Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Choir The Choir excelled itself in the Carol Services - there were three on account of attendance num- bers. There were a selection of old and new carols and solos sung by P. Stalder and C. Zahov- skis. The local Cablevision recorded a service of lessons and carols which was shown twice on Cable 10 during the Christmas week. On Sunday, May 25th, the choir made history in joining with Ridley College Choir for a first Independent School combined service. It went very well with the most glorious sound from the 60 voices in the Anthem I was glad by Parry for double choir, brass (Ridley boys), and organ. Next year we are hoping Ridley will come here. Anthems sung this year at Ap- pleby have been - Jesu, joy of man ' s desiring - Bach; Lead me Lord - Wesley; If ye love me - TF iEBLES Tallis; and Rejoice in the Lord always - Redford. C. Schmidt R. Sopinka B. Kay C. Duncan We must th ank Mr. Mackett and C. McNair P. Rolin Mr. Evans for their respective E. Morgan A. Crawford-Brown piano and - organ recitals in the J. Hamilton J. Haldane Chapel, anc I also the choir of St. G. Phippen J. Vernon II Judes, Oakville, Grace Church A. Krempulec B. Burchmore on the Hill, Toronto, and St. G. Marshall P. Mcquhae Simon ' s, Toronto, that have sung T. Scott D. Copestick Choral Evensongs for us this N. McConnell J. Coups year. P. Bates I. Robertson P. Stalder T. Shaw ALTOS TENORS BASI T. Brooks C. Zahovskis G. Wright P. Jackson A. Halliday M. Pendharker S. Durst B. Davies J. McBride Mr . M. DesRoches D. Holland J. Stansell G. Stewart Mr . D. Boyd R. Cole Mr. J. Berriman J. Manning Mr . M. Crabb ■WKMHUn HJ HHn 83

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WEDDINGS IN THE CHAPEL: July 6, 1974 - Ross James Bell, Jr. and Susan Roberts. Aug. 17, 1974 - Douglas MacRae Kennedy and Vanessa Margaret Pate Aug. 24, 1974 - William Edgar Weis and Lynn Susanne Berrie March 22, 1975 - James Erland Chalkley and Donna Lorraine Hayward BAPTISMS IN THE CHAPEL: David John Holland-Nov. 3, 1974 Amanda Jane Revill-Nov. 3, 1974 Sherry-Anne Revill-Nov. 3, 1974 David Alexander Bedford-Jan. 5, 1975 Aubrey Gilbert Baillie-Jan. 5, 1975 Howard Douglas Baillie-Jan. 5, 1975 Christine Jennifer Eames-March 9, 1975 Jennifer Alexandria Weis-April 6, 1975 Jennifer Lauren Adams-May 11, 1975 Margaret Stacey Shorney-May 25, 1975 SPEAKERS IN THE CHAPEL: The Rev. F.E. Miller The Rev. Canon J.A.M. Bell Mr. Arnold Edinbolough The Rev. Keith Greed Mr. E.G. Pullen The Rev. W. Bothwell Fr. Kelly Walker The Rev. J. Erb The Headmaster HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CHAPEL CALENDAR: The Choir of St. Judes, Oakville The Choir of Grace-Church-on- the-Hill, Toronto The Choir of St. Simon-the- Apostle, Toronto Organ Recital-Mr. G.M. Evans Piano Recital-Mr. Leslie Mackett CONFIRMATION: On Sunday, November 17, 1974, The Right Reverend John C. Bothwell, Bishop of Niagara Diocese, confirmed: Timothy Alexander Abbott William Ross Benson Edward Ralph Dickens David John Holland Stephen Harold Johnson Scott Fraser Johnston Paul Kenneth Manifould John Frank Peart Frederick Allan Reid Patrick Wesley Thompson Mark Philip Wilson Amanda Jane Revill Sherry-Anne Revill Diana Elizabeth Smith Jennifer Margaret Smith Deborah-Lynne Washington 82

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The Public Speaking Contest The 1975 Edin Heward Memorial Public Speaking Contest con- sisted of six interesting yet widely varying speeches and a musical performance by Jim Hou. The Headmaster introduced the speakers and the judges, all Ap- pleby Old Boys, Mr. R. Paterson, Mr. C. Willis and Mr. J. Morris, and the contest began. Jay Burn led off, speaking about Mr. Harry Houdini , the famed escape artist. Jay revealed to us many of Houdini ' s tricks, such as escaping from a lock that had no key, and how he was able to hide his tools while being searched before attempting an escape. He had learned to swallow his tools and to regurgitate them to free himself. Houdini was truly an amazing man. The Grestest Hunt in the World was the topic of David Crosbie ' s speech, in which he tried to per- suade us mainlanders that the Newfoundland seal hunt is not inhumane and is in fact necessary to the fishing industry. The next speaker, Tom Henkel, spoke about The Desert Monarch , King Faisal. Tom pointed out that Faisal was not simply a monarch interested in gaining wealth but one who was deeply devoted to his people. Tom ' s revelation that Faisal ' s brother was the father of 106 children caused a considerable stir among his listeners! Jim Hou spoke on The Existence of Doubting, Thinking and Being . Jim explained that all great men doubted at first, then they reflected and then ' came into being ' . His speecli was quite intellectual in nature and forced many of us to think. Chris Merritt ' s speech, Are They Necessary? , about rules at Ap- pleby, was of immediate interest to the audience. Chris pointed out that if many of the rules are considered silly and unnecessary are so tough to live with, then life after Appleby will be than much simpler! Kevin McMurchy spoke last and he was the eventual winner. His topic was Dominoes - A Game or a Theory? Kevin spoke of Communism spreading all over the world and of its challenge to the democratic Free World. A fight between these systems would be the ' last domino ' , and would perhaps crush us all. This speech was relevant to the situation on this planet and definitely made us think about our future on this earth. While the judges retired to make their decision, Jim Hou en- tertained the audience by playing two pieces by Claude Debussy, as well as Clair de Lune and Gallway ' s Cake- Walk . For an encore he played one of his own compositions en- titled Omny , for which he received a standing ovation. Jim ' s concert rounded out a very enjoyable evening. E.H.