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

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NEW WINNERS IN BADMINTON Last season proved to be a very successful one as far as lfadminton was concerned. Both those who had played before and those who were just begin- ning to pfay showed great en- thusiasm. Two nights a week were devoted to the game Ulltlfil the guidance of Miss MacFar- lane and Miss Hilliard, who kinilly gave up those evenings to our pleasures. In March a tournament was held. It was divided into two sections--a regular champion- ship tournament and a consola- tion tournament for those de- feated in the first round. This meant that both beginners and more seasoned players had a chance to gain recognition. The consolation tournament was won by Dorothy Thomas and Muriel Grant who defeated Mary Fraser and Joyce Stauf- fer in a very close match. The championship was won by Libby Pegg and Anne Gor- don when they eliminated Elea- nor Fothergill and Margaret Cumming in a hard struggle. Concern as to the outcome of the tournament was not limited to those taking part in it. Even non-players showed keen interest in the outcome of these matches. This year we want more people out for the as some hearty the side-lines. forward to big- Badminton. game as well cheering from Here's looking ger and better -Margaret Cumming, VA. I I I I I I Sooih Slfeich, London, December 6, I935 COLOURFUL SETTING FOR RUGBY DANCE Perhaps one of the nicest things about last year's rugby season was the final scrimmage I in South's gymnasium. In honour of the boys who so ably upheld the name of their school on the rugby field, one of the final dances of the school yeai was given. Throughout the fall term the rugby dance was awaited with eager anticipation by the mem- bers of the school. It certainly satisfied to the uttermost our fondest dreams and it seemed as if everyone was there dressed in his Sunday Best. In a rugby setting-goal posts at either end and the yard marks along the sides- the boys proved themselves just as proficient at tripping the light fantastic as at giving a gr-od account of themselves on the gridiron. The music, which was supplied by Doug. Townsend and his orchestra, made us want to dance on and on, but unfortunately the hands of the clock raced around to 11,250 and we had to wend our way home. May we then express our sin- cere appreciation and congratu- lations to the Boys' Athletic Association, to whose efforts we owe the night of December 21, 1934. -Barbara Chantler. FIRST YEAR BASKETBALL TEAM Standing-M. Collison, D. Hemphill, V. Legg, S. Crosby, L. Goodman. Kneeling-B. Coulter, M. McConnell, B. Cook, L. Lister. 7 WINNING INTER-FORM BASEBALL 'IEAM 4.5. an za .r . , 'vc--.. - . as L. Back Row-aG. Miles, M. Fraser lcaptainl, J. Jarmain, M. Smith. Second Row D. Dutton. B. Ferris, C. Macklin fvice-captainl, L. Jackson. First Row--M. Wilson, L. Slattery, N. Young 4C's WIN THE BASEBALL SERIES This year an inter-form baseball tournament was intro- duced into our P. E. classes, in which all but first year com- peted. The elimination round was so arranged that the forms of each year played together, with the exception, of course, of fifth year, which had only one team. To add spice to the games, all the referees were chosen from third, fourth and fifth YEZIFS. In second year, ZA was suc- cessfulg 3D led the third year listp and -LC came through with flying colours in its year. The fifth year team was elimi- nated in the first round. In the semi-finals, IZA played 3D in a very keen struggle, 2A coming out the winner. Then the remaining teams, 4C and -IB, played OH. Here again the teams were evenly matched, and the game ended with a very low score, 4C winning by one run. Perhaps the most interest- ing of all was the final game between 4C and 2A, with a decisive victory for 4C. The batteries of the two teams were as follows: -IC: Pitcher, L. Slattery, Catcher, M. Fraser. ZA: Pitcher, A. Russell, Catcher, S. Crosby. -Dorothy Johns, IV C. YOUR CARRIAGE? Have you read Your Car- riage. by Janet Lane? If you have not, you should get it from the school library as soon as possible because it is really worthwhile. Miss Lane's book gives a new and practical slant to the grace and figure story, and she tells it in an amusing and enter- taining style, illustrated by many pictures. She describes the right way to sit, stand, walk and workigiving inter- esting methods of learning a good posture habit and curing a bad one. There are many people who would benefit by reading this book, so get it at once-you may be guilty! -Carol Macklin, IV C.

