five sux I could barely get my hands below y knees whuch proves how lumber one can become by suttung every day for forty weeks But I bounced and I stretched The teacher lcumazung soul her elbows touched the floor each tumel asked uf we felt the pull at the back of our legs She receuved a varuety of grunts and groans un reply and a huge smule spread over her face Good' Now lets try luftung the knee pountung the toes up to the sude and down I struggled along bravely un my Iuttle corner for a whule and soon began puffing and pantung from the exertuon I happened to glance over at the luttle old lady There she was havung a wonderful tume she even smuled at me Thus was a huge blow to my ego I turned away and contunued my acrobatuc feats concentratung deeply upon regulatung my breathung I succeeded only un turnung a lovely shade of purple We soon progressed to the leapung exercuses Durung that peruod the floor shook mughtuly and the nouse was deafenung as twenty people landed un graceful unuson After 70 U H , C O ' I This entire crew respectively walked, strode, clamped, and tiptoed into the studio, the ftrst two leaps I suddenly realnzed that my reflectlon In the murror seemed to ruse when all the others were on therr way earthward Somethlng was drastrcally wrong My bravn conveyed thus message to my feet but they unslsted upon contxnulng In their own carefree way I was blushing furiously when flnally we began a new series of exercises this time suttrng on the floor In thus posntuon I was mustress of all my lnmbs they obeyed my every command and I galrted a llttle contldence In myself I was so enthuslastrc over my new found talent that I stretched and klcked wnth wrld abandon and accidentally bumped unto the lrttle old lady I sand Excuse me She sand Pardonez mol and then we both contlnued our separate efforts My brief moment of glory soon passed and It was time to stand up I watched care fully as my fellow dancers rose gracefully from a srttung posttlon by lust a sharp thrust of the hlps Then I fully expectung to ruse with the same grace surprlsed myself by rematnmg rasslng moments I stood up wrth everyone watching me usrng both hands and knees Then we began lumplng running hopping splnnlng and occasionally walklng up and down the long room It was on the second runnnng lap that I caught the reflectron rn the murror of what looked luke twenty people tryung to catch a bus only with more concentra tlon and less grace Ten more minutes of boduly exertion elapsed and I knew that I could contrnue not a mrnute longer The Instructor sald Take one good stretch and really reach Tighten those hupsl Il dad thus wlth my very last spurt of energyl Now relax your arms your neck your shoulders and take the rest of you home I turned and walked stlffly to the door Now srx months later lm srttmg In front of my mlrror again and laughung at my flrst lesson experlences I see no really apparent change for thus mrrror cannot reflect what as In my mund It IS there that lve acqulred somethlng brand new a feeling of self assurance Joan Cornblum I954 71 I ' I - 2 , l - . ' I - 'II' . ' I - ' seated as though nailed to the floor. I tried again with the same results. Life's most embar- 1 1 I I 1 I ' , - , I 'I' I I I ' H 1 I , . - . I - , , A PIQOPGSAI. EGR Tl-IE IQEDUCTIGN CDI: HOMEWORK Havung long pondered on the sod condutuon of the Thurd Estate ue the students of the Buffalo Semunary I feel that I am now an expert on every phase of theur muserable exustence Beung subservuent of course to the Furst Estate whuch consusts of the Prmcupal and Dean and the Second Estate whuch consusts of the Faculty these poor creatures have very luttle to say about the manner un whuch they are governed They can be seen at all hours of the day from 4 AM to 6 PM stumblung bleary eyed to bus stops staggering under upwards of ten pounds of books running madly to class wuth dusheveled haur or Iyung un exhausted heaps on the gym floor Sunce school starts at the unhuman hour of 850 AM and most students must travel several mules many must be content wuth a hurruedly gulped cup of coffee for breakfast On thus they somehow manage to survuve untul lunch At lunch they may receuve a soggy hamburger a puece of cake and some sort of vegetable dependung on how much they manage to obtaun by clawung scratchung grabbung and butung where necessary Truly theur eatung habuts remund me strongly of those of the natives of Tanganyuka who thrust theur flngers unto a communal pot IHowever though two gurls have been known to eat off the same plate thus us thought to be due to crowdung rather than lack of foodl Thus year the Pruncupal has kindly unstututed a grace whuch prevents gurls from skuppung theur fourth peruod class to come down and gorge themselves before the others arruve It us no wonder that some suffer from malnutrutuon In addutuon those of the Thurd Estate are unvaruably round shouldered and have forward heads They can hope for no better posture sunce they are constantly weughed down wuth books and are forced to sut un uncomfortable chaurs whuch guve them curvature of the spune as well No posture campaugn can hope to undo the damage Besudes the poor wretches are kept un a state of almost absolute poverty by the greedy nobles who demand that they contrubute to every cause that comes along whether the students belueve un ut or not The total contrubutuon us then sent un as beung from the whole school but the Furst and Second Estates take all the credut Thus leaves the students barely enough for food clothung and cugarettes not to speak of movues dances and plays They often work months to pay off a Communuty Chest pledge However by for the most gruevous condutuon aftectung thus oppressed class us lack of tume After long study I have come to the conclusuon that uf thus evul were corrected most of the other ulls would un the course of tume correct themselves It us to thus end that I have evolved a proposutuon whuch I belueve wull be acceptable to all The Semunary us organuzed along the lunes of a constututuonal monarchy wuth the faculty a class of pruvuleged nobles who have the rught to abuse the unfortunate lower 73 u , . ., 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , . . ., ' 1 1 , . . . ., , ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 , . 