May 8, 1965 Number 11 Trustees Announce Fund Campaign Committee Seeks 820 Million for Endowment, Building
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ZEbe ettlittb troll Vol. XXXIX Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass., May 8, 1965 Number 11 Trustees Announce Fund Campaign Committee Seeks 820 Million For Endowment, Building by Frank Reynolds Deerfield's Board of Trustees announced at noon today the initiation of a $20 million fund raising campaign, the largest ever attempted by an independent secondary school. Of the $20 million, $15 million will be used as permanent endowment and $5 million will be set aside for building. Mr. Ellis L. Phillips, Jr. '38, who is to head the drive, made the announcement at the parents' luncheon, and gave an outline of the Fund Raising Committee's objectives. The plan has developed out of a search- ing analysis of Deerfield Academy's strengths and weaknesses Its aim is to raise $15 million by Com-4-- mencement time, 1968, and the re- mainder before Deerfield's Sesqui- centennial Anniversary in 1972. Much of the money, the Committee expects, will have to be obtained from individual friends of Deerfield, parents of Deerfield boys, and a- lumni. The An architect's drawing depicts the four-floor, one and one-half million dollar library to be located west Board has organized of the Memorial Building on what is now the varsity lacrosse field. separate committees for approaches to business corporations and phil- anthropic foundations. Endowment Is Prime Concern Academy Plans Far-Reaching Construction Program; Mr. Phillips emphasized the pres- sing need for added permanent Science Complex, Music Center To Follow Library endowment. Deerfield's present en- dowment is less than $3 million, and only one-eighth of the school's Future Building Will Include of a revolutionized science program anticipates the need for a modern expenses are covered by the income Mr. Ellis L. Phillips Three New Dormitories to which $1,500,000 is to be allo- music center. A soundproof wing from it. An increased endowment As Replacements cated. will be added to the Memorial would provide a broader base of Ellis L. Phillips '38, In order to provide additional Building to house rehearsal facili- assured support, with the income by Mike Baker student housing upon the anticipat- ties for the Glee Club, Band, and from it covering such areas as Alex B. Johnson '30 An integral part of the hoped- ed removal of Dean Hall and Wells other musical activities. scholarships, faculty salaries, retire- for capital from the fund drive House, plans call for the construc- Construction of the long awaited ment pensions, a library staff and Direct Capital Drive announced today provides for an tion of three new dormitories to and eagerly anticipated library to yearly library acquisitions, and fi- exciting long-range building pro- accommodate approximately 150 be located west of the Memorial nally, general maintenance and op- Ellis L. Phillips, Jr. '38 has been gram. In addition to the one and a boarders. Boys will also be moved Building is of immediate concern. erations of Deerfield's physical appointed national chairman of the half million dollar library on which out of the tradition-rich John Wil- A faculty committee is presently plant. (See page four story.) Deerfield Capital Program by the construction will begin in the very liams House, which in turn will be being organized to study the needs Board of Trustees, and Alexander near future, plans are being form- restored as an historic landmark. of the school so that each educa- for a science center, a music Major Gifts B. Johnson '30 has been named ulated The final segment of the program (Continued on Page 4) center, and three new dormitories vice-chairman. For the past three years Mr. Phillips, a Brookville, Five million dollars is being set Anonymously From Long Island resident, has occupied aside solely for new construction, Cum Laude Adds Nineteen New A Trustee $1,000,000 Members; the positions of Director of the which will be spread over a period Other Trustee Budget for Columbia University of several years. Elaborate plans Recognizes Outstanding Commitments 500,000 Academic Record and of assistant dean in the Uni- for the erection of a modern sci- For Library Building 905,924 versity's law school. He is the ence complex in the vicinity of Undesignated Gifts 330,778 father of Larry '66. Mr. Johnson, Wells House are now under discus- Mr. Robert W. McGlynn recently which the Deerfield chapter's from Darien, Connecticut, is chair- sion. Professional consultants are announced the election of 19 new p:-esident and secretary, to be se- TOTAL FOR CAP- man of the Finance Committee of presently engaged in the planning members to the Deerfield chapter lected from the old members, will ITAL PROGRAM $2,736,702 of the Cum Laude Society, a na- preside. the Board of Trustees and has two tionwide