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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1967 volume:

BELL COTE 1967 MOUNT VERNON JUNIOR COLLEGE 2100 FOXHALL ROAD N.W. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA spe uo 35u ° In Dedication 2 In college we are taught to think, To ponder and inquire— Our teachers lead us down the paths, They counsel and inspire. Two years ago Mount Vernon gained A man we all admire Who ' s helped us all through thick and thin, Though surely he must tire. His mind is like a treasure chest It ' s full of theories sound— And in his classes every day, We hear him these expound. We see him striding down the hall Six feet above the rest. His arms are always full of books — He gives to all. his best. He leads us down a carefree trail, He ' s a Traveler by trade . . . He’s our professor, fresh from Yale And many friends he’s made. We hope that by this dedication — To Mr. Kuroda, with our warm appreciation, The Senior Class, though we must depart — - Will always keep him in our hearts. 3 Bell Cote Staff EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER LAYOUT EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHY ART EDITOR ADVISOR STAFF Bambi Cochran Mimi Purnell Mary Holzer Linda Monk Dee Rockwell Tina VanDeventer Mr. Wages Peggy Blair Debbie Paul Wild a Wright Betty Bergfeld Elite Booth Diane Jackson Lacy Crain Mary Ellen Calhoun Appreciation to those seniors who gave their time. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF SENIORS FRESHMEN ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND CANDIDS IN TRIBUTE TO 5 6 ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF Peter D. Pelham, President 8 Message to the Class of 1967 It is difficult to think June-thoughts in November. Somehow the psyche doesn’t want to cooperate. The foliage, or rather what ' s left of it, is entirely the wrong color and composition, and field hockey, foot- ball weekends, and frost are currently in phase. Months must pass be- fore May’s mild-mannered days lead to the joy of June’s graduation. In November, too, you would have been aware of this dichotomy. You would have acknowledged a sense of incompleteness, a certain semi-illumination as you approached the half-way point in your final year’s orbit. But 1 must write for June and not November, for a time when pre- diction and prognosis will have been met, a time when your paths at Mount Vernon will have been fully run. It is tempting, therefore, to assume the role of astrologer, to ven- ture into the realm of pseudo-scientific prognostication and attempt to foretell terrestrial events by the paths of your planets. I prefer, how- ever, not to write as an astrologer but rather as an observer of two years of your lives and as one who has been privileged to share in both your deliberations and aberrations, your apogees as well as your perigees. From my vantage point of observation— neither always remote nor ivy-covered— it has been clearly discernible that your paths have been pleasingly diverse, at times even radically so. You have occasionally ventured into the realms of the abstract and the original and have returned, somewhat to your amazement, not only intact but also in- terested. In seeking your independent paths you have learned to tem- per individuality with a healthy regard for the common course, and you have become increasingly mindful of the fact that, while the vari- ables in life are the most interesting, it is the virtues which are most lasting. In two years, your personal stars, upon occasion, have burned brightly and then dimmed, but they have never gone out; rather they have taken on a clearer and more even incandescence, and it is from this illumination that your pathways for the future will be lighted. From my point of observation, therefore, I see both the end and the beginning, a two-year cycle which I trust has brought to each of you not only a sense of completion but also the incentive to set a new and demanding course for the years to come. In determining your future paths you will do well to remember your Alma Mater’s well- chosen motto and reflect often on the thought expressed in the follow- ing lines by William Golding: What men believe in is a function of what they are ; and what they are is in part what has happened to them. 9 Office of the Dean Flora Bridges Harper Acting Dean of the College Assistant to the President Doris Coster Dean of Students Sally Bet Cuningham Director of A d missions Adrienne M, Meloy Clare Sbruhan Assistant to Director of Admissions Assistant to Director of Admissions to Tedd D. Kelly Director of Development and Lecturer in Religion Laura McKee Secretary to Director of Admissions Nancy Mills Secretary Vera MacKrill Executive Secretary Mary London Smith Secretary to the President Mary Mathers Secretary to Dean of Students and the Registrar Jane Singer Secretary to Dean of College Isabel Mauer Di rector of A hit nnae A ctivit i cs Jeanette P. Moore Registrar II FACULTY Leonard Mauer Assistant Professor of Studio Art Barbara Hammer Lecturer in Child Development 12 Tipton M. Westfall Professor of English EzreJ A. Wages