Kennedy Collegiate Institute - Kencoll Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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12 THE KENCOLL 1941 . ...imummim.... SCHOOL ACTIVITIES -—---- - - H Now is an ideal time to urge the students of the Kennedy Collegiate to participate in the various active groups which are functioning in the school. Inquire about these clubs, find out what they do, then join at least one and enjoy the experience of actually doing something with your own fellow students, for your own school. The following brief summaries may help you decide in which group you could become the most interested and do the best work. Kennedy Kamera Klub This club, as usual, is having a busy and successful year. Under the able guidance of Mr. Thompson the club has progressed rapidly and has learned that all pictures don’t originate in drug stores. Mr. Brown is to be complimented for his excellent lectures on colour work, and the club thanks Mr. Gilbert for his interest in the progress of its members. The well-equipped school darkroom is in constant use and some creditable work is being turned out. As most of you know, The Kamera Klub docs its own developing, printing and enlarging—some of this work can be seen on other pages of this magazine. A cordial welcome is extended to any student to attend the meetings of this club or join it if they care to. Because we realize that, from ninth grade to fifth form, photography is an extremely popular hobby, we expect this club to continue its progress for years to come. St. John Ambulance Corps To the girl who wishes to become a nurse no club could be more interesting than this organization of about twenty girls, formed under the leadership of Mrs. Sills. At present St. John First Aid is being studied and a Home Nursing Course will follow ' soon. The officers this year are Claire Hicks, president, and Beverly Gould, secretary-treasurer. The goal of the members of this club is to obtain a certificate which will be presented to them at the end of the First Aid Course. Altiora Peto Society To some students of Kennedy this society is unfor¬ tunately a rather obscure one. It has, how ' ever. an im¬ portant position in the school. This club governs most of the advertising in the school, supervises the making of posters, and writes those bulletins you see sometimes on the classroom blackboards. The sale of school pins and rings also comes under the jurisdiction of this com¬ mittee. Our whole-hearted thanks should be given to those students who w r ork so generously to make this club a smooth-running and efficient society . Kennedy Glee Club Three cheers for Mr. Wass and those accomplished songsters W ' ho have so admirably made our Kennedy Glee Club a successful and worthy organization! The Club this year has a rather peculiar history. It com¬ menced in October with about thirty girls and ten boys but. strangely enough, the boys gradually dropped out. More girls were then brought in until about fifty began to prepare the music for the annual Music Festival. Tlie student body sincerely appreciates the Glee Club and thanks this organization for so ably representing our school. The Literary Society The Literary Society was formed at the first meeting of the Forum in October. The members include Jean Back. Dorothy McEw an, Rodd Ross and Arthur Pearce. At the first meeting of the Society held soon after its formation it w as decided to inaugurate a new system of literal y programs for the year. To begin the season a pro¬ gram was given presenting the life story and background of the lovely Stephen Foster melodies. This program was followed by a Christmas party in which Santa Claus, in the personage of George Edwards, distributed presents to some of the students. Since the new year there have been two literary pro¬ grams. One was a “Pageant of Canada” presented by first and second forms under the direction of Miss Bondy and Mrs. Hagarty. A one-act comic play—Rococo— has been presented by the members of the third and tourth forms under the supervision of Mr. Walter. 1 he Literary Society owes a debt of gratitude to Miss Dorothy Janes for the active part she has taken in planning all programs throughout the year. The Christian Fellowship Group The Christian Fellowship Group meets each Tuesday noon from twelve-thirty to one o’clock in room 214. It is one ot eight in Secondary schools of Windsor. In November a rally of all the Groups was held in Patterson Auditorium, at which an address was given by M r. W ood of Toronto, who is General Secretary of Fellowship Groups in North America. Parents and triends were invited to this meeting. Early in March a “get-together” of the Groups took place in the Gordon McGregor School Gymnasium at which a basketball game was played between the boys of the eastern and western Groups. A short talk was given by Mr. Reaunie of Detroit and a sing-song and a orial time were enjoyed. Later a “squash” was held for all Groups at the home of one of the members, and sixty students met for discussion and Bible study under Mr. Bier, a secretary of the Association from Western Canada. AU the students are invited to attend our Tuesday meet¬ ing, and further their interest in Bible Study and Chris¬ tian living. Dramatics Shakespeare terms such a course “the primrose w’ay to the everlasting bonfire”. A. A. Milne calls it ‘‘The Dover Road”! ' I his play, packed with amusing situations, witty re¬ partee and adult wisdom and tolly was presented by the Kennedy Collegiate Dramatic Society in the auditorium of the Victoria Public School on the evenings of March the 6th and 7th. It is a sophisticated play. The audience, both student and adult, enjoyed every minute of it. Miss Dorothy Hope, who deserves great credit for an artistic and finished production, was fortunate in having such a uniformly talented cast as the following: Art Lampkoyitz, Roy Lawrie, Alex Newell, Gladys Sutton, Mary Weidinger, Art Pearce. Phyllis Lavery’ Roderick Ross. John Mills, Virginia DcLaurier. The Dramatic Society wishes to thank the following lor many and varied services and courtesies: Mr. Peter Tinning, Mr. McCreery, Miss Lena Farrell of the Theatre Guild, Miss Yvonne Gignac, Mr. Gordon and his assist¬ ants. Cecil Fletcher. Cecil Hunter, George Edwards, and George Wilkinson: Mr. Riggs and his assistants, Victor Huszty and Ted Mallender; Norma Zamparo, and also Patricia Phipps and Alex Gray for their appealing pre¬ sentation of the curtain-raiser, “The Babes in the Woods”. Kennedy Collegiate Orchestra The K.C.l. orchestra of this year under the capable leadership of Mr. Mervin Wass, and assisted by Jack Jewell, president of the orchestra, has developed into one of the school’s leading activities. This was shown when the orchestra took part in the annual “Music Festival” and made such a splendid showing. The orchestra also shovved its musical ability while playing for the school commencement, play, assemblies, and literary meetings. It ? s too bad we did not hear a little more from Bruce Chick and his clarinet, but we will have him again later. The students that comprised the orchestra this year W ' ere— BASS—Raymond Parsons. SAXOPHONES—Jack Gordon, Bill Colledgc, Ellen Balman, Janies Garret. PIANO—Lenore Baker. ACCORDIONS—Bob Newman, Bob Whyte. I Rl MPETS—James Smith, Jack Jew r ell, Steve Frei- senger.

