Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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En 'DQR S8 MASQ 5 VB 'iklg .4 I, t Kailua nl at not-L4 vw.-11 fo L,5,u, I6 the subs rss GW raolh..-sue M , A-no and' aww' Al 'S-in 0 Affiliation a friendly or intimate relationship or awociation ls this what our Affiliation Committee represents for Escarbotin and Oakwood'7 Do you feel the spirit of affiliation '? If one were to go to France one would see how our Committee has presented it self to those students who are sointerested in us and our country At Escarbotin many of the classroom walls are decorated by United States maps and posters while in one corner of the English room agroup of wondering students cluster about a small shmy object A pencil Sharpener of all things! Continuing one would see other such prized articles as a microscope a type writer Oakwood engraved pencils and the Viewmaster. Passed from eye to eye with the greatest of enthusiasm this last represents America in technicolor. What could bring our country closer without actually seeing it? ln reply to our gifts the students are working hard with their few materials to make projects for us in token of their friendship. Wouldn t it be wonderful to have a stu- dent from Escarbotin at Oakwood for a year? That is just what the Committee has been striving for. Under the enthusiastic leadership of Mary Rhodes, faculty spon- sor and Betsy Wright, student chaim1an the Committee has been promoting cor- respondence and the exchange of projects and materials between the two schools Jldur oggmgrj flgfsil Jos hmvovff nnuolgl TA 'L Q do ' V. K U l 1 ' .A f W r ' - s A ,, s, ' 1- r ' jr Occilh bl, bar ll Il 0 I . M I ug 1

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Vol 5, lo.1l Oakwood School Mar. 24, 195 On almost every second Tues day mght much garety rs heard 1ssu1ng forth from Crarg Cottage Amrd cr1es of je ne parle pas francars and je ne S815 pas French students mamtarn therr Boston and New York accents whrle embarrasmg the French people ln sprte of mcorrect pro nuncratrons there IS enthusrasm genurne effort and a sp1r1t of a common goal to speak French clearly and fluently Games of Brngo are helpful for practrcrng numbers although hard on the nervous system Other amusements have been The Brrth day of the Kmg and recordlng the VOICES of each member The meetrngs offer a drfferent and more rnformal atmosphere than that of the classroom and an enjoyable way to learn French Short stones sports jokes feature articles of mterest the Spectator has all these and many more Durrng the three years of IIS exlstence the vanous staffs and ad vrsors of our newspaper have made lf mto an mtegral part of our lrfe at Oakwood Thrs year several new and enlrvenrng features such as an lnqu1r1ng Re porter and Thru the Spy Glass column were added to the more solrd parts of the paper ln ad d1t1on to IIS other 3CIlV1 tres the Spectator spon sored a short story con test for whrch If may be sand at least one person wrote a story Spectator was a souvenlr Chnstmas rssue of the prrnted not mrmeo graphed varlety There were prospects for more papers of thrs type dur1ng the second semester The journallsm class as a reward for therr hard work went to New York for a tour through the Trmes Burldrng and a Plal' Though we awarted each date of the Spec tator s appearance wrth rmpatrence we never opened IIS pages wrthout mrsglvrngs As the saymg goes the walls have ears and those of the Spectator staff are par trcularly acute and wrll mg to llsten But then you never know you may ll c Fran . XY 3 , I . . Another flrst for the be famous yetl , I. I . - n u . ,n 7 . . . N p f t -5 p, ' a ' , . . '. I .n , ' n 2 . ' . . ' 'x' .L A L f 2I

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and also raising funds for an exchange student ln response to our affiliation sp1r1t students and faculty alike have pitched in to help on projects Willing hands have picked up windfall apples to sell while burned fingers dipped them in candy coating The basketball and movie crowds had their fill of popcom made in donated poppers This spirit of work continued during the second edition of our cookbook International Favorites even after the memories of the tedious but gratifying work of the first edition How many of us will forget those sore fists from punching holes? The supreme drive for funds and the exhibition of our collected French ma terials was at the Soiree an evening of fun and friendship To prove that the language barrier is not a great one a full house readily understood the French play and songs. Through the spirit of dona- tion the sale of refreshments and small gifts from parents and friends a profit ample enough to bring an exchange student was raised Through these projects Oakwood has come to realize what affiliation means After three years of growth and work our long-awaited goal is in sight Next year providing all goes well we may see the seeds of our labor bear glorious fruit a true 'fulfillment of the definition of affiliation WPG.