Hamden Hall Country Day School - Perennial Pine Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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1942 CLASS PROPHECY Looking into the crystal ball to see what we could see Here is what we unraveled, our class prophecy: Dorothy has gone to work, a stenographer to be. All her work is excellent, to that we do agree. Her indispensability we know will not decline And as the years go rolling on, her work will still be fine. Now Betty Judd has dared defy her future in the ball, Which pictures her teaching kindergarten, instructing all the small, Instead she vows she'll spend her days, in spite of prophecy Leading her own great swing band, rockin' the whole countree. Down the silent corridor a familiar face is seen In her uniform of white, we recognize Irene. The welfare of her fellowman is foremost in her mind, Her duties carefully performed will benefit mankind. Next we come to Martha who plays a dual role. First as a good psychologist the mind she does control. Her second worldly interest, a result of childhood joys Is her group of first rate horses and the trainers she employs. We turn to jean McCurdy, a friend to all of us. Her slogan in creation is personality plus. Her models of hats and dresses are simply too divine. All others in her profession she surely does outshine. Our glance continues further into the crystal ball Revealing that to Helen, science gave a mighty call. First as an assistant Helen rose to such a height That she became a technician almost overnight. Constructing modern bridges and buildings, oh so grand, He's working on a system to bind us to foreign land. A bridge that spans the ocean will bear his famous name. Jack Rasch, in all great nations, will gain momentous fame. High upon a mountain, with paint and brush on hand, We find our pal Frank Reynolds, painting his scope of the land. After years as a sailor, our Slap has settled down To make himself a figure of very great renown. Standing on her soapbox, arguing all the day We find our good friend Stefhe opinions trying to sway. And in the last election, she gained her one desire To be mayoress of our city, a thing we most admire. Rosalie has carried on her musical career And with the students whom she trains she often does appear. Also on the concert stage she does accompany Young students who are striving for a Bachelor of Arts Degree. From prexy of our senior class, Pete kept on going higher And he like others has fulfilled his well known child desire. As a scout executive, he's heading for the top And until he gets his way, he'll never, never stop. The light is growing dimmer, our memories do fade But never will we forget the impressions this has made. IRENE E. LARSON, '42. ROSALIE A. THALHEIMER, '42 Page Ten

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metal and woodworking, give outlets for many interests. Useful and popular adjuncts to the school are the Brownie organization for girls in the lower grades and the Cubs for the boys. Many of these activities are held in the Log Cabin on the school grounds. Every boy and girl has the opportunity of entering into these extra-curricular activities, thus gaining self-confidence and experience of value in later life. THE country day school aims to afford almost all of the advantages of the boarding school and at the same time has the added virtue that the pupils live at home, the family life is not disrupted, and the teachers and parents may work in closest harmony to secure the most desirable results in the development of every individual child. EFFORT is made to motivate the activities of the LOWER SCHOOLS through the interest and creative instincts of the childen. By such a procedure a maximum of self-control and initiative is developed, and there is a marked absence of strain. The result is that the pupils demonstrate a spirit of happiness and of good will toward each other, the faculty, and the school as a whole. THE members of the faculty have been carefully selected because of their particular qualifications to put into practice the fundamental philosophy of the school, their sympathetic understanding of the problems faced by growing boys and girls, their training, and personality. They are alert to recognize and to guide any creative tendency on the part of the individual pupil, to help him to find himself, and to deal with his limitations as well as successes in a constructive way. HAMDEN HALL is a member of the Educational Records Bureau and ranks high with other private schools in the achievement of its pupils. The results of the Metropolitan and Cooperative tests have been very gratifying in all departments. The scholastic standards of the UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL are those of the Secondary Education Board, of which the school is a member, and the standards of the UPPER SCHOOL are those of the College Entrance Examination Board. The school prepares students for all academic and scientific colleges, is approved by the New England College Entrance Certificate Board, and is accredited to colleges admitting by certificate. THE success of the program at Hamden Hall is evidenced by the fact that in recent years graduates of the school have been accepted at such colleges as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale, Cornell, Rensselaer, Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Barnard, and Mount Holyoke. Page Nine

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DOROTHY JOAN BOBBE Entered 1939 200 Linden Street Dramatic:-Shakespearean Plays 2, 3, 4 Variety Show 3. Sport: - Soccer 3, hockey 3, 4, baseball 3, 4. Special C lub: - Glee Club 3. Future - Undecided. IRENE ELEANOR LARSON Entered 1938 688 Orange Street Ojicer-Treasurer 2, Secretary 3, 4, Vice- President Student Council 4. Dramatic: - Pinafore lg Shakespearean Plays 3, 4g Variety Show 3g Christmas Pageant 1, 3, 4. Sporty-Soccer 1, 2, 3, basketball 2, 33 hockey 3, 4g baseball 1, 2, 3. Special Club:-Debating 3g Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Future-Connecticut College for Women, New London. ELIZABETH CAROLYN JUDD Entered 1937 75 Old Farm Road Offices - Student Council 2. Dmmaticr-Shakespearean plays 3, 4g Vari ety Show 3, Christmas Pageant 1. Sporty -Soccer 1, 2, 3g basketball 2, 3, base ball 1, 2, 3, 4, hockey 3, 49 rifle 3 fencing 3, 4g manager fencing team 4. Special Club:-Glee Club 1,2, secretary- treasurer 3. Future - Wellesley. 1 Page Eleven