St Timothys School - Steward Yearbook (Stevenson, MD)

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THE STEXVARD SURVIVAL OF VVELVE old Threes, having survived the rigors of summer vacation, welcomed twenty- four new Fours. To start the year oft the class elected Babs and Lizzy as president and vice-president and then settled down to get acquainted. Almost imediately Nina carrie out from beneath a pile of hair long enough to join Bitsy's Elvis fan club. Much to the amazement of the Old Fours a group of their new classmates were specialists on the athletic Held, and the Fours as a whole were well represented. Exhibit A: Choate and Daisy on the Hockey Varsity, Ex- hibit B 1: Choate, M.I., and Lizzy at Thanks- giving, Exhibit B Z: Amanda-Brownie Mascot. As the vacation drew near, all started practicing for the Christmas play. Libbie again helped with the music as she had at Thanksgiving. The highlight of the play as far as the actors were concerned came when Peppi and C.B. dropped Baby john the Baptist in the fire. But a more orthodox cli- max was brought about through the efforts of Sue, aided by high priest Lucile singing Shema Yisroel in a sonorous voice. During the winter term, although conditions outside were unfavorable, the class managed to amuse itself inside. Despite violent altercations and various flying objects, the Four Poster muddled through, thanks to Peri and Betsy. Con- nie's covers were works of art despite the rush. Talent flourished in many directions. In Heath House Isobel surprised all, especially the native Northerners, with her bop. However, soon the shock wore off and lessons began. Rather bizarre customs appeared on the third floor of Carter House, including worshipping C.B.'s lshcabibble and taking Roman baths. The diverse elements of the class yvere partially squashed by calm and patient MJ. as president, aided by vice-president, Amanda, who also joined The Steward Board. A select few, Lizzy, Flossie, Francie, and Alloe, visited the male species, alias Woodberry, Epis- copal, Poinfret, and St. Mark's. The rest of us consoled ourselves that Fun Night was different anyway Cmost of us hadn't seen it beforej. Choate was especially good as the beautiful Lola fa pre- lude to her victory her Six year in a local beauty contestj and horrendous Lizzy as the ugly Lola. Our experiment proceeded into the third stage. spring, with Nat and Mary Buford as president and vice-president. The long-awaited Seventy-fifth anniversary arrived and so did helicopters, the Twenty-live THE FITTEST United States Army, and their tent. ln honor of this momentous event, Libbie and Polly arranged a wonderful medley of songs about St. Tim's, past and present, for the returning Alumnae. All Class Four laboriously designed and colored programs for the event through blood, sweat, and crumbs fvve were in the dining roonij. Soon the school was hostess to far-flung Alumnae, old and young. most of whom had never seen the school in its present location. The New York Branch re- enacted scenes of the old school to great applause. VVe were glad we had come in time for this happy celebration and, before it was over, we were en- thusiastically making excited plans to return en masse for the Hundredth. On the hottest day of the year the class went to the Stieff Silver factory where we melted with the silver, but cooled off on a later trip with pints of ice cream at Around the World in 80 Days. Too soon Commencement came, and we glowed with pride as Betsy walked away with the prize for the best short story. But we suddenly realized that Hour seniors were leaving and would not be back next year. After sad farewells we returned home, looking forward to being Fives. A In 1 'l ff' 4 , If l , A N r f la. g A. GL. ,ER-D

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lf riffs. a ls. '- ivy . , y 6v'5 ORIGIN OF SPECIES N Tllli beginning the species was divided into thirteen distinct parts. VVe took our responsi- bilities as the smallest and youngest class extremely seriously by electing Ann, Francie. and Mary Potter as class presidents. A second illustri- ous trio was the Ilouse Council, whose weighty responsibilities included arranging suitcases in alphabetical order. Margo, Mary Potter, and Amy held these covoted positions. Amy threw herself into the St. Tim's spirit by arriving already wearing her school uniform. Soon after that Room ll assured Margo's future suc- cess in New York society by teaching her to dance. Margo, in gratitude, made herself inconspicous by hiding in her drawer. Babs found an outlet for her inner conflicts by giving dramatic performances as the ghost in Room A. lShe later became the only Three to make Dramatl Amanda, one for realism and a true XVesterncr. gave a warwlioop and attacked, wobbling in her first pair of high heels. Ann set up an ineffective, but audible com- iininication with the frogs. Laura made herself useful, not only as our first vice-president. but more important, as chief drain plugger so we could al swim in the glass shower. Mary embarrassed us all by throwing her books on the floor in frus- tration at Mlle. Quemets French dictations. Lucilc rose above our mundane little existences in vapors of hot steam baths. Lizzy did her best to expose our uncultured musical tastes to Elvis and his bopping guitar. Room A unfairly exploited Kitty's back-rubbing talents. lt was a great sur- prise to everyone, especially us, to discover Spider Sub material in our ranks. Francie established her- self, but she couldn't stop there. She had to go on to join the fold of The Steward. llow mortifying! However, much worse things happened. XVhile the Alumnae were arriving. driplets of water rhythmically splashed into the buckets in Carter House entrance hall. Pcppi, our responsible Self- Gov member, iniscalculated how long it would take to till a bathtub. The only one of us who did not still wear smocked dresses and saddle shoes that year was chic Barbi, also remembered for her sophisticated taste in records. The species united with Miss llill and sat in Room A on cozy winter afternoons with our knitting needles and cocoa . . . mostly cocoa. Naturally our intentions were good: we were knitting squares for the Red Cross. During this term, to complete our serious mythological studies. Mrs. Finnegan took us to see the face that launched a thousand ships, Helen of Troy. VVe did not believe she could have. In the spring, back to the amphibian stage, the species took to the water from the Chapin's boat on Chesapeake Bay. Emerging as lobsters, we crawled back to final exams and Comencement. VVe were very proud of Amanda, who was awarded the Smith Medal. an exceptional honor for a Three. 'l'hen the whole colony divided, and each went home for the sunmier. Twenty-four

