Winchester Thurston School - Thistledown Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1956 volume:

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When these pages reached their teens, and had success- fully Finished their elementary training, they became squires and later, when they had proved that they were fearless and courage- ous beyond the call of duty, they became knights. They promised to be valiant, cour- teous, and loyalf, They were expected to resist bribery and to despise caution, to risk their lives for their lord or companions. They were to help the needy and to spread the good will and fine reputation of the court throughout the land. This book is dedicated to the pages, squires, and knights of our school. We too have been given the advantage of fine training and edu- cation in our years at Winchester-Thurston. As Seniors we hope that we have succeeded in acquiring some part of the knowledge our school has provided for us, and that as a result we shall be known for our valor- ous deeds throughout our lives as were the knights of old. We now present to you with the aid of pictures, drawings, and writing, the steps in the training We have received in the hap- py, Worthwhile years We have spent at Win- chester-Thurston. S. S. i . , ni' imssrew wsemaetmtmm V if is 'M ,,wv:,.x - . ww! -vp. ., A ,, .,-..-,aw . ,bfwy Grace was in all her steps, Heaven rn her eyes, In every gesture dignity and Zouef' Lqorff Dedication In her grace she has been an example to us, in dignity she has influenced us, in love she has guided us. She has shown us not the factual side of know- ledge but rather the intangible attributes of good womanhood. She has taught us to distinguish right from Wrongg she has been to us the symbol of all that Winchester-Thurston stands for. XVe have tried in various ways to show our appreciation, but can think of no way more fitting than that our Hnal contribu- tion to the school be a tribute to her. With love and gratitude, we, the seniors, dedicate the 1956 Thistledown to Miss Mary Frances Philput. JD IX QW' z In March of last year, the pupils of the Winchester-Thurston School attended a cere- mony, at which it was announced that Miss Mary Frances Philput, dean of the upper school, was to become headmistress of the entire school and that Mrs. Rachel McCor- mick Houston, Who had been dean of the lower school, was to be assistant headmis- tress. NVe are now at the end of the first complete year of this administration, a year Mrs. J-lauslm . .9-ff:-Y which has brought many good things to the school. Both Miss Philput and Mrs. Houston are themselves Winchester graduates. After they had completed their academic education at Mt. Holyoke and Wellesley, they became members of the teaching staff here under Dr. Mary A. Graham Mitchell. Their present positions, the culmination of years of life and love given to Winchester-Thurston, are tri- butes to two great ladies. r, 3 Mui Miss Philput ,. ' Left to right, frst row: E. Crnnclull, E. Hl7Illlllltl, .I Armstrong, Hooton, Bliss Philput, N. Beycrl, ll Mullet, R. lsuy, S. Sharp. Second How: S. Burlqcr, N Savage, 1. Getty, XI. YVithcr0w, E. Succop, C. Fitch A. VVatson, N. Scip, S. Kreiger, C. Evans, S. C1153 P, Chinlund, C. YVilley. Student Council Pu, V V tw., ,, f-.1 f 1 v Q .A S le. , , , W . ., Q I.. X K. Ld in 5, Tm 4: -'W , Ia V r X ' 8 Q xt The Studcnt Council of thc XVlHCllCS'ft'l'- Thurston School is comprisccl of the olliccrs of the tive uppcr classes with the presiclcnt of the senior class us prcsiclcnt. ln their nicct- ings with Miss Philput they clcciclc how to trcnt various qucstions uncl prohlclns that urisc elur- ing the year Zlllll arc given thc opportunity to Work for the hcttcrmcnt of thc school as wr-ll as to help make thc rulcs which arc important for its clircction. Through tht: systcm ol' sclt- govcrnincnt instilled in us hy thc school anal the Council wc will hc hc-ttcr uhlc to inulxc our own rulcs uncl clccisious throughout our liw-s. ,Qu xy , ... m, AN MITfQUE Mrs. Miller, Mrs. McCullough-History . ' 1 .M ...i- Miss Blampin, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Manley- Science, Mathematics Facult , 't . -1 1 'E 1 .,. fl. Mrs. Hubbell, Mme. Yagodkin, Mrs. Britton-French ' I ff' 5-1 A f f , M- rr X Mrs. Shupp, Miss Gibb, Miss Lytle-English -f 'V .. K I X., , A v : fl ,., , Reif. A. Dixon Holm iw ,L Miss Dunlevy, Mrs. Bing ham-Latin fl, C . 1 f-,, 14, x J X 'XX J 7-' Yearbook St aff Editor-in-chief ......... ......... S ally Sharp Business lXIunugcr ........ Kathy Cuhle Treasurer ........................ ........... I une lXIarshull Art Editor .................... .......... S ally Bau'lwr Literary Editors .......... ....... C athy YVm'nc Peggy Iackson Pliotograpliy Editor .............................. lVencly Lusk Faculty Aclvisor ............ Mrs. Hu zel Cole Shupp XVe of the yearbook stag wish to express oui sinceie th inlxs to Mrs. Shupp for her valuable assistance Without which this yearbook would not have been possible. So little done, so much to do. T CLA,S',5' i, if K 4 pw J jx H I '1 s I iltulh--1-4 K J mn 'Hee hall squares ana pages learn 'oo serve 'Hue lung 9 5'irst Grade Kindergarten Left to right, frst row: C. Tyler, S. Rollit, E. Heard, N. Finkel, F. Hoff- man, J. Marks. Second row: Miss Caldwell, M. Fox, S. Simon, I. Na- bors, Mrs. McCune, J. Landon, J. Apt. Seated: K. Tynburg, D. Vanneman, M. Mcparland, N. Beery, E. Schatz. Standing: M. Storer, W. Wolf, Mrs. Fry, G. Garland, S. A. Irvin. First row I Klingenstein S Cohen A Xlessu Xhs Sterling. Lewis, M. Keek,.A. Parkin, ond row B McGrady K Hepburn L Gursm S Bun N. Matheny, D. Spear. Chin! Grade First row: C, Cline, I. Kloss, A. Wright, K. Witherow, I. Lehman. Second row: H. Parkin, M. Matheny, P. Stubbs, I. Robertson, M. Heard S, Rohrer, L. Miller, Miss Wfagner. YL-.z.L.,,f.' , . , . fig. ' - W, .,...,,m.,:,'1p,., ., . , V. Borg, V. Crawford, A. Diumondstone, I. Emlcr, S. Finkel, F Crtnmlx I Culhth C. Haskell, M. Hays, M. Hill, Horner, B. Jones, M, Klevan, M Xlltllhllj L Roth C. Sharp, I. Wllley. M1bSXK6ItZ Grade 5'iftl1 Grade Mrs, Hoehn, M. Sherman, S. Sharp, S. Provost, D. VValmer, M. Shuman, D. Kaufman. Absent: P. Foster, B Wolf. Wa First rmv: E. Lvliiiiiiii. B. Forsytll. H. Rosciilnurg, C. Knut, F. Phillips. Srwmzrl mu ' I , vluliiisuii, P. Bcmcl, NI. Hciiiiiiigvr, Hcycr, X. YV4ii'cl, WI. Liiiclcrsmitli. Shaipiixi, Xlrs. Tlioiiias. Alnsvntg S, Schmvltzor. .lx All First row: B. Ross, L. Phillips, E. Xlilllfjlilif, E. XIcPzu'l:uicl, C. Bcycrl, N. jolmsoii. Scwririzl row: T. YVi1l1uc'r, NI. I. Ikclcr, C. jackson, I. Cvorgc, Voclp, A. Eltfirick. Tlzirfl row: T. Eltcrick, Egmore, S. Brucchcn, C. McNally, Berkman, -I. Ralph. 6 Fourth row: Miss Zciglcr, V. Thomas, M. Goorin, S. Fvlund, Mrs. Lzuiclcihuugli. 13 figtlz Grade Left to right: K. Hodgon, C. Cole, N. Beyerl, B. Gott, L. Mcllroy, I. Pivirotto, E. Stanton, L. XVarrick. D. Erving, E. Lynch, S. Criep, C. Hoffman, B. Hackett, A. Pedicord. Second row: N. Demmler, M. XVith- erow, L. Beauregard, R. Borus, S. Nordyke, P. Ingham, S. Hopkins, I. Hendel. 14 Left to right: K. Harmeier, I. Innes, B. Diebold, N. Colbaugh, E. Dia- mondstone E. Hommel, 1. Arm- strong, S. Otto. W A,..,..,...f-, ,f's M' offs Left to right, frst row: S. Arnold, B Zimmerman, A. Friday, C. Rosen. Second row: L. Mf'rsky, M. Lowvn- thal, I. Longwell. Absent: I. Bollman B. Mustard, L. Stevens, S. Sm-cop in fig, fade ,f ,Ll it , H x ,,v- v' , I ., i N pl ' s I, , I m ,lv-'4 V I V 9 Left to right, frst row: B. Blair L. Jamison, D. Gow, C. Roscnhurg D. Phillips. Second row: C, Googl- reds, M. Van Campcn, P. Briinclt S. Baker. Third row: B. Rubenstein I. Thomas, I. Chinlund, J, XValton. Left to right, first row: L. Voelp. C Clark, H. Crozier, I. Getty, N. Suv age. Second row: J. Entwistle, A McFarland, I. Engert, L. Mirskcy G. Knake. Third row: P. Creiner, lil Fulton, L. Albright, A. Brittain, E Crandall. Fourth row: j. Stohr, K Staley, W. Turner, P. Crouch, S Barker. Lcft to right, first row: S. Deinmlcr, I. Tynbcrg, lf' McNally, D. Horning. Second row: K. llamiuoncl, XI Lewis, 1, Casteel, A. Navarro, E. Hung:-n. P. Xliiglit I. Neubauer, Anthony. Third row: K. Horner. P Acklin, C. Siniinutis, Ccuth Grade i. 'fee ,,,.,4,l,y waffnw smug Q 'Elgin , YQ 5 v,.v, W Q Left to right, frst row: K. Jamison, A. Xllitson, E. Suc- cop, B. Berkman, J. Ellenbogen, XI. Epstine, S, Egniore, K. Kruse. Second row: L. Crandall, C. Evans, S. Neely, M. Friday. Absent: I. Franklin. Left to right, frst row: I. Johnston P. Ferguson, C. james, Bl. XYilsou S. Shephard, Second row: E. Bir mingham, L. Isaly, G. Fitch, L. Rut tcnberg. S. Pe-kruhu. Third row: XI Swiss, I. Colstein. I. XVilliu1ns, B YVarne, P. Rusliuidcr, Nl. Lusk. junior 611155 Left to right: H. Henderson, B. Grccn, S. Fclund, Smallwood, Rohrer, B. Smclzer, j, Bond, 1. Ccrconc. Left to right, first row: C. Campbell, I. XVutt, S. Smitln H. Adler, C. Oswald, P. Pugslcy. Second row: C. Spear V. Brittain, M. Succop, M. lNIcArlums, B. Moss, P Reutcr, M. Stocking, BI. Brenncmun, N. Hr-gmunn, B Dugan, 4 Left to right, frst rowi P. Chinlunnl, N. Scip, B. Ashe. Second row: N. Diamond, C. XVcstervclt, C, NVillc-y, AI. Stohr, S. Guy. Third row: 1. Berg- strom, A. Saucrs, Robinson, E. Du- pertius, I. Arcnsberg, Giuliana, B. Easton, P. McMurray. Fourth row: C. NVentley, M. McClcnry, A. jones. Absent: P. Murphy, J. Sachs. 