Ottawa Technical High School - Tech Talk Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Back Row: Mervin Wilcox, Ken Gray, Emile Brown, Dick Nellis, Tom Clowes, Rich Whan, Ken Noble, Ernie Kirk. Don Reynolds, Glen Robb. Douglas Nicholson, Bill Wood, Middle How: Cal Clowes, Ben Greenberg, Ray Dore, Ron Williams. Bill Morris. Don McMillan. John Dagenais. Sid Grierson, Bill Hanna, Irwin Horsey, Bob Taylor, Ron Back. Front Row: Paul Belanger, Orval Poulin, Dave Lethbridge, George Aubrey, Barry Stewart, .lohn Dolan. George Collins, Irwin Brown and Herb Jackman. MR. J. P. NIURDIE. Direclor TECIPS BAND G L E E C L U li Back Row: Dick Ridgeway, Gerald Boon, Edgar Thomas, Robert Mayo, Ray Trudel, Larry Trudel, Roger Pepper. Maurice Viau, William Wood. Barry Stewart. Third How: Earl Riley, Richard Nelles. Emile Brown. John Halden, Dave Lethbridge, Bruce Sorley. Don McMillan. Frank Hivks, Cecil Kelly, Jack Donaldson. Second Row : Orval Poulin. Gerald Watson. Earl Hunnally. Bob lzatt, Lloyd Morrice, John Gilson. Gerald Relislv. Walter Satov, Irwin Horsey. Fronl Row : Edgar O'Brien,Alvin Davidson Rolwrl.Culder- wood. Gerald Frappier Paul Bc-langer. NIR. G. H. CLAXCEY. Direrlor 31

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The Key Club WE BUILD Our club, The Key Club, is newest club in the school, htst Key Club in Ottawa, sored by the Kiwanis Club of Ot- tawa, and through the efforts of hir. G. Enns, Principal E. D. Hendry, and Mr. Hall nis, the club was December 22, 19-19, although it had been functioning since the early days of November. We are a junior service organization. Our club is to serve the school, principal, and community. Our aims are simple, but constructive: to develop initiative and leadership 3 to provide experience in living and working together 5 to serve the school and community 3 to coop- erate with the school principal, to prepare for useful citizenship, and to accept and promote the Constitu- tional objects of Kiwanis International. Our weekly meetings are strictly for the entertainment of the members and guests of the club. Every member has a job on one of the six committees: Programme, House, Project, Vocational, Interclub, and Social. To date, the club has decorated the gym for the Commencement Dance, has operated coke bars at Fun Nights, and given aid to boys. We plan to hold a dance, free for the members of the school, help with the pre- parations for Vocations Day and have a March of Dimes. The ofhcers for the initial year of the club are Pres- ident, Larry Gray g Vice-President, jack Donaldson g Treasurer,jim Pope g Secretary, Hugh Moreland g Direct- ors, Dick Logan, Bob Laughton, George Ashe g Commit- tee Chairmen, Gaston Despault, Norm Tape, Alastair Hammond, Eli McKhool, joe Nuth, john Moore. Camera Club Under the able direction of Mr. j. H. Burwell the Camera Club has had a very successful year. The execu- tive officers include President, Ken Taylor, and Secretary, Hugh Francis. Our main project has been the taking and printing of pictures appearing in Tech Talk. We have also assisted the Guidance Department, supplying them with pictures ofall grade 12 and 13 students for their files. -HUGH FRANCIS 30 Badminton Club Under the guidance of Mr. A. Hammond a group ot boys made plans to form a school Badminton Club. About midway in the Fall term the club blossomed forth with a membership of fifty enthusiastic players. Officers elected were Rollie Lemieux, President, Dave Wilson, Secretary, Howard Roche, Playing Chairman, Martin Lebtun, Properties. Many tournaments within our Club and with neigh- bouring clubs have made our first year's activities highly enjoyable. We are grateful to Mr. Hammond for launching our Club and for his sustained interest in us. We look for- ward to an even better year next year. -DAVID WILSON Radio Club - VE3ML The main purpose of the club this year has been to promote frieridship among students in the school who are interested in Amateur Radio. Sidelights of club ac- tivities have been morse instruction and radio transmitter operation, familiarity with both being necessary qualifi- cations for obtaining a Radio Opetator's licence. Several of the gang have tried and passed the Department of Transport examinations this year, which grants them the privilege of operating their own radio station, and we expect that several more will pass that nerve-wracking exam. before the termination of a very successful school year. -GLEN PACK Library Club Before nine in the morning, during the lunch hour, and after school, we find students gathering in the Tech Library to finish their homework, do research, read, or just look through the magazines. During these periods, members of the Library Club, under the direction of Miss Anne Quinlan, are in complete charge. These boys do a very efficient job in keeping the library ship-shape. The officers are President, Ron Mayo, Vice-President, Fred Tibblesg Secretary-Treasurer, Eli McKhool, and the other members are Barry Milks, Bob Calderwood, Bob Rooney, Roger Cunningham, Bruce Walker, Emile Brown and Leslie Mason, -E. MCKHOOL Continued on Page 62

