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

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DRAMATICS The Christmas season was traditionally ushered in for the students of Hamden Hall by the annual nativity play, There Once Wzis a Lamb. The speaking angel was sensitively portrayed by Loel Kaiser. The parts of the three kings were sung by Thomas Roche, Ray- mond Blakeslee, and Victor Richer. The angel chorus, directed by Mrs. Peter Flawn, sup- plied the background music of carols. Evelyn Rademacher and james Cave were Mary and joseph. The other characters in the narrative were as follows: the boy with the lamb, Richard Curtisg the girl with the Howers, Nancy Cruteg the travelers, Rolf Margenau and Howard Rose. Mrs. E. Stanley Taylor gave the special readings from the Bible. A fine production of The Tempest was staged on Friday and Saturday evenings, January twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth, in the school auditorium under the direction of Mrs. Violet Erskine Ewart, assisted by Miss Marjorie Stewart, head of the English depart- ment. Staging and costuming were under the supervision of Mrs. Taylor, while Fola Schaeffer was the general chairman for the production. Miranda and Ferdinand, the two lovers, were portrayed by Loel Kaiser and James Cave. The dramatic speeches of Prospero, the scholar and necromancer, were expressed sincerely by Thomas Roche. Joyce Slater's performance of the light-spirited Ariel added a bright gaiety to the play. Humor was provided by Caliban, the sour-tongued and embittered servant, skillfully played by jack Cronan. The playful jesting in the drunken scene, with Alan Wright as Stephano and James McKinster as Trinculo, brought peals of laughter from the audience. The 'raceful dancin of the n m hs and rea ers and the vivid costumes added a in 8 Y P P 'a and colorful touch to the erformance. The la was acclaimed a success b all who iv Y P Y Y saw it! thirty-:ix

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March came in with a roar of exciting activities for the students of Hamden Hall. On Friday afternoon, March eleventh, the high school held a co-ed swimming party at the Y.W.C.A. and many would-be swimming champions were proved to be absolutely all wet. The same evening ye Hamden Hall city slickers were transformed into country gals and boys for the barn dance. Only lack of breath stopped the folk dancing for an occasional fox trot. Eb' I I , -f A r : L!! .1 , , , ,l ... ' +.'7 , ,J -..--, ' Leave it to the sophomores to think of an unusual idea! A Cookie Frolic was held on March eighteenth. This was a combination cookie sale and tea dance. Mr. Powell directed the novelty dances, and many tasty refreshments were served. Friday the thirteenth! Beware! The freshmen and sophomores refused to take heed of the day and date, and on May thirteenth they held the Freshman-Sophomore Hop. They displayed their daring by hanging black cats, ladders, and upside-down horseshoes as decorations. The fates were tempted but not provoked, for good luck was abounding, and the dance was a great success! . Pine Orchard-Memorial Day-the Junior Picnic! The younger members of the high school energetically entered into all the sports--baseball, badminton, swimming--. The important juniors supervised the affair, and the seniors could be distinguished by their nonchalant attitude, and by the way they managed to eat all the available food. 5 .. ...- - ,, ., '1-......,.. s + ?' F ,.... .. June brings rehearsals for graduation, many reminiscences of our past years, and the long awaited Senior Prom. Soft lights, the traditional daisies, pastel shaded gowns, our favorite songs to dance to, and the evening ends with a flourish as we bid farewell to our friends and happy times at Hamden Hall. thirty-five

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CLUBS Realizing that a well-rounded education is a necessary asset, Hamden Hall offers several extra-curricular activities. Due to a successful beginning last year, the New Haven Safety Council continued its work in the high and preparatory schools of New Haven and vicinity. Its members, students from the schools of this area, were interested not only in safety but in promoting its ideals. Since its inception in the early part of October 1949, under the direction of Mr. Lincoln Lippincott, director of the New Haven Safety Council, the council has sponsored many city-wide activities among which are the Hazard Eliminator Award, The Sports-in- Safety Program, numerous radio programs, and this year an Audio-Visual Safety Education Program project. Among the council's members from Hamden Hall are: Fola Schaeffer, chairman, Thomas Roche, Marjorie Wilkes, Norma DeWolf, Thomas Campbell, Kenneth Russell, Lee Herrington, and john Doolittle. News of the council's success has become so widespread that many similar organiza- tions have sprung up throughout the country and soon we may have junior Safety Councils in every city. All high school pupils participate in the Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. Peter Flawn. A special choral group was formed for the angel chorus and shepherd choir in the Christmas pageant, and for the commencement music at graduation. The members of this musical group are: Maude Pickands, Geraldine Kusterer, Beverly Tata, Mayril Fowler, Loel Kaiser, Carolyn Pierpont, Lise Ore, Carol Rice, Nancy Dejon, Nelwyn Chaney, Sally Corbett, Marcia Snyder, Natalie Laudano, Jill Sundgaard, Lois Hall, joy Davis, Barbara Halbing, Esther Anne Sloatman, Norma DeWolf, William Murray, Thomas Roche, Ray Blakeslee, David Sperry, james Earle, Anthony Noto, Victor Richer, Hugh Anderson, James Larson, David Limauro, and Rolf Margenau. A knitting club was formed this year under the able and generous direction of Mrs. Howard Tuttle. Its members were: Beverly Tata, joyce Slater, Marjorie Wilkes, Carolyn Pierpont, Lise Ore, Susan Wagner, Fola Schaeffer, Jean Turbert, Barbara Halbing, Lois Hall, Natalie Laudano, Shirley Currie, Mayril Fowler, and Nelwyn Chaney. During the winter season Forms I, II, and III, and the fifth and sixth grades were instructed in social dancing by Mrs. William Zang. Ilsirtyreverz