Assistant Professor of English MISSING Valerie Vesser Instructor in English Arlyn M. Edelman Instructor in English 13 14 Jacqueline Buhrman Assistant Professor of French ' ' ' , r... 0 1 “ r-lii IW5SlfrC . ■ Tj. r V, v ■ 4 H U� -V TRANCE PHYSIQUE Relief f u tours d JMllI df Eulogia de LI ansa Instructor in Spanish Jane Highsaw Lecturer in Government 15 Wesley P. Murphy Assistant Professor of French and Philosophy Lida Brodenova William H. Eckert Professor of Music Julia Heflin Lecturer in Speech Veronica McLaughlin Professor of Interior Design 16 Emily Lampert Lecturer in Mathematics Adella Beaulieu Assistant Professor of Secretarial Studies Hanita Blumfield Instructor in Sociology and Eleanor Eckert Anthropology Lecturer in Economics 17 MISSING Harry V. Gelboin Adjunct Professor of Chemistry Charles Stores Instructor in Botany and Zoology Kenneth R. Greenberg Lecturer in Psychology and C onsuhing Psychologist 18 Bernice Ryder Martha Huntington Lecturer in Physical Education Instructor in Physical Education MISSING Evelyn de Boeck Lecturer in Dance Beth Channock Lecturer in Dance HEALTH EDUCATION Martha Huntington Lecturer Marguerite Fogel Lecturer Clare Shruhan Lecturer 19 Elizabeth Miller Librarian LIBRARY Paula Kasper Assistant Librarian Patricia Arms Secretary 20 Robert W. Murray B ns it jess Man ager BUSINESS OFFICE Dorothy Lain Assistant Business Manager Shirley Jones Bookkeeper Jean Burdette Cashier Charles Whitmore Dining Service Manager 21 4 Helen Boyden Director of Household Gate House SgL Clarence Leebrick Private Flint Private Lopez Private Stevens Private Tanner 22 Health Department Food Service Hill Carter, M.D. Con $u l ii n g Ph ysician Mary Reynolds, R.N. Mabel Shenk, R.N. Irene O ' Connell, R.N. Rita Sheehy, R.N. Charles Whitmore Special Functions Elizabeth Droescher Dining Service Manager jean Pikelny Asst. Dining Service Mgr. Constance Massey Book Store Manager Mis. Wendell Colson Assistant Joyce Waters Assistant 23 SENIORS “It is a great blunder in the pursuit of happiness not to know when you have found it,” Happiness is a Warm Beebe. ANN LOUISE GUPTILL 1 1 6 Camp Avenue Darien, Connecticut “President of Student Body” Candy . . . Wash , . . Norfolk — -that ' s definitely the right attitude . . MDT, . . . Bogie-play it again Sam . , . Col- lege maker , . t Y.D s . . . 1 can ' t disappoint Scnora . . . Merriweather ' s first candlelight . . . HOB. ... Kll urge for going . . . President Warshaver . . . don’t look now but somebody wants you . . „ Sunshine . . . OJ. the Kid. SARA BETH WARSHAVER Woodstade 74 Plain Road W a y 1 a n d , M a ssac h u sett s ' President of Senior Class” MARY MARSHALL ALLEN Box 253 Centerville, Virginia T always get the better when 1 argue alone. Centerville . . . barbecued corn chips . . . gym suit , , . super car Simca” , , . Cham- pagne . . . contacts. BETTY JO ALLISON 2277 South Tennyson Street Denver. Colorado We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over: so in a series of kindness there is at last one which makes the heart run over,” ELIZABETH ABRY ARENSBRRG “Hamden” Trappe. Maryland Where did you go? Out. What did you do? Nothing . . , MARTHA FRANCES AYERS 232 Pine Road Briarwood Portsmouth. Virginia Robert . . . Eve got something to tell you , , . When we get married . . . hi kids I’m going to LL Va. this weekend ... am I dropped or lava lie red? Can be found in bed ' (room 21. Clark) 28 MARY LUOLF. BARDEEN Farrell Road Weston, Connecticut Fd rather see a sermon than hear one anyday For f may misunderstand you and the high advice you give. But there is no misunderstanding how you art and how you live. MARY BRITTAIN BARDES 2627 Grandin Road Cincinnati, Ohio Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was heaven! W ordsworth MARGARET PUCKETT BELT The Enlightenment . . . You Ye Kidding . ■ MDT . . . Biel 619 North Clay Avenue . . . I don’t want a shower right now! ... I got some eye Kirkwood. Missouri shadow and mascara today, girls! . . . Boys do that? . . ♦ make it blue . . . but. 1 don ' t understand! . « . St. Louis. Missoura; Washington, D C. and Miami — What a triangle. The world is full of rude awakenings. DAIL ELLEN BOYLE 1713 Elmhurst Oklahoma City, Oklahoma You talk when you cease to beat peace with your thoughts; . . . And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered . . . and there are those who talk, and without knowledge or forethought reveal a truth which they themselves don’t under- stand. 1 ' CATHERINE SANDERS BRADEN Golf Club Lane Nashville, Tennessee LUCY LEE BRODIE 913 West Gray Street Elmira. New York “Lee-Lee . . brought Myrtle to Merri- weather . . . Elmira’s legend— your basic wee- jam, cards, and a smile ... no one knows of her literary prowess . . . summer session in D.C. , . . Glen . . . R-club Pres, . , . anyone for a ride? 1811 never tell . . . fond of long walks at any hour MDT . . . G-4 . . . “The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved it is a reality to be experienced. DIANA ELIZABETH BURKE Lyons Plain Road Weston, Connecticut MDT . . . and now, to show you one reason . . , Belmondo ... 