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

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1949 volume:

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ROSS Principal SQri, T cities such as Wind¬ sor progress because citizens in all walks of life contribute in their res¬ pective ways to the needs of other individuals and towards the general welfare. To do this requires various phases of work almost without num¬ ber. 1 ligh School students can name quite readily certain of these that they would not choose as their own future vocations. And yet, many adults make their living by doing those very jobs. So in turn it be¬ hooves each pupil to get an educa¬ tion and training for the niche in life he would make his own. One of the happy features of life in a democracy is the fact that any young person can pick and choose for himself any field of endeavor. Having made his plans and set his goal, he will find al! manner of agency, including his school and teachers, anxious to aid him on his way to that objective. Of course, it goes without saying that self-help will be necessary and the nature of one ' s own efforts largely will determine the ultimate result. In the meantime, one effective policy for any young person is the doing well of the task at hand. Just now, for all of our students and many others, that is the job of going to school. Do it from day to day with all your might. Sooner than yo u realize, you will be facing future work that may now, at times, seem to be distant and so much more important than your present duties. Your further success therein will in good part depend on the attitudes you have developed and have taken along with you. A tremendously important one is the desire to render expertly a full measure of service for the good compensation you are sure to receive. Having such an attitude, you can contribute to the making of an ever stronger Canada. Ours is a great country now because of the patience, enterprise and pcrseverencc of fine pioneers whose first thought was to make this a wonderful land of opportunity. It has become all of that. Let us do our part to keep it so! 1 9 4 8 DEDICATION 1 Q WE DEDICATE THIS EDITION OF THE “TOWERS” TO THE GRADUATES OF 1949 WHO SHALL PASS THROUGH THESE PORTALS AND BECOME Q THE CITIZENS OF TOMORROW V PAGE TWO THE TOWERS 1948—1949 “Those were the best days of my life” is an ex¬ pression we often hear and realize that adults are speaking of their school days. Perhaps their words should be “Those were the most valuable days of my life as they now realize that their years at school have set the pattern for their present life. You are fortunate that you are still in those years when you may make the most of the opportunities presented. You will realize that habits of diligence, punctuality and courtesy developed in school as well as skill and knowledge are going to be invaluable in your adult life. This is education and forms the true basis for your future success. To each and every student in Vocational may I give this message: The time at school is so brief compared to the remainder of your life ' s span, that as each day arrives somes progress in your training should be made so that you may have a substantial foundation for your chosen work. FROM THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR FROM THE COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Your school offers you much more than the mere opportunity to increase your stock of knowledge. The various shops, laboratories, typing and office prac¬ tice rooms, guidance and health clinics, co-operative training program and placement service are ready to assist you with your problems, so that you may be¬ come a happy and useful citizen in your community. Occasionally, statistical records are published showing some of the advantages enjoyed by those who complete their secondary school course. These gradu¬ ates, taken as a group, have much greater earning power than those who close their school careers at the end of grade eight. The amount of benefit you receive from your present opportunity cannot be measured in terms of a group or average, but will depend very largely on one person, and that one per¬ son is YOU. To the graduates of 1949 may I extend best wishes for your success and leave with you this mes¬ sage by Henry Van Dyke: “Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly, To love his fellow-men sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely.” G. F. DEAN C. H. MONTROSE My best wishes to all! THE TOWERS 19 4 8 1 9 4 9 PAGE THREE r H E STAFF:: Back Row— MR. W. JENNINGS. MR. O. LAWSON, MR. E. SIRRS, MR. F. BARNES. MR. C. WALLEN, MR. A. NEELY. MR. L. COOK. MR. J. BAIRD. Centre Row HR. IX S EGG IE, MR. C. KNIGHT. MR. P. BENNETT, MR. E. NELSON. MR. C. ADSETT, MR. P. McMANUS, MR. a. SEGGIE. MR. H. FARR, MR. a. SPARLING. Front Row MISS H. COUGHLIN, MISS I.. STEVENS. MISS J. GREGORY. MR. G. DEAN. MR. S. R. ROSS. MISS M. ODONOGHUE. MISS A. McMANUS, MISS G. GREEN. •Sack Row—HR. H. COWGILL, MR. H. STOTT. MR. W. AUGUSTINE. MR. E. WALTON. MR. A. SEGUIN, MR. L. MeGEE, MR. W. ANDERSON. MR. N. BUIE. Centre Row—DR. N. MORRISON, MR. E. BATES. MR. L. STARR. MR. C. COLE. MR. A. FRASER. MR. C. MURRAY. MR. T. NEILSON, MR. W. HARMAN, front Row—MISS M. CONNERTY, MISS A. DONALDSON. MISS Y. GIGNAC, MISS H. CAR1.EY. MISS J. BEASLEY. MISS O. FRITZ. MISS A. TAYLOR. Absent —MR. C. MONTROSE. MRS. CAMPEAU. MISS H. LAYMAN. MR. B. NEWMAN, MR. O. MALKIN. MR. J. MURRAY. MR. E. SHRIER. MR. A. HARRISON. PAGE FOUR I lie Successful H E STUDENTS of our school can be classi¬ fied in many ways. As belonging to the Technical department or to the Commercial. A remark such as, Oh, they won’t be interested. They are too young. Grade IX can’t be expected to like what Grade XII likes , reveals another classification. A girls ' assembly is often quite distinctive, presenting a fashion show, for example. A boys’ assembly will be centered around the hockey team, perhaps. Then nil students are quite awake to the classification of those below 60%; those above 60%.” Our students may be considered in many different ways. Yet, in spite of all these classifications there is one grouping which takes in every single student in the school. That is the group that hopes to be successful in studies. Teachers know that every boy and girl in either department, in any grade, wishes to be numbered among those MARY O’DONOGHUE Dean of Girls who pass” — the successful. Now why, if every boy and every girl wishes to succeed do we have those below the line”, those “on probation”? The main reason, teachers agree, is in the pupil ' s aim. He is con¬ fused by other things, he spends too much time in extracurricular activities, he joins too many clubs, he is too fond of amusement, he gets his mind on something else . . . He doesn’t see his aim and so he misses the mark. Then he is disappointed in his school marks. He becomes discouraged. He gives up. How can the pupil learn to aim and to hit the mark? Let us see how Drona put it when he was teaching the six Hindu princes to use the bow and arrow. He made a bird of wood and set it on top of a tree. The six young boys saw to their bows and were ready to take aim. In¬ dividually Drona questioned them as to what each saw. The first boy, the second boy, the third boy, the fourth boy, the fifth boy were not allowed to shoot. When asked what he saw each boy had replied that he saw the bird. the tree, the teacher, his brothers, his cousins, etc. Drona grew more and more disappointed as each answered. Then he had Arjuna step forward. “Arjuna , he said, tell me what you see . “I see the bird”, said Arjuna. “Describe it”, commanded Drona. 1 cannot”, replied Arjuna, “for I see only its head”, Shoot then!” said Drona. Arjuna released his arrow and the bird fell. Then Drona explained that he who would hit the mark must first see the mark, which means to see the mark only. To a boy or girl who has the wonderful opportunity of getting an education, the mark is success in studies. Look steadily and con¬ tinually at the mark. Do not be distracted from it. Then when examinations come you will hit the mark—you will be among the group of those who have 60% and over. EDITORIAL Bv JOSIE I.ATESSA A T THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, to the seniors, suddenly comes the realization that soon school bells will ring for them no more. No more friendly faces of school friends, long-awaited assemblies, football, hockey, and basketball games— all will be part of the past. As we move forward in the world, reminiscences of our teachers, friends and studies will return to us occasionally, bringing with them a longing to be back among these pleasant surroundings. The seniors know, as other students know, that school can be a joy, fun and interesting—if YOU make it so. The graduates have always felt that they had a place to fill—a job to do. This job is the task of passing all tests and obtaining that triumphant graduation certificate. But this is not their only task, nor yours You must interest yourselves in the activities of the school, your fellow-classmates and even your teachers. Have pastimes with which to escape the daily routine. Enter into some activity other than your regular school studies, for although studies are of prime importance, your best efforts can be shown more easily, if you relax after school with a recreational or educational pastime. By doing this you too will soon feel that you are part of the school, part of the active student body and that you really belong. May we extend our congratulations to Mr. S. R. Ross, on his election as president of the On¬ tario Educational Association. We are certain that this organization has chosen the right man for the position, for as our principal, Mr. Ross has always displayed character that depicts leadership. THE TOWERS 19 4 8 19 4 9 PAGE FIVE The Towers Staff 1st Row—DOREEN REDD AM. JULIA PII.IAR. ROBERT CASSUBE. JOSIE LA TESSA. JAMES CAHILL. BETTY SEDIVA. ANN ROZICH. 2nd Row MR. A. P. SEGCilE, DOREEN KENNEDY, RITA WELCH. CATHERINE CAMERON, MARJORIE COFFEY. MYRTLE REITF.R, PHYLLIS KF.ARNS. MR. A. MALKIN, 3rd Row MR. A. E. SPARLING. RON THOMPSON. KEN CHRISTIE. RALPH LAWTON. EUGENE DZIS. TOM CH ARBONNBAU. JOSIE LA TESSA (Chief Editor) ROBERT CASSUBE KATHERINE FRANZ BETTY SEDIVA JAMES CAHILL (Assistant Editors) KEN CHRISTIE (Business Manager) ANN ROZICH (Assistant Business Manager) Cartoons Cover- Tom Charbonneau Ron Thompson Girls ' Athletics— Julia Pillar Boys ' Athletics— Bob Conroy Literary— Myrtle Reiter Columnist— Catherine Cameron I Jramatics— Doreen Reddam Commercial— Technical— Doreen Kennedy Photography— Mr. B. Newman Humor— Rita Welch Class News— Jean Frater Eugene Dris Cadets— Ralph Lawton Social— Marjorie Coffey Phyllis Kearns Special Reporters— Helen Horoszka, Olga Petersak. Moira Caul lay, John Kupicki, Joe Balga. A. MALKIN (Advertising Supervisor I A. E. SPARLING A. P. SEGGIE (Assistant Supervisor) (General Supervisor) Saleswomen ami Salesmen— Sophie Spulak, Lenora Longeuay, Julian Man ko, Marjorie Coffey, Joan Coulthard, Nadia Radkevich, Betty Tibor, Mariette Trottier, Stella Levesque, Dorothy Comer, Jim Christie, June Spicer, Dorothy Eaves, Amelia Mazak, Jean McMillan, Gordon Tait, Orio Alessio. ' SERVICE if ace Year after year hundreds of young men and women find congenial jobs at the Bell where an ever-expanding business offers unlimited opportunity for advancement. The good fellowship of telephone people, their pride in their jobs, and their ability to work together are some of the reasons why people say “The Bell is a good place to work!” THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA ■THE TOWERS 19 4 8 — 1 9 4 9 Vo c a tio n a United —By AXDV CAXGIAXO. President, Vocational United • VOCATIONAL UNITED EXECUTIVE Hack--John S m ncik, Treasurer; Mr. C. Cole, c.ot Mr. C. Wallen, Sponsor; Andy Caneiano. President. Front —Mary Weiko, Secretary; Miss A. McManus. Co- Sponsor; Mae McDonald. Vice-President. A President of Vocational United, I with to express my thank to all the students who have placed their confidence in me. Also to the teacher who have � o generously given their time and help. The Year Book i something for u all to keep and cheri h. It not only bring the students together, but in later years it will remind us of the good times we enjoyed at Tech. We will think of all the last minute cramming we did to pass the exams, and of the swell students we met, of the basketball and football games that left us so exhausted from cheering our teams on to victory. We are indebted to the Year Book for these memories of the b est years of our lives. The Towers is a great project and I only hope that all future students of W. D. Lowe Vocational will be as lucky as wa are to have our own “Year Book and the swell teachers who with their hard work and numerous responsibilities help us make it a real success. A MESSAGE FROM J. M. ROGERS OF DETROIT— The First TECH UXITEL) President It has been a long time since I emerged from the towers of the V. D. Lowe Vocational School —twenty-one years ago to be exact, and just about this time of the year. Furthermore, my exit then was rather unique in that I walked out alone. The reason was that I was offered a job and took it. Now let me re-enter your and my school again to say Hello, Everybody . l.et me tell you about the early days of the school. At the time of my enrollment in 1927, there was hardly any school spirit. There were good reasons for this lack. The school was new, the student body divided by different aims in life. Some were learning to be mechanics, toolmakers, electricians, others learning to be dieticians, dress¬ maker-.. bookkeepers, secretaries, and comptometer operators. When 1 was elected President of the Tech United, wonderful and valuable assistance was rendered by Margaret Price. Helen Bent. Nellie ()strow-ki. and other newly elected officers. At our first executive meeting we discussed at length the problem of a school spirit and we arrived at what we considered the answer to this problem. Hockey season was near at hand, and Tech had a good hockey team. You have undoubtedly heard of the early days of Tech ' s hockey teams, coached by Mr. Morrison. Such players as George Mastic, Eddie Ouellette. Mickey Drouillard. Clarence Drouillard. Harvey and Charlie Teno. Alex Todd and Tom Tobin are probably legendary to you now. Prior to 1927 this good team played games to empty arenas. For several weeks prior to the opening hockey game, wc devoted many general Tech United meetings to the rehearsing of school cheers, led by newly appointed cheer leaders. Wc visited class after class during school hours to put a big spotlight on the opening game. We wanted the students to feel that this hockey team was their team, and that their team was the best. We wanted them to let the world know that here was a new school with the best hockey team in the province and that we were going to win the cup symbolic of the Championship of Western Ontario High Schools. Do you know that our hockey team played to a full house and won that first game amid the din and roar of nearly a full student body? Yes, and from then on the school spirit grew and be¬ came very strong. So much so, that a large group of students hired a large highway truck trailer to take them to see the final game at Stratford. We left Windsor with waving banners and tin horns blowing. Nearing Stratford, the trailer skidded off the road. We climbed out and with much grunting and puffing we pushed the trailer back on the road. This crowd and our hockey team stunned Stratford that night. We shouted ourselves hoarse, blew the tin horns, and banged on the boards as our team soundly heat Stratford and won the Championship Cups. From then on Tech had a strong school spirit, attendance at all athletic events was high. The school became well known and came into very high respect throughout Ontario. 1 look back to mv Alma Mater with satisfaction and pride. PAGE SEVEN PAGE EIGHT THE TOW E R S 1948 19 4 9 • GIRLS OF T4A T4A is very smart, But pretty soon we ' ll all depart. No more chattering will he done. Even though we have more fun. All our teachers are very glad. When we leave they ' ll be so sad ! The following girls are listed here. To tell their start the following year, JANE—Destiny will decide. MARJIE— Married for sure. MARGARET— Training for a nurse. PATSY— Farmer ' s wife. BLOSSOM- Settled down R. E. JOAN— Nurse (maybe?) RUTH—Nurse (if Marcel disagrees, what next ?) !X)RIS— Chemist. BERNICE— Still hunting. MARY— Working (that ' s all). SHIKI.KY Ballerina Queen. All hope our plans turn out to be. The same as listed as you see. -MARY SLEZIAK • NICKNAMES FOR GIRLS OF C3B GEORGINA ARMSTRONG —Golden Earings JOYCE BARNES— Joker BEVERLEY BENETEAU— Porky DOROTHY BOMBARDIER—Frenchie JOYCE BROOKS— Curly JOAN CLARK— Sharpie DOROTHY COMER— Voice GAYLE FORSYTH— The Body ELIZA BETH HAJDU— Proxide HELEN HOROSZKA Slim OLGA HOROYENKO— Long-skirts OLGA HL ' NZYK Dark Eyes BARBARA JEW ELL —Barb-re-bop SHIRLEY KEARNS— Jinx STELLA LEVESQUE-Leg. SOPHIE NIESCIOR— Fragile ANN ROZICH— Lips EVA STRAKY— The Artist MARIETTE TROTTIER— Shortie MARY TL ' ROK— Cutie BERTHA ULL ' MAN— Fu z ROSE YEULLING— Blondie ' n lie ws • THINGS YOU’LL NEVER SEE IN T2G BOB BROWN not playing hockey for the school team. GERALD EDGLEY not standing first in his class. DONALD FIRB being able to chin himself in P. T. DOUG HEWITT not being mistaken for bis brother. MA I I HEW HITTER not getting a crack from Mr. Sirrs. PALL KARMAZYN not in the quarter mas¬ ter ' s store. ANDREW KELLY being promoted to third form. CHARLES MILOS not bringing a water pistol to school. GERALD OUELLETTE not being at least three drawings ahead in drafting and not being on the rifle team. ROBERT PATERSON having two T ' s in bis name. KAY POMAINVII.LE having all his work in on time. MELVIN SW ATMAN not having an excuse to . r • •’ ' rr ’ ,or not having his work done. RONALD AN’I HOI RNOUT making a pass in literature, RICHARD W SS not picking a fight at least once a daw DONALD W I NK UP winking down. ED AMBEDIAN not having a moustache. RICHARD GIGNAC being able to keep his mouth shut. HAROLD HEW ITT being on time for class. ROBERI BOYCHUK not making, at least one pass at a girl each day. CAL IN ATKIN being at school lor one whole term. BOB MAISONVILLE not making some wise crack in History class. NORMAN STEPTOE not taking a few days off from school to go hunting. GERALD BECIGNEUL being caught up in all his notes. JIM BAW TENHEIMER not getting involved in some predominant Physics question. please Hist Ross, JeMn ' 4 mean. J-lu- THE TOWERS 9 4 9 PAGE NINE [ lass I lews • WANTED — SECRETARIES For six consecutive Fridays, the brilliant minded girls of C4A were welcomed with open arms by the different firms of Windsor. For example: Betty Va� went to the Windsor Credit Bureau and landed up with a job on Saturdays. (That was only because they were so short- handed. I Anne Pavlech went to the Gelatin Products Company and supplied herself with Vitamin pills for the rest of her school life. These girls typed, filed, took shorthand and even took cash. The boss would come into the office in the morning and smilingly would say Good morning in a pleasant voice, knowing that all the day ' s work would he done because that dear little girl from C4A was there to do it. Oil yes. when it came time for the noon hour, of cour-e these secretaries, and steno- graphe s would wait and finish up their work before, they hurried out of the office for lunch. They wouldn ' t have thought of going without finishing their work. If there were any young men in the office, the girls wouldn ' t have dreamed of looking at them, or paying any attention to them. Of course not. for the boys were hard-working individuals with bright futures ahead of them. (The girls would come back to the class-room on Monday and rave about the curly-headed little dears all day long.) Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I.ife doe get tedious. —AN ' NK TL ' ROK. C4A. • CLASS NEWS—T1A Mr. Fraser wrote a formula. HXO, on the blackboard. Then he turned about and point¬ ed a linger at Bob Bino. the sleepiest member of the class. Identify that formula , he demanded. Er, ah”, stalled the unhappy Bino. I ' ve got it right on the tip of my tongue, sir! In that case , said the professor softly, you ' d bette- spit it out my boy — it ' s X ' itric Acid . • TEACHERS’ SAYINGS— Pattern Making— “What are you trying to do? Machine Shop— I learned square root in Grade Four.” Auto Mechanics— “Let’s go, boys!” Drafting— “Settle down now.” Mathematics “We ' re lazy today, let ' s use 3 1 7 . Composition Bored of Education.” Literature— “Carry on!” Geography —“Less noise, please!” History— “Last day we convened”. Physics— “Crunch! Health— “Which twin has the Toni? Cadets —“Fire when you ' re ready”. P. T.— “Go up and get them there chairs! Library— “Now listen here! • • • • C AN YOU IMAGINE . .. Shy Paul Macko with a date. Donald Martin being late. Manola Silver with make-up on. Josie La Tessa, without John. Mary Cainen without a smile. Philip Mcrsch being quiet awhile. Patricia Muma without blonde hair, Vern I’cifer not being there. Edward Skarbek noisy and gay. Josephine L’dall turning gray. Ann Turgeon without friend, Alice, Rosemarie Tumbick, queen of the palace. Gloria Massey with smiles galore, Caroline and Betty friends no more. Helen Kane singing a song. Julian Manko doing no wrong. Donna Morrison without blue eyes, Eileen Dciionime when she cries. Patricia Marchini without brains, Rita Hill riding in planes. Doreen Kennedy icry small, Orla Vincent really tall. Barbara Flowitt not being nice. Alice Fcla playing dice. Barbara Anttcrson in long skirts. Annette and Mildred being flirts. Mary Merlihan calm and sure. Shi icy l.andon being a juror. And Gloria Tyrrell so graceful and tall. Can you imagine her short and small. You can ' t? . . . well, golly, neither can 1. But C. Special ' s the class and this is good-bye. RITA WELCH. C. Special. • CAN YOU IMAGINE ... STAX AVERS—not making faces. JOHX BENNEY—doing what lie is told. KICK CAI.IBABA—not showing off. RICHARD FOSTER—with a pig shave . I.EX PAVDIXI—with all his teeth. KEX REA—behaving in Mr. Eraser ' s room. JACK HAWKESFIEI.D—with his homework not done. JACK I.UCIER—not getting lost in the halls. DALE RHOADS—bringing an apron to M. S. JOHX HAUZER—with a Toni”. DOUGLAS GREEN ' —with his hair combed. RONALD YOUNG—hitting Ken Rea. BOB REDDAM—getting to school on time. GEORGE EDWARDS—with his own books. PAT WINTER—with a package of fags . PAUL SA REXCHL ' K—not hitting Ron. Young LARRY SMITH—saving plain Yes and “No . GEORGE EDWARDS, TIG PAGE TEN THE TOWERS 1 9 4 S 19 4 9 GET YOUR FAVORITE COLUMBIA SIGNATURE iVORITE T) 1 decca Kecords at TEPPERMAN’S Ottawa at Pierre N. TEPPERMAN LIMITED C. H. Mclnnis Co. CONTRACTORS 1857 Walker Road Compliments ol MIRCOS ' Grocery Store 1370 Tecumseh Road West You Hear It Everywhere BRYSON’S For Prescriptions Sandwich at Mill Phone 4-2953 EDNA’S Tea Room Home Made Pies Meat and Chicken Pies 1646 Tecumseh E. Phone 2-0331 DeVittori Bros. Groceries 1400 Pelletier St. Class Hews • THE CLASS OF C1B— B— is (or Bateman so cunning and shy, B— is for Bican a catch to your eyes. B— is for Bombardier a breathtaking beauty. C— is for Cowan who’s really a cutey. D— is for Demers a lively old horse, G— is tor Gahn who takes the course. G— is for Graydon who ' s art is a whiz, G— is for Gut just as she is. H— is for Harvey who ' s such a peach, H— is for Hasman who sits on the beach. H— is for Hawkins always playing Euchre, H— is for Heath always a joker. H— is for High that majorette, H— is for H-csko that goes with Fioret. I— is for Inglis a Bugs Bunny at heart. J— is for Johnston who ' s baskets are smart. J— is for Jolliffe a doll to be sure. K— is for Kadnian who’s always secure. K— is for Kaminski a smart little babe, K— is for Keczent a short circuit wave. K— is for Killingback always alert, K— is for Klingbyle who ' s such a big flirt. K— is for Koscic always ready for a break, L— is for Lacey who takes the cake. I.— is for Lahant so far away, L— is for Lajeunesse with a smile that ' ll stay. 1.