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

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The Literary and Dramatic Society During the fall term, considerable time was required by the stage crew to readjust the lighting equipment of the stage. Next year an earlier start is anticipated for the Dramatic Societys programmes, The Christmas Play w'as our contribution to the annual programme of the Girls' Club. It was entitled The Child in Flanders , by Cicely Hamilton. The Prologue opens with Privates Whittaker. Murdock, and Daoud Khan boisterously entering a French pea- sant's cottage to seek shelter for the night. With considerable difficulty they conveyed to the Frenchman their need of food and shelter. After they had discovered that the peasants wife had just borne a son. they settled down by A. G. Sirrri-1 AND :XLEC .-XNGIER quietly. Their dreams were then the coming of Christ - the events of Bethlehem. The Girls' Chorus, under the direction of Miss Howard, and the stage lighting provided ap- propriate setting for this scene. As the music dies away, the peasant re-enters and wakes the sleeping men. While the peasant is get- ting his lantern to show them the road, the three soldiers discuss their dreams. As they pass under the crucifix over the door that leads to the Arras road and No Manis Land , each one turns to salute the child reverently. The mid-year examination period having come to an end, programmes for the spring term are under consideration. LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY Centre Front-R. Kelly. tChristmas Playl. - EXECUTIVE - Seated tLeft to Righty-Miss Pinchin. tStalf Adviseri: A. Angier tlilectricianb: A. G. Smith, tStage Manageri: J. Morrison, tSeercrtaryl: W. Flynn, tPresidentb: M. McAllister. tTreasurerl: M. Sullivan, tAss't.-Electricianl: N. Smith. tAss't.-Electricianjz Mr. G. B. Wuods. tstaff Adviserl. - CHRISTMAS PLAY - Standing tLeft to Righty-R. La Raia: R. Costello: B. Daniels: W. Gardner: M. Mnraisg M. Watson: WV. McNeeIey: A. Strathdee: C. Hackney: M. Herriott. Absent-Gordon Beedham: Edward Nukes. Forty-eight EASTERN ECHO

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sr . ' ' f.fA:sZ'.k,- K HA LLOWE'EN COSTUME WINNERS Back Row: Edith Smith, Margaret Patterson, Eleanor Edwards. Marie Karzxvos, Helen Mcllllah l'lallowe'en, Sylvia Bishop, Joyce Banks. tMiss Front Row: Betty Carlton, Eunice Fogxr. Velma Baltherwick, Kathleen Smith. Merle Covert, Alice Cox, Absent : Muriel Manning. again. Miss Helen Mcfllah of IM, as their final winner, was awarded the title, Miss Halloween . Miss Winnifred Kay of 451, acted as 'tMiss Terious and the first girl to shake hands with her received a timely prize. Each girl present from the Special Classes was given a hat to trim, and the results of this were hilarious after the Merchandizing girls had judged them. After eating our fill of apples and molasses kisses. we adjourned to the basement where we held a short dance and went home tired but happy . lf the Halloween Party proved a success. our Typewriting Olympic Varieties held for the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Forms was even better, and the boys who attended the performance enjoyed it as much as the girls. The Varieties consisted of a number of races done on the typewriter. As these events were mostly humorous, laughter prevailed throughout the auditorium, The Senior cup winner was 451, with 11 points. The Third Form winner was 3-CM, with 8 points. EASTERN ECHO The Second Form winner was 2-CM. with 7 points. At- the end of the term, the girl receiving the highest mark in typewriting will be awarded the cup in each of the re- Good luck, girls! the cups winning. Allman and Miss Sybil spective groups. are well worth Miss Helen Gourlie of 451, gave us a delightful swing time dance in time to the girlsl typing. An unexpected pleasure of the afternoon was a demonstration of typing by Miss Irma Wright and Mr. Fred Jarrett, both world champion typists, who amazed us with their speed at the keyboard. ll'e all enjoy giving and never so much as are aiding some needy people. At our Christmas party, the girls' display of dolls, food, and tinned goods in the auditorium showed that they had enjoyed getting these ready for some unfortunates, who otherwise might not have had a Christmas dinner. The boys also contributed quite handsomely with tinned goods as their ticket of admission to the party. The Literary and Dramatic Society, under the direction of Mr. Woods, tC01zti11urd on pugf' 84.3 at Christmas time, when we know we Forty-seven

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Xxxxxxxxlfff ff? s XWMN- X I , ' f 1 X X X X X ff X cxxS Mild lffkMfZ2f L SEASON 1936-37 FLORA HILL This year the Alumni page will be more of a resume and critique rather than a page of current topics. Eight and one-half years ago, through the instigation of SIX teachers and TWU graduates. a constitution was drawn up and the nucleus of our present organization was formed. Vp until three to four years ago we tlourished and built up the Iinest association of its kind in the city. We had a large work- ing capital and had established a reserve fund. We enjoyed monthly meetings of both educational and entertaining variety. a magniticient annual dance, moonlight sails across the lake and two excellent plays. All this was accomplished during the worst period of the World Slumpu. Then things started to slide. We promoted the same high standard of meetings. but our attendance dropped. Fortunately, we were able to retain the faithful fifty originals who came out rain or shine, snow or sleet. They enjoyed a good time and were glad to be still associated with the school. Now-why is it the Alumni is not able to attract the more recent graduates to our meetings? Last fall at our annual meeting there were eighteen present and only one of these was a recent grad , the others graduated six to eight years ago. This was not very encouraging to the incoming ex- ecutive, Do you know about the graduates' associationg are you so busy after graduat- ing that you are not able to attend one meet- ing a .monthg or is it that school has become so distasteful that you do not want to be EASTERN ECHO associated with it after you have completed your term? Next fall, when we have our annual meet- ing in October, let the Alumni see a hundred per cent. attendance of the latest graduates. Let us start the '37 and '38 season off with and re-establish the association on solid footing, so that we may have contact with the present students and create an interest which is now sadly lacking. .Xll this can, and will be done if the graduating class co-operate with the a ban g a more a cle tscr present old-timers and turn out regularly to all our meetings. Particularly we commend to you, our Badminton Club, which meets every Friday night in the boys' gymnasium, our Dance and our llramatic Group, This year it was our pleasure to have the l'resident of the Students' Council and the llresident of the Girls' .Xthletics at two of our executive meetings. We sincerely hope the association thus established will be mutually advantageous. May we see YOL' next Fall. LAST YEAR'S GRADUATES Pt-ro' Ilfflltlllf'-lcd, President of the Stu- dents' Council for 1935-36, is doing bookkeeping for J. R. Langstaff, Ltd. Phyllis Mnrritt-SG, Working at Wearevers. Jack lI'aImslcy-SG, is now employed by Logan Motor Service. Doris illYlIfl'l'S-SG, at the Kennel Club. .lltlrjorie Clark-SS, is doing office work for White cg Co. .Yorma Cot1te5fSS. employed by Stewart Warner Radio Sales. Hazel Currie-SS. Hazel is on the Switch- board at the Western Hospital. Forty-nine