Casady School - Twister Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Dads' Club The Casady Dads' Club, which was organized in the fall ofl954 to further the interests of the school in anyway it could, has undertaken one main proiect this year. lt is to install lights on the football field so that night games may be played at home. This proiect was originally started in the spring of l955, but because of the construction of the new gym, it was necessarily delayed. The Dads' Club felt that lighting the football field would be the most worth- while proiect they could undertake at this time, and that it would have the most benefit to the greatest number of people. Construction is expected to get under way sometime late this spring or early sum- mer in order that the lights be ready for next fall. Ralph Bolen, chairman of the Clubs AYl1letiC COIN' mittee, is in charge of the proiect. ln addition to lighting the football field, the Dads' Club has been active in studying means of promoting better public relations for the school, and in bringing about better understanding between students, faculty and parents. It has also under- written several smaller proiects such as paying for filming several football games this past season. Any father who has a son or daughter at Casady is invited to become a member of the Casady Dads' Club and nearly all of them are. Dues are 5l0.00 a year and all money is used to help the school. Of- ficers of the Club for the past year were: Lowe Runkle, president, John Nichols, vice-president, Kenneth Ellison, treasurer, Dr. Charles Wilson, secretary, Directors are: Del Rentzel, O. K. Butler, Dr. Wm. lshmael, Dr. Fred Hood, Ralph Bolen, Glenn Clark, Kenneth Draper, Tony Calvert, Howard Glasgow, J. S. Montgomery and Robert Spahn. Front row, left to right: Mr. Kenneth Ellison, Mr. Kenneth Draper, Mr. Lowe Runkle and Mr. Glenn Clark. Second row: Mr. J. S. Montgomery and Mr. Porch. Third row: Dr. W. K. lshmael, Dr. Charles Wilson, and Mr. John Nichols.

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Board of Trustees Front row, left to right: Nr. Shaun Kelly, Jr., headmasterp Dr. John H. Lamb, Dr. D. H. O'Donoghue. Back row: Mr. Brooks Hall, Mr. Boston W. Smith, Mr. George T. Pew, Mr. Horace K. Calvert, Mr. Howard W. Taber, assistant head- master. Not Pictured! Mr. John J. Coates, Mr. Jose h F. Connolly, Mr. Clifford L. Frates, Mr. Frank J. Hightower, Mr. Donald S. Kennedy, Mr. Edward H. Miller, Mr. Vjilliam P. Morrison, The Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell, Mr. Charles R. Walbert. The chief concern of the Board during the past year has been financial. The money was raised for the buildings through a private fund-raising organi- zation. However, more money will be needed. The gym has been the material feature this year. lt has been in great demand during the past and is certain- ly a welcome sight now. lts modern facilities and the beauty of the building itself will add much to school activities. As Casady grows the need for more buildings increases. The next big step in this building program is the plans for the elementary school. This is not only to be a help to Casady, but also to the impera- tive needs of the community. lt will provide its students with a better foundation to meet Casady's high school requirements. Many parents also want a better and more advanced elementary school for ...10.- their children. The library is to follow the elemen- tary school and it, in turn, will be followed by the installation of the new organ, given to the school by Mr. Reginald Auchincloss. The scholarship program has been an important proiect this year, too. There are, at present, twenty- three students on scholarships at Casady. The more the scholarship program can be enlarged, the stron- ger the school will be. One of the greatest problems, however, involves the faculty. We need a good retirement program, an annual salary increase, and possibly a means to furnish summer employment. We are exceptionally pleased with the fine iob the Board has done this year and we know that they will continue to do as well in the future.

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The Right Reverend Thomas Casady The Right Reverend Thomas Casady, D.D., S.T.D., secrated the 3rd Missionary Bishop of the Missionary Oklahoma on October 2, T927. ln l937, Oklahoma diocese. For 26 years, before his retirement on .lune he lead the Episcopal church and left it strong in was con- District of became a 6th, l953, the faith. ln i946 he expressed his desire for a church school, repre- senting the cultural and spiritual standards of the Episcopal church. This was the foundation of Casady. Bishop Casady was a member of the Board of Trustees from T947 to l954, at which time he became Trustee Emeritus. From i952 to the spring of 1954, he Served as our school chaplain, coming each morning for the 8:30 service. Only his severely failing sight forced him to drop his responsibilities as our chaplain. The informality of his talks in Chapel proved in- spirational to each of us. His wisdom and concern for us set an example which we all should follow. Since his retirement he has returned to Casady for several morning services. We are all very proud of Bishop Casady for whom our school is named, we are proud of him as the founder of our school, we are grateful to him for his spiritual leadership and his pioneer- ing couiogep we appreciate his genuine friendship. We wish him the best of luck in his well deserved retirement. The Right Reverend Chilton Powell The Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell has been doing an excellent job for the benefit of Casady School since he was consecrated as the Bishop of Oklahoma. Not only does he take an interest in the school by being an important member of the Board of Trus- tees, but also in our Chapel services. The School is interested in developing the religious spirit of the students, the kind of spirit which binds person to person and all to God. ln this broad, yet important sense, Casady is a Church School in which the students are able to achieve a more mature way of life on the campus, at home, and in the commun- ity. Because ofhis leadership, the students hold Bishop Powell as a great guide for their spiritual life. -12--