Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Left io right, but row-Kay Memelsdorff, Khosrcw Nast, Penny Betts. Second row-Gail Jones, Barbara Bess, Nancy Maxwell, editor, Suzanne McClain, Lynn Heiman. Third row-Richard Wood, Jamie Johnstcn, Piet Kruithof, adviser, Samuel Ho, John Ross. Literary Magazine S ONE looks at the number of publica- tions which the Oakwood students write, illustrate, print, and sell, one finds a new baby -the Lit. Magazine. Though still toddling, it already boasts two years of activity. Brought to life under the sponsorship of the Class of 1954, it was then called the '53 Workshop. This year the name has changed but not the contents. The magazine appeals to most of the intellectuals, but a few non-intellectuals read it too! Though it is published only once a year, the stall hopes that the baby will mature and become a long-standing Oakwood tradi- tion. Black on White MID the whit of creative imagination, and pleas to extend the deadline, the Black on White intermittently struggled to press. The school newspaper underwent a pro- cess of rejuvenation this year. Starting under the auspices of the Student Council, footsteps were turned toward the goal of a self-support- ing, Oakwood community newspaper. Our policy has been shaped about the desire to bring to light campus problems and accomplish- ments. Outside events adding meaning and dimension to these were drawn in. The Black on White has experienced trying times, as all newspapers must, and any achievement has come about only through the diligent efforts of the entire stalf. k Left to right, ffm? rouf--Nancy Maxwell, Libby Levinson, Suzanne McClain, Lynn Heiman, Judith Grummon, Mary Straus, Monique Schumacher, co-editor, Wilma Layng, adviser, Kay Memelsdorli, co-editor. Serond rou'-Gail Travis, Jane Hartley, Gail Jones, Rebecca Stout, Helen Birnbaum, Anita Dickhuth, Michael Rololl, Charles Janeway, John Ross, Sara Jane Benson, Sarah Wedg- wood, Elizabeth Horr, Maya Andrau. Not .rbou'n- Yoshiro Sanbonmatsu, adviser, Thor Townley. - - ' Alf Mis

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Press Club S OAKWOOD newsworthy? That question was answered with a definite Yes by the Press Club this year. Reports of Oakwood's activities and programs were filtered through Harold Hoffman to the Poughkeepsie New Yorker where they were printed for the public to read. Although there were no by-lines below the frequently edited articles, the satisfaction de- rived from knowing that it was my story Left to right, first row-David Sanders, Adele Schroeder, surpassed any dlsappomtmem' T res? Club Darryl Danenberg, Ellen Knowles. Second row-Michael Was I1Ot a space-filler for th g keepile N ew Rcloff, Harold Hoffman, chairmang Barbara Boss, Alice . ' . Cooper, William Butterfield, adviserg Kay Memelsdorff, Yvfkef-' father It Wasmted existed Olin ROSS' because students enjoy epo LJ 39. A writing joined . akwo u s A in y ,Q to v is ire Mpl ' f e 5' 6 s Cl will e one- rua ir b t a J, rom iisxiifga W ' esting , Sketch Club Qi- g, f- - , . nf: ,N 1, xi UESDAY nights after dinner, Yosh San, agp!! ' A K fy C' , . bonmatsu helped the Sketch Club, a new formed group of artistically mind st , learn some of the basic patterns wing. They found themselves down in e Chfm. Lab. struggling over an bd ssortm creativity, ian eye to the er- fecti of ique. It 1 ou tful r there orn fu ure Rembran cass du ing t e 2 or if r qyedsionsi u the' pro d to be than i up S ust so e sure hour t mem- bers w at a definite goal: not the prod c on. w r of nius, but the fulfil t of th selve d of the desire to cr . Often, first the results were dis- app inting, but eventually Yosh's patience won out, giving the students new encourage- ment and a firmer stroke. 5r,lf',J'y 2' I ' 'iffi Left to right, Win row-Yoshiro Sanbonmatsu, adv er inger Botvin, janet Forman, Isolde Priehe, Cyn Benson. Second row-Arthur Willis, Richard Coll Susan Wolf, Khosrow Nasr, Michael Miller.

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Lefz to right, ,int row-Sarah Jane Benson, accompanist, Phyllis Burnett, Sally Wedgwood, Roberta Cerboneschi. Second row-Bert Mason, director, Nancy Stewart, Helen Birnbaum, Rosalind Williams, Alice Czoper, Susan Deane, Suzanne McClain. Third row-Penny Betts, june King, Linda Rahl, Maya Andrau, Sally Harrison, Eliza- beth Horr, Anita Dickhuth. Not shown-Delia Wheel- wright. Ensemble HE largest instrumental group in five years, Oakwood School's ensemble was organized this year by Isabella Taylor and directed by Max Arnold, a former member of Sousa's band, who, in recent years has occupied first chair trumpet in the Newburg, Allentown, and Dutchess County Symphony Orchestras. The first program of the ensemble composed of selections from Bach, Handel, Grainger, Hump- erdinck, and Anders0n's Christmas Festival, was produced for a Christmas assembly on Decem- ber ll. The woodwind instruments of the ensemble, formed into a quintet for the Christmas Pag- eant, played the Alleluia and Chorale by Palestrine, and a selection from Mendelssohn. As an entire group, the ensemble appeared again, at the Spring Concert. Through practice over the past year, they have improved, bend- ing together as they have built a repertoire. Choir UE to the lack of choral interest on the part of the ma'e population of Oakwood, it was necessary to make this year's choir a strictly feminine affair with, of course, the notable exception of our director, Bert Mason. The choir sang in several programs including the Spring Concert, a special Christmas as- sembly, vesper services, and Sunday Meetings for Worship. The Selections have ranged from Latin to early American chorales, and from French and German Renaissance music to Negro spirituals. The footsteps to the gym every Tuesday night were far from reluctant. If the audiences have found as much pleasure in listening as the choir has in singing, then indeed, it has proved to be a stimulating and profitable part of the year. Left to right, jiri: row-Margot Soley, Ruth Seymour William Rowe, Susan Deuell, Darryl Danenberg, Eliza beth Lane, Charles Janeway, Richard Meredith. Second row-Isabella F. Taylor, accompanist, Sara Jane Benson Camille Walwyn, Max Arnold, director, Diane DeMask Nancy Griffiths, Stephen Tobey, Lewis Benedict, David Sanders, Fred Riley, Jay Halsband, Joel Goldstein