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

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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.

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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.

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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?