Winchester Thurston School - Thistledown Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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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'

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-T pl? ,--1' n ,,,...--' Qareuford Young children came from noble families to be pages at the Court of King Arthur where they were trained in ways of gentle- ness, humility, obedience, and honor. They learned to ride and hunt, they were trained to be armor bearers for the knights whose status they hoped to acquire some day, they were taught to havc respect for their super- iors and devotion to their king. 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.

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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 ,. '