Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Left to right, first row-Sally Wedgwood, Khoirow Nast, L bby Levinson. Second row-Michael Rololf, chairman, Simon Simons, john Ross. Typing Club N AMBITIOUS group of future secre- taries launched their careers this year in Oakwoods Typing Club. The Club is not new, for it has been a popular extra curricular activi- ty for several years. The members met every Tuesday evening after dinner, and under the expert direction of Mrs. Newlin, increased their speed, decreased their errors. For a few con- scientious souls the Club also served as an ex- cellent supplement to the daily typing class. Discounting any mishaps that might have occurred concerning the typewriters, and ignor- ing losses of temper with some very uncooper- ative keys, the Club proved once again a satis- factory combination of education and pleasure for a Tuesday evening. Music Appreciation Club TRANGELY modern sounds and familiar mellow tunes marked many Sunday after- noons in the Assembly Room, where the Music Appreciation Club held its sessions. The mem- bership varied, but social couples patronized steadily, stealing time after the four o'clock dead line! Even with diverse attendance, how- ever, the programs were well-liked, whether they included Chinese Opera, jazz, Beethoven, or Shostakovitch. The Club attempted to present different forms of music, its variations in tone, strength of form or the lack thereof, and the contrasting interpretations of composers' musical inspira- tions. If one did not seem aware of any general plan, it is just as well, because the primary purpose was the enjoyment of genius. X

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Glee Club 44 HAT! Another picture? I'm quitting Glee Club! And thus it went. Despite this often repeated threat, the Glee Club again claimed the largest and most enthusiastic partici- pation in school. Isabella Taylor, Acmmpmzittx Bert Mason, Director of the Glee Club During the fall Bert Mason energetically led and drilled over a hundred voices, about half of which were unaccustomed to such group singing. All went well until the last rehearsal-then panic struck-Isabella Taylor, our accompanist, was called away, it was impossible for her to return before the production of the Christmas Pageant on Sunday. Fervently Sara jane Benson studied the piano parts. She accompanied with finesse. The Glee Club, thanks to Think high, didn't go flat on Lo, How a Rose E'cr Blooming, and Cathy Burton and Peter Bank said the Prince of Peacel' together. The Pmmire of Peace. written by Bert Mason, had once again been successfully presented. Then, the Glee Club began to rehearse for an Easter Program and the annual Spring Concert. The year for the Glee Club culminated in June with the Baccalaureate Service.

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Religious Life Committee HY? Wluat? And so what? These are some of the questions that the newly formed Religious Life Committee has attempted to answer. The Committee had its start last year in a Student Council vote for its existence. This fall, with Warren Sherk and Liz Horr at the helm as faculty and student chairmen, it was launched and set sail on rather uncertain seas with no predetermined course. Soon, however, a list of projects was drawn up, and time was found in the busy schedule of the school for discus- sion groups. One of the high points of the year for the whole school was the November conference led by Paul and Lois Harrisg and the Buck Hill Falls Conference will remain in the memories of the Oakwood delegates for some time. With growing responsibilities and a more important place in the school life, this Com- mittee would have a future. Affiliation Committee HIS was a year of discussion and decision for the Affiliation Committee. With the help of guest speakers such as Eliza Steck, we talked at length about the meaning and pur- pose of afliliation. However, with all the talking, we still kept busy with projects which raised our financial status and provided fun and work. One par- ticular success was the sale of food, cookbooks, and buttons on Parents' Day in the fall. At Christmas we sent the equivalent of twenty dollars to Escarbotin, France, for appliances to be used in their new home economics labora- tory. By new ideas and plans formulated and car- ried out under the patient guidance of Mrs. Philby, the faculty adviser, Marjorie Frazer, the student chairman, and the Steering Com- mittee, we hope to have made this a meaning- ful year.