organization which recog- sons who have attended Deerfield. WELCOME nizes scholastic achievement by Alumni Secretary Frank Conklin Phillips as "a great THE SCROLL extends a secondary school students. Join- describes Mr. ing Jim practical and with a warm welcome to parents, alum- Averill, Norton Grubb, scholar, yet and Randy Hack, humor." He graduated ni, and friends. We invite all the three named sense of from last year's Cum Laude from Prince- Spring Day guests to partici- junior class, will Summa be seniors Joe Baker, and was elected to Phi Beta pate in the week-end's array of Mike Baker, ton Larry Kappa. After attending Columbia activities and to visit the exhi- Colker, John Danner, Jack Davis, Pug Law School, he obtained a doctor- bits listed on page 3. Edmonds, Josh Kalter, Chris Kocher, Charlie Kulikowski, ate from Keuka College. A former Robbie McKay, Peter Moyer, Mike World War II Air Force captain, Mueller, Dermod Quinn, Doug Mr. Phillips was appointed in 1953 SPRING DAY SCHEDULE Spragg, Andy Steele, and Dee by Dwight Eisenhower to the Pres- Committee on Parents' Luncheon Wells. The three juniors accepted ident's International Information Activities, and in Dining Hall 12:00 noon into the society this year are Jed 1956 chosen Special Assistant to Varsity Tennis vs. Alumni Home, Larry Phillips, and Brooks was Hay Whitney, United Lower Level 2:00 p.m. Watt. John States Ambassador to Great Britain. Varsity Track vs. Vermont He Members of Cum Laude are se- currently president and Lower Level 2:00 p.m. is director lected by a faculty committee of the Ellis L. Phillips Varsity Lacrosse vs. Holy Cross Foundation. which elects the seniors with the Upper Level 2:00 p.m. Mr. Johnson, a major in the highest academic standards, the Varsity Baseball vs. Suffield Army Engineer Corps during World number chosen not exceeding 20% Upper Level 2:30 p.m. War II, is now acting as managing of the class. The three juniors Tea in Memorial Building Comprising this year's Cum Laude Society are, left to right, top partner of Cyrus J. Lawrence & elected attained combined aver- Following Baseball Game row: Brooks Watt, Larry Phillips, Jack Davis, Chris Kocher, Der- Sons, a New York City firm. He ages of 90 or above for the last Dinner mod Quinn, Josh Kalter, Pug Edmonds, Andy Steele, Doug Spragg, also serves as di er.tor and execu- Parents' two years. Dining Hall 6:30 p.m. Mike Baker, Larry Colker, and Jed Horne. Bottom row: Charlie tive committee member of both the Glee Club Concert The new members will be ini- Kulikowski, Mike Mueller, Dee Wells, Jim Averill, Randy Hack, General Signal Corporation and Gymnasium 8:30 p.m. tiated into Cum Laude towards the Norton Grubb, Joe Baker, John Danner, and Peter Moyer. Missing the Western Maryland Railroad end of May in a ceremony at is Robbie McKay. Company. 2 THE DEERFIELD SCROLL May 8, 1965 Looking Forward Prospect And Retrospect Designed to ensure the Academy's continued This is the time of year when seniors feel prominence in secondary education, the Deerfield the first premonitions of nostalgia for the school Capital Program will result in further develop- they are going to be leaving in three weeks. Deer- ment in curriculum and teaching techniques. But field spring and the easing off of academic pres- what will be the essence of this progress? No one sure seem to banish the urgency of the long grind. can say exactly, but several conjectures follow. You catch yourself thinking, with at least a little regret, happy past. And some The func- about all the lost extensive new library facility will SCROLL editor sum up generalities of independent tries to the tion as a stimulus for advanced What Deerfield Means to himself and his hundred- study and constructive individual thinking. Serv- odd classmates. ing as "the largest classroom on campus," the li- brary will further challenge the student, exploit Of course, all that is impossible to do in a more fully his academic potential, and develop his short written statement. I suppose the spread of intellectual curiosity. With assignments and class- pictures in the middle of this paper comes as room discussion centered on research and the use close to a summation as anything can. But out of library equipment, the majority of daily and of all the personal and fragmentary memories, I evening study time, especially for juniors and think the conventional sentiment to express is seniors, will be spent in the new building. that of happy prep-school days gone away, of an experience which, while it certainly practical A more diversified, thorough, has and enriching value, is going to seem more and more like an curriculum would be the natural product of so idyllic haven of memory. complete a facility. Course offerings like art and music appreciation, comparative religion, public The trouble with that sentiment is that it speaking, speed-reading, dramatics, doesn't fit, this year.