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

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G. A. A. Executive Among the various phases of our school life, physical culture in its dillerent branches holds a prom- inent place. Early in September nominations were made for the offices of the Girls' Athletic As- sociation and the executive elected as follows: Honorary Presfdezzt--Miss Dorothy Brisbin President-Mary Macpherson lf z'ce-Pre5z'de11teBerle Johnston Secretary-Doris Glover Treasurer-Irene Gandy The Gym Display A new venture which proved very successful was the Gym Display which was instituted in the school last year. It was re- ceived with such enthusiasm by both parents and girls that in the future it will be an annual affair. Its success was due to the able direction of Miss Brisbin and Miss Bailey and also to the splendid co- operation given by the girls. The program consisted of gymnastics, games, and folk dances, demon- strated by the various forms. The Gym Display closed with the sing- ing of the school song, which was composed by the pianist, Mrs. Foster. Wiener Roast Immediately after school on the 14 of October, 1937, a large num- ber of girls could be seen hurrying down to the gym to take part in the Wiener Roast presented an- nually by the Girls' Athletic As- sociation. There were about three hundred girls present, all of Whom enjoyed themselves immensely. Games and contests, under the supervision of Miss D. Brisbin and Miss INI. Bailey, formed the major part of the program. This was followed by supper Cconsist- ing of wieners and ice-creaml, dur- ing which a merry sing-song, led by Gwen Bond, was held. The program closed with a Grand March and the vigorous rendition of the school yells. Badminton This year a Badminton Club was formed by the G.A.A. in the school. Each Friday and Satur- day afternoon a lively crowd ap- pears in the gymnasium to play this new and fascinating game. As yet it is not quite in full swing but we hope to form an interesting club which will long take a place in the athletic activities of the school. This year's executive includes: Captain-Isabel Wray Secretary-Wilda Saunders Treasurer-Joan Ottewell MARY MACPHERSON Volleyball The interform volleyball games proved very successful again this year. In the Vocational School III Form Commercial played Spec- ial Commercial for the right to play the winners in the Academic school. Although defeated by a score of 17-15, Special Commercial deserves praise for their cleditable showing as they do not take P.T. and had no opportunity to prac- tise. In the Academic school the hefty VA team defeated IIIA by a score of 31-8. In the final game Academic VA proved the superior team and downed Commercial III by a score 27-11 to win the interform cham- pionship. JOAN OTTEWELL Sports Resume Senior Rugby Team The members of the senior team were doubly suc- cessful this season. They won first the C. O. S. S. A. Championship and then entered the provincial playdowns to bring additional honour to themselves and the school by winning tne Ontario Rugby Championship. Senior Basketball Team This team went through its schedule without a loss to win the C.O.S.S.A. Championship. They have entered the provincial play-offs. The results are not available for ECHOES. Hockey Team P. C. l.'s hockey team have done their share in making it a successful sports year by winning the City League Championship for the second con- secutive year. Girls' Basketball Team The girls tied with Cobourg for the Lakeshore Group Championship. After a hard-fought game, Co- Page Sixty l bourg won the play-off by one basket, 15 13 Cobourg went on to win the provincial Champion ship, defeating Picton and Midland handlly unior Basketball Team Won the Lakeshore Group Championship but were nosed out in the Provincial play-offs

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GIRLS' ATHLETICS Basketball Isabel lfl'ray.' Because of her fine personality and her over power ing ability as a player, she was elected Captain of the team. Her speed on the Hoor combined with her hefty passes makes her the best guard we hai e. l'l'iIda Samzders: Babs is a regular forward, who although one of the shortest on the team is one of the fastest. Her long shots are so accurate that we can place Babs at the top of the shooting list. Doris Clover: GuardwShe plays such a good defense game that even the best of forwards has a hard time to get by. Linden Reed: Guard-This is Linden's first year as a regular player. N o member of the team has proved more capable of handling the ball than Linden. as many baskets for the team. She can always be depended on to do her best. joan Ottewellf Forward-She is one of our tall and stalwart players who can out-jump her opponents. -Ioan is fast on the floor and her shooting accurate. Frances Wo! fe: Fran has proven herself to be a valuable forward in many times of need. Her speed and team play can be counted on at any time. Helen Beafty: DefensevThis is Helen's first year with the team. She lills her position well and will make a strong player next year. Ruth Dalliday: Alternate guard and forward has proved reliable in both positions. Ruth, also a newcomer to the team, will Betty Mliddf6'l0ll.' Alternate guard and forward, is fast on her feet and able to cover the floor. Elie Samzderx: ls the kind of player who can play every posi- tion and play it well. You will see Elfie in action next year. Mizr',v 1lfacPlzer5o1z.' Marys spec- tacular jumping and her ability to pick the ball out of the air has made her the outstanding player on the team and her knack of putting the ball in the basket from any position has made her a most valuable player. Phyllis Dawson: Our manager- is the most loyal girl of her team. She is out to practice every night although she doesn't play in the games. Mliss Brisbin: Our coach-Her untiring efforts to build up a winning team, have always had the best results. There is no better sport than Miss Brisbin and no one could filLthe position M ariou fuby: Forward- Merry make afgood forward in the u- as well as she. e all wish her Marion supplies the fun as well ture. Q IQ 6 v the best of luck n f ture years. . J I 1 3 ' fir 1 i f l fe its 'SRX I l L ' x 'X 9 . xl Min R . .Ur rt GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Reading from left to right: H. Beatty, W. Saunders, F. Wolfe, I. Wray, D. Glover, M. McPherson, P. Dawson, Miss Brisbin, J. Ottewell, R. Dalliday. L. Reid, E. Saunders, M. Juby, E. Middleton Pa-ge Fifty-nine

