Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Laura Lee Larson Beware . . . Beware the Dupont Circle under- pass! It is the haunt of Jou-Jou, the black mon- ster. Any unsuspecting streetcar going inno- cently along on its track is apt to fall into the clutches of this THING. Yea, I say unto you, this is the pet of Laura Lee. It seems hardly pos- sible for such a cosmopolitan to harbor a little beast such as this but she does. In odd mo- ments it even serves as her mode of transporta- tion! — But the first love of Laura’s life is the science or art of pleasing, expressive, or intel- ligible combinations of tones upon a musical instrument. This activity should send her places. Possessed of a fine sense of humor, a sporting dis- position, and willing to try anything once, she should have in store a successful future. Yellow team; prep players, III; art club, III; tennis varsity, III, IV; Optima, IV; Cupola, IV. Dale Winifred Lawrence Dale, a solmn maid. In far off ports her keel was laid: Still true to all things nautical . . . She has come from the land down-under, (Region of dingo and kangaroo) With an interest naught can break asunder (That of a love for Navy blue). A victim from the inoculation Of the held house and the occupation So common to all its dwellers, she Finds it hard to resist the powers-that-be. Abhorring small sisters and sox tinted grimy, She is the one whom the future is not able to stymie. Her rule of life -no mystery: What one is and wills — one still can be. White team; prep players, IV.

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Barbara Grace Kaplan If you lack the complete biography of B. Kap- lan, which space prevents our printing here, let us send it to you. It is liberal education. Here’s what the critics say : Pitts — ‘Of the many things I have read, this is the most.” Stutz — “For years we considered impulse turbines supreme, but this volume is even better.” Chapter headings in clude: 1. On how the coiffure is attributed to sun, not a commodity. 2. On the driving motives behind visits to cer- tain colleges. 3. On how a harassed P.E. teacher gave advice about lead and energy. 4. On argumentative qualities brought into any question. 3. On how Bobby got along with Mr. Brooks. Many other incidents are included in these vol- umes bound (in mink) to delight even those from Mars. Yellow team; Cellophane , II; typing, III; baseball varsity, II, III, IV; hockey varsity, III, IV; bas- ketball varsity, III, IV; chapel, IV ; photography editor of Cupola, IV. 23 ) Miriam Friday Kransz Early morning question: “What would you do if you found yourself in a cellar of pink cham- pagne?” “I wouldn’t need my medicine any- more,” is the reply from the face below, who is at her brightest in the early hours. An M.V.S.- ian of two years standing, her loyalty to Illinois, a strong Yankee accent, and eccentric rides on the Capitol Limited are almost, but not quite, shadowed by the blonde fringe on her pate (which falls in the category of shore hair), Hol- lywoodian sun glasses and very chic nylon un- mentionables. Active? Oh,yes-s-s! Any day you can see her gleefully swat at a tennis ball. Once she got so excited playing volleyball, she sprained her ankle! And w T hat about the attempts up the field house hill and stomach disorders at lunch time? At day’s end (around ll:20-light cut?) Mimi dice: “Bonsoir, mon cheri,” and dies in the next line, to her roommate ' s relief. White team; hockey varsity, III; glee club, III, IV; prep players, IV.

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M ary Elizabeth Laws Inquiring as to the sources of Betsy’s fan mail, we have a reply: “Oh, not many; only Bobby, Tim, Vic, Mike, and Doug.” Nothing else need be said about her outside activities. During the course of her three years at Mount Vernon, Betsy has been a social league representative, cheerleader, and harassed business editor of the Cellophane , interrupting her career only when she took up campus residence during the autumnal equinox. She was no hindrance to lower senior hall’s notorious reputation! As the dim future becomes the cold present we hear Betsy’s theory: “It’s not the grades that count. It’s common sense!” The crystal ball portrays the future, and at the 100th anniversary Betsy no doubt will still be crowned with her filmy, glorious, blonde hair. White team; cheerleader, II, III, IV; typing, III; social league representative, III; business man- ager of Cellophane , IV. M ary Alice Lee Our gal with the three V’s: Voice, Vivacity, and Vocabulary . . . who else, but M.A., and the moments with her uke at G.U. picnics, New York trips with Jonesy, the Shoreham with Cuff, her “accident” at Jan’s, now and then a “George” or “I t ought I taw a puddy cat!” At this writing, M.A. is famous for her noon chats on the Black Instrument. So strong is the attraction for the airless booth, there must be some Driving Motive. She may well turn out to be a One-Man-Woman (although there are those who have yet to see it). Her creed: the rule of thumb, book and hand- kerchief, and to outsing everyone in chapel. (Who knows? She may be the “Thing”!) White team; secretary-treasurer of class, I; cheer- leader, I, II; prep players, I, II; Carousel Board, I, II; library committee, I, II, III; social league, II; chapel committee, II, III, IV; class secretary, III; Carousel editor, IV; literary editor of Cupola, IV. 25 }