Grosse Pointe University School - Pericon Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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IN MEMORIAM GAITHER McDONALD GARRETT Those of us who knew Mr. Garrett were deeply shocked to hear of his sudden death last September. Mr. Garrett came to Detroit University School in 1940 as an instructor in Science and also as Director of the Athletic Program. In 1943 he was appointed Assistant to the Headmaster but for the school year 1948-1949 he served as Acting Headmaster. Mr. Garrett continued as Assistant to the Headmaster until 1952 when he left to become Headmaster of Park School, Indianapolis, Indiana. Here he entered into the school life as completely as he had done at D.U.S. In addition to his duties as Headmaster, he planned a drive for funds to improve and expand the physical facilities and he lived to see the fulfillment of his dream. Mr. Garrett will long be remembered by D.U.S. boys for his deep interest in their welfare and for his determination to see that each boy developed his potential to the fullest degree.

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DEDICATION MRS. BLASHILL We express our appreciation to you, Mrs. Blashill, for meeting with calm efficiency the limitless demands we have made on your talents and skills as our librarian. Your under- standing of our requirements has averted many a deadline panic. We hope, in this ded- ication, to express in small measure our appreciation for your unselfish devotion, knowing that your continuing presence in the school is a legacy for those who come after us.

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T0 THE CLASS OF 1958: Well, you have arrived! And in the course of your journey you have had a great many experi- ences. This book will be a reminder for years to come of the high points of your days in the school. You will pick it up from time to time to reminisce, to smile, to wonder what happened to old so-and-so fdo you suppose he's still there?D, perhaps even to shed a tear. All in all, it will call to mind happy and profitable years which you devoted to growing up, to learning, to becoming what you are. What the school gave you can only be meas- urerd by you yourselves as you subsequently re- view your total experience here with the perspec- tive and detachment which will come to you as you draw gradually away from the immediate scene. What you have given the school can be measured now and is worthy of record. As a class your approach to the responsibility of leading the school has been thoughtful and serious. You have discharged this responsibility with distinction and with genuine concern for the welfare of the school. I have been particularly pleased with your reaction to the faculty's request for assistance in the area of service , your ac- ceptance of the idea and your efforts to promote it in the school community. Much remains to be done, but with your help a start has been made. I would like to cite, too, the part you have played in strengthening our chapel services. Many of you have devoted a great deal of time to preparing talks which, delivered Cnot easily, I knowj with sincerity and dignity, have made the chapels truly significant. I would hope that some of what you have heard and said in these services may remain with you to be practiced in your lives. Finally, the record of the class of 1958 on the fields of play deserves acknowledgement. Determination, teamwork and hard work brought the highest honors to the school in football. And as the boys gave their all, the school responded with a new spirit of support in appreciation of their efforts. The girls, too, are writing a new page in the record book, reaching their peak in basket- ball. If the records in the spring are as good, it will have been a banner year in the school's ath- letic history. And so, suddenly, you become alumni - gone, but never forgotten -- leaving with us a part of yourselves, to be remembered with pride and affection.