St Marys College - Dove Castellan Yearbook (St Marys City, MD)

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Wfye Castellan 1948 Senior ( laM r4hf ft or V Long years ago — 1943 to be exact — Gloria Cawood arrived at the portals of St. Mary ' s Female Seminary as a Sub-Freshman and unknowingly began what is now our present Senior Class. Coming as Freshmen the following year were Jo Boner, Babs Ross, Betty Bald- win, and Betty Critzer. Thus, the five of them struggled faithfully through the years, being joined by Marcie Prince as a Sophomore, until they finally reached that eventful day when at long last they could claim the title of Senior. As Freshmen. Shirley Moore presided as president of the class and Mrs. Manson. class advisor; while our Sophomore year brought forth many outstanding events with Mrs. Zimmerman, the Dean, as class advisor and president, Margaret Showell. The biggest project of that year was the Senior-Sophomore bazaar, and Oh! — the food I naturally the Sophomores were in charge of the food committee). Then at Christmas those who were here will never forget the Christmas banquet. Remember Jamie as Santa Claus? And then there was the prize for presenting the best skit; and don ' t forge: The Hamburger King which won first place in the Speech Arts contest. To the Shenandoah Valley Apple Festival went Peggy Marshall, and as Queen of the May, the Sophs triumphed with Ann Mumma wearing the crown. Thus, the year passed swiftly, and it was time for the Athletic Association banquet (where, inci- dentally, the Sophomores once again came in first place with their centerpiece for the table). Our little sextet was now looking forward to their third year and the real beginnings of our own Senior Class. They were now big college girls. September — and were they glad they were old girls. They well remembered their own bewilderment their first year, and were in full sympathy with the rest of us as poor wandering Juniors. It was the pajama party that really broke the ice, and it wasn ' t long before all were acquainted. The old six of the class took it upon themselves to initiate the new members into the class, and they certainly did a thorough job of it (they ' ll never forget it either). Everyone hiked (and I mean hiked) to Pine Bar for the annual A. A. picnic. Fun was had by all. hut were we glad to crawl into bed by that time. By now we felt a little more at ease and as though we really belonged at S.M.S. Handbook test and memorizing the rules took up about the next two weeks of our time. Then came class elections: President, Iris Rawls; Vice-president, Mary Jane Shepard; Treasurer. Minnetta Lowery; Secretary, Babs Ross. Our own Jo Boner began her career as Secretary of the Student Council, which was to point to even higher honors. Council members elected were : Elaine Leach, Pat Anthony, and Mary Jane Shepard, while Betty Baldwin represented our class as a perma- nent court member. In the lives of our never erring Juniors, sports played a great part; and one of our greatest triumphs of the yeai in that line was our victory over the Seniors in that great fall sport. Hockey. We boasted four phys. ed. majors — Pat Anthony, Vivian Gabler, Milly Martin, and Betty Critzer. On the A. A. Board were Babs Ross, Secretar y; Iris Rawls, Elaine Leach, Mary Jane Shepard, Judy Turner, and Jo Boner. In the newspaper field, Shirley Moore did an excellent and thorough job in editing the Signal News. We had all heard about the U.S.O. over at the Naval Base, but we had never dreamed of it as being a place so nice as we found it to be upon our first eventful visit. During the tall our class presented a very novel idea in the form of Art King ' s Daughters. The idea was pro- ducing great masterpices in forms of shadows. No, the pictures weren ' t actually supposed to be moving — ask Shep and Andy about that. Then came the day — the day to leave for the long weekend. Ah! It sure was good to see home again. Will you ever lorget the big commotion caused by the taking of the diphtheria shots? For days on end we all compared arms with red spots. It served as good diversion, anyway. Christmas at last and along with it. a million and one things to do. At the Pageant, Pat Anthony portrayed the very beautiful and spiritual Virgin Mary. Before we knew it vacation was over, and we were back at school once more slaving away on — EXAMS! We lound that many of our classmates had skill in that great sport, basketball. Libby Davis and Pat An- thony were representatives on the varsity team and played in many of our outside games. That surely was some team. In February the school celebrated Miss France ' s birth- day in the form of a banquet dinner. A few privileged characters (those born in February) had the honor of sitting at Miss France ' s table and cutting their own piece of cake before everyone else. We really showed our talent in the Junior-Freshman production of Little Women . . . Betty Baldwin as Amy, Lee Park as Sulk. and Shirley Moore as Marmee all presented an unfor- gettable performance; due greatly to the outstanding and excellent direction of Miss Wool ridge, who unfor- tunately was unable to see her own efforts under the footlights because of a sudden and serious illness. With the aid of Miss Short, our Phys. Ed. teacher, the crew and the cast courageously took over the task of making the play a big success — and it was truly that. There was not only a lot of work, but also oodles of fun while doing it. We mustn ' t leave out our curtain puller — none other than the famous Miss Boner. A truly mem- orable occasion. Later in the spring Betty Baldwin and Lee Park par- ticipated in the Speech Arts Contest with the reading of poems. Then came May Day with the presentation of Rumplestiltskin in modern dance. Betty Baldwin and Milly Martin assisted in the choregraphy of the dances under the direction of Miss Short. Betty por- trayed the character of Rumplestiltskin, Milly was

