Milwaukee Country Day School - Arrow Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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J05l'II'lI I . SIYINIUNS A.B,, fnrtlmgn- l'nlh-ln-: SLA.. fnlversity of bvi5l'0HlilllS llis- tory, El'lllllllllil'H, f'0IllllN'l'l'lllI Law: Coat-h nf I-'oothullz ap- pointed 1928. IC. lll'IA'I'Il TUYYNH ALB., Middlebury Fnllegez lfrvnrh. Spunisll: FINIPII of Baseball: appointed 1919. A sense of humor is a prize possession -one such as that of Joe Simmons is worth a million. The Seniors in the American History class can perhaps best vouch for the marvelous spontaneity and quick wit which he evidences so often, but there is not a boy in school who has not chuckled at some quip which this jovial gentleman has perpe- trated in a moment of levity. Joe carried on his reputation for turning out teams worthy of Country Day's whole-hearted support by coach- ing an undefeated eleven last season. Not content with working himself into a frenzy over football, Joe reigns as lord and master of the dorm: and that is a job which in our opinion only a man who possesses extraordinary pa- tience and infallible ability to count up to ten can hold. In the months when snow and ice are king, this barrel-chested Hercules takes over the wild and woolly Intermediates and actually draws out from their number a team that plays a pretty fair game of basketball: -and that's quite a feat. Recently still another duty has been heaped upon his husky shoulders. to wit: the guardianship of the books. the vigilance over the volumes, or whatever you choose to call it. But Joe manages to bear up pretty well, don't you think? Joseph F. Simmons o E. lloath Towne- Mr. Towne, that unfathomable cynic of Room 2, is still trying to prove to the lower forms that he is no ogre: but it would seem that he must soon throw up his hands in despair. To those who are in his classes, how- ever, Deac is no formidable monster. They know him rather as a square- shooter and heed the epigram which echoes every year on the posters and blackboards of his room. i'You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Besides teaching three years of high school French. Mr. Towne has enough faith in human nature to lend a helping hand to those Seniors who have fallen by the wayside: and, believe it or not, he gets them safely past their College Boards. In the spring Deac dons the legend- ary skull-cap and joins the boys on the diamond. I-Ie has turned out many more-than-average nines in his sixteen years at Country Day. and the fine spirit which pervades his squads is ex- emplary. Last fall Deac took a hand at coach- ing the Intermediate football group which made a good come-back after a rather weak start. Twice a week Mr. Towne winds up the day at the Shorewood Opportunity School where he gives instructions in French some time between six and mid- night.

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Wvllllam Dlaclfarland The school year of l93-4 35 marks the arrrval of Mr MacFarland as new teacher rn the scrences chemrstry physrcs and brology A quret manner and pleasrng smrle conceal a power of brarn hrs modesty of manner belres By drnt of arduous research work the fol lowrng facts concernrng Macs past were unearthed exempt from College Boards because of hrs hrgh scholastrc standrng he entered Acadra Unrversrty 1930 Durrng the summer of 1929 Mac was awarded a scholarshrp to Marne Brologrcal Statron where he was the first representatrve sent from Acadra Unrversrty He also recerved the S100 prrze for top rankrng rn brology Dr 1VlacFarlands rnsatrable desrre for knowledge next led hrm to Yale ln 1934 he recerved hrs PhD from Yale Hrs comprehensrve exams were consrdered by the faculty as one of the two best submrtted rn that department Hrs afirlratrons rncludcd the Lan guage Table Assocratron at Yale and the Socrety of Srgma Xr the latter rn recognrtron of research Only the hrgh pornts of Macs scholastrc achrevements hare so far been touched but space forbrds therr further enumeratron Ever onward and upward seems to be the motto of Dr MacFarland May he carry hrs students wrth hrm llIl'llf llllllllllltlld lil H Harvey J llamakor Mr Ramaker rs one of the old trmers rn school and he has frlled a large place rn school lrfe hrs master mrnd has coped wrth many problems and berng Athletrc Drrector rs just one of them