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

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0ur Commencement On Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 3 and 41, 1943, the Elmira High School held their Annual Commencement. If a full house means success, the commencement this year was certainly that, for both nights the auditorium was crowded to capacity. The audience was swiftly carried back into the eighteenth century as five quaint ladies in crinolines fliuth Klinck, Marjorie Brubacher, Kay Lorch, Florence Arnold, .Maureen Thurl and five stately gentlemen in 'ruffles and lace, danced the Royal Minuetn to Beethoven's Minuet in GH while the chorus sang fitting words. Miss Axford directed the dance. And by the way the gentlemen were Esther Soehner, Ruth Mulholland, .lean Hoffer, Betty Brown and Dorothy Hill. Under the direction of Miss Harper and Miss MacVicar, the students pre- sented the comedy 'cNellie McNabb',. Helen Stratford, played by Vivian Hoffer, is a social climbing widow with two charming daughters, Connie Dillon and Betty Vice. Mary Woznuk played the part of the maid. Mrs. Stratford, we find, is secretly married to her John , better known as Ross Weichel. Asrthe climax approaches, Connie an- nounces that she has broken her en- gagement fhe was such a wonderful manlj, and Betty, we learn, is a bride of a month, unknown to her mother who does not approve of Ralph Rob- bins at all. And John, wonder of won- ders, is really the author of the advice to the love-lornn column--Nellie Mc- Nabb l The Black-out Mystery was direct- ed by Miss Evans. During a practice black-out, the Howe diamond is stolen, and the newly-engaged maid, played by Eleanor Kerrigan, is murdered. The audience is held in .great suspense as the policeman, Albert Lorch, skilfully un- ravels the enigma and pins the deed on Edward O,Krafka, a cunning diamond dealer. Mrs. Howe, a nervous, high- strung widow and owner of the broach, is played by Kathleen Kalbfleisch, and the part of her cool, young daughter is taken by Margaret Brubacher. Memories',, directed by Mr. Hobden, portrays the thoughts of a young man tlialph Robbinsj, as he is about to en- ter the holy state of matrimony. His former sweethearts appear before him as the chorus sings appropriate songs: My Mom CAlice Ciesj, a sextette from School Days fShirley Seiling, Ramona Bird, Doris Wilken, .lune Mor- lock, Beth Brown, Betty Schaeferl, a. trio of Three Little Maids from School fBetty Brown, Kathleen Lorch, June Lutzl, an Irish colleen fKathryn Con- nellj to the tune of 5'When lrish Eyes Are Smilin',', a bonnie Highland lassie' Uean Hofferl dancing the Highland Fling to '4Loch Lomondn, Hlilosaliel' lShirley Cunninghaml, 6'My Sister and I tDerry Woodall and Marie Zingerl dancing a clog 'to O Du Lieber Augustinw, a debonair gypsy maiden Uane Shurlyj dancing to uPlay, Fid- dle, Playv, Mexicali Bose fEleanor Slimmonj, and a violinist fDorothy Hilll playing ulntermezzof' The groom's thoughts are interrupted as the bridesmaids fFlorence Arnold, Beverly Bricker, Lois Lee, Gloria Mey- erl enter to To-night We Lovew. The entrance of the bride Uean Brubacherl is announced by the strains of Here comes the Briden. Following The Bells of St. Mary's,' the curtain closes as the bridal party moves off the stage to the wedding march. Behind closed curtains the chorus is heard singing Memories . The school pianist, Alice Henrich, was at the piano throughout the' evening. -An interesting feature on Saturday night was the valedictory address by Pte. Arthur Weichel. ' DOROTHY HILL, XIII 15

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Commencement Pictures ill ROYAL MINUET Left to right: Kathleen Lorch Betty Brown Ruth Klinck Ruth Mulholland Marjorie Brubacher Dorothy Hill Maureen Thur Esther Soehner Florence Arnold, Jean Hoffer 127 NELLIE MCNABB Ross Weicliel Vivian Hoffer Mary Woznuk Ralph Robbins Betty Vice Absent: Connie Dillon f3J THE BLACKOUT MYSTERY Kathleen Kalbileisch Margaret Brubacher Edward O'Krafka Albert Lorch Eleanor Kerrigan C47 MEMORIES Standing: Shirley Seiling Kathryn Connell ,lean Hoffer Shirley Cunningham Florence Arnold Lois Lee Ross Mulholland Jean Brubacher Ralph Robbins Gloria Meyer Beverly Bricker June Lutz .lane Shirley Eleanor Slimmon Marie Zinger Seated: Doris Wilkin Alice Cies Ramona -Bird ,lu-nee Morlock Absent: Derry Woodall Kathleen Lorch Betty Brown Dorothy Hill

