Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Soon we had a good fire roaring. As night began to fall, we settled down to eat supper. Knobby cooked a chicken that morning, so all we had to do was throw it in the fire and wait. After we had eaten the chicken, we ate our tin- ned supply of peaches and fruit salad and the roasted mar- shmallows and drank hot chocolate. After saving a few logs for the morning, we threw the ramainder onto the fire. Getting into our sleeping bags, we prepared for sleep. That night, a north-west wind blew up, bringing with it very cold temperatures. Nevertheless, our fine shelter and roaring fire kept all of us warm throughout the entire night. G.L. STUDENT PRACTICUM - E.R. II, NORTHERN CAMPUS. This spring for the first time the boys taking the Instructor Training Course spent one week at the Northern Campus putting the year ' s theory into practice. Myself and Mr. O ' Leary were in charge of the programme. From all viewpoints it was a success: the weather was superb and the boys were eager to participate and either learn new skills or demonstrate what they already knew. Competition was keen as only nine of the nineteen boys will be selected for the instructor corps in Grade 12. The boys soon became aware of the future responsibility that they will be taking on in the coming year. The following areas were taught and demonstrated during the time: practical geology studies as they applied to the Lake Temagami area; singles canoeing (unveiling the mastery of the ' c ' stroke and a minimum of four fancy strokes plus water safety and canoe maintenance); basic northern survival involving snares, skinning and curing of animals caught, reflector baking and fire cooking, tripping organization, shelter building, axe-manship, orienteering, ropes and knots, and general camp- craft; practical demonstration of first aid by the means of mock accidents; organization and run- ning of the northern campus in- cluding baking of breads and pastries, the preparation and cooking of all meals, main- tenance and repair of buildings and boats. I feel that, although the time was short, these boys gained valuable knowledge and a greater insight into the Outward Bound philosophy. Above all, it is the ability and willingness to get along with one ' s fellows under these stress conditions which proves a boy ' s worth in the programme. I would like to thank all those who participated in the programme during that week for their thoughtfulness, co- operation and understanding. With the nine boys being selec- ted for next year ' s instructors we should have the best results ever; I have full confidence that they will do an excellent job. C.W. Noble(director)