1:05 , , . Va. beach , . . New York . . Vacuum Cleaner , , . infa- mous stomach . , . Vim a I K. . . . school bank . . , That ' s not even funny . . . studying . . . there’s no way . . . CYNTHIA ANNE BURKS 1712 Guilford Lane Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ' Happiness comes of the capacity to fee! deeply, to enjoy simply; to think freely, to risk life, to be needed,” Storm Jameson 32 JACQUELINE ELIZABETH BURNS Knoll wood Road Fayetteville, New Vork Jack Burns, the big Sy., The Yellow Subma- rine, Messy much? Oh!!! That hair Like to sleep? Why can ' t I have another hoi dog? Have you seen the pictures of my dogs. Herb) and Mandy? Not a care in the world, ‘Til ru b your back if you make my bed. Well, how do l feel? I ' m not going to call him back . The cards are always right!! FLORENCE NICHOLSON BUSH 440 Walnut Street New Orleans, Louisiana ' It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, md it is not possible to find it elsewhere. 33 “No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle and deep, JULIA ROSE CASOLA 200 Fast Logan Street Norristown. Pennsylvania ELIZABETH JANE CAMPBELL (SOI South Petty Street Gaffney, South Carolina “Jamie . . . Southern Belle, fantasy world, constitute of Jack Daniels, un- reconstructed Rebel . . . “which col lege this weekend? — Big Apple . can anyone believe iu Gaffney goes to Yale , . , seance at 12:30. 107 . . . channel 5 or Joy . - avid YK . . tell anyone S.C. is God ' s coun- try. 34 THAIS HEALD COBURN 1 6 Cole Road Hingham. Massachusetts mm tl mpm w y mk i f iv f ' L JSfi W : Am But to every man there ope net h A High Way, and a Low, And every man deeidetb The way his soul shall go. JOAN HF.RKICK COCHRAN Box 476 Pebble Beach, California The world has many happy folk . . . Who smile each day they live . . . Because they know that happiness. Depends on what you give, NATH A LINE CONVERSE 45 Ravine Road Wellesley Hills Massachusetts “Lindy-D.B. . . . part of the third floor triple jerseys galore . . B,C,H. in Nassau — to the BaMA for something new! r . . Paul Newman T , r quick entrances, slow walker . . Buy, Lindy . . . (Bye, Bye?) My mother has a T,L, r , , MDT . . . Marion summers . . . Would anybody like to see my scrapbook? EMILY DAY COPELAND Fort Hoosac Place Willi amstown, M assachusetts I lie suspended like a hair or a feather in the cloudy mixtures of memory, 36 DEBORAH CAROL CORSON 136 Highland Avenue Bala-Cynwyd Pennsylvania Heard saying — “I love it! . . , Give me a break . . Lend a hand organizer . . can be found at the Bayou . . . Jerry . . . hates mornings . . Favorite quote The most lost day of all is the day on which we do not laugh. EMMA DORITA CRISPIN 241 Plantation Road Palm Reach. Florida It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are. ELEANOR LANIER CULBERTSON Macedonia Kent, Connecticut ' The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef: love, like being enlivened with Champagne. CYDNEY CUR BO 5403 Meadow Lake Lane Houston. Texas “Let grace and goodness be the principle loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have as end: whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue 38 ETHEL FOERDERER DAVIS Bishop Lane Box 1 I OB Avon, Connecticut Matey , . great smoker . MDT . . . weekends at Sloe 3rd floor proctor . . , the shore . . . “B club . . . Tiger! ones and midnight cereal . , . ugly queer scarf ... no sense after 11:30 . . . quiet yet an understanding for all our problems t Allegheny to Hartford , , . let your head be like the sea; ever open, brave and free. DEBORAH DAINDRIDGE DILLINGHAM 2700 Union Street San Francisco, California CHRISTINA DILLON 282 Bentley Circle Los Angeles, California Merri weather President. Reagan for Govenor, Pres, of the Y.R ' s., Tigers, A fine 300 leader , . . We were all at the Waldorf and . MDT, three time winner at Old Maid, Bright colors and a smile. 1 don ' t believe I actually got my ears pierced. SUSAN ELIZABETH DORSEY 1 4 1 Grove Street Wellesley. Massachusetts Susie . . . Music is love in search of a word , . , Gi Glenn . . , MDT . . . BUDweiser is the only one . . , long trips into the wee hours . . . peppermint and hot fudge , , . “thaTs funny” . . . bridge anyone? Green Power , „ . G-4 , . , troop 1410 . . . a smile and a kind word is the only expense . . . ANN CAROLYN ELMORE 9105 Kristin Lane Fairfax, Virginia Little Ace-y Elmore— Pierced ears at last Mo- torcycle Kid, MDT — 3rd floor— A nice Xmas present for John . . . Well Honey . . r I am so mad at John, wait till he calls . . .Hi John! Levis Ballgowns — James Brown . . . Green Clouds — V.A, Beach — Bow tie with basic pearl 1 Out of communication and commission till Tuesday. ‘Two roads diverge in a wood, and I — took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference ' R. Frost SUSAN MARGUERITE DURNEY Box 716 Pebble Beach, California 41 KATHLEEN M ARY FAN FI. LI 821 Harmon Road Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania “Make a sunlight chain . . Make each mo mem a bead of joy . Throw away the bruises and moments of pain. Dark things don ' t belong on a sunlight chain Moments from now when you ' re caught in the rain. Hold onto the sunlight and be free again. MARTHA