Elmira District Secondary School - Oracle Yearbook (Elmira, Ontario Canada)

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28 THE ORACLE OUR TRIP TO TORONTO Very early one Saturday morn- ing, thirty eager students and three teachers set off for the annual trip to Toronto. Shortly after we had started, our voices were raised in accents of song. These continued until we reached Toronto, when they were lost in cheers for the boys of the Air-Force on parade. On leaving the bus, we were div- ided into three groups. Mr. Hardy took the boys through Hart House. Miss McDonagh took her group on a shopping tour, while Miss McVi- car and her group visited Whitney Hall, the Parliament Buildings, and, to their great delight, the Ma- ple Leaf Gardens. The Gardens were filled with tumultuous shouts of school children attending a spe- cial War Savings Campaign Drive. At two fifteen the students as- sembled at Hart House and a few minutes later the lights lowered and the curtain rose on the first act of Henry IV, Part I. After the play we had another four hours to spend in Toronto. Everyone went to the show, although all did not see the same picture. At eight o'c1ock little groups of Elmira students could be seen scur- rying from all directions toward the bus which was waiting at Hart House. The roll-call having been taken, we started on our homeward journey. When Clappison's Corners was reached, a hilarious half hour was spent there, after which we were in high spirits for the remain- ing part of the journey. From then on the bus was literally exploding with melodic strains, coming espe- cially from the rear of the bus where they were serenading Ray and ? In a short time the lights of Elmira were seen in the distance and we were home again, tired but happy- STAMP CLUB Our Stamp Club meets in the High School Agriculture Room, every second Tuesday. The fee is five cents. Each meeting, Mr. Ken- dall, who has a marvellous collec- tion, gives us an interesting talk on stamps. Each week it is a dif- ferent topic, and lately it has been about Canadian stamps. After the talk, there is usually a contest in which stamps are the prizes. Auction sales occasionally are carried out, and stamps are ex- changed. David Rowland is the president, Louis Klinck, the secre- tary-treasurer, and Mr. Kendall, the leader. Two weeks ago we had a stamp contest, and David Rowland had the best British collection, Louis Klinck, Jimmy Vice and Ralph Bru- bacher also had excellent collec- tions. David Rowland and Louis Klinck shared the Canadian prizes. Only one entered the Whole World Section, and so he, John Rowland, won. Bruce Ruppel's page arrange- ment was so excellent that in addi- tion to the prize he received a bonus. THE' BADMINTON CLUB The Badminton Club is one of the newer organizations in the Elmira High School, having been organized in December, 1940. It has almost forty members among whom there are some really expert players. These members elected as their president, Arthur Weichel, and Jean Klinck as secretary-treasurer. Al- though these young enthusiasts have a chance to play on Tuesday and Thursday of every week, it has been rumoured and confirmed that it is their desire to play every night of every week. The club has a very capable head. in Mr. Hardy, who is not only a