17 V 'Q E IOR5' 4' Q Xp Xyx mn 'che name of god, f make 'thee a knight be valxant, courteous, loyal N ye V UA SARA LOUISE BARKER Sally Entered: XI Activities: Clee Club XI, XII Special Glee Club XI, XII Northfield League XII Thistledown Art Editor XII Exceedingly well read. I X 1' ,Y ' Jr ,f ' 9 I My . If .fy ,- If . I I I fjlh 'A rf p , J F, , X ', ' I 'i -f , r , f . v N . I , g 1 , . My N lx 450 r' ,lf W ff Xlflill bl. I ' lp X1 9 xyl 7 ,WIS 'gf 9,55 ' x 1' CAROLYN MARY BEHRHORST Connie Entered: X Activities : Glee Club X, XI Special Glee Club X, XI Northfield League XII Intramural Sports Club XI, XII Dramatic Club XII Class President XI Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. BARBARA ELLEN BOLLMAN Canuk Entered: X Activities: Clee Club X, XI Art Club XII Intramural Sports Club X, Varsity Hockey XII She does nothing but talk of her horsef, XII KATHRYN KAROLYN CABLE Kathy Entered: X Activities: Glee Club X Dramatic Club XI, XII Intramural Sports Club X, XI, XII Northfield League XI, XII Varsity Hockey X, XI, XII Varsity Basketball X, XI Class Vice President XI Thistledown Business Manager XII Young in limbs, in judgment oldf, HOLLY CARLSON DOROTHY ELIZABETH Betsy Entered: X Activities: Cvlee Club XI, XII Special Clee Club XII Varsity Hockey XII Northfield League XII Elegant as simplicity and warm Holly Entered: VIII Activities: Art Club VIII, IX, X Glee Club XI, XII Special Glee Club XI, XII Varsity Hockey XII Northfield League XI, XII F rom the crown of her head to the sole of her CASEY as ecstasy. foot, she is all mirth. 'T' ELEANOR LYNNE CROOKSTON Lynne Entered: IX Activities: C-lee Club IX, X, XI, XII Special Clee Club X, XI, Northlield League Xl, XII Ah, Why should life all labour be?', XII LINDA COOPER CROW Linda Entered: IX Activities: C-lee Club IX, X, XI, XII Dramatic Club IX Class Secretary XI The silence that is in the starry skyf, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH CROZIER Char Entered: IX Activities: Clee Club IX, X, XI Special Glee Club X, XI Dramatic Club XII Intramural Sports Club IX, X, Xl, XII Northfield League X, XI, XII True as the dial to the su'n.', I Y ig, if 1 5 Q :-- --,f i .:f,- :-- : :-- ,-.'. :.. ch - . 'W xf , Q 1 I 1 tj if ' . - 'f 122.22 :-.E:'?5f: sf, f Q- 15 if pa - 1115 g y, W N if , ,,5,,,,,, , I ' VT ':rQ'52I:,:Q: f - ff 1' 6, 57' ' r 'f3iQ'sifQf . i W W f 1 . f A - K E ,wsifaim,,--A-w,1,':f5'fa,.gf- , Mm :w tf .1 W M as , f 1' IS B t if it ,T -gg, , G 4,1-: ,, ,f f . - Q M 4 , QW SW K www, alidl Sis aw f ,gn ,, T5 2 if , 2 , .. ., .,,.,, 51,5 ,.,,1,,, E Q aging fu ELEANOR ANN DONEHOO Ellie Entered: IX Activities: Glee Club IX, X, XI, XII Special Clee Club X, XI, XII Northfield League XII Chairman Northfield League XII Varsity Basketball IX Varsity Hockey XII Intramural Sports Club IX, X, XI, XII Class Treasurer XI That tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blewf' ELIZABETH LOUISE DOUGLAS I Betty Lou Entered: IX Activities: Glee Club IX, X, XI, XII And puts herself upon her good behavior. 4 J' ,J tw P4 yn . . f5Jrt13,.l,u, BEATRICE JEAN EPSTINE Bee lee Entered: VII Activities: Dramatic Club VIII, IX, XI, XII Northfield League XII Indu,d with sanctity of reasonf, 25 SELMA HOLLAND ERVINC Sel Entered VI Clee Club VIII, X, XI, XII Special Clee Club X, XI, XII Dramatic Club IX Varsity Basketball VIII, IX, XI Varsity Hockey IX, X, XI, XII Intramural Sports Club VIII, I XI, XII I am a part of all that I have rnetf' XVXI, MARY PETTIGREWV HENRY M ary Entered: VII Activities: Dramatic Club VIII, IX Clee Club X, XI, XII Northfield League XI, XII Intramural Sports Club X Class President VIII A thing of beauty is a joy forever, Its loveliness increases: Pass into nothingnessf, x', it will never - f- ' +f 1 DX 3 QXV, A lr 1 ' I J N' PM J- rw f-aff-A E H 1 J ,X X I ' Q 'X ,Q LCDXVYQ. gf i xjxi K QL, 5 ZFAYI,-his K N! 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'L'-J if kb X ' X N rx N fbbyf--f - JJ X Xl .13 J,-:DD cg ln-, A E , - I . ty Q x X 4,.f.5,:.. ,JN dir- LII Y NA-x 15 'xxXfj .Ixo- Xlxi, - IANE HOOTON Hootie Entered: IX Activities: Glee Club IX, X, XI, XII X, XI, XII Special Glee Club IX, Northfield League IX, X, XI, XII Varsity Basketball IX, XI Varsity Hockey IX, X, XI, XII Intramural Sports Club IX, X, XI, XII Class President XII Because right is right, to follow right Were wisdom in the scorn of consequencef' ROSANNE MYERS ISAY Ro MARGARET ANN IACKSON Peggy Entered: IX Activities: Fools are Dramatic Club IX, X Clee Club XI, XII Special Clee Club XI, XII Intramural Sports Club XI Thistledown Literary Editor XII my theme, let satire be my songf, Entered: Kindergarten Activities: Dramatic Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Intramural Sports Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Northfield League VIII, IX, X, XI XII Varsity Hockey VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Varsity Basketball VIII, IX, XI Class Treasurer X Class Vice President VIII, XII With just enough of learning to misquotef, 7 MYRNA JEAN KATZ Myrna Entered: VIII Activities: Dramatic Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Varsity Basketball XI Class Treasuer IX