Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ASSISTANT TO THE HEADMASTER Mrs. Dorothy Rader, a person with whom all concerned with the school are acquainted, has this year officially become the Assistant to the Headmaster. Mrs. Rader came to Breck in 1955 as Canon Henderson’s secretary and has continued in that post up to this year. In her new capacity she is working with the Headmaster in such areas as college admissions and counselling; representation at national conferences; liaison between the Headmaster's office and the Mother's Club and Women's Association; and in general relations with the school community. In her own words, the work involved “isn’t really so differcnt-thcre's just more of it. Mrs. Rader has two sons, Luke and Steve, both of whom graduated from Breck; and her experience with the school not only has been far-reaching, but has earned her the respect of all. She assures us that she is immortal, so it looks as if she will continue to be with Breck for years to come. We hope so, and we wish her the best in her new position. 13

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ASSISTANT HEADMASTER This year a new face has appeared in the Assistant Headmaster's office and has become a common sight to faculty and students alike throughout the school. Robert W. Herbert, who comes to the school with a wealth of experience in independent education. is a 1951 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College, where he earned his B.A. with Honors in History; and of Columbia University, where he received his M.A. in History in 1951. Mr. Herbert graduated from The Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut, and served in World War II as a section leader in the American Field Service. After leaving Columbia he taught History at The Hill School in Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1961, during which time he studied at the American School for Classical Studies in Athens in the summer of 1957 and spent the following year on an exchange mastership at Clifton College in Bristol, England. In 1961 Mr. Herbert went to Phoenix Country Day School as Assistant Headmaster and served as Headmaster from 1962 to 1966. We wish Mr. Herbert the best fortune in his new position and hope that he will be with the school for many years to come. 12

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Administrative Assistant Mr. Krrmit W. Si rebel, B.A.. M A. Mr. Kermit W. Strebcl. the school's able Administrative Assistant, came to Breck in 1965 with an impressive background. Born in 1920, he graduated from high school in Arlington. Minnesota with the class of '38. After receiving his B.A. from Carleton College. After briefly attending the Harvard Business School he enlisted in the Navy at the outbreak of World War Two. During the war Mr. Strcl ol served in a number of posts on both land and sea. After the war Mr. Strcbcl elected to remain in the Navy. From 1946 to 1965 he served in various executive positions of progressively increasing authority and responsibility. During this time he worked in such diversified places as Atlantic City, Guantan-omo Bay, Cleveland, Denver, Paris, The Pacific Fleet, Washington, D.C., and Yorktown. Virginia. His last job with the Navy was as Comptroller of the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, a major base with an annual budget of fifteen million dollars and employing in excess of seventeen hundred persons. While holding this responsibility Mr. Strcbel attended night school at George Washington University and, in 1965, received his Masters Degree in Personnel Administration. Since coming to Breck Mr. Strebel has been deeply involved in the “Commitment to Betterment.'' He has done a fine job and the Mustang Staff wishes him continued success. The Administrative Assistant confers with his predecessor