Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE REVEREND CANON F. DOUGLAS HENDERSON. D.D. HEADMASTER Canon Henderson was bom in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada on July 31st, 1916. In 1935 he graduated from Bridgewater High School, Nova Scotia, entering the University of King's College the fall of the same year. Ordained in May, 1941 he was placed in charge of the Parish of Georgetown, Prince Edward Island. He became Rector of St. James’ Parish in Port Hill in 1942. In 1945 he became Director of Christian Education at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Charlottetown, P.E.I. In December, 1946 he came to the United States to take the position of Director of Christian Education at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in St. Paul, where he remained until the spring of 1948. He was made a Canon of St. Mark’s Cathedral in 1948 by Bishop Keeler. From 1948 until December, 1952 Canon Henderson was the first Director of Christian Education of the Diocese of Minnesota. In addition, he started a camping program for the Diocese of Minnesota at Cass Lake, and taught at the Carle-ton Summer Conference for six years. On January 1st, 1953 he became Rector and Headmaster of Brcck School. In 1956 he led the school to establish a new campus at the present site on the River Road in Minneapolis. In May, 1959 he received a Doctor of Divinity-degree from Scabury-Western Theological Seminary-. Canon Henderson is characterized by leadership, sincerity and friendliness. 7

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HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY Scvcnty-six years ago Brcck School was founded to sene a purpose. The purpose was to provide a good well-rounded education for worthy children. Brock’s purpose is still the same today even though Breck has changed much since 1886. Breck first provided the well-rounded education to the sons and daughters of farmers near Wilder, Minnesota as a country day school. As times changed and public schools moved in, the need for Brcck on the prairie decreased and it was moved to St. Paul. Brcck opened in St. Paul in 1917 as a college preparatory school. Since then courses have been modernized and the school has passed through a period as a military school during and following World War II. Brcck has moved three times, first to a new site in St. Paul in 1922 and, after adding several buildings there, to Minneapolis in 1957, where it is now. “Brcck was founded to provide a well-rounded education for worthy children.” The well-rounded education may be called the complete education for it deals with ever)' phase of a boy’s life. Though basically an academic institution, Brcck puts a great deal of stress on religion and athletics. It tries to produce a whole boy who is intellectually, physically and spiritually ready for college and life after college. Breck docs this by requiring a stiff college preparatory curriculum. There is also a compulsory athletic program that requires each boy to participate in a sport each season. The boys have a choice of sport and they play with other boys of equal ability. Brcck also requires a Sacred Studies course. It is these last two points that make Breck different from most other schools and most people feel this is a worthwhile difference. 6

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From left to right: Morrow Peyton. William Powell, Robert Giles, Jr., the Rev. Robert Woodruff, William Cordingly, Laurcw Ack-man, l e Sutton, Walter G. Andrew , the Rev. Canon F. Douglai Hrndrraon. Reuben I.. Anderson, Mr . Dorothy Rader, Mr Dudley BOARD OF The Board of Trustees is the governing body for Breck School. Their main concern is to decide all policy and plan the school’s financial program. The Board meets quarterly and at these meetings discusses the projects of such committees as Long Range Planning, Transportation, and Finance. Bishop Hamilton H. Kellogg is the Chairman of the Board while the President, Reuben L. Anderson, serves as chairman for the meetings. Hcgrnrr, Kenneth H. Dahlbcrg, Prr»ton Haglin, C. E. Bayliu Griggt, Emil P. Fronk, Sheldon Johmon. Member absent: James Binger, the Rt. Rev. Hamilton H. Kellog, William E. Mudge, Walter N. Trtnerry, Dr. Marty Hall. David Ramsay, Jr., Wesley Chandler. TRUSTEES Each member is elected to a three-year term, with the Executive Committee being exempt from this rotation. The Executive Committee is composed of the following: Bishop Kellogg; Mr. Anderson; Mr. Morrow Peyton, Treasurer; Mr. William Powell, Secretary; Canon Henderson, the Headmaster; and two members-at-large, Mr. Walter Andrews and Mr. James Binger. 8