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

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THE KENCOLL 1957 Page 25 Oim to Ottawa THE CAPITAL TRIP Saturday night, February 16. Dear Nancy, After 14 hours travel time, we finally disembarked Friday morning at an underground depot adjacent to the Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, a luxurious hotel with elegant appointments. Most of us were com- fortably quartered although some oddities in room assignments did occur. For instance, while Donna White, Mary Weber, Marion Sinko and I received a spacious room with four downy beds, across the corridor from us four of the fellows shared a room with one bed. First on our itinerary, we sat in on a session of parliament from the gallery. Fach member of the house had a microphone which was shut off until he signalled that he wished to speak. We were de- lighted to be present at discussions which had been reported in The Star earlier. At noon, Mr. Don Brown and Air. Fmerson, se- cretary to Honourable Paul .Martin and representing him, were hosts at a luncheon for us prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary at Knox Presbyterian Church. Both these important men posed for snapshots with some of us. Lisgar Collegiate feted us that evening with a Valentine sock-hop in their gym. At the end of the dance, we were urged to pull down the balloons, hearts and streamers for souvenirs — a clever scheme to help the decorating committee undecorate. Back at the hotel we took advantage of room ser- vice to supply a midnight feast for pajama parties. Noted in the milling crowd were Beverley Bray, Barbara Hockney, Marian Vollans and Sandra Bat- terson, smart in flannelette, and Gayle Hutson love- ly in chiffon. Later, Miss Mcintosh dropped in. She was dressed in more formal attire. On Saturday morning, at the Art Gallery, we saw- displayed the framework of a dinosaur, also stuffed Polar Bears, totem poles and reproductions of all the great paintings. In the afternoon, at the Mint, newly designed sil- ver dollars were distributed to those who had money to pay for them. Later, Miss Mcintosh and some of the students were guests at a luncheon in the Speaker ' s Chambers at Parliament Building. The bus tour of the city we took included a stop on the fringe of Ottawa at an incline. Plutocrats with dimes rented toboggans from the children playing about and slid down the hill. At Rideau Hall, the Governor-General ' s Mansion, his aide-de-camp showed us the Tent Room, former- ly an indoor tennis court and now a reception hall. the ballroom and the living room which was filled with roses to honour a visiting English duchess. During free time, some of the students went over to Hull to visit the Eddy Match Company no doubt, while other attended the beautiful movie palaces in Ottawa. Then we returned to the Chateau where our pa- tient chaperons, Mr. and Airs. Walter, Miss Mcin- tosh and Mr. Mahon, collected us up for the eleven p.m. train, homeward bound. Your Foreign Correspondent, DOREEN MOODREY (Hon. W. C. Kennedy, continued from Page 5) His abilities were quickly recognized in Ottawa. Upon his re-election in 1921 he was made Minister of Railways and Canals and also a member of the Privy Council in the government of Rt. Hon. W. L- Mackenzie King. His contribution to the budget de- bate, in which he stuck closely to financial issues, was one of the finest initial efforts that has been heard in the House of Commons. Early in the autumn of 1922, Hon. W. C. Kennedy was stricken with an illness that necessitated several operations in Montreal. Skilled surgeons were called into consultation and he appeared to improve under their ministrations. He went to Florida accompanied by his wile for a period of convalescence but two weeks after his arrival there, he was stricken by a heart attack which proved fatal. He was buried ceremoniously, in the Kennedy family mausoleum at St. Alphonsus cemetery. This great Canadian statesman and prominent Windsorite might well serve as an inspiration to the students of Hon. W. C. Kennedy Collegiate In- stitute to urge them on to better, greater, higher attainments: to imbue them with a devotion to prin- ciples, a spirit ol service, and a love for their fellow man. NANCY BODYK, 13A (The Sixth Christmas — Continued from Page 23) For the first few Christmases in Britain, the boy had been content, for the son of a feudal lord always found something new to do, and five Christmases passed before he and his father had noticed. How- ever, when they became settled and had time to think, his father became lonely for Normandy and a Norman Christmas. So, he organized a huge party for the feast of Noel, inviting all of his tenants and man}- of the lords who governed adjoining estates. On the night of the party, his father ' s guests came in droves. The wassail bowls were filled to the brim, the musicians played the ancient carols oil their lutes and the carollers sang sweetly. But the little boy was neither satisfied nor happy. He left the feast and the castle ; then he crept across the lonely moors to the church on the pro- montory above the sea, whose doors, he knew, would be open to those who wished to keep a Christmas watch. He pulled open the huge oak doors and tip- toed in. All was quiet except for the pattering of a grey mouse in a corner. The tall tapers around the creche flickered and cast long shadows on the cold stone walls. He stumbled into a front bench and. in his loneliness, he burst into tears and his great gasping sobs broke the silence. Suddenly, he heard, as though across some great void powerful voices, as of carollers, chanting a mighty anthem. He looked up and saw, in the flick- ering candlelight, movement around the creche. The Child stirred and his mother laid a comforting hand on his head. One of the tiny sheep bawled and the shepherd boy who held him stroked him until he was silent once more. But, even as the boy rubbed (Continued on Page 57)

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Page 26 THE KENCOLL 1957 Young Canadians, graduating from High School this year, have a wonderful opportunity to go on to exciting careers in the Navy, Army or Air Force. Through the Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP) qualified applicants can obtain a college education, military training, and ultimately the Queen ' s Commission . . . all under the sponsorship of the Department of National Defence. On acceptance, applicants become Officer Cadets and attend one of the three Services Colleges . . . Royal Military College, Royal Roads, College Militaire Royal de Saint-jean ... or a designated Canadian University. During the summer they train with their chosen Service. Officer Cadets receive ROTP rates of pay throughout their training. At the Services Colleges, quarters, food and all necessary equipment are provided. Cadets at Universities receive allow- ances for food and lodging, tuition, books and instruments. For full information write to: Regular Officer Training Plan Selection Board, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, or: — Registrar, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont., or Registrar, Royal Roads, Victoria, B.C., or Registrar, College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean, P.Q., or The nearest Navy, Army or Air Force Recruiting Station To be eligible: applicants must have Senior Matriculation or equivalent. In addition, a limited number of Junior Matriculants will be accepted at College Mili- taire Boyal de Saint-Jean for a special preparatory year to bring them to Senior Matriculation standard. Age limits for College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean are 16 to 20, for all others 16 to 21 on 1st January of year of en- trance. Applicants must be single, physically fit and able to meet officer selection standards.