Oakwood School - Quercus Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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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.

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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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WORK SUPERVISORS N the Fall of 1958, the composition of the previous Work Committee was revised with the approval of the Student Council, the object being to divide more equitably the responsibilities of student super- vision. One member of each crew was appointed to be in charge of that crew, these appointees comprising the organization thus known as Work Supervisors. Work- ing harmoniously with George Darrow in the effort to bring about uniformity within the Oakwood Work Program have been Aaron Spaulding and Ralph Skeels in the kitchen, and in the dining room on an informal trial basis, Sarah Lesher and Ann Guercken. Lcff In rigbl-Ralph Sl-feels, George Darrow, Aaron Spaulding. Fira! row, lefl to rigbz-Dave Niehoff, Bill Reid, Serwzd mu'-John Parker, jim Warson. BOYS' PRocToRs f N order that the supervision of minor dormitory affairs might begin to devolve to the students themselves, a system of annually appointed Proctors was created. Because of the efforts of a dissident few who considered the proctors an invidious over-exten- sion of direct faculty control, the system was only clualiliedly successful. The mere fact of their survival would win for Dave Niehoff, john Parker, Bill Reid and jim War- son high praise: that they consistently did their best in the face of many difficulties is, by itself, the best testimony to their indomitability, character, and great integrity.