Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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Gln 'Echoes 51 fi.,- p-,. HE first Literary meeting of the year was staged by VA and VB Acadeniie. This meeting took the novel form of an Amateur Program. following the style set by the regular Sunday night htajor Bowes program heard over the radio. George Hall, accompanied by Don Ross, headed the list, and sang a little ditty in a piercing falsetto. After receiv- ing the gong, he proceeded to display his ability with the harmonica to Nhlajor Bowes tJim hlorrowb. Russel Huggins received the gong shortly after he had started his violin solo. Nevertheless l1e returned later in the program and this time he played a group of popular m11n- bers. concluding he played the Turkey in the Straw, which no doubt obtained many votes for him from Nassau. the honour city. The mayor of Nassau ex- tended thanks to the Major and his artists. on behalf of his fair city, Next Sherry Bond played several numbers on the piano and was enthusiastically re- ceived. The duet.. composed of Vass and Johnston. suffered the gong in the midst of their labouring. Dave Yvilson played a well-appreciated cornet solo. The Beg- gar's Opera presented a heart-rending skit involving Helen Steer. the heroine. Griffin Young, the he1'o. and George Hall. Then Bliss Piper played one of her well- chosen piano solos. This was followed by a quartette to end the list of eager amateurs. The program was closed by Graham hIacNinny. who gave a very clever speech concerning the many in- dustries of our home city, Peterborough. , fx The Fourth Forms put on the second Literary Meeting. to close the old year. The meeting was prepared at short notice and only a few days before the examina- tions. ln spite of these ditliculties, two very enjoyable plays were staged. lvf' presented a one-aet play entitled Household Bliss which dealt with peren- nial household problems from the humour- ons angle. The father was portrayed by Norman Allan, the mother by Bliss Reid, the sisters by Misses Spronle and Blac- llonald. the brother by Eric Yvest and the boy-friend by Dave Pearse. IVA and li combined to present a very appropriate play depicting an old-fash- ioned Christmas. In this a group of ca1'ol- ers, led by Noel Barr on the violin. sing a group of Cliristmas C2ll'UlS outside a lord's castle. The lord and lady. hlay hlac- l'herson and Hugh Davidson, according to the old English custom. i11vite the happy throng to GIITGI' where they sing and drink the evening away. The first Literary meeting of the IICXV year was put on by IH A, B and C Aca- demic. The highlight of this meeting was a play entitled The Scarlet Cocoanutf' The scene for this deep plot is i11 an Eng- lish Inn which at. the time is being managed by a single servant. ably por- trayed by Don Sedgwick. The plot all centres around a Russian spy and his wife who are going to attempt to blow up the Bank of England with a bomb hidden in a cocoannt which turns scarlet before exploding. Bill hfoorhead and Miss NI. YVood play the parts of the two Russians.

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52 During the course of events an elderly, gentleman QSam Rogowj enters with his pretty daughter Qnliss 0. lvestbyel. 011 the scene. of course, is the handsome de- tective lJohn Mcllillanl who eventually frustrates the two Russian spies, saves the elderly gentleman from death. and thereby wins the hand of his young daughter. Further entertainment was supplied by the girls of lIlA in the form of a dance which featured Florence Trebilcock in a tap dance and Leone Comstock in a toe dance. A violin duet composed of Jolm lllcllillan and Bill Moorhead play La Paloma to end a very interesting meeting. This meeting was presented. for the first time, in the morn- ing after Assembly. Due to the time required to produce the operetta. little time could be spa1'ed for the Literary meeting of Special Com- merical and Illrd Commercial, and so this meeting was split up into its individ- Bbe 'Echoes ual acts and one was presented every morning for a. week after the morning assembly. First, Phyllis Starr Zllltl CliH Cruiek- shank sang a delightful duet called Roll Along. Prairie Bloom. The following morning Winnifred Cunningham sang How Beautiful Heaven Must Be to her own accompaniment on the guitar. Next Miss Thomas played a medley of popular songs. The concluding event was a two- act play put on by Special Commercial: Let's Make a Budget. Lloyd Lewis and Betty Castle played the parts of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby, while Elva Rosborough and Grant Smedmor were Olive and Jack Kirby. Although lllr. Kirby holds an executive position. the family finds itself in desperate financial circnnlstances. due to the father's inability to budget. Olive, a star graduate of lNIr. Toole's book- keeping class. comes to the rescue and constructs a family budget. which in the course of a year puts the family in sound financial condition, enabling them t.o send both children to university. gl III HOVSEHOLD ARTS BAPK HOXY-Viola Sexsmith, Violet Stanley, Alma Milburn FRONT ROXY-Auntrr-y Twig, Dorothy Blade, Jean Iilewitt, Elma Moffatt, Edna Revoy.