Stony Brook School - Res Gestae Yearbook (Stony Brook, NY)

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FRANK E. CAEBELEIN Headmaster The headmaster of any school has to be a quide for everyone. To us at Stony Brook, Dr. Gaeb- elein is this, and yet he is much more. This figure with the long stride and the omnipresent Smokey is almost a land mark on our campus. He exemplifies our Lord's words, Search the Scriptures, for his painstaking lectures on God's Word both to his Bible class and in his weekday chapel service. Although there are few of us who see him at prayer, its power is felt by all. To the class of l955, Dr. Gaebelein will always remain an example in mountain climbing. a.u1- .1 , ,il 1 All ltuffv Dr. Gaebclcin at piano

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One of the great words of our times is security. As almost never before in history, men are seeking certainty and stability. This search is undoubtedly a reflection of the times in which we are living. In every age the future is, humanly speaking, unpre- dictableg but today the future is unpredictable in a sense the world has never before known. The plain fact is that atomic and thermo-nuclear weapons have opened up potentialities of de- struction unique in human history. It is in a world like this that the essential Christian message that Stony Brook endeavors to give every one of its students stands out as the only basis for lasting security. No matter how radically the human situation changes, Christ remains the same, yesterday, and today, and forever. The man whose life is based upon the sure foundation of Jesus Christ need not fear anything that may happen. It is his heritage as a child of God to do his work with the realization that, as he does God's will, he has a security no worldly philosophy can ever give. Thus it is that the young man who has had a Christian education at Stony Brook and who has personally received the living Lord can say with conviction even in this uncertain and dangerous age: If God be for me, who can be against me. 4 A GUEST EDITORIAL by

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SENIORS Page 23 SPORTS Page 55 ADVERTISEMENTS Page I I7 FACULTY Page 1 3 UNDERCLASSMEN Page 45 ACTIVITIES Page 87 A School 115' Alive Every yearbook centers around a theme, one which portrays Stony Brook in connection with a tangible idea. Our school, including faculty and students, is exceedingly active, day by day par- ticipating in events which make up for us, at least, the thrilling record of our school year. The 1955 Res Gestae staff has sensed the sim- ilarity between the energetic daily life of Stony Brook and the more turbulent newspaper world. This resemblance has provided the nucleus of a new theme. Each page which separates the following large sections portrays the portion of the newspaper world corresponding to that particular sector of our school activity and personnel. The faculty are represented by the managing editors, the seniors by reporters, and the underclassmen by techni- cians. Our sports pages, activity pages, and ad pages are like those found in the daily newspaper. So here then recorded in full is the reporter's view of the school year 1954-55.