St Marys Hall - Ivy Yearbook (Burlington, NJ)

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HQ isltifiifv g, was Marty Dwier, President of Student Council, greeting Lesley Levin, a new student, at Orientation, Septem- ber 11, 1957. SIUUI I CHU CH PRUJICIS - 1 This year Student Council has been very active and has inaugurated many new activities. As has been the custom in previous years, a luncheon and Orientation Day was held the day before school opened so the new girls could become acquainted with the faculty, the other students, and the code of behavior at St. Mary's. This was sponsored by the Student Council who had assigned Big Sisters to all the new girls. ln October Council invited the Upper School girls to Tea in order to promote closer inter- class relationship. ln December the Lower School faculty were invited to a luncheon to be- come acquainted with the Upper School girls, In October Council held a Hallowe'en Dance in 1 1 ' .A . 'W Upper right corner: Marty Dwier and Cynthia Cohen, helping to 'hostess' at the Workshop ioriginated in 1956 at St. Mary's Hallj. Directly above: The Rev. James MacDowell, Episcopal Academy Chaplain, and another faculty guest enjoying a refreshing pause. the dining room. Later, it took charge of a din- ner dance with Blair Academy. ln February the Council members attendeda Human Relations Conference at Burlington High School. They met many of the foreign exchange students. In March several girls attended the Workshop Qoriginated at St. Mary'sJ with Mrs. Flounders. Here again they were able to ex- change ideas with the other private schools in this area. In March a new project was under- taken. The Council sponsored the first FATHER- DAUGHTER dinner. This proved to be so suc- cessful that it will probably become another St. Mary's custom. Katie Hutton,pouring at Student Council Tea for the Upper School.

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Front Row, left to right: Marty Dwier, President of Student Council, Mrs. Frank Flounders, Principal of St. Mary'sg Mimi Doak, Senior Class Representative. Back Row, left to right: Mary Jenness,Service League Chairman, Katie Hutton, Junior Class Representative, Mrs. Knoll, Faculty Advisor, Cynthia Cohen, Sopho- more Class Representative, Sandra Stackhouse, Freshman Class Representative. Missing, Mrs, De Martins, Faculty Advisor and Nancy Gray, Senior Representative, 3 'H can cu Two guests being served refreshments by Marty Duier, President, at the first informal Student Council Dance, a Hallo-,se'en party, October 26, 1957. An evening of fun, dancing, and food helped all the new girls to feel more at home at St. Mary's. 'B ,, , Mimi Doak, Treasurer of Student Council. Student Council. Student Council is at the core of the Stu- dent-Faculty Association and has always held a position of great importance among the various organizations here at St. Mary's Hall. Student Council consists of the Presi- dent, Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman of Ser- vice League and four class representatives. There are also three faculty representatives on Council, including our principal, Mrs. Flounders. Student Council is the student's organization, ln Student Council meetings the students' probl e ms and suggestions are brought up and discussed. Therefore, Student Council is a bridge between the student and administration. The main aim of Student Council for many years has been toestablish in the student body a co-operative, respons- ible, and friendly attitude in all relationships. B. Marty Dwier, President of

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nik. ii x Nancy Gray, Vice Chairman of the Devotional Life Committee, is posting hymns for Chapel. 4 Y' 4.1 SERVICE llllilll Mary Jenness, Service League Chairman, who co-ordinates the sub-committee. Everyone at St. Mary's Hall from the ninth to the twelfth grades is a member of the Service League. Three committees - Devotional Life, World Outlook, and Com- munity Life - are branches of the Service League. Although this activity was more active during the years St. Mary's was a boarding school, nevertheless, it is still a definite and necessary part of our school life. Headed by Mary Jenness, Susan Probasco, Bethllav- is, and Nancy Gray, under the sponsorship of Mrs. Stephan, Miss Taylor and Miss Cow- perthwaite, the Service League was unusually active this year. As a World Outlook project, the Service League sponsored a clothing drive to aid our foster child, Anna Ferarra, and her family. At Thanksgiving, we collected over two hun- dred cans of food which we distributed to several needy families in Burlington. Throughout the year, volunteers helped the Devotional Life Committee keep the Chapel in good order and occasionally Devotional Life members conducted chapel services. Susan Probasco, Vice Chairman of the Com- munity Life Committee, checking on her duties for community projects. Beth Davis, Vice Chairman of the World Outlook Committee, reading a letter from Anna Ferrara, our foster child ln Italy. S