Sweet mercy is nobility's true badgef, SUSAN MARCH KRIEGER Krieg Entered: VI Activities: Clee Club VIII, X, XI, XII Special Glee Club XII Northfield League VIII, IX, X, XI XII Intramural Sports Club VIII, IX, X XI, XII Varsity Basketball VIII, XI Class Secretary VIII Class President X Iunior Prom Chairman XI Class Treasurer XII Whose words all ears took captivef' My library Was dukedom large enoughf' HELEN VIRGINIA LAMB Helen Entered: XI Activities: Glee Club XI, XII Special Glee Club XII Northfield League XII Studious of ease and fond of humble things we-'W iitu. www ' ' Jzfrsv A-ffQl't4?:iH?s,' W I ANNE WENDELL LUSK Wendy Entered: VI Activities: Dramatic Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Intramural Sports Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Varsity Basketball VIII Varsity Hockey IX, XII Northfield League VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Thistledown Photography Editor XII JANE ELLEN MARSHALL Janie Entered: X Activities: Clee Club X, XI Special Glee Club XI Dramatic Club XII Northfield League XI, XII Varsity Hockey X Thistleclown Treasurer XII I love tranquil solitude And such society As is quiet, wise, and goodf, HHS -f A it ROBERTA ANN MCKINNEY Robin Entered: VIII Activities: Glee Club IX, X, XI Special Clee Club X, XI Dramatic Club VIII, XII Intramural Sports Club VIII, IX, X XII And learn the luxury of doing good. BARBARA ROBERTS PROBST Barb Entered: IX Activities: Dramatic Club IX Glee Club X, XI, XII Northiield League XI, XII Intramural Sports Club XI, XII There lives more faith in honest doubt Believe me than in half the creedsf' Entered: IX Activities : DIANA DEE MULLETT Diana Glee Club X, XI, XII Northfield League X, XI, XII Varsity Hockey XI, XII Class Secretary XII The mirror of all courtesyf, ,K QQ.. NW ADRIANNE DOROTHY ROLLIT Adrianne Entered: X Activities: Clce Club X, XI, XII Special Clee Club X, XI, XII Northfield League X, XI, XII I do but sing because I mustf, F -N.,v7 in zk: M vv, 'AWN : -sir X ,X GRACE MARGARET RUNNETTE Grass Entered: XI Activities: Glee Club XI, XII Northfield League XII Intramural Sports Club XI, XII Then she will talk---good gods! how she will talk! BARBARA SAFIER Barby Entered: IX Activities: Dramatic Club IX, X Clee Club XI, XII Special Glee Club XI, XII Northfield League X, XI, XII 'Tis only noble to be goodfi SARA IOSEPHINE SHARP Sally Entered: Kindergarten Activities: Glee Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Special Glee Club X, Xl, XII Northfield League VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Northfield President XI Intramural Sports Club X, XI Varsity Hockey X, XII Class Vice President IX Thistledown Editor XII Not by years but by disposition is wisdom acquired. sm uw,-1 LOIS MAE SILVERBLATT Lo Entered: VIII Activities: Art Club VIII, IX, X, XI, XII Northfield League XII Wearing all that weight Of learning lightly like a flowerf, W ..-M- ' Q ' , f viii L V if g 1 fr I 1' -yu 5 T M H . LINDA ELIZABETH THORPE Thorpie Entered: VIII Activities: Art Club VIII, IX, X, XI Glee Club XII Northfield League XII A lovely lady, garmented in light From her own beautyf' SARA FRANCES TRUMPETER CATHERINE COMFORT WARNE Cathy Entered: VII Activities: Clee Club VIII, X, XI, XII Dramatic Club IX Northfield League X, XI, XII Intramural Sports Club IX, X, XI, XII Thistledown Literary Editor XII A daughter of the gods, divinely tall And most divinely fair. Entered: VIII Activities: Torch Art Club VIII, IX, X Glee Club IX, X, XI, XII Special Clee Club X, XI, XII Dramatic Club XI Northfield League X, XI, XII A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse 'Es I V A Q: tf . ,Mm 3, A 44, .- s 1 if His Majesty, King Arthur Camelot, England Dear Arthur, We have just heard about the magnificent feat of your pulling Excalibur out of the rock and want to offer our congratulations. We had hoped to be at Camelot to deliver them in person, but our senior year has been too full to warrant our taking the trip. I know you have been busy getting your court in order but here at Winchester-Thurston our life has been far from empty. Ijll try to give you a brief resume of our year. Our first day as seniors was as exciting as your first day as king and lim sure will be remembered. The best part of this day was eating lunch in the senior lunchroom, the thrill of which never wore off. Soon afterwards we elected the officers to guide us through the year. The Halloweien Party was the second memorable event of the school year. As always, we had a good time putting on our own skit and enjoying the others, especially that of the faculty. Some of us had been appearing at Jonas Studio, looking our best, every day after school and by the day of the Hallowe'en Party everyone had had her senior picture taken. Before we realized what had happened, so accustomed were we to meet- ing