Balmoral Junior High School - Crimson Green and White Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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Social Evenings (Lawrence Merkley, 9G; Doug Fraser, 9G) Commencing in the fall and running through the winter and spring, several successful social evenings, shags and dances were held. The Grade Seven pupils divided their efforts between games and dancing at their first social evening. At their second one they gave most of their atten¬ tion to dances new and old, mixing waltzes, minuets, and square dances in expert style under the guidance of Miss Weston, Miss Hoskin and some of the Grade Eight and Nine students. Miss Shepherd and Mr. Culley, assisted by visiting parents, ran games of binno. bowling and table tennis. The evenings were successfully concluded with hot dogs and pop. The Grade Eights held two social evenings. Both were well attended and enjoyed by all. Modern and western style square dancinq were featured along with Put Your Little Foot and some of the older round dances, which are in vogue again. Mr. Pallesen officiated as the caller. Some of the par¬ ents came to assist Miss Ballantyne, Mrs. McGimpsey and Mr. Russell with refreshments and games. Grade Nine social activities took the form of afternoon shags and evenina dances. Several classes combined at each shag, which gave jitterbugs and square dancers a chance to “strut their stuff”. Proceeds were used to buy records. The first evening party was a “Barn Yard Shuffle”. Everyone dressed for the occasion, including Mr. Goddard as the “Sheriff” and Master of Ceremonies. Thanks to the efficient work of the committee in decorating and preparing the program a very hilarious eveninq of square and modern dances was enjoyed by all. M ; ss Williams, Miss Ramsay and some of the parents were responsible for refreshments to conclude the evening. The winning of the Track Meet by Balmoral was marked by a Victory Dance, attended by the Grade Nines and the track team. The final social affair was the Grade Nine Graduation Ceremonies and Dance held for the first time at Crescent Heights High School. Much of the credit for a successful social season qoes to a small group of Grade Eight and Nine students, headed by Gary Miller, Nina and Lorna Shoults and Peggy MacGregor, and several of the teachers who worked very hard organizing practice dance sessions at noon, and to the Home Economics and Shop teachers who supervised the arrangements for refreshments. 54

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JUNIOR ASSEMBLY (Bob Stobie, Grant Trimble, 7A) As grade seven students we feel that this year’s assemblies have been extremely interesting and entertaining. The first officers of the assembly were as follows: President, Maurice Weegar, 7D; Vice-President, Jim Matheson, 7C; and Secretary, Artoria Wylie, 7A. While these people were in office we had six assemblies, one every other week. One of the most interesting of these assemblies was when Sergeant Moffat of the Calgary Police Force gave us a talk on safety, and showed us a film entitled “Scarlet and Gold”. The second executive consisted of: President, Helen Greig, 7C; Vice- President, Jack Alexander, 7D; and Secretary, Jim Matheson, 7C. An interest¬ ing assembly while this executive was in office took place when Mr. Hewlett from the Blind Institute gave us a talk on how blind people read and write. A successful group of assemblies followed this. We would like to congratulate the two executives for the fine job they have done throughout the year. INTERMEDIATE ASSEMBLY (Pat Carvell, 8A) The Grade Eight Assembly has had a very successful year, with the first te rm officers being: Ken Hendry, 8D, president; Ken McLaren, 8C, vice- president: and Bob Dahrouge, 8C, secretary. Assemblies, which were held every other week, had many interesting and educational programs. As an example. Mr. Hewlett, Director of the National Institute for the Blind, gave us a talk on the Blind Institute and how the blind manage in spite of their handicap. Mr. Hewlett, who is totally blind, made his talk very amusing and interesting. The officers for the second term were: Pat Carvell, 8A, president; John Waugh, 8B, vr ' ce-president; and Donald Hume, 8C, secretary. The assemblies were under the supervision of Mr. L. Pallesen. SENIOR ASSEMBLY (Donnie Williams, 9G) A complete series of Balmoral Senior Assemblies have iust been completed, from September 30, 1949 to March 17, 