St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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W V Qt iw Fei 1 V9 1 M The SOCICIY of Altls BOY WHO HAS been chosen as a member of the Socxety of Altxs ns a gentleman an athlete and a scholar These are the baslc qualrtles that are looked for rn a boy who rs consrdered for membershlp The boy must also have won a Varslty letter A commlttee composed of teachlng coaches two masters and two members of the Altrs SOCICIY dlscuss the nature of the person who xs bemg consldered If the boy has been thoughtful of others and of the School he rs recommended very hrghly The boy must do hrs assrgned tasks wlthout grumblmg about the dlfhculty The athlet1c ab1l1t1es of the boy need not be great If he has been prompt to practrce worked drlxgently and g1ven h1s best for the team he ha the mark of an athlete The boy must always show good sportsmanshlp on the held and olf Thls means keepxng trammg controllmg temper and bemg courteous to the ofHc1als and the members of the other teams Thls does not mean that he should not play his best but lf means he should play hxs best 1n the cleanest way A boy must be COHSCIOUS of the fact that he has a duty to hxs stud1es as well as to sports H must use hrs mtellectual ab1l1ty to the fullest If he d1d not do thxs lt would be llke qu1tt1ng on the athlet1c field when the score rs against the team If a boy meets the standards set by the Socxety he rs a leader A leader IS one who guldes others by hls example and the Society of Altls IS a fellowshrp of leaders TI-IE ALBANIAN 13 H 5 2 ff 5 5 Q1 g Y 3 6 N , N X l 5 XX! 4 at I Q f ' T -:L i ,F 5 V , - vu- K , M From row, I. lo r.: Slur evant, Trickett. E. Smith, cPeck, Reston Back row, I. lo r.: Carr, Scholz, B. MacDougall, Bennett , N ' ' . . . , , . 9 9 ' 9 , . . . . . D , , , S . ' 7 9 , . . 1 . . . C ' 7 , . , . . . l

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Front row I I 'I' cltet! Wood H Oman ack I B MacDoug ll Walker Lea Ab e I Rucker! Vestr F ACTIVITY denotes success, the Vestry of 1959 had a good year of lt, assummg more dutxes and meetmg more frequently than any group ln recent years To wax SIaClSIlC3l, the Vestrymen con ducted some forty flve Evenmg Servlces, read twenty seven Lessons, presented flve talks, and assumed numerous other responsxbllltxes of conslderable xmportance The latter included ushermg at several Cathedral Serv1ces, taklng part ln the USO canteen at the Church of the Epxphany, and count1ng weekly Chapel offermgs ohn Wood the Senlor Warden , ohn Lea, and Woodxe Hartman were frequently seen openxng the Chapel to fresh a1r to stlmulate relxglous enthuslasm However, by all odds the most lmportant duty of members was to serve as pages to three Dlocesan COHVCHIIODS, the first two of wh1ch were engaged ln electmg a Blshop Coadjutor There were many new ldeas and lmprovements ln the Mornmg Servrces Mr Dlrksen s 1m prov1sat1ons and preludes, added to hxs clynamlc hymn playmg drd much to lmprove Chapel smg mg New hymns, cantxcles, and anthems were mtroduced Next year, a brxlhant new Dlrksen Slcmner pxpe organ should further lmprove the smglng ln add1t1on, the mdxvxdual Class Serv xces and Departmental Servxces were mtroduced w1th great success, culmmatmg m a wonderfully muttered Latm Servxce Several fine talks were gxven by v1s1t1ng clergy from other churches The work camp ldea d1d not flourlsh thls year, although several opportumtles were taken by mterested students All the campalgns went tolerably well, and the Vestry devoted conslderable care and tlme to charlty donatxons The Outgoing Vestry extends to next years group 1ts best wxshes for a successful year 12 STUDENT LEADERS 1959 , . ar.: ri ' , , ar B row, . lo r.: . a , , s n : ' - , - . . . . , -

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thletic Association Front row I to r E Smith Mr Wild Mr Wagner Mr H-all Mr MacLean Back row I to McPeck Meehan Trickett Denbo C Jonas M Klme um nude fm -5 if QL- nissan 'E Front row Ruff Paige Bechhoefer Ruge Merchant Back raw lo r Wood E Wilson Sturtevanl Coulter 14 STUDENT LEADERS 1959 Y ,,: ?.:: . ' ,. . '., D. , , .. . , Q. . l N , ll 5 T E M - mv-ggi ' I . Y AA is J. ,,.., Y .P , I. to r.: . 4 . . . , l. .: . . ' , ,