MIL LIKEN FAR WELL 5824 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans Louisiana What is that strange noise coming from your room? Could it he a hairdryer? . . . Jim , , , Go Tulane , . . Lucky Charm . . . Best Printer in college . ♦ Moth a Fa well. I MARY CAROL FORSYTH 3010 Country Club Road Winston-Salem North Carolina For what are hopes but slender ropes fastened to our dreams? Fl.JZABETH HEYBURN GAMBLE 1303 Delaware Avenue Wilmington, Delaware and now tomorrow . , . Rachel Field JANICE JEAN GEORGE 405 East Mandalay Drive San Antonio, Texas Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible — not to have run away. MARGERY ELLEN GOLDBERG 3908 Harrison Street, N.W. Washington, D C I would be strong but how can be? Life is too much fun? 1 DeANN GOREY 4606 Tourney Road Washington, D.C il ff passion must drive, let reason hold the reins, MARTHA BRAINERD GORMAN 291 Elm Road Princeton, New Jersey The romantic one . . . black velvet and moonlight ... a starry-eyed idealist , , „ sensitivity . . . warmth , , . natural- ness with a flair . . . marines overseas . . , trains . . . Hart- ford and Snack at the Cottage . . , Greek eyes and smiles . . . Falmouth . . . sailing , . . motorcycles . . . wind in her hair . . . snow flakes brightness , , the Rents. sntr j ' jn MARTHA MIDDLE BROOK GOSS Woodland Road Middlebury, Connecticut PAMELA CHRISTINE GOUGER 2 1 9 Oak hurst Place San Antonio, Texas I got the worst horse today! ... the flamer . . . Hurry up with the meeting— the Monkeys are on . . . What good movie is on T.V.? so divine I ' ll tell ya ' ll, you ' re all wrong . Clark Gable — my hero . . - P.G. . . . Cham- pagne? . .San Antonio Goujcr . . . P 1 . , I forgot to sign out . . MDT. 46 LINDA JOAN GRANTHAM 5423 North field Road Bethesda, Maryland DEBORAH FLIZA HANISH Silver mine Road New Canaan, Connecticut My life’s a Kalledascope — the colorful kind — the spirit ' s the viewer Turn, Turn, Turn,’ 1 DELIA LANE HARDIE 436 Lowerline Street New Orleans, Louisiana Life is like Music; it must be composed by the ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule, 1 MARY ANN HARTMAN 2075 Quarton Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers. There are men who can ' t be bought. The fi reborn are at home in fire. The stars make no noise. You can ' t hinder the wind from blowing. Who can live without hope. 1 KATHERINE ANNE HAUSE 6104 Lombard Street Che veil y, Maryland “Those peoples who never make mis- takes are the ones who never do any- thing SANDRA SUB HEARD 3144 Overhill Road Birmingham, Alabama Florida, New Orleans for weekend, where to next? , . , U. of Alabama . Metracal and Tab . Tulane Gus , . . red lipstick . . . ocs , , . Twirl that hair. ELSIE ALLEN HEN NIG 3624 Van Ness Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. VICTORIA CAREY HILL 1021 Hilts Avenue Los Angeles, California ‘‘Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.” Plato tL Music is love in search of words 1 MARY ELIZABETH HOLZER 44 Wren Street New Orleans, Louisiana “Happiness lies in the taste, and not in things; and it is from having what we desire that we are happy — not from having what others think desirable.” SUSAN VIRGINIA JARMAN 3459 Glavis Road Falls Church, Virginia Kerry called! If we have a gov ' t, quiz. I ' ll die. My plants! Davidson 20, President of the signoul book. 4i O.K. ANN, I’ll wash your sneakers, clean the room and put your clothes away V ' Pink Hussy-Va. Beach, “O.K. ya ' ll who ' s going to Glee Club tonight? Bus ride from C-ville. MDT SUITE 212-214. KATHERINE LOUISE KEYES Stuyvesant Avenue Rye, New York JON LEE LEVERING 332 Lexington Road Richmond, Virginia 52 LYNDA CHAITT LANGFELD 5403 West Cedar Lane Bethesda, Maryland NANCY LEE LLERENA 5973 Searl Terrace Washington, D.C FRANCES ELLEN McCARTHY 6 Jennydiflfe Lane Chesterfield, Missouri No man h an island entire of itself; Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main,” John Donne MARGARET LANE McDEVITT 6424 City Line Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Next week, we Gotta get organized. CLAUDIA ANN McGILL 923 South Bruner Street Hinsdale, Illinois Mary Sunshine . . „ Jim , . We ' re never alone . . MDT , , , Pink . � . Hello, Maurice , , . How many calories in a piece of celery? . . . Swimp, stweet , . . Muth-ther . . . Merri weather ' s Model, Another cup of coffee ... my song . , . but Fm not hungry, Bah-ston . . , I ' m not going to study anymore LADY ALICE McKINNEY-SMITH PO Box 298 Paducah, Kentucky (deals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny LEE DANIEL NEWBURY 1747 Woodlark Avenue P.O, Box 1337 Lexington, Kentucky JEANETTE ACKLEN NOEL Glencourt Apartments Belle Meade Boulevard Nashville, Tennessee Those W L blind dates , , , Leo the Lion . . . The Pink Panther . . . Mama called! ' . . . Ell clean up my room next week I promise . , . the eternal smile . . . that’s great! . . . loveliest hairdo . . . a kind heart , , , shocking pink pajamas . . . Hi Pa nth, where d ya go for Turkey Day? Marines!! . . , blue rain coat. 56 DELLA COPELAND PARHAM 1045 Rockford Road High Point, North Carolina “Though nothing can bring back the hour Of