Eastwood High School - Gazette Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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24 E. H. S. GRAD GAZETTE Birds Eye View of Forty-Two Sept. 22 —Ah! the fatal day finally rears its ugly puss! Although most of us found that rallying ’round at this time a gruesome ordeal, there were some optimistic ones who were actually glad to get back to the trials and tribulations of another stretch, after the extended holiday. Oct. 3 —All the would-be camera-ites signed up to faithfully take pic¬ tures of anyone who ivasn’t in the mood for “birdie watching” and to learn how to save “sheckles” by developing their own photographs. Oct. 8 —The symphony orchestra got together for the first time and really “gave out” with the latest thing by Beethoven. Oct. H —Since the chosen room “reps” had been in secret conference the week before, this date witnessed some of the gang really giving Churchill and Roosevelt a run for their money in the campaign speeches for the school election. Oct. 15 —We all waited expectantly around the bulletin board on this date, while the returns rolled in and secured the position of president for Ken (“Man-Mountain”) Deane; vice-president, Lola (M-m-m!) Dyster; secretary, May (“The Musical Kid”) Dennistoun; treasurer, Jim (“Ser¬ geant”) Harris. Laura Tanasiuk won the well deserved position of girls’ sport rep, and Ken Sutherland was made boys’ sport rep. Oct. 16 —Another promising year, full of successes, seemed certain at the first meeting of the I. S. C. F. Oct. 17 —Old Room 18 wondered what was happening as large num¬ bers of “ping-pong” players filed in and joined up at the first meeting of the club. In Room 22, Mr. Clark, “the badminton king,” greeted the new members of the progressive association of “shuttle-cock smackers.” Nov. 5 —Well, we finally made it! What? Oh, just the first edition of the Gazette. Nov. 8 —Talk about talent! Do you remember the gay Talent Lit which included singing, dancing, musical numbers and choral speaking? Just for something extra the whole school had a lively sing-song that tasted like more. To top off the whole affair we turned the gym into a regular Dog-Patch as the girls pulled a Sadie Hawkins in remembrance of that famous “creetur.”

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ROOM REPS.

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E. H. S. GRAD GAZETTE 25 Nov. 15 —To begin one of the most successful clubs that Eastwood has harvested for many a moon, numerous students got together to learn the intricate art of “bowling ’em over.” (And some of us still don’t know the difference between a strike and a spare!) Dec. J—“Oh, Casey would skate with an E. H.S. blonde (brunette or redhead) while the band played on.” Just by way of pointing out that on this date we all met at Alberta Avenue Rink and had the rarest old time at Eastwood’s first skating party. Dec. 17 —The second edition of “The Biggest Little Paper on Earth.” Jan. 20 —Some of the Eastwoodites turned “Quiz-Kids” on us and whipped home with a “buck” apiece for their efforts on “Dollars for Scholars.” Jan. 23 —Yes, we did have a super time at the second skating party, but oh! the coffee and doughnuts afterwards (with two real lumps of sugar in the coffee!). Feb. 12 —What are all the dates in history compared to this never-to- be-forgotten day when the E. H. S. girls’ basketball team won (yes, really won) a game! Feb. 13 —If you are superstitious about Friday the 13th you should have been at the Eastwood Jinx dance. After crawling under ladders, jumping over black cats, any mouldy old superstition was soon dispensed with. The lovely strains of Jack Dennistoun’s orchestra provided the at¬ mosphere. Feb. 25 —Great glittering gobs of gruesome gossip helped to make the third edition of the Gazette the best yet. Feb. 27 —Some people are still wondering whether any reference was intended to them when Edna Remnick won the cup at the Public Speaking Lit for good old Room 22 (yea!) with her speech on “Sights I Have Seen at the Swimming Pool.” yiarch 26 —We “old-timers” (Grade XI’s) discovered that the “little” Grade X’s do have some talent when they presented their play, “The Royal Touch.” March 30-April 2 —Will we ever recover from that horrible week of Easter exams? April 13 —Even the date should give you some idea of what happened when we trooped back to the little red schoolhouse and got our exam re¬ sults. P.S.—Next morning the R.C.A.F. and Women’s Auxiliary got a lot of new recruits.