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THE ORACLE 27 COMMENCEMENT The annual High School Com- mencement was held on December 6 and 7, 1940, at 7.30 p.m. The play Are You a Mason? was pre- sented to large audiences and was highly praised by the public. On Friday night, December 6, the students of our school, who showed outstanding ability in the field of sport, were presented with their trophies. Helena Klinck, on behalf of the E.H.S., received the Hainsworth Trophy, which was won by our athletes for the second year in succession. The girls' relay team, made up of Helena Klinck, Eleanor Arnold, Gertrude Martin and Mary Arnold, were winners of the Senior Girls' relay race and received a silver cup for their efforts. Individual cups were given to: Helena Klinck-Standing broad. Helena Klinck-100 yards dash. Mary Arnold-Standing broad. The other athletes who helped win this cup are: William Arnold, Fred- erick Weismiller, Walter Henrich, Douglas Wagner. Helena Klinck, winner of the 100 yard dash at the W.O.S.S.A., re- ceived a medal along with two weeks at Lake Couchiching. ' The following were the winners of the E.H.S. field meet 1+ Senior Girls ................ Helena Klinck Intermediate Girls..Eleanor Arnold Junior Girls .............. Vera Napoleon Juvenile Boys .......... Floyd Foerster Junior Boys ............ Robert Campbell Intermediate Boys .... Laverne Miller Senior Boys .............. William Arnold Grade XII were winners of the form competition and received the form shield. - Junior Matriculation Diplomas: Kenneth Adams, Kathleen Bo- lender, Ray Bott, Jean Bowman, Aline Garner, Walter Henrich, Gladys Hollinger, Ralph Howlett, Helena Klinck, William Lutz, Isa- bella M-cFadden, Willard Miller, John Morris, Leone Nurse, Grace Orr, Genowefy Ritter, Orma Ste- vens, Laverne Watson, Frederick Weismiller, Wilma Wiechman. Diplomas for added subjects were presented to the following: Frederick Allen, Mary Arnold, Paul Bauman, Howard Brox, John Fried- man, Helen Gilles, Russel Gohl, David Hoffer, Myrna Miller, Bert- ram Reinhart, William Schmehl, Jean Shoemaker, Esther Trapp, Ruth Vice, Douglas Wagner, Alice Weppler. The following commercial stu- dents, who have completed the commercial course, were presented with their certificates: Edwin Bearinger, Gertrude Krupp, Ivan Letson, Clarence Mattusch, Esther Trapp, Tena Wilkie. The following outstanding stu- dents of the E.H.S. for the preced- ing term received their rewards for general proficiency: Grade IX .................... Alice Henrich Donor-Literary Society. Grade X .................... Betty Yanchus Donor-E. M. Arnold. , Grade XI ...................... Louis Klinck Donor-A. H. Vice. Grade XII .............. Laverne Watson Donor-A. H. Vice. Grade XIII .................... Helen Gilles G Donor- . E. Currie. Grade XI Com. ...... Gertrude Krupp Donor--G. Hollinger. Grade XII Com ..... Edwin Bearinger Donor--Blair's Drug Store. Grade IX and X Special Agriculture ...... Carl Schuett Donor-A. Seiling. All Grades Penmanship ................ Audrey Ernst Donor-Ul1yot's Drug Store. William Arnold was presented with the Woodall Floral Gardens Cup, donated by Gale Wood.all, for being the best all round student of the last term. -WILLIAM LU'rz, GRADE XIII.

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29 jr:-IE oRAc1.E: good organizer and player, but what's more important, a good sport. -J1-:AN KLINCK - .-.ii . JUNIOR RED CROSS The Junior Red Cross which has recently been organized in Elmira High School is headed for great activities in the future. As it is en- tirely independent of the Senior Red Cross, any project that is undertaken is well worth praise. This noteworthy society is organ- ized in branches of fifty members each, and the membership fee of each branch is one dollar. Neat buttons with the maple leaf and red cross as insignia are supplied for each member, while each branch has its own certificate. The numerous activities of the girls' branch are of great value, for instance, the older girls make sol- diers personal kits, sweaters and the new two-way mitts. The young- er girls are engaged mainly in knit- ting wash cloths-these are found under the last but not least cate- gory. The two girls' branches-Junior and Senior-are anticipating some really difficult tasks to accomplish. Without a doubt, as the war pro- gresses, problems will present themselves where the younger Red Cross members can give welcome aid. These girls are being trained now to prepare themselves for what is ahead-always looking to the future. If they can help those in dire need even in the most mea- gre way, it will not be a service lost. Pm sure you adults who read about the younger generation and how they are learning to work co-opera- tively in all projects, will agree that they are doing a fine bit of work. A word to the members: don't wait until you are assigned some task. Work ahead independently by knitting socks, socks and more socks! Scarfs, mitts, helmets, wristlets and caps are continually in demand-do something about it, won't you? THE CAMERA CLUB Photography has become so com- mon that we seldom pause to con- sider it as one of the most practical and most widely used of the fine arts throughout the world. It is through this medium that news from all over the world can be flashed before us at a moment's time, depicting more vividly the scenes of horror throughout the war-torn world. By means of the camera, their Sovereign Majesties are kept continually before the peo- ple of their Empire, thus drawing the bonds between the colonies and the Mother Country more closely. The present degree of perfection in photography has been reached after years of study and invention. The first step in this art was the discovery, in 1809, by Thomas Wedgwood, of a Way of making crude profiles by the action of light upon paper or cloth that had been soaked in a solution of nitrate of silver. Thirty years later Doguerre laid the foundation of photography by means of the process which bears his name. - Photography in this day and age has become comparatively simple so that it has become the hobby of many people. In our school these camera fans have organized into a clu.b under the capable leadership of Mr. Currie. The club this year has contributed several paste-up pages for the year book, and, in fu- ture years, it hopes to take over all the photography. A display of snaps is also planned for open night. ' -MARY WELKER AND GLADYS HoLL1NcER