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

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TECH TFITLER 35 STUDENT HCTIVITIES STUDENTS' COUNCIL, 1949-50 Honorary President W. P. Ferguson Honorary Vice-President H. E. Magee President ..............,...,..... Bill McAlpine Vice-President .....,. .,.... D awn Kendall Treasurer ........... ...... Don Rogers Secretary ......... - ......,.... Nina Fallis Stay? Adviser .................. Mr. G. A. May Voting day for this year's Students' Council found the air filled with strange noises and the auditorium stage filled with physical curiosities. In support of Bill McAlpine's presidential campaign a dozen Lower Slobboviansv filed to the platform to deliver orations. 'Ilhroughout the speeches a headle-ss man wandered about behind the cam! paigners. Finally a brass band thunder- ed down the aisle, and from its midst emerged the man who was destined to lead the '49-'50 Students' Council. With the execu-tive i-n ofiice and class representatives selected, the Council set its social calendar for the year. A Friday Night Club Committee W a s struckg a schedule of dates ear-marked for tea dancesg and February 24 set aside for the Red and White Prom. Then members of Council were nom- inated to committees to organize the multi-natured activities coming under the aegis of student government. These groups-Publicity, Clean-Up, Refresh- ments, Social, and other special com- mittees-are largely responsible for the ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 1. XV. P. Ferguson, Principal. 2. H. E. Magee, Assistant Principal of Day School 3. Miss Edyth Howison, Secretary. 4. Miss Mary James, Lib- rarian. S. Miss Maude Berry, Cafeteria Man- ager. 6. Miss Patricia Pim, Office Assistant. 7. Miss Ellen Beardmore, Nurse. 8. Mrs. Iune Collins, Ofiice Assistant. 9. Miss Barbara Har- per, Ofiice Assistant. 10. Miss Catherine Mac- master, Otiice Assistant. 1 1. Miss Bernice Jermyn, Ofiice Assistant. 12. Miss Edith Grove, Office Assistant. smooth functioning of Danforth Tech's student activities this year. Among the extra financial chores as- sumed by Council this year was the provision of funds for the cheer-lead- ers' costumes, for the School's athletic banquet, and for a sizeable dental bill incurred by one of our rugbyi-sts. In addition money was voted for the pur- chase of a special spotlight for use at dances and a new movie projector for the benefit of the school at large. Looking into the future, this year's student legislators established a com- mittee under the conveners-hip of Janie Beecroft to report on the feasibility of having a school newspaper. It was found that an outside concern would print a newspaper every two weeks, and that the paper could sell at a slight pront. Bob Corcoran was named to look into the possibility of a rink and hockey cushion on the school grounds. An at- tempt was made to organize noon-hour dancing, and, with the object of setting a precedent for succeeding councils. a Tea Dance Committee was set up with Margot Hitchcock in charge and Dawn Kendall and Ron Jones as committee members. A special Noon-Hour Committee , convened by Rich Hobbs and Bill Mc- Alpine sponsored a series of auditorium shows on Tuesdays and Fridays. Dur- ing the two lunch periods on Tuesdays a musical quiz show entertained packed audiences, with nearly every class par- ticipating before the year's end and the two triumphant teams being presented with crests. A Noon-Hour Cup has been set up by the Students' Council for the class annually providing the most entertain- ing skit during the Friday lunch per- iods. Mondays and Wednesdays are re- served for movie showings in the Audi- torium, while on Thursdays the Dan- forth Tech Dance Band takes over for

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36 two enjoyable half-hour jam sessions under the baton of Mr. W. W. Bates. THE GIRLS' CHOIR Choir Director ............ Dr. R. C. Davis President -M ......... ..... M icki Mackawa Vice President ............ Dianne Darwen Secretary Treasurer ...... Kay Divitcoff Librarian .,...................... Jane Beecroft Publicity Representative -- Joan Charles The girls' choir gave their first per- formance at the annual Commencement exercises on October 28. The selections chosen were Green Cathedral, The Lord's Prayer and Oh, My Babby. They received a tremendous ovation. Another performance for this year was the Variety Show, 'held at the School on February 3 to celebrate the 100th year of the Board of Education. The choir was also asked to compete in the Kiwanis Festival on February 28, where they were awarded a high second place. CAMERA CLUB President .............. Charles Peters, I3C Vice-President ...... Bruce McGill, 13K Secretary ............ Barbara Daniels, A2G Social Representative ----Ross Martin, IW Treasurer .....,.......... Mr. E. B. Comfort The snap-happy characters of Dan- forth, otherwise known as the Camera Clubbers , meet in Comfort's Corner every Wednesday after school. This club gives the photographically minded an opportunity to express themselves to their best advantage. We all benefited from the lectures that our treasurer and staff adviser, Mr. Comfort, planned for us. Among the lecturers Harry Witton, a noted professional photographer, gave TECH THTLER us an idea that proved to be a boon to photographers everywhere. Not only Mr. Witton but Mr. Travers and other teachers submitted their knowledge, in an interesting way, at our meetings. We did not rely completely, however, on outsiders. Our own members prepared lectures and presented them to the rest. Even if we didn't have girls we did have another tamer source of interest, our Annual Photo Contest. This com- petition brought cash prizes for the win- ners as well as a display of prints. Our contest and our work in process- ing films kept us pretty busy but we still had time to vi-sit, as a group, photo- graph laboratories and salons. Yes, sir, we were really clickinf The Camera Club's Photo Contest established awards in five classes. The list of prize-winners follows: Landscape: First, H. Eller, M5INg Second, J. Bowden, I3Cg Third, C. Wat- son, I1R. Seascape: First, W. Andrews, M5Ag Second, W. Webster, I3Pg Third, R. Marshal, I3W. Architecture: First, J. Bowden, ISC: Second, W. Chaplin, I4Cg T'hird, J. Bowden, I3C. Life: First, B. Eto, A2Bg Second, B. Neale, I4Ag Third, D. Kenning, V2C. Running Water: First, V. Plhillips, M2A3 Second, W. Andrews, M5Ag Third, W. Andrews, M5A. 1949-1950 STUDENTS' COUNCIL FRONT: Florence Ward, Dawn Kendall, Will- iam McAlpine, Mr. G. A. May, Principal XV. P. Ferguson, Don Rogers, Nina Fallis, Gord Tyndall. SECOND: Janie Beecroft, Margot Hitchcock, Doreen Gatenby, Bob Corcoran, Barbara Uplhe- grove, Ferne Gould, Marg Lawson, Marg Hoyle, Ron Jones. THIRD: Ross Graves, Bill Humphries, jim Frame, Doug Cowie, George Hopkins, Arlene Betsworth, Albert DeBaermaker, Harold Cohen, REAR: Richard Hobbs, Derek Chadwick, Glen Fitzgerald, Bill Bulek.