St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Standing, left to right: Birney, R. Fletcher, E. Austin, Bowles, Booher, Colton, Hart, L. Austin. Seated, left to right: Van Devanter, Dickson, Monroney, Schoenfeld, Orem, McCulloch, Reed, B. VVest. Glec Club LTHOUGH the Glee Club has only a small membership this year, the boys under the direction of Mr. Davison have produced several splendid programs. The Christ- mas Carol Service, Hrst produced last year, was repeated with renewed success and ac- claim from those who attended it. The Glee Club also took part in a program pre- sented for the benefit of the Washington National Symphony, which was held in the Trophy Room. Musical talent was gathered from every part of the School for the performance, and the offerings varied from opera to boogie-Woogie. The Glee Club this year has been run on an entirely different system from pre- vious years. Instead of meeting after School hours, the boys have their schedules ar- ranged so that they can meet Mr. Davison for rehearsals in the sixth period, on Tues- days and Thursdays. Next year the Glee Club will regret the loss of McCulloch, Reed, and Schoen- feld,-all graduates. The fine voices of these boys have swelled the chorus for many years, and the quality and range of their tones will be lacking when the Glee Club resumes its activities next autumn. Nevertheless, with the great amount of latent talent in the School, the Club looks forward to as successful a year in the future as it has had in the past years. ORGANIZATIONS 1945

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Left to right: Berry, Reed, Stirling. The Chimes Ringers AITHFULLY each morning and evening the chimes in the Little Sanctuary resound over the Close to call the boys to chapel. Although the chimes are heard for only ten minutes each day, a great deal of preparation is necessary before each perform- ance. Since it is customary for the chimes ringer to play the hymns which are pre- scribed for the current church season, he must be familiar with the hymnal and must practice frequently during his spare time. Although there are only three chimes ringers this year, these boys have main- tained the fine record for punctuality and performance which has been established and upheld for many years. Ringing the chimes is more difficult than one would suppose, and perfection can only be obtained by much hard practice. However, the chimes ringers perform their task cheerfully and with utmost skill. A This year We are graduating a boy who has been a chimes ringer for Hve years. Although his ability and dependability have hitherto received little recognition, We Wish to thank Richard Reed for the long and faithful service which he has rendered the School as chimes ringer. We also wish to thank the other chimes ringers for their fine service, and We know that they will continue to maintain their fine record in the coming year. THE ALBANIAN

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Back row, left to right: Van Devanter, Owers, Poore, Ewald, Moran, Akers, Norris. Middle row, left to right: McHugh, Galloway, Hardison, Hartford, Stirling, Carrington, J. Anderson Osborn, Dickson. Front row, left to right: D. Daniels, Birney, Beck, J. Austin iBusiness Managerb, Morgan 4Editor-in Chiefb, Harman, G. Owen, E. S. Smith, Hinton, J. Williams. Absent from picture: Gordon. The News HE 1945 'Newsi Board took its first step by altering the Editorial Page in both appearance and makeup. A much needed reduction in the size of the editorial col- umn and the removal of Alumni Notesi' to page three left space for a greater va- riety of feature material. Critic,s Deskl' and Poet's Corner were made standard features, and Men of St. Albans,', opinion columns, and crossword puzzles were instituted. Because of the writings of Frank Harman and Geoffrey Owen, the editorial and Midway columns have never been better. An invaluable assistant most of the year, Stuart Beck deserves greatest credit for writing practically unaided entire page one of the Senior Issue, while the third consecutive Birney Sports Editor, Arthur, swung the sports page almost alone. Though his strict economy was at times irritating to the less financially minded Editorial Board, John Austin's good business sense proved indispensable. But the driving force behind the paper has been Editor-in-Chief LeRoy Morgan, whose self- sacrificing interest, versatility, and efficient management have enabled the 'News,' in spite of many handicaps, to maintain its traditional standard of excellence. THE ALBANIAN