Fieldston School - Fieldglass Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Center-all seem to forget the fifty-hour goal and are surprised to find them- selves way over that number by June. In addition to the discipline of work, we find that life can be fun, as we enjoy gay parties and field days, well-buried in an avalanche of crepe paper, posters, Pepsi Cola, music, costumes, balloons, and brooms. Staying for games, cheering for our teams, victorious or not, obliterates all thought of tomorrow's test. After two weeks of fun, hard work. canvas, paint, needles, net, and Tommie, the final glittering glamor of producing a Festival always brings the Form closer together. In the fall and spring, the tops of lockers are adorned with the suit- cases, jeans, and guitars of the Field Trippers. Hard beds, cold nights, marshmallows, dancing, work, and long bus rides make up exhausting but wonderful weekends. Hudson Guild, Wiashington, Medical Center, Felicia, and Penn- sylvania coal mines all spread the welcome mat for Fieldstonites with the Wanderlust, and everyone is always amazed by the xi' rate at which time flies during an excursion. The year is full. the days are it 2 if long and busy. and as Monday ends. the whole school empties K out slowly. and each Fieldstonite staggers home under the load of text books. homework, and the prospect of another eventful school week.

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not only teach us the details of their specific fields, but also train our minds in different thought processes and help us to evolve the set of values which will guide our development in human relationships. The manual skills developed, the cultural interests formed and enlarged, the respect stimulated for the abil- ity of others. and the satisfaction of creative work. all combine to prove the value of our minor subjects. ln gym, besides improving our physical coor- dination, we all learn the importance of working with and cheer- ing for our teams. Student government gives us experience in setting up and abiding by our own rules. in associating with others. in choosing our leaders. and in assuming positions of responsibility. The school feels it im- portant to have us participate as an integral part of a community and re- quires that we take a Community Service Minor. Although a low' groan is often audible when Mrs. Munzer and Miss Kay inform the Fourth Form that they are expected to work. the experience is usually a happy one. The hand that materializes in the classroom groping for the attendance sheet. the all-important person seated at Mr. Mann? desk. carefully putting the proper card in the proper book. the figure that rushes by on an errand for M rs. Bar- rett. the helpful worker at the Lower School. the bearer of trays at Nledical

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USE SEATING PLAN A. . Last year we heard and felt the blastings at the far end of the quad- rangleg as the red bricks slowly took shape, we finally recognized our new Assembly Building. Mr. Tate greeted the First Form as the first class to spend all its Tuesday mornings at Fieldston in seats that were shaped to fit a human back. Those seats were fastened earthward, but our eyes were fastened stageward. In a world living through hard lp times, with its peoples confused, its problems international, l Q Q cu . . 5 T the Internal Arrangements Committee attempted to give us some understanding of pertinent issues. Bobbsey might have A had some difficulty with her French accent in introducing M Auberjanor , but that gentleman had no trouble teaching us about the functions of the Voice of America Forty minutes rs too short a time for any thorough discussion and Julian was a little agitated when Mr McClosky realrzrng this fact talked rnformatlvely about Israel through most of second armament stimulating many discussions on the subject Mrs Sergenran en lightened Us about Chinese social conditions Students and faculty Joined forces to present their observations culled from summer experiences, on education and living conditions in various European countries First period Tuesday had come to be the time when we could supplement our daily cur rrculum with a study of the world todas and its effect on us 6. -we W if N014 v ' S . - 4 mf, , l . -1 k A ii . 'In .S 4 . . u 4 l ' 4 ' ix' l A' W. , 4 .1 A K- A . 1 . 4 . I L' ' ', I . - 4 , 1 . ' 1 . 4 J -I 1 K. ps period. Mr. Oresman presented his views on German production and re- : ' ' ' 5 '- ' , Q ' ' -