Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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'll'Illl1l11tl'lIS md l'llI1LlLl r1tl1er th1n ISSISI 1 Lll5LI'lI11lI11Ill1S1' ludx1111tnt I9 to xx htthtr tl1t sthool lxtt IS tlomg xx h1t nt should do lOl tl1t llikllxlilllll pupll hn1llx tl11t thtx SLI'l0L1SlX ton1p1on11st tht prmtxplt of LOOPLYIIIOI1 1111ong tht mtmbtrs ot tht sthool tommunxtx lpIlI1Q,lplC whlth llts ll tht xerx fountlltlon of tht xx o1l1 of thus bthool Tht motnxt of tffort xxnll bt lf IS hopttl, not stlhsh tI'l'lLlllfIOl1 but tht tltslrt to bt ustfu' nn sthool mtl ln llltl xt1rs CZOOIJLFIIIOII mtl htlptulntss on tl1t p1rt of t1tl1 thxltl Ulxx utl 1ll tht mtm btls of lus oxxn Ql'I1lll LOIXTHILIITIIX IFL tl1t tl11r1tttr1st1ts ol tht spxrlt xx lntlm thus Sthool st11x ts to 1ostt1 Antl no tltxltt bx xx mth tht mtl1x1tlu1l IS tlLl2l1I to ton1p1rtl11s IIIIII1 mtnts xx1tl1 tl1ost of hls ntnqhbon to tl1t l1tttr s tl1sp111s,tn1tnt mtl by xx luth tht gun of ont ll1LlIXlLlLlll IS mxtlt tht loss of xnothtr 19 tttmttl 111 hxrmonx xx1tl1 tht plm of thus Sthool 1 c ot A XVORD FROM F1 I-IE ALUMNI XX nth tl1t xntxx ln mnntl ot SOLll1Clll14 out tl1t llLll1Il'll lI'l lL2I1Ll to thtxr prtftrtntt 1n lLLlI'llOn p1ogr1111s, tl1t tommxtttt 1n th1rs1t thouvht th1t thtv xx oultl tltx11tt sllghtlx from tht usu1l offtrmx, of llumnx stunts 1nd taltnt 1nt'l 11r1nge somtthmg n1ort Intl n11ttlx tonntcted xvnth tht school It xx IS tlttlclttl to Hlllxt. the txtnmg more of 111 open houst 1ff:ur whcrt exexyone toultl WISIY md be host 1nd gutst If tht s1mt tnme, mtl offtr 1s entertunment short, l!lf0I'l11lClNC t1llss tl11t xx oultl sketth tht rettnt tltvtl opmtnts ln PFOLZYCQSIVC Ftlutltlon lntl tspttmlly tht p11t th1t Pxrktr Intl stl1ools xx1tl1 Nhss Coolxt 1ntl Mr Perry Smxth Tht ltteptlon gnvtn thxs PFOQFII11 xx 15 most LI1tl1LlSllSflL xntl It lssurttllv shoxvttl th1t tht lll,ll11I1l enjoyttl lf 1ntl 1rt kttnly mttrtstetl ln tht sthool 1nd 1ll th If lt IS doing Up untll 1 fexx ytxrs 1510, Parktr xx IS nn the usuxl posltxon of 1 vtrv young sthool or 1n oltl tstlbhshetl sthool xx host undtrs,r1du1te botlx hls sutltltnly groxxn by ILIPS 1nd bountls N1mely 1 lustx mstntutlon xxlth 1 ton1p1r1t1xtlV sm1ll or xoung llumnn group xx host members, dut to thexr xouth or sm1ll numbtrs, tould not bt 1 p1rt1Cul1rlx posmxe f1ttor ln the 1ffurs of tht sthool txtept ln tht CISL of 1 ftxx lSOllICd mstmtts The P1rl1cr Alumnl Assoentlon 1s 1 body h1s m the l1st fexx yt1rs rt1thetl 1n 1gt xxfhertlt nt t1n functxon mtl be 1 rt 1l 1sset Problblv tht most xxorthxx hlle mtl ton struttlxt xx ork th1t the 1lumn1 haxe tlont so f1r IS tht fllllflg out of tht qutsuonnurts th1t xx trt sent out by tht sthool Tht msxx ers to those questlonnures h1xt undoubtedly prox en 1 source of much x 1lu1ble lf'lfOI'l1llIlOH to tht flC.LllIy m shlpmg sthool polntlts Thls ont mst1nCe of concerted tooptmtlon IS mertlx one step ln tht threctxon of clostr tont1et between those that hold the 1tt1ve mmagement of the school and tht Alumnl ASSOCl1f1OD To make possible 21 Closer rel1t1onsh1p between the school 1nd the alumm body 15 1 t1sk th1t hes squlrelv 1nd equ1llV both xxlth tht flcultx 1ntl xxlth tht Alumnn Assocnatnon through 1ts othcers Undoubt dlx nt xx 111 t1ke t1me 1nd somt tflort to brnng 1bout 1 sn1ooth tunctnonmg of tht txxo toxx1rtl 1 QIXCI1 goal, but xt t1n bt brought 1bout md should be brought 1bout nf P1rl1tr IS to bt glx tn tl1t eooper1t1on th1t 1t IS tntltled to from 1 group xx ho 1rt tht Drotlutt of the stl1ool 1nd 1re mdebtttl to If Unqutstlonably thtre ns muth tl11t the xlumnl t1n do th1t IS of rtll xalue Intl Ltntht ln thelr rel1t1onsh1p to the sthool How QFCII thns rtlltnonshnp xxlll bt and hoxx qL1lLlxlx nt xxnll roxx ns 1 eh1lltn e 1l1l1t to the school 1nd to ourselx es C1 oRt,1 I sP111 I1,1 1 - i 1 . . xl 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 l ' I . 