the challenges of school life. Thanksgiving vacation had come, bringing with it the most thrilling part of our senior year, the presentation of the class rings. We felt, as we received these rings, much as a man feels as he is knighted. Our rings are a symbol of the love and gratitude we feel for the school and We shall always cherish them. The end of vacation brought concentrated work on the Thistleflown, our yearbook. Surprisingly enough, our deadline was Hnally met and we had the product of many hours of work to turn over to the publisher. We even had enough money to pay for it. We worked so diligently on the yearbook as well as on our school subjects that Christmas vacation was soon upon us. The seniors gave their annual Christmas Carol Sing in which Lynne Crookston distinguished herself by singing an unexpected solo. The junior Prom, a tre- mendous success, was held during Christmas vacation. We returned to school in 1956 to study for the approaching exams and to look in awe at Sally's pin. At about this time, several of the seniors had an experience that is almost too disgraceful to mention. Unlike your gallant knights who win battles in spite of overwhelming odds, these few brave seniors were defeated by the eighth grade whom they had challenged to a snowball fight. It ended in friend- liness and laughter on both sides, so we felt we had won. After spring vacation not one of us could tell you what happended to the time until the Senior Follies. The outcome seemed very dubious but we were amazed and pleased to see that the audience enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed working on it. Commencement, the climax of our years at VVinchester-Thurston, crept up on us just as we were beginning to wish it would not. We felt on this night, as we walked down the aisle carrying our roses, just as you felt when you became king. Commencement night was climaxed by the Senior Prom which brought us to the close of the year and brings me to the close of this letter. We hope that your reign will mean as much to you as our senior year meant to us. Again our congratulations to you. Respectfully yours, The Seniors NAME Sally Barker Connie Behrhorst Barbara Bollman Kathy Cable Holly Carlson ALWAYS SAYS May I have a ride home? Wait! I must have forgotten something! What can I have to eat? So anyway . . . Oh, what's to become of us! PROTOTYPE Leo Tolstoi a canned peach a homing pigeon Ioan of Arc Bugs Bunny Betsy Casey Lynne Crookston Linda Crow Charlotte Crozier Ellie Donehoo Saaaaly Don't be an idiot! Shhh! Wait a minute! I know it! No josh! a Tessaro Bird 33 record on 45 speed chipmunk' dormouse French poodle Betty Lou Douglas I saw the most darling pair of shoes. lazy southerner Bee lee Epstine Borsht! M0'fh91' and Dad Selma Erving Hot dog! N0kG Iane Gault Anyone for bridge? beaver Mary Henry C'est la vie! Mona Lisa Jane Hooton Rosanne Isay Peggy Jackson Myrna Katz Sue Krieger Sure will! Cotta go now! Letis do something! You're kidding? Freckles are a sign of beauty! Audrey Hepburn The You Bet Your Lifev duck piglet Rocky Marciano an Ipana ad Helen Lamb MY Stars! H3116 Wendy Lusk Seniors!!! Lavoigier Jane Marshall Listen, listen! Eeyore Robin McKinney I don't know what's going to happen! a devil Diana Mullen D0 YOU 1'ea1iZe-? Sonja Henie Barbara Probst Wait for me! a turtle Adrianne Rollit But Miss Blampinv Pluto Grace Runnette I don't care Cathy Warne Barbara Satier You kI1OW Bambi p Sally Sharp Befsee Peter Pan Lois Silverblatt Linda Thorpe Sally Trumpeter Cathy Warne Where are my glasses? too much My heavens! Well how 'bout tha t! Emmett Kelly lean Patchet Annie Oakley Grace Kelly USUALLY FOUND doodling flirting with the piano keys on my horse asking for money with her mouth open PET AVERSION meeting deadlines hypocrites unfriendly policemen back-seat drivers people who aren't sleepy on Mond ly moimng with her hand in the cookie jar where there isnit any Work wrecking cars getting iiustered in French class defending Marlon Brando people who are late Work talking in general Lynne women drivers lending money in the shower at dinner time Where lim not supposed to be searching for a parking place 'fhit or missy, spelling crowded streetcars traffic at 5:00 Siddy's pony tail intelligent people breakfast gathering passengers for her bus making baskets doing something nonsensical acting in a state of oblivion Molly martyrs the letter L losing Peggy people who crack their knuckles lamenting sleeping driving to school looking for the car keys cold Shadysidcis soccer manager loud noises secrets U. S. Army mail service 'iAre you sick, Barb? planning pilrkiflg confused dirty sinks Wasting time Grassiev annoying Janie Gault brother-sitting Fredding her time away riotous weekends not wearing lipstick looking fashionable skipping lunch in need of sleep getting up in the morning