Shady Side Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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. I si Lowell Innes and Shady Side Academy are synonymous. More than anyone else on campus, he typifies the spirit of the Academy. His three button sack, striped poplins, and pastel shirts have set campus styles for years. The green book bag and thermos of coffee have become fixtures around the halls. His bon mots pass from boy to boy. Kindly imitations of his down East accent are part of every junior wit's repertoire and each year brings a new crop of caricatures for NEWS and ACADEMIAN, Long after we are graduated, Mr. Innes will be remembered for the days in Room IO when Shakespeare and Johnson came alive, for the curriculum and college conferences in his office, and the cryptic notes on the reports to our parents. His forty years of experience with boys and his close association with the universities aid each boy in choosing a college fitted to his special needs. The master-student relationship is much more than business to Mr. Innes, who keeps abreast of the boys' current interests in and out of school. To this friend and educator, we, the class of '56, dedicate our ACADEMIAN. 4

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A WORD FRGM THE EDITOR seems to be pretty much a hodge-podge of memories impressions. The cutting wind of the gym hill as walk to breakfast or the cold wait for Mike's bus rousing yourself enough to sing the morning hymn . class after class . . . lunch . . . more classes . . rough time with chemistry in DS .... down to gym . . . the 5 o'clock bus or a quick pool game . dinner . . . then another round with the books - routine settles down and a look at the weather or athletic schedule seems to be the only indication of year's passage. Human nature automatically c logues experiences, magnifying the pleasant and pressing the unpleasant, The flunked quizzes . . . night cromming for Trimesters . . . games lost . . . and you . o the the the the ata- sur- all- the interminable drag of Fourth Period . . . pressure of writing that last-minute book-report . . . Boarder's athletics on Fridays - all these blend into a sl ight annoyance. Bright spots - House dances . . . rack- ing an exam in a favorite course . . . league ch OIT!- pionships . . . working on the Gargoyle Society play . . . the Glee Club's successes . . . Friday afternoon peel-out . . . senior's breakfast cut . . . feeds . bridge . . . bull sessions . . . a good hot shower .at the gym . . . afternoons off from athletics in the win- ter. . . an unexpected holiday when an alumnus makes Phi Beta Kappa - these emerge clearly. John W. Engroff, Jr. Photography Cary A. Campbell Faculty John G. Fleming, Jr. Seniors and Underformers John R. Fettor Classes Lorenz lversen, ll Dormitories The editors of the '56 ACADEMIAN have tried to organize these memories into a tangible rec- ord to help you recall the teachers and classes, friends and acquaintances, parties and dances of the last year. We've tried to cram l8O days into 240 pages and to create, through pictures and copy, the atmosphere of the Academy. It has taken a lot of planning and many man- hours of work. After much grumbling, you all came through for the picture appointments, and long-suffering Brookner's delivered the prints. Copy was written, lost, and rewritten. Dead- lines breathed hard down our necks and several all-night stands ensued. Finally, the book emerged from the jumble of dummy sheets, lay- outs, pictures, and copy sheets that littered the tables. Here it is - The l956 ACADEMIAN. H. Daniel Butts, Ill David I. Mendelson Michael C. Cantor Lewis L. Hamilton Peter L. H. Tynberg Sheldon M. Lubow Editor-in-Chief Activities Sports Junior School Business Manager Treasurer