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ILARLY FRIENDS OF THE PARKER SCHOOL It rs 1 IHIIICI' of keen regret th1t the vounger generatron of the Francrs XV Prrleer School l noyy so lrttle of the people yy ho brought rt rnto exrstence thrrty yerrs ago Ly ery chrld lenoyy s through experrenee somethrng of Colonel Parker s rdeas of educrtron, beesruse they strll so lugely rnfluence our LIJIIY yyor k and pl1y, but of those outstyndrng Cl1lClj.,O crtrLens yy ho yy ere members of the sehool s Hrst Board of Trustees who yyorked shoulder to shoulder yyrth Colonel Parker to establrsh thrs school they' probably know lrttle or nothrng To Mrs Blarne, rnsprred bv Colonel Parker the school oyy es rts opportunrty to lrye IDLI eroyy She started rt forth wrth rts burldrng, equrpment, and grounds, and has furthered every step of rts progress, grvrng rt sprrrtual, rntelleetuyl, and financrrl support through rll these years rts yerrt1ble f1rry godmother It rs probyble that only I1 few puprls have ever heard of Dr Henrv B I'1vrll, vyho gaye sueh drstrngurshed servrce to Chrmgo that hrs yy ork h1s been honored by a memorral rn the form of 1 tyy entv room Researeh and Experrmentrl I aborrtory 'rt St Luke s I-Ios prtrl Dr I ryrll, as 1 trustee of the sehool, gsrye rt mueh yyrse counsel and loy 1l support r rts e1rly d1ys NVe should lrke to Sly much more coneernrng hrs sponsorshrp but rt rs httrng thrt yye reserye the SIUIII rem rrnrng spice to pry' our trrbute of 1ppreer1tron to Vlr Cy rus Bentley, whose preture appears rn thrs rssue Mr Bentley WIS Presrdent of the Board of Trustees from the begrnnrng, 'md rn hrs sudden, unexpeeted death l1st uly' the sehool suffered 111 rrrep1r1ble loss Hrs LIIUQIIILI Mrrguet 1nd hrs son Rrehrrd entered the sehool on rts openrnsz, dry, 1nd hrs two lrttle LIFIIILIKIIUSLIIILIS are noyy members of the school group The entrre Bentley frmrly l11s been dey oted to the best rnterests of the sehool throughout rts lrfe Untrl three ye1rs ILO rt XVIS Mr Bentley s h1brt to spend rt lerst one entrre yveele 1nnu,1lly yrsrtrng rll deprrt ments of the sehool 1nd gryrng us hrs eonstructrye, understrndrng errtrcrsm lor IUIHX 1ddrtron to the yy eeklv trustees meetrngs, 1nd they grye therr serrous COIXSICILFIIIOII to ey ery mgle of progress of the sehool In recent ye1rs they h1ye not been rble to t1ke sueh an retrye pyrt rn school rffrrrs, but there has been no eh1nge rn iny' 1speet of sehool polrey or budget yvhrch h1s l1eked therr eonsrderatron 1nd 'rpproy :rl before rt h1s been put rnto effect An outstrndrng eharrcterrstrc of Mr Bentley' yy IS hrs scrupulous rntegrrtv Ind l1rs unsyvervrng futhfulness to yy hat he consrdered rlffbf I-Ie yyas uncomprornrsrneg rn hrs rdherence to duly 1s he conceryed rt, yet under hrs somewhat stern and serrous exterror one drscoy ered 'rn unfarlrng understandrng of human niture I-Ie possessed 1 sprrrturl generosrtv 1nd tenderness toyy 1rd human frarlty yy l1rch made hrm yerv loy1ble to hrs frrends sueh 1s myself, yy ho yy ere prry rleeed to work yy rth hrm closely and drstrnterestedly for 1 common cause One may garn the best rdea of Mr Bentley s educ1tron1l rnsrght and vrsron through l1rs oyy n yyords We wrsh rt yy ere possrble to quote from