St Annes School - Synopsis Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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fa J ,pl VI' . I jp,f,fD.1vf.J X, W! -Iii, js E Nff RASKDZ!! . ' If- i , .. Ii ' 'jf fl f L M!! J eMar ason 'Bush ' I ,VV 'I l ' 1 ,l UP U fy !! zz, -I law CASTLEiltDELAWARE 2 l '49 - '51 Jlfary ejlliuor Tiusla Tid New Orleans, Louisiana '49 - '51 Light-bell has just rung, and silence reigns supreme. All of a sudden a door squeaks, and my letter is interrupted as a low whisper is heard throughout the school, Hey, girlie! Yes, it's Tid, that happy-gcrlucky kid who would probably lose her head if it weren't firmly attached to hex shoulders, as Mrs. Boaz probably has told you. She is always forgetting a book or somethingg I havenit lost it, she'll say, I just misplaced it. This absent-mindedness doesn't bother her, though. She is always gay, and if you feel sad, go and see Tid. You'll come out a different person. This year she plays the uke, and she still goes on diets, reads good literature, talks about New Orleans fOh, those heavenly Mardi Gras Ballsll, or day dreams-and does she dream! If friends come to see us, we go get one of Tid's special maps of Charlottesvilleis points of interest. She's got plenty of school spirit and is usually busy with some activity or other, as shown by her active participation in the Glee Club and in the Fashion Show. She not only sold a lot of clothes by her good modelling but for weeks before could be seen wandering around with her head in Seventeen or Glamour, muttering Ufrolicking feminine frills, or smartly styled suitsu. Despite her worries the pro- fessional touch in the dialogue at the Show proved that she knew what she was talking about. Yes, Tid is one swell Senior, and we will never forget her-for how could we? 'l13l I Unpredictable is still the best word for Pat. Thcre's never a dull moment when she's around, as you can't be sure which of the four Pats she's being. You should see her as Madam President, efficiently bringing order to class meetin s and running the Fashion Show with organization plus. ghe doesn't have one black bookg she has two-that is when she can find them both. This executive ability has brought in many an Annual ad these past two years. Then there is Madam Bushtowsky, world famous fortune-teller. If you have any doubt about the tall dark boy in yo ir future or the small blond boy in your past, go to Madam Bushtowsky and learn all. Third, there is Pat, a wonderful hostess, as weive heard from the Seniors who went on that mid-year weekend. Last, we have Pat in her slightly wacky moods, claiming, I'm not really crazy, people just think I am. This fiend with her simian instincts CHI want a banana. J . . .jokes . . . and nickname, Patchy , is a wonder to all who know her. A favorite occupation is teasing poor Teddy with her mimicked A-i-i or 'fOie, Chicaf' With diabolical glee, she collected money for the dramatics club and helped herd the third floor during fire drills. During the knitting fad, she bought a l0c ball of wool to knit a blanket Ccomplcte with air-conditioningl for some poor Korean trooper. Extremely sophisticated when necesslaty demands, Pat has her place at the llcad aw tue heart of 51. t QJJJX Xyiyp S M ta Q9-' AW 6,599-Q QM . LSD

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That spring you taught a small group of die-hards what the sign Do Not Walk on the Grassi' meant. After spending one whole Saturday planting grass between the two dorms, they knew. You were right, that Freshman class stuck to the path. This was the year they started having those meetings for which they became quite famous. It has been said that even if things have been going beautifully for years, don't get on a pedestal, some one will come along and knock you off. This class was destined to knock the teachers off theirs. After years of brilliant students they thought they could teach anyone-then came the class of '51. Not that this class wasn,t outstanding. Why, one of them made a 20 in Bible for a six-week period-the lowest grade ever given in St. Anne's. At graduation every year you gave out a medal to the smartest in the class. The sixth grade got a medal, the seventh grade got a medal-every grade got a medal except the Freshman. Thus ended a notorious year. The Sophomore year began with a slight rooming problem but after four votings for fightingsj the class settled down to a friendly '48-'49. You lived under them, but from the noises, you must have often wondered if they were going to remain over your room. A floor is just so strong! Teddy went all out for exercises that year. In fact, she flung herself around so strenuously she knocked down the plaster in Miss Gibson's room. Characteristic No. 3: Great energy in everything they do. Picnics are only held from June to August, but nobody told the Sophomores that. They could be found on the coldest of days sitting around a wastebasket toasting marshmallows. They knew what to do in case of fire, though, as room eight proved one Sunday night when they mistook light bell for a fire drill and, in absolute silence, followed the fire drill regulations while everyone else turned off their lights and went to bed. ' Characteristic No. 4: Unswerving in the face of duty. Suite 8 and 9 had the only shower in the school fthere are tubs in the other roomsj, so it was very much in demand. The shower curtain wasn't always used and the result was a rather wet floor. No one