Friends School of Baltimore - Quaker Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Miss Anderson came to Friends in June of 1963; she ends her work at school this June. During her six years at Friends she involved herself in an exhaustive list of activities. She taugh t English, Public Speaking, and a Religion course. Miss Anderson acted as adviser to the Affiliation Committee and to the Quaker. She also undertook the arduous task of assisting the girls in college guidance, using her perceptive nature in advising the girls. Besides these, she organized the June Week events, the school’s testing program, the school’s activity program, and the in-service training of teachers. More recently, Miss Anderson began as adviser to the seventh and eighth grades’ program. She as- sisted in planning their curriculum and acted as disciplinarian to those grades. She also worked with the Junior Council, making it a more vital and organized part of the seventh and eighth grade program. Of course her most notable position was as Dean of Girls. Her office, never locked, was an open place for any girl to air her difficulties. When Miss Anderson leaves this year she will be remembered with respect and, more important, with affection. The Quaker staff would particularly like to thank Miss Anderson for the long hours of editing and the proof-reading she did—and for her patience with us.

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ADMINISTRATION MR. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON Mr. Richardson led his students again through the idioms and irregular verbs of Tartuffe, La Chute, and Contes d’ Aujourd’hui. Besides his academic work, he attempts to get thirty-two boys into the colleges of their choice. As Dean of Boys he also serves as disciplinarian for grades 9-12. Mr. Johnson’s office is a perpetually crowded area. Assisting ‘the girls of the eleventh and twelfth grades in college guidance, he listens patiently as they air their endless frustrations. He also teaches the religious ethics course which serves as an opportunity not only for “stimulating reading” but as an open forum for students’ opinions. MR. STANLEY B. JOHNSON III DR. W. BYRON FORBUSH Dr. Forbush, as Headmaster of Friends School, co-ordinated the facul- ty and school activities. This year he also faced an invasion by a school evaluation committee and dealt with student activities. Within the privacy of his fish-bowl office, he talked with teachers and parents, as well as giving an ear to student problems.

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Mr. Peacock and Miss Dibert Mr. Nicolls, with his unique perspective and humor teaches English, American, and European history courses. He has an interest for the basic principles of history and human behavior. For his students, how- ever, his complete recall of the finest details and events is his most awe-inspiring quality. Not only does he give his students a thorough knowledge of history, but he also enriches his classes with stories and anec- dotes that bring events of the past into room 205. Mrs. Richardson FACULTY Friends’ most experienced teachers, Miss Dibert and Mr. Peacock are instru- mental in accustoming the seventh grad- ers to the upper school. Miss Dibert teaches them both grammar and litera- ture while Mr. Peacock familiarizes them with mathematics. But after forty- three years as a member of the faculty, Mr. Peacock has announced his retire- ment. Many Friends’ athletes got their start as Midgets under his expert coach- ing, while other students retain mem- ories of his travels. Mr. Nicolls Mrs. Richardson, as the librarian, has been busy keeping the library full of recent and interesting books. She also offered valuable assistance to the seniors in planning the Bazaar. Work- ing with various architects and com- panies, Mrs. Richardson has been mak- ing long range plans for the creation of an extensive and well-stocked reference and popular library. New furniture, books, files, and other materials will be purchased in the coming years.