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

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THE KEN COLL 19 5 7 Page 27 CADETS RIFLE TEAM Kennedy ' s rifle team of this year was one of the best ever. Coached by Mr. Thomson who was assist- ed by Mr. Scott. Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. McArthur, the rifle team entered provincial and national com- petitions and emerged with high aggregates in each and every competition. We achieved wonderful results in the Western tntario Strathcona .303 Shoot last spring. Out of the entire area, Kennedy captured two trophies, the class A senior trophy and the class C junior trophy. Individual marksmen also received honour in this shoot. Out of 14,000 contestants Kennedy boast the top three scores in both the senior and junior divi- sion. In the senior division, the three highest scores in Western ( intario were those of William Rarrot, Bernie Lyons and Jack White respectively. In the Junior division Lloyd Bishop was the highest scorer of the Competition followed by Wayne Clark, and Dodd Paterson. The year ' s first competition was the Youth of the Empire Shoot, involving approximately 200 cadets, and our average was 62. However in the Ontario Rifle Association Shoot our score was 95.2 ; in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Match it was 96.3 ; in the Royal Military College Shoot it was 97.2 and in the Department of Education Shoot it was 98. As can be seen from these results our scores steadily improved. The highest aggregates for all competitions of this year were received by Bernie Lyons and David Thomson. Three members of this year ' s team each had a perfect target — 100 out of a possible 100. They are Jack Flavell, John White and I lavid Thomson. They will each be awarded five dollars. Congratulations fellows ! The team certainly missed William Barrott this year who was about the best shot ever to go through Kenned), but we still did exceptionally well in all our endeavours. We of the rifle team invite any cadets interested in shooting to report to practices next year, so that Kennedy can continue to turn out excellent marksmen in the future, as it has done in the P ast BERNIE LYONS CADETS OF 1956 A typical inspection day arrived for it was hot and humid. The weather didn ' t bother the 450 ca- dets on parade because they pulled through with top honours, and observers felt this was the finest inspection up to date. With Cadet Lt. -Colonel Jim Houston leading the battalion the inspection occu- pied the full afternoon with ceremonial marches, rifle, platoon, company and Bren gun drill. The in- specting officer. Major R. S. Richard, CD., congra- tulated the boys on their efforts, for it was not easy to perform parade ground drill on turf. The Lt.-Col. William Greisinger cup for the best rifle company was won by A Company led by Cadet- Major Alike Biro; the R. J. Service trophy for best rifle platoon by No. 11 platoon, led by Cadet-Lt. Barry Lee and the band nosed out the precision squad for the best specialist platoon. The cadets went to the various camps to bring back military enow ledge in order to help Kennedy keep up its high cadet standim. MIKE BIRO-

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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.

