Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FIRST ROW (Left to Right) — Florence Silver, John Jepson, Catherine Frost. SECOND ROW (Left to Right) — Oksana Bluy, Rosalyn Berman, Violet Lang, Lawrence Savlov. SENIOR COMMENCEMENT JUNIOR COMMENCEMENT While the Orchestra played the traditional Academic Occasion , solemn figures marched down the aisles and on to the stage of Oakwood ' s auditorium. It was November 6th, and the Senior Commencement had begun. After the report, the honourable William G. Da vis addressed the graduates. Following the valedictory by Florence Silver and a selection by the orchestra, scholarship win- ners were recognized. After the choir selection there followed the presentation of awards to the honour graduates and of merit pins awarded by the Student Council. To finish a grand evening, a dance was held in the gym. 14 A separate grade twelve commencement was held on December 9th. Mr. Brooks spoke to the graduates and pointed out that, as head of the Classics department, he would have come arrayed in his Roman toga if the other teachers had not been jealous. His witty and memorable address was enjoyed by the entire audience. After interesting selections by the choir and concert band and the presentation of secondary school graduation diplomas, there followed awards to the middle and lower schools. In order to let the evening be a complete success, a dance was held in the games room.

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THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL First Row: (left to right) Vince del Buono, Janet Lewis, Mr. Hepburn (Honorary Presi- dent), Jim Reid (President), Mr. Tovell, Mary Walton-Ball (Sec), Gerry Goldberg. Second Row: Chris Pastucci, Robert Harris, Craig Taylor, Mr. Hobbs (Staff Advisor), Bob Pinkerton, Mr. Nicholson (Treasurer), Ei-nie McCullough, Stuart McBain, Hymie Shustik (Vice-Pres.). THE PRESIDENT ' S REPORT During the 1963-64 school term, Oakwood had many victories which are well covered in the rest of the Oracle. Another victory was that Caput be- came the efficient, product ive team that the stu- dent council should be. Previous councils with over 60 members were so large as to become inefficient. For this reason they were losing support. Bruce Lewis, Caput President in 1961, predicted The Caput that begins work in September 1963 will be radically different from that one that be- gan in 1960 . This statement was confirmed to such a degree in 1963 that I am sure that Bruce would be surprised with the difference. Bruce ' s council was made up of a representative from every form and a representative from every club. This system worked well while Oakwood had 700 students, but by the time the new wing was finish- ed and our population passed 1000 their council had become unwieldy. The next year experienced non-violent revolu- tion. The newly elected executive resigned be- cause of lack of support from the students, and a new system evolved under the chairmanship of Frank Somogyi. Caput was made up of a few grade representatives and club representatives. Bruce Lewis made many recommendations for council which have been put into effect. Grade and club representation has cut down the burden of too many members with a result that this year ' s council was more efficient. By having a teacher ' s committee distribute the funds to the various or- ganizations, many wasteful hours of debate were avoided and a fair distribution of funds was ac- complished. Council accepted their recommenda- tions after very Uttle debating. The Oracle prob- lem was solved by raising the activity fee to the level of other high schools, and giving everyone an Oracle. The grade nines were informed by the vice-president, during their guidance period, of our student council. This step alone has strength- ened. Caput. During 1963-1964 different council proceedings were tested but an informal use of Robert ' s Rules of Order proved to be the best method of conduct- ing Caput meetings. The clubs brought their pro- posals before council until a new constitution was prepared. A class constitution also has been drawn up. These two documents may seem to over-organ- ize the school, but, in order to keep up its strength, Oakwood must be organized to a class level as well as a school