Colonel Irvine Junior High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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LIBRARY CLUB The Library Club was busier than it appeared to be, for besides the circulation of books, both during and after school, there were various other jobs to perform. These inoluded sorting cards and reference materials, preparing book displays and the making of a set of ringbinders. These contained selected book jackets under story headings - girls stories, boys stories etc. Die ultimate aim of the Library Club was to improve the library, to give you a bigger, better selection and to inorease your interest in books. Die club had a membership of 25 and was under the sponsorship of Mrs. Smith. President of the group was Betty Whitnaok while Lorraine Youngren acted as secretary. TABLE TENNIS CLUB This year an interested group formed the first Table Tennis Club in -the school. The executive was Jimmy Dielessen - president. Herb Mayer - vioe-president, usaa Yule - secretary and Alan Gregory - treasurer, and Mrs. Beers teacher sponsor. With tne 26 membership fees of 50 each, the executive was able to purchase equipment for the club. This enabled -the members to proceed with a weekly round-robin. At the completion of the round-robin series and recognition of the winners, a tournament within the club was held. BOYS JUNIOR LEADERS CLUB This Club was organised on the basis that a boy attending a public school in Calgary has a duty and service to perform for his school. Out Motto was Building Boys is Better than Mending Men . It was a leadership squad that gave invaluable assistance to the Physical Education Program. Workouts, games and leadership theory formed -the program. We met each Wednesday evening at 7 00 p.m. to learn the various tasks. The skills in P.E. were learned so that othemmight be tau it. There was a regular attendance of 45 boys. Instructors were Mr. McDougall and Mr. 5. Black. DEBATING CLUB Die Debating Club members were a varied group of individuals, each one with his or her own opinion and ready to give it at the drop of a hat. The president was Carolyn Gray, the secretary was Joanne Spear and Miss Calladine was teacher sponsor. There were approximately 24 members who were all active participants of each debate. Most of the debates were on teen-age problems and wa ys of improving around the school. CHESS CLUB The Chess Club at the beginning of the year first taught new members how to play. Die next objeot was to have tournaments. Eaoh grade oompeted amongst themselves. The winner of eaoh grade then played the other winners for the final championship. Mrs. Hutton was teacher sponsor. I.S.C.7. The letters I.S.C.F. mean Inter-School Christian Fellowship, The purpose of this organisation was to foster Christian fellowship in ihe school. This was done by the study of the Bible, listening to guest ministers from many of our city churches, viewing films -that have a Christian theme, singing, discussions and socials. Pioneer Camp, an I.S.C.F. camp is conducted during the summer for Junior and Senior High School students. Here students may go horse back riding, hayriding, canoeing, hiking, play games such as volleyball, basketball and try their skill at archery. All this gives us an opportunity to meet other students and have Christian fun and fellowship.

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CLUBS AUDIO VISUAL AIDS The Audio Visual Aids Club has been an active olub ever since Colonel Irvine was opened. Funds raised from movies and shags have been used in obtaining film strips and a tape recorder. This year $175.00 has been raised from the showing of two movies The members, numbering eleven, have been instructed on how to operate the tape recorder, the movie mite and the slide projeotor. Also extra instruction on the publio announcement system and lights was given to advanoed members. This has progressed very well. The olub s executive are as followst Bill Hesser - president, Ken McTavish - vice-president, Allan Rae - seoretary and junior instructors. Mr. UoColl is the olub sponsor. The Audio Visual Aids Club hopes to continue being active in Colonel Irvine for a long time to Oome. SCIENCE CLUB During the first half of the year the science olub held interesting discussions about the battle between the United States and Russia for air supremacy and about what would happen if the experiments with atomio bombs continue. The members looked at many different articles through mioroscopes which two of the Science Club members brought to school. In the remaining half of the year the members brought some dinosaur bones and old fossils to school. The opportunity to conduct some simple experiments was also enjoyed. SQUARE DANCE CLUB Since the Square Dance Club started early in October members have learned several dances. There were from 30 to 40 members. Mrs. Grose, teacher in cha rge, taught iiie students how to prominade and many interesting square dance swings. She also taught the olub members a few different steps to fanoy up their dancing. ART CLUB The Art Club, an active group of 23 students, oonoentrated on various projects. Some students obtained sheets of copper and patterns from Mrs. Henderson, our sponsor, and began their attempts early. Later, others worked on covers for the Yearbook, Reflections ' . After Maroh the members made models of various types, figure drawings and sketches. We hope that this olub will prosper and carry on for the year to oome. BAEMINTON CLUB The Badminton Club was the most aotive club in our school this term. The Club was divided into two groups. Group A the experienced players and Group B the beginners. Group A pla ed on Friday afternoons while Group B played during noon hours on Wednesday. The olub ei ered members in many tournaments. At the Junior High School Mixed Doubles Badminton tournament they captured the Runners Up Trophy. A membership fee of $1.35 was paid by all members to join the olub. When their finanoes ran low they sold chocolate bars. Members of the executive ' 1 uded: Michael Desson - president, Campbell McCubbin - vice-president, Peter Van Boesohoten - seoretary, Mary Paugh - treasurer and Mr. Barnhill was staff sponsor.

