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

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The C6l'l'l2l'6 This year we have had very fine attendance records at most of the meetings. The Club has been divided into two groups. the Juniors and the Seniors. These groups meet on alternate Wednesdays, the Juniors taking the elementary steps of photo- graphy and the Seniors doing more advanced work. The members of the Camera Club have been very active this year. A number of them have had Work displayed in the Club show-case beside the Assembly Hall door. During the Autumn a Camera Club hike was held which was well attended. Despite t h e strong wind and frequent dis- appearance of the sun behind clouds, several of the members made fine shots of Jackson Park bridge. As usual, the Club handled the selling of the school Christ- mas cards. During the Autumn several pictures of Grades IX, X and XI were taken and it is expect- ed that more will be taken in the spring. Our large five-by- seven inch plate camera is equipped with a new Tessar lens, one of the best which can be bought. The use of this lens insures sharpness over th e whole picture area, even to the extreme edges. The individual pictures of the scholarship winners in The The President Ar Work by DONALD WARNE, v A Ac. Hack Row: Mr. Y. R. Henry rHonorary Preshlifmr. YY. Hanb R. Kay. D. XYarne, XV. Gamble, R. Crocker. Front Row: M. Langley lYice-Presidentb, J. Thom mson iliac eta 5 . . . I Hugh Kenner 1l'res1dent1. Gwen Rei-ord, Barrie Jack 4'l're1 u r Echoes this year, were taken by the Camera Club. During the year we have added several items to our equipment. Among these are: a Kalart synchronizer for Hash shots of action, an F-R roll- developing tank, two chromium plates for giving a shiny finish to prints and two devices for insuring sharp focusing with the enlarger and the Recomar cameras. On behalf of the members of th Camera Club. I would like to thank Mr. V. R. Henry, whose work has made possible the ex- istence and success of the Camera Club. J.T. Miss Irma Wright She came, she typed, she left us spell-bound. In January members of the commercial classes were privileged specta- tors of a demonstration of typ- ing by Miss Irma Wright of the Underwood - Elliot - Fisher Co. Ltd. For three quarters of an hour the students gazed in open-mouthed wonderment as her skilled fingers skimmed gracefully over the keys at a rate of more than one hundred and thirty words a minute. The perfect coordination between brain and fingers, exemplified by her typing bespoke hours of persevering practice and a comprehensive study of her art. Though all of us who watched her cannot become World Champion Amateur Typist, as Miss Wright has, Csome of us may not even surpass medio- crityj we were inspired to a more vigorous and scientific study. Canada Packers This year once again the Canada Packers Ltd. sponsored a contest for the benefit of Grade XI Commercial a n d Special Commercial. On March 14, Mr. George Batley, repre- senting his tirm, awarded iirst, second, and third prizes to Miss Edna Borland, Austin Haig, and Donald Metheral respectively. Dr. Kenner expressed the gratitude which we all sincerely felt towards Canada Packers for giving the students an op- portunity of gaining practical experience in the Art of adver- tising. fSee Im-ide Front Coverj Page Forty-three

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Students' Council ll t Row: J. Prophet. S. Richardson. J. Harvey, Graham. R. Borland, Mr. Corneil, K. King, S. Boorman. 1, Q - , 1110-6 cond Row: K. Fanning, M. Barrie. J. Johnston. B. Garner. H. Kenner, B. Crocker, E. Borland., G. Lush. E. Rosborough. Thnd Row: F. Garner, S. Leith, A. Bunnel. R. Blackwell, J. XYra5'. K. Hotrum, W. Westman. Fourth Row: C. Lewis, A. Travis. A. Armstrong, B. Scott. A. Hatton, B. Williams. The At Home 'Tis said that never before have such beautifully gowned Cinderellas and handsome Prince Charmings attended this, our annual ball, held on the twenty-seventh of Decem- ber. Every colour of the rain- bow was depicted in some fash- ion of grandmother's day or in the latest parisian models. The city's King of Swing, Mose Yokum, provided melod- ious airs for some seven hund- red dancers, students and ex- students of P.C.I. Multi - coloured signatures were painted here, there, and everywhere about the walls of the gym. This original idea was given by Bob Garner, and skil- fully carried out by the decor- ating committee. Finding your name was almost like looking for a needle in a hay-stack, but the search was a lot of fun, anyway. The garnet and grey theme was carried out in the streamers spread across the Page Forty-two ceiling and in the silver band- shell. Catering was done by Messrs. Hooper a n d Sons, capably assisted by Household Arts Grade X, acting as waitresses. An orchid to those who were responsible for this year's At Home being such a complete success. Commencement Dance Friday, December first, mark- ed an evening of gaiety in the P.C.l. gym. Here the graduates and students danced to the rhythm of Stan Northrop's or- chestrag with B ob Graham tooting his sax again, and Bill Davidson, the one-man recep- tion committee, it seemed like old times. The band stand was beautifully decorated by the Social Committee fwho were in complete charge of the even- ing's doingsj. The Commence- ment Dance boasted-of all things-a Hoor show! Starring were Mr. R. W. Eagleton, an accomplished harmonica and castanet performer, L e o n e Comstock who gave a much ap- preciated toe-danceg Olga West- bye singing Over the Rain- bow in a Way that compared favourably with the profes- sional movie rendition, and Jean Miller of Lakefield who sang and danced most accept- ablv. Refreshments were served to all the happy throng at the end of a perfect evening. Staff Tea On Friday, December first, at the completion of the Com- mencement Exercises, the grad- uates, their parents and friends were welcomed in the gymnas- ium by the staff. All in attend- ance were regaled with hot tea and tempting dainties, such as petite sandwiches, delectable lemon drops, and iiuify cakes, prepared by the accomplished cooks of the Household Arts Classes.

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