level. During 1963-1964 I have chaired the meetings with this definition of Caput in the back of my mind, Caput is a meeting place for student and club representatives to organize and co-ordinate their individual programmes for the benefit of the student body . Everyone of the victories or events that Oakwood experienced in 1963-1964 was due to the co-operation and work of the clubs. These clubs or organizations, working together, have made Oakwood the giant it is this year. But only by th is mutual co-operation will Oakwood remain the giant it wants to be. In closing, I would like to thank Hymie Shustik and Mary Walton-Ball for the countless hours they devoted to Caput in 1964. I would also Uke ' to thank Mr. Tovell, Mr. Hobbs and all of the teachers for not only co-operating with, but guiding coun- cil in 1964. Jim Reid. 13

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. ' ■-£ ' ' .■»• y«. M«.;rf.f AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS MARY AYLING — The Optima Cup for Scholar- ship, Character, and Sportsmanship, presented by the school. ROSALYN HERMAN — The York University Scholarship — The Jessie B. Reade Latin Prize, presented by Mr. G. A. Dunlevie. OKSANA BLUY — The Ontario Scholarship — St. Michael ' s College Alumni Scholarship for Gen- eral Proficiency. WILLIAM BURRITT — The George Bouck Mem- orial Prize for Grade XEI Music, presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bouck. CATHERINE FROST — The Ontario Scholarship — The York University Scholarship. THEODORE GOULD — The A. W. Dunkley Cup for Scholarship, Character and Sportsmanship, presented by Major A. W. Dunkley. CARL HARRIETHA — The Patrick Manning Memorial Scholarship, presented by the Tor- onto Board of Education Assistant Caretakers Association. JOHN JEPSON — The Ontario Scholarship — The Wellington Scholarship in Mathematics. VIOLET LANG — The Ontario Scholarship. FRANCES ROBSON — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for General Proficiency in Grade xm. LAWRENCE SAVLOV — The Ontario Scholarship — The Charles W. Robb Memorial Scholarship, presented by Mr. Malcolm Robb, Q.C. FLORENCE SILVER — The Ontario Scholarship. JAMES TRUSLER — The Donald Hamilton Robb Memorial Scholarship, presented by Mrs. C. W. Robb. STUDENT COUNCIL MERIT PIN AWARDS HOWARD SAGINUR FLORENCE SILVER FRANK SOMOGYI IAN MELZER — The Board of Education Cen- tennial Scholarship for General Proficiency in Grade XH. EDWARD MILLER, ROY WISEMAN — The Oak- wood Home and School Prize for General Pro- ficiency in Grade XII. JOSEPH WOHLGELERNTER — The R. A. Gray Memorial Prize for English and History, a be- quest of the late R. A. Gray. WALTER LUKOWSKY — The R. A. Gray Mem- orial Prize for Mathematics and Science. GARY SEGAL — The W. E. Hanna Memorial Prize for History, a bequest of the late W. E. Hanna. LEILA PANZER — The Dorothy Kilpatrick Prize for English, presented by Miss Dorothy Kil- patrick. MARISA CASTELLARIN — The Board of Educa- tion Centennial Scholarship for General Pro- ficiency in Grade XL RONALD NIKAIDO, CHAIM SHUSTIK — The Oakwood Home and School Prizes for General Proficiency in Grade XL DONNA LEWIS, ISADORE HOROWITZ — The Board of Education Centennial Scholarship for General Proficiency in Grade X. SHIRLEY ZUCKER, ROBERT PINKERTON — The Board of Education Centennial Scholarship for General Proficiency in Grade IX. KLARA HECHT, MARKO KATIC, SAM LOM- BARDO — The Oakwood Home and School Prizes for General Proficiency in Grade X. DONNA ZOSIK, HOWARD MICHAELS — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for General Proficiency in Grade IX. HELENA KAMINSKI — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for English and History in Grade X. JOSEF LAUFER — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for Mathematics and Science in Grade X. DAVID FRANK — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for English and History in Grade IX. PETER TIKOVT — The Oakwood Home and School Prize for Mathematics and Science in Grade DC. KLARA HECHT — The Giris ' Club Junior Trophy. A Famous Shop for Books The Finest Selection of Books in All Branches of Literature to be found in any Book Shop in Canada. Come ' Phone or Write to Us. You are more likely to find the books you want at 765 YONGE STREET The Albert Britnell Book Shop 924-3321 15