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

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56 THE GRUMBLER ice storm and as I left the house, I we-e-e-n-t-t-whoops . . . Ouch! Dec. 30: The school basketball team wins the Silver Ball Inter- mediate Trophy. We're hopin' your luck holds, gang. Dec. 31 - Jan. 1: Why does it get so late so early? Gee but I'm tyawnj tired zz-Z-Z! -O- Major Play Frances Rotliaermel. A XII B Oh! my aching jaw! Quarantine! Mumps, did you say? And not just ordinary mumps either, a special imported Himal- ayan brand-extremely contagious, hilariously fatal-none other than MOUNTAIN MUMPS! However, after each individual ticket-buyer received a written guarantee that he would catch nothing but laughs across the foot- lights, the tickets to that really magnificent play were sold out in record time. Mountain Mumps was a howling success! How could it be otherwise with an all-star cast? There was Pat Shantz, at her im- pish best, playing Peg Southern. or Patsy Holmby, tif you preferj in a confusing case of mistaken iden- tity. Pat played the part of little Miss Fix-it with sparkle and zest. Blueprints Riedlinger as Link Forrester was supreme. It was Harvey who ended the whole play on its optimistic note, Come into quarantine. lover. I'm the mea- sles I The merry widow in the cast was Joan Barber. as alluring as she was loveable. As Mrs. Chilton. she portrayed with effortless ease all the moods from flustered frustra- tion to calm sophistication. Anne- lies Janzen was Sue Chilton, the completely modern miss who ate the last crumb in the depleted Chilton kitchen while the rest of the cast drooledi Audrey Smith, as Flo, was Sue's counterpart, and behind her suave sophistication was a heart of gold. Stew Snow- den was the impulsive character, Calvin, who parked the lawn mower in the front living room tthough not with the intention of mowing the carpet and trimming the drapeslj Shrewd and .business-like, Bill Lahn played the part of the finan- cial magnate, Timothy Regan. whose efficiency was not impervious to the whiles of a merry widow. Handsome playboy, Kerry Regan was played by Don Taylor. tDon was the master at ad lib who fre- quently gave the prompters heart- failure, and sent them frantically leafing pages.J Eiusive and a wee bit catty was Mrs. Bebe Schotts, portrayed by Urith Seymour. Lida Schotts, played by Grace Relyea. was a pretty chip off the old gor- geous block. Dwight Engel. as Dr. Miller, was the perfect man of medicine, completely taken in by the batting in Pat's cheeks and the tears in her eyes. tUnderstandable. you say'?J The strong arm of the law, Homer Riggs, who had his mumps tied up, hat and all, was Reg. Schedlar. What Major Play would be a Major Play without its director? Mr. O'Connell stood by through thick, thin. and a few other things. VVithout the patience and endur- ance of our director the cast would probably still be tying mumps bandages in huge .bows and there would never have been a successful Kitchener presentation of Moun- tain Mumps! Nor can we forget Mr. Hodge. Mr. Montgomery. Mr. Pugh. Miss Augustine, Mr. Dickson. Mr. Minielly, Miss Blair. Mr. Laing. Mr. Class. Mr. Vogel. Mr. Harding and their respective committees. nor the students of K.C.I., who brought ttfontinued on page ITS'

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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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THE GRUMBLER 57 MAJOR PLAY CAST Seated. left to right: juan Barber. Audrey Smith. Harvey Riedlingvr. Pat Sliantz. Mr. A. J. Offnnnell. Armalies Janzen. Don Taylor. lritli Seymore. Grace Relyea. Standing. left to right: Annie Dick. Molly Sim. Stuart Srmwmlefli. Bill Lalm. Dwight Engle. Reg. Scliecllf-r. Fran Rothaermel. Scenes from mMOL11lt8l11 Nlumpsn