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LETTERS TO THEAlumni OfficeDear Alumni Office,Thanks to all of you for an exciting andterrific clambake. The entire weekendwas wonderful and I appreciate all thatyou did as a member of the class of ’59A.Thank you.Kindest Regards,Larry Adams ’59ADear Maureen:Thank you for the wonderful job you didin organizing Clambake Weekend. It waswonderful to see the positive directionMPH has grown in. The food was superband touching base with John Gibson andBobby Llewellyn was fun. I hope I’ll getto see more of my fellow classmates (PH’65) next year.Gratefully,Susie Turner ’69Tina:Please convey to all of those who workedon Clambake Weekend my deepappreciation for all the work – it was astellar time from start to finish.Sue BahnerWidow of David Bahner,Manlius Faculty Member(Excerpt from a letter penned to Head ofSchool Baxter Ball and President of theBoard George Urist, in response to arequest he made of MPH).Gentleman:My gratitude and pride in The ManliusSchool is overwhelming to say theleast…I still maintain that Manlius taughtme much about life, meeting and dealingwith others, and the ability to enjoy thefruits of life, clean, happy, and healthfulliving. As life moves on, the memories ofManlius seem to get even stronger andmore binding.Again thank you for your considerationand action. “Manlius, dear Manlius, thysons shall ne’er forget!”Robert P. Hills, Jr. ’50HQMaster SergeantOUR MISSIONManlius Pebble Hill School is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational,college preparatory school dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence in adiverse setting. Our Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 curriculum challengesstudents to become inquisitive and independent learners. We provideopportunities for intellectual and creative exploration within a caring andtrusting environment. Manlius Pebble Hill fosters self-confidence, respect,integrity, and strength of character in our students to help them becomeresponsible citizens in the local and global community.OUR MOTTOManners Makyth ManWhen The Manlius School and Pebble Hill Schoolmerged in 1970, faculty and students broughtmany traditions with them.One of these was The Manlius School motto,“Manners Makyth Man”which remains MPH’s official motto today.OUR ALMA MATERLong Live Manlius Pebble Hill,Loud we raise the chorus;And our motto we’ll fulfill,While we’ve life before us.We will win high praise for you,To your honor we’ll be true,As we sing, “Manners makyth man,”As we sing, “Manners makyth man.”Here we stand in loyalty,Dedication, victory;We will never lose our pride,Though the years may pass us by.We will set examples now,For respect we’ll always bow;As we go on through the yearsFriendships hold whether far or near.Lyrics byJoyce Robertson and Julie Heer Chamberlain, MPH ‘72OUR MASCOTThe MPH Trojans4 MPH REFLECTIONS 2009
Manners Make UsBy Fred Montas, Jr. English Department ChairFor several years, I have talked tofaculty and students about MPH’sessential values and how they reflect ouridentity as a school. In those conversa -tions, I heard the School described asdiverse, tolerant, intellectual, andcreative. In my classroom, I posted on awall the words, “kindness”, “know-ledge,” and “courage” as three traits Ihoped to see students exhibit in mycourses and around the school. Whilethese qualities and virtues certainlycapture a part of who we are as aSchool, they encompass only a part ofwhat we do with students and how wehope to see students conduct themselves.Students and faculty define MPH in avariety of ways. The breadth ofdefinitions allows us to be inclusive, toprovide for all members of the com -munity a sense of belonging. But, it alsoenables each of us to view aspects of theschool as irrelevant or even antitheticalto our personal investment in its culture.We have something for everyone, whichis certainly one of our strengths, but thisalso means we have a lot for ourcommunity members to turn away from.This sense that we can pick and chooseparts of the school culture to identifywith certainly reinforces our individuali -ty, but it also renders that culturesomewhat fragmented. In my classes,this means I too frequently have seenstudents in some subtle opposition toeach other, working for individual gainrather than working together. Thisfragmentation undermines the reality ofmy students’ common purpose, one ofmutual enlightenment.I want my classroom to be a bulwarkagainst this fragmentation, and I believethat a statement of values or virtues canhelp my students recognize and worktoward their shared goals. As soon asthey enter my classroom space, I wantthem to know that my expectations notonly tie to the School’s sense of purpose,but also prevent a retreat into theirindividualistic wishes. I want a clearimpetus for an ethical sense of purposeamong my students, one that generates asense of community and an esprit decorps among them. With these goals inmind, I sought some idea, some value,some virtue that my students couldn’trun away from, something that couldn’tlet them say, “That’s not part of myMPH.” With this desire for unity andcohesion, I turned to the school motto,“Manners Makyth Man.”Although our motto has alwaysresonated with my values, I have beenskeptical of its unifying power becauseits language immediately excludes a largeportion of our students, faculty, and staff.Women in the MPH community shouldnot have to wonder whether the mottoactually includes them, and men shouldnot have to rationalize (falsely) theuniversality of their gender (that is,“man” equals “humanity”). Therefore, Iunderstood that if I were to use thismotto in class, I would have to make“man” more inclusive, which led me tothat most inclusive of pronouns, the firstperson plural. After a few revisions, Iarrived at “Manners Make Us.”Nevertheless, I remained skeptical ofthe motto’s potential: “manners”immediately conjures politeness andniceties. To use “Manners make us” inanners Makyth Manclass, I would have to lead my studentsto understand “manners” in richer, moresubstantive terms.“Manners” is a powerful word because itnecessarily connects our individualbehavior to other people. “Manners”reminds us that we don’t float around inour own little bubbles, that others areaffected by our actions and words.Therefore, manners are not merely aboutsaying “please” and “thank you” but,more importantly, about living life withintegrity and respect. Manners are thesum of the ways people conductthemselves, their habits of being, andtheir modes of existence. To put itplainly, “Manners Make Us” means thatwhat we do and the way we do it definewho we are. This does not mean that wemust strive for perfection in body andspirit. None of us is or will be perfect.Rather, I hope that “Manners Make Us”will help me cultivate an ethos ofexcellence among my students so theycan expect the best for themselves,others, and our institution.“Manners” is a powerful word because it necessarilyconnects our individual behavior to other people.“Manners” reminds us that we don’t float around in ourown little bubbles, that others are affected by our actionsand words. Therefore, manners are not merely aboutsaying “please” and “thank you” but, more importantly,about living life with integrity and respect.MManners Make UsMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 5
Page 1 and 2: FALL 2009THE OFFICIAL ALUMNI MAGAZI
Page 3 and 4: HEAD OF SCHOOLBaxter F. BallEDITORS
Page 5: Then & Now... 1869 2009US President
Page 9 and 10: MARY LERNERMary Lerner is assistant
Page 11 and 12: Goodyear-BurlingameAlumni Gatherfor
Page 13: 2009 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDBob
Page 16 and 17: ALUMNI PROFILERichard H. Sykes Jr.
Page 18 and 19: Clambake2009WeekendThis year’s Cl
Page 20 and 21: Reunion ClassPEN PALSBlend students
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Page 24 and 25: Dear Class of 2009Be the best you c
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Page 28 and 29: FriendsFind Success on StageLizzie
Page 30 and 31: Table of ContentsA Message from the
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THE FINAL WORDby Baxter F. Ball, he
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