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

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Nc one slept that night, so a tired group carried themselves by sheer will power to Grand Central Station for their last half hour in ,he city of subways. As they mounted the train-the sole aim was to find a seat and go to sleep and a much subdued group rode home. But we realized that the trip was far from wasted when we reviewed our know¬ ledge about diving into and leaping from subways, when we recalled all the souvenirs we had collected, ranging from restaurant sugar to hotel soap, and when we remembered that in New York, Karen and John discover¬ ed each other. Important Events ±jn Our School Year Essay Contest Last fall the English teachers in the school were asked to have the students in their classes write an essay on the subject, Why Essex Needs an Ice Rink, This request was made by the newly appoint¬ ed members of the ice rink committee and as an incentive the council offered monetary awards to the winners. The students worked very hard obtaining information and gathering data concerning the ice rink. The English teachers also worked hard because they had to evaluate nearly six hundred essays and select the three best ones in a limited amount of time. The winners of the junior division were Beth Dewhirst, Julie Ann Dankasrt, and Carolyn Milne, first, second and third respectively. The winners of the senior division were Wesley Bridgen, Greg Johnston, and Marilyn Patterson, Mr . Lampkm Visits E. 2, H. S. Through the efforts of Miss Murphy, director of Guidance at Essex District High School, and Father Murphy of Assumption University the students of Essex High had the privilege of hearing Mr. Charles Lampkin, who is one-of the most versatile-entertainers of the day. He is a pianist, a composer of note, nn elocutionist, an actor and a wonder¬ ful baritone singer. His programme included several readings with musical background, two spirituals, two shout songs and finally his own rendition of The St. Louis Blues. His final encore Old Kan River was a big hit with the students, Mr, Lampkin will long be remembered for his charming personality and the delightful introductions to his various numbers. GUEST SPEAKERS Special features of the Guidance Department this year have been its guest speakers. These included Hr. Watt, Manager of Essex. Bank of Commerce, Dr. O ' Neil and Mr. Max Roberts, C. A., a graduate of Essex High School. Each spoke on his respective profession. As a result of their lectures, several students have a new objective in life.

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p . ? lrs J were the Cathedral of 3t, John the Divine, Riverside :arch and urant ' s Tomb, where are two beautiful sarrophagi, Of course tZllI 0ne w ®s appropriately thrilled. Fifth Avenue was ' honoured by ' our : s. enco, and all of the elite left their elegant suites just to 119 4 greet t - r Tf t iu n f® s J ' ust waiting to move in, Mr. Monteitb in- tn “ ' j, th i we visit the btatue of Liberty, so we reconciled ourselves i §ht “ seeing trip on an empty stomach. But our fears were ground¬ less, because we had to wait almost a day and a half for the ferry. After most of us the old girl herself, in all her some brave characters started to a real rocking ride, in a state of misery, which, mixed with indigestion, left we found ourselves face to face with glory. Being gluttons for Dunishment. climb a spiral flight of two-inch wide a rain check when they steps to her head, but half of them took fw t Vf h I ir head ® were swimming and their legs about to drop off. 3 ' T? nd that tbe ject of their perseverance was a Si 2?iS y I ho i? 8 r ov of tin H windows. They slowly began the was wo th°the S eff©rt! ty,S feet ’ reached tbe S r ° ,Jrid wondering found The cramp- two- hou if it — the n ?? n S mi id ?round a S a n ln » the Metropolitan Art Museum was next ' here we were almost allowed to glance at the oddities there as Mr Monteitb hurried us through at a slow run. !. r ln f om some of the objets d ' srt of w hich we caught a glimpse, it is probably just as well that we could not linger longer, g P Tb nugb was waiting ambition to everyone wss ready to drop in his tracks. Rockefeller Centre to be invades, so we arrived in full force. Lacking the .j f , ,, tou tbe buildings, we contented ourselves by shopping the Sift ships for sundry items--such as mink toothbrushes. ' ' in ' o trip would be complete without someone getting lost, so Emily dtar old Emily graciously complied with tradition, While about ten tootsore and weary sight-seers waited for the search party to reton r ooXe 6 ?© sit like 8 India 8 dubl ° s distinction of being some of the few ?® opl f t0 llke , Indians on the floor of Rockefeller Centre for half ™ 5? ; ; ? en ™ haa given up hope of finding Tmily, we cSSled b™i to toe hotel, and there she ws, large as lifj nd trice as wondering where on earth everyone had been. She took a taxi. ' „ rs ., T i: at evenln S while Mr. Monteitb escorted tbe aristocracy of the f” 3 ? 0flcert ab - ow T n Hall, the common people just couldn ' t live without seeing a movie, so our soft-hearted mentor agreed to lot f-hpw -ut of hip night for a few hours, out Mr. Monte h pleasure was quite nullified by worrying over two of his charges, who were nuite innocently walking up and down Broadway well-protected by Mrs. Crane Thompson, Mrs . Crane ' s brother, and still searching fur mink toothbrushes, ee how much he trusts us? Tl.at night being our last in Hew York, to sleep would have been sacrilege, so the hotel throbbed with life all night. While some eve- w ere focused on imaginary drills coming through imaginary holes in vew real doors, others banished terror by holding wild Parties. The tele- phone wires buzzed, thin wells were practically beaten down by people reeting each other by pounding, and room service was shocked bv a call for hamburgers--with no onions —at three-thirty v ednesday morni J g

