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

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:url , lr-ann rs -4 52 I' ' 4 let S Sl I gf , Q ' v up -- .,,.uJ:.A,-,. 1.3, ,A-x-...H -- Isa' THE HONCE OVER SIX GAME SCHEDULE FACES MAROONS RUGBY Central vs. South HE year 1945-46 showed the people of Lon- don that when rugby is mentioned, the south side cf the city is in no way lacking either in players or in coaching. This year South proved to have a very excellent team but they were finally ousted. Every player in the team gave a standout performance, being very ably coached by Mr. Beattie. Our thanks are also extended to Mr. Cranfield who gave up his free time to teach the boys a few tricks he picked up at college. The South juniors also gave a good account of themselves by ending up on top of the junior schedule. BASKETBALL Here again we are nothing to be sneezed at. The highly-rated Central Senior squad suffered one defeat in the city VV.O.S.S.A. play-offs, and that was to none other than our own Seniors. All this goes to prove that we have one of the top high school senior squads in the Province. The South juniors have really burned a trail of victories that will be remembered for a long time. They have played through their scheduled games without a loss and have gone on to win the VV.O.S.S.A. semi-fmals and finals in an un- forgettable series. Each player has given a splen- did account of himself. Mr. Allin has trained the boys thoroughly and both he and the team are to be highly congratulated on the signal honour of bringing the first W.O.S.S.A. Basket- ball Championship to South. ln the coming spring term it is hoped that we will have a good entry in the W.O.S.S.A. track meet and bring home a few honours. It is also hoped the inter-school baseball series will be continued again. A Senior and junior Boys' Tennis Tournament is planned for the near fu ture. A --BILL W1NsLow. South wins in opening grid game. Bert Beattie-'s Klaroons showing su1'cz'ior tim- ing and blocking, set back the tiexitral Golden Ghosts to the tune of 18-1. C'entral's only count was made on the last play after seven tries for a touchdown. The first touchdown of the game proved to be the smartest play of the night. Burgess walked through the Ghosts with little effort on a rex erse. Halliday's kicking, plus Burgess' running, prox ed a winning combination for South. Dalton. Skin- ner and hlcliegney also proved to be good for the winners. Beck vs. South Halliday scores all points as Klaroons take lead with 8-4 win over Beck. Beck Green XYaves made a desperate bid for victory in the first game when Astles booted four long drives. South Maroons kept the eight point lead they set up in the first half. but the threatening Green VVaves hitting hard on the line stopped them for the last half, allowing them over the centre line only twice. South's line saved the day, time and time again. South vs. Tech South Maroons smash their way to a shutout victory at Labatt Park. The lvlaroons, showing superior passing and blocking, downed the Tech Raiders 25--0. Halliday's fine running and bullet passes proved to be the Raiders' downfall. Dalton also did some excellent running. Morton and Mc- Kegney who each scored a touchdown, were standouts for the Maroons. VVinslow also played a headsup game for the Maroons. South vs. Central South again triumphs in School Grid game. After scoring a second quarter single, South managed to hold Central scoreless to win by 1e0. Continued on Page 73 39

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- :Zfo School News 23+ LONDON LIONS ADOPT SOUTH Because of a desire to help, the London Lions Club have adopted South. They have thus sig- nified their willingness to do anything they can to help us either with personal or financial assist- ance. Mr. XYilliam Buchanan, President of London Lions Club, 1944-45, first sponsored the idea. l-le had a special committee set up within the club to investigate and report what might be done. The committee was composed of Mr. Lorne MacLeod, chairman, Mr. Angus McMas- ter, Mr. Bert Pearson and Nr. Bert bl. Beattie- Mr. Beattie was to act as liaison officer. In the spring of 1945 they supplied cars to transport the orchestra to Stratford to compete at the Musical Festival. From this festival the orchestra were successful in bringing home the cup. Fifty dollars was donated for a scholarship to be awarded on a basis to be determined by the staff of South Collegiate. This scholarship was first awarded to Shirley Harris for General Pro- ficiency in Grade XII. In the fall of 1945 our rugby teams found themselves almost destitute for sweaters. A fast bit of work and a sum of better than 215200 from London Lions Club soon saw our teams equipped with new maroon sweaters. The president of London Lions Club for 1945--46, Mr. Carlton VVells, is taking just as keen an interest in our Collegiate as his prede- cessors. As a result we have a sympathetic ear for any of our wants. South is indebted to this group of professional and business men for all they have done, and hopes that this tie will not soon be broken. ORACLE CIRCULATION STAFF Marion MacVicar, Bob Hayman, Brock Rachar, Mr. J. F. Calvert. 38 PRESENTATION TO SCHOOL N October, 1943, on her return from overseas Juanita Spettigue Know Mrs. G. C. D. Clarkj presented a picture to the school as a token of her appreciation of South's remembrances to her. The picture now adorning a spot in the library shows an avenue bordered on both sides with rows of flowering trees, Hjacaranda trees , which bloom in November. In the background on a hill you can see the Union Buildings of Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal, South Africa. PUBLIC SPEAKING Two IICW-COl'I'161'S are the winners of the Senior medals this year, both from the Maritimes. Robin Janes took us on an imaginary trip to the interesting parts of Newfoundland and was awarded the medal for her trouble. Bob Hay- man told us about Life in New Brunswick and won the Senior boys' contest. In the junior contest, Development of XVheat was Gordon Hutchinson's winning ad- dress, and Margaret Stevens won on f'Gypsy Lore . -LILLIAN ToDoRo1fr. PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS fLeft to rightb: Gordon Hutchinson, Robin Janes, Margaret Stevens, Bob Hayman. THE AIR CADETS URING war years the three services in Can- ada's national defence system promoted and developed cadets in the secondary schools of the country. The South Collegiate undertook to form an air cadet squadron and under the leader- ship of Mr. Freeman, this organization became a very strong unit in the movement. The boys were given instruction in drill, navi- gation, theory of flight, air frames, aero-engines, Continued on Page 76

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BOYS' JUNIOR BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row lleft to rightl: Philip Govan lscorerl, Frank Caldwell, Harry Gerlach, Mr. R. H. Allin lcoachl, Bob Davey, Ron Wonnacott, Ken Shantz fmanagerr. Front Row: Dick Roberts, Don Thomson, Ken Adams, Gord Davidson lcaptainv, Allan Lansing, Bob Gerry, Ralph Neely. JUNIOR BASKETBALL South vs. St. Thomas Tech. Mr. Allin's well-trained juniors opened their basketball season with a decided victory over the St. Thomas squad. The hrst half was quite slow, both teams lack- ing drive. At the half, South led 17f10. In the third quarter, South put on the pressure with Davidson and Davey as leaders. This drive continued in the final quarter when they added 17 points to their lead, making the final score 4244 in their favour. Davidson was- high scorer for South, tallying 17 points. South vs. St. Thomas C. I. The second VVOSSA game was another easy win for the juniors. lt was their first game away from home. It started very slowly with the score at the end of the first quarter 6f2 for South. In the second quarter, however, they found their stride and were leading at its close 13-7. Again in the third and fourth quarters they worked smoothly and added 23 more points to their score, making a total of 36 to their oppo- nents 12. As in the previous game Davidson topped the list in points with a total of 15. South vs. Beck The juniors added still another game to their 40 winning streak when they took Beck Collegiate 52-24. The opening quarter was a little sloppy, es- pecially in passing. South, however, was on the larger end of the score at the end of the half, leading 29-12. Cnvzlizzzled on Page 52 'I ' P L-.42 J. i i