Lowe High School - Towers Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School Year Book •13 ?-f | GRADUATES’ SECTION j TECH MEMORIES One day as I wandered alone in the wood, I came to a place where a (riant elm tree stood. As I (razed on its beauty. softly I sighed, As (rraroful it towered aloft in its pride, When of a sudden a vision appeared, And where the elm tree stood the Tech Towers reared. (Hinting and flashing aloft in the sun, Each tower flashed back the rays one by one. The school looked the same as I knew it of yore. With the great curving driveway lead¬ ing up to the door; The clock in its place still marked off the hours. And the beds on the lawn were ablaze with bright flowers. 1 entered, and stood alone in the halls, And silently gazed at the scenes on the the walls. Then memories came flooding back thru the years. At the thought of old friends my eyes dimmed with tears. And still as I gazed, all faded away, The elm tree beside me seemed softly to sway, And bending, drooped ’round me its ten¬ der green leaves, And whispered so softly of my Tech Memories. CHARLES FISHER - 0 - GRADUATES DANCE The graduates dance was, of course, a great event, and was looked forward to by all the grad¬ uates and their friends. It was held on January 13th, 1928, in the big gymnasium of the Technical School. Mr. O’Neill certainly deserves a great deal of thanks for the way in which he decorated the gym. It looked beautiful with its differ¬ ent coloured streamers and its

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42 The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School Year Book GIRLS’ SOFT BALL TEAM Back Row—Cora Shipman, Mr. E. Shrier (Coach), Mr. W. I). Lowe, Miss Jean Beasley (Director of Girls’ Athletics), Elizabeth Hall Middle Row—Muriel Smith, Edna Smith, Helen Garfat (Captain), Kathleen Slow- grove, Beulah Hyer. Front Row—Jewel Delons;, Helen Eddie, Gladys Parent, Leta Knight. forwards, whose excellent work will be recalled with pleasure for many a day. WINNIE POTTS—Agile on her feet, light but aggressive; she is a good sport and possesses an accurate shot. VERNA RUDLING—She is a good de¬ fence, both fast and tall. The basket ball very rarely gets past her arms which she always uses to the best ad¬ vantage. ELIZABETH HALL—“Liz”, an adept player, plays the game quickly and craftily. She can be depended upon to get her opponent on all occasions. OLIVE WEIR—She is a snappy little guard, and deserves credit for holding her forward down to a limited number of baskets. -O- While our girls didn’t win the champ¬ ionship in their group, they came next to Windsor who always supports a strong team. - 0 - GIRLS’ ATHLETICS During the cooler months of the school term every girl plays basketball, while volley ball, baseball, badminton,,and ten¬ nis are played in the Spring. There is a competition between the forms in bas¬ ketball. All the first forms are in one group, while second, third and fourth compose the other group. The best teams in these two groups play off. Athletic pins are given to the members of the team winning the form championship. Five of these pins entitle the holder to a “merit pin.” INTERMEDIATE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL We offer our congratulations to the intermediate girls who represented the School in the basketball series last fall. - 0 - GIRLS’ SOFT BALL In the spring of 1927, Tech was successful in winning the county championship in soft ball.

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44 The Windsor-Walkerville Technical School Year Book large palms. In the centre was an aeroplane suspended from the ceil¬ ing. Written on the wings was “The Spirit of Tech.” The orc¬ hestra stand was decorated with Japanese lanterns and streamers, while the dresses of the graduates added a final touch to the colour scheme. The dancing started at 9 p.m. and concluded at 12.30 p.m. Judging from the noise and laugh¬ ter, everyone had a good time. When the dancing started, caps and favours were given to all, and they certainly added a touch of gayety to the occasion. —-o- COMMENCEMENT The commencement exercises of the Windsor-Walkerville Technical school were held in the Technical School Auditorium on the evening of Jan. 11. In the absence of Mr. R. .1. Desmarais, chairman of the board, the chair was taken by Mr. Geo. A. Courtenay. Following the singing of 0 Can¬ ada, the chairman delivered an ad¬ dress in which he spoke highly of the Technical school and its teach¬ ing staff. A piano solo was then pleasingly rendered by Miss Lorna Batzold and a selection “Juliet” was played by the school orchestra. Mr. D. M. Eagle, principal of the French-English training school for teachers, addressed the graduates. He dealt with the necessity of practising thrift, and of making the best use of spare time, on t he part of those who are obliged to work for a living. He spoke of the value of hard work and the re¬ sponsibilities that are continually to be met with in the day’s work. Mr. Eagle spoke of the day a be¬ ing divided into 8-hour periods, the work pei-iod, the recreation period, and the period for sleeping, and advised the graduates to use each period to the greatest advantage. • After Mr. Eagle’s address, a vocal solo was rendered by Vera Nageleisen. The commercial dip¬ lomas were presented by Mr. And¬ rew Leishman, while Miss Gladys Breed presented the Household Arts diplomas. A violin duet “Souvenir” was next played by Earl Laforet and Earl Fortin, while Gladys Kerr de¬ livered the valedictory address. The merit pins were then awarded by Mr. Long of the Board to those who headed their classes during the previous year. Charles Fisher de¬ livered the humorous school pro¬ phecy. Mr. Frank Harding presented the Athletic medals in the absence of Mr. Frank W. Begley. The Dominion of Canada Rifle Associa¬ tion medals were presented by Mr. P. J. Tschirhart. A selection “Lassie of Mine” was played by the school orchestra. The exercises were brought to a close with the singing of “God Save the King”. -o- MESSAGE FROM A GRADUATE I want to congratulate the school as a whole, on the splendid and re¬ markable progress it has made wit¬ hin the past four years. You (I use the personal pronoun now as though speaking to each one indiv¬ idually), have shown the real ‘Tech Spirit’ and have won a name for yourself far and wide. The fourth year will always stand out foremost in my memory, and what a good year that was! One of the most outstanding feat¬ ures was the “Tech United” which as you know, was started and put under way through the efforts of Mr. Voaden. Oh! how I wish T were back at school if just to at¬ tend those meetings, where every¬ body knew one another. As the i J