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

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

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A visit to Bartlet Mac- Jl. donald and Gow will al clear up your mind on what is right for 12 School Clothes. t? M WINDSOR ' S DEPENDABLE STORE : UeMcation : It is with great pride that we have the singular fortune to be able to observe the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of this Institution of Practical Education. We dedicate this 1947-48 Publication of ‘‘The rowers” to the Students who have attended during the 25 years’ existence of the W. I). Lowe V ocational School N S V S N S S s s S s Page Two THE TOWERS 25tli Anniversary Edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number Dedication. 1 A Message from the Principal, Mr. S. R. Ross. 3 “Under Way” by Miss M. O’Donoghue, Dean of Girls ... 4 Editorial by Marion Potosky, Chief Editor.4 Greetings from Bill Ellis, President of Vocational United ... 5 A Message from Miss O. Fritz, Sponsor of Vocational United . . 5 The Staff Pictures. 6 The Towers Staff 7 The Board of Education. 8 Boys ' Sports. 9 Grads of 1948 . ... 18 Poetry.27 Memorial.31 Commencement Exercises. 33 Commencement Party. 34 Dramatics . 35 Cheerleaders .39 Wit and Wisdom. 40 Scholastic Awards 42 Extra Curricular Awards . . . . t . 43 Silver Jubilee by Dr. N. F. Morrison. 44 Re-Union as seen by Two Students.45 Our Parents Attended Here Too. 4 S Assembly Again!. 47 Holiday by Miss M. O’Donoghue.48 Twenty-Five Year Teachers 48 They Also Serve .... 49 Girls ' Sports 51 Caught. 55 Message from Mr. G. F. Dean, Commercial Director. 57 Commercial Department.58 Jokes. 59 Junior Red Cross.60 Social.61 Rambling Rumbles ... 67 Technical Department by C. H. Montrose, Technical Director . . 63 Shop News.70 Class News.71 25th Anniversary Dinner. 73 W. D. Lowe Vocat ' onal Alumni.80 Cadets ..81 Candid Shots 84 Literary. ....... 85 Autographs 92 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Three A Message to the Students S. R. ROSS Principal OOD SERVICES of a wide variety are available throughout - 7 Ontario and certainly in cities such as Windsor. This is so J consistently the case that our citizens, old and young, take such matters for granted. We do not appreciate natural gas, for instance, until we no longer have it and we are surprised to learn of a scarcity of electricity when such occurs. We enjoy these and many other facilities as well, because of the efforts and talents of many persons who are ready to serve us and who have become skilful by dint of hard work. Behind things are able executives—men who head-up big businesses in a big way. To boys and girls, such men have attained a goal so distant as never to be reached by themselves! And yet. among these men are former students of the Vocational School. To them, the time spent within these walls seems but yesterday. They think of those days as an en¬ joyable and valuable part of the business of life. This thought was expressed in varying ways when hundreds of former students gathered here on April 9th to join in our Home¬ coming event, one of a series of celebrations tor our 1 wenty-fiflh Anniversary. 1 wish to congratulate all who have so ably co-operated to pro¬ duce our 1948 Year Book. The Anniversary Issue. It is evidence of a fine piece of team work. Page Four THE TOWERS 25tli Anniversary Edition Under Way . . . This was the title of the message addressed to the school in 1926 by our first principal, Mr. W. D. Lowe. It appeared in our first “Year Book . It congratulated tea¬ chers and pupils who had worked, to quote Mr. Lowe, “to start our school on what, we are confident, will be a path of achievement and success ' . Mr. Lowe ' s confidence was well grounded, and since 1926 each year has seen the school prospering and striving for greater achievement. The teaching staff has always had the backing of boys and girls determined to make “Tech (now “Vocational ) a name to honour. The students of 1948, as we see in this splendid “Year Book , are not slackening in the devotion and energy that keep the school rolling. They are to be congratulated. MARY O’DONOGHUE Dean of Girls Now, from its beginning, and largely because of the attitude of its principal, the guiding idea in our school has been that the school is for the pupil. The solution of any problem that has arisen has been worked out in terms of what would be best for the students — “What best for this girl, what best for that boy?” Therefore, while our theme “achievement and success applies to the school, it applies even more to each stu¬ dent. Every boy and girl is now definitely “under way on a course that will lead very soon to a life work — to adult life. May we hope that the individual’s path may, like that of the school, be one of “achievement and success . MARY O ' DONOGHUE, Dean of Girls tutorial... For twenty-five years, girls and boys have come to the W. I). Lowe Vocational School with determination to attain a high degree of knowledge. Many have fallen by the wayside, but many more have reached their goal. They have gone to offices and factories, to stores and mining camps and lumber camps; some have opened businesses of their own. Manv have alreadv made their mark in the world and are an asset to their community. In my estimation the W. D. Lowe Vocational School has been a great success in its first twenty-five years. May its next twenty- five be even better! T h e E di tor. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Five r l j a t i 11 q s VOCATIONAL UNITED EXECUTIVE- HILL ELLIS. Pres.; MR. C. WALLEN, Co-sponsor- VR. C. COLE. C.of F.; MIKE BENCA. Vice-Pres.: MARY L.AZUREK, Sec.; .MISS O. FRITZ. Sponsor; RUTH ROLLET, Treas. As president of Vocational United I wish to say that 1 appreciate the honour bestowed on me. There is no doubt about the old saying, “A School Is What The Students Make It”, and this axiom can easily be applied to our school Year Book, as such a project is what the students make it. Of course, there are always two sides to every story. To some people a Year Book is merely a few pages of printed data bound together, but to the stu¬ dents who have taken an active part in the school activities it is more than just that. It is something that helps to create a warm feeling among fellow classmates. To both teachers and students who have taken an active part in this project I wish to express my heart felt appreciation. 1 personally hope that the Year Book will be a real anniversary success”. BILL ELLIS A SHORT HISTORY In the clays of Mr. Arthur Lowther, head of the English Department, 1924-1925. his English classes presented many entertaining and effective programs in the auditorium. One very successful debate was on the subject—Resolved: Students should not carry textbooks home”. During Mr. Vooden’s headship of the English Department, even more prominence was given to the Literary Society and to the Dramatic Club by promoting competitions among the classes and giving prizes. An interesting play was presented in 1926—“The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife . Lucky fellow! But he didn’t know it. In 1926 it was felt that the school was ripe for a society that would federate existing clubs. A contest took place for naming the society. A very happy suggestion was Tech United”. The name referred to the union of the commercial and technical departments. In 1947 when the school was renamed, it became “Vocational United”. The new society held elections in September. 1927, and the N ear Book of 1928 has a fine picture of the Executive Committee. Our late principal Mr. W. D. Lowe, and Mr. C. Adsett represented the teaching staff and the president was Mr. John Rogers. Mr. Rogers finished his account of Tech United with the phrase On with Tech United!” It has gone on and has functioned each year since that time. Mr. Quenneville, a member of the staff, 1930-1934, drafted its first constitution. Only minor changes have been made in the original. TO VOCATIONAL UNITED .. . . . . and that means all of you, greetings from your sponsor. To the executive and all representatives, for their co-operation, my many thanks. To be at EVERY meeting, to give a good report of it next day to a class, is a splendid habit and someone Has said habits become character and character destiny. This is our TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. There have been many changes and much has been accomplished since this school opened in September, 1923. Charles Dickens, you remember, entitled one of his novels Great Expectations”. This might well become our watchword. Let us expect great things of ourselves, our executive and of one another. Let us FINISH the year with GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. O. E. FRITZ Page Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition THE S TA F F Back Row— MR. C. KNIGHT. MR. O. LAWSON. MR L. MeGEE. MR. W. AUGUSTINE, MR. F. BARNES. MR. A HARRISON. MR. W. ANDERSON. MR. B. NEWMAN Centre Row— MR. P. BENNETT. MR. J. BAIRD. MR. C. MURRAY. MR. W. EDEY, MR. C. COLE, MR. C ADSETT. MR. E. BATES. MR. L. COOK. MR. H. FARR Front Row— MISS H. CARLEY. MISS O. FRITZ. MISS M. CONNERTY, MISS J. BEASLEY, MISS A. DONALD¬ SON. MISS H. COUGHLIN, MISS Y. GIGNAC. MISS H. LAYMAN Absent— MRS. C. CAMPEAU. MR. N. BUIE. MR. H. COWGILL. MR. X . HARMAN. Back Row— MR. A. SEGUIN, MR. E. SHRIER. MR. E. SIRRS, MR. L. STARR. MR A. MALKIN. DR. N. MORRISON, MR. J. MAGOR. MR. W. JENNINGS, V:R. D. S EGG IE. MR. A. NEELY Centre Row— MR. H. STOTT. MR. E. NELSCN, MR. A. SPARLING. MR. E. ALTON. MR A. FRASER, MR P. McMANUS, MR A. S EGG IE. MR. C. WALLEN, MR. T. NEILSON, MR. J MURRAY Front Row MISS L. STEVENS, MISS J. GREGORY. .MISS M. ODONOGHUE. MR. G. DfcAN, MR. S. R. ROSS, MR. C. MONTROSE, MISS A. McMANUS, MISS A. TAYLOR. MISS G. GREEN 25tii Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seven The Towers Staff Top Row— FRASER GORDON, CARL BERL. DOUGLAS PRICE. Back Row and Forward— JEAN FRASER, ESTHER DU1CHUK, NICK KRIZ, NORMAN KATZ. PAUL MACKO. MATT MILETICH. BILL ELLIS. VINCENT BENETEAU. PHYLLIS KEARNS. HELEN POPIEL, JOSIE LATESSE, STELLA X ENDECK, MARY BENUIK, JOYCE RICHARDSON, LILY PALIWODA, DORIS FRASER, LENORA LONGEUAY, CATHERINE FRANZ. HAZEL BURT, DOLORES MASSE, MAE MC¬ DONALD, MARY SM1DU, OLGA PONIC, MARGARET SCHRAM. PAT BOLTON, MARJORIE COFFEY, MARION POTOSKY, MR. A. MALKIN, MR. C. VCALLEN, MR. E. NELSON. MR. A. S EGG IE, NORA NEILL, CATHERINE CAMERON, RUTH ROLLET, DONNA RICHARDSON, BOB CONROY. KEN CHRIS¬ TIE, NICH SOKACH. KEN FERGUSON, MELVIN RICE, DENNIS LISKA, JOHN MICSINSZKI, JOE BALOG, BILL SASSO, DUNCAN MacLELLAND. MARION POTOSKY (Chief Editor) MARY BENUIK NICK KRIZ MARGARET SCHRAM OLGA PONIC (Assistant Editors) BILL SASSO (Business Manager) JOE BALOG (Assistant Business Manager) Dennis Liska, Nick Sokach, Duncan McLelland, Ken Christie, Fraser Gordon, Carl Berl, Douglas Price, John Micsinszki, Norman Katz, Paul Macko, Matt Miletich (Salesmen) ichardson, Lenora Longeuay, Dolores Masse, Ruth Rollett, Donna Richardson, Doris Fraser (Saleswomen) Joyce Girls’ Athletics— Mae McDonald Boys’ Athletics— Geza Lukas Bob Conroy Social— June Inglis Rose Corbin Marjorie Coffey Pat Bolton Humour— Bill Ellis Cadets— Ken Ferguson Memorial Service— Mary Smidu 25th Anniversary— Lily Paliwoda Photography— Mr. B. Newman Cartoonists— James Boyle Vincent Beneteau Poetry— Helen Popiel Phyllis Kearns Columnists— Stella Wendeck Nora Neil Catherine Cameron Josie LaTesse Catherine Franz Class News— Hazel Burt Melvin Rice Shop— Terry Crilley Commercial— Jean Fraser Esther Dutchuk E. I. NELSON (General Supervisor) C. WALLEN (Advertising Supervisor) A. MALKIN and A. SEGGIE (Co-Supervisors) □ □ BOARD O F E D U C AT I O N FOR THE CITY OF WINDSOR 1948 Elected Tru stees Ward 1—C. W. Daynes, Chairman Ward 2—E. W. Morris Ward 3—H. D. Taylor, B.A., M.D. Ward 4—P. P. McCallum, C.L.U. Ward 5—J. F. Twigg, B.A., K.C. Appointed Trustees Separate School—M. G. Brick, D.D.S. F. X. Papineau Vocational School—A. R. Davidson W. Sive ll 4 School Enrolment: Public 9700 Secondary 4400 WINDSOR SCHOOLS EXCEL □ □ Page Nine • HOCKEY TEAM I. J. ASH E. SKOV R. DALDIN G. SKOV G. BISSETT N. BEND1CK 2. MR. F. BARNES C. MAXIM J. REICH M. ABRAMOVITCH M. ZORZ1T MR. S. ROSS 3. W HUMEN1UK B. BROWN S. PALMER B. CORE R. BENDICK Boys ' Sports i HOCKEY— The Hockey season opened on January 12, 194S, with our team lined up against Kennedy. G. Skov made the first official goal of the sea¬ son; in fact he scored both goals for the night. The game ended 2-0 in our favour. We continued as we had started out and eliminated Sandwich, Patterson, Walkerville, and Assumption, in the four succeeding games to the tune of 3-1, 3-2, 14-3 and 13-0, respec¬ tively. W.S.S.A. Semi-Finals— After winning every game in the season, our Rough Riders started in the Semi-Finals lined up against the Pat¬ terson Panthers which we defeated by the “narrow margin ’ of 12-1. The next rime wc met the Panthers, we enlarged the score to 20-1, and thus won the Semi-Finals Series. Provincial Play-offs— On March 19, the Rough Riders arrived at Kingston to compete for the Provincial Cup. W ' c drew Kingston as our opponent. We lost by 3-0, and since it was a sudden death game, we were eliminated. The game was far from dull for our boys kept up their brilliant brand of hockey which made them the W.O.- S.S.A. Champs. Unfortunately our team had an off night and the ice was very slow. Congratulations are in order to every member of the team and to the coach, Mr. F. Barnes. W e know you did your best and we are proud of you. “We lost the Series, but wc certainly were not out¬ classed. W e had as good a team as any on the ice.” said Mr. Barnes, when interviewed about the game. W.O.S.S.A. Series— The first game against Stratford was played awav from home. In spite of the trip, our boys chalked up a victory of 9-5 and wiped out their defeat from the last year. When the Stratford team came here for the final game, on March 16, we welcomed them—but defeated them to the tune of 7-4. The game produced sparkling hockey and our team did plenty of fancy skating before the final whistle blew. The star of the afternoon was “Gunzo” in the nets. Defencemen Maxim, Zorica, and Abramovitch did an ex¬ cellent job. The goals were scored by G. Skov 1), Core (2), Reich (1), E. Skov (I), Palmer (1). D. Bendick (1), and Maxim and Zorica each got one assist. W.S.S.A. Finals— The Rough Riders and the Purple Ra ders were lin d up for the W.S.S.A. Finals. The first of these games was much the better one. Little Ron Bendick took care of our net as “Gunzo” H.imeniuk was absent. In the third period. Core and Palmer lucked away three pucks. In the final game, our team was at full strength and really got gliding. They slipped the puck past the Assump¬ tion goalie eleven times. This game definitely proved our superiority over the Purple Raiders. The teamwork was excellent with plenty of hard checking and excellent sniping. Our defence Had its opponents baffled, although they did manage to sink four goals. This ended the W .S.S.A. Series and put the Rough Riders in line to attack the team from Stratford. Page Ten • SENIOR BASKETBALL MR. A. B. HARRISON, ( Coach) “PAT” PATTERSON JOHN BALEN PHILIP MERSCH STEVE SOBOCAN TOM DOCHERTY JACK PROCTOR JOHN KOLYVEK LINDON WHITED RUBY DALDIN “SCOTTY” BISSETT JOHN FAZEKAS TOM JACOBS PAUL “Speedy” .MACRO Senior Basketball— The Senior Basketball schedule opened for us with a game against the defending champions, the Patterson Pan¬ thers. We put up a lively fight, but in spite of the uod scoring of Fazekas (61 and Baumgartner (4), we lost by 33 23. In the next game, we changed horses and defeated Riverside to the tunc of 32-23. These horses, however, let us down in the next lift, this time against Walkervillc Tar¬ tans. The game ended 32-26 in their favour. In the fourth game we met St. Joseph’s High. Anxious not to let our lost column get the advantage of our win column our team played an exceptionally good game. We were able to leave victorious (35-23). With the gleam of the last victory in its eyes, our team next played the Kennedy Clippers. It was the most exciting game of the season and was anybody’s game almost to the last when we moved ahead to 32-29. Our winning streak was finally snapped when we faced Sandwich, and we lost to the tune of 46-36. The jinx was on and we were defeated in turn by Assumption, Pat¬ terson, and Riverside. In the last game of the season, we again met Walker- tile. Determined not to end the schedule with a defeat, our Rough Riders sank the ball 36 times to their 26. The high scorers for the season were Sobocan, Fazekas, Kolyvek, Baumgartner, and Proctor. The coach, Mr. A. Harrison, should be congratulated for the splendid job of coaching the boys. There were fewer baskets scoied against our team than against any other in the city. Junior Basketball— Our Junior Basketball team, under the supervision of Mr. J. Murray, started the season by defeating Sandwich 39 to 24. The next game was played at Assumption; there it set Assumption back by beating them 36 to 24. It met its first defeat when playing against the powerful Patterson team, Patterson 39—Vocational 34. The season ended with a terrific game against Walkcrvilte in which our team won by 30 to 27. Although our team did not come out on top. it battled hard to gain third place in the eastern division. It ended the season with six wins and four losses. • JUNIOR BASKETBALL JACK SIDDLE BOB WILLIAMS DON SCOTT MR. J. C. MURRAY, — (Coach) RCN HARRIS ED. KOCHELEAU AMIR. PARKER JOE SOBOCAN RAY TRUANT FRANK ABRAMOV1TCH JOHN VlLLMAN RAY KUROSK1 GORDON SCRATCH PAT MA1LLOUX Page Eleven • GOLF TEAM LOUIS HORVATH RUDY CHERNIAK MR. W. P. AUGUSTINE (Coach I EMIL BRESCHUK PETER SALICH LARRY HORVATH. (Absent from Photo) Golf Team— The annual W indsor Secondary School golf tournament was held at the Dominion Golf and Country Club on Satur¬ day. September 20. 1947. Our team took fifth place, sixty strokes behind the top team—Kennedy. Our golf team is coached by Mr. Augustine, who has done an outstanding job coaching the team for 15 years. Below are the scores each coy made at the tournament: LARRY HORVATH ... . 84 EMIL BRESCHUK .... . 92 LOUIS HORVATH .... . 95 RUDY CHERNIAK .... .. 96 PETE SALICH . . 100 567 A Sport Story— By BOB CONROY This is a story of an ordinary boy who loved sports. He toved to pliy baseball best of all. He loved all kinds of sports, but baseball was his favourite. There was only one thing that stopped this boy from becoming a star in the sports world he loved so much. What was that thing? It was his eyesight. This was a great handicap. He used to stand and beg h ? s fellow playmates to play first base. They let h : m, but it was hopeless. Ho could not catch the ball because he didn’t know it was com¬ ing until it hit him. His playmates w ' ere nice kids, however, so they gave him a job that suited him to a tee. They let him be um¬ pire; a job he fitted so well. This boy had his beginning at that job. For you see. this fellow ' who was making small, but serious decisions is now making very large and very important decisions that effect a large and powerful nation. For this boy who couldn’t see to catch a baseball is now the leader of a prosperous nation—The United States of America. He is Harry S. Truman, President of the United States. Swim Meet— The swim meet of the Secondary schools was held at Kennedy Collegiate on March 24. Although we have no swimming pool, we entered ihc Junior and Senior boys’ events. X hen the splashing was over we had IS points for the Seniors and 12 points for the Juniors. Vie finished in fourth position in both Sen.or and Junior. In the Junior contest Ken Coon came in second in the individual championship. 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The boys were again coached by Mr. Bernard Newman, and it was through his efforts and tong hours of coaching that they were able to reach such great heights of success. The team gave exhibitions at our home basketball games and they were cheered by all, which the team fully deserved. Trip to Montreal— The trip to Montreal was to the Dominion Olympics, held at McGill University. Three boys were entered as 4 team and placed Third. Marvin Johnson walked off with a Second which he won for his “horse work. Third on mats and Third position in Junior Individuals. Good going, Marvin, for helping to bring honours to our school. T he other boys were Mike Sozonchuck and Alex Harris; and Bill Ellis who went along as an extra, and Mr. Newman. Good going, team and coach, and many more championships to you. The team also went to University of Michigan at Ann Arbour and to the Turner Club at Detroit. The boys who went were Mike Sozonchuck. Alex Harris, Bob Bodnar. Bill Ellis, Marvin Johnson, Mac Dunbar, and Fred Altenhof. The team has already visited Niagara Falls. This year it is going to put on a display at the Ontario Educational Association meeting in Toronto. They are planning also to go to Chicago in the near future. The gym team’s big display comes on Cadet Inspection day. X e wish you lots of luck and may you win all com¬ petitions you enter. • GYM TEAM 1. FRED ALTENHOF PAUL MACH IN A JOE REICH BOB BODNAR MAC DUNBAR BILL ELLIS 2. ERNIE LUXFORD MIKE SOZONCHUK RON HARRIS BILL EWASCHUK MARVIN JOHNSON • DOMISIOS GYM MEET ALEX HARRIS MARVIN JOHNSON MIKE SOZONCHUK BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS TO ALL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS DOWN THROUGH THE AGES. . . It has become a tradition that “every girl should have her own hope chest”, to accumulate and safely store her treasured belong¬ ings. Qaum fetedhf, CHATHAM and FERRY Congratulations to the W. D. Lowe Vocational School on its 25th Anniversary 101 WYETH l BROTHER (CANADA) LUTED 2109 OTTAWA STREET WALKERVILLE ONTARIO The Oldest Pharmaceutical House in Canada 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Fifteen Boys Sports The Champ— On January 30, Marvin Johnson was awarded medal? by .Mr. Newman for proficiency in gymnastic work. Marvin is the second best gymnastic in the Dominion of Cnnadi Marvin says he owes his success to patient Mr. New¬ man, his instructor, and his continual every day practice. This honour is indeed a fitting one for Marvin, for he trained hard to get it. He also stands near the top of his class. The medals awarded to Marvin were: 1. 2nd in Junior All-around Gymnastics. 2. 2nd in Junior Horse. 3. 