St Marks School of Texas - Marksmen Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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histor department Glenn W. Hawkes fupper leflj, head of the Social Studies Department, identifies with Wesleyan Uni- versity, Harvard University, B.A., M.A., D.Ed. The only man on the SM faculty with'a doctorate green Triumph . .. ureaction formationw . . . Freud, Erikson, and Unamuno. The curriculum, the faculty, and three years of SM students have felt the effect of his imaginative and inquiring mind. ulf youire con- fused about this, you should be. ltis a confusing problem. Sorry guys, no easy answerl' . . . 'flust donft accept blindly what I say, I could be playing a role. Frank X. Coneff fextreme top rightj came to St. Mark's in 1965 to teach in the Social Studies Area. He has studied at the University of Detroit, Creighton University, SMU, and NTSUg he holds Ph.B. and M.Ed. degrees. Mr. Goneff is the advisor to the Fifth Grade, he also coaches the 7th and Sth grade foot- ball teams. Gerald Hacker fnext to Mr. Coneffj has attended Baylor University and Southern Methodist University, and holds BA. and M.A. degrees. He came to SM in 1960, and served this year as the Sixth Grade class sponsor, sponsor of the Audio Vidiots fa Middle School audio-visual hobby clubl, and as a soccer coach for the Freshman team. Mr. Alan C. Stewart fwith Mrs. Cochran, leftj, a member of the Social Studies Department, came to St. Mark's after earning a B.A. degree from Dart- mouth College and after studying at S.M.U. Mr. Stewart has been seventh grade class advisor and coached the seventh and eighth grade football team. A member of the Social Studies Department for one year, Mrs. Alice Cochran holds a BA. from Rice University and an M.A. from SMU. She delights her U.S. History class with various stories of her harrowing experiences in Europe.

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C X attitude-changers, club wielders R lg' ,lohn Huie fleftj joined the St. lVIark's faculty in 1966 as a member of the Social Studies Depart- ment, and it wasnit long before his Outward Bound fand countless otherj experiences began to rub off . .. the Searchers and the ldentity 81 Democracy course are only two results, direct or indirect, of his presence. Mr. Huie holds a B.A. from Davidson College and an lVl.A. from Emory University, and presently fills the post of Dean of Students and advisor to the Student Council. John J. Connolly, Head of the Upper School and member of the Language Department, has taught at St. Mark's since 1949 ill. He has attended Boston College, the Universitie de Besancon, Boston Uni- versity, and Tufts, and has earned B.A. and MA. degrees. In his nineteen years at SM, Mr. Connolly has taught English, Latin, and Ancient History, as well as serving as house mother to post-1960 foreigners. His own self-portrait: Hattitude-changer, club wielder, dirty-look giver, dirty-look taker, truant officer, deadpanner, hemlock-drinker, watcher and waiter, etc. . . .W

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Ms. as 1 C ' 3 vm, A Hampton Howell Hl fccnler righlj '4Hamp- sterf, A new addition to the SM Social Studies Area from Harvard lB.A.l and the Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts. Has shown that eighth-graders are capable of almost anything. Who's the funny-looking guy with the helmet?7' Chicago cop look-alike award winner, who lives with his wife, Maureen, in a multicolored house on Lovers Lane. Kurt G. Wolff fcenlerj, of the Social Studies Area, holds a HA. degree from Swarthmore College. He joined the St. Mark's faculty in 1967, and has since became chief activist for the campus anti-establish- mentarian movement. Teacher most concerned about the illegilimale intrusion of authority. John Pierre Ameer fcenler Ieflj of the Social Studies Department and Head of the Middle School, joined the St. lVlark's faculty in l967 and still denies categorization into any group. He holds a HA. degree from Yale College and attended the Princeton Theological Seminary. The sharpest analytical mind in the school. Benson Murray frightj, a member of the St. Mark's faculty since 1962, divides his time as a history teacher and as Director of College Placement. He has attended Princeton University, the University of Michigan, the American University of Beirut, Co- lumbia University, the University of Kansas City, and the Teachers' College of Columbia. He has earned B.A. and lVl.A. degrees.