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'? BRICKBATS VOL. 24 PETERBOROUGH COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 15 PAGES STARTLING E POSE OF FIFTHS FORM V A THREATENS LIBEL SUIT Reporter Goes Into Hiding To sit down to write the V A Form News, and banish all thoughts of Fifty Years Hence and V A in Ninety B.C. is in- deed difficult. There is, however one good reason for so doing. As a matter of fact, it would be heartless to speak of what was to become of the members of our form, but to write it would be to set down fair grounds for a libel suit. It might also be said that it is out of respect for the feeble life which guides this pen that I refuse to dig up the buried fsomewhat poorly, in some casesl past of these same budding citizens. Did I say citizens? Well, not of Peterborough, we hope, al- though can't you imagine Si Park as Mayor, with a council of such gentlemen CD as Ken Gates, Bill Cranford, Bill Mc- Kinlay, and the like? One might be afraid it would be a long and tedious meeting, how- ever, if Councillor K. Gates were allowed to propound his lengthy and pun-spattered ar- guments. Especially so if such argumentative minds as Bill Cranford were allowed to con- tinue his points. But there I go, off on that VA's Future tack again. There is but one great ob- stacle to the progress of this otherwise blossoming form. Somewhat obscure, perhaps to those of us who do not tag along with the form all day, neverthe- less it is visibly reflected in the sad and morose faces of those poor students who come into close contact with it. As a mat- ter of fact, it has been the sub- ject of a good deal of thought on the part of the great thinkers of the form, and Le Penseur Dick has immortalized it in the form of an epic poem. They laffed when I walk ed onto the dance floor with water Thev did n t know I was gomg to swing it NORVOC Northern Vocational Toronto with a paper bag -filled .-1 sad -fiftlz-former stood on o bridge, .find gazed on the watery below' Know this the result, he said as he jumped, Of.. ,. . ,..,, ,. .three years Ill a row. As for that missing word, we can only say that it begins where our English alphabet stops. I might also hint that a quar- tet is being formed to render Mr. Dick's latest musical master- piece CNote: He also considers himself a musician. We are in- clined to disagreejt Chemical Element-on that piece of cat- gut, which when bowed or pluck- ed, sometimes produces a tone similar to G. It is rumoured that the quartet which will ex- ecute Cand howlj this work con- sists of Noel Barr, tirst for tenorj harmonica, Molly Brown, pic- colo. S. Rogow, saxaphone, and Hugh Davidson, trumpet. Ac- companiment will probably be provided by Benny Goodman Weames and the Collegiate Swing-mongers, or Edna Eddie Duchin Borland. A vocal score has been added coinciding with the piccolo part which could probably be fol- lowed Cwith some difiicultyl bv Alicia Flagstad Langley or Olga Dragonette Westbye. That awe-inspiring racket which makes up the latter one and one- half hours of the seventh-move- ment might be Hall. Turner, and West practising on the mats, or Hugh Davidson repeatedly CCo1zt1fnued on page 741 KIRMA STARTLES WORLD WITH PROPHESIES A Peek Into V B's Future After an absence of ten years which brings me to 1948, I re- turn to my home town to tind it a rival of New York. As I walk- ed along looking at the forty-six storey building on the corner of Charlotte and George Street CEaton'sD, I bumped accidently into the tall, handsome Tom Hooper. We decided to walk along together. I also noticed that Tom raised his hat and had a pleasant smile for all the ladies who passed. He was still the heart-throb. During the conversation which ensued, we quite naturally be- gan to talk about the days of 1938 in our old form VB. Tom was able to supply me with in- formation about the boys, and I in turn was to tell him about the girls. This was one way of keeping track of our class mates. He told me that Lloyd Louden had become a doctor. Can't you imagine him pulling out your appendix? Horace Steer had blossomed into a wild cow- boy, but he still liked to ride in the moonlight on quiet roads, Funny things happen sometimes. Can you imagine Hagerman af- ter spending all those years at P.C.I., manufacturing dolls? As we crossed the downtown inter- section, just humming with noise, who should be standing in the centre of a traffic jam but our old pal Pettersone? He was actually wearing a policeman's uniform with white gloves on IOO. Then I began my part of the conversation. I couldn't help but tell him about the fifth form love-birds. They are now doing Shal-:espeare's famous love scene Romeo and Juliet and from what I hear, Jean Clarkson CC0nti11ued on page 631 ROYALTY INCOGNITO UNTIL LIT Special Commercial Favorecl Form Orchids to Wilda Saunders. whohas Princeps and to better known as Babs, been chosen as our Alumna for 1937-38, Margaret Lundy, ex-Princeps, and now Vice-President of the Students' Council. Miss Smart is pleased to in- form us that she has just finished a review of Mr. Toole's recent edition, Famous Canadians of Today, written especially for the benefit of Special Commer- cial Economic class. It is rumoured that the Misses Garside and Leeson have had the misfortune to get stuck in a snow bank lately. Would Pilley and McKee understand? Besides being the Athletic star of our form, Grant Clarke has a peculiar habit of falling through desks in Mr. Colling- wood's room. Flash! Eileen Schoales, the charming brown-eyed Princess in a recent skit, falls deeply in love with Doug. Tanney, the handsome Duke. When will Miss Schoales make up her mind? Jack Dougherty says he is glad he wasn't born in France, because he doesn't know that language. Jean Rylott boasts that she never does any homework ex- cept seven nights of the week. Then we have Smith who never gets tired asking questions, and Cauley who always gives us a new slant on Mr. Shearer's law riddles Misses Crowley and Whit- taker, so humble and so mild, inform us that they take par- ticular care to' powder their noses before coming to school so CContinued on page 68D Page Sixty-one