Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute - Volt Yearbook (Ingersoll, Ontario Canada)

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Congratulations to INGERSOLL DISTRICT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE CADET CORPS from The Honorary Members The Ingersoll Detachment The London and Oxford Fusiliers IThird Battalion Royal Canadian Regimentl Banff National Cadet Camp Before I left for Banff National Park, a two-week training period was undertaken at Camp lpperwash. Here a group of cadets, known as Banff Company, chosen for their leadership ability and cadet interests to repre- sent Ontario at the National Cadet Camp in Banff, Alberta, was under the command of our principal, Maior J. C. Herbert. Our training period completed, we travel- led on a first class transcontinental flyer west- ward. The main camp, at which we stayed for most of our visit, was situated at the foot of towering Cascade Mountain, four miles from the town of Banff along the Lake Minnewanka road. Our three-week stay was divided into a week of bivouac camp, a week of sightseeing and a week of military training. At the bivouac camp, six miles from our main camp, we enioyed outdoor life in a valley between two ranges of mountains. Despite zero temperatures at night and the occasional animal roaming through the temporary camp, we slept snugly in very warm sleeping-bags. We had what was a new experience for most of us, a taste of mountain climbing up Sulphur Mountain. In the week of sightseeing tours we visited pure-green Emerald Lake and Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, beautiful Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and enioyed a launch-ride on Lake Minne- THE VOLT wanka and a thrilling ride up the Mount Norquay Ski Lift. In our week of training we were instructed in first aid, mountain rescue work, bridge build- ing, foot drill on the parade square and a con- centrated course in the art of iu-iitsu. However, not all our time was organized. When off duty, we went into the town of Banff where every Tuesday and Thursday evening the students of the Banff School of Fine Arts spon- sored a dance at their chalet on Tunnel Moun- tain. Other entertainment in Banff was trail riding, canoeing, swimming and movies. Once each week there was a free bingo in the can- teen at the main camp with fifty dollars in prizes at stake. Each evening ten cadets had the honour of being entertained in the ballroom of the luxurious Banff Springs Hotel. This trip was very interesting and edu- cational. I gained much from the iourney across Canada and from the close association with cadets of other provinces. Ted Tyson, Grade 'I3 REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCING FIRE, WIND, ACCIDENT, SICKNESS and LIABILITY INSURANCE BONDS - DEBENTURES W. L. NAGLE Phone 333 l8I Thames St. S. BEST OF SUCCESS TO THE STUDENTS IN PUBLISHING THE 1956 VOLT E. J. CHISHOLM Optometrist Ingersoll Ontario Page 5'I

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Cadet Inspection This year we were fortunate enough to be able to hold our cadet inspection for the first time on our own collegiate campus. On May the eleventh, a fine sunny spring day, the inspection began with a general salute the inspection of our four companies by and Brig. T. G. Gibson, Area Commander of W.O., Col. C. F. Oerton, I8th Militia Group Lieut. H.O., Lieut. P. Drohan, Assistant Cadet Train- ing Officer, London, Ontario. The march past followed this. Then company and platoon drill terminated the marching. For the first time also, our cadets were led by our own trumpet band which played some excellent selections throughout the programme under the direction of Cdt. Lt. L. Johnson. The colour party consisted of: Cdt. Lt. R. Billings, Cdt. Lt. W. Wark, Cdt. Sgt. H. Hammond, Cdt. Sgt. G. Roberts, Cdt. Sgt. J. Faber The officers of the cadet corps for I954-I955 were: Bn. C.O., T. Telfer, Bn. 2 i lc, T. Tyson, Bn. R.S.M., J. Pellow. Company commanders were J. Gaz- zola, B. Chisholm, J. Carr and J. Watmough. Number IO9 Cadet Corps, Ingersoll, rank- ed fourth in the Western Ontario area in all groups and second in our B group, losing by one heartbreaking point. Guided by Cdt. Capt. J. Gazzola, the precision squad gave a fine display. The demonstration squads tweapons and signalsi put on a superb performance with the anti-tank gun and the two Bren groups. The signals display, set up as an infantry battalion in action, operated in good military fashion. This group was led by Cdt. Mai. T. Tyson. The first aid display took advantage of the rugby field which served as an excellent battlefield l??J. The track served as a fine stretch for two speeding recovery vehicles. ISt. John's and P. T. Walker's ambulancesl. Par- ticipants in this display were selected from Grade XI first aid class. Another first for an l.D.C.l. inspection was the selected infantry platoon of cadets who displayed field craft maneuvres and tactics on the sports' field. It demonstrated the various ways a platoon in attack carries out an assault with weapons, signals, reconnaissance, camou- flage, map reading and section formations. Cadet officers and N.C.O.'s in charge were Cdt. Lt.-Col. T. Telfer, as lieut, Cdt. D. McConnell as Sgt., Cdt. R.S.M. J. Pellow as No. I Section Leader, Cdt. C.S.M. R. Mahoney as No. 2 Sec- tion Leader, Cdt. Capt. B. Chisholm as No. 3 Section Leader. A P.T. demonstration concluded the per- formance with B. Bradfield, B. Chisholm, J. Gazzalo, D. McConnell, M. Sumner as leaders for the boys and J. Carr and J. Watmough as leaders for the girls. After the inspection the cadets were ad- dressed by Mayor Don Bower, Brig. T. G. Gib- son and the chairman of the l.D.C.l. School Board, Mr. H. T. Bower. D.C.R.A. awards were presented to R. Wilson, F. Waring, G. Bowman, T. Freure, D. Maclntosh, J. Pellow, T. Telfer. Three rousing cheers were given by the four companies formed up on the parking lot and refreshments were served. The cadet instruction staff included: Mai. J. C. Herbert, Capt. W. C. Wilson, Mai. E. C. Shelley, Mr. M. Mortimer, Mr. L. E. Smith, Mr. D. J. Hillis, Miss M. M. Sisson, Miss J. E. Suther- land, Miss A. L. Neilson, C.S.M. T. Todd, Sgt. J. Brown, Mr. S. J. Smith, Mr. D. Sivyer, Mr. F. MacDougall. Jon Pellow, Grade 12A COMPLIMENTS OF E. W. McKim Hardware INGERSOLL Start G' Marshall BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS Royal Bank Building Ingersoll, Ontario Page 50 THE VOLT

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KIWANIS CLUB Ingersoll To the Staff and Students Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute I am pleased to extend to you greetings and good wishes on behalf of the members of the Kiwanis Club. We are deeply grateful for the assistance you have given with our Easter Seals Campaign. We fully realize the great amount of work involved in addressing and preparing the envelopes for mailing. You will be interested to know that we receive from the Ontario Society for Crippled Children one-half of the money raised during the campaign in this district. This money is used exclusively for helping crippled children in Ingersoll and the surrounding community. Thus you will under- stand the importance of the contribution you have made to our work. As a club interested in the Collegiate as a place of learning, we would urge the young men and women attending it to seek the finer things of life, so that your own will be a full and happy one. We commend you on the quality of the Volt. We desire for you the utmost encouragement in its continued publication. C. E. Parker, President The Kiwanis Motto: We Build for Unity and Peace The Kiwanis Theme for 1956- Build As Free Men