Haverford School - Haligoluk Yearbook (Havertown, PA)

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IN MEMORIAM Paul Herbert Gottshall 1897-1964 .... to teach young people the meaning of life and the proper use of knowledge .... These words, taken from a letter to the Headmaster, were written by P. Herbert Gottshall and graphically express his approach to his chosen profession. Mr. Gottshall came to Haverford twenty years ago and was at that time a teacher with seventeen years of experience. His course in chemistry included frequent discussions on the philosophy of science, and caused his students to think as well as to acquire knowledge. Mr. Gottshall maintained an avid interest in the modern trends in chemistry. He kept current with the numerous changes in chemical theory that have occurred in the last decade. He instituted the C.H.E.M. Study course at Haverford so his students could better understand chemical theory and be freed of the memorizing of factual data. He also worked constantly to develop the chemistry portion of the Third Form science course into a more meaningful experience. The faculty as well as the many students who studied under Mr. Gottshall's guidance will long remember him as a person who was willing to listen, and who had an inner confidence that gave strength to all who knew him. Robert C. Rugg

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DEDICATION Leslie R. Severinghaus As Headmaster of The Haverford School, Dr. Leslie R. Severinghaus has executed his duties at Haverford with much wisdom and zeal. He realizes that the future depends on the young men of today, and he has dedicated his life to their future, and well-being. It is with this giving from his heart in mind that we dedicate the 1965 Haligoluk to Dr. Severinghaus. Dr. Severinghaus has been with Haverford for many years. He joined the School staff as head of the English Department in 1929 and held that position until 1942, when he became Headmaster. In addition, Dr. Severinghaus holds many other positions, such as membership on the Board of Trustees at Cornell University and the Council for Religion in Independent Schools, and member- ship in the Country Day School Headmaster's Association fhe was its President in 1960-611. He is also active in such international organizations as the International School Services, the Experiment in International Living, and the Y.1VI.C.A. We of the Senior Class regard with much admiration and gratitude the integrity with which Dr. Severinghaus has advised and influenced every person connected with the School. The Haligoluk feels that this dedication is but a small tribute to the many years of excellent service that Dr. Sev- eringhaus has rendered to Haverford.

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THE HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE One often reads in comments prepared for school year books that this has been one of the most extraordinary and rewarding years in the history of the school . Then there appropriately follows a summation of the several achievements and noteworthy episodes that support the statement. I choose not to do that, although there is much that could be listed. I would prefer this year to write: On June 16, 1965, we bring to a close another school year, the eighty-first in a series that goes back to a June day in 1885. Despite the extraordinary and rewarding things that highlight the passing years, our greatest satisfaction should come from the simple and untrumpeted fact that good, honest work has again been faithfully carried out by students and staffg that our accomplishments, while inevitably falling short of our hopes, give continuing evidence that we have not deserted our noble purpose of training both the mind and the spirit to the end that Godis world, in which we are privileged to share, shall be the better. This is indeed a noble objective for all schools. Can we not also agree that this goal belongs to each of us as individuals? It is my best hope that every diploma presented on June 16 will be going to a young man who never loses his faith in nor slackens his efforts toward good, honest, and high-minded achievement. In our perplexing world, man does not succeed in this as often as he should. Thus, in looking back upon this Commencement many, many years hence, it would be truly wonderful if the historian could write, That was a most extraordinary and rewarding year in the history of the School. Every graduate of the Class of 1965 did his appointed work faithfully and well. As this good year comes to its close, l cannot discover a better wish, either for you or for me, although your opportunities are now so much more numerous than mine.