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

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- South Svkrirh - JOLXDI. T T Vwbondonibnt., Decgwber 6, I935 I3 Pages South Orators Profve Winners TRIETTETAIDKTOWARTHERQE I IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY HELD IN AUDITORIUM illi- By llc-llp Len- On Friday afternoon, Nov. 8th, the student body assem- bled in the auditorium for a Remembrance Day service. When all were present, the program began with the sing- ing of the hymn O God our Help in Ages Past, after which the Rev. W. A. Town- shend led us in a prayer for those who gave their lives that we might live, concluding with The Lord's Prayer in Y unison. The ceremony of laying the wreath at the foot of the cross was performed by the Student Council, and was made very ue, I h f 1 , R. Waugh. M. Gilmour, B. Lee. F. Norwood, T. Parker. impressive Jy t e so t p aying of Handel's Largo through- out. At the end of this cere- mony two minutes of silence were observed, followed by the singing of There is no Death, by S. R. Byles. Our speaker for the occasion was Major R. H. Beattie, Zone Representa- tive of the Canadian Legion, who delivered a very inspiring address. The singing of the hymn For All the Saintsn con- cluded the service. As a witness of the cere- mony, the thought came to me that the sincerity of those tak- ing active part in the program, combined with the whole- hearted co-operation of the student body was ample proof of the very deep gratitude we have in our hearts for those men who fought and died for us. Let us continue to be worthy of their sacrifice. JUNIORTTENJOY T corou RFUL Am-rome i.l,-1 By Nl ury llurlun Friday evening, November lst, was the ever-to-be-remenv bercd night of the Junior At Home. The programme in the Auditorium commenced at T.-15 with a sing-song, led by Charlie Boyce. This was followed by fi welcoming speech by Don Fraser. The programme proper took the form of an Amateur Hour. complete with an an- 'iouncer4Bill Lewis. Major Piker--Don Ross, singers, recit- ers, imitators, musicians, ilancers, whistlers, andfthe 'Gongf' After the programme, we enjoyed dancing in the gym to the rhythm of Dick White's orchestra, as well as playing lContfnued on Page 121 FOURTH FORM C LAIMS HONOUR ,il l.- IVC may well be proud of its rugby heroesfour worthy captain and his righthand man. After each game which our Juniors played, the newspapers printed such statements as f'Alex. Hofstetter, S o u t h ' s ground gaining ace, deserved an all-city berth on the merits of his spectacular broken-field running, or, perhaps MacIn- tyre put the punch in South's attack. These two boys have made a real place for them- selves in South's book of laur- Qcontinued on Page 67 I I I I I I I RHAPSODY IN SKIRTS We have been asked to write an article on the defects of the weaker sex of the school and are in a quandary, knowing nothing detrimental to their Ioveliness. The charming fair sex of South Collegiate are just ginger peachy in our estimation. They are beautiful beyond compare- have exquisite personalities, and are interesting to the 'nth degree. Their intelligent repar- tee would be the envy of any raconteur of the legitimate stage. When we of the stronger Q71 sex are in their presence, do they bore us? Decidedly not! On the contrary, we are spell- bound by their unlimited en- thusiasm for the subject at hand. Is it a harrowing experience to trip the light fantastic with these ethereal modern Eyes? Again we say, decidedly not! Their dancing is something which, in enjoying, one can ex- perience but not explain. These few facts are not only at the time of writing but forever uppermost in our minds and hearts. i THREE GAIN I . I I I I I I CITY HONOURS Tom Parker Second in W.O.S.S.A. Marla-loll Cillnnrr Public speaking is a subject which has had more and more attention devoted to it in the schools in recent years, much to the discomfort of a great many students, for whom it is torture to give a speech in class. They blush and stam- mer for three minutes or so, and then sit down with a great sense of relief and with the air uf martyrs who have been com- pelled tu undergo a terrible ordeal. By these compulsory speeches, the contest is nar- rowed down to the usual num- ber of two girls and two boys in each division. In the Senior Girls' Semi- lfinal Contest Betty Lee, Eileen Knowles and Amy Turnbull were those to compete in the school iinals, and Junior Girls were represented by June Deacon