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

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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.

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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.

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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.”