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Class History Our class history began in the fall of ' 42 with an enrollment of 10 girls in the Second Form. Even at that time we were not the youngest class in the school, for that year a First Form was introduced at Mount Vernon. However, this was only the first of two major changes at M. V. S., the second having occurred in December when, at an unexpected meeting of the faculty and student body, Mr. Lloyd told us that the Navy Department would definitely take over our beautiful buildings and campus in January. He added that, with the support and cooperation of each one of us, the school would continue in spite of these changes. And so it was that we began our Christmas vacation filled with sadness at giving up our beloved surroundings, but also filled with hope and faith. January arrived, and so did a letter from Mr. Lloyd announcing the reopening of school at 4340 Fordham Rd. on February 2nd, 1 943. In our hearts we exchanged sadness for joy and a determination to make the new school as successful as the old. We returned to a school completely different as far as physical environ- ment was concerned, but a school which seemed strangely the same- — it was then that we realized that it isn ' t the grounds or buildings that make a school, but rather the intangible yet much-more-lasting qualities such as spirit, loyalty, guidance, and companionship. That spring we adjusted ourselves to our classes above Garfinckel ' s, our bus-rides to and from school, our appetites (augmented by the trek up to 4020), and our athletics in the assembly room and at American U. By the fall of 43, we were increased, as a class, to 20, and felt like old- timers at M. V. S. We must have taken the code in our rule books to heart, for we won Flag Honor for the year! This year we had a new athletic field of our own. In the spring of ' 44, we were proud to have the first president of the prep school student body chosen from our class. NINE
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When we returned In the fall of ‘44 as the Fourth Form of M. V. S., our class had increased to 30. Each girl chose her activities and applied herself with determination. We ordered our class rings, we individually chose books for a Fourth Form Library, and we worked on our yearbook. We played hockey, we worked over chemistry and biology, we danced, and we sang. In everything we did, there seemed to be happiness — a happiness which was sometimes less apparent, but which was there always, regardless. We were the leaders of a new student body, and as such, we wanted to set high standards and to reach a goal for following Fourth Forms to maintain. We hope we have succeeded. . . . J I N
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