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

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T HE T () W E K S I’aigc Fifteen ommencement imit MM llllltlll 1. 1 IM«IW I ■ MIIIIVIi: IIMM ' tf H ' ' IV I i HIM I AM ' m. . i : .1 , r I tit tf wenty-fourth Annual Commencement Exercises CLASS OF 1945-46 The Commencement for the class of 1945- 4S was held Friday evening, November 15, 1945, at eight o ' clock. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present to see the senior pupils of 1946 graduate. The programme started with the Graduates marching slowly down both aisles of the audi¬ torium; the boys on the south side, and the girls on the north side. Mr. Bennett played the ac¬ companiment. The Graduates filed into their seats and then the entire assembly sang, “O Canada”. Mr. Johnson, Principal of Chatham Voca¬ tional School and a former teacher of our school, was chairman for the evening. A speech of welcome was extended to the Graduates by our principal, Mr. S. R. Ross, followed by an address by Mr. E. W. Morris, chairman of the Board of Education for 194S. Adrienne Brown, soprano star of the 1946 Graduat ng Class sang two fine selections. The main address was given by Mr. L. S. Beattie, Director of Vocational Education in the Province of Ontario. Mr. Beattie told the Graduates that they had achieved something worthwhile when they had successfully com¬ pleted a course such as our school afforded. He told them to go on in life and use their edu¬ cation to do good work and make a good name for W. D. Lowe Vocational. The diplomas and awards were presented to the boys by Mr. C. H. Montrose, Director of the Technical Department. The girls received their diplomas from Mr. G. F. Dean, Director of the Commercial Department. Oswald Lewis of the 1939 Graduating Class then sang two vocals which received enthusias¬ tic applause. Leo Dorbeck and Gerald Lavender were presented the Detroit Institute of Technology Scho ' arships by Mr. L. M. McKnight, Director of Education, D. I. T. The Vocational United Scholarship was won by Robert McDonald and was presented by Mr. Ross. Roy Battagcllo von the Athletic Scholarship. The programme then concluded with the singing of God Save The King”. The audience remained standing while the Graduates filed out of the auditorium. A dance and reception was given for the Graduates and their escorts after the program. The Graduates danced to the music of Ken Frawley’s Orchestra and it was a very happy evening for all concerned. Address to Graduating Class By MR. L. S. BEATTIE. Director of Vocational Education Mr. Beattie’s first word to the Graduating Class was to congratulate them on their success in reaching another well-marked milestone on the educational highway. He was desirous that they be very thanl.ful for the happy accident which placed them in such a position to enjoy the educational facilities provided for them. “True culture”, he said, “is not dependent upon school education of any special type, nor upon wealth or social position, but rather upon the sum total of the right attitudes whi h make up the culture you have acquired”. He closed by expressing a wish for each of the students that during their school life they may have laid well the fourdation for that happiness which results from a full life of effective service.

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Page Fourteen T H E T () W E K S Back Row- AL. HARRIS, NEIL McFADDEN, NEI.LO DARIO JOHN MENDLER, KEN ARNOLD, JULIAN MANKO. Front Row— JOE BALGA, ORIO ALESSIO, BOB KINGSLEY, EUGENE KRENTZ. The W. D. Lowe Vocational School l H irst Aid I earn . . By JOHN WOLFE The First Aid Team is a carefully trained group of students, able to take rare of any emergency requiring physical attention. This group meets every Tues¬ day after school until 4:00 p.m. Formerly instructed by Mrs. Com- peau. the team is now directed by Mr. B. Newman. The following boys are members:— Orio Alessio, John Wolfe, Jim Defroy, Neil McFadden, Nello Dario. John Furgal, James Reynolds. Mel Briant, Joe Bolga, Don Adams, Leo Lesperancc. Eugene Krcntz. Julian Manko, Jack Mendlcr, Art Smart, John Mendlcr. CADET RIFLE COMPETITION . . . Our school rifle team, managed and instructed by Capt. Jennings, has entered many competitions throughout the Dominion for the year 1945-46. Some of these being:— The Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Match in which it placed eighth out of 800 teams. The Royal Military College Match in which it gained twelfth place out of 270 teams. The Province of Ontario Challenge Shield in which it placed third out of 150 teams. In Cadet Annual Classification Rifle Shooting the results are 113 Snipers and 119 Experts. Last year, Allan Fraser won the Strathcona Medal for being the best shot in our school. Louis ChakmaU won the Special Badge for the best total score in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Match. The 1946-47 match results have not yet been announced except the Ontario Rifle Association Match in which our school stood ninth out of 75 teams. OFFICER’S CLASS . . . This year, our officers class got away to a good start with an enrolment of about seventy-five. Boys going out for the officer ' s class spend one hour a week, every Tuesday, drilling and being drilled. Every year the Cadet Officers have to pass an examination. Major Young and some of his staff come to the school and question the officers. Some of the things an officer must know is the instruction and handling of weapons, army ranks and their equivalents in the other services, drill, the instruction of recruits, rifle drill and general information about Canada ' s army. Every year, when Major Young has come to the school he has given the officers ' class great praise for the work they have accomp¬ lished. This would not be possible if it were not for the invaluable assistance of Mr. Segtiin and Mr. Nelson. Looking to the future. I think we will have as good a class of officers as we have ever had. BREN GUN... Every year, two of the Sergeant-Majors of the 22nd Reconnaisance Regiment come to our school and instruct classes in Bren Gun. The boys learn to strip the gun. name its parts, assemble and clean it. take care of any stoppages, and fire it. learn the system under which the gun operates and, in general, everything about it. Each year, they have to pass an examination and the marks they obtain stand as their cadet marks.

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Page Sixteen T H E T O W E R S D R A M AT I C 5 Standing— RAY GRANT, VIOLET HADJU, MAE McDONALD, ANGELO SAVI, JANET DICK, ALFRED ALLESSI. Sitting— MYRA PLAWUCKI, DOLORES OSTROWSKI. I )irectcd by : Miss HILDA DAYMAN and Miss YVONNE GIG.VVC. 1 It e Belle of Bagdad” By JIMMY LUCKINO, T4-A The Belle of Bagdad , an operetta, was the dramatic and musical highlight of the year —put over in a - big way at three matinees and four evening performances, February 25. 26. 27, and 28. It was presented by a double cast of fifteen, a dancing chorus of sixteen, and a singing chorus of thirty. The plot centers around the search for a beautiful girl by a talent scout of the Super- Supreme Film Production Company of Holly¬ wood. He arrives at Bagdad by plane, accom¬ panied by two mechanics who are the fun makers of the plot. A law has been passed that anyone carrying a camera in Bagdad was to be executed before dawn. After many amusing episodes by the talent scout, American tourists, an English Lord and the local girls, the daughter of the Caliph — Jewel — is found to be the beautiful girl they are searching for. She is recognized by an amulet she wears around her neck. Characters in order of appearance: Mrs. J. Horace McCann— An American Consul. Josie La Tessa and Mae MacDonald were well suited to the part. Elsa McCann — Her daughter. Helen Lawton and Eleanor Ogar (Typical American girls) sang in some smart num¬ bers with the “mechanics”. Anne Blackwell — Elsa’s friend. Marion Potosky and June luglis—both very good singers. Archie Fitzgibbons — from Old London. Eugene Ursalek and Alfred Alessi played the part of an English Romeo—by jove— humorously. Zelinda— dancer. Dolores Ostrowski. beautiful dancer — her