Kelvin High School - Kelvin Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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DRAMA CLUB President Kay Kuhnke, vice-president Ian Drummond, and secretary-treasurer Sharon Miville head this group of aspir¬ ing actors. Each week three members go to the Manitoba Theatre Centre School to learn dramatic and stage techniques. The club features play-readings, films, and panel discussions on make-up and proper¬ ties. The Drama Club’s chosen presenta¬ tion, “Rise and Shine” has had to be postponed because of several cast changes, but the members hope to perform the play sometime before May 12. The club had already performed for Kelvin stu¬ dents at the Ticket Selling Party and has hopes of entering the High School Drama Festival if it is held this year. OF HISTORY CLUB Only in its second year of existence, the History Club is going strong. One of the most popular features of this club is the custom of having dinner meetings with the national dishes of a certain country. A new idea of the club was to have discussions each Friday. The mem¬ bers have discussed nuclear disarmament, marriage, the British system of education and a series of records called “Ways of Mankind.” The highlight of the club’s activities was the dinner meeting at which Larry Henderson spoke on problems of Asia. The club members all have two things in common, a high regard for Mr. Orlikow and a love of foreign food. BS SCIENCE CLUB About sixteen of Kelvin’s budding scientists working in small groups under the supervision of Mr. MacFarlane make up the Science Club. One group entered its Gas Chromatography project in the Science Fair held during the Easter holi¬ days at Polo Park. This device for detect¬ ing the kind and amount of constituents of organic gases and liquids placed second in the chemistry division. The analysis is made, often on the basis of a tiny drop of the sample, by separating the constitu¬ ents and by passing them through a solid called the packing. On emerging, the different gases cause variations in an electric current. (Sound complicated to you, too?) UNITED NATIONS CLUB The officers of this club, president Norm Schaffer, vice-president Don Aron- ovitch, secretary Terry Miner and treas¬ urer Dave Starr plan the programs in ac¬ cordance with world problems. Topics for discussion include the situations in Laos and the Congo, the Eichmann prob¬ lem, and nuclear disarmament about which the club has seen a film. These discussions are conducted in the form of debates, panels or informal talks. Karen Tellman and Bruce McFarland, members of the club, represented Togoland at MUNA held in the Easter holidays at Grant Park. All of the members of this club feel that there is a definite need for more school time to be spent on current events. 10+

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CHESS CLUB Led by president John Burstow and staff adviser Dr. McCullough, about thir¬ teen of Kelvin’s intellectuals gather each week to play chess. “The thinking man’s game.” In the tournament held before Christmas, John Burstow was victorious. A team of four chess players representing Kelvin came fifth out of ten in an Inter- High Chess Tournament held during the Easter holidays at Tec. Voc. The Kelvin group hopes to have a chess match with Sisler who wasn’t represented in the Inter- High Tournament. Although all of the members this year were familiar with the game, the chess fiends are willing to teach the game, or at least some of its finer points to the novice player. DEBATING SOCIETY This club is another of Kelvin’s new¬ est, having been formed only this year. The group which meets every Day I, is composed of about seven active members. They debate controversial and current questions such as, “Integration in the Southern United States” and “Should Canada Become a Republic?” Dr. Mc¬ Cullough, staff adviser, and Jon McGuire, President of the society, are attempting to teach the rules of debating to inter¬ ested students. The main purpose of the club, however, is to teach the members the fundamentals of public speaking so that when they go out into the world, they will feel prepared to speak to an audience with assurance. DECK NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT CLUB This club, Kelvin’s newest, was formed when three students, Debby Kipp, Ter¬ ence Moore, and Norm Shaffer became concerned over the threat of nuclear war. Some of the members (who number thirty-five) joined the march held April 1 in the protest against allowing nuclear arms on Canada’s soil. The club had heard speakers including Paul Switzer, president of the Manitoba Committee of CUCND. The Kelvin group is currently making plans for a conference with a similar club at Vincent Massey to discuss a combined High Schools Campaign. The members of this club who proudly wear their blue and white buttons, firmly intend to continue their activities next year. RED CROSS CLUB Because of a School Board ruling, the Red Cross Club members were unable to continue their fine work of providing Christmas hampers for needy families. The club has been working on a petition asking the School Board to repeal the ruling. The staff adviser is Miss Hoole and the officers are — Jim McJannet, president, Marg Roper, secretary, and Connie Davidson, treasurer. Each room sends a representative to all the meetings. The club is responsible for visiting a nursing home every Saturday and the members took the operetta cast to per¬ form for the inmates of the home. Rep¬ resentatives of Kelvin’s Red Cross Club attend meetings of the Inter-High Red Cross Council. 20

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