Detroit Country Day School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

 - Class of 1954

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'X .Ma lory After a few years the school moved to Euclid Avenue, but on the outbreak of World War I the entire staff, including the Headmaster, went into military service, and it was necessary to pick up the threads at the close of the War. In 1919 the school moved to Senator Palmer's old homestead in Palmer Park, but the sale of the property made it necessary to return to Euclid Avenue and practically begin again. In 1923, the school moved to its present location on the Seven Mile Road. At that time it was a Country Day School for Seven Mile Road was a two-lane highway with deep ditches on both sides. There were no sewer, water or telephone facilities, and no public transportation. Since that time the school has had a steady growth to its present enrollment of approximately two hundred and forty pupils. There have been difficult times in the past, especially the years following 1929, when friends of Country Day proved themselves friends, indeed. It now seems that the time has come to continue the growth of the school in a new location, for it is felt that the school will continue to serve the community on a larger scale by so doing. There is undoubtedly a place for a school with the viewpoint and ideals that Detroit Country Day School has always held, and confidence is felt that means will be found to put these into practice. I' , 4. xx ill is WQ4 .ia . . LSD

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Selva! When Mr. Shaw opened the doors of the Detroit Country Day School in 1914, the beginnings were humble indeed. His own home served as classroom, and Mr. Shaw himself was Headmaster, teacher and janitor, rising early each morning to fire the furnace before the arrival of the four boys who constituted the entire enrollment. Today, with nearly four hundred Country Day graduates established as business and professional leaders-some with boys of their own attending the school-it is possibly a good time for a backward glance. It is difiicult to make selections from the many former pupils and graduates who are now doing outstanding work, but the following are repre- sentative. In the Field of Finance, Charles Fisher, President of the First National Bank, and Roland Newhort, Vice- President of the Manufacturers National Bank. In Industry are Spike Briggs, Robert VanderKloot, and many others. Oliver Burke is perhaps the leading authority in the country in the synthetic rubber industry. George Renchard is now one of the top ranking officials in the Department of State in Washington. Bud Guest has, as we know, a national reputation in the field of Broadcasting. In the legal profession are many graduates of the school. Fred Buesser has done outstanding work in this field, and has been of great service to the school. Jay Robinson left a promising business future to become an artist, and his work has attracted international attention. These are just a few of the many prominent graduates of the school. The vision of the Detroit Country Day School has been the result of an inspiration and a growth. From the begin- ning, the school has held that to help the pupils the classes must be small enough to allow the teacher to have an inti- mate contact with them. Only thus can a teacher be the guide, the friend, and the instructor of youth. -.47-



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Q5 Mlm, i M ,u I , , E JQCJLCCI fl0ll .il:JrfiefA .fdnniuerdary efroif Counfry may Salvo! Forty years of training true, Forty years of work and play, Classes old and classes new, Men tomorrow, boys today. Through these doors for forty years Bright-eyed youth have come and gone, Strong to serve where need appears, Freedom's cause to carry on. Trace the shadow of these halls, Round the whole wide world it lies, Everywhere that duty calls, Land and sea and in the skies. All that in this life is best Has been taught from year to year Courage for the sternest test Day by day is nurtured here. H -Edgar A. Guest t J u -6...

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