3rd in Junior Mats (tumbling). EEC A BEEVA The Annual Cross-Country Run— This is an annual event at this school and many boys -nter all hopeful, but like in everything else there can only bt one winner in each of the Junior and Senior Group The winners of this year were: J. Bryant, the Senior; and T. Tanyi for the Junior boys. There were about 2S boys en¬ tered. The Track Team— The track season begins after the Easter Holidays o cry little can be written about It at the present time. If weather permits us this year to put in lots of practice, we might have a chance at the Annual Track Field Meet here at Windsor and London. Wc w ish our boys plenty of suc¬ cess in this coming event. Soccer— Our Soccer team, coached by Mr. Malkin, this year did not win any championships, but made many other team 2 in some games look pretty poor. On the whole, the team was made up of Junior students and many of the Soccer players played Rugby too. We finished in Third place. The Stars: Bill Steven. Wilkerville born, but English raised, played exceptional games. Gaza, Pickering, Gates, Bissctt, Chistoff. LaSorda. Abramovich and Craig also deserve special mention. Vie arc all looking forward to taking the champion¬ ship in Soccer next season. • SOCCER TEAM 1. CLARENCE BADDER EDWARD BROWELL “PORKY” FATYNK “PAT” PATTERSON MR. A. MALKIN. (CoaWiI “SCOTTY” BISSETT JACK BRYANT RAY CAZA 2. MATTHEW KI.OSS FRANK ROSS JACK PROCTOR HOWARD COOK JOHN BALEN EDWARD AM BED I AN BILL BASHUCK1 3. ED. GATES Blackie” ABRAMOVITCH ALEX CHISTOFF DON CRAIG NORM “Bananas” KATZ ompliments of UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS OF AMERICA CIO-CCL LOCAL 195 LOCAL 200 LOCAL 240 CANADIAN REGIONAL OFFICE WINDSOR, ONTARIO Page Seventeen Inter- form HOCKEY EDWARD GATES GEO. BISSETT KEN WHITMORE JOHN BALEN TOM CLEMENT BILL ADAMS JOE BALGA DON SCOTT RON HARRIS EUGENE KRENTZ Football Highlights— By NICK P. KRIZ, T4A-B The Rugby season of 1947 was not very bright for football fans of the Vocational School. The players, even though they put up a great fight, lost most of the games played—mainly because of a lack of experience and a de¬ ficiency in weight. Mr. Murray, our football coach, at the beginning of the season found that he was left with hardly any players that had played previously for the school team New players—first, second, third, and (some fourth formersli volunteered to give their all, and before very long a hot, handsome team rolled along. (Brother, they sure did roll ) The Rough Riders came through with flying colours when they won the first football game of the season from Sandwich Collegiate. Although the game was only a tune- up exhibition contest, both teams showed great form and fighting spirit. The Rough Riders had iust a little more of that stuff called oomph”, and edged out the Sandwich Spartans by a close score of 2-0. The boys tasted victory this once only, for all the following games were unfortunately lost. The first scheduled game was lost to the defending champs, Patterson Panthers, by an uncomfortable score of 17-3. The second and best game played by Vocational was against the Kennedy Clippers. We lost 11 to 8. Our old rivals, the W ' alkervillians, w’on the third game by the unusual score of II to 1. The next game w as lost to the Sandwich Spartans by the score of 9 to 0. The champion Purple Raiders w ' ere the opponents in the last game. That night there was not only our 1947 football game, but also we had on hand the original foot¬ ball team of 1922 which came to help us celebrate the 25th Anniversary ' of our school. Because of the superiority of the champion Purple Raiders, they won by the score of 29 to 6. It was a tough season all right, but due to the practice gained by the young players, the W. D. Lowe Vocational School team will be the team to watch in the future. Sports News from T2E— T2E took the second year Interform Hockey Champion¬ ship without opposition. X‘ith such players as Scotty, EdJv and Tommy, it was an easy victory. Every member of the team however, did his share in winning the Grade X lntcr- form Championship. They won the Interform Basketball Championship too. They are waiting to play the championship in Football. Due to cold w ' eathcr and snow ' in the late fall the game haJ to be postponed till spring. Don Fairley is our star right outside. Professor Don Spence is our star left outside. I • RUOBY TEAM 1. F. HALL B. KONDURK G. SCRATCH G. BISSETT J. KUPICKI 2. MR. J MURRAY. J. ASH J. ALTENHOFF J. GARANT R. ANDREJClYt J. DONALDSCN D. PRICE MR. S. ROSS 3. C. BERL J. IVAN K. COON C. MAXIM MIKE ABRAMOVICH A. CHISTOFF H. HAZEL Page Eighteen THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition f 1Q48 The time has now come for us graduates to step forward into the World of Work— a World of Peace. May God give us strength to keep it so. We leave with the hope that we shall he able to project the knowledge assimi¬ lated during the past four years at dear old W. D. Lowe Vocational, into the various ac¬ tivities of our future life. To those whom we leave behind we wish to express the wish that you will lead on and raise the honour of Vocational ever, and yet ever higher. S s s S s s s s s 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Nineteen Same Form Ambition Mary Covan T4A Andy Dorothy Gray T4A Nurse Helen Lawton T4A None Jean Renowden T4A I don ' t know Mike Abramovich T4A Run Drouillard Road Charles Ashman T4B Graveyard Owner Joseph Balog T4B Another Kreisler Basil Barrett T4C Mad man Leo Baumgartner T4D Build a house John Becic T4A Big game hunter Vincent Beneteau T4B To get an “A-plus” William Best T4B Marry Pat Favourite Saying Wanna bet? Wanna hear a joke? Stupnagel Who knows? Shoot a duck Have fun me Here ' s niv math. Yes 1 know, but! You dun gotta Flusho Got ‘ V in Pole Vai She’s my girl 1958 Nurse Married Nurse Nurse A man Big stiff First lesson Getting an idea across Bachelor 50 lbs. heavier ig Still trying Bachelor Manic Gordon Bisnett Ken Bloomfield Robert Bodnar James Boyle Tom Cammidge John Cantwell Jim Clarkson William Core Terry Crilley Robert Davidson Bill Dunford William Ellis Form Ambition Favourite Say ng 1958 T4D Married Got me stumped I don ' t know T4A Full nights sleep Aw bananas Another T4C A bum Take off Still loafing T4B Get more sleep 1 don ' t care Rip Van Boyle T4C Smoke fiend Gotta fag? Picking up butts T4B Be a Hockey player I don ' t know Selling papers T4D Beat Bobby Locke Fore! Caddy Master T4D Hockey player Bum boy Kennedy Lynn Core T4D Ignitions So what! Success T4C What ' s that? How come? Thinking T4A Buy my own Chicken Married T4C Master printer Drop dead! Gymnast Page Twenty THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Name Form George Evoy T4C Joe Faith T4C Fred Falkner T4I) Ken Ferguson T4B Dan Flutter T4C John Furgal T4C Henry Garrick T4D Fraser Gordon T4C Murray Grabias T4A Allan Graham T4A Louis Gyurcsik T4D Paul Hanson T4B Ambition To have wavy hair Professor of Chemis Sheeny Gold mining To skate Horn blower Garrick s Garage Not to work Pool shark High marks Bowler To be a hobo Favourite Saying An IOL r pencil pusher y X-X-N-Nuts Censored Ain’t got no money Go blow Oh look, a Babe! Oh! Jo-Anne Got a nickel? Why? I don’t know Couldn’t do it Set ’em up! 1958 Hair waving goodbye Splitting atoms Lotsa Children Still no money Skating Still blowing Meet Vervey Obituary Column Successful hunter Draftsman Hungarian Politician Hobo Hanson Name Form Joe Hengle T4A William Horvath T4D Stanley Jacques T4B George Karpuik T4C Floyd Kelly T4D Robert Kingsley T4C John Konrad T4C Nick Kriz T4A Eugene Krol T4C Morris Kuzyk T4D Arthur Lake T4L) Robert Kirst T4C Ambition Front row seat Work hard To have fun Sharp shooter Good carpenter Microscope detector See the chick in Florida 6 sq. ft. Radio City Pool shark Travelling salesman Boggie Bootlegger Favourite Saying Wow! Holy Cats ! Are you for it? Bang Quit swearing Fall on your head Holv Kuzwoski Hello Two banks in the side Drop dead Bog off Two cases and crock 1958 Graduate Retired Still for it Still shooting 4F Big bum Mr. Canada Engineer Poolroom owner Postman Dot and the kids Selling brew 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page T venty-( )ne Name Bob Leal Steve Lenartowicz Ted Lenartowicz Ken Liles Dennis Liska Geza Luckacs Paul Macko Julian Manko John Marta Henry Matuszewski Tom McKnight Jack Mendler Form T4C T4A T4B T4A T4B T4D T4B T4B T4C T4B T4C T4D Ambition Favourite Saying To learn maths All 100’s First date Hockey Pro Another Einstein Get maths right Chase the girls away Collecting Positrons Cleaning test tubes Spell his own name Pilot Cut a straight locus How do vou get that Well. No! Here 1 am vou lucky girls Yeah! Pm a student Take two Stupid, dumb dope I’m chasing electrons Pow! That ' s corny Is my face red !!? Nuts to you! 1958 Hairless Bob Millionaire First date Anything Professor Gabardine Gezz Looking tor a wife Found electrons Sweeping up floors Still learning In the air Still trying Name John Mendler Fred Mentley Philip Mersch John Micsinszki Matt Miletich William Moody Stan Palmer Casmer Panek Alex Paris Len Pearce Eddie Pecheniuk Joe Phipps Form T4B T4D T4C T4C T4C T4D T4C T4B T4A T4D T4A T4D Ambition Favourite Saying Baird’s student circuit Well, all right Hi! Beautiful 1 don’t know Hi! Shanks Take off Yawn Slap her down Howdv Bob Baird’s helper Find length short To have a harem A ham Wiring teacher’s seat Moody’s pool palace Hockey player Machinist Slap her down again 1 lam Manager of WoohvortlTsSlap her down again. Pa New car What d’ye mean? Loafer Don’t know. Mr. Bennett 1958 Baird’s boss Another ndy Varipapa 101 wives YE 3 JAM to G.P.? Still wiring Pattern making Star with Toronto Still slapping Engineer (maybe) Len, Jr. Engineer Bachelor Page Twenty-Two THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Name Lyle Pickering Joe Reich Francis Renaud Jim Reynolds Bill Roback Carl Rossoni Albert Rutt Mike Sakovich William Sasso William Skop Steve Sobocan Nick Sokach Form Ambition T4B Shoeshine boy T4C Poet T4D Cook and Bottle washer T4C A tan T4D Drive a nail T4D Learn to dance T4D Weight lifter T4C Go to California T4B Women T4IA Taxidermist T4A Pass T4B Perfect doodle bugs Favourite Saying Holy cow Mumbo-mumbo Club in Oh nuts! You’re all wet Off your knees Breeze Pound off Kiss me baby I’m waiting Yaa! Take off! Flip a kidney 1958 Still shining To marry Miss Brysh Bachelor A burn Onion farmer Kossoni’s Winery Charles Atlas Swimming in Pacific Still waiting Farmer Basketball Doodlcbugging Name Mike Sozanchuk Bob Sutherland Art Taylor Fred Taylor Don Tompkins William Tompkins Sydney Tungay Jack Ure Vern Vallance Julius Vargo Robert Worrall Malcolm Wyatt Form Amb ' .tion Favourite Saying T4D Become a good Irishman Play Poker T4A To eat more Me! T-IA Hollywood Vine Hey George! T4C To learn Let’s go lack T4C To have freckles galore Yeah T4D Widow chaser Gum off T4D Surgeon Jealous T4C Mad electrician Poof there goes a T4i Hundred-Per Scent How much? T4D Automotive engineer PH smash ya! T4C Soda jerk Yipee! T4D Married I’ll have to go now 1958 Graduating 1 j - Bald Blowing fuses Freckles Meretskv Tompkins Syd and children fuse Shocked Alive Large family WorraH’s Drugs Full House 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Twenty-Three Name Form Ambition Favourite Sayvng 1958 Helen Agocs CSp To collect diamonds Is he ever SHARP! Settled May Allison CSp Accountant Take him away Studying shorthand Magdalene Arnyas C4A To travel Oh h- ! Still in Windsor Annie Balcair CM A Go hack to Ft. W illiam Hurry up! Like to know? Irene Balogh C4B To travel Honest t’ Pete Traveller Pat Barnwell CSp Second Dorothy Dix I say. Holy Cow Around W r orld Mary Benuik CM A To make 100% Holy Cow!! B. M. G. Benuik Norma Bortolotti C4A Cover Girl Stop it! You guess? ? ? Beth Bradt C4B To sleep in to noon Ho ho! Rip Van W’inkle Edna Burden CMC Carl Ah-ha Edna?? ? ? ? Corinne Burton CSp $3,000.00 Mink coat Drop dead Mink Raiser Joyce Copland CMC To he Mrs. Come on, eh! Taking life easy Jenny Czerwieniec C4C Jack Must be love Hunting for love Catherine Daniels CSp Dramatic Actress How dumb can you be? Holy Smokes” Same Form Ambition Olga Dapsy C4iA Private Secretary Fay Denison CSp Receptionist Yolande Desbiens CM A Get married Jean Douglass CMC Washing floors Jacqueline Eagen CSp 3 Guesses Lydia Ediger CSp Air Stewardess Anne Ednie CMC. Graduate Delores Ferris CMC To visit New York Shirley Forsyth CSp Nursing Joyce Fuller CSp M odel Shirley Fulton CSp $75.00 a week job Martha Gazo C4A Love that man! Betty Gibb CSp Catch a man Frances Goldin CSp Interior Decorator Favourite Saying Maggie you’re slipping Gee Whiz! 1 hope l get my ring Jeepers John and I Hot dig-i-dee! You like that, eh? Oh. that dumb bus 1 thought I’d die For Pete’s sake! Are you sure, Joyce? What’s the matter? Yes. no. well maybe What’s up. Doc? 1958 Manager of a firm Live in California Married Retired You guessed it! Fly to Mars Spinster Storekeeper Air Hostess Own a ranch Still working Having wonderful time She caught him! Housewife Page Twenty-Four THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Name Form Wanda Grayce C4A Barbara Houghton CSp Elizabeth Hudec C4A Marilyn Katzman CSp Flora Kelso C4A Ina Kennedy CMC Mary Kerekes C4A Theresa Kerekes C4A Mary Kessler C4C Mary Konoval C4B Betty Kristoff C4B Mary Lazurek C4B May Liszczak C4A Maxine Lorah C4C Ambition Airline Stewardess Joe To quit telling jokes Nurse 100 in Maths George To live on a farm Mrs. Teena Basketball To be prominent woman To be an artist Photographer Own yellow jalopy Bert Favourite Saying Break my wooden head For Pete’s sake! Rot your socks Gosh almighty Fra hungry! Ta Gee. that bugs me Oh you-! Fall down dead You horse I’m all smiles Doesn’t that rot you Oh sh oot! Love that man 1958 Still flying high Good wife to boss Still getting heck Married to a patient Eating Like to know? Married Farmer Mrs. Dick??? Slumming streets Two bit artist Taking photos in dark Mrs. K. C_? Still blowing Name Leona Lossowski Ethel Lowey Noreen MacGillis Norma Jean McCarthy Marguerite McKenney Vikie Mentley Betty Mills Trudy Modell Lucy Molinari Cora Morris Eleanor Ogar Theresa O’Hara Form Ambition C4C Get my tnan C4C Dream man CSp Own a mansion C4B Leo C4C Trial balance right C4C Chorus girl CSp 1948 Buick CSp To grow CSp A good stenographer CSp $50.00 a week C4C A1 CSp Dental Assistant Favourite Saying Oh my heart! Oh for goodness sakes That’s not funny Lover Do your homework ? For sure I’m not proud Oh ray goodness! My heavens Good gravy! Where’s Myra? Oh! definitely 1958 Heart trouble Dreaming with dream man Mrs. Bob Richards Married to Leo Living in Leamington Married - - I hope M iss Hot Lips O’Flyn Little Model (1) Travelling “Miss Essex” Powers Model Rocket flying 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Twenty-Five Name Form Nell Onischuk C4A Lily Paliwoda C4B Marilyn Pheby C4B Myra Plawucki C4C Wanda Pomeranski C4A Anne Ponic C4A Marion Potosky C4B Theresa Pretzlav C4C Gladys Reynolds C4A Joyce Reynolds C4B June Ringrose C4B Anne Saffran C4A Ambition To reduce ?????? None in particular Getting married To go to Hamilton A bright red roadster To he a singer Own a yellow coupe Drive a car To be American To write letters Get married Favourite Saying 1 want frostbite. L nc I don ' t get it Gees. 1 don ' t know Oh! Lover Waiting for me. Nance Who said so? Neither did I Nice sweater I’m going out tonight Oh man! Oh gosh! I gotta go 1958 Still reducing Hard to tell Still doesn’t know Avoiding marriage Mrs. S. Out of gas Song bird Living in California Finally made it Across the border Finallv writes me Mrs.-? □ Same Form Helen Schisler C4A Margaret Schram C4C Helen Sitari C4C Helen Sohlman C4B Eva Spadotto C4A Jeanne Staddon CSp Catharine Steer CSp Dorothy Switzer C4A Bernice Szaran CSp Vicky Timoshek C4B Olga Tosich C4C Dolores Trevisol CSp Ambition Stop chewing gum Daredevil rider Could be M. Learn to type Win Irish Sweepstake Raise Hockey Stars” Travelling advertiser Sing duets Mrs. L. F. J. J. On time for spelling Cosmopolitan woman Be a bubble dancer Favourite Saying (Censored) Whoa bov! What Ter’ 1 don’t know Holv mackerel ! ! W-O-W ! ! ! Oh for Peter’s sake Oh. gee whiz ! ! Let him wait Xa Miesh ! Got a dime Guess who took me home 1958 Croll Schisler Out West Might be Mrs. M. Still trying 1 wonder Give me time Fuller brush man It ' s got me worried too Still trying Ten years older Married to Biz’ Blowing bubbles Page Twenty-Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Name Form Ambition Favourite Saying Ella May Urquhart CSp To go steady That ' s for sure Rita Vendrasco CSp Elevator girl I ' m only an hour late Anna Walker C4B Be a model You big stinker Nancy Weaver C4A To stop giggling Jealousy gets v’ nowhere Margaret Wells C4C ? ? ? Got a sore throat Stella Wendeck C4A Go to California Oh! shut up Theresa Wolfe C4A To live in West Holy Contraptions ! Marjorie Woods CSp Office manager You don ' t say Gladys Wrigley C4C To graduate Oh for Pete ' s sake Helen Zawadzki C4B To stop laughing For the love of Pete John Airey CSp To play Sax Is that right? Russell Andrejciw CSp Still looking You ' re a bunch of crooks 1958 Still trying Still growing up Model mother Married. I hope Ten years older Still after a man Owner of a ranch Sweeping offices Still looking Still laughing Phone the Legion Freshair Inspector Name Form Ambition Favourite Saying Mike Benca C4C Prove Connerty wrong Drop dead John Kolyvek C4C Rita Take off Smoe Jim Luckino CSp To play trumpet That ' s O.K. Allan Murray CSp Leave School Is that a fact? Don O’Neil C4C Millionaire What ' s it for Jack Proctor C4C Happily married Oh my aching back Frank Ross C4C Marry Walkerville girl I’m tired Ray Russell CSp Commercial artist No kidding John Salzer C4C Big time operator Come ’ere Baby Gordon Scratch C4C Girls Pve got a cold Cyril Sumner C4C Typist Who’s best 1958 Bachelor Still trying Washing cars Leaving School Multi-millionaire Retired Ice man Commercial artist Own Morris ' Drugs A manly voice World’s Champion 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Twenty-Seven Tvventv-fifth Anniversary w. d. Lowe vocational school Look back a score of years and five When first Tech Towers began to soar. Skilled men the school did strive. The Symbol of our true hearts core. Since then time has some changes seen. Old teachers go, new masters come, Young minds enrol with faces keen, Old Graduates serve shop and home. It was, a thousand served and fought In Army, Navy or in plane; And many a one in battle hot. On land or sea, met death and pain, Within, without, cur city fair. Vocational ‘Grads’ to-day high offices hold. We trust they will our burdens share. Uphold our wide-spread Fame of old. T4A • Farewell To Summer lsf PRIZE— Far and w ' ida o’er the clear, blue sky. Wild ducks and geese their farewell cry. As into the horizon they fade from view. Onward and upward, beyond the deep blue. Softly the leaves come fluttering down In deeper hues of red, gold, brown. The wind stirs in the ungarbed trees. And the flowers, its chilly fingers seize. The days grow short and the nights are long. And each little bird has ceased its song; Silence sweeps over land and sky As summer is bidding her fond goodbye. But why should we fret when winter is nigh. Though the wind may blow cold and snow may fly? For the seasons w r ere made not all of one kind; Each has its own rapture, humbly designed. MYRTLE REITER. C3A. • Spring 2nd PRIZE— The wind is swinging past me. The trees stand whispering by. My rocking chair is ’neath a tree, Wind, trees, chair and I, All see the spring come on. The world blossoming anew. Sun melted ice, and won. And sets in a rosy hue. On the trees, tiny leaves sprout And the grass sweeps over the hill. The lilacs and the tulips come out. Barren spaces w ' ith beauty fill. In a blue sea up above. Clouds, like snow, fly slowly by. The river begins to stir and move. This life I see, will never die! PHYLLIS KEARNS, C3A. • The Lighthouse 3rd PRIT.E — Towering above the waters that pound And beat against her side. She stands here, true and sound As regular as the tide. Some people say she’s a pile of junk — - People who do not care, But think of the ships that nrght have been sunk If she w ' ere not standing there. From far away she’s like a star Above the deep’s commotion. And night and day her light beams out, Hope of the tremulous ocean. MARGARET SC HR AM, C4C. • Call Again If my name you wish to see It’s in the directory under B. My hair is black, my eyes are brown, I live in a big, big border town. q ? ? ? There was a young lady at Tech, Who said, “I’ll get a boy friend, by heck I So she practised her wiles And flashed great big smiles. Now she has them, they’re pains in the neck. CIA. Come and see me any time. The bus will only cost a dime ! If you wish to sit and talk And you haven’t a dime, you’ll have to walk. 1 have a phone, it’s on a hook. If you wish the number it’s in the book. And if I’m out when you should call My dad will gladly tell me all. SHIRLEY BLAKE, CIA. Page Twenty-Eight THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Poetry • Reminiscence Those lines we had to write. Those sums we had to add— These were just punishments Issued to the bad; But not only had the bad to pay, But all the rest were made to stay. As we sat with clasped hands Some faces looked long and stern. But it was not these who had so much to learn. Though time goes on and we grow old. These memories arc worth far more than gold. MYRTLE REITER. C3A. Meet Me If you arc sad and lone and weary. Come and meet me at Lake Erie. If you’re full of fun and fancy free. Come and meet me at Sault Stc. Marie. If with life you’re tir ed and bored. Around your neck you may tie a cord. But if you are sensational. Come and meet me at Vocational. SHIRLEY ALLEN, CIA. • Just A Place There’s a place we’ll long remember, As on through life we stride; It’s a place where fun and friendship And happy days abide. It ' s a place with fond memories Which we’ll constantly recall. Of all the happy, carefree days We spent at LOWE VOCATIONAL. MYRTLE REITER, C3A. Dreaming We strolled the lane together. The moon was riding high. The leaves nodded like a feather Fluttering in a windy sky. My hand was tightly clasped in his. He was smiling his sweetest smile. Oh, for this moment of rapturous bliss! Twill last for a tong, long while! But iust as we reached the trickling stream And the thrill had gone to my head, I realized it was nothing but a dream. For I fell out of bed on my head. Ouch ! what a bump ! SHIRLEY BERTRAM. CIA. COMPLIMENTS OF BAYER COMPANY LIMITED 1019 Elliott St. West Windsor. Ontario S CIENTIFIC OUND I ERVICE V Public Address and Communication Systems Sales .Rentals Guaranty Trust Bldg. Phone 4-1959 - .. J 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Twenty-Nine P= Compliments of G. G. McKEOUGH LIMITED (P o e t r ij Our School W. D. l.owc Vocational is now twenty-five; To uphold its honour we will strive. We are proud to claim the red and blue, We’re proud of our teachers and principal too. r Our honour roll is of the ve.y best. We have the names of the brave who rest; Wc honour our former principal. Mr. Lowe. He made our school obtain praise you know. Of all our teachers we are proud And for our teams we holler loud So we should be glad both one and all To go to Lowe Vocational. JOAN COULTHARI), C2B. ■ ■■ ■ ■ ABBEY CRAY LIMITED Coyeau Elliott Phone 4-1171 t t ♦ GEO. CAKEBREAD Res. 2-2719 --- - - Compliments of BRYANT PATTERN MFC. CO. LTD. Windsor, Ont. _ Bingo There once was a crooner named Bing, Whom all the girls loved to hear sing. But a new star came along With his heart in his song. So they call for Sinatra. Poor Bing! CIA. • This New Style This new style is driving me maJ, Just stop and look around. On some of course, the look isn’t bad. But the skirts are coming down. As for the length, well 1 don’t know. If it isn’t above the knee. It’s either a foot or two below. It should be in between for me. 1 wish they w r ould make up their mind. To have them medium, short or long, And not a mixture of every kind. With colours that are just as wrong. Now to the blouses they have added a tie, I really mean it, take a look! From the “outlaw” up to the present cry. For that look in Vogue’s Style book. And for coats with their added hood, 1 think they will get by. In these cold days I am sure they w ould. But in spring, this style may die. With the hood, hats are not necessary, But they are making them just the same. Although the babushka will not van-. Like the grand styles of famous name. CORDON CRAWFORD, T3D A. Page Thirty THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition P o e i i) The Tramp Roads so rough and dark and damp. Without such things as food and lamp. And no facilities to make camp. Were made for a dusty, care-worn tramp. A tramp so ragged, tired and w ' eary. In torrents of rain to make things more dreary. Came walking along a rough, dark road. Carrying a small but heavy load. There was nothing but faggots in the sack He carried upon his old. bent back. For a fire to keep him dry and warm Out of the cold and dreary storm. PATRICIA LOWE, C3A. • Something New Down the hall on the first floor. Around the corner to the library door. Now instead of the old “sh! be quiet”, Wc arc greeted by a cutie who needn ' t diet. Who is this cute number in the library. With her around no one will tarry. She is one with the new look plus. And with the boys she never makes a fuss. W hy doesn ' t the school get more like her. That is Miss Gregory, yes sir! And school w-ould be more entertaining To the students, who are not complaining. GORDON CRAW FORD. T3D-A. BE A GOOD SPORT. Make your purchases at the place of Our Advertisers. i GET HEP WHERE STYLE IS IN FULL SWING ! 