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

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Christmas Assembly fC07lfl'IlllCIl from page 661 French and English. Miss Nairn was leading these carols and bou- quets should definitely go to her and her choir for their lovely rendi- tions. Another contribution from the English department of our school was a pantamine Cyes, another onej entitled The Highwaymanf' But don't let the literary title fool you, it was one of the cleverest burlesques of a classic We've seen in ages. We don't know who to give the honours to, so far as organiza- tion goes, but because we saw Miss Snider scampering around the aisles at a very strategic moment asking for a street car ticket we will give the glory to her. Of course a good deal of credit also goes to Peter Ballak for his inane portray- al ofthe landlord's beautiful daugh- terBess, to Audrey Smith of AXIIC as the Highwayman and to George Eby of AXIIC who read the poem. But don't think that the German department of the school was silent on this occasion-far from it. Mrs. MacDonald all dressed up like a Deutsch Schullehrerin led a group of German students in an illustrated song called Ist das nicht ein Schnitzelbankf' Needless to say, the German band was pres- ent and up to its usual grand form. This was followed by something everyone had been waiting for. It was really the high-light of the as- sembly. The entire staff fwell al- mostb was lined up on the stage all bundled up in a caroling garb-I can't possibly describe it: it was a spectacle you had to see to appre- ciate. They were all so quaintly dressed 3it's impossible to single out anyone as the best. As they stood there with lighted candles singing carols, it made one think, with a pang of conscience, of all the de- tentions skipped and homework un- done-but enough of this sentimen- tality. After beautiful solos by Miss Nairn, Miss Snider, Mr. Bing MacMillan and Mr. Frankie Wallace the singers sat down around the Christmas tree in the centre of the stage. Then a voice came over the P.A. system, that every student is fa- miliar with, yes you guessed it. It was Mr. Ziegler, as Santa Claus. reading his slightly revised edition of The Night Before Christmas . Writing and reading poetry were two of Mr. Ziegler's talents that had been hidden from us, but, now that we know about them, everyone agrees that we must have more. Well, after his story, what was supposed to be Mr. Ziegler came out dressed in a Santa suit. When he laughed eve1'yone was convinced that it was Mr. Ziegler, despite the fact that he seemed shorter than usual. Well, we just about fell out of our seats when the real Mr. Zieg- ler came out in his costume and the first one turned out to be Mr. O'Con- nell. The speaking had been done by Mr. Ziegler over the loud speak- er. It was really clever. Then Mr. Ziegler and Mr. O'Con- nell, assisted by Auggie. gave gifts to all the teachers, and the curtain lowered on the grandest Christmas assembly we have ever seen. AQ- Blatrivulation Scholarships And llursarie-s WVOn By K.I'. I. Students Due to the decision of the edi- torial staff to eliminate the Alumni department from the Grumbler. it was thought that, with all due re- spect to the graduates of KCI.. those winning scholarships and bursaries not mentioned in the Commencement Exercises, be re- cognized in our magazine. Waterloo College appears to be the only place where scholarships are won and not presented at Commencement. The following awards were granted to the students attending Water- loo: fC0!lfflIIlt'tl1 on page 1101 8-1 THE GRUMBLER

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The Record Club Przrrzn VAN mg WTATI-ZR, A Xl C One of K.C.I's newest offsprings, the Record Club, under the sponsor- ship of Miss Helen Nairn, got off to an auspicious start in September with a programme of some of the .best loved songs by Chopin, from the picture A Song to Rememberu. This program was very well re- ceived, in fact, so well received, that we were forced to move to the assembly hall for the next meeting to accommodate the turn-out. The Chopin program included such un- Chopin programme included such unforgettable pieces as the Polon- in C sharp minor , and many others. The music of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey provided the entertainment for the second programme, and in- cluded such favourites as Star- dust , Song of India , Contrasts , Sunny Side of the Street , and many more well remembered tunes. The following programmes were alternately classical and popular, and sought to fill the club's purpose of bringing to the students a better understanding of both types of music. When the club had become firmly established, the elections of officers was held as follows: President, Douglas Gellatly, A XI C3 Vice- President, Joan Van de Water, A X Ag and Secretary-Treasurer, Peter Van de Water, A XI C. One of the club's more ambitious schemes was that of chartering a bus to take forty or fifty of the club members to one of the Friday night Pop concerts of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra un- der the baton of Sir Ernest Mac- Millan, but due to circumstances beyond our control we were forced to postpone indefinitely this trip when our plans seemed about to materialize. In closing, we of the executive, along with Miss Nairn, would like to thank the committee for a swell job, not only in helping to choose the programmes, but in the plans for the Toronto trip. We also would like to thank the students who made possible the success of the club. Le Cert-le Francais BARBARA Sxiirmzas. A XIII C Le Cercle Francais is one of the several new clubs formed this year. It is intended to give its members practice in learning the spoken language. Quite a number started out with high hopes of parlez- vousing like natives, but some found the going harder than they expected! However, for the faith- ful members, the task of convers- ing in French has grown a little less difficult as time goes on. At its inaugural meeting the club executive was chosen as fol- lows: President, Dora Mae Nixon of AXIIC, Vice-President, Helen Creager of AXIIA, Secretary, Mary Joan MacKenzie of AXIIE. The faculty sponsor, Mr. H. Garfield, has done a splendid job of prepar- ing interesting material for the meetings. The club usually meets at noon so that its members can have lunch together and learn the words for the food they eat. The singing of French songs, listening to words. and having spelling matches and quizzes, have comprised most of the meetings. In the New Year, a very worth- while project was undertaken by Le Cercle Francais. With finan- cial aid from all students of French in the school. the club is sending boxes of food and other comforts to two French girls in Paris who were orphaned during the war. 86 THE GRUMBLER