St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ST. ALBANS SCHOOL S S Front row, l. to r.: Platter, Holmes, Alvord, Manger, Alexander. Back row. l. to r.: V. N. Philip, Piggott. J. Myers, Hare, Trible, J. W'inant, Morrill. Luebben. The Albanian o MANY, the appearance of this year's Albanian is a great shock, for when the News advertised its sister publication as the yearbook that's differentf, nearly everyone just smiled and thought that the only dif- ference Would be the number of days late it came out, or possibly its failure to come out at all. Yet here it is, on time, We hope, and a book that we feel is truly different. It has more pages, more pictures, more features, and, most important of all, more ads. Particularly significant is the introduction of color on the division pages, an expensive improvement made possible only by the untiring persuasiveness of the advertising staff and the ad- prize contestants from the student body at large, Who canvassed every- thing from barber shops to brick yards until they had accumulated S200 more in ads than any other staff in the history of the book. Much credit belongs to the photographic department, for its con- tributions to the first yearbook ever to appear with the Senior pictures taken exclusively by student photographers. This task required great patience on the part of photographers Manger and Morrill, who still hide from irate Seniors demanding retakes and denouncing the staff for trying to sabotage their good looks.

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S4 THE 1940 ALBANIAN Front row, l. to r.: Chewning, Stephenson, J. Myers, V. N. Philip, Alvord, Luebben, Manger. Second row, l. to r.: Graves, Borden, Payne, Cocke, Cunningham, P. Gaillurd. Third row, l. to r.: Daisley, Houghteling, Barriger, Hustvcdt, H. Smith, Prettyman, Goodrich. Back row, 1. to r.: Birney, Alderman, Sasscer, Dickson, Quiggle. The News HE chief aim of the News Board has always been two-fold: first, to put out a paper that lives up to the high standards of its predecessors, and second, to train a competent staff to take over the following year. The success of this year,s Board is evidenced by the fact that the News took first place in the January Princetonian Contest and tied for first in the Annual Columbia Scholastic Press Contest. And, it is significant that Fourth and Fifth Formers have probably had a larger share in executive responsibilities during the past year than ever before in the paper,s history. Most valuable contributions to the News this year were those of Mr. Phillips, Editorial Advisor, who secured the first student cartoons ever to appear in the News and supervised the outdoor activities insert put out by the Lower School reporters. The last word in novel and attrac- tive layout, the Lower School insert will probably be the envy and model of News boards for years to come. The Board itself made one important contribution when it caused the headlines throughout to be changed from caps condensed to clc regu- lar. Suggested by last year's student extra, this general face-lifting has resulted in a more striking and better balanced page.

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S6 THE 1940 ALBANIAN Seated, l. tn r.: Mr. Henderson, Platter, Piyrgott, Alexander. Standing. l. to r.: Stephenson, Schoenfeld, Cochrane. The Vestry EMBERS1-HP in the School vestry is one of the oldest and most coveted honors that Saint Albans can confer on one of its boys. The vestrymen have traditionally come from not lower than the Fourth Form, and serve from the day of their election until they leave the School. Their duties include opening and closing chapel for both the morning and evening services, arranging the seating of the different forms, ushering at the Cathedral for the Confirmation and Commencement services, electing the Cathedral servers, and appropriating funds from the Weekly offerings. The three officers of the vestry are the Senior and Junior Wardens and the Clerk, each of Whom has a special duty. The Senior and Junior Wardens are the executive officers and are responsible for the successful functioning of the organization. It is the duty of the clerk to keep a continual record of the School services, recording such data as the offici- ating ministers, the attendance, and the location of the service, and of the appropriations to various organizations during the year. The only veterans were Schoenfeld and Senior Warden Piggott, who began their service in the spring of 1938. Alexander, Holmes, and Platter were elected to serve for their Sixth Form years, While Cochrane and Stephenson joined the vestry as Fifth Formers and will carry on next year.