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

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STUDENT COUNCIL AFFAIRS A Q A .. Q1 STUDENTS' COUNCIL AND FORM REPRESENTATIVES Back Ron I. Rontly. IPI. Morrow, B. Neiman. I. Vllhalon, R. Hudson, T. Perry. J. Ball. E. Armstrong. C, Hall. j. Baird Middle Row: B, XVhilc, VV. Saunders, Ii, Trebilcock, B. Hall, A. Scott. R. Dick, -I. Craig, J. Davidson, L. Glover. IXI. lvlunroe. B. Kirn C. Hanbidge Front Rowt D. Duncan, M. MacPherson. Mr. D. Brown, I. Moore, A. Park, INI. Lundy. K. Rose, lXIr. W. Brown, E. Borland, J. Hooper The Election Campaign The annual campaign for the election of the ex- ecutive of the Students' Council was carried out in the last week of September and the lirst week of October. In accordance with established custom, nominees for the odices were presented by the upper forms. The following day the two candidates for president chose sides, and the names Measles, and Mumps were decided upon. The Measles solicited the election of the fol- lowing: Allan Park-President Margaret Lundy-Vice President jean Moore-Secretary Kenneth Rose-Treasurer The Mumps party consisted of: Horace Steer+President Donald Corrin-Vice President Florence Trebilcock-Secretary jim Sands-Treasurer During the ensuing week, numerous clever posters adorned the walls of the school. Then each can- didate in turn delivered his speech from the plat- form in morning assembly. The voting took place in the library and the campaign ended with the selection of the entire Measles party. Page Forty-six With the assistance of Mr. W. Brown and Mr. R. D. Brown, appointed by Dr. Kenner to super- vise the 1937-38 Students' Council, the various activities of the school term were begun. Prepara- tions were made and carried out for Commencement, the At Home, Literary Meetings, and the Operetta. Election Promises The fulfilment of election promises was also a major function of the Students' Council. New school crests each with a large letter P in garnet, were procured and may be received by outstanding pupils for merit only. The school spirit at the Rugby Games was increased by the presence of the Bugle Band and the parading of the school flag. With the aid of the Students' Council, blazers were pur- chased for the Senior Girls' Basketball Team and a junior Team was organized. The Hockey Team, which has won much honour for the school, also originated in an election promise. As in former years, one of the campaign planks was the promise of entertainment. Although it has not as yet been fulfilled, with the purchase of the new Sound Movie Machine, pictures will be shown once a week in morning assembly. JEAN MooRE

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Student, Welland High and Vocational School. The Swordsma1z of Xatlzaf' and Coronation poem are very fine. Spotlight, Trenton High School. Numerous illustrations, as in Stranded, quite good. Printing and photography could be im- proved. Tatler, Lindsay Collegiate Institute. We like the cover and title page especially. Literary section is outstanding among the smaller magazines. Cuts and tailpieces brighten your magazine. Tech Talk, Ottawa Technical School. A very interesting little magazine. V ox Lycei, Central Collegiate Institute, Hamilton. A fine magazine from cover to cover. We like the plain style of your headings. The poem, Beauty, well deserves its prize. Vox Lycei, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Ottawa. Has an excellent literary section. An abun- dance of photography improves your publication. Vulcan, Central Technical School, Toronto. Congratulations on upholding your usual high standard. Westward Ho! , Western Technical-Commercial School, Toronto. This is a good magazine, attractively displayed Torpedo, Central High School of Commerce, Toronto. Sports photography and a fine coronation cover design were outstanding. Lux Glebana, Glebe Collegiate Institute, Ottawa. The travelogues are very interesting. We sug- gest keeping the advertising out of reading matter as much as possible. We received a copy of the Newmarket Era of February 10, 1938. This was taken over for Educa- tion Week by students of Newmarket High School. This is a very creditable endeavour. Bon HAMILTON -A pedestrian is a man who has a wife, a daughter, two sons, and a car. Speaking of unemployment, the average student has 125,000,000 brain cells. Are you a mechanic? No, I'rn a MacLeod. From Potpourri of No-rivoc Ethereal For symphonies I only want to hear the winds Go soughing, Go bending mighty trees, And waterfalls Go roaring over rocks, And thunderbolts Go crashing, Flashing, And rain come beating down Like kettledrums in roll Upon the roof, And skies grow dusky, Darker still, And air, a breathing thing before, And after, gentle breezes blow. For here, upon the air Is music far above your symphony. A thing that men shall never put To strings. From The Vulcan. W. B. MCCARTHY M. Conaclner Dere ees wan player on de ice, Dat know ju' what to do, An' 'e mak' all de other there, Look like dey got de flu. Mos' heverbody 'ear hees name, Ay tink eet's Conachar, E's beeg guy and when e fall, Eet give de ice a scar. When Conachar skate out dey yell, Until dey got a pain, An' when 'e go around de ice, Dey holler all hagain. From The Tatler, Lindsay GRACE CRAIGHEAD Sparkling History In Wakefield Tower in the Tower of London is kept the Royal Regalia of the British Empire .... These jewels provide direct links with the English of over a thousand years ago. One may gaze at articles which were handled by such legendary per- sons as Edward the Confessor, the Black Prince, and Queen Elizabeth. If it had not been for the tragic There's a big difference between gun powder and face powder. One goes off with a bang and the other goes on with a puff. Nit: How did you even up with your chemistry teacher? Wit: Oh, I handed him a hot retort. From The New Era act of destruction com- mitted by the Cromwellian supporters in their attempt to blot out all symbols of Iliff f ,ff monarchy, we would still K 'T ng have the Crown which i X189 q S fjf X crowned King Alfred as H 1551 ,V the first King of unified if-0 . ,, 1, X England. fspqgli , ,ya JACK CHEVERS Q 4' 33' ' f - From The Grumbler Page Forty-five

