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

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Hamden Hall Student Council reached new heights this year under the able direction of Mrs. Tuttle, the faculty adviser, and Evelyn Rademacher, the president. Reorganized two years ago on the basis of providing for the students a knowledge of the Hamden Hall regulations and inspiring in them the proper school spirit, the council has now branched out and taken the social life of the student body into consideration. Many interesting activities were sponsored successfully, ranging from bowling parties, swimming parties, and roller-skating parties to a trip taken in the spring to a United Nations Meeting at Lake Success, New York. The Council was also kept busy making preparations for the presentation of a modern comedy, and collecting clothes for a Care drive. At the students' request the Council has sponsored a program in the dining-room whereby a different grace is said each day by one of the students. The student body is proud of the many achievements of their representatives this year, and rejoices with them at the final seal of approval-their acceptance into the National Association of Student Councils. zbirzy-eight

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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

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CUB SCOUTS Every Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 P.M. the Cubs of Hamden Hall meet under the direction of Mr. jordan. Here each boy starts on his trail of Scouting. Among the activities are capture the flag, skunk tag, and other games, as well as hobbies and handiwork. The members are: Kenneth Bennett, William Chase, Frank DeMaio, Marshall Deutsch, David Gelperin, Albert Laudano, William Scoholm, David Sleeper, David Spencer, john Ramsey, Charles Roberts, William Curtis, jack Goldstein, john Goddard, Dale Ingmanson, lawrence Martin, Peter Preisner, john Zyde, Mellick Baker, john Carr, Matthew Neclerio. GIRL SCOUTS Troop 10, New Haven Council of Girl Scouts, includes Hamden Hall girls from the fourth grade through Form Il, under the leadership of Mrs. Luckey and Mrs. Wilson, with the loyal assistance of our troop mother, Mrs. john W. Moore. Our members are working toward the Scout goal of developing into good citizens by pursuing individual interests in the eleven program fields of scouting, by working on troop project, and by demonstrating our interest in world-wide friendship through a generous contribution to the Juliette Low Fund. Valerie Moore and joan Wilson are the first in our group to attain First Class rank, two girls were advanced to Second Class and four were awarded Tenderfoot pins. Twenty new merit badges have been earned, and more will be completed by the end of the school year. Our members include: Cynthia Adams, Melene Barker, Sandra Beach, Phyllis Beck, Joan Bolleyn, Dian Boone, Suzanne Boorsch, Sally Ann Brainerd, Katharine Clark, Nancy Lee Corey, Nancy Devine, Meirador Duncan, Ruth Glaspey, Valerie Greene, Brenda Her- rington, Sally McLain, Peggy McNeil, Valerie Moore, Gail Murray, Joyce Olson, Anne Pollard, Carol Saner, Carol Taylor, joan Wilson, Neva Wilkinson. thirty-nine