Greenwich Country Day School - Spire Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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The Class of '63 remembers . . . Selina Fish with her head caught in a football helmet. . .five seats at the new Philharmonic Hall in Lincoln Center. . . Mr. Webster's frolics at dancing class. . .ninth grade girls' crush on Mr. Weber Csighj . ..Mr. Griswold's assembly talk on rays and the rally afterwards. ..the first winter in the new gym . . . Mr. Websterls perennial carnation . . .Spire boardis confusion and raging arguments over choice of words . .. i Ex Multis board's ardent search for culture... track meet between classes in vast new Upper School building. . . Gypsy Roset' Adams, mad dash for the gym . . .teachers downing the ninth grade amazons at Pickwick bowling lanes . . .the sight and smell of our color pages after the dis- astrous flood in the Upper School. . .hectic but wonderful operetta rehearsals. . .Alumni Bul- letinls gargantuan task of keeping alumni posted . . . biology students 'fcadaver dayv hoax . . . Teri Towe's eyebrows. . .Carla Bowen's class party . . . Mr. Merriss's abstract art. . . Ray Horn- blower's party after Iolanlhe . . .trip to the Ford assembly plant in New Jersey. . . Carla Bowen's characterization of the Fairy Queen in Iolanthe and her portrayal of the Scarsdale matrons in public speaking. . . Mr. Green's wondrous tale of The Yellow Butterflyv . . . Marion's new hair- do . . . Cindie's contacts and giggles . . . Mr. Web- ster's lucky suit. . . and his feats on the basket- ball court. . .Taffy and Sheila nailing the stage curtain to the floor . . . Mr. Trask's guitar playing in assembly. . . Mr. Nicholson,s violin in French class . . . the first night of Cicero translation . . . studying Romeo and Juliet with Mr. Merriss . . . Mr. Palmer's trumpet playing, full of hot, diggety, smack . . . Johnny Jelly Bean and Winky Dink TV shows . . . posture class with Mrs. Davis . . . girls, anxieties and giggles about leotards in modern dance . . . Mr. Witherbeefs and Mr. McClelland's antics on Valentine's day . . . mumps epidemic . . . -i- Valtervich's fainting spell under Mr. Witherbee's watchful eye. . .the joyful disappearance of hula hoops and yo-yo's . . . piano recitals . . . singing 123 at Nathaniel Witherell . . . Mr. Bartholomew's playing in assembly. . .Lacrosse teamls first win . . . Mother, PLEASE, I'd rather do it my- selft' . . . girls' wraparounds, and culottes .Mr. Gledhill's music class . . . raising contributions for UNICEF and class gifts . . . swimming in cool school pool . . . Mr. Fricke's assembly talk on Abraham Lincoln . . . homework! . . . the bell choir at Christmas sing. . . H0die Christus Na- tus Est . . . Ninth grade meetings with Mr. Web- ster and class elections . . . Dr. Laubach's Yiddish lessons. . .the reading of the Easter' story... . . spooky hockey game with mothers. . .home- work! . . . Mr. McClelland'st story of Night Chowl, at the athletic banquet.. .the story of Babar', at Christmas French class with Mr. Nicholson. . . Mr. Gledhill's movies of dressing- room panic before performance of Iolanthe . .. girls, tears at operetta and graduation.. .Kettle and Pan: Mr. Webster's ubiquitous dogs . . .the commuter crowdls affection for the N.Y., N.H. and H. R.R. and Haddon Hall . . . the humorous three-legged race at Field Day. . .the bossa nova craze of 1962-'63 . . .Lower school rest periods and naps,' . . .Ned Shean's cowboy suit . . . GCDS' unalterable policy of never closing for blizzards . . . Beat Choate signs plastered on every available flat surface. . .Mr. Johnson's famous Don'tcha see?,' . . . Didja know it? . . . . and Utilize!! . . . Mr. Wanko's Make them passes good and Them things happenn. . .the class of '63's ADFSS club in the seventh grade . . . Thorne Warner's broken bones . . .Mr. Gris- woldis Bony Fingeri' club . . .Lower Schoolis Halloweten parades, and songs under Miss Thompson's direction . . . Teri Towets Beethoven sweatshirt. . .Ninth grade's spontaneous poetic tribute to April in assembly. . .Doc Davis and his '6Gus saysl' . . . Mr. Green's ancient Japanese problems . . . homework! . . . John Bounds term paper on The Mechanisms of Heredity . . . and all those wonderful days, weeks and years at GCDS.

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ROW 1: Dewart, Rand, Shean, Heineman, Fish. ROW 2: Malozemoff, Weisel, Webster, Adams, I-Iennigar. ROW 3: Fisher, Fairchild, McKee, Lorentzen, Vanderbilt, Mrs. Garrison. ROW 1: Hayes, Hieatt, Cluett, Sanford, Serrell, Vanderbilt. ROW 2: Staub, Milbank, Frick, Hinricks, Toohey, Nicholson. ROW 3: Stone, Fitzpatrick, Coxe, McKee, Conze, Fairchild, Mrs. Vezina. Second Team Softball SEASON'S SCHEDULE April 25 Thurs. Low Heywood - April 30 Tues. .... Rippowam - May 2 Thurs. ,...,... Daycroft- May 10 Fri. .,., New Canaan- May 16 Thurs. ........ Laycock- May 22 Wed. ...... Rippowam- Away Home Home Home Away Away Third Team Softball SEASON'S SCHEDULE April 25 Thurs. ., Rippowam-Away May 9 Thurs. .... Rippowam - Home

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