— is for I.alonde so calm and serene. L— is for Lawrie the model of our team. M— is for Maker so light on her feet. M—is for McLean classiest of all S— is for Sleziak who ' s here thru ' the week. T— is for Theriault the brain of the class. T— is for Trombley a sweet little lass- That ' s C1B, the model class. IRENE HASMAN. C1B • CAN YOU IMAGINE IN C3A RL1H BAUMGARTNER not able to pass PAT LOWE at the head of the class ELIZABETH PHILLIP six feet tall TANYA ANDRL ' CK not playing basketball LOIS BLEW ETT real fat and clntbbv IRENE PROKIPCAK not going with Betty EVELYN McLEAY ' not going to dances AMELIA MAZAK with all her romances BETTY FIBOR quiet and sensible for once MARION STERL losing an ounce SHIRLEY WARREN on time all year ANNE l)e RE without jokes to hear JEANETTE CHERRY’ quiet and serene PHYLLIS HOLMES nasty and mean TERRY FELL) fat and tall IDA TOMASSINI cute and small DOROTHY EAVES poor in shorthand KATHLEEN KOPAK not stationed in London JL NE SPICER with all her work done BERNICE McFARLAND noisy and loud LUELI.A TAY LOR conceited and proud ANN BETSCHRL without her nice figure BARBARA LAW ' HEAD a little bit bigger jean McMillan not smiling and pretty DONNA RICHARDSON not being witty NORMA MANZON not smart as can be Otir home room teacher not-being Miss CONNERTY. —BETTY TIBOR. C3A. 19 4 8 — 1 9 4 9 PAGE ELEVEN ■THE TOWERS’ 1 k • PERSONNEL OF T2F . . . —By JOHN FOX and LARRY SMITH SECTION A— R. CHAPIESK1.Missing Link J. PENVTORAX .... Hammer Head B. PATRICK . . . Down By the Station J. TRACY.Richard P. SEMIXIUK.T. B. I. OGG.Slasher J. SI DOLE.Bright Lights? J. WARRINGTOX . . . Indefinite Article D. SHAVER.Glamour Boy L. WHITED.Lover Boy J. THOMAS.Little Julius A. ZDOXEK.Half Time SECTION B— P. SAIJIGK.Double Negative S. SLAVIK. ?????? J. MILLER.Self Starter W. TEREMCHUCK ... I Walk Alone G. STEFAX.Gorgeous W. SZPAK.Far Away Places E. SKOV.Dimples J BLOK.It’s too soon to know R. WHEELER.Grease Monkey F. . MILLER.Knots to you M. TURCrEOX.“A Press A. ®A XT A ROSS A.Santa Claus T. TRUANT.Sye! • FAMOUS SAYIN’S IN C2B MISS STEVENS—what on earth are you doing! MISS CARLEY—it ' s a physical fact. MISS GREEN—Dorothy and Alene??? MISS DONALDSON ' —let ' s imagine the boss is out. MISS GIGXAC—10 grams of tetrachloride, please. MRS. CAMPEAU—No notes, girlie??? MISS FRITZ— A equals L plus -C . MISS GREGORY—uli - - that ' s right. MR. SEGGIE—let the cost price equal 1. MR. COOK—punch-board, please. MR. HARRISON—as you were. MISS LAYMAN—ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-. —By PATRICIA XUTKINS, C2B Can You Imagine in C4C— —By .1. SEMANCIK. C4C. Joan Bushy not swooning over A1 Sophie Spulak not cheering for Lowe. Mac Dun-bar without a red-headed gal Bill Dinsmorc a shy curly-haired beau. Lillian Gooch a star in basketball Madeline Paonessa a gal with a grin. Lois Wilson five feet tall Elsie Fostyrovech without a twin. Katie Rcmillong with homework not done Lcnora Longeuay treating us to a coke, Jack Yiau. H. C. ' s favourite son Beverley Cruise without her daily joke. Antoinette Stawychny a gal from France Iris Winton showing plenty of class. Annie Madura with a heart for romance John Semancik just making a pass. Compliments of Wonder Bakeries Ltd. 337 Salter Ave. Windsor. Onl. Compliments of Howitt Battery fir Electric Service Co. Ltd. 347 Sandwich St W. Compliments of BOWMAN-ANTHONY LTD. 144 Pitt St. W. Windsor. Ont. Drink More Milk For Health , at Home and at School Windsor Milk Distributors Compliments of Palace Recreation Ltd. 871 Ottawa St. Compliments of Mario ' s Restaurants Ltd. 2105 Ouellette Ave. 583 Ouellette Ave. 4-8151 3-6671 THE TOWERS 9 4 8—1949 PAGE TWELVE CADETS —By RALPH LAWTON, T3D-A INSPECTION — For the fourth year the W. D. Lowe Ca¬ det Corps, led by Cadet Lt. Col. Kenneth Fer¬ guson, has won the Cadet Inspection over fifty schools. However, the General Proficiency Trophy winner has not yet been announced. This will be decided in March on the year’s work. Our corps has 90.9 out of a possible 100 points. We are the first corps in M.D. No. 1 to win the inspection for four years consecutively. The cadets formed up at the school at six o’clock and marched to the Windsor stadium. A general salute was given to the inspecting officer. Brigadier H. A. Sparling, C.B.E., D.S.O. Cadet Lt. Col. Kenneth Ferguson then invited the party to inspect the ranks. The 22nd Recce Reg’t Band, with the permission of Lt. Col. D. C. O ' Brien, supplied the music during the inspection. When the inspection of the ranks had been completed, the cadets marched past in column of platoons, Brigadier H. A. Sparling, the inspecting officer, taking the salute. Then they advanced in Review Order”. After this the Colours were Marched Off”. When the ceremonial was completed, A” and E” Co ' y were put through Company and Rifle Drill. Meanwhile “B” and D” Co ' y were proceeding with Platoon Drill. After, the Signal Squad, under the com¬ mand of Cadet Capt. G. Tait, gave an excellent demonstration. All ranks were formed up for their P.T. exercises. Lt. J. Murray led the cadets through their exercises. The Gym Display caught the attention of everyone and special applause rained out for cadets Robert Bodnar and Alex Harris. Concluding the inspection a platoon in at¬ tack was backed up by a Honey Tank” at the north end of the stadium. The cadets in the assault were using Bren guns, rifles, 2” mortars, with parachute flares and coloured smoke screens. The Battalion was then drawn in and Mr. S. R. Ross introduced the g uest speakers. “You can be justly proud of your efforts here tonight , said Brig. H. A. Sparling, C.B.E., D.S.O., Western Area Commander. “I want to ask you a question”, he continued, “and that is what we, as Canadians, do to improve our coun¬ try? The one responsibility that falls upon you as citizens is to be prepared to defend your country. It can only be protected if you under¬ take training on what to do should the situa¬ tion arrive.” The F. H. Laing Trophy, for the company giving the best performance during the inspec¬ tion, was given to Cadet Major N. Sokach, com¬ manding officer of “A Company. Gold rings were given to Cadet Lt. Col. K. Ferguson, Cadet Capt. G. Tait, and Cadet Capt. D. Prodin. The $5.00 cash awards were given to: Ca¬ det Capt. Henry Garrick, Fourth Year; Cadet Capt. G. Tait, Third Year; Cadet Major L. Me- Cready, Second Year; Cadet Sergeant R. Wass, First Year. Cadet Melvin Rice, can be justly proud of himself for being the year ' s best private and also its best shooter. Congratulations, Cadet Rice! • RIFLE TEAM G. Ouellette I . House M. Rice J. Daxner RIFLE TEAM Our Rifle Team consisted of Melvin Rice, Philip House, Joseph Daxner and Gerald Ouel¬ lette. This was the team that went to the D.C.- R.A. Annual Matches at Ottawa in August. The boys were entered in the Small Bore Cadet Matches and in five of the Big Bore Competi¬ tions. In the Small Bore Cadet matches, Joe Dax¬ ner won the service conditions match, and was awarded a Silver Medal and a cash prize. In the team match, our team surrendered the Dominion championship to a team from Cal¬ gary, Alberta, by a slim two points. This was the finest experience for our team in firing the .303 rifle. However, in spite of the fact that they had practically no practice previous to the meet, Melvin Rice and Phil House made the prize list in two of the five matches and Joe Daxner placed once. Twenty-one D.C.R.A. Crests were given out and Melvin Rice received a special one with the highest aggregate score of 296 out of a pos¬ sible 300. i PAGE THIRTEEN THE TOWERS 19 4 S — 1949 THE SIGNAL CORPS— The signal group under the instruction of Captain Anderson, with the co-operation of many of the teachers, has proven itself success¬ ful. We have three stations in operation: Wal- kerville, Patterson, and iust recently Kennedy. The signallers practise almost every night with Cadet Captain G. Tait, the cadet in charge. With the experience behind our members, we hope for a bigger and better signal squad in the future. CADET CAMP — This year many new developments have arisen. Since our Cadet Corps is affiliated with the 22nd Recces Reg ' t., they have taken special in¬ terest in our training. The 22nd Recces have enlisted eighty members of our corps and are training them in a special field. These recruits parade with the Regiment and, on Sundays, are taken out and taught the driving and mainten¬ ance of trucks. The cadets that are in the “Recces are also taught a little about radios and general training. This year, twenty-five cadets attended the special six-week camp at Ipperwash. Some took the signalling course while others took the Motor Transport Course. The signallers learned the operation, main¬ tenance, and use of “58 and “19 sets. Signal trucks would take a crew of boys out in the country where they could contact each other. With “58 sets strapped to their backs, the ca¬ dets would venture out by themselves and set up observation posts. Those who partook in the Motor Trans¬ port Course learned driving, maintenance, and repairs of the army trucks The R.C.A.B.C. supplied instructors and supervised the training. The cadets drove the trucks in convoys down to the swimming beach. Along with the signal¬ ling and “M.T.” courses many others were en¬ joyed. The cadets were taught Light Machine Gun training, map reading, range practice, and the “army version of marching. All subjects were taught very thoroughly with the help of army instructors. Excellent recreational facilities were given to us. Very good meals, movies, sports, and trips to the surrounding towns were enjoyed regularly. Those who went to the experimental cour¬ ses were: Motor Transport—Joe Agoston, Jack Altenhof, Dick Archer, Frank Belanger, Ro¬ bert Bishop, Bob Cunningham, Bob Ellwood, Norman Footnuck, Henry Hazel, Earl Hooey, Bill Kingsley, Ralph Lawton, Lome Mann, Da¬ vid Moody, Alan Nixon and Edward Tarcin; Signals—Roger Drago, Art Grundy, Norman Hall, George Hrisckenko, Charles Strong, Gor¬ don Tait, Fred Veitch, John Veres, Walter Wills. Cadet Capt. Gordon Tait had the privilege of going to Banff with twenty cadets, chosen from the cadet corps of Ontario. He had a very exciting three weeks which were spent in sight¬ seeing tours and sports. BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS TO ALL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS 5 V THE STORE WITH THE YOUNG POINT OF VIEW Geo. H. Wilkinson Ltd. SPORTING GOODS LUGGAGE FIRST IN STYLE FIRST IN QUALITY A. WHITLEY LIMITED Office Equipment ROYAL the World ' s No. 1 Typewriter 86 CHATHAM ST. W. WINDSOR. ONT. Typewriters Sold ■ Rented Repaired JAMES H. SUTTON FUNERAL SERVICE GARNET H. SUTTON, Mgr. 937 Ouellette Ave. 4-2515 DRUG STORES LI M ITE O k Ouellette Ave. at London St. k Ouellette Ave. at Wyandotte St. k Wyandotte St. E. at Hall Ave. k Ouellette Ave. at Shepherd St. I Ouellette Ave. at Giles Blvd. CADETS r CADET BAND QUARTER MASTER STORES— The Q.M.S. , operated hy Lt. I ' . W. H. Barnes, is open every Tuesday and Thursday. Mr. Barnes and his able staff of eadets supply each cadet with the “proper uniform. This year the “Q.M.S. lias received enough berets for each cadet in the corps. Vlso army boots are being sold for three dollar ' . Cadet Lt. G. Bissett is in charge of the “Q.M.S. • FIRST AID TEAM— The First Aid Team which had over twenty-five members, was given praise for their impressive demonstration on the night of the inspection. This would not have been possible without the fine work and interest of Mr. New¬ man. the instructor. Cadet Lt. J. Mcndlcr was the cadet in charge. The team gave excellent demonstra¬ tions of bandaging wounds and stretcher cases. They also helped to put some realism in the sham battle by taking care of the wounded. The First id Team was well trained and smart; and with some of last year ' s experience and talent, we hope for a bigger and better team in the future. OFFICERS ' CLASS— This year the Officers ' Class has been broken up into two parts, the commissioned of¬ ficers report on Tuesday with Capt. Scguin. while the newcomers are under the supervi¬ sion of Major Malkin on Wednesday. Forty boys reported the first night with many of the seasoned officers. Some things a cadet officer must know are rifle, platoon, and company drill. He should know general items of interest about our armed forces. BUGLE BAND— The Band, under Cadet Capt. 1). Prodin ' s command, has been training all year. Kach Tuesday and Thursday they meet in Mr. Wil¬ son ' s shop to practise for an hour. There are forty members enrolled. Our Band was excellent last year and we hope for an even better one this year. • CADET RIFLE COMPETITION IN 1948- Our rifle team, under the instruction of Major Jennings, has entered many competitions. Some of these being: 1. The Dominion of Canada Rifle Associ¬ ation in which it stood tenth out of four hundred and nine teams entered. 2. The Ontario Rifle Association—we lost to Walke-fvillc by a slim three points. Fifty- seven teams entered this match. 3. Province of Ontario Competition—our team placed seventh in the fifty-eight teams that were entered. 4. Royal Military College our entry was lost in the London offices. • INSTRUCTORS— This year was a very successful one for our Cadet Corps. This would not have been possible if it had not been for Lt. Col. Harman, chief instructor: Major Malkin, junior officers: Major Jennings, rifle-team; Capt. Scguin. sen¬ ior officers: Capt. Anderson, signals; Major Barnes, quartermaster: l.t. McManus, publicity: Lt. Murray. P.T. instructor: C. 1. Newman. First Aid: Bandmaster Xeilson, and those who are company instructors. On behalf of the Cadets. 1 wish to take a little space to say so many thanks to those instructors who help us to achieve so much. OFFICERS’ CLASS Put Democracy Into Economics! WHEN YOU GET A JOB, JOIN A UNION! Man is a social being who lives properly only when he cooperates with others for the common good. When a man takes a job he fulfills the requirements of good citizenship when he joins a union of the men and women with whom he works. Modem industry is a highly complex thing and no amount of good will by one person or group of persons in it will give every one his due. Just as it requires joint effort by management and labour to turn out production, so both labour and management ought properly to be repre¬ sented when the decisions affecting wages, working conditions, etc. in the plant are made. Labour is an integral part of industry; it ought to function as a group. It can only to this as a union. THE UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (C.I.O.) GEORGE BURT. Canadian Director 201 Security Building Windsor, Ont. STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Ready Mix ( Concrete Concrete Blocks 2494 SANDWICH ST. E. WINDSOR, ONTARIO PHONE 2-7241 Compliments of MOTOR PRODUCTS □ Standard Machine Cr Tool Co. Ltd. Tools. Dies, Fixtures, Jigs. Gauges Plan-O-Mill. Multiple Heads. Drill Masters, Hole Wise and Special Machinery 870 OTTAWA STREET WINDSOR. ONTARIO S m ii’ s CLOTHES FOR THE FAMILY Ottawa at Gladstone •‘THE TOWERS 9 4 S — I 9 4 9 PAGE SEVENTEEN GRADS OF I-Q-4-Q J E of the Graduating Class of 1949 arc proud to have attained to the high standards of the Y D. Lowe Vocational School, and to have earned our Ontario High School Graduation Diploma. We hope that now and in the years to come our school will have reason to be proud of us. This 1949 edition of the “TOWERS will bring back many pleasant memories in the years to come and will provide a permanent record of our school days. When we open this book we shall remem¬ ber old friends, school clubs and teams, plays, and many incidents that are of much importance to those who have lived them. • C. S. P. SPECIAL GRADUATING CLASS Namr Barbara Auttcrion Mary Cainen Eileen Denomme Alice FeU Betty Fenton Barbara Flowitt Annette Gordner Mildred Gordner Rita Hill Helen Kane Doreen Kennedy Shirley Landon Ambition To see the world To lie a Yankee Blues Singer To travel To get a job in Florida To go to California To be a nurse To be a housewife No more music lessons To learn bookkeeping Private Secretary To be a housewife h jvouritr Saying Wouldn ' t that rot your socks. Bert On Sunday too Gosh Big Speed You beast Come and hold my band. You don ' t say Well. 1st period we have 1 don ' t know. Miss Fritz J ecz What do you mean? 1959 On a slow boat to China Miss America Married Still in Windsor Fenton ' s Orange Orchards That would he telling Dr. and Mrs.? Spinster Hills Music School Still don ' t know. Miss F. Still growing Minding children PAGE EIGHTEEN -THE TOWERS I 9 4 R 19 4 9 • C. SPECIAL GRADUATING CLASS Name Josie La Tessa Patricia Marchini Gloria Massey Mary Merlihan Donna Morrison Pat Muma Carol Parlmer Mary Phillip Alice Richards Manola Silver Rosemarie Tumbick Ann Turgeon Ambition Dress Designer To work for Mr. Krug Archie Nurse To he a model To have blonde hair Own Jackson Park Photographer To travel Never he late for a date Perfect attendance To own a ear of her own Favourite Saying What do you mean. Mersch? Ham ' n eggs How dumb can you get? I was absent Certainly Isn ' t he cute! It almost is . . . (Censored) Is that right? N on know It takes an American Angel 1959 A son with a moustache Mrs. Krug Mrs. 1.a point Temperatures, holding hands Tall, red and . . . ? Hi va, Baldy Don ' t ask us (Censored again) Airline Hostess Stood up Unemployment Insurance 10 years for drunk driving • C. SPECIAL GRADUATING CLASS Name Gloria Tyrrell Josephine Udall Orla Vincent Rita Welch John Farris Julian Manko Donald Martin Philip Mersch Vern Peifer Edward Skarbek Paul Macko Ambition Ballet Dancer Foreign Correspondent Chorus Girl To have straight bangs Get a good night ' s sleep To have 101 wives To be a success To get a Toni Go to St. Mary ' s Academy Waiting to give Martin a job Marriage at 28 favourite baying How do you spell it ? See. what 1 mean. Jelly Bean What about me ? Drop dead Come on. Donna Please come to me I know her... Knock off Nuts! 1 don ' t care Von. you. you . . . 1959 Dance Ballerina. Dance Reporter on Harrow Tribune Still Highstepping Look! They’re straight Still at Tech Maharajah of Magador Martin ' s Beauty Salon A Toni Twin Vernes and his Jive Five Still waiting Macko ' s Pool Billiards •THE TO V E R S ” 9 4 .N 19 4 9 PAGE NINETEEN • C 4 A GRADUATING CLASS Same Kazimiera Dastyk Angela Farkas Katherine Franz Jean Fraser Betty Cazo Ruby Grant Stella Grayce Phyllis Kearns Olga Malyk Dorothy Moore Anne Pavlech Julia Pillar Ambition Architect To travel Travel to California Twin Girls A trip around the world Ou i nts Have I not any? Deep Sea Diver Housewife Quads Politician Get hitched Favourite Saying Guess what happened! Oh Shoot! Mine Dear Woman How dull can it get How old is he? Good deal Oh Sh - - guar! lih Gads! Yce Gads! How ! ! Can ' t t why not ? I What a man ! Weakness Can ' t tell Homework Joe My weakness goes steady George Blondes and Brunettes Lit. and Miss Connerty Davie bov Tall. Dark ? ? ? Men nd Tall Men • C 4 A GRADUATING CLASS Same Clga Ponic Helen Popiel Shirley Queen Rose Marie Rau Doreen Reddam Myrtle Reiter Mary Smidu Anne Stilinovich Anne Turok Betty Vas Ambition Altar Boys Actress Mrs. Rockefeller Xo. 4 Secretary John ' s Cither Wife Tour South America Marry a Millionaire Sit on my boss ' knee See Timbuctu See Bermuda Favou rite Saying Aw. shut up ! ! ! OH ! ! XO ! ! Uh. Uh Darn Parsley Vous Francis Wouldn ' t that -kin you ? Cr-u-mh Who told you so? Drop Dead Bo—ing Weakness Men Jimmy Blondes (take note) Tall, dark and handsome J ohnny Angela ' s Potato Salad Michael A secret Chewing Gum Ted (natch) PAGE T W ' ENTY 19 4 9 THE TOWERS 19)8- • C 4 B GRADUATING CLASS Same Ambition HValtflifis Favourite Saying Alice Biro lo live alone Life-long travel companion Well, I guess so Hazel Burt Little Stans Stan flerne, got some typing 1 paper Norma Chittaro lo leave Windsor l.enton pica la shnioo More trouble riian people Nola Dobbyn To gain weight Tallboys You ' re not very nice Connie Elisha I o sleep Insomnia Everybody ' s crazy Lena Fostyrovech Travel in style Sweet music and THE man I ' ll think about it tomorrow Alvina Heffernan To be a man Rum and Coke Know where Alice is? Joyce Heffernan To keep awake Sleeping More-phine Katherine Kijanowski None Travel! Why? Feme Loosemore Hook him Minium! Holy Cow Margaret Lukasevich To get out of school Men! Men! Hey. have you heard this one Mae McDonald To be thin Hockey Players Holy Shmook • C 4 B GRADUATING CLASS N ante Marlene Pastorius Jennie Preswick Mary Sekeia Jeanette Simpson Beatrice Starling Rena Trudelle Jeanne Tutton Barbara Weepers Mary Weiko Jeannette Weiner Helen Wylupek Lillian Zdonek Ambition Visit France Visit well-known cities To learn to play poker Mrs. Duane Clouthier It ' s too soon to know 6 ' 5 Pass t ' he cigarettes ' Catch him SO w.p.m. in typing Catch the 8:45 bus Meat Grinder Give me time ! Weakness Frenchman Travel Can ' t tell Duane TJB English language J oil nny She ' s too slow Basketball Americans An Assumption Master Tall, dark and handsome Favourite Saying M ais oui! Hi Blue! 1 have to go home Did I have a good time! Step outside It, ain ' t Chewsday ! Pardon me for living! Wonder if HE will he there Oh. heavens But. Mr. Jennings - - l et ' s Go to Mario ' s Oh ! you fool you ! ••THE TOWERS 19 4 8 19 4 9 PAGE TWENTY-ONE Name Jo an Busby Beverley Cruise Elsie Fostyrovech Lillian Gooch Lenora Longeuay Annie Madura Madeline Paonessa Katie Remillong Sophie Spulak Toni Stawychny Favourite Saying Dost thou dig me Drop dead What a bean Holy Cow I ' m sure I ' m right Oh for crying out loud Dumb apple I don ' t know Oh sugar Did you hear this one Ambition Undertaker To be a fat lady Beat J. S. 2 ton Jessie Journalist Get married To be a blonde To be a success To go to Florida Marry George Weakness Blue eyes Food Hayridcs Bow tics Sleigh rides Influenced easily Taxi cabs Soft-hearted Brush cuts Giving up • C 4 C GRADUATING CLASS Name Lois Wilson Iris Winton Bill Dinsmore Mac Dunbar John Scmancik Jack Viau Favourite Saying Haven ' t got it done Ditto It ' s logical I ' m a no gonna say That ' s three in a row Oh beautiful Ambition Grow a ft. (in height ! Go to Paris Baby Sister (RP) To be a Toni Twin Own a Cadillac To be punctual HViiftncss Certain Friend Ralph Freckles (Censored) Standing first Coughlin SN’T IT PAGE TWENTY-TWO THE TOW E R S 19 4 8—1949 • T 4 A GRADUATING CLASS Name Jane Ballantyne Marjorie Hodgins Margaret Kennettc Patsy Lewis Blossom Patterson Joan Potosky Ruth Rollet Bernice Shaw Mary Sleziak Doris St. Louis Shirley Wiggins Favourite Saying Now. say there Know any jokes Shut up! Oh. nnts ! Stop fooling around W ' liat a life Here conics Tom Hot Spit Aw shoot Mother Macree Oh crow! Ambition Rent bench at City Hall Tailorcss Nurse in Baby Clinic Loafing Dress Designer Surgical Nurse Burlesque To graduate Wife Mad Chemist Mrs. C. L. Weakness Benches at Citv Hall Harold Sleeping Tobacco grower Library books Still Kddie Pronovost Trumpet player Milan Efficient executive Barabash • T 4 A GRADUATING CLASS Name Favourite Saying Ambition Weakness Alfonse Burkoski Tom Charbonneau Robert Condick Kenneth Dodds Eugene Dzis Andy Dzugan Allan Graham Alex Harris Mike Sekela Ronald Thomson Let’s skip Three in side Mount 13 Urp! How much Wanna fight Mark time Get hack Let’s manipulate Hi. babe Pool Shark Junk Co. Hercules Clown Gang Buster Hobo Dunce Willie Hoppe II Run Chicago Gangster My Stella Me Strength Pool Success Sleepy Joyce Betty Doris Small Brain s- t PAGE TWENTY-THREE T 4 B GRADUATING CLASS Name Ambition Favourite Saying Weakness Jack Altenhof Rum-Runner Take three, if they’re fresh Doris St. Louis Bob Baxter D. I. T. Student Fool off Homework Jim Campbell To commit perfectionism Kvaporate! M oney Bill Cirku Judge in beauty contest How sharp can you get Women Lawrence Douglas Altenhof s wholesaler Clockwise to corner pocket Barber Shop Ray Ducharme To own motor hike Whateha doin ' , eh? Brunettes John Fillman Prospector (women) W’hoopsce! Beatrice Walter Gazo President of Meakers Take off Talking Steve Gordash Moonshine distiller Snatch and grab it Blood Edward Grabowski Mayor of Remington Park What’s it to you? Guns Henry Hazel Capone of Remington Park Who ' s eating garlic? Dora Borra Don (Gus) Heath Charlcs At-las That ' s real cool. Jack Hard work Joseph Ivan Turner’s partner Coming home. Mcloche? Pool Ray Kosokowsky Sewer digger Hello! Red (Joan) head 4 ? • T 4 B GRADUATING CLASS Name Nick Krisko Andy Marchi Burton McMullin Victor Nowicki Don Prodan Mike Solcz Charles Strong George Turner Guido Vendrasco Marco Vo ' n Lyle Way Henry Welna Arnold White Martin Zorica Ambition Vanity’s head usher Cement mixer Track Star Crooner Mail machinist Turner ' s partner Mayor of Remington Park Own a book To buy out Labatt’s Cowboy Late sleeper Grease bail Married Hockev Star Favourite Saying Lend me your math Shut your face Do tell � Hi. Stuff You dumb dodo Heat it. Honey 1 don’t know Knock off I’m not your old man Cut it out i fooling You don’t say Ah. nuts! How fas’ that go? Weakness School Chemistry Speed Flirting eyes Feminine touch Skipping literature Penmanship Girls Poolrooms Common sense Sports Rum and milk Audrey Johnson Banana splits PAGE TWENTY-FOUR THE TO V E R S 19 4 8—1949 • T 4 C GRADUATING CLASS Name Favourite Saying Ambition Weakness Orio Alessio Hey. doc! Find doc Living Joe Ambrisko 1 know her! Fuse blower Nadia Jim Ash Ticket for next game? ()wn R T Shop Tickets Dick Bendick Score Play hockey Hockey Ted Brown Dat ain ' t true Own a Lincoln Continental Females Bob Cassube It ' s easy Draftsman School Monday ' s Tom Cammidge Take off Be a sergeant 22nd Recce Ken Christie Let ' s take a walk To he on time Kay Gordon Crawford Madda mistake To get a pass in math Math Frank Dittrick Gotta fag To have a fag Nicotine Roger Drago Hey. Ezz! Find Marzotto Mr. Cole Ed Halas Oh great! Set up pins Donna Ray Little You ' re an apple Drop dead Literature • T 4 C GRADUATING CLASS Name Walt Lauckner Esro Marzotto Fred Palahnuk John Pillar Bob Sands Rus Sabine Jack Stecher Al Sykes Gord Tait Earl Way Al Wishak Favourite Saying She ' s got class She ' s cute Wanna buy it Hi Ya. Sport! Sh - h - h ! O-o-oh yeah! You should see it! Up North Dearly beloved O.K.. I ' ll do it Ah-h-h! Ambition Be a millionaire bum To keep awake Own Drouillard Road Marry Betty Zilka Fix radios To sleep Build a motor scooter Get a Deer Preacher Be a carpenter Kill Bendick Weakness Madeleine Chouka Drago Selling Betty Zilka Germaine School Wliizzers Irene Joanic Taking orders Valery THE TOWERS 1948 9 4 9 I’AGE TWENTY-HIVE � Public Speaking Contest ... Fewer junior students entered the contest this year than in previous years. We trust that more candidates will enter this profitable con¬ test next year. The students who entered from the lower grades this year will have some ex¬ perience and advantages for future contests. The Vocational United generously donated twenty dollars in prizes to be distributed to the 1st and 2nd winners in each group. The fol¬ lowing statement shows the prizes won by each student and the topics chosen. GROUP— PRIZE- TOPIC— Junior Girls— Joan Beaton, C2A 1st Winner — $3.00 The Need for Recreational Community Centres. Delores Yoell, TZA 2nd inner — $ 2.00 Ladies of Today—Barbara Ann Scott. Senior C ' .irls— Jeannette Weiner. C4B 1st Winner — $3.00 Racial Prejudice. Mildred Gordner, C.Sp. 2nd Winner — $2.00 Latest Developments in Para-psychology. Junior Boys— Emil Breschuk, T2A 1st Winner — $.