Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT Tin- executive branch of Mount Vernon’s Student Government is composed of girls chosen to lead the student body towards a fuller understanding and observance of the school s standards. As leaders, they themselves must practice constant self-discipline in order to set an admirable example for others. They must learn to accept the responsibilities of their offices with humility, and must strive to guide not as dictators but as counsellors with an attitude of firm but sympathetic authority. The student body in its turn learns the

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Mrs. Mary Spence Executive Secretary to the Headmistress Miss Helen Tucker English , Carousel, Housemother Mrs. J ared W ood Librarian, Library Council REMAINING FACULTY AND STAFF Mme. Lida Brodenova. . . . Mr. Harlan Laufman. . . . Mrs. John A. Willoughby Mrs. William C. Rosen. . . Miss Elizabeth Thomas. Mrs. Leonard Maurer. . . . Mrs. John A. Hadley. . . . Mrs. John B. Hodgkin... Mrs. Vera MacKrill Mr. Edgar J. Beale Mrs. Thelma Taylor Mrs. Emma-Lee Kinnear. Mrs. Elsie Kunis Mrs. Alma Gibson Mrs. Helen Perry Voice , Glee Club Piano , Organ French Physical Education Assistant Librarian Alumnae Secretary Housemother , Lend- A-H and Nurse . . Secretary to the President Business Manager . . . Secretary , Business Office ..Post Office , Transportation Switchboard Operator Switchboard Operator Switchboard Operator 17

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importance of showing respect and support for the government as well as asserting their right to amend or improve upon it. Through the Honor Code, each student is given the oppor- tunity to prove her trustworthiness and sense of honor as she faithfully observes it herself and attempts to uphold it among her associates. The members of both branches of Mount Vernons Student Government, the leaders and the followers, gain a fuller understanding of themselves through their efforts to fulfill these individual obligations to their school. s