Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Elizabeth Dunlop Walker “Hey, Laws! Did you get a letter?’ This is the familiar query from one Betsy to another about mutual friends at points North. As far as her outside “activities’ ’ go, she gave up all but one three years past, and true to the “Betsy Policy”, she adheres to this one aim. Although her ex- ternal interests are centralized, she has main- tained a variety of interests at M.V.S. Serving the maximum term, four years, she is famous for numerous things. Probably the most prominent (from a boarder ' s point of view) is her generosity in giving the inmates a tling in that Lincoln. Potentially quiet in a noisy sort of way, she lives up to everything from the “Confucious Club” rules to the how’s and why’s of class meetings, not to mention basketball, otherwise known as Charleston. Adios, v . . . hasta luego! White team; glee club, I; Cellophane business manager, II, III; Cupola, IV; hockey varsity, I, II, III, IV; basketball varsity, III, IV; class vice- president, I, III; class president, IV; student council, I, III, IV. Carolyn Elizabeth Arwood From: One who should know. To: Those who would like to know. Via: The 1950 Cupola Subject: Laundry No. 580’s stay at M.V.S. 1. During this period, the confined has exhibited several marked traits, namely, these: (a) Gen- eral character: the confined has a reputation seemingly of long standing, (b) marked char- acteristics: ??Wow! (c) accomplishments: the confined has fallen in and out, of love, has made friendships of sterling worth, and has, above all, proved herself a thoroughly splendid person. 2. The confined has an unblemished record, and has exhibited such traits as to warrant her lib- eration and again entitle her to life, liberty, and the pursuit of m . White team; baseball varsity, IV; chapel, IV; art editor of yearbook, IV. 13 )

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Eleanor Barnett Fulton Chapter I. As it was in the beginning: Seventeen revolutions of the planet earth around its orbit into the dim past, a small babe astounded her nurse bv pushing aside her pablum and downing a bottle of Lydia Pinkam’s Pink Pills for People Plagued by Lassitude That performance produced a chain reaction which has not yet terminated. Chapter II. As it is now: Veni, vidi, vinci, and so she did : everything, one, and body. With Lydia’s pellets safely interred. Miss F’s administration at M.V.S. has seen the passage of four years of revising, reforming, and able leadership. Friend, do not de- spair of being required to wander interminably through the maze of her accomplish- ments. The list below speaks for itself. Suffice it to say that politically, academically, socially, and athletically the laurel leaves rest securely on her brow. What is the melee in yon distance? Not a dog fight, not a revolution, not a bargain basement merely the General doing seven things at once. But is she limited to only seven? Perhaps . . . Hot water? Hard homework? Knitting snarl? Ask Ele. Chapter III. And shall hereafter be: 1975 headlines . . . “Fulton first female president!’ White team; glee club, I, II; house council, II; chapel committee, I, II, III; editor of Cellophane, II, III; Optima, I, II, III, IV, hockey varsity, I, III, II, IV; basketball varsity, I, II, HI, IV; tennis varsity, I, II, III, IV; baseball varsity, I, II, III, IV; president of class, I, II, III; student council, I, II, III, IV; president of student body, IV. { 12

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Dorothy Ann Baer Petite vet peppy, and blonde in the natural state, Dottie is a characteristic M.V.S. girl whose phi- losophy is: “Party makes the world go round !” With school chaperonage or free lance, her ac- tions revolve about this foundation. She may be seen hugging the Yellow team mascot as a cheerleader in the fall, clutching a tennis racquet in the spring, or racing agilely up the hill while veiling stentorian! v : “The mail’s up.” Singing with the Glee Club and dancing in the modern way are two fortes in school; she develops her ability in the opposite direction also . . . the Charleston and |itterbug on one hand and every new popular song on the other, proving to be a gay asset to the boarding life behind the iron gates. Yellow team; prep players. III; cheerleader, III, IV; secretary of chapel committee. III, IV; presi- dent of glee club, IV, Cupola, IV. Mornssa Yeager Basseches The day any day, everyday; time 8:45; place chapel line up; person involved Rissy. Quiet is requested at the first chapel bell, but this has not yet been accomplished, at least by one person at M.V.S. ! The chapel line is poised, ready, when a small curly headed person rushes into line with a giggle: I ' m here! Bobby, I’ve something to tell you!” “Quiet,” sternly. “But it’s impor- tant.” The door opens and the important mes- sage waits. In classes: we notice she has much to say, always finding time to say it. After classes: one sees a creature running about the field, getting in everywhere, adding to the con- fusion, and to her list of injuries. At day’s end: Tm coming, wait for me” giggle. The busses roll on all accounted for. White team, prep players, II; sports club, III; hockey varsity, III, IV; baseball varsity, III, IV; Cupola, IV; chapel committee, IV. { 14