(.00 The World ' s Greatest Invention—Telephone. John Mersch, CID 2nd Winner — $2.00 Travelling Through Space. Senior Bovs— Gordon Crawford, T4C 1st Winner — $.1.00 The Future for ir Transport in Commerce. Gordon Tait, T4C 2nd Winner — $2.00 Montgomery. Congratulations to Jeannette Weiner who won top honours in the senior girl ' s group for the Windsor District. LETTER WRITTEN TO DORIS (GIBBS) CARLSON IN CALIFORNIA In answer to your Christmas note. I was delighted to hear about your new daughter. With the name Cl a udinc Valerie Carlson she won ' t have to make a change if she ever aspires to a stage or screen career. I first learned of her existence front N ' ellic Brown. She also told me she had hooked passage to England on the Queen Elizabeth and return on the Queen Mary. This will he her first trip home since she came to Canada and Tech. Our girls certainly get around. Several days ago I was sitting in the doctor ' s office when who should come in hut Pern Mat¬ hews. She has been living here in Detroit for nine years. That reminds me, I haven’t written to i you since the school ' s 25th anniversary last spring. We had a grand time. I was a bit disappointed that there were so few members from our gradual iug class. Had I not been a member of the Alumni I would not have known many of the former students. There was a great deal of reminiscing over certain weiner roasts, skating parties, swimming parties and dances that were outstanding. Our all¬ day picnics at Point Pelee were especially noteworthy. A few weeks after our reunion we had a din¬ ner at the Elmwood Hotel. Believe it or not, Doris, the principal speaker was our old cheerleader Swarkic . He is now Reverend Frank Swackhaminer. I understand he is a very good minister. He was a sensation when he led the crowd of nearly five hundred in one of the school yells. It just made you feel good. The teachers received their letters for twenty-five years teaching at the school. It hardly seemed possible it was almost that long ago that we first attended Technical School. Have you ever stopped to consider, Doris, how the years at Tech have influenced vour life? I remember one day in History class when I sat gazing out of the window, just day-dreaming in¬ stead of studying. Miss O ' Donaghuc ' s voice penetrated those dreams. Ivdna. do you want to ho as lazy a ' - - (naming the laziest girl in class)... I ' ve been working hard ever since to prove to myself I wasn ' t that lazy. That is what I call influence. 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Thompson, Jr. •■THE TOWER S 194.S— 1949 pa ;e twenty-seven t • “For Cliff Is The Cause Mother We solemnly dedicate this poem to Miss Connerty. In her effort to make poets out of C4B —This is the result. When Monday is sad lor us Margaret is gay Eor Clifford is the cause. When Tuesday rolls along Margaret is sad For Clifford is the cause. On Wednesday. Margaret is clad In good clothes. And she is sad For Clifford is the cause. On Thursday she is happy again Although she and Cliff arc mad And Clifford is tho cause. Where are those smiles so tender and sweet Those loving arms that held us close Those laughing lips that brought us jov When our hearts were almost breaking? Shall we hear no words of endearment. Or see again those kind blue eyes. Or chance to speak to that one loved Who held us close in time of tears? Nay, never again shall we see her For He has taken her to rest. But she shall live on in memory Of those who love her dearly. PATRICIA I.OWE, Z3A 9 One Day On Friday her phone will ring . ' nd we will hear Margaret sing For Clifford is the cause. On Saturday she works hard Frying hamburgs in the lard And Clifford is not the cause. It ' s Sunday by now She boards the bus and. holy cow So does Clifford! FERNE LOOSF.MORE. C4B Spring will come again one day And chase away the clouds of grey, The buds will open wide and fair Into flowers for those who care. The grass will he an emerald green Looking so bright, so fresh, and clean. The wind blows softly o’er the hills Slowly turning the tall wind-mills. To the water lapping upon the shore People could listen for ever more, Vith all fhe c beautiful things in sight VC’c hope that spring will come over-night. JEANETTE CHERRY. C3A r • Conscience ' Twas like a creeping shadow V Itich across his mind would pass And w hen it had him surrounded It horrible rays would cast. All joys and dreams of peace Would vanish-and once again His thoughts drift far back. His protests much in vain. Into the past of torment, A torment crueller than The wickedness, the torture. Which is possessed by man. MYRTLE REITER. CIA • Down By The Brook Down by the brook where the grass is green. The water flows gently on; On cither side the lilacs bloom. And the sky is blue on high. For til is is spring and there is no gloom On this day so gay and serene; The sighing breeze passes gently through The tall and stately trees. The stones in the brook are covered with moss. And the water so leisurely flows. But here and there it is churned to foam By the point of a stone upturned. This is where I would like to be. When storms and troubles come. Because I know that they would pass For God, our Creator is here. ANN BETSCHEL. C3A • Lullaby Hush-a-bye little one, close your eyes tight, Hush-a-bye little on?, t : mc for good-night. ( ' lose vour eyes Pttle one, dream of things guy, Close your eyes little one, soon one more day. Lullaby little one. di.-am of things dear. Lullaby little one. never a fear. Co to sleep little one, for Jesus above Will uatch thee forc cr, and give you His love. ANN DhRE, C3A • Winter When the snow is softly falling Like the down in a summer breeze. We hear the sparrows chirping Among the leafless trees. Far off in the distance We can hear the sleigh bells ring. But here I am hoping. It soon will be spring. jean McMillan, C3A • The Rainbow When the rain had finally ceased to fall. The sun came out to meet us all Out from behind the large, black cloud Which had covered the sky like a dismal shroud. And then, to my complete delight. A beautiful rainbow came into sight. Some of its colours were rose-red and blue. Orange and green and height yellow loo. It seemed to me like a long, smooth slide. So l took an exciting but perilous ride. At the end of my slide I was glad I was hold For there, waiting for me was the pot of gold. NORMA MANZON, C3A PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT ••THE TO W E R S 9 4 H 19 4 9 • Hut We Love ’Em” All! The «leam in Ihcir eyes, The joy in Iheir hearts. Cannot the mischief consume, l or there ' s no stopping my little brothers. When left alono in my room. First to the top drawer to gather the spoil. My I A collection for kings ! Pearls, stationery, hankies and bells, Make-up, perfume, and rings! One little brother takes Pp-stick to walls. The other one tastes the perfume. The first throws my library books at the other. He wants to help tidy the room I Ah! The tears in their eyes. The look of surprise. For sister has come home too soon. They had -a lovely time all alone. But now they ' ll change their tune . JEANNETTE WEINER. GIB • Memories FIRST PRIZE— Two little shoes beside a bed, A little cap for his curly head. A few of his toys scattered on the floor. His cap and jacket hung on the door. These few memories of him will cease never Tito’ that brother of mine is gone forever. BETTY HIGH, GIB Vocational. ocational. Rah! Rah! Rah! SECOND PRIZE— V is for Victory we have gained. (I Occupations for which we arc famed. C— is for Courtesy by which we stand. A is for Attention, which we demand, T- is lor Truth, by which we ' ve played. I- is fot Interest we have displayed. O lor Outstanding, we wish to be. N— is for Noble. that ' s our degree, A is for Able. we do not fool. L— for the Lessons at our old school. S— we Salute the school of our time. C— we Care for a school so fine. FI— is for Honour for which we fight. O— is for Order, it ' s our delight, O— is Obedience by which we serve. |. is for Love which VOCATIONAl. deserves. ELEANOR RAKOS, C2C Books THIRD PRIZE— Did you ever stop to think of books. And what they might contain? They tell of many, many things Like happiness or pain. Ihe characters are interesting. And come from many lands. With names from John to Lee San Wing, W ho walk on foreign sands. There are two different sorts of books Fiction and non-fiction. But both are Interesting types If you want my prediction. But whatever book you read Done in printer ' s ink Thick or thin, big or small. They ' re all good, don ' t you think? JUNE MURKICE. CIA Argunientive I ' m iust a gal who liken to fight W ith any boy you choose; 1 always ruin an argument. But gosh! I love to lose. ? ? ? ? ? • Unsolved W hat makes the stars, the moon. The sun to shine? These surely are not works of yours — Nor mine. Their secret lies beyond man ' s reach And only He to man can reach. Man may invent, explore and find The things that give him peace of mind. But to solve the mysteries of the sky W ill he be given so good an eye? Because we have so short a stay, ' Tis not for you or me to say. So on we venture with curious eye. Seeking the wonders of the sky. MYRTLE REITER. C4A • The Twelve Months JANUARY, the new year ' s first. New made profits will be pursed. FEBRUARY, the month for valentines Brings to sweethearts love’s sweet rhymes. MARCH is the windy month of kites. Eager youngsters match their flights. APRIL we think of Easter Tide, Christ’s Resurrection, known far and wide. MAY. the month when flowers bloom. Then earth receives a sweet perfume, JUNE, the happy month of brides. When daughters are their mother ' s prides. JULY, hot weather comes to stay. Young and old on beaches play. AUGUST, the month before September, Students their duties will remember. SEPTEMBER, the warning school bell rings, And pupils to classes quickly brings. OCTOBER. Autumn’s leaves are falling As if to cold Jack Frost they’re calling. NOVEMBER begins the wintry weather. To skating parties we go together. DECEMBER, when the earth is snowy white, Christmas greetings and a new year bright! LENA FOSTYROVECH. C4B- • Winter The northern «ind blew oh. so cold. The tiny snowflakes tossed and rolled. The folk all scurried to and fro ' Through the bleak and frosty morning. Tiny children trudged their way, Dragging behind them, toboggans and sleighs. Off for a long day’s wintry play; The piercing wind forgotten. On glory ice some skaters glide. Colorful mufflers fly with each stride. A mantle of white blankets the countryside; And so the winter passes. M YRTLE REITER. CM A THE TOWERS I 9 4 K 19 4 9 PAGE TWENTY-NINE GIRLS’ • SENIOR BASKETBALL lint Team Shirley Queen, Helen Horourk , Julia Pillar, Doris Si. Louia, Wary Weiko. Mac .McDonald, Ann Pav lech. • SENIOR BASKETBALL After a considerable amount of practice, the team had a game with Eaaex Wire. “What a game! The opposing team went home limp¬ ing. The night was ours, and victorious we arose to the tune of 33 to 6. Our first team this year consisted of Shir¬ ley Queen, Mae McDonald and Julia Pillar as forwards, with Helen Horoszka, Anne Pavlech and Mary Weiko as guards. As the basketball season rolled around, our first game turned out to be with St. Joe ' s High School. Our Vocational lassies found the going a little rough at first, but at half time they were in the lead having a score of IS to 6. Julia Pil¬ lar, high scorer for the night, made 18 points. Next was Shirley Queen with 8 points, and fol¬ lowing was Mae McDonald with 5 points. The final score was 31 to 14. Then came the game against Sandwich which, despite all our efforts, turned out to be our first loss. The score at the end was 23 to 15. The honours go out to Mary Weiko, guard, who shone for the night. Her playing was one that deserves recognition. Our next game on the schedule was against Kennedy. It turned out to be a bad loss, the score being 20 to 9. At this game a switch was made and guards played forwards, while for¬ wards played guards. Hats off to guards Mary Weiko who scored two points and Anne Pav¬ lech who sunk a foul shot. After this game our winning streak came back. We defeated Walkerville to the tune of 22 to 14. Then came the game of the season, when we were to meet up with Patterson. The game was fast. The first three baskets of the game scored by Julia Pillar, put Vocational in the lead. The going was good and we were in the lead all the way. The end of the game found the score to be 24 to IS, making another victory for the Vocational lassies. Our last game on the schedule was with Riverside. At this game every player was given a chance to show their skill. Giving the best SPORTS performance, and high scorer for the night was Shirley Queen with 14 points. The final score was 31 to 9, an easy win. The captain of the team this year was Shirley Queen of C4A, who led the team all the way. Also on the forward line was Julia Pillar of C4A, who made high score of the season by scoring 18 points in one night. The other for¬ ward was Mae McDonald of C4B, who never failed to get the rebounds. Guards were Anne Pavlech of C4A, Mary Weiko of C4B, and Helen Horoszka of C3B. Anne Pavlech was the smallest guard, but she was always in there fighting. You can be safe in saying that she was the fastest player on the floor. Mary Weiko made a real good showing this year, playing wonderful defense. Helen Horoszka was the tallest member of the team. Her height came in handy on rebounds. Lowe Vocational School tied with Kennedy and Paterson for the runner-up spot, with four victories and two defeats, grabbing off a play¬ off berth while doing so. • REFEREE CLASS This year a Referee ' s Class was opened by Miss Layman. Girls who wished to enter were given instructions. In order to qualify for the Referee ' s Crest they had to referee three inter¬ form basketball games. We should have quite a few Referee ' s Crests given out before the end of the year. • TENNIS This year the girls did not have much prac¬ tice in tennis. They only had a chance to get into the swing of it when four girls were asked to enter the Tennis Tournament at Jackson Park. These girls were Shirley Queen, Anne Pavlech, Julia Pillar, of C4A, and Doris St. Louis, of T4A. These girls gave their all in effort and all we can say is thanks for representing the school. PAGE THIRTY _ “THE TOIEBS IM « - I !H 9 GIRLS’ SPORTS ¥ Interform Basketball ClA versus C1B Interform Basketball just got under way. The first game was between CIA and C1B. The score was 2 to 0, a victory for CIA, and the only basket being made by Mary Frimer, cap¬ tain of CIA. Captain of C1B was Margaret Johnson. C1C versus C1D The next game found ClC playing C1D. C1D, led by Joyce Evans, won by a score of 16 to 4. High scorer of the game was Marilyn Mailloux of C1D, scoring two points. Captain of ClC was Mary Poliak. . GIRLS ' BASKETBALL Bud —Doris St. Louis, Margaret Johnston, Eileen Davis, Jean Butler, Joan Painter, Mary Poliak. Middle — Joan Beaton, Jo Pillar, .Mary Pedlar, Ida Tomassini, Dolores Vaillancourt, Nadia Radket ich. front — Mary VCeiko, Ann Pat lech, Shirley Queen, Julia Pillar, Mac McDonald, Helen Horoszka. • C4A Versus C4B What a game! What a score! 18 to 10. C4A, the team with the red ribbons, defeats C4B, the team with the blue ribbons. Of course the win for C4A was to be ex¬ pected, for after all, the team consists of three members of the senior team, namely, Julia Pillar, Shirley Queen, and Anne Pavlech. But, of course, C4B also has two members of the team who are Mary Weiko and Mae Mc¬ Donald. I guess C4A, ably led by Captain Doreen Reddam, proved to be too much for C4B. GIRL’S GYM CLASS IN ACTION • GYM TEAM This year the Gym Team was favoured by a visit from the Turner Club of Detroit. This special event took place on the 14th of Feb¬ ruary. A few of the girls tried their skill on the tight rope. You could see a girl strutting down the rope. But where is she? She disappeared. But no, she hasn ' t. There she is on the floor. So up she comes and tries again, for the famous saying goes, “If at once you don ' t succeed, try again”. All equipment was on the floor and in use. Some tried the unicycle, and in spite of landing on the floor once or twice, they also tried again. 1 can be safe in saying that the girls went home in a “Frankie Lane s Song condition. (Black and Blue). The Gym Team this year has been cut down to twelve girls, who have shown special ability in gymnastic lines. They are being train¬ ed with the Boys ' Team and will do mixed py¬ ramids. The leader of the Team this year is Mary Weiko. The next member who has been the longest on the team is Mary Pedlar. I am quite sure everyone is enjoying themselves in spite of all the moans and groans, and as was said last year, I still believe their motto is “BOT¬ TOMS UP . • SENIOR VOLLEYBALL I Pictured Above) Back Row— Lena Eostvroveeh Betty Gazo Mae McDonald Nadia Radkcvich. Front Row — Juliji Pillar Elsie Eostyroveeh Ann Pavlech Mary MC ' eiko Helen Horoszka. o JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL (Pictured at Right) Rack Row — Ann I-auh Nives Manarin Eleanor I.ebert Eileen Davis. Front Row — Olga Pctersak Eileen Tomovsky Eleanor Beaton. • VOLLEYBALL This year’s senior and junior volleyball team did their best. The first few losses of the season did not discourage them. They played on, and, of course, everyone cannot arise the victor. Both teams enjoyed the season. They put all they had into the games. The team ' s senior captain was Anne Pavlech, who did a swell job. To the girls all we can say is, better luck next year. • • • TOURNAMENT OF BASKETBALL SKILLS — By BKTTY l.AURIK The girls of C1B took part in the Tourna¬ ment of Basketball Skills against all the other first forms. There were teams from four first forms all decked out in coloured streamers. Our colour was green. Nadia Radkevich, the head of the basket¬ ball on the Girls ' Athletic Council, took charge of the event. There were relay races in pas¬ sing and shooting. In our usual enthusiastic style, we acquired the greatest number of points, and now proudly wear the crests, “Champs . 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THE T O ’ E R S 19 4 8 19 4 9 PAGE THIRTY-THREE This Could Happen To You! - By - MISS GARNETTE MAGEE President of Junior Business and Professional Women’s Club, Windsor When the writer was asked to contribute an article on a former Vocational student, the names of several well-known former students came to mind, students who have resided in Windsor since leaving school and who have had contact with the School from year to year, including the marvellous party last spring both at the School and the dinner party at Elmwood. So, I chose to write my story about a former student less known to the pupils at school to¬ day, but a student nevertheless, of which the School, its pupils, staff and alumnae can be justly proud. Carl Dilamarter was born at Stratford, On¬ tario, and came to Windsor in 1922, enrolling at Walkerville Collegiate where he attended for two years, and then enrolling at the Vocational School (in those days it was the Windsor-Wal¬ kerville Technical School) in the Commercial Department. I asked Carl why he took a Com¬ mercial course when later in his career he switched so capably to Technical and mechani¬ cal education and, he told me that like a great many youngsters he had to remain in school until a certain age, so he went into the course which seemed less gruelling, with the thought that perhaps he would become an office mana¬ ger overnight. ..