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

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fn-IE ORACLE 31 V DANCES Another means of raising money for the Red Cross and in addition a mode of entertainment was the HV dance- the first cousin of the original tea dance. On each occasion the assembly hall was decorated with red-white-and-blue V's, dots and dashes, and the novel E. H. S. lights. 'Several dances were held, but unfortunately they have been discon- tinued until more of us show an all out interest in a chance to learn to 'cgiveu and an opportunity to support a worthy society--the Red Cross! -J EAN KLINCK THE SCOTS FUSILIERS OF CANADA The Scots Fusiliers, as many of you know, have recently been mobilized and with them have gone two of our best teachers, Mr. Kendall and Mr. Hardy. Up until now very little mention has been made of this unit and many people thought it existed in name only. To my knowledge there are four students of the Elmira High School, Wayne Pettie, Glen Watson, James Vice and Ralph Brubacker, on the pay of the Fusiliers. In case of a national emergency the re- serve unit of the Scots F usiliers would be called on to defend Canada. --RALPH BRUBACKER, GRADE XII -Photo by Forsyth THE BADMINTON CLUB The Badminton Club is still one of the newer organizations in the school, but already we have many excellent players. We play twice a week and occa- sionally hold a tournament. At the January tournament, after many well- fought games, Carl Schuett and Albert Lorch were proclaimed victors. Ross Weichel and Lorne Bolger were the champions in March. Our oliicers are Louis Klinck, Dave Rowland and Dorothy Mulholland. We are indebted to Mr. Hardy who organ- ized this sport in Elmira High and gives generously of his time to us. -ALBERT LORCH Ross WEICHEL

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30 THE ORACLE VICTORY LOAN CONCERT On February 27, the student body of the Elmira High and Public Schools held a concert in support of the Victory Bond Campaign. The programme was opened by the Chairman, Mr. Currie. The first number was the theme song '6You Can Fight for Canada , sung by the students of the two schools. Mayor Zilliax very appro- priately welcomed the audience on be- half of the town. The first half of the programme was devoted to the Public School students who presented the following: 'cSalute to the Flag by the pupils of Kindergarten, Primary, and Grade I classes, a patri- otic drill by the pupils of Grades II, III and IV, a one-act play Builders of Canada by the Senior Grades. These were under the direction of the Misses Devitt, Rahn, Weichel, Wilfong, Lang- ford and Smart. The Principal of the Public School, Mr. MacLeod, introduced the guest speaker, Mr. G. H. Dobrindt, I.P.S. Mr. Dobrindt's address, stirring and dynamic, brought home to -the audience the great need for whole- hearted support of the Allied cause. The last half of the programme, sponsored by the High School, was a patriotic pageant entitled '4Cavalcade of Canada , with Lorine Weber as narra- tor. By means of song, dance, and cos- tume, the four great episodes of Can- a history were passed in review b' 'e an appreciative audience. With war-whoop and hatchets, a group of Indians recruited from the Lower School forms, realistically presented the Indian regime. Vive La Canadienne , sung by first form students, reminded the audience of the great part played by the French. The third episode, Canada un- der British rule, was well portrayed with English, Scotch, Irish, and Welsh numbers. In the fourth episode-the Years of Expansion, Dutch, Russians, Scandinavians, Poles, Swiss, Czecho- slovakians, and Americans were repre- sented, vividly reminding us that many races have contributed to the building of our Canada. The pageant was under the able direc- tion of the Misses Cruickshank, Mc- Donagh and MacVicar, and Messrs. Hardy, Kendall and Schoales. The pro- gramme was closed by the singing of the National Anthem. -MARY HOWARD .i.11. OPEN NIGHT In June, 1941, an Open Nighti' and Red Cross bazaar was held by the E.I'I.S. pupils. A capacity crowd was in at- tendance and a sum of 35280 was raised. A mannequin parade was held featur- ing clothing apparel, much of which was designed and made by the girls themselves. During the fashion parade, dance numbers, violin selections, pa- triotic ballads and songs, with the school orchestra in attendance, provided in- teresting entertainment. There were, in addition, displays of hand-sewing, knit- ting and crochetingg soap-carving and other art work, and, indeed, projects in all branches of school work. 'The boys showed their book-ends, lamps, tables, bread boards, bird houses, lawn decora- tions, foot stools, and many other articles. Other attractions were a type- writing contest, a fish pond and a cake and candy sale. A fine athletic demonstration was presented by the boys' P.T. class, short skits were given, also French songs and several folk dances. The draw for the beautiful Dresden Plate quilt made by the girls created considerable stir, and the tea and cookies served in the house- hold economics room certainly went to the right spotv. Everyone concerned deserves much credit for the evening's fine success in every way. Part of the money was sent to swell the British Bomb Victims, Fund, but most was sent to the Junior Red Cross, making the largest contribution received from any high school during the year.

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. nl -A 0 A -W 1 x ' . X x Q., V X N . J T I PQ I X f 'T X N W W U . NW gif THE TEA BISCUIT CONTEST On the sixth of September, a tea bis- cuit contest, open to all Grade 10 Home Economics students of Ontario High Schools, Collegiate Institutes, Technical and Vocational Schools, was held at the Toronto Exhibition. Our team, trained by Miss McDonagh, practised faithfully during the summer months. ln checking over our equipment at the exhibition grounds, we found to our consternation that the other participants were using a smaller biscuit cutter. After a fruitless search, we were greatly relieved to find that the lady in charge had an extra one. The teams looked very attractive in their white, freshly-starched uniforms and we watched their methods very care- fully, taking heed to new ideas and learning by their faults. Then it came our turn to don our uniforms and take part ourselves. A group of ladies who were the judges sat at a table in front of us and two teams worked at a time. There were all modern conveniences and a woman to help with the dishes. All we can say about the actual mak- ing of the biscuits is that one of the judges said we made them so fast she didn't see us grate the cheese. She really thought we grated it at home. We did not expect to come home with laurels but we did return with the satis- faction of a day well spent and we later learned that out of thirty-five entries in Hia the province, we ranked ninth with eighty-one percent. -MARJORIE BRUBACHER AND MARGARET LUTz ., THE DRAMATIC CLUB PRESENTS OH PROFESSOR! Every year the annual play of the High School Commencement is looked forward to with great anticipation, and this year's presentation of Oh Profes- sor , under the capable 'direction of Miss McDonagh, was a hilarious success. - To have a flashing young man about town recently returned from Paris take up the duties of a wobbly, lean, lank Professor, who was many years behind the times, was the starting point of the play which produced roars of laughter to the final act. There were some ex- ceptionally heavy parts but the cast took everything in its stride and presented a worthwhile comedy which pleased large audiences both evenings. One striking feature of the show was the characterization of the Professor- alias Bruce Ruppel--who appeared to have been built for the part, and his costume effects seemed to put him right in there . And then weire not forgetting our heroine with a delicate peach-like complexion, beautiful lines and little left to be desired in the person of Glenn Watson representing a female col- lege student. His first appearance on lContinued on Page 371