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

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THE GRUMBLER 83 M USIC EXEClslTlVE Back VOIP. left to right: jean Lacliie. President of Clee Club: Eric Traugott. Presiflviit ull Orchestra: Elizabeth Euler. President nf Girls' Chorus. Front rozr. left to right: Mr. H. E. Class. Faculty Sponsor: Nliss Helen Nairn. llireetor of Cirls' Chorus: Mr. C. Bender. Director of Clee Cluli and Orchestra. Hasenpflug. Duets were performed by Janet Mackenzie and Stanley Bowman, violinists, Dolores and Beatrice Simpson, pianists, and Mae Lambshead and Neville Bish- op, who played a piano and organ duet. The Glee Club sang, The Blue Danube, by Strauss, Buffalo Gals an American Folk Song, Swing Along Chillun , a negro song by Cook, Brewer's Alexan- der , and The Gloria , by Mozart. The Junior Chorus sang Dear Land of Home , by Jean Sibelius, Vienna, My City of Dreams , by Siezynski, and an English Folk Tune, The Valley Below . A Dou- ble Trio from the Junior Chorus With A Song In My by Rodgers, O Lovely offered Heart , Peace , by Handel, and Mary of Argyle , .arranged by Frederick Roy. The Spring Music Festival was a great success, and congratulations are due Mr. Bender and Miss Nairn, directors, Mr. Class, faculty spon- sor, and the members of all groups participating. g Q 4 SPRING FLING lflontinued from page 62h lower hall will be decorated in a typical Spring atmosphere. and will be lined with tables for the serving of refreshments. Invitations Will have been sent out to our neighboring schools, and there will be advance sale of tick- ets rather than the usual sale of programmes. We hope that the Spring Fling will be more successful this year than ever before.

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82 THE GRUMBLER into junior and senior groups, giv- ing the younger members a chance to receive individual aid. The or- ganization of senior and junior mixed choruses from our over- sized glee club is also among Mr. Bender's planned projects. In the anticipation of great developments, we wish Mr. Bender success in his enterprises. AQ-- Guest Artists Dolores Simpson. A Xlll A K.C.l. is proud of its student as- semblies. This year we have had many Guest Artists who have given our assemblies added colour. Miss Ada Eby. pianist, and Mr. Glenn Kruspe, organist, two very well known Kitchener artists, played a number of duets and solos. Mr. Claude Chislitt, a violinist of the K.-W. Symphony Orchestra, played several .beautiful selections for us. Miss Mary Heintzman from St. Mary's School was our youngest guest and showed a promising voice in her delightful programme of vo- cal selections. Guest organists included Miss Roma Page, a teacher of the Tor- onto Conservatory of Music and Trinity College. and Mr. Ray Mas- sel, a local musician and a former student of our school. Mr. Ray Dedels is a frequent guest at our school assembles and again this year presented an in- spiring programme. A special number was The Lord's Prayer which he sang after the scripture reading. During White Cane Week we had several blind artists. who showed great skill in spite of their handicap. They included Misses Ann Simon and Muriel Casey, pian- ists, Mr. Peter Lipnicky, violinist. and Mr. Ronald Hewlett, vocalist. Mr. Sheldon Joyce, a gifted clari- netist, also played several selec- tions. At our special Christmas assem- bly we were fortunate enough to hear the Waterloo College Glee Club directed by Doug Frank, with Miss Katherine Schweitzer and Mr. Max Putnam as soloists. We appreciate the generosity of these Guest Artists in entertaining the student body. ig.. 'W u prmg Afusfc Festfra lloloiw-s Simpson. A Xlll tl This year the students of K.C.l. presented the fourth annual Spring Music Festival. After much hard work the Or- chestra, the Glee Club and the A Cappella Choir, under their new director Mr. Bender, and the Junior Chorus with Miss Nairn directing, presented one of the best perform- ances ever given. The Orchestra started the pro- gramme with Schubert's Marche Militaire , while the Junior Chorus made its way to the stage. Other orchestral numbers were Adagio from Sonata Pathetiquen by Beet- hoven, Dance of the Goblins by Engleman, Van Suppe's Poet and Peasant Overture . and selections from Bizet's Opera Carmen . The newly formed A Cappella Choir sang an English Folk tune. Early One Morning . an American Folk Tune, A Rig A Jig Gig , and an old round O How Lovely ls The Evening . They were well received and this choir will probably be a traditional part of future festivals. K.C.I. has many outstandnig so- loists who performed at the Festi- val. They include vocalists Ruth Weltz. Gloria Rivers. Charlotte Gross and Jean Lackie. pianist Joan Kadwell. and clarinetist Howard

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FQREWGRD March 3rd, 1947. HE GREATNESS of a school can be measured by its traditions. For the K.-W. Collegiate and Vocational School, the Grumbler has kept a faithful record of scholastic, literary, musical, dramatic, and athletic achievements. It is very apparent that co-operation between teachers and pupils has developed teacher-sponsored student activities into one of this school's finest traditions. The work of producing this Grumbler is an excellent example of that tradition. Teachers sponsor various groups: literary, production, advertising, sales and many others. Several hundred students have worked to present this issue. Some have administrative posts and have developed quite an organization, others make use of their talents in art and photography. The work is comprehensive and exacting, yet it is worth while for so many students to leave behind a record on paper. Someday they may look over this copy and recall many happy memories. Others, in succeeding generations, may read its pages and try to keep the old tradition new. Old traditions challenge youth to new traditions to meet new conditions. .. You zrlzose lzearts possess a rlream. You ll'l10.S6' vision still is true. Will you follou' still the gleam? Will you builfl tlze zrorlcl anew? Futile is the reign of hate. Faterl is the rule of goltlg On your fleecls great issues trait. Let your lzearts zritlz love be bolfl. Vain. are all the tools of war. Vain the boastings of success: These tlze dreams you battle forg Faitlz anrl trutlz and righteousness. Let zrlzo will flespise your youth. Let tliem trail your ll'0Tlt'S in clust: You slzall conquer zritlz the trutlig ln your visions be your trust. You zrltose hearts possess a clream. Cocl is Coflg His Worn' is true: Follow still tlze luring gleam 'Til the zrorlrl is built anew. -Thomas Clark. 49 f L ,LTI '