Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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The Football Dance LEBE'S annual football dance came as the crowning event to another successful football season. We gath- ered in the gymnasium on November fourth to celebrate our Interscholastic City Cham- pionship. Football motifs effectively decorated the combined gymnasia. An amusing feature of the decoration scheme was the sight of two dummies garbed in football attire. We observed one of them sprawled dejectedly in the high basket at the end of the room. Of course he was supposed to have been thrown there by his strong Glebe rival who was jauntily perched on a stand nearby. Clever football posters with blue and gold streamers completed the picture. The popular dance music of Ted Donald- son's orchestra together with a floor show contributed added enjoyment to our even- ing's pleasure. A vocal solo by Joy Kermack and dance numbers by Margery Allan, Ruth Donovan, and Alison Thomas met with an enthusiastic reception. Box-lunches were served at 'midnight and favours dis- tributed, bringing to a close another of Glebe's memorable dances. L. NEWMAN. is wk wk The 'At Home' OFT music, the rustling of long skirts, and the rhythmic shufiiing of dancing feet-we are in the ballroom of Glebe Collegiate where the Annual At Home dance is in full swing. We have just been greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. McGregor, Laurie Grindlay and our head boy, Gordon Beattie. Now welook around us and observe the decorations with interest. The transfor- mation from combined gymnasia to ball- room seems to have been accomplished by the skilfully draped blue and gold banners together with streamers and balloons also bearing our school colours. Berkeley Kidd's much heralded orchestra has been given the place of honour at the far end of the room. From this section comes the music which seems to be forcing our most serious students into a gay dancing mood. At eleven o'clock the parade to the Cafe- teria for refreshments is begun. The latter consist of sandwiches, coffee, ice cream LUX GLEBANA and cake. There are also novelty favours to delight us. Dancing continues until twelve o'clock when the strains of the Home Waltz warn us that, like Cinderella, we must leave the ball. We journey home- wards,-feeling indeed grateful to the Com- mittee who, on the evening of December 28th, have provided us with another mem- orable dance in the history of the Glebe At Home . fkvkvk Our Visitors MONG the memorable events of our Collegiate life, none are recalled with greater pleasure than the visits of those distinguished persons who inspire us with visions of the outside world. These contacts with personages who are outstand- ing in their respective Helds, and whose counsel and advice is highly prized, cannot but stimulate higher ambitions among the students and a fuller appreciation of life and hospitality. The Annual Closing Exercises held on June Sth, last, were graced by the visit of a distinguished group including the Hon. Denton Massey, M. P. In his forceful message to the students, Mr. Massey urged that each one should develop a hobby. Find out what you can do best, he said, then hit it hard, for the fellow who has the most luck is generally the one who works the hardest. Mr. Massey believed that the present generation was the finest that this country had ever produced, being more frank and more straightforward, in many respects, than previous generations. Mayor Stanley Lewis was also on the platform and presented the Ronald Ames Memorial Trophy. On this occasion we had the pleasure of welcoming our esteemed friends, Dr. MacDougall and Mr. Nichol who were to be again with us in September at the Annual presentation of the Collegiate Coun- cil prizes. In October, Mr. Orion Low, a prominent Ottawa lawyer, spoke on behalf of the annual Community Chest Campaign appealing for more generous contributions for the many needy families in the city. Shortly before the closing of the fall term, Glebe students once more welcomed a for- mer teacher, Mr. W. A. Graham, to the Assembly Hall. Mr. Graham has spent practically the past three years in the Fed- erated Malay States and his description of this land was of great interest to all. Mr. Graham said the native tongue of nearly Page 51

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SCl100l Activities ---:'----' Edited by L. NEWMAN The Annual Concert HAT is a good school concert? It must be original, bright, and peppyg it must have variety and contrast. But all these qualities are of little avail unless it is personal, and that means more than the jokes. It was this personal interest that we liked in the Seventeenth Annual Concert, pre- sented on Friday and Saturday, January 27th and 28th. We think that having this quality present was really an achievement, considering the large number of people in- volved in staging the concert and the large number for whom it was staged. The whole concert revolved around the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Upright, parents of Glebe students, to the school. A picture of school life was revealed through both group display and individual contributions. One of the first things that they looked in on was a burlesque classroom scene. A great part of the programme was musical. To this the orchestra, the band, the Glee Club, an assembly of 280 Ninth graders, a male quartet, a trumpet quartet, a string quartette, all contributed. C0ne more quartet, and we would have had a quartet of quartetsj The Boys' Gym Team gave a thrilling exhibit on the parallel bars. The Girls' group presented exercises as they were done in 1900 and 1939. The 1900 group romped vigorously, doing some clever individual clowningg the 1939 division