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54 THE GRUMBLER Bacle Through ,LLC Harvey Riedlinger, A XIII C REPORTER'S NOTE - Any anonymous dates appearing in the aforesaid article were not prompted in any way other than minute for better, yearly! lapses in the memory of the writer. along with some incomplete data. January 2: Cafter much deep thought and exhaustive researches through ancient manuscriptsj The Contentedf Congregation of Con- genial Janitors CC.C.C.J.-Union 737595 under Nick's able and dis- criminating eye fold back the 'por- tals of our noble institution. January 10: We start early in basketball, ploughing Galt under 40-27. Jim Swartz led the scoring with 15 points for dear old Alma Mammy. Juniors won, 54-4. Tsk, Tsk, boys, you're slipping! January 12: Helen Taylor orated herself to victory over all other contestants in the Senior Public Speaking Contest. Harvey Ried- linger came in second and Frances Rothaermel third. The Lion's Club sponsored the contest, selecting the title and specifying the time allotted to each contestant. January 17: The Augustine- Johnston campaign came to a dra- matic climax. The candidates were often seen in the corridors giving their usual political handshake. HSD. NOTE-The llllIllUllI'l?i of that lies in the picture Blue Skies, for the less fortun- ate of the readersj Augustine bowed to Johnston in the final count. Early in January: They've got us drooling again. No, its not new sweater or skirt styles, but some- thing altogether different in grilled catburger at la cafeteria. Strictly out o' this world. fBut don't ask which way it went.J February 6: The winning streak renewed itself when de boys clamped down another double- header. This time Brantford fell victim: Senior score 25-23 in over- time. Peewee Gord Ariss and Lou Smith clinched the struggle. Junior score, 19-12. February 9: K.C.I. lost, 20-19, to Guelph. Oh, well, fellows, we need some opposition. February: tl couldn't find the dated I'll hardly mention it. Ho, Hum. Another double-header to our credit. Senior and Junior games against Galt scored 29-9 and 47-3 respectively. February 16: George Spaetzel and Doris Humphrey won the Junior Boys' and Girls' Public Speaking contest respectively CI hopej. The paper said George spak on his subject when anybody knows it should be he spuck on it. February 28: Tum de tum. an- other victory! S.J.C. is out of the running for play-offs. Seniors 25- 24 Canybody need a shave?J, Juniors 29-13. March 2: The Sentimental Sere- nade, under Red Hicks, was a great success. Everybody sentimental, everybody serenading. Just gob- bles of fun! March 9: K.C.I. wins against S.J.C. but loses the total point series. They can't do that to us. fellows. fBut they did!! March 14: With the blare of trumpets the curtain rises and the public views for the first time the picture of the new wing of our school. fP.S., Jan. 1947-the pic- ture is still all we see.J March 15: Here we go for the Senior WOSSA play-offs! Natch- erlly, we defeated Stratford, scor- ing 37-26. March 16: Begorra Mike. and it's nun other than the Shamrock Shuffle Robert O 'Turner's or-
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THE GRUMBLER DD chestra played' the reels and jigs. Shamrocks, pipes fpaper ones, darn ith and Irish hats decorated the gym walls. March 23: Don your mourning clothes-O faithful followers of the Veritas Vincat. K.C.I. lost 27-21 against London's Golden Ghosts. I . . . I . . . oh! sob, sob, sniff . . . and so near the WOSSA championship too! March 23: fBefore the previous news was releasedl. K.C.I. enjoyed several hours of delightful enter- tainment at the Benefit Concert. As usual Ziggie The Hat Reszet- nik starred in humour. George Kadwell at the organ, the tumbling team, and all that participated were appreciated for their talent by the student body. Late March: A12E emerged vic- torious in Senior debate finals. CPuff, Puffy we really did our job. fThey had to have a bench warmer for the time-keeper, you knowb. Anonymous date: K.C.I.'s portals were flung wide to receive the par- ents and friends of students. Look mama, water into acid and . . . oh well, anything on my face is an improvement. April 3, 4 and 5: Beautiful strains of soft music mark another Music Festival, the last for Mr. Paul Berg. He made it his best, playing to a packed house each night. April 10: Nancy Wuest, The Bwang Girl of K.C.I. was given that title after breaking the stan- dard broad jumping record. She jumped eight feet, six and one-half inches at the Indoor Track Meet. Wow . . clear the track, fellows. May 22: The Outdoor Track and Field Meet was held' at Woodside park. A number of students and records were reported broken. Oh well, it's all in fun! May 31: Fred Little, now serving time up at Waterloo College, came out with the best Grumbler of the year-so said the critics. No kid- ding, Fred, Mr. Bailey, and their staff created a masterpiece. June 8: K.C.I.'s Honour Assem- bly. We waited all year for that basketball crest, didn't we fellows? June 17-29: Oblivion with much darkness, wailing and gnashing of teeth. In short, Upper School writes! After this, K.C.I. collapses her stomata from utter exhaustion for two month's vacation. Sept. 20: Reporters and students swarm outside of K.C.I. What an election! As for the rumoured strike-it was a lovely afternoon for a half day off and besides, strikes are all the rage these days. Koenig arises from the chaos as the new president in the Liddle- Koenig campaign. Oct. 6: Rugby commences. K.C.I. bows to S.J.C. with a senior score of 11-10 and a junior of 16-6. Oct. 21: Three sighs, boys -we lost again, only this time against Hamilton. Consolation lies in the fact that it was only an exhibition game. Nov. 4: K.C.I. Junior rugby is Hnished. We only lost by 14 points. The final S.J.C.- K.C.I. score was 16-2. Nov. 18: Seniors also now are out of the running by losing in London, 14-10, against the Adam Beck Col- legiate. December 4, 5, 6, 7: Quarantine! Mountain Mumps! Mr. O'Connell and cast packed the house for the Major Play. It was one of the .best ever produced by the Drama Club. Why, Mr. O'Connell, I do be- lieve you're turning grey! Dec. 20: The Polar Prowl found the school wrapped in waddling clothes of wet snow. Messy, eh what? Beautiful decorations, and the Turner orchestra under Erich Traugott, charmed the inhabitants of the gym no matter which way they turned. Dec. 27: We had a very heavy
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