Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 1 « « f i f f « I ■ « JL | i v ack Row—Lillian Kay, Bernard Thorai Don Furny, Butler Walker, Ken K i-ont Row—Gordon Mclvor, Laurie Gra MILESTONES gPACE does not permit a full description of the characters, scenery, and costumes of our annual modern play, “Milestones,” but a few words of praise are due to the teachers and members of the cast who co-operated to give a polished performance of a difficult play. The play, “Milestones,” is considered one of the most difficult to pre¬ sent, because of the necessity for a rapid change in the characters as they grow older. The play calls for superb characterization of the parts, and gives ample scope for a fine performance in this respect. Under the direc- tion of Mr. Snider, the cast, after much hard work, was able to portray i those characterizations to some degree. Mr. Snider himself said that he had seen various professional and amateur companies present “Milestones” and anycast was to be complimented which could struggle through it success- j ,, Scenei- y costumes, and properties rated very high in the opinion of Mrs. Murray of the Little Theatre, who adjudicated the performance. Men¬ tion should be made here of the splendid work done on the feminine cos¬ tumes by the teachers, and also the artistic work done on the scenery by two of the school’s graduates. I “Milestones” marks another milestone in Gordon Bell’s attempts to give the students something more than the regular academic studies. In closing, let us extend the wish that our dramatics will continue to meet with as noteworthy success in the future.

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First Row—Fred Woods, Helen Oliver, Cynthia Roblin, Archie Whiteford, Don Jackson, Bob Harrison, Ivan Phillips, Fraser Eadie, Liston Mclllhagga, Art. Hoole, Jessie Ainge. Back Row—Bill Ramsay, Reg. Egginton, Tom Jackson, Don Whitehouse, Aasa Bratvold, Ed. Trott, Howard Deimage, Marie Ladd, Jim King, John Bannerman, Jack Durkin, Ger¬ aldine Scott, Allan Young, Bill Williamson. Twelfth Night S INCE the inauguration of Gordon Bell as a High School, it has been an established custom to present two plays yearly, one modern and one Shakespearean. The dramatic efforts of the students this year centred around “Milestones,” and “Twelfth Night,” the latter being of special inter¬ est to the Grade X students as it was included in their Literature course this term. On the evenings of November 16, 17, and 18, appreciating audiences received “Twelfth Night” with enthusiastic and hearty applause, showing how thoroughly they enjoyed the wit and humor of one of Shakespeare’s most charming comedies. The cast for the play was well chosen, all giving their best to make the production a success, two of the characters really excelling themselves in their impersonations. The stage settings were extremely good and the cos¬ tumes delightful. In attendance on all three nights was the school orchestra, which, un¬ der the direction of Mr. F. E. Hubble, rendered a number of splendid se¬ lections. Much credit is due Mr. Snider for so capably directing the youthful performers, and to Miss Bates, Miss McTavish and Miss Laidlaw for their invaluable help in producing the play so successfully. It was a dramatic achievement that Gordon Bell may be highly proud of, and an example which we hope the future students of our school will follow.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 31 rati Ll mm J JJJJJ, The Orchestra VT3 GORDON BELL’S orchestra has again had a most successful year under the competent direction of Mr. Hubble, its worthy conductor. Mr. Hubble has worked untiringly with the various sections of the orchestra and to him is due the high artistic degree attained at performances. This year the orchestra has had many new members and it has made marked improvement over the past year. Two new members are capable of playing the bass violin which the school purchased a year ago. The work of the orchestra for this season has included some “Symphony Series” studies, besides many other studies by noted composers. Mr. Hubble entered the orchestra in four classes of the Manitoba Musical Festival. The test pieces were: “Air On the G String” and “Gavotte” from the “Sixth Violin Sonata” by Bach, “Overture in D” by Gretry and “Minuet in E Flat” by Mozart, “In the Homeland” and “Elphin Dance” by Grieg, “Valse Lente” by Coerne, and “Rakoczy March.” Great praise was given to the orchestra by Adjudicator DunhiU and the very capable pianist, Joyce Cassidy, was given special mention. During the school term the orchestra gave its assistance at both plays and took a major part in the Musical Concert. Mr. Hubble composed the select ion to be played at the Graduation Exercises. In the most interesting and progressive year which has passed, the orchestra members have had much enjoyment and have given great pleasure to others. The members of the orchestra appreciate Mr. Hubble’s talent and he has given them a true persepective of good music.