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

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To next year's Freshman Class: A manual with the answers to all their questions. To Lewis Rashmir: Pete Wastrom leaves his homemade permanent wave set. To Barbara Miller: A place for her fencing medals. To Beatrice Brodner: The privilege of giving all next year's assemblies. To Bill Duffy: The Senior Girls' appreciation that the age of chivalry is not dead. To Jimmie Howard: A biography of Casanova. To Harriett Mack: jean McCurdy's history notes, with the knowledge that they are as complete as Muzzey. To Hudas Schwartz: The power of relaxation. To Howard Nielson, Charlie Berlepsch, and Lewis Rashmir: Henry Hastings, Pete Wastrom, and jack Rasch leave their position as utility men. To The Junior Class: The Senior Class bulletin, filled with worldly wisdom. To Betsy North: A service stripe for each of her eleven years' presence at Hamden Hall. To the Behres: A new type of unbreakable fencing foil. To Betty Christensen: Helen Pierpont leaves her front seat highchair. To Mr. Heller: An additional seat for his bicycle, just in case! To Miss Andrews: Our thanks for typing our way to college. To Mr. Tileston: A book on progressive education. To Mr. Dowd: A package of chewing gum, and our sincerest wish that his next year's senior class will arrive a Pheure. And Hnally, to the Junior Class, so budget-wise, we leave the deficits contracted in our regime, the bags under our eyes, and a piece of gum to each member so that Mr. Dowd won't have to share his. In witness whereof, we, the Class of 1942 of the Hamden Hall Country Day School, have hereunto set our hands and seals at Hamden, in the County of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, this first day of May, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-two. CLASS or 1942 H. H. C. D. S. By ELEANOR STBFFEN Page Seventeen a

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STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Preudenz-HENRY HAs11NGs Vice-President-IRBNB LARSON Secremy-RosAL11z THALHEIMER Treasurer-JACK RASCH The John P. Cushing Prize Fund was established by the Alumni who attended the Hamden Hall Country Day School during the administration of Dr. Cushing. This award is made each year by vote of the faculty and student body on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership, good fellowship, service, loyalty, and appreciation of the ideals of Hamden Hall. The prize which is announced each year during the commencement exercises was awarded in 1941 to Wilbur F. Young. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute each year awards medals for proficiency in mathe- matics and science to students of selected secondary schools. The award is made to the young man in the graduating class who has done the best work in mathematics and science throughout the preparatory course. The award is made during the commencement exercises. This year Mr. Dowd, head of the English department, and Mr. Heller, head of the French department, will award medals for excellence in English and excellence in French. The awards will be announced at commencement. CLASS OFFICERS OF 1941-1942 SBNIORS President-PETER WASTROM Vice-President-JACK RASCI-I Secretary-IRENE LARSON Treasurer-RosA1.1E THALHBIMBR SoPHoMoREs President-CHARLES SLOATMAN Vice-President-ROBERT DANN Secretary-JOAN KELLY Treasurer-BETSEY NORTH JUNIORS President-HOWARD NIESON Vice-Prerident-BILL DUFFY Secretary-ELIZABETH DUNCAN Treawrer-CAROLYN BUSHELL Fnasi-IMEN Preriden:-BERNICE NEUMANN Vice-President-MACNBI1. Srunclzss Secretary-MARILYN DEWOLF Trearuref-HAM1L'ro BARHYDT Page Nineteen