St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SENIGRS

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First row, I. to r.: Steele, Shaw, D. Cornell, Clapp, B. Jones Second row, l. to r.: K. Wilson, von Lewinslci Vestry HE VESTRY of St. Albans is responsible for exercising Christian leadership in all branches of the School's life. Its members-four Seniors and three Juniors--are elected in the spring by the retiring Vestry and hold one of the most honored positions in the governing of the student body. The responsibilities of the Vestry are many and varied. The School Chaplain, the Reverend Craig Eder, gives excellent guidance to the Vestry, which by its example tries to establish a high standard of Christian conduct among its fellow students. Vestrymen prepare the Little Sanctuary for the morning services, which the whole School attends, and lead the Wednesday and Thursday evening services for the boarders. A part of the Vestry's work is the distribution of the Little Sanctuary Fund, and this year,s Vestry gave to CARE, a Russian Orthodox monastery in Germany, St. Josephis School Chidya, in Tanganyilca, and the Diocese of Nyasaland. The Vestry also enjoyed serving a meal, subsidized by the Fund, to servicemen who met at Epiphany Church for dinner and a dance. By having separate morning services during Advent and Lent, the Lower School, meeting in St. Albans Church, was given the opportunity to conduct its own services, while the Upper School met in the much-less-crowded Little Sanctuary. This system is successful because it makes it pos- sible to gear each service to the level of those in the congregation. All in all, the Vestry has had a good year, and it extends its deepest gratitude to the entire School for helping to uphold and preserve the spiritual standards of St. Albans. -KEN WILSON 12 STUDENT LEADERS 1963

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as is 8 3 ' 'r- 'f Form VI Histor AST YEAR, the predominant thought in each Junior's mind was: how can we ever equal the record of the Senior Class? This year, the absurdity of the question was real- ized, for each class is unique and cannot be judged by the standards of a previous class. With this in mind, the Class has gone ahead to lead the School in its own individual way. The results have been good. Prefects Muller, Polak and Martin inspect U the line to Chapel. Through an exceptionaly able group of leaders, the Senior Class has provided strong leadership to the School. This class has no spectacular members, but it i.s a collection of individuals each of whom has added to the quality of the School. Different aspects of the year will leave their impressions on the various Seniors. Some will remember the football banquet or Mr. Stambaugh's dance, for others it will be the sweat of the Senior speeches or the relief at college acceptance. All will remember the impressive experience of seeing the Gloria in Excelsis Tower rise higher each day and the first dip in the new swimming pool. Even the many hours of worlc on a term paper or a publication have had their effect. We shall also remember the sports field: the many months of conditioning, the drills, the constant trials, the games. All have experienced the agony of defeat and the exultation in victory. Above all else, it is the spirit of a hard-working, closely-knit unit which has been gratifying to many Seniors. This year the Form has found a closer relationship with the members of the Faculty. This familiarity with the teachers has affected the tone of the classes and has bred new interest and zeal on the part of the Seniors: there were more discussions and provocative ideas in class. More stress has been placed on individual thought and initiative. After graduation the Seniors will become the Class of 1963 and will probably never meet as a body again. The Class will be diffused throughout the different colleges. Some will remember the School, others won,t. But all have enjoyed the year, and each Senior will carry with him to college the sense of duty and accomplishment which he has received from St. Albans. Messrs. Borda, Dale, and Young contem- plate a Panatella. 14 SENIORS1963