City Park Collegiate Institute - Park Bench Yearbook (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada)

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THE PARK BENCH 47 very few males left after the first rush. The sky was the limit-even corsages fit might be mentioned that the most fashionable type was carrotsl were much in evidence pinned becomingly to the gentlemen's coat lapels. The labors of the Decorating Com4 mittee were certainly not in vain, and the Wurlitzer, bribed on, gave out with the beat for the young Astaires. The Casanovas gave the ruling sex that old come hither look and were nobly rewarded. That old wit A. Potts played hard to get, and com- plementarily cracked, Lead me to the slaughter, daughter , but was soon put in his place ibut fastl by Don't be funny, sonny. The Choir Dance followed close on the heels of the Third and Fourth Year Dance. The boys had to take the coy and attractive part. Dress was optional, but most of the girls tock advantage of the chance and put on their glamour gowns-and hey, fel- lows, did you ever realize before what a difference an upswept hairdo and a shim- mering gown can make. The Wurlitzer, a little temperamental at first, finally found its bearings and really got in the groove. The new attractions of the year were the popular Matinee Dances sponsored to raise funds for Red Cross and other worthy causes. They were probably the most in- formal dances of the whole year but the students expressed a favorable opinion of them in the Park Bench Poll. This social year has been the most successful in City Park's history and the students would like to express their thanks to Mr. Knight, the S.R.C., and all the others who made the dances so enjoyable. Here's hoping the following year's are just as successful. ' - BERNICE PORTEOUS. ff Tl-IE LIBRARY The City Park library, under the efficient supervision of Mr. Gryte, has com- pleted a very satisfying year, in which a number of improvements were instituted for your convenience. Among these were new shelves for the books, a new system of pamphlet files-which, incidentally, deserve more attention from the students than they receive,-a new system of stamping books, and a great many new books. Some of these new books deserve mention here: for mystery story lovers The Moonstone by Collins, and Shanghai Passage by Pease, deserve looking into: The Falcon of Eric the Red by Coblenz and The Clutch of the Corsican by Bill are good historical novels: Air Cadets should welcome the addition of Your Wings by Iordanoff, and Arctic Pilot by Gilbert, With Lawrence in Arabia is an exciting story, by Lowell Thomas, which proves the old adage that truth can be stranger than fiction. These are only a few of the good books added to the library this year. One encouraging feature of the year was the increasing use of the library by first and second year students, due, no doubt, to the new library classes. This should lead to much greater library knowledge among the students. The student librarian assistants have so generously given of their time, capably handled the administrative library routine, helped to make the library routine, and helped to make the library an integral part of the school. These students have this year constituted the Library Board:Bruce Clarke-chairmanp lean Rowlesy Margaret Thompson: lanet Culham.

