Hillsdale School - Telescope Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Twenty-nine years ago when Hillsdole was beginning its life as a school, a young women was also beginning her iife of service as a teacher. She assumed duties as the school secretary and the Spanish and music teacher; RC1- pidiy becoming an integral port of the school, she organ- ized the hrst Miracle Play and for several years song a solo in it. In the steady precess of growing with Hiilsdale, Mrs. Atkinson has become deeply rooted in the heart of the school as well as in the hearts of the students. Most current Hillsdole students first met Mrs. Atkinson as their lower school math teacher, which she has been for the last several years Repeatedly asked to be c1 class ad- viser because of her warm patience and understanding, Mrs. Atkinson is always willing to heEp those who seek her wise guidance Regardless of whether one has direct con- tact with her in the classroom, her permeating strength makes her a constant and invaluable friend of students and faculty alike. in addition to her many outstanding contributions to the school, Mrs. Atkinson has also been important at home. She has been a devoted wife and has raised five children. She will always remain pre-eminent in our memory of Hillsr dole us the women who gave years of herself in oitruistic service and loyalty to her school, her students, and her family. She is, indeed, a living tradition, a tradition which shall never be forgotten. With great pride and oHectEon, we, the class of 1963, dedicate this yearbook to Mrs Richard Atkinson, who has meant so much to each of us for her continual eFtorts to help make Hillsdale what it is today. A Living9Tradition

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Hillsdale One SepTember morning in 1927, Hillsdole opened iTs doors To iTs TlrsT sixTy-six sTudenTs. This day marked The beginning of The lile of cm independenT insTiTuTion which has. successTully meT The conTinual Challenges of preparing girls for higher levels of ed- ucoTionT Like The evergreen Trees surrounding iT, Hillsdole has grown, developing new branches and discarding old ones lTs rooTs are sTill in The some firm ground of high academic and personal siond- ords, buT iTs appearance has changed in The nOTural process of growTh, Hillsdole has developed wiTh The Times, If one were To visiT The school after ThirTy years absence, she would noTice ThoT changes in exTernal form have oc- curred. The single main building has been supple menTed by Hill Manor and Founders Hell, and has itself been remodeled. The former green Tunics, Tom blouses, bloomers, and long sTockings have been re placed. Wooden Tables and benches have been sup- planted by modern plasTic furnETure. NOT only have These Things changed, but so has The general OTmosphere. Some of The old Traditions, Tosv Tering 0 family spirit and uniTy, which could exist in C1 school of iusT over c: hundred persons no longer belong in The everrgrowing 0nd evernchanging in- sTiTuTion. Increasing enrollmeni and need for greoTer emciency have meant a loss of characteristics Trees- ured by many graduates. However, many of The old TrocliTions, such as The HorvesT Fair, Miracle Ploy, clc155 day, and morning assemblies, sTill characTerize presenT day Hillsdale. They have had To undergo minor changes To fiT The growing needs of The school, buT TogeTher wiTh The Traditions of sincere sTudy and academic excellence, They remain To keep Hillsdale Hillsdale. AlThough some branches have been losT in The pro- cess of growTh 0nd developmenT, The new branches which have sprung up are sTronger and more sTable, enabling The school To oFfer iTs services and Training To oddiTionol qualified girls. YeT, excellenT us The school is, H has noT reached iTs zeniTh in academic and cultural achievements. Like The liTTle pine Trees given by groduoTing classes, Hillsdole will confinue To grow. IT has a promising TUTure for even greater developmenT in promoTing excellence.

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Because of inodequofe dining room space for the in- creasing number of students of both LOTspeich and Hillsdale, and because of the need for a new library and science lab in The respective schools, Founders Hall was built. After years of construction, if was dedicated in October of 1959. This spacious building has broughf innumerable ad- vonfoges to both schools. It is now possible for Lots- peich 0nd Hillsdole to eat simultaneously. Eight fu- bles 0nd sixfeen benches unfold from the wall to provide eating space. The benches can also be used alone for seating of assemblies. Founders Hall is also used for speech and dance classes, schoo! parfies, concerts, meetings, and as- semblies. The completion of this building was the First step in enlarging fhe school To Fit The growing needs of the student body.