Cathedral High School - Orbit Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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l 4 l l Standing fl. to r.l - Father Hulley, James Cooper, Paul Mclnnes, Leonard Strohmeyer, Robi. Lucyk, Sian Anubis, Leonard Hargov, Mr. Purtlll. Seated - Adrienne Granby, Diane McKay, Milda Pusderis, Sylvia Maida. DIANE MCKAY and ADRIENNE CRANBY drew from their veteran stage experience to add to the p1ay's professional polish and LEONARD STRAHMEYER and LEONARD 1-IARCOT de- serve rich praise for their very capable acting. Full honours go to the director, Rev. john Hulley, ably assisted by Mr. Brendon Purtill. Their profound ability to interpret and stage exacting comedy is a great tribute to their dramatic artistry. Mr. Joseph Vvaters and his capable stage crew did, as always, a very praiseworthy job with properties. ln the costuming department, Carole Kelleher and Cecelia Uincec along with their industrious group provided a beautiful wardrobe for the cast and are to be congratulated on a job well done. In years to come the 1958 edition of the Cathedral Players and their vehicle Charley's Aunt , will be remembered as one of the truly great productions of the amateur theatre. TOM IWCNULTY. wg mm n The Orlait, 1957-1958 Page Forty-one

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DRAMA efza21leq'4 Paul Mclnnis as Charley's Aunt. The Cathedral High School Players began their second decade of theatrical productions by presenting the famous comedy of stage and screen, 4'Charley's Auntf' In the past, the Cathedral actors have favoured the most serious and heavier type of drama, and it was thought by some that the demanding quality of this intricate humour could not be adequately achieved or interpreted by a high school group. However the dramatic maturity of the young thespians was brought to light when, under the guidance of skilful directors, once again the group gave a superb and comendable performance. Starring in the role of Lord Fancourt Babberley, who impersonates Charley's real aunt was Paul Mclnnes. Pauls interpretation had the coquettish exuberance and vitality that lent itself to the best possible characterization. His timing and sense of comedy both in vocal and facial expression captured and sustained the audience from curtain to curtain. ROBERT LUCYK was excellent as the amorous Charles Wykeham, and STAN AMBIS succeeded in capturing the elegant touch of an Oxford student in the role as jack Chesney. SYLVIA MAJDA and MILDA PUSDERIS as Kitty Verdun and Amy Spettigue respectively, easily met the challenge of their roles, while JAMES COOPER gave a highly laudable performance as Stephen Spettigue. Page Forty The orbit, 1957-1958

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LITERARY We are indebted to all who contributed to this section of the Orbit. Much fine material must re- main unpublished for want of space. To the authors of these, our regrets, and to the authors of the follow- ing, our congratulations. The Editors. CITY A place: Of sprawling streets, Busy feet, Buildings tall, Condutcors call, Buzzing stores, Revolving doors, Movie shows, Sun and snows, Of spire and steeple But most of all A place: IV here countless people Labour, pray, and dwell. M. SOMERS. --o--o-o- MURDER IN THE LABORATORY The grade twelve student at Cathedral this year is faced with countless difficulties, one in particular being chemistry. It isn't that the subject in itself presents such a program but rather the exasperating experiences it may entail. Let me take for an example one period last fall. It was a beautiful day, one of those days when every one is bursting with enthusiasm and loving every one and everything-until chemistry class. Sister passed out what appeared to be a harmless red powder, which only goes to prove just how disa illusioned students can be. We proceed to heat this substance, as instructed, and carefully observed its reactions. When heat was applied it turned black, but if it was removed from the flame and cooled it turned red again. Thus far every one was happy, and had we concluded the experiment right then and there we would have been safe too. But as fate would have it we continued. We heated the test-tube to the point where its contents vaporized, and for a while we were actually under the misguided impres- sion that we had seen the last of the red powder or anything to do with it. However, a closer observa- tion proved our undoing. Before I proceed any further, I believe an explana- tion is necessary. Chemistry, unlike any other subject known, is fascinating. There is a certain quality about it that captivates human interest, and causes persons to become so involved in the process that they inevitably ignore all the rules of common sense- Page Forty-two which, in all likelihood accounts for the ordeal that took place at our table that fateful day in autumn. Unknown to us up to this point, we had been following the method to produce mercury. When, at last we discovered the tiny, silver ball at the bottom of the test-tube we proceeded to dump it out, as was only natural for the normally curious human being. Sister must have anticipated this tendency because she left us to examine the peculiar substance for some time. Now girls being girls and mercury being mercury, it followed that a name be chosen for our new friend, so we dubbed him Herman . Herman was enjoying a satisfactory existence too, until I decided it was my turn to exercise the ritual of rolling him around in my hand. I didn't mean to drop him. The result was horrifying-millions upon millions of baby Hermans scattered over a ten-foot radius. We knew it would be a futile task to even attempt to reconstruct poor Herman in entirety, but we also knew we would have to show something to Sister, who was already beginning her tour of inspection down one row and up the next. Unless you have experienced the same thing per- sonally, it will be impossible for you to imagine just how frustrating it can be trying to unite even two balls of mercury: and to accomplish such a feat on a hilly floor, as was our lot, proved to be an exastperat- ing experience to say the very least. There we were on all fours, desperately taking pot-shots at mercury balls, and Sister adds to our misery as she warns, Whatever you do, don't drop them! However, to make a long story short, we did man- age to accumulate the larger balls. We slid them onto a piece of paper, which I might add was a feat no less cumbersome than bringing them together, and finally, we hoisted Herman's remains to the top of the desk and carefully placed him in the test-tube from whence he came. Sisted seemed satisfied with our effort, and perhaps if I hadn't written this commentary she would never have known about that beautiful day last fall-the day we killed Herman. Editors Note: Due to the fact that this student has one year to go at Cathedral, she wishes to remain ananynzous. -o-o-o- TALE OF THE TREE Near mountains in a barren land, Parched by waste and arid sand By a plain, near a river, A seedling, here grew tall, And was picked from all For the axe of an old woodcutter, Dragged, then, to a nearby town: Cut and fashioned, roughly hewn, Formed to plank and bar, Carried then to a shallow mound, Outside this sacred, walled town, CContinued on page 44D The Orbit, 1957-1958