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

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Page Sixleen “THE SPARTALOGUE — 1954 LAST YEAR’S GRADS- WHO ' S WHERE WILMA BACKHOUSE —Filing Clerk at J. T. Wing. DON BRADLEY -Ontario Agrgieultural College at Guelph. KEN BOTTOMS —University of Michiggan. study¬ ing to be a petroleum engineer. SHIRLEY BURNETT -Arts course at University of Toronto. JOHN CLEMINSON -Chemical Engineering course at Queen’s University. STAN DRABEK -Engineering course at Queen ' s University. MIRIAM DRYDEN -Ford’s office. HARRY FIDLER -Clerk in the Mailing Depart¬ ment at Ford ' s. BETTY HOLDSWORTH -At London Normal—studying to be a teacher. ETHEL MERCER -In training at Grace Hospital. DON MacLENNAN -Oakville High School. JIM OLIVER -Parts and Accessories Depart¬ ment at Ford’s. FLORENCE SENFA -Laboratory Technology at Uni¬ versity of Western Ontario. DICK SORENSON -In the Accounting Department at MacDonald and Healy. BOB SORENSON -Timekeeper at L.A. Young. JACKIE WELCH -Normal School. BOB WILLOWBY —Engineering course at Queen ' s University. NELLIE ZAJEK -Typist. Windsor Credit Bureau. LOIS BOWLEY -Carnegie Library. JEAN CLARK -Secretary at J. T. Wing’s. LORRAINE COURTIN —Office work at Motor Products JOYCE CREW -Office work at Industrial Ac¬ ceptance Corp. PEARL GHERASIM -Office work at Webster Motors. EILEEN HIGGINS -Stenographer for American Consulate. SHIRLEY JAMES -Office work at Electroline Mfg. Co. Ltd. KATHLEEN KLINGBYLE-Typist in Detroit. HELEN LOKIEC -Office work at Central Mort¬ gage Co. GAIL MORRIS -Typist at Canadian Industries Ltd. FREDA PYLYPIW -Office work at Riverside Town¬ ship Hall. EDA PYLYPIW -Office work at Dominion Twist Drill Ltd. DOROTHY SMITH -Teletype Operator, J. T. Wing’s. JOANNE SNEDDON -Secretary at Forster. ELIZABETH STEER -Typist at Hiram Walker’s. CHARLOTTE WATKINS -Studying music at the Ursuline School of Music. JOYCE WELLS -Office work at the Windsor Daily Star. DOLORES WILLSON -Office work at Viking Pump Co. of Canada Ltd. United Nations D URING the past months, there has been some controversy as to whether the United Nations sessions should be held openly or in private. As a recent observer at U.N. proceedings, I should like to present my views on this controversy. To me the United Nations seemed a “Glass House a stage on which the delegates were actors, vying for the acclaim of a world-wide audience. In every meeting, most of the delegates read their carefully planned, well-directed speeches. Each man knew that his speech would be re¬ ported to his own country and to others by newspapers and radios, and he was trying to make the most of this opportunity. For if he should concede even one small point to his opponent, his countrymen at home would certainly be displeased. It is very hard, you know, to admit publicly and openly even a partial defeat, and to compromise with the other fellow. Every member is sent instructions by his home govern ment as to what he should say in his speech, and he must follow these instructions to the letter. Every government looks upon this as a chance to build up its own policies and to tear those of the opposition into tiny pieces. Need¬ less to say. most countries take full advantage of the opportunity offered, especially Russia who continually uses the United Nations as a mouthpiece through which she can spread propaganda. It seems to me that world problems could be solved more quickly if the United Nations ' meetings were held for the most part in private or even in secret. I feel that the nations would be much more ready to listen to one another and to compromise if they were not always con¬ scious of their audience. Only recently Mr. Pearson, himself, suggested that such secret meetings would accom¬ plish more than the present open debates. However, ever since the first World War when President Wilson showed his distrust of secret meetings, the United States has in¬ sisted—first in the League of Nations and now in the United Nations—that matters be discussed openly. But. I do not feel that open discussion is the solution. Speeches made by the various delegates were full of clever witti¬ cisms directed at their opponents—it is true that several of them put on a very good show. However, after hearing a few of these highly dramatic speeches accompanied by much arm-swinging and desk-pounding. I was soon re¬ minded of that old song, Anything you can do, I can do better. JUDY STEADMAN—1?A

