Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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From left to right: John Peyton, tirawier; Peter Johraon, vice-pre ident; Oakley Pearaon. lerrctary; Fred Jungcr, president. SENIOR CLASS Usually a senior class article expresses surprise that the hoys have reached their senior year. In this class, however, there was no surprise because every boy knew in the back of his mind that lie would make it. Perhaps this makes them sound like a “cocky” bunch but they aren't. They are proud and hold their heads high, but with a good reason. One has only to look at the record they have compiled in their years at Breck to understand this attitude. Academically, in College Board and other tests they have done better as a whole than any other senior class has done for many years. The ability they have shown on these tests has also been carried over into the classrooms. They have all compiled respectable records and they wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t lxxau.se the school stresses academic work. Athletically, they have contributed to varsity sports for three, and even four, years. Each year this contribution has grown because of the development of talent and even the discovery of new talent among their number. In football this year, for instance, nine of them started on the first team and gained the respect of all their opponents. They were told at the beginning of the year that they would lead the school and they have. Seven of them arc Prefects who lead the Upper Forms. These Prefects arc greatly aided by the example the rest of the class sets. Their future is also bright. They will be represented in colleges and universities from New England to California. There is not one of their number who doesn’t show great promise of entering a college and doing very well. They are proud of their accomplishments and prospects, but they arc also proud of their school and thankful to it for the help it has given them in their development. They will be missed as they will miss Breck but they will leave many things to lx- remembered by — for example, the footprints of some of their more infamous members present'd in cement for posterity ( or at least until the city tears up 42nd Street again). to

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SEATED, Irfi to right: Richard Hegentr (Fonn V prrfcct). Bill Harley, Ken Santome. George Patti ton (Form IV prefect), Randy Srhapiro (Form I prefect), Clint Miller. Antony Harriion; STANDING: the Rev. Ernest Campbell, Milte Mishou (Form II prefect), Tom Kjellberg (athletic prefect), Peter Johnson (school prefect), Fred Junger (Form III prefect), Walter Heustis. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council brings the voice of the student body to an organized focal point. It has its roots in the class meetings. The president and vice president of each Form are representatives on the Council. They bring their class’s ideas before the representatives of all the other Forms. Many times the procedure is just the opposite. The Council will submit one of its concerns to the student body via the Form meetings. The Prefects, also Council members, arc representatives of the Administration. Some of the matters which the Student Council dealt with this past year were candy sales. Homecoming button sales, the Homecoming Dance, the Mid-Winter Formal, the United Fund Drive, and a St. Barnabas Hospital Volunteer program. The officers elected were: as president, Peter Johnson; as secretary, Michael Mishou; as treasurer, Fred Junger; and as parliamentarian, Randy Schapiro. The Rev. Ernest Campbell was the faculty advisor. The Student Council met every Monday, its meetings following “Robert’s Rules of Order.” After the meetings the minutes were posted on the bulletin board for the student body to read. Ultimately then, the Student Council consists of the main elements of the student body, assembled in a small group which is a more organized seat for discussion. 9

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Entered Breck 1961, soccer, v. 6, basketball: j.v. 6, tennis: v. 6. “Rudy” was bom in Cunco, a small city in the northwestern part of Italy. It is very near the first section of the Alps. Last year he won an American Field Service scholarship for a year of study and experience in the United States. In August, 1961, Rudy came to Minneapolis to stay at the Stanley Smith’s house and to attend Breck School as a senior. In Italy Rudolfo has already attended the first three years of the Liceo Scientifico, which corresponds to the American high school. When he returns to Italy, he will still have to study for two years in order to graduate. Rudy’s Italian school doesn’t have extracurricular activities so he spends most of his time at his favorite hobby, building and flying model airplanes. He also takes an active part in his Italian Boy Scout troop. Rudy seems to be a typical Italian in that he speaks more with his hands. His waving gestures and shrugs of the head added spice to any class discussion. Rudy has had only three years of English in Italy so his difficulty in communication is understandable. Nevertheless, he is a very naturalacting and frank boy. Not liking something he would come right out and say so but, as a gentle- man, he listened more than he spoke. Rudy was right at home on the soccer field since he had played it in Italy previously but he couldn’t understand football. He said the boys were standing around more than they were playing. He is used to action all the time. If Rudy is typical, Italy must be filled with some very nice people. li You can have this along with Max’s spaghetti.