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The Literary Meetings One of the major factors which contribute to the enjoyment of the school year, are the form Literary Meetings. This year they have been es- pecially good. As in former years, the Upper Forms VA, VB, and IVA accepted the responsibility of presenting the first Lit of the season. By way of an experi- ment, the entire program was in the hands of the students. In a speech given by the President of the Students' Council, it was urged that the meet- ings this year be more literary and that there be as little help from the teachers as possible. Several recitations and musical numbers made up the first part of the program. A chorus consisting of members of IVA and VB sang the novelty song, We're Working Our Way Through College, with added spirit in the school yells. The spice of the program was a one-act play entitled Evening Dress Indispensable, put on by VA. The plot centred about the daughter, Sheila, who had gone classical in spite of her mother's efforts to make her like other girls. Her mother, Alice, was a widow, but very young and gay. Alice, her would-be husband, George Connaught, and Sheila's suitor, Geoffrey Chandler, did their best to bring the girl to her senses but succeeded only when Alice accepted a date with Geoffrey, and appeared looking very charming in an evening dress. Not to be outdone, Sheila discarded her artist's smock for an evening dress and announced that she was going out with George. However, after some persuasion on the parts of Geoffrey and Alice, the play ended with Sheila, a different person altogether, going off happi- ly with Geoffrey to the theatre, leaving Alice and George seriously contemplating marriage. The Cast Sheila .... . .,..... .. ......... ...... P auline Story Alice. .. . .. , George Connaught ....,., ... . . .Alicia Langley .. ..Hugh Davidson Geojrey Chandler ..,..,.. .,...,. ..... T o m Hooper The second Lit was presented by Forms IVB, IIIA, B, C and D on November 6th. The meeting took the form of a play, portraying the life of Handel. The play Was divided into three acts, each representing one period in the life of the composer. The first act opened with a scene from Handel's childhood. His father, who wished him to become a lawyer, would not allow him to study music, and so he C' 1 f' ,G- NY :I !i,J igwx R' 1 X jggiyf. . 3 X xv F959 YBQE: 'Al 'f35,1gjv i X dt? Like an explosion in an umbrella-stand. was compelled to practice secretly in the garret. One day the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels heard the boy play. He immediately recognized talent and persuaded Handel's father to give him a musical education. Before long, he became famous and his music was played and sung everywhere. He studied in Italy and eventually settled in England, where he gain- ed great renown. At times the English turned against him as a foreign- er and on one of these occasions he left England for Ireland. It was in Dublin that he wrote his greatest work, The - Messz'a1z. The remarkable part of the program was that the students themselves wrote the play. There were numerous musical num- bers, devoted to the works of Handel, which added greatly to the enjoyment of the performance. The scenery and costumes, as well as the splendid talent and literary ability, went toward making it a success. Over forty people assisted in putting on this per- formance. K ' , .. i is 1 K HX ill . l f 1 tim' . alum l. .' lVill1 your permission, I shall take a snafk of your ham Cast of Handel Handel, as a boy . . Ray Matthews Handel, as a student. . . Rae Borland Handel, as a man . . .. Meredith Miller Duke of Sax-Weissenfels . .. ..., .Aubrey Braund Handel's father . . .. .. . .... . ...Fisher Bucham Handel's mother. . ., . .. .Shirley Richardson Servant to H ar1del's mother .... ..,... M ary Haddow Ariosti... .... . .. . . ........... .,.,.... J 1m Harvey Bonancini ....... . . .... .. . .. . . Bob Garner An I nnkeeper.. M . Gordon Robinson The Baron . ,,....,., .. .. Earl Westman Servant to Handel . .... . .Jim Davidson English Noblernen ,... . . . Warren Gamble Ronald Hudson Carmen Bell M usicians, Singers, Attendants On january 14th, the third Literary Meeting was put on by Forms IIA and B Academic, Special Commercial and Commercial III and II. Recita- tions, piano solos and vocal selections constituted a large part of the program. A most creditable num- ber was a one-act play, Horse Sensef' written and produced by Catharine White of IIB Commercial. The cast was as follows: Aunt ..... . .................,................ Dorothy Symonds M other. .. ......... ..... ........,,..,......... C a tharine White Daughters ...... Dorothy White, Grace Schiarizza, Gwen Woodcock Page Forty-seven