Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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-X 15 33 ....il.. ow i708 -xv Xxx- gag e w, X L., rE4XJ 6A u' I k S f X, ' N Vs- xX'QX!q.. -V , , f V! L13 S 5 5 X 4 . Y N x 'Q . K Nl N . A I I, -' if ,V -if ,.L,. .-Y X-at --X 3. - ,g s - f - Q-7, - 1 - 1 -- , -l . ,. , - 0 ' -' 'la' if J ?'. ff- N - ' J ll! A W 'fx ' The Second Building Campaign By D.AVID HARRIS SOLOMON The great importance of the second campaign in the past four years rests not only on the actual need of the remaining two wings of the building but even more on the fact that the impetus for the campaign was supplied by the student body, acting of its own accord and working from within. Early in November six boys, all of whom had attended Governor Dummer in previous years and had seen the need of completing the commons building, met informally and discussed at length the possibility of initiating a drive for the neces- sary funds. They realized that, if the school's rapid growth of the last decade was to be continued, the additional facilities must be provided. They then consulted with Mr. Murphy of the faculty regarding the details of setting the campaign in motion. Satisfied that success was a definite possibility, and willing to contribute the necessary time and energy, the group launched a whispering inquiry to determine if the school would be unanimously behind the campaign. So encouraging were the results of their inquiry that a school meeting was called for November QQ to present the idea formally, if suddenly, to Mr. Eames and the faculty. The school's enthusi- astic support was so obviously assured at that meeting that positive action on the part of the Headmaster was not long deferred. During the Thanksgiving recess he secured an initial pledge of 2iS30,000, thereby nearly assuring success in the next part of the task, namely to secure the approval of the Board of Trustees. Directly after the Thanksgiving recess the boys began preparations for present- ing their plan to the trustees. The original group who had initiated the campaign included John Newman, John Eshelman, David Goodhart, Robert Lyle, Edwin Sheffield, and Philip Simpson. Formally organized, with John Newman as chairman, this executive committee decided to form a larger general committee which would include a cross section of the entire student body. Dana Babcock, Thomas Collins, James Dodge, John Dyer, Locke Ellis, Francis Farnum, Eugene Gardner, John Hastings, Karl Klaussen, James Melick, Paul lNIorgan, Donald Mortimer, Theodore Munro, Robert Nutter, Robert Schumann, David Solomon, William Torrey, Arthur Wellman, and Sanford Young were the new members added to the general committee, which met occasionally, talked over problems in connection with the boys' solicitation of gifts, and made a number of suggestions to the executive committee and to the Headmaster. Before the Trustees' meeting on December 13, Chairman John Newman and the executive committee met with the trustees informally and presented their ideas for approval. During the formal meeting of the Board the boys waited anxiously: us. Ri . .X 1- .1 , . ,ia -. - ' --1 f' ' 1' - ' i' -YR-IQ'-'. 'f' w . 4-iii?-I ,M 9