Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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White Team; Hockey, III. IV; Chapel Committee, III; Art I ditor Cupoi . IN ' ; ( cl lo ft bam. ill. White Team; Baseball. I. II, III. IV; Basketball, I, II. III. IV; Hockey. I. II. III. IV; Tennis. I. II. III. IV; A. A. Representative. III. President, IV; Publicity, III; Chapel Committee. III. IV; Cupola. III. IV; Cellophane Start. II. Ill; Sports Club. I. IV. Gretchen Suzanne do Vos W ith an obliging, ‘ ' If you don’t like it. I’ll do it over,” Gretchen reseats herself at her easel. As art editor of this yearbook, she threw the legend about artist’s temperament to the winds and willingly tried to cater to the editor’s tem- perament. Not only does she illustrate books, but she has won acclaim for individual paintings. In her junior year one of her pictures won first pri e in a school contest. It was really no surprise to us, for Gretchen is very talented in art. She has spent many rainy Saturdays with a radio and paint brush . Besides art. Miss de Vos has a warm place in her heart for telephones and 1 lot Shoppes. Not unlike her friends at Mt. Vernon, she looks for- ward to week-ends and holidays. Friendliness and good humor are only two reasons why Gretchen is well liked at M.V.S. Next year Maryland University will be as lucky as Mt. Vernon was for two years. Martha Jane Dezendorf Wull I iowdy, pardnuh! You’re apt to find the strongest ovation at the mention of Texas, sounding forth not from an indigenous Texan but from Martha Jane Dezendorf, residing in Washington, D. C. Never would she admit she’s provincial, however. “Why I’m not just nuts about Texas — I love the whole south,’ says Miss Sports of 195 3. Jane is one of those too- scldom found all-American girls in the true sense of the word. From her most spontaneous antics to her athletic ability, we find in her someone refreshing to know. Jane, as president of the M.V.S. Athletic Association, has initiated more sporting spirit into the school than we have seen in years. A very modest character, she would just sing you a little song: “Once in love with Dezendorf, always in love (etc.).’ Aside from her moral attributes, Dez is a raving (that’s the truth!) beauty. Before we tearfully bid you adieu, Dez, what ever happened to that green Buick? 18

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Josephine Lochrane Connors M.V.S. was lucky to grab this minute bundle of cheer! Jo has bounced through her three years here always with a good word for every- one, and a sound head on her shoulders. Last year she was the main creator of the aroma of coffee on upper junior hall, and the patter of wee ani- mal feet. Somers House could not ask for a better or more capable chairman than Jo. Among her many talents, she has a great capacity for under- standing. How many times did we hear Jo say, Eat today for tomorrow we diet? We’ll never for- get those 2a.m. donuts, or their delicate granite texture. The halls of Somers will always echo with the laugh, 1 get so tickled, and the pad-pad of sponge rubber slippers. It will be hard to forget our little southern friend with a Yankee twang. We wish Jo all the success at William and Mary that she has had at Mt. Vernon. Marcela Cortina There’s no place like Mexico City, according to our enthusiastic friend from down there, Marcela Cortina. Could she mean that there’s something there that Mt. Vernon doesn’t have? If you interpret Marcela s Mona Lisa smile as signifying that she doesn’t understand the English language, you are slightly mistaken. After four years in the United States she is speaking excellent English with an extensive vocabulary that outdoes us natives. We’re in- clined to think that that puzzled smile is a re- action to the antics of Mt. Vernon’s North American conglomeration. Although this darkly covered head has been known to nod in class, her grades always seem to indicate continual alertness. We hope Marcela will stay around a long while, but should she succumb to the call of the castanets and return to Para iso (English trans- lation — Mexico), we would miss her very much. It’s plain to see that wherever she goes, she will find many friends, whether it be north or south of the border. Yellow Team; House Council. II. Ill, President IV; Secretary of Team. Ill; Hockey, III. IV; Basketball, IV; Study Hall-Library Council. Ill; A. A. Vice-President, III; Publicity Committee. Ill; Chapel Committee. IV; Cupola, II. Ill; Prep Players, IV; Library Council. II. III. IV. Yellow Team; Prep Players. III. IV. 17

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Mary Ann Dick When Mount Vernon Seminary opened up her gates to begin the 1952-195 3 session of academic learning, many new girls entered into these halls of Ivy. Among these new would-be-scholars was a quiet blond time bomb commonly known as Ann Dick. Although Miss Dick has resided in Somers House for only one year, in a few short days she was well known for her sincere friendliness. Her cheerful smile and gay humor cheered the most homesick girls during those first trying weeks. Now when we are snowed under with work, a visit from Ann is a refreshing pause in the labors of the day. When we asked Ann about the future, she was still undecided. She’s thinking about going to Johns Hopkins to study physical therapy. These plans show that Ann has a great capacity to help people. She never fails to have a word of cheer or a word of encouragement for all who know her. White Team; House Council. IV; Chapel Committee, IV; Prep Players, IV. Daisy Dorothy Du Teau Daisy is a good name for this flower who never will stay by the wall. In her sophomore year Miss Du Teau arrived with many suitcases filled with yarns which never saw knitting needles. No matter what manner of strange occurrences may have happened at M.V.S. (and there have been some), it was sure to remind Daisy of a story. Do not misunder- stand us. We do not mean that she is loquacious, for everything Daisy has to say is thoroughly entertaining. Even the more advanced cases of melancholy have been cured by her anecdotes, told in a decided midwestern twang. New York City has been known to cast a certain spell on this Lincoln lass, but when she returns to M.V.S. she resumes the chorus of There’s no Place Like Nebraska.” As literary editor of the Cupola, Daisy has proven to be invaluable and original. No job seemed to be too big. At Mount Vernon her friends have been many, and we are sure the score will be even higher at Nebraska U. next year. Yellow Team; Publicity Committee. Ill; Chapel Commit- tee, II, III; Cupola, III. Literary I ' d it or. IV; Ccllopbam’ Start, III. IV; Prep Plavers. II; library Council, II. III. IV. 19