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iii li Q Tech Annual Concert -1950 vEP.s10N- By Richard Logan BIGGER, BETTER THAN EVER. Music and dancing, drama, gymnastic skills and science all went together to compose the two and a half hours of magnificent enter- tainment provided by Tech's 1950 Concert. As the lights dimmed, the large red curtain parted on the colourful setting of Mr. Bergin's Haylofters. With that good old tyme music, it was all the audience could do to restrain themselves from jumping up and joining in the square dance. Boys dressed as girls swung their partners high. Great rounds of applause followed Dot Francis and Barry Stewart in their dance routine to the tune of the Dark Town Strutters Ball which brought the Haylofters' number to a close. Houdini in his day provided many thrills by slipping out of handcuffs , however, Houdini junior, commonly known as Edmund Dennis, was capable too. Ebenezer Scuttleboom, the burly pirate, was saved from the hands of his mutinous crew by the timely arrival of Mr. Fish and his boy geologists. The boys came ashore on the deserted island and through the elements of science located the buried treasure. The theme of the playlet was the conflict between ignorance and education. Both Barry Stewart as Scuttleboom and Mike Soame as Mr. Fish, along with the cast should be complimented on the ex- cellence of their humorous presentation. Following the playlet Ray Dore gave an exceptionally pleasing clarinet solo. Trumpet Woos by William Wood was a special treat for the audience. Paul Belanger's Piano Gymnastics was also highly acceptable. Barry Cox and Walter Satov playing on harmonicas had the Mule Train moving along as never before. We have already decided on two ofthe winners in the Ottawa Music Festival this year. The exciting combina- tion of the Glee Club and the Band in Cole Porter Medley climaxed their fine arrangement of Musical Pot Pourri. Of course we are not passing along any hints as to who the winners might be. Marcel Query, a candidate for the Singing Stars of Tomorrow, was, to me, the highlight of the show. Continued on Page 61 2,2 Wlleaven Can Wait By Hugh Moreland THE CURTAIN WENT UP AT 8.15 SHARP onthe nights of Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2 and 3, to reveal to the delight of the audience a hilarious three-act comedy entitled Heaven Cm Wait. Before the final curtain fell the Tech Drama Guild had scored another hit. In the leading role ofjoe Pendelton, we found a tal- ented newcomer by the name of Walter Satov. For a. be- ginner to take a major part in a play and successfully get it over the footlights and into the house is a task indeed. But,Wally may rest assured that his efforts were well re- ceived and admired by the audience, for his performance was judged by many as highly commendable. Congratu- lations joe! To Barry Stewart, who played Messenger 7013 we might say you certainly filled the part to a 'T' But seriously, Barry gave a skilful interpretationo f his part as a heavenly messenger and wholly won the hearts of his admirers. It was a comical part which needed a skil- ful acting, and I'm sure he enjoyed portraying it as much as we enjoyed watching him. To Mike Soame who played the Shiek, Tony Abbott, words of praise are also due. Mike put all he had into his first part and it proved very successful. Of all the girls in the cast Dorothy Francis deserves the largest bouquet. Her manner before the footlights was extremely pleasing and artistic. Marion Christy as the cunningjulia Farnsworth gave her performance with consummate skill and suited the role perfectly. In the spotlight as Max Leveno we found Douglas Zahab. Doug deserves a lot of credit, for he had a dif- ficult part and he certainly made the most of it. The other actress of note were Miss Ann Quinlan who played Mrs. Ames, Shirely Schnell, Nurse, and last but not least of the females, we had Helen Dawson who acted as Ann and also pinched hitted lwith only a half day's noticejfor Suzzie who unfortunately developed an attack of stage fright. In the male supporting cast were Stewart Callaghan, Williams, Dave Newcommon, Lefty, Lawrence Lafleur, Workman, Doug Falconer, Second Escort, Bruce Walker, First Escort , Walter Ogilvie, Doctor , and Starr Kelly, Plain-clothesman. Also to be congratulated are the twenty odd stand-ins. These somehow seemed to get the biggest laugh of the show. Credit for the play's brilliant success extends back- stage, to those in charge oflighting, costumes, painting properties, publicity and above all to Mr. McLean for his patience and artistic insight in the make-up room. The sets by Messrs. Worthington, Woolley and johnson were pleasingly different- Continued on Page 62