Forster Secondary School - Spartalogue Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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Page Thirty 19 5 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING Once again the student body was treated to some excellent speeches and several hours away from read¬ ing, ' riting, and ' rithmetic while the future leaders of our community expounded from the F. C. I. platform. Their speeches, a result of hours of preparation were very interesting and informative. Senior Boys Doug Paton of 11B received top honours in the senior boys ' contest with an excellent address on A Vacation on the Moon”. His impromptu, entitled Civil Defence outlined the necessities of the defence of our country. Congratulations Doug. Richard Randell of 1 1 B, second place winner, opened our eyes to some important facts about Joseph Stalin . His impromptu dealt with the Values of Rivers . Michael Moore, also of 1 1B, placed third with a wonderful account of a renowned and outstanding Canadian, Jack Miner . Senior Girls In the senior girls ' division we congratulate Margaret Carson of 1 1B who took top place with a splendidly informative speech on Air Pollution and Its Effects . Second place in this division went to Mary Kamen of 12B whose speech on “Law was very interesting as well as educational. Third place went to Judy Kidd of 11B with an informative speech on the life of our be¬ loved late king, King George VI . Junior Boys Ronald Fleming of I OB earned first place in the junior boys ' contest with his fine speech on Jet Pro¬ pulsion . His impromptu described in detail A Trip I Took . Jack Wayne, whose speech on Photography con¬ tained many interesting details, was a close second. Bob Quick of 9E placed third by relating his own experiences on Camping Out in his speech. Junior Girls As usual, the keenest competition was provided by the Junior girls ' division. Their interest and enthusiasm are very heartening and certainly a challenge to the older students in the school. The winner of the junior girls ' contest was Phyllis Smith of 10D with an inspiring speech on Sister Kenny . In her impromptu she fold us of her interesting trip to British Columbia. Phyllis ' good voice and poise were greatly responsible for her victory. Second place was won by Catherine White of 9B who gave us an excellent account of the Hobbies of Famous People . Her impromptu dealt with Trans¬ portation in the Past and Present . Elizabeth Ord of 9A took third place with an inspiring speech on Tal¬ ented Canadians . The calibre of the speeches given by the juniors was unusually high. Their clear thinking, general knowledge, and mastery of our language were clearly revealed in their impromptus. Other contestants deserving credit for their fine speeches are Claire Renaud, Carol Anderson, Deanna Girard, Doreen Dwyer, Rosabelle Veighey, Heidi Greiser, Delores Doyle, and Doreen Wells. “THE SPARTALOGUE — DRAMA Miss Weller and her group began a series of success¬ ful performances at the Commencement exercises. The play Bab Goes Dramatic was presented by the students with Bob Wade as the student director. The play is an amusing tale of a group of poison pen letters which were mailed and the complications which resulted. As a Christm as send-off, we were again privileged in watching two other excellent plays. TenvA presented a play called Home to Mother with John Sparling and Gail Parker taking the leading roles. 12B also entertained us with a performance of Pop Reads the Christmas Carol . The play tells the story of a father whose impossible task it is to try to get the whole family sitting down at once to listen to him read the Christmas Carol. He fails in his attempt, but his efforts to read the Carol make an amusing story. The Commercial form presented two fine plays for the school ' s enjoyment. Their first play, “Every Hus¬ band , with Joyce Wells as student director, is an amusing tale of a group of wives who believe their husbands should attend their meetings but whose hus¬ bands don ' t agree. Their second play, Welcoming the New Minister , with Gail Morris as student director, tells the story of a group of ladies who feel that it is up to them to make sure that the life of the town carries on and especially that the new minister is welcomed in the proper way. The drama group gave a good number of successful performances which were enjoyed equally by the audi¬ ence and the performers. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP It is encouraging to see the steady increase in attendance at the Christian Fellowship meetings held in Miss Graham ' s room every Tuesday. The Christian Fel¬ lowship group at Forster is part of a nation-wide school organization whose purpose is to present the Christian faith to every student throughout Canada and the world. Our fellowship meetings are centred around prayer, Bible study, hymn singing and visits from interesting speakers. A wiener roast, Hallowe ' en party, skating party, and a week-end conference are highlights of the socials enjoyed by the members this year. An even better time is being looked forward to next year. Sweater Swing—April 17, 1952 (Concluded from Page 25) For the most successful event of the year, the annual Sweater Swing, red and white decorations transformed the school auditorium into a gay ballroom. The committee in charge is to be congratulated for planning a very enjoyable evening. Members of the committee seen dancing to Bill Rich¬ ardson ' s music were Ethel Mercer with Stan Drabek, Anne Haeberlin with Ben Harrison, Don MacLennan who escort¬ ed Lorraine Baronowski, Dick Howitt with Gail Morris. Ken Bottoms with Ethel Gillett, Joyce Crew, Shirley Bur¬ nett. and Ross Archibald. Towards the end of the evening, the crowning of the Sweater Queen and Swing King took place. Donna Cun¬ ningham, escorted to the dance by Bob Hamilton, was chosen by the student body as Queen, and Allan Mills, who accompanied Mavis McCuaig, was elected King. Donna and Allan received glittering crowns which they will keep as mementos of their victory.

