Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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First row, left to right: Mile Rounous, Mrs. Lowry, Senorita Carroll, Miss Lester, Mrs. Lloyd. Second raw, left to right: Mrs, Si I cox, Mrs. Heflin, Mrs, Huddleston, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Maurer, Mrs, Davis, Mrs, Van Kirk, Miss Fulton, Miss Yennie, Mrs, Strode, Mrs. Bierce, Mrs. Faxon, Miss Spence. Absent: Mr, Caudle, Miss Gilmore, Miss Gutheim, Mrs. Jenney, Mrs, Lamport, Mr. Laufman. Mrs. Orwen, Mrs. Rosen. Faculty ' Thank you,” Such a well worn phrase is, perhaps, the only way we know today to express our deep gratitude to all of you who have so influenced the patterns of our lives. But — what of tomorrow? Certainly the many classroom hours will not be forgotten a few years after graduation. Your classes will long be remembered, but most of all, we could never forget the knowledge, the ideals and the good sportsmanship which w r e have gained from your guidance. During these most impressionable years of our lives, you have helped to mold our ideals and broaden our horizons. For tolerating our fads and fancies, laboriously correcting our many misspelled papers, coping with our numerous problems and miraculously managing to instill in us some knowledge, again we ”thank you,” That simple phrase must suffice for now, but we hope that in later years, you will recognize your handiwork in us and know that by all our good actions we are again saying “thank you” in our own way. 9

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Opposite page . Top: Miss Gutheim and her American history class. Bottom: Chemistry lab with Miss Fulton and Joyce Andrews. Above, Home Economics with Lowry Sm at hers, Mrs. Silcox, and Jo Lingo. Curriculum Mount Vernon Seminary provides an opportunity for a student to pursue either a college preparatory or general course. Since the classes are small, we are able to have interesting discussions or even debates at times and the teachers are able to give individual instruction when the situation calls for it. Small classes are especially advantageous in laboratory courses such as chemistry and foods because delay and confusion can be avoided. We are extremely lucky to be equip ed with up-to-date apparatus and modern utensils. Through the art and music appreciation courses, students have an opportunity to develop interest in the arts. Individual instruction is offered in voice, piano, sculpturing, and painting. Field trips add to the enjoyment of any study, and they play a large part in many subjects. In the winter the International Relations and U.S. History classes go to New York primarily to visit the United Nations, but the excursion also includes Radio City, a Broadway play, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Language classes often visit embassies, see foreign films, and visit restaurants serving foreign foods. The science classes make at least one trip to the famous Smithsonian Institution. It can truly be said that a comprehensive educational program is offered at Mount Vernon, 1 1