East Kildonan Collegiate - Yearbook (East Kildonan, Manitoba Canada)

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DEBATING During the middle of the school term, three members from each classroom were chosen to represent their Glass in the inter-room debating competition. The XI3 and XIC teams started the series in the first week of March. The first subject de¬ bated was Resolved that sororities and fraternities be abolished in the high schools, colleges, and universities. The XIB tv;am consisting of Mel Finalyson, Walter Melnyk, and Lily Paslawski won this very exciting debate, even though the XIC team of Dorothy Magus, Ian Sutherland and Ron Wensel put up a very good fight. The XIB winners met the XIA team of Hugh Krentz, Bruce Rea and Kathleen Anderson who proved to be more than a match for them. The XA and XC teams went into action the week following the Grade XI semi-finals. The XA team of Carol Gibson, Francis Ison and Dere ' y Evans won from the XC team of Harvey Hanoi, Joe Gu.ral and Glenda Glass. They then went on to meet the XB team . of Larry Bunio, Jim Speers and Louise O’Lcynick who were defeated. The last debate was the most important one for the winner Grade X team, debated against the winning Grade XI T s for the school- board trophy. All the preliminaries being over the XIA and XB teams were ready to go into action, on the night of April 30 at the E.K. Collegiate. For this occasion a much discussed subject was chosen. Resolved that the Great Lakes, St.Lawrence River deep waterway should be developed as a joint project between Canada and United States. The judges of the debate were Ross McDonald, Roy Hoffman and Mr.W.Appelby a former McGowan cup debater from the University of Manitoba who previously had given all pupils a helpful talk on the ethics of debating. The school-board shield which is given annually to the winners of the final debate was pres-ented by Mrs.A.A.Anderson, chaiiman of the School B ;ard Education Committee to Hugh Krentz who accepted it on behalf of his team. The XIA’s were overjoyed with the victory for they had also been the winners last year. After the debate the Glee Club presented excerpts from the operetta, and this with music ringing through the halls of the Collegiate, the activities of the Debating Club ¥ ere ended for 1951-52. Joyce Copp

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PRIZE BALLED FIRST: SECOND: THIRD: The Ballad of Blister Bill There once was a man named Blister Bill Whose aim with a gun was straight and true He’d worked all his life for the Three Bar Ranch And ne’er from a rustler he withdrew. He’d rode and roped and branded for years Not a better man than he in the west And then one day came Sawed-off Sam And Blister Bill he did detest. The big showdown came before long Sam seized his chance poor Bill to mar; Caught Bill off gin rd with the branding iron Gave Bill the sign of the Ranch Three Bar. Poor Bill did shout and wail in pain But soon he got his self control; A lightning draw of his trusty gun And in Sam’s head was a bullet hole. Derek Evans XA PRIZE LIMERICKS There was a young man from Kildonan Who took to a-cryin’ and moanin’ I shall do as I like When riding my bike I And borrowed a door to go home onl Joan Taylor XIB There was a young man from Kildonan Who took to a cryin’ and moanin’ For he’d won a race ’Gainst the butcher, called Ace., And now, all his meat has a bone in. - Lois McMahon XIA There was a young man from Kildonan Who took to a-cryin’ and moanin’ When his home vwent to sea In t he floods of ’03 With his dog and his wife, Emma Nonan. - Robert Munson XIA