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

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Photography The Emergence of a New Art Nearly everyone has been, to say the very least, considerably sur- prised by the standard of photography at T. C. S. so far this year. It seems that provocative, sensitive subjects are being treated in a creative manner. This, however, is not the only surprise. The quality of prints - and by this I mean the degree of technical perfection - has improved immeasurably. The recent convocation weekend photography contest was certain evidence of this. More than forty photographs were exhibited; all technically good, and nearly everyone dealt with an original subject in a creative manner. The reason for this sudden improvement? Possibly a more organized attitude on the part of the photographers at T. C. S. - this certainly a contributing factor. But the main reason, in my opinion, is the more tolerant attitude on the part of everyone towards not only photography, but towards art and creativity in general. People seem to be a great deal more appreciative of photography - and particularly good photography. However, this high standard of photography poses a serious problem; that of maintaining the high standard. The solution - that is, the maintenance of a high standard - is the responsibility of both the photographers and the artists. The photographer must endeavor to be as creative, original, and selective as possible; he must learn what Edward Weston called the photographer ' s most important and like- wise most difficult task. . . learning to see photographically. . . to see his subject matter in terms of the capacities of his tools and pro- cesses, so that he can instantaneously translate tire elements and values of a scene before him into the photograph he wants to make. As critics - and as a community - we must continue to maintain an open, sensitive attitude towards genuine creativity. It is our responsi- bility to be tolerant and open-minded, but also selective. If we can meet these responsibilities, then the perpetuity of the high standard of photography at T. C. S. is insured. Ian Brown

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Braham dives in after her, and overpowers the ape, gTabs the pills and beats it with the girl in his arms. You ' d want a revolving stage with running water for that one though. You would, I said, at the very least. Then you could have a funny scene, mumbled the stranger from the household detergents, you know, a bit of comic relief; say a couple of B- girls at the saloon with a minister. That might be hilariously laughable, I chuckled, reaching for a box of Cap ' n Crunch. Of course, said Phyllis, you ' d want an ape skin, but you ' d have no difficulty there. You can always rent an ape skin. It ' s the plot you ' ve got to worry about. Mind you, if I ever get an inspiration I ' ll come straight round to tell you. I always get me inspirations while I ' m in the tub. Cor - I ' d like to see you try it, cackled the old man in the carpet slippers. I can see the headlines: ' Naked woman accosts writer in store - says she was inspired! ' ha-ha. Well I never! - I was going to say that you could have the last scene in an abandoned gold mine. Alaska Louise has got the girl down there staked in a pool of water, with seals barking at her and the water rising. The ape-man is setting light to a train of gunpowder, when up comes Braham and jumps down the mine. I stifled a gasp (gasp! ) Hurt himself? Takes a pill half way down and turns into an eagle. Pecks her bonds loose, shoo ' s the seals away, flies back up with her in his claws, and fights die ape-man to the death. Where ' s Louis? The mounties get him. They always make their man you silly goose. said Tim the stock boy. Oh yes, of course, I said, dien Braham wraps the heroine in his great, strong wings and flies into the sunset over top of Disneyland with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing the MacDonalds Drive- in theme song in the background as the curtain falls. Something like that. You ' ll have to fill in the details yourself. That ' s what Mr. Hepplc did. Have you got any ideas. . . ? Yes, one. 1 said, reaching for the T. V. dinners. Commander Barkfeather (Woof- woof ! )

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