Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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matists taking an aspect of modern drama. Although experimental, the plays turned out to be quite a suc- cess, and the attendance was high, inspite of other activities and the nearness of exams. The first play, ' The Nutshell, or. Who Cares about Godot ' by R. Wooley, was a funny satire of con- temporary private school involving an overly empowered prefect. The second play, Sweeny Graduates by R. Snowden, used a jazz back- round rhythm with an amusing plot containing witty, but some- what vulgar, jokes. The last play, The Ministers Cat by G. Leggat, was more ' absurd ' in na- ture, questioning the audience with an obscure meaning allowing for broad interpretation. The three writers (also actors) are thankful for the voluntary aid they received including people such as James Kee, Martin Baggely, Rob Carttotto, Dave Keates, Scot Anderson and Dave Holland. Jeremy Hughes

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Pride and Prejudice i I can say without prejudice that it was with some pride that Appleby and St. Mildred ' s put on the production of the play, Pride and Prejudice , based on Jane Austen ' s book of the same name. The play was presented on Friday and Saturday, February, 16 and 17, but the beginnings stem back to late October, when auditions were first held for Pride and Prejudice. The boys who volunteered to try out found out just what sort of acting they would have to do to make it authentic, since the entire play was a period piece from the early nineteenth century. Anybody who joined up just for some backstage boogie with the St. Millie ' s girls soon found out he ' d actually have to do some acting. Right through November, December, and January, right up to the last minute, everybody worked hard. Sometimes the practices were a lot of work, and it seemed we were getting nowhere, but everyone kept going, and the effort was worth it. The final two nights were the best, both performance wise and moral- wise, and made everything we ' d done before well worth it and fun. The whole thing may have been a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. Thanks and a tip of the hat are due to everyone involved, Mrs. Jensen, our director, the leads, the girls backstage and all the actors who took part in the production. Although a lot of people deserve special mention, if it was put down here this article would be three times as long. If you missed the play, you missed a lot. If you saw it, you should know what I ' m talking about. Mark Baker k

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r FRONT ROW: Koenders, Batty, Hays, G. Mattimoe, Washington, Mann, Berriman, Davidson, Mahoney. BACK ROW: G. Nicholson, Garrod, Tam, Taylor, Moses, M. Pepall, Millar, D, Mattimoe, McDougall, T. Nicholson, Lewis, MacKinnon, A. Pepall. The Choir this year has advanced both technically and musically. The halt-hour practice, four times a week, has begun to pay off. First must be mentioned the two Kiwanis festivals we entered in Toronto and Hamilton. At the former we sang Sally Gardens arr. Britten and we placed fourth with a mark of 82. At Hamilton we sang Sally Gardens and Little Billie by Mr. Royse and came first with a mark of 86. Much thanks is due to our ac- companist Mrs. Harris. On May 13th we look part in the Lakefield College Centennial Celebration Service at St. Anne ' s Anglican Church, Toronto. This was hard work but very rewarding when the service was over. Si.x private schools made up a choir of just over 100 voices with brass percussion and organ. Music sung included Stanford ' s Te Deum , Titcomb ' s Behold, now praise the Lord , Vaughn Williams ' O Clap Your Hands , Bullock ' s Give us the wings of faith , and Thompson ' s O Father, on our festal day . The day was made all the more memorable with the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Most of the music we have sung this year has been for unison or two-part boys ' voices, but for the four-part an- thems and the four very successfull Carol Services, we must thank Mr. Josselyn, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Berriman, Mr. DesRoches and Mrs. Pepall for their valued support. Music sung this year includes: O Lovely Peace Handel Ave Verum Mozart Ave Verum Elgar Panis Angelicus Frank Litany to the Holy Spirit Hurford Non Nobis Domine Quilter Come Loyal Hearts Whitehead Praise the Lord Greene Never weather-beaten sail Campion O taste and see Vaughan Williams Music The Music Department began a new phase this year with a com- pulsory instrumental programme in grades 7 and 8. The reason for it is to have some instrumentalists to feed the Senior School Band. There were about 80 boys taking part with group lessons on clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, euphonium, trombone and tuba. It is hoped next year to be able to start a Junior Band. The School BaM, although considerably smaller than in past years, made some excellent sounds. This may have been due to the fact that there was almost one player to a part. They performed in the interval of the Public Speaking competition, at the Cadet Inspection and at the Closing Day Ceremonies. On March 10th, the Hillsdale College Choir of Michigan came to sing to us. Consisting of about thirty mixed voices, they gave us an entertaining and varied programme. Philip Thompson in grade 10 must be congratulated for his taking first place in the Peel Music Festival. His flute playing will be missed in the school. Many thanks are in order for Mr. Royse, Mr. Bridgcwater and the other eight members of the music staff for the continuing help to push the Music Department to a recognized place in the .sthool ' s curriculum.