Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Class History Freshman Year We start little — 18 girls . . , Mrs. Peirce tries to teach us Mythology . . . Becky reigns . . . birth of Boodleheimer, our orange mascot . . . regular visits to Mr. P’s office . . . Barn Dance . . . our doorprize gets loose and escapes through front gate ... pig found running down Foxhall Road at 1:30 a.m. . . . Elsie’s nose breaks under pressure . . . raffled Robin’s hairdryer . . . Great Falls picnic perks spirits . . . Episcopal . . . class trip to Gail’s — our lobster tans peel . . . Sophomore Year We get bigger — 45 . . . Miss McNamara be- friends us . . . the boarders get smoker’s cough . . . a new breed is born — • the Campused Kids . . . Cindy begins her three year reign . . . Bizarre Bazaar . . . Robin psychoanalyzes Mrs. Peirce for a quarter ... the fall of Mrs. Howard . . . Minnie is Valentine belle . . . PSAT’s . . . “We’ll think about the class song tomorrow” . . . Margie sacri- fices her house for the final bash . . . Junior Year We diminish slightly from last year — 42 . . . first crack at SAT’s comes early . . . Mrs. LeBeau advises us . , . “Around the World with ’68” . . . now to work on the Junior-Senior! ... a few more girls have a few more dates ... no Freshmen . . . who will ring whom? Nobody knows . . . “Encore ’67” and Kathy’s wonderful movie . . . we mimic Broadway , . . Mr. Pelham’s basement ... At last a song to sing . . . Mothers try deadly mixers . . . Kathy’s farm . . . Senior Year Red coats ... the college squeeze . . . Mothers try again . . . traffic jams in parking lot . . . Chapel at 8:35? . . . Axie rules the. roost , . . Mr. P. calls in the A. A. ... we get our own smoking lounge . . . good luck to Diane in her marriage! , . . 2 % of college applications sent by Thanksgiving ... ’68 graduates soon ... the acceptances start rolling in — a lot of happy people . . . Intruders and a great dance . . . thanks, Juniors . . . June 3, 1968. 21

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ALEXANDRA McCULLOUGH GIBSON Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Three Years The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before sleep t And miles to go before sleep” Robert Frost Big Chief . . Lady Atlas in leotards “You got some mooooneys?” . . . How ' s that diet? . . “Oh, puleese” , . “Now girls dirt on the chin . . “But Mrs, Brown . . . “That ' ll be two demerits” . . . Axel , innocence . we love you AxieH! White; Cum Laude ; Student Body President IV; Chapel Guild IV; Cupola III, IV; Lend-A-Hand III; National Junior Honor Society, II; Social League III, IV; Sports Club II; Basketball II P III; Softball III CYNTHIA P ART H EN I A BEASLEY Washington, D.C Four Years “ A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best” Emerson Sugar Daddies . . Peyton Place . - , Thursday mornings . . open mouth insert foot . Momma-Bease . . , candystriping , Parthenia . . Paris stopover , with a tear and a smile , . “gi’me a break !“ - . bears . . do you want a Jr-Sr or not, SWEETIES? . . What 6th period proctor? . . , The Midnight Hour , We love you Cindv!!!! Yellow; Class President II, III, IV; Carousel II, IV; Cupola 11, III, IV; Library Council I: Prep Players I. LYN JOANNE NICHOLSON Bethesda, Maryland Three Years “ Have you ever had one of those days when you felt yott just had to bile someone on the leg? ' ‘Man, there was the toughest movie on TV last night” , . . California . . . “rock on” , . . “scoo-bee-doo!” , . , “No, Shelton, I’m not on a diet!” , . . surfing , . . Summers on the yacht with Auntie-too bad! . . . Why yes, I thought I’d try out for the Tennis Olympics . . . Nino. White; Optima III, President IV; Chape] Guild IV; Cupola Asst Art Editor IV; Prep Players II, 111, IV; Social League II, HI, IV. 22