MacDuffie School - Magnolia Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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MACDUFFIE MAGNET Each year 'The MacDuffie Magne1 ' grows. This year anolher sheei was added, making six pages aliogeiher. A carloon and a fealure arlicle called Club Minules are +wo o+her adclilions. Under lhe direcfion of Miss Li++le, The Magne'r slaif published six issues. The Magne1 ' edifor-in-chief is Palricia Dunn, a Tluenl wri+er, who plans fo make journalism her career. Ofhers on +he s'ra1CF are: Assis+an'r edilors, Be++y Ann Bibber and Carol Hurd: alumnae edifor, Be++y Thomas: fealure edifor, Nancy Gould: acfivify edi+or, Sue Judd: arl edilor. Judy Hill: business manager. Nancy Brodeur: assis+an+ business manager, Cynlhia Smilh. Reporiers are: Grace Broolcs. Nancy Ca+heron, Mildred Davidson, Beverly Davis, Margarei Gelz, Pairicia l-lelwiclc, Nancy Lawrence, Gwen Saunders., and Margarel Schwarz. The arf sfaff is composed of: Mary l-loglund, Gerlrude Gilleff, and Alice Marshall. Members of fhe Business Board are: Eve-Marie Bourquin, Mary Carman, Ann l-lanifin, Nancy Hulse, Mary Irwin, Ma ry King, Ronnie Lee, Barbara Quigley, and Eden Fort BETTY ANN BIBBER '48

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Sfudenf Council Sianding, leff lo righl-Fisher, Huggan, Edwards, LeHis, McGarigle, Alexander. Sealed-Rilchie, Thomas, Vail, Slevens, Davis. Represenling lhe sludenlr body 'rhis year were: Nan Vail, presidenlg Polly l-luggan, and Belly Thomas, from The Senior Class: from lhe Junior Class, Dorolhy Slevens and Gwen Saunders: from lhe Sophomore Class, Beverly Davis and Helen Alexander: from lhe Freshman Class, Joan Lellis and Joan lvlcGarigle: and 'From 'rhe Junior School, Jane Rilchie. As prefecls, Shirley Edwards and Margol Fisher received honorary membership. The represenlalion on lhe Sludenl Council was changed lhis year, each class vofing for one day sludenl and one boarder. This was done in order lo regulale lhe ralio of day sludenls and boarders on lhe council, so lhal fhe enlire school would be equally repre- senfed. In lhe fall, Belly Thomas, Polly l-luggan, and Nan Vail allended a sfudenl' council conference al lhe Oxford School for Girls in l-larlford, Conn. Siudenl Council represenlalives were presenl from all of lhe privale girls' schools in lhe Conneclicul Valley region. lnleresling discussions were held concerning lhe relalionship of fhe Sludenl Council 'ro lhe various phases of school life. ln comparing our s+uden+ council wi+h olhers, we found lhai we were given rhe grealesl power in governing our school-a power, which we have 'fried lo use wisely and beneficially for lhe good of lhe school. NAN VAIL '47

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Current Evenfs Club Sfanding, lef+ 'lo righf-Bibber, Edwards, Judd, Gould, Helwiclc, Hurd, Alexander, Irwin, McGarigle, Bourquin. Sealed-Hill, Edwards, Pufnam, Ker, Comsfoclr, Haniin. This year +he Currenl Evenls Club go? a good s'rar+ under 'rhe able leadership of Palricia Dunn. l-Iowever, in December, when Pal resigned because of a foo heavy schedule, fhe presidency was handed over 'ro Elizabelh Pulnam, who has carried on wiih lhe invaluable assislance of Miss Failh Rice, our facully advisor. Through 'rhe club, our members have gained a belrer underslanding of fhe more imporfam' evenls and ideas +ha+ dorninafe our world loday. Our round lable discussions have given us valuable experi- ence in expressing our views, as well as sharing laclual malerial based on personal experience of research. The members of +he club belong 'ro fhe Foreign Policy Associalion, which offers Jrhe oppor+uni+y of hearing well-known speakers discourse on currenr affairs. By means of a new Currenl Evenfs Bullelin Board, lhe club has fried To keep 'rhe sfudenls posfed on prevailing developmen+s in world affairs. ' ELIZABETH PUTNAM '47