Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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14 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD race started. At the beginning, Brent House led by almost a whole lap but this gap was diminished very rapidly by the avid racers from Bethune and at the end of the race, Bethune was quite clearly ahead. From the beginning to the final whistle, a roar of cheering from the spectators in the balcony almost deafened those on the gym floor itself. Now it was time for the apple bob in the swimming pool. Several baskets of apples were dumped into the pool and another set of equal teams dived in to see who could recover the majority for his House. Again Bethune won with a final count coming to 245-240. To finish off the competition, there was a chocolate bar hunt in the upper half of the classroom block. Despite many doubtful hunters who were convinced that there weren ' t really any chocolate bars, many of the New Boys managed to find what they were looking for. The evening ended with refreshments in the Hall. THE CLUBS The Debating Society with Mr. Dale in charge has chosen its new executive and the first general meeting was held on Friday, November 7. All dates for Little Big Four School debates have been set and Ridley is opening the schedule here on November 21. George Thomson, Hugh Paisley and Ralph Daniel are supporting the motion Resolved that chivalry is dead . The Executive this year is composed of Willows (President), Stockwood (Vice-President) and Paisley (Secretary), ably assisted by council members, Daniel, Price and Jamieson. The Political Science Club is again holding its meetings during the winter. The club elected Willows as President and has chosen eleven new members. Mr. Rowan is director of the club this year and the Honorable George Hees (1922-1927) is Honorary President. For the first time in many years, the club is going to begin meeting regularly before Christmas. The Band is being organized earlier than usual this year under Band Leader Willows. With a full squadron parade every week, it is almost ready to lead the corps. On Remembrance Day two trumpeters played the Last Post and the Reveille in front of the School cross and four others played at the Cenotaph in Port Hope. The Band is preparing to take part in a church parade in the near future. This year the French Club is trying out a new idea. They have limited the club to boys who are fairly fluent in French. The club has been holding informal discussions in French and is putting on a French play, Le Due de Beaufort, which should be an interesting highlight of the Christmas entertainment. Under the capable direction of Mr. Bishop there are about fourteen members. The executive consists of Maxi Ferro (President), Peter Chubb (Vice-President) and Colin Starnes (Secretary).

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 13 he would jump up with the ball over his head, looking for a basket that wasn ' t there. Somehow, the ball didn ' t feel quite the right shape to him. Nevertheless it was an interesting game for the spectators and the prospective members of next year ' s Middleside are already looking for- ward to their turn at the Old Boys. TRINITY CAMP Once more as in the past few years, the ski camp, given in memory of Pat Moss, was invaded by a group of less privileged boys from the city who seldom or never get out into the country. Trinity Camp was again successfully held this year during the first two weeks of August. The campers comprised twelve boys ranging in age from nine to thirteen years. Eleven of them came from Toronto and one from Montreal. In charge of the camp was Tony Ketchum; Jim Hyland and Tim Kennish were counsellors. The School is very grateful to them for their help. The boys had a wonderful time playing baseball in the field near the camp, romping in the brush and building a dam. Excursions were made to the Port Hope and Cobourg beaches where the youngsters en- joyed themselves basking in the warm sun and swimming in Lake Ontario. A trip was also taken to the Port Hope theatre where the boys saw a movie. Particularly appealing were the evening campfires and Mr. Lawson ' s unique rendition of Casey at the Bat. At the end of two weeks, twelve happy, healthy boys boarded the train for home filled with many exciting stories of their adventures. AS YOU LIKE IT On October 21, two bus loads of boys and a large number of masters attended the Canadian Players ' presentation of Shakespeare ' s As You Like It . The play was held at the Opera House in Cobourg which was fully packed for the event. Many of the T.C.S. group spent an interesting intermission exploring the historic building. As You Like It is a light comedy almost without plot which pro- vided an evening of pleasant entertainment for all attending. HALLOWE ' EN PARTY After a shortened study on October 30, the New Boys changed into clothes to suit the occasion and the annual Hallowe ' en party was soon in full swing. About half the New Boys were assembled in the gymnasium in teams of equal number representing Brent and Bethune. Two of the senior boys raced around the obstacle race that had been set up around the gym to show the New Boys how the course was to be followed. Then the big

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 15 The Dramatic Society is again being directed by Mr. Scott. Stock- wood has been elected President and Hodgetts and Denny Vice-President and Secretary respectively. Six new members were elected to complete the membership. Mr. Wilson is again producing the Christmas play for the new members of the society which is to be Friar ' s of Berwick by John McCake. We wish Mr. Wilson and his cast the best of success in producing yet another hit performance. The Electronics Club with Nick LeMoine as President and Mr. Wilson as Director is going to buy an Electronic Transistor Kit. This will enable the members to build several different electronic and radio devices. The Club may also take part in ham radio broadcasting, using LeMoine ' s equipment. The Photographic Society is again using the School ' s dark room facilities. Gross is the President this year and Colin Starnes is Vice- President. Both these boys have taken several football action shots which Mr. Lawson found very useful in classroom coaching sessions. THE LIBRARY The Library staff under Mr. Gordon is being organized in a slightly different way this year. From a chart posted in the stack room, each of the thirteen librarians may find out his various weekly jobs for the whole term. The advantage of this system is that everyone knows his tasks well in advance from a quick glance at the chart. Steve Wilson is Head Librarian. Two librarians each week are engaged on repairs in an effort to catch up in a branch of our work which fell badly behind last year. Since September, eighty-one new books have been catalogued and placed on the shelves. We have received many gifts this fall and we wish to thank most sincerely Governor-General Massey for a large col- lection, P. H. Lewis, W. J. Blackburn, A. Bruyns, Charles Clay and M. B. Sullivan. ENTERTAINMENT This year the School is providing more entertainment on Saturday evenings than ever before. On the first two Saturdays there was an informal sing-song and a performance by the School orchestra. With a new instrument, the clarinet, played by Ron Atkey, John Wilson at the piano, Pat Saunders on the trumpet, Kip Southam and Paul Davoud alternating on the drums and Bill Warner playing one of his washtub boogies, the orchestra had an enthusiastic reception. A short movie was shown on both nights. The first one, which described the building of the railway between Seven Islands and Knob Lake, was particularly interesting.