Spence School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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SOCIAL SERVICE Prefzdefzt Berthe Keezer Vlfe Premieuf Barbara Kramer CIa1rRep1ese11fal11ei Pamela Despres Audrey Rodgers Middle Salma! First Semester Seeond Semester VIII Mary Shute Susan Teommey Margot Frederiekmann Mary Dick V Wendy Stone Elizabeth Franzen Anne Reed Ann Hanbury Kitty Holman Laura Bethea Vieki Van Patten Susan Tarloy HE big event of the Social Service Commit tees year was the adoption of a Korean orphan A phonograph the gift of Pam Despres father was raflled to raise the amount necessary to support a Korean orphan for one year Our orphan is a little girl named Myong Suk Kim We would like to thank the whole school for its support of our adopted child The eoke room has been the scene of great aetivity this year We added two eomfortable QI use the term looselyj chairs when we redeco new look and cokes haye been selling well Many thanks to the whole school for its gen erous participation in the two traditional services the donation of food at Thanksgning to be distributed to yarious welfare ageneies around the eity and the gift of dolls at Christmas to go to underpriyileged ehildren here in New York and as far away as Tennessee Thanks to the Sehool we also haxe been sueeessful in our Mareh of Dimes and Red Cross drnes We of the eommittee both Upper and Middle Sehool would like especially to thank Miss Con ner for her help in this her first year as aelyisor to the Social Seryiee Committee I I 0 I XI ...r...,...,...,r.e,,...,,,,...r4 ,...4.,,,,,.r..e,..e.,,,.,,r.....,,,.,, 1 ' ' ' - A X 'r r '' 'r rr r 'r '- '- -'Ar -'4' -------- l I 1 1 Cowen rated. This has given the room something of a IX ............,...,e...,rre I .rrer,.,...,r,,, i ' ' ' - 50

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Pre ldelll Ix1ren Bruce l ne Pu 1:14111 Dana Wfynleoop Yun! ny Nlnes Morehead HI Mrdelle Sthool Counerl his trred to pro mote more Interest rn nts aetlutnes One was of aceompllshrng thus was the eleetron ot seseral members of eath elass to ard rn the revxrrtmg of the Constltntron In the revs rrtten Constrtutron one mayor change vxas the SCIUI annual eleetron of ofheers formerly they were eleeted three or four times a year It vsas also deerded that the Soeral Seruce repre sentatn es are not to be members of the Councxl and that a rotatrng representatne IS to be elected from each class exery month An amendment whereby an lncompetent officer may be replaced was added to the Constrtutron Two meetings were held wrth the Upper School Councll to dlseuss problems and make plans for next year It IS hoped that more frequent meet ings can be arranged to unrfy the work and arms of the eounerls Speelal plans are being made for an assembly TI-IE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL :Bu Q ww WI lla, NUCA to precede the electrons nn the sprung Arrange ments are also gomg forward for the annual Stu dent Counell Entertainment Plans at the mo ment for thrs speeral project are not complete so rt IS lmposslble to say whether the entertarnment wrll be a Talent Show or a play The Counerl greatly appreerates Mary Carella s part ln malemg rt a success Its warmest thanks are also extended to Miss Maedermott for her great help and eneouragement Il' ' JI ' , , . ' I ' rgx ' ' - LK ' ,1 wg-I . . , - . ' ' 3 . ,- , Egg: Q ,KX U'- V, . ', . -. g . v y ' 'Ali I l 49

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THE YORKVILLE YOUTH COUNCIL HO can say what gn es the greatest thrlll rn the world' For those who are on the Yorkvllle Youth Councxl the greatest thrlll IS hearmg oneself called teach by the chlldren As teach each junnor solunteer attempts to carry out thc threefold purpose of Yorkulle to keep the chnldren off the streets to teach them how to play and to try to gne each child a lnttle happiness and help Thcrc are actmtles for all interests arts and crafts pamtlng quiet games music storles and actmtles On entering Yorkulle and order Instead there are screammg cnergctnc llttlc chlldren all set to see lf they can fo1l the xolunteer s attempts at order For at Yorkulle the children practlce an exery man for hrmself polxcy Take pamtmg as a typical class rn a typrcal day Frrst the chxldren are all settled down wlth all thcrr pamtmg materlals The chlldren are taught how to mrx pamt to get dlfferent colors That proves a mnstake' The result IS a complete and utter chaos of paint streaked ehlldren volunteer and room and raucous screammg so loud one literally cannot hear This to the volunteer s grlef IS all Consldered part of the fun The pandemomum is broken m a welcome way with four oelock mrlk after whlch the tumult and the shouting begms agam Eventually the two hour session ends and the vocal chord weary battle weary volunteer wends a dazed way homeward wrth the happy knowledge that xts all ID a good cause IDN Svb I Ln Ylaxrstlf 4 N 51 . ' ' v .1 l - y . .J s v' : fa. s - ' 2 . lk, - g g , Y. Y 4 1 . . l , - l . . giuhxlx 1:91 . . . . . . ml? af' be , G ,- ' ' ' ' rr ' ., ', 7 .fr -1 7 7 1 Y l ' 7 l a Li l rl J -T- . one feels as lf this were an entirely new world. Gone are quiet :gay l 'X' ,-- . , t .. ,,,. ,. Q, .- . U:-2-N A . . . ' A ' . ' . f .l 1 A W - V. , , , I X A . If -l A . . .Q . .Q D . Q . 5 tx . 1. . . A . . 1: 4' 'S e K K A t e t a 12 SXJJ7 h ' y , . y . . 5, . , . , . ' A YA . l U Y 4.