Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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66 ACTA NOSTRATMMA - PIGSKIN SI-IUFFLE NOVEMBER 30, 1956 The football season ended with a bang when the Senior Team with the co operation of the Students' Council, sponsored the Pig- skin Shuffle, Talented decorators placed a life-like football player at the entrance, and other football motifs throughout the audi- torium. The team, looking towards next year, played hot records most of the night to get the crowds in shape for the coming season. Carol Jamieson and Pete Downes won prizes for the Elimination Dance-prizes which were in keeping with the football motif. At the stroke of twelve the people stream- ed out the front door, anxiously awaiting next year's games. -Jim Farley XIID. THE TINSEL TWIRL The Student Council sponsored this dance to introduce the Christmas spirit at G.C.V.I. We danced to records. By the evenings closing the holiday gaiety had spread o.er all. THE WINTER WONDERLAND DECEMBER 27, 1956 The first big dance of the year is our Christmas formal organized by the Boys' Senior Hi-Y. This has always been a success and this year's proved to be no exception. The boys really wrought a miracle in transforming the auditorium into a true Winter Wonderland. The guests even enter- ed in a royal manner-over a red velvet- carpeted bridge which crossed an ice- covered pond. Then we were formally greeted by the President of the Hi-Y, Dale Pickering, and the other members of the receiving line, Between dances, for which Harvey Smith supplied the music. We took time to throw a dime into the wishing-well. If the happy expressions on the faces of the departing g.ests were any indication, it would seem that many wishes came true. THE 'LAT HOME Chez Nous, La Vie Parisienne It is nine P.M., February 22, 1957, and once more the G.C.V.I. students are enter- ing the wide front door of the school for the Student Council's annual At Home. Just five short hours ago, these same people left by way of the side doors as a noisy crowd of teenagers, dressed in skirts and sweaters or jeans and sport shirts. Now, by some miraculous transformation, they are resplendent in beautiful formal dresses with corsages, or smartly tailored suits. As they pass through the Arc de Triomphe into the auditorium, scarcely recognizable in its glamorous decorations, they are welcomed by Mike Hamilton, El- aine Magder, Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Peachell, Mr. and Mrs. King, Mrs. Goheen and Miss McFaddin. Receiving Line - G.C.V.I. A+-Home

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-,- . ACTA NOSTRA 65 G.C.V.I. DANCE COMMITTEE Standing: Art Birk, Isabel McDonald, Elizabeth Smith, Beverley McCrae, John Walker. Seated: Jack Morgan, Judy Beaumont, Mike Hamilton. Dances ATOMIC HOP-OCTOBER 26, 1956 Although this was the first dance of the year, it was very well attended. The greater part of the music was explosive Rock 'n Roll to emphasize the Atomic theme. Half- way through the evening, the dancers were entertained by our talented uGLlIl1bOl1S and by Elvis Presley - a student from the John F. Ross Collegiate-Vocational Institute. The success of the dance is credited to Steve Lewis and the Science Club. We'l1 look forward to an annual Atomic Hop. fKathy Hamilton XIIB. SADIE HAWKINS DANCE NOVEMBER 2, 1956 Over two hundred Dogpatchers decked themselves in their best jeans and kicked up their heels at Sadie's annual dance. The sponsors, the Girls' Senior Y-Teens. asked the gals to use their own ideas in making a corsage for the guys. The result was a variety made of anything from onions to frilly ribbons and bells. Hillbilly-type prizes, for the most original. went to Donna McEdwards and Travis Clifford. Glen Street's Orchestra played for an en- joyable evening of dancing. As we left the auditorium we tipped our straw hats to the scarecrows at the entrance, hoping to see them again next year. COMMENCEMENT DANCE NOVEMBER 16, 1956 The Commencement Dance was held, this year. after the evening Commencement Ex- ercises. Refreshments were gratefully receiv- ed while the auditorium was being made ready for dancing. Appreciation was ex- pressed to the food committee under Beverly McCrae. During this intermission a real reunion took place: graduates of last year joyously renewed acquaintance with their former classmates and caught up on the news. Several expressed astonishment at the change in the appearance of the office. Our thanks goes to Harvey Smith for supplying the dance music. Often his music was interrupted by a loud school cheer from some corner, after which bedlam would break loose with several groups trying to out-cheer each other. However, this only added to the spirit of the reunion and re- sulted in a good time.

