McDonogh School - Dragon Yearbook (Owings Mills, MD)

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The way ol life which is Mcllonogh is not always found in the events for which it is oft most rememhered. McDonogh and the spirit which it stands for finds its strength in the interim between these events, in those moments when McDonogh is just heing home and mother and father and teacher and coach and counselor and friend and play- ground and center of thought and activity for a family nearing one thousand. The apparently casual happenings of day to day are carefully planned as integral fac- tors in the development of each hoy's char- acter antl represent the strength of McDonogh. School Life The little yunu' tens 6'lIj0-1 ed. fa tit' 1 5 y

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Mr. Ramsay helps the speed of neu' processing system. I+ irst Days comed the returning students to the opening of another year at McDonogh. fX great deal of the nrne xvas taken to in- troduce neu' procedures around the school such as the laundry syyeni or um exphun older, niore esuduhshetlcnnes like the acnxd- nes wlnch the students meme encouraged to join hy the leaders of the cluhs. Others were tkvoad to wekonnng dm sndenm uxthe school, advising them how to make a good year.and wishing everyone good luck ulthe ensuing semesters. The first weeks of school set the patterns and esudwhshed the tone of wluu this year has lneen at MeDonogh. Picnic sllflper for neu' mrletx ix given ul Iinlfs house. Y 'S ff I I .49 ga 1 , l wc E 9 Z, , M2 v L 1' sf' ' 5 2 4 ' 3.5 Ax ,S-fu N . J' ' ' fffvki shi, pi: G5 . ' .,.Qf' A2131 wfi in , rf,

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Intramural sports are a basic part of the athletic program as soccer, shown here. Settled Down The obligation to strengthen the intellect of the individuals who compose it is the schools primary function. For five hours in the day and at least an hour and a half each evening the McDonogh boys pursue the merits of education. While the academic pro- gram strengthens the muscles of the mind, so the system of athletics build the muscles of the growing boy's body. Combining a student government with the military, McDonogh allows the boys to dis- cipline each other and thus learn the values of leadership, respect, and strength of char- acter. There is more to the McDonogh day as the morning work program, the inspections, the constant need for self-discipline to be on time at the right place, the bull-sessions, the games of ping-pong and pool and step- ball, the quiet times, the mail line, the visits to the infirmary, the talks with the teachers, the gathering up at Maj's'l. When the day is over at 9:45 and the sad wail of taps reaches the window of a room, there is little thought of anything but going to sleepg tomorrow is another day. Ample time is set aside for stud y each night.