Essex District High School - Argus Yearbook (Essex, Ontario Canada)

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lib ASSEMBLY On November 2nd, 110 staged a mock parliament, under the capable direction of !• ' r, E, ' ontelth, In It the entire class participated. TKo more prominent figures were Prime Minister Turtonj Leader of the Opposition, Barbara Eelkie; Speaker, Ron Watt and Lieutenant-Governor, Loup,las Brown, In the first scene an amusing speach from the throne was read by the Lieutenant-Governor. In the second scene, several bills were put through their first reading. The famous Canadian track star, Roger Ellis, was introduced to the Assembly in this scene, and given the best wishes of the Assembly before leaving I ' or the l rc ' 6 Olympics. The sing¬ ing trio, the Jumperottes, were also introduced and given an opportun- ■ o dispit. Lr tali nt. The third and final scene dealt with tills in their second and third reading and in the committee stage. Some of these bills were very interesting as well as amusing and were hotly debated by the Mem¬ bers of the Assembly. The greatest attraction revolved around the de¬ bate in the comini ttee stage on the Amendment to the Education Act, This Amendment proposed the abolition of homework, the closing of school for pfcea ant shooting and the closing of classes while the World Series was in progress. This session of parliament had a very unexpected but popular endinf when Mr. Crane put into effect a bill which forbade the teachers to jive any homework that day. 11 CD ASSEMBLY Rock and Roll was the theme of the Grade 11CD Assembly. With Gordon O’Connor the K. C., a variety of wit, humour and popular music was presented. Guest celebrities were featured. Li be race and his ensemble, characterized by Bob Hardy Gary Cooper, Greg Johnston and Lawrence Watt, were a big hit, .as ware the Off Keys portrayed by the femin.ine side of 11CD, They sang ‘Tonight You Belong To Me . Although chess guests were highly acclaimed, they were completely forgotten when Elvis Presley was introduced. After he had sung Round Dog a few girls, unable to control their emotions, chased Mr, PFesley outi of ' thb auditorium,. However,, they soon returned with Llvis chasing them. He was after bis clothes. Maybe because it was the first assembly, at any rate, it was enthusiastically received as a fine piece of entertainment.

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oup as: p ' t blt s Editor’s noter we starte o somethin net. Many or the senior classes th®i eG he . ‘ rida? assemb ly and the following are short descriptions of 10 A ?« v el ° k i£ G l 6 ? f the r ‘ OSt unlque ar d original of assemblies seen - n b -cnool. It was mo- ' el led after toe television nroramme His Is ' our Life . v r . Find lav, who was taken cot -1 etelv by surprise, was the honoured guest. y f or rn the fact, surprises were the or ' er of the day. Brought to school occasion were Mr. Findla- ' s oerents, bis brother at oresent in oer..a, a iriend of earlier years, and his son Jimm-, — all olaved of course, by students. The anoearancc of Mrs. Find lav in ‘ J climax, nr. Findlay arose to the occasion and fluting gallantry. ereeted nelson was the everyone, with ’ T § e ogra-ne was sponsored bv l! - ' azel Witchstick, Pnell Shampoo. 1 The demonstrators were Mar aret Myles announcer was Willie Fassa, who did a fine O r ' iJ ' E IOC ' ASSEMBLY r ebert. The Liostick and sr Ee ty Anne - ob. nr t IOC Aaseriblyjrave the audience an insight into the lives ‘•’ht i nn ' r irr f students of l. D. ' . 5 . Through the courtesy of ±on --BIG in ezas and a twenty by twenty-one foot television set the show was presented to the assembly. besi es the skit portrayinr each ember of the staff. C-ra- e IOC musical talent entertained the audience. Diane Pettyniece contribute- a niano so o, and Lawrence renanier ssno a few 300.0 s bo the mtlslc of toe uitar. oix members of IOC ;.Bve e recitation on the Wild West and Linda hepley displayed her talent i baton-twirlinr. The oroceedings were efficiently handled by v whe -Presented the cast at the end of the with the sin-irr of - Ca ?a at led b- - the 0. Bobert Walker nro renme. he assembly ended 100 students. T T “ 11A A et. v in- home room teacher, bein the chief cadet it was fitting that the theme of their assembly the ?T r. C-illies, XU ' S str-ctor in Essex Pi.oh, Sfco- ' l- have a military touch. They staged a mock court-martial on sta e for the students. It consisted of the charges an all t e r i yamar ole that oes with a formal court-martial. The students found very humourous as well as very enjoyable. The nro ramrne was.also sprinkled with misic rendered by the various members of 11 A.

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12AB Assembly . On Friday, January the first assembly for 1957 was staged by Grade 12AB. It was opened with the singing of the Essex Blues and the remainder of the programme was announced by M. C. Paul Muxworthy, The programme contained a skit entitled the Lighthouse Episode, a musical number by Robert Gullick on the electric guitar, a rather gruesome version of a barbershop quartette and a short scene from the Russian composition, the Volga Boat Song. | Fortunately, 12AB was able to obtain from Australia, for our entertainment, the noted Australian Jazz Quartette. Also from Hew Zealand, the assembly received added entertainment when Mr. Scott and a few boys presented a Maori war dance or jazz, Hew Zealand style. The programme was interspersed with humorous commercials. Although 12AB is the smallest class in the school, their programme revealed a wealth of diverse talents. 12CD Assembly On February 1, 12CD presented their assembly under the direction of Miss Kennedy. The programme included a number of songs by a 12CD choir led by ii. C. Gary Jessop. Other musical highlights were piano numbers by Elaine Flood and baton twirling by Ruth Ann Gerrard and Pat Smith. The most interesting part of the Assembly was a debate entitled: Resolved, That Radio Is More Useful Than Tele - vision. Those supporting the affirmative were Lorna Joyce and Carolyn Hutchins while Peter Burrell and Bob Neville upheld the negative. The topic was ably discussed by both sides, but judges, Miss Latimer, Mr. Young, and Mr. Me user, awarded the decision to the negative side. Special Commercial Assembly As the sun shone its first bright rays on dear old Essex High in the wee hours of the morning, 9 a.m. to be exact, the Special Com¬ mercial class, bright and fresh as the first flowers of Spring dis¬ played their many talents in presenting their Assembly. With Nestor Chajkowski as the M. C., we began our programs with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra and his bubbles conveying delightful music to the audience. We then had a Law skit depicting some of the common law infrin eiaen ts of the day. This was followed by Arthur Godfrey and his Tea Baggs, the scouts and the talent consisting of our own Special Commercial group. We concluded the morning show with the enchanting strains of Guy Lumbago with the sweetest music this side of Room 27 The Committee for this Assembly consisted of three energetic students Mary Grona, Connie Slater, and Pat Zakow. We are grateful to these girls for the arrangement of our Assembly.