Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School - Grumbler Yearbook (Kitchener, Ontario Canada)

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MUSIC EXECUTIVE Standing. left to right: Harry Koegler. Librarian for Clee Club: Mr. Paul Berg. Director of tile Club and Orchestra: Robert Kadwell. Librarian for Orchestra: Nlr. H. E. Illass. Faeultx Sponsor. Seated. left to right: I-Iugh Cowie. President of Glee Club: Ruth Hamm. Secretary of Clee Club Miss Helen Nairn. Director of Girls' Chorus: Dolores Simpson. Wlardrobe Klistressz Eric Traugott. President of Orchestra. Absent: June Fisher. Wardrobe Mistress. Sir Ernest MacMillan ROY DONNER. A XIII A A most outstanding event of the school year was the visit of Sir Ernest MacMillan and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. They came to Kitchener in the late autumn to present a public concert, but they also gave a special afternoon performance for the Kitchener-Waterloo school children. Among the selections played were the spritely Shepherd's Hey and the immortal William Tell Over- ture . The way in which the audi- ence called for encores left no doubt as to the extent of its appreciation. A great many of us had heard of the dynamic personality of Sir fContinued on page 1071 .All Interview Wvith Major Dlefool Rox' DONNER. A XIII A Major McCool, Assistant Super- visor of Music for Secondary Schools, is indeed the man for his job. Formerly a teacher at Har- bord Collegiate in Toronto, he be- came interested in music prior to the War. However, he enlisted in the Canadian Army and went over- seas. He told about the time he was sent to Iceland, and, having on hand some twenty-five hundred dollars Worth of instruments, thanks to the C.O., he had all musical men avail- able drafted into his command and proceeded to whip a band out of fC0ntinl1ed on page 981 THE GRUMBLER 47

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the orchestral accompaniment on the organ. More recently, Mr. Brian McCool, the Assistant Supervisor of Music in the secondary schools, brought two young and talented violinists, Olga Pliszka and Elsie Babiak from Harbord Collegiate in Toronto. They played Bach Concerto in D Minor, the 1st movement Vivace g Sammartini, 1st and 3rd Move- ments in F Major, Telemann-Grave Movement in A Minor, Purcell's Golden Sonata-1st movement Largo , 3rd movement Can- zone , and the 5th movement Allegro , Handel's Sonata in F Major without piano accompani- ment, La Zingana by Bohm and the 1st movement of the Concerto in A Minor by Vivaldi. These num- bers were all duets, and they were accompanied by Miss Ada Eby. These two girls were the first musicians we had in the exchange of students from secondary schools, and we hope Mr. McCool will bring more like them to Kitchener. To you, Guest Artist, we say Thank you , and hope you will make a return visit soon. -Q- An Interview With The 66King of Swingii HARVEY CLARKE. A XII C When Benny Goodman paid Kitchener a visit in October, the town went all ga-ga. He and his band were playing that night at the Summer Gardens. However, after four he was to be at Paul Berg's Record Shop where he would give autographs and answer ques- tions. Well, needless to say, ye Record Shop nearly split its sides with the crowd it let in that after- noon. There was the King of Swing making with the pen and laughing and joking all the while. When the mob had thinned some- what and the air had returned, I managed to corner his Majesty and obtain the following interview: Q.: When were you born and what is your present marital status? A.: I was born May 30, 1909. I am married and have a girl two and a half years old. Q.: When was your present band first organized? A.: Around the end of 1933. Q.: Who does the arranging for your band? A.: Edgar Johnson and some other fellows. Q.: Some musicians who started out with you now have their own bands. Who are they? A.: Harry James. Lionel Hamp- ton, Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson. Q.: How many records have you made for Columbia? A.: I have made between 500 and 750. Q.: In making classical records. do you use a special clarinet. and how many have you? A.: I have eight, and I use one exclusively for classics. Q.: What classical orchestra or groups have you played with? A.: The San Francisco, Philadel- phia and New York Symphonies and the Budapest String Quartet. Q.: When did you first play with a name band and whose was it ? A.: With Ben Pollock and Isham Jones in 1923 when I was fourteen. Q.: Who are your favourite com- posers? A.: Mozart, Debusse and Reval. Q.: Have you ever done any com- posing? A.: Yes, I helped Lionel Hamp- ton with Flying Home and I Found a New Baby . Nothing classical though. Q.: What was the greatest thrill of your career? A.: That was my first Radio Broadcast. And so ended my interview with the King of Swing . 4-6 THE GRUMBLER

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RITCHENER-WATI'fIlI.OO HICH SCHOOL BOARD AND ADVISORY YOCATIONAL COMMITTEE Smrzzlirzg. left to right: H. ll. Mistele. W. M. Euler. I. A. Fischer. A. M. Snider. B.A.5c..v lf. J Ileimrich. fl. li. Harding. BSC.. W. T. Ziegler. M.A.. Priricipal. A. li. Welker. I. P. Xan tl I Water tSec.-Treas. 5t'IIft'l1. left to right: Rev. R. M. Haller. M. P. Conner. T. Ii. Kay. C. W. lfressman ltfhairinanl Mrs. A. E. Brmune. Mrs. P. I. Mcllarry. C.B.lE.. Mel. Swartz. The School Board What do these words mean to you '? Perhaps you've wondered who the .board members are. Per- haps you've wondered just exactly what part they play in keeping the cogs of the intricate machinery of this brain factory running smoothly. Perhaps you've even wondered Why . First of all, who are the Board Members '? There is the Collegiate Board comprised of eight members. There are five representatives from Kitchener, four of Whom are ap- pointed bythe City Council, and one representing the separate schools. Waterloo has three representatives, two appointed by the Town Coun- cil, and one representing the sepa- rate school in Waterloo. DORIS H.-xM11.ToN. A XIII C The Board Members are: C. W. Cressman, Chairmang A. H. Welk- er, Vice-Chairmang Rev. R. M. Hal- ler, A. M. Snider. B.A.Sc.. T. H. Kay, Mrs. P. J. McGarry. C.B.E. and Mrs. A. E. Broome. In addition to the Collegiate Board there is the Advisory Yo- cational Committee. comprised of six members of the Collegiate Board. and six members appointed by the Board. Mr. Haller and Mrs. McGarry are the two Board mem- bers who are not on this committee. H. S. Mistele. C. H. Harding B.Sc.. W. M. Euler, M. P. Conner. M. Swartz, and C. J. Heimrick are the six appointed members. What is their job '? No, it is not seeing that Hfontinucd on. page 541 18 THE GRUMBLER