Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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Pumpkin Night ' 78 On the night of October 22, just after the boarders had returned from a weekend, a freak tornado hit Appleby. This tornado had picked up a number of pumpkins from a farm and dropped them at very carefully selected places only on the school grounds. It is believed that this tornado stayed at Appleby for about 3 hours, and for the most part totally silent. During the 3 hours the tornado was very active; it scattered furniture from most of the classrooms, re-assembled a classroom out of doors, piled high the hymn books in the foyer of the chapel and scattered canoes and toilet paper in many places. It even spread the contents of a jar of analgesic balm throughout a certain classroom. Even though this tor- nado had enough power to open locked doors, lift canoes and desks, and scatter hymn books, there was no loss or damage of property. In face, the entire campus was put back to proper order within a few hours the ne.xt morning. Similar pumpkin-earring tor- nadoes have hit Appleby in the past, most often on the eve of Halloween. However, 2 years ago the tornado did not pay for the pumpkins and so last year ' s tornado was prevented by the protective measures which were insisted upon by the school. Un- fortunately, this year ' s un- predictable weather produced a freak tornado before Appleby could renew their damage insurance. APPLESv i1 Dr. AAcClure On the evening of March 6 this year, Doctor R.B. McClure paid Appleby College a visit to give us a lecture. The idea sounded pretty doubtful to some students, but Doctor McClure quelled any doubts as soon as he began to speak. Dr. McClure is a fascinating man who has had a biography written about him called, The China Years. Dr. McClure has, in fact, spent much of his life in the Far East, and was able to regale his audience with several interesting anecdotes from his years there. Dr. McClure spent much of his youth in the Far East before returning in his late teens to take his final two years of school in Toronto. After graduating, he studied medicine. By the time he was 21 he was a doctor. Dr. McClure returned to China in time to become caught in the Sino- Japanese war. From there, he went on to work in places where he hobnobbed with headhuniers and other such characters. In telling some of his adventures. Doctor McClure also revealed much to us about humane nature, and on Canada ' s role in a changing world. When Doctor McClure concluded his speech, he let others toss their two cents in by questioning him. All in all, Doctor McClure provided a richly informative hour for those who came to listen. Xhanks for coming, Doctor McClure. Mark Baker