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

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VARIETY NIGHT FTER a rest of five war years there was con- siderable scepticism among outsiders that South's Variety night of '46 would not compare with the pre-war type. How wrong they were! On the nights of March 7 and 8, the auditorium was packed to overflowing to see some one hun- dred and seventy South students I erform. With Mr. Byles as conductor, South's forty- three piece orchestra played four numbers by Strauss, Zdenko Fibich, Handel and Beethoven. These gave evidence of the excellent work of the orchestra and were greatly enjoyed by the audi- ence. Other musical entertainment was afforded by the Glee Club under the able direction of Mr. Allin. They rendered six numbers and Anne Marie Prentice sang two solos. Believe it or not, several of the girls were seen swooning when -lim McLean of the Glee Club sang the solo part of VVanting You , accompanied by the Male Chorus. Almost all of the years were represented in variety night. A pirate dance was presented by Grade 9 girls supervised by Miss F. Nichols, and an Indian dance by Grade 10 girls under Miss L. Thompson: a series of exercises was performed by the girls of the Upper School under the able direction of Miss -I. MacFarlane. Don't let it be said that the girls stole the show, for Mr. Dinsmore directed a gymnasium team of eleven boys in tumbling. Their work was perfectly executed. The programme was continually being inter- rupted by the unscheduled appearances of XVaI- den Allen, Dick Hutchinson and Bob Hayman who pestered the audience with skits and songs. But the people loved them. Later Dick came back to give a recitation of the Drummer Boy, Sam Small , which kept the audience convulsed with laughter. The last number on the programme was a one- act play, A Man of Ideas , by Miles Malleson. Frank Cartwright, a wealthy English gentleman, played by Bill Brett, and his guest, Billy Good- man, portrayed by Tom Maynard, captured a prowler, whose part was taken by Ken Shantz. Marion MacVicar who took the part of Frank Cartwright's sister added suspense to the play by coming down to warn the two gentlemen of the prowler's presence. It is fitting to add here our congratulations to Mrs. Carr-Harris for her undaunted patience and perseverance in producing the play, and to ex- press our thanks to Bill Winslow, Hugh Mac- kenzie, 'Iudy Glass, Bob Hayman and Ernie Richards who worked so diligently behind the scenes. - After the last performance on Friday evening a party was given for all the members of the cast of Variety night. It was greatly enjoyed and appreciated. -TOM MAYNARD. ESTABLISHED IB85 Ross ' Limited Manufacturing Furriers and Ladies' Wear IIE! Heart Warming Styles with that touch of youth ..... Sure Formula for Flattery . . in COATS - SUITS - DRESSES Phone Metcalf I 3 I 9 London - Ontario PHOTO SUPPLIES ARTIST and DRAWING MATERIALS CON-OJ I. I-I. BACK and Co. 210 DUNDAS INIET. 1202 Compliments of Maple Leaf Cafe QUALITY and COURTESY Open Every Day - 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If I

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C00 With the Compliments of ORTH LTD. Military and Civilian Tailors For Over 30 Years Tailors of New Styles Young Men's Apparel and Haberdaslnery f-02 Compliments of Y O L L E S FURNITURE co. LTD. E. J. MULKERN . MANAGER The Boys' Shop WE OUTFIT BOYS 8: STUDENTS f-01001 Prince Clothes fit for a Prince C-02'-09 42l Richmond St. Met. 2762 Final-South vs. Windsor Kennedy South entered the XV.O.S.S.A. final against a highly-overated Kennedy Collegiate team. Dur- ing the first half, South had some trouble crack- ing a stiff zone defence set up by the opposition, but led at the half 13-12. In the third quarter South gradually began to fathom the zone de- fence, and slowly crept ahead. During the fourth quarter South broke away time and again and finally in the last four minutes forced Ken- nedy to break up their zone. Then South walked away with the game, the final score being 37-22. Gord Davidson sparked the team to victory by scoring 17 points as well as setting up some nice plays. Harry Gerlach again played a very solid game at defence, as did Bob Davey, who also scored 7 points. This victory brought to South the first VV.O.S.S.A. Basketball championship ever won by a London school. -R. VVONNACOTT. THE GIRLS' WORK Confirmed from Page 23 In 1941, a rather unusual project was under- taken. Good woolen uniforms, no longer worn by basketball teams, were donated by the G.A.A to the Lambeth branch of the Red Cross. There, clever dressmakers turned these articles into attractive dresses and jumpers for children and dispatched them to countries where most needed. In addition, 24 heavy sweaters, from the same source as the uniforms, were packed and shipped direct to the Soldiers-', Sailors' and Airmen's Association in Peterborough, Scotland, by the Girls' Athletic. In 1942, the girls worked diligently to collect articles for the Russian Clothing Relief and were well rewarded for their efforts by securing a total of over 250 good articles of clothing. During this same year, about IXovember, a very keen interest was taken in the opening of the VVomen's Active Service Club in London. The task of furnishing four rooms was undertaken by four groups of South girls financed by the G.A.A. The rooms were very highly praised by all who saw them, for their home-like and attractive appearance: needless to say, those whose work it was, got great pleasure from the undertaking. All during the war years many tag days were held throughout the city. Hardly one slipped by without at least 40 to 50 South girls partici- pating in it. The many different groups in the city came to depend on the girls from South to make their tag days a success. From the standpoint of finances alone, South girls have made a notable contribution. Over the years from 1941-1945 they donated about 35136.00 to the Red Cross and 54295.00 to the War Services Committee in the school for their work. This money was raised mainly by parties and dances sponsored by the Girls' Athletic Association. Surely South girls may well be proud of this war record! -JEAN YOUNG, 5A

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