Maumee Valley Country Day High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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the trustees mr. allan saunders, president mrs. george jones, ir., vice presid mr. b. r. baker, II, secretary mr. h. 1. thompson, Jr.. treasurer mr. howard Crosby dr. nicholas p. mr. willia mrs. ent dallrs m white beniamin s- wright mrs. milton knight, president. mother's club mrs. lamson rheintrank, president smead-maumee valley alumni association mr. donald fmkbeiner mrs. w. m. hankins, ir. mrs. robert horn mr. edward knight mrs. carter smith mr. duane stranahan mr. ben t. handwork

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the directors A stage is constructed of lumber and nailsp sets are made of canvas, lath, and bright paint, actors are vocal instruments spouting lines on cue: the script consists of words, of themselves empty, flat, dimension- less: the whole exists in potential, awaiting life and reality at the hands of the director. From the raw material of which a drama is created comes the an- nual production of Maumee Valley Country Day School. First the script is written, revised, and rewritten. Simultaneously the stage is redesigned, expanded, and refurbished. Then the actors are selected: the parts are assigned: and finally the play goes into production. The actors must learn their parts: painlessly if possible, painfully if necessary. Over-eager spirits must be disciplined-incorrigible actors dismissed. The speeches must be invested with feeling - stuffiness and mere proficiency eliminated. The actors must be taught to walk with dignity, to speak with authority, to listen with humility, and to act with sincerity. Throughout this process, the warm, strong, tender, firm, forgiving but severe hand of the director is felt and from him emanates, as a mist arises from the earth, the spirit which at once motivates and dominates the play. Maumee Valley is fortunate in having superlative direction and it is to the two men who provide this guidance and leadership - to Mr. Henderson and to Mr. Richardson - that the 1957 Weather Vane is re- spectfully dedicated.

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s- .-I' .,r.. Dear Students: Mark Hopkins, the famous educator who is most frequently pictured at one end of a log, coun- terbalancing a student at the other end, summed up his concept of schooling in these Words: Edu- cation, in the widest sense, includes everything that exerts a formative influence and causes a young person to be, at a given point, what he is. Your education has certainly been of this sort. Some of your learning has come from books. Some has come from your participation in various ac- tivities. Probably even more of it, however, has come as a direct result of your association and friendships with teachers and other students. That phrase, friendships with teachers , may seem incongruous in these days of mass-produced education. Yet, fortunately for you, it is not a mis- nomer in your situation. Furthermore, the reverse of the phrase is equally true! It is impossible to become close to another by trying to do so. Friendship is the indirect result of something else. Courtesy, kindness, and an attempt to give of yourselves to others are the usual roads by which friendship is reached. You have graciously opened all of these roads for your headmaster as well as for your teachers. For that reason, my journey has been a happy one. Traveling with companions such as you has been an inspirational as Well as an educational experience. I am delighted that my education with you-and by you-is far from complete. Bon voyage to each of you, and my grateful thanks for sharing so completely this year's journey with me. Most cordially, f X K wfwwnsa-w 7