Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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To YVILLIA Nl WYATT BARBER In appreciation of forty-cighl year:-1' devoted service to Sl. Mark's this Lion is respectfully dedicated

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THE LION OF ST. MARK'S uv' A Yearbook Published by the Graduating Class 1937

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l The flass of '37 has the unique distinction of having as companion in its grad- uation Yvilliam Yvyatt Barber, who is retiring this spring, after forty-eight years of devoted service, from the active faculty of St. Marks The name of Barber is and will continue to be synonymous with the noblest traditions of the school. He came to us in 1889 and has served since 1897 in the capacity of Senior Master under three Headmasters. During this time he has eu- gaged in many of the varied activities of the community. scholastic and athletic. from baseball to Greek, and has everywhere left his distinguished and unforgettable impress. His entire life has been characterized by an independence of conduct which leaves one breathless: and he has bestowed high and low a liberal sprinkling of prospective anecdotes. lt is not in the least a fantasy to attribute the rich and full spirit that is lVIr. liarber's to a prolonged association with the legends of classic Greece. And this spirit, mellowed like old wine in the cask. has made him an unsurpassed teacher of Greek. He has somehow contrived to transmit the essence of the classics with a joyous flavor irrevocably imparted to the minds of his pupils, inspiring them with the ever new and mighty heart of the thundering Odyssey and of the Iliad sounding with battle. Above all his Homeric character has endeared him to the hearts of those who know him. and his scope of living has included the glories of physical achievement and the rewards of a capable intellectual power. It is to us. as it must be to him, a source of inestimable satisfaction that his name and spirit, which had otherwise become legend, will be renewed in the person of his son. At this time, in the name of the school, we bear heartfelt tribute to him whose life is an undying inspira- tion to the community of St. Mark's.