Danforth Technical School - Tech Tatler Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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TECH THTLER 71 SOMETHING SPECIAL On Friday, January 7, the parents of the first and second year students were invited by Principal Ferguson to come to Danforth Tech to meet the teachers of their sons and daughters. Later these guests gathered in the Auditorium to hear musical entertainment absolutely unprecedented at D.T.S. Some sixty-five musi- cians crowded the stage, tuning their instruments and setting music in order-pro- fessional musicians by permission of the Musicians' Union mingling with members of our own orchestra, and Mr. Roy Locksley and our own Mr. M. B. Parnall al- ternating on the podium. -Doris Spearing DID YOU KNOW? That Don Bartle won top honours ior tenor solo in the Kiwanis Music Fes- tival? That Paul Ellis fex-studentj is studying music on a scholarship from the Royal Conservatory? That Muriel Kilby fex-studentj played with the T.S.O. at one of the sub- scription concerts this year? That Ken Allen Cex-studentj has jcined the musicians' union and plays trom- bone with the Governor-General's Horse Guards band? That Gerald Payne, Jack Edgar, jim Kimber, and Bruce Vlfilliams, ex-students of five years ago, revived their quartette and sang at the '48 Exhibition? That Jim Manser, Bill Dimoff, Ed. Jackson, Ken Allen, and Bob Nichols spend their Monday evenings playing with the Beaches Symphony Orchestra? That Mr. Parnall was-one of the original twelve of the Toronto Men Teach- ers' Choir? That Mr. Bates has a dance band of his own in Markham? That Valerie Clarke dances with a troupe called the Metro-Maids in her spare time and with a circus during the holidays? That Barbara Gibson conducts and accompanies a trio of girls' voices here in the school? That Lorraine Wedge, Lorraine Hifson, and Marion Barker revived their hill- billy routine for the Exhibition show? And that Mr. Davis has been studying music during the summers these sev- eral vears past at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., a musical cen- tre rapidly attaining outstanding prominence over the North American continent? -Doris Spearing We may aa wa., This year's play, directed by Mr. H. Garfield, provided for the audience at a special Junior Red Cross Benefit Performance a laughter-provoking story of first love. The Cast of The Trysting Place comprised: joan Kinsey as Jessie , Art Core as Rupert , George Chandler as Mr. Ingoldsby , Pauline Crummy as Mrs Curtis , Don Sambrook as The Mysterious Voice . Bob Millar as Lancelot Briggs , and Doreen Begley as Mrs, Briggs fLancelot's motherj. Doris Spearing

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70 TECH TFITLER G! Mwucal Nate The school orchestra, under the effective direction of Mr. M. B. Parnall, has again played a major role in a Danforth Tech year. Its first major engagement of the year, the Annual Commencement, found it lending both continuity and a pleasant background to the lengthy programme, and setting the calibre of per- formance which it upheld throughout the remaining months of the 1948-49 session. Its teacher-director is a strong believer in the theory that music is an im- portant aid to character building, that faithful attendance at orchestra practices and appearances begets permanent characteristics of courtesy, co-operation, and punctuality. This evaluation of music by Mr. Parnall is well illustrated by the number of senior students with outstanding records in this respect. They include Doris Spearing, Alice Jones, Douglas Linn, Garry Lewis, Sam Eto, Gordon Keel- ing, Ed. Mewett, James Manser, Robert Benness, and Norman McLeod. These members have merited the special gold orchestra pins which are awarded mein- bers who complete two years with regular attendance. , -Fern Gould TI-IE GIRLS' CHOIR Director-Dr. R. C. Davis President ....... . .,... Margaret Alexis Vice-Pres. ...... ........ A ila Aineskorpi Sec.-T1-cas. ........ ........ B etty Harper Librarian ............. ....... B arbara Allen Accomipanist .............................. Doris Spearing Public Relations .............................. Grace Bates Building on the successes of the 1947-48 musical season, the Girls' Choir dur- ing the past school year reached new heights of achievement under the inspiring baton of Dr. Davis. Its first appearance of the year was a return engagement to participate in the opening ceremonies of Education NVeek on the steps of the City Hall. Out in the sunlight the contrasting red velvet jerkins and white pleated skirts made a colourful picture against the dull grey stones of Toronto's centre of municipal government. The choir's second major date involved a Remembrance Day appearance be- fore the student body in the D.T.S. Auditorium and the radio broadcast to all On- tario of the songs Land of Hope and Glory . Bless This House , The Lord's Prayer , and finally Hail to Thee, Canada -- the last the composition of Dr. Davis himself. The Annual Commencement and a special concert in Danforth United Church were other standout moments in the choir's calendar for 1948-49. -Grace Bates. THE DANCE BAND After a lapse of four years the D.T.S. Dance Band was revived this year. Doug. Perrin, Garry Lewis, Sam Eto, Don Dolson, Gord Keeling, Barry Gard, Ed. Mew- ett, jim McCurdy, Jim Butt, and Doris Spearing, under the experienced leadership of Mr. W. W. Bates, brought to life the band which has enlivened Thursday noon- hours in the Auditorium for six months of the school year just ended. The mel- ody-makers not only made their own widely-applauded contributions to the enter- tainment of their fellow-students but provided the accompaniment for the numer- ous guest vocalists and instrumentalists who were featured on these free and easy post-prandial rhythm sessions. -Doris Spearing.

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