Abington Friends School - Outward Bound Yearbook (Jenkintown, PA)

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xv v- - --s4..-, -H -Sega Q: y ,The Abington Friend A V June, 1968 V,--ft ' Y 1-3 Two AFS Girls Go to Work Camp During the weekend of May l7 to May 19, Brenda-Brooks and Nancy Barto shared a new and wonderful experience: WORK CAMP in the midst of Mantua, Phila. Arrival was at 6:15. More than half of the expected sixteen were then present, plus two of the three leaders. Dinner was a masterful concoction of cream- ed tuna fish over saltines.fhere is nothing worse than nwork camp foodn as was soon discover- ed. After all had finished, in- troductions were made around-the table. It was discovered that there were four boys from Epis- copal Academy, a mother and daugher from Newtown, a fresh- man in nursing school, a col- lege student, two high school students from neighboring Springfield High and Down- ington High, one graduate student, and three from West Orange, New Jersey, including a member of the' Holder generationn and a Vista Volunteer. Later that evening, a dis- cussion was held on the Poor Peoples' Campaign, which was lead by a Phila. member of the SCLC. Saturday morning the group left to go to the work area. Two girls were sent off to help a retired teacher, the remaining girls worked in the Mantua City Planners Headquarters doing 'much needed filing work, while 'the boys went a block away to help fix up a corner lot into a neighborhood play area. It was generally thought that . painting would be the main'line of work, but it wasfgxplained. that workcampers now took on projects that would be more benefiting to the community as a whole. After work and a friendly tussle with the kids, the group headed back to the church in which they slept and ate., After dinner, there was another informal group discus- sion on any desired topic. the pre- Sunday's This was followed by paration of parts of meals. ' The climax of the weekendoccurredwhen had congregafed in a entire everyone small dark rbom for a nLove - In,u or-' ganized and led by the Vista Volunteer lhis proved to be quite moying for many and en- abled all to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and one another during the various nexercisesn Sunday included a visit to, mag1strate's court, WOrSh1P in .the church of one's choice and a brief post-dinner talk witn David Richie, the founder of the-workcamp program. Nancy Barto '69 Plans or ummer Take Shape- y Art Courses, Trips Abroad Included For one year Qbeginning this summer,7 gat McCook will be an exchange student to Aus- tralia, She is being sponsored' by the Rotary Club, who select- ed her from many teens. Anne Posel is going to live in Paris, France, with her aunt and uncle for most of the sum- mer. Brenda Brooks is going to a Girl Scout encampment in Phoe- nix, Arizona. There she will study Indian and Mexican cul- tures. There will be guest speakers and various field trips. Betsy Eisman and twenty - one other people are going on an educational tour of Europe, from June 30 to August 20. They plan to meet famous people in- cluding a few heads of state. Mel Long is going to spend most of her summer in Washing- ton, D.C., for the Poor Peoples Campaign. Patti Laub is going to spend the first few weeks with her father in France. From there she is going to school in Geneva, Switzerland, to study French. For the rest of the Summer, Patti, her parents, and her twobrothers will be travel- ing all over Europe. Susan Swenson, Sandy Haines, Margo Irwin, Anne Murphy, and AudreyStorb are going to Seebe, Cadada with Miss Smith for most of the summer. Suzy Bass is going to take courses at Moore College of Art. L.R. and E.P. '73 5 rs during last meet.' 'Qsveg:ssvec:ss,eG1ss,eG:,ss,enz,ss3 an inside report ii?!i'XXswj r ib N X n L up ' ori the new building . IniSeptember,the Lower School will pnherit the present main buildingg Upper School will move into the new building now under construction. The new building will include several large classrooms, two 5mQl?!QneS, a laboratory with adgoining project and storage roomsL and a new library with con?erence,rooms. Thjrewill be a new gymnasium and I all-purpose room. The gym will not have a stage and will be purely for athletic PUTPGES. The all-purpose room will be used for a cafeteria, assembly room, and study hall. Additional rooms will include the headmaster's and assistant headmaster's office. Faculty, Senior, and Student rooms are SubJ?tts of planning and dis- cussi n. Thgre are,as yet, no plans for adding any new courses to the Upper School curriculum for n xt year. Suggestions are,' owever, welcome for future plans. 3 R.E.A. '69 l