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THE STEWARD METAMORPHOSIS HEN VVE arrived in the fall of our Five year, we were prepared for vicissitudes, but not the violent changes that took place. Two new molecules, Vee and Maggie, joined our solution, filling the vacuum left by Kay and Peri. They soon proved their worth by organizing a hilarious New Girls' show. Nina and Bitsy, the two darkies in the Old Girls' show, did a fine job of beating their feet on the Mississippi Mud , almost excelling their Four year orgy at a Swell Party . Betsy and Libbie were elected president and vice-president, and we were delighted to find that Mrs. Palmer was our class advisor again. On October 31st, a spooky being, namely C.B. the witch, capped feverish Hallowe'en activities in- spired by Peppi, lists in hand. A gory Choate, dripped in just before Kitty told us a blood-curd- ling story, 'AThe Black Panther's Ear . Over the summer our class had developed amazing athletic talents, too, and with three of us, Choate, Blake, and Daze, on the hockey team, how could it help but be undefeated. We had a unique Thanksgiv- ing with the flu beating both Brownies and Spiders, and giving our six members on the Spider team and three on the Brownie team an extra week to live it up, before the game in which two Spiders 'Abit the dust and Libbie and Big P. filled the breach .... Merry Christmas . . . Again the equilibrium was disturbed by Cas- sandra leaving, brit on our return we found a replacement in the form of 'Acalm Carol, who, in- cidentally, had a tape recorder. tRoom A had already decided that nature abhored a vacuum and had delegated Lib and Babs to do V iennse vvaltzes to fill up the space.j Babs and Maggie were elected our new class officers, and Babs and C.B. were deposted on the Lit Board. C.B. merited this posi- tion primarily because of the spectacular essay on geese which she had written as a Four. February also meant that Lenten Firms were to begin, we elected three very able and imaginative Heads and Treasurers: C.B. and M.I. controlled A.B.C., which became the winning firm, Flossie and Priscilla, heading S.W.A.K. originated the most spectacular raffle in the history of Lenten Firms- Coffee jello, Peppi and Barbi sought to beautify us by establishing a beauty salon, complete with backrubs fdone by Kitty, who had perfected the art her Three year, and hair-styling. Zip -Daisy and Hunky shocked good King Neptune at Fun Night with their out of this world strip-tease, and C.B. reigned as queen over the Sea of Ioffee Cello, while the Biders and the Sprownies fought it out. However, even her royal decree could not have stopped the blizzard which arrived the night of the St. Andrew's dance. Although the snow prevented the orchestra from reaching the school, it felt good on tired feet, which plodded the path to Carter House. Imagine our surprise when we found ourselves snowed tinj the next morning, but we thoroughly enjoyed one of the school's few snow fights. In our Metamorphosis from Fours to Sixes we had to preserve some of the rites of the Four year. The worship of Ishcabibble's reincarnation was transformed into the festival of lights in Room E, with truly oriental atmosphere. In the Drainat play, As You Like It, Isobel, in leopard skins, wrestled strongly and silently, while Connie wrestled volubly with a flower, stealing the scene from her lover, Babs, All the world's a stage , and we, especially Flossie, are brit players. Our English class, under Mr. Lisle's superb direction, also attempted to give the school a glimpse of our dramatic ability by acting out several scenes from Hamlet. Francie portrayed the character of Ophelia so well that many of us began to doubt her sanity, sometimes she could be heard singing snatches of an old English plain-song as she skipped down to Study Hall. Hunky made a splendid Hamlet, and spent long hours reciting To be or not to be on the hill behind the gym. The climax of the play was reached when Hamlet fHunkyj and Laertes fBabsj jumped down into the grave toff stagej and began a fierce wrestling match. The audience was terrified! A week before spring vacation, as a prelude to that happy event, the sun came out with deceptive brilliance, the night before our departure for home, the snow came, and came, and we stayed and stayed. A great many of us took up pioneer habits, while the rest blazed a twelve hour trail to New York .... Happy Easter . . . Springtime came and so did tennis. To the de- light of all, Patsy won the tennis tournament, and to everyone's amazement, she pirouetted in a black leotard across the hockey field. The last few days of school were chaotic, as we were pushed nearer and nearer to the inevitable day when we would wear our class rings and be- come Sixes. Twen ty-six