Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Left to right, firrt row-Gayle Schlageter, David Burnett, Sally Harison. Second row-Ruth Craig, adviser, Samuel Ho, Elizabeth Haviland, Alf Askland, Kay Memelsdorff, Arthur Biscoe, adviser. Third row-Ginger Botvin, Winifred Jordan, Carol Christman, james Morgan, Richard Meredith, Najia Elmandjra, Gerald Huizinga, Patricia Walker. Student Council F YOU should wander down to Craig Cottage some Wednesday evening, after Study Hall, you would probably see ten rather forlorn-looking individuals for maybe they're just sleepyj draped over the furniture. Yet, one of them would be assiduously taking notes, and one, two, or all ten of them would be debating some significant facet of Oakwood life. This is your Student Council, which attempts to solve some of the prob- lems that appear in any boarding school. The Council discusses all phases of the school community, and, while it has no actual jurisdiction of its own, it is often the origin of new school policies, organizations, and events, and the sounding board for any friction or dissatisfaction that arises. This year Student Council has extended its program of true student participation in government to the point where students are now in charge of the enforcement of social regulations and the supervision of study halls. School evaluation has occupied another large part of the Council's energies. Besides this, the Council has consumed approximately four boxes of marshmallows, eleven plates of cookies, and seventeen pots of coffee and cocoa. 13

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, 4 iv K v ' fi slwwlou f2fwueJZ 'Ow- f71i,9'if0 I-. -A fhnfl n,z..,,, Left to right, first row-Bertha Carlson, Dean of Girls, Carol Christman, chairman, Elizabeth Haviland, chair- man, Camille Walwyn, Patricia Walker, Deborah Bacon. Second rou'-Delia Wheelwright, Alice Cooper, Patricia Bliss, Margot Soley, Gayle Schlageter. Boys, Council NDER the able leadership of our presi- dent, Sam Ho, and bound together by a new constitution, the Boys' Council worked successfully in the making of a happier and closer relationship among the boys in the dor- mitories. The Boys' Council, which consists of the Dean and Assistant Dean of Boys, the presi- dent, and two representatives from each hall and Student Cottage, has the power to make and to enforce rules which apply specifically to the boys within the dormitories. Among the accomplishments of the Council this year were: the purchase of furniture for the boys, center room, a donation to the Community Chest, senior lights until 10:50 and the privilege of all-night-lights once a month, the boys' Christ- mas party, and the selling of food twice a week. It is the hope of the Council that the privileges which have been granted in the past year will serve in the future as a foundation for the extension of freedom for the individual boy. 1 f 'S ,ci , at f f ZZW'2UGirls, Council 44 OOD, anyone?,' is a familiar shout heard around the girls' dormitories every Tues- day and Thursday night. Yes, it's Girls' Council at work. Each Thursday afternoon representa- tives on the Council can be seen industriously mixing tuna fish and mayonnaise for the big sandwich sale. The Council is comprised of the Dean of Girls, the chairman, and one girl from each class elected to represent both that class and the dormitory in which she resides. It is Miss Carlson and these six who are responsible for ironing out the wrinkles of dorm life. A pro- gram of work was scheduled for this year, and long-needed facilities were supplied for both dormitories. At meetings a cheerful and friendly atmos- phere is combined with the serious, as the members hash out both general and individual problems. Left to right, first row-Richard Collins, David Sanders Lewis Benedict, Stephen Tobey, Harold Frazier, Dean of Boys, Sam Ho, chairman. Second row-Kurt Anschel Jamie Johnston, Alf Askland, Robert Auriti, john Ber lin, Jed Golden, Gerald Huizinga, Charles Janeway Khosrow Nasr, Richard Meredith, Michael Roloff Noi shown-Francis Henderson.

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Left to righl, first row-Cynthia Benson, Alvina Philby, adviser, Alf Askland, chairmang Frederick Ernst, Nancy Griffiths. Second row--Thor Townley, Peter Purdue, Charles Janeway, Robert Auriti, Michael Miller. Social Committee OW successful will the next dance be? What theme shall we use? What or- chestra shall we hire? These are only a few of the numerous questions which the Social Committee must answer before a dance. Differ- ent types of entertainment are planned by the Committee, whose responsibility it is to make each dance as enjoyable as possible for every- one. This could not have been so easily accom- plished without the patient help of those in- dividuals who contributed so much toward making the gym attractive. Meetings each Tuesday night were called to order by Mr. Butterfield and the student chair- men, Najia Elmandjra and Gerry Huizinga, who, along with the assistance of Miss McKin- stry and each class representative, planned not only dances, but also the after-school activities during the winter and the Friday night enter- tainments. As well as activities, the Social Com- mittee reviewed the rules which guide the stu- dents toward better social behavior. Work Committee HE first and most important duty of the Work Committee is to help the director of student work, Mrs. Philby, distribute work jobs among the students and provide work sub- stitutes when they are needed-in general, to co-ordinate the work program. Throughout the year, the Committee also is responsible for seeing that the campus is kept clean and for directing campus clean-ups when they are necessary. During the winter, members of the Committee flood the tennis courts for ice skating. The duties of the Work Committee are few in number as compared with those of other Student Council committees. Nevertheless, the responsibilities which it has assumed have occu- pied its members. Left to fight, fmt row-Marion Cunningham, Carol Stokes, Iris Cornelius, Patricia Funkhouser, Barbara Han num. Second row-Delia Wheelwright, William Butter field, adviser, Najia Elmandira, chairman, Gerald Huiz inga, chairmang Joyce McKinstry, adviser, Patricia Walker. Tbini row-Robert Weaver, David Sanders Paul Barrett, Charles Spross.