We were invited to tea at the Main House and took turns serving. And most of us went to Mass every day. Gibbons also remembers playing bridge at the snack bar and walking along Glebe Road to the local Howard Johnson s for ice cream. Parking wasn t a problem then, because cars were not allowed on campus. However, many educational traditions familiar to today s Marymount students were evident in those early years.
Gibbons particularly remembers the strong emphasis on serving others.
She recalls going regularly to Walter Reed Hospital, with a group of her classmates, to help soldiers returning from the Korean War. The girls read aloud to the servicemen, and wrote letters for them. In addition to opportunities for service, Marymount offered students in the 1950s a number of campus activities, including drama club and glee club. Athletics including field hockey, golf, and swimming rounded out the young women s education. In the sixties, America saw an increasing demand for higher education as the Baby Boom generation began to graduate from high school.