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, . -5, -up , A-?.,.W.f -T'-11'1C, 1965 The Abington Friend 'll Page Q- . Flying High in the Big Top It seemed incredible. I actually felt like a bird floating through heaven. A bird that was never satis- fied with what it had, and just kept reaching out for more. At that moment I felt my stomach sink and my body decline. The goal I was trying to reach was too far, thus causing me to fall. The moment I landed on what seemed a thin eerie web I envisioned glass stars glowing, against white and pink cottonballs of fluff. All at once I found myself rest- ing upon gold mattresses with multitudes of pillows flashing exotic colors in every direction. I could comprehend future and past in my eyes, it seemed. I saw what I had been and what I wanted even more. Then as if night had turned to day the pink and white disappeared. The stars let out their last effort- less gleam, and past and future seemed to vanish in- stantly as if they had never existed. Yes, the goal I .had wanted so badly I conquered. The past was new gone and now was the time to think of present and future. Barbara Bretl '72 El8Cti0I1 RBSUITS Class of 1970 Pres.-W. Zurn V.P.-B. Rech Sec.-A. Murphy Treas.-R. Abramson glass of 1969 Pres.-L- Boyer V.P.-S: Raab Sec.-R. Andersen Treas.-N. Barto Class of 1971 Class of 1972 Pres.-S. Barnes Pres.-K. Hanson V.P.-H. Corn V.P.-E. Terry Sec.-E. Beck Sec.-V. Vaniver Treas.-N. RobinsonTreas.-L. Harbison C1333 Of 1973 Class of 19713: Pres.-H. Peyton Pres.-M. Buckman V.P.-R. Smith V.P.-B. Ferguson Sec,-P. Apfelbaum Sec.-P. Stokes Treas.-E. Posel tTreas.-A. Hanson Yearbgok Editors -' Ed.-ML Quill Lit. Ed.-R. Andersen Photo. Ed's.-B. Coles and A. Jaffe Art Ed's.-J. French and N. Harbison Bus. Nan.-S. Raab -v JT Committees K8 ' AQA.-L. Boyer Art Society-R. Abramson. ' Drama Club-S. Rashkis Glee Club-S. Raab R.L.andw.-N. Perkins 5 Student Council 1968-69 Term ' un Pres.-R. Becker S 'The V.P.-L. Conkey Sec.-B. M guire Mun chgstter Tre as . -K . aBuchin prwve Q Members I '70-F. B S llf t'l 21691 'J' g-une to . '71-B. Mgguire un 1 7 Days-Q5 HQLL. '72-E. Levitt I '73-D. Force 883 2.0 O ,Sem -fm-moi Untitled nPeople!W smorted the cat. uwhy they're not much! Not as much as they put out to be. Sure, I'll tolerate'em, They' re nice sometimes when it come to patting, but the way some people maul me you'd think I was a fur ball!n The old cat was resting, but ready to beat a hasty retreat if anything came up. He had lived with the same family since he was four weeks old. They had five kids, but he had lived through the holding -up-by-the-tail, maul- ing, whisker-cutting stage and was quite wise. He had built up a wonderful tolerance and now he didn't need it. nI'm gettin' soft with no little kids around, he thought. Then came the puppy. Cat and the old dog had been great friends. Puppy was small and tail-waggy so Cat made the huge mistake of making friends. Puppy became Dog, and his exu- berance grew in proportion to himself lwhich was a lgt big- ger than Catl. when Dog got all settled down, what do you know but a new baby arrives. Of course Bady adores Cat, and back comes faithful tolerance. NKeeps me on my toes.U remarked Cat. nPeople? Sure I like'em!n he sounded indignant, as if that's what he had said first. Kathy Maclnnes '71 Art Society Action In the falr, the society displayed a Picasso exhibit and showed a film on this modern artist. This was so well received by the stu- dent body that the committee presented another film in April called UMichelangelo, the Titan.u An Art Trip to New York has also been arranged in conjunc- 10th grade Class. The explore the Metropolitan other world- New York. tion with the History of Art group plans to galleries of the and many of the famous museums in The committee has aided the Mothers Committee by designing and printing tableclothes for the annual Fashidh Show. Also, the Christmas programs for the Chestnut Hill Academy and Abington Friends Concerts were designed and printed by the society. The set. of the Dramatic Club play was created by the Art Society: and looking into next year, the school has requested that the committee iggggn its Christmas card in Holly Thregherf President