(Little did he know or even guess, the dreadful hours this writer put in try¬ ing to absorb even the faintest knowledge of shorthand, to say nothing of Miss Fritz end¬ less efforts to cram some bookkeeping into my head.) Always interested in sports, Carl was most enthusiastic in telling me of the early days of WOSSA, when the Technical School Hockey Team was an outstanding contender in that lea¬ gue and later in the O.H.A. Carl was a goalie for the team, and has many pleasant memories of the tours with the team, and 1 guess a few unpleasant memories of ice clashes too. Cer- tainly he was loud in his praise of Dr. Morrison, whose efforts brought about the creation of the H ockey Team and WOSSA itself, and later aided in the O.H.A. circuit. Many of the play¬ ers with the Tech team went to the Riverside Bluebirds team, and there made a name for themselves, some going on to even greater heights in the hockey world. I am told too, that these two teams brought the largest crowds to amateur hockey games hereabouts. I recalled that Tech United was started in those early years, and that dances were held in the gym. Carl told me that he clung closely to the sports activities at the school, never having been active in the Tech United, and only oc¬ casionally attending any of the dances. Here I asked him if he had a special girl when he was at school and he assured me that he had no favorite. Well, school days being over, Carl worked with his father for some eight years, and then went with the Ford Moto r Company of Canada, going into the firm as a carpenter, transferring to the millwright machine shop, from there to final assembly, then to service experimental de¬ partment. Having finally entered into the field of mechanics, in which he was always interested, he attended the Detroit Institute of Technology in night courses, adding to the practical experi¬ ence he was gaining daily in his employment. The D1T course was in Mechanical Engineering. With some years of experience and his mechanical engineering course to augment his knowledge, he again made a transfer at the Ford Motor Company, this time going into the Automotive Engineering Department, in charge of Pilot Bay. Now just what Pilot Bay is, this writer knows not, but it must be something worthwhile and important, because it was from this department that Carl was sent to Great Bri¬ tain in the early years of war as Technical Ad¬ visor to the Army, where he was stationed in that capacity until 1945. Coming back to Canada in 1945, Carl again made a transfer within the confines of the Ford Motor Company, this time transferring to the Sales end of the business, going to Winnipeg in charge of Truck and Fleet Sales. In April, 1948, he was transferred to Toronto in the same divi¬ sion but a much larger branch, then again in November, same year, another transfer, this time to Windsor as Manager for Canada of the Truck and Fleet Division of the Ford Motor Company of Canada. Your correspondent (if such I may be termed) considers that Carl Dilamarter is a stu¬ dent to be remembered when speaking out about former students who have gone places and done things. Perhaps quite unknowingly Carl choae the right course when registering in the Com¬ mercials at the school, for the last few years have found him doing desk work . It is to be noted too, that doing mechanical employment during the in-between-years, has fitted him and aided materially in the dispatch of the position he now holds, which is indeed a splendid one in the Dominion today. Did I tell you Carl is married and the Dila- marters have one child, a daughter, Carol? In seeking information, much of which I had forgotten or about which I knew little, Carl was reminiscing over the years at School, es¬ pecially the dear-to-his-heart hockey team — mentioning Tom Tobin, Roger Proulx, Charlie Teno, Eddie Ouellette, among many others, and I certainly was left with the thought that Tech years are as dear to Carl’s heart as they are to this writer. One nice thing I like always to remember is the very many students with whom 1 went to school, whom I still count as personal friends, those I see fairly often and others whom I see very rarely. Carl is one of those whom I have seen not so often during the latter years, but there has never been any doubt in my mind but that he is a good friend of mine, and 1 hope that many of you will recall this story of a Vocational School student who really made good, when you are swapping stories of School, its students, its fun, and its advantages, educational benefits and the background which fits pupils for their future in the world. CAREER COURSES FINISHING COURSES REVIEW COURSES DAY SCHOOL NIGHT SCHOOL Out school is in session all through the year. You may start a course at any time because we combine individual and class instruction. WINDSOR BUSINESS COLL EG I R. I. SERVICE. Principal 15 CHATHAM ST. E. WINDSOR BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING PHONE 3-4921 DOWN THROUGH THE AGES... It has become a tradition that girl should have her own hope chest , to accumulate and saiely store her treasured belongings. Priced $45 up flaum CHATHAM and FERRY THE TOWERS 19 4 8—1949 PAGE THIRTY-FIVE The Twenty-sixth Annual THE CLASSES OF 1947 — 1948 I T WAS Friday evening, November 12th, 1948, and the auditorium was filled to capa¬ city. As we glanced over the audience, we noticed one solid mass of happy faces and glea¬ ming smiles of proud parents, relatives, and friends — and very rightly so, for it was the night of the Twenty-sixth Annual Commence¬ ment of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School, and the turning point in the lives of some 150 vic¬ torious students. At precisely 8:00 p.m., the chatting in the auditorium was silenced as, with the rustle of the girls’ gowns and the scuffle of the boys ' feet, the graduates slowly filed into the audi¬ torium to receive the long awaited and hard earned diplomas. To every undergraduate pres¬ ent, new hope and greater enthusiasm was crea¬ ted as we watched how happy and proud each senior was on the achievement of his important goal. As the last graduate filed into his seat Mr. Bennett sounded the chord and everyone rose to sing “O Canada”. Mr. S. R. Ross, principal, was chairman for the evening and welcomed the Grads back to school. Greetings were also extended to the Graduates from the Windsor Board of Educa¬ tion by Mr. C. W. Daynes, Chairman. A delightful violin solo by Miss Freda Tosti, a graduate of 1945, accompanied by her sister Clara at the piano, followed and was en¬ thusiastically received by the audience. The main address of the evening was given by Mr. Harold J. G. Jackson, Advertising Mana¬ ger of the Chrysler Corporation of Canada. Mr. Jackson gave a very inspiring talk to the gradu¬ ates. “The most important item a young person can learn on entering business life is to get along with people”, was the message Mr. Jack- son gave to the graduates. He stressed the im¬ portance of team play in business relations. “Having won the support and confidence of your employer”, he said, “you must maintain that confidence by careful attention to your duties. Above all, you must assume the respon¬ sibilities given to you.” Following Mr. Jackson’s address, each girl ascended the stairs and gracefully moved across the stage to receive her diploma from Miss Mary O ' Donoghue, Dean of Girls. Miss Mary Nagy, a graduate of Class 1943, then favoured the assembly with a lovely vocal solo. Mr. David M. Seggie, instructor in the Woodworking Department, presented the dip¬ lomas to the boys. Various scholarships were then presented to outstanding boys in the vari¬ ous modes of training. The W. D. Lowe Mem¬ orial Scholarship was presented by Mrs. R. E. Holmes to Edward Pecheniuk; the Detroit In¬ stitute of Technology Scholarship was given to Nicholas Kriz, this presentation being made by Mr. John Kelton, an engineer of the Ford Motor Company of Canada. The Waffle ' s Electric Company Scholar¬ ship was presented by Mr. V. B. Waffle to John Ure. The Chief Draftsman of the Canadian Bridge Co., Mr. W. G. Mitchell, presented two Scholarships — the Canadian Bridge Company Scholarship to Robert Davidson, and the Can¬ adian Institute of Steel Construction to Joseph Reich. Mr. C. L. Wallen, sponsor of Vocational United presented Michael Benca with the Vo¬ cational United Award. Mr. J. Murray, Ath¬ letic Director, presented the Athletic Award to John Becic. The Valedictory followed and was given by Wanda Grayce . The program was adjourned with “God Save The King” and we watched the confident young men and women file out of the auditorium to a very brisk march. Many a handshake and congratulatory word followed and, last but not least, a party was held in the boys’ gymnasium which we understand was a wonderful climax to a memorable evening. PAGE THIRTY-SIX THE TOWERS I 9 4 S — 1949 1948 Valedictory —By WANDA GRAYCK e of this 1948 Graduating Class have long awaited this night when each and every one of us could proudly walk onto this platform and re¬ ceive our diplomas. Yes, this night has finally arrived—and every motion, every word spoken in this Auditorium tonight will clearly stand out as a definite high¬ light in each individual graduate’s life. It is an occasion which will he locked in our hearts forever. It was four years ago when we first en¬ tered this great Institution among the hustle and bustle of over a thousand other students. We moved slowly along—fascinated perhaps by the long halls—the numerous classrooms—and the great tumult of the student body around us. We were excited—untrained—and maybe even a little afraid of the great step forward which we were about to take. However, we were de¬ termined to see it through—and even on that confused first day we could see before our eyes the shining goal — the goal which would b; reached in four years of training and study, and would be finally climaxed by graduation and this diploma. Four years did seem like a long time then, but oh, how quickly they flew by. With the opening of so many new interests and the mak¬ ing of new friends, unexciting moments in this Building were rare indeed. As I think back now on the many sing songs and other forms of entertainment carried on in this very Auditorium —of the hockey and basketball games attended— always cheering our teams on in real Vocational spirit—always looking forward to the next dis¬ play of good sportsmanship, it is no wonder the four years so hurriedly flew by. Lessons were taught by teachers each a master in his own particular field and yet, un¬ fortunately, not always appreciated by us. It was sometimes difficult for a student to under¬ stand the necessity of a certain subject in train¬ ing for his or her particular walk of life. Yes, we did grumble at times and yet every subject, every lesson was a link in the chain which was to fit us for our individual places in the world. A word of thanks is due here, I think, to each individual teacher for his or her guidance, encouragement, patience, and untiring efforts on our behalf in the formation of good, solid, Canadian citizens. Also a sincere word of thanks to our kind parents who so often cheered us up, gently pushed us on when perhaps we be¬ came a bit discouraged and lagged behind — temporarily lured away from our most import¬ ant job by some minor new interest. Many thanks to both teachers and parents; we realize that without either of you we would not be sharing the spotlight and would not be num¬ bered among the honoured in this Auditorium tonight. We are the victors here tonight—each in¬ dividual victory having been acknowledged by the presentation of this certificate of achieve¬ ment—our diploma to be proudly displayed to all as evidence of a job well done. Those years spent together at school will be closed with this ceremony this evening, and a happy and glori¬ ous Chapter I of our lives will be completed. This chapter will often be reviewed by every one of us—never to be forgotten. Now, we ' re on the verge of Chapter II— another step forward—another field of new in¬ terests and efforts. We are now on our own but, despite the fact that we will no longer have a teacher to gently encourage us on, our eager¬ ness to learn will not decrease. On the other hand, we will carry on in real old Vocational tradition day after day by making the most of our present knowledge, and always learning more whenever and wherever we can! We are now beginning a new phase of en¬ deavours—another step on the ladder of suc¬ cess. We ' re well equipped and determined — we ' ve got a good hold on the ladder — and we will keep climbing ! PAGE THIRTY-SEVEN Compliments of Evans Drug Stores Ltd. 900 Ottawa St. Ph. 4-4550 1021 Drouillard Rd. Ph. 3-4062 1000 Wyandotte E. Ph. 3-4825 Compliments of PITHIE ELECTRIC CO. Wiring — Fixtures 1886 Ottawa St. 3-5648 Trophy Craft Ltd. Insignia Jewellers Crests. Trophies. Medals Pins and Rings 102 Lombard St. Toronto Phone 4-2876 Qualify Shoes for All the Family Lang’s Shoe Store JACK LANG 924 Ottawa St. Windsor, Ont. Walter Coulter Cameras, Sporting Goods and Electrical Appliances 575 Ouellette Phone 3-4442 Compliments of Ottawa Pharmacy Ltd. Prescription Specialist 898 Ottawa St. LEO T. DOAN Compliments of Burnside Hardware Ltd. 1577 Tecumseh Blvd. E. WINDSOR. ONT. Phone 4-2722 Compliments oi Jk | AIR-CONDITIONED | . I RESTAURANT Where You Can Enjoy Finer Foods Phone 2-1371 546 OUELLETTE AVE. WINDSOR noar tunnel passenger exit Compliments WINDSOR ARENA LTD. 572 MacDougall St. Phone 4-6065 Lazare’s Furs 493 Ouellette Ave. Windsor, Ont. COAL - BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES - CONTRACTING WOOLLATT FUEL SUPPLY CO. LTD. Phone 4-2558 2171 Ottawa St. Windsor Compliments of Windsor Ice Coal Co. Ltd. Main Plant Branch 1504 McDougall 1117 George •THE TOW ERS I � 4 S I S ' 4 � PAGE THIRTY-NINE C lass I hies . . . CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . • T2G’s LIFE AMBITION Gerald Becigneul: In he a garbage collector with possible promotion to a janitor. Norman Steptoe: to be a hunter up north. Bob Maiaonville: to be a curtain operator in a burlesque. Calvin Atkin: to be a captain in the army. Bob Boychuk: to be a patient ill the hospital with a dozen nurses to look after him. Harold Hewitt: to make all star in every sport. Richard Gignac: to live off the interest on his debts. Edward Ambedian: to make a living off his good looks. Don Winkup: to he a chief instructor with pos¬ sible promotion to principal. Richard Wass: to be an artist with millionaire wages. Ron Vanthournout: to be a salesman in a liquor store. Melvin Swatman: to be a motor cycle repair man. Bob Pomainville: to make a living by not get¬ ting things done. Bob Paterson: with the one t to inherit his father ' s estate. Ted Panek: to come to school for the rest of his life. Gerald Ouellette: to have a famous rifle named after him. Charles Milos: to be king of a harem. Paul Karmazyn: to he a tailor ill a clothing store. Matthew Hutter: to be a bartender in a night club. Douglas Hewitt: to live as far away from his brother as he can. Donald Firby: to have an estate out in River¬ side. Gerald Edgley: to pay back all the money he owes. Bob Brown: to he an all star hockey player. Jim Bawtenheimer: to be a composer, author, draftsman, and what have you all in one. —JAMES BA WTENHKIMF.R. T2G • CLASS NEWS—T3A GIRLS Rose Ambedian — ' o skating ' Sunday nights Sarah Booze — 1 come from the old country Jean Butler — Just call me Olco Viney Czerwieniec — Which “Jilinnv” is that. Mr. Wallen? Mary Kessel — One track mind— Hockey Carol McKay — Wish I could make up my mind Gloria Obirek — I ' ll tell him off! Joan Palmer — 1 want to be a missionary Delores Slyziuk — Chasing Jack all around YIN EY CZERWIKNIEC and MARY KESSKL MARGARET LUKAS without a grin. BARBARA WEEPERS without a sin. JEANNE TUTTOX not telling a tale. KATHERINE K. being frail. JENNIE PRESWICK fat and small. RENA TRUDELL not patrolling the hall. HAZEL BURT not talking of Stan. JEANETTE SIMPSON without her man. MARY WEIKO talking to Paul. CONNIE ELISHA necking in the hall. BEATRICE STARLING not with John. M E McDONAl.I) not smiling at Don. LENA FOSTYKOVECH really mad at Ben. MARLENE PASTORIUS hating French men. ALICE BIRO not at the Masonic. One shade of hair for LILLIAN ZDONEC. HELEN WYl.L ' PEK with short curly hair, JEANNETTE WEINER with words to spare. ALVINA and JOYCE with sisterly love. NORMA C. not as quiet as a dove. MARY SEKEI.A without an excuse. NOl.A DOBBYN blowing a fuse. —FERNK I.OOSEMORE, CMB • C4A —CHAMPS SHIRLEY. ANNE and JULIA— The three musketeers — — of Basketball. These three girls of CMA be The best basketball players you ever did see. They are strong, agile and quick, I wonder whatever makes them tick. It couldn ' t be Fillman or Scotty or Joe. And it just couldn ' t be Layman so — It must be the thrill of the game They will go down in Lowe ' s Hall of Fame. ANNE TUROK. CM A • CIA SWEETHEART MARILYN BAKER . HAIR HAZEL ECKERT . SMILE JEAN DAWOSYR . EYES JOAN FERGUSON . I IPS AGNES FEATHERSTONE . HANDS EDNA FANDRICK . NAILS ALMA GENDREAU . FIGURE MARY FRIMER . PERSONALITY MARGERY MAYNARD . LEGS BEVERLEY GEAUVREAU . SKIN MARY LUKACS . NOSE MARGARET FORESTELL FREC KLES JANE BRANTON . TOE-NAIL ' S PAGE FORTY THE TOWERS 0 I s lilts Scholastic Hwarcls ,-rw r Tvtxr?: sw ' j t wt SCHOLARSHIPS W. D. Lowe Memorial Scholarship.EDWARD PECHENIUK D. I. T. Scholarship.NICHOLAS KRIZ Waffle’ Electric ' Co. Scholarship.JOHN URE Canadian Bridge Co. Scholarship.ROBERT DAVIDSON Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.JOSEPH REICH Vocational United Award.MICHAEL BENCA Athletic Award.JOHN BECIC • MERIT PINS—No. 4 Nick Kriz • MERIT PINS—No. 3 Robert Sands • MERIT PINS—No. 2 Ruth Baumgartner, James Cahill Eugene Dzis William Horvath Josephine LaTessa John Semancik Suren Varjabedian • MERIT PINS—No. 1 Mary Benuik Helen Sohlman Mike Benca Lydia Ediger Annie Pavlech Bet ty Vas Magdalene Jurko Joseph Sobocan Claire Charron Annie Kubakowski Josephine Pillar Marylyn Russell Jennie Zebracki Paul Macko John Ure Lyle Way Tom Charbonneau Wanda Anderson Larry McCready Richard Poberczney Rudolph Daldin Gertrude France John Bertelle Gerald Edgley Louis Panontin Frank Sekela Donald Winkup • HONOUR PINS Jeanne Staddon Helen Agocs Ella May Urquhart • HONOUR PINS Marjorie Woods May Allison Francis Goldin Catherine Steer Norma Bortolotti Wanda Grayce Ann Ponic Theresa Kerekes Helen Schisler Dorothy Switzer Dolores Ferris Anne Balciar Mary Kerekes Marth Gazo Anne Saffran Gordon Scratch Shirley Queen Julia Pillar Stella Grayce Angela Farkas Myrtle Reiter Ann Stilinovich Kazlmiera Dastyk Doreen Smith Norma Manzon Stella Fedoruk June Spicer Betty Sediva Shirley Warren Theresa Feld Anne DeRe Kathleen Kopak Mary Fluter Betty Tibor Evelyn MacLeay Dorothy Eaves Ann Betschel Elizabeth Phillip Anna Heinrich Jeanette Cherry Lois Blewett Gladys Little Shirley Allen Elsie Boros Helen Korosy Florence Kerekes Jean Kelly Olgo Petersak Joan Beaton • HONOUR PINS Betty Jane Little Ann Laub Gloria Perfetti Nives Manarin Joyce Rangeloff Eillen Tornovsky Emily Sabolick Anne Torrance Dorothy Volt Helen Straky Mary Stilinovich Edward Pecheniuk Steve Sobocan John Becic Steve Lenartowicz Dennis Lisko Joseph Balog William Sasso Basil Barret Matt Milctich Floyd Kelly Jane Ballantine Alfred Sykes Edward Halas Marco Voin Robert Cassube Mary Kessel Charles Sandbacka Norman Lanktree Harry Siverns William Scott Ronald Martin George Puscas Ted Teaburn Eddie Sinewitz Eugene Krentz Bill Swatman Marvin Johnson Patricia McArec Maurice Berthiaume Emil Breschuk Rudy Cherniak Edward Browell Edwin Miller Gordon Seymour Elmer Skov Jerry Slavich Richard Wass Stephen Szyszkoski BIRKS-ELL1S-RYR1E Mary Benuik GOLD PITMAN AWARD Wanda Grayce READERS DIGEST AWARD Mary Benuik BRONZE PITMAN AWARD Lydia Edigar SILVER PITMAN AWARD Ann Saffran GOLD TYPING PIN Mary Liszczak Ann Ponic Ann Saffran Helen Schisler Victoria Timoshek SILVER TYPING PIN Magdalene Arnyas Irene Balogh Mary Benuik Norma Bortolotti Olga Dapsy Angela Farkas Delores Ferris Martha Gazo Wanda Grayce Elizabeth Hudec Mary Kerekes Mary Konoval Betty Kristoff Nellie Onischuck Ann Pavlech Marilyn Pheby Wanda Pomeranski Gladys Reynolds Rosemarie Rau Joyce Reynolds June Ringrose Eva Spadotto Dorothy Switzer Anna Walker Stella Wendeck Mary Weiko Thrresa Wolf Helen Zawadzki THE TOWERS I U 4 s 190 PAGE FORTY ONE Extra Curricular Awards 19 47-48 VOCATIONAL UNITED EXECUTIVE VOCATIONAL UNITED AWARDS President . . BILL ELLIS C4A Anne Saffran T4A Nick Kriz Vice-Piesident . . MIKE BENTA C4C John Salzer 4 T4B Bill Sasso Secretary . . MARY I.AZUREK C2A Ruth Baumgartner T3C Norman Katz Treasurer . . RUTH R( 1.1.KT C2C Olga Hunzyk T2B Leonard Jobin CIC Olga Petersak T2G Andy Cangiano MAJOR Vs — 1948 4 Mike Abramovich John Kolyvek SMALL Vs — 1948 John Becic Gordon Scratch Robert Bodnar Mary Liszczak Ken Ferguson William Sasso William Core Marion Potosky William Ellis Shirley Queen Paul Macko Margaret Schram BASKETBALL CRESTS Stan Palmer Stella Wendeck Joseph Reich Mary Weiko Annie Pavlech Helen Horoszka Steve Sobocan Theresa Wolfe Shirley Queen Marion Potosky Mike Sozonchuk Mary Kessler Jenny Preswick Mac McDonald Victoria Kaczor Julia Pillar Mary Weiko VOCATIONAL FIELD DAY, 1948 Doris St. Louis Dorothy Gray SENIOR— Lucille Aubert Steve Sobocan, T4A INTERMEDIATE- _ John Becic, T4A CROSS COUNTRY. 1948 JUNIOR— SENIOR— Wm. McGregor T2E 1. Jos. Sobocan, C3C JUVENILE- 2. Jno. Bryant T2B 3. Wm. Veres HOYS JUNIOR— INTER FORM— 1. Wm. Fioret. C1D Hockey— C1D, T2F, T3D 2. Stan Aver Soccer— TIB. T2E 3. t. kosselt GIRLS BRONZE TYPING PIN INTER FORM— Volleyball- CIE H. Agocs T. Pretzlav K. Binder H. Rainey E. Burden D. Reddam J. Copland H. Sitari FIRST AID MEDALLION E. Dutchuk J. Staddon K. Franz A. Stilinovich Mary Covan Matt Miletich I. Kennedy O. Tosich Dorothy Gray Steve Lenartowicz M. Lorah D. Trevisol Jean Renowden Jack Mendler E. Lowey A. Turok William Core Joseph Reich M. Lukasevich K. Remillong Murray Grabias James Reynolds M. McKenney J. Semancik Floyd Kelly William Sasso PAGE FORTY-TWO •‘THE TOWERS I 9 4 S — I 9 4 9 C lass I lews • CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . IN C3C— CATHERINE CAMERON not liking Ken. DOLORES TODOREK hating men. NORA NELLI, not with Neil. NORMA JASINSK1 without that squeal. BERNICE TUSTONOWSKI being late. ANN STAREK in a terrible state. MARJORIE COFFEY not talking to hint. ROSALIE SEYMOUR out on a limb. GRACIA DARBINSON not liking boys. NADIA RADKEVICH not running around MAE MALOTT making a sound. VIRGINIA McDonald not being with Vic. JOAN COULTHARD not thinking of Dick. JOE SOBOCAN standing last. HOWARD GOSLIN running last. ROBERT GILBERT at least six feet tall. HANS KLEIN wolfing in the ball. GORDON FAIRFIELD not telling jokes. ARTHUR R1GO just drinking Cokes. GERALD MEI.OCHE trying to keep quiet. ALBERT ROBINSON starting a big riot. PAT MA1LI.OUX ignorant and dumb. KENNETH FRASER never chewing gum. CHARLES MAXIM with all bis history. NICK KADLUBISKY ' S name not a mystery. MR. JENNINGS a problem miss. And catch us as we write this. J. C. and N. R..C3C • CLASS NEWS — T4C After a tedious beginning at the years work, the class of T4C was saddened to learn of the loss of a fellow fuseblower. Glen Skippy” Skov. who had served as a star on our school hockey team for the past three seasons, left to seek higher fame in the ranks of our own Windsor Spitfires”. To the crew of us it was certainly a sad moment not to be able to electrocute him once more in memory of happy years. At any rate, the entire school body are pulling for him and wishing him the best of iuck in the years to come. • CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . IN C2A— FLORENCE KERliKES not late for school. GLORIA PERFETTl without her tools. JOYCE WOOD not being fun, IDA MACKl being dumb. ELSIE BOROS not eating in class, ANNIE K. not trying to pass. JENNIE BEDNARSKi not talking to Ycrn, SHEILA INGLIS very stern. VIOLET BEN DECK without her looks, Staying home with her books. ANNE BELLE ' S not laughing away, ANN LAUB not trying to play. MARGARET without her glasses, NIVES without her passes. EILEEN without her boys, CLAIRE without her voice. ALICE MOLINAR1 without her giggles, BUTCH without her wiggles. OLGA without her curls. MOIRA without her pearls. JEAN KELLY very tall. JO PILLAR not playing ball BETTY JANE making a noise. JOAN BEATON playing with toys. MARILYN with her ten in shorthand, ELEANOR BEATON leading a band. SHIRLEY BERTRAM with her song. JENNIE trying to play ping-pong. ANNE TORRANCE not making eyes, At THE ONE who took the prize. DOROTHY BROOK in a show. With DOROTHY VOTT as her beau. EMILY S. without her smiles, MARILYN RUSSELL without her wiles. BESSIE STEPHENS becoming a teacher, HELEN STRAKY being a preacher. With MISS GREEN, as the swcllcst gal To all not trying to be a PAL! EILEEN TORNOVSKY. C2A. ••THE T I) W E R S I 9 4 S 19 4 9 face forty-three Glass I lew • CLASS NEWS — T4A This is the story oi T4A (the lesser half). We just made it up the other day. j an e— Now Jane goes to all the Spitfire games. She don ' t go alone so it can ' t be a man. Marjorie— Marjorie likes a guy from Puce. Boy. that ' s quite a hit of (news) ncuse. Margaret— Margaret, she always tells me to shut up. She makes me think of a crying pup. Pat— Pat. her weakness is dancing. That ' s funny, mine ' s romancing. Blossom— Blossom is the gayest in our class She tells a joke and we ' re a giggling mass. Joan— Joan likes a handsome Tivoli usher. I bet she wishes he would rush her. Ruth— Ruth likes so many guys. You always see that gleam in her eyes. Bernice— Bernice is one who can ' t make up her mind. About the boy she has yet to find. Mary— Mary is one who ' ll make a good seams¬ tress. We ' ll go to her when we need a smart dress. Doris — On Doris ' mind is a guy called Jack. (I slipped this in behind her back). Shirley — Sleepy, she doesn ' t do much. Her interests’ are dancing, men. living, and such. Now. these verses are pretty corny, we know. But we ' re in a hurry and we have to blow. SHIRLEY WIGGINS, T4A • “JOES” OF T2C WE ARE THE JOES OF T2C THE JOES THE GIRLS LIKE TO SEE. JOE A. HAS COLLEEN SO CUTE AND SO LEAN. IOE I). HAS MARGARET SO LOVELY IN SCARLET. IOE M. HAS ANNA A GIRL JUST LIKE LANA. IF YOU TOO WOULD LIKE A CHANCE ASK ONE OF US FOR A DANCE. AND IF YOU CAN STAY OUT LATE WE ARE THE BOYS YOU SHOULD DATE. JOE MA RCOTULLIO. T2C • JUST IMAGINE IN TIC . . . WILLIE KLEM—the wealthy playboy. ERASMO 1ANNUCC1—the tin man. MURRAY INVERARITY—the timid soul. JOSEPH BUDINSKY—bench warmer. JIM KELLY—a perfect attendance. KEITH KIRBY—the mad draftsman. RUDY GELINAS—Hercules of the fairies. RALPH GOULD—the mad rush-in. RICHARD JONES—the barnyard king. FRANCIS HEBERT—the modern Romeo. ERNEST HUNTER—the piggy-bank robber. FRED KECH—with cigarette hangover. ARTHUR HANSEN—short. light, and hand¬ some. BOB FRICKEY—the greatest mathematician. HARRY 1SRAIL—the girl guide. BOB DANNER—the talk of the town. GLEN KETTLEWELL—the pool room king. RONALD GILBERT—a foot too big for his bed. RAY HUGHES—Yes sir. No sir! JOHN OLIVER—the human tank. BOB HEWKO— Here ' s my homework I ALEX HORVATH—the human hone. JOE HOl.DEN—the patent leather head. DENNIS GLEDENN1NG—the school lover. WILLIAM JOHNSON—last of the cave men. DON HEWITT—dean of the girls. K ENNETH 11 EBERT—Speedy. PETER LESSEE—nature ' s forgotten. ROSS HUGGARD—fair-hatred blooper hoy. HARRY GOWN I-;—far, far away. ELIAS VEGH—father of the shmoos. NICK KAWA1.A—nature hoy. NICK KAWAI.A, TIC • CAN YOU IMAGINE . . . IN T1D Andre Coutoure having a spot of tea. Fred McCrindle coming in late. Jim Oprenchok out on a date. Archie Neilson staying home, Frank Mendler not writing this poem. Hugh Mayne not playing basketball, Vincent Kogut being tall. John Madura not able to type, Gary Mosey smoking a pipe. Raymond Millette not able to pass, Walter Neubaucr making noise in class. Fred McCrindle being Mr. Fraser ' s pet. Ronald Ladoucer not liking the first girl he met. Alex Gramada tall and thin. John McLaughlin jabbing you with a pin. Royce McMullin not able to dance. Richard Procop coming to school in short pants. Hector Levack acting like a fool. Don Maurice not skipping school. Duane Meloche without neat books, Roy Meloche without those looks. Richard Procop not slouched in a chair. Clarence McCauley without his red hair. Nick Mendler without his glasses. Doc Morrison calling us a hunch of silly - -- (Bovs). FRANK MENDLER. Til) PACE FORTY-FOUR THE TOWERS 1 9 4 8 — 19 4 9 Compliments of CROSS ;i u P.P |ies and - Paving COMPANY LIMITED 1272 Windsor Ave. 4-1166 Windsor Ambulance Service Company Limited 4-8664 Specialists in Invalid Transportation Complete. Professional Ambulance Service 24 Hours a Day Glass I lews • TEACHER’S FAMOUS SAYINGS— —By GEORGE EDWARDS. TIG MR. SEGL ' IN— “We arc now going to play double or nothing. MR. MALKIN— Last row up to the board. MRS. CAM PEAU— 1 am not going to do your homework for you. MR. NEWMAN— Don ' t be Angels. 