McDonogh School - Dragon Yearbook (Owings Mills, MD)

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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.

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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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Vince Bagli speaks al pep rally preceding ric- lory over Gilman. Of the many things which have happenecl arouncl McDonogh through the years, the most rememherecl have been of an annual nature. anticipated in their proper season. But. there are other events which make up school life-those which may happen just once or twice ancl leave their significance he- hintl, to he huilt. to grow. Some of hoth of these types have contrih- utetl to make the year 1958-59. All the re- curring events-the Book Mart, the Gilman foothall game, the Christmas Bazaar. the Horse ancl Cattle Show, Competitive Drill- were present to lit into the pattern for the year, to highlight the course. The other happenings fell naturally into place. But here Was Still A mafb needed break is taken at Cider Booth d11ri11glJerlic CfJri.rlmas Bazaar.