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6 South Sketch, London, December 6, l935 5e1i0fTeamMf1'Q00d5h0wi'1s Even though we did not win the city championship in Senior Basketball for the year 1934-5, I feel quite sure every member of the team derived a great deal of pleasure from all the games. Our team finished in second placeg this fair measure of success was due to the en- thusiasm, interest, and effort each member of the team put into her work. As there were only live members of the old team left in the school, a new squad had to be formed. The forwards were exceptionally accurate, the guards blocked and intercepted passes very well. Their playing shows clearly the excellent training of Miss MacFarlane, their coach. The members of the team, reading from left to right, were: 1. Joan Smith. Joan was a very valuable member of our team. Due to her height, she was able to capture rebounds easily, and as a new forward she showed considerable prom- ise for future teams. 2. Marian Cox. Marian was a regular on our line and played centre forward. Last year she was our very able and much loved Captain. Every member of the team was inspired to do all she could when Marion was on the floor. She was easily the best forward in the series. The accuracy of her passes and the lightning speed of her movements were a delight to the spectators. We deeply re- gret having lost her to Tech. 3. Olwyn Lloyd. Olwyn, al- though not a regular on the forward line, never failed to give her best when she was called upon. Her passing and shooting were not exception- ally good, but she did a great deal for our morale when our spirits were low. 4. Viola Ling. Viola was one of our regular guards. Her guarding was very effective. Frequently by intercepting a pass, she prevented the oppos- ing team from scoring. Viola will not be with us this term. 5. Dorothy Banninga. Doro- thy played as a substitute on the guard line. Her calmness in the face of a crisis proved to be a real obstacle to her opponent. , djs- . I ' ' -L .mn rd -, . V x .I. Smith. M. Cox, O. Lloyd, V. J. Clarke. B. Thurman, J. Fzirlane lcoachl. Ling. D. Banninga, J. Bowman, W:-od, M. Stein. Miss J. Mac- 6.Joan Bowman.Joan showed sufficient ability on the Junior 'ine to make the Senior team. As a forward she was fairly iccurate and was very depend- able. Unfortunately, Joan will not be with us this season. 7. Jessie Clarke.Jessie played fuard on our line-up. Her play- 'ng was not very spectacular but she was fast and intercept- ed passes cleverly and conse- quently proved herself an effec- tive and valuable member of our team. She, too, has joined the ranks at Tech. S. Ruth Carling. Ruth was a substitute guard and served last year for the first time on a Senior team. Her playing showed considerable promise. 9. Betty Shurman. Betty also served her first year on a Senior team last season. Be- cause of her speed and accur- acy she won a place on the forward line. We were all proud of Betty's good showing. 10. Jean Wood. Jean was a very valuable member of our team. She was unquestionably one of the best guards in the city series. Her unusual abil- ity to jump overcame her han- dicap of height. She was without a doubt the pivot player of the guard line. We are sorry to say that Jean too has left us this year. 11. Nancy Santo. Nancy played the position of regular l 'forward and was a very valu- able asset to our team. VVith- out Nancy, Marion Cox woulfl not have been nearly as suc- cessful with her combination plays as she was. Nancy was very adept at feigning a play in order to trick her guard. We are very sorry Nancy is not with us this term. 12. Margaret Stein. Margaret played on the forward line, having made a position there after serving on first and Sec- ond year teams. Although last year was her iirst year on the Senior squad, she played as a regular during the last part of the season. Her lack of height is a disadvantage, but her speed and accurate shoot- ing make up for this handicap to a great degree. Her inter- est in the team was at all times