1 want to see you in the next world. MR. McMANL ' S—“Quit looking out that win¬ dow or your feet will follow your eyes. MR. BAIRD— “Don ' t tease me. Rea. MISS GREGORY— Get outside and cool oft. Compliments Morris Flowers Ltd. 1636 Wyandotte St. E. at Lincoln Rd. Phone 4-5101 Compliments of The STANDARD STONE Company Limited 1701 HOWARD WINDSOR ILpltSl Campus Shop LYLE MOLYNEAU. Prop. MEN ' S FURNISHINGS LADIES ' SUITS AND TOPCOATS 1060 Drouillard Phone 4-7777 WASHING MACHINE SPECIALISTS (II you have wash day blues) Dial 2-2803 Cutforth Washer Service 1008 Elsmere Cor. Erie • C4A CLASS NEWS— February 14. 1949. will long be remembered by Anne Tnrok. Betty Mas, and Kerne Louse- more. It all started out with a certain boy com¬ ing to pick all three girls up and drive them to school. Well, the car got stuck in the mud and couldn ' t get out. It was nearing nine o ' clock ami still the car couldn ' t budge. Well! The poor hoy had to phone up the principal and tell hint what happened!!! The girls phoned up Mr. Dean and told him what happened and final¬ ly. after getting ' cleaned up anti shaking from fright, the girls arrived at school and faced Mr. Dean .... He grinned and said it was too bad and what a nice Valentine present we had brought him .... Oh well! It all turned out all right in the end. Wonder what happened to the boy? He never did show up again. Biggest Penalty of the Year— Miss Kay Franz (That ambitious gal) gol under Doc. Morrison ' s skin the other day and did be ever get angry. Result - - - Kay bad to band in a project on the St. Lawrence Wa¬ terways - - with 20 pages in length. She had to give a twenty minute speech and draw pictures and hand in the speech typed. It ' s Love, Love, Love— Well, since Jack has been in typing with the C4A girl-, the class has been very ambitious and they certainly work bard (ha. ha. ha). Es¬ pecially Shirley, who sits in back (near Jack). 1949 Drama Festival— This year the drama festival was very suc¬ cessful since Mine Pavlcch, Sliirlej Queen. An¬ gela Farkas. Doreen R’cddam. Myrtle Reiter, and Julia Pillar were there to take down the Adjudicator ' s speech in shorthand. These girls all had a wonderful time and our school was honoured by having these girls from C4A take the shorthand. Miss C ' arley was very pleased with the notes that were handed in and the girls all had a wonderful time. THE TOWERS 19 4 8 — 1 9 4 9 PAGE FORTY-FIVE Year Book Reporters . . . CIA JUNE GLOVER C1B COLLEEN THERIAULT C1D LOUISE EARL C1E JUNE ROLFE C2A ELEANOR BEATON C2A JOAN BEATON C2B PAT NUTKINS C2C MARY PEDLAR C3A BETTY TIBOR C3B DOROTHY COMER C3C NADIA RADKEVICH C4A ANNE TUROK C4B JEANNE TUTTON C4C JOAN BUSBY C.Sp. RITA WELSH TIA ERIC ARMSON TIC N. KAWALA T1D F. McCRINDLE TIG G. EDWARDS T2C JOE MARCUTILLIO T2G JAMES BAWTENHE1MER T3A ROSE AMBEDIAN T3C CHARLES SANDBACK T3D EUGENE KRENTZ T4A DORIS ST. LOUIS T4B ARNOLD WHITE • SALES STAFF Standing — Beatrice Starling, Victor Nowicki, Marietta Trottier. June Spicer, Orio Alessio, Gordon Tait, Sophie Spuiak. Mae McDonald, Julian Manko. Dorothy Comer. Scaled — Dorothy Eaves. Nadia Radkevich, Joan Coulthard. Virginia McDonald, Stella Levesque, Betty Tibor. Absent Mike Sole , Jim Christie, Rosemarie Tumbick. Compliments ol WINDSOR AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CO. LTD. 649 Wyandotte St. E. PEERLESS STEEL COMPANY LTD. SHEET AND STRIP STEEL We Shear to Your Specifications Phone 4-2587 Plant: 1319 McDougall St. Windsor. Ontario Compliments of AYOTTES BUSINESS MACHINES 137 Ouellette Ave. Compliments of W. W. MOXLEY Compliments of WINDSOR TRUCK STORAGE CO. LTD. Phone 4-5111 ALEX W. DUDA Lile, Fire, Automobile Insurance Real Estate and Business Brokers 993 Ottawa St. Phone 2-3507 PAGE FORTY-SIX THE TOWERS I MU - 1949 Wit and Wisdom Laugh and the class laughs with you Hut you serve the detention alone! • • • We have a new one for Mr. Sparling: To err is human—hut when the eraser wears out before the pencil—BEWARE! • • • T4B ' s Teachers— ( ur teachers are men of few words. Hut what a selection they have. • • • Mr. Harrison, home on leave, dozed off in front of the kitchen stove and let his evening paper fall against the hot stove. Fire , exclaimed his startled wife, running into the room as the paper blazed up. Waking up with a start. Mr. Harrison rammed the cat into the oven, banged the door and roared: Ready. Sir!” « • • Kay: Did they take an X-ray of Miss Con- nerty’s jaw at th cHospital? Jean: They tried to. hut they could only get a moving picture.” • • Mr. Cowgill (on rifle range): This bullet will penetrate two feet of wood, so remember to keep your heads down. • • • LOST:— Upper plate. Valuable as a mouth¬ piece. If found return to Martin Zorica. Reward, autograph. • • • Rosemary Holland ' s first report card seemed promising. It read. Trying . The second card raised her parent ' s hopes: Still trying . The third card blasted their hopes. It simply said. Still very trying . • • • As the warden said after the fifth prison break— I guess my pen leaks . • • • Mr. Jennings: How did yon ever get in fourth form? You can ' t be ibis stupid? Anonymous Pupil: Oh Xo? ♦ Mr. Sparling: Why did you put quotation marks on all your answers on the exam? Jeanette Weiner: I was quoting the person in front of me. • • • Mr. McManus: “Where is Montreal situated? Cherniak: Third place, sir. • mm In English class, a teacher called on a girl (M.M.) to read aloud a paragraph from an es¬ say. When she finished, the teacher asked her to comment on it. I ' m sorry. she said. I wasn ' t listening . • • • As one unhatched chick saiil to the other unhatched chick in the incubator— LAST ONE OUT IS ROTTEN EGG! WHY WORRY? There are only two things to wory about. Either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about. If you are sick, there arc only two things to wor¬ ry about. Either you will get well or you will die. If you get well there is nothing to worry about, li you die. there are only two things to worry about. Either you will go to heaven or you will go to hell. If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about. If you go to hell, you ' ll be so darn busy shaking hands with your friends, you won ' t have time to worry. • • • As the cannibal said when he knawed at two old maids— Left-overs again! 1st Girl: I passed a nice fellow (of T4B) in the hall and I gave him a smile . 2nd Girl: “And what followed”. 1st Girl: The fellow . • • As usual, after lunch the boys were roughing it up a bit when Mr. Dean came in and re¬ marked. You had better stop now gentlemen, the talent scout from LONDON is expected any minute”. What did one toe say to the other? DON ' T LOOK BACK NOW. HUT I THINK THERE ' S A HEEL FOLLOWING l ' S. • • • Why did the Little Moron buy a hard pencil? BECAUSE HE HAD TO TAKE A STIFF EXAM. a • • Whv did the moron flood the gym? BECAUSE HE HEARD THE COACH WAS GOING TO SEND HIM IN VS A SUB. • • • The sultan got sore at his harem And invented a scheme for to scarctn He caught him a mouse Which he loosed in the house The confusion is called harem-scarcm mm Women ' s faults are many Men have only two Everything they say And everything they do � Here lies poor Jake Tread lightly as you pass He thought his foot was on the brake But it was on the gas. � a He took his auntie riding Though icy was the breeze He put her in the rumble seat To see his auntie-freeze. THE L. A. YOUNG INDUSTRIES OF CANADA, LIMITED Windsor Ontario Compliments of The Chicken Court 531 Pelissier St., next to the Y.M.C.A. Walkerville Men ' s Shop TAILORED AND SPORTS CLOTHES For Men 1648 Wyandotte E. Phone 2-8442 Near Lincoln SHORTY’S AUTO SUPPLIES REO SALES AND SERVICE 854 to 871 Walker Road Phones 4-3480 and 4-3715 Compliments of FRASER BOX AND LUMBER CO. 1874 Walker Rd. 4-9256 For School Girl — By presenting a School Card you will get a half price on any work done after four o ' clock PARIS BEAUTY SHOPPE 919 Ouellette Ave. Phone 3-5531 W’ill’s Sporting Goods 1352 Wyandotte St. E. 2-2683 See Willie Moose Rogin For All Your Athletic Needs also Record Bar and Home Appliances Compliments of W ESTOVER DRUGS Ottawa at Hall Phone 3-8828 WINDSOR. ONT. Compliments of Frawley Electrical Appliance 1357 Ottawa St. Phone 2-1094 Compliments of Lends Flower Shop 425 Ouellette Ave. Phone 3-2444 Windsor ' s Largest and Finest Selection of Good Used Cars Others Talk Bargains — We Sell ' em! AUTOMART Tecumseh Rd. at Walker PAGE FORTY-EIGHT THE TOWERS 19 4 8 — 18 4 9 Commercial i lews . . . FRIDAYS AT AN OFFICE — By PHYLLIS KEARNS. C4A As a result of a survey sponsored by the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Education Committee was formed. This com¬ mittee has evolved the system of sending stu¬ dents to offices one day a week so they can obtain practical experience while still at school. Last spring, six offices took in the students. It was such a success, that in the following term, the plan was enlarged to twenty-five of¬ fices. These include such offices as L. A. Young Industries of Canada Limited, Gelatin Products, Hiram Walkers, Sterling Products Corporation and Canadian Industries Limited. Rose-Marie Ran is seen above receiving a few instructions at the L. A. Young Industries Limited. The manager of this company, Mr. R. Guignion. is the chair¬ man of the Commercial Education Com¬ mittee. Every Friday for a period of six weeks, the girls were assigned to an office staff. They did general office work with the equipment avail¬ able. The work may include typing, billing, taking dictation or filing. This system gives the students the opportunity to see, through prac¬ tical experience, what knowledge and skill they must acquire to enter and succeed in a business office. Through comparison, the girls learn the various procedures followed in different offices, can consult their teachers about the matter Besides the valuable cx- And, if they find they lack the proper knowledge, they —this is one of the most important reasons for the system ' s existence, perience, it gives the girls confidence in themselves. Most girls find that accuracy is essential for success. They arc surprised at the amount of checking done on even the simplest calculations. Calculating machines are common and here the girls find their Office Practice invaluable. They realize that they must know how to operate the machines efficiently. The girls greatly appreciate their experiences in the office. These experiences point out for them, the way in which to have a successful and happy business career. ••THE TOWERS 19 4 8 19 4 9 PAGE FORTY-NINE TECHNICAL NEWS TECHNICAL — By JIM CAHILL. T3A The Technical Courie for boys is made up of a number of different shops and trades. A Grade IX Technical Student may receive three or four periods a week of a number of shops such as Sheet Metal. Drafting, Machine Shop and perhaps Foundry or any of the other trades taught in our school. The student will learn to use the machines and the tools of these shops and will make simple items and drawings in his first year. When a student has successfully completed his first year of high school, he is asked to make a choice of one shop which he intends to specialize in. Along with his major , he will also have two or three related shops, which are in some way connected with the work that he is specializing in. The Technical Course is over a four year period, and when a student has completed these years, he is ready to go out into industry in his specialized work. The two pictures above were taken, one in the Machine Shop of Mr. Baird and the other in the Carpentry Shop of Mr. Seggie. Working at one of the machines of our school ' s four Machine Shops are three young men from T2D, while in the other picture a group of boys from T3A are shown working on a few of the many odd items made in the Carpentry Shop. THE GIRLS OF T4A — liv DOREEN KENNEDY Who are our dieticians, nurses, dressmakers, laboratory technicians and homemakers of the fu¬ ture? These are the girls of the Technical Department. In this course the girls receive train : ng in Sewing, whereby they can make their own clothes. This is very valuable education for them even if they do not enter into this occupation. They are taught how to cook and many of the girls become dieticians. Chemistry is also important, especially for the girls who wish to enter nursing. They also receive good instruction in home nursing and first aid. t In the first picture, Mary Sleziak and Ruth Rollet show us how to fit a jacket. While Ruth models the coat, Mary is making sure the jacket fits well. It is very important for the coat to be carefully fitted. This is one of the main points in dressmaking. The next picture shows Joan Potosky, Jane Ballantyne, Blossom Patterson and Margaret Ken- nette seated at the table while Bernice Shaw serves the meal. Each week one group does the cook¬ ing and another group are the guests of the cooks. Those that do the cooking also serve. The fol¬ lowing week they change so that each week the groups have different jobs. This course gives the girls a well-balanced training and when they are finished they can special- ize in a large number of occupations. BOARD OF EDUCATION for THE CITY OF WINDSOR, 1949 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Elected Trustees A. R. Davidson, B.A. E. W. Morris H. D. Taylor. B.A., M.D. P. P. McCallum, C.L.U. j. F. Twigg. B.A., K.C. Appointed Trustees Separate School Vocational School Superintendent of Schools Business Administrator M. C. BRICK, D.D.S. H. LASSALINE W. SIVELL L. JOHNSTON L. WHEELTON, B.A. T. R. NOBLE, B.C.S. School Enrolment — Public. 10,200 Secondary , 4,025 WINDSOR SCHOOLS EXCEL ••THE TOWERS � 4 K 1919 PAGE FIFTY-ONE • C3B IS HARD OF HEARING W’lu-n God gave out brains Elizabeth Hajdu thought He said trains She said. I would not care for any. When He gave out noses. Joyce Barnes thought He said roses Site said. I ' ll take a big red one. When He gave out chins Dorothy R. thought He said gins. She said. I ' ll take a double one.” When He gave out legs Bertha U. thought He said Kegs. She said. I ' ll take two fat ones. When lie gave out arms Mary Ellen thought He said alms. She said, I ' ll take all I can carry. When He gave out knees Beverley Beneteau thought He said cheese, She said. I’ll take two large ones. When He gave out looks Mariette T. thought He said books. She said. “None will be needed. When He gave out ears Helen H. thought He said beers. She said. I ' ll have two long ones. When He gave out eyes Mine Rozich thought He said pies. She said. Four will be enough. I ' d like to write about all the res ' But to be brief. We ' re all a mess! • WHAT’S TO BE SAID FROM A TO Z IN T2F— A is for Angelo, our football star. I! is for Blok, who ' s better than Bar. C is for Chapy, who seals his fate. D is for Donald, who ' s never late. K is for Elmer, who ' s headed for fame, F is for Fox. that ' s my name! G is for George, well-known for his grin, H is for X. we will never give in, I is for Illegal, we ' ll never go that way. J is for James, from a far land away, K is for Kathy, my ex-girl friend. I. is for l.indv. now my best friend. M is for Millers ' , so proud of their curls. X is for Nancy, one of Smith ' s girls,. O is for Ogg. who is from Walkcrville. I’ is for Patrick, who goes hunting at will, Q is for Queenie. the girl he slipped. K i for R. Wheeler. Mr. Harman clipped. S is for Siddle, Sypak. Slavik, and Semiuiuk. T is for Truant. Turgcon. Thomas, and Terein- chuck. I’ is for Useful, we all try to be. V is for Vacation, we all love to sec. W is for Warrington, who ' s really hot. X is for X. which marks the spot. V is for Youth, raring to go, 7 . is for Zdonek, the graduate Hobo. -SOPHIE N1ESCIOK. CJB • CAN YOU IMAGINE IN C2C Marilyn Prince short and stout. Pat O ' Bright not running about. I.ouise Lockhart necking ill tile light. Barbara Turner in love at first sight. Shirley Hickey not going steady. Gleima Clarke with her homework ready. Irene Kohuch getting tired of Bill, Dolly Buck not loving Gil. leva Altenhof out on a date. Marilyn Foucault not coming in late. Margaret Freeman not chewing gum. Helen Russell not having fun. Rose l.aframboise not loving boys. Mary Pedlar not making a noise. Pauline Hanson thin and tall, Dolores not playing basketball. Elta not acting like a fool. Eleanor and Bella skipping school. Marilyn and Pat not being friends. Alice and Margaret with nothing to lend. Barbara Price in horn rimmed glasses, Pat McAree at the bottom of Classes. Lorraine and Shirley not chasing boys. Frances and Sally playing with toys. Mary and Joan being a pest. Josie and Lillian in a mess. Elaine and Doris good in typing. Liz and Dot always fighting. Mi Steven- not being a teacher. And C’2C without any future. —MARY PEDLEK. U_V. • C2A NEWSY NEWS— There are five girls in C2A, They are lots of fun and always gay. Their names are Xivcs. Margaret. Elsie. Butch and Joyce. But. oh my goodness, do they ever make a lot of noise. In Geography with Miss Green. They sit at the back where they can’t be seen. Sometimes they talk of their love-affairs. And really and truly nobody cares. Xivcs takes Earl who is her pick, Margaret is satisfied with her Nick. Elsie takes Doug who really can HUG , Butch it seems is in every boys ' dream Now comes Joyce with Rudy, who is her choice. Well that is about all that is to be said And if you don ' t like it FALL OX YOUR HEAD . —JOICE WOOD, C2A. • VOCATIONAL’S DREAM MAN . . . EYES.Jack Viau HAIR. , Rudy Daldin SMILE.Vern Peifer DAXI HR.Andy Cangiano BRAINS.John Semancik SPORTS.Scotty Bissett CLOTHES.Al Pinter BUILD.Johnny Fillman PERSON LITY . . . Bob Dawson OlCE. Philip Mersch —NADIA RADKEYTCH, CMC. PAGE FIFTY-TWO ••THE TOWERS 9 4 8 — 19-1 3 WHISPERS in the TOWERS We ' d Love to Know: The name of the boy with the locker at the hack of the school, on the third floor, lelt side of the main hall, five lockers from the end It seems there’s a girl in C4B who s interested in him. Why Mary W. has that vacant look about her. Is Mr. Jennings right when he says there s a man in the picture? How about it. Mary: Does Mr. Jennings really mean it when he says he’s going to quit the teaching profession it C4B doesn’t settle down? Mow Miss Conncrty can recite Shakespeare and dust her desk at the same time. Who the handsome brute the girls in T4A are just cra-a-zv about? „ , . They stand near his locker and call that beau¬ tiful name . . . DONE Ii E K ! He says it makes his ears ring (but we know la- loves it.) Who that handsome big hoy in T3D is. that’s so popular with our vice-president : Watch your step Don Scott, this is going to run you into double money. The suspense is terrific, We’re put to the test— Which three girls in CIA will Bob B. like best. Who’s that certain hoy in T.5I) who goes into the cafeteria at noon and ' its beside Louise Workman and lifts her locker keys just so that lie’s got a good excuse to go and talk to her at her locker. What’s so interesting about T4B? 1 ell us Mae or Bea. In C2D and C3C, V and V doesn’t stand for Vim and Vigor. Guess who? Idle Items: Why doesn’t Jeanette Cherry ever chew the end of her pencil anymore: Could it he be¬ cause Mr. Wallen made her put on a l.ahy s hih and eat a 2-cent sucker in front ot the whole class? ... , This is a good habit curcr. isn t it. Jeanette. All the girls in Special and Other classes are simply wild about Paul Macko. It must be the way he rolls his eyes. Philip Mersch and Donna Morrison have quite a gay time in class. Especially in Mr. Spar¬ ling’s penmanship class. He has threatened to separate them. But then what would Don¬ na do? Not that we want to pick on Donna, but a cer¬ tain fellow named Mac has made quite a habit of standing in front of her locker. If 1 remember right, some time ago. Mr. Dean told him to leave his stand. I guess our Dear Commercial Director doesn ' t appreciate young love. livery noon hour. Donald Martin is surroun ded by several members of the opposite sex. It MUST he his personality. We know why Annie M. spends so much time at Katie ' s house now. Katie s brother has just arrived home. What girl in C3C whose name is a beverage goes crazy when she sees a red truck go by me school? What girl in C3C hurries to work at the Cozy to see George? Why did the Gossip Editor join the year book committee? Could it be because ol the Ad¬ vertising Manager? I wonder if anyone lias missed on- dear friend Patrick. Hnim, Dimple. What two girls in C3C are waiting for their uniforms to come home. Who ' s that tall, curly-headed boy from third form that comes up to Alma Gcndreau and lifts that little chin of hers? Hm? Shy little Violet Kadman has her eyes on a young man in first form who takes the Am- herstbn-g bus with her. A certain girl in C1B is watching Bill Dinsmorc out of the corner of her eye. PACE FIFTY-THREE SOCIAL the fifth annual military ball —Hy MARJORIE COFFEY, C3C The most colourful dance of the season was held in the gymnasium of th W £ ° We Vocational School, Fr.day, May 21, 1948. The