McDonogh School - Dragon Yearbook (Owings Mills, MD)

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To the Class of '59 It would not be adequate to characterize the year l959 with any one word. for the year was many things to many people. It was the year someone new learned the tradition of McDonogh, the year someone old found how to apply that which tradition built, the year a cadet experienced the rules of life, the year a boy realized his abilities as a leader. But, to a group of seventy-nine boys it was something special, a culmination of one, two, or maybe twelve years at McDonogh. lt was the greatest year. A group of individuals is held together by leaders until they reach maturity at which time they become a unit, a single driving force capable of much more as a team than separate entities. Thus, the senior class of Semmr jordan Donqberli Hammnll eagerly go to 9 IU rlrlvv l959 was organized and secured by their leaders until it developed into a positive unit. Each member of the Class of '59 was in- dispensable to the unit. Each offered his in- dividual interest and determination to the thrust of the group. Any senior class has many responsibilities and, of necessity, it must be strong, secure, and ambitious. The unit charge produced by the senior class was the basic factor in the development of these characteristics toward a year which saw success in every aspect of Mc- Donogh life. The Class of '59 is to be congratulated and respected, for they realized the superiority of a McDonogh education and participated in all its functions. They worked and played to- Emotion reigm during fnollmll game.

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Major I.e1'y'5 fzpurlment, popular bang-out in Colonel Rath and Lieutenant Eytb carry out free time. 21 Wa of Life It is dillicult to capture an entire way of life in a few words. And this is what Mc- Donogh is-a way of life. It is a school and more, a home and more. It is spirit, friend- ship, tradition, and still more. There are the intangible things which just are McDonogh. McDonogh is marching together each in step and proud, it is getting ready for morn- ing inspection, it is the cheers we give the other team, it is the music of the marching song, it is our dedicated teachers, it is the thrill of giving a moment of silence to those alumni who died in the XVorld WZIFS. military functions at inspeclion. It is feeling a part of something big and great, it is being together as a family-it is McDonogh. X5C'e're proud of it. Mrs. llvbile helps Hopkins and Nestor with their Spanish.

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X 2 iQ' 3 I ,- 'X i. , J. 3 Vi- +3 isus t hi F... lane Bay Lounge is place of relaxation and of many discussions. gether. They worked hard and ardently often giving up possible moments of relaxation to complete an English theme, a physics dia- gram, an activity assignment. They enjoyed themselves when circumstances called for it and did it as a unit, for working together en- tails having fun the same way. Spring does not stop a seniofs curiosity. Finally, graduation, the saddest day of a career, was over and the Class of 1959 be- longed to the world and to the alumni. But, they graduated together with individuals he- ing honored for their excellence as part of it. McDonogh is different because of them. Mc- Donogh is proud of them. A week-end duty is a tiring job. W W E W J 5 ' fi fi . f l