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Un Their Way. . . . . . Class of i968 Future plans of this year's grad- uates are as follows: Marie-Claire Berryer-returning to France. Sandra Beska-Lycoming College. Barbara Breinig-Muhlenberg College. Brenda Brooks-State University of North Carolina CAgricultural and Technical Collegei. Dee Ellis-Engaged to be married. Cheryl Ervin-Pine Manor Junior College. Ann Fleming-University of Pennsylvania. Susan Frankeniield-Brandywine Junior College. Jane Gottschalg-Doane College. Linda Guydon-Pennsylvania State University. Catherine Harbison-Westminster College. Debbie Konietzko-Temple University. Melcenia. Long'-Temple University. Ayako Nishimizu-returning to Japan. Betsy Rosenberger-Schiller Uni- versity CGermanyj. Sandra Shuman-Bennington College. Sally Skinner-Centenary Junior College. Jacqueline Slack-Bucknell University. Dana Stott-Moore College of Art. Candy Swenson-Penn Hall Junior College. Deborah Thresher-Parsons School of Design. Rebecca Van Buren-Ithaca College. Sonia West-Peirce Junior College. Karla Zapf-Temple University. Linda Zurn-Duke University. QContinued on Page 45 i Trying hard for the blue team at the May Day tield events was third grader Joseph Happe. The whites won I73-I70. their tirst victory in tive years. From the Headmaster . . . It is the end of the school year and time to thank so many parents for so much that makes for the smooth functioning of the school community. . . . Home and School Associa- tion Chairman, T. Frank Decker, Jr., who sought and found excellent people to take on many necessary and helpful duties. . . . Mrs. John Ferguson who performed all the duties of the Chairman of the Mothers' Committee with such unfailing good will. . . . Dr. Oliver Thresher who brought record number of fathers out to meetings of more than routine interest. . . . The countless Parents who spent untold hours arranging and directing school events, chauffeuring children, assisting in the libraries and the paperback bookstore, baking cakes and providing covered dish suppers, 'being hosts for student CContinued on Page 21 October Fair Plans Ideas are already buzzing for the Home and School Association's Country Fair which will take place on the school grounds October 5. Chairman Doris Spiro has workers, but they all need help so call now: Food-Peggy Kingg Grounds-Arne Andersong Finance-Anita Sakimg Tickets-Sue Scott and Merle Happeg Art Show-Joni and Bob Oppenheimerg Special Events-Ellie Abramowitzg Flea Market, Auction- Doris Galtg Paperbacks-Betty Parryg Used Books-Joan Ledererg Garden Booth-Rose Cochrang Bak- ed Goods-Doris Godwing Games- Myra Tashmang Boutique-Carol Thalheimer, Judy Kodroifg Portrait Sketching-Barbaras Hymang Pony Rides, Animals exhibits-Peg Sulli- van. Mothers' Committee Report The year is never over before a new one begins in the AFS Mothers' Committee. 'As Janice Marshall re- ported profits of more than 3900. for the spring attic sale, new officers were making plans for their turn which begins at the June meeting. Alma Kennedy will serve as chair- man assisted by Peg Sullivan. But- tons Ewing continues as treasurer. Last year's profits have been al- located for CISV, our exchange stu- dent, shop equipment and record players, scoreboard for the new gym, two' musical assemblies and a lecturer-in-residence. This year's visiting poet left an enthusiastic following. He in turn was so impress- ed that he wrote the following: MEETING AT AIBINGTON From silence came the Word Where words 111 silence spoken Tell what each hstener heard To speak, his silence broken To speak the Word again Who hearing silence, then Hear God from God s own sons. ohn Fandel I To silent listening ones 1