Shattuck School - Shad Yearbook (Faribault, MN)

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THE SHAD LA, as A :fs W M' z AWN' xg Qtr KX L The Spectator staff First Row: McCum', XVisv, liogm-rs. Eu-lcs, Trcudwell, 'l'im-In-r, Stilvs. S ez, 'ond Row: X'74.'U't'll1LlSf, 131-vrivs, XVilson, H., Kama, Klcnstncl, 'lbxmlmw n I Third How: XVright, YV., Murphy, Aff:-ld, Fuller, D. Sl-IVENTY-FOUR V !5l.7 '1-? 9 .Q LSA. 1

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THE SHAD THE CRACK SQUAD Shattuck's 'ifar famed fancy drill squadv went through one of its more successful years this year under the direction of their captain, Cartie Schaub. The Squad made two trips and put on four drills on their home floor. On the first Sunday after school started, the eight old members of the Squad called for the first tryouts. Thirty-one reported with hopes of becoming members of this crack drill team. Then, every two weeks during the tryout period, a kick-off was held to eliminate some. The final kick-off was on November 27, where the choices were made for the 1950 Crack Squad. Sunday 'night at retreat Cartie Schaub announced that the new members were Coch- ran, Pavek, Barrett, Kaup, St. Clair, Timmons Wilson, C., and Buchanan, captain for 1952. The old members of the Squad included Cross, McCune, Schaub, Strom, Tincher, Thurmond, Lyman, and Kellett, captain for 1951. The members then went into daily practice sessions in preparation for their first show- ing at the Mid-WVinter Carnival dance. On March 7 they took their first trip, drilling between halves at the Laker-Sheboygan basketball game in Minneapolis. After the drill at Government Inspection, the Squad travelled to Appleton, Wisconsin, to drill at the DeMolay dance, April 29. The third home drill of the year was at the intermission of the junior-Senior Prom, and their next one was given in the evening of Armed Forces Day in the Faribault Armory. The last showing was during the Commencement dance. All their exhibitions showed the amount of practice the group had gone through. THE MOVIE CREW Every Tuesday night during the school year, except when there is a conflict in the sched- ule, the school provides entertainment for the battalion. This may consist of a basketball game during the winter months, or a movie. Mr. Craig, through arrangements with several distributors, obtains about twenty movies each year. These movies are shown to the battalion by a cadet movie crew which operates at the two 35-m.m. projectors and keeps all the equipment in good condition. Peter Tomaras, junior-in-charge, Thomas Evans, and Peter Purdum made up the crew at the beginning of this year. Last fall, when the tryout period began, cadets were instruct- ed in the operation of the two projectors and the sound system. At the close of the period, a test was given to determine the ability of each cadet. From the results of this test, one new member, Richard Stewart, was chosen. The battalion greatly appreciates the excellent work done by the movie crew in keeping the projectors rolling. This adds much to the enjoyment of the movies. N SEVENTY THREE

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THE SHAD TI-IE SPECTATOR Reading the Shattuck Spectator now, one would not realize that it had its beginning as a four-page monthly newspaper with pages 235 by 215 inches in size. The first publication on the campus, The Shattuck Times was begun in 1876 with A. Easton as its cadet staff. This diminutive newspaper was published for only one year. In 1877, Cadet Easton and three others began The Shattuck Cadet. This paper was published until the Commencement issue of 1903. During the school year 1903-1904, Cadets E, K. Bix- by and M. Hungate published The Shattuck Cadet through 134 issues. This was probably the only daily publication on an American prep school campus. The fall of 1904 marked the beginning of The Shattuck Cadet as a bi-weekly paper. It continued as such until Commence- ment of 1905. In the fall of 1915, H. M. Baskerville and L. A. Patterson brought out the first edition of the Shattuck Spectator, which has been published weekly ever since. The only changes in the Spectator have been in size. It has gone from the original six pages to eight in 1925, back to six pages in 1932. Since 1932, it has remained the same size. Again this year, the Spectator has taken national honors as a student publication. The Spec won second place rating in the Columbia Scholastic Press, national contest. William Eccles is editor-in-chief of the paper this year, and his editorial staff includes David Martin, general news editor, David Stiles, alumni editor, and reporters Peter Affeld, William Devries, Robert McCune, john Klopstad, Donald Pavek, Donald Reynolds, Peter Tomaras, Ronald Vegemast, Robert Wilson, Charles Wise, and YValter Wright. The business staff consists of Dart Rogers as manager, seniors Thomas Tincher, George Townsend, and Perry Treadwell, and juniors Peter Affeld, Dale Fuller, Iack Kaup, William Kellett, and Lewis Murphy. The faculty advisers for the paper are Mr. F. H. Below, Ir., Mr. K. S. Ager- ter, and Dr. N. M. Pletcher. THE RADIO CLUB Though a very small and little known organization, this year,s radio club is somewhat of an achievement in itself. For the past several years, many attempts have been made to form such a group. Many obstacles had to be overcome this year to pave the way for the group. Space had to be obtained, equipment procured, and a faculty adviser had to be found to sponsor the club. Since Morgan Hall was not being used for dormitory space this year, the cadets inter- ested in the organization secured permission from the office to use one of the dormitory rooms as a meeting place and work room. , The procurement of equipment at first posed a problem, but when Sgt. Dahl agreed to become faculty adviser to the group, this obstacle was practically eliminated. The sergeant obtained from the government valuable equipment authorized for use of the school, but nev- er ordered. The equipment includes an excellent oscilloscope which is also used by physics classes. Enthusiasts in the radio club this year are Graham McConnell, Peter Purdum, and Rhett Rathbone. SEX ENTY FIX E