Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Students ' Council and Dances As a committee, which in theory, is responsible for providing the basis for Student Activities, it must be said that the committee this year started with their throttles on full, providing as many opportunities which seemed stimulating and beneficial to the students as possible. It is unfortunate, however, that having provided the opportunities for the community to grasp that there was so little enthusiasm by the school to actually really want to see the issues carried out. A committee such as this can only go so far as to providing the opportunities to the school, the rest must come from the men at the top who must promote the excitement, and inevitably the success. This year Martin Baggaley really accepted his promotion as President of the Committee, having learned the ropes as last year ' s Secretary. He always cleared the issues at hand and was always first to motion the adjournment of the meetings. Paul Bundschuh, as the anointed Secretary of the Committee this year was always at hand with a wad of paper to capture the essential minutes of the meeting, but never able to second Martin ' s motion because he was too busy writing. Much to the Committee ' s relief we did manage to organize dates for three successful record hops . Successful, despite having on occasion a D.J. who would switch an L.P. to 33 from 45 r.p.m. ' s half way through a song. But those who really saw to the success of the dances had a very large gap to fill when the school lost Herb Hall last year. Maybe that ' s why it took the skills of 7 of the grade 12 fellas including Ian Hueton, Nigel Day, David Holland, John Hayward, Richard Hickling, Mike Forsythe, and Mike Appleby to make our dances such a success.

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— Display Day Parents ' Day at Appleby changed this year for two reasons. First, the day was not set aside for just the parents, but for anybody in the community who cared to come. Also, Parents ' Day was incorporated with the cadet inspec- tion, which is much more conve- nient than the previous arrange- ment which consisted of two sepa- rate events. The morning was devoted to dis- plays in the classroom building, dining hall and rugby field. There was a minor film festival in the projection room; the features in- cluded a film about Appleby by the C.B.C., a film about Appleby by the students, and two Nor- thward Bound films. The History department was showing off its audio-visual equipment and teach- ing aids. The Mathematics display had a range of projects on view which ranged from complex to ab- solutely undecipherable in most people ' s minds. In the Chemistry lab were such displays as a model volcano and a mouse intelligence test (the female was smarter!). Bio- logy displays showed such things as animals, plants and living things which were neither flora nor fauna. The library also had displays, and the hard-working Argus staff had a display in the dining hall. The afternoon featured the Cadet Inspection. After the Cadets had been sufficiently scrutinized, they proceeded to show that there was more to the Cadet programme than marching. Displays and de- monstrations included shooting, archery and canoeing. The pre- North programme had a pot of brew ready for any victim ... er ... person to sample. Fortunately, the First Aid display was nearby. Parents, friends and even strang- ers to the school got a chance during the open house to see what actually goes on at Appleby; it is hoped that all of the work spent on preparations was appreciated. by Bob Maxtvell

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It is not often when the opportunity arises for father to just b e one of the boys . Nor is it too often that the guys spend their Saturday nights in the company of their fathers. So once again this year Appleby invited the fathers in for our annual father and son night. The night was a great success, making missing a Saturday night not quite so painful. The crowded dining hall was filled with laughter and smiles as the sons showed their fathers the school spirit that Appleby possesses. After the banquet the old boys rolled in to prepare themselves for the lesson they all swore they would teach us. The two sports which were heavily visited by spectators proved to be so close that fans from both sides never left their toes. The Appleby squad managed to finish off the old boy basketball team only with the assistance of an overtime. Our hockey team, up against a bench and a half of mean looking former stars, also managed to squeeze out a victory. I ' m sure both teams of old boys will be looking for revenge when the school again offers the challenge. A great time was had be all and I hope all the fathers will look forward to joining our ranks again next year. Father and Son Night