Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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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

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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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Director Of Testing lr. John Nelson began teaching at Breck thirty-six years ago. His mathematical grasp and uncanny ability to tell if homework was not done soon earned him the nickname the “Fox”. While Mr. Nelson officially retired two years ago and taught his last regular class last year he continues at Breck in the capacity of Director of Testing. In this position he still has contact with the students, many of them sons of Mr. Nelson’s former students. We all hope that Mr. Nelson will stay on at Breck in his present capacity. For when he goes a little bit of Breck goes along with him. The 1967 Mustang Staff extends its best wishes to a great teacher and a great man, Mr. John Nelson, the “Fox.” sons of Mr. Nelson’s former students. 15