University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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WE DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO DEAN WESLEY PEIK Deon Wesley E. Peik of the College of Education has passed away. His dreams were great, and they were made of the stuff of reality. He believed that good teaching must use the techniques and practices based on findings of modern scientific research For him the laboratory schools on the campus of the University of Minnesota were to play a large roll in these theories. He wanted these schools to be appropriately housed in buildings of the finest design. The first step in the realization of this became a reality on May 16, 1951, when ground was broken for the first building of the education group — University High School. One can never put into words the long record of the essential greatness and humbleness of our Dean. Although the pressures of each day were great, he found time to visit with both staff and students. With him every man felt that his own problem was the most important in the world, and so it was until if was satisfactorily worked out. It was this intimacy and sensitivity which endeared him to his fellow men. These qualities and many others within him made it possible for us to understand clearly the characteristics of a mature citizen of the world. Now that he has left us, let us continue his work by carrying the torch of man's humanity to men in all that we do at University High School.

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