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Thirty-One s MEMORIAL On Sunday, November 16, 1947, the Memorial Plaque was unveiled. There was a Memorial Service in honour of former students of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School who gave their lives in the Second World War. The program started with the Processional, then “O Canada” was sung. An Invocation was given by Rabbi B. Groner. After this “O God Our Help In Ages Past” was sung; then the Memorial Plaque was unveiled. Mr. S. R. Ross, the school principal, presented the Memorial Scrolls to next of kin. Major, the Rev. M. J. Dalton, M.B.E., was the guest speaker. Mr. P. L. McManus read the names which appear on the plaque. After this, “Onward Christian Soldiers” was sung. The Benediction was given by the Rev. Dr. Henry Mick, M.A. The service ended with “God Save The King”. The plaque is of bronze and has three sections; the centre is in mem¬ ory of Don Carson, a former teacher, and of former students. On both sides of the plaque are the names of the former students, totaling 191. (This should also include the name of Fit. Lt. Ronald Evans, R.C.A.F., whose name was not reported until recently.) During the service Edward Gates and Bill MacGregor, both brothers of two of the boys who died in the war, stood guard. On the following day, Monday, November 17, a repeat performance of the service was held for the benefit of the students. Following the close of the program, the students marched by in couples before the plaque. C o in pliments of SANDWICH, WINDSOR AND AMHERSTBURC RAILWAY COMPANY FULL COURSES BRUSH-UP COURSES - FINISHING COURSES We SPECIALIZE in ADVANCED BUSINESS EDUCATION DAY SCHOOL AND NICHT SCHOOL WINDSOR BUSINESS COLLEGE R. I. SERVICE, Principal Bank of Montreal Entrance: 15 Chatham St. E. Building Phone 3-4921 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS l age Thirty-Three f o t)inie11cement c xerases The annual commencement exercises of the W. D. Vocational School were held in the school auditorium on the evening of November 14, 1947, at eight o’clock. The exercises were opened with a processional of the girls and boys of the graduating classes. They made a very picturesque line as they slowly marched up the aisles, the girls in formal dress and the boys in dark suits. When the students were seated, the chord was given and the audience rose to sing “O Canada”, and “My Country Tis of Thee”. Technical Girls Class 1946-47 ROSE MASROPIAN. BARBARA BURT. CECEl.IA WRIGHT. PATRICIA DAYNES, ROSE PILLAR. MARGARET MAJORS. PRISCILLA KENNETTE. Mr. S. R. Ross, our respected principal, opened the exercises with a welcome to all the grads, and their families, friends and relatives. He then introduced Miss Mary Hasman, a gra¬ duate of the class of ’43, who favoured us with two beautiful Soprano solos. Mr. William E. Stirton, principal of Cass Tech, Detroit, gave an address to the students of the graduating classes. He spoke sincerely of his admiration of any student who went through the four years of high school to come out on top with a graduating certificate. All who listened to Mr. Stirton speaking, gave their full attention to him. He spoke of the type of citizens they were going to be; whether they had the will to go out and make something of themselves. He put his faith in this younger generation of today, and in closing he blessed them all and wished them luck in their chosen careers. Miss Mary O’Donoghue, Dean of Girls, pre¬ sented the diplomas to the girls. In doing so, Miss O’Donoghue brought to the attention of the audience the fact that a mother of one of tonight’s graduates, Mrs. Opal Mills, had gradu¬ ated from this school 25 years ago. Following the presentation of the diplomas to the girls, Mr. Kenneth Whitmore favoured us with a Cornet solo. Presentation of the boys’ diplomas was made by Mr. W. N. Ball, principal of Walkerville Collegiate. The scholarships were next awar¬ ded: First, the presentation of the W. D. Lowe Vocational Scholarship to Nello Dario was made by Mrs. R. L. Daniels, Regent, Sir Eric Geddes (Continued on Page 34) Page Thirty-Four THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Chapter, I.O.D.E. Second, presentation of the Canadian Bridge Company Scholarship was made by Chief Draftsman, C. H. Mitchell, to John Wolfe. Mr. Ross then presented the Scholarships awarded by the Detroit Institute of Technology. He stated that he thought that it was his privi¬ lege to make this one presentation as they could not come to an agreement and had to give the scholarship to two students, Joseph Barr and Gerald Lemon. The Valedictory was made by Mr. James Smith, former president of Vocational United. He bade farewell to the school and expressed his sincere thanks to those who were responsible for giving him the fine education which he re¬ ceived during the years he was at Lowe Voca¬ tional. Commencement Party . . . Following the commencement exercises, the grads and their escorts made their way up to the boys’ gym where a party was arranged for them. The decoration of the gym was really something. Small circular tables were placed horseshoe style around the floor. The orchestra was at the far end of the room. Tea, coffee, and cakes were served. Many members of the staff were there. Miss O’Donoghue cut the beautiful cake which the girls of the Technical Depart¬ ment (with the help of Miss Beasley and Miss Connerty) had made to commemorate the 25th Anniversary. Several of the students of the third forms helped in the serving. All in all, everyone had a grand time, and I think the Graduates of our 1946-47 class will remember it for a long time. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Thirty-Five DRAMATICS By PAT SEGUIN, C2A Practice for “Iolanthe” began in the early fall- The object of Mr. Bennett and the cast was ' ‘Perfection , and nothing less would do. Weeks of hard labour were ahead of them all. but they were dauntless. Sometimes the girls didn’t show up for rehearsals, and Mr. Bennett tore his hair. As always in this case. Miss Green flew to the rescue. Miss Connerty helped the chorus, which left Mr. Bennett free to direct. But. at last it was ready, and before they knew it. the night of the opening was upon them. The first performance was given on Decem¬ ber 2. The audience was enthusiastic and everything went off beautifully. The next night was even better, and by the third night, the boys and girls were beginning to feel like real veter¬ ans of the theatre. I am sure that when they heard the ’’Public applauding them, they were all rewarded doubly for their efforts in making the opera a success. That was not all the reward they received, for on December 17, a party was given to all Mae— Queen of “ lolanthe ' concerned with “lolanthe . Songs were sung, and 1 am told that Miss Green and Mr. Bennett were crowned King and Queen of the Fairies. After all the fun was over and ,the food was gone, they -departed for their homes. “lolanthe” was over, but in years to come, it will always be remembered as one of the highlights of V. D. Lowe Vocational School. We wish to thank Mr. Bennett for directing such a successful operetta; Miss Connerty, as¬ sistant director; Miss Green, convenor; the or¬ chestra ; and the many, many others who helped so greatly. The students who performed, as well as all the other students in the school will look forward to many other such splendid oper¬ ettas. • DRAMATICS MYRA PLAW.UCKI MR. H. C0WGI1.L mae McDonald Page Thirty-Six • DRAMATICS Boys in Operetta IOLANTHE BOB SANDS JOHN RATKO RUSSELL ANDREJCPX VINCENT BENETEAU FLOYD CAVANAUGH DON BAWDEN LEO BAUMGARTNER M. VanMACKLBBURG GEORGE SCHERER KEN WHITMORE ISRAEL RUDOVER BILL ELLIS RUTH ROLLETT SIDNEY HINCH JOE FAITH DRAMATICS Bv DOREEN IDLANTH Beautiful scenery, music and acting were combined to produce one of the most outstand¬ ing operettas ever presented in our school. Gil¬ bert and Sullivan ' s “Iotenlhe , directed by Mr. Bennett was staged on December 2, 3. and 4. It included a cast of eleven with a chorus of fifteen fairies and fifteen peers. To make our operetta even more wonderful, we had the added talent of Mary Hasman, John Clazie. Oswald Lewis. William Crump, and Cecil Fletcher. The first four were former students of our school. Act I is a woodland scene, lolanthe. a fairy, has been banished by the Queen for marrying a mortal. The fairy band persuades the Queen to forgive her. lolanthe returns and introduces her young son Strephon. who is half a fairy, and in love with Phyllis, a ward of the High Chan¬ cellor. Several noblemen aspire to marry Phyl¬ lis, but she cares only for Strephon. One day. Phyllis saw Strephon embracing a young girl in the park. She did not know that this beautiful girl was really SirephotTs mother, and Phyllis then turned ail her attention to Lords Tolloller and Mountararat. The Queen of the fairies in revenge proclaims that Strephon will enter Parliament, to the ruin of the House of Lords. Act 11 takes place outside Westminster Hal! in the evening. Strephon has been elected o Parliament and is having his own wav. The fairies, much to their regret, have fallen in love with the peers who just laugh at them. When lolanthe goes to plead for her son, the High Chancellor discovers that she is really his wife. She thereby incurs the wrath of the Queen and is about to face death. Other considerations, however, change the picture and the opera clo¬ ses with the Peers all deciding to become fairies, leaving the House of Lords to be recruited from men of “intelligence . 5 CAST OF CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE— CeUa , Leila, Fleta — Three fairies played hv Helen Lawton. Marion Potosky, and Eleanor Ogar. All are very good singers and each one caught her man. Queen of Fairies — Mae McDonald was a very good Queen. Both singing and acting were done very well. lolanthe — Myra Plawucki was well suited to this part and did the dramatic acting superbly. Strephon — John Clazie played the handsome son of lolanthe. He won the crowd with his voice and good looks. Phyllis — Mary Hasman, who sings with the Detroit Opera Company, sang and performed very well. Lord Chancellor — Oswald Lewis had the job of taking care of all the young girls in the play. He was quite good at it. Lord Mountararat — William Crump, a Lord, has a lovely tenor voice which thrilled the crowd immensely. Lord Tolloller — Cecil Fletcher, another Lord, played the comedy part very well. The same goes for his singing and acting. Sentry — Mr. H. Cowgill saved the Queen by accepting her proposal of marriage. CHORUS OF FAIRIES— Josie LaTessa, Doreen Rtddam, Katherine Franz. Hil¬ da Rainey, Joyce Richardson, Mary Pedlar, Doris Fraser. Anita Vachon, Lenore Longeuay, Dolores .Masse, Rita Van- drasco. Jaqueline Eagen, Eva Straky, Gloria Boudreau, Pauline Kubakowski. a CHORUS OF PEERS— W. Ellis, R. Andrejciw, R. Rollett, E. Cavanaugh, K. Whitmore, S. Hineh, M. VanjMackleburg. J- Faith, G. Schec’ . t J. Ratko, V. Bcneteau, G. Crawford, D. Bawden, I. Rudover, L. Baumgartner. 4 9 Christmas Assembly— The 1947 Christmas Assembly entertainment was put on by C2A and C2B with the help of Miss Layman, Miss Green and accompaniment on the piano by Mrs. Graham. There were three tableaus: “White Christmas”, “The Three Kings”, and “Away In A Manger”. The girls who were not in the tableaus were in the choir. They dressed in white blouses with black tics and skirts. The Mistress of Ceremonies was Betty Tibor of C2A. The soloists comprised Alec Chistoff, who did a Russian dance; Ken Whitmore did a few trumpet solos; Neil McFadden played some boogie woogie on the piano; Catherine Daniels did a ballet; Pauline Kubakowski sang “How Soon”; and Clair Tosti played some classic pieces on the piano. The program ended up the year and helped all to go home happy and have a Merry Christ¬ mas. Assembly Periods— Entertainment in the Assembly periods for the 1947-48 school year have been arranged on the premise that there should be an important, worth-while message to be presented or that the student body should be given an opportunity to enjoy the talents of some artist or artists, especially volunteers from the student body. From time to time, interesting guest speakers were heard. On other occasions, community singing was enjoyed under the spirited leader¬ ship of Miss Layman or Mr. Baird. Accompani¬ ment at the piano was usually provided by Miss Connerty or Mr. Bennett. Occasionally, school spirit was given a “shot in the arm” when Joe Faith and his assistants led those assembled in the current school cheers. To the present time, delightful contributions have been made to the assembled students by John Furgal, virtuoso of the clarinet, saxophone and bassoon; Leo Baumgartner with his accor- dian; Ken Whitmore with his trumpet; and Ray Bowyer at the piano. The following quartet, who so ably provided the music for the noon¬ day dances held each Tuesday and Thursday, al¬ so were heard in an enthusiastically received “Jam Session”, which featured John Airey play¬ ing the saxophone, Lome Schuchard at the piano, Andy Cangiano at the drums, and Jimmie Luckino with his trumpet. In the offing, we are looking forward to a visit which the Cass Technical School Band of Detroit, Michigan, has promised us. In conclusion, may I express the hope that the new motion picture projection equipment which we have recently acquired will in the future provide us with a perpetual source of high quality entertainment, without causing us to neglect the development and encouragement of personal student performance. C. N. COLE, Convenor—Assembly Entertainment • PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAMPIONS— In the W. D. Lon’t Contest JOAN BEATON. First Jr. Girls Conte i % I? EMIL BRESHUK, First Jr. Boys ’ Contest. STEVE PETERS, First Sr. Boys ' Contest. LILY PAUWODA, First Sr. Girls ’ Contest. STERLI NG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Ready Mix Concrete Concrete Blocks 2494 SANDWICH ST. E. WINDSOR, ONTARIO Compliments of Steelman ' s Meat Market 1584 TECUMSEH RD. Telephone 3-8111 Dixon ' s 5c to $5.00 up Dry Goods - Yard Goods Men’s Wear - Ladies ' Wear - Babies ' Wear Cosmetics - Hardware - School Supplies Toys - Candy WE HAVE 4000 ITEMS 1587 to 1595 Tecumseh Blvd. East WINDSOR 2. ONTARIO Compliments of UNDERWOOD LIMITED Makers of Underwood Typewriters 154 Pitt St. W. Windsor. Ont. CUBB’S PHARMACY 900 ERIE ST. E. 3-4866 3808 SEMINOLE 3-1901 WINDSOR ONT. WADDELL’S CONFECTIONERY 1680 Tecumseh Rd. E. PHONE 3-7624 WATERMANS Fashions foi the Young Crowd 553 Ouellette Avenue A. ROSS PLUMBING CO. ♦ 1636 Tecumseh Rd. E. Phone 4-SQ11 Compliments of P. L. REAUME SON COAL and COKE 1573 Langlois Ave. Phone 3-5289 « 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Thirty-Nine Vaoaiicpnal GUeesdeadetil The Vocational Cheerleaders for 1947-48 have been an energetic group of six stu¬ dents; namely, Joe Faith, Ken Bloomfield, John Ferris, Lena Fares, Shirley Decaire, and Janet Dick. They have led the students of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School in sounding off their cheers at the various games. Cheerleaders have been present at the Football, Basketball and Hockey games. A few changes have also been made in the cheers. Quite a few new ones have been added, and some of the old ones rejuvenated. The new cheers are: “Lone i Ranger”, “Two Bits, Four Bits”, “Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum”, “Rough Riders ' , and the “R I Cheer”. Practices were held after school to develop perfection and teamwork in performing the cheers. Illlllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllil • ATHLETIC COMMITTEE — VIKE BENCA .MARY KESSLER JOHN KOLYVEK THERESA WOLFE GEORGE BISSETT STELLA WANDECK BILL ELLIS MISS 0. FRITZ llllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Page Forty THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition r, - ? Compliments of A FRIEND Windsor’s Fashion Salon • COATS • DRESSES • SUITS 324 Ouellette Compliments of C. H. MdNNIS COMPANY COMPLIMENTS of A. Horvath Jewellers Phone 4-4800 1494 Ottawa St. DIAMONDS. COSTUME JEWELLERY AND WATCHES Compliments of . . . SILVERSTEIN PRODUCE THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME 961 Ouellette at Erie Phone 4-5747 Gordon P. Thompson. Mgr. Gordon P. Thompson. Jr. Wit and By STELLA WENDECK, C4A CATH. CAMERON and NORA NEILL, C2A The Little Backbreaker—The Outboard Motor— No moving parts, in fact, you won’t move at all. Spend your vacation swearing at it. Lt takes a jerk to start it and is famous for un¬ dependability. It is easily attached to any boat, all you need is a pair of oars. Can also be used as an egg beater, if you can get it going. The little Backbreaker. Student to Mr. McManus: “l saw you on the corner of Pitt Street and Ouellette Avenue, winking at girls ’ Mr. Manus: T wasn’t winking, that’s a windy corner and something got in my eye.” Student: “Yep, and she got in your car too.” Electrically Speaking— Here’s how to handle a WOMAN: When She is sulky and will not speak—Exciter. If she talks too long—Interrupter. If she gets too excited—Controller. if her way of thinking is not yours—Converter. If she is willing to come half-way—Meter. If she will come ail the way—Receiver. If she wants to go further—Conducter. It she wants to he an angel—Transformer. If you think she is picking your pocket— Detector. If she proves your tears are wrong— Compensator. If she goes in the air—Condenser. It she wants Chocolates—Feeder. If she sings unharmoniously—Tuner. If she is a poor cook—Discharger. If she eats too much—Reducer. If she is wrong—Rectifier. If she gossips too much—Regulator. The Bare Facts— The late Charles Butterworth was known for his dry wit and gentle anticlimatic manner. A tew years ago he attended the San Francisco Fair, and strolled up to the Sally Rand exhibit. This was a tasteful little affair, in which several girls in their absolutely altogether were playing ha dm i n ' t on. s he joined the group of admiring male spectators, Charles turned to one trans¬ fixed gentleman and asked: “What’s the score?” Husband: “Why haven’t you mended the holes in these socks.” Wife: “You didn’t buy that fur coat I wanted, so I figured if you didn’t give a wrap, l didn’t give a darn.” 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Forty-One Wisdom Cdmmeth and Get It— My car is my headache, it fallcth apart. It make th me to lie down on hard roadbeds beneath it. It restoreth my hangover. It leadeth me to places I cannot find on my Esso Road Map. Yea, though I pusheth it miles to the nearest gas station I shall fear no evil. For it is worth hundreds at the used car lots. The springs in the seat, they pincheth me. It prepareth a blowout before me in the presence of speeding autos; it anointeth my axel with oil; my radiator runneth over. Surely policemen and traffic shall follow it all the days of its life; and it shall sell in the second-hand auto lot for more than I paid for it 12 years ago. Man: “Here, waitress, take this chicken away. It ' s as tough as a paving stone. 0 Waitress: “Maybe it ' s Plymouth Rock!” Are you Hungary? Yes, Siam. Then I’ll Russia to a table and Fiji be careful of the China and wipe the Greece off your fi ngers. Sweden the coffee and Denmark the bill. Mississippi loaned Maryland her New Jersey. W hat will Dellaware? Bottv: “How long is a string? ’ Don: “I donH know.” Betty: “Twice as long as it is half.” Why did the Moron go to the corner with a piece of bread? Because he heard there was a traffic jam. Did you hear about the Moron who putt his father in the refrigerator because he wanted cold pop. A Moron got on a bus and the busdriver said no more on, so he got off. Don: Gimme the zoo? Operator: The lion is busy. Gordon: There are several things I can count on. Mr. Bennet: What are they? Gordon: My fingers. Ken: “Slay, you know I ' ve got a pen that writes Marg: ‘That’s nothing, I can type ‘underwood’.” under water.” Conversation In A Jeep— He: “But, dearest dumpling, don’t you trust me?” She: “I’d go to the end of the earth with you. But I absolutely refuse to park on the way.” Shoes for the Entire Family 2 GREAT | Ouellette Ave. at Park St. STORES | Ottawa St. at Hall Ave. Jenning’s Drugs Souvenirs 407 Ouellette Ave. Phone 3-6880 TEAHAN FURNITURE LIMITED 119 Chatham West at Pelissier GEO. WRIGHT MOTORS 688 LONDON ST. W. WINDSOR PHONE 3-9S32 Compliments of TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED 2462 Howard Ave. WINDSOR. ONT. 4 All the Hits 1701 All the Time at AMERICAN MUSIC BAR 870 Erie St. E. (at Parent) Tel. 3-2160 Page Forty-Two THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Scholastic Awards MERIT PINS M. McCreery, No. 1 J. Nowaczynski, No. 4 L. Kaura, No. 1 W. Grayce, No. 2 G. Scratch, No. 1 S. Queen, No. 2 O. Ponic, No. 1 J. Semancik, No. 1 R. Baumgartner, No. 1 A. DeRe, No. 1 N. Manzon, No. 1 N. Neill, No. 1 B. Sediva, No. 1 W. OWen, No. 3 J. Barr, No. 2 W. Horvath, No. 1 K. Liles, No. 1 N. Kriz, No. 3 D. Liska, No. 2 J. LaTessa, No. 1 R. Sands, No. 2 G. Thomas. No. 1 C. Strong. No. 1 B. Wood, No. 2 E. Dzis, No. 1 S. Peters, No. 1 G. Oberik, No. I J. Cahill, No. 1 L. Pety, No. 1 E. Krentz, No. 1 N. Lanktree, No. 1 G. Puscas, No. 1 J. Sobocan, No. 1 S. Varjabedian, No. 1 BRONZE Typing PIN 1946—1947 A. Alvini F. Blitstein R. Core S. Demers M. Dmytrow S. Fenton V. Holinaty I. Kaura J. Kazirod W. Kopak L. Kushner A. Matta J. Newar A. Psik H. Seymour E. Skiba G. Veitch A. Walker A. Carter T. Mesiaz C. Tosti A. Pavlech HONOUR PINS L. Kushner T. Dugal D. Bevan S. Fenton D. Skinner D. Cave A. Sapena D. Biasutti B. Skiba M. Bertelli J. Dell D. Boyle E. Modolo I. Wiggins J. Harwood E. Skiba S. Demers A. Alvini A. Psik R. Curtis E. Freisinger N. Pasut G. Clarke R. Core A. Ponic H. Schisler N. Onischuk M. Kerekes A. Pavlech D. Smith K. Binder J. Pillar A. Stilinovich A. Farkas K. Dastyk A. Turok M. King J. Fraser M. Sekela B. Gazo D. Reddam E. Phillips A. Heinrich J. Cherry T. Andruck C. Cameron M. Coffey S. Fedoruk J. Dancho M. Fluter T. Feld E. MacLeay P. Kubakowski S. Warren B. Tibor J. Spicer N. Dario J. Smith W. Muir J. Barr G. Lemon J. Sabol F. Kelly S. Lenartowicz V. Vallance B. Sasso P. Macko J. Potosky L. Way A. Sykes E. Halas G. Hrischenko D. Berriman B. Piper A. Harris T. Charbonneau R. Daldin J. Fraser J. Garant M. Johnson L. Jobin J. Phillip L. McCready R. Poberezney C. Sandbacka M. Rice C. Ross W. Swatman SILVER Typing PIN 1946—1947 N. Btam R. Curtis E. Freisinger E. Klein E. Modolo N. Pasut M. Tillson N. Libby M. Liszczak A. Ponic V. Timoshek GOLD PITMAN AWARD E. Klein SILVER PITMAN AWARD H. Seymour BRONZE PITMAN AWARD F. Blitstein B IRKS-ELLIS-RYR IE AWARD R. Curtis READERS’ DIGEST AWARD John Nowaczynski FIRST AID MEDALLION L. Bortolotto D. Karpiuk W. Kopak M. Takacs P. Daynes R. Masropian R. Pillar C. Wright 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Forty-Three Extra Curricular Awards VOCATIONAL UNITED EXECUTIVE BUD WESTLAKE . President 1946-47 JOYCE HARWOOD .... Vice-President 1946-47 RETA CORE . Secretary 1946-47 MEL BRLANT . Treasurer 1946-47 SMALL V’� — 1947 N. SCHISLER R. BODNAR G. CAMERON S. SWIZOWSK1 B. McLEOD L. CALS A VARA A. KUPICK1 B. NOT WELL J. SMITH N. BELAWITZ VOCATIONAL UNITED AWARDS INTERFORM BASKETBALL CRESTS K. FRANZ C. MAXIM T1A N. RADKEV1CH A. UKRAENEC C2A H. MROEZKOWSKI G. DUNN C3C M. STEFAN B. Sl SSO C4C B. BURT J. DONALDSON T2E MAJOR V’s — 1947 INTERFORM VOLLEYBALL CRESTS TLA E. SOUTAR H. COWAN M. KESSLER G. LENOU INTERFORM HOCKEY F. ZALBA B. NAGELEISEN TIC E. MODOLO G. GUNNELL T2E B. WESTLAKE A. SAV1 J. REICH M. BRIANT TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS A. UKRAENEC A. CAMPBELL Senior— E. TOZE D. O’BRIEN Inter.