moved smoothly through their streamlined act in very smart costumes. In the Girls' Locker Room ten dirndl-clad damsels tap-danced to swing time. Another group of toe dancers gave an interpretation of the Waltz of the Flowers . Everyone enjoyed the melodrama, in which the villain particularly was a great success. The orchestra added to the at- mosphere with their sound effects. There is more in a large concert than meets the eye. The task of organization, practice routine, and actual performance is a gi- gantic one, requiring a great deal of hard Page 50 work and patience. Yet we think that the participants must have each one gained a valuable experience and had a good time at it, too. :kills The Science Club Dance HE SEVENTH Annual Dance of the Science Club was held on Friday, March 3rd. It again proved the greatest social attraction of the year as over two hundred couples enjoyed dancing to the strains of Ted Donaldson's ten-piece or- chestra. The combined gymnasia were attractively decorated in the Glebe blue and gold while a strong scientific touch was added by posters placed at strategic points, de- picting various chemical processes. The crossed retorts, the insignia of the Club, stood out in delicate silhouette on the or- chestra shadow-boxes. A highlight of the evening was the ex- cellent fioor show which many agreed was the best ever seen on the Glebe fioor. Ap- petizing box-lunches, largely prepared by the girls of the Club and satisfying bottled drinks were served about eleven-thirty. Honorary guests present included Mr. and Mrs. W. D. T. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. MacNeil, Mr. McGregor, Mr. Pollock and Mr. Callan. The great success of the evening was due to the willing help of all members of the Club ' but particular thanks are due the following: Mr. Bullock, our sponsor, who supervised all detailsg Bud Bolton, decor- ating and general itemsg Keith Scobie, the drinks, Daphne Neville, the lunch 3 Laurie Watson, the lightingg Argyle Connelly, the floor showg Jack Wilson, the ticket saleg Keith McCaffrey, posters and advertisingg and Bob Cole, the spotlight. C SHIRLEY MILLER. :lf wk Pk Disgruntled school-boy: Its' not the school I don't like it's the principal of the thing. LUX GLEBANA

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every country in Europe is represented by the inhabitants of Singapore who were vividly depicted in their native costume in the lantern slides which followed. At the Commencement Exercises on Jan- uary third, Academic prizes and diplomas were presented. Rev. Dr. T. J. Thompson delivered the principal address and took as his subject Length, Breadth and Width . Length brought to mind the forward march and purpose of youth, Breadth was the widening of sympathy with outside things through education, and Height', meant the upward looking of students in the realm of religion. Other guests on the platform were Dr. A. H. MacDougall, J. W. York, K. C., Dr. McGregor Easson, Chief Inspector of Public Schools, and C. A. Latour, Separate School Inspector. A few days later, we greeted one of our American friends from Newark, New Jersey, in the person, of Miss Kaye, a representative of one of the Junior Colleges in the States. Early in February, under the auspices of the Bell Telephone Company, we were shown motion pictures illustrating the travelling of sound waves in the air and modern telephone equipment. We once more thank the Bell Telephone Company for their kindness in sending a representative to our school. About two weeks later in February, Mr. K. S. Buzek, Trade. Commissioner for Czecho-Slovakia, gave us a splendid talk on his native country, illustrated by motion pictures. These showed a country rich in natural beauty Whose fine old castles and other famous buildings bespoke a great historial background. Mr. Buzek told us that before the division following the Munich Conference, Czecho-Slovakia, although then only one-seventh the size of Ontario, was one of the world's leading industrial centers. He showed us the Country's Crest, and in conclusion said that practically the only thing to which the people of Czecho-Slovakia had to look forward was the motto engraved on this crest, viz., Peace with Honour . Although every year a High School In- spector visits Glebe, we rarely see him in our Assembly Hall. This year, however, we were most fortunate in having Mr. W. A. Jennings address us at the conclusion of his last visit to us as School Inspector. His inspiring message clearly showed that he knew what appealed to the younger gener- ation. -2512 Old Boys' Column HIS YEAR the Lux Staff has decided on a new column, one to let you know about the activities of a few of Glebe's former students who have dis- tinguished themselves in scholastic work and some who are in unusual positions. We cannot, of course, attempt to make this column include all former Glebe pupils whose names should be included, and we apologize to those who are left out but who deserve to be here. We have a letter from a former student whom most of you know, Herbie May. Hollywood, Mar. 21st Dear Friends at Glebe:- My activities since leaving good old Glebe have been varied, but what started out to be a hobby has become a very interesting vocation. After a couple of years of good radio grounding at CBO, I Was transferred to Toronto where I was fortunate enough to become associated with the Happy Gang and several large commercials. From Tor- onto I migrated to Hollywood last fall to join the Columbia Broadcasting System in the capacity of an announcer-producer. My duties I think are self-explanatory, I announce and produce both local and net- work programmes which, originate in KNX. How I have been fortunate enough to have MEN'S WEAR sv 4 CQMW' 121 BANK ST. Page 52 u LUX GLEBANA