Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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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

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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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Ceramics Club NCE again Mrs. Philby created sculptors out of a group of enthusiastic learners. During Wednesday afternoons we learned the art of pottery-making through the use of coils, molds and other techniques. Each obiect of art was hand-decorated either through the method of under-glazing or that of over-glazing. Using a little ingenuity, we created original iewelry and thoroughly enjoyed making animals from molds. Each time we look at our souvenirs we re- member all the fun we had displaying a little talent and a great deal of imagination. L... r Black on White LTHOUGH we only published two issues of the Black on White, those of us who worked on the newspaper did learn something about iournalism. We printed articles on the Christmas Pageant and other important school activities. We also published profiles on Bill Hodgson and Miss Craig, while our Christmas issue at- tempted to escape dry iournalism by featuring Santa Claus. If interest in the newspaper can be created, facility can be developed that will prove useful to students planning to work on college papers. lib World Affairs Club NDER Dr. Newlin's leadership the World Affairs Club discussed a variety of topics. We concentrated on the effects of the U. N. and of its specialized agencies, other topics were the Geneva Conference, differing political views of India and the West, and Red China's admission to the U. N. The latter was obiectively presented at an assembly program to bring this problem before the school. A sudden increase in membership resulted in less lively discussions. More interest and good planning will make a better club next year.