really gave much thought to where the water went until Mrs. Walker decided to clean out the light in the student lounge, just below 8 and 9. When she unscrewed the light covering and tilted it, she got rather wet. That suite had a little meeting, and after you told them that the water had made the electric wires under them a definite fire hazard and that they couldnit be fixed until spring vacation, eight girls were smelling smoke every time they turned around. Characteristic No. 5: High imagination. The two successes of the Sophomore year were the radio program they put on and the Sophomore Skit-breakfast at S. A. S. Both were well done and well acted, but the rehearsals! . . .For this is the class who never had anything ready an hour before they did it, but they could always be counted on to come up with something spectacular. This time they did get a medal at the end of the year. Wisdom seemed to be coming with age. The junior year consisted of hard work and mid-night parties. There was the night a rather plump Junior suite changed with a slimmer suite of Seniors just before light-bell and, in being checked, werenit caught. This offended the Seniors immensely because they thought the teacher could certainly tell between the big bulges the juniors made and their slim little bumps. ' Y Characteristic No. 6: They are not always what they seem. Miss Coleman once told the Junior Bible class that if they tilted their chairs once more they would have to sit on the floor. The next time she had their class, she found all the Juniors on the floor lying on pillows, blankets,xetc. Characteristic No. 7: Anticipation of the future. Their skit wasnit too good that year, but they made up for it when they put on the junior-Senior Prom. Many a person has said it was the best theyid seen in some time-and there's no doubt about it, it was good. A junior saved the day at graduation. When the Seniors were filing out in all dignity the victrola playing Pomp and Circumstancew suddenly quit, but Boots calmly sat down at the piano and played the Seniors out. Everyone agreed that she was better than the record, even if she didnit know all of it. The beginning is the prettiest part anyway. Characteristic No. 8: Cool-headedness in emergencies Cusuallyl. Well, Miss Cochran, that brings me up to this year. Ilve tried to bring back a picture of the class as a whole but, according to plain arithmetic, The whole is the sum of its parts. There are twenty-two parts to this class and each one has something to do with why this particular class is what it is. Some of them have changed this year, some havenlt, but underneath they are still the same girls who planted the grass, toasted marshmallows, or put on the successful Prom. I will try to describe each of these parts as we under- classmen see them, knowing that you will want to know them as they are now as well as they have been. This, Miss Cochran, is the Senior Class. .- rl 12 l'

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SENIORS Virginia Clare Chiles scGigin CROZET, VIRGINIA '44 - '51 Yes, that's mighty po'. Whatever we may have said- from the most brilliant of remarks to the most stupididiotic of sayings-it doesn't make any differenceg that is, not to Gigi, for this is what she invariably answers. Whatever sheis doing, whether it's leading the hockey team to victory, or heading the Glee Club, she does in a way that is all her own-a way that is known for its great tact and under- standing. Her being in the May Court as ajunior proved this. Futhermore these qualities continue to mak very much in demand in all sorts of capacities. S voted Freshman class secretary and you will rec busy she was taking care that all the activities of her ss were kept running smoothly. She has also been A. A. representative of her class, not to mention her participation in varsity hockey. The team would surely have been lost without her. After three years as a faithful boarder, adding laughs as well as talks to many gab sessions, Qwhich usually took place in her room because of the large and varied collection of records and food she accumulatedj, as a Senior, she now adds to the Crozet day student troop. Yes, whether she's directing a lot of the school activities, helping the team win, or figuring out schedules of navy furloughs, it must be admitted that Gigi does it in a special way, a way which shows a versatility all her own. . f , J PM S y , rzson Clarke , C. , H Klsal Y! Q! 'J l 9 I ALEXANDRIA VIRG A J. 1 A ,this a solutel ridiculous! sayingjidy pass s 'udigme t ten ill ically ni' n t ' g fro e ltes lon to l al. T o e s oft Al a ter, hav t ma d to c ge h u orgeybgpe traits. er inc ra le land lov lej lazin s 130139 ne of the ' gs that fter ye ill re ind us of gal Sal. incessa ove rob woul eep h r plenty busy, even if g ish his ry didn upy s ch time. Her 'W sc edule is not ned t ' de ma thletics! They're ving me the big gin 'i h explain, with that arch look ' ou press her for ason. hen will that be? The fact t eis coiff conscio and possesses a so- histica ouch stood her ' g stead this spring, and you sho ld hav? seen her se g in the Fashion Show. Qu excellent c assroom m Icurist, forever fusses with er finger s, Sall ' xcuse is t e is making every , jmom In schoo ount. alto section of the Glee has claime er fo o years, and she has added aughs as ,well as harmony o its midst. That last statement, ina ate as it may lime, might be Sallyis permanent p aph in the memoirs of '51, i14l