St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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So Scottze Rockprle ow domg you cats I smg you my song Of Watson the warrior Earl of the Scottons And many a feast No songster of old Could smg hmm aught Prodlgxous hls strength And lcmgly domam Pxtch Blaclc his halt Flashing h1s eyes With Jet and fire Thundering black The mob car roars In the wheel bed HIS charlot drawn By squlrrel and mlce Convlvlal the baffle Vlctorlous he strllces As mlghty the mead Comes rolllclclng round oyously joyful Ar Watson s war house From Frla to Moon day The great battle raged And many the mighty WALTER SCOTT WATSON Actnmes Gmernment Club V Specxaf Interests Psychology mu rc Follege George Washxngton Born Febma1v6 1932 Washington D But mxghtlest Scott Our hero the last To sway m the fray O woe the wounds Of battle sore On Moon day morn H15 physxc exhausted And yet no learmng Excells Duns Scottus Whose WIIIICSY wlt Is humour to all In junglmg rhythms Of Afrlca swaymg Thumpxng, screechmg Bouncxng and jumpmg Dances the hero To fantasy trumpet Squawlcmg screechmg Wlth rumbling drums Beatmg muslcal breath Hot and confounded Pxpmg and jumpmg Lllce Mexlcan beans In pogo SIICIC dance Fantastlcally fllckers The lmgenng note In ecstasy blue EXqUlS1tCly master Of touchmg the drum In fabulous qulvers And wxlderness wxldness Beepmg and Boppmg In madness dlvme Twlstmg h1s toes And clappmg hxs heels hlccups and dashes azzlest Hend Chl ROCKPUE PRO 60N6srn llll ' llllllll ---9 UDDI BU U U UD I all f X iff I U3 THE NI I : . I , . ' . . C. 'F t,7! ' ,SV F' ' 77 1 . . . -I ' . V . . ' - . . . Q 'Yg- . . Q ' TT A . . . . . y E b DLE? . . . . . , 'A ll - nu' , -14 1 - -1 l . . 'lil X ' ' 137' , - . . . . 1 .L Z1 X J . ' I 4 f M , . . . . , V , ,f Tl , 'F I I I 4 , N ' . . . pm wth- ll ,M i f 69 kgs - n ' gh.. 7? ' . . . W AQ, L ,E A S E O R S 1 9 5 0

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tt Bh dP h B rt :Th Du The Prefects HE HISTORY of the Prefects IS the history of th School s student government At the end of each year the student body chooses nme boys whose character and quahtles are those whxch should quahfy them to be the School s leaders ln the commg year The n1ne prefects elect choose the Semor Prefect from among the1r number The Prefects are the 0H:1C13l representatlves of the students, and are thexr governors They are xnvested wxth the authorxty of 1 real government and have the power to pumsh boys The Headmaster and the Ptefects meet frequently to d1scuss and regulate matters of the School Thls year the Prefects met before school ln order to become acqualnted w1th the new Headmaster and to prepare for the work of this year The Prefects are entrusted w1th a number of Jobs such as supervxsmg the study halls order mg the assembly before Chapel handlmg the demerlt system and others too numerous to be men tloned here Thls year s Prefects have dlscharged the1r dutxes w1th drspatch and dtgnxty Although the year was qulet nevertheless some rather baffling problems confronted them whlch had to be solved If the reader looks IDIO the h1stor1es of the mchvldual Prefects of thls year he w1ll find that they have always been the heart of thelr class, and that thelr rlse to the highest posltxons of the School has not been sudden but the culm1nat1on of dlstmgulshed careers begmnmg often ln the Lower School The Prefects are not merely the leaders ln an ofhcxal sense but are always morally scholastxcally and athletxcally the leaders of the School Thns year s Prefects are no exceptxon for they have set an example to be admlred Tom Slsson the Semor Prefect has fulhlled hls dunes gently but w1th a strong hand St Albans truly has a right to be proud of nts Prefects for thetr character IS but an lIlICl1SlflCd summary of the Schools sp1r1t UPP CHO Front row, le! 0 righl: o art, Coleman, Sisson lHea refectl, Leac , Donnelly. ack row, lrf 0 righ : ornton, i mar, Schoen, Conrad. . . D , . , . . . . I 7 - , - . . , . .... . . 7 1 ' 1 9 . . . , . 1 ' 9 - 9 3 . . , . . . , . . E R S O L 1 9 5 0