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

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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)

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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.