the splendor in the grass, of the glory in the flower, We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind, LAURA ELIZABETH PARR 590 Ridgewood Road Maplewood, New Jersey Tootie . . , Buckley and Berkeley . . . Originator, Perpetuator, Chief Believer of Superman Myth . . . one-half the deal is, check-out. Get serious . . Chief decision maker - . nitty writty and John Lemon, unltd, . . . YR . . . MDT . . . “children are born . . , Looks like a D C-7 . , . Think I ' ll leave IS ' - “The Burg ' . , . Bermuda . . . Ardlui , . , elastic face . . “Moriy” . . . Curl free . . . Shall I wear my orange with the purple or blue with the black . . . The most beautiful Kih grader . . . great Xmas gifts from the neighborhood drugstore . . . who could forget that laugh . . Old Maids anyone? G-4 , , . MDT , , “Keep on Dancing . . . The life on the 3rd floor. MARY HARRIS PEARSON 5529 River Road Harrisburg, Pennsylvania STEPHANIE PEOPLES 315 Washington Road Grosse Pointe. Michigan “And who shall say— whatever disenchantment follows — that we ever forget magic — -or that we can ever betray the apple tree, the singing and the gold. JULIENNE P1NEAU 9403 Holland Avenue Bethesda, Maryland “ , . . Il asks a little of us here. It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed To carry praise or blame too far. We may choose something like a star To stay our minds on and be staid.” SHELLY PORTNER 2917 Glover Driveway, N.W. Washington, D,C. 59 PHOEBE ANDREW POTTER Tuxedo Park New York Let him step to the music which he hears. however measured or far away. ' 1 JANET MUIR POWELL 10 St. George Court Warwick, Rhode Island 60 NEVA MARIE PURNELL 8722 Midway Road Dallas, Texas “You find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open for a friend to look at.” JANE STEWART RATSEY 181 Highland Road Rye, New York Stewart . , , alias Cynthia Adams . . .Am. Lit. hack row or perhaps an Art Hist. Major? St, E‘s . . . 1-10 how ' much do I like basketball . . . security blanket and a new bathrobe . . .Peter Pan books . . . Stewart soignee . . . Boogaloo . , . MDT , , . “There are a few things that never go out of style, and a feminine woman is one of them. ALICIA BEE RAVENEL Episcopal High School 1 200 Quaker Lane Alexandria, Virginia “You and I have brains. All the others have fluff! ” ELIZABETH MORRIS ROCK HILL 1710 Forest Park Boulevard Fort Wayne. Indiana Water pistols Oiled with Champagne . . . silver, sparkles, and the Now Festival , , . pant-suits, motorcycles, and modeling . . . go-go girl?!! MDT . . , “Baby The Rain Must Fall Should I shock him? . . . Violets for fidelity, daisies for ? Hmm, Shakespeare. Yevtushenko, and Hobbits . . . Black hair Sc Blue eyes . . . trumpets . , , jets . , and — oh t dear! NANCY KATHERINE RODGERS 4209 Lyons View Pike Knoxville, Tennessee ‘ ' Happiness comes of the capacity To feel deeply, To enjoy simply. To think freely, To risk life. To be needed. Storm Jameson PRISCILLA GOODWYN SANDS Sunnyside Wawa, Delaware County Pennsylvania 1 32 of Wawa ' s population . . . troop 1410 . . . every ball has a beau . . . Sand’s Soignee . . . one week coincidences with Stewart Minnie ' s pet . , . Pio . . .polo games . Morning Glory! . . . mad ear piercer . . . Anyone want directions to my house . , Louie. Louie in a fancy dress ' . . . B-Club . . . MDT . . . G-4 ... A true and understanding friend of the third floor ' 63 SARAH DANIEL SCHAFER 1233 Sunset Drive Fort Wayne, Indiana Absence is to love As wind is to fire It kindles the large And extinguishes the small. JENNIE LEE SCOTT 4118 Onega Forest Drive Jacksonville, Florida There are two worlds: the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination. 64 SUSAN ANTOINETTE SHAKER 54 Stony Brook Road Darien. Connecticut lt He wants to make me a Goddess, but Fd rather be Mickey Mouse. F. Scoti Fitzgerald CYNTHIA HANNAH SHELDON 1253 Canton Avenue Milton, Massachusetts Das Capitol . . . Mt. VerMon . . . Aspen-hotdoggin ' Ruthie ' s OG.L. . . . St. Andrews U., Scotland , , . parlez-vous francats? downstairs bedrooms , . . creme in your coiTee? ERR ARE humanum est . . . subordinate roommate . . . Segovia Goya gu flare . , . Woodstock Country School , . . o.k,, paper tiger let a hundred flowers bloom! . . no entangling alliances . . . Amor Vincit Omnia . . . MDT . . . J CORINNE CATHERINE SfffiLLABARGER 2415 Lower Silver Lake Road Topeka, Kansas How to be a Jewish Mother . , - Penn ' s greatest most prejudiced drama critic . . . It ' ll be an all nighter again . . . l Heyek Rosasharn , . . farm girl come to the hig city fer a bit o ' refinement . . . At-lanna! . . . Kansas corn . . . Ian and Sylvia . . . HBR . , , Cornflake . . . MOT , . . The other half of the mike . , . Krin . . . Sigh. JOAN MARIE SHBPACK 15 Pembroke Road Summit, New Jersey The heart ' s hushed secret is told in soft dark eyes. 66 MARION LINDSEY SHEPHERD 3414 Overbrook Lane Houston, Texas EDITH GAVE TAYLOR 155 East 38th Street Apartment 4D New York City, New York “Childhood is a magic place of dreams . . . where everything is possible and the best is just beginning. It is the happy hour ... the passing dream ... the tender time of innocence