unfailing. i CENTRAL! SAYS SOUTH Mary Fraser Great was the dismay and anger of South students when they discovered their goal posts in a very lowly position on the rugby field. It seems that Cen- tral won a rugby game, for the lirst time, and we1'e feeling very gay over the victoy. They were, in modern phraseology, going to town. South's im- mediate reaction to this out- rage was merely spiritual: but Central will soon be made to pay. Of late years there has been more rivalry between South and Central than with Beck. Perhaps the fact that Beck is in a different section of the city and some distance away has contributed to this. The general feeling of the student body of South for Central is a friendly one. VVe consider Cen- tral a formidable rival in sports and academic attain- ments: but we certainly thought they were good sports- men. Concerning these schools it is certainly a case of faraway fields look green. After sound- ing the opinion of South stu- dents toward Central students it was learned that not a few of our South fellows go for the Central girls in a big way. Now don't get puffed up, Central, for it is also a well-known fact that the Cen- tral boys are intensely inter- ested in our own co-eds. Taking everything into con- sideration, we will have to con- cede the fact that Central is a great school and worthy of our highest esteem. JUNIORS ENJOY lContfnued from Page 1l games in the auditorium. The games this year took the form of tournaments in table tennis, checkers and crokinole. They were won by Gordon Winder, Herbert Tripp, Vivian Need- ham and Harold Birmingham, respectively. Refreshments were served during the evening in the lunchroom, which was dec- orated for the occasion. I think everyone who was there will agree with me when I say that this was one of the best Junior Parties South has ever had.

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ri O South Sketch, London, December 6, I935 IUNIURS K.-TV. Eliminated in the Semi- Finals-Coach Freeman's Team Turns Tables on St. Thomas. After four unsuccessful at- temps at a Junior W.O.S.S.A. championship title, Coach Free- nian's hopes were realized when the Juniors returned home with the coveted trophy tucked safely under their belts. Alex. Hofstetter, t h e Galloping Gopher , having captained his team through the season with but only one defeat, at the hands of the powerful K.-W. squad, brought the first VV.O.S. S.A. Rugby title to South Vol- legiate and also to London. Vonsidered green at the first of the season, even by local supporters, they soon showed their ability t.o handle any threat which might stanzl in their way of a championship. A great deal of credit for the team's success was due to the steady, plunging, little quarter- back, Tom Woolley, who gen- eraled the team from start to finish in a manner equal to that of Bobby Coulter, an'l to the consistent booting of Abe Frith: however. the tackling and blocking of the line was the deciding factor in their victory. Oust K.-VV. 14-12 Taking advantage of a home crowd and field South rolled up a 13-point lead on a rain- soaked gridiron. In the return game in Kitchener a slightly over-confiilent London team found themselves up against a v a s t l y improved tricolored squad. South was decisively beaten 12-1. This clean, hard- hitting outfit was the second best contender for the cup and provided the majority of South's opposition. London Gains 1-Point Lead, 9-8 Playing in another drizzling rain, they proved themselves real mudders. Snatching an early victory from a cocky Blue and White team, they downed the visitors by a close margin: game ended 9-8. CAPTURE W. 0. S. S. I-I. TITLE SENIOR HOCKEY I 'e-ee ',. 1 M..-,ace- ' l I' ag' ,Q, V .- '31 .'----- I, .f 'ig ' .i .ij-Ez..-V. 6 A Q W 1 ffm , mu .' ' .1 if isa- H' , Y , A 5 fy f I, ,. Y, T' SF, IA-a te: lf-f I L . ,--,.--str I . -t i. ...,r. 1, - . 9' V - ,J 'nf- - ' is iz? ii I ',f:si 'f' ., :Stiff G' TW' W I w . ' , .3 ' lk l S A A f f a, , ' 45. -le, V , ,Q . A. A, M gi t ' . I X . M . X D. Atcheson, G. VVilliams, D. Parnell, I. Hammond, K. Caspell, H. Murray, R. Miller, D. McKenzie, H. B. Dinsmore tcoachl. 