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n honor of Dr. Gaffney, ReTiring SuperinTendenT of New Trier High School lvlaTThew Page GaTTney has served as superinTendenT OT New Trier Township High School Tor TwenTy-Three years, longer Than any OT his predecessors. Through depression, war, and prosperiTy he has led The school To a world-wide repuTaTion Tor excellence. ln The counTless decisions and acTions OT managing a large high school, Mr. Gaiciney has ever been a humane man. Every sTudenT, every Teacher, every paTron has been To him a disTincT individual, To be TreaTed wi+h sym- paThy, consideraTion, and kindness. The door To Mr. GaTTney's oTTice has always been open To anyone who soughT his counsel. No deTail has been Too peTTy and no problem Too Tormidable Tor him To accepT iT as a maTTer OT genuine concern. The auThoriTy OT his posiTion .has Tound expression Through The Torce OT his own personal con- ducT. l-le has noT relied upon regulaTions and pronouncemenTs. l'le has been accusTomed To requesT, noT To command. l-lis respecT Tor individuals has made Mr. GaTTney a sTaunch deTender when deTense was needed. l-le has consisTenTly reTused To be Torced inTo acTion by hysTerical pressure againsT his own judgemenT. l-le has insisTed ThaT every individual be given Tull opporTuniTy To prove his worTh. As a leader, lvlr. GaTTney has displayed imaginaTion and invenTiveness in puTTing high ideals inTo pracTice. l'le has noT hesiTaTed To delegaTe responsibiliTy and encourage people To Tind a way To meeT iT. The exTensive developmenT OT our STudenT Council, wiTh accompanying encouragemenT Tor oTher sTudenT organizaTions, may be aTTribuTed direcTly To him. lvlr. GiaTTney has Tound ways To develop maTure, civilized young men and women. While mainTaining The sTrong college preparaTory Tone OT our school, Mr. GaTTney has broadened iTs pro- gram TO provide Tor all adolescenTs in The communiTy and To enrich The liTe OT The school beyond academic reguiremenTs. l-le has had a signiTicanT parT in The liTe OT our communiTy, and he has been acTive in educaTional organizaTions OT The sTaTe and naTion. l'lis achievemenTs have been recognized by honorary docTor's degrees Trom ColgaTe, NorThwesTern, and Yale universiTies. The class OT 1954 is honored To graduaTe Trom New Trier wiTh such a man as MaTThew Page GaTTney.
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