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

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.alll Marching Band gives the Soccer Team added support. Play-Readin Club This year. under the guidance of lVlr. Nunley. the Play Reading Group spent many enjoyable and profitable evenings reading several notable plays. As a result we have gained an understanding and deep- er insight into the creativeness and expres- siveness that stems from the author to the story itself. Reading has developed our own expressiveness and public speaking. After obtaining an acquaintance with Arthur Miller llleallz of a Salesman, All My Sonsl. Tennessee Williams lThe Class Menageriei. and Dryden 41411 For Lovel, we read an original play. written by Mr. Nunley. in front of a live audience. Next year we will have the benefit of a stage and auditorium where we will present actual productions. Although this yearis group has achieved much. with the new theater, com- bined with lVlr. Nunley's advice and aid, we hope to attain even greater heights in the future. The Marchin Band The Marching Band, under the direc- tion of lVlr. Lehmann, for its second sue- cessful year gave to the school the addition- al spirit it needed to win its games. and also contributed very much to the life of the school. Every Tuesday evening during the year. we met in room F of Vvickersham House. and from our practice sessions music of a sort began to ring through the schoolis corridors. The first part of the year was spent in perfecting our marches. but after the Christmas vacation we spent most of our time learning the more classical ap- proach to music. lVlany boys are playing in- struments who have only taken them up this year. For this and other benefits. we thank Darrow's music department. Keegin, Atkin, Mr. Nunley, Carpenter, Moy. Front row-Manley Carter Terry M .B . Page 44

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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.

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Emfrson, Low. Hemingway, Lehmann, Laird, Mr. Lehmann at rear. The Shakers The V158-'59 Shakers started this year with high spirits and loud. hellowing voices. Our high spirits continued, hut our loud voices soon softened and became the mel- low tones of a harmoniously distinguished eight. With the help of Mr. Van Vorst, the group gathered a unique repertoire of songs. Among these were 4'Blue lVloonl', g'Nagasaki . Wllhe Three Clochesw, Arivi- derci Roman. Sloop John Bw. 4'Pity',, and many more. The Shakers practiced five times a week in order to prepare for many school functions at which we performed. These functions included dances with the Egg-Syiillard School, Saint Agnes, Fox Hollow. and lVliss Hall's School. We. the Shakers. have enjoyed working and singing together and hope that next year's group will continue to improve and expand as we have strived to do. To them. the best of luck. The Jazz Band The Darrow Jazz Band began its second year of musical activity with great enthusi- asm shortly after the beginning of this year. lVlr. Lehmann, the former leader of the HSpring Street Stompersw la jazz hand at Williams Collegel, instructed us in the principles of Jazz. Primarily, the stress has been on Dixieland jazzg however. the mem- bers of the hand have gone on to develop. in their own spare time. to a satisfactory degree. combined arrangements of progres- sive. semi-Dixieland. and mood jazz of sev- eral varieties. We feel that the hand has improved tremendously since last year. and we sincerely hope that 'iDarrow Jazz will continue to play an increasingly active part in the social and recreational life here at Darrow. Haight tal pianoi, Wilmot, Frenlfel, Rohrer, Brooks, May, Dattelbazum MCC ee.' Page 43