Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-03-05
TwinbroOk
Mrs. Hepner
Featured
In Ballet
BY Rita e. Elliott
Garden 1896

-aAA1nDrOOk s JaQueilne ttepnel
was one of the featured artists
Sunday at a highly successful
Lisner Auditorium performance
Of the Washington Ballet.
Mrs. Hepner's 20-year career
as ballet performer, instructor
and student began when she was
eight and is continuing, despite
her duties as housewife, mother
Of two youngsters (both ballet
erlthusiasts), director of Twin
brook School of Ballet at 12801
Ardennes ave-, and participant
in school and community activi
ties.
The dancer was still in make
up for her starring role in the
new ballet "Etalage,' when the
critics said she danced to per.
lection"
For her, the new ballet com
paliy means an opportunity to
continue her career. She danced
n.this country and abroad with
the New York City Ballet before
her marriage.
But more important, she feels
that the company's rapid devel-
opf1ent as a truly community
organization will mean that
young Washington area dancers
win have local professional
goal to work toward. Hereto.
fore as in her own case, the
only outlets were the New York
cQmpanies-the Ballet Russo,
the Ballet Theatre, and the New
York City Ballet.
Also backstage when we Wis
tied her was Kathleen Dulin, a
sparkling 15-year-old company
soloist who lives at 1907 Halsey
rd. Kathy, a student at Richard
Montgomery High School, had a
strong role in the premiere per-
Torrance Of the new ballet
sOndine."
At the Tfwnbrook P!TA meet
ing next Monday evening DR.. C.
Taylor Whittier, superintendent
Of schools for Montgomery
County, will be the guest speak.
er. He will touch on several sub
iects at the request of the P-TA
president, Greg Wore. The meet.
ing will begin promptly at 8 pm.
Announcement has been
made by Mrs. Marion lockwood,
principal of Twinbrook Elemen-
tary, that the construction of
the 10-room addition will begin
soon. Completion is set for early
winter 1859. Since this will prob
ably involve double sessions for
first and second graders a spe-
cial meeting was called yester-
day morning of all kindergar-
ten and first grade parents to
solve some of the problems of
double sessions, such as pro-
gram and length Of sessions.
At the Meadow Hall P-TA
meeting the guest speaker last
Tuesday was Sonia Bremen,
elementary supervisor at the
Board of Education. Her sub
iect was what Makes Johnny
Read?"
Last Thursday evening a spe-
cial meeting was called by TEA
to discuss the Halpine I'd. cross
ing. Asked to attend were the
past presidents, Leighton Dud-
ley. Tom Lawrey. Bob Rapp.
Others attending were Bill Hep
ner, Ed Gardner, John Mosher,
Bucky Seaton, Bernard Silver.
The meeting was opened by Lee
Woelk. the first vice president.
After a two-hour discussion the
opinion of Leighton Dudley. for.
mer president, was against
gates. He felt they are only
traps. Ed Gardner, former TEA
traffic chairman, felt that TEA
should remain on the course for
merly taken by the past admin.
istration:
"a adoption of the relocation
OF Halpine I'd. which was orig.
inally started in 1858, with little
success since then; and (2) to
push for the overpass at Rollins
ave.
Contrary to Eds opinion the
city Is cooperating fully with
TEA representatives at this
time.
Meanwhile the city manager,
Walter Scheiber, has received a
letter from BIO general agent,
Mr.. Murphy of Baltimore, who
Is the general superintendent in
this area. Also the city manager
Is making a study which he will
present to the mayor and Coun-
Gil at their earliest convenience.
John o. Moser, present Traf.
fic e. Safety Chairman of TEA,
has written a letter to the mayor
and Council to remind them of
their responsibility to hasten
some action at this crossing. He
asked:
ID earliest possible opening
Of Rollins ave. overpass;
ca an extension of Ardennes
Into Halpine I'd;
(3) regarding and leveIing ap.
prOaches to railroad on both