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Page 28 THE KENCOLL 1957 N 13 Dear Mamma Alia : Dis a year est bravissimo. Skule ' asa been a good to a me.Da year starta wida skule elections. Dere ' s a more dan uno party here ; it ' sa wat dey calla de- mocrato. Da peoples qui runna for da office in le Forum Governmento is alia good persanos and we carina vote for anyone we wanta. Der was a mag- nifico talk by alia da candidates at un grando assem- bly were dey tella how dey gonna runna da skule. But is ' sa lika da politica at home — dey still maka me remember da cattle. Uno pointo here, uno pointo dere et un grado bull una da between. I ' ma still await fora da soda pop to come outa da fountain. And after da election we starta da foutsaballa season. I ' ma hava so mucha fun ata da games. It ' sa funny game, mama ! A bigga buncha men go ina bigga field and hava bigga fight overa lettle peeg feelled wida air ; anda we alia shout heet ' eem again harder joosta lika bull fights atta home. After da game we hava beeg dance. Dear Mama Mia it ' sa notta lika da dance atta home ! Wen Elviso Preslyvo singa You ainta notta anybody butta houndadog you shooda live to see da way every- body jump ' nd scream. It ' sa wat dey calla da rocka ' nd rolla and I ' ma jump ' nd scream too ! Si Mama, I ' ma no longa square. Wena da everybody tireda jump ' nd sceram we alia go outta da Pizzeria and hava uno grando, super pizza. Dis isa wat we call Da Pizza Club ' . We maka da hair ona do owner turna grey wen we singa and tella da jokes and wen we builda Christmas trees. Alia da time da girls and da boys getta togetter anda hava magnifico parties. We singa, danca, eata and do alotta otter tings. I ' a always hava uno per- fecto time — especially wen we do a lotta otter tings. Den dear Mamma Mia. we ritta da examinations. Alia da teachers tella us we no gonna pass and everybody getta worried, so I ' m getta worried too. And after da exams we finda dat da teachers isa alwaysa right causa noone a pass. I ' ma guess I ' ma worry for no reason atta all, butta dat ' sa watta you gotta do if you no wanta be a beega square. Den comma mucho quick da basketaballa season. It ' sa notter crazy game dey play. A buncha boys bounca ball onada floor like lettle Maria do. Wen de trow da ball atta da iron dat hang ona da wall, everybody getta excited anda yell and cheer. Dena sometimes we go and see a game dey calla hookey. You tinka da otter gamesa crazy ! Dis isa one dat ' sa real gone. A buncha boys run around wida pieces wida beega sticks. And while dey chasa da ball dey a steed tied ona dere shoes and chase alettle flat ball try to heet eacha da otter over da head wida stecks. It ' sa gounda funny but I ' ma always hava gooda time atta da games. Again we ritta de examinations and we all getta worried. Da teechers tella us we no gonna pass and we always do watta da teechers say and we no pass. Da skule now she ' sa almost finish and it ' sa sad clear Mamma Mia. I ' ma growa to lova alia da peoples so a much and we alia lika uno grando familly. We know everybody so well, even da principalo, Meester Gilberto, I ' ma getta to knowa well. He ' sa no longer a beega bad man lika I tella you. I ' ma no longa afraid of heem since I ' ma lern to knowa heem, causa heesa nica, fina, man. I ' ma lova my skule anda my friends lika I ' ma already tella you and I ' ma sorry to leava dem all. Nexta year we no gonna see our olda friends so much, but I ' ma no gonna forget dem. And I ' ma no gonna forget our skule eidder, causa it ' sa beena so good to me. See Mamma Mia, I ' ma already starta to looka back ona my life lika you tella me I ' m gonna. I ' ma guess dear Mamma Mia I ' ma growa up ! Alia da pisanos ina da grada tirteen senda you mucho love, and I ' ma alwaysa lova anda remember you, DEAR MAMA KENNEDY. Youra loving son, Luigi FRANCES WILSON, PAT MUNRO and GEORGE GERENSER 12A Greetinks Peasants ; Again we peasants volunteered three comrade peoples to be the head (?) of the glorious collection of comrades labelled 12A. Gary Dunlop repeated as comrade president and Carolin Sabutsch and Bette Mossman were elected as comradesses vice-presi- dentess and secretary-treasuress. Gary, Carol and Alary Stewart were instrumental in the promotion and organization of the trip to Ottawa for all Grade 12 peasants. As for parties Batey allowed us to use his base- ment for one, but comradesses Hager, Miskus, and Sandwith had to be Friendly-Persuasioned to have parties at their domums. On behalf of the athletic portion of the class we would like to mention that both boys and girls par- ticipated actively on several of the glorious school teams. Indeed we had a very lively class, and, just because all names could not be mentioned, it is not our intention to create the impression that all did not take part in the various activities. Last but not least we wish to thank Mr. Knapp, our home-room teacher for his patience with us and his paternal devotion. We had a fine year. Best of luck to next vear ' s 12A. VIRGIL (nokoff) and HORACE (novichj 12B Venimus, Vidimus, Yicti Sumus (motto of 12B) Mr. Fox — Say now Wanda — why don ' t you be quiet ? Daryl Millar — Australian Kangaroo. Wanda Dembicki — What ' s under the ponv-tail ? Bev Nykor— Oh, Skipper . . . sigh. Pat Davis — Orlando Robbin ' s aide-de-camp. Neil Lowry — Miss Bondv ' s late. Gayle Massey— Oh, Paul! Paul Thomson — Handsome young . . . Katherine Weber — Ach Yon Schweitzer!