— G. LEMON C. YOUNG R. GRANT Junior— R. TUSON Juv.— J. SOBOCAN BASKETBALL CRESTS — GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUN — 1947 E. SOUTAR V. KACZOR Senior— M. KESSLER S. QUEFN 1. J. BRYANT (20:40) m. McDonald M. POTOSKY 2. J. CAZA A. COOPER E. MODOLO 3. H. GOSL1N M. BARNES H. HARD IE Junior— E. MICZINSKI A. PAY’LECH 1. T. TANYAI (20:22) J. BARNES J. PILLAR 2. H. ROBBINS F. ZALBA 3. J. SOBOCAN Field Day Champions 194 7 Junior— W. DYMTROW Runner-Up— W. HEWITT Juvenile— JOS. SOBOCAN Runner-Up— C. PANKK Senior— F. LASORDA Runner-Up— W. BYRNE Intermediate— G. LEMON Runner-Up— STEVE SOBOCAN Page Forty-Four THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition W. D. Lowe Vocational School ' s SILVER JUBILEE By NEIL F. MORRISON, Ph.D. W. D. Lowe Vocational School in Windsor is celebrating its Silver Jubilee by various spe¬ cial events during the present school year. It seems fitting, therefore, at this time to look b ack through a quarter of a century to the open ing of this fine school, and, indeed, beyond that to the origins of vocational education in Canada. About the time of Confederation, the Hon. Mr. Carling stated in his report: “Something more is required to give our education a decided¬ ly practical character, especially in reference to the agricultural and mechanical classes of the community”. Not long afterwards, in 1870, Dr. Egerton Ryerson, Chief Superintendent of Edu¬ cation for Ontario, offically approved commer¬ cial instruction in the following words: “Both in the High and Public School Law provision has been made for giving pupils instruction in subjects relating to Commercial Education”. By the first decade of the 20th century it was recognized that an extention of vocational edu¬ cation in Ontario secondary schools was needed, at which time domestic science and manual training were added to the curriculum. In 1910, a Royal Commission was appointed to enquire into industrial conditions in Canada and to in¬ vestigate educational methods in various coun¬ tries with a view to suggesting means of adapt¬ ing vocational training to Canadian schools. About that time, the City of Hamilton opened the first building in Ontario offering anything like reasonable accommodation for vocational education of a secondary school nature. The Industrial Education Act (1911) and Technical Education Act of Canada (1919) paved the way for large scale developments. Windsor, in 1913, started a successful pro¬ gram of vocational evening classes. The year 1917 marked the opening of a new wing to the Windsor (now the Hon. J. C. Patterson) Col¬ legiate Institute, offering an industrial course for boys and household arts for girls. Two years later (1919) evening vocational classes opened in Walkerville with a large enrollment. All this, however, proved inadequate, and, fol¬ lowing a survey of the Border area and the pas¬ sage of necessary legislation, the actual pro¬ ject got under way. The school was designed by D. J. Cameron, Windsor architect and com¬ pleted by the firm, later formed, of D. J. Cam¬ eron and W. Ralston. The contract for con¬ struction of the building was signed on Decem¬ ber 10, 1921, and building operations commenced shortly thereafter. The location chosen was the north side of Giles Boulevard between Parent and Elsmere Avenues, at the geographical centre of the Windsor-Walkerville area of that time. There, on what had once been farm land fronting on a water course, known as the coulee, the haunt of skaters of other days, a great modern edu¬ cational institution rapidly took form. But the construction of the new building was not rapid enough, for a large enrollment during the school year of 1922-23 in anticipation of the new school necessitated the utilization for com¬ mercial classes of the top floor of the newly opened Walkerville Collegiate Institute. On Thursday, August 30, 1923, the Windsor- Walkerville Technical School was officially opened. In the presence of a large assembly, the huge Union Jack, which was donated by the Border Cities Association of Home and School Clubs, was raised aloft by the late Mrs. Whor- low Bull. The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, His Honour, the Late Colonel Harry Cockshutt, then unlocked the doors of the new school with a golden key, after which adjournment to the school dining room took place for an official luncheon scheduled for 12:30 p.m. In the after¬ noon the school was open for public inspection. An evening program of speeches and music marked its formal opening and dedication. The prayer of dedication was by the Rev. (now Dr.) H. M. Paulin, pastor of St. Andrew ' s Presby terian Church, Windsor. One of the speakers was the late F. P. Gavin, B.A., Director of Tech¬ nical Education for Ontario, formerly principal of the Windsor Collegiate Institute, and the man chiefly responsible for the building of the school. A dance in the gymnasium concluded the day ' s festivities. The following week regu¬ lar instruction in the institution began. The first principal, W. D. Lowe, M.A., after whom the school was renamed in 1947, 25 teach¬ ers and the school nurse, Mrs. C. Campeau, R.N., comprised the staff of the institution in its first year. Of these, eleven still teach here, five are deceased, while the remainder have either retired or are teaching elsewhere. The present teaching staff numbers 58. The school building in which they serve was greatly en¬ larged in 1931. Twenty-five years represent a long time in the life of a person, but for a great educational institution they are only a beginning. For the W. D. Lowe Vocational School, this first quar¬ ter century has been a glorious beginning. The purpose of this school is to render even greater service in the years that lie ahead. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Forty-Five Re-union os Seen by Two Students MARY BENUIK, C4A and LILY PALI WODA, C4B We stood in a portentious crowd of pushing, excited humanity. Innunfberable greetings were being thrown about us. “Why, Joe - - Welt, I ' ll be darned - - stand back, give me plenty of room - - it can’t be - - Oh! No! - - For goodness sake - - have you changed! - - Skinny - - Mike, what happened to all that curly hair? - - anyway hair you used to have - Hi, Baldy - - Beans! —.” These and many other expressions fell upon our ears as people joyfully clasped hands and slapped each other on the backs. Yes, old friendships were being renewed and old memories were being revived by over 1,500 people who filled the school to capacity at the 25th Anniversary Re-union of one-time W. D. Lowe Vocational School students. Time may have altered their appearance but not those nostalgic recollections of school lays. As these former students passed us, we stop¬ ped a few to find out what their answers would he to the time old question, “Are you glad you have an education?” The answers ran on the same theme. “It was a great thing”. These are some of the replies we received, ’‘Swell, - - Great! - - Try and get all that you can. - - Great thing if you can make it. - - Can’t get along without it.” These people knew what they were talking about because they all were successes in their own field. We hurried through the crowd to the audi torium. Things had started and we slipped in quietly. Mr. McManus was cracking jokes galore. Prizes were given for every conceivable reason - - to the man who had the most chil¬ dren, latest married couple, to the grad with the oldest child, etc. A head of lettuce accompanied each prize and was cherished by the receivers. We left the happy, roaring crowd and got a head start to tlie gym. Here, under the leader¬ ship of Mr. Newman, the gym team put on a gTand show. Their hair-raising feats were really something to see, and the grads enjoyed them¬ selves immensely. Around eleven o’clock, a dash was made by yours truly to the cafeteria, and a detour made at the gym where refreshments were being served by the present students of the school. We stood at the door watching the crow r d say farewells and start for home. The happy, tired looks on their faces told us that the 25th Anniversary Re-union had been a great success. Thanks are due the grads, taff and students, and many others who took part in the celebra¬ tion. RE UNION COMMITTEE MR. P. L. McMANUS, MISS GARNETTE MAGEE. MR. TOM TOBIN. MRS. WINNIE LONG JACKSON. MR. ERNIE .MILNE Page Forty-Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition OUR PARENTS ATTENDED HERE TOO Front Rotv — T4C, Fred Taylor—Mary Robedeau Tavlor; C3C, Lenore Longeuay—Anne Sutherland Longeuay; ClA, Shirley Allan Edna Keyes Allan; ClB. Joan Fraser—Charlotte Fraser Richards; C1B, Donna Giles— Arnold Giles; C1D, Shirley Plant—Kathleen McCourt Plant; ClC, Eleanor Beaton—Geo. Abbt. Beaton; C4B, June Ringrose—Marion Griffin Ringrose; CIA. Bernice Belcoure Theresa Pollard Be Icon re; ClC, Joan Beaton—Geo. Abbt. Beaton; C4B, Marion Pheby—Esther Cole Pheby; TlF, Bob Horne— Elmer Horne. Back Row — TlD, Allan Goslin— X illis Goslin; TlD. Dick Hawkins— K’m. J. Hawkins; C2D, Don Steel—Luella Jewell Steel; TlD. Richard Giles—Arnold Giles; TlD, Donald Higgins—Madeline Hams Higgins; TIB, Ron Bendick—Mary Hutnik Bendick; TIH, Dick Wass—Marian Crouchman Wass; T3B, Gord Branton —Ken Branton—Evelyn Poupard Branton; T2F, Robt. McKee—Roy E. McKee; TIE. Gerald La Pierre— Elizabeth Remington La Pierre; T2C. Harold O’Connor—Joseph O’Conno . Absent — TIC, Doug Marsh—Clarence Marsh; TlC. Bob Brown—Geo. Brown; C2C, Dorothy Blackton—John Biackton and Lucille Gignac Blackton; T4D, Bill Core—Marian Mfcston Core; C.Sp., Corrine Burton— Core Sanders Burton; ClE, Dorothy Vott—Gladys Andrews Vott; ClE. Lois W«$s—Marian Crouchman Vi ' ass; T2B, Don Boisvert—Irene Johnston Boisvert; CIA, Margaret Belcoure—Theresa Pollard Belcoure; T E Harold Robinson—Edna Libby Robinson; T3D, Ray Stone—Margaret .Mathesa Stone. ▼ T FORMER GRADS MRS. PATSY COX MCCARTHY. MRS. BERYL MUNROE DAWSON, MRS. KATHLEEN SLOWGROVE COLE. MRS. KATHLEEN HOOLE FAIRHURST, MISS MURIEL CHISHOLM, MRS. PHYLLIS BARTON WOLFE 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Forty-Seven ASSEMBLY AGAIN ! Page Forty-Eight THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition The 25th Anniversary Re-union Reception of our school, dated April 9. 1948, was so joyous that it might have been featured on “A Chan¬ ted Calendar . For the ’’tabor, pipe and drum we may substitute the music of laughter, hap¬ py tones and the steady, sustaining hum of 1.500 voices exchanging greetings, news, and memories. From 8:00 o’clock till midnight the school presented a lively scene. The guests were gree¬ ted by a committee of the teachers who were longest in the school, including the old favour¬ ites. Mr. E. C. Srigley, Miss E. Cragg, Mrs. R McGiffen, Mr. R. McMullen. The only shadow was that Mr. W. D. Lowe, Mr. F. McGrath. Mr, W. J. O’Brien, Mr. J. F. O’Neill, Miss Lucie Towle, Mr. H. S. Ord, Mr. Don Carson were not living to share in an occasion which thev would have graced for so many ex-students and for their colleagues. The students, of course, had the better of it in the game of recognition. They had a couple of dozen faces to recall, while the teachers had “As a happy people come, So came they. As a happy people come. With dance and tabor, pipe and drum. All make holiday.” —“A Chanted Calendar” Sydney Dobell. 1.500. and since some of the latter did not have their glasses on, the identification cards were not so useful. It will be seen, too, that some of the clues were not very helpful: “Don’t you remember me? My daughter came here. She is married now. She is 21”; “1 haven’t been in the school since I left it in 1928 ; “I have eight children and thev will all come to Tech”; “I’ve gained just 100 lbs. since I left school”; “1 used to sit in the corner hack seat.” “I don’t remember you. Were you in tny class?” (This last remark has made one of the men teachers very proud.) Vet it was surprising and pleasant to see how much of the school hoy and girl has re¬ mained. In many, both face and figure are almost unchanged, and in all, could he seen the gay or serious, mischievous or kindly personality of 25-15-10-5 years ago. It was a happiness to the staff to see and to hear how successfully each ha come through. Front Row— MRS. C. CAMPEAU. MISS O. FRITZ. MR. S. R. ROSS. MISS M. O’DONOGHUE. MISS G. GREEN Back Row— MR. P. BENNETT, MR. E. SIRRS, MR. A. D. R. FRASER, DR. N. MORR ' tSON, MR. D. SEGGIE 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Forty-Nine The feeling that each had been ‘ educated”; i.c„ had had his capacities developed; had had his course safely charted; had had his character well moulded, was strong, and the words of the ex-students supported this feeling. Mr. P. L. McManus was a splendid Master of Ceremonies. The interest was kept high with addresses, door-prizes, quips and jests. Mr. Newman’s gymnastic team provided a thrilling program in the Boys’ Gymnasium, and more awards were made there. Awards for 5 daugh¬ ters consecutively, for coming the longest jour¬ ney (from Peterborough) etc. )£J While much has been said during the past year about the active part taken by the students and the faculty of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School, let us not forget two other groups of helpers; namely, the office staff, and the care¬ takers. For years the school operated with only one secretary in the office, but to-day there are three members; namely, Mrs. M. Speed, Mrs. O. Mills, and Miss M. Bentley. Mr. Frank Bowden, chief maintenance en¬ gineer, came here from Patterson Collegiate when the school was being built and has been in charge of maintenance ever since. Mr. John Johnson, who is still on the staff, was the first caretaker to be hired. Mr. Dave Sterling is the school maintenance engineer. Mr. Sam Hughes, Mr. Art Fisher, Mr. Charlie Byrne, The coffee hour which followed in the Girls’ Gymnasium and in the Cafeteria might borrow the descriptive German name, “Kaffee Klatsch”. There was plenty of Coffee, cake and more- much more ’ Klatsch”. The only regret was that the time was all too short. At midnight, when the halls cleared the walls of “Tech” (to many), of the “ V. D. Lowe Vocational” (to the later generations) were warm with the radi¬ ation of one of the happiest events they have ever enclosed. “All made holiday!” M. O’DONOGHUE. and Mr. David Biggar are other old-timers on the caretaking staff, while the more recently added members are Mr. Fred Abbot, Mr. Alex Cameron and Mr. Tom Groombridge. In ad¬ dition there are three shift engineers; namely, Mr. David Young, Mr. Alfred Ackerman, and Mr. Arthur Vass, who keep the heat rolling during cold wintry days. In another department, too, we have the able assistance of Mr. W. McCabe, who looks after the school stock room and supplies us with pen¬ cils, paper, books, files, nails, etc. The school is very fortunate in having such a kindly and co-operative group of “assistants”; without them, education would be impossible. 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DISTRIBUTORS Compliments of AL SEARY, FLORIST TRADE MARK REGISTERED 1927 Ottawa at Kildare 4-7873 Flowers for All Occasions --- i 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Fifty-One Class Activities— Girls ' P. T. classes are not only interesting but fun too. During the different seasons the girls take part in sports of all kinds. In class periods the girls play tennis, table ten¬ nis. volleyball, basketball, baseball and many other sports. They also learn how to do many dances. The exercises are enjoyed immensely, especially when they lead to a new dance step. Volleyball— This year ' s volleyball team was composed m?inly of members of the basketball team. Both the Junior and Senior teams enjoyed the season immensely. A great deal of fun was had by every member. The team did not do very well this year, but we expect better results next season. • GIRLS ' P. T. CLASS IN ACTION Congratulations on this your 25th Anniversary celebrating a QUARTER of a century of splendid educational accomplishment t t t THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ■ ■j’ Compliments OF OTTAWA LUNCH 1672 Ottawa St. AMBASSADOR MOTORS Dodge and DeSoto Motor Cars DODGE TRUCKS 722 Wyandotte St East t, • ■ =3 ASSUMPTION COLLEGE of THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO • “Making the youth of today the leader of tomorrow” For information regarding admis¬ sions, scholarships and courses contact the Registrar. - - .) Compliments of GALBRAITH - My Florist OUELLETTE WYANDOTTE Compliments of JOHN CATALANO Compliments WINDSOR ARENA LTD. 572 MacDougall St Phone 4-6065 Gray J CLOTHES FOR 5 THE FAMILY Ottawa at Gladstone Page Fifty-Three • SENIOR 8ASKETBAU. 1. VICTORIA KACZOR MARY WEIKO DOROTHY GRAY 2. Miss H. LAYMAN (Coach) DORIS ST. LOUIS LUCILLE AUBERT HELEN HOROSZKA MARION POTOSKY JENNY PRESW1CK 3. ANNIE PAVLECH SHIRLEY QUEEN MARY KESSLER mae McDonald JULIA PILLAR Girls’ Senior Basketball— By MAE McDonald After a few exhibition games with former students, with Essex High, and the “Y the girls opened our regular season by playing against the Patterson Panthers. The spectators were treated to an exciting game, but the Pa n¬ thers won out 22-12. The next week our lassies met and defeated Riverside by 2S-15. Our guards and forwards both played an excel¬ lent game. Our winning streak held out for two more games, as we defeated the Walkerville Tartans and St. Joseph ' s High by 11-10. and 21-14 respectively. Alas! The Ogre of adversity now turned on us and the next three games were losses. The Kennedy Clippers won by 19-10, the Sandwich Spartans by 29-16, and the Panthers by 24-12. This last game was clean and fast. At half time we were still leading. The final score was uncertain until the very last minutes of play, when the Panthers crept ahead. The next game was played against the Riverside team. Once more our lovely maidens captured and held a big lead, thus winning to the tune of 22-12. The final game was played against the Tartans. We regret to say that when the whistle blew, the score card showed 18-17 for our opponents. Girls’ Gym Team— By .� ue McDonald Ugh - - - Ooh - - - Ahhh! Where are the strange noises coming from? Who is making them? Please don ' t get excited. No one is being tortured. It ' s only the girls’ gym team practising. These were some of the strange sounds that came from the gym while the girls practised to perfect their backhends, fishflops. handstands, headstands, rolls, etc. Exhibitions prove that our girls can do some amazing stunts. Did you ever sit down, cross your legs and then walk on your knees with your legs still crossed? Try it sometime and see what happens. Now ' stand on your head and turn a complete circle. Hurts, doesn ' t it What shall we try’ next? Fishflops? No. that ' s a little too hard. Let ' s see. I know ' , let’s do a handspring. Oh ! don ' t give up so easily. The girls ' gym team can do it. Why cin’t we? No one will tell me their secret of success, but I hear their motto is still “BOTTOMS UP . • JUNIOR BASKETBALL JOSEPHINE PILLAR TANYA ANDRUCK JANET LACROIX NADIA RADKEV1CH IDA TOMASSINI DOL. VALLA1NCOURT ROSE AMBEDIAN Miss H. LAYMAN (Coach) 25th Anniversary Edition Girls’ Sports Interform Basketball— MARY SEKELA and SHIRLEY QUEEN C3A. In the Junior Interform Basketball and Volleyball, Lois Bema d led her TlA team to victory over all f ; rst forms. They remained almost undefeated for the whole season. Considering that this was their first year to plav High School Basketball, they did particularly well. VC’hile they were busy scoring victories, the second form, C2A. led by Tanya Andruck, came through with flying colours, taking top honours in the Intermediate Bas¬ ketball. The senior girls, C3A, three girls of whom are on the Senior Girls Basketball Team, namely Julia Pillar, Annie Pa lech, and Shirley Queen, rose to top honours, remaining undefeated throughout the year. This team was led to vic¬ tory over all thirds and fourths by Betty Gazo. All the teams were in excellent form and the games presented were very lively. A special assembly was called, at which time Mr. Ross presented crests to the individual players on the winning teams who were very proud of the honour presented them. What Is It?— • The 17th of March was a day to remember. On this day our (so-called) men teachers of the school defeated our gallant lassies. The girls came onto the floor in single file as lively as puppies while the men teachers came on dressed to pUy hockey, football, and almost every ' P rt except basketball. Every teacher was wearing a football helmet. Mr. Cook and Mr Malkin were completely hidden by hockey pads; the onlv thing they lacked was skates. Mr. Malkin stepped on the ' floor in a pair of shorts that created some whistles from the dazed crowd. Mr. “Stretch” McManus came on the floor last and was greeted by a loud cheer from his favourite student, Edward Gates. Mr. “Torchy” Cowgil! was the star of the game. He hit the floor as often as the ball itself. Mr. Bennett was at Mr. Cow-gill ' s side all the way. Mr. Bennett was full of pep for the game. The girls opened the scoring first by connecting with three fast baskets one after another. Then came Mr. McManus, to score with a beautiful pass from Mr. Harrison. Then Mr. McManus came running down the floor in circles to accidently score again. Mr. Harrison then came back to score twice. Mr. Newman had his chance to score. Mr. Murray and Mr. Harrison confused the girls with some tricky and beautiful passing. 