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“THE SPARTALOGUE — 1954 Page Fifteen COMMENCEMENT Betty Holdsworth, Jackie Welch. Ken Bottoms. Shirley Burnett. Ken Bradley, Bob Willoughby S IXTY-FIVE Upper School. Middle School and Com¬ mercial graduates were honoured at the 1953 Com¬ mencement Exercises. Five of the graduates basked in well-earned glory by winning a total of four thousand five hundred dollars in scholarships. Shirley Burnett, the outstanding winner, was awarded a total of three thousand, six hundred dollars. From the Mary Gooderham Chapter. Daughters of the Empire, she received the Edith Bowlby Memorial Scholarship of one hundred and fifty dollars, and from the University Women’s Club, a scholarship of one hundred dollars. An award of two hundred and fifty dollars for two years was presented to her by the Canadian Legion. Ontario Com¬ mand. A Dominion Provincial Bursary provided her with four hundred dollars for four years, while the University of Western Ontario added another hundred and fifty dollars. To assist her in further education at Normal School, Elizabeth Holdsworth was awarded the Colonel E. S. Wigle Chapter. Daughters of the Empire scholarship valued at one hundred and fifty dollars. Robert Willoughby, now attending Queen ' s University, received one hundred and fifty dollars from the John Askin Chapter. Daughters of the Empire, while Jacqueline Welch received the same amount from the Walter Mac¬ Gregor Chapter. For his fine athletic ability and good academic stand¬ ing, the University of Michigan granted Ken Bottoms a track scholarship for four years’ tuition. Also a prize-winner was Donald Bradley who won a sixty-dollar school scholarship for general proficiency, by reversion from Shirley Burnett. Other recipients of school prizes for general proficiency were Richard Soren¬ son and Ethel Mercer. Wilma Backhouse, Joan Bradley, John Cleminson, Stanley Drabek and Miriam Dryden were the other suc¬ cessful grade thirteen candidates for the Upper School diploma. JUNIOR MATRICULATION Junior Matriculation Certificates were awarded to Albert Ambedian. Ross Archibald, Lorraine Baranowski, Margaret Bradley. Jo-Ann Caton, Marvin Douglas. Marilyn Hughes, Cecile Lavergne. Peter Masson. Jean McAlpine. Mavis McCuaig, Shirley McLean. Brian Pye, Frank Robinson, Marilyn Sinclair. Catherine Sorenson, Judith Steadman, Frank Steadman, Charlotte Watkins, Gordon Kirk. Kath¬ leen Syroid. Evelyne Testori, Tom Yates and Edward Zolinski. Other students receiving Junior matriculation diplomas were Caro Armstrong, Merwyn Bear. Shirley Beere. Rita Blondin. Shirley Borshuk, Barbara Couvia, Donna Cun¬ ningham, Archie Dease, Doris Douglas, Esther Geise l, Anne Hacberlin. Mary Kamen. Alan Mills, Morley Patti- son. Peter Stewart. Shirley Tousignant, Ronald Wilson. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMAS Commercial diplomas were awarded to Lois Bowley, Jean Clark. Lorraine Courtin, Joyce Crew, Pearl Gherasim, Eileen Higgins. Shirley James, Katheleen Klingbyle, Helen Lokiec, Gail Morris, Eda Pylypiw. Freda Pylypiw, Dorothy Smith, Elizabeth Steer. Joyce Wells, Dolores Willson. Nellie Zajac. AWARDS Students showing outstanding qualities of leadership, initiative or scholastic ability were presented with honour pins. Kenneth Bottoms. Shirley Burnett. John Cleminson. Ethel Mercer, and Jacquelyn Welch were the winners of this high award. Service pins were presented to Ronald Wilson. Archie Dease and Robert Wade for drama; Diane Yates and Catherine Copeland for library; Arthur Majer and David Rudkin for Spartalogue; Alan Mills, Annelle Chappus. William Kerr, Miriam Dryden. and Elizabeth Steer for music; Thomas Yates for rugby; Frank Dietzel for hockey; Thomas Noble for band; Donald Bradley for Cadets; Jean Clerk, Joyce Crew. Donna Cunningham, James Oliver, Bruce McLagan and William Butterfield for other worthy activities. ATHLETIC AWARDS During the second part of the program, presentations were made for athletic prowess. Forster athletes captured five championships — Golf, Senior Girls ' Track. Junior Girls ' Track. Junior Boys’ Track and Junior Girls ' Volley¬ ball. For their championship effort in track, the senior girls won the Joan Mary Gatfield Memorial Trophy, sym¬ bolic of supremacy in the W.S.S.A. senior division, while the junior girls won the Mayor Arthur J. Reaume Trophy for superiority in the junior classification. Individual performers making five or more points in inter-school competition in track, and thereby qualifying for letters, were June Albrough, Nancy Bowen. Karel Cattanach, Anne Haeberlin, and Bonnie Howe. Valuable players on the senior volleyball and basketball teams, and Margaret Carson, who won the city’s junior diving championship also received letters. After finishing in the runner-up spot last season, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

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THE SPARTALOGUE” — 1954 Page Seventeen Tke Plea Across the wide ocean, beyond the Black Sea. Lies a country of glory, a homeland to me, I ler golden shores rooted and ravaged by foes. Her people enslaved, and burdened with woes. Although the white poplar still bends in the breeze. And the pure golden sunlight still shines through the trees. Her cottages are burned, her churches barr’d tight. Her people unhappy without any right. The Editors would like to thank the English teachers for submitting their stu¬ dents’work for the Literary section of the Spartalogue. We extend a special vote of thanks to Miss Mun- nings, whose students con¬ tributed the bulk of the stories and poems appear¬ ing in this section. Mv Soliloquy Why do those we loved the best Fade silently before our rest? Alas! — If only — hand in hand, Together, we could seek that land. But no! A pattern. Life is not; The hopes and dreams that I had sought, So glorious in the morning light. Vanished, as the stars of night. Then, was 1 young, now I am old. My secret dreams have since been sold For deepening sighs, for endless tears. That brought a wisdom with the vears. Though distant her children are now from her shore. In adopted new home-lands, they still do implore On devout bended knee, and in reverence to Thee. They ask just one thing. Lord, set our land Free!” —Nina Mudry. 12B. You who are young and full of dreams, Attempt to carry out your schemes. List not to my soliloquy. Or heed my sad philosophy. Too late, you see. 1 realized How swift each precious moment flies. A fool was 1! Life flies today Take care! — This. too. shall pass away. — Fean Law. 12B.