London South Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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Whitton and Netta Morrison, while the boys were Kirk Bell. Charlie Cowan, Tom Faust, Bob Ford. Charlie Forrest, Gordon Franks, Ernie Grove. Fred Haysom, Row- land Hill, Tom Huyton, Allan Johnston, Paul Kemp, Neil Love. Art McKenzie, and Jack White. Mr. Allin, producer of the operetta, Mr. Byles, leader of the orchestra, the entire cast and members of the orchesra deserve our whole-heared congratulations for this splendid production. The whole school, I know, will look forward eagerly to an- other operetta should Mr. Allin produce one this Year. To those connected in any wav with the producing of Hulda of Holland may I again say: Congratulations I -JOAN BREAKSPEAR, IV C. IMPRESSIONS OF HHULDA OF HOLLAND AS RECALLED BY A MEMBER OF THE CAST To give an account of the work in the production of the operetta, Hulda of Hol- land, one must tell how it all started. One January morning in the audi- torium Mr. A'lin made an appeal to the members of the student body who were interested in the production of an operetta and asked them to meet in the auditorium after school. The meeting at 4 o'clock showed an enthusiastic response. To produce the operetta meant approxi- mately two and a half months of con- tinuous and sincere Work by both direc- tors and members of the cast. Voices had to be tested, lines had to be learned, cos- tumes had to be made. and scenery had to be constructed, yet no one was daunted by the thought of any of these difficult tasks. Many members of the cast had never appeared on a stage before. All the more credit should be given to them for going into the operetta with this handicap. But they received a wonderful training for the future dramatic work into which they might wish to enter. While the cast was completing its Work, Mr. Byles and the orchestra were prac- ticing the music for the operetta. After the principals had been picked, lines and songs had been learned, and the orchestral music had been practiced to perfection. there was a practice for the page fifty-two cast and the orchestra in which songs and dances were tried out, thus starting the moulding together of the operetta. The week before the performance Mr. Allin succeeded in obtaining Mr. Walter Dixon of the Little Studio to come and balance the settings and put the finish- ing touches to the production. The rehearsal was a little bit discourag- ing but, nevertheless, hope that things would go better on the final night was felt throughout, and Chester Hancock, the comedian in the operetta, acted the clown behind stage and kept our spirits up. On the night of the production every member of the cast was present about an hour before the curtain rose to have the make-up put on. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman and Miss McFarlane were responsible for this task and to those who saw the operetta I feel sure that they will agree with me that the make-up was exception- ally good. Behind the scenes were many workers who, through their whole-hearted co- operation, helped to make the operetta a success. To Mr. Freeman, stage director and properties manager, and his helpers, Bill Rivers, Jim McHale and CHE Ready, we are indebted for that wonderful piece of Dutch scenery which was complete in every detail,- the white-Washed walls of the house which are characteristic of Holland, combined with windmills, tulips and the picket fence. Miss McRoberts and her assistants, Barbara Knowles and Hazel Phillips, formed the costume committee. Miss Mac- Farlane and Miss Hilliard directed the dances Which, I might say, was trying for them when they tried to make our stub- born feet go to the rhythm of the music. Mr. Wonnacott was responsible for the dialogue. Among others to help in the production were Mr. Urlin, Haswell Dodds and George Ross, who were responsible for the advertising and tickets, While Mrs. Carr-Harris was the general convener. The operetta proved such a success and such a pleasure to those who took part that we, who still remain at South, will be on hand to help produce another operetta this year and hope thatlmany others will also take an interest in it. -Dom Dicks, IV C. THE ORACLE

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it 7 'ybe XX T 0 if. .. 4:71 -1 f' if ENX-'ix -A+? 'Ag' A ' A1 sr-Y-3 Q ' 1. 5 Z is , X . f qi! .1 ,5 '- G ris' . 'f 9,2 zjgy 'I 2 ab . D i at X if TEMPUS FUGIT gf fi' 3 0-C. Edz'z'm-s: HAROLD VVHITE and NORMAN FARROW. Fiye-1 ears in ti Mxulu Siren By BOB FORD. Arts TQ. of W. O. This September. :ot liaviiii a great deal to do until the memorable 25th, I was able to recline at ease and watch with yarious feelings the familiar old faces, and many new ones. trudge back to the little red schoolhouse. Here. of course, everybody expects me to make the time-honoured remark about the nrst year kids getting smaller every year. But to me they looked like a line group-as they toddled, crawled. or scooted past our front door. Ours was the first class never to grace the old building with its presence. Thus we think of the new school much as the old pioneers must have thought of the Victoria School. It has mellowed slightly in tive years. The bricks are not quite so gaudily red. the auditorium so glaringly new, the trees so clearly hard-struggling tmy prayers are with those trees: they may yet hide the ugly pilei, Mr. Dinsmore so obviously dieting. Wives have been acquired. and children begotg waistlines have appeared and been struggled with. But on the whole the school to-day pre- sents the same appearance as it did that long age ago when we first timidly entered its doors. It was a great five years, and there was much sadness. I know, in our hearts at that Fifth Year Banquet. But the future beckons-perhaps not as bright a future as could be hoped for. but it is youth that will brighten that future, if it is to be brightened at all. and in that army of marching youth South will have its place, fighting there with the youth of Canada page fifty-four and the world against War, against greedy capitalism, against selfish nationalism, against all the ugliness of the democratic world, to give civilization a better, perhaps idealistic system of government, economics. and social life. -Ye Brave Knightes of Qide By If JEANNEE WATTEE, Arts '37, U. of VV. O. KWitlz Apologies to Chaucer, Webster and Cacsarxi - For lo! these many moons fone and six daysbf ye Froshe had been fared with eyery disrespeckt. They had been compelled to take unto themselves the shapes of corpses, schoole teachers, brides, bride- grooms, prima donkeys, dancers, barmaids. butlers, doormen, Indians, valets, kow- towers. Mohammedans. and-vilest of all -they who croon. With the passing of very many days had come their chance for revenge. With tensity stood yon sober groupe. their mitts filled with implements of onslaught, awaiting ye signe for advance. After ye leader had cleaned hys finger- nailes, gave he ye signal, Onward, Into the direction of ye risinge sun. then toward ye land of icicles. and at the ende of many paces, gave ye leader the commande, Go west, young man, go west. Ambuscades were by them encountered at every 'turne of ye highroade, but, daunted not, onwarde they pressed. Ane attacke! Our knoble knights and faire ladies had come upon the blackguards THE ORACLE