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

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P-ge 18 THE KENCOLL 1952 VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES Basketball, like other sports, is played throughout the world by people of many different creeds, colours, and races. This sport knows no such thing as racial intoler¬ ance. It, in itself, is a good, clean, character-building game; however, the men who participate in it are not always as clean. Sometimes, as has been proven re¬ cently, the players are extremely dishonest. In 1891, James Naismith, who was an instructor at the Young Men ' s Christian Association College in Springfield, Massachusetts, was looking for a game which could be played indoors and which was not as rough as rugby, or football as it is commonly called. He did this research to allow boys who were not capable of playing that game to compete in another sport. Finally, after much work, Naismith invented a game called box-ball.” He asked the school janitor for some square boxes. The janitor had none but said that t here were some bushel baskets in the basement. These were set up at opposite ends of the gymnasium. Aft »r explor¬ ing the details of the sport to ten boys, he began the first game of basketball. It was illegal for the players to fight or to perform any kind of body contact. This man underestimated the genius of a boy. He did not realize that a lad could get around these rules as done today. Now you see how perfectly simple and fc ' r basketball was meant to be. Judging the game by certain competi¬ tors now, some people think that it is a rugged sport in which the main object is to cheat. This is not the only sport in which there is foul play. A great deal of blame is placed on the students be¬ cause of the cheating, but is it really their fault? If they are promised by alumni to be given certain privileges if they attend a certain school, why shouldn ' t the ath¬ letes accept money from gamblers who ask, not always to lose a game, but to win by a margin of only a few points, they go to school because of bribery, but this is legal for alumni are honest men who just make side bets, but aren ' t really professional gamblers; never¬ theless, if bribes are accepted from outsiders , it is a terrible crime, and they are punished for it. Is this justice in true democratic fashion? It is asserted that some are definitely crooked, but most participanis are just victims of circumstances. As yet, this system has not invaded Canada, but if sports are allowed to become more important than educa¬ tion, as in Ihe country to the south, they can and will cor¬ rupt the schools of our fair land. We must not let this happen! BILL TEPPERMAN— 2nd Prize KENNEDY WHY KENNEDY LOST THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Play-off time had returned again. The last two years Kennedy Clippers had emerged from the W.S.S.A. and W.O.S.S.A. football competition with the title bunting. This year the team seemed to rest on their laurels through the season and had just managed to obtain a playoff berth by means of a three-two record. The semi-final Kennedy-Assumption contest was pre¬ dicted to be a thrilling tustle—as it was. The golden Clippers went through a spirited week of drill and had high team spirit at game-time. Fielding many compara¬ tively inexperienced linemen Kennedy fell behind 12-6 to a hard-charging Assumption line. The second half found the Clipper’s spirit very much lessened and only a miracle allowed them to tie the score ct 12-12 at the end of regulation time. Once again Kennedy found spirit and finally edged a very tired Assumption team 13-12. The same story as in the previous two years, sow Ken¬ nedy and Patterson battle it out for the prep championship. For some unseen reason the Clippers had lost all will to win and by the time they took the field there seemed to be absolutely no spirit. On an almost unplayable field Pat¬ terson emerged victorious by the score of 13-1 and Ken¬ nedy had lost her domination of collegiate football. Whether lack of team spirit, team leadership, or just plain know how lost the championship is not for me to say. It is certain that it was not due to school spirit or to team coaching—we had the best. MARVIN LARSEN 13A—Third Prize VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Farewell i a word which can convey many emotions. Tonight we are conscious of them all. There is the joy and elation over the successful completion of our task. There is an inner pride which comes from the satisfaction of a job well done. There is also a tinge of regret in the knowledge that this may be the last time we shall ever assemble together. As we reflect on these thoughts, our minds pause for an instant. We have had many wonderful experiences here. The memories of these moments will linger with us long after much of our academic training has been for¬ gotten. Nevertheless we can see that they have both been of vital importance. We are aware now, even more than before of the value of this education. It is the foundation upon which we must build our entire lives. The time has come when we must complete the construc¬ tion. Little difficulty should be encountered for Kennedy has given us a fine start. Before our final departure it U fitting that we take an inventory. Just what has this school meant to us? To some she may appear little more than cold stone and brick, nothing but an inanimate building. To each one of us here tonight her meaning goes far beyond these limits. To us she has been both comforter and task¬ master. Around her are clustered the pleasant memories of the greatest period in our lives. Although our paths have already led us in many direc¬ tions, common memories of the blue and gold fuse us back together again. We can all recall, as though it were tonight, the many crisp autumn evenings we have watched a Clipper football squad in action. Win, lose or draw, they were our boys and we were proud of them. In addi¬ tion to the many a ' hletic,events, there was the thrill of other enterprises: social activities, cadet inspections, and that fabulous Kennedy Karnival. Then, too, there are the memories of the many lasting friends that have had their origins here. Besides these obvious recollections there are a host of little incidents which will have only individual meanings— the way your date looked the night of that first prom; the lengthy bull sessions with your classmates; perhaps the day you baffled the teacher and yourself with that bril¬ liant answer; maybe the joy of a class party, or the en¬ chantment of a Stardust Night. These are only a few, (Umtiniiril on I’nfii- 21

