Summit School - Flame Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ON HAVING ARBIVED AT JUNE 1946 HE seniors came hurtling in and threw themselves on the couches and comfortable chairs. The late-comers were doomed to the floor or the cushionless black wicker. Bringing up the rear were two girls: one laden with a large pasteboard box and the other carrying eleven plates and forks. A birthday was a big occasion. Give me a huge piece! shouted some eager senior. Those scrambled eggs aren't my idea of lunch. Remember the birthday parties we used to have where we always played 'Pin the tail on the donkey'? said another senior. We could talk for hours about our experi- ences at Summit. It all started in Miss Leighis room. We worked very hard in kindergarten. There were endless numbers of things to be accomplished. For instance, that airplane. It would really fly and it even had an upstairs. The white rats and guinea pigs were wonderful. There was a good deal of discussion about who should be the lucky people to keep them over the summer, too. We had some domestic training in the first grade. An excursion to a near-by farm brought on an urge to churn butter. We had it on our graham crackers for mid-morning lunch, and it was far more delicious than any other butter we had ever tasted. We also showed our dramatic talents by giving a penguin play. It met with such success that we gave a repeat performance the very next day! In the second grade we considered ourselves the intellectual aristocracy of the primary department. Our tepee was constructed with great care and we made ,a collec- tion of Indian articles. The third grade was the first momentous turning point in our lives at Summit. We moved to the other end of the hall and Went to assembly every Monday morning. Each month our height was measured on Miss Brownis folding screen. Hopie was per- sistently the shortest. In the fourth grade Virginia joined us. She and Peg were soon inseparable. In the fifth grade we were Miss Carroll's little cherubs and we had the honor of being the first class to know the new addition to the faculty. In the sixth grade we were above reproof. We wrote our own play on the Middle Ages . . . with slight aid from Miss Nicky, and two of the girls wrote the music and words for the songs. The seventh grade was the second turning point in our career. We were allowed to wear uniforms and stay till four o'clock. We were even upstairs with the big girls. The important event of the year was the Cop and Robber party. We rested up for days before the party and convalesced for days after it. Then another glorious thing was the I-Iallowe'en party. We worked for weeks perfecting our skit. It was terrible, but we were not daunted. Finally, the next cornerstone in our lives: We reached the senior study-hall in our freshman year. Until freshman week arrived we believed we had attained the peak of our importance, but after clogging around the school in ski boots and night shirts for two days scraping and bowing to each senior, we realized that we could still reach greater heights. The freshman sleighride was the highlight of the year. For weeks we wrangled over the boys we would ask. It was well worth the struggle! Our class was enlarged in the sophomore year. Barbie, Caddie, Amity and Billie Io arrived. Nevertheless, we still retained the reputation of the smallest class at Summit. Our theatrical careers were broadened by two dramatic essays. We put on the Christmas play, The Littlest Shepherd, and also were sisters and cousins and aunts in Pinafore. Our class changed again in its junior year. Some girls left and Barbara came. VVe called her Obie,l' which stood for other Barbara. That is one name We have duplicated in our little class. One morning after Christmas the seniors awarded places of honor in the graduation processional to three girls from our class. Kate, Marnie, and Virginia were the lucky three. Another big event in our junior year was our operetta, Patience. 14 TI-IE FLAME

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Now we've reached the real top. We are seniors at last. This is what we have been dreaming of for thirteen years. Our Hrst impression of this year was books, books, and more books. However, this monotony was soon broken by a party which the faculty gave for us out at Sunfish Lake. Freshman week came, and we were high and mighty seniors at last. Virginia's house party out at White Bear is one of those things we will be laughing about for years. Caddie still hasn't found her hairbrush, and the Greggs are still finding Cheerio sticks in strange places. Our play was written especially for our class by one of the fathers, Mr. Davidson, and we gave the premiere performance. We also had boys from the Academy taking the male roles. After we awarded the honors to three of the juniors, and dedicated THE FLAME to Miss Ware, we began check- ing off days until graduation. Our calendar hangs in the senior room. The numbers are getting smaller and smaller, we find ourselves reminiscing more and more. Now that we are making plans for graduation, we begin to wonder if every class has had as good a time as we have. ALUMNAE ACTIVITIES WEDDINGS: Sally Orme to Fredrick Thompson. Adelaide Washburn to Richard Gordon. Cece Williams to William Lang, Ir. Marjorie Okes to Richard Headley. Alice Thompson to Henry Blodgett BIRTHS: Mr. and Mrs. Conley Brooks fMarney Brown, have a son-Conley Ir. Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Wood Uane Washburnj have a daughter-Sally Thurston. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Platt fLaura Deanj have a daughter-Robin Winter. Mr. and Mrs. William Headley fEdie Okesj have a son-Ionathan Iones. GENERAL NEWS: Allison Butler was on the Dean's List at Smith. She is also president of the Smith Student Council. This summer Allison will be sent by Smith College to go abroad as one of twenty-five girls representing this country in the International Students' Service. Betsy Nye had a leading role in The Women by Clare Boothe, given by Vassar College dramatic society. Margaret Ann Barber was elected editor of The Sampler' by the Freshman English class at Vassar. Mag was also chosen to be in the Daisy Chain for the graduation ceremony. Nancy Mairs is a member of the Modern Dance Club and Glee Club at Mount Holyoke. Georgie Ray was elected Village Iuniorl' at Wellesley. This means she will be the house motheru of a freshman house next year. Evie Crooks is president of her house at Pine Manor. Betty Bremer was elected president of her house, and she is also business manager of Wellesley's Float Night. Cynthia Davidson is on the script committee for CBS, Carleton Broadcasting System, which is presented each year by Carleton College. Patty Ray is editor of the Wellesley College Annual. Debbie Donnelly was in two recitals at Vassar and also in a recital over the radio. Ioanne Brown is engaged to Theodore Wright. Andy Hunter has been elected senior class president at Sarah Lawrence College for next year. Andy is also head of the scholarship drive. Deirdre Butler, who will be graduated from Bryn Mawr in Iune, has been ap- pointed to do relief work in France this summer with the Quakers. THE FLAME 15