Rays chref concern though rs the coachrng of hrs basketball team Therr antrcs on the floor sometrmes drrve hrm to drstractron and he was once heard sayrng wrth exasperatron You cant had a good season thrs year comrng out rn the end wrth five wrns over four defeats The team showed an ex traordrnary amount of frght and de termrnatron and for the irst trme rn many years they defeated our rrvals the Mrlwaukee Unrversrty School rn both games Besrdes hrs athletrc dutres Ray teaches the rudrments of that my sterr ous language Latrn to the lower forms he often assumes a most terrr fyrng look uhrch has amazrng results wrth hrs puprls for they are rmme ha wrth wrth drately scared out of therr wrts or wrts and perform therr lessons alacrrty fand possrbly sometrmes accuracyl Ray rs rndeed a swell fella speak rn hrs own vernacular and perhaps closer to the older boys than any master rn school when we leave school rt rs mth prrde that vse number hrm rmong our frrends he rs l'I . D.. ' ' ' ,': ' '-.' if s f , I . 3 ' 1 1 O O I 1 where he obtained the BA. degree in give them brains. But, in truth, Ray . . . . . ' lf- x . - V K - - .. to . 2 v. . ' 7 . ' 16 Nllllkll Nl Xl I SRI KND ll X K rulm lnhvrr-ih r I Sala lnherr-sin ina lr of llm kv! Nc IPIIIQ' llepur! IIARSPX I Ri!! XKPR X B llope K olle-ge l rutrn K na h of liar-.ketball Mhletu Director appmnted IJIJ

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Russell D. Trehilcox Any student who has the advantage of taking an English course under Mr. Trebilcox receives an advantage that no other boy can possibly get. Although some students groan under such things as streams of literature and plot structures. alumni from the colleges testify again and again to the great and lasting value of his teaching. His courses are by no means dry, however. Every one has a world of in- terest and knowledge, especially in his interpretation of Shakespeare. A good proof of his teaching ability can be seen from his fine College Board record, not only embracing seniors, but also a goodly number of juniors. The seriousness of Mr. Trebilcox's classes is broken often by his sparkling wit, which pops forth at the most un- expected moments and sends the class into gales of laughter. Sometimes. though, the sparkle of wit comes from the group and the noble mentor, after unsuccessfully choking the laughter, bursts out with thunderlike peals of it. Mr. Trebilcox also serves as faculty adviser of the Ledger and the Ar- row. Every Friday an appalling heap of Ledger copy is piled on his already over-laden desk. so that it seems he must finally weaken. But in spite of this he always survives. and each Monday morning his faithful Dodge brings him to another week of instructive and highly absorbing classes. Rl'SSl'1l.l. ll. 'I' R I'1llll.l'0X LIS.. Nyrnvnlm- l'nlva-nity SLA.. Fulumhln. l'nlversity Iflnnzlinllz l'uhIi4-utlons: an rolnh-ll HI28. PAUL WY. SVATICRMAN l'h.B., Univ:-rslly of Vermont Business Manager: Mathemu th-sz appointed 1920. o Paul W. Waterman If all the boys in the country who usually flunk math were to take a course under Mr. Waterman, seventy-five per cent of them would pass it. Nor is he an easy master, for he has a wonderful rec- ord for putting the most hopeless char- acter through the College Boards, which are no snaps But his ability to ex- plain and get things across is unsurpassed in the whole country. Every year in the spring he journeys to New York fat the expense of the College Board Commit- teel to spend two weeks of hard labor C U correcting papers. Mr. Waterman also serves as business manager of the school, and under his careful supervision the school books are balanced every year down to the last nickel, depression or no depression. To do this involves many worries and much gray hair but Mr. Waterman surmounts all difhculties with that same smile, his eastern poise unruffled. For recreation Mr. Waterman serves as coach of one of the junior league foot- ball teams, and his numerous winners are ample proof that he knows his quarterbacks as well as his cosines. Be- lieve it or not, he still has a little spare time which he uses in teaching some budding sharpshooters the finer points of marksmanship. Ever since Mr. Waterman joined the staff in 1920 he has been an outstanding master. We feel sorry for Vermonters that they ever lost such a fine citizen. 18