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

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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

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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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Efwge I6' VOX' CO'IZLEfGI'1' J'LrneI93Ei? that your school work. will take care of the rest,. Reading, writing, mathemat- ics, languages and so on are only one phase of your education- Public speaking and appreciation of art and drama are two other very important phases. The way to develop a taste for these things is to actually take part in the different forms of activities. Those of you who have taken' part in some of our operettas would, I imagine, enjoy a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta now mucfh more than before you had taken part in a small operetta of your own. There is also an awfully fine feeling of friendship' that springs up at the various rehearsalsfor different performances. You will find that as you grow older you will recall these feelings. with pleasure. There is now one other thing that I would like to mention. The tendency amongst some of us is to engage in too many outside activities and then to fall downr in our academic work. Thisg of course, is fatal and may mean the loss of. a whole year of your life. In this connection I would also like to say a word about the staff.. While at school, there is' often a' tendency' to belittle their efforts.. and make their work harder for them. When you finish your schooling and look back you will realize how much you' really' owe them: Those of us who have finished' look back on their efforts with great respect and gratitude. Theirs is often a thankless job. Try and make' it easier for them. THE SECOND PART' ofthe program was the same on both nights-a number of very attractive musical numbers and an Irish play: The Glee Club under the direction' of Mr. Knox sang some splendid songs and did' it splend'idlyL Three delightful dances, in costume, were executed by groups of the girls, each performance drawing forth rounds of' applause and' insistent encores. A vocal duet, trio, and humorous' quartet followed much to the delight of the audience. Mary Shrubsole, brilliant young violinist, played' two selections. Other instrumental numbers were furnished throughout the program' by the school' orchestra, directed by Mr. Ross: The closing number on the programme was an amusing playlet, entitled' Spreading the News, with the setting in rural Ireland, in which an innocent farmer is branded as a wife stealer and murderer through the gossip of neigh-- bors, started by a woman who had defective hearing and' chd not exactly un- derstand what was told to her. The accusation ofthe gossipers almost made the innocent victim believe he was a murderer, but the appearance on the scene' of the supposedly murdered man cleared the situation, much to the chagrin of the gossipers. The play was directed by Miss Moore and Miss MacDougal1 and the players were: Eric Johnston, Margaret Cook, Garbutt Smith, Harold Pat- terson, Harry Lay, Ross McMillin', Betty Murphy, Kitty Devlin, George Frickee and Glen Kell. .,i Operettfi Abounds in Colour and Harmony IN GORGEOUS COSTUMES, amid sparkling lights, the Operetta opened with a burst of song. Presented' by the school Glee Club, the comedy King Asteroid of Saponica thrilled large audiences on Thursday and Friday nights, March 28 and 29. Those present were loud' in their praises of the fine ability' and versatility shown by the members of the cast. THE OPERETTA was in three acts, the scene of the first being laid in the throne room of the Royal Palace at Saponica: the second in the interior of the Saponica jail: and the third in the throne room ofthe palace. THE STORY CONCERNS the king of Saponica and his court. The king raises three ofthe Commoners to nobhity, one of them, Lady Dewdrop, an ex- milkmaid, has some charms for the king, we suspect. Lady Dewdrop tells the' king that the court's praises of King' Asteroid are mere flattery in order to get money. The king does not believe this. To please the court the king gently ' puts Lady Milkmaid in jail. The king, feigning Complete deafness, on Lady Dewdrop s advice, sees the courtiers in their true light. The nobility' attempt a rebellion and ask the support of the army under Prince Asp-irin, Prince