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By now, many are dancing to the sweet and sentimental music of Harvey Smith's Orchestra. When not on the dance floor they are found at the tables of the Sidewalk Cafe. where two gay Parisienne waiters, Monsieur Norton and Monsieur Booth, and their staff of cheery waitresses offer a tempting menu of French foods. Throughout the evening, the roving photo- grapher, Tom Olsen. takes pictures of couples and groups at the tables or beside the Eiffel Tower. Tom's jovial manner and ready wit add greatly to the festivity as he gives us this memento of a wonderful event. The thanks of those attending go to all who made this one of the best dances of the year. Among the latter are John Walker. Bev. McCrae, Judy Beaumont and their helpers, and Mr. Beard and his woodwork- ing class. SPORTS NIGHT-FEB. 27, 1957 This sports night marked the debut of the newly formed G.C.V.I. Bantam basket- ball squad before a home crowd. The few spectators in attendance were pleased with the fine showing of this team. coached by Mr. Pauli, as they defeated Notre Dame midgets - Best of luck G.C.V.I. Bantams! Notre Dame Jrs. revenged their younger brothers' loss by downing the G.C.V.I. Jrs. 45-44 in a hair-raising battle. The visitors led throughout most of the contest and managed to stave off a Gael bid for conquest in the last quarter to gain the victory. In the Senior game the Y Blues of the Intermediate A Basketball League defeated the Senior Gaels 72-59 before a crowd of 200 students. Both teams played a tight first half but the Blues opened up in the second half to gain a comfortable lead and keep it until the final whistle. The evening was completed by dancing to records supplied by the Students' Council. Congratulations are due to Mr. Pauli, Mr. McFadden, Mr. Burnett and their re- spective teams for their part in a successful Sports Night. -Skip Letheren XIIB THE HOBO HOP - MARCH 29 This was a notable event for two special reasons. First, it marked another success for the Boys' Senior Hi-Y: second, Sonny Mel- low established a record, winning the Ushapeliest legs contest for the third suc- cessive year. Congratulations are forthcom- ing to both. The chaperones, including Mrs. ACTA NOSTRA 67 Goheen, Miss Garland and Mr. and Mrs. Evans proved themselves very able in judg- ing legs. Pete Colley won the prize for the hairiest legs and Pete Marucci's warranted a special prize. Pete Marucci was a travelling hobo who, it seems. had just come back from a warm- er climate, for he wore Bermuda shorts which displayed his legs to the best advan- tage. There were several other characters around who had worn their best hay-making clothes, jeans torn around the knees and patched elbows. It gave the dance a real hard-times atmosphere. Harvey Smith's band gave an excellent evening for dancing as usual. TARTAN TWIRL - MARCH 22 The Tartan Twirl is another annual dance which is always a success. As the name im- plies, a tartan skirt or shirt is a must and everyone, no matter what their ancestry, becomes Scotch for the evening. The Spot Dance was won by Joan Nodwell and Pete Mitchell and the Elimination Dance was finished by Judy Fox and Paul Booth. The Student Council sponsored the dance and music was supplied by its record collec- tion which has all the current discs. A swirl of the bagpipes would have been a fitting closing for the spirit of this dance. THE INDIGO MOON-APRIL 23 Although the name might lead people to believe that this is a new dance, it is actu- ally only the Senior Y-Teens' Bunny Hop in disguise. The name was changed to fit the theme of the decorations which were beautifully arranged by Elaine Magder with the assistance of a group of able girls. Around the outside of the dance floor was a pale-blue and white fence and in the one corner was an overturned silver canoe on a moonlit sandy shore. Although the name might imply that the mood of this dance was blue too, this was far from the case. Mike Berg's Combo with its modern dance music kept spirits gay and feet tapping. The girls' bright spring dresses added to the decorations of the auditorium. Many thanks are expressed to the chaper- ones who were kind enough to attend and who mingled so well. These were the Law- rences. McNallys and Blacks, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, Mr. Gellatly and Mr. Harding. They contributed greatly to the success of the evening.