St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Left to right: Birney, McCulloch, Chairman: T. Perry, R. Smith Dance Committee ESPITE rationing restrictions, lack of bands, increased costs, and the curfew, the Dance Committee, with the expert assistance of Mrs. Smith and her helpers, has been able to maintain the standard of the St. Albans proms. Though this task may seem easy to the average student, the members of the committee are in a state of mental and physical exhaustion from the first announcement of the dance until the final strains of the National Anthem. Besides their curricular duties, the com- mitteemen must audition and contract bands, Write and mail invitations to the fac- ulty and guests, and must be responsible for the success of the prom in general by collecting the fee of 52.00. The quality of the dances has been appreciated by the students for, despite the lack of gasoline and cars, each dance has been Well-attended, not only by the stu- dents, but by many alumni. Jack Morton's orchestra played for the Football Prom, Bob Leeis Aristocrats were introduced in the Mid-Winter Prom, Madelyn Sheppardis Government Girlsv for the Publications Prom. During intermissions St. Albans' artisfe vnodewze, Eric Ericson, has offered his own selections on the trumpet. If the Senior dance is as good as the three previous proms, the graduating class is sure to spend a Wonderful last evening at St. Albans. ORGANIZATIONS 1945

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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

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Back row, left to right: Reed, E. Austin, de Wolf, Kier, Reeves, G. Owen, Oliphant. Middle row, left to right: McCulloch, Jenks, T. Perry, Sclmenfeld, Plumb, West, Lockwood. Front row, left to right: Birney, Ericson, Powel. S. Collin iliditorb, Blaisdell tBusiness Managerb, Hollerith, E. Lee. The Albanian HIS year the Albanian Board has had less time in which to produce its yearbook than any other former board, for in order that the Albanian be published by the day of graduation, the greater part of the copy had to be sent to the printer before April First. However, through the strenuous efforts of the Chairman, Sid Collin, and Tom Blaisdell, Business Manager, in extracting contributions from the procrastinat- ing members of the Sixth Form, the material Was organized and sent to the printer on time. The purpose of this year's Albanian Board is to present a Wider and a more colourful picture of life at Saint Albans by the use of numerous photographs. The expert photography of Mr. Connelly has contributed immeasurably in accomplish- ing this aim. Eric Ericson has continued the cartoons, innovated several years ago, and has produced real masterpieces of creation and Hne penmanship. This year it was necessary for the Business Board to obtain a large number of advertisements to meet the increased cost of publishing the book. However, through the excellent management of Tom Blaisdell, the costs have been met satisfactorily: and We of the graduating class, here, present our final Work with the sincere hone that the reader will enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed producing it. THE ALBANIAN y