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

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Page Eighteen THE T O VV E R S ASSEMBLY t.cft— JIM LUCCHINO Right— TONY IAN ETTA Acknowledgment. . . By BILL SASSO, Chairman of A. E. C. The Aisembly Entertainment Committee wishes to thank all the pupils and classes that have taken part in the various assemblies. We wish to extend thanks to Mr. Ross for allowing time for the programmes, a special thanks to Mr. Nelson under whose supervision the programmes were arranged, and to Mr. Sirrs for his efforts with the sound equipment. We hope all have enjoyed our efforts and that next year we shall have bigger and better programmes each fortnight. HOLIDAY IN TURKEY CREEK By M. SAVVICH It was really a holiday for the W. L). Lowe students were presented with a program by gals of C4-B. Their programme consisted of: ASSEMBLIES... Assemblies at our school provided a good deal of entertainment this past year. They were largely sponsored by various classes and later by the VV. D. Lowe Assembly Entertainment Committee consisting of Bill Sasso. our genial master of ceremonies, Joyce Harwood, Reta Core, Chuck Maxim, Janet Hick, Martha Sa- wick, and Ruth Curtis. The first program was a Christmas play sponsored by Cl-B. which was based on a sorority in the present and future. Jolly Janet Dick, as Santa ' , was really enjoyed by the audience. Oh, yes! Dolly Ostrowski, our talen¬ ted dancer, really looked like a beautiful dolly as she favoured us with a graceful ballet. The play, written by Miss O ' Donoglnie. was both humorous and educating, dealing with Voca¬ tional Guidance. When the “Open the Door. Richard di- lcma knocked around our school at the begin¬ ning of February, the Assembly Committee got busy with a skit based on the musical novelty. The play was directed by Bill Sasso. and writ¬ ten by Martha Sawick. The boys of T3-B presented a program 1. 1 he Windsor Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Red Head Re”j 2. A chorus girl line-up with their version of a dance. 3. The Triple S Sad Sack Sisters sang. You Are My Sunshine . 4. A piano duet Chinese Concerto in Yellow . 5. An intrumental duet by two boys of the Technical classes. 6. A piano solo of Begin the Begine” In- Audrey Sylvain. By the way. the whole audience roared with laughter — this show will be long remem¬ bered. next: they based their skit on Vocational Guid¬ ance. It illustrated Finding a Job , and was written by Harold Wagner, and directed by Mr. Nelson. The play was a very constructive one, showing types of characters seeking a job: the slouch, the unrefined playboy, the fibber, and several other good and bad factors noticeable in many who seek a position. We also had a clar inet solo for classics which was greatly en¬ joyed. For variety we had a Quiz with Bill Sasso as quiz master. It was called “Sixty-four page Questions”: the prize was a copy of the Year Book. I

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Page Seventeen tARJORIE McMILLAN, NORMA LESPERANCE, EVA STRACKEY, SHIRLEY HELMER, LENA FARES, )R HASSAN. OLGA HUNZYK. SHIRLEY W IGGINS, ELEANOR KING. DORIS KARPIUK. EILEEN MELNIK, JANET DICK, HILDA RAINEY. ROSE MASROPIAN. BARBARA GROSSE, MARY JOHNSON, JUNE INGLIS, NORA MAE JOHNSTON. MARY LISZCZAK. oriental interpretation most attractive and glamorous. Rose— Daughter of the Caliph. Martha Savvich. Lily — Another daughter. Jean Fraser and Ruth MacDonald. These were smaller parts, hut well done : Ali Ben Mustapha— The Prefect of Police. Verland Copetiuk and Angelo Savi — a strong and colourful character — Vcrn good on lyrics and Angelo outstanding on the acting. Hassan El Carab — Caliph of Bagdad. Mel Briant and Vincent Beneteau — well done by both actors—each looked and ac¬ ted the part of a real oriental potentate. Jewel— The Caliph’s favourite daughter. Violet Hadju and Myra l’lawicki wore a glamorous oriental dress—both sang well. Violet, expressive acting—Myra, lovely lyr- Bob Ballentine— Ruth Rollett and Joe Faith, Little Ruth stole the show with her amazing voice and humorous antics. Joe was no mean latmce- lot. Bill Blake — With Boh, (airplane mechanics). The clowns of the operetta. Guido Ianctta and Adolph Ukrainec — kept the plot amu¬ sing and bright — both spoke well. Henrietta Whipstitch — A romantic spinster. Doris Fraser and Janet Dick — as the woman nobody loved, was the Zazu Pitts of the play. Both extremely good actors. Dick Taylor— Talent Scout for Super-Supreme Film Company.

