Dwight Englewood School - Exit Us Yearbook (Englewood, NJ)

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Class considerably. ln February we gave the junior- freshman party in the gym. A stavenger hunt was the order of the day and we all kept talws on our trazy sisters as they hunted for the goods. junior year, our fear of speaking in thapel was lesfened and we found ourselves enjoying gixing kits for the Christmas Sale. Onte upon a time in the land of OO Blah Dee' was the famous line that originated in those skits. Nancy Arnold and Ann Richards were the class stars with their storms '. llarry Tush provided the mu-'it, and vut were entertained hy a group of singers who were none other than eight of the juniors: Pat .jOll!l'10ll. I.uty lfrost, lfreddy Cartwright, Miranda Knitker- ltotker, Anne Rithards, Susan Gray, Brookie Kirkland, and Susi Tennant who sang Oh llalwj, Mine and Li1nehouse Blues . As Cilass Day, liancjuet, and Clommentement approathed, we sought in desperation to write a hancjuet skit for the outgoing senior tlass. Wfhen x X., A. musical thapels, hut were not alone in their mus- ieal contributions. Through the year many got their licenses. Nanty Silberberg and Brookie were among the first. Well we remember those hilarious afternoons when we all tried to get rides home with them! We never tould pile enough of us in. Miranda interviewed jazzbo and then we tried to get him for an entertainer at our junior Dance. That dance was tertainly another of our brain- it was finally xx ritten we performed a dastardly f hut oh, so delightful, dtedi we hurned the skit. llowexer, in its plate we wrote poems for eath senior and gaxe eath a suitahle gift. At Class Day we reigned in gloryg we otiieially hetantt seniors and reteived our long-awaited tlass rings. Hancjuet was of great importante, for we took over all the ottites of the sthool. It was announeed there that Freddy Cartwright would he our Sthool President.

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Through Eleven Years fCrmfif1z1ezf fiom page 2.,ij the chairman of our Sophomore Dance, in the fall, to which the entire school was invited. Chuck Carleton's band, situated precariously under the mermaids, contributed to the effect of that event which took place in Neptunes Kingdom, other- wise known as the Dwight School Gym. At Christ- mas time we decorated the main hall with our geometric designs, introducing the three dimen- sional stars as our specialty. We gave our production of Cinderella in the Spring. Tonin Mersch and Miranda Knick- erbocker wrote the script, Tonin was director and Miranda took the part of Cinderella. For many months afterwards small children approached Sue Gay and Susi Tennant, the ugly sisters, and chas- tised them, in all seriousness, for their wickedness to Cinderella. Sophomore year we all took English ll, Geom- etry and Bible II. We alternated French and Span- ish fourth subjects, while Juliet Stark even took German, As the year drew to a close, we held some famous parties. The night after commencement Ellen Van Alstyne gave a slumber party for the entire class. The next day we all went to jones Beach for the day. Those two parties together climaxed a gay and carefree year. But it was in sophomore year that we first began to feel our importance in the final exer- cises of the school year. As Banner Girls we were an integral part of Class Day. The Banner Girls were: Ellen Van Alstyne, Nancy Weeks, Lucy Frost, Pat johnson, Freddy Cartwright, Ann Rich- ards, Susi Tennant and Betsy Kelly. However, junior year was, for many of us, the high point of our four years in the Upper School. Nancy Weeks was our president, Diddy Whitson our vice-president-treasurer and Brookie Kirkland our secretary. Mrs. Meredith became our popular advisor, and she remained with us our two last years. Our big project for the fall was the Christ- mas Sale. Betsy Kelly was our chairman and did a splendid job. Everyone worked hard, even the mothers, and we felt that the Sale united the

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Clonunencenient arriiedp eight juniors: liliza- heth llansot. lireddy Cartwright, Susi 'lie-nnant, Miranda Knickerhocker, Brookie Kirkland, Betsy Kelly, Lucy lfrost, Diddy Whitson, Ann Richards and Pat 'lohn-,on made up the Sniilax Chain, with Nancy Weeks as the Marshall. At Cfomniencement Betsy Kelly was awarded the Elmira Key, an honor given each year to an academically outstanding junior. That year Coinniencement was a day ol regret 1-N and realization. We had finally reached the top. As our friends of IQ?-r said goodhye, we saw the responsibilities ahead of us. We proceeded to make plans to reclecorate our Senior Study. Those dreanis ol' rugs, couches, and coke machines, soon disappeared, lor as soon as we returned in the fall we were liaced with: This year is the most important for your college records, girls. Nancy Weeks was again our president, Sandra St. Phillip our x'ice-president-treasurer, and lirookie Kirkland again our secretary. Our liaithliul Mrs. Meredith was our advisor. The Christmas Pageant was one ol' thc niajor eyents ol' the year. Nancy Wfeeks was the Ma' donna, Sandra St. Phillip the narrator, and Cllare Russell the hell-ringer, lfreddy Cartwright sang the solo. The day lvelore Christnias xacation we had our caroling party. serenading various lac ulty nienihers vu! i xhs Nr 1-'.... and trustees ot the stliool. Afterwards our tlass slumber party was held at Diddy XVhitson's house. Vile ate, played hridge, sang and gossiped. The next nioring, with deep, dark circles under our eyes, we managed to get ourselves to school. Once there, we came to lite, lor it was our turn to spank the under-classmen as they arrived. It was 21 carelree dayg lor we seniors, dressed in ski pants, wore lipstick and did not study. Some ol' us even went downtown in a tree period to huy some tiood.