1 even think they confused themselves. Then came the girls’ chance to score lfter a mad dash down the length of the floor by Mr. C. Murray. During the last quarter. Miss Layman called time out. She then said something to the girls team. Whatever sue said had quite an effect. VC hen the girls came back they were holding on to the men; then, they started pinning our “Charles Atlases” to the floor. When the final whistle blew, all anyone could see was little piles of teachers and girls spread all over the place. The girls were biting ind the teachers kicking; but ail is fair in love, and war, and basketball. Our “Charles Atlases” emerged victorious but battle- scarred. Final score: Teachers 22, Girls II We sincerely congratulate the men teachers for :hc punishment they took; but we really want very, very much to congratulate the girls who gave it to them. By BOB CONROY i WHICH IS THE BALLOON; tfe « _ RIGHT FROM INDIA HARRIS AND BODNAR AFTER GYM PRACTICE ■ ■rrvnr nnifirn r n� l KT Page Fifty-Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition MARY is a Business Officm Supervisor JANE is a Long Distance Supervisor Up from the ranks... Mary, J e m Joe haven’t been out of high school very long. Today, up from the ranks, they’re going places in the telephone business. Telephone | eoplc—men and women at various stages of their careers — know that the opportunity to go ahead is o[ en to all in this ex¬ panding business. Competition is keen, but everyone has the chance to win the rewards of promotion by good work well done. Opportunity of this sort means much to you; for the skill and experience of telephone people, working together in a common cause, are major factors in providing the best and most telephone service at the lowest possible cost. JOE is a Central Office Foreman THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Fifty-Seven COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT G. F. DEAN HE GOOD SHIP W. D. LOWE VOCATIONAL will soon complete its twenty-fifth voyage. In June, when the ship arrives at Graduation Harbour, approximately two hundred graduates will disembark. When these students embarked four years ago with graduation as their objective, the voyage appeared long and arduous. However, under the able captaincy of Mr. Ross and his staff, the experience has proved to be profitable and pleasant. They are now ready to take their place in commerce and industry, and to serve the city which has pro¬ vided them with the facilities for acquiring special skills and a good general education. We regret that a few who undertook the voyage four years ago will not reach Graduation Harbour. As the ship called at various islands, some were allured by the apparent opportunities these islands had to offer. Many soon found to their chagrin, that there were very few opportunities for those who were not thoroughly prepared to meet the demands of commerce and industry in the world of to-day. By the time they had awakened from their delusion, the ship had proceeded on its way, in all probability never to return. I have but one appeal to make to the undergraduates—stay with the ship until you are ready to disembark at Graduation Harbour. To those who are completing their bon voyage in June, may 1 extend to you sincere congratulations and best wishes for your future success. The message that I would like to leave with you on this occasion is the one given by our King in a world-wide radio address in 1940, when he quoted the following lines written by Miss Louise Haskins: “I said to a man who stood at the gate of the year, ‘Give me a light that 1 may tread safely into the unknown , and he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known way’.” JEAN ERASER and ESTHER DUTCHUK. C3A The Commercial Course is given to prepare a student for the business world. In first form the course is of a general nature, with emphasis on typing and Business Practice. The typing prepares you for speed and accuracy in second form, business Practice is a review of business and bank forms: deposit slips, bank notes and cheques, etc. In second year your typing is de¬ veloped into a more necessary busi¬ ness need. Bookkeeping is gi cn more emphasis and you tackle short¬ hand for the first time. If second form is completed with honours, a pin is given to show your merit. It gives you something to look forward to. and I know everyone will work harder if he thinks he’ll get some¬ thing to show for it. In third form the student has to acquire great speed in shorthand. She now starts a course in business machines — such as comptometers. Burroughs Calculators, cutting sten¬ cils. etc. The bookkeeping taught in second year is gone over again m re thoroughly. t Forth form makes a student capable of doing all office tasks. She has been trained at the office switch¬ board, has been a secretary to a tea¬ cher, and knows all the angles of the business routine. Her shorthand should be at a standard speed of 110- 120 words per-minute. The C Special class is formed of students who have completed their Junior Matriculation at some other high school, and wish to take a year of commercial. Their standard rate is not quite as high as the students specializing in commercial. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Fifty-Nine John Fazekas: “Well, coach, we ' re going to give you a victory for your birthday. Mr. Harrison: “Good, I was expecting the usual tie ’ + Jim Boyle: “Aw, don’t fire me, boss. Haven ' t l been trying?” Boss: “That’s just it. you’ve been trying my cigars, cigarettes, Scotch and patience. ♦ Mr. Neil son says: “Never marry on Sunday, it’s not right to gamble on the Sabbath. ♦ Daffynition—Nothing: A toy balloon with the skin off. ♦ Only the brave deserve the fair, but only the rich can support them. ♦ John Furgal: “Does my saxophone practicing make you nervous?” Bob Leal: “It did when 1 first moved here, but now I don ' t care What happens to you.” ♦ Charley Ashman: “Sir, why do they rope off the aisles at church weddings?” Mr. Neely: “So the bridegroom can’t get away. ♦ • Stan Jacques: “Hey! You can’t take that girl home. She’s the reason I came to the party. Ken Ferguson: “Sorry, son, you ' ve lost your reason.” ♦ Mr. Wallen: “Remember, every man should know himself.” Bill Dun ford: “Maybe so. but in doing so, he wastes a lot of time that might be spent making more desirable acquaintances ’ ♦ Miss Connerty (telling a story): “Bill and Bob crept noiselessly into the old haunted house, when all of a sudden the clock struck one Margaret Schrarn (excitedly): “Which one did it strike?” ♦ Boss: “Well, did you read the letter 1 sent you?” Marv Johnson: “Yes sir. 1 read it on the inside and on the outside. On the inside it said. “You’re Fired”, and on the outside it said. “Return in five days,” so here 1 am.” Dresses lower. Trices higher, Visa Versa I desire. Theresa P.— “Whart step do you dance?” John K.— “The one-step.” Theresa P.— “What do vou mean, the one- step?” John K.— “One step and they change their mind about dancing with me.” A bachelor is a man who has taken advan¬ tage of the fact that marriage is not compul¬ sory. ♦ Mr. Shrier: “How much does a twelve-pound fish weigh?” Garrick: “1 don’t know, sir.” Mr. Shrier: “Well, what time does the ten o ' clock train leave?” Garrick : “Ten o’clock.” Mr. Shrier: “Then what is the weight of a twelve-pound fish ? “ Garrick: “Ten pounds, sir.” ♦ Madam walked in and found the butler sneaking a drink. “Why, Jarvis, I’m surprised. “So am I. Ma’am. I thought you were out.’ ♦ Daffynitions— RADIO— An advertisement with knobs. STREET— A broad flat surface used for the storage of “No parking” and “Men at Work” signs. A KISS— the shortest distance between two. RUSH HOUR— when traffic is at a stand¬ still. LADY— a woman who makes it easy for a man to be a gentleman. ♦ Mary Kessler: “Are you trying to kiss me?” Alec Chistoff: “I’m trying not to.” (Continued on Page 66) Page Sixty THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition JUNIOR Red Cross By THERESA KEREKES What does Junior Red Cross mean to our thousands of Canadian Youth who work along with millions of Junior Red Cross members all over the world? So magnificent was Florence Nightin¬ gale’s work during the Crimean War that a Swiss gentleman by the name of Henri Dunant decided to set up voluntary organizations to help the wounded on the battlefield irrespective of nationality. Because of his efforts, the Red Cross came into being and took as its emblem the familiar red cross on a white background. Miss M. ODONOGHUE. Miss Y. GIGNAC, Miss M. HAY, THERESA KEREKES. Mr. S. R. ROSS We now come to the part our Junior Red Cross plays: Do you realize that half of the children of Europe, born during the war, have died from under-nourishment. It is not money they must have to live—it is strengthening foods; such as, milk, eggs, and orange juice to build strong bodies and healthy minds; cod-liver oil and other medicines to help fight off the dread di¬ seases which stalk through hungry wartorn Europe. Diseases ready to strike down the most helpless, the most important of the people—the children. It has been said that no better soil exists for hatred and bitterness between men, than want and suffering. These children of Europe (those that are left) will think they have nothing to lose by cruelty and warfare. But if they can remember food given them when they were hungry, warmth when they were cold, balm to soothe their aches and pains, they will remember also the giver of these things and kindly feel¬ ings will have space to grow. Who can bring them these things? You can. Soon after the first World War when a peacetime program of Red Cross was decided upon, it was agreed that school boys and girls might participate in this programme. Thus Junior Red Cross became Red Cross in the schools. The motto of the peacetime Junior Red Cross is “I SERVE” and the aims are Health, Service, Good Citizenship and Inter¬ national Friendliness. How can you help these children? (Continued on Page 79) 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Sixty-One MILITARY BALL FOR 1947 Commencing at 9:00 o’clock on the evening of May 16, 1947. the W. D. Lowe Vocational School held its Annual Ball for the Cadets. The Gym had been decorated as usual by our very efficient Social Director. Miss Connerty. Streamers of Red. hite and Blue crepe hung diagonally across the ceiling of the Gym. Many Coloured balloons hung from the streamers. The girls had gone all out for the formal dress of perhaps the 19th century, for the gowns were nearly all of this history style. Hair-do’s were all piled high in tiny curls for the girls, while the boys had used buckets of hair tonic to keep that stubborn cowlick down. Among the students were James Smith with Janet Corbin, Mary Johnson with Jimmy Warick, Beth McNab with Bob Choldacotte, Doris Brown with George Pastic. Ruth Rollet with Doug Price and Josie La Tessa with Toni lannetta. Most of the teaching staff were present to enjoy the fun with the students. Hal Campbell provided the very entertaining music. About 10:30 Miss O’Donoghue led the Grand March. It was a very festive affair as the students circled the floor in two’s and then came up in four’s. Refreshments were served after the march. At the close of the dance, the balloons were pulled down for the girls by dates who had the longest arms. All in all. everyone had a wonderful evening, which I am sure they will remember for a long time. f, ---? Compliments oi FRANK LEWIS fr — — ' ■ -- COAL - BUILDERS ' SUPPLIES - CONTRACTING WOOLLATT FUEL SUPPLY CO. 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Phone 4-2722 ------- ' J 25th Anniversary Kdition THE TOWERS Page Sixtv-Tliree CUTTING TWENTY-FI PTH ANNIVERSARY CAKE The 25th Anniversary Cake was gorgeous with its beautiful decorations done by Steve Bolichowski of C Sp. The four-layer cake was topped by a silver “25” surrounded by a fence of white icing. Travelling down the cake intertwined with rope was a beautiful pattern of roses and leaves. The cake was made of a rich dark recipe with the assis¬ tance of the girls from T2, T3 and T4. The cutting of the cake was done by Miss O Dono- ghue with a beautiful silver knife. Miss Fritz, Miss Beasley and Miss Connerty cut the cake after the first cutting by Miss O’Donoghue. It was served to the graduates by a mixed student body who gave their services for the evening. BLACK CAT HOP Since this year is our 25th Anniversary, we deckled to go all out for entertainment. As we liad promised, our Hallowe’en dance was really a super colossal affair. Black cats and yellow pumpkins adorned the walls, while bright strea¬ mers floated above our heads. The musical en¬ tertainment was offered by our ever-lovin’ Jimmy Luckino and his boys. I’m afraid Jimmy couldn’t have managed it so well without the efforts of their cute little songstress, Ruth Rol- let. The regular school crowd was out in full attendance. We also managed to draw out some of the Freshmen. 1 also noticed several of our ex-student crowd present. As usual, the left hand corner of the gym nearest the orchestra was traditionally handed over to the “Jitterbugs”. Those kids are really good too. They really seem to know what they are doing although l sometimes wonder why. As chaperones for our first dance of the season we welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Ross; Miss O’Donoghue; Miss Connerty; Mi McManus; and Mr. Cowgill. I don’t know who Miss Mc¬ Manus ' new beau was, hut 1 did notice that she was enjoying herself tremendously. Refreshments were sold to the hungry young ROUGH RIDER ' S ROMP The annual Rough Rider’s Romp was held in the colourfully decorated gymnasium of the W. I). Lowe Vocational School in November. 1947. A large number danced to the lilting mu¬ sic of Jimmy Luckino’s orchestra. A few of the patrons attending the gala af¬ fair were Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Miss Connerty. Miss McManus, Miss Gregory and Mr. Nelson. Special guests of the evening were the Rugby and Soccer teams. special request was played for Bob Bodnar, the Captain of the Football team. Other members of the teams seen were, Jim LaSorda, John Fazekas. Jack Proctor, Frank Ross, Steve Sohocan and Ken Coon. To add to the enjoyment of the evening, Ruth Rollet and Josic baTessa sang two de¬ lightful songs. The gymnasium was beautifully decorated with red, white and blue streamers, and a mir¬ rored hall reflecting coloured lights helped add to the splendour of the evening. The annual Rough Rider’s Romp was enjoyed by all. set. who roamed the halls of the school drinking pop!!! Through the efforts of Miss Connerty with the decoration of the gym and the refreshments, it was a gala affair. Everyone had a swell time. Page Sixty-Four THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Social - - • BASKETBALL DANCES Three cheers for the Basketball team of the century; that is, the W. D. Lowe Voca- cational Team. Even though we get defeated sometimes, we come up smiling for another tift. We started something this season which makes our games even more interesting than usual. After yelling ourselves hoarse, through the good graces of the Social Com¬ mittee, we were able to flock to the 3rd floor gym and dance to the strains of the whirling disc. Sometimes there was a levy of five cents, which did not curb the crowd, and some¬ times it was free. The favourable new records were all intact and everyone danced away the remainder of the evening to the refrain of “Serenade of the Bells , “Ballerina , etc. School spirit was in full dress on these nights and as the gang dragged its weary feet out of the hall, echoes of merriment resounded in the corridors and dates were made for the succeeding night of Basketball and Basketball Dancing at good old Vocational. • SPRING SWING March 5, 1948. V. D. Lowe Vocational United and the V. D. Lowe Vocational Alumni were joint convenors tor this Spring Swing dance in the smartly decorated gym¬ nasium. The gala affair was held by special request of the students as a breathing spell between the Easter exams. The Patrons of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Miss Connerty, Miss Fritz, Miss Coughlin, Mr. Farr, Mr. Neilson. and Mr. Wallen. The evening was danced away to the cheerful music of Jimmy Luc kino ' s orchestra. A large variety of selections were played, from a slow dreamy waltz to a nice peppy polk To add further to the enjoyment of the evening, Josie LaTessa and Ruth Roller sang a number of popular songs. A large crowd of both students and graduates were seen whirling gaily around the floor. When different teachers and students were asked if they were enjoying the evening, the answer came hack without hesitation, “Yes. very much”. During intermission there was a great rush to the coke-bar, where many interesting conversations were overheard such as. “Did you see a certain girl chasing a certain fella ?” “Did he finally ask her to dance?” “Don’t her feet fly over the floor gracefully, too had her fingers don’t do that on the keyboard of the typewriter”. No rtames mentioned. “Did you see her dieing for him to ask her to dance?” When intermission was over and everyone was refreshed by a coke, they started right in with a lively jazz tune. ' Several couples were seen jitter bugging near the hand¬ stand. Among them were Toni Ianetta with his partner and Helen Hardy with hers. They, as weH as the onlookers, seemed to he enjoying themselves. The gym was fashionably decorated in the school’s colours of red and blue, with a mirrored hall hanging from the ceiling reflecting coloured light onto the floor. The rain did not stop the overwhelming crowd from attending the last dance that is to be held at the W. D. Lowe Vocational School until after the Military. “Hint Boys”. A good time was bad by all. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS I’a e Sixty-Five NOON DANCES ••• MARGE COFFEY and PATRICIA BOLTON Early last fall the problem arose about what to do with the leisure time of our lunch period. Many people thought they had solved the prob¬ lem by going to the corner for a coke or going up town which often ended in the pupil being late for classes. Then someone hit upon the idea of having noon dances, which proved very successful. A committee was formed by Mr. Cole and Mr. Buie. The committee consisted of Bill Sasso, Denise Renaud, Alex Chistoff, Lena Fares, Mike Benca, Delores Trevisol, and Norma Jasinski. Mr. Cole attended the dance on Tuesdays and Mr. Buie on Thursdays. This committee proved to be very satisfactory. At first, the students danced to a small band consisting of Ray Bowyer or Lome Schuchard at the piano, John Airey at the saxophone, Andy Cangiano at the drums and Jimmy Luckino at the trumpet. Although the students were de¬ lighted with this little band it soon proved too much work for the fellows because sometimes their instruments were in other parts of the city and that meant a lot of wear and tear to get them to school for the noon dances on Tues¬ day and Thursday. These shindigs were held in the girls ' gym¬ nasium on the third floor of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School. Seeing that the dances were for only thirty minutes, no decorations were needed, thus there were no expenses for them. Then the problem came up concerning what to charge for admission to the dance. The first dance was very successful; so at the next dance an admission of five cents or a football ticket could get you in. Large crowds enthusiastically turned out. Then it was decided that the noon dances weren ' t to raise money but to have fun, so the admission was put down to a penny. When we could no longer get the band, the committee decided to buy records, such as “Near You”, “The Stars Will Re member”, and “Star¬ dust”. ..The admission was still a penny. After the records were all paid for and there were no more expenses, to the delight of everyone, the dances became free. Here, for thirty minutes twice a week, Tues¬ days and Thursdays, the students enjoyed them¬ selves to no end. For instance, there were Alex Chistoff, Andy Cangiano, Josie LaTessa and a few others jitterbugging for the apprecia¬ tive crowd who watched with envy. Through these noon dances many people who were too shy to go out on a dance floor lost their self- consciousness and learned to dance. Many a gay romance was started and ended at these little affairs. The noon dances were a way for the boys and girls to get to know one another. It ' s all over now for another year, but still the memories flash back of the perfect days that linger in the minds of the students of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School. Now that the weather is getting warm and the gym is becoming too stuffy for dancing we are go:nq to look else¬ where for our entertainment. It was great fun while it lasted and we hope to be having them next fall when the weather becomes cooler. The noon dances were enjoyed by everyone who attended, and next year we hope they will be bigger and better. Page Sixty-Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Advertisement in Kos O ' Brien’s Barber Shop: It your hair is not becoming to you. you should be coming to me. A Chinese immigrant who was trying to cross the border between Canada and the L nited Slates was stopped by an immigration officer and asked the usual questions. The conversa¬ tion went something like this: What ' S your name?” asked the immigration officer gruffly. “Sneeze, timidly replied the immigrant. “Is that your foreign name?” inquired the officer. “No, Melican name” replied the Chinese chap in broken English. Well, what’s your foreign name?” asked the officer again. “Ah Choo,” replied the Chinese fellow with a big smile on his face. ANN DE RE, C2A. Mr. Malcolm: “Explain the law of Multiple Proportions.” Paul Macko: “Certainly sir, what part don’t you understand ?” Oshkosh: “Why don’t you like girls?” Kennebunk: “They are too biased.” Oshkosh: “Biased?” Kennebunk: “Yes. bias this and bias that until I’m broke.” This space is given to Philip. Not to Philip Mersdi, but to pliilup space. ♦ Mr. Barnes: “Did you take a shower after the ga,me ? ” Scotty Bissett: ”No, is there one missing?” ♦ ♦ ♦ He: “Please?” She: “No! He: “Just ths once?” She: ”1 said no.” He: “Aw, gee! Ma, all the rest ot the ktds are going barefoot!” ♦ It seems a ravishing redhead went to a ba¬ chelor’s apartment one night and he gave her one of a half-dozen mink coats he kept tor special occasions. She was telling the story to her girl friend the next day: “What did you have to dor the girl friend asked. The redhead never missed a breath or hatted an eye in replying: “Just shorten the sleeves, that’s all.” ♦ Little girls choose dolls for toys. While soldiers are the choice of boys; But when they’re grown up you will find That each has had a change of mind ; The girls prefer the soldiers then And baby dolls attract the men. ♦ Mr. Sparling (giving hack exam papers): “Is this your paper: the name is obliteratedr Jim Luc kino: “No sir. that’s not my name. Mr. Cowgill: “You should have been here before nine o’clock.” Malcolm Wyatt: “Why? What happened?” ♦ Mr. Wallen: “How far are you from the right answer?” Stan Palmer: “Two seats, sir.” ♦ Mr. McGee: “l noticed you gave your seat to a lady in the street car the other day.” Joe Faith: “Since childhood. I have respected a woman with a strap in her hand. ♦ Mr. Cole: “A boy who laughs loudly at an old feeble joke is probably a boy of low intellect.’’ Joe Reich: “Not if Mr. McManus tells the joke.’ Mr. Newman: And here is located the colin. Any questions?” Ed Tarcin: Yes sir. Where is the semi-colin?” Mrs. Liska: “What is your son going to he when he passes, his final exam?” Mrs. Best: ” An old man.” 25tli Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Sixty-Seven Rambling Rumbles By II SASSO The latest feud on the grid at the school is between Mr. “Dusty McGee and Mr. Elec- trons M Anderson. One day, Mr. Anderson was short some material. As always, according to “Dusty . Mr. Anderson borrowed some of the material from Mr. McGee. According to Mr. Anderson, when he received the battle with the stuff, it was coated with a good half-inch of dust. When he cleaned it, Mr. Anderson said it was dated 1639. “Quite a time since cleaning ’, said Mr. Anderson. Mr. “Dusty McGee claims that it was dusted in 1874. Whom are we to believe? The class of T4B-b section has the perfect attendance of the year. There has not been one late pupil or absentee since September. In¬ cidentally, the home-room teacher is Mr. McGee. Keep up the good work ! Mr. Newman’s gym team certainly does be¬ lieve in hero worship. Last December, Mr. New¬ man was sent to the hospital by an attack of appendicitis. He had his appendix out and was back to work in no time. Shortly after he came back to school, he was back at the hospital, not as a patient but as a visitor. Yes, the first hero worshipper was Bob Bodnar who had had his appendix removed. Bob came through the oper¬ ation and was back to school when A1 Harris fell victim to the worship bug and he landed a: the hospital for his appendix gouge. Hero wor¬ ship certainly can prove to be painful. We won¬ der who is next—Mike, Nick, or Bill. ' There has been added another to the list of scholarships already available to the students. The latest scholarship, generously donated by Mr. Van Waffle of W affle’s Electric, is to be a minimum of fifty dollars. It is to be given to the electrical student who rates highest in all around proficiency in school and in shop work. This money will be used by rhe winning studeni to further his education. The competition for the scholarship this year is quite keen. This year, on November 16, for the eleventh successful year, the C. H. Smith store opened its doors for Vocational Day. The students acted as salesmen, and a pupil was stationed in every department. The students were treated to a luncheon at the Norton-Palmer Hotel, with the compliments of C. H. Smith. The purpose for this Vocational Day was to give experience to any student interested in salesmanship or store work as a career. The students were very grateful for the opportunity given them by the C. H. Smith Co., to gain this experience of meeting the public. We have a very musically inclined teaching staff. Mr. Bennett is an accomplished pianist and composer. Now there has been started in this school a choir under the leadership of Mr. Baird. The newly organized group, seventy- five strong is quite enthusiastic. Mr. Baird as¬ sembles them every Thursday night and has entered them in the Essex County Music Festi¬ val which is to take place early in May. With the choir ' s co-operation and teamwork there is a very good chance of our winning the compe¬ tition. Good luck to Mr. Baird and his choir. The silhouette on the left is of our mathe¬ matics teacher. Mr. Bennett. While one of our art students, Vince Beneteau, was engaged in some art work, the brush he was using fell on a piece of cardboard. The result ... a profile silhou¬ ette. 1 wonder if Mr. Bennett is teaching the brush how to make figures. (Not mathema¬ tical cither.) On March 19, our school held a very success¬ ful open house. Students from both Technical and Commercial classes participated in this exhi¬ bition. The students were at assignments and jobs that they had actually worked at during the day. All shops and classes were open for inspection for the parents and friends of the students of the school. The visitors were given a real treat by the gym team. The team was complimented by all who saw them. There was also a fashion show given, in which the students modelled the clothes which they made during the year at school. Because you are growing up in Canada, you have the sav’ about how you spend your life. Your future isn’t decided for you. Living in or near Windsor as you do, you may—as do many other young people plan¬ ning careers—think about Ford. For within the expansive offices and plants of Ford of Canada at Windsor are many opportunities to suit a wide variety of ambitions and abilities. Skilled mechanic, office worker, doctor, upholsterer, electrician, designer, mechanical engineer—each is an essential vocation at Ford which in itself is a large and important factor in Canada’s trade. Doubtless someday you too may find as have hundreds from W indsor area class¬ rooms before you—a happy, useful future with Ford of Canada. FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED 25tli Anniversary Edition f H E TOWERS Page Sixty-Nine ON THIS THE OCCASION OF OUR TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY MAY WE BE PERMITTED A GLANCE IN RETROSPECT . . . We see many changes along the way. De¬ partments have been added, courses lengthened, content changed and methods of presentation improved. Probably the greatest change noted because of its physical presence is in the equipment. Starting with comparatively bare walls, there has been added from year to year, machines, tools, apparatus, cabinets, etc., to make the well geared teaching plant we have to-day. Much of this equipment was made in the shops by our pupils. We have every right to be prouJ of this accomplishment. It all required much planning and our plant, as it is to-day, stands as a monument to the foresight and faith of those who envisioned this fine school. To the late Mr. Lowe, Mr. Ross, Mr. Srigley, Mr. Bowden and their able assis¬ tants the credit is given for making our school such a smooth running institution. Shop News By T. CR1LLEY DRAFTING— In this picture is seen Mr. Augustine presiding over a senior class. In our school there are three types of drafting taught; namely. Architectural, Structural, and Mechanical. 1 he courses include drawing, blue-printing, a n d estima¬ ting. Under the guidance of the able tea¬ chers these departments have turned out very satisfactory graduates. it mat interest the teaching staft to notice that Skop is really working! May¬ be Mr Augustine would explain to the rest of the staff what his secret weapon is. SHEET METAL— This picture shows a busy section of the Sheet metal shop. Mr. Buie has a large shop to supervise here. Students learn the layout work and use this know¬ ledge to make useful articles such as dust¬ pans. ashtrays, and matchboxes. Students who specialize in sheet metal make such projects as Y” unions, reducers, and el¬ bows. . Alex Clvistoff is looking so industrious one might think it wasn t a put up job. COMMERCIAL ART— When people talk of the Technical De¬ partment they may not think of the art group under the direction of Mr. Knight. It is however, a technical subject. Evidence of the work of this group is always near at hand. In the main hall and other spots around the school are drawings made by them. The lwckdrops in the school plays and dramas are credit¬ able examples of their talents. The stu¬ dents do lettering, still lifes. animated scenes, portraits and shadowgraphs. I hey also make a study of anatomy. FOUNDRY— Mr. Lawson i seen with a group m the school foundry. As can be seen, it is a well-equipped shop. I he students use wood patterns and make their own molds. They are taught molding, casting, and metal- lurgv. The shop has a furnace and casting jobs can be done for other shops in the school. . Ed Kocheleau is deeply engrossed tn his favourite and well-practiced occupa¬ tion of standing and looking. Chief blue¬ print reader. Mr. D. Ban well, is seen closely inspecting the. work in order to catch Mr. Lawson ' s mistakes. PRINTING— The printing shop is a blessing to every one in the school. Tickets, programmes, placards, posters, graph paper, and any¬ thing else necessary, are run oif by Mr. Bates and his pupils. This shop is al¬ ways pleasing to visitors. Relatively quiet and brightly illuminated, it is always buz¬ zing with activity. The boys learn hand composition, setting up, and the use ot the presses. Very seriously at work in the picture art John Furgal and Hill Ellis, while Mr. Bates supervises. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seventy-One Class News Fuse Blowers Paradise— The job was completed. We had dreamed of success, But along came Stott, To put us to test. The switches were mounted With greatest finesse, We thought our ability To be among the best. The switches were thrown, The lights they did glow, The job he did praise, But the marks were so low. The wires he did check. But the rules were abused, The job we thought perfect, Had blown a fuse. His eyes they did gleam. So small and so sharp, George let out a scream. When he got two for a mark. The torch was burning. So red and so bright. Tail, bending too close, Found his hair soon alight. Hinch came to the rescue, Xot a word was said. As he picked up a hoard. And hit Tait on the head. The day was Friday, The date was the tenth, With Berriman in goal. And Brown in defence. The door it did open, Just the tiniest crack, The puck it did ply. As Skov kicked it back. If ever you are bored. And your mind needs a rest. Come watch the electrician Plav hockev the best. G. TAIT, T3B. Our Gal, T1A— Lois Bernard is her name To T1A she brings great fame For in our class she leads us all And wins for us in basketball. M.P. Life in C2B— Science. Science, oh what a thrill! Experiment one “coke with a pill’ . In Shorthand our teacher will yell till she’s blue, But all I can write is, “I love you”. Assets plus liabilities equal cost Oh! in Bookkeeping 1 am lost. Then in Math. Pm afraid. This year I won’t make the grade. You twist, and turn, and toss in gym nd come out aching in every limb. In First-Aid—all 1 know. At the sight of blood away l go. In Literature all 1 can get Is Romeo’s love scene with Juliet. In English I am quite a whiz, “To who is yduse talking” and “there they is”. We have spelling once a week And out of it we all try to sneak. And in History all 1 learned. Nero fiddled while Rome burned. 1 can’t read in Library but I don’t care We have a pretty teacher and the boys just stare. In teaching me Penmanship, Mr. Cook is late. I learned to write when 1 was eight. But 1 know Mr. Ross will be kind to me And let me stay in C2B. Pet Names for Girls of C3B— Rena Trudellc . HALE PATROL Beatrice Starling . JOKER Sophie Spulak . JERSFA GIRL Joan Busby . THE BOUNCER Jennie Preswick . LEGS Lorraine Sovran . PIN-UP OF 1950 Mae MclXmald . STAR Doris Laurie. CARD Hilda Rain ey . BALLERINA Hazel Burt ' . MAX-MADE WOMAN Rosemary Ran . SAMMY Marie Pavelich ....Colgate Tooth POWDER Pat O’Flahertv . HOW ARE YE Lillian Gooch . CHOOCHY Betty Minall . LANKY Nora Mae Johnstone . CURLY Betty Vas . BOOKWORM Feme Loosemore . SAME Joyce Barnes . SPORT Barbara Geauvreau . W ISDOM Beverley Cruise . NEVER AROUND Margaret Lukasevich .... TRIES SO HARD 1 uciile Aubert .. GONE WITH THE WIND Iris Winton .. DID YOU HEAR THIS ONE lean Wilkins WHITE CLIFFS OVER the towers 25th Anniversary Edition Page Seventy- ' ! wo Class News ... The Class of C3C— Hero is the class of C3C, We specialize in History. . Of course. Mr. Wallen thinks were swell. But the names he calls us. we won t tell. In Literature and Composition we head the school. . With our water guns, we make a pool Of water in Miss Connertv ' s class. But still that teacher gives us a pass. But to our home room teacher. Mr. Sparling. Each one of us is a little darling. We really make those machines go! We’re really good. Who says we re slow . In the typing class we go scratch! scratch! For any class we are a match. There is nothing that our class lacks. Even if Ken Fraser does sit on tacks. And as for spelling, we sure do beat Any class that is on its feet. Because we are too; and don ' t forget. We are Miss Gignac’s special pet. Mr. Jennings, I’m sure, loves us too. Our mistakes in Math arc very few. Of course, sometimes he does get mad. And then, for us, it’s something sad. And being students, we read books, Of Biology. Chemistry, and good looks: When you think of good looks, look at our teacher! .... Miss Gregory is such a delightful creature. The rest of our teachers are nice too: Miss Fritz. Mr. Seggic. and Miss Layman are a few, . . . And don’t forget Mrs. Campeau m Health Who wishes us wisdom always, and wealth. And now we have to bid you good-day. Because for this space we did not pay. nd other classes will want to displav. Everything that they do and say. Ode to CIA-— A— is for Alice so calm and serene. B— is for Bella the model of our team. C— is for Cathy always so alert. 1)_ is for Dolly w-ho’s such a big flirt. E— is for Ethel so far away. F— is for Frances with a smile that will stay. G— is for Genius, that’s our CIA. j— is for Jennie always ready tor a break, L— is for lx is who takes the cake. M— is for Mary so light on her feet. R— is for Rosaline who’s here thru’ the week. S— j s for Shirley the brain of the class. T_ is for Theresa, there’s a song made for this lass. V— is for Violet our dreamy dear. Cl — js for the model class of the year. By CIA. C3A— Did vou hear about Mr. Cole putting on a big smoker He caught Carole Agncw puffing a pipe near the school. . Who is the boy in the red and blue jacket, second locker from the end on third tloor- Someone in C3A w ants to know him. He is m T3C How come all the girls were so dizzy m Math. February 3? Was it because they stood on their heads for two periods before i Ask Mr. Jennings. . . , Esther Dutchuk is always patronizing the Diamond Cab. No. 22. Could it be she likes Diamonds? f ... What girl in C3A by the name of Mary hke.s a hoy named Boh at Assumption ? is he cute, Sckch ? • A girl in C3A has a crush on Mr. Seggie. Gee. Mr. Seggie. are you lucky. Why did Anne T. suddenly discover she liked basketball? Or is it Mailloux? What girl formerly of C3A was absent a month before the truant officer discovered a wedding shower in progress at her home. Big build for Shirley Queen. The boys of C4C siient a period with C3A. (Too had Mr. Dean was there). . . , Who stole the chocolate bar from the bus station? Quit blushing Kav F.. we know you Class News from C2B— CAN YOU IMAGINE IN C2B— Ethel Amy out on a spree. Beverley Beneteau coming m late. Joyce Brook out on a date. Dorothv Comer staying home. Joan Coulfhard not writing this poem. Lena Fares not leading a cheer. I une Fleming not liking Gordy. Phyllis Holmes not being sporty. Helen Horoszka not playing basketball. Olga Horovenko being tall. Norma Jasinski not able to type. Barbara Jewel smoking a pipe. Magdaline Jurko not able to pass. Shirley Kearns ready for class. Mary MacArthur making a noise. Virginia MacDonald not liking boys. Stella Kudrej fooling in school. Stella Levesque obeying the rule. Lena Maine tall and thin. Mae Malott speaking of “him ”. Mabel Niel in a trance. Nadia Radkcvich not able to dance. Rosalie Seymour not liking composition. Anne Starek without a basketball ambition. Irene Stretve acting like a fool. Dolores Todorck not skipping school. Barbara Turner without neat hooks, Bernice Tustonowski without those looks. Mariette Trottier making a fuss? 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seventy-Three Class News . .. Cat Nap, T1A— No one naps around T1A. None of the tea¬ chers knew it. but some time ago. a kitten climbed into someone’s arm and was carried from room to room for a whole day. One of its hiding places was in Miss Fritz’s desk. Girls are helping the janhor by wearing long skirts: they sweep the floors. GUESS WHO! Grand old gentleman with his gray hair. He may be tall, but he is still all there. Dark and romantic, aggressive and tine, But history happens to be his only line. Ode to T3A Girls— Of all the classes that 1 know, Ours is the best— I’ll prove It so. Here are the girls who make “A” section You’ll find no need to make correction. Loretta is a girl of charm Her many beaus do so alarm! Jan is the girl with pert brown hair She cut it short and did we stare! Doreen is tall and sweet and shy. From her you’ll never hear a lie. Marjorie waits for letters weekly. “Will he write?” she askes so meekly. Margaret comes from Puce afar I ' ll bet she wishes she had a car. Pat, of Ken. a picture carries Is he the one she’ll some day marry? Jackie. 1 m sure, won’t marry a preacher. For she’ll some day be cooking teacher. Shirley is our Ballet queen. Such grace as hers you’ve never seen. Bunny has the nicest hair Call her “Red”. She doesn’t care. Ruth favours Windsor ' s Spitfire Team For number four, her eyes do gleam. Blossom is so full of fun. When she smiles, she’s just begun. Mary is a friendly sort Just the type you’d like to court. Doris loves a basketball. But for a man she’ll some day fall. Theresa ' s been with us, hut a year. But already brought us lots of cheer. Joan loves to hear funny jokes. When she laughs, she almost chokes. Josie cries, “Ah, what a life”. When school is dull and full of strife. You may laugh and think us mad But all in all, we’re not so bad. By JOSIE LaTESSA Class Pledge, T3D— l sclemly swear to work out the bracket. The whole bracket. And nothing but the bracket. So help me, God! Take Your Pick— If when you go to work It’s air and light and warmth you seek Throughout the long but happy week You would he wise to be a clerk. But if it ' s pay and larger pay That makes your future bright and gay With the telephone try to hire You ' ll surely get your wages higher. If you’re a girl who company craves How about the brave Air Waves? But rf you like to he alone Just run a smooth and happy home. If you’re a girl who stays at home But always wishes far to roam Just learn to skate like Barbara Scott And you’ll he sure to travel a lot. If you love your fellow man Whether you find him in the San Or in the dark and dreary jail You’ll be a Florence Nightingale. If your mind is ever seeking And in big books you ' re always peeking Then you will surely like to teach Or A a boy. will like to preach. If you dread the idle day. And wish a job with steady pay Just he a policeman tall and strong And you’ll work the whole year long. If your hands are very clever. And to construct you tire never. I think that you can he designer In metal, wv od or something finer. Ten thousand jobs there are and so Before you mean to work to go Let Jane and Peggy. Tom and Di-ck First look with care, then take the pick. If you like to read and write. And do not mind the work at night Have health and vim and a good 1. Q., Try Journalism, it’s for you. Is gym your choice or are you funny? You’ll entertain and make much money As acrobat or circus clown The day the elephants come to town. If you do not like a boss. If you can count both gain and loss. Your business you must own, It’s clear you like to work alone. T1A—GUIDANCE CLASS T3A-B— Here lie the bones Of Johnny Jones He is with us no more. For what he thought was H-2-O. Was H-2-SO-4. A. WHITLEY LIMITED Office Equipment ROYAL the World ' s No. 1 Typewriter 86 CHATHAM ST. W. WINDSOR. ONT. Typewriters Sold - Rented - Repaired Compliments of Wonder Bakeries, Ltd. 337 Salter Ave. Windsor. Ont. Visit Hefferman Gangniei ' s Towne Shop We Specialize in Sportswear For The High School Student KAISER Rototiller FRAZER Mack Trucks and Busses DON CURTIS Automotive Company Limited John Deere Tractors and Farm Machinery New Idea Machines Used Cars 91 Wyandotte St. East Phone 4-6755 Showroom and Service 917 Goyeau St. Compliments of Ottawa Pharmacy Ltd. Prescription Specialist 898 Ottawa St LEO T. DOAN Compliments of AIR-CONDITIONED RADIO RESTAURANT Where You Can Enjoy Finer Foods Phone 2-1371 546 OUELLETTE AVE. WINDSOR near tunnel passenger exit Compliments of RYAN SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED 212 Detroit St. Phone 4-3271 Compliments of Kane Bros. Hardware Phone 3-7612 1346 Ottawa St. Washing Machine Specialists (If you have wash day blues) Dial 2-2803 Cutforth Washer Service 1008 EUsmere Cor. Erie Campus Shop LYLE MOLYNEAU. Prop. MEN ' S FURNISHINGS LADIES ' SUITS AND TOPCOATS 1060 Drouillard Phone 4-7777 4 Graduates of W. D. Lowe are now serving apprenticeship at Standard Machine Tool Company Tools. Dies. Fixtures, Jigs. Gauges. Plan-O-Mill. Multiple Heads. Drill Masters. Hole-Wise Grinders, Gear Cutting. Heat Treating 6 Special Machinery. 870 Ottawa Street Windsor. Ont. Telephone 4-9231 • 2 Compliments MASTER CLEANERS MASTERS OF THE ART OF FINE DRY CLEANING Phone 3-3909 1081 Ottawa St. Vi 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seventy-Five Class News ... News of T4D— I wonder if Louis Gyursick ever expected to start Ins car with no spark plugs in it. That boy ' s a live wire. We ' d like to see: Henry Garrick clothed in fine gabardine. Louis Gyurcsik with a woman (1 personally think he ' s afraid of them). Geza “Gabardine Luckacs not talking about his new Chevrolet. Willy Horvath without a stupid grin on his face. Sydney Gordon Tungay with a female and Terry Crillev not giving Helen the evil eye. Malcolm “Torchv Jr. Wyatt without a weld¬ ing rod in his hand. Lcn Pearce without a new copy of “Torrid Love Takes . The automotive field will receive a great hoom when Geza Lukacs receives his mechanic’s licence. He is the hoy who adjusts crown gears with a crow bar. A collection of favourite sayings: Mr. Bennett— Another Period gone and noth¬ ing done. It ' s a-shame. Mr. McGee— The results of the last test slink, and furthermore . . . Mr. Malkin— All 1 want is some quiet and attention. If you don ' t understand, ask me. Mr. Walton— All right, all right, let ' s can it and settle down to work. Mr. Adset ' t— Either settle down to work or get out. C2A Class News— CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . Irene and Betty not going steady, Barbara not talking about her Freddie. Kathleen Kopak without her punch, Marion not ea.ing her lunch. Cherry as tall as can be. Ann DeRe climbing a tree. Warren present every morning on time, Joyce borrowing a dime. Amelia no! talking about her dreams. Donna net being on the Girls ' Gym Team. Dorothy not doing her shorthand. Ida not doing a hand stand. No a and Cathy no! talking to hoys, Pat playing with toys. Ruth not getting a hundred per cent, Pauline living in a tent. Patricia. Doreen and Marjorie not going around together, Elizabeth predicting the weather. By the way wc have a queen— It is our home room teacher. Miss Green. Bv DONNA RICHARDSON and VMELIA SARTOR IA Dream Girl of C4B— EYES . . Beth Bradt NOSE . TEETH . .. Norma lean McCarthy SMILE . HAIR . COMPLEXION . . Jovce Reynolds LEGS . HANDS . CLOTHES . VOICE . DISPOSITION .... BRAINS . LIPS . HUMOUR . NAILS . By NORMA jean McCarthy VICKY TIMOSHEK and AXNA WALKER C2C Th oughts— The girls of C2C arc here, Let’s give them one great big cheer. They have their one vocation To keep up their reputation. Now in the Math room they do go, Never too fast, never too slow, W here Mr. Seggie, in his big seat. Says, when the hell rings, “Keep your seat . Now take Mr. McManus for our spelling, He gives it to us always yelling. Miss Coughlin teaches us shorthand. Some can ' t get it. hut others can. Miss Donaldson in the typing class “Do your typing and make it fast . And Dr. Morrison—that ' s our man. He teaches geography simply grand. Now Miss Stevens in the literature room. With “Tales of Two Cities as our doom, Miss Fritz teaches us some banking. With a little push and a lot of yanking. Miss Gregory gives out books, She hands them out with cute little looks, Mrs. Campcau, who teaches first aid. Does it all herself without any aid. Mr. Seguin, in the English class, “What is the word opposite lass? Birds and bees are taught by Miss Gignac, Not a moment in her room do we lack. Now we all would like to have Miss Green. She gets a little cross, hut not a hit mean. Miss Layman, and her great big horse. We call it P. T., as our course. And when the day comes to an end, V r e go to our homes around the bend. “Oh! What a job we did to-day , The girh from C2C always say. TRUDY OUELLETTE Tr — - -■ - =3 THE 22nd RECONNAISSANCE REGT. (E.R.) R.C.A.C. CONGRATULATES THE GRADUATES AND SENDS GREETINGS TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR AFFILIATED UNIT. THE W. D. LOWE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL CADET CORPS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO: Drive a tank; jeep or truck; Operate a wireless set, Bren or 37 mm. gun; Play in Windsor’s finest Military Band. “JOIN THE RECCES” — - J — ■ ■ - - J T, - Compliments Compliments of of MOTOR ARTHUR J.REAUME MAYOR PRODUCTS - i ♦ ♦ ♦ i T - Compliments Compliments of Horton Physical Culture of and Dance Studio White Restaurant Tap. Acrobat Ball Boom. Adagio Beducing and Health Exercises 33 Pitt St Fact TaI 3 fiflfti Professional Booking Agency or nil Ororrcionc wo rill uu LU 3 i ich J’OUOi I Ui Uii wL LUCMUXO • Phone 4 3835 1462 Niagara i--- - - a ALLROOM . MORE Pe°p ' e n A N O E 11,6 father BaHroom 8 wtnd orl OU€LL€TT€ fiV€ ON TH€ R|V€R — 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seventy-Seven Class News ... Can You Imagine— Mary Sekela being away, Rosemary Davidson here every day, Shirley Queen ignorant and dumb. Esther Dutchuk never chewing gum. Julia Pillar tiny and thin, Mary Zorzit without a sin, Stella Grayce hefty and rail, Mary Smidu being small. Clare Tosti playing a fiddle. Angela Farkas small around the middle, Phyllis Kearns with a loud voice Katherine Franz not making a noise. Myrtle Reiter in a sloppy Joe. Doreen Reddam looking like a shmoe, Helen Popiel with all her history, Kazimiera Dastyk’s name not a mystery, Annie Pavlech at the bottom of the class, Jean Fraser without a question to ask, Ethel McKnight without O’Brien, Anne Turok with boys on her mind, Katie Binder with legs like Grable. Betty Gazo not eating under the typewriter table. Lena Fostyrovech a star in P. T. Doreen Smith full of chuckles and glee. Pat Lowe always flirting with some boy. Anne Stilinovkh not brimming with joy, Olgo Pome skipping school, Ethel Viczen not looking calm and cool, Olga Malyk not telling jokes, Vicky Di Francisco throwing punches and pokes. Dorothy Eppert typing a hundred words a minute. And June Meloche, oh gosh! that’s the limit. C3A. Dear Percy— Percy was smiling We saw at a glance. The class was relieved And also entranced. But we soon got in trouble. And to our dismay Percy was peeved For the rest of the day. Our work was terrific But troubled we were, For to be specific We had not taken care. Slowly he paced His eyes shone a gleam Not to study, he said. Why we were off the beam. In twenty-five years the school Has certainly changed. “Good heavens”, he ssaid. “What’s happened to brains”. “Gunn, FiHman and Gatti Please go to the front. Now read off your work Or your heads I will pump.” Although Percy is angered. If we do not take care, Our marks become tragic with ease. For if we fail, we’re given the air, And Percy won’t be easy to please. Angles, triangles, degrees, by guff, Percy certainly knows his stuff. It there were more of his kind More of us might have a mind. T3B. Class News, T1A— This, our class of T1A, About our girls, has a few things to say: Can you imagine M. Weston stopping her reading. And L. Ferris stopping eating. If S. Hickey should put on weight. We don’t think she ' d know how to skate. Evelyn got a Tcrni, it is true. But with her combi what should we do? Delores is the sweetest girl. Too had on her head she hasn’t a curl. Now you all know R. Agoston who’s so hap¬ py and gay. If she were absent, we would have a dull day. And Dianna F. who is always away. While Florence C. has been here just one day. Our new pal, Marie, from Niagara Falls, Can teach us the latest in wolf-calls. Mary Pekar, who is nice and tall Can’t help hut think of the boys, one and all. J. Turner is a trouble maker, that’s true. Whenever you are quiet, she Iras something wrong to do. We have, in our class, the finest and best. Please, oh please, girls, don’t call us pests. Class News, T1A— Big happy eyes, sharp and alert, Take your eyes oft the hoard. And you lose your shirt. There is a teacher on third floor. Most gracious and fine. Forget your ruler. And you have come to the end of the line. She’s dainty, she’s frail, she’s an athlete, When you go over the horse. She sings. “Please land on your feet”. She’s short, and Hungarian. She’s sharp and happy. When it comes to talking back. They say she’s pretty snappy. ROSE AGOSTON Page Seventy-Eight THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition Class News . . . Class News, T2B— T2B is famous for its . . . D.D.T.