Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Fim row, left zo rigbz-Anita Kent, Sally Connor, Sue Moger, Carol Davidson, Nell Kneibler, Sue Gehrke. Second mu'-Ralph Skeels, jim Eng, Mary Hathaway, George Darrow, Nichola Bailey fSponsorsJ. Dee Andrews, Timmie Fagans. Not rfaouvz-Eileen Grace. SOCIAL-CALENDAR COMMITTEE HE Social-Calendar Committee is the student organization responsible for the planning and management of Oakwood's entertainment sched- ule. As such we work in cooperation with our amiable and imaginative Program Director, George Darrow, whose weekly pre-weekend publication, Punt, we all welcomed as a fresh and humorous change from the usual announcement of events. The acquisition of a new 16 mm. sound movie projector and screen was followed immediately by improvement in the quality of the films showng Friendly Persuasion, The Caine Mutiny, and The Living Desert were among the more popu- lar presentations. Such innovations as popcorn and marshmallow parties in winter evenings and pre-planned dance cards at the Dedication Dance opening the new gymnasium seem to have been successful ventures. At times we had our little problems, but all in all, the yearys entertainment passed smoothly and, We trust, to the greatest satisfaction and least inconvenience for all. After forming a ten- tative sequence of events for next year, our re- sponsibility, and our enjoyment, will end, We wish our successors successive successes.

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Fil'.l'f row, left I0 1'igblASusan Moger, Barbara Webster, Nell Kneihler. Terry Rosenfeld. Serwm' mu'-Anita Kent. Janie Miller. jane Darrow fAd- visorj. jill Marshall, Degen Marshall. GIRLS' COUNCIL HIS year's Girls' Council has undertaken such responsibilities as selling food in the dorm twice a week, and managing the sign-up sheet for the town bus and the annual Christmas party. Most important of all, we have tried to maintain understanding and co-operation throughout the dorm. In order to accomplish this, we emphasized the necessity for individual responsibility. Thanks must go to jill Marshall, the council pres- ident, and to jane Darrow, the faculty adviser, who have helped the council to maintain the respected re- lationship between faculty and students in the dorms. BOYS' COUNCIL HE Boys Council, under the advisorship of Mr. Vance and the leadership of Bill Reid and Ed I-lershberger, successfully carried to completion its various and sundry duties. Among others, these included distributiion of linen, sale of food, and super- vision of minor maintenance items. The various mem- bers played their part in assuring that each student might come to accept his responsibilities as an in- dividual within the group. We look forward to the time at which mature student self-discipline shall provide the Council suf- ficient grounds to request more active responsibility within the dormitories. Fiiiil wzc. lefl I0 rigful-Kelly Kammerer, Pete Cortum, Al Hart. Bill Reid. Serrnzd wir'-Aaron Spaulding. Ralph Skeels. Gerry Vance fAdvisorJ. Dick Merriss. Ed Hershberger.

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SeatedYMary johnson. Second row, left za rigin- Mary Hendricks. Marj La Rowe, Debbie White, Margaret Loomis. SERVICE COMMITTEE HE Service Committee is concerned with the re- ligious aspects of campus life-Meeting for Worship, conferences, and the annual Fund Drive. A related project this year was the Wooliiian Hill Conference at which we discussed the spiritual at- mosphere of Oakwood. In the fall nearly S100 was collected from the sale of UNICEF Christmas cardsg Fund Drive pledges totalled 3400. This money is to be distributed among various organizations. Activities and conferences covering topics of na- tional and international concern, including participa- tion in the Youth March for Integration, were also sponsored. M 1 ix . 1 L' iii,-1' af- rw' ws 3,5-ti - w F,,-ff-'S srunvpcnoiiiwdgrff will? HE Study Committee, with the able assistance of Ida Stokes and Reg Hannaford, has striven to stimulate academic achievement and raise the schol- astic standards. We spent much time revising the study hall regulations and discussing alternative pro- grams for Saturday mornings. Our most noteworthy accomplishment has been the progress made by the Bookstore. Although it started this year in the Latin room it was soon moved to a more permanent location in Room 5. With more space for storage and display, we have been able to enlarge our stock and broaden its scope. We hope that Oakwood's Bookstore will continue to grow and that the Study Committee will gain increasing im- portance in future years. Fiml row, left to rigbl-judy Saffer, Jackie Bar- kan, Reg Hannaford, Barbara Webster, Sylvia Drew. Seated. renter-Ida Stokes.