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

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RAREBITS 29 THE LITERARY EXECUTIVE Back Row' 'Joe Harshaw, Jerome King. Bruce Colton. Front Row-Ol.ve Carlton, Dr. iilatest News nf the iliterarg Snrietg The Literary Society meeting of Friday, May 6, conducted by the first forms, brought to a close the series of fortnightly programmes given by the various forms of the school. At this meeting, in the absence of the President, the Second Vice-President, J. Harshaw, read the President's clos- ing remarks, expressing his apprecia- tion of the fine co-operation which he had received from staff and pupils. No sooner had the curtain been drawn on the final meeting than cor- ridors and classrooms resounded with the echo, Who Won the Literary So- ciety shield ? The judges, Mr. Bates, Richard White, and Ernest Berry, retired behind closed doors to A. Speers, Marion Tresidd make their decision. At the Monday morning assembly the chairman, Richard White, expressed their un- animous decision in giving the shield to Fourth Form for their Well-organ- ized programme. He also made spe- cial mention of the programmes of the close competitors, Fifth and First Forms. Fourth Form programme was a fourfold dramatic presentation illus- trating the four types of drama. These were played more or less seri- ously, chiefly the latter, under the guidance of their form teacher, Miss Shaw. K. Coleman acted as chair- man and commenced the programme by a brief talk on The Growth of the Little Theatre Movement. We ex- tend our hearty congratulations to Fourth Form on winning the coveted Literary shield, and also the forms who so closely contended for the re- ward,

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28 RAREBITS X VC' - L I TERARY SOCIETY - Olive Carlton, III A EXECUTIVE Hon. President-Dr. A. H. Speers. President-Jerome King. First Vice-President-Marion Tres- idder. Second Vice-Prcsident- Joe Har- shavv. Secretary-Olive Carlton. Treasurer-Bruce Colton. COUNCILLORS Form V-Mildred Taylor. Form IV-Harold Lambshead. Form III A-Jean Bell, Form III B-Doris Dunham. Form II A-Agnes Browne. Another successful year can be added to the history of B. H, S. Liter- ary Society, an organization which performs its many duties in a man- ner Worthy of appreciation, Seven regular meetings were held in the Assembly Hall, not including the Commencement Exercises, the Hallowe'en Masque, and the annual At Home, which were, as usual, a credit to the school. The debating contents, those of Lower School and Middle and Upper School, were outstanding features. We regret to say that the Lower School debate was not presented to the school as a whole. A suggestion which didn't mate- rialize Was made at the beginning of the year-that another educational Form II Bi-Peter Minnes, Form I A-Lawrence Hill. Form IB-Audrey Mallett, Com. Sp. and H-Dorothy Cripps. Com. I-James Jarvis. picture be presented at the Hume Theatre, entitled Abraham Lincoln. I wish to thank you, one and all, for your kind attention throughout the year, and I hope you will agree with me that 1931-32 Literary So- ciety Was a decided success. :lf 214 :if Sperial Presentation On behalf of the student body of B, H. S. the Literary Society wishes to extend its sincere thanks to Dr. J, G. and Mrs. Walker. Having no- ticed the need of more pictures in the High School, Dr. and Mrs. Wallcei' have donated a reproduced painting of one of our -Canadian artists, Arthur Heming, entitled The Old Canadian Express .

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30 RAREBITS CAST OF JAZZ AND MINUETH Th as Leighton, Mary Burnet, Alistair Ferguson, Grace Virtue. Sally Lo i 11 , - ' , Y Y - . LH. Glnmmenrvmvnt iixvrrmvz ll A By Marguerite Metcalfe, V, On the evenings of November 19th and 20th a large assembly of stu- dents, ex-students and citizens gath- ered in the auditorium of the Bur- lington High School on the occasion of the annual school Commencement Exercises. The commencement was the greatest success in High School history, and great credit is due the Literary Society and the teachers for the fine way in which the splendidly arranged programme was carried out. On account of the long list of pre- sentations the programme was divid- ed so that the first night featured the athletic and the second night the aca- demic awards. On the opening night the programme commenced with the singing of O Canada, led by the school orchestra, following which two English choruses were enjoyed. Mr. Bates then delivered the Commence- ment address, in which he welcomed those present and expressed the stu- dents' appreciation of the donations received. The chief feature of the first part of the programme was the presenta- tion of the athletic awards. The M. M. Robinson gold medal for ath- letics and scholarship was awarded by Mr. M. M. Robinson, honorary presi- dent of the Boys' Athletic Society, to David Cooper, Mrs. D. A. Hyslop, honorary president of the Girls' Ath- letic Society, presented the Field Day ribbons and medals to the girls, while Mr. F, C. Virtue made the presenta- tion to the boys. The E. W, William- son gold medal for athletics and scholarship -was presented by Mr. E. W. Williamson to Elsie Hodsdon. The W. G. Mallet pole vaulting medal, won by Roy Brooker, was presented by Mr. W. G. Mallet. The Halton County Interscholastic Field Day individual championship medal was presented to Margaret Smith by Mr. Joseph Smith. Colonel S. R. Wallace present- ed the Strathcona Trust rifle shooting' medal to Thomas Hedley.