Hawken School - Onyx / Red and Gray Yearbook (Gates Mills, OH)

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Mr. Edward R. Kast came to Hawken this year from Short Hills Country Day School where he had been headmaster since 1949. At Short Hills he was re- sponsible for a development program similar to Hawken ' s. A graduate of Dart- mouth, he earned his Master ' s Degree in School Administration at New York Uni- versity. Mr. Kast exemplifies Hawken ' s ideal well-rounded smdent. Much to the approval of the students, his interests are not purely intellectual. He was captain of Dartmouth ' s football team, and at Short Hills he coached football, basketball, and baseball. Although the work involved in his present position does not allow him to coach, he and Mrs. Kast are faithful supporters of all Hawken teams. Mr. Kast enjoys photography and is faculty advisor to the newly formed Photography Society. He appreciates the arts, and it was he who initiated the Fine Arts Festival this spring. In only one year Mr. Kast has gained the respect and admiration of everyone who has met him. A better headmaster could not have been found. 21

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The man with the index cards and the deadly left-handed hook shot is Mr. Peter Relic, Headmaster of the Upper School, teacher of the Senior Honors European History Seminar and Freshman English, founder and faculty advisor of the Phalanx, and varsity football and baseball coach. Mr. Relic graduated in 1958 from Bowdoin where he developed the orator- ical skills which make him unquestionably the most influential personality on campus. His most note- worthy forensic achievements include the celebrated circle session after a varsity football loss to Mau- mee, the great med room lecture of ' 62 following a freshman basketball loss to U. S., and the notorious clothes dumping clammers of ' 61, ' 62, and ' 64. Mr. Relic is an amiable conversationalist both in an ad- visory capacity and an informal relationship. He pursues a variety of interests with such intensity that students often wonder how he has time to sleep. He devotes an astonishing amount of attention and thought to each student at Hawken, maintains ex- cellent physical condition (winner of the coaches ' half mile), reads profusely (particularly current af- fairs), and is constantly involved in various com- munity and social projects. A pioneer in education and community service, he initiated the Karamu tutorial program and the high-school exchange pro- gram in Cleveland. In 28 years Mr. Relic has received his Master ' s Degree, become head of the world ' s leading high school, and traveled to all parts of the globe. The only thing he hasn ' t done is get married. 23