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REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES This year the No. l£ Essex District High School Cadet Corps, in a service arranged by Mr. Gillies, observed Remembrance Day on the school grounds. The Corps staged a march past and formed a hollow square. Then the service began. It consisted of prayers, suitable readings and the playing of The Last Post and Reveille by Robert Walker. Those who took the maior part in the service were as follows: Cadet Mai. N. Chaikowski, Cadet Capt. R. Gerrard, Cadet Capt. C. Parke, Cadet Capt. C. Slater, Acting Cadet Capt. P. Muxworthy, Cadet C. Bachmeier, W. 0. 2. G Bart and Cadet Capt G-: O’Connor. The Cacet Corps also took part in the annual Remembrance Day Service in the town of Essex which is sponsored by che local branch of the Canadian Legion. During the service the Essex District High School laid a wreath on the cenotaph and there was a dedication of colours by the Canadian Legion. PRl.SE . : TjiTI0N OF THE I T- NSDI.-TE CERTIFICATES On’ December lJpth, ' in a Special assemblyj the Ghadfe XI students received their intermediate certificates. % • Findlay, Vice-chairman of the School 3oard and Reverend Gilbert of Cottam were guests. ' Mr. Findlay led the assembly in prayer and guest speaker, Reverend Gilbert gave the assembly an inspiring lecture on facing life. Added entertainment in¬ cluded a selection by pianist Donna Barkowsky, a vocal number by ' Maureen Collins, and songs by Grade XI members of the Glee Club. The valedictorian speech, prepared by Marlene Moyes and read by -tane DeGroot, ended the ceremonies. We tr st this innovation will become an Annual -event. THE ES XX HIGH GC XX L H .GAZT ' IE CA ' AIffl T In order to raise money for student activities, the Students’ Council sponsored a magazine campaign. The campaign was very suc¬ cessful with seven hundred and twenty-seven subscriptions sold. The Students ' Council realized a profit of $872.00. Prizes were given to the five highest salesmen. Jim Milne who sold $111.60 was the top salesman, received a Brownie Hawkeye camera and flash, a Sheaffer Fineline pen, a black and hlte panda and a Travel Alarm for this efforts, Ruth Ann Newman was- second and received a lady ' s overnight case. The third highest salesman was Stuart Quick who received a Brownie Hawkeye camera and flash. A Brownie Holiday camera and flash was iven to Christine Parke who was fourth. Jean Tully received five silver dollars for fifth p lace.