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T M E T O V E R S Page Nineteen W. D. Lowe Vocational The war had been over for almost a year. The men and women were re¬ turning home. It wai a period of re¬ adjustment and conversion. It was at this time, in the early spring of 1946, that the W. D. Lowe Vocational Alumni was reorganized with the purpose of promoting the interests of the Associa¬ tion and of the Vocational School, es¬ pecially by means of Social, Literary, and Athletic activities, and with an en¬ deavour to have the members who had been away, return to their school. As a result of elections, George Vandoorne became our President for the ensuing term. R For the first two months, the Alumni was busy getting re-established p and the Membership Committee, under the supervision of Murray Riosa. was very successful with its sale of Mem¬ bership cards. Then summer came with pic¬ nics, swimming parties, canoeing trips and wei- ner roasts, held at the local beaches. The dance season was introduced with the W. D. Lowe Alumni “Movie Dance”, followed by a Hallo¬ we ' en Party in the school gym. Winter in all its glory completed the atmosphere for the final dance of the season “The Snow Whirl”. During the year, a basketball team had been organize! and is known as the Tech Alumni Team. ..A great deal of credit is due to the fellows who played on this team, as they worked hard in winning games and publicizing the name of the Alumni. At the present time they are enga¬ ged in the Ontario Basketball Association play- downs and have conquered the Chatham, Sarnia, and St. Catharines Teams, and are scheduled to meet Toronto in early ApriL The Alumni fiscal year ended February 1, 1947, and was completed by the W. D. Lowe Vocational Alumni banquet held in the main ballroom of the Prince Edward Hotel, on the evening of February 1, 1947. The guest speaker for the evening was Lt. Col. R. A. Harris, O.B.E. Those who attended were pleased to see so many of the older members present, and it gave old friends a wonderful opportunity to reminisce. The new executive is: William Benca, President; June Truscott, Vice-President; Ger¬ ald Masropian, Recording Secretary; Hazel Providenti and Helen Syzycowski, Correspon¬ ding Secretaries; Mary Martinelli, Treasurer. William Benca has since resigned and we now have June Truscott as our new President and Sam Sasso as the new Vice-President. Row WALTER GORSK1. JERRY MASROPIAN, SAM SASSO. GEORGE VANDOORNE. Row MARY MARINELLI, PRISCILLA KENNETTE, JUNE TRUSCOTT. HELEN SZYSZKOWSKI, HAZEL PROVIDENTI. In closing, let us thank all the members of the Faculty and the members of the organi¬ zation for making the Alumni as successful as it has been. Without their help it would have been impossible to go on. To Mr. Ross, we extend a very warm thank you” for being so lenient and co-operative with us. 1 believe in the old adage of leaving all good things to the last, so I did. Miss May Connerty has graced the organization by being our Honorary Presi¬ dent, and if I were giving out with the HIP, HIP, HOORAYS”, I surely would shout a loud one for our Miss Connerty. A new year is before us. The goal we seek is still far ahead, but with the co-operation of all members, students, and Faculty members, we cannot fail. We are building towards a scholarship for the school. Remember . . . SCIENTIA EST PORTENTIA (Know¬ ledge Is Power) is our Motto. Let it be OUR GOAL. FLASH! Just before “The Towers” went to press we heard that the following staff members are leaving at the end of this school year: Miss M. Belton and Miss E. LeBoeuf are retiring; Mr. F. Morrow and Mr. C. Fisher to other school positions; and Mr. E. Knapp and Mr. G. Smith are leaving the teaching profession. We wish to extend to them our thanks for their interest in the past and to wish them happiness in the future. —THE STUDENTS.