pseudo-intellects oxfords calories Things we'd like to remember Things Senior Follies Senior rings Lunch-time bridge games Skit practice at Myrnais house Class parties Senior study-hall Eat and Park after exams Proms Lunchroom The IaLiHoPeWeCos we'd like to forget Exam grades The things we haven't remembered The Posture Parade The rat race getting lunches Day-late papers College Boards Wilting May Day flowers Locker room Friday afternoons Trying to find parking places The rush to get patrons Things we did forget To lock our lockers Our diets Deadlines The correct English assignment To be quiet in study hall Uniform regulations To get to sulfur Heard At The Tournament I got a letterlli' Anyone for bridge?', C'est drole, n'est-ce pas?', Who did the Latin assignment? Single file, girls! Do you have the car?,' Peggy must payli' Is that your bell? Did anyone pass the Chemistry? Seniorsl Please take that Santa Claus off the bulletin board. Does he have a twin brother? H83 more days until we graduate! The assignment for tomorrow will be . . . Do not work longer than one weekf' Ask your parents again if they want to be patronsf' Announced on Feb. 7- Seniors! The Alumnae Tea will be on june 15 .... Please save that date. CDIIYI 'ls IE ,W 1 KQV' eff, if fs 'Wfafif 155 X? , Q51 -i' Vf if M ,..., ,A f 'YM 1' I 1 Z f x j . JB Un 'the hs? were many doughfg deeds performed O Northfield League PURPOSE: 1. To join with others in the quest for life's full- f est meaning. 2. To discover the place of Christ in their lives. 3. To study the Bible frankly, freely, reverently, and With an open mind. 4. To experience the real meaning and power of prayer. 5. To apply the principles of Christ to the proh- lems of the world in which we live. These purposes of the Northfield League are accomplished through meetings throughout the Winter with religious leaders of all denomina- tions, and in June at Westminster College by a conference which is attended by girls from Pitts- burg, Erie, Buffalo, and other surrounding cities. At any time during the year if you chanced to go to the second floor of the cottage, you would see scattered about various Works of art hy various artists. This room is the headquarters of the art club. There, in the course of the year, the participants Work together in such media as clay, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, and cray- ons. Girls Who have creative ability as well as those who do not, have a chance to use or develop their talent in the art club While they work with others who share their interests. The art club, with the course in History of Art, gives the girls at lrVinchester-Thurston a firm founda- tion for art in principle and in practice. A r t C I u b Mrs. Stover EAW P 1 i U f 7 ' ' if wsuff 1 ff' - Q 4145 X Y A 1 X l u ' I1 '- fp 'Q' H' H'-F f gf 4444+115 1 1! f n N 7' U2,'f'j uBlow !r1m1pei,for the world is zrlrite friflz May! Blow trzmzpcf, the long nigh! lzfzflz rolled away! Blow through the living lL'0I'lll-ll'f nzzfsiz' reignli' Music reigns supreme at XV.T. when tl1e glee clubs work hard to present tl1eir 11111111111 concerts. The girls i11 each of tl1e tl1ree eluhs enjoy their music directed hy Mrs. Selma B. Kress and enter wholelieurtedly i11to all the activities offered. Like the knights and ladies of old, we consider singing among tl1e best forms of entertainment and extend our enthusiasni to others at tl1e Kiski Concert, our own Clee Club Concert, and tl1e yearly Fatlier-Daughter Night when tl1e fathers join the daughters for an old-frlshioned sing. M!! Mrs. Kress Ki 5 f I li 1 1 D .lf . X 7 11' W 'Q We Dramatic Club At the beginning of each year, the girls in Dramatic Club prepare three minute speeches and pantomimes, delivered before the Whole Dramatic Club to help develop the poise and self-confidence needed for the plays given later in the year and also essen- tial to any Well-rounded Woman. Later, under the direction of Mrs. VVilmurt, the Dramatic Club reads, selects, and produces a play, usually given in May. This year for the first time, this play Was given in conjunction with the Gargoyle Society of Shadyside, and some of the girls in our Dramatic Club were given the opportunity to act in the play given by the Gargoyle Society. -n-L Mrs. XVi1murt ,,,. iff ! bf, x...,.......--W-A A-J x 5 Athletics . jqggfff -f f - - A1 effgm-,,..A Y 7E?'?Z!'if'S-' Senior Varsity Hockey Fifteen girls live here with Mrs. Clark as the dean of residence. Mrs. Manly, Miss Blampin, and Miss Wagner live with us, eat with us, and direct our evening study hall. We rush in the morning to tidy our rooms, before we have breakfast and make our short journey to the school building and chapel service, We learn to live together in our recreation and in our home meetings, sometimes We go together to a concert, a Playhouse production, or a lecture with one of our teachers as chaperone. In short, this is 712 Clyde Street, and We are the resi- dence girls. S. T. Residence Shades of Mcmlco Liberacc and George. E-L. 