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

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OUR GRADUATION BANQUET For about three days before our long-awaited Graduation banquet, the boys of grade thirteen were rushing to and from Home EC, about every other period making rolls, jellied salads, strawberry short- cake, peeling potatoes and stuffing turkeys., The rest of the class felt that the food might be slightly questionable, I mean what with Larry mak- ing rolls and Chris stuffing turkeys and swearing held lost a finger in the procedure but we were in for a big surprise. Finally on Jan, lOth, 1962, the big night arrived., Peter Parkinson called the guests to order and proposed a toast to the Queen, After grace which was said by Mr, Cline, we all sat down to a scrumptu- ous banquet which can best be described by a glance at the menu, The Menu Jellied Salads rolls Roast Turkey Relishes Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Strawberry Shortcake Coffee Punch Larry, the rolls were really delicious and Chris the dressing was good, I notice your finger grew again in a hurry. After the punch had been served, our toastmaster, Peter Parkinson welcomed the high school board members and their wives: Mr., 8: Mrs., Ledlow, Mr, 8: Mrs. Gallagher and Mr. 8: Mrs, Moon. Eleanor Gallagher gave the toast to the Alma Mater, expressing the mem orable feelings that all of the graduating class would have towards the Alma Mater. Miss Dorland, in her reply on behalf of the school, gave her good wishes to the graduates and reminded us of all we had learned at O, D. I-I, S, besides schoolworkt The Music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more, I'm sure none of us will every forget the rousing sing-song which Mr, Attridge so ably lead with the help of Maxine Overland at the piano. Such songs as as one warm

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worm wiggled up the walk, the other warm worm wiggled down and my hat has three corners put everyone in a more relaxed mood for the rest of the programme.. Linda Patterson, in her toast to the staff, complimented the teachers in not breaking down t o our sneaky efforts to get into their inner circle, No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by a Successful teacher , lVlI'0 Seltzer, in his reply said he COulClI'1't fig- ure out if he was a bubble or if the moon and rocket place cards suggested that he just blow, I-le expressed his good wishes towards the graduates in their chosen vocations., Larry Stone proposed a toast to the ladies, in which he stated that they divide sorrows, bring happiness and triple expenses I-le paid all the ladies a sincere compliment in his toast, Sandy Coburn in her reply said that three of the hardest things in the world to do were to climb a fence leaning towards you, to kiss a boy leaning away from you and to make a good reply to Larryls toast , She said she had mastered the first two., With her thankyou to Larry, she mastered the third, Then came the high-nlight of the evening, the class proph- ecies. Sheila Hogan, with rhyming verses prophesied the fortunes of her fellow commercial class-mates. Chris Braithwaite gave clever and anius- ing predictions for the grade thirteen graduates., Who will ever forget that Brian will become addicted to lifesavers, that Keith, our chanip pool- player, will become Lord of the Green Pastures and that Jean will become Tassels at Lux Theatre, ln the final toast of the evening, Mr, Yates reminded us of all the good times we had had at O, D, I-I, S.. and wished good luck to all graduates for the rest of the year and the Corning years Catherine Muir thanked Mr, Yates for his good wishes and said we would all try our best for the future, Mrt Glen Ledlow, on behalf of the board, said that they were always interested in the school and in what each of us would be doing after graduation, I-lat's off to Miss McPhedran for a wonderful job of nianag- ing the delicious meal and many thanks to the Grade Twelve girls for serv- ing. I wish to compliment the planning committee made up of Linda Patt- erson, Catherine Muir, .lean Merlina and Peter Parkinson for niaking the banquet a success, Most of all, l would like to coniplinient Peter Parkin- son for being an excellent toastmaster, he really put a lot of work and tinie into this fine job., 159