Barrie Central Collegiate Institute - Vox Collegii Yearbook (Barrie, Ontario Canada)

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Page If 'VOX' COELE'GTI J'urIeI9357 was a decided. success. How could it be otherwise when the actors were- Blake Handy, Eric Hardy, Austin Smith and Charles Wattie? Once more' the quartette did. the appearing. act, and. heldi us spellboimd. with their har- monizing.. God Save the King closed the program. - As it- had been decided by the Executive that meetings. would. be held. approximately every three weeks, the second meeting was' heldl on November the twelfth.. O Canadan' opened the session. Rosabel Lay was in the chairg After the reading of the minutes, Lois Ryan entertained' with two songs. Uni- versity life in' Paris was most interestingly described' by Miss Mollie- Helper.. Professor David. McCulliJugh. ispace will not permit giving you all his de- grees, but we hint that the most important one begins with t'L D enthralled us with a vivid. description of howf her caught such-andssuch in the wilds of so-andrso.. Miss Kelso's prize tap-dancers. entertained with Ron' Paddison: supplying the music. Gwendolyn Jackson rendered a simple little tune as piano solo just before the presentation' of the play called The Rehearsal. Gwynneth Brown, Fred' Elliott, Perry Ryan, Mary Shortt, Olive Clute, Frank Beardsall, Bettie Black and' Harold and Allan Patterson' were: the perforrners in the play within' the play. We closed' with the national anthem.. A The main feature of the next meeting was the girls oratorical contest.. The girls spoke with enthusiasm on a number of topics of wide range. After their prepared' speeches. there' were impromptu' speeches' to last two minutes, if they could hold out that long.. The winner, Betty Murphy, spoke' with em-N phasis' and enthusiasm on the topic Speed1 ' Her talk also contained along with the serious thought a lot of bright humour. Second' and third' places' went to Marion' Pope and' Elsie Kell. Both these girls' gave very' Worthwhile addresses. The competition for first place was very llzeenz The boys oratorical contest was held' on two afternoons, February 14 and l5, with Harry' Coughey, George Fricke, Allan Patterson' and Ebby Wilton as speakers on' Thursday afternoon. In the interlude after the speeches, Dor- othy McKhight entertained us with two popular numbers. On Friday' Lloyd Delaney, Reg. Lewis and Joe O'Brien were the speakers: Before the' judges? decision was announced, Ron Paddison' played delightfully. Lloyd Delaney won first place in' the contest with Reg. Lewis and' Harry Coughey second and third.. On April 3, Mr. Wilson MacDonald was the guest speaker at the meetings of the society. His readings from his own poems were greatly enjoyed' by all. He offered a prize ofa book of his poems to the student who wrote the bestg account of. his' visit to' B.C.l1 B.C.I. COMMENCEMENT EL Ryan and M. Beverley Valcdictorians' AT' THE' ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT exercises, held on Friday and? Monday nights, Decg 7 and 10, a' really fine musical and literary programme was given' in' addition' to the presentation' of' prizes, diplomas' and scholarships.. In his opening remarks Mr. Girdwood referred to the many ext'ra-curric- ular activities of the school, such as the Glee Club, Literary Society, the or- chestra and athletics, which all helped to make reliable and broad-minded citizens of the students. On' Friday night, Hon. Dr. L. J. Simpson in presenting the First Carter Scholarship to Ernie Ryan, spoke on the sweeping changes to take place in- the educational system. Other scholarship awards were also made and grade nation diplomas and' oratorical prizes presented. Ernest Ryanis Speech ' IT IS WITH MINGLED FEELINGS that I stand' before you this evening to deliver the valedictory address ofthe graduating class of' 1934. I experience feelings of pleasure andyet feelings of regret. Pleasure at having successfully completed my high school career and yet regTet at having to leave behind me' that high school which has meant so much to me during the last five yearsl

