Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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I wonder, I just wonder what any outsider would have thought of Appleby College if they had wandered onto the grounds during Slave Day? Look, there, behind that shrubbery! squeals the horrified passerby to her husband. Surely it couldn ' t be- no it ' s impossible, but rU swear I saw a hairy St. Mildred ' s girl wi h a raccoon skin hat and no knickers, diving into that bush. What ' s so remarkable- no, that might be indiscreet. As I was saying honey, don ' t you know it ' s Appleby College ' s Slave Day and all the prefects are dressed up in unaccustomed attire? But Horace, there are a throng of semi-clad, food-smeared creatures fighting on the lawm. Petunia, don ' t worry, the boys of the school, buy the prefects at an auction and then make them perform these amusing deeds. However, it ' s only for one day. Horace, there ' s a fellow over there salivating and biting his upper lip, do you think he ' s gone mad? No need for alarm, my dear, he has simply been instructed by his purchasers to swallow his nose- I ' m sure he ' ll succeed, given time. Horace, let ' s get out of here, this place is wierd. But angel, don ' t judge an apple by its colour- don ' t forget it ' s only for a day that they behave like this. I think. So, off go Horace and Petunia with their first impression of Appleby ' s annual day of ber- serkness (if there is such a word). It ' s a vidld time to be sure, but definitely a lot of fun- even for the prefects. Incidentally, I think these fellows should get a round of applause for being such good sports about the whole thing- especially when things get a bit out of hand, (i.e. Breakfast), as always happens. CoJin Richards

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Let no profane person enter! (unknown, inscription on the Royal Library, Berlin) Such should be the inscription above the Appleby Library doors. The Appleby Library is one of a studious nature, the unspoken whisper, Do thy work , forever resounding around the room. However, when this unspoken admonition is not sufficient to quell such turbulence as may arise when Appleby boys are brought together, there is always a polite, but firm warning from behind a shelf or book rack. This is Ms. Gibb, custodian of Ap- pleby ' s think centre. This year the Library acquired- added muscle in the form of Mr. Dickens. Study periods would be STUDY PERIODS , not spares. Although a great annoyance to all at the time, when I look back I am certain that everyone is really glad he did not waste those precious moments on some less challenging and rigorous pursuit- listening to the stereo for in- stance. All in all, the library is a great asset to the school. It is nice to have somewhere to go where disturbances are minimized to the odd scuffle or paper airplane fight- it makes it so much easier to do one ' s work. As such those whose efforts have combined to make the Library a great place to work,- Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. Howard, the grade 13 supervisors, and most of all, Ms. Gibb, are to be heartily thanked. CoJin Richards li '

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Talent Night!? -«s ' • ' -■5 -f?? a ' i t tw- ' J« - Ss s.vWciTS; ' C%, ' Although lacking slightly in ?! lipEih; - s year ' s Talent Night was one certainly to be remembered by everyone at- tending. Organized and hosted by Frank Merrill (with assistance from Peter Ochitwa) a dazzling display of talent was presented to us. Taking the form of a Gong Show , (panelists being Don -i - - Benson, Gypsy John Piatt and i ' Major-General MGM Gaskin), 5 , music was first provided by the ' guitars of Brian Stuart and David ' Mtj. Plat . A new supergroup, vS 4 ;S Gryjcx , also gave us their own version of Suite Madame Blue. These super-musicians included Glenn Wright, Mike Appleby and C. Kent. Comedy first appeared in the form of Tom Lytle, Mark Bunting 1 and Keyin Moran doing a 2nd City Sll Revue Spoof, following a grade 13 Vj Masters ' Meeting, which almost 1 stole the show. Then, a large fat .?? man wandered onto the stage and began performing Pagan Ballet; yes, Zuke the dancing machine had arrived and was received vdth warm applause. Yes, this year ' s Talent Night was certainly entertaining... Special mention should be ipade of the Gong Show Band: Al : Halliday, John McCarter, Don Hamilton and Scott Anderson, and of Steve Hall who engineered the sound system. Greg Marsh 135