Foxhollow High School - Heron Yearbook (Lenox, MA)

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Class History September, 1955 saw the beginnings of today's present Senior class. Six scared but enthusiastic and excited girls began to inspect Foxhollow with wide, observing eyes. This big and spacious new home was later to become a large part of our hearts. So many new names to remember and so many new passages to get lost in! Later, when people got to know and understand our individual ways, we knew that we were really a part of Foxhollow. From then on Patsy Dodd, Ellen Lawford, Dixie Kudner, Betsy King, Betsy Wheeler, Anna Betndtson, Jean Spalding, Diana Knight, and later, Dee Onthanke, who arrived in the middle of the year just after xams, were full-fledged freshmen. Also in our class were the girls who had been here the year before as Rabbits, Nancy Stair and jane Parsons. Many interesting adventures made that year pass very quickly, and, before we knew it, Thanksgiving was past and Christmas vacation was upon us. When that had gone, there was our first experience of horror week , otherwise known as exams, but that, too, soon passed, and we were facing spring vacation. Among the varying catastrophes in the Main House that year, one of the most amusing occurred when Betsy King and Nancy Stair had one of their harmless rangles in the blue room. Betsy, in revenge, ran her bath and carefully went downstairs to talk with Miss Matza in the backphall. Before long, buckets of water were pouring through the ceiling in the music room and in the front hall down into the basement. Upon discovery of the accident, the numerous freshmen ran into the bathroom with bed spreads and towels, stumbling in four-inch puddles. There they found Nancy sitting comfortably on the rim of the bath tub with her feet up, oblivious to the deluge. That added the crowning touch to the afternoon. At a later date the End Six famed themselves by indulging in a three hour water fight in their room. The result proved to be a large crack in the music room ceiling to add to the other marks of previous mistakes. We must not forget the Pink Six when we reminisce over our childish antics. Certain members of this room, especially Betsy Wheeler, Nan Rupert and Dixie Kudner, seemed to be fascinated by the art of swinging one's weight around the room at a fast speed, and playing ghost at night. Betsy was usually the victim, and Nan the one who exercised her strength. The following fall brought several new additions to our evergrowing community, and among the new recruits there were: Anne Morgan, Caroline Talmage, Sally Down- ing, Leanne Hansen, Wendy Shepard, Nancy Kretzer, Bunny Micolino, Chris Maclver, Judy Grose, Amy Connard, and Patty Wynn. These girls moved into the Main House, and the old ones were pushed out into the new atmosphere of the Katy-Did, and some

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.np-. , , .1 ,, 'Max ,N r Dedication We, the class of 1957, are dedicating our yearbook to Mrs. Karpoe as a symbol of our appreciation of her unselfishness in making our sojourns at Foxhollow profitable. During her six years at Foxhollow she has given us of her time and knowledge, not only as a teacher but in other ways as well. She has helped us to organize our thoughts, but, above all, by her patience and understanding, she has shown us the way to a more mature comprehension of society. We wish her happiness in het new life away from Foxhollow, and we shall always remember het as a trusted counselor and a sympathetic friend.

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even went to the Mount. In both houses were great enthusiasts in the art of cooking, and consequently they were often seen having breakfasts and suppers on weekends. ln the spring of that year Madame Arnoux and an enthusiastic, energetic, and boisterous crew of girls helped to perform the opera Cib0ulette . Our Junior year proved that maybe we were finally growing up, although disasters never ceased and fun was inevitable. The opening day of school brought another member of our class, Wendy Bell. She didn't remain with us for this year, but she added a bright spark while she was with us. Another addition, and a permanent one at that, was Sue Robinson. Sue has made a very definite place in the class by willingly taking over those odd jobs that everyone else was inclined to shy away from. Today we see Sue arranging our weekly Senior Suppers at the Mount. The class was, as a whole, at the Mount this year, and we again had many breakfasts and suppers, often including other classes as guests. The annual Spring Choral Festival in Hartford meant great fun for all those who were in the Glee Club. Elijah was our adopted subject, and this we tried to develop to near-perfection. The spring term passed by rapidly, and soon the athletic banquet was near. Every- one waited to hear the decisions for the following year's athletic positions. As a result, Anne Morgan was elected president of the Association, and Mariana Field became secre- tary. Betsy Wheeler became the new Tigger captain, and Betsy King, the new Cub captain. A day later, at graduation, we learned that Wendy Shepard, as president, and Patsy Dodd, as vicefpresident, were to lead us and the rest of the school the following year. Under them, our class representative was to be Chris Maclver, and the class secretary, Nancy Kretzer. This year has shown excellent cooperation from the entire school, which has helped the leaders to have fun with their work. At the beginning of this term we moved into the Senior Playroom in one gust, and now find the room our private haven from the rest of all the hustle and bustle. Still, fun is unending, and adventure is a very important part of our lives. Nevertheless we have tried to make hard work and good order our motto for this year. The most important activity of the year has been the performance of Brigadoon, which we gave with Hotchkiss School. Among the leads, members of our class shone in the footlights. Although our class history ends with the coming of June eighth this year, the doors will open to our unavoidable future. But before we go, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to the test of the school for their staunch support throughout the year, which has helped us more than anything else. 9