1 - 1 . l I 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 class as far as the law allows Fortunately at some tume un the dum past some humanu taruan made a law that each teacher was to assugn only one hour of homework four nughts a week Angered at thus beung robbed of theur authoruty to explout the students the faculty contruved wuth the physucal educatuon department to unstutute a system whereby each gurl must stay at least one day a week to play soccer hockey or some other sport, untul she collapses exhausted on the sports fleld When the student flnally reaches home at say 530 or 630 PM she has lust tume to eat a few mouthfuls of dunner before she starts her flve to sux hours of homework lt us true that some teachers lnotably un the mathematucs hustory and German departmentsl abude fauthfully by the homework law occasuonally assugnung even less than the full hours work However, these have probably learned from events un hustory that no system of the kund now employed can endure forever, and they hope when the Pevolutuon comes to escape the guullotune The pruncupal offender us the Englush Department Englush teachers all brulluant genuuses themselves euther never realuze that a sumple luttle precus or short story may take anywhere from three to sux hours lor morel to wrute or else they sut home cacklung luke wutches over the thought of students slav ung from sux to twelve and then arusung at 3 AM and workung the rest of the mornung to complete a sungle prolect To all complaunts the Englush teachers answer euther that they wanted only a sungle paragraph or that a student should un no case work more than an hour on anythung However many have found to theur dusmay that one hours work or a sungle paragraph usually meruts at most, a D Englush teachers have a way of guvung the most duscouragung marks A C plus or a B may mean that 75 or 80 per cent of a students work us correct but try to explaun that to an urate father' When the homework us at last completed the weary gurl stumbles unto bed only to find herself so tense she cannot sleep There us great worry un some curcles that thus may lead to the habut of takung sleepung pulls or heroun In the mornung however the school has kundly provuded a chapel servuce wuth lectures guven by Mrs Taylor durung whuch tume the students can catch up on theur lost sleep As soon as chapel us ended the mad rush of Semunary lufe beguns Many a class offucer has been trampled to death un the mornung stampede to flrst class Every spare moment us used for studyung lor haur combungl because some teachers delught un guvung unexpected quuzzes or luttle class exerctses wuth your book open Students are expected to match wuts wuth a three floor mathematucal computer or re I off Bacon or Shakespeare luke a tape recorder As a result of all thus members of the Thurd Estate can readuly be recognuzed by bags under the eyes wrunkles un the foreheads and pale saggung faces l now come to my sumple luttle proposal to remedy all these ulls Havung luved as a student for over two years l have learned not to crutucuze sharply as an outsuder would l know that the system utself us perfectly lust and should not be changed un any way l do not mean to propose anythung rash or umpossuble l do not advocate the Marxust theory of class revolutuon to achueve equaluty nor do I advocate that all offendung teachers b shot at dawn for thus would luquudate the enture Englush Department Havung added up the 74 - 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I 1 1 - 1 1 - , e , . average amount of tlme spent during the week on homework and after school sports and the tame that should be spent on eatmg sle plng and lensure l obtolned a total ot mlnus nine hours a week Therefore my proposal IS slmply thus that nlne extra hours be added to every week one hour each to the flve school days and two hours each on Saturday and Sunday Some people wall Immediately raise oblectlons to the effect that to accomplish this the earth must rotate at a dnfterent speed on nts axus However l arn sure this slught dlftlculty can be removed quute easnly certarnly more easlly and wuth more satnstactuon to the faculty than to In any way revlse moduty or Chang th present system Dorothy Corbett l954 L K 9 1- ' W H 44 QT 75 ' 1 , 9 1 1 ' I . , , A D 1 1 -f V v 1 6 'wx 0 .31 26:14 v,-- 7 . ir ' xi -- 2 ' 'WAX 'wrt' ' 11 . N-Q, . .rg 5: t,,4Q,'1lx 1 .45 'gl . it ' 'Quin . . ., -6:--f., -aye , Atgfu. , ws f, KW45, Q' 4.34 - 60 CREDITS SEMINARIA ADVISERS Mrs Spencer E Hrckman Mrs John W Henrrch Mrss Eunuce G Chappell Mrs Edlth Taylor EDITORS Valerte Lytle Helen Jones Julie Nash Betsy Cuttmg Jeanne Waters JUDGES Lrterary Entrles Mass Chloe Thompson Mass Wllma Buchman ART CREDITS End Papers Tnte Page Slap Sheets lllustratlons for stories PRIZES Prrze Drawrng Busrness Board Art Board Lrterary Board Adverttsrng Lay outs Lrterary Edutor Art Edrtor Assistant Art Edrtor Business Manager Advertlsrng Lay outs Short Stones Essays Helen Jones Julre Nash Helen Jones deslgn and Copy Marnlyn Gohr letterrng Deborah Whrte Julre Nash Marlorre Gorman Rooftops M Gorman Honorable Mention Glrl wrth Candle S Seccombe CUTS P Matsel page S M Gohr page 38 B Reed page 4I G Norbeck page 76 Cartoon on page IO and drawnng on page ll5 Lee Zander Art Entries ........ Miss Ethel Stern ' I ........ 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