Cheshire Academy - Rolling Stone Yearbook (Cheshire, CT)

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History Seabufry Hall, left, one of the older buildings on campus, now houses almost thirty classrooms, two lounges, and the disciplinarian's office. At one time or another every upper school student enters this main door and becomes part of a tradition stretching hack to the Civil War era pictured below. Clad in their military uniforms, students and faculty parade before the main classroom building of a century ago, old Horton Hall, lost in a violent fire in the early 1900's.

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Foreword With the introduction of new ideas and the desire to progress, man has rapidly changed his environment. The changes he has brought about since the beginning of history have been fruitful as well as plentiful. The .pages of this yearbook contain graphic manifestations of our theme: '6The Changing Times. The original student art and photographs attempt to show nianis progress in the course of time. The end papers contrast the classic structure of Bowden Hall, built in 17911-, with the modern architectural design of the new Arthur Sheriff Field House, dedicated in 1964. The original painting opposite this page dramatically expresses the change in artistic style by contrasting the realistic portrayal of Bowden Hall with the superimposed op art. The theme is further shown in the changes introduced this year: the uses of duotone and color photography and the replacement of single division pages by double division pages. Although our campus has changed physically throughout the years, the Academy's tradition is still the same: to produce men sound in mind, body, and character. Our yearbook has also assumed a new appearance in almost every aspect, but our tradition is still the same: to record the activities of a school year. Before you now is the history of The Cheshire Academy for the school year 1964-1965. The Editors

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of the Cheshire Academy From the time the Academy was conceived as a church school in 1794, it has flourished and de- veloped into a preparatory school of national and international renown. The first principal was the Reverend John Bow- den, and from his time to 1838, the era of the Reverend Eben Edwards Beardsley, students did not board at school but lived with private families in the village. The school continued as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut throughout the nineteenth century. From 1862 to 1892, the Academy, although con- tinuing its Episcopal affiliations, became in part a military school. During a period prior to 1916 it was known as the Cheshire School. From 1916 The present gymnasium is about to enter a new era, as its still functional but hardly adequate facilities will assume a new role. to 1937 the Cheshire School combined with the Roxbury School. ln 1937, the Connecticut Assembly granted a new charter to the school as a non-profit institution, and the name Cheshire Academy was permanently assumed. With the coming of Mr. Arthur N. Sheriff, fifty years ago, a new concept of education was adopted. This concept, deeply rooted in New England tradi- tions, has promoted a good neighbor policy which has affected the lives of most students. Teaching all students to respect each other and work as brother with brother, this policy has furthered greatly the achievements of the Cheshire commu- nity. An early photograph reveals the ceiling framework of the newly- dedicated Arthur Sheriff Field House. The field house will take on the heavy responsibilities of the old gym.