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

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Firj; rozr — Jean Miller, Caryn Miller, Anne Woodriff, Barbara Schoeman, Ellen Effron. Second row — Deborah Kole, Ricka Sacks, Jane Katz, Elsbeth Lane, Abby Pirnie, Margaret Sloane, Patricia Dunne, Susan Almasi. Third rou — Niki Hu, Jane Krudener, Susan Thistle, Francesca Freedman. Calliope OFFICERS Niki Hu, Literary Editor; Jane Katz, Editor-in-Chief. f ALLIOPE, often called the creative arts maga- zine of Dwight, is unique in that it is pub- lished less often than the Forum and more often than the Yearbook. All prospective literary work for Calliope must pass through a board of editors, who are sometimes envisioned ploughing through huge piles of short stories and poems in the late hours of the night in the hallowed halls of Dwight, filled with young intellectuals, discussing the works of esoteric writers, including their own. This impression is false; the piles are small. That the magazine and the student body are generally alienated is a problem which the editors tried to rectify. The image of Calliope as a pub- Ication of incomprehensible works addressed to a small elite was discarded. The editors tried to com- bine representative work of the students, thus appealing to a larger majority, yet tried to main- tain a high quality of material, thus satisfying edi- torial standards. 76

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First row — Ellen Effron, Deborah Kole, Jane Katz, Margaret Sloane, Barbara Schoeman. Second Touf — Niki Hu, Judy Rabinowitz, Abby Pirnie. Forum 7 OLUME I of the Forurji tried to accomplish more than the usual news coverage; it at- tempted to stimulate thought and controversy within Dwight ' s Student Body with the presenta- tion of interesting feature articles and critical anal- yses of school situations. Jane Katz, Editor-in-Chief In line with the Forum ' s policy, standard activi- ties such as daily chapels or weekly assemblies were not covered, and most of the space was given to features. Editorials attacked student apathitis, praised Senioritis, and urged the continuance of citizenship blanks. Margaret Sloane ' s comments on school life amused readers without causing the Editor ' s sus- pension. With the aid of Ambrose, she managed to turn in an article for ever)- issue, and received a standard place in the paper for her articles. The 1965-66 Forum has established a policy which hopefully will be continued in the future. As its primary objective, the staff wanted to make Dwight ' s students read, question, and challenge. It is hoped that this goal was achieved. 75

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t) oP.4 • • • p-f coo ' at With the founding of the Forum this year, the problem of the type of material to be printed was solved. The Calliope has become a literary magazine, featuring short stories, poetry, and art letters to the editor, reviews, and news articles were left for the Forum. Calliope made several changes this year, mainly with regard to the type of material printed. Trying to escape from the abundance of poetry on such light subjects as weather and flowers, the Calliope staff printed more pieces on adolescent psychology ' and carnal devastation. In addition, individual drawings besides illustrations were encouraged. The old tradition of translations from French was continued. Innovations on stafiF requirements were also made. Members were expected to contribute to the magazine at least once a month, and to par- ticipate in literary discussions held during the meetings. Calliope has been a stimulating experience to its editors, whose hope is that it was equally enjoyable to its readers. Special thanks are due Miss Atwood, Calliope ' s Advisor, who lent her critical judgment to the magazine. The StafiF hopes that Calliope will continually improve in all areas, that evenmally every student will write for the magazine, and above all that Calliope will instill a lasting interest in creative writing in the students. 77