'Tm forcvcr blow- ing bllblllcsf, 'E' Y ww A. 1.1M - gag? ,.. You ll wondnr whcre thx ullmn xunt w x ' W 1 ' ' 4, ,4 Yam 0 .' 'iiwyix VESQSQ X:,j-aww, 'NF M Quick, Henry, the Flit. Mg'- ' if 3 ,U L7:,h Z i Qi sf is -? 5 ii E , ww 957 ,ifgigggffgg A ' Qsii, is A . QQVLLM1 W li ' And it wasn't even posed! 52 Alphabet soup. Rock around the clock. Hold it - I think you're going to like this picture. Glass Will We, the Seniors, being reasonably sound of mind and body do hereby bequeath- Sally Barker leaves Susie. Connie Behrhorst leaves Laura', to Sally Guy. Barbara Bollman leaves her little red buggy and her parking space in front of the fraternity house to her sister. Kathy Cable leaves her naturally curled hair to Marcia McCleary. Holly Carlson leaves her crepe soled shoes to Nancy Diamond. Betsy Casey leaves Joan Cercone with her own Cicero Companion. Lynne Crookston leaves room to Cordy Westervelt. Linda Crow leaves her poor worn-out hitch-hiking thumb to the people who wish a ride down town. Charlotte Crozier leaves the pillow on her chair to Sally Guy. Ellie Donehoo leaves the Kiski Concerts behind. Betty Lou Douglas leaves fwondering why Caesar ever wanted to conquer Caulj. Bee Iee Epstine leaves les espions du Cardinal to Madame. Selma Erving leaves her nerve to Donne. Jane Cault leaves her freckles to anyone who wants them. Mary Henry leaves her French pronunciation to Madame. Jane Hooton leaves her oxfords to Oxford University. Rosanne Isay leaves Janie Arensberg a more melodious laugh. Peggy Jackson leaves the teachers in peace. Myrna Katz leaves her old gymsuit in her locker. Sue Krieger leaves her freckles to Sue Smallwood. Helen Lamb leaves her uniform to Venus. Wendy Lusk leaves to anyone who can find it the parking place she never could find. lane Marshall leaves her seat in Study Hall to anyone who wants it. Robin McKinney leaves Miss Lytle with one peaceful study hall a month. Diana Mullett leaves her place as second in height in the Senior Class to Penny Murphy. Adrianne Bollit leaves her father's parking lot to the school. Barbara Probst leaves Mrs. Shupp with a dry shoulder. Grace Runnette leaves to Nan Hegmann all the lunches she had to pack on Graceis late mornings. Barbara Safier leaves her hair to Phyllis Chinlund. Sally Sharp leaves common knowledge to Miss Blampin. Lois Silverblatt leaves plaster to H11 the cracks in the wall behind her desk. Linda Thorpe leaves her naturally,' blonde hair to Iudy Bond. Sally Trumpeter leaves to Crissie Hoffman the honor of being the shortest girl in the upper school. Cathy Warne leaves her gym shoes to Mrs. Hubbell. 9arewell The Class of 1956, those of us who have been at Winchster-Thurston since kindergarten days and those who came later, say our farewell to it with gratitude and love. Here we have been taught to be valiant, courteous, and loyal, and here the guidance of our teachers and their faith in us have helped us to win victories over difficulties and disappointments. Many of us came with no clear idea of our goal in life, but we are leaving with some understanding of what it should be. A standard has been set for us which, if We live up to it, will give us a feel- ing for the comforts and rights of othersv the rest of our lives. Consideration, courtesy, and sincerity are the stepping stones to our goal. Our headmistress and our teachers have taught us the value of the standards established at Winchester-Thurston, and have shown us how they may be the foundation for our useful lives as Women. We shall always cherish the memories of Winchester-Thurston's beloved tra- ditions: the chapel services, May Day, Founderls Day, individual class projects. We shall remember the Christmas singing, Father-Daughter evenings, the hockey games which we sometimes won and sometimes lost. As we cast our last glance as students at the pillar'd portalsf we shall do so with a sigh, for it is not easy to leave the school which has been our firm foundation for the life ahead of us. And yet, for every sigh there is a smile, a smile denoting our determination to prove to others how successfully we can put into practice the training we have been given in the best days of our life -- here at Win- chester-Thurston. I.H. 1 2 5 i E Q 3 Q 5 I 3 Q 3 E 3 3 s 1 E K 1 E 2 E i 2 Lf? 5 - V' M-fgfzglif -4, 5. 