Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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To transfer these ideas into reality, he felt Brock should: 1) strengthen its internal academic excellence through expansion of Intensive Education and Asian studies, better evaluation, curriculum coordination, and teacher-student recruiting; and 2) expand its external program in foreign travel, student exchange, and international travel. Mr. Littleford was the moving force behind the forming of the Minnesota Independant School League, a consortium of twenty-five independent secondary schools in the state. Their purposo is to jointly seek support for independent education from foundations, business and industry. They have been in existance for only four years and have raised over one million dollars, the bulk of which has been distributed among the other schools. This program has built Brack's endowment funds so other things - better buildings, improved athletic and music facilities, and a more oxtensive alumni program - could be possible. As'is clear from Breck's current success. Mr. Littleford has pushed Brack to greater heights. These heights have not been scaled easily. Tho climb has come after hard work by Mr. Littleford • after much time spent outside of Brack, persuading parents that Brack has something special to offer. He has spoken at Rotary meetings on the virtues of independant schools, talked with business leaders about supporting Breck. and in general, serving as a spokesman to tho outside world about the promises and opportunities of a small day school. These activities are not always apparent to the students, but they are important nonetheless. They have helped make possible what Breck has accomplished on the inside-reorganixation of the school into Upper, Middle, and Lower Divisions; sponsoring Japanese Week, Black History Week, Bicentennial Week, the China Symposium, and the Scandinavian Celebration. Perhaps most importantly, expanding the endowment fund which has made possible the construction program, with two new wings, a band room, an athetic store, and a drama facility. While serving as the driving force behind these outside and inside activities, Mr. Littleford has not forgotten Breck students. He knows 710 of us by name. He has taught many classes to us. and has attended most of our school events. He has also enforced discipline at Breck. Discipline, wise men have observed, is a form of love. But, above all, he has made Breck a better school. For this reason, The Minting Stiff dedicates the 1980 yearbook to Mr. John C. Littleford. by Spencer Reece (Editor-in-Chief) 5

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DEDICATION John Littleford ha boon headmaster of Brock School for six years. In those years, he has demonstrated two things: 1) he believes in planning big, rather than boing bogged down with details; and 2) he believes in concentrating on results, rather than being sidetracked with problems. He is in short, a man of vision who keeps his eyes squarely on the future. When John Litlteford came in July, 1974, Breck was an Episcopal Day School with 670 students, a stalled building program, and a scanty endowment. Today, Breck has over 710 students, recently completed new construction, and is rapidly building its ondowmont funds. These are not smsll achievements, and Mr. Littleford deserves credit for making thorn possible. Mr. Littleford came to Breck with experience, gained during six yoars at Eastern preparatory schools, and with dreams. Thoso dreams included ideas to help Breck grow in stature and in size.

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Mike Wilson Director of Lower School Kathryn Harper Assistant Headmaster John Littleford Headmaster