gymnasium was elaborately decorated by Miss Connerty and her efficient Soc.l Com- mittee with the traditional red, wh.te, and blue streamers, and to add to the decoranons there were brightly coloured balloons which the boys, later on in the evening, obtained for the.r g.rls. The gracious patrons of the evening were, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Montrose, Lt. Col. and Mrs. D. O ' Brien Major and Mrs. W. Harman, Major and Mrs. W. Jen¬ nings. Major and Mrs. W. Malkin, tainand Mrs. A. Harrison. Captain and Mr. W. Ande son, Captain and Mrs. A. Segu.n, Lt. and Mrs. F. Barnes, Lt. and Mrs. T. Nelson Lt. and Mr P. McManus, Lt. and Mrs. B. Newman, and Lt. and Mrs. J. Murray. The boys in their trim military uniforms and the girls in their dainty, long flowing gowns, made a picturesque scene. The colourful Grand March, the event of the evening, was led by O.C. Cadet Lt. Col. Ken. Ferguson and his date, Pat Bolton. Others seen in the March were, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Westlake Alex Harr.. and Ruth Rollet. Bob Bodnar and Mary Gru- back, Cadet Major Bill basso and Mary Sch.s- ler, Ken Christie and Kay Cameron, Paul Macko and Mary Weiko, Guido lannette and Josie La Tessa. Several Cadet officers from other schools were invited to the dance, one of which was Bruce Minice of Sandwich Collegiate with hi. date of the evening. The music for this gala affair was played played by Hal Campbell and his Orchestra The dance on a whole was a big success and was enjoyed by all. Whispers-- Con turned from I ' jjt 52 Was it just a coincidence that the girl ' s basket¬ ball team gut new jackets just alter Adehnan s fire sale started—hnnn? Docs Duane C. know that because oi Jeanettes fascination, one of the Tilbury students (a boy, of-course) got left behind? C1E has the pride of them all! Five feet, no inches of sweetness. Well. Louise is ju-t droolin ' over a handsome gentleman. Every time he passes, she smiles, then swoons. Nest time Scotty, wai tand pick her up for us. e get tired carrying her around after she ha seen you. PAGE FIFTY-FOUR •THE TOWER S ' 19 48—1949 The GRADS Party —By MARJORIE COFFEY, C3C After sitting pretty for fifteen minutes the gi then the fun began. The room was nicely decora cloths. No party would be complete without som had plenty of both. Miss J. Beasley, the Head of pable girls, prepared the food, dainty sandwiche cookies with plenty of good coffee for all. The mu teachers came out to see the students graduate a The whole party was a huge success and the tion from W. D. Lowe Vocational. iris finally had a lovely group picture taken and ted with tiny tables and brightly coloured table ething to eat and some dancing. This little party the Household Science Department, and her ca- of all kinds and fancy little cakes, tart, and ,sic was provided by a small band. Several of the l nd have a little chat with them. . graduates will remember for ever their gradua- ROUGHRIDER’S ROMP -By OLGA PETERSAK, C2.A. Each year W. D. Lowe Vocational School has had a Rough Rider ' s Romp, and this year was no exception. The dance was held in the hoys ' gym in November, 1948. Students of the school and their friends came out in full swing. The dance started at nine o ' clock. Members of the Social Commit¬ tee welcomed and collected the tickets lrom the students. Tech ' s Football players all were pres¬ ent The hoys received free tickets. I hey did not win all the games hut the season came to a good end. Everyone went to the gym where we had the good pleasure of dancing to the sweet and mellow music of the Skyliners. Many requests were asked for by the students and the Fky- liners did a good job in answering all 01 them. s usual, we had our s hare of jittertougging. Coke was sold by the members of the Social Committee to the thirsty crowd during the dance and at intermission. s chaperons to this dance we were glad to see Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ross. Miss Coiineriy. Miss McManus. Mr. Stott Mr. Starr. Mr. Nel¬ son. and Mr. McGee. With the good assistance of Miss Conner- tv the girls did a marvellous joh in decorating the gym. Blue and red streamers were used. verV picturesque mirrored hall reflected col¬ oured lights onto the floor, adding much beauty to the gym. With the help of the art room. Mac McDonald did a splendid joh of cutting out letters spelling. ROUGH RIDERS ROM! in white cardboard with silver glitter sprinkled on the letters. This was placed in front ot the hand, and looked very nice. The dance came ti an end and all who at¬ tended had had another marvellous evening at the school. This proved to he another suc¬ cessful event for Vocational School. THE BASKETBALL DANCES or “Breathing Room Only” —By MARJORIE COFFEY. CdC. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL comes through again, not only exciting games but dancing af¬ terwards. The dances were held in the girls gun on the third floor, where the remaining hours before 12:00 are danced away to spinning platters. This year it ' s ous girls that we are raving about, for’ they are really good. The cheer¬ leaders were out in full force, leading the crowds in the school cheers for our winning teams. There was never a shortage of partners, for the crowds that turned out more than filled the gym. A good time was had hv all who nt- tended the basketball game dames. Will the new prices of basketball games effect the basketball dances next year? ?ac;e fifty-five GRADE IX - Get Acquainted Party By OLGA PKTEKSAK, C2A and MOIRA CAULLAY. C2A Make Your tare Hours Earn You Money! JOIN YOUR FRIENDS IN THE WINDSOR REGIMENT � ■-, (22nd Reconnaissance Regiment) R.C.A.C. ’ Learn Tank and Vehicle Driving—Gunnery— - Wireless—Earn Active Service Rates of Pay While Learning Parades Every Monday and Thursday Evening at 7.30 p.m. in the Armouries Compliments oi W. H. McLean Limited 198 Chatham St E. Windsor, Ont. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS Phone 3-5249 Compliments of Your SINGER SEWING CENTER 276 OUELLITE AVE. Compliments of E. W. LANCASTER CO. 850 Wyandotte W. Phone 3-1166 JOHN WEBB Diamond . Watches. Fine Jewellery Imported Enqlish China 552—556 OUELLETTE AVE. WINDSOR ONTARIO Compliments of Fisher’s Flowers 925 Wyandotte St. W. Phone 3-7496 Compliments of Kane Bros. Hardware Phone 3-7612 1346 Ottawa St. Compliments of Pillette Soda Fountain STATIONERY AND SODA BAR 812 Pillette Road Corner Pillette and Wyandotte Compliments of BROWN’S Silk Shoppes 4 STORES IN WINDSOR Compliments of VET S RESTAURANT Open 7:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Best Quality Food Quick Service 1133 Erie W. Phone 3-0328 Compliments of LEWIS MARKET Complete Food Shopping Center 955 Wellington Ave. Phone 3-0812 (or delivery service Harry TINY Lewis. Prop. ••THE TOWERS 9 4 h 19 4 9 PAGE RETT-SEVEN SOCIAL. . . NOON DANCES — By MARJORIE COFFEY. C3C The Noon Dances proved to be as big a success this year as they did last year. With a few changes they are just the same as before. The new sponsors this season are Mr. H. Stott and Mr. H Cowgill. The girls and fellows who are on the dance committee and do all the work of spinning the platters are: Bob Maisonville, Joan Busby. Beatrice Starling, Stan Kosti, Mae McDonald, Nadia Radkevich, Sophie Spulak and John Kupiki. With a few rules such as not eating lunches in the dance, etc., the dances are just the way the students want them. So keep up the good School spirit and attend the Noon Dances on Tuesdays and Thursdays. THE HALLOWE’EN HOP — By MARJORIE COFFEY, C3C Black cats, orange glowing jack-o-lanterns, witches on brooms, and old cornstalks added to the atmosphere of the W. D. Lowe Vocational School ' s Hallowe ' en Hop. There was much excitement over the first dance of the season, the freshmen all wondering what it would be like to go to a big dance at their own school, and the seniors all hoping it would be as good as former years. This year everyone was happy with the results, for it was a grand dance and a large turn out. The music for the special occasion was provided by the Skyliners Orchestra. A large selection of pieces were played, old favourites, brand new ones, requests and dedications. One dedication in particular was for Nora Neill on her 17th birthday. Some of the patrons for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wallen, Miss Connerty and Mr. Farr. They seemed to be enjoying themselves very much. The first dance of the season was received well by all the students and their friends, some of the people seen dancing were: Josie La Tessa and Toni lannetta, Marge Coffey and Ken Hale, John Fillman, Mike Sekela, The Beta Nu Beta Sorority, Betty Tibor, Victor Nowicki and many more. Miss Connerty and her reliable Social Committee made all the arrangements for the dance. The girls and boys on the committee worked on the door, while other boys in the committee opened a coke bar in one corner of the dance. As the dance ended and everyone was leaving, they could be heard plainly saying, “That was a grand dance. When is the next one? For many yean, Vocational cheerleader have dreamed of wearing colourful, attractive uni¬ form worthy of W. D. Lowe ' name. Thi year, thi dream wu made possible. Through the genero ity of Vocational United, the cheerleader obtained new skirts, sweater and crest . New cheer uch a Re-Bop , Sacalac , and “The Welcome Cheer were written and the cheerleader were put through grueling practice under the direction of Johnie Farri , who is a cheerleader of long standing. The honour of being chosen Mi � Cheerleader of Wind or was bestowed on Rosemary Hol¬ land, whose vivacity and charming personality caught the attention of the judge . An additional cheering cup wa� awarded the entire squad, which is made up of: Josie La Tessa, Philip Mersch, Alice Biro, Rosemary Holland, Johnie Farris, and Sophie Spulak, all of whom are pictured above. The cheerleaders this year were determined to be among the best in the city. Although at times stiff from toilsome practices and discouraged by losses suffered by our teams, they did not falter. Their timing improved, and in no time were able to perform the cheers in perfect form. The cheerleaders of 1948-49 have set a pace for future cheerleaders to follow. CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY —By ANNE I.Al ' B. C2A. The fall term closed Wednesday, December 22, with a Christmas assembly sponsored by CZA and C2B. directed by Miss Hilda Layman and Miss Gertrude Green. Miss Mae MacDonald was Mistress of Ceremonies, Miss Anne Vernes, C2B, accom¬ panist, and Miss Antoinette Novasad, C2B, vio¬ linist. The concert began with Oh Canada and was followed with greetings by Mr. S. R. Ross, principal. Carols were sung by a choir of C2A and C2B girls. Lights were played on the girls ' faces to give an angelic appearance to them. This was done by Mr. Anderson ' s Electrical Depart¬ ment. After this, the Ave Maria was sung by a group of girls. A French Carol group followed this. The highlight of the program was the accordian group made up of Emil Breshuk, Phil Burback, Lucien Duyck, and Victor Davi- torio. They played four numbers. Next, “Win¬ ter Wonderland was sung by four girls. Then Steve Liszczak performed the Ukrainian Wood¬ cutter’s Dance . He was also dressed in a suit¬ able costume. Two Front Teeth was sung by Joyce Wood and Elsie Boros. A Hungar¬ ian Dance, by Olga Petersak and Irene Milik was performed next. Betty Gazo and Co. sang a Ukrainian Song. After this, “The Art of the Baton by Betty High was given, and Shirley Hendry did a tap dance. Last of all was a Ukrainian Dance, done by Dorothy Spitkoski and Olga Hunzyk. The program was closed with “God Save the King . All went off as was planned and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. RED CROSS ASSEMBLY —By DOREEN REDDAM. C4A On November 18, a special assembly was held to award certificates to 297 girls from the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Our two guests on this occasion were Mrs. G. R. Anderson, (Continued on Page ( 4) Kawala STUARTS FOR SPORT COATS SLACKS Windsor Collar Shirts Smart Styles for Young Men Ouellette Ave. Ottawa St. at London St. at Gladstone WHITE RESTAURANT 33 Pitt St. East Tel. 3-8084 LYTTLES CONFECTIONERS LTD. 507 Ouellette Ave. Windsor. Ont. Compliments of KELSEY WHEEL Company, Limited 309 ELLIS ST .E. Windsor DETROIT TECH For Men and Women Fully accredited under the G. I. Bill of Rights DEGREE COURSES IN College of Commerce College of Pharmacy Accountancy, Business Administration, Real Estate. Secretarial Science College of Engineering Industrial. Chemical. Mechanical. Electrical, Architectural. Aeronautical Day Course - Bachelor of Science Degree College of Liberal Arts Arts and Science. Liberal Arts College of Chemistry Four Year Bachelor of Science degree courses. Industrial Chemistry, Laboratory Methods. DETROIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 303 DOWNTOWN Y.M.C.A. BUILDING Grand Circus Parle WOodward 2 6132 Office Open 8:30 A.M. — 8:30 P.M. — Saturday Until Noon DRAMATICS “THE WHOLE T STORY In the field of dramatic entertainment this year we had a hilarious comedy. The Whole Town ' s Talking , directed by Mr. Charles Mur¬ ray. It was presented by a very capable cast of students from our school. W e had so many brilliant actors and actresses in our midst that some parts of the cast were doubled. When the curtain opens we learn that Mr. Simmons wants to marry his daughter to his junior partner in business. But Chester Binney, the partner, is the kind of bachelor no woman would want. He is such a blank , says Mr ' . Simmons, that every time he comes in it seems that someone has gone out . Mr. Simmons has a theory that every woman wants the man that every other woman wants, and conceives the plan of inventing a few love affairs for the un¬ romantic Chester. But with whom? From a hook shop they select at random some photo¬ graphs of beautiful women. These turn out to he the Queen of Rumania, the Mona l.isa. and Lctty Lythe. the movie star. However. I.ettv is selected and the story is allowed to leak out. In no time at all the whole town is talking and all the girls are falling for Chester left and right. In the midst of his glory. Lctty l.vthc comes to town accompanied by her fiance, who happens to he a prize-fighter. Then trouble starts for poor old Chester, hut he weather s the storm to win Kthcl in the end. —By DOREEN REDDAM. C4A • CAST OF PI.AY Hack Kow — Nick Kawila Edward Chanko James Ash James Bautcnheimer Orio Alessio Mr. C. Murray. Front Row — Irene Milik Shirley Kearns Doris Si. Louis Anita Vachon Marietta Trollier Nadia Radkevich. A so in Cast but mission from photo — Ted Brown Pat McArec Marilyn Foucault, Shirley Bertram. WN’S TALKING” CAST Henry Simmons — manufacturer, is played by James Ash. Mr. Simmons is a man of forty- five. round, jovial, and good natured. Harriott Simmon —His wife, played by Mae McDonald and Doris St. Louis. She is vain and romantic. Ethel Simmon — Their daughter, is really Anita Vachon. She is a pretty young girl, enthusias¬ tic and filled with the new ideas of youth. Chester Binney —Mr. Simmons ' partner, is play¬ ed by James Bautcnheimer. Charles is a bookkeeper by profession, earnest, honest, and hardworking, but an absent-minded drudge. Letty Lythe —The motion picture star, played by Marilyn Foucault, is beautiful, brilliant and worldly wise. She has all the poise and self- assurance of a professional star. Donald Swift —A motion picture director, is played by Edward Chanko. He is tall, has a strong muscular build, anil loves prize-fighting. Roger Shields— A snobbish young man from Chi¬ cago. played by Orio Allesio. He has been educated (?) in Europe and prides himself on being Continental. Lila and Sally —Friends of Ethel, arc Marie tie Trot tier, Pat McArec and Nadia Radkevich. These two girls are of the usual small town flapper type. Sadie— Is played by Shirley Bertram. Sadie i ' the dance hall type. Taxi Driver —Is played by Ted Brown and Nick Kawala. He is a simple type of boy. and usually makes a situation worse rather than bettering it. Prompter —Anne Vernes and Irene Milik. CENTRAL AIR COMMAND, RCAF TRENTON ONTARIO PAGE SIXTY-T«0 Graduates: Secondary School graduation is your first real achievement in your climb to success. The Royal Canadian Air Force sincerely hopes that the rest of your climb will be fasti • W.S.S.A. FINALS The Vocational Rough Riders (as usual) and Kennedy Clippers were the teams lined up for the W.S.S.A. Vocational showed their su¬ periority by whizzing the puck past the Clip¬ pers’ goalie six times while Kennedy put it past Vocational’s goalie only three times. The second game of the series was the most exciting and nerve grinding of the entire season. At 8:50 of the third period, Vocational was trail¬ ing by one goal and needed two to win. So Elmer Skov saw this and took the puck from Martin Zorica and scored. Then Elmer got a pass from Dick Bendick and pulled the goalie out and trickled the puck in the open goal at 19:00. The star of the W.S.S.A. Finals was Elmer Skov. Facts About The Hockey Team— Guess who the two players are who spent the most time in penalty box, yes, that ' s right, Martin and Joe Zorica . . . The most gentleman player is Elmer Skov . . . The first official goal was scored by Elmer Skov. Elmer ' s brother Glen made it last year . . . The first penalty was given to Joe Zorica . . . The Windsor Star calls Martin Zorica the “Bad Man of the Vocational team . . . The three top scorers of the team: Martin Zorica, Elmer “Flash” Skov, and Scot¬ ty” Bissett . . . Close behind them came Dick Bendick, Bob Brown, and Rudy Daldin. • Semi-Final Playoffs When the Semi-Final Playoffs came around we found Patterson our oppo¬ nent, the same as last year. We played the first game on a Monday and beat the Panthers 7 to 3. We played the second and last Semi-Final game on a Wednesday and white¬ washed them 5 to 0. We won the Semi- Finals by a good-looking score of 12 to 3. BOYS ' SPORTS • HOCKEY TEAM ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONS Back Row — Bob Smith, Trainei Robert Bridges. Middle Row — Jim Ash. Student Manager Rudy Daldin $te e Slavik Jack Siddlc Elmer Skov Jerry Slavik Mr. F. Barnes, Coach. Front Row — Bob Brown Martin Zorica Ronald Bendick Murray Cameron Dick Bendick. Absent — Scotty Bissett Joe Zorica Basil Vandenhcrghc • HOCKEY W. D. Lowe Vocational students can again claim the best secondary school hockey team in Windsor. For the third year in succession, Vocation¬ al ' s brilliant hockey team remained undefeated. No words we know could express praise enough for captain Martin Zorica and his team. The hockey schedule for the 48-49 season started on December 15, 1948, with Tech lined up against Sandwich, whom we defeated 5 to 3. The next game was against Assumption whom we trampled 9 to 2. Then, after trampling As¬ sumption, we walked all over Patterson 7 to 0. Then came the toughest team we found to beat — Walkerville—they held us to a 3 to 3 tie. Kennedy, the second place team, met us, but we defeated them too—6 to 2. We had played every team in the league now and we started all over. We met Sandwich again and plastered them 7 to 2. Patterson and Assumption came up to meet us and went down to a tune of 9 to 1 and 4 to 2 respectively. We met Walkerville again and made up for the tie in the first game by edging them 4 to 3. Around Kennedy came again, and again we spanked them 4 to 1. This completed the schedule for the 48-49 season. The next games we played were the Semi-Final Playoffs. PAGE SIXTY-FOUR •THE TOWERS ' 1 9 4 8 — 1 9 4 9 BOYS ' SPORTS • GYM TEAM lPictured l.elt to Right) Al Harris, Mac Dunbar, Fred Alienhoff, Richard l.aieunnessc. Carl Glaaewaki, Nicky Krayacich, John Gordash, Rolland Hcwson, Marvin Johnson, Bill Ewaschuk. Rudolphc Gclinas, and Philip Burback. (Absenf from photo ) Ron Harris and Mike Sozonchuk. • GYM TEAM The Vocational Gym Team is still progres¬ sing rapidly towards becoming the best in On¬ tario and maybe even in Canada. The gym team has been active since the beginning of the year. They have visited the University of Michigan at AnnArbor twice, and have had the Turner Club over to our school once. Marvin Johnson, all-around Provincial Champ in 1948, made a trip to Montreal for a well-known health magazine. In Montreal he demonstrated his gymnastic ability along with other top-ranking performers. Mike Sozon- chuck and Mac Dunbar visited the Turner Club of Detroit once to display their showmanship abilities at a party. Under the guiding hand of “Flash Bulb Bernie Newman, the Gym Team practices every night if possible. The Team plans on entering the Provincial Gymnastic Meet in Toronto this year. • CROSS COUNTRY The Cross-Country Track Meet was held as usual this year with a good list of entries. Joe Sobocan broke the tape for the seniors when he crossed the finish line at 20 minutes and 21 seconds. John Bryant and Bill Veres came in second and third respectively. Bill Fioret won in the junior group with a time of 24 minutes and 24 seconds. Stan. Aver and C. Rossell came in second and third respectively. These boys can be proud of their time in these events. Red Cross Assembly . . . (Continued from Page 58) Lady Provincial Nursing Officer, and Mrs. M. Jones, O.B.E., Lady District Officer. Mrs. Anderson gave out the certificates. She told us that the St. John Ambulance Bri¬ gade goes as far back as the Crusades and is the oldest order of chivalry in the world. It is a British organization, but any nationality may enter. By completing our First-Aid course we can contribute greatly to the public after we graduate. Some of us may want to devote our life to the nursing career. It is not an easy task to complete your First-Aid course successfully, but it is an hon¬ our worth striving for. PACE SIXTY-IIVH • SENIOR BASKETBALL —By JOHN KUPICKI The uaion of 48-49 found the luckless Lowe (quad without a playoff birth. In the opening game against St. Joei, the Roughriders walked off with a 33-28 victory. The fir� t half of the game wa� exceptionally rough with many foul being called against both teams. Play was very fast in the first half although the scor¬ ing was very low, and ending with St. Joes, on top by a 17-14 score. In the second half both teams slowed down and played a smoother brand of ball. Macko, Skarbek and Bissett were scorers getting 8, 6 and 6 points respecti¬ vely. In the followinj game with Sandwich. Lowo lost a heartbreaker by the score of 48-41. The game was featured by smooth playing on the part of the Lowe team. Bissett and Skar¬ bek were high scorers with 10 and 8 points. Losing their next two games to Kennedy and Walkerville by scores of 43-32 and 43-38, the Roughriders had a 3 loss and 1 win record. Coach Arnold Harrison, very determined to make the play-offs, began to bear down on the squad in practices. Entering their fifth game against the Assumption Purple Raiders, the Lowe team were heavy underdogs. Flooring their regular team, the Roughriders got off to a good start and built up a comfortable lead at half time by the score of 21-19. The feature of the first half was a freak shot executed by Ed¬ die Rocheleau. In the second half, the Assump¬ tion team began to roll and steadily cut down Lowe ' s lead to one point late in the third quar¬ ter. In the fourth quarter, Lowe increased the lead steadily but again was cut down when BOYS ' SPORTS • SENIOR BASKETBAI.I Ufl to Right — P ul Macko Eddv Rochclcau Ed Skarbek Johnny Pillar Bob Dawson Scotly Bissett Pat Mailloux. Macko and Mailloux were put out of the game for committing five fouls. The game ended with Lowe on top by a 33-31 score. With their 2 win—3 loss record, all hopes were shattered when Patterson trounced them by a score of 52-39. Dawson and Bissett scored 10 points each during the contest. In the last game of the season, Riverside edged Lowe by the score of 28-21. This game featured a fast, accurate shoot¬ ing Riverside team taking the measure of a poor looking Lowe squad. • JUNIOR BASKETBALL The opening whistle of the season found St. Joseph ' s visiting Lowe on our floor. The game featured very rough play on the part of both teams. The Lowe cagers started slowly and trailed St. Joe’s