Burlington High School - Rarebits Yearbook (Burlington, Ontario Canada)

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RAREBITS 55 rf L ITEFVXRY SOCIETY L By EVELYN STEWART V. The school year 1950-51, viewing it from every standpoint was a very suc- cessful one as far as the Burlington High School Literary Society was con- cerned. The material evidence of this year's prosperity has taken the form of the drop curtains for the stage which were bought with the society's funds and which, it is unanimously agreed, make a great improvement in the assembly hall. Twelve regular meetings were held at which matters concerning the school as a whole were discussed. Then, too, each form was given an opportunity to un- earth buried talent and display it in its form programme as each form was required to present one programme during the year. This system worked out well and the presentations proved very instructive as well as in some cases, highly amusing. A shield is to be given to the form which presented the best all-round programme, the judges being Miss Shaw, Mr. Bates and Bruce Lindley. A debating contest, in two divisions- one embracing Lower School and the other Middle and Upper School, came off very successfully. The finals in each case were given at Literary meetings and shields presented to the winners. Also, at another meeting Air. T. E. Freeman, Honorary President of the Society, very kindly acted in the capa- city of speaker and at an earlier meeting Colonel Wallace addressed the society. Both these speakers were greatly ap- preciated by the student body. The second last meeting of the Lit erary Society was decidedly in the form of an innovation. Through the efforts of Dir. Freeman, the Society secured the film, With Byrd in the Antarctic. With Air. Hume's co-operation this was presented at the Hume Theatre on Friday, April 2-ith, and a packed house, including students from Central and Strathcona schools, testified to the suc- cess ofthe venture. Two well-patronized social functions were held during the term-the Hallow- eien Masquerade, primarily for students and parents, and the Annual At Home. at which were present a great number of grads and ex-students. The Commencement Exercises were also presented under the auspices of the Literary Society. Thus during the term 1950-51, B.H.S. Lit. presented well-balanced form pro- grammes, special speakers, debates, and social functions and what more may one ask of a Literary Society.

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54 RAREBITS THE LITERARY EXECUTIVE Back Row-Jerome King, Archie McMillan Front Row-Reta Swartz, Reginald Cozens, Evelyn Stewart. IE. I-I. 9. Glnmmenrenwnt iixerrisz-1:5 By EDNA M. ROBINSON, IV. Great interest was manifested in the delightful and attractive programme presented at the annual commencement on December 18th. The auditorium was well filled and the executive of the Literary Society deserve great praise for the way in which the numbers were carried outg also much credit is due to those teachers who spent so much of their time to make the commencement a real success. The programme opened with the singing of 0 Canadau led by the High School orchestra., following which a girls' and boys' chorus was much en- joyed, Mr. Bates then delivered the commencement address, following which a vocal quartette consisting of Ernest Berry, Elizabeth Coleman, Pat. Hobson, and Beryl McMillan was well received. Arthur Iones, a graduate of last year, now attending university, had the honor of delivering the Valedictory address. The graduation diplomas were pre- sented by Mr. T. E. Freeman and the Commercial diplomas and certificates by Mr. Holtby. A French song was rend- ered by Forms II and IH. and a pleasing personality sketch, In the Usual Way was contributed by Miss Florian Loree. The I.O.D.E. prizes were presented by Mrs. Harry Thomas of Thayendaneagea