St Louis Country Day School - Codasco Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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as wir 'A . .. , . , Board of Trustees HIC Board of Trustees ofthe St. Louis Country Day School is a group of representa- tive business and professional men in St. Louis. The President of the Board, Dr. George T. hloore, is the Director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens and teaches Botany at Washington University. He was a member of the original Board in H117 and has held the presidency since 1918. The Vice-President is Professor Robert Terry. Professor Terry teaches Anatomy at Vlfashington University and was also a member of the original Board of Trustees. Mr. Bruce Seddon is the Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Seddon is a broker and is one of the two trustees to have a boy in school at present. Judge George C. Hitchcock, an eminent lawyer, has been on the City Council of St. Louis, has served as a Judge in the Circuit Court, and is also a trustee of the Klissouri Botanical Gardens. hir. Richard McCulloch, a graduate ofthe yyashington University Engineering School, has had experience, as a Street Railway oflicial, abroad as well as in this country. He is a member of the Society of Cincinnati. Bishop Wiilliam Scarlett graduated from Harvard and received his L.L.O. front the University of Arizona. He was the former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and is now Bishop of the Diocese of Mis- souri. Bishop Scarlett is well known at Country Day for the many excellent addresses he has delivered in chapel. hir. Alvin D. Goldman, the president of the Lesser Gold- man Co., is a member of a great many organizations in the city. Nlr. Daniel K. Catlin, Whose son is now in the school, is an active member of numerous organizations and committees. Klr. Vincent L. Price, a graduate of Yale, is president of the National Candy Co. The Board of Trustees holds two meetings during the year, one in the fall and one in the spring. All incidental business is handled by an Executive Committee com- posed of three Board members and two patronesses who are not on the Board. judge Hitchcock is the chairman and the other members are: Dr. Moore, Mrs. Archer O'Reilly, hir. Catlin, and Airs. Philo Stevenson. It is the established policy of the Board of Trustees to leave all matters pertaining to the management of the school to the Headmaster. Dr. Nlnore, Prof. Terry. Mr. Seddon. Nlr. Catlin Hr. Goldman. judas Hitchcock, Nlr. NIcCulloch. Mr. Price. Bishop Scarlett it . - A ' ' ' W' Page Ten l

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rw vi -H, -if-..w,-... A. 4 V V, -J -fif xA-1 ' . Ti T Wil- 2 Faculty lTl'l the founding of the St. Louis Country Day School in 1917, the faculty con- sisted of six members. Since that time it has increased to twenty-three, all of whom are college graduates. Mr. R. H. B. 'Thompson has been headmaster ever since 1921, Mr. Ralph Hoffman and Mr. Rollin Gallagher having held the position before that time. Mr. Sturgis has been the acting headmaster for half the past year during Xlr. Thompson's absence on a trip around the world. The former is the head of the Lipper School, Klr. Browne of the Middle, and Xlr. hlcfreery of the Lower School. The primary purpose of a faculty is, of course, the direct teaching of the students. The fact that between UT and 98 per cent of Country Day graduates have gone to college and that the institution is ranked as one of the leading preparatory schools in the country would certainly show that our faculty has done particularly well in that line of endeavor. Members of the faculty also coach nearly all athletics at school. This means that there is closer Contact between master and pupil and that all students are given a chance to show their athletic ability. In the four major sports, football, basketball, baseball, and track, the varsities are coached by Messrs. Hughes, Shinklc, lVlcAlliste1', and Hecker, respectively. The two dramatic clubs, the Troubadours and the Kfasque. are under the man- agement of Klr. Reeve and hir. Philips. The production of each organization this year was said to have been more excellent than ever before, and the success of each play was largely due to the work of its director. hlr. KlcAllister's skilful direction of the Lower School Dramatic Club furnishes ready material for the older organizations. Scouting is another one of the many activities of the school conducted by one of the faculty, Nlr. Blanchard. A valuable variation for the younger boys from the usual movie is thus afforded almost every Friday night. That the faculty has been able to arouse so much interest in extra-curricular activities as well as succeeding so extraordinarily well in the preparation of pupils for college is truly remarkable. Bark Rorz'4iVlessrs. Young, Bliss, Hobbs, Browne. Driscoll, Kent. Reeve. illiddlz RorvfMessrs. Battenberg, Brumbaugh, McAllister, Philips, Blanchard. Putney. VVerremever Front Rnr1'4lVlessrs. Mccreery, Shinkel, Sturgis, Thompson, Babcock, Whitlcsck, Hacker. . .. . ,, , , . . , ' Page hilff? rz