Cincinnati Country Day School - Archive Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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was responsible for bringing a time-sharing computer terminal to the schoot. He proceeded to teach programming to his students, and two years later in- creased computer use brought another terminal to Country Day. Since the spring of this year, the school has had its own small computer which has allowed even greater throughput of student programs. Sometimes, passing the computer room after hours, one can hear the teletype clacking away and then hear Mr. Laird clap his hands, jump up and down and then exclaim, It runslii He says he has always derived great pleasure from crunching numbers several miliion times faster than possible by hand. However, most of Mr. Lairdis time is spent in less spectacular but equally important ways. One never notices the long hours he spends researching and solving problems, preparing complex class demonstrations, and helping students on a person-to-person basis. It is this ability to communicate so well personally, over and above his great expertise and enthusiasm, which makes him an outstanding teacher.

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Jack Archiable's immediate ap- pearance h flaming red hair and flvishing eyes h is somewhat reminis- cent of a fierce tiger. But that's as far as his fierceness goes. Underneath hehs an unassuming, gentle and rather sensitive person. zilthough his primary pleasures are his car, his music, his girl and his dog, he can put all things aside and be amazingly inquisitive and perceptive in the wide range of courses he takes at Country Day. Best of all, Jack knows how to be at ease with people and specifically and immedi- ately with his own circle of friends. They know him well.