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THE KENCOLL 1941 13 CLARINETS—Stuart Walker, Bruce Chick, Lyle War¬ wick. DRUMS—Jack Bickhart. VIOLINS—Elso Schincariol, Robert Wilson, Walter Martyniuk, Primo Lombardo, Claire Hudis, Elaine Perrault, Fred Rudco. Prefects Every fall a certain group of students are chosen from the fourth and fifth forms to keep order in the school at noon hours. These are the prefects. Every noon there are 12 prefects posted around the school—-6 boys and 6 girls. There are 2 in the library, the gym, the cafeteria, and the halls. Their duties are various—to keep the library quiet for study, to keep the gym orderly, to keep the halls clear, and to keep the cafeteria clean and tidy. The prefects cannot do their work alone. Give them your co-operation! SOCIAL Another K Hop has gone over with a bang. On March 14, over four hundred girls dug deep into their pocket-books and brought forth their hard-earned savings to give the boys a good time. The traditional blue and gold decorations were used and the baskets were out¬ standing. Blue streamers were brought to the front and drawn to the corners of huge gold “K f s M . A large K featured the center of the l ack of the stage, and with¬ out a doubt all the boys and girls had a marvellous time. Something new in the line of dances was held on Tues¬ day, February the eighteenth, when the admission was a war-saving stamp. The dance followed a basketball game with Cranbrook. A lovely luncheon was held in the cafeteria during January honouring our new teacher, Miss Weston. Spring flowers were used as a centerpriece on the tea- table. Miss Norah Cleary, one of our former teachers, was present as one of the guests. Miss Hamilton has left us! Sorrow and happiness were our emotions at Christmas time. Sorrow because we had lost a fine teacher and happiness for Miss Hamilton in her new life. QUESTIONS THAT MAKE PUPILS GRAY 1. Why didn’t you do ' Our homework? 2. Why are you doing your French in my English class? 3. Don’t you know you shouldn’t comb your hair in public 4. What makes you so noisy today? 5. Would you like a detention? 6. How many times should I tell you to be quiet? OUR SCHOOL Do You Know 1. That our gymnasium is the finest and largest in Ontario, (probably the largest in the Dominion) and will seat 1,700 persons comfortably. 2. That our swimming pool has a capacity of 75,000 gallons (that the water is filtered, chlorinated, warmed and kept in constant circulation, which is equivalent to a complete change of water every 12 hours). 3. That our school has 36 telephones, which are worked exactly on the same principle as the Bell Telephone system—with a minor adjustment on the switch board, any person would be able to call anywhere outside the school from any class room. 4. That our school has 35 clocks, all of which are worked from a master clock in the office. The master clock controls all of the bells which can be set to ring automatically at any minute. 5. That the ventilating system in the school is one of the finest made, giving each room 1250 cubic feet of air per minute, and a complete change of air every four minutes. In cold weather the air can be cleansed and kept circulating through the class rooms, without any intake from the air outside. Through an air filter which collects the dust, it is ozonised, and humidified. The humidity is kept as near 50% as possible. 6. That there are 50 waste baskets for scrap paper in the school—enough to hold all the paper left in desks or on the floor. 7. That there have been approximately 500 pieces of gum removed from the floors, during the winter term this year. 8. That students who aim to help their school to success can do so. YMMOT. THE WIND By Anna Palmieri The wind which walks the lonely streets with me, —The dust and grime so grey upon its face— Knows well the frail and lovely lace Of spider-weaving; and each day may see. Across the city, beauty carved in stone, Or tapestry of shrub and slanting sun In some green park or sheltered, quiet place. When shadow comes, it may seek out A spot of vibrant light or darkened mystery. But does this chastened thing, this wind, Remember still the free mad way Across a mountain top? Or how to swing from larch to spruce, And bend a tall pine low? Does it remember? Queen’s University Kingston Incorporated by Royal Charter 1841 Ontario . . . situated in the oldest city in Ontario; 30 modern buildings; annual regis¬ tration about 4.700; health insurance provided during session; placement office helps students to find summer work and graduates to get jobs. ARTS—Courses leading to the degrees of B.A., M.A., B.Com., M.Com. 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