Harpeth Hall School - Milestones Iris Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Beginnings. How many of us say, If only I could start again, or ' v If I knew then what I know now ... But experience of the present is only earned by hard learning, by mistakes, occasionally by do- ing the right thing — all at the be- ginning. And ultimately, those inceptions turn out to be some of the most precious experiences of our lives. Some of us are lucky enough to have at our beginnings ones who already know enough to let us avoid certain mistakes. Most of us need all the support we can get to pull or be pushed through the outsets until we can judge, discriminate, learn, and live for ourselves. Many of us of the Class of 1974 were lucky enough to have that kind of begin- ning here at Harpeth Hall. So, it is for the years that we spent there, the learning that we did there, and the beginnings that we had there, that we dedicate Mile- stones 1974 to every student and faculty member who ever has or ever will be a part of . . .

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MISS FESSEY DIRECTOR OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL Polly Fessey is one of those people who are good to have around when one is beginning something — like an education. The caring that she does for each and every student at Harpeth Hall cannot be described on paper or captured for posterity in a yearbook; it is only best reflected in the influence that she has had- on the lives of many people, throughout her career in Girl Scouting and throughout her subseguent years as Director of the Har- peth Hall Middle School. Whether she is writing evalua- tions, confirming class schedules, working with the Student Council, or addressing a graduating class, Miss Fessy makes her presence enthusiastically felt at Harpeth Hall. Because of her untiring devotion, the success of the Middle School has been so great in the past six years that new expansions are planned for the near future. As the school continues to grow and develop, its opportunities to profit from Miss Fessey ' s fine leadership will grow too.