and Madelon Gilmore. In the Boys' Contest, Tom Parker and Henry Carruthers were successful as Seniors and Gordon Kidd and Ralph Vllaugh as Juniors. A large audience turned out to hear the speeches on the final night. The contestants were evenly matched and there was much difficulty in selecting the winners. In the Senior Girls' division, Betty Lee, speaking on Has Drama Im- proved Sin c e Shake-speare's Time '? carried off the honours and Madelon Gilmore, speak- ing on The Life of Edith Cavell, was judged the Junior winner. Tom Parker was suc- cessful in the Senior Contest with the topic The Armament Industry-a Menace to World Peace, and Ralph Waugh was Junior Champion with the sub- ject The Passing of the Indian. At Central a few weeks later, South was represented by Betty Lee and Madelon Gilmore, who were successful in capturing both Junior and Senior city honours. A few days later, at South, Tom Parker won the Senior Boys' Championship and QContinued on Page 121

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'1 GRADUATION DINNER A GREAT SUCCESS Doug. Parnell lin the evening oi' May Silst, 19255, the banquet hall of the South Collegiate was the scene of a very enjoyable dinner, South Sketch, London, December 6, 1935 1 1 given in honour of the gradu-i ating class of HHS5. Proniptly at 6.30. the students gathered for their last. banquet nt South and entered an colourful room decorated in blue and white. Upon sitting down to the table, ai pleasant surprise ziwaited each guestg in front of each plate was laid a clever- ly designed menu. The double pages inside were laid out with a page for the menu and a page for autographs. l'lt'lll'kI.tl l each ltfflll oi' foo-l, huinourous extracts from Shakespeare 01' Vihrdsworth were inscribed. Before the meal had progressed very lar, autographs covered the page of each menu, which will no doubt brovide pleasant memories at a future date. After a dinner, the equal of which could only be found at some country church supper, the chairs were pushed back and everyone settled at ease. Due to the regretl'ul absence of our president, Iron Fraser, the ceremonies following the dinner were presided over by Henry Carrothers. After an introductory speech by the chairman, a toast to the school was given by Toni Parker and replied to by Mr. Graham. At intervals throughout the eve- ning we were entertained by those two master musicians, who are no strangers to South, Bill Hartry and Keith Coates. The evening continued in the form of a toast proposed to the graduating class by Miss Mc- Canius. The touching words of that toast had a deep effect on all those present and espe- cially upon those who were leaving South for good. The toast to the graduating class was replied to by Eileen Knowles. The dinner was brought to a close by a fare- well speech givcn by Ernie Grove on behalf of the gradu- ating class. Tho entire credit of that evening, which will long be remembered by all those pres- ent. goes to our president, Mr. Arnistrong, and our vice-presi- dent, Mr. Ireland. If it had not been for the valuable advice given by those two gentlemen the dinner would not have been the outstanding success that it was. ,TRIBUTE PAID 1STUDENT PORTRAYS , OUR FIRST YEAR TO MAJOR BOWESL TEACHERS' DREAM Margaret illlllllllllljif The wheel of fortune spins, Around, around she goes, Where she stops, nobody knows. Presto! Another talented youngster sets his feet lirmly on the lirst rung of the ladder of success. Ui' course there are amateurs :ind 2lllliltt'Lll.'SI some are very good, and some are even worst-3 some sing, sonio do imitation, some play instruments mln-th known and unknownl, while others try. At lirst thc progruninie was truly an amateur prograunme - everyone who applied was al- lowed to perform, consequently one heard il new Lily PIIIISH on the sanio programme as a Bing Crosby three notes fiat. But later Major Bowes, having more material to work with, gave auditions to his prospec- tive talont. perhaps allowing one victim of the gong to broadcast. Now his progranime features as good as or even better talent than most pro- H'l'ill'lllllES oi' professional stars. Yet there are so many tal- ented people tlint even Major Bowes' efliclont and praise- worthy elforts cannot take care of all those who deserve oppor- tunities. His units touring the vaudeville theatres throughout the States are the hit of the year. Through his etforts Major Bowes has helped, not only the aniatcurs. but also many stage