Williston Northampton School - Log Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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JAMES H. SHEPARDSON, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, VVILLISTON Hundreds of applications EUGENE WILSON, DEAN OF ADMISSIONS AMHERST COLLEGE Informal discussions ALICE BROVVN, SECRETARY TO MR. SI-IEPARDSON Pleasant srniles EDWARD STANDISH BRADFORD, JR., B.A. History, Axxistant Director of Admissions Adviser to Y Cabinet, Adviser of Middler Class. Graduated Admiral Billard AcadeIIIy, 1947, Stanley VVoI'ks Sales Training, 19117-1951, United States Air Force, 1951-1952, graduated University of Connecticut, 1956, Member of New England Association of Social Studies Teachers, attended VVesleyan Summer School, 1958-1961, elected to Williston, 1956. I9

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The Admissions Crisis grows more severe every year. Rooted in the heart of a heavily populated area, Williston feels the urgency of young boys who want to get into college with a. prep school background. Families pour into Williston with their well-combed, polished-up-fora the-interview prospects. So the task of the Admissions office at Williston begins. Applica- tions are sorted and filed, tran- scripts, test scores, and recommenda- tions are read and reread, and some- how a new group of Williston boys arrives each September. Saturday Sightseeing At the secondary school level, per- sonal contact is particularly import- ant. Interviews with both the boy and his parents are usually unhurried and searching. The campus tour is especially valuable. For this purpose the Y Cabinet is called upon. Cabi- net members take families on guided tours of the campus on Saturday mornings throughout the school year. With the explosion in the number of applicants to Wlilliston, the Admis- sions office has grown too. Working with Director of Admissions James H. Shepardson are Edward S. Brad- ford, Assistant Director of Admis- sions, and Richard Gregory, Assist- ant in the Admissions office. And faithful Mrs. Brown has smilingly greeted hopeful families since 1952. College Consideration YVilliston has taken special effort to see that its older boys have an opportunity to get acquainted with their prospective colleges. Many col- lege admissions officers visit the campus, particularly in the fall, to talk with Upper Middlers and Seniors. They discuss general ques- tions which secondary school boys raise about college as well as specific questions directed to their own schools. Besides these frequent small group discussions, W'illiston invites guests to speak to the students and their parents about many aspects of col- lege and college acceptance. I8 Admissions officer from St. John's College, Annap- olis, Maryland, discusses particular questions and problems. Mr. Patrick Archbald, Williston's col- lege counselor, encour- ages boys to meet visiting admissions men and later to visit college campuses. One of i'Dean,i Bradford's adminis- trative duties is the preparation of the Newsletter. Here he organizes a picture of all brothers at Williston.

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During a morning English quiz, Clark Gaiennie waits quietly for the next question. Frequent quizzing helps students to keep abreast of their homework assignments. From Shakespeare Time Magazine states in a special article on college entrance, English is the key to college work, by 1970 an estimated one-fourth of the appli- cants may be rejected because they get so little of it fEnglishj. To combat the isolation of the standard English course, Williston's English faculty continually strives to assist its students to develop intelligence and imagination by classroom discussions and outside compositions. The appreciation of literature and poetry and the ability to express con- fidently and clearly onels ideas are the result of Williston's personal rela- tionship between the mind of the student and the mind of his teacher. The primary and perhaps the most difficult task of the English depart- ment is to introduce the student to that 'ipainfulw experience of reading a thought-provoking book. Mark Twain has said that The great books are books that everyone wishes he had read, but no one wants to readf' As the maturing student rather re- luctantly starts to enjoy reading for The spelling question on the English final examination is given by Mr. Henchey on the last Friday before the start of the spring vacation. to Hemingway his educationls sake, he introduces himself to a world of changing ideas and ideals, from Shakespeare and Sophocles to Hemingway and Mac- Leish. Willistonls small-class atmos- phere is the principal tool with which teachers can individually and collec- tively work. Dean Rouse, head of thel English Department, takes personal pride in his excellent English staff. Under the guidance of these dedicated men, the student develops standards of judgement and respect throughout this ever-advancing program. CHARLES EDWARD ROUSE, A.B. Head of English Department, Dean of the Faculty President, Williston Chapter of Cum Laude Society. Graduated Clark University, 1922, Harvard Graduate School, 1926-1928, Alpha Upsilon Fraternity fScholar- shipj, taught at Blair Academy, 1922-1923, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, Summer, 1930, Oxford University, England, 1930-1931, Member of National Council of Teachers of English, New England Association of Teachers of English, School and College Conference on English, Mount Tom Summer School, 1933-1942, Director of Williston Academy Summer School, 1943-1961, elected to Williston, 1923. 20