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“THE SPARTALOGUE 19 5 3 Page Thirty-One OFFICERS’ CORPS Front Row: Sergeant Major Payne, Don MacLennan, John Cleminson, Jim Oliver, Doug Paton. Don Bradley, Bob Wade. Bruce McLagan, Bob Willoughby, Staff Sergeant Romaschuk. Middle Row: Avery Smith, Leroy Girard. Walt Paraschak, Jon DeLaurier, Ross Archi¬ bald, Bob Hamilton, Jim Caffray, Roger Penny. Bill Johnston, Jerry Howitt, Mike Moore. Back Row: Bob Maddock, Frank Dietzel. Bill Ellis, Paul Ariss, Tom Yates, Bill Butterfield, Carl Bjerklund, Howard Aitkenhead, Peter Masson. Mr. Whetstone. CADETS 1952 Inspection The annual Cadet Inspection offers parents and friends on oppor¬ tunity of viewing the various phases of cadet training. The 1952 inspection took place on the F. C. I. campus last May. It was highly successful and showed a marked improvement over the previous year. Under the supervision of Commanding Officer Warren Dawson and Major Hugh Robertson, who was second in command, the corps presented a smart performance. A” Company led by Major Don Bradley displayed their proficiency in company drill. The spectators especially enjoyed the realistic Bren gun demonstration supervised by Jack Blinston and the First Aid demonstration conducted by Lieutenant Jim Oliver. Lieutenant Oliver and the First Aid Section of the corps illustrated a new method of artificial respiration known as the Nielson Method. The inspecting officers. Major F. C. Darton and Lieutenant W. H. McKechnie, praised the boys and their cadet instructors for their fine work. The Band A great deal of the success of the inspection must be attributed to our excellent bugle band. Under the leadership of Drum Mojor Boyer, the band performed with an ease and precision which were the result of many months of hard practice. Mr. Welsh certainly deserves credit for producing a band of such a high degree of excellence. Signal Corps Cadet Signal classes got under way in the second week of September and will be completed before the middle of Msy. The reward for those boys who obtain a certificate in Wireless Signalling is twenty dollars. What boy would not like to be paid for partici pating in such an activityl Last spring, the boys took their equipment to the country, to Michael Moore ' s home. Here, the signallers spent an enjoyable day operating the equipment according to a planned scheme. Certainly, programmes such as this bring enjoyable os well as profitable returns. Shooting Many students are availing themselves of the facilities provided by the new rifle range. Ninety per cent of the boys have success¬ fully passed their annual test, many having qualified for the Crossed Rifles and Crown. Opportunities for recreational shooting were available and eighty boys participated in the programme. Eighteen badges have been won to date. In the fall, the F. C. I. team placed twentieth in the Ontario Rifle Association Competition. In the D. C. R. A. competition our first team averaged a score of ninety-four per cent, on increase of six per cent over last year ' s score. Ken Bottoms will receive the award for the highest average score in the school. The highest individual score was made by Don Williams with a score of ninety-nine in the second shoot. An Interform Shooting Competition was held for the first time this year. Grade 10B captained by Terry Henry won the shield. Other members of the team were Eddie Hopps, Ron Fleming, Richard Jacobsen and Gary Tucker. Money prizes for perfect scores were won by Terry Henry and Noman Hougan. Summer Camp at Ipperwash Last June approximately twelve boys from Forster Collegiate left Windsor, to begin seven weeks of military instruction at Camp Ipper- wosh. Peter Masson, Doug Paton, Bill Johnston, Bob Hamilton, John Hope and Dave Rudkin all qualified as senior leaders. Bruce Mc¬ Lagan and Jim Caffray took the Driver Mechanic ' s course and Frank Dietzel and Gary Newman entered the wireless Operator’s course and Gerry Howatt the Wireless Procedure. Operator ' s Course Camp life was not all work. It also included swimming, baseball, football and those much-talked-about trips to Grand Bend. No wonder these boys are looking forward to another summer in campl