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

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G I .J 1 if 5 1 E MQ v yy j f A Nailed, fell In iighl Mary Wfard, Red Cross Chairmang Beverly Simpson, Northfield Chairman. Sl.md1ug. lull In rfgfvlrf-XX!encly Butler, Foster Parent Plan Chairmang 'lc-nne Katz. Childrens Thclatc-r Chairman: Maggie Riewerts, Service l,c-ague Chairman. REID CROSS The Red Cross, advised by Miss Ochoa, has had an especially prosperous year, ln the fall the Red Cross conducted the annual giving drive which raised more money than ever. The school sent part of the money to the Red Cross Chapter in Engle- wood, New jersey, and used the rest of the money to carry out this year's projects. lfor eight of the major holidays the upper school designed candy cups which were sent to nearby hospitals. For the spring project, the entire school took part in the filling of' approximately one hundred cigar boxes. The girls filled these cigar boxes with some neces- sities and school supplies and then sent them to the Migrant Worker's children in the Southwest ol' the United States. CHILDRENS THEATER The Childrens Theater, with the aid of Mrs. Edwards, presented two plays which were very successful: The Piwl' Piper of Htllllkffll. in which the entire school participatedg and Smut' llulvilc am! lhe Seven Dimrfr. in which only the eighth grade took part. At Dwight, the Childrens Theater serves three important purposes: through its re- ceipts, it augments the financial resources of the Dwight Service Organizationg through its produc- tions, the Children's Theater gives people who would otherwise be unable to take part in a theatri- cal production the opportunity to participateg last- ly, through the varied audiences which it reaches, the Childrens Theater serves as an important me- dium of public relations between Dwight and the community. These three purposes have again been fulfilled.

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FRANcEs CASSEBAUM Prefidwzf HE chief aim of the Dwight Service Organi- zation is to develop girls who care about the world, its people and their needs, and who strive to contribute something of themselves towards aid- ing the people and their needs. The organization sponsors service work and also gives a fund drive. The money raised from this drive is divided among local, national, and international charities. With the thoughtful guidance of Mrs. Bailey, the D.S.O. president coordinates the five groups into one efficient unit. The five parts of D.S.O. are: the Service League, the Northfield League, Chil- dren's Theater, Red Cross, and the Foster Parent Plan. FOSTER PARENT PLAN This year through the Foster Parent Plan Dwight adopted a Polish girl, Stefania Sikora. Stefania wrote the school approximately once a month. The school sent Stefania ten dollars a month and answered her letters. At the beginning of winter a clothing drive was held. This cloth- ing was sent to Stefania, Angelos, a Greek boy adopted last year, and to other needy children. Dwight Service Qrganization SERVICE LEAGUE This year Dwight continued to send girls to Memorial House and the Englewood Hospital. The girls went to Memorial House once a week and worked with the underprivileged children. This year the hospital gave a course for the girls who wanted to do volunteer work. The course lasted two days and prepared the girls for a little of what they might encounter while working. Again the whole school participated in filling stockings which went to the New York Mission House in Harlem, Manhattan. This was a very successful year and attendance was regular at Memorial House and at the hospital. Several teas were held during the year to inform the school of the work that the girls were doing in the com- munity. NORTHFIELD LEAGUE The main purpose of the Northfield League is to instill an active interest in religion in the stu- dent body. The League provided assembly speak- ers, religious chapels, and Lenten services. The Lenten services were very successful, each class taking complete charge of one service, the teachers also contributed at a service. This year, delegates were sent to three conferences: a co- educational conference at Newark Academy, New jersey, sponsored by the Council for Religion in Independent Schoolg the Mid-Winter Conference in February, which was held at Dwight this yearg and the summer conference in june at the Wes- town School, Pennsylvania. Northfield made money by selling food at recess. Sarah Beebe was the Northfield League treasurer.

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