1 . I Final Game 3-3 I I , South returned to St. Thomas still not having convinced them that thc Garnet and Gray had the better team: but they held them in their own backyard. Isoon after the kick-off. Keene ran one of Louch's kicks back 15 yards: the St, Thomas booter was having difficulty getting distance against the cross-wind. From 20 yards out Keene tried for a placement but it went wide for a single point. For the next few minutes London seemed to have an ad- lvantage in the play, but Irwin broke through fast and inter- lceptcd a lateral pass in centre tield. He was tackled by Wool- ley after a run of 25 yards. Orchard and Snyilcr plunged for 8 and Louch booted a field goal. Several fumbles recovered again by St. Thomas, and a long run by Frith on the receiv- ing end of a punt paved the way for London's second point. lAt the end of the first quarter. St. Thomas led, 3 to 2. London started the scoring The Blue and White, with some advantage from the wind, BANQUET This is the third year that the two rugby teams, coaches, managers, and players from I season with a real banquet. This year the two teams chose a different way of ending' the lseasong rather than have a Itufkeb' dinner at the school :ind cause a great deal of work and trouble for the people in charge, they decided to have a fowl supper at the country church in Sharon. Mr. Dinsmore and Mr, Free- man were both presented with 'gifts from the boys. The guests Mr. present were Mr. Parnell, Anderson, Mr. Mel-Iale, Dr. Wilkey, Mr. Graham and Mr. Urlin. former years have closed their, YEAH, SENIORS! When South's Senior hockey team defeated Tech. in the second game of their schedule this year, they broke a losing streak that had continued for some years, The team this year fought through their group only to be nosed out by the fast Tech. squad in the final game of the series. Mr. Dinsmore's squad played smart hockey and deserve credit for a very enjoyable season. The players are also to be congratulated on the manner in which they practically fin- anced themselves, each person contributing for every practice. The first game was a fast, hard-fought one which went to our old purple-and-gold clad rivals, Central, 2-0. In the next game, the team provided an upset by defeat- ing Tech. As Tech. had previ- ously beaten Central, it now ticd up the series. The boys outlasted Central in the return game and won by a 2-1 margin. The group championship was at stake when South and Tech. met in the final game. At half- ,time South led 2-1, but Tech. came back in the last half to score three goals. This elimi- nated one of the best South Senior teams ever produced. The line-up: Goal, McKen- I zie, Atchesonq Defence: Cas- rpell, Miller, Parnellg Forwards: This was a fitting close to Williams, Meaden, Murray, the most successful rugby sea- Hammond, Frarey and Cam- son that South has had. ,eron. , JUNIOR HOCKEY fn:--rf rs, 'ar -.11 ,:.,: x--x CITY CHAMPIONS fg1-1i353-5j.-g1::-..72T.. '-....... '- - i1-- .'51'fht-'3Ts., '.L':'ir??'-.. off-f ' .::: ..:.- '::5Ii '. z 'fi-'17-if ' tried to add to their lea'l in . -I g the second quarter, but what- 'ffl , 5 T- - ,pf ever gains they made wcrc' ' ' K . , ' ' M l . E Q , 'more than offset by Hofstet-1 bmi I 3. 5 'i 1 1, ,fi E , tcr's and Woolley's plungingl ,JM -- IL . 5 I Y' 'F F' , , Going into the third quarter! '-431,53 ji 'I NF? . the Hofstctter and Woolley' - t'.' 6 if?-' p ' ' V , '. I 17,i3-gf. combination again began to' fl? -' lil? ' It M ' ' , ytell. The St. Thomas left wing ' JA, 4 -I . yf Q.. V 'y. ,weakened and Frith lifted the WAR 'W Aa' T 1' ' 'YT' TV Meg I -ll I I A . . 'third and final point of the NPYL THQ.. 5. . ' game. The lead was not a big one on the round, but South succeeded in holding it for thc ,rest of the game. J. Payne, P. Richards. J. liradt. C. Knight, VV. Steeper, R. Hollowell. J. Gai-side. D. McKenna, A. Shaw fcaptaini, K. Keene, G. Edwards, R. Bodkin, W, Avery, H. B. Dinsmore tcoachl .