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

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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

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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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58 THE GRUMBLER ommenc em ent Max Kudrenecky, A XIII A Commencement is to many an undergraduate merely the cul- mination of four or five long years of work and study. Yet as the day on which we leave K.C.I. approaches, commencement begins to mean a great deal more to us. It is the beginning of an entirely new and different life. As we filed into the assembly hall on the evening of November 15th, 1946, another annual com- mencement exercise was about to begin. The school orchestra under the guidance of Mr. Garfield Ben- der initiated the proceedings by playing the opening overture, after which Mr. T. H. Kay, the chairman, greeted and welcomed the assembly of students and parents. The first presentation, that of the Hamilton Senior Rugby Cham- pionship Cup, was made by His Worship Mayor L. G. Brown to our team's coach, Mr. Ralph Hodd, and captain, Clayton Derstine. Louis Smith, captain of our famous bas- ketball team, received the Senior Interscholastic Basketball Cham- pionship Cup presented by Mr. H. D. Wallace. Mr. L. P, Van de Water, repre- senting the Collegiate Board, be- stowed the athletic awards upon the field day champions. The win- ners were Isabel Chivers, senior girls', Jean Snider. intermediate girls'g Vera Eicholz, junior girls'g Boyd Ritchie, Senior boys', Bob Fitzgerald, Intermediate boys'3 Ri- chard Bader, Junior boys' and Har- old Shirk, Juvenile boys'. Our principal, Mr. W. T. Ziegler. spoke a few words of commenda- tion to all winners of awards and graduating students on their note- worthy achievements. He noted the honour that the graduates had brought upon the school. The first of the university scholarships was conferred upon Fred Little, who won the Waterloo College language bursary. Desta Leavine and Virginia Hoffman both received University VVomen's Club scholarships, presented by Mrs. R. Carson, president of the Club. Pro- vincial scholarships were won by Iva Sherk, Raymond Gies, and Fred Bishop. There followed a brief interval during which the student orchestra. under the leadership of Mr. Bender, played several musical selections. Mr. R. N. Merritt, retired prin- cipal of K.C.I., briefly addressed the assembly, and presented Shir- ley Clarke with a citizenship prize. Marion Elrick also received a citi- zenship prize, given by Joan Koe- nig on behalf of the Students' Council. Fred Little was the win- ner of the principal's prize. Proficiency prizes were awarded to Nellie Pitcher, Genevieve Mroz and Frank Moritz by Mr. E. Sole. president of the B'nai B'rith Lodge. Peter Brechelmacker won the tool- making aptitude prize which was presented by Mr. Stanley Marsland, president of Marsland Radio Engi- neering Company. Mr. R. H. Power, president of the Kiwanis Club, presented awards to Jean Lackie. Abraham Schmidt and Conrad Neurith for outstanding work during the year in the three departments of the school. The technical proficiency prize, donated by the Lion's Club of Waterloo. was won by Walter Smolenski. John Augustine presented us with a very stirring and impressive valedictory add1'ess. He compared