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va.. ' L View of the greater Mount Vernon Seminary Main Building and Chapel on Nebraska Avenue Campus. suddenly in December 1941 XVashington be- came a wartime capital. Air-raid drills, Red Cross Work, nurses, aid training all became part of the school routine. In September 1942 the school reopened with the largest enroll- ment in its history. On October 12th, however, two men representing the United States Navy announced that the Navy planned to take over the school. It seemed inevitable that Mount Vernon would have to close down, but Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd refused to accept this because the school was not theirs. It represented the im- mortality of those who had gone before, the undannted spirit of Mrs. Somers. The students vowed that they would return, even if they had to live in tents. The search for a new school began and, Hnally, twelve unoccupied houses were found in Spring Valley. Also, it Was dis- covered that the new branch of Iulius Garfinck- el's department store in Spring Valley could i it 33's . . - . X ,ai . Qu ! fs f . 5 , 1 lirss ,AV f 4fs2: ,str vb-'sa ' ' 1 f' Wea 'X-,X . A 563, t, L . K. -. 2 . N A A A .1 View of the Elizabeth Somers, Chapel on Nebraska Avenue Campus.

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li ' Ji Art Studio on Foxhall Road. Art Studio in Spring Valle Carol Ziegler