Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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. rg, , assistant headmasters lt is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arenag whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood who strives valiantlyg who errs and comes short again and again: who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy causeg who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievementg and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. -attributed to Theodore Roosevelt G. FREDERICK ZELLER, JR. W. RICHARD OHLER, JR. B.A., Yale 1

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, associate headmaster During this past year, First and Second Formers, like their older brothers in the Upper School, have had more choice and more freedom in the use of spare time than ever before. Instead of going to formal study halls, they have scattered to empty classrooms or the chapel for individual study, group study, or casual rap sessions. CAccording to the Stentorian some new versions of indoor hockey have been invented also, to supplement marble bowling in the chapel pews.J There are still study halls at key times of day for the boys who prefer them or who seem to need them, but the significant trend has been toward a freer and more relaxed atmosphere. As net results, we have seen increasingly responsible behavior along with the lessening of pressure in the school day, we have seen boys talking together at some length who never had time to do so before, and we have seen pleasing academic progress accomplished with heightened interest and initiative. 19 PLINY H. HAYES, lll B. A., Yale

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DENNIS C. BROWN B.A. Baldwin-Wallaceg M.Ed., Buffalo I HENRY D. WATERS B.A. Dartmouth rf- F. 4 if , deans The dean system was created for the benefit of the students, hopefully creating a rapport between the student and his dean. The deans still fulfill their capacities as teachers, although their work loads have been decreased. This is a manifestation of the Nichols philosophy: more individual attention. ttii l it silile llii t EDWARD A. wlLl.lAivls T M B.A.,Princeton 21