Leamington District Secondary School - Phoebus Yearbook (Leamington, Ontario Canada)

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PHOEBUS Nineteen Forty-Eight p -3--6 0 I take the true definition of exercise to he labour without wea rin ess . ' ' —J ohnson. COUNTY MEET The annual Essex County Secondary School Association Track and Field Meet was again held in Harrow on October 3rd and for the second consecutive year the L.H.S. track teams carried away the coveted trophy. The Leamington athletes spent several weeks training for the meet and were in top form for the day. The Senior Boys, led by Cec Gow, who won the Senior Championship, were the big point winners in the Leaminaton victorv. The Senior lads scored seven firsts, five seconds, three thirds and a fourth for a total of 57 of the 154 Leamington points. The closest contender was Amherstburg High School with 114’ 2 points. Kingsville placed third. Essex fourth, Harrow fifth, and St. Rose sixth. It was the first year that St. Rose of Amherstburg entered the meet and a lthough their showing was not too impressive, they showed a fine competitive spirit. BASKETBALL With the return of winter weather, the athletic spotlight once again turned to basketball, the number one sport in Leamington High School. The 1947-48 season was one of keen and colourful competition, which proved interesting to spectators as well as the players. In the Senior division of the boys ' league, the powerful Gamma team was on top when the schedule ended and continued its victories by defeating Alpha in the playoffs. In the Junior and Juvenile divisions, however, the Beta teams emerged victorious. The Juniors won out over Alpha, while the Juveniles had little trouble in defeating the Gamma team. The Beta girls were not to be outdone by the boys, and copped two championships, the Senior and Juvenile, in their league. The Beta Seniors defeated the Gamma team, while the Juveniles overcame the stubborn opposition of the Della live. The Junior championship went to the Gamma girls, who defeated Delta in a close series. PING PONG The students of L.H.S. showed great enthusiasm in the sport of ping pong last year. There was keen competition held among the four house teams, with the Delta team emerging on the top. The players on this winning team were as follows: M. Bakes, D. Moss, B. Barnard, E. Reach A. Bradley (Captain). J. Metcalfe. B. Rose, B. Davidson, D. Poore, G. Gutteridge. Delta won 20 games out of a possible 30. Alpha and Beta tied for second place, each winning 14 games, and Gama came close behind with 12 wins. In the singles competition the entries were very heavy and preliminary rounds had to be played among the Grade Nine and Ten contestants, the winners of these playing in the final tournament. The semi-finals in the girls ' tournament left Marilyn Bakes vs. Joan Bradley, and Laura Hutchins vs. Ann Bradley. In the finals Ann defeated Marilyn in very close competition. In the boys ' semi-finals, Ralph Moran defeated Bill Bateman, and Bill Bakes defeated Max Moran. In the finals Bakes won out over Ralph Moran, winning two games out of three. 14

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PUBLIC SPEAKING Our predecessors found that it was not only necessary to know whai to say but that it was just as important to be able to say it. Because of tins, Public SpeaHna has become one of the most important activities of the Leamington High School. Every student of our school has the opportunity to stand in front of an audience and express what he or she might have to say. Our annual Public Speaking Contest was held in January of this vear. with Alpha. Beta, G=mma, and Delta each entering eight contestants. Alpha a first-time winner of this cove ' ed trophv came forth with a smashing victory’ The winners and runners up of this year ' s contest are as follows: Senior Girls Ann Br-dlev, Martha M dlik; Sentors Boys. Robert Mitten Kyle Graham; Junior Gris, j ane Anderson, Barbara Ann Poore; Junior Boys, Gordon Fisher. Robert Collens. All contestan ' s and directors of Public Speaking deserve a great deal of praise for the amount of work which was necessary to produce such out¬ standing achievements. 13 ROW: Gordon Fisher. Jane Anderson, Bob Mitton. Ann Bradley. SEoOND ROW: Margaret Shottcn, Robert Collens. Martha Mirilik. Kyle Graham

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Nineteen Forty-Eight C+-3 - PHOEBUS - r s SOFTBALL During ihe summer months the LH.S. Softball League enioyed a very successful season. Several improvements were made to Ihe stadium, includino a new press box and extra seating facilities made necessary by the increased number of spectators. New lackets were purchased for ihe four house teams and the hoys who had played for four years were presented with one as a reward for their efforts. The six-team league consisted ol the tout High School house teams, a team from the Kinsmen Club, and the Grads. The championship this year was won by the players of the Gamma House team, who defeated Beta in the playoffs The Della team, champions for the past three years, lost the services of their star hurler. Alan Sullivan, and consequently haS a poor year. In the Junior division, which was made up of the four High School house teams. Ihe Deltas captured the Lions Club Trophy as 1947 champions, by defeating Ihe Gamma nine. The brand of ball played by these boys was of a high calibre and shows promise of belter teams in future years. The Grade 9 boys were organized into a Juvenile League in the beginning of September. A ninegame schedule was played, with the Beta squad emerging on top. There was some good material on these teams, which will buiid up the Junior clubs of next year. Once again this year an attempt was made to esiabhsh a giris ' league, with a little more success than In Ihe past couple of years. A summer schedule was played, in which the Gamma team, displaying flashes of the Gamma boys ' ability, captured the mythical championship. A few years ago L.H.S. could boast of excellent girls ' teams, and it is to be hoped that the girls will once again lake greater interest in this sport. ★ ★ ★