Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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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

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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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Monica Ismct B oheman J [ancy Ruth Brandt Mona started out her internment at M.V.S. by providing actual proof to the misinformed in- habitants here that everyone from Scandinavia does not have blue eyes and blonde hair, so usu- ally attributed to them. Arriving from Sweden and disillusioning her classmates, she was, in turn, dillusioned. It was proved conclusively that a right triangle does not have 56°. From disillusion she advanced to discourse — this con- cerning modern art, and thence a defeat by the same. Apart from these battles, she trod the boards, giving unforgettable performances of Harlequin and Joan of Arc. As time passed, her blue (pardon), brown eyes looked up to welcome the Navy, both of U.S. and of Sweden: organizations in which she has much interest. In passing: it’s not only trains that arrive late. White team; prep players, III, IV; cheerleader, IV. Long blonde hair, ninety-five pounds, and a winsome look are assets to a personality new to the campus this year. The enviable hair and the still more enviable avoirdupois belong con- tinually to a volatile individual who can claim China and other oriental locations of the myste- rious East as her home. The winsome look is most evident during Physiology where we have the question: ‘ But why? I don ' t understand.’’ Is it possible to enjoy an atmosphere where the strains of “I’ve never been in love before’’ blares, oozes, creeps, and tootles ad infinitum? Ah, but entirely possible, if the atmosphere be- longs to the house of Nancy! She has supped deeply from the happy spring of optimism. She is content to let others worry while she makes the best of everything. Yellow team; Cupola, IV.