that is part of us forever.” SUSAN MATTHEWS TROUP 219 Prince Street Alexandria, Virginia “Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more” William Cow per 68 ELIZABETH AXTELL ULMER 5015 Pirates Cove Road Jacksonville, Florida “For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are horn and shared with joy that is un acclaimed . , .ME. and Debbie, will you stop picking on me . . , Axtell . . . studies a lot . . . quiet . . . Tommy . . . Can he found raising hell? TINA BLACKWELL Van DEV ENTER Mead Point Drive Greenwich, Connecticut “The voiceless mountains speak of the Eloquence that h in silence, M a r ti 1 1 Bo uxh a n m 69 Salud pesetas y amor y ticmpo para gozarios. SARAH CURRIER VAN SANT 30 Hamilton Lane Darien, Connecticut JANE ANGELA WALTERS 1619 North Albemarle Street McLean, Virginia Only one thing matters — that wherever we go and however we go we hear the music of life. 70 SALLY SOMMERS WEAVER 1 100 Bishop Grosse Pointe, Michigan I feel that there is a little angel inside of me whom I ' m constantly shocking. FRANCES BOXLEY WHITE 429 Canterbury Lane Edge hill Roanoke, Virginia “A Little ray of sunshine A little bit of soul.” 71 MARGERY ANNE WILKINS 23 Prospect Avenue Glen Cove, New York “Life is to be fortified by many friendships — to love and lo be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. ,T ' It was but yesterday we met in a dream . . You have sung to me in my alone ness, and l of your longings have built a lower in the sky , , . If in the twilight of memory wc should meet once more We shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song, 72 JUDITH DIANE WILLIS Box 1 83 + 431 Newton Road Devon, Pennsylvania JULIA WIT MAN 101 Afton Avenue Yardley Pennsylvania “Belter for you should forget and smile Than you should remember and be sad.” BONNIE WYPER Providence, Rhode Island “Everyone in the world is angry but thee and me and sometimes wonder about thee,” JANE YOUNGBLOOD 2731 N. Nelson Street Arlington, Virginia FRESHMEN Ames House Julie Reeves, President Carla McKinney Margaret Born Maria Cel is Sandy Chamberlain Randy Dickson Marilyn Forsten Debby Orel I Mimi Hoffman Kathy Kelly Elizabeth Peple Jane Reed Mary Rockefeller Leona Soltesz Tina Terwilliger Tacy Weeks Wendy Weill Sara Willis Clark House Mary Allison Sue Backus Muffy Barnes Neale Bearden Betty Bergfeld Peggy Blair Ella Booth Ellen Bromley Debbie Bunn Sally Ann Clemens Mimi Cooke Juliet Gay Laurel Gilbert Kitty Hawley Michele Isenberg Diane Jackson Mary McLemore Marjorie Parker Debbie Paul Julie Phillips Lee Price Marry Reed Nini Stevens Jody Stratton Wilda Wright Jodie Ziegler 77 Cole House Marianne Bachman Lorri Besch Carroll Ann Bowers Peaches Burns Bibb Deciman Suzte Dienner Anne Eby Stephanie E verso) Roberta Fishburne Nancy Hanes Sudie Harding Jan Johnson Ginger Koontz Gail McLeod Kathy Maschmeyer Linda Monk Pal l ie Pidgeon Suzanne Reeves Dee Rockwell Lee Anne Schneider SuSu Scott Sherrie Sievers Angeline Tannehill Susan Thayer Anne Thorndike Kay Wallace Muffy Waren Ni ni Wemple Lisa Whitbeck Lee White Aubrey Munford 78 Merriweather Julia Abele Libby Boehmer Nan Burgess Kathy Burns Wendy Carhart Dale Clark Nancy Clark Betsy Clary Pinky Coleman Lacy Crain Nan Egan Mimi Futrell Sally Henry Jenny Jones Jean Petix Susan Scheu Crystal Stanton Sarah Stewart Martha Strickland Betsy Thompson Elizabeth Waitzman 79 Hensley Mary Ellen Calhoun Sally Constantin Elinor Earle Alicia Flaherty Elizabeth Flood Mary Louise Gibbs Nancy Meyer Barbara Janes Ann Gordon Jones Jenifer Joyner Dee Dee LeMos Cathy Lilly Lolla McNutt Mary Marsh Penni Nelson Nicki Nicholson Hellcn Phippen Blair Thompson Ann Wattles Suzie Weber Anne Williams Joan Williamson Anne Winslow Day Students Elizabeth Van St i rum Zein Shubeilat Lynn Russ Kate Regan Mercedes Pastor Cynthia Parke Lucci Parker Louise Park Sally Meyers Ginger Merchant Neila M eh I man Karen K res hover Frances Junod Denise Gibbs Carol Gaddis Gwen Fitzgerald Peggy Erickson Suzette Derzavis Ginger DeMarco Duangiai Da rd ara n and a Carol Cone Cynthia Casner Susan Calhoun Elvie Baker 81 rr 5 Organizations Activities Student Council Ann Guptil, President; Alice McKinney Smith; Eleanor Culbertson; Cathy Braden; Tina Dillon; Mary Forsyth; DeeAnn Gorey; Britty Bardes; Tori Hill; Nickie Bush; Elinor Earle; Lolla McNutt; Roberta Fishburne; Pinky Coleman; Susan Calhoun; Julia Reeves. The Council has been extremely effective as an or- gan of Student Government this year. Students have not been reluctant to voice their opinions and have contributed greatly at the open meetings. The Council has accomplished many of their goals, especially bring- ing the new Student Body Constitution up for approval, and for revising the Standing Rules and By-Laws of the College. The Council is also planning an open workshop this spring. The agenda will be flexible, and 84 Judicial Board The Honor System at Mount Vernon is an integral part of every student’s life, and it is the job of the Judicial Board to familiarize students with every aspect of the Code. The Honor Code is more than just a list of rules. It is a combination of loyalty, respect and esteem for the