Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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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.

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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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f Left to right, firrt rouf-Carol Christian, Winifred Jordan, chairmang 1. Curtis Newlin, adviser, Nancy Maxwell. Second row-Susan Crutchley, Sally Harrison, john Grummon, Janet Forman, Hugo Sonnenschein. No! Jhoufn-David Cohen. Calendar Committee ERHAPS the greatest tribute to the work of the Calendar Committee is the way Oak- wood students have come to take its work for granted. We have become accustomed to stimu- lating vesper speakers, to good Saturday night programs, to planned activities on Sunday afternoons, and to Thursday night movies. It is the Calendar Committee that plans all these activities. In addition, it organizes hall skits, sets the dates for the class plays, and handles many other incidentals. The smoothness and efficiency with which these projects have been accomplished is due to the persistent efforts of the Committee under the leadership of its sponsors, Ruth Craig and Paul Taylor, and the student chairmen, Kay Memelsdorff and Dick Meredith. Study Committee 44 EADING in Relation to Study was the first of the numerous and varied topics elaborated upon in the meetings of the Study . Club. The Club, whose purpose it is to aid and to advise the student body in regard to study and study habits, was reorganized this year as one of the Study Committees main projects. Under the capable direction of Dr. Curtis New- lin, we realized many other aims also. In memory of our far from perfunctory meetings, we pay tribute to the competent, yet forgetful, secretary who often misplaced the notes, but had memorized every detailg and another particular member, who was inces- santly anxious to complete the business at hand. Knowing that the members of next yeat's Commitee will continue to develop our objec- tives, we can look back with satisfaction over the past year. Left to right, fin! row-Frances Burton, Bette Davis, Deborah Bacon, Mary Lynn. Second rou'-Susan Crutch- ley, Kay MemelsdorH, chairmang Ruth Craig, adviserg Richard Meredith, chairman, Gail jones. Third mu'- Camille Walwyn, Suzanne McClain, Craige Brohel, Sandra Sheldon, jamie Johnston, Arthur Willis, Peter Purdue, Charles Spross, Richard Wood, James Wharmby, Michael Miller.