Episcopal High School - Whispers Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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tefm informal had to he even more of a success. The admission fee was upped. hut with music from the Silver Tones everyone thought it was well worth it. Third term marked the approach of Finals. The Hop Committee had the good luck to get Claude Thornhillis famous hand! Naturally. this put much more emphasis on Finalsg WHISPERS decided to help with the puhlicity by sponsoring a Miss Whispers contest, whose winner was to he crowned at Finals. For the final informal Milton Bell of Richmond made a re-appearance: he gave his usual very popu- lar jazz concert. and made the informal itself one of the hottest occasions of the year. The final hlow-out itself was a suitahle Mardi Gras for those fifty of the student body who were ahout to launch out into the sobering currents of the mature life. Regrettably. it looks as if the stupendous Finals of '53 will he the last of its kind. The idea of a spectacle to end a staid year on The Hill aroused considerable controversy. and consequently name bands were labeled forbidden at Finals for years to come. But if the Hop Committee failed in its oh- jective of estahlishing a tradition. it made up for this by having a grand Finals for the 19522-33 session. MISS WHISPERS This Coronation year has given much emphasis to the traditional forms of royalty. hut at l:i.l-l.S. queen has a very special meaning. The captivating coun- tenance opposite is the Episcopal hoys' answer to Elizabeth II. the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. and Marilyn Monroe. She is Miss Whispers. We hope sincerely that she is the first of a thriving dynasty. Linda Watkiris hails from the magnolia helt. Charleston to he exact: hut her heauty is hy no means sectional. She would he recognized as a knockout anywhere. Although she appears lo he the answer to every EHS. lJoy's dream. she is ac- tually only one hoy's date: and was chosen for her exalted position over very stili competition. ln her we may see that the student body of li.H.S.. despite its capacity for the study of the classics. has its dreams of beauty centered on quite different fields of operation. uUllVVt'f fill ,411 gif you ool.wnlnl. ' 111 IRRI-

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he 1 1-I5 Qlhrunir illl ANONYMOUS, SPASMODIC, AND UNOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IIILLY HO1LE 113 NAM E FINALS DIE. KILLED SOME- TIME DURING SPRING TERM '53 E. H. S., lune 4, l953FThe students of The Episcopal High School fin Virginiaj were met with a dishearten- ing blow here today as school Head- master R. P. Thomsen announced the passing of name finals at E. H. S. They succumbed sometime during the spring term of 1953. Student ofiicials suspect foul play. As the school went into a period of mourning, various opinions were expressed by students. Roving report- ers for The Chronic Ill recorded these typical reactions to the crime: Student A-CENSORED Student B-CENSORED Sudent C- I daresay that this idea of no name finals isn't too pleasant an outlook. Why, our very personalities will be warped! fStudent C was later found brutally beaten. Members of the E. H. S. M. S. P.-Masters' Secret Police-were suspected.J Student D- lt's not good. Student E- I think it's a good idea. VVe don't need dances, anyway. Stud- ent E was later found suspended by the neck from the south goal post of Hoxton Field.l Some masters were also interviewed, but preferred to remain unnamed: Master A-- But, Gentlemen, think of the gold we'll be able to save! Master B- In view of our new school policy, it was a necessary oper- ationf' Master C-'LPeep, Peep . . Because of the requirements of un- biased iournalism, this paper cannot afford to take sides in this debate ffl. We cannot help. however, but regret the passing of name finals at E. H. S. fNote: This article would have been published earlier, but the reports, sent ,in 24K gold capsules by carrier pigeon, were lost when a Hawk waylayed the pigeon and filched the capsules. VVe regret the subsequent delay in the reports, not reaching the public.j High School Politics Probed Quote: TlMliLESS, the magazine its editors believe ini' ILL MANNERS AND IMIXIOR- ALS- This week the EHS subdivision of the Kefauver Committee, after in- tensive weeks of ransacking Slater System files, Bailey Patricks address books, and the Reverend I. L. fi. VVilliams' sermon notes, came up with its answer to the question that has been baffling the more adolescent end of Seminary Hill: who is the real power in the administration of the High School? Contrary to all ex- pectations. the committee did not decide upon Egypt. the faculty, or the waiters. Their conclusive verdict was the faculty children. The commit- tee's duties consisted of finding out how much each child had done. The investigation took place in Mr. Bobbitt's office. The atmosphere was so heavy with smoke fmembers of Egypt very graciously helped the committee in this capacity by having a special Hlob-ball match before the meetingl that the room's traditional art works were almost completely ob- scured. First to come before the com- mittees microphones were the young Thomsens. They faced the glare of the kleig lights with the aplomb their father's position had taught them. 'According to our evidence, over half the school was thrown into sev- enth period when you children laced the faculty coffee with NO-DOZ one night before grades were shown. The consequences of this action were ob- viously far-reaching: have you any information to counter these chargesi' Randy spoke in a voice trained to a high pitch by constant shouting to Snyder for the gravy: 'And what would you do if you were constantly con- fronted with those old fossils slurping caffeine? ltis enough to drive us to any sort of operationf With that the two left the stand, greatly unrufiied. The committee chairman continued. Cathy Murray was summoned. 'Miss Murray, it is the understand- ing of this committee that you have interfered with the H. S. mails: consequently, a letter you misplaced through the hell- made lon Bryan go on-earth of thinking for three days that he had received the shaft.' Miss Murray replied with a dignity usually identified with her father's country: 'ln order for there to be shaft, there has to be a shaftess. Your findings reveal nothing more than the gross conceit of Ionathan Hryanf On this note the committee dis- missed Cathy Murray. Then the chair- man called for the terrible trio: VVild Bill fiobbitt, Big Stu VValden, and law-ee Latham. There was a lapse of time because of the absence of young Latham: but he was soon found on the floor collecting, for some reason, scattered buttons, coins, and cigaret butts. 'The charges facing you all are simple: is it true that your incessant noise kept half the school awake dur- ing church services? The boys meekly confessed, but their humility could not atone for the gravity of their misdeed. The summoning of the VValke bri- gade caused something of a furor. Martha had first to be persuaded to part with her script , She reluctantly gave it up, muttering something about being sure to f'lub her lines. Her brother and sister came along without resistance. 'For some time Dwight Underhill has had to carry an anchor to keep from blowing away: he reports this is because he approached starvation so closely when he had to spend his meal time re-filling your glasses. ls it true that you were secretly emptying them down his neck? Martha turned her prohle to the cameras of XV.-X.-XA-TV with Bern- hardt-like poise and said simply: 'I have nothing to sayf Diana was more candid. 'You should have seen the look on his face when l made him pour the milk back because the bubbles weren't prettv enoughf