12 1 wi? 1 2 iiM .lourney's End Miss Lynne Albright Miss Ida M. Allerton Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Arnold Mrs. H. M. Aronson Dr. William S. Ashe Mr. and Mrs. Iames A. Baker Dr. and Mrs. W. I. Barker Mrs. H. Baum Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Mr. Arthur E. Dr. and Mrs. Victoria and C. W. Behrhorst David W. Bollman George L. Bond H. Carl Brandt Braun R. F. Brittain Alexandra Brittain Mr. Iack Burkhard Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Compliments Compliments Compliments Compliments Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs H. E. Cable Alexander M. Campbell E. L. Casey Harland l. Casteel Iohn C. Cercone E. C. Chinlund of a Friend of a Friend of a Friend of a Friend I. W. Crookston W. E. Crouch, Ir. Frank Crow, Ir. Davidson's Mobile Station Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Diamond pa frond Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Donehoo, Ir. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Epstine Dr. and Mrs. Paul B. Ernst Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Erving Mr. and Mrs. Iohn E. Evans, Ir. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Falk, Ir. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Feland Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Fitch Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Forncrook Miss Iudy Franklin Mrs. S. H. French Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. William G. Gault Miss Mabel Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Iohn L. Gitnick Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Goldstein Mrs. Iack Goodreds Mr. and Mrs. I. Steele Gow Mr. and Mrs. Robley I. Hackett Dr. and Mrs. N. K. Hammond Miss Ieanne L. Hardie Mr. and Mrs. Benson Henderson Miss Edna G. Hollander Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Hooton ln Memory of Ernie Mrs. Milton Isay Mr. and Mrs. Alexander H. Iackson Mrs. Iohn L. Iames Miss Patsy Kappel Dr, and Mrs. Edward M. Kent Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs Mrs. Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs C. H. Knake Karl L. Krieger Leonard Krieger A. R. Kruse Iohn B. LeClere F. Reed Lewis Miss Ioan Longwell Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wendell W. Lusk Mrs. Thomas Lynch, Ill Mrs. I. A. Magerry Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Marshall McKinney Brothers Company Dr. and Mrs. W. M. McNaugher Melwood Drug Company Mrs. Sara Iane Mullett Mrs. Iohn Munkittrick, Ir. Mr. I. E. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Mustard Mr. and Mrs. Iohn H. Neely Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Otto Mr. and Mrs. William M. Parkin, Dr. and Mrs. Pedicord Mrs. Iohn M. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Phillips, Ir. Mrs. Robert F. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Probst Mr. and Mrs. Hugh I. Pugsley Quint Realty Company Mr. Dr. Mr. Henry Reuter and Mrs. A. Dixon Rollit I p6Lfl 0l'l5 Mrs. Iohn Runnette Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Milton Satier Mr. and Mrs. Iohn L, Sargent Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Sauers Dr. and Mrs. Walter R. Seip and Mrs. Frank T. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Miss Sandra Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sharp Shephard Ioseph Shuman David Silverblatt Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Skillman Mr. and Mrs. R. Templeton Smith Mrs. Siddy C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Isaac W. Solomon Mrs. Ias. W. Stocking Mr. Ias. W. Stocking Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Succop Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. G. Mark Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Miss Mary C. Dr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Thorpe Trimble I. H. Trumpeter Two Friends -Hans and Von Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. and Mrs. Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Wm. Henry Venable Frank R. Walton Ira Walton Charles C. Warne Iarnes R. Watson H. M. Wentley R. L. Wilson Karl Zimmerman The staff of the 1956 Thistledown sincerely thank Mr. Ionas of the Ionas Studio and Mr. Marzolf of the Campus Pub- lishing Co. for their help in the preparation of our yearbook. mon? udinemi anal pro eariiona 120,04 Compliments of CALDWELL 6. GRAHAM WILKINSBURG, PA. It 1t's Ccrsucxl and Good Looking You Know It's From THE SURREY 319 Grant Street, Downtown 5419 Walnut Street, Shadyside Best Wishes to the CLASS OF 1956 Compliments of POLI'S RESTAURANT SQUIRREL HILL Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments ot the HOLIDAY HOUSE Route 22 Compliments of P E G G Y ' S 224 S. Highland Avenue Compliments of CRANDALL, MCKENZIE 6: HENDERSON, INC. A FRIEND CLEANTHRU DRY CLEANERS Hlland 1-5390 PITTSBURGH 8. PA Compliments of Compliments A FRIEND of the CLASS OF 1959 MA 1-1300 G I D A S EVERYTHING IN FLOWERS 3719 Forbes Street Pittsburgh 12, Pc. I i, ,,,, mon? uaineda ana! lgrokddionaf lgeofog AT l-9121 A. 6 B. 'SMITH COMPANY Everything for the Artist, Engineer, Droftsmom 633 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh 30, Pu. 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