ideals of the College. The Honor Code deals with both academic and social aspects of the school. The Judicial Board deals with all major infrac- tions of the Honor Code Nickie Bush, President; Katherine Rodgers; Suzie Heard; Ann Guptil; Susan Troop; Nickie Nicholson; Suzie Dienner; Karen Kreshover, 85 Mimi Purnell, Editor; Tina VanDeventer; Mary Holder: Linda Monk; Eleanor Culbertson; Ell ie Booth; Delia Hardie; Debbie Paul; Betty Bergfeld; Wilda Wright; Bambi Cochran; Faculty Advisor, Mr Wages. Bell Cote The Bell Cote is an attempt to present to the students a living memory in pic- tures and words of this year at Mount Vernon. For the Seniors it is the last year, but for the Freshman it is just the beginning. The beginning of two of the most meaningful years of their lives. Through this yearbook we will always be together, no farther from our close friends than the fiip of a page. 86 Merripost The Merri-Post is the school newspa- A per, organized and written by and for the students The paper includes current events, essays, gossip, interviews and miscellaneous articles covering the activi- ties of the various school organizations and functions. Sara Shorter, Editor; Mrs, Vesser, Faculty Advisor; Mary Marsh; Sally Weaver; Sally Van Sant; Ann GuptiU Delia Hardie; Marrianne Hartman; Emmy Crispin, 87 The purpose of the Gold Key Club is to acquaint prospective students with the Mount Vemon Campus and with the many facets of student life that the cata- logues are unable to include. The girls and their parents are taken on tours of the entire campus and are shown the new building plans in Post Hall Miss Sally Bet Cunningham. Faculty Advisor; Jan Powell President; Mi mi Purnell; Alice McKinney Smith; Tori Hill; Briny Bardes; Jane Campbell: Crin Shellabarger; Suzie Jarman; Elizabeth Ulmer; Lee Brodie; Peggy Beit. 88 Tori Hill, President Marcy Bardeen Julie Whitman Nini Wemple Jody Straton Niekie Nicholson Travelers Debbie Bunn Debbie Paul Mr. Kuroda, Faculty Advisor and assistant gui- tarist. The Travelers are one of the newest and brightest lights on the folksinging range that has swept the country. Al- ready the Travelers have succeeded in making all at Mount Vernon extremely proud of them by winning several honors around Washington. Their concerts arc too few and far between for their de- manding public. Some of the groups spe- cialities this year are “People Change , arranged by Tori Hill, “Geordie”, and “That’s the Way It’s Going to Be. The Travelers are certai nly travel in ' up to bigger and better things 89 Curtain Callers Betsy Rockhill, President; Mrs. Heflin, Faculty Advisor; Crin She I la barge r; Peggy Belt; Jane Youngblood; Shelly Partner; Tacy Weeks; Jean Petix; Anne Eby; Bibb Dedman; Neale Bearden; Sandy Chamberlain; Lucci Parker; Wendy Weil; Mary Allison; Leona Soltesz; Betsy Thompson. Drama is nothing new to the students at Mount Vernon, but the Curtain Call- ers with their own and very special type of drama is something new. In fact, every spring brings something new in the way of a comedy, a tragedy, or a farce to add to the enjoyment of the students. In the dub each girl is given the opportunity to present her dramatic ability and to in- crease her experience in the theatrical arts. The Curtain Callers add a new di- mension to the life of each student at Mount Vernon. 90 Blue Stocking Blue-Stock mg is the li terary club of Mount Vernon. Each year they publish a magazine containing the writings of the students. This magazine attempts to bring to light literary ability. Blue-Stocking is truly an asset to Mount Vernon and an honor to the students whose works are included in it. Laura Parr, Editor; Betsy Rockhil!; Crin Shellabarger; Peggy Belt; Evie Stevenson; Debbie Dillingham; Debbie Hanish; Muf O ' Gorman. 91 Social League Alice McKinney Smith President; Jan Powell; Mariane Shepard; Jennifer Joiner; Jane Reed; Peaches Burns; Jody Straton; Deanie Burke; Pinky Coleman; Margery Wilkins; Gwen Fitzgerald. The ‘Social Life’ in any school is one of the most important parts of student life. At Mount Vernon an indispensible part of that ' Social Life is the Social League. Beginning in September, the League does everything in the power of its treasury to help the Freshman get to know Washington and to help Wash- ington get to know the Freshman. They planned a se- ries of informal mixers; later the formal Christmas Dance is Mount Vernon ' s answer to the Inaugural Ball, still later is Spring Weekend when the Social League takes full advantage of the beautiful Cherry Blossom weather to float the whole school down the Potomac 92 Chapel Committee The Chapel Committee is the power behind the twice-monthly chapel service. The Committee is responsible for bring- ing stimulating speakers to the Mount Vernon campus. Special Chapels are planned throughout the year for such events as Christmas, Easter, and the end of the year. The Committee is also re- sponsible for setting up the Chapel and for preparing the readings. Pam Gouger, President: Aubrey M unford; Jane Ratsey: Suzie Jarmen, Sue Dorsey; Panther Noel; Jana Lee Levering; Peggy Be lt: Jenny Jones; Deanie Burke; Marriane