Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Boys Cookmg Club N l955 the Cooking Club had one male mem ber this year a cook ng club was started lust for boys Among mountanns of pots and pans under the guldance of Mrs Tong we have learned some of the flne cullnary arts and pro duced many mterestmg drshes These exotlc creations Included a tempting variety of cookies lemon merlngue pre brownies and Southern pecan ple Our degree of success has varned but our fun In consuming as well as cooking has been consustent Radio Club UNIQUE Oakwood actlvlty led by Alfred Henderson IS the Radio Club which stnmu lates not only lnqulsltlve mlnds but capable hands as well This year s notable accomplishments were per formed by Peter Apsey who assembled hrs own amplufler and Michael Metcalf who construc ed a Heathkit crystal recelver Whale working toward our novlce licences we mastered the International Morse Code and con versed with ham operators all over the coun try We are happy to represent Oakwood by the Radio Club and by station WZESE Rellglous Llle Committee HE Reluguous Lute Commutt e thus year with Fran Henderson as faculty adviser and Debby Boson as student chairman had a fairly large membershup We planned two conferences one nn the fall and the other In the sprung on the topics of paclflsm and segrega lon Next year we mtend to take over the responszbllltles of the Communnty Chest Drive and the Worl camp Group This wnll make us a larger and more unlfled group and wlll also provide mor leadershlp and organization throughout the year tor all three groups I 0 1 ' 5 ' I - , I . . I. . . . I . . I . I - , , . l I I . transmitterg Michael Landis, creator of a Heathklt . . . L 1 I ' I , . . . . . . . . . 9 . . A I I - , , . . :. . . , . . C

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Community Chest URING February and March, everyone was approached, at one time or another, by a representative of Community Chest. Although we missed our goal of four hundred dollars, we managed to collect the substantial sum of three hundred and sixty dollars. The Community Chest also planned work proiects at the Poughkeepsie Children's Home and collected clothes for the A. F. S. C. We have tried to show that the Community Chest is not merely something which reduces the fullness of one's pocketbook, but an activity which offers greatly needed help throughout the world. Bridge Club ESPITE the fact that many of the beginners were dealt beautiful hands, Pass was the usual word heard around the bridge table, be- cause we never knew how to dispose of our assets. However, under the excellent supervision of Mickey and Mr, B. , we soon learned the fundamentals. Anyone for bridge? is now heard through the dorms, as we all faithfully practice what we have been taught. We were delighted to discover that, with experience, bridge can be a fairly simple game. 9, .-W..-M Recorder Club HEN you walk through a hall and hear a weird sound, there's no cause to be alarmed, it's only a recorder-player practicing. However, this won't last long, as the spirit and enthusiasm of the members will soon bring re- sults. Under the direction of Bill Hodgson, the group has worked on the Trapp Family Method, seventeenth and eighteenth century recorder music, Jacobean and Elizabethan recorder music and folk songs. We expect much of this group when the members have improved their skill through practice and patience.

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lazz HE idea of a Jazz Club at Oakwood proved to be extremely popular. The sign-up sheet was so crowded that nearly half the names, unfortunately, had to be omitted. For quite a long time, we have met in two sessions. Every Wednesday afternoon, the iazz enthu- siasts, with Nicky Bailey and Mrs. Polgar, flocked either to the Boys' Center Room or the New Dorm Lounge to receive their weekly allotment. We have heard many phases of iazz, including Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, and the music from The Man with the Golden Arm. Dramatics r NE of the most popular clubs this year is the Dramatics Club, directed by John Head- ley and Ray Bentley, and assisted by Cam Walwyn. During the course of the year we have read and discussed many plays. The high point of our activities was the very successful production of two Noel Coward plays Fumed Oak and Red Peppers. ln the future our club would like to present plays at other schools and have them perform for us. We hope that this rapidly progressing and worth-while club will be continued next year! Typing OR nearly ten years before the newly-initiated fourth period, the Typing Club flourished. Because of increased membership and the lim- ited facilities the club was divided this year into six smaller groups, each of which met at least once a week. Under Mrs. Newlin's guidance many mastered the alphabet, each of us pro- gressed at his own speed, completing drill exer- cises, and taking dictation and timed tests. The club enables us to derive satisfaction from time well spent In gaining a new and valuable skill