Orangeville High School - Red and Blue Yearbook (Orangeville, Ontario Canada)

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Grade XIII Goes To See The Barretts of Wimpole Street by lone Stubbs XIII The play named on the Grade XIII course of study this year was The Barretts of Wimpole Street and we were very fortunate in being able to see it performed. For several weeks before our trip was due, Miss Kidd had been asking various members of the class to get the use of the family car for the evening, but everyone seemed a little reluctant. Finally it ldlrked as though we might never get there. But, on the day sche- duled for the play, the offers began to cqme in and soon there were more than enough cars, thanks to parents and several members of the staff. So, on the evening of Friday, February 25, we went to Toronto to see the play performed at the Northern Vocational School by the Norvoc Players. The Barretts of Wimpole Street , Written by Rudolph Besier is a modern play telling the story of the romance of Robert Browning and his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Elizabeth Barrett, a famous poetessin her own right, was a recluse and a semi-ainvalid. Her stern father ruled over the whole family with an iron hand. I-low Robert Browning gave her back the will to live and induced her to marry him against her father's wishes has beenmade into a fascinating play by Mr. Besier. Although our seats were not the best Qto be truthful, they were in the gallery and at the very back of the auditoriumj we all enjoy- ed the play very much. To have seen it actually performed has aided us greatly in our study of it. So thanks, Miss Kidd, for making the arrange ments that made it possible for us to see The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Bl II UI After the wedding the young man turned to his bride and whispered in her ear, Will you make bread like my mother used to make? The woman turned to her husband and confided in his ear, Yes, if youlll make dough like my father used to make ,

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Mary Lawson when you go on radio And T.V. to make your debut, I bet 'there is somebody special At home who is listening to you. Betty Ann is going in nursing And she some-times can get pretty mad, If she gets Dave McCleary for a patient Watch your coffee for poison my lad. Some more Engineers we are having I-Ien Solecki and Ron Strilive, What an outlook for Canadals future Aren't you glad that you'1l still be alive. Mr. Percy: I wonder why they call these hurricanes by girls' names. Malcolm F: Because they are so nasty arid unpredictable. ll ll ll George Brown complained to Mr. Baker that he had a terrific stomach ache. Mr. Baker sent him to the principal. When he returned to the classroom, he walked in such a manner that his stomach stuck away out. When Mr. Baker asked him why he was walking that way, he replied, I told Mr. Cline I had a stomach ache, and he said if I could stick it out till noon held drive me home . ll H ll Don't you ever advise me to buy a bright red suit again . Why not? I stopped on the street to yawn and two people tried to push letters into my mouth . Il IU H Miss Kidd: Can you spell avoid ? Bill: Soitanly, I can. Vat is de void you vant I should spell? il H li Dora: lAfter being taken home by Barry! I'll be free tomorrow night Barry: So will I, ll ll II

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Grade XIII Literary Meeting by Jean Cudney XIII The first literary meeting of the school year 1955, and the last literary meeting of this yearls fifth form took place on the afternoon of February the fourth in the auditorium of the Orangeville District High School. The meeting was opened with the singing of O Canada, after which the president of the student council, Ronald Strilive, welcomed the guests in a few well chosen words. I-le., then introduced the master of ceremonies, Glen Laughlin,who aptly car- ried on from there. Before introducing the first number on the pro- gramme Glen put the audience at ease by some amusing and suitable jokes. The first item on the programme was staged by four very familiar O.D.I-I.S., faces billed as the Faithful Four . They were Ron Strilive, Bill Anderson, Don Taylor, and Jack Emack, whose voices blended harmoniously in the popular Naughty Lady of Shady Lane . To do a little reminiscing, they then rendered forth their amusing interpretation of Enjoy Yourself . The grade eleven dance band favoured the audience with two lovely selections as the next highlight on the programme. They played Hold Me and The Waltz You Saved For Me . Wonderful music for a wonderful afternoon! . A demonstration of masculine muscle and skill next in- tere sted the audience when the boys put on an excellent gymnastic dis- play. This performance of gymnastic ability thrilled the watchers and provided a contrast to the musical numbers on the programme., The Ink Spots, in person, appeared on the stage with an enjoyable performance as number four on the programme. In the dimmed light these gallant fellows delighted us with their rendition of If I Didn't Care and With My Eyes Wide Open , Our two lovely pianists, Mary Lawson and Ione Stubbs who add the musical touch to Assembly each day combined their talents to favour us with a selection called Night and Day . Couldn'1t I Kiss You Good:-Night , a realistic one:-act play provided an excellent closing to the afternoon's entertainment. The play, was directed by Mr, Kalbfleisch, Shirley Thompson and Ronald Strilive.