— Double Detention To-night. W.C.N.— Windsors Collection of Numbskulls. A.B.O.— All Bicks Onward. OH YEH! Which recalls the wolf of the woods who drove a gal out into the dark places, turned the mdtor off. and asked for a kiss. She shook her head for a half hour before he discovered she had her nose in the wind¬ shield wiper. T3C— Zorica. Wclna. and Katz arc auto mechanics, their favourite job is bumping (girls). Mr. Adsett ' s newest church choir is T3C. If you don ' t believe us. ask Mr. Sirrs. Jones’ newest girl friend in the school is Mae MacDonald. Could You Imagine— Mary Benuik standing last And Gladys Reynolds running fast. Mary Lrszczak not coming in late And Flora Kelso in a nervous state. Ann Ponte with jet black hair Schisler and McManus making a pair; Maggie Arvmas not interested in boys She’d stay home and play with toys— Olga Dapsy at least six feet tall Wanda Pomeranski wolfing in the hall; Nancy Weaver without her giggles Little Anne Saffran minus her wiggles:— Elizabeth Hudec not telling her jokes Stella Wendeck just drinking cokes. Yolande Desbiens applying for a job Martha Gazo not thinking of Bob. Mary Kerekes and Rocky as Mrs. and Mr. Anne Balciar after a boy has just kiss’d her:— Nell Onischuk not chewing her gum Wanda Gra.vce without a chum - - Phyllis Walkley trying to keep quiet Eva Spiadotto starting a big riot; Norma Bortolotti without her cute ways Delores Ferris staying away for days; Theresa Kerekes not talking of Teena Dorothy Switzer with an eight foot hyena. Theresa Wolfe not taking gym classes But sitting on the bench in horn-riinmed glasses! Miss Carley is our home room teacher And she is the best in our little feature:— These twenty-six girls are the bes4 there are But soon will be scattered wide and far. So this is the end of what we have To say Remember us. clear students. The Graduating Class of C4A . MARTHA GAZO. C4 . 25th Anniversary Dinner Even though “The Towers” has gone to press, and every minute counts, we want the readers to know of one of the most important events in the history of W. D. Lowe Vocational School, — the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Ban¬ quet held at Elmwood on the evening of May 4, by the ex-students. With Mr. P. McManus as staff adviser; Ernest Milne, general chairman; Don Newman, chairman of the ticket committee; and Tom Tobin, chairman of the reception committee, who organized their helpers weeks ago, the result was a smashing success. Five hundred ex-students, friends and teachers, arrived to celebrate and renew their old associations. The official welcome was extended first by Mr. Milne, a grad of 28, and then by Mr. S. R. Ross. The toast to the faculty was proposed by Norman Hull of 3! in a witty speech that ended with a personal tribute to our late prin¬ cipal, Mr. Lowe. Miss Mary O ' Donoghue res¬ ponded for the one hundred and sixteen teachers who have served the school during its first quarter century. The toast to the former stu¬ dents was proposed by Miss May Connerty of the staff and in response, the Rev. Frank Swackhammer of ’31 gave the speech of the evening, a mingling of uproarious anecdotes and serious thought inspired by an article once written by Mr. Lowe for an early Year Book, called “I’ve Got A Job.” Mr. L. S. Beattie, Director of Technical Education, expressed his good wishes, and telegrams from Clancy and Mary Fisher, Hon. George Drew and Hon. Paul Martin were read. . Then came the presentation of V’s, our ma¬ jor school award, to each of the eleven teacher? who have been on the staff since the school ' s opening and are still teaching, and to Mr. Frank Bowden who has been the bead of the mainten¬ ance staff all those years. The teachers who received the awards were Misses O’Donoghue. Fritz and Green, Mrs. Campeau, and Messrs. Fraser, Harman, Morrison, Bennett, Sirrs, Seg- gie, and Ross. After “O Canada”, dancing and visiting with old friends ended an evening that will stand aa the highlight of our anniversary celebrations. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Seventy-Nine Junior Red Cross (Continued from Page 60) By sending through the Red Cross. No other agencies have the international channels through which they can send these great neces¬ sities. The Red Cross has distributing centres in nearly all countries not under Red domina¬ tion. They can, and do, send tons of necessities directly to places where they are most needed. These are distributed and no black-market pro¬ fiteer can get his hands on them. RED CROSS WORK IN THIS SCHOOL— During the war, the Junior Red Cross of this school purchased an omnibus valued at thousands. This omnibus was used in England during the war. The students raised money to help the tornado victims. They sponsored dan¬ ces, concerts, quiz programs, operas, row of pen¬ nies, and tea-dances. The Household Arts De¬ partment sent clothing and comforters to the children in England and Europe. The students sent smokes to the boys of the school, in the armed forces. Through the loving and continu¬ ous effort of the teaching staff and the student body, this school raised thousands of dollars to help the war-torn countries. RED CROSS WORK IN CANADA— Junior Red Cross members make clothes for poor children all over Canada. Through their Crippled Crildren’s Fund, Red Cross members send deaf, blind, and lame children to schools where they are given loving care and attention. Lame children are supplied with crutches, wheel chairs, and are sent to hospitals. After months of treatment, some of these children are able to run and play just as other children. The Junior Red Cross members also help other handicapped children. We presented Miss Hay, Junior Red Cross Director in Toronto, with a $200.00 cheque. One hundred dollars of this cheque for the children in England, and one hundred for the children in Europe. We also gave $10.00 for the Polish Drive. We have Red Cross waste-paper boxes in each room. These boxes are collected each week, the paper sold, and the proceeds turned over to the Junior Red Cross. So let us have your support for Junior Red Cross. If you cannot contribute money, give us your waste-paper and good-will. Boost Junior Red Cross tea-dances and other activities. Help a worthy cause. Surely there is hope for a healthier, better and more peaceful world, when so many youths believe in, work for and enroll in a Club with such unlimited scope as the Junior Red Cross. It is little wonder then that an organization based on such noble aims and ideals as the Ju¬ nior Red Cross should flourish and increasingly grow throughout the world. _ • _ Mr. Newman: Give a definition of a spine. Vince Beneteau: The spine is the most im¬ portant part of the body. My head sits on one end of it, and I sit on the other. fr - - - 3 CONSULT WINDSOR LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED For Your Building and Remodelling Requirements Lumber — Millwork — Wallboards, Etc. PHONE 4-3215 Page Eighty THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition V. D. Low e Hlumni Vocational By E. MASROPIAN Another year had passed and February 4. 1947 marked the be¬ ginning of the New Year and the reorganization of the W. D. Lowe Alumni, under the presidency of Miss June Truscott. At this time, let us thank the past executive for their good work during the year. The Social Year of the Alumni was much the same as last year, having as our first event Saint Patrick ' s Day Dance”, held in the school’s gymnasium, and decorated in the interest of Old St. Pat”. The summer season was introduced with the Alumni Amble Dance”, followed by beach parties, weiner roasts, canoeing, swim¬ ming and bicycle hikes. Then autumn came along with the fluttering, colourful leaves, and once again the Alumni students were united at the “Disc-Dip Dance”. During the following months, the Alumni members’ interests turned to such activities as Ping Pong, Dart Games, Badminton, and Volley Ball. The Alumni members also participated in the occasion of the “Unveiling of the Memorial Plaque”, on November 11. 1947. and the “Commencement Exercises”, on November 14. which took place in the school auditorium. The shimmering snowflakes created the atmosphere for the “Christmas Reunion Dance”, which terminated the year’s dances. Special thanks are extended to Miss Hilda Layman for the use of the Girl’s Gymnasium and equipment, and Miss May Connerty for her splendid work and co-operation as Past Honourary President. An expression of gratitude is also given to the entire school and student staff for help received throughout the year. The new executive for 1948 is:— President, Elsie Masropian; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Don Bennett. We are proud to have as our Honourary President Mr. George F. Dean. The Alumni’s door is opened for all who are interested in helping to make this new year a success. REMEMBER — Scientia est Portentia (Knowledge is Power) is our Motto. “Let it be our goal”. 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Eighty-One C-A-D-E-T-S • SIGSAL CORPS 1. JOHN RUSSELL ED. BROW ELL CHARLES STRONG JOE AMBR1SKO GORDON TAIT JOHN MICSINSZKl ED. PECHENIUK 2. DELBERT SCHRAM JOHN VERES BILL PATRICK MERVIN ROBINSON JULIAN MANKO FRED VEITCH BOB SANDS ART GRUNDY J CALVIN HARVIE JACK URE FRANK HORUCZI RONALD GILBERT RAYMOND SILVIUS VINCENT HUBA CADET ASSEMBLY— By KEN FERGUSON For the third year in succession, our Cadet Corps, led by Cadet Major David O ' Brien, won the General Proficiency Trophy tor the M. D. No. 1. The presentation of the Trophy was made by Lt. Col. D. C. O ' Brien. 22nd Recces to Cadet l.ieut. Col. David O ' Brien, who represented the Cadets of the school. Cadet Training Officer Lt. B. M. Milligan and Assistant Cadet Training Officer Lt. D. C. Irvin were introduced by Cadet Training Officer Major J. Young, who has now retired. Lt. Mil¬ ligan stated that he had taken the opportunity to come to Windsor for the Assembly because lie had heard so much about the W. D. Lowe Cadet Corp around his office in London and wanted to know just who they were. On hand were Superintendent of Schools, Mr. L. Wheelton. and Mr. S. R. Ross, principal of the school, who directed the proceedings and welcomed the guests in his introductory re¬ marks. Cadet R. S. M. James Luckino spoke to the Assembly, welcoming the new members to the Corps, thanking the officers and members of the Recces for the very valuable assistance given bv them to the Corps throughout the year. He also encouraged the Cadets to dig in and come out on top this year again and win the General Proficiency Trophy. Awards were made by Capt. W. Jennings to members on the Rifle Team. The First Aid Team was given awards by Lieut. B. Newman. At a later Assembly, Capt. W. Anderson, in¬ structor of the Signalling and Electronics Cla ' awarded some of hi da s cheques. These che¬ ques were for $5.00 and were given by the De¬ partment of Military Headquarters in London. TH E SIGNAL CORPS— During the past two years many of the stu¬ dents have heard the word “wireless mentioned and have often wondered what it meant. The wireless group under the instruction of Mr. Anderson and the co-operation of many of the teachers has proved to be a successful scheme. We have two stations in operation with Patterson Collegiate and Walkerville Col¬ legiate and have almost completed a third set. The stations are usually in operation at noon hours and after school. They also have been on many schemes such as tank manoeuvres, and broadcasting hockey games, etc. Operators, in order to receive instruction on the set. must previously take a course on the Morse Code for which they receive certificates and liberal bonus cheques. This year has proven very successful so far. and we are looking for a larger Signal Corps in the future. OFFICERS’ CLASS— This year our Officers Class got away to a good start. Boys going out for the Officers’ Class spend one hour a week, every 1 uesday, drilling and being drilled. Each boy has to learn how to explain, demonstrate and have lvs squad go through each of his commands. Every year the Cadet Officers have to pass an exami¬ nation. set down by Cadet Training Officers m London. Some of the things ait officer must know are the instruction and handling of weapons, army ranks and their equivalents in other services, drills, the instruction of recruits, rifle drill, and general information of Canada s Army. The officers have been given great praise for their work by the Training Officer. This would not be possibl e if it had not been for the assistance of Mr. Seguin and Mr. Malkin. INSPECTION (1947)— The time for the Cadets’ Inspection came, and as luck would have it. we were fortunate in having a very fine night. The Cadets gathered at the school and from there they paraded to the Windsor Stadium. After arriving at the Stadium, the Cadets mar¬ ched past the Saluting Base and reformed in line. The Cadets then advanced in line and gave the General Salute. They were then re¬ tired and inspected. After the inspection. “A” and “E” Com¬ panies. under the command of Cadet Major Westlake and Cadet Major Probert respectively, were put through Company Drill while “B Company, under the command of Cadet Major Dunkley, was put through Platoon Drill. After these were completed, the Battalion was formed up in mass for the ‘P. T.” Inspection. The “P. T.” Inspection passed and the Bat¬ talion was retired to the rear of the Stadium where they awaited word as to which Company had won the Colonel Laing Cup. This cup is awarded each year to the best Company in the Battalion. While waiting for the results, Cadet Lt. Col. D. O’Brien, Cadet Major R. Grant, Ca¬ det Major A. Probert. and Cadet Captain M. Briant, were awarded School Rings. A twenty-five dollar award was given by the Armoured Corps. This award was divideo among five Cadets: Cadet Major R. Grant, Cadet Lt. M. Hutchinson, Cadet Sgt. W. Janisse, Cadet Walter Domarchuck and Cadet Pte. J Sobocan. The results for the Colonel Laing Cup were brought to the Battalion and it was learned that ‘E” Company had won it. Cadet Major Probert was awarded the Cup by Cadet 1 rant¬ ing Officer Major J. Young. Special mention was made by the Inspecting Off cers about the brilliant performance of tin Gym Team, the operation of the Field Radios, by the Signalling Class and the hirst id Team, the Precision Squad,-and the fine demonstration of the Battalion’s Bugle Band. Flash Bulb Bcnxir P a ge Eighty-Three CADETS • Q. M. STOKES RON GILBERT MR. F. BARNES JACK URE JOHN VERES SIGNAL DEPARTMENT— A record has been set this year in the Signal Department. From all information received, our Signal Corps has been the first one in the province to obtain 20 words per minute in Morse Code. Twenty words is the equivalent to over a hundred letters a minute. Three of the boys passed the exam at this unusual rate. ..They are: Gordon Tait, Robert Sands, and Joe Amebrisko. The new Cauets in the Signals, however, did alright for themselves when seven passed at M W. P. M. t and ten at 6 YV. P. M. The Government now offers twenty dollar for 20 YV. P. M. and ten dollars for each of 12 and 6 YV. P. M. PRECISION SQUAD— Each W ednesday and Thursday the Precision Squad members meet and go through drills on their own count. They do difficult arm drills with the idea that all the boys should do it simultaneously. A precision squad does all its movements by counts and if one loses his timing it will spoil the whole movement. This squad is coached by Mr. Harrison. QUARTER MASTER’S STORE— The “Q.M.S.”, operated by Mr. Barnes, is opened every Tuesday and Thursday to enable the Cadets to get their uniforms. Each year the “Q.M.S. takes on the dutv of fitting each Cadet with a proper uniform and also seeing that these uniforms are returned it the end of the school year. The members of the “Q.M.S.” are Bissett. Chistoff. Karmazyn. Bacon, Bailey and E. Skov. BUGLE BAND— The Bugle Band, under the command of Ca¬ det Capt. Prodan, meets every Tuesday and Thursday after school in the Machine Shop. Here Mr. Xeilson has them play marches and calls for inspection. During the winter, the Band went through its drills in the Boys Gym. This comprised marching, and the form¬ ing of different calls. This year the Bugle Band will he helping us to win the Genera! Proficiency Trophy again. LET US, AS PURCHASERS, SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Eighty-Five L. i Eega and Comic Book Liars Incorporated FIRST PRIZE—$3.00 By STEVE SOBOCAN, T4A The meeting had come to order and it was Joe’s turn to speak. A burst of applause greet¬ ed him as he rose to give his talk. Joe Hengle. who was very popular among the boys in the club, told the following story : Last fall, my cousin Jim and I were up North having a wonderful time. e were liv¬ ing on our uncle s ranch, and one of our daily chores was to bring in the cows from the pas¬ ture. On each trip we usually brought out a twenty-two rifle and took pot-shots at anything that wandered our way. It was on a cool afternoon that we were sent out to bring the cows into the barn. Y hen we came to the pasture we saw the cows away at the other end of the field, and as a result, Jim and I had to make the long trek to the other side. As we neared the centre of the field, we noticed the large hole where our old well used to be. At the bottom of the hole was a dead rabbit, and just for fun, Jim took a shot at :t. I paid no more attention to Jim’s antics and kept right on walking. Then I heard a tremendous yell and turned around. There, running at Jim, was his fero¬ cious bull, Caesar, which had been aroused by the shot. With a great leap, Jim dropped into the hole and the bull zoomed by and came on towards me. No one could have kept pace with me as I headed for the friendly oak tree fifty feet away. After flying up the tree for shelter. I looked around for Jim. To my surprise he popped right out of the hole, giving the hull another chance at him. Caesar snorted and again he charged. Poor Jim was white. His eye-balls hung out in desperation and it wasn ' t until Caesar was right on him that he dropped hack into the hole. Caesar roared by him and Jim practically flew out of the hole again as the hull went past. This threw Caesar into a frenzy. With a mad dash he again attacked Jim. but my cousin just got hack in the hole before Caesar cou’d touch him. Immediately as the hull went by, Jim, who was now in a cold sweat, would pop right out of that hole again. Finally my curiosity became aroused. 