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1048 Clje Castellan SIE iSIa«iil»l«{iSSiSl§ THE FACULTY MISS LOUISE ROTHA. Acting President, February-June STUDENT COUNCIL AND COURT

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1048 West Castellan yrjurjszuyuuouuj-zos-z the poor old Miller, and Shirley Moore as the Miller ' s Daughter, Jackie Johnson as the King, George Lowery and Elaine Leach as couriers, and Judy Turner as one of the Ladies of the Court completed the cast. Even though rain forced the program inside at the last moment, all went off perfectly; and our own little prin- cess, Pat Anthony, was lovely in her yellow dress. Following in succession came sunbathing, boating, swimming, and then final exams. In June we said fare- well to the parting graduates and a few of our own class- mates — Milly Martin, Jinx Clark, and Lee Park planned on attending the University of Maryland ; Jackie John- son turned her eye toward modeling; and Judy Turner returning to Detroit. After a brief but wonderful summer we returned to S.M.S. as full-fledged Seniors. All were willing and ready to take over the privileges granted the upper- classmen. The others looking up to us, and it really made us feel big and important, though we knew we had to set a good example. The orientation committee with Peg Fowler as chairman really had fun getting the new girls settled, even if they did almost break their backs carrying suitcases. Miss France was not only our school mother but also our class advisor; and we are very proud of the fine job that Anne Smith has done as our class president, with Peg Fowler, vice-president, Bctte Ward, secretary, and Elaine Leach, treasurer. Jo Boner became our pride and joy as president of the Student Faculty Government Association with Betty Baldwin, better known as Baldy, as vice-president. Senior Council members included Peg Fowler and Mary Jane Shepard; Betty Critzer and Jo Nicodemus were the two permanent Court Members. Babs Ross took over the job as president of the Athletic Association, with Shep, vice-president, Pat Anthony, secretary, and Betty Critzer, treasurer. Other Senior members of the board were Betty Baldwin, Elaine Leach and Vivian Gabler. It would be impossible to overlook our new classmate — none other than Frank King as a day student (natur- ally). No longer could it be said of the Seminary that there wasn ' t a man in St. Mary ' s City. Hmm! Look out, girls! We took our annual trip to Pine Bar with nothing out of the ordinary happening except that Marcie Prince fell in the tea. Big splash! Because S.M.S. lacked a physical education teacher, our three majors took over the classes. Anytime, day or night you could find Anthony, Gabler, and Critzer on the athletic field. On October 12 our class presented a Columbus Day King ' s Daughters with poems read by Mary B. Wessells, Babs Ross, Bctte Ward, and Jo Boner. The long week-end came slowly and passed swiftly. Believe me, we seniors are really an athletic group, for once again our class shone in sports. We came in first in hockey which was the start of a very successful season. Quite a few seniors were represented on the varsity and junior varsity teams — each of which split to form an Army and a Navy team. Yea — ARMY! There was the big Fall Prom with the unforgettable Make Mine Music. Then came Thanksgiving cele- brated at home with a four-day vacation, which we really needed. After all, we were hard working Seniors! In collaboration with the Sophomores we entertained the D.A.R. for their annual luncheon held at St. Mary ' s. Oh, my! What was all the distress in the smoker? T.B. tests?! Cheer up! We sure were glad to find we were still alive — we waited anxiously for the mail that would bring the results. Around Christmas the U.S.O. gave its final dance — this time the whole school was invited and did every- one have a gay time! After Christmas the U.S.O. was to be affiliated with the Y.M.C.A. Again our own Pat Anthony portrayed the Virgin Mary in the Christmas pageant, and following the pag- eant was the lovely candlelight service at the Trinity Church where we all participated in carol singing. Fol- lowing this we were entertained at a party given in the Parish House. Unfortunately, our Christmas bazaar was postponed due to a schedule that was entirely too full for everything. At six in the morning the day before vacation, we dragged ourselves out of bed with great effort after attending the gala Christmas banquet the night before (Santa certainly brought some gifts!), in order to go caroling through the halls. Everyone was really in the spirit. After Christmas one thing was distinguishable — the variety of gay and colorful scarves all had received for presents. The wearing of scarves really became quite the fad. Upon returning to S.M.S. we were quite distressed to find our school mother and class advisor. Miss France, was quite ill and would be unable to return. With best regards and high hopes we tried to speed Miss France along the road to recovery. EXAMS — woe is me!! Ah! Happy day — we had the privilege of seeing Charlotte Hall ' s presentation of Arsenic and Old Lace. It was quite hilarious. Because of Miss France ' s illness and inability to con- tinue as president, Miss Louise Rotha, our well-liked registrar and science teacher, was appointed acting- president. With full student cooperation, once more the Seminary progressed smoothly. The Seniors shared equally in the worry and struggle in writing, typing, and re-typing the essays on The Heritage of a Monument School (our own). We eagerly await the announcement of the prizes to be given June 7. Just because the Senior Class donated the most to the Red Cross Drive doesn ' t mean we ' re millionaires — no. I haven ' t got a nickel for a bag of peanuts. Not many girls went home at Easter with tans this year, in fact, not even did they have them by May Day. To the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Va., went Betty Baldwin where she witnessed quote — the queening of the crown — unquote. For this honor she was maid of honor to the queen in our May Court. Pink is certainly your color, Betty, and your dress was