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d 1' th old gym, and the junior Early aerial, showing Ashley Hall, White Hall before remo emg, e school. Country Day School was found-ed in 1910 by Mrs. A. Ross Hill. Although originally located at 61st and Wornall, the school had acquired its present 22 acre campus at 51st and Ward Parkway by 1914. As more funds became available, a series of improvemen-ts were begun, including a gym in 1918, the junior school building in 1922, and the Schuyler Ashley House in 1930. Financial conditions caused by the depression forced the merger of Country Day School with its rival academy, Pembroke, in 1933. The decade from 1943 to 1953 was a pros- perous one for Pembroke-Country Day School. Under the able guidance of Headmaster Bradford Our Past M. Kingman, the school was able to burn a 360,000 mortgage as part of the 1945 commencement ex- ercises, erect -the Phillips gymnasium in 1948, the headmasterls house in 1950, and the shop-garage and tennis courts in 1952. The program of expansion and improvement was continued in 1953 by the new headmaster, Peter A. Schwartz. Through the generosity of Raymond B. White in 1955, Pem-Day was able to remodel the upper school building and improve the parking facilities. Four years later a badly needed biology laboratory was constructed on the second floor of the middle school building. Old White Hall 9 QI The Wornall Homestead Pem
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Hsxzmanz 581 5 Kfullfilifa '31 and Future The spirit of improvement which has been characteristic of Pem-Day in the past, has pervaded the plans for the future. As part of the 50th anni- versary celebrations, the school started an improve- ment fund with a goal of flB300,000. As the plans grew larger, the goal was increased to 3750,000. Under the guidance of Mr. Frederick Barnes and Mr. John Kroh, the fund was shifted into high gear in the late summer of 1960. By the time the drive was officially closed, October 15, well over 3l5750,000 had been pledged. The improvement fund has one main ob- jective, to accomplish the building program. lf, The proposed Junior School. however, any portion of the fund remains unused, that portion will be placed in the regular endow- ment fund. . In the early winter of this year, the blue- prints for the building program were completed and approved. These plans are of the improve- ments considered immediately necessaiy to offset crowded conditions. They include a new service driveway Wirth parking facilities off Ward Park- way, a dining room extension, an elementary school, and a sports building adjacent to the track. A library building is also being planned for the more distant future. Artist's conception of the new Pierson Field House. 45 UU CIS
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