Hoosac School - Owl Yearbook (Hoosick, NY)

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Dr. Roger G. Cooley Headmaster No one can argue the fact that the fate of a ship weathering a storm depends upon the strength and wisdom of the man in command. Consequently, words devised by human tongue could only partly de- scribe the unremitting devotion and en- thusiasm displayed by Dr. Cooley in his job as Headmaster. From dawn to dusk, from crisis to resolution, he has labored steadfastly to realize his dream of a school dedicated to the standards of a liberal Christian education. Naturally, the going has been rough at times, but Dr. Cooley always has proved himself capable of mastering any given situation. Slowly but surely, fundamental progress has been made under his guidance to improve the daily life of the school community as well as to expand its physi- cal plant. Beset as he is by the gigantic responsibilities of shaping the school’s fut- ure, however, he has seldom failed to find a moment to devote to a student’s prob- lem, no matter how trivial. For this rea- son, Dr. Cooley will long remain in our minds as a comforter, friend, and advisor, during the bleak moments of our youth. Pago 7

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Headmaster’s Message Three score and ten years ago the Hoosac School under Dr. Tibbits had completed a phase of the idea he had in mind. He had finished an academic year, as we have, but with a very small group of boys. It is not significant whether or not he had a Prize Day for a few Sixth Formers that year. Neither is it significant that boys out of that Form went or did not go to college. The real point is that the Rector began something that has been sustained as a part of the American educational scene by the love and labor of people who believed in what he had established. To a large measure, the devotion of a few has given us something of great value. The few who have sustained it and who have given the school to us were men devoted to the service of God. They taught several generations of Hoosac boys that the one continuing force in life is the belief in a greater power. While new boys who come to this lovely spot in the Taconic Hills may have been brought up in varying re- ligious beliefs and ways of worship, we hope that old boys who leave us will do so with some measure of understanding of the part God plays in their lives. I hope that this year’s graduating class — the Seventieth Anniversary Class — will look back on their years here and find that the significant fact of their lives rests in the constant recognition of the statement expressed in the school motto — Deus Regit. This is our bequest to you, and with it we wish you Godspeed.

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Standing Left to Right: Mr. Critchlow (not a member) Mr. Comer, Mr. Mason, Mrs. McCullough, Dr. Cooley (not a member), Mr. Egerer, Mr. Roy, Mr. Lavino, Mr. Geddes, Bishop Barry, Mr. Areson, Mr. Cushman, Mr. Hatfield. Not Included in Picture: Mr. McKay, Mrs. Ellsworth, Mr. Bently, Mr. Fiddlesof. Father Richards, Mr. Ward. Trustees The trustees have concentrated most of their energy this year toward acquir- ing funds for Hoosac’s proposed building program. Already several of the trustees have demonstrated their support by con- tributing funds totaling about $175,000 since July of 1957. With Colonel Randolph appointed as the head of the fund rais- ing committee, plans have already been solidified for the accumulation of financial resources to support the gradual physical expansion of Hoosac in the next decade. It is not only in the way of financial, support that the trustees have proved themselves indispensable to the school. Coming from all walks of life, they still remain united in their abiding interest in every detail of Hoosac life, no matter how mundane. It is common knowledge that the trustees this year contributed much to the successful implementation of Parent’s Weekend, the new library pro- gram, and the summer language school. For their'unfailing devotion to the school, we of the student body have only felt the deepest gratitude. Page 8