Darrow School - Shaker Post Yearbook (New Lebanon, NY)

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seg' Wufzul Rohrer, Grimm, Manley, Cette, Akin, Kohlman. Front row- Rolwrlson, Mr. Anrlerson, Stampleman. Science Seminar The Science Seminar met for one period every Thursday night. We of the seminar were given the opportunity of furthering our knowledge in science beyond that taught in a classroom course. This year we conversed on the philosophy of science. but for the most part we read and discussed reading matter of great interest to us all. We enjoyed in a perplexed sort of way reading both Hoyleis hook on astronomy and James Coleman's book called Relativity for the Layman. We took several field trips to Williams College, Union College, R.P.l., and Pittsfield to hear lectures. We are grate- ful to Mr. Beaver, our Physics teacher, for aiding us in the understanding of the al- ways fascinating subject of science. iddle East Seminar Prompted by the many dramatic and disturbing changes in the Middle East dur- ing the preceding months, lVlr. Anderson, our American History instructor, in Octo- ber of 1958 formed a discussion group to study the countries in this area. Any sen- iors that were interested in joining this group were cordially welcomed. Every Thursday evening, for forty-five minutes, we would have informal gatherings to talk about the modern history and political events of each nation. One of our activities was a conference held in April at the Emma Willard School. Here a few students from many New England preparatory schools had the opportunity to express and discuss their views on the Middle East. N XY! Von. Mertens, Frerlvrilhal, Powerx, llatlelbaunz, Mr. Beaver Page 46

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I W atkins. is-me --., Morris P., Kohler, Kohlman, Currie, Blumenthal, Ha den. odel-Railroading Club This year's Model Railroading Club was a tremendous success over that of last year. Last year we started late and had a difficult time in finding enough space for opera- tions. This year we had no such problems, save that of money, and were able to start construction immediately. We think our layout is most unusual and original. The layout is supposed to represent a railroad in South-Central America. Since no master has found the interest in our hobby, we pursue it ourselves in the photo lab. We wish to thank lVlr. lVlacCvaffey for the use of part of the photo lab, and thank Mr. Hey- niger for his generous donation of plaster which was immediately put to use as scen- ery. The Radio Club The Radio Club started off a good year with the joining of two more licensed radio L'Hams,', Larry Kohlmann, KZBVC, and Bill Hall, WZVDFD. Last yearls member, Dick Kohler, KZUOK, is still active in the club. We started off the year by building three or four antennas in addition to the regular program of operating and repairing radios at our meetings every Thursday evening. We concentrated on high frequen- cy experimenting and teaching other boys th principles of electronics. We also built a voice transmitter which contacted other radio Hams from Oregon to Florida. Our plans for the future will be to get more boys interested in amateur radio, and to complete new projects, which include build- ing a radar set and a simple computer. Front to rear-Auchinrloss, Morris P., Warner R. A., Powers Page 47

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rimm tlfflilor of Seniorsl. Stampleman tPhotographyl, leppeson Sporisl lhzllelbzzum llfrlitor-in-l.'l1i1',fJ, Hill tficticitics and Facultyj, lm 1 rtl, The Pe board The Peg Board has succeeded not only in making many improvements, but also in building a younger group of reporters for years to come. The new printing format and increased number of photographs, ex- perimented with last year, have been per- manently adopted by us. This year three issues have been published under the ex- cellent counseling of our faculty adviser, lVlr. Nunley. All the tasks of editing the newspaper, except printing, are done by us. The main contributions to the newspaper were made by Terry M. B., Turner, Manley, Hill. Hemingway, Horwitz. and Von Mer- tns. in addition to the editorial staff. Our principal aim, in publishing the Peg Board, is to please everyone. We feel we have suc- ceeded in this by presenting interesting and informative alumnae news, editorials on various topics, a slight touch of humor, a good sports and social section, and usually a feature article on some point of interest to all. The Yearbook The Editorial Committee for the ,59 yearbook has worked hard to produce a yearbook that would afford satisfaction to everybody connected with our school. The work has been enjoyable and varied, though difficult and demanding at times. We would like to thank our faculty advisor, Mr. Mac- Caffey, for his guidance, and to make particular mention of the indispensable as- sistance rendered by Smith Robertson, Dun- can Henderson, M. B. Terry, ,lay Powers, and Stafford Keegin. Wilmot Editor? , Manley lPholog Page 45 tAssociale Editorl. Von Mertens tlunior Editorl, Haig tSports Emerson Uunior Eclitorl, Frenkel tErlitor-in-Cliiefl Turner tAlumni Editorl, Terry M. B. tCirculation Editorl Powers raphyl.