Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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The Voyageur '7fae eaaiq Wfcgiffliufmq Wfemoaial Scfaolafzifzllp. EDDIE RICHARDSON NE YEAR ACO lVlr. T. A. McCillivray established in memory of his son, Craig, a memorial scholarship, to be presented annually to that stu- dent in the graduating class who, being interested in the athletic programme of the school, also gave promise of leadership in other phases of school life. It was the desire of Mr. lVlcCillivray that the staff should, in making the annual award, choose some student whose nomination would have been approved by uSonny'7. We know that Eddie would have fulfilled all these requirements and We are glad to extend our congratulations to Eddie and to Wish him success in his future career. :qdiignmenf in efnina. Word has recently been received of the arrival in Free China of Terry and Albert Dorland who volunteered for service with the Friends, Ambulance Unit. They are members of a group, sponsored by the Canadian Friends' Service Committee, which left Toronto last winter and after a period of preliminary training in Philadelphia, eventually reached India. To the risks of life in war-torn China are added the additional hazards of bandits on the Burma Road and the legion mysterious illnesses of the East. In their Work of mercy, our thoughts and kindly salutations are extended to them. 31

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BEN BUDGEON: Winner of the Carralt Cane and of the Widdrington Award. ALEX KONDUROS: Winner of lhe Wirirlrington Award and of lhe E. I. Davis Scholarship 19-lei-15. GEORGE MCCOWAN: Winner of llze Wififirington Azuarci and Ihe Bayne C11 rn mer Scholarship. 30

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The Voyageur qvwem... THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE S ITS ANNUAL Gilbert and Sullivan presentation, the Glee Club chose this year, The Pirates of Penzancen, an exciting drama of pirates, police- men and fair damsels with a rotund quasi-villain thrown in for good measure. The club was formed early in the first term around a nucleus of the Mold guardw of former years and ground through to a successful conclusion with three performances on the 21, 22, and 23 of March. Although at first there seemed but little chance of the discordant yowling ever becoming an operetta, and despite a noticeable weakness in the baritone section, the mem- bers persevered until reinforced in February by a Newmarket ladies' chorus which provided the first inspiration for the jaded baritones and drove the basses and tenors to even greater heights. The chorus did extremely well on opening night and on the succeeding nights of the show, but mention must be made of those who handled the leads with such talent. Mrs. Rourke and Mrs. Jackson, as Mabel and Ruth respectively, did their jobs with the fine acting and singing which has come to be associated with their performances, and Mr. Rourke as the Major- General was the guiding light and mainstay of the entire show. Miss Jacqueline Thomson, Mrs. Penner and Miss Margaret McSkimming played the parts of Major-General Stanleyis daughters with considerable aplombg Bill MacDonald as the Pirate King and George McCowan as Samuel turned in fine performances. The high tenor part of Frederic was taken by Reg- inald Smale, who played so well in the 'fMikado'7 of last year. The success of the production can in no small measure be attributed to the tireless efforts of the accompanist, Gerry Rutledge and the men behind the scenes. Fred Hagan, Len Chase, and lan Sparling. We deeply appreciate their contribution. - 32