Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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FUHEWURD During these past months, you, as a member of the Mount Vernon student body, have been helping to weave together the fabric of this book. You have played the most important role of these past years, however, there are other traditional or symbolic, necessary or useful influences in the average school life which contribute to the molding of school memories. The Cupola Staff has chosen two of these effects, the yellow team duck and the white team lamb, to express our theme. These mascots are used as a representation of the general unity which is brought about in M.V.S. by the spirit and competition of their teams. The comparison between the functions of our school government and those of the national government has been chosen as the basic theme of this 1952 CUPOLA. Be- ginning with the Academic Building as our capitol and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd as our President and First Lady, the various departments have been placed under headings which best suit them according to the national government. Our imaginations have let us wander somewhat. If you enjoy the following pages, however, and feel as though we have captured some phase of your years at Mount Vernon which is worth recalling, we shall feel that we have ac- complished our aim and purpose.

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DEDIE TIU Democracy has established a sound meaning with the American people and has become more than a just and powerful form of govern- ment. lt has become a symbol of the American way of life, a symbol of great heights reached in service and achievement. lt has made us proud to say we are citizens of such a great nation as the United States. In school government and school affairs, we exercise the ways of democracy, although, unfortunately, it is generally taken for granted. The right and opportunity to present suggestions through class dis- cussions, through open meetings, and through representation in closed meetings is a form of democracy. Equal opportunity to be on school varsities and in school activities is another form. The right of handling our own school government and the right of making school laws re- sides in all the students, and this is the most outstanding form of all. The future of this school as with the future of this nation is depend- ent upon a firm democratic foundation. We are the people who must build upon this foundation and make the democratic spirit grow and prosper. Now, with the Korean difficulties, we realize how great the need is for a strong faith in democracy and a will to fight for it and all for which it stands. To you, the student of Mount Vernon Seminary, and your loyal maintenance of democracy in both the school and the nation, we dedi- cate this book in the hope that today's confused world will eventually be united under a true democracy that builds itself on liberty. CAROLYN N1ELsEN Editor-in-Chief