Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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left: Mrs. Marvin Kasfer: Assistant to Librarian; Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: Li- brarian; Mrs. Ronald Arms: Secretary, Visual Aids, wi above: Mrs, Charles Massey: Bookstore Manager Day Students: Mrs. William Waters: Bookstore. above : Mrs. William Huntington and Mrs, Edmund Ryder: Athletics, Remaining Staff Mrs. Charles Seilheimer. Jr. A In mncie Secretary Mrs. Vera MacKrill Executive Secretary to President Mrs. Mabel Shenk Head Nurse Mrs. Harriet Morton Resident Nurse Mrs. Irene O ' Connell Nurse Mr. Robert Murray Business Manager Miss Mary Copeland Accountant Miss Jean Burdette Bookkeeper Mrs. Murray Pikelny Bookkeeper Mr. Frank Hubbard .... Plant Superintendent Miss Helen Boyden . . . Director of Household Mrs. Emma-Lee Kinnear Post Mistress, Transportation Mrs. Evelyn L. Nash . . Switchboard Operator is

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above: Mrs. John Niznik: Mathematics Form III. below: Mrs. Martin Heflin: Speech, Prep Players below: Mrs. Wayne Hunter: Biology Chemistry, Lend-A-Hand. left: Mrs. James Thorpe: Art, Art History. right: Mrs, Joseph Slowik: History International Relations.

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House Council House Council is the boarders’ judiciary committee. It consists of five members — a President, one Proctor, two Prefects and a Secretary-Treasurer — whose main purpose is to enforce school regulations. But “enforce- ment requires sweetening” so, additionally, under the leadership of Pam Covington and the advisement of Mrs. Fellowes and Mrs. Brown, House Council members have ar- ranged entertainment for the boarders — movies, cook-outs, ice-skating parties, and the notable Christmas Party. During exam week, the Board kept a supply of cookies and hot chocolate on hand to guard against starvation in their ranks. left: first row: Jennie Farrell, Mrs. Fellowes, Pam Covington, president, Marcia Gibson, Mindy Poole, Second row: Betsy PfafT, Mrs. Brown, Trudy McCormac. Student Council below: seated: Fofie Lehmann, Miss Gutheim, Bitsy Marshall, Lyn Nicholson, Axie Gibson, president, Robin Lasko. Standing: Cindy Beasley, Kate Williams, Pam Covington, Susan Wild. The Student Council of Mount Vernon is designed to perpetuate a democratic way of life within the school. It places great em- phasis on those responsibilities and obliga- tions which are embodied in the Honor Code. The Council serves as a useful link between students and the faculty. The Council consists of the President of the Student Body, the President of Optima, the President of House Council, the President of the Day Students, a Secretary -Treasurer, and the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of both classes. Miss Gutheim, Dean of the Seminary, was its trusted advisor. On registration day, Student Council mem- bers were on hand to extend a special wel- come to new girls. They organized the New Girl-Old Girl Party offering games and re- freshments to make them feel more at home. The handbook tests and Honor Assembly tried to instill a sense of responsibility in the students. The Student Council has worked diligently throughout the year to create an atmosphere of respect, honesty, and enthusiasm at Mount Vernon. 19