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

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44 REPORTERS' CLUB September, 1949, marked the birth of another Danforth Tech student organi- zation. At the suggestion of Principal Ferguson, Mr. Al Greene, Staff Adviser for the TECH TATLER, set up a re- porters' group with the twofold purpose AQ of publicizing school activities and of training students in writing for pub- lication. In its first year small group fed out a large number of the daily papers, radio stations, as of operation this weekly releases to local Weeklies, and well as giving reporter coverage to prac- ticaflly all school functions. With the experience gained this year it is antici- pated that the Reporters' Club will prove of even greater benefit to both its members and the school at large during the 1950-51 season. For outstanding reporting service during the year of its inception, the club's staff adviser has selected the names of Harold Cohen, M5INg Jim Jennings, M5INg Ferne Gould, V4Ag Janie Beecroft, A3Gg Harold Johnston, 13Mg and Grace Bates, 14C. SQUARE DANCE CLUB Square-dancing as a national pastime has been gaining favour with increasing 'iumbers of townsfolk over the past decade. Danforth Tech, with its club zv ow celebrating its eighth straight year, TECH TFITLER is right in the forefront of the move- ment. Every second Wednesday night a lively group of students congregate in the Girls' Gym to dance to the familiar dos-a-dos and a la main left all of Mr. Gord Stewart, while Miss Marion White in the role of traffic regulator Pianist Mr. Ed Monkman, and fiddlers Ed Lennox and Ed Czuchnicki whooped things up. Kay Kinsey, Mr. Sharratt, Helen Holland, Chuck Peters, Howie Reed, Diane Woodrow, and Mr. Potvin are reputed to be those who set the Hnest records for swinging. Another standout in the club year was the Auditorium Variety Show at the Tech Annual Exhibition, March 17 and 18, when sixteen hill-billies and a red- shirted Mr. Stewart at the mike showed a packed audi-torium the most stirring way in wihich to end an even- 1ng's entertainment. Orchids from the club members go to Mr. Langille and Mr. Orr who pro- vided the music for the year's earlier sessions, and to the hard-working 1949- 50 executive, Ferne Gould, Betty Rog- keeps each set within its allotted orbit. Towards the end of January the club invited the teachers to come down and . A P ii -iii? saga, ,Q ' xiii -Lf 1' lu' ,V A' ' . 3' -w'LZ'-iT take their chances in this particular brand of the poetry of motion. A fine ed-ucational time was had by all as ers, Joan Pearson, Johnny Guest, and Nina Fallis who were Mr. Stewart's lieutenants in providing so many enjoy- able evenings throughout the long win- ter months.

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Tecl-i THTLER CHESS CLUB President - ................ ,..- J. Edwards, I4C Tournament Director- I. .McGregor, M4B Junior Representative- ' Cookie Kokurewicz, I4T Sta1f'Adviser'-g-gQ ....... Mr. A. E. Brown The Danforth Technical School Chess Club got off to a flying start in its second year of existence. All through the autumn the C-hess Ladder promoted genuine rivalry in individual competi- tion. One meeting was devoted to play with Seniors versus Juniors. Some startling upsets occurred with youngsters like Mawhinney, MIA, and Harris-Lowe, M1E, taking the measure of some of the veterans. The Annual Club Tournament began in January with Counte Duggan, M5IN, favoured to take his third successive school championship. At the time of going to press he is living up to advance notices by meeting the second seeded player, Cookie Kokurewicz, in the finals. Rodney Harris-Lowe took the junior laurels by capturing two straight games from Mawhinney. Following the Easter vacation it is hoped to get to work on inter-school competition, in which Danforth Tech will be able to enter a really strong team. THE D.T.S. DANCE BAND Again this year the D.T.S. dance band was organized to enliven Thursday noon-hours in the auditorium under the experienced leadership of Mr. W. W. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE DEPT. 1. W. I. Morrison, Head of Mathematics Dept. 2. C. H. Carslake, Head of Science Dept. 3. A. E. Brown. 4. C. M. Rutledge. 5. T. E. Everest. 6. W. E. Chantler. 7. E' B. Comfort. 8. J. H. Johnson. 9. K. B. Hunt. 10. LH. Knox. ll. W. W. Bates. 12. I. W. Soloman. 13. R. A. Sharratt. 14. G. A. Stewart. 15. D.F.Bleecker. 16. B. A. Ward. 17. W. J. Hocking. 43 Bates. The group played a number of selections each week and, with Mr. M. B. Parnall at the piano, they accom- panied numerous vocalists. The members of this musical group wish to extend many thanks to Mr. Bates who relinquished much of his time to help make noon-hours more enjoy- able for the students of Danforth Tech. i A 's,. 1 ' ' .lily V' 5,1 W' 1 0 f J I: Q It 4 .w Q , , 3 K, .' 1' , 8,64 .A , ff i s fs -f- ,lfi iff 'kit 'Sz J, fd l , 1- an-fi. 45 if rg Q5 F... Q .yr v lk . Sv .5232-I 511 if qi 2.54 atv' QI . st ff .f ' J 'la '-'v gfiy 7 tty : X ia V-1 ,,-. I-' r :M 2' .x.v:..',.. N I 29,2 E g. 3 5 2 3 cgi, NY? 5 h aaa 7243.-f' Z H l-6? l The students comprising this musically inspired group include Ross Nash on Alto Saxg Ed Lennox, Norm McLeod, Dennis Anthony, and Ralph Strong on clarinetg George Chandler, Bruce Mc- Gill, and Gord Ferris blowing trumpet notesg Doug Perrin, oboeg Joe Dineley and Jim McMurdy on tromboneg Don Salivan and Don Slimmons, violing Bob Alley, drumsg Alex. Mackie, Gord Ben- ness, and Gil Caldwell on tenor sax. Each year the dance orchestra grows steadily bigger. Next year a bigger and better band is planned and no doubt it will top this year's aggregation in both size and quality, although it will be difficult to do so in enthusiasm.

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45 KN 3 UPPER LEFT: Students' Council Vice-President Dawn K e n d a ll speaks over CKEY's Club 580. UPPER RIGHT: 1950 Annual Exhibition with the Art Classes. CENTRE LEFT: Cadet Band CENTRE RIGHT: 1950 Annual Exhibition in Beautv Culture. LOWER LEFT: Classroom of 1850, set up at 1950 An nual Exhihition.