by the score of 14 to 10 at half time. This lead was cut down in the sec¬ ond half, Puioll and Varga scoring six points apiece, until final victory, 27 to 25. In the next game. Sandwich took the mea¬ sure of the Roughrider five, and scored a close 29-28 victory over them. This game featured fast, smooth ball-handling on the part of both teams. Late in the last quarter, with Lowe leading by a point. Sandwich scored a fast bas¬ ket which won the game. With a win and a loss under their belt, the Lowe players dropped four straight games—to Kennedy, Walkerville, Assumption, and Patter¬ son—all thes e teams proving to be very tough opponents. In the final game, Lowe trimmed Riverside and ended the season with two vic¬ tories and five defeats. • JUNIOR BASKKTBAII Botk Ron — J. Siddlc 0. Burkoski J. Pillsr B. Bortolloltl N. Ysrco M. Invcrarity Front A’oir- I.. Panontin L. Truant D. Scott M. Cameron M. Uhrin. Compliments ol MAYOR Compliments of the S. S. KRESGE CO. LTD. • • Windsor’s Most Modern and Up-to-Date Variety Store BOWL Air-Cooled CRESCENT LANES 1055 Ottawa St. Phone 3-0960 Summer Bowling Compliments ol WeFs Candies Compliments ol Walkerville Lumber Ltd. -• - 604 Walker Rd. — 4-4375 Compliments of the CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE ... Ottawa and Gladstone Branch WINDSOR. ONT. Compliments of Ken Wiley Pharmacy 2300 Howard Ave. Phone 3-1112 0. R. BENSETTE 306 Ouellette Avenue 157 Erie St. E. CREENWAYS 736 Ouellette Avenue BOYS ' SPORTS • RUGBY TEAM Front How —Rudy Daldin, Johnny Bertelli, J«ck Altenhof, Jim Ash, Joe Ivan, John Balen, Chuck Maxim, Bob Dorion. Middle Row—Angelo Santarossa, Jerry Melodic, Don Scon, Morris Lcdoux, Bobby Dawson, Scotty Bisscti, Jack Donaldson. Ernie Kovosi. Heniy Hazel, Doug Price. Nick Papp. Back How —Mr. John Murray (Coach), Bob Paterson. Santo Kopak (Equipment Manager), taffy l.a- framboise (Water Boy), Jerry Slavik. Morris Berthiaume, Len Riberdy, Jack Siddle. Missing—Joe Balga, John Kupicki, Mel Rice. • SOCCER The soccer season was not at all bad for Vocational fans. Mr. Malkin, the great big husky coach, had the team out almost every night after school practicing. Vocational played four games, being de¬ feated three times and tieing once. They lost to Patterson 3 to 2, Riverside 4 to 0, and Walkcrville 1 to 0. The tied game was played against Ken¬ nedy. Even though they never won a game they had a great team on the field. They had spirit and co-operation, two of the three necessities of a championship team. They lacked support from the students, the third necessity. Gates and Skarbek were the outstanding players on the team, but every member of the team deserves credit, even the coach. • RUGBY The season of 48-49 proved Lowe ' s Rough- riders much smoother than the records carry them. Led by captain Jimmy Ash, the team defeated Kennedy in the first game of the sea¬ son 6—0. Although dropping their next four games to rugged opponents, the teamwork pro¬ ved well, as four of the team notables were chosen for mention berths in the city. Classy backfielder Scotty Bissett was cho¬ sen for the honourable mention berth and three linemen, Jimmy Ash, Joe Ivan, and Donald Do¬ rion were chosen for the mention berths. Coach Johnny Murray hopes to have an improved team next fall, despite the fact that a few injured players including Joe Balga and Melvin Rice will not see action. • SOCCER TEAM Front How— J. McArthur, R. Baker, XT. Prymsck, P. Smith. N. Steptoe. K. Simpson, C. McDonald, L. Beveridge. S. Kosty. Back How —N. Hall, E. Gates. J. Tracy, J. Bryant. E. Skarbek (Captain), R. Giles, Mr. Y. A. Malkin. (Coach), R. McSephney, E. Browell. N. Fotynuk. R. Doan. Missinf, —A. Zdonek. L. Smith. C. Atkins. R. Maisonville, R. Brown. PAGE SIXTY-EiGH ' l BOYS ' SPORTS • INTERMEDIATE TRACK TEAM John Becic Gordon Scratch Harold Hewitt Mr. J. Murray J oc Sobocan Ken Coon Phil Bur back. • TRACK AND FIELD The intermediate track team went down to Windsor Stadium to compete in the Windsor Secondary Schools Association annual track meet. The team had high hopes of winning the championship as it was composed of some star athletes. Burback and Becic, the two top per¬ formers of the team, tied first for individual honours, each with 16 points to his credit. Although strongly paced by these two, the rest of the team lacked in performance. Scratch and Mailloux didn’t quite make the grade in the hurdles. Coon, throwing the discus, missed get¬ ting some points as his heaves were short. In the half mile, Sobocan placed fifth, also missing the point mark. Hewitt, in the pole vault, lost out in inches. Patterson won this championship. In London, however, it was a different story. Competing for the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association Intermediate Track title, the team came through with flying colours. Six members of the team competed. Burback and Becic were again the main cogs, placing in every event record. Becic, who broke the shot-put record in Windsor five days pre¬ viously, broke another one at London with a heave of 44 feet. His throw at Windsor was better, estabishing a record of 45 feet, which will remain for a long time. Coon won the discus throw, collecting two points. Sobocan, Scratch, and Hewitt made good tries, but didn t quite manage to collect any points. Mr. Murray was a proud man as he posed with the team when they had their picture taken for the Year Book. • • • GOLF TOURNAMENT —By BOB CONROY The annual Windsor Secondary Sc hools Asrociation Golf Tournament was held at Rose- land Golf Club, Thursday, September 23, 1948. The weather was not too ideal for golf as the v ind was rather strong and quite cool. Very good scores were turned in. Ken¬ nedy Collegiate Institute, the winners of the tournament, turned in a score of 361. Our Vocational team came a very good second with a score of 384. Rudy Cherniak, 88} Peter Salich, 96; Ronald Bcndick, 97; Emil; Breschuk, 103; Dick Bendick, 106. Sandwich followed with 394, Walkerville with 400, and Patterson with 446. As you see, the competition was very stiff and the boys of the team deserve congratula¬ tions and, of course, Mr. Augustine, the coach. • GOLF TEAM Dick Bcndick Mr. Augustine Emil Breschuk Ron Bendick Rudy Cherniak Absent — Peter Salich. C1D HOCKEY CHAMPS— Hurrah for our team! We won the Inter¬ form Hockey Championship. Yes, for the first time in a- long as most of the school teachers can remember, a Commercial first form team won the championship. Yes, Cll) li l it. Here are summaries of the names: C1D 5 vs TIB •—TIB got the final goal in 15 minutes .we time. Star Cameron. ClD 11 vs TIE 5— t il) had the first goal lead and kept it. Star Dawson. ClD 11 vs T1D 4 —Dawson. Cameron scored .1 goals apiece. Star Price. 4 goals: Bob Mar¬ tin scored 1. ClD 23 vs TIB 1 — Dawson and Bill Martin shone. Star Bill Martin (goalie). ClD 5 vs T1F 4 —Cll) came from behind and Dawson scored 2 goal ' in 5 minutes. Star I awson. ClD 8 vs T1A 4 —ClD took a quick lead and kept there. Star Cameron. ClD 4 vs T1F 3 — Ml players were outstanding a Cll) took the CHAMPIONSHIP. Dawson got the winning goal with an assist by Bob Martin. Star Bill Martin. Ml scored the goals that helped ClD put the championship in the hag. Three of the players made the all-s ' .ar team: Bill Martin. Coal; Bo ' i Dawson. Right Forward: and Mur- rav Cameron. Centre. Good luck next year. Cll). T2F HOCKEY NEWS— The second form hockey championship was won by T2F. The team was sparked In such players as Elmer (Hip) Sko . Jack (Slug ' Em) Siddle. Steve Slavick. Peter Salich and Donald Shaver. The first game that was played by the T2F team against T2E was won by T2F. 12-5. The star of this game was forward Pete Salich. The outstanding goal tender. I.indy (Turk) Whi¬ ted. allowed only three shots to get by him. The 2nd. 3rd. and 4th games were won by I2F. 12-5. 7-(i and 11-8 respectively. Pictures at right are from top to bottom: ClD Hockey, T2F Hockey, TIB Soccer and T2E Soccer. —By RONALD ASSEF, ClD The Future of TOMORROW HOLDS GREAT POSSIBILITIES FOR THE YOUTH OF TODAY — Arc you taking full advantage of the oppor¬ tunity afforded you, toward that goal? WINDSOR AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION WINDSOR, ONTARIO 19 4 9 “TH E TOW ER S ”_I 9 4 8 - ♦ _ PAGE SEVENTY-ONE ♦ ylLUMMI M tW§ DID YOU KNOW . . . That Frank Bowden, Jr., is the manager of Canadian Chalmers Co., located in Calgary. Alberta. Bill Brockenshire is estimator tor the Allan Construction Co., locally. Fred Brookbanks is office manager for Aulcraft Paints Ltd.. Toronto, and is a member of the School Board for North York Township. Albert Carley. a basketball star of ' 28 and ' 29. is Assistant Master Mechanic of the Chrys¬ ler Corporation. That hard-hitting hockey defenceman Ro¬ ger Protilx is in charge of the Employment Of¬ fice at Chrysler . Other former hockey players holding down responsible positions at Chryslers are Emerald Awad (the gent with the ever growing family) and Tom Tobin. Norman Cushman who -till holds the 100 yard dash record locally, i- the chief Engineer of Reliance ircraft and Tool Co.. Belleville. Ontario. Clancy Fisher, a former pupil and teacher at Lowe Vocational School, is now Shop Direc¬ tor at Vocational School in Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario. Julius Goldman is Professor of Mathema¬ tics at Detroit Institute of Technology. George Jacquemain. a star lineman on our first Rugby team, is Vice-President and General Manager of DeVilbiss Co.. Windsor. Maurice Kelk is Production Engineer of Turnbull Elevator Co.. Toronto. John Kelton is an engineer at the Ford Motor Company. Gord Kirkwood is a Designer in the En¬ gineering Office at Canadian Bridge Co. Ken Libby is proprietor of Universal Tools Limited. Canada Building. Windsor. Alex Odevseff is Designing Engineer with Beech Aircraft Co.. Wichita. Kansas. Allan Padget is manager of Phillips Oil Company. Atlanta. Georgia. George Rogers is an instructor in Sheet Metal work at Niagara Falls Vocational School. Frank Pengally is instructing in the same subject at Cornwall Vocational School. Mr. Herbert Stott, the electrical instructor is a former student of this school. Murray Smith is proprietor of S. K. D. Tool Co.. Amherstburg. Bob Thompson is Superintendent of Motor Products Corporation. Frank Hull is purchasing agent for the same firm. Charles Weese is Assistant Director of Map Division for Department of Transport. Ottawa. Roger Lauzon is proprietor of Interna¬ tional Tool Company. John Tingle is proprietor of Border Too! and Die Company. Wesley Wade is a printer at the Ford Mo¬ tor Company. DID YOU KNOW . . John Sieber is Engineer in charge of Quali¬ ty Control of Canadian Industries Paint Divi¬ sion. Toronto. Harry Heyden was elected president of one oi Windsor ' s must active fraternities, A.K.O. Norm Hull is on the Editorial staff of Windsor ' s best newspaper. Patrick Lauzon is First Vice-President of Ford local 200. Mike Patrick is a city alderman represen¬ ting Ward 1. Joe Lefaive was elected to the Riverside Counsel. Incidentally, the manager of Empire and Tivoli Theatres are Ed Lamoureux and Joe Le¬ faive. two of Miss Green’s best pupils. We have about twenty-five former students on the police force and also a number of fire fighters. If you have any difficulties at the City Hall, consult Eugene Langlois, Donald New¬ man or Isabel Barron who arc employed there. Vaughan Courier master mechanic at the Timken Roller Bearing. St. Thomas, and on Sunday takes up the collection for Rev. Frank Swackhammer, who is rector of Centre Street Baptist Church. Rev. Arthur Meloche, who attended here in 1934. is located at St. Alphonsus Church. Joe Burns is on the editorial staff of the Dayton Herald. Ernie Milne. Chairman of our 25th Anni¬ versary. has been appointed Chief of the Inspec¬ tion Dept, of Ford ' s. Alfred Hardie is manager of the Real Es¬ tate Department of Toronto General Trusts, lo¬ cated in Ottawa. Wm. P. Fazackcrley is manager of Peat Business Service locally. Wilfred Cada is Manager of Salt Division C.I.L.. London. Stan Thompson is Ford and Monarch dea¬ ler located in Chatham. Clarence Lee is Salary Roll Paymaster at Chryslers. Cliff Riley is Parts Pricing Supervisor at Chrysler ' s. Geo. Vandooren, Harry Lazar, William Benca and He ' en Darocy are in their final year at Wayne University. Detroit. Geo. Rowland is in his final year in Politi- tical Economy at Western. Frank Hutnik was married recently. June Rosaasen married Allan Smith. Norine Noble won the coveted honors of Miss Western On¬ tario last fall. Mr . C. G. Ru-scll (Stella Kre- cul ) has a new secretary at Monterey Park. California. Murray Smith of Amherstburg won the prize for catching the largest speckled trout in the Bruce Peninsula in 1948 season, a three- and-one-half pound beauty. Peter J. Bates is a Lieutenant in R.C.N.. serving on H.M.C.S. Magnificent. He married Gwen Knapp and lives at 21 Vernon St.. Halifax “THE TOWERS I 9 4 S — 19 4 9 PAGE SEVENTY-TWO FIRST PRIZE— A SHORT STORY— By HENRY HAZEL, T4B A heavy dense fog descended upon the little town of Puce and 1 was at a loss as to my sense of direction. I glanced at my watch—3:00 a.m., and still, as far as 1 knew. I was no where near home. After walking several minutes I came to what looked like “Home Sweet Home . AH was dark and silent in the house. Slow¬ ly I turned the door knob, but, to no avail; the door was locked. I shuddered to think what might happen if Paw should awake and find me out so late. To avoid any trouble. I decided to go in through the bedroom window. Slowly 1 lifted up the bedroom window and crawled in head ■first. No sooner did I enter, then the window came down with a resounding and thunderous crash. My heart skipped five beats during that seemingly everlasting five seconds that I waited. But no one came. I was then sure everyone was dead asleep. Seating myself on a chair, I took off my shoes. I took a deep breath and felt eased at the thought that I was safely in the house without a care or worry in the world. Finding the chair very hard. I decided to tiptoe over to the bed. For years I had taken those few steps to the bed. but tonight of all nights. I had taken six steps resoundly right into the wall. With five more pounds force I would have walked through the wall. My brain began to function and I knew then that if the bed was not on this side it was on the other. With an about-face anil out¬ stretched band 1 passed slowly forward. — — Crash. 1 then drove my clumsy bony knee directly into a dresser bureau. Again 1 tried to search for the bed. With two painful paces I found the bed. Slowly 1 slid my hand along the bed rail: my hand then went over an oddly- shaped bedpole. That ' s funny . since when did we own a lied with such a peculiar-shaped head¬ piece ?” A million thoughts ran through my head. The chair in the room, never do I recall having a chair in nty room: the five paces to the wall, the lied, the ease with which the window alien¬ ed. ”1 was in the wrong house! A wave of panic surged through me as 1 heard the low muffling sound of an automobile and saw the light flash by as a car drove up the driveway. I then heard the voices of people and the slam of a car door. What was I to do? Where did I leave my shoes? Groping about the floor on hands_ and knees. I searched intensively. “Ah. 1 found them. At the instant that l heard the key in the door 1 flung open the window and raced limpingly down the street. The fog had lifted. As 1 walked home. 1 rejoiced that I had escaped from the neighbour ' s house safely. My next problem was to gain entrance into mv own bedroom without distur¬ bing the family.’ I lifted the latch of the hack door, entered the kitchen, turned the knob of the living room door and climbed the stairway. Creek, creek — tho e unfriendly stairs. Paw heard a noise but knowing that occasionally 1 walked in my sleep, he said: Joe. go hack to lied, ii is too early to get up — go to sleep. These were the kindest words to my ears — my fears were gone. 1 uttered a sleepy response, and finally reached my own lied in safety. SECOND PRIZE- SECRET FEELINGS REVEALED By JANE BALLANTYNE Oh Diary: I don ' t know how much longer I can keep this pretense up. The longer it is. the more hate there is in my heart for him: and the one thing I ' don ' t want to happen is that my love for Mother is starting to turn, too. only because of her love for him. and her willingness to be or¬ dered. and pushed around in her own house. Before there was always Carol. Mom. and I. and of course. Uncle Joe. Dad died when we were very young. But we were always hap¬ py. We lived in a pretty little house which Dad had bought before he died. Carol and 1 had a cheerful little room where the sun peeped into our window in the morning, which made every¬ thing look bright and fresh. I ' ll always remem¬ ber that little room, and hope I ' ll have another like it some day. When we were old enough to take care of ourselves, coming from and going to school. Mom got a job. She wanted to help buy some things for the house, and a little extra spending money. She liked working and enjoyed the people she met. Then all at once we noticed a great change in her. She seemed as if she was in a daze or dream all the time she was home. She said crazy, silly little things which didn ' t mean much, but which were enough to tell my uncle she was in love. Uncle Joe was always good to us and 1 could tell him some things 1 couldn ' t even tell Mom. He was good to us like a father, and now I often wonder why Mom never married him. because I knew he was always in love with her. Maybe, if he had lived, things wouldn ' t be like this now. Mam star ted to go out frequently at night and to leave us at home more than ever. She 19 4 8 19 4 9 PAGE SEVENTY-THREE ■THE T OtERS ' acted as a young girl and looked nicer and hap¬ pier than ever before. Before his death. Uncle loe came to see us more than ever, because he knew we were unhappy and lonely. It was on one of his visits, that Mother came home a little eirlier than usual. She asked if he would come to dinner the following night mentioning that she was bringing a guest. That night when we were in bed. Mom came in. She asked. How would you like me to stay home all the time and not to work any¬ more? Carol and f were very happy over this new plan and went to sleep more happily than we had for a long time. Next night Mom arrived home earlier than usual, loaded down with parcels, laughing and talking to a man we hail never seen before. Dinner was all ready when Uncle Joe arrived. We sat down to what 1 thought, was going to be a pleasant meal. The man. whom we were told to call Dave, was very pleasant to us. but he seemed to avoid Uncle Joe as much as pos¬ sible. They acted as if they had met before and weren ' t on friendly terms. We were almost finished when Mom said she had an announcement to make. It was so unexpected, that I didn ' t know whether to cry or laugh. She just simply said that Dave and she were getting married right away, and she had |iiit her job already. Sitting there. I look¬ ed about to sec the expressions on the other four faces. Mom. happy, blushing, with shining eyes; Dalvc. smug, superior, with smiling face. Was he a man that a girl could be proud to have as a father, and he aide to love? Carol didn ' t understand much, but all she cared about was that she was getting a new daddy. That ' s when I really started to dislike him. I didn ' t know him yet, but I knew 1 could never love him as a father, or as I love Uncle Joe. Uncle Joe smiled calmly, not his usual merry smile, but more forced. After the excitement of the news was over. Daive wanted to celebrate. He brought along some drinks to pep the night along, so he said. Right then I knew Mom had listened to her heart rather than her head. 1 couldn ' t understand how she had fallen in love with this man. It just wasn ' t like her. 1 noticed the disappointed look on Uncle Joe ' s face. He drank a toast with them, wishing them happiness together, excused himself, and left quite hurriedly. Dave was at rest now. Uncle Joe was gone. He kept on drinking, and talking to Carol. He was drawn to her at once, as s ' he was so like Mom. and Uarol made friends so easily. I was referred to as the old man ' s kid. which hurt me deeply. I was glad that Mom suggested that we go to bed, although Carol didn ' t come right away. This was a help. They came in to say good night. Carol kissed him. but I couldn ' t possibly do such a thing, when my heart was crying and 1 was on the verge of crying. I pre¬ tended to he -too sleepy to talk. I was still awake when Dave left for home and Mom came in to see if we were asleep. Carol was asleep, but sleep was impossible for me that night. When-she saw that I was awake she sat down to talk to me. She asked how I liked our new Daddy. Rather than hurt her feelings T told my biggest lie then. I told her I thought lie was rather loud, but that he should make a good father. This made her very hap¬ py. while fear and hope was rising in my heart. 1 hoped that some day I really would fed he was a good father. This all happened four years ago. hut much has happened to us since then. Only two months after mother was married, Dave lost his job. and never has had a steady job since. Usually every night he comes home at six-thirty, as do all the rest of the men in the neighbourhood, and expects supper to be ready for him. One would think that he has worked in a factory all day. But Dave has a professional job — a gambler. This is the man chosen as a husband, and father. Worst of all. I hate him for what is hap¬ pening to mother. From a lovely lady she has changed to an aging old woman. She never laughs and smiles with us anymore. She is getting to look like the rest of the women of the neighbourhood — old. worn and tired, al¬ though she dresses neatly. These women look like this, because of the cleaning they have to do. to keep these dirty slums cleaned. Carol still thinks the world of him. and Mom holds him lord of the manor; but my feel¬ ings will never change now. I know if things don ' t change soon. I ' m going to fly up at him as soon as he starts throwing slams at me. 1 know I ' ll spoil things for Mom, but 1 can ' t keep from saying these things much longer. It is almost supper-time now. and 1 can hear Mom pacing back and forth to the window and stove. She seems nervous and restless late- le. I think she is dissatisfied with Dave. He doesn ' t get home till late now. and he ' s jumpy, and is very rude to her. The only time 1 ever saw her that way before was the day we lost our little house two years ago. It seems Dave owed money out to everyone, for wines and cards. Then he thought his luck would change if he bet on the horses. He lost more money than ever. During one of his drinking spells, pressure was put on him for the money he owed. This frightened him badly. He signed the house over for part payment. This almost broke Mom ' s heart. She cried and told Dave she would never forgive him. but it didn ' t last long, because Dave won her over again. We sold most of our furniture, except what we needed. We kept moving to dirtier and poorer neighbourhoods, although Mom kept the house spotless. As soon as Dave ran up a bill, lie would want to move. Mom would tell him they would catch up to him sooner or later, but he didn ' t care, and said “He wouldn ' t do it again. He always has that smug, superior way of his. I ' d better go down now. as Dave doesn ' t like to be kept waiting and especially by me. He thinks there couldn ' t be a youngster worse than I. I guess he knows 1 will never accept him. Mom doesn ' t know how things are be¬ tween us. and I don ' t want her to know either. We ' ve always had our words out when she was not home. When she is home. I: speak to him as little as possible, so as not to cause unplea¬ sant words. He is nice to me when Mom is home. There ' s someone coming, so I ' ll close for tonight. Oh Diary. I hope he is not angry tonight, because I know I won ' t keep my feelings back much longer; and I do not want to come be¬ tween him and Mom. I wouldn ' t want her to hate me. Goodnight. PAGE SEVENTY-FOUR THE TOWERS 1 9 4 R 19 4 9 Dear Diary: 1 haven ' t written ior almost a week, not since the night that Dave did not come home. Mont was more restless and nervous than ever. She walked the floor, looked out the window al¬ most all ni ' ht. Next morning she pretended that she was not worried. Just as we were finishing breakfast there was a loud knock at the door. Mom jumped up and ran to the door. It was a policeman. He asked her many questions we could not hear. Then we heard Mom give a cry. She left with him. telling us to go to school. We got home that night faster than ever before, as we ran all the way. Dave was dead! It was not till later that we found out that he was shot during a hold-up the night before. He was buried a couple of days later. 