Casady School - Twister Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Mr. john I. Coates Mr. joseph F. Connolly Mr. Frank I. Hightower Mr. Donald S. Kennedy Dr. john H. Lamb Mr. Edward H. Miller THE TRUSTEES Dr. D. H. O'Donoghue, President Mr. Horace K. Calvert, Secretary Mr. Brooks Hall, Treasurer Mr. William P. Morrison, Ir. Mr. George T. Pew The Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell Mr. Boston W. Smith Mr Charles R. Walbert The place of the Cas-ady Board of Trustees in the life of the school cannot be underesti- mated. The spirit, concern, and efficient work of this group are the life blood of Casady. Not directly concemed with the day to day administration of Casady, the Board of Trus- tees' flmction is to decide the policy of the school and to draw up the long range plans and goals of the school. In building the Middle School, the Board of Trustees has made sigiificant progress toward achieving one of its ultimate goals, that is,to have the entire school located on one campus. Pleased with the present buildings of the Middle School, Trustees have plans for a 875,000 science and fine arts building to complete that area of the school. In the area of long range plan- ning, the board has set a possible location of the Lower School on the east side of the lake. This property, formerly owned by the Y.M.C.A., was obtained by the Board in an equal footage trade this year, whereby the northwest corner of Casady's eighty acres on Pennsylvania Avenue was given to the Y. This advantageous transaction enables the school to have space for future growth and gives the Y.M.C.A. a location closer to the athletic facilities of the school. These plans for the future, combined with others involving the new Casady library, the reno- vation of Cochran and Allen Halls, and new space for a centralized administration to replace the inadequate Cochran location, are but a part of the vital and dynamic plans with which the Cas- P ady Board of Trustees have concerned themselves during the year, it is this dynamism that is the real basis of the spirit to which this book is dedicated and which has made possible the quality of Casady School. I0

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THE RT. REV. CHILTON POWELL The position of the Bishop in the life of Casady School both in his capacity as spiritual head and as a member of the Board of Trustees makes his interest and actions for the betterment of Casady one of the school's most valuable assets. Per- haps he has been appreciated most in his not infrequent chapel talks. An assignment to speak at the Casady moming chapel service is a traditionally tough assignment. A faculty of diverse intellectual interests and a student body ranging in age from thirteen to eighteen years old sternly, politely and often sleepily faces every guest speaker. When the Rt. Rev. Chilton Powell is a chapel visitor, attention does not lag, and the diverse listeners are not disappointed. The visits of the Bishop serve more than any other single factor to inject a Christian, Episcopal element into the life ofthe school. The Bishop's vital, energetic personality has impressed his position as spiritual administrator of Casady School into a reality that such a position does not usually carry. His chapel visits and his legendarily good baccalaureate messages have always been of such a high quality that his influence has been great enough to penetrate most of the thinking Casady element. Any bishop would command respect because of his positiong Bishop Powe1l's position of high regard among Casadians is based on something far more important than token respect, for Casadians have had the chance to absorb some of his tremendous spiritual energy. i Il