Concord Academy - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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Uhla ahiaaa Udab Klflfaa Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades: Hear and attend and listen,' for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The world began, with its beginnings in the joyfullest days of Fourth Grade, with Judi Harris, Mary Henderson, Susie McDonald, and Jill Shaw. They peopled the world for awhile, and then others came. Miss Coombs launched Prisoner's Base, and daily trips were taken to see the horses grazing in the prickly grass fields f with the world so new-and-allj where Rose Hawthorne stands now. They had a beautiful time in the 'sclusively spechly-spichly shadows of the forest. Class VI: He ashed questions about everything that he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelt, or touched, and all his uncles and his aunts spanhed him. The class was getting older and started join- ing clubs. There was the Skinny Club, the French Club fthey sat mousy-quiet for ten whole minutesj, and Janie, Ellie, and Julia's secret. We received an education in government QPresident Sue Garthj and economy fmile long dues listj. In these most busy and active ladies' spare time, Sue Brown brought her Ouija board and Mr. Oedel directed the Christopher Columbus play. Class V: He was Primitive, and he lived cavily in a Cave, and he wore very few clothes, and he couldnlt write and he didn't want to, and except when he was hungry he was quite happy. Confusion reigned due to the building of the Middle School and the Hammond-Sears-Yont-Dickson-Johnstone- Senkler contingent. Math was in Bradford House and Mr. Oedel taught history and good grooming to Bets- Don't you ever comb your hair? At DeCordova we made block prints and spitballs, and Debby Chamberlain was the first to go swimming in the DeCordova pond. The Reds and Blues gained Belinda and Bron this year, and Ginny arrived with an accent. Julia was Class President, beginning a long career. The great production of the year was Thor With Angels, Ellie was always running down the hall trailed by Annie Wilson hanging on to her. Sue Brown was still bringing her Ouija board and predicted many children for Mrs. Feeley. To the teachers we said, I didnit want your advice at all. Class IV:' Be quiet, O you person without any form. I am going to sit on your head till morn- ing, because there is something about you that I don't understand, the teachers said. Miss Rule kept a Bad list in English with Lyn and Ellie vyin for place of infamy. The class was regaled with tales of Miss Rule's grandmother and Mrs. Sontholfs desire to be Katherine Hepburn, and we re- ceived long lectures on W-A-S-T-E and sseexx from Miss Morse. Belinda starred in a spring play, the same spring that Sukie went into debt. Generally the class began to feel itself growing up, especially when a select few of the highly-sophisticated-Prisoner's-Base-playing members got invitations to week- ends. This year saw, also, the repeal of the DeCordova Treaty Class III: It has pleased our Lord Suleiman-bin-Daoud to teach her a lesson in low-speaking and humbleness. Over the summer we did do a great deal of growing up and fall saw fewer cliques and the loss of Ellie for.two years. Stuff class was devoted to Linda and her bird feeders- But, Mrs. Hall, what will we feed the birds? Le Petit Prince was portrayed by Linda and Ann Wilson. Our petition against body mechanics backlired. We couldn't even touch our toes, but back in Stuff the committee reported favorably and a bird feeder was erected. Miss McBee's essay tests shocked many, and Mr. Eddy's Shakespeare paper resulted in dark circles under the eyes. Snow fell in the gym as couples danced around the New York skyline the night of the III-IV Dance. By spring all were not as wise as the Most Wise Queen Balkis, but everyone was wiser and ready to mount the Junior benches. Class II: ilflahe me different from all other animalsg mahe me popular and wonderfully run after by five this afternoon. Junior year everyone was in a hurry. By five this afternoon the class ex- pected to find the answer to everything. This vias the first year of Junior Honor Sections and of col- lege worries fthe main one was the self-analysis paperj. The February blizzard caused a holiday and the boarders had to shovel snow. Hammond and Merrill were inseparable after Hammond came to board-even on the wood list together. All complained of smelly cubbies and little sisters. At mid- terms Merry left for Europe. In the spring Faith and Julia won the Museum art course, and Mary Poole was the interpreter in the French play. This was our happiest year. Class I: Launch your canoe and we will find out who is playing with the Sea. Senior year was a restless year, with attention turned to college and exploration. Lynnie, Bet, and Faith got accepted early. The class broke several records-worst class in Bio Qespecially terminologyj and the most serious class ever, according to Mrs. Hall. Marks were low Q There's nothing wrong with C's. They are per- fectly satisfactory marks. J and College Boards were harder than last year's. There was very poor at- tendance at dances, but nve social boarders went to Florida for spring vacation. Bet grew famous due to her assembly and several Current Events Club announcements. Anne Lutnicki got a hat from Mrs. Hall, and Bunny got one from Judi Harris. After school on several occasions the door to Room 7 was closed and aged Judi launched serious discussions about Life. These discussions and many others over the years between Fourth Grade and June 5 helped prepare the class for the Life that had been talked about. And so that was all right, Best Beloved. Do you see?

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CLASS VI Fifth Row: F. Howes, A. Dickerson, D. Thompson. Fourth Row: H. Falk, W. Shrock, M. Koch, M. Wadleigh, S. Miller, E. Mallinckrodt, F. Whitney. Thi-rd Row: M. Falk, M. Hall, P. Warfield, L. Hinchman, L. Wyman, D. Fahnstock, R. Ramsay. Second Row: M. Locke, J. Olmsted, N. Rice, R. Comninos, S. Pickman. First Row: J. Derderian, Gigi, H. Bailey. When I walked through the gates of Concord Academy on September 17, 1958, it felt good to be going as a pupil after visiting this school so many times with my sisters. I was scared, but looking forward to the year ahead of me. I knew my classmates because of the cookout that Marie Hall had before school opened. When I stepped in the building I saw most of them in the halls or in their rooms, It was nice to be with them and to know that we were going to spend the year together, As the year goes on we get to know everyone well and on the whole have a good time together. We are divided up into two sections, Miss Wagner's and Miss Beals'. Altogether we have six teachers. Miss Wagner teaches us mathe- matics, Miss Beals, history, and Mrs. Wegner, science. Miss Howe is our in- structor in Sports which gives us a lot of exercise. For art we have Mrs. Power, and for English we have our home room teachers. Miss Loring directs our Chorus. All of our teachers are fun and they keep us working! We have a variety of girls in our class. Several of them are practical jokers, especially Mary Wadleigh. She loves rock and rolli' and she is always talking about her radio which gets stations from all over the world, Faith Whitney is our cartoonist. The Falk twins are taking the place of the twins who graduated last year. We have heavy eaters, hard workers, and of course, noisy ones. We run from class to class swinging on the poles at the bottom of each stairway. These are only a few of the events that go on at our end of the school. Drop in to see us sometime. jill Olmsted