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

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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

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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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Square Dancing—Sponsored by the Duke of Cowboys, Mr. Bryan. No executive was elected but several of the boys and girls led the dances and helped pave the way for the Grade Nine Shags. There were ten squares made from the eighty members. Projector Club—After short business meetings the members learned how to set up the projector and screen, and thread the projector. The president was Tom Morrison, and Mr. Dann was the sponsor. Musical Variety (Mr. Culley)—President was Lorraine Akins, 9D. Each member brought his favorite records and played them after explaining them to other members. Art Club—Met under the direction of Miss Shepherd. Dave Pawson, 9D, was president and gave many helpful suggestions to the young artists. Toy Making (Miss Weston)—Each member of this club made a toy ani¬ mal which was sold at the May Home and School Meeting. The club sent ten dollars to the Junior Red Cross. President was Bill Stewart, 8D. Story Club—Miss Ballantyne and pupils took turns reading the book entitled “Starbuck Valley Winter”. The pupils when not reading worked on their hobbies. President, Don Farrell, 7D. Public Speaking Club (Mr. Baldwin)- -The twenty-one members elected Flo Venables, 7C, as president. They also planned and held a debate on February 17th. Leathercraft (Miss Quinton)—This club consisted of twenty-four members who made bookmarks, wallets, belts and pencil cases from leather. Record Club (Miss Hoskin)—Isn’t music enchanting? The students of this club listened to records while working on handicrafts. The club con¬ sisted of forty-two members, the president beinn Lome Anderson, 8C. Handicrafts (Mrs. McGimpsey)—Various handicrafts were carried on by the girls, such as shellwork, knitting, crocheting. The president was Frances Zimmerman, 9A; and secretary, Elaine Cooke, 9E. Both Terms Bowling Club (Miss Ramsay)—S-t-r-i-k-e-! The bowling club went with plenty of action through both terms, having a full house each time. Craft Club (Mr. Morrison)—Betty Johanson, 8C, pres., and the seventeen members, made belts, key cases, scissor cases, etc. Photography Club—Mr. Goddard, soonsor; Lyn Rohloff, 9A, president. The general work of this club consisted of the study of the parts of a camera, developing and colouring pictures. Etiquette (Miss Jackson)—This girls’ club was held during both terms. The girls talked about public, party, boy-girl, etc., etiquette. President for first term was Connie Burwood, 9D, second term, Connie Christiansen, 7B. The boys also wished they could join this club. Skits were put on to demon¬ strate the lessons. Woodwork Club (Mr. McDonald)—Corner shelves, belts, lawn orna¬ ments, and jewellery boxes were some of the things the girls made. They elected Shirley McNichol, 8A, as president, and secretary, Doreen Sawicki, 9C. Badminton Club—Was sponsored by Mr. Bryan. Lance Alexander, 9C, was president. Balmoral badminton teams came second in an inter-school tournament. (Rideau won)). Many of the Grade VII players showed much promise. 56