Branton Junior High School - Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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The Official Opening of Branton Junior High School Chairman Dudley Ward announced the singing of ‘Oh Canada’. Following this a pantomime, directed by Miss Elliott and presented by several students, effectively portrayed the main activities, both curricular and extra-curricular, carried on at our school. The platform party were then introduced. They included: Mr. E. M. Borgal, Principal Mr. R. Warren, Superintendent of School Mr. H. E. Panabaker, Assistant Superintendent of Junior High Schools Mr. L. W. Bessell, Secretary-Treasurer of the School Board Mr. Lou Goodwin, Chairman of the School Board Mrs. E. Leew, School Board Member Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Branton. The two honoured guests of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Branton. Mr. Branton has held the important office of Building Superintendent since 1911, but retired this year. Following the introduction, Fran Van Sant and Vicky Wade beautifully sang two duets accompanied on the piano by Mr. R. Darrah. In Mr. Goodwin’s speech, he compared schools of yesteryear with those of today. He then pointed out why Mr. Branton had the great honour of having this beautiful school named after him. He mentioned two of Mr. Branton’s main char¬ acteristics—his devotion to duty and his unfailing good humour and wit. In his reply Mr. Branton stated that students of today should make the best of their educational opportunities. A brief description of the school was given by Mr. Panabaker. The school was then declared open for public inspection. Following this tour of inspection, which proved a revelation to everybody concerned, coffee and doughnuts were served in the school’s very attractive lunchroom. Thus ended a most memorable event at Branton Junior High School. FLORIN KORMAN (8A) Report on Social Activities Branton’s first shag was sponsored by the Students’ Council on November 13, for all the students of the school. To everyone’s delight classes were dismissed 15 minutes early, and everyone congregated in the auditorium to buy pop and candy. Dancing got under way about 3.45 with Grade Nine social convener, Delano Lee, acting as M.C. Almost everyone participated in the variety of dances, including waltzes, the ever-popular jive, and a few round dances; Bingo, Broom and Squat Dances were liked very much. Jackie Hamilton and Doug Blair were the lucky ones to win prizes. The proceeds of the admission and selling of pop went to the treasury of the Students’ Council. The Hi-Y Boys received the proceeds of their very popular and successful candy sale. Our second shag was sponsored by the Photography Club on Tuesday, Decem¬ ber 10, from 3.30 till 5 p.m. A great many students took part in the ‘Spot Dances’, ‘Bingo Waltzes’, ‘Squat Dances’ and several Jives. The happy winners of these were: Tiny Tomlinson- Ruth Bennett, Ronnie Aiello-Paula Brock, Ronnie Aiello-Lynne Erickson, Jack Con- nors-Nola Verigin. We all received an added treat when four of our teachers demonstrated their dancing skills: Mr. McKie, Miss Murray, Mrs. Gavinchuck, and Mr. Borgal. We wound up with the ‘Home Waltz’ shortly before five o’clock. Everyone had a most enjoyable time. Our first school dance was held on February 8, with Grades Eight and Nine attending. The auditorium was gaily decorated with hearts and cupids. Social convener, Delano Lee, got things under way shortly after 7.30. There were many novelty dances and contests, with an added treat given by our “Grand Ole Opry” Group who had performed for us in the morning. At the end of the dance pop and spud-nuts were served in the lunch room. The Grade Sevens also held a sock-shag in the Lower Gymn shortly after Christmas. Sandra Wusyk was a very good M.C. Mr. McKie, Miss Murray and Miss Anderson showed some nice dancing. SANDRA HOWARD Twenty-Nine

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REPORT ON THE OPERETTA On March 21 and 22 of this year, the romantic musical comedy, “The Gypsy Rover”, was ably presented at Branton Junior High School at 8.00 p.m. under the direction of Mr. Robert Darrah, and Miss C. J. Elliott. The accompanist was Pat¬ ricia Colvin, grade 9 C. Rob (afterwards Sir Gilbert Howe) . Mark Hornby Lady Constance (daughter of Sir George) Vicky Wade Meg (Rob’s foster mother) .. Carolyn Bond Marto (Meg’s husband) .. . Tom Tait Zara (belle of the Gypsy camp) .. Carol Harris Sinfo (gypsy boy in love with Zara) . Roland Laing Nina (Sir George’s second daughter) . Karen Jackson Capt. Jerome (Capt. in English Army) Robert Lord Lord Craven (an English fop) .. Delano Lee Sir Toby Lyon (a social butterfly) . Don Blair McCorkle (a London song publisher) . Darrel Williamson Lackey ... Robert Maxwell Chorus . about 120 voices Children in Fairyland Chorus ... B. Bishop, D. Parkyn, L. Ericksson, B. Brown, R. MacKinnon and L. Wood Fairy Dancer . Linda Drew Briefly, the story is about the love affair of Rob (who is an English noble¬ man stolen when small and raised as a gypsy) and Constance, the daughter of Sir George, an English gentleman. When Rob came into his estates, he married his love and they lived happily ever after. There are also love affairs between Nina and Capt. Jerome, Zara and Sinfo and comedy scenes between Marto and Sinfo. There were various committees which assisted with the operetta besides the actual players. The props and lighting were under the supervision of Mr. Marson with several of the shop boys assisting. Mr. McKie was in charge of the scenery and was assisted by some of his art students. Miss Anderson organized the make¬ up while Mrs. McPherson was responsible for the costumes. Mr. Steele and Miss Murray took over the ticket sale (which sold 50c rush and 75c reserved) and pub¬ licity. The programmes were printed free by the Hudson’s Bay Company. The operetta played to a full house on both nights. Net proceeds were very encourag¬ ing and will be used to supply school equipment not normally supplied by the School Board. Because over half of the students in the school were involved in one way or another in its production, the operetta was considered a very worthwhile school project. FRAN VAN SANT JACKIE HAMILTON Thirty-One