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.june T935 'T7 CY' C AO LfL'E Cl -l 'Page '13 '7 -X vigil' I f f Wg-T.. if Il i, ' b -. - lux , . 1. V . V V n N My V fkrwf it S I I A u Editors-Betty Murphy The department wishes to thank Miss Moore and Miss Mac- Dorugall for so kindly judging the material submitted for the contest. Owing to the fact that the size of the Literary Depart- 'ment had to be reduced from that of last year, a.ll contribu- tions could not be printed, However, to all those who submits ted .ma.teria.l, Thank you! .A Brief Message From the President This year, as in other years, the Literary Society has been busy with many iactivities. Commencement was the first big 'program of the year, and added ,greatly to the school funds. At Christmas time, we had our first Christmas Closing Dance, a very pleasant experiment for this school. 'ln January were held the boys' and girlsl oratorical contests which were larger this year than usual, as there was at least one speaker from each of the middle and upper- rschool forms for each contest. 'In February and March, much time and effort were spent on the operetta, under the direction of the Literary Society. In April, Wil'son MacDonald 'came to the school and gave a recital of his poems. which was open to the students and outsiders for a small charge. These were the main activities of the Society, besides having its 'regular meetings iwhicn 'were not 'so regular J. I am glad 'to have this opportunity of thanking all those students who so willingly gave their co-operation in any undertaking, for l feel that any suc- cess which the Literary Society has achieved is entirely due to them. L-Genevieve Crossland. Senior Literary Society October the eighteenth was just another day to Lower School, but To Middle and Upper it stood for the gala opening of Senior Literary Society meetings. We are indeed fortunate in having three 'prominent .girls of the school at the head of the society: Genevieve Crossland, Rosabel Lay and 'Thelma Clark as President, Vice-President and Secretary respectively. All three girls were on the platform at the opening of curtain. After O Canada each made a pleasing speech: pleasing because each one was as brief as it was well-worded. The audience humored by such short preliminaries fwhat audience likes to be kept waiting?J settled back to thoroughly enjoy the first entertainment' of the year. Judging from the Hdramatis personae of the various committees, the program promised to be good. To get us in the mood we were favoured first by the school quartette lD.M., V.K., E.B.J singing Voice in the Old Village Choir. The heavy part of the program, a debate, followed. Phyllis Shannon and Margaret Hinds of HIC contended that comic strips in the newspapers are beneficial and Lloyd Judd and Margaret Gribble of IIID, their opponents, undertook to prove that ltisn't so. According to Miss Shiell, 'who reported the judges' decision, they succeeded. Mary Shrubsole entertained us most delightfully with two violin solos, because we weren't satisfied until we had given her an encore. Judging from the exuberance manifested by those in the ring-side for stage-Sider seats the play The Jest of Hahalaba'

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June 'I935 'V O'X C O LL 'E Cl I Page 'HB 'That school of which I shall always have such pleasant memories. .Memories -of quiet work, of happy, .strenuous play, of momentous occasions of peace and friendship., Not least .among :my memories will be the .memory of the .staff whosemem- lbers I had come to look upon with so much respect and admiration, especially The P1'iT1CiPa1, Mr. Girdwood. .I am sure that all the members of .my class feel as I .do and that we shall always keep in our hearts a tender spot for our -.Collegiate Good Old B.C.I. ' We .shall be .depressed by her losses and cheered by her triumphs. May she always be, and .she will always be triumphant if her students are .active and accomplish things, so I urge you, the present students of the B.C.I., to accomplish things. It matters not in what field of endeavour, 'whether it be in sports, in zscholarships, in literary work or in any fields you please, the essential thing is to accomplish. Do not dream and procrastinate. Too many good works aare killed by contemplation You should accomplish things, if not .for the 'sake of your school, for your own sake, for if I might delve into the field 'of science, .statistics have proven that those students who accomplished things -during their school days are .far more successful in after life than those studs tents whose only distinction was that they had two legs and walked. Do not be discouraged by rebuffs and disappointments. All great amen have had to overcome obstacles. Genius consists in patience and perseverance -so once again I exhort you to accomplish things and I am sure that both your future and that of B.C.I. will be t'More Glorious? On Monday night ia host of athletir prizes were awarded. chief among 'them the Tudhope cup, won for the fifth consecutive time by B.C.I. Before presenting the Commercial graduating diplomas Miss Bell, head of the Com- mercial Department, outlined the advantages of this course for thosepdesirous tof a practical education and unable to attend college. The award for the 'high- lest standing in this department was made to Bruce 'Wilson After this a types 'writing contest was held on the stage, and won by Margaret Gribble with a speed of B7 Words a minute. Maurice Bev erleyws Speech I HAVE MANY PLEASANT MEMORIES of the days I have spent at B.C.I. There are also some regrets. Some things that I havenlt engaged in that I wish now that I had. While at Collegiate you have many opportunities fopened up for you- The tendency amongst many students is to slip into the background and pass them by. It is a fatal mistake. The 'thing most ofvus fail to realize is that once a day has passed it never comes back. The older you get the faster 'time seems to go. At University one has very little time for sports and other outside activ- ities. At Collegiate one does have these opportunities and they are 'well worth while if not essential to success. A one-sided man seldom gets along as well as an all-round man. The comradeship that one develops in the various school teams is some- thing that you will never forget. There seems to be a very strong bond be- tween the various members of a rugby team when a critical game is at stake. Another fine point about rugby in particular is the training to take knocks good naturedly and not to give in. I have quite a feeling of pride for the various teams that I have been fortunate enough to be a member of, as there always seemed to be such fine sportsmanship and school spirit whether on the play- ing field or in the dressing room after the games. There is also another part of the school life which is, I think, very im- portantg that is literary work. I didn't engage in this as much as I might have, but I do think that it is equally as important as athletics. The ability to talk freely and easily on one's feet before an audience is a great achievement and one that right now I wish I had. There are two things that one develops to a large extent while at collegiate, the mind and body. They are both equally important. Athletics will take care of the body, but don't get the mistaken idea