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WRESTLING CLUB The wnestling club was organised to teach the boys the skills of Amateur Wrestling. They followed the Olympic Rules as set by International Competition. Under Ur. MoDougall and Ur. Stan Black the club met Wednesday and Friday. The boys went through a vigorous workout every meeting and learned the skills of various holds in fighting. The boys faced three competitions this year. The interscholastio meet, the Calgary and District Amateur Wrestling Championships and the Provincial Amateur Championships. Results of the 1960 Calgary and District Amateur Wrestling Championships for Colonel Irvine competitors was: Manley Fredlund Winner Junior B Class 136j lbs. Dale Ruhl Winner Junior B Class 108 lbs. Douglas Howes Winner Junior B Class 96 lbs. Daan Eggenberger Winner Junior B Class 114 lbs. Bob Bissillion Runner Up Junior B Class 96 lbs. Stewart Willner Runner Up Junior B Class 108 lbs. Others winning one out of three events were Brian White, Gary Cameron and Bob Watt. Inter-school meets also formed a part of the program. There were twenty-two club members. The club also performed very successfully for a school assembly. TOMBLING CLUB The tumbling club, consisting of 30 members, met Tuesday and Thursdays. The boys began their tumbling lessons with log rolls. Later, some had successfully completed many complicated stunts on various apparatus. Mr. McDougall was very happy when he saw the boys perform an effective gym display for the Spring Concert which was held in March. Tumbling is fun and boys who learn the fundamentals can progress very rapidly. GIRLS GLEE CLUB The glee club was held for girls who enjoy singing. At the Christmas program and Spring Concert the girls, who this year numbered 30, took part. More difficult work could have been undertaken if the girls in grades eight and nine had continued to attend. The music performed has been of good quality and the experience has been both enjoyable and valuable to the girls, llr. Jordan leads the group. Y-TEEN The year 1959-60 saw the establishment of a Y-Teen Club for the girls in Colonel Irvine. The club had 30 members all of which were proud to belong. The year ' s activities for the club consisted of a variety of projects. Two candy sales were held - one in November for the Junior High and another in Maroh for the Elementary. Both were successful. During some of the regular meetings speakers from the Y.W.C.A. were invited. They talked on various subjects such as the history of the Y.W.C.A. and crafts. These topios, the girls found, were interesting and informative. The club also made several trips to the Y. One of the trips, which was the most enjoyed, was the Hanging of the Green the week before Christmas. This is the time when all the Y-Teen girls help to decorate the Y for Christmas. The last project of the year was an Easter Tea which was held on April 11 in the school auditorium. Mothers, teachers and friends were invited to attend the tea The tea was a olub project to which all Y-Teen members contributed. The executive for the year was Karlene Rothwell - president, Judy Bowerman - secretary Mary Aim Davis - treasurer, and Miss Schawalder was the teacher sponsor. SERENAS BEAUTY PARLOR 5614 - 4 St. N.W. TO SATISFY IS OUR AMBITION