Box HS Student Publications Box 02

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Senior high school students with an interest in writing, debate, and commentary, created The Last Word. “The Last Word takes issues involving the Dalton community and comments on them.” The inaugural issue, November 1994, is the only issue in the collection.

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“The roots of The Left Bank come out of the growing dissatisfaction with the war in Vietnam and the racial turmoil in America.” This high school student newspaper was a journal of opinion designed as an answer to “the unwillingness of the Daltonian to publish anything of a highly controversial nature. “ Unlike The Daltonian, it was not an official student publication of the Dalton School. The inaugural issue is the only issue in the collection.

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The Linguist was a publication of the high school student Linguist Committee in the late 1960s. The publication features articles, creative writing, poetry, interviews, puzzles, and recipes written in French, Spanish, Russian, or Latin. Original student writing as well as English translations of published work is included. Many of the articles are illustrated with student drawings.

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“This publication served as a forum for Dalton [high school] students to write down their thoughts and pursue the discussion of diversity issues beyond the weekly Another Perspective [club] meeting.” The club discussions centered around the issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality as they affected students both in and out of school. Mosaic began publication in 2001. This is the third issue and is dedicated to Larry Williams, a former Dalton School Diversity Director.

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An annual compilation of poetry written by Dalton school students in the 9th grade.

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The Odd Man Out was a single-issue student publication. The anonymous editors’ goal was to point out educational and administrative problems they saw at Dalton and to elicit discussions about those problems.

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This publication is a collection of editorials and announcements issued by the Public Affairs Committee. This issue features editorials by Gardner P. Dunnan, Dalton School Head and Jillian Becker, Director of the Institute for the Study of Terrorism.

Abstract, Scope, Contents Perspectives magazine was the 1994-1995 publication of the high school student committee, Another Perspective. From the first issue - “The magazine’s intentions are to open thoughtful discussions on issues that are often brought up with tension and hostility, promote open-minded discussion and offer diverse views.” Included are poetry, opinion pieces, memoirs, and historical essays covering issues such as race, identify, and assimilation.The second issue is dedicated to Dalton...

Abstract, Scope, Contents Philosophy and Practice is a compilation of senior high school student papers written during a 1989-1990 education course of the same name. From the editor’s statement, “the papers to follow represent an attempt by students and teachers to reflect on the tension between theory and practice in education. The topics vary enormously but they share the characteristic philosophical concern with concepts, the problem of explicating their meaning, and the attempt to specify the consequences for...