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THE KENCOLL 1952 Pag 17 Igor and Alexis Stochencko had also decided upon es¬ cape. The two brothers were the village blacksmiths. They had no plan, and both knew how futile their attempt would be without one. By chance, they learned that Anna and Peter were planning to escape. The two brothers decided to cast their lot with the village tailor and Anna. The four had decided on the date of escape. Everything was in readiness. Stealthily, one by one, they went to the appointed meeting place. Dusk had settled over the countryside as the four started on their way. They has¬ tened lest they be seen and reported. As the night set in, they could see the distant lights across the border to free¬ dom, when suddenly they had been confronted by this sudden light . . . Anna stepped forward. The light followed her. There were muffled voices, and suddenly the four heard the jubilant whisper of Anna, Peter, it is Ivor and Katrinka. We were also fleeing, and thought you were the border guards. Relief swept over the four people. Now that their party had been enlarged by the two newcomers, they quickened their steps towards the border . . . The hounds scent something, one of the border guards shouted to the other. Perhaps some of the peas¬ ants are frying to escape. If so, their only escape will be death. But both guards were unable to detect anything. They continued their patrol along the border . . . The six breathless escapees had reached the border. The lights of the free city beckoned to them. They raced across and continued running until they heard footsteps and a shout, Who goes there? They stopped and turned. Had the border guards spotted them and were they at¬ tempting to take them back? Instead of a burly border guard, a uniformed soldier stepped forward. Are you an American? These were Anna ' s first words. Yes, came the reply. The six had made good their escape. The flight to freedom was ended. Second Prize —LEON LEVINE LISTEN Alone in the corridor I had just let my books drop with a neat thud in front of my locker, and a silence fol¬ lowed. Suddenly I heard a voice— Pourquoi ne peut- elle pas etre plus soigneuse de nous? It was my French book complaining in a nasal whine. Nos in hunc locum non ratus nostri iacit, added the Latin text. Meum tergum frangitur! . This is even worse than last year, complained the Maths book. Even though there were x times as many of us weighing y times as many pounds. I agree with you, piped up my history text in the broken tones of the aged. Our condition reminds me of how crowded it was back in 431 B.C. when all the Athenians were brought within the walls of Athens, be¬ cause a large force of Persians was besieging the city. We certainly have good reason to complain. Oui, vous avez raison, sans doute, agreed my French book. Suddenly my geometry set burst open with a “click , jabbing the compass into my book of poems which had been sitting back in a corner quietly taking in all that had been said. Oh! it shrieked with pain. I hope you don ' t think I m trying to complain. I know it is crowded, but could you restrain yourself from sticking your point into my back again. I had been standing there stock still. Suddenly I moved my foot, was it just the pages I disturbed or did I hear a soft chorus of groans coming from the pile of books? Anyway I picked them up rather self-consciously and placed them gently on the shelf of my locker. Third P rize —SAM GRYMEK A CAFETERIA According to the New Universities Webster Dictionary, a Cafeteria is “a restaurant for self-help and quick ser¬ vice. The editor of this source of knowledge must have had a cafeteria similar to ours in mind when he used the expressions self-help and quick-service . Just as soon as the eleven forty-five bell rings, dismissing the K.C.I. students, there is a mad dash for lockers and lunches, and then the continued scramble upstairs to the third floor. They rush to get in line for their liquid nourishment ( Choc¬ olate or white and please quit shoving ) and then they rush to find one of those articles of furniture commonly known as a chair, which are very, very scarce in our cafeteria. Now they are settled. If they should happen to take a breather between tuna fish sandwiches and gossip, which they have been devouring simultaneously, and glance around them, they would find that although not so large, our dining-room serves its purpose. The luscious pink walls form a suitable background for the insistent chatter. The girls eat on one side, the boys on the other. The tables were assigned at the beginning of the year to the different classes, but with groans of Oh, Mr. Ryan, a quick shift took place. After all, girlfriends simply must sit together and I imagine the order on the boys’ side has varied considerably also! Prefects, which the same dic¬ tionary defines as commanders or governors, keep or¬ der. However, it is very seldom that they are forced to exert their authority. Hot lunches, sandwiches ond buns are available but most of the students bring lunches from home. The members of the faculty who cat at school have a lunchroom which is off the main part of the cafe¬ teria. I understand that they have some lively discussions in there—just like we students! At twelve o ' clock, a bell rings, and everyone having consumed ample, most of the students leave. By twelve- fifteen everyone has left except this most ardent gossips. With leminders from Mr. Gilbert, we try tokeep from firing oranges and lunch-bags but the lure of the wire baskets is often too great. It ' s so much more fun to practice a set-shot at them, rather than in the gymnasium. In the summer, we use Jackson Park as our cafeteria on the nice days quite often, but in the winter we use the Cafeteria for the full noon hour and it becomes a study room. Much of that important History assignment is finished there. Our lunch-room has often served as a meeting room and even doubled as an auditorium for the assembly when our new gym floor was being laid this year. Those students who are able to go home at noon may consider themselves lucky but we who bring our lunches feel that they are missing a lot of fun between twelve and one on the third floor of Kennedy Collegiate. PAT McKENZIE—1 1A 1st Prize

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