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

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Tudor Hall, a Gci)rgian-type mansion, was built by Abraham Barnes in 1756. and is the ancesloral home of the Keys of St. Mary ' s. From its location in Leonardtown, one can see the beautiful Breton Bay and surrounding countryside of St. Mary ' s County. Tudor Hall has been restored to much of its earlier beauty: and it now belongs to the St. Mary ' s Memorial Library . ssociation for use as a public library. This lovely Eighteenth Century manor house is distinguished by a recessed portico with four large Doric columns, graceful hanging stairway, an old kitchen wing with a large fireplace, and a Dutch oven. Tudor Hall is rich in memories of the Key family, who were noted people in Maryland long before Francis Scott Key wrote the ' .Star Spangled Banner. A woesome trend has instilled itself within a grandfather clock which found its resting place within the enormous center passageway of Tudor Hall. Tra- dition says that it only strikes the hour when a death takes place in the family. When the death of Mrs. Key was near, the family sent a servant to Leonardtown, to seek a doctor and Mrs. Key ' s childhood nurse. While returning with great haste, they stopped as a sound rang out. They knew that it was the clock striking off the last beat of Mrs. Key ' s heart. 15

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Sophomores

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Nancy J. Albertson Westminster. Maryland ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Mrs. Sharon R. . rmitagf Lexington Park. Maryland ELEMENTARY EDUCATION The class officers have helped the Lesl.-y M. Harh.r Wasliinfiton, D.C. BUSINESS Sophomore (Hass Officers: V. I ' rc .. Km Dickson: Secretary. Helen Wilke: Prc ., Jiuli Dunn; Treas- urer. Dnnna Spalfliii 16