Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Colley House Whenever you place 58 boys in the confined area of a single building it is impractical to hope for a totally harmonious situation. This year, more so than in those past, mainly due to over- crowdedness in the House, provided the spawning ground for dissention. The problems that did arise were most often off-set by the goodwill and un- selfishness displayed by most members of the house. Whereas it could easily have been a year of stagnation, many people refused to allow this feeling to set in, and by taking the initiative brought out the best of the system. Two items that stood out in this area were the skit performed at the Christmas party by Ian, Erv and Al, and the interdeck ball hockey league organized by Neil Jamieson. These were just two of many memorable events that restored faith in the potential of the house members. House events were very suc- cessful over the year due to the willingness of people to par- ticipate. The Christmas Party was a great success and the Summer barbecue (for which even the coals almost lit on time) provided an excuse to get away from studying for a while, enjoy some food, and even get back at a favourite prefect! House teams displayed as much spirit as ever, even if support was often lacking. To all who played or cheered at any sport a feeling of unity was achieved. This in it- self is reward enough for par- ticipation yet those who did in- volve themselves are also to be thanked most generously for their unselfishness. This report could not be suitably concluded without mentioning the man most responsible for keeping the house functioning during the year. Without Mr. Washington ' s dedicated and of- ten thankless efforts to keep the house running smoothly, we would all have been much worse off. To him and his family we give our most hearty thanks and good wishes for the following years. N. Waterfield

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Powell ' s House If the measure of things was to be determined by things won and lost, then Powell ' s House had a very medoicre year. But did we? At year ' s end, were we all disconsolate? Not so, because for many other reasons those of us who reside or worl in the House had every reason to be gratified by the year 1975-76. One highlight which comes to mind was the small but poignant celebration of Mrs. Lytle ' s 25th year of service to Appleby, many of them as the matron to Powell ' s House. Peter Josselyn joined the duty staff in the evenings and along with Mssrs. Landry, Hum- phreys, O ' Leary and myself we were once again lucky to have consistency and responsibility in this area. John Wright did a fine job as the Head Boy of the House and was very capably assisted by the other prefects, Ian Cameron, Milind Pendharkar, Peter-Paul Bloemen, and Eric Hebert, and by the other members of the Senior class; Johnathan Morgan, Chris Zahovskis and Richard Cheng. Athletically, our highlights included cham- pionships in Soccer, Swimming, Hockey and Basketball, the latter two being somewhat unexpected and therefore all the more thrilling! Although at times the house spirit seemed lacking, taking the year as a whole, I would say that we have had a profitable and productive year. With the majority of the Senior boys of the House returning in September, I look forward to an even better year in 1976-77. W.D.R.S.