Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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CHESS Oakwood this year was very fortunate to have as its chess sponsor Mr. Raymer, who used to play for the university chess team. Under such leader- ship, success has come to the club in many ways. Speed chess has been introduced and proved very entertaining. Our Chess Team has improved its game with continuous practice with outside clubs and tourna- ments and defended its trophy in the T.S.S Tournament. STANDING: Norman Rogers, John Katie, Frank Klein. Mr. Raymer. SEATED: Whenever a student comes into the library, he knows he can always turn to the Library Club members for cheerful immediate help. These indus- trious students comprise one of the most essential and efficient clubs at Oakwood. As well as always knowing where to find in- formation speedily, our members are in charge of all operations concerning books in the Library. Behind the scenes, the members help prepare new books before they are put on the shelves. This in itself is a large business. Committees of our members are responsible for the bulletin boards, the Christmas tree in December, and the Great Tiger Contest which many students will remember. But all work and no play tires a person. High- lights of the year included a spring picnic at Centre Island, parties whenever a reason could be deter- mined, and an annual Chinese Dinner concluding a trip to the Ryerson Press. Our thanks go to the executive and to Mrs. Donaldson, our sponsor. LIBRARY STANDING: Rosalinda Baronins, Barry Finketaian, Mrs. Donaldson, Brian Morrison. SEATED: Renee Kohn, Aniko Scheiner, Helen Babiak, Rita Vivarelli, Penny Downing. OBSERVER The Observer this year has been rejuvenated. Miss Thompson and Mr. Warner, are the new staff sponsors and they are working hard, along with the rest of the Observerites to make this year THE BEST for Oakwood, for the Observer and for you. With the innovation of printed pictures, the Ob- server has taken a great leap. With only a few more such leaps, our school newspaper will rate second only to the Daily Star, if not first. Remember — you, too, are Observerites! Thank you for your support! STANDING: Miss Thompson, Mr. Warner. SEATED: David Frank, Robin Sears, Chris Pascucci, Susan Nainudel, Pradip Shastri.

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G. A. A. This year the G.A.A. under- took an extended extracurricular program. An addition to the usual sports was ski-conditioning in preparation for occasional ski jaunts. In conjunction with the B.A.A. three Athletic Nights were held. In January a Carnival Nite re- placed the sports. A Physorama was held in April. The combined effort of the G.A.A. and the girls of the school demonstrated their skills. Thanks go to all the Physical Education teachers and particu- larly our sponsor, Miss Evans. BACK ROW: Kathy Gaby, Daphne Bertram, Sandra Chiddenton, Marjorie Glasco, Angela Bernabucci, Sheila Robertson. SECOND ROW: Pia Negen- man, Bianca Falconi, Anne Wood, Roberta Pico, Carol Acheson, Boldine Williams. FRONT ROW: Elizabeth Belwin, Sue Love, Francis Evans, Beth Smith. Brigitte Bartels, Solveig Rasanen, Miss Evans. B. A. A. In spite of everything this year, the B.A.A. continued to operate most efficiently. Under the new sponsor, Mr. McKinney, a new system was established consisting of competition, by all, in various activities, through four houses. In turn, this change produced an addition of the four captains of the houses to the traditional executive. Most of the intramural athletic program was organized by th ese captains and their co-captains, representing each grade. With our friends from the G.A.A. we held successful Athletic Nights and one innovation a Carnival Night, which required great preparation and proved to give everyone enjoyment. This year was concluded by our traditional Athletic Banquet, wherein all athletes receive their awards. The executive, most of whom are leaving these premises for higher goals, hope the house system has passed its trial period and will prosper in the future. STANDING: Peter Petzold, Terjo Valve, Bruce Hutcheson. SEATED: Mr. McKinney, Peter Mueller, Stu Campbell. GIRLS CLUB We started the year with the tradi- tional Grade 9 Initiation. Around the end of October we had a big drive for an Indian family on Manitoulin Island. It was a great success. December rolled around and we busied ourselves with Christmas cards and Christmas baskets. The baskets all went to the International Institute. In came the New Year and with it the selling of rings and pins. All in all it was a good year. STANDING: Leslie Sutton, Angela Slazak, Anna Maksymluk, Wendy Ryerson, Karen Chambers (Pres.) Miss Blair. SEATED: Jennifer Saito, Julie Paul, Marlene Carducci, Sandra McLeod.

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STAGE CREW The Stage Crew consists of a number of boys who relinquish many hours of their leisure time in the interest of offering their services to the school. These services were seen in such different forms as plays, Music Nights, Auditoriums, and even special effects at many of the school ' s yearly social events. In conjunction with various other clubs, the Stage Crew feels that its services eased the burden of production and make such events a big success. So therefore I would like to take the opportunity to thank our members for their enthusiastic support and help in making this the best year yet, for the club and for Oakwood. MASQUERS STANDING: Sam Fialkow, Jerry Shoot, Don Dunn, Frank Moore, Bob Bohnen (Chairman). SEATED: Ann Torim, Fawn Banko, Mr, Pfaflf, Cecilie Parker, Veronica Swanston. STANDING: Doug Downing, Doug Hennebury, Mr. Griffin, Fred Aldrid, Mark Cordon. SEATED: David Erb, Simon Cordon, Colin Tucker, Jaan Medri, Elio Carlessimo. Masquers was really on the move this year. Under the sponsorship of that great whirlwind, Mr. Pfaff. Masquers became not only a haven for extremely talented actors, but a club ia which Oakwoodites, inter- ested in any facet of the theatre, could belong. Through the course of the year. Masquers presented two theatre nights which had the full support of the Oakwood students. The nights of January 28 and 29 were a conglomeration of Shakespeare and Robaix. There were excerpts from two of Shakespeare ' s plays — Julius Caesar and The Taming of the Shrew. The third play presented was called O Hour of Glory written by one Paul Robaix (alias Mr. Pfaff). This play was also entered in the Simpson ' s Drama Festival. Masquers bombarded Oakwood continually during the past year with opportunities to attend plays and television shows, all with the single purpose of broad- ening the average Oakwoodite ' s knowledge of the iheatre. This was the first year Masquers had ever attempted this and next year should bring even more opportunities to Oakwood. Thanks should be given to a number of people in making this the best year Masquers has had in a long time, Mr. Pfaff, the executive, and all those who helped, all the members of the Stage Crew and Make-Up, the people who worked on costumes and props plus a cast of thousands. CAMERA CLUB This has been a very busy year for the camera club. The Oracle Staff has given them many assign- ments, some of which were: the taking of class pic- tures, candid shots and photos of varied club activities. Our photographers have also gone on trips with the choir and library club, so that they could preserve memories to be brought back years later when viewing these pages. Because of this participation in other clubs, our members have become very well known. STANDING: Stephen Sam, Edmund Chang, Mr. Moore, Elta Berzins, Mr. Dunn, John Buckley. SEATED: Jim Floroff, Brian Konkle (Pres.), Mike Curran, Mike Collison.