Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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“Altogether, Mr. Carter will have one big headache after another. My solution is to give Mr. Carter a Bufferin and bring the girls to the school.” “Just when we begin to notice girls, they are snatched from our greedy little hands.” “It’s like six years in a monastery.” “Because MBA tacks the company of ‘attractive’ female students, many boys are able to concentrate better on academics rather than devoting their time gazing lustfully at girls.” “Though there are some advantages of separating girls from boys at school, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.” “It’s terrible.” “It’s fantastic.” “Who cares ' .”

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HOW DO YOU THINK THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION GIVING EIGHTEEN YEAR OLDS ALL THE RIGHTS OF ADULTS IS GOING TO AFFECT YOUR TEENAGE LIFE? Education is growth; education is not preparation for life; it is life itself. — John Dewey “Now that the eighteen year old, the high school senior, is legally an adult, the cliche that high school is merely a time for preparing for college is absurd. The student enters as a boy, but must graduate as an adult. “MBA helps the students mature in many ways. It promotes a sense of honor, of self-discipline, and of community responsibility in its students; yet, the most important way in which MBA helps its students mature is through the many challenges each student must meet. “Whether it be on the football field or on the stage, in an Honor Council meeting or at a desk 3AM on theme night, the student gains valuable self-knowledge. He learns what he can and cannot do, what is within his soul. Hopefully, he finds a man.” BUCK COLE — Senior Class President