Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Seated, left to right: Miss French, Miss Osgood, Miss Saporito, Miss Cutheim, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Peirce. Second row: Mrs. Hefhu, Mrs. Lowry, Mrs. Massey, Mrs. Lampert, Miss Livingston, Mrs. Heincmau. Absent: Mrs. Baer, Mlle. Bounous, Mr. Laufman, Mrs. Silcox, Miss Thomas. Mrs. Lloyd and Miss Gutheim. FACULTY Education is by no means restricted to the classroom, but that which is presented there has a great effect on the whole proc- ess of learning. At Mount Vernon, the members of the faculty strive to instill in their pupils the greatest possible enthusi- asm for knowledge. They realize the im- portance of their own interest and guid- ance, and in every department, the teachers are unfailingly willing to help their stu- dents to understand, and become proficient in unfamiliar subjects. There are five major academic depart- ments at Mount Vernon. The English de- partment oiiers a broad study of the lan- guage and literature from early English times to the present. The teachers must be as well versed in Shakespeare as in e.e. cummings, in rhetoric as well as in gram- mar. The history department also covers a broad area of study, both in place and time. The courses range from Bible to Interna- tional Relations, including Ancient, Mod- ern European, American, and English His- tory. How well the teachers open up the 20

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Du. AND Bins. GEonGE NV. L1,oYn FAREWELL Mount Vernon is a closely knit school coin- posed of the student body, the faculty and staff, and the President and Headmistress. Under the devoted administration of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd during the last quarter century the school has grown in strength and spirit. When Mount Vernon was forced to leave its Nebraska Avenue location during the war, it was moved into eleven new houses in Spring Valley. For a time it was rough sailing for all, but Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd never gave up the hope of building a new school. In 1946, through their determination and faith, the new Mount Vernon was opened on Foxhall Road. This year we are losing our beloved President 19 and Headinistress, who have guided us in learn- ing, and strengthened us in the development of character and sound reasoning. This guidance will enable us to face with greater maturity those problems which will undoubtedly arise for us in the future. Each member of the school has grown to love and cherish those years which have been spent with Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd at Mount Vernon. YVith a warm and understanding heart but a firm and directing hand, they have enriched our lives. XVith loyalty we will always try to live up to those goals which they have held be- fore us. There can never be a good-bye, for what they have left behind will live in our hearts forever.

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c-ciiitiim-s to stnnnlalv tliv stnclcnts lw tlivn' at-tivo lIllt'l'ltStl 'llliv languagv clc'partinvnl oitvrs tliorongli instruction in FI'ttIK'lI. l,atin, anal Spanisll. ln vacli of tlwsc tlic- stnclc-nt is not only tanglit Qraniniar, lint also is given an op- portunity clnring tlic- niorv aclvanc-val yt-ars to rcacl sonic of tln- classics. Bccaiisn- inatlivinaticfs ancl scic'm'v arc' lwcoiniiig so important in our fast moving worltl. llwst' Slll7ll'L'tS arv grvatly strc-ssc'cl. Xot only aw two yours of algvlmra anal ont- of Qconn-trx ottvrvcl. lint also aclx'anL-ml niatli for tliost- ii1tc'1'vstc'cl in pursuing tlic' snldicct fnrtlwr. Biology' and Clivinistry arc tanglit witli tln- cxpvi'it-iic1- and c-apalmility cliaractoristic- oi all tlic- faculty. l No niattcr wliat ln-r livlcl, cacli tcaclivr at Nlonnt Vernon clvliglits in bringing tlit- liglit oi' nvw cliscovwy' to lwr students. Slick appc-ars Faitlifully witli a sniilc and a livlp- tnl word, and l'CflLl1'CllL'SS of licr pcrsonal prolilvnis, slie will continnv witli tlic sanit- frvsli intvrvst wliicli cannot fail to stiinn- latc tlu- students. Tliv prc-sont faculty ol' Hrs. Lowryancl Xliss Lix'ill25t0l'- Xlount, Ycrnon ccrtainly lvnd spirit ancl ac-aclviiiic clistinction to oin' st-liool. SITIIVKI, iff! to rigfll: Xlrs. Sliapiro. Xlrs, Long. Sm-norita Carroll. Xlrs. Ilrovst-In-r. Xlililllllll' l'zroqlt-iirwa. Xlaclann' Cilrrv, Sfu mg: Xlrs. l.1ttlv, Nlr. Built-. Xlrs. Clvlancl. Xlrs. Kuiiiit-fly. Xlrs. Spa-in-v. Xliss Brit-rlcy. Nliss Xlnzxey. Xlrs. 'l'owt-. Hrs.. Cain Xlrs. lfvans, .XII-S'!'llfI Xlrs. Brown:-. Xlrs, lm-, Nlrs, lllrcw. ION