1 shouted out to Jim: Why don’t you stay put in that hole?” “I can’t”, was his reply as he just again pop¬ t r r e a y ped out of the hole. 4 There’s a hear down here”. That was too much for me. I had hesitated to shoot, as the hull was very valuable. Maybe my uncle would rather have his five thousand dollar Red Durham Bull than a useless nephew. However. I’d have to risk that; so 1 let Caesar have it between the eyes. With a grunt, the hull crumpled and fell to the earth with a resounding crash. Jim was free from the hull and it was about time, for he was now a miserable wreck of a boy. His only remark though, was: “It’s a good thing you can shoot the bull, Joe.” This was the end of Joe’s story and every¬ one applauded vigorously, so vigorously that no elections were needed to see who would win first prize. The club awarded Joe a gold cup. first prize in the annual Liars Incorporated Meeting for 1947. - • _ Our Center SECOND PRIZE—$2.00 By JAMES CAHILL, T2D Our center is Old castle. In case you don’t know where it is. I will try to tell you. If you ever want to come out to Oldcastle, where one and all are welcome, you leave Windsor and drive straight out Walker Road, about ten miles, where it crosses No. 3 Highway. The land surrounding this center in about a two-mile radius is known as Oldcastle. It is a railway center on the Pere Marquette Railway. The Oldcastle Farmers” is built on this railway siding, and it is here that farmers come for many different reasons. From here, grain and livestock are shipped to other centers in On¬ tario, and here they bring their grain to be ground and mixed, and come to buy special feed that they do not have themselves. Here also at this Mill, is kept a store, where almost everything imaginable is sold. Directly across the highway from the Far¬ mers”. are a Souvenir Shop and Tourist Cabins, where a splendid business is carried on in the Summer time, with the thousands of American tourists who travel on No. 3 Highway, to some of Canada’s finest beaches. The Oldcastle Cold Storage” is located about a quarter of a mile west of the Farmers”, and here practically every farmer has his own cold-storage locker, where he keeps his own meat, fruits, and vege- Page Eighty-Six THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition tables. Most of these fruits and vegetables are grown by the farmers themselves, and are en¬ joyed the year ' round. The other three corners of this intersection are occupied by two garages and a Department of Highways building. At these two garages, daily meetings are held, every afternoon, the whole winter long. A num¬ ber of the district farmers come here almost every day, and over a bottle of Coke and a bag of peanuts, they discuss everything that a farmer is interested in. Around the stove, m the middle of the floor, many a tall tale is told. About a halt mile south of these garages, a Heinz tomato loading station can be found. Every summer, hundreds of tons of tomatoes are brought here, and this loading platform ha. made tomato-growing one of the principal crops of the district of Oldcastle. The tomatoes are transported to the station in many different ways. Most of them are hauled on trucks or by tractors, but quite a few are still brought by horses and some by a team of mules. A pea- viner is also in this district. The farmers haul the pea vines here, the peas are shelled from the vines, and then shipped to Fine Foods in Tecumseh, where they are canned in the fac¬ tory. In the district of Oldcastle, most of the far¬ mers work together on the jobs that cannot be done by a single farmer. In recent years tin combine and pick-up baler have taken the place of the threshing machine. The farmers still work together, but the threshing gangs are not as numerous as they used to be. The principal crops grown are tomatoes, corn, peas, sweet corn, and in the last five years or so the growing of soy-beans has become quite popular. _ • - • Are You Proud Of Windsor HONOURABLE MENTION— By KATHLEEN MONTGOMERY, T2A Citizens of Windsor, do you ever stop ‘.o realize that Canada is a land o« vast unnum¬ bered mountains, rolling plains, beautiful lakes and forests? Do you stop to think of it as a peaceful country, whose factories and city homes are preparing for the future, or do you just look around at the factories, with their thick, black smoke: then ;ut the workers, tired and listless: then at the older buildings, dirty ard worn? Do you then say. What is there to be proud of in Windsor: All 1 can see i- factories and chimney smoke.” Well, in my opinion, factory smoke should make us all the more proud. Why? For the simple and logical reason that we are able to The Story Comes Out At Last! For many years Vocational l nited has spon¬ sored a small publication called Tower Topic . Last year, when trying to select a name for our Year Book, the question arose as to who suggested the name T ower Topics that had been used for the News Column? The answer is The Rev. X. Frank Swackhammer, B.A.. Centre St. Baptist Church. St. Thomas. Ontario. It came about this way. Prizes—first and second—were offered in a contest to name the X T e vs Column. The first prize was awarded to the name Tecalogue. Who won this pnz ' we have not been able to discover. Second prize—75c. was awarded to Frank Swackham¬ mer whose suggestion was 1 lie lower I opics . When it was found that another Technical school was calling its publication Tecalogue” the name The Tow er Topics was adopted. Frank, on a recent visit to the school w as talk¬ ing over the old days and it turned out that, although his name had been chosen, he did not collect first prize money. It looks as if somebody still owes Frank 75c. say that we have plenty of spirit and are con¬ tributing to the wealth and growth of Canada. Why, where would Canada be without sonic hardworking citizens, such as can he found in our own home towm of Windsor? For it is in¬ dustrial centres like this, that Canada relies on to support her, and produce machinery to keep her prosperous, and among the top rank of nations. Jusrt consider this for one moment, and see if l am not correct when 1 say. Fac¬ tories supply material, material supplies money, and money provides the means of adding to the beauty of our country. So you see, factories, in spite of their some¬ times gruesome appearance, are really the sup¬ port of this beauty of Canada, and so we should never cease to be proud of them or the city that boasts them. Now. the next time you start to be preju¬ diced against Windsor, just stop to think the whole thing over. If you do this. Windsor will no longer seem dull to you. Instead, 1 am sure you will find it a wonderland of all that stands for happiness and prosperity. Not only that, but you will find it is one grand city, which is faithfully trying to fulfill its part in the pros¬ perity of Canada, not only aptly, but gladly and well. So. no matter what you thought of Windsor before, please start to think of her as some¬ thing wonderful. Remember, next time you are asked to give an opinion of Windsor, say Windsor? Why, it is the best city in the w orld, and I am proud of her. and boast of my citizenship in such a kindly and prosperous town.” Then stand up and say. 1 am a true citizen of Canada, and am as proud of this beautiful country of rolling valleys, lakes and streams, as of my city of Windsor.” 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Eighty-Seven LITERARY Fooling The Foe THIRD PRIZE—$1.00 By TED LENARTOWICZ, T4B The o!d rust-covered steamer “Stone” moved lazily over the calm blue water of the Pacific. Jack, the third mate, stood oil the bridge with a pair of glasses raised to his eyes. Suddenly his huge body grew taut, he lowered the glasses, blinked It s eye lids, and then raised the glasses once more. After making sure that he was not imagining things, he called the captain. A short, power fully-built man came to Jack ' s side. The third mate told the captain that he had sighted an over-turned ship about five miles to the south. The captain snatched the glasses from the mate ' s hand and with trembling hands raised them to his eyes. A sigh of relief came from his lips as he brought the glasses to the over-turned hulk. This was his last chance of saving his own leaky ship, for he had not much capital and the ship was in need of repair. The small freighter’s old engine pounded steadily and pushed the Stone” closer and closer to the floating hulk. As they came close to the hulk, the captain explained to the crew that he was going to take the ship in tow and claim salvage. The crew showed little signs of joy. for they knew that their ship was old and might fail them at any moment. The chief engineer came on deck and insisted that, as the engine was old and fuel was running low, they should sink the hulk and continue on their way home. Captain Hill proved to be a very persis¬ tent man and insisted on taking the floating hulk in tow. Orders were issued to man the tow lines. Jack’s boat, with all the necessary rigging for taking the hulg in tow, hit the water. As they pulled alongside the hulk, they found that it was in good shape. They circled the ship looking for a suitable place for attaching their cables. They came around to the stern. Jack decided to use the rudder post as the towing place best suited. The boat pulled up to the stern and the crew began winding heavy cables around the post. When this was complete Jack signaled the ship and another boat was launched with the towing cable. This cable was then connected to Jack’s cable and the two boats headed hack to the ship. The two boats were lifted oil deck and the little steamer pulled off into the coming darkness. The little steamer had no sooner got under way than an excited radio operator came run¬ ning out of the radio room with a scrap of paper in his hand. The message only said “Pearl Har¬ bour bombed by Japs”. Almost immediately the crew’s attitude about towing the hulk chan¬ ged. The steamer had not gone very many miles when suddenly out of the darkness came the piercing beam of a searchlight. Almost at the same instant came a message by blinker, which read, “Stand by to be boarded”. Through the darkness could he seen the sleek form of a Jap gun boat. Jack threw a rope ladder over the side and waited for the approaching enemy. Three small Japs came on deck and said that the ship and her tow were now under their command. Even as the Japs took over the ship. Jack’s mind was fast at work thinking of a scheme for escape. When asked where the boat was headed. Jack answered that he was going to a port north of Vancouver. Word soon was spread around that the slv 9 must he retaken, for the boarding party consis¬ ted of only three men and the “Stone ' s” crew numbered twenty members. Shortly there was another message from the Jap ship stating that a light should he hun from the ship ' s side level with the water. The same was done on the Jap ship. This was ideal, for Jack had now a complete plan. Under the watchful eye of the Jap on the bridge. Jack edged over to the radio operator and outlined his idea. The operator soon had word around, and all the available men not un¬ der observation by the Japs, split up into three small groups. Two of the groups hid on each side of the passage-way, while the third went forward. Not long after, they began to argue, firs very mildly, then in earnest. The two Japs on the deck came running along the pas- sage-way to see what the commotion was. s they entered the passage-way there was a muf¬ fled groan followed by a low whistle. The men forward came running into the passage-way and helped bind the Japs. Meanwhile, the Jap, on the bridge with Jack, hearing the racket, drew his revolver and raced to the rail. This was Jack’s chance to do his part. Coining up behind the Jap, Jack raised his arm and brought his hand down on the hack of the Jap’s neck. Throwing the unconscious man over his shoulder. Jack hurried to the deck. Soon the three Japs were locked up in the spare stateroom. Then Jack gave orders for a light to be mounted on a piece of timber and lowered over the side. This done. Jack lowered himself overboard and lit one lamp as the other was put out. Then the timber was set adrift. A strong wind was now blowing and the steamer’.- engine could not he heard as it once more leap¬ ed into life. The light in the meantime had drifted away from them and the Jap kept off in the distance with the floating Light. The little steamer then headed south towards its true destination. By morning is was far beyond the reach of the Japs who were probably searching the waters to the north. Several more hours of sailing brought the steamer and the salvaged hulk home to serve a useful task in the new-born war. Page Eighty-Eight THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition LITERARY The Birthday Present HONOURABLE MENTION— By BETTY VAS, C3B Many exciting events were destined to oc¬ cur on the day of September 14. It was the birthday of two young children. A little girl. Joan, celebrated her eighth birthday, ami a bov, Wayne, his seventh. Joan.came from a wealthy family, able to give her everything, including a little puppy. Wayne ' s family was poor, and could only buy him a sttorv book. He had wan¬ ted a little puppy so badly, but they could not afford to buy him one. Wayne was a cripple. He could not play with the other children, and wanted the com¬ panionship a puppy could give him. He tried not to show his disappointment when all he received was a story book. Joan was overjoyed with her present. The puppy was white with black spots. There was a black patch on one eve. ami he bad black ears. His legs were white with tiny black spots on them, and when be looked at you with those large wistful black eyes, he was the cutest thing alive. As she played with him in the back yard, she decided to call in some of her friends and show them her present. While she was gone, the puppy wandered away. Fate musJt have guided his footsteps, for he seemed to know just where he was going. In a yard sat a little boy. reading. His crutches lay at his side. Into the boy ' s lap the puppy climbed, and sat there wagging his tail. Wayne was so happy (for he thought it was a surprise from his parents) that he burst into joyful tears. The little dog licked Wayne’s hands playfully. When Wayne called his pa rents, and told them how happy he was, they decided to let him keep the puppy, for they thought that no one deserved and needed it more than he did. When, in the next evening ' s paper, they saw an advertisement asking if anyone had found a dog that fitted the description of t ' .v- one Wayne had, they deckled to tell Wayne that it was not his. and that he would have to re¬ turn it. When Joan went for the pup. she saw that the little boy was trying hard to keep hack t.ic tears that were determined to flow. She saw the little puppy lick his hands, and decided to tell him that he could keep it. Happiness glow¬ ed on tlie little hoy’s face, as he thanked her and invited her to come and visit them when¬ ever she could. Now she goes every day to see him, and the three of them. Joan. Wayne, and Spike (the puppy) are the best of friends. Pete Kumevsky--Tramp HONOURABLE MENTION— By PAUL MACKO, T4B-B Tramping wearily along in the quiet, cool breeze of the ea !y morning, passing deserted alleys and tree shadowed spaces, I wondered where my next meal was coming from. Arriv¬ ing in the midst of the residential district, I saw something very pleasing to me. The milk¬ man had just left two quarts of milk at the T. I.. Dinglewopper mansion. “T. L. was a very prominent business man who lived alone except for his servants. As I approached my break fast, my toot lht something and so I stopped to pick it up. 1 was amazed at the ingenuity by which the waWet was made, hut when I ex¬ amined its contents. I nearly dropped dead. There in the billfold 1 saw twelve, crisp, one- hundred dollar hills and some papers which ! believed were very valuable. When my as¬ tonishment passed. 1 looked at the signature of some of the papers and then realized that I was in from of the owner’s home. I scamper¬ ed away and soon found mvself sitting on a park bench very confused. I didn’t know whe¬ ther I should run away with the money or whether l should return it and hope for a re¬ ward. I sat there for a long while before I decided to he honest about the whole thing. Retracing my steps, I again found myself in front of thr Dinglewopper mansion. I stepped on the porch, hesitated for a minute or so, then finally rang a bell. I heard some short, fast steps approaching, and when the door opened I was facing a short, young gentleman neatly dressed, who l pre¬ sumed was the butler. “Hello , I said. “I’d like to speak to Mr. Dingiewopper . He looked at the way I was dressed and politely asked me in. When I stepped into the house, I was amazed! Never before had L seen a room so well furnished, so clean, but before I had more time to look around 1 was confronted by a very distinguished looking man. ' Tin T. L. Dinglewopper ' , he said. “What is it you wish to see me about? Trying to act at ease. I said, “How do you do. sir. I’m Pete Kurnevsky. I found a wallet that belongs to you and am here to return it. He looked at me very surprised and examined the wallet. Watching his reactions, I assumed that lu was very pleased. “I don’t know how to thank you, Mr. Ktir- r-r Kurnevsky, ' ' he replied. “These papers are very valuable to me. Then he studied my ap¬ pearance. 1 watched his every move, hoping that lie would give me some money as a reward, hut then 1 heard him say. “Are you employed hv anyone, Mr. Kurnev¬ sky?’ No sir, not at this moment”, I replied. “Perhaps you would like to he my personal chauffeur. You see iny other man just got married this morning and left. I was over- 25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page E igh tv - N i n e LITERARY whelmed at his suggestion and promptly ac¬ cepted. 1 was shown a room and then intro¬ duced to all the other servants. One day, aiiter being employed by Mr. Dinglewopper tor about two weeks, I received a telephone call from his office. 1 drove down to the building and to my surprise I saw an ambulance standing in front of the Dinglewop¬ per building. I hurried up the stairs and found my boss ' room crowded with his employees. “Oh. you must be Mr. Dinglewopper ' s chauf¬ feur”. saf.d an intelligent looking man. “Yes”, 1 answered uneasily, “Is there any¬ thing wrong? “Mr. Dinglewopper has just had another heart attack; it may be serious. answered the gentleman. Then in tlie midst of all the confusion the doctor got up, and by hts expression 1 knew that tny boss was dead. I was stunned, so 1 went to my car and drove hack to the house. 1 told the servants about the mishap, and then we all sat down, brooding over the death of Mr. Dinglewopper. “I wonder if “T. L. has left a will, sugges¬ ted a servant. At this thought I sat puzzled, remembering the kindness of my former em¬ ployer. In a few days, the funeral services were over. Then one day a huge car stopped in front of our home, and a dignified looking man got out and walked to the door. “Gentlemen, said the man. “I am Lawrence Higgins, and according to Mr. Dinglewopper ' s will, all his home employees are to receive five thousand dollars each. To Mr. Kurnevs ley, for his exceptional honesty, comes an additional two thousand dollars.” 1 stood there speechless, my mouth open, wild thoughts running through my head. I was thinking that if I had run away with the wal¬ let, I would have strtll been a poor tramp, prob¬ ably penniless. Now it would not he very difficult for me to get a job. and with this money at hand. I had a future ahead of me with a bright outlook. Honesty had paid me a fine reward. _t_—_ Midnight Derby And there they go. They ' re coming into the turn. Handkerchief is leading by a nose. Garter is coming into the stretch. Sick Bay is hanging on the rail. Suspender is holding up in the rear. Corset is bursting out in front. But Cabbage wins by a head. Ready For A Steady? FOR GIRLS ONLY ! ! ! Hanrv and you are under lock and the key has vanished, or in other words, you are going steady. It means you belong to Harry and his heart is in your upper left pocket. You’re his “Slick Chick”, and “Sugar is the pet name even if your right name may he shorter. Just imagine, no more sneaking into the pic¬ ture show just after eft has started so you won’t he seen on Friday night “W.A.D. (without a date.) W hen the phone rings each night, it’s Harry instead of Lucy wanting the answers for to¬ morrow mathematics. He has a sweater and a pair of socks to match your last new blue set, and the little pin is on everything he wears. You wear his school pin on your dickies. You’re a matching pair, think alike, do alike, the friends are the same. You two are quite thick, until something hap¬ pens. Soon you resent Harry ' s attitude to vou. He doesn ' t like the way you talk to Mike, or walk to your locker with Bud. Why must he embarrass you by talking con¬ stantly of you to his friends, and introducing you as “the homemaker ? And you had to re¬ fuse dancing with the handsome man staring at you because you are going steady with Harry. Then you get mad because Lucy is now dancing with tall, dark and handsome. Perhaps now you realize you are not ready for a steady. You’re too young to be tied down. Your feelings for him are changing, and fading quickly, and seeing Harry all the Erne doesn ' t go with that change. It was fun at first, hut now you hear the same old tine, laughs, remarks, jokes. It’s horeing now, isn’t it? No! Don’t commit harikari to get away from it all. Just give it to him straight but gently. Find that hidden key. and unlock that lock. In short, break it up. If you haven’t the courage, just find a quiet place to be alone, and tell him, “Let’s just he friends”, or “Harry, I’ve been thinking about us. you and me, and even if I’m very fond of you, l just don ' t want to go steady any longer . He wants to know why. Can you answer? Be prepared. It’s something you can ' t explain, or control. You seem to he changing. But you’d still like to he friends with Harry. to go out with him once in a while, hut now you want to be free to have dates with other boys too. Instead of curling around your (linger, he starts throwing home remarks; but stick to your base, throw that ball on to second base, but (don ' t hurt his feelings.) No use sparring over a lost cause. It ' s im¬ possible for you and Harry to b?. “just friends’ . You’re through—it’s quits. The whole school knows it. You are yourself, happy, relieved and free. You weren’t jilted were you? No, you got your way. It was your idea. You aren ' t even worried about snapping up Page Ninety THE TOWERS 25th Anniversary Edition LITERARY other dates. Not yet. ( ou re waiting for them though.) Learning vvhat’ happening in the world? Well, you are not reading those papers tor prac tice. You want to be able to talk to anyone on any subject. That extra tiime can be used for repairing and changing the appearance of your clothes. You are trying “tips for teens ’. Be confident, Harry thought you were a pretty dish, didn’t he? Once the news of your break gets around, phones will he buzz in. if not. trv a Sadie Hawkins Party. Invite a num¬ ber of the gang over for hamburgs. Have a round about. Have a good time, hut remember, no more locks and keys for you. Not for a long time. You’re not ready for a steady, chick!!! __ •-- I Am A Canadian HONOURABLE MENTION— By MARIO DOMINATO, T2E without question, and grievances remain un¬ heard. Our government is of our choosing. In Mu¬ nicipal, Provincial and Dominion government, we elect our own representatives. Through them our opinions are expressed aivd discussed. In a Democracy, the majority rules. Our educational system is greatly advanced and its standards arc high. Compulsory edu¬ cation tor all. has helped to make our nation a thinking nation, broad-minded, and schooled in the basic “three RY Here, most teen-agers attend schools, while in Europe, hoys and girls of the same age work out in the fields, or m factories, building up the state. Our natural resources are so plentiful that opportunities may he had by all who seek them. A great deal of our wealth has not yet been touched. Take our vast timberlands. wheat fields and mines. These, when developed, will place Canada’s financial position on an equal footing with that of any country in the world. In our Democracy, the capitalistic system prevails. It has made possible the highest standards of living existing anywhere in the world. This is due to the production of great quantities of wealth which have been shared more or less by all classes. In conclusion, I would like to slate that I fully realize my privileges as a Canadian, and am prepared to defend them against aggressive, dictatorial ideas now seeping into the country under the guise of the share-alike principles of Communism. . _ • - Because of our Democratic way of life. Cana¬ da is to me the finest country in the world. Our living standards are much higher than those of European States, who, while under constant ty¬ ranny, have not progressed from the feudalist : c stage. As Canadians, we enjoy many privileges that less fortunate countries cannot hope to have. Our freedoms include: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, free¬ dom from tear, freedom of the press, freedom of petition and many more. Our freedom of speech grants us the right to say what we think concerning our government, and we can decide on changing it. Freedom of worship gives us our choice in religious beliefs. No religion is forced upon us. and. through tolerance, people of many religions can dwell in peace together. Freedom from want: through our economic system, the majority of the people have access to most of the commodities selling at reasonable prices. Freedom from fear: our laws arc just and wisely executed. There is no expectation of the arrest and imprisonment of an innocent Canadian. We have no fear of a Gestapo break¬ ing into our homes at any time of day or night, arresting innocent people and taking our valu¬ ables. as is the case in Europe. Through free¬ dom of the press we are made aware of the true occurrences in the world. Through the Letter Box in our daily paper, we can express our views on any subject without interference by the government. Every citizen lias the right to petition. Dictator-ruled countries have no such right. Laws are set for them to obey Dr. Morrison: “Where do we find mangoes?” John Salzer: “Where woman goes.” Mae McDonald: “A scientist claims that what we eat. we become.” Shirley Queen: “Good, let’s order something rich.” r —- - DRINK HONEY DEW It ' s The Drink For You i- - J r, — Phone 3-9811 Between Langlois and Parent CRAYSON JEWELLERS Giits That Last 973 Ottawa St. Windsor, Ont. ' - i r — - Compliments of Mario ' s Restaurants Ltd. 2105 Ouellette Ave. 583 Ouellette Ave. 4-8151 3-6671 Compliments of Your SINGER SEWING CENTER 276 OUELLETTE AVE. Telephone 3-0800 JOE STILLER Custom Tailor and Designer Men’s Furnishings We Guarantee all our English Woolens 256 Pelissier St. Windsor. Ont. Compliments of WESTOVER DRUGS Ottawa at Hall Phone 3-8828 WINDSOR. ONT. Compliments of Palace Recreation Ltd. 871 Ottawa St. Compliments of C. and R. ZAKOOR Chatham and Windsor COOK’S BAKERY High Class Pastry Cooks Famous for Scotch Shortbread, Meat Pies. Abemethy Biscuits. 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