Deerfield Academy - Pocumtuck Yearbook (Deerfield, MA)

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H--I---' W- -- ' fm--'-h,,,-.,JlEWIl--sw W- . , -Y.. V.. V .W .,...,v-..,.,.-. .H -,.. ,...... Y... ... .. ., SUMMARY HANGE is the keynote of our modern age. This spirit has penetrated all fields, even that of education. Throughout the country schools and colleges are striving more than ever before, not only to increase the size and equipment of their institutions, but to better in every way possible their ability to prepare the present day youth for hard work ahead. Outwardly Deerfield Academy has felt this change considerably. A fine new gymnasium, complete with swimming pool, basketball courts, and all the latest aids to sport, has taken the place of the diminutive Barn, which, despite its cramped quarters, seemed always to have room for just one more spectator. The rickety red schoolhouse has given way to an imposing colonial edifice contain- ing the best possible equipment. The opening of school next fall will be marked by the addition of the new Science Building, the very generous gift of Mrs. M. Arms Sheldon. There are few of us now in Deerfield who were here when gym- nasium, swimming pool, and new school buildings were things of the imagination only. Yet somehow the same traditions and the same spirit which in those days were integral parts of the School have lived on with the new outlook formed with the various new build- ings and organizations which have come into being in late years. For this reason the year has been a more than satisfactory one in every sense. The majority of the athletic teams have enjoyed bril- liant seasons. The Football team suffered only a single defeat. Their season was marked by a thrilling game with Loomis-a contest which will stand out in the football annals of the School for a long time to come. Only two defeats out of twenty games kept the Basketball team from having a record season. In the clubs activity was redoubled in every organization. A Debating Council was formed, which is rapidly becoming a very active group. This success was apparent in every other branch of school life. Such a favorable year as this could have been made possible only by the co-operation with and the united support of each organ- ization by every one connected with the School. As this change in material growth continues, may Deerfield establish fine new tradi- tions, but at the same time may she steadfastly maintain the old traditions and spirit so distinctively her own.