Bachman; Mary Pearson; Nan Egan. Glee Club The Glee-Club is just the touch needed to make the Chapel service what it is. Twice a month and on special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, the Glee -Club enchants the student body with well- rehearsed programs of hymns. Susie Jarman, President Deanie Burke Loll a McNutt Mary Marsh Sue Dorsey Mary Pearson Crystal Stanton Sue Heard Martha Farwell Dale Boyle Jackie Burns Sara Stewart Peggy Erickson Mary Ellen Calhoun Kay Wallace Laurel Gilbert SuSu Scott Jenny Jones Jody Ziegler Nan Egan 94 Athletic Association The Athletic Association, headed by that daring duo Mrs, Huntington and Tori Hill, has added greatly to the recre- ational facilities at Mount Vernon, The department now owns two ping pong ta- bles, a pool table, and a cabin up in the mountains that it will be leasing in the spring to make it possible for as many as fifteen girls to “get away from it all” for the weekend. Other special features of the A. A. are the well known Activities Nights to help students let off steam. Tori Hill. President; Katherine Rodgers, Elinor Earle, Loll a McNutt, Betty Bergfeld, Suzie Diermer, Mary Marsh, Roberta Fishburne, Gail McCloud, Sherrie Sievers, Ann Guptil, Diane Jackson, Tiger Joiner, Mi mi Cooke, Marjorie Parker, Eleanor Culbertson, Jana Lee Levering, Evie Stevenson, Marrianne Bachman, Penni Nelson, Mrs. Huntington and Mrs. Ryder, Faculty Advisors, 95 Y oung Democrats The absence of a photograph of the Young Democrats in the Bell Cote does not in any way indicate a lack of strength on the Mount Vernon campus. In fact, the Young Democrats are a strong and vital part of the poli- tical life on campus and in sur- rounding Washington. Mu Kappa is Mount Vernon’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society which consists of Junior Colleges in the United States. The purpose of the club is to promote scholarship and to develop char- acter in the individual student. Each year the club pre- sents a silver cup to the House having the highest aca- demic average. Bri tty Bardes. President; DceDce Parham, Ann Guptil, Nickie Bush, Claudia McGill, Fran McCarthy. 96 Tina Dillon, President; Briny Bardes. Nickie Bush. Katherine Rodgers, lane Campbell, Deb- bie Dillingham, Ann Guptil. Barnbi Cochran. Peggy Bek, Julia Abel, Jeanette Noel, Elinor Earle, Sue Heard, Tiger Joiner, Kathy Keys, Sherrie Sieve rs, A lit i a Flaherty, Martha Farwell, Sue Durney, Ann Thorndike, Laura Parr, Wilda Wright, Debbie Hienish. Michele I sen berg. Ginger Koontz, El lie Booth, Muf O Gorman. Sally Constantine, Betsy Cleary, Bthal Davis. Margarete Born, Barbara Janes, Mr. Stores. Faculty Advisor. Young Republicans The Y oung Republicans have been busy this year promoting good will be- tween the two Hills. That is Mount Ver- non’s campus and Capitol Hill. The members did a great deal of work sup- porting the Republican Congressional candidates in the fall elections, and they seem to have done their work very com- pletely. The members are busy now help- ing out various freshman Senators learn the ins and outs of Capitol Hill, 97 CANDIDS 98 99 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 The Georgetown University Shop 1248 36 St., N.W. 33 7-8100 110 The Jewel Boutique 1 305-C Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. 338-0172 Morgan Pharmacy 111 In Appreciation “For someone whose job so obviously mirrors man ' s extraordinary possibilities and responsibilities . . . Goodness is something so sim- ple; always to live for others. Dag Hammarskjold [t is with deepest respect and a true sense of loyalty that the Senior Class here acknowledges a person that has given so much of herself to the students, faculty, and administration of Mount Vernon. With a never-ending quest for a better understanding of those around her, she has sought and fulfilled the true purpose of her vocation as administrator, who seems a delightful mixture of psychoanalyst, soci- ologist and professor. Fortunately, she is a versatile figure because her duties and re- sponsibilities run the gamut from those of a persuasive counsellor to those of a one-woman judge and jury. With gentle reproof she re- minded us at the beginning of our Freshman year that some of us might not be returning, a warning that caused many of us to face our new responsibilities maturly and to cope with them successfully. She has made possible a new and challenging curriculum and at the same time has created for us an atmosphere of respect for things of the mind. What Senior will ever forget the lengthy conferences concerning future plans — college or career? Her knowledge of the various fields open to young women today and her many years of experience deal- ing with college admissions have insured each of us that upon leaving Mount Vernon we are certain to be content and fulfilled. Above all, however, it is the quality of her sincerity and her trust in the stu- dent ' s own judgment that will always be remembered. Therefore with fondness, for gifts we can never hope to repay, or begin to acknowledge, we reserve this special dedication of apprecia- tion for you, Dean Harper. 112