1950, with Mr. Baldwin in charge. Part of the term was made up of talks given by Mr. Hewlett, manager of Institute of Blind, talkin g on importance of the Canadian National Institute of the Blind, and Miss Weston, Balmoral Lady Vice-Principal, speaking on her trip to Europe. A debate, featuring students of Balmoral, was held on the topic, “Re¬ solved that Canada’s Immigration Laws Are Too Strict”. It proved to be quite interesting with the affirmative side winning. A quiz, sponsored by the Assembly Executive, was enjoyed by all, with Ray Evans, 9C, winning the jackpot. Plays were presented by 9C, 9F and 9B, under the direction of Mr. Bald¬ win, Balmoral Drama teacher. 9C presented “Airman’s 48”, 9F presented “Paul Ducks the Dentist”, and 9B presented both “The Gorilla” and “Elmer and the Love Bug”. A talent show, featuring Balmoral students, entertained with songs by Mervyn Parker and Sharon Johnston, piano solos by Coralie Dingle and Sandra Kalef, guitar solos by Harvine Cunningham and Jim Thibaudeau, dances by Connie Brietzke and Nina and Lorna Shoults, and comedy readings by Betty Hashman and Bob MacKay and Lome Hadden. The executive of the Senior Assembly of 1949 and 1950 was: President. Donnie Williams, 9G; Vice-President. Lance Alexander, 9C; Secretary, Jack Kenyon, 9A. 53

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Clubs (Beth Robertson, 9A; Rose Rockley, 9A; Barbara Venables, 9A; Susan Shaughnessy, 9A.) First Term Service Club (Mr. Bryan)—All of the forty-five pupils helped in con¬ ducting the vegetable drive for the Junior Red Cross. At other times they did odd jobs, such as watering the grass. President of this club was Doreen Marsden, 9C. Knitting Club (Miss Ballantyne)—B-z-z-z-z. That’s the hum of the “Busy Bees Knitting Club” as they worked making a quilt. The president was Minnie Gordon, 8B; vice-president, Artoria Wylie, 7A; and secretary, Marion Webb, 7B. Library Club—Under the direction of Miss Williams, the members made library cards and pockets for new books. Dayle Herdman was president for the first term, and Lorraine Stokes, 9C, for the second. Dramatic Club (Miss Weston) “Romeo! Where art thou?” That’s the members of this club practising. They successfully put on four plays for the assemblies, their president being Ren Hughes, 8A. Stamp Club (Miss Barnes)—The members learned the history, collected and traded stamps. Leon Malinowski, 9C, was elected president. Puppetry Club—Sponsor: Mr. Russell. There were forty-two members in this club who learned how to make puppets. Bill Marshall of 8C was the president. Travel Club (Mr. Culley)—Wouldn’t you like to travel all over the world? The students of this club watched movies of distant countries. The executive consisted of president, Don Williams, 9G; secretary, Bob Jessey, 9B; and treasurer, Douq McLean, 9B. Operetta Club—Under the direction of Miss Hoskin, this club successfully presented “Sebastian Bach”, with all members taking part. Wrestling (Mr. Pallesen)—The boys learned manv new holds and had matches among the various weight groups. The president was Tom Keats, 9C; vice-president, Lome Pamplin, 9G; and secretary, Harry Cox, 9E. The term ended with no broken bones. Math. Club (Mr. Baldwin)- -The members learned about line segments, circles, slide rules, and received help on homework. The president was Gordon Thompson, 9G. Science Club—Under the direction of Mr. Dann the twenty members divided into prouos and conducted manv interesting experiments. Handicraft Club (M ss Quinton)—The qirls in this club did the various kinds of handiwork that they were interested in. The nresident was Glenys Cole. 9A; vice-oresident, Janette Rosine; and secretary, Ann Kerr, 9B. .Science Club—Consisted of twenty members doing experiments under Mr. Harris’ direction. The executive were: president. Stuart Bradley, 8B; vice-oresident. Vic Reynolds. 9C; and secretary, T.eVerne Leach, 8B. Reading Club—Met in the librarv with Miss Shenherd. Members brows¬ ed among the books and became familiar with many of them. Chess and Checker Chib (Mr. RusselO—The obiect of the club was to learn to play chess and checkers, their president being Richard Windsor, 9C. Second Term Track Demonstration (Mr- Pallesen ' )—This chib specialized in learning new styles of hiah jumoing and track activities. Officers of the term were president, Cliff Wylie, 9A: vice-president. Harry Cox, 9E; and secretary, Ross Stubbert, 9B. The boys also joined the Sports College in Toronto. 55