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

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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.

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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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RAREBITS 31 Form II A received the Field Day form shield. The Lions' Club chal- lenge cup, emblematic of the athletic championship of Halton County, was awarded by Dr. J. G. Walker, presi- dent of the Lions' Club. Variety in this part of the pro- gramme was provided by a delightful vocal quartette by Fern Butler, Lou- ise Nelson, Basil Passant and Phyllis Stainerg language choruses including selections in French, German and Lating a Violin solo by Jean Hyslop, vocal solos by Basil Passant, Eliza- beth Coleman and Robert Campbell, 3 dramatic reading by Ethel Scott, and a character dance by six girls. During the intermission the chestra entertained with a number of selections. The second part of the programme was made up of three plays, a song by the rugby boys, a balloon dance by four girls, and an instrumental trio by Andy Hyslop, Jerry King and Gor- don Rusby. The first play, Between the Soup and the Savouryj' was a most enjoyable comedy. The cast was composed of Phyllis Thomas, Pauline Tancock and Alice Barrett. The second play, The Maker of OI'- Dreams, was a fantasy. The cast for this play included Kathleen Cole- man, Nancy Scott and Osler Lock- hart. The last play, Jazz and Min- uet, was very much what the name suggests, and was put on in splendid fashion by Sally Loree, Mary Burnet, Grace Virtue, Thomas Leighton and Alistair Ferguson. The programme for the second night repeated in part the events of the iirst night, but the chief feature was the presentation of academic awards, which took the place of the athletic presentations of the previous night. The fifty dollar scholarship for Upper School, donated by the I. O. D. E., was won by Reginald Coz- ens, The E. A. Harris gold medal for Middle School English and History was won by Phyllis Thomas. The Dr, W. A. Weaver gold medal for Up- per School science was awarded to Reginald Cozens. The High School sincerely appreciates those donations by citizens of Burlington and feels that they should inspire some very worth-while work. On both nights the singing of the National Anthem concluded a very successful programme. ' CAST OF THE MAKER OF DREAMS AND THE BALLOON DANCE Jean Bell, Margaret Smith, Osler Lockhart, Kathleen Coleman, Nancy Scott, Samena Coleman. Peggy Dewhurst.