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

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33 . CLUBS and ACTIVITIES GRADE NINE TABLOID DAY Good Morning. This is Herman Shprout from radio station S-P-U-D. Today- opens one of the most fantabulas sights you will ever see, on the field of Balmoral Junior High School. It is called the Tabloid Sports Day. The purpose of this is to pick hidden talent among, the students. The grade nine classes are all great, but most bets are on 9-1, not only the most popular room, but the room with best sportsmanship. The events are: high jump, broad jump, running broad, hurdles and shot- put for boys - discus for girls. OH MAN!. ' -Here comes Greg -Ariss from 9-18, racing over the hurdles. Looks like its 4 points for 9-18. OUCH! He knocks over that last hurdle. Whatsthat?? Coming down the field - flying over the hurdles at light ning speed and ending up with 4 points? George Renaud from 9-11 Rolling down the track field, Speeding right along, . Here comes Danny Windeatt WHOOPS he fell — BONG. Here comes Lois Williams from 9-3 racing toward the broad jump pit and taking a huge leap. Too bad! That ' s only 2 points. But wait a minute, what ' s this? We see a body hurtling through the air, flying through space and clearing the pit - Janet Dobson 9-1. Moving to the south at the high-jump, we see Dick Dennison 9-3 jumping his best. OH NO! He broke the stick. Now we see 9-1 coming. Gerald Axelson, using his foot as a piston, dives into the air, and flings ' himself over the bar to make 4 points. This meet is one of the best in history. The ground is a mass of humanity. All classes are screaming, but above the racket, you can hear 9-1 as always. Now the events are over. The classes move toward the scoreboard. Every¬ one is tense. They sit, with eyes glued to the scoreboard. Mr. Meiklejohn starts to add up the totals. QUIET! If only he could remember the sum of 5 + 16. Oh. darn! He forgot where he was. Now the main door opens. Out comes Mrs. Hatch with the adding machine. WHEW! Everyone sighs with relief. The steady rythmic click, click of the adding machine can be heard distinctly as the participants sit like statues. Mr. Churchill is chewing his glasses. Mr. Koskie, we is frantically eating his tie and tugging at his hat. see, THE FINAL SCORE - Everyone stops chewing his fingernails and sits erect. By some trick of witchcraft ------ 9-3 wins by a head. The field goes mad. Mr. Koskie is turning summer-salts and doing hand¬ springs. -Sue North is climbing up the flagpole. -Fay Owsley is waving from the tower, and the rest of 9-3 seems to be swinging through the trees. Moving over a bit, we see 9-1, calm and relaxed with knowing grins on their faces. After all, they have to iet 9-3 win sometimes, don ' t they? Jean Van Gaalen 9-1 (of course)