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Commencement Awards On Friday night, commercial and intermediate certificates and athletic awards were presented to the following: Special commercial-Isabel Cooper, Stanley Deckert, Gloria Long, Lloyd Mulholland and Mildred Weigel. The following students received in- termediate certiticates: General--Betty Brown, Shirley Cunningham, Pauline Derbecker, Bette Dillon, Adeline Eby, Doreen Fries, Gladys Good, Irene Hain, Mary Herzog, Edward Hill, Eleanor Kerrigan, Robert Klinck, Bernice Koeh- ler, Robert Leslie, Loraine Lichty, Kathleen Lorch, June Lutz, Rita Mc- Mahon, Francis Ritter, Carol Robinson, Arlene Shuh, Eleanor Slimmon, Mau- reen Thur, Derry Woodall, Marie Zinger. Commercial-Evelyn Brubacher, Su- sanna Brubacher, Alice Gies, Erle Mar- tin, Grace Martin, Mary Ann Martin, Glennwood Plant. The athletic awards were given to the following: ' Senior Girls ...............,.......... Betty Vice Senior Boys .................... Ralph Robbins Intermediate Girls ...,........ Ruth Klinck Intermediate Boys ............ John Arnold Junior Girls ........................ Erma Martin .Iunior Boys .......................... George Lee .Iuvenile Boys ..........,... Kenneth Wilken The athletic shield was won by Grade XII which obtained the highest number of points at the local Field Meet. Eleven scholarship prizes were awarded as follows Grade IX General-Ruth Weismillerg Donor-Literary Society. Grade X General-Irene Haing Donor-E. M. Arnold. . Grade XI 'General-Betty Viceg Donor-G. Hollinger. Grade XII General-Alice Henrichg Donor-A. H. Vice. A Grade XIII General-Arthur Wei- chel, Donor-G. E. Currie. Grade XI Commercial-No Awardg Donor-A. H. Vice. Grade IX Special Agriculture- Thomas Galley, Donor-Albert Seiling. 16 Special Commercial-Mildred Wei- gel-Donor--Blair's Drug Store. All Grades Penmanship-Connie Dil- lon, Donor-Ullyot's Drug Store. All Grades Best all-around Student- Woodall Floral Gardens Cup-Dorothy Hill, Donor--G. Woodall. Student who showed greatest im- provement in Lower School during the year -June Saddlerg Donor - High School Board. Student who showed greatest im-- provement in Middle School during the year - James Vice, Donor - High School Board. The following received St. John's Ambulance certificates-Marjorie Bru- bacher, Vivian Cooper, Evelyn Doherty, Audrey Hahn, Dorothy Hill, Wilma Klinck, Margaret Lutz, Helma Morris, Marie Simmons, Elizabeth Yanchus and Thelma Ziegler. Ong Saturday night, the Honour Gra- duation diplomas were presented to the following: William Arnold, Ralph Brubacher, Vivian Cooper, Audrey Hahn, Murray Hilliard, Wilma Klirick, Ian Marr, Mildred Mohr, Bruce Ruppel, Betty Schummer, Arthur Weichel, Betty Yanchus. The above students passed in at least nine Upper School subjects. Those who had subjects added were Howard Good, Stewart Huehn, Helma Morris and Glenn Watson. The Year Book prize winners were Margaret Lutz, Eleanor Kerrigan, Vi- vian Hoffer, Robert Weber, Evelyn Brubacher and Ian Marr. . Graduation diplomas were presented to the following: Marjorie Brubacher, Lyle Dahmer, Constance Dillon, Evelyn Doherty, Murray Heinbuch, Alice Henrich, Dorothy Hill, Albert Lorch, Margaret Lutz, Edward 0'Kraf- ka, Ralph Robbins, John Rowland, El- mer Sauder, Carl Schuett, Marie Sim- mons, Phyllis Stickney, .Iames 'Vice, Glenn Watson and Ross Weichel. The Oratorical Contest winners were Arthur Weichel and Ruth Weismiller. --THELMA ZIECLER