hands, musicians and telephone operators. Long life. good health and continued good fortune, Major Bowes, and your amateurs! Long may you be on the air! RED, WHITE AND BLUE Red is for the salesman Who ten Oracles has sold. If he may wear a red rosette, He's worth his weight in gold. A half-rate salesman wears the blue: Perhaps he may sell inore-4 At any rate, let's hope he's been To every neighbour's door. For selling two, you may wear White And show it in the hall, For it is really better Than wearing none at all. l l l i l i K June Deacon It has been said that there are two sides to every question -- the wrong side and our side. A student might easily change this to the teachers side and our side. They always conflict. Even in choosing an model stu- dent, there would be some cause for argument. The teachers, in their wise matter-ot'-fact way, demand that, above ull, a scholar do all his homework leven if it does take all nighth, listen atten- tively lnever moving a geom- etry caser, and keep awake in all classroonis. They tell us that Latin verbs, the law of length. and history dates are far more iniportaut to the model scholar than the olil tin Ford rattling past the window, or the fact that it has begun to rain on the day scheduled for ai rugby gkilllff. All these and many other attributes make up the tear-her's model scholar tI'vc never seen one! J. The pupil, however, takes a non-practical view. To him, a model student is one who can spend his evenings as he pleases and yet. have the good fortune to know the word for which he is asked in the Latin vocabulary. HL- is athletic enough to play on a team, and thus escape the last period on certain days. He knows how to cram for examinations, an'l always gets through by the skin of his teeth : yet he en- joys life, never appears to have any worries of his own, and cares not how many he gives the teacher. BIG RESPONSE TO BASKETBALL DANCES Aileen Cook. Last year South had three basketball dances, held follow- ing the games, one with Sarnia, one with Windsor, and one with the Old Boys. The three games were very exciting and were well supported by South students. The .Juniors were victorious over Sarnia Juniors in the iirst game. The dance following the game certainly was lots of fun. The music was supplied by Doug. Townsend. The feature of this dance was a tango by Mr. Dinsmore and Dick White. The next dance was held after the Windsor game, in l l I 1 w l l l l l J 1 l i l i l Peggy Ellwood First year. There was one -one whom everyone viewed with surprise. From his size, he might be taken for a Middle or Upper School student. My hopes mounted rapidly. Per- haps First Year was growing up. Then, dashing around a corner, I almost tripped. Look- ing down about the level of my knees I saw a poor, innocent First Year who had tried vain- ly to get out of my way. My high hopes took a long skid out of sight. There was one of the usual size of First Year- ers, the smallest of human be- ings. Enough of that, how- ever, for no doubt we in our turn were the school. First good points. One of the they possess is enter into the spirit of things - to be a help, not a hind- rance. At the girls' party they took their initiation in the best of spirits. They knew not what dark fate was approach- ing them, but they certainly enlivened the party. Then, school spirit. It has so many different meanings: to be quiet in auditoriumg to turn out to the school gamesq to help the teacher in classy and to aid in all the numerous things that raise a school's standard. First Year has tried to do them all. They are by no means the worst offenders in auflitorium. They delight in watching games. Anywhere you may see a First Year valiantly cheering for Tom, Dick and Harry. I don't know, but I think they're just as good as those about to leave school. When you add up everything, you can see we've got a First Year to be proud of, and one that will be a real credit to the school in future years. So here's to you-First Year. despair of the Year has its niany virtues the ability to which the Windsor team won the W.O.S.S.A. title. At the dance Jack Callahan's orchestra played. The basketball season was brought to a close by a game between the Old Boys and South Junior and Senior teams combined. After this game, the nnal dance of the season was held. Elmo Johnston and his orchestra provided the peppy music. These very informal dances were enjoyed by the students and we are all looking forward to them again this year.