The Park School - Spark Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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,0f'W 9 0' a 0-'MAI ,4 Ninefren Forty-one -AAT? u, Tw ly- vt' f Ol' Wig' Anne Tuttle, Mr. VanArsdale, jerry Lanz, Howard Fernow, Sandy Cordcs, Curt Dell. Abscnf-Ebie Jcwett. 'The Q9-lssembly Gommittee QROM a casual glance, the Assembly Committee would seem to be a relatively calm handful of students. In reality, how- ever, the group has been very active in ar- ranging a number of varied and interesting programs. A hilarious highlight of the Fall was the faculty-student quiz program in which Mr. Smith, Mr. Parsons, and Mr. Peterkin battled mentally with Spin Bissell, Margie Raymond, and Jo Truscott. In- cluded on other Fall programs were Miss Wiggin of the American Committee of Christian Refugees, Judge Yeager of the City Court, and Miss Tanner of the Inter- national Institute. One of the best programs of the year was the Christmas Carol Sing in which the en- tire Middle and Upper Schools took part together with all the parents. Old English customs were observed even to the bringing in of the boar's head and the wassail bowl. The Lower School play was a delightful fantasy including elves, fairies, Santa Claus and all the traditional Christmas pageantry. At the first of the new year, Mr. Samuel Pierce of the New York Theatre Guild lec- tured on William Saroyan's play, The Time of Your Life. A few weeks later he showed slides and spoke on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Stimulated by Mr. Pierce,s talk and classroom study, many students of the Upper School attended the play when it was in Buffalo. The most memorable feature of this year's assembly program was the innovation of regular Monday morning programs in which members of the faculty gave short talks, and various students, in conjunction with the String Group, displayed their mu- sical talents.

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Page Twenly-fou 1' The S park Seafea'-Mary Lea Scheu, Cynthia Bissell, Elinor Dana, Sylvia Lyman, Towney Wilson, Bobby Hoyt, Sam Gilbert, Claire Clement. Sfa11u'i11g-Ed Strickland, Mary Pitcher, Bill Mowat, Jo Truscott, Mr. Peterkin. e Student Cgouneil N ILL the meeting please come to or- der?,' Thus another session of the Student Council begins. After the minutes are read by Secretary Jo Truscott and approved by all members, the meeting is open to discus- sion on matters brought up by President Towney Wilson. Last fall the Council founded a Grounds Committee to keep the campus in better condition and to maintain neatness around the school at all seasons of the year. Mary Lea Scheu was appointed chairman of the committee, which consisted of representa- tives from the Middle and Upper School grades. Under the direction of these class leaders the students worked enthusiastical- ly on their assigned jobs. Thus vigorous shoveling during the Winter and violent sweeping during the fall and spring were common sights around school this year. Another idea which was successfully carried out by the Council with the co- operation of all the students, was the pro- motion of school spirit at inter-school games through cheer-leading. At lunch time on the day of a game the cheer leaders, headed by Betty Vanderbilt, led the students in rousing cheers for the team. In this way the cheering during the games was much im- proved and perhaps even spurred the teams on to greater conquests. Since the main reason for the existence of the Student Council is to give the Park School students the opportunity of opera- ting a democratic government, the Council encourages all the students to attend the meetings and to participate in the discussion even though only the class representatives and officers of the Council have a vote.

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Page Twrn fy-six The Spark On floor-Ruth Setel, Jo Truscott, Sally Pitcher, ,Jean Kimball. Sl,dffL1iHOW8fd Fer- now, Bobby Hoyt, Margaret Raymond, Cynthia Bissell, Sylvia Lyman, Mr. VanArsdale. Sicmdiug-Dave Guillaume, Art Meyer. Absenf-Jane Stryker, Eva Landsbergcr. Tenpushers, inc. HIS year, the Penpushers inaugurated the practice of initiations, a rather harrow- ing experience, as the new members found. It is surprising that such an effective form of mental cruelty was never before used by this club. The meetings, held at the homes of the various members, are always memorable oc- casions. With the arrival of the last mem- ber things get under way. Madame Presi- dent, commonly known as Margie Ray- mond, yodels for order and in the midst of a sudden lull, announces to all interested that the meeting will start. Each member then reads his paper after suitable remarks such as, I just dashed this off this after- noon on the bus, while everyone knows that he has slaved for hours on it. Gleeps often has an interesting short story, while Ruth Setel usually pops up with a very good article on refugees. Jean Kimball startles the club with her quick changes from the sublime to the ridiculous, and Jane Stryker produces a sensation with her love lingo. Another person to be relied on for some contribution is Bobby Hoyt, who always comes through with a stirring rendition of of the minutes. After the readings there are discussions of the compositions, and then comes the real reason for eVeryone's attendance-the food. The various members attack the vict- uals according to their individual tastes, and a lively discussion goes on for a while longer before the meeting finally breaks up and the members wend their weary ways to home and homework.