Eastern High School of Commerce - Eastern Echo Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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A NEW GAME At last! Tennis has a place on the athletic program. Tennis courts of our own are still a dream, but the next best thing-Greenwood Park courts were the place of fate or victory. . ' Though tennis is still in its infancy, over one hundred girls took an active part in the tournament. Margaret Downing and Dorothy Corf nell from 1B were the firstfform champ' ions, Rita Lemhke and jean Rapple, ZH, battled their way to the top of the secondfform seriesg Madeline Elwood, 356, and Anna Thompson, BSS, took thirdfform honors, while Ella and Doro' thy Smerdon from SS and 4G2, res' pectively, carried off the senior champ'- ionship. In the spring term, we hope to have a Singles' Tournament. TENNIS CHAMPIONS D. Smerdon, M. Downing, M. Elwood, D. Cornell, R. Lembke, A. Thompson, J. Rapple Fifty-two EASTERN ECHO

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THE CAGE GAME INCREASES IN POPULARITY InterfCollegiate basketball, in so far as picked school teams are concerned. is a thing of the past in Toronto. All the schools, however, engage in an extenf sive interfform series and the winning form teams play homefandfhome games with other schools. This arrangement gives many more girls the fun of interf school competition. The interfform series at Commerce has not yet been completed. 3S1 and 3S4 have yet to play their final game and 'ZH and ZF will meet in the second form finals. ENTHUSIASM IN VOLLEY- BALL RAGES HIGH Well it's over again! Such enthusiasm has never before been witnessed in vol' leyball. Every form in the school enter' ed a team. IJ met ZH in a nip and tuck game for tl-el lowerfschool championship. ZH proved a little better than their opponf ents and came out on the top end of the score. 4Sl and SSI played an exciting game for the upperfschool championf ship. BSI nosed ahead of their opponents in the second half and ahead they stayed. Interfcollegiate games were arranged for the wnning teams with Oakwood, Central Commerce, East York, and Danf forth Tech. Commerce won 16 out of 24 of these games. 1- w..zt.1z5,:1 1 '1 'T 1 'W VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS Back ROW: ZH, Lower-scliool champions: R. Bragg, M. Arlmckle. l.. l'o0li-y. lf. East, E. XYalters, H. Vaughan, R. Lenilrke, XY. XX'ooclhonse. N. Shields, J. Scott, li. lint-st, T. Leinlmke, Miss ll. Ker, Hoaclil, If. Jefferson, lfurator D. Front Row: SSI, L'pper-school champions: A. Nesbitt, M. Hewitt, T. Sullivzw. Y. VVil'son, F. llilmlms, I'. Smith, M. lireenwoocl, li. jolinstone. Y. Smart. Absent: M. Felstein, lf. Stn-arlinan. EASTERN ECHO Fifty-one

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fs xx -x Q. Q i BADMINTON TEAM A. Thompson, M. Rannn, B. Tadinan, A. Jones, l. Leinhke, R. l.eniIvke. A RAINY DAY--WHO CARES! Last October, a Girls' Athletic neverf tofbefforgotten paper chase was held in the Girls' Gymnasium, owing to inclef ment weather. About 150 girls were present, and did they have fun! There were lots of games, lots of prizes, lots of dancing and best of all-lots of refreshments. About 5.30 p.m. the girls staggered home. To homework? Of course. STRIKE! OUT! So called the many referees during last seasons series. Baseball was restricted to first and second forms. Swinging bats, swift balls, and lusty cheers accompanied these games. That agefold game that attracts players from four to forty was once more under way. The victorious forms were IG and ZF. Teacher: fquestioning the classj What do you call a man who keeps on talking and talking when nobody is inf terested7 Knowing lass funder her breathl: A teacher! EASTERN ECHO She: VVhen he fell out the window, did he hurt himself? He: No, he had his light fall overcoat on. Fifty-three