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

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Senior Class History tiliOIfl'Rl2Y SPIZAKS lil me introtlute myselt: l am Geoffrey Bear. best trientl antl tonhtlant ol the Seniors, llni best tlualilietl to tell you about themg l know them best, You see. l'ni with them all the time. exen in their lwittures in the Yearbook. lt all began in ltlto, 'l'erry. Carol, antl Sheila totltlletl arountl the kintlergarten room. along with some others, ex en some boysl tllnliortunately. the boys hatl to leax e soon.j ln Secontl Gratle Dlulie. atter skipping lfirst Gratle, hopstotchetl in with them. l heartl Terry say, That year we were per- mittetl to stay tor lunch. Alter a stimulating lunch we trottetl tlownstairs tor a rest periotl while the leather reatl stories to us, l tlo not remember much about the stories extept that one was sery satl, antl l nes er slelvt tluring the rest period. Nothing really liamwenetl to the Class ol 1939 in the Thirtl Gratle except that Carol lelt antl the teacher marrietl Cornelius Ham. Anne antl Sally joinetl the liourth Uratle. l.i'!'i I'relemf says, 'l'he most exciting exent in the tall was the Halloween party '.'l The next year Kathie, Marnie, Nina, ancl Nancy Grubb joinetl the tlass, along with two tlucks, Daffy antl Dilly. By the entl ot lfitith Gratle the girls were reatly tor the Big School, having been helpetl so niuth by Miss Bishop. lfrom what I hear, Sixth Grade was busy. Betsy was a new girl. Westy' taught about China and Greece antl XXfhy l like Rumaniaf' antl they struggletl with Gootl Notebooks. They gaxe the play, Putin and Blltlft, with Marcie antl Debby starring. lhe most exciting event that year was that Sheila went to lapan. Sexenth Ciratle was wild, not only because Nancy Stein .intl Maggie came to Dwight, but also because they tlistoyeretl the Boys' School. The lirst tantl last 3 Sex enth Gratle Dance was given Febru- ary 27, antl it resultetl in numerous l'riclay night parties.

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Christmas Pageant Aifzdmzzzfz-'Mary Cleary Nfzrmlor-Sally Specht 26

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.L Scgglox Mary Vlfard, Penny, Louisa, and Fitzy joined the class when the Eighth Grade headed the Inter- mediate Department. Traditionally, the class went to the Stock Exchange with Mrs. Van Billiard, had a successful Eighth-Grade Dance, and worked for the Spelling Bee, which Penny won. They gave the play, The SIIUZI' Queen. a fiascol Will they ever forget Ninas dress? june came and with Class Day they were in the Upper School. Whzlt a surprise they all had at the picnic be- fore Freshman year! There were nine new girls: Judi, Frances, Carol, Georgia, Linda, Alice, Bar- bara, Vega, and Bev. With Betsy as president and Miss Coe as advisor they began a successful year. They had two projects: making favors for the Christmas Sale and selling calendars for their treasury. I remember hearing them trying to sell those calendars, They're 5042 nowg well, Zia? Have you got 1043? . . Their dramatic endeavors were somewhat better than their selling. The class produced Rm11pel.rlil.vki1z, and the French I's gave Vizie La Musique, After an exciting Freshman year they looked forward to becoming upper under- classmenf' In September, happy Sophomores gathered for a class picnic at the home of Nancy Stein, class president. They met the new girls: Mary Cleary, Marlene, janet, Lynne, and Marcie, who had not been with us since sixth grade. They elected Mrs, Satterlee their class advisor. They launched their Sophomore Dance on the South Pacific, slowly swinging to the swaying palms of Sal Trombetta and Sally Specht, and also decorated the school with geometric stars for the Christmas Sale. I hear they worked like mad for Miss Coe on vocabulary lists, Chaucer, and their first term papers. Mrs. Meredith taught them about Caesars conquests and revealed what lay behind the H200 foot high red iron fence. ln Cabinet they led the fight against the banner song. Accordingly, at