St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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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

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Form V Presxdent FRANK RALPH HENDERSON Treasurers Ronsrzr WATSON ALvoRn FREDERIC KING CONOVER II FREDERIC MONTAGU PENLEY PEARSE III OHN CHAUNCEY SKILLING Fxrst row Ie t to nglvt Donald Harrrson McKnew r Donald Lee Dennnson Charles Harrnson Warner r Harrison Somervrlle ohn Chauncey Sklllmg Frank Ralph Henderson r Robert Watson Alvord Frederic Kmg Conover II Frederlc Montagu Penley Pearse III George Bache DuBo1s Harper Wllllam Gerry Morgan Hardxson Robert Beauregard Rnley III Emxle Anthony Pessagno II Nathan Kallrson Kotz George Badger lVlcGehee r ohn Hope Doeg Tlnrd row le I to rzglvl Roger Wolcott Block Robert Gregory Elwell Laurence Walker Frost Harwood George Marun Charles Hammond Mules, George Sellery Wrnnacker Rxchard Kelly McCornack Robert Wrlson Hasbrouck r Charles Bechhoefer Frederxc Close Towers Absent George Cromwell Gallagher THE A l , JR. I ' ' f . ' f . ' ' J 'z . ' ' ' ' J 'v 1 ,Ir-v ,I 9 1 ,I 'v I , I ' 7 7 . 7 Y 7 Jr' Second row, left to right: Franklin Ford. -Ir., james Wilson Garland, Jr., Peter Anthony Feringa, Jr., Conrad l 5 3 J -1 J 9 Jr' I r f -I is . . 1 ' 1 n , ,I -, , ' - A I., B A N I N