Mount Vernon College - Bell Cote Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Continued from previous page “Hi y’all, this is Betty Boardman, bringing you the news of the woman of the day, some quick reports of the best-sellers by our guest editor, the noted book writer, Anne Ivey, and a song by our own Peggy Rogers. “And now for the news. The nation’s favorite cover girl. Miss Dorothy Legge, is touring the continent with her fashion designer, June Has- kell, , , t Moliie Maguire is being kept busy these days, designing and populating those ' castles in the air 5 . - . Abby Willard is still dragging down at Annapolis . , , Patty Sundblom an- nounced today that she has finished her series of drawings of the delectable Jane Galigher, the country’s number one pin-up girl, “In the held of education there are two items of national interest. First is the opening of Miss Betty Hall ' s Finishing Hall for Finished Young Ladies, and then wc have the news that Dr, Frances Nunn has been offered the chair of English at Wellesley College, “Here is Peggy Rogers, singing the theme song from that new Broadway hit, ' Bedtime Story 1 , starring the lovely Ann Brinton, , , “And now we take great pleasure in presenting Miss Anne Ivey, the noted book critic, who will give us a short survey on what America is reading. Miss Ivey, as you know, has just published her collection of criticisms which has been very well accepted by her wide public. Miss Ivey,” “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Again this week ' Time for a Short One ' by Jean Hoyt is number one on your fiction hit parade. This book contains eight short stones, all with the care- ful plot structure, wisdom, and gentle humor people have come to expect in Miss Hoyt ' s stories Jean Davis’ delightful biography, ‘My Ideal’, is going into its second edition. In poetry, Ann Rothery is still heading the list with ' So Much Free Time 1 , which contains many of her best poems to date “And now for some social notes from all over. Miss Jane Macau ley, the tutor of the laughing baboons, who has just been signed by Rmgling Brothers, was seen lunching in the Neptune Room with Frances Briscoe, ' Miss Miami of 19+9’— Beauty and the Beast (trainer) . . Miss Patty Rosicki, the prominent artist, was noticed coming out of the Mellon Art Gallery after inspecting her exhibit hanging there, “And that’s all for the ‘Woman’s Page’ for to- night. Remember to tune in next decade for more news and keep the dial set at station M, V, S for ' One Man’s Family’, starring Isabelle Kar- sunky, which follows immediately.”

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CLASS PROPHECY The Time is June 1, 1949 The Place: Station M. V. S. Announcer Joan Dim mitt approaches the microphone; studio manager Judy Plaster looks at her watch, then signals “On the Air and Miss Dimmitt, with that calm, steady voice her listeners love, reads: “This is Joan Dim mitt with the latest in news brought to you through the courtesv of Lynn Dwyer cosmetics, “Fla?h — Madame Menzel has just reported her discovery of the ninety-third element, Suzan- niumh Miss Betty Stoetzer, the famed chemical research worker who has also been working toward this discovery, is dying to Boston immediately to check Madame MenzePs discovery — -Bettie Lee Rardin has just defeated Frizzletop in the tennis semi-finals today. Miss Rardin will phv Lila Smith, the present champion, tomorrow at Forrest Hills for the Women ' s International Champion- ship — Word has just come in that Nancy Mont- gomery will be unable to toss the pigskin in the Powder Bowl game next week due to injuries received in practice- — Flash! Election returns just in from Ohio give Kathleen Kitchen the victory in a closely contested race for state senator. She will continue her fight for the ‘Old Deal Bing Lind, the National Democratic Party Chairman, in a statement issued to the press in regard to this Republican landslide, said, and 1 quote: ‘I don’t get it. “From Georgia comes news that Dogbiscuit will be able to enter in the Kentucky Derby due to the professional skill of veterinarian, Miss Bibba Ellis, who was able not only to set but to heal completely the leg he broke early last year. “That is all the news for now, ladies and gentle- men, so to all you ‘Buyers of Dwyers Good Buying, ' Now, after a brief pause for station identifica- tion, station M. V. S. continues with ‘The Wom- en ' s Page’, brought to you by Miss Betty Board- man, our golden-voiced commentator from Georgia 1 Continued on next page

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IN RETROSPECT Will we ever forget the Class of ’44? We came from all pans of the country; most of us were in a daze trying to understand each other’s Southern drawls and having to contend with mid-western r’s; hominy grits were forgotten in favor of a hasty cup of coffee Not like previous years was it? Different surrroundings ; long hikes up to lunch at 4020; an accumula- tion of bus transfers; and our daily rides with “Herby”! Unforgettable too, were our sloppy moccasins, tweed skirts, wings pinned on baggy sweaters, velvet bands and long bobs, as we gazed longingly at the smooth sophistication of GarfinckePs clothes You must remember 3:15 on Fridays as the day students gaily discussed weekend plans and the boarders returned to Glenbrook and Gates] y, anticipating letter- writing and Frank Sinatra For weeks in advance the main topics of conversation were the notoriously gay week-ends in New York and Annapolis In the limelight were frequent visits to the Hot Shoppe and Nick ' s Dances at Wesley Heights and the Sulgrave Club were loads of fun even though Uncle Sam was hard to cope with However, life was not all bliss! Do you recall the fumes of H2S mingling with the odors of formalde- hyde . the lab students usually being late for their next period session with Hamlet . writing 20-page Spanish themes and trying to comprehend Confucian principles w r hile we were putting our homework off all weekend and always finding the alarm clock set for five a m on Monday We will always remember the thrill at Constitution Hall while listening to the symphonies, the glittering Ice Capa des, the Little Theater’s Christmas Play and their benefit production for the Red Cross; how deeply moved we were after hearing Mrs. Currier read “Silence of the Sea” What ever happened to the strict diets which we faithfully decided to follow for two weeks before every vacation? Looking back we will remember the wonderful times, lasting friendships and the enthusiastic spirit at M.V.S,