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46 THE PARK BENCH SCCMXL Back to School. Boy, that was a thought when we started last fall, wasn't it? But when we thought of the social life it wasn't so bad. lt didn't take long for the S.R.C. to get crackin ' either. After a week of hectic torture the Senior Masters let go their holds on the Freshie victims and showed the First Formers how to give out with the hot stuff. tlt says here.D The Freshies however, found they weren't absolutely free from care because the annual function wouln't be complete without Freshie Court to punish all the bad 'uns for should we say democratsl. Title of Rebel Number One went to our most prominent and welcomed freshie, Mr. MacKinnon tspelled with an A. The McKinnons were horse thieves.l So ended the night, and initiation for the First Formers who went home to sweet dreams of revenge three years hence. The juniors must have liked their first frolic because they rushed right back through mid-November weather for more ibut prontoll when the First and Second Year Dance was announced. The kids all came stag but it didn't take long for the gals and guys to get acquainted after the novelty dances came round. That old one- year veteran Murray Cuddles Caswell lead the kids a super time, and the new recorder worked itself into a sweat trying to keep sending out the sweet and hotf'. While the hep cats took the pause that refreshes , City Park's newly organized Swing Orchestra demonstrated what could be done with a lot of hot air and brass. Thinking that young 'uns were getting ahead of them, the seniors took over a gaily decorated auditorium a few weeks later. Blue and white streamers hung from the windows and lights, and similarly decked baskets displayed proudly the newly won rugby and soccer cups when the third and fourth year gang gathered. The pulsing rhythm of the luke Box stopped only while the couples ran a neck and neck race for Topsy- and doughnuts. lncidentally did you hear that certain young man say, Now l've seen everything, when he saw rival Cin jivel Cliff Anton trucking on by. tDid he mean it, or was it professional jealousy?D The whole student body gathered for the last dance of the first term. All the Brain Children dragged themselves away from the printed page and let loose under lack Shaver's not too careful guidance. Intermission came all too vite but it was appreciated when chocolate milk and delicious doughnuts were served. The kids listened to the sweet music of our second Glen Miller orchestra. Then we were dreamily waltzing or cannily jiving to the Iuke Box, filled with the dapperest selection of top band records, until wearily, but very happily we gathered our coats to depart. The first and second years again went into the lead, starting off the social events of the new term with their second party. Unluckily for the slaving conveners, tlrige kids didn't turn out very well for the jive session, but those who did had a good time anyhow and Wolf Caswell dragged himself away from the femmes long enough to keep things moving. The Alumni found a change in the arrangements for their big night. This year, due to the conspicuous absence of those strange four wheeled conveyances, the Big Bugs decided that there would be no glad rags worn at the dance, so the grads came strictly informal. Mrs. MacKinnon, Miss Wilson, and Miss Andreasen kindly lent their patronage to the gala affair. Dave Pugsley's orchestra was beating it out from the maroon and gold shell-like enclosure which matched the streamers on the windows and lights, Yes, the Alumni certainly had an enjoyable return visit to the old school . For their second dance of the year the third and fourth year boys took compas- sion on the girls, gave them a break, and made it a Sadie Hawkins' dance, The girls readily took advantage of their superiority and any of the slower ones found

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48 THE PARK BENCH Cl UBD SPEAKERS' CLUB The regular Thursday night meetings of the Speakers' Club were hampered a great deal this year. Nevertheless the meetings that were held were certainly suc- cessful. The first meeting of the season dealt with elections. Neil Harris was re-elected president, with Mary Davidson as vice-president, and Doug Woodley as secretary. Unfortunately Doug found he was unable to continue his duties in this position. lean Nettle was elected secretary in his place. The other meetings consisted of both prepared and impromptu speeches followed by helpful talks by Mr. Knight, giving us pointers on public speaking. This year because of a lack of time we had only one entry in the Bryant Oratory Contest-Willa Kernen-who spoke on The Western Wheat Problem. Our first year contest revealed that there was, indeed, a lot of talent amongst our younger students. Bill Slaid won the honors with his speech on the Red Cross. Other contestants no less good were Eric Brown, lackie Iohnson, Ken Turner, Peggy Browning, and Ruth Russell. The rest of the evening was given up to a quiz contest for the first year students only, and for which George Bradley so kindly gave his time. l feel sure this worthy club will continue its successes in future years. -JEAN NETTLE ff WRITERS, CLUB In spite of the handicap of a very late start-it was not organized until lanuary- the City Park Writer's Club has had one of its most successful seasons in 'several years. A great deal of the credit for this goes to Mr. MacKinnon for stepping in to take the place originally held by Mr. Vtfickenden. Under his supervision an interesting time, and a lot of fun was had by all. The star author of the club was Neil H. with a partiality for dark tragedies. Even when Ralph N. branched off into epic poetry the members did not complain too energetically, which speaks well for their patience. Several good stories were con- tributed by Sheila G. and Dave K., Colleen C., Grace S., Sheilla C., Doug. W., and Gordon T. Other good members were Carmen Z. and Shirley N. Doug W., besides contributing stories, also acted as president, and kept the meeting from degenerating into brawls. Sheila G. held down the post of secretary performing very well except for an unfortunate tendency to call the minutes minutes, when the club had unanimously decided to call them half-hours, for variety. Altogether we had a very good year, but were disappointed in the fact that the members were all third and fourth years. lt is hoped that next year more first and second year students will turn out for the meetings. -BRUCE CLARKE. 'X f' Tom McGregor- You sold me a car two weeks ago. Salesman- Yessir. McGregor- Tell me again all you said about it then. l'm getting discouraged.