1 cried all that night. It wasn’t really lor him I was crying, but for Mom. Mow she will have to start life all over again. I know she ' ll try her hardest to get another little house for us. and I want to help her all 1 can. 1 realize now that the first night 1 met him 1 was just as much in the wrong as he was. I disliked him before I even knew him. and most of all I never even tried to know him. 1 turned away from Mom and Carol, too. Maybe they saw some good, loveable things in 1: in that I tried my hardest not to find out. That is all gone now. it will seem only like a dream to Carol and me later, but I know Mom will never get over it. 1 feel this a turning point in our life, and luck is coming our way. There i- one thing I have to admit even to my¬ self — this has made me grow up and come to my senses. Goodnight. Diary. THIRD PRIZE— A FRIEND By MARIO YOIN. T4B-A John, the fur trader, jumped from his chair when he saw the lank figure go by his office. He ran to the door and yelled, Tim! Hey, Tim!” A tall half-breed trapper stopped for a moment, then walked back to John ' s office. Howdy. John. he said. “What ' s all the commotion?” . , Tint. I received a letter from Ontario ' s Trappers Association telling us that most of the valuable fur-bearing animals in this district are being killed ofi by bloodthirsty mountain lions. What ' s another mountain lion got to do with me?” questioned Tim. They help us keep wild life properly bal¬ anced and all that, but it is a pity to see a few- innocent dead deer in this valley and a valuable dead fox or mink in the next. Something ' s got to be done about it. The Government is paying as high as $2 X .00 for every pelt you turn in , argued John. Not much I can do with the equipment I ' ve got , replied Tim. There certainly is! John exloded. You can buy yourself a better gun. one that lias more power, and throw that pea-shooter away. ' Tim smiled grimly. Well, I reckon it s an opportunity. I ' ll go and hunt with what I ' ve got and if it ' s a good business. I’ll buy a new gun next spring when I come back. With that. Tim thanked the fur-trader for the good advice, and started out. But. Thu! But. Tim 1 You ' re not pre¬ pared. ' . argued John. Oh, I ' ll get along”, said Tim, already on his way. Going hack to his trap line west of town, Tim thought over John ' s words. It did not make him too happy to know that a greater hunter than he lurked somewhere in the sha¬ dows. _ . Following a slow winding creek, he noticed the trail of a mountain lion, the prints not over a day old. Ilis movements from here on were cautious and he proceeded with great care. By the time he reached the gorge, the sun had be¬ gun travelling toward the horizon. It was this, the setting rays of the sun. that reflected a sleek, dark b-own shadow in the pool below. It was a lion crouched on an overhanging branch waiting for his prey to pass underneath. 1 witch¬ ing his tail nervously he moved slowly to a new position, and made ready to leap. Tim ' s heart began to pound and with a flash, the ping of a rifle broke the silence fol¬ lowed bv a heavy thud and a screaming screech was heard for miles, as the monster leaped in mid-air. and fell helpless to the ground. The male, who was in the nearby .shrub¬ bery. sighted the tragedy of his mate, and was off in leaps and hounds before Tim had a chance to sec it. A skilled hand and a few well-placed stroke:, of his skinning knife, a sudden jerk, and the animal was skinned within a matter of a few minutes, and Tim was under-way again as if nothing had happened. He crossed a shallow valley and headed toward an opening in the face of a cliff. Look¬ ing hack now and then, knowing that male lion would follow the scent of his mate ' s pelt. Tim saw the lion’s head bobbing up and down be¬ hind bushes, but lie was too far away to shoot It was strange territory to Tim. but he remembered the gorge slightly. It was in the early spring of last year that he had heard the wailing scream of a wounded hear in this gorge. He grinned at the thought. Curious to know what was below, lie slowly crept into the gorge and found a giant male, the largest hear he had ever seen, with its paw caught under a rock slide. Apparently it had been there for some time, for its ribs si lowed through the tawnv hide, and his eyes were dull with prolonged pain. Since Tim was an honest hunter, and knew that the hear was out of season, he de¬ cided that the best thing that lie could do was to rescue the animal. From a scrub pine, he had cut a stout branch. Then staying away from those terrible daws, had pried the great boulder away. Tim remembered the hear- eves watching him as he worked. Hostile? No — almost knowing. Once he had slipped, and for a second was within reach of the free paw. but the animal never moved. And when the rock finally gave way. the hear had withdrawn its injured foot, stared at him for a short space of time, then hobbled away 1 With dusk coming on. Tim hurried on to reach camp before darkness. He entered a THE t o v e r s 19 4 8 — 19 4 9 PAGE SEVENTY-FIVE dense forest from which the light had almost gone. Glancing, as usual, behind him, lie noticed a pair of green, slanting eyes gleaming in the darkness, almost hypnotic and only a few rods behind him. . Tim suddenly jumped behind a stump. It was impossible for him to aim the rifle in the darkness. He fired twice, hoping to frighten the lion away, but instead, a loud bellow res¬ ponded. Tim knew that the animal must he wounded. He knew better than to investigate in the darkness, so he hurried off. Tint ' s lungs were burning. He darted from boulder to boulder and then the cat spotted hint again, and whined painfully. Run 1 Run! His legs were shaky and wouldn ' t respond any Ion- £ C r. There was a turn off into the gorge, and he dashed for it. At that moment he slipped around the edge of the rock shelf. He knew that he had lost his trail and had come to a dead end of the gorge. Tim was dismayed. Ahead of him was a big flat saucer: it was a dead end. No place to hide, not even a stone to throw. His gun was nearly empty and in the failing light he would most probably waste his shots. There would be then nothing between him and death under the lion ' s claws! The cat c ame in sight, limping closer and closer, finally halted, and crouched, but at a few yards from Tim ' s corner. There he growled and snarled for a long time. His face was a mask of pain, while in his eyes, fires danced, for his long search had come to a conclusion. Tim brought his gun to the shoulder and the gun gave a sharp click, click. The gun misfired. Suddenly, a dead silence fell, and the lion moved closer. Tim saw a blot of Mood left on the right hind hip. When he had first met the lion his bullet had just grazed the hip. It had nbt done any serious damage. It was only a minor injury which roused the animal ' s anger! Tim tried to close his eyes but they wouldn ' t move. There was a flash of dark brown front the rocks above — a scream of animal fury broke the deadly stillness. The huge cat went down under the big bear ' s charge. The lion cried out only once, squirming against the terrible embrace of those sinewy paws. Then the bear’s teeth cut off the rest of the sound. The bear’s paws raked the prostrate figure until it was still. Then the bear turned and looked at Tim. For a full minute their eyes held, then the hear turned, king of his own domain, and walked off. The animal limped with each step, favour¬ ing a mangled paw that had once been crushed. Tim ' s eyes held a strange look. His mind went l ack to the day last spring. Yes, the big hear had paid his debt — in full. THE TREE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WEIGHTS IN THE BALANCE OF NATURE A tree is swayed by the wind thus keeping loose the earth around its roots. The hain trickling down the trunk finds a ready entrance into the ground, thereby replenishing our springs and wells. The foliage breaks the fall of the raindrops, preventing erosion. HONOURABLE MENTION— TO FATHER’S BIRTHPLACE AND BACK By SARAH BOOZE, T3A Father was born in Kalitt Hussin —Syria, to you. His village is situated in a rocky region and the people walk along stoney roads. They a e farmers. They raise rice, corn, wheat, beans, fig trees and grapevines. There are many sheep that pick a living from the stoney soil. The mule is widely used and in spite of his stub¬ born nature proves very helpful. Mother was horn in the same place. The children ' s amusements in the country arc not as highly organized as they are in the city. How¬ ever. the life of the farm and the freedom of country life entertains and amuses the children. The boys, of course, have to go to school front 9:00 a.m. till 4:01) p.m., from September to July. They study Arabic, arithmetic, geography, and boys who wish a high school course have to go to Tripoli or Beyrouth. What about the girls? Oh. the girls go to school up to the age of nine years old or ten. Fcmininists to the rescue! As Viney Czerwieniec says. That ' s not fair . They keep the women dumb! A little correction. If the parents allow their daughters to go to high school and wish to take a special course they go to the city to finish high school. Father came to the U.S.A. and then went hack to Syria to get my mother. They were married in Boston and then moved to Canada. In July of 1948, my parents returned to visit the old home and 1 had the pleasure of going along. We travelled by boat to Bey¬ routh. from Beyrouth we went by bus to Tripoli. The streets at present are narrower now but the government is making wider and better streets. Tripoli i a lively city and the streets are always full of people. Each street is as¬ signed certain types of stores. The stores arc on both sides of the streets and everywhere and anywhere you walk you could hear Syrian music which was coming from the stores. Front Tripoli we went into the country to visit my grandparents. We stayed about three months and one of my occupations was to watch the grapevines and pomegranite trees, as the fruit of the trees were often stolen. I also spent a good deal of time just visiting and perfecting Syrian, which 1 could speak a little before I left. Was I lonesome for Canada? Not very much. Life was pleasant and I enjoyed the warm climate. Besides, everything was new and interesting. The return was especially interesting. We travelled by airplane with four-engine motors called “Sky Freedom”. We left Damascus on Thursday, December 16, 1948. I left Damascus for Moulton and then on to London. England. We enjoyed two days viewing the city. From London. England, we travelled on a two-motor plane to Iceland, where the wind was travelling forty miles per hour and then Greenland and Gander, Newfoundland. From there we went to Montreal and stayed for one day. By plane we flew to Ottawa. Toronto, London, and then finally to Windsor. PAGE SEVENTY-SIX THE TOWERS -1 I 9 4 8 — 19 4 9 RICHARD HENRY DANA By JUNE SPICER. C3A Probably you have read or seen the pic¬ ture of Two Years Before The Mast but do you know what lead the author. Richard Henry Dana, to write this wonderful book? Dana, when a student of Cambridge University, de¬ cided to take a long sea voyage in order to cure a weakness of the eyes which threatened to spoil his career. Accordingly, he shipped on the brig Pilgrim, bound front Boston round Cape Horn to the western coast of North America, a long and tedious voyage. Dana knew nothing of the sea. and felt very keenly all the discomforts of a sailor ' s life. By degrees the steerage names of things on board became familiar to him. and front then on he was a new being. He soon realized what a busy life this was. The discipline of the ship required every man to be constantly at work when he was on deck, except at night and on Sundays. When the ship was not actually sailing it was being overhauled by the men. licr running gear had to be kept, at all times, ready for any emergencies. Through the late summer and autumn the ship ran on with few adventures upon her southerly course towards Cape Horn. They were now in the region of Cape Horn and saw the Magellan Clouds and the Southern Cross, livery thing was prepared ior the dreaded Cape vvea titer and it dtd not delay its onslaught upon them. A fine specimen of it appeared in a great cloud of dark slate-colour which drove upon them from the south-west: in an instant the sea was lashed into a fury and it became almost as dark as at night. The sailors did their best to take in sail, but a cold sleet and driving hail almost froze them to the rigging, while the sails were stiff and wet, and the ropes and rigging covered with sleet and snow. Day after day passed with little change in the weather. The men ' s clothes were all wet through and they had no means of drying them, and could only change from wet to wetter. They could not read or work below, for the hatches were closed and everything black and dirty. Their only relief was to come below when the watch was out. wring out their wet clothes, hang them up and turn in and sleep until the watch was called again. At night and morning they were allowed a tin pot full of hot tea. swee¬ tened with molasses, which, had as it was. was the only warm food they had. and which with their sea biscuit and cold salt beef comforted them somewhat. The brig expected to trade upon the coast of Upper California, hut instead of going first to Monterey, the seat of government and only cus¬ tom house, where the cargo had to be entered, the captain had orders to put in at Santa Bar¬ bara and wait for the agent, who lived there and transacted all business ior the firm. After they had picked him up they set off for Monterey. After some delay they entered the Bay of Mon¬ terey and found good anchorage where they could lie safe from the Southeasters . which were the chief difficulty on this coast. Trading then began. The ship ' s crew was busy front daylight until dark in the boats, car¬ rying goods and passengers. As soon as the trade slackened at Mon¬ terey. the brig left for Santa Barbara, and there the crew had their first glimpse of what taking up their own cargo would mean. They had come for hides, and had supposed when they left Bos¬ ton that it was on a voyage of eighteen months or two years at the most. It was found that the hides were scarce and yearly becoming scarcer, and it would take a year at least to collect their own cargo; in addition, they learned for the first time that they had also to collect a cargo for a large ship belonging to the same firm which was soon to come up coast. The gloomy prospect of two cr three years at the end of the earth, on a coast almost solitary, and in a country where there was no law. hung over the ship and the men became miserable and in¬ different. Dana was now becoming very anxious as to his own future. If he had to stay with the the Pilgrim for four years, his chances of an¬ other career would he gone forever, for lie would be a sailor in tastes and knowledge, and his companion at college would have gone on and left him far behind. He became eager, as in¬ deed were all the crew, though for different reasons, to get home. But if the worst came to the worst and he was forced to stay at sea. the best lie could do was to qualify himself for an officer, and for that purpose he must learn prac¬ tical seamanship on hoard ship, and must leave his hide-curing and join in the cruising up the coast. When the Alert arrived he obtained per¬ mission from the captain to change with one of the crew and accordingly entered upon a new life at sea once more. The new ship was better in many ways than the Pilgrim, in order and cleanliness, in discipline and good feeling. Dana had mended and generally overhauled his wardrobe during his time ashore and in spare time now had no¬ thing to do but read when he could find a rare hook among the chests of the crew. But this was too good to last and rough weather came on. So the winter through there was little dif¬ ference in the seasons, and the months were given up to collecting the talc of hides that the company expected and taking them down to the hide-house to be prepared for the voyage. With March came the first assurance that the voyage was really drawing to a close. The captain gave orders for the ship to go down to San Diego, to discharge everything from the ship, clean her up. take in hides, wood, water, etc., and set sail for Boston. There followed six weeks of the hardest work they had yet seen, from the gray of the morning till starlight, with only just time to swallow their meals. The crew was a cheery one now. and filled with the hope of home, and songs rose and fell in tune with the work. With over forty-thousand hides, thirty- thousand horns, and barrels of otter and beaver skins, the Alert pulled up anchor and set sail. The ship was only half manned, and loaded so deep that every heavy sea washed her fore and aft. the forecastle leaked, and the journey round the Horn had to he made in the depth of winter, yet the men made the best of it: though drenching rain kept them in a state of discom¬ fort. and scurvy made its ravages upon the crew. All fresh food soon gave out and things were beginning to look bad when they hailed a brig outward hound from New York which gave —-- THE TOWERS 1948 I tl 4 9 _ _ _ PACiE SEVENTY-SEVEN them potatoes and onions and thus arrested the progress of the dread disease. As the ship neared the home port, great preparations went ahead to make her trim. The rigging was set up and tarred, the masts stayed, tlie ship scraped and painted inside and out. fter a voyage of one hundred and thirtv-fivc days they came up the harbour and by night lav snug, with all sails furled, safe in Boston Harbour, the long, perilous voyage ended. In those days the life of the common sailor was very hard. The captains had absolute power and many were brutal and cruel. The members of the crew could do nothing in self- defence while on ship, and except in a case of unprovoked murder, their complaints on shore had little effect. In the story we find many in¬ stances of the harshness which sailors were compelled to endure. Sick men were neglec¬ ted. or set to work when too weak to stand. Everything in the way of clothing the sailor bought from the ship was charged to him at a very high price, and lie was lucky if he had any of his wages left when the ship reached the home port after a long voyage. It is not sur¬ prising that tlie common sailor was careless and reckless. Letter to Doris -- (Continued from Page 25) and later in the Alumni. Last spring. I telephoned a number of former graduates in regard to the reunion. It was amazing how This is Edna Smith of Tech Alumni opened the way for easy con¬ versation. There was a common interest even though I knew some of them slightly or hadn ' t seen them for years. In June, several of the Alumni journeyed to Port Carling to attend the wedding of Bill Tom¬ linson. it was like old times when the crowd gathered to go places. The associations made in the Alumni have lasted through the years. Writing to you about the Alumni prompted me to glance through my Tech N ear Books of l ' )27-28-29. Made me wonder what had become of many of tlie students. Their work, families, joys, and sorrows. While walking through Hudson’s store I met our former classmate Mardie Holding. I nodded, -aid Hello, Mardie and continued on my way. Of a sudden it occured to me I hadn ' t seen Mardie for at least fifteen years and yet I -poke to lie- a s if I was accustomed to meeting Iter. I retraced my steps hut was unable to locate Iter. An opportunity lost. Thus tlie years retreat into tlie past and we lose touch. February marked tile 20th anniversary of the Alumni and it is to lie hoped the spark can he kept alive ail ' d that the Alumni will become a- strong as it should he with so many graduates leaving Vocational School each year. O dear! Talking about time, my family is due in one hour and I haven ' t prepared dinner. Bye now. Doris, and please write soon. As ever. EDNA. (Edna Smith Jackson). □! :□ N N N N N S S N N N N N ' S 11 .s ' Jxepchhon ' ' Ilia! Counts in Printers of “The Towers” For Third Consecutive Year - Minting- Jcri’ice, C iialihj anil hl erji’ilu. r l 11 128 KERRY STREET i order Press w indsor. Ontario s N S N N S s s N s N N � S N S N N S } T. F. FLOOD. Proprietor Phone 3-3951 PAGE SEVENTY EIGHT THE TOWERS 9 4 8 — 1 9 4 9 Jean Fraser: I can ' t get this window open. Mr. Jennings . Mr. Jennings: I challenge your brains, Shirley . Shirley Queen: I ' ll bet you can ' t open that other window . Mr. Jennings: I wouldn ' t think of trying. I might break it . Jean: I challenge YOl ' K brains. Mr. Jennings -ah M . Jennings, quit hitting me. . • • • Mr. Seguin: “Have you a question. Ken? Ken: Oh. I ' ve changed my mind . Mr. Seguin: Does the new one work better? • Barbara Weepers: Jeanne ' s got a bad ca se of pttppv love. Marlene Pastorius: ' What is puppy love? Barbara: The beginning of a dog ' s life . • • S. Acer: Sir. would you give me a sentence for the word influenza? Mr. McManus: She opened the window and In-flu-enza. • • • Mersch: ' I called on my girl last night . Peifer: What happened?” Mersch: She turned out the lights . Peifer: What did you do? Mersch: I can take a hint; I went home . • Parent: Why do you say your report card marks are under water? Ann D: Because they ' re below “C level . • • Johnny Murray: Hey. there, get on your feet . George Turner: What! Have they come off too? • • • Customer: May I try that dress on in the win¬ dow ? Beatrice Starling: We ' d prefer you to use the dressing room. Madam . • • Dan Banda: I have a terrible conscience . Andrew Archibald: What ' s wrong with it? Dan Banda: doesn ' t keep me from doing things —it just keeps me front enjoying them . Betty F.— He ' s always a perfect gentleman when he ' s with nte.” Caroline P.— He bores me. too. • Mr. Bennett: “Strachan. is your homework completed? Jim Strachan: “No Sir . Mr. Bennett: Why not? Jim Strachan: The question didn ' t work, sir . Mr. Bennett: You mean you expected the ques¬ tion to work? Jim Strachan: No sir. I only expected it to co-operate a little more. Mr. McManus: Why did you miss a word in spelling ? Mary: I bad to sharpen my pencil . Mr. McManus: ' You should sharpen your wits . • • • Chuck: What would he the first thing you would do if your were bitten by a mad dog? Mac : I ' d ask for a piece of paper and a pencil . Chuck: ' To make your will? . Mac: No, to make a list oi the people I ' d want to bite . • • • Doctor: Your left ankle is swollen, but I wouldn ' t worry about it . Patient: ' I wouldn ' t worry about it either if your left ankle was swollen . • • • Question: Why is your neck like a typewriter? Answer: Because it ' s Underwood. • • • John Filhnan: ' I put my arm around my girl six times last night. Marco Voin: My goodness, what a long arm vou have. • • • Miss Gignac: Waiter, what ' s this in my soup?” Waiter: Gosh. Miss. I don ' t know one insect from another . • • • Pat Lowe: Stop that sailor, he tried to kiss me . Officer: Aw, don ' t get nervous. There ' ll be another one along in a minute . • • • Mi ke Sozenchtick: We certainly had a won¬ derful time last night for 10 cents. Pat M.: “Yes, it was fun, wasn ' t it? I wonder what my little brother did with it? • • Joan G: Watcha do to your forehead? Jean G: Bit myself . Joan G: Ah. you couldn ' t reach it . Jean G: “I stood on a chair . • • • Miss Stevens: “What is pigskin used for? 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