hrs paper grven at the Unryersrty' of CIIILIQO rt the trme of Colonel Prrker s death but srnee there rs sp1ee for only one CIUOIIIIOII yye ehose IS the better one hrs st1tement of the prrnerples of eooperrtron 'rs 'rgrrnst thrt of prrle gryrng 1nd 1 mrrkrng sy stem as an rneentrye to yy ork yy hreh yy 13 publrshed rn the ertrlogue of 1907 IS folloyys lully ILLOQTIIIIIIQ tl1e unry ers1l lryy of n1tur1l consequences yyhreh IPPIILS to Ill conduet, :good or eyrl thrs Sehool rejeets sueh 1rtrfIer1l rneerrtryes to effort rs prrles 1nd the l'l1'll'lxll1g sy stem belreyrng thrt these emphasrze drstrnetrons yy hreh ought to reeerve no for mrl reeognrtron, thrt they rre rnsrdrously dangerous methods of cultrvatrng selfish drsposrtron, thrt they' foster Lllllell motryes, furnrsh no true stsrndird for mersurrng Page 70 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 , ' 1 I - I ' Y x ox I I I I A I 5' l 1 ...t 1 - 1 1 1 1 - V ' 1, 1 I K 1 II4 I K I .1 , 7 . . 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THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION The Parents Assoention of Pirker has hid 1 wery successful year It has even been sud that this has been one of the best vears the Association had had since its inception One of the principal relsons therefor is thc innovation of monthly meetings of the grade chairman, which hue resulted in more interesting and beneficial grade meetings The meetings of the mothers of each grade have been held regularly, with remarkably good attendance They hate brought the mothers into close contact with thc teachers and have produced real cooperation in studying problems of the children On October 31 the parents heard a discussion led by Dr Oselr Robert Pfister, of Zurich, Switzerland, entitled The Collaboration of Parents and Teachers in the light of Phychoanllysis The December meeting was the usual Toy Shop night with 1 record attendance of ox cr 400 carpenters, painters, seamstresses, etc The results were 1 splendid object lesson of what cooperation can accomplish On March 2 the Executne Secretary of the Progressive Education Association, Mr J Milnor Dorey, outlined to the mothers the principles of that organization interest by many of the parents The series was called Understanding the Parker School and was given in order that the paients vtould haxe a clearer picture of the underlying principles of Progressive Education hovt it opeiates, vihat it accomplishes, vthir ire the most recent dexelopments in this field Six meetings vsere held, with different members of the faculty discussing various phases of the subject Those parents who attended have 1 better understanding of the ideals and aim of the school, and therefore 1 greater appreciation of it Other mnow ations this year were the establishment of the nucleus of 1 library and a Pirents Association Bulletin Board in the fiont hall ln conclusion, let me repeat from my ieport of a year IQO thit this Association exists for all of the plrents, and it is felt that pirtleipatlon in its ietixities xxill react benehciilly on the school teachers, the children and the puents EDC AR 'N C Rl I NI BALX1 lug: 7 P , ' 'if I v 1 ' 1 , v ' 11 K L V 1 , . . K , l K . I .N . V, . ,, . . 1 L . . . ,, . . - Q '. ' , I , ' 7 . 1 k ' N U Y J f 1 l Q l . A Y This year saw the inauguration of a new series of meetings attended with great . . ,, . f. ,, . . . .x Y Y V V . 1 L l Y . Y V ' 2 Y f 1 ' Y . . . . Yi Y. A r . D 1 3' - I 1 I Y I , .1 . h . f . 1 ' . ' ' . . :K 4 ' ' . si -'V y s -- s - s Q ' , -1 - 3 J. , 1 cu -. '. I H2-