Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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was good to see the faees of several Old Boys, who had a reunion with their old friends. The hours spent deeorating the hall by NVally Meilcle and erew were not wasted, as the seenery was probably the most effeetive in some years. During the winter term, there were a number of Staff-Senior dana-es. Pete Colgrove played the piano and called oft' several square dan:-es, while -lim Box assisted Peter with his guitar. An attempt was made during the fall term to have a series of danees in which the High Sehool was able to partieipate. After observing that only a few Newmarket eouples attended, Dave Frosst, who was the MV., requested a vote in the assembly and the student body deeided to do away with the danees for the present. the glee club Bill Burk tells the boyis ! lIOI'llS of Ufffhe grfltifgfiny feeiiny that your duty has been done. oREA'r mimi. or i+:N'1'Hi's1AsM was evident-ed this year when it was learned that we were to put on The tlondoliers . Many ot' the leads, return- ing from last year, along with many returning ehoristers, formed a solid nucleus around whieh this year's presentation was to he built- A hig show was in the offing, and this along with a t'ine girls' ehorus and a good boys' ehorus, added mueh to the exeitement as we began our first praetiees in the tall. tlnee again the ladies ot' the sehool eommunity, Mrs. -laekson, Blrs. Beer and Mrs. Rourke, demonstrated how mueh they meant to the elub hy giving that professional toueh to the produetion. lid. Stephenson, Bill liuek, Dave Frosst, Terry Sumner and tlordon Maellae displayed great talent, and showed that they were capable of handling the large assignments handed to them. Mr. T14'+'nIr-n1'r1f

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ing greats along with Hugh Buchanan, Rog. Strouse, Alan MacNeill, Charles Beer fthe flrstl and others. Doug. Mawson was a tremendous asset to the producti-on. His acting was good but his real value lay in the spirit that he obviously gave the show- Doug. worked extremely hard to give the show pace and worked equally as hard to set up the humorous situations for Stephenson to knock down. Both boys played well together and the show owed much to Dongs work. Phippen was Mawson 's friend and handled his role well. Ames and Gold- stick made lovely ladies, Lowry and Bunce were distinguished gentlemen and Vaucrosson was a loyal and efficient servant. Moire Jackson had the distincti-on of being the only real woman to play a feminine role. She performed in her usual competent, forceful and pleasant fashion. The College is fortunate to have Mrs. Jackson as a member of the com- munity. p The sets were good and the direction, although absent at times, was, otherwise, careful and effective. The production was fun, and good box office. This reviewer would like to see, however, the College group attempt a more dif- ficult vehicle next year. dances HE DEARTH or FEMIXINE '1'ENnr3RNi:ss was partially alleviated by the various dances. Early in November, two bus loads of Pickering boys went to the Ontario Ladies' College for a very successful blind date. At times, it was doubtful whether we were following the music, but many good acquaintances were made. These acquaintances were renewed when a return engagement was staged at Pickering in the spring. The formal dance at Pickering College this year was enjoyed by all. We had a good orchestra and the auditorium was simply but tastefully decorated. Doug. Mawson, the master of ceremonies, opened the dance and announced that sometime during the evening Miss Pickering would be eh-osen. No one was astounded when it was learned that the title had been won by Miss Ruth Palmer, a Newmarket girl, escorted by Ed. Stephenson. Following the corona- tion, tasty refreshments were served in the dining-room and after the inter- mission, the couples returned to the assembly hall to dance until the last note of Van de NValker music faded. Credit must go to those who made the dance possible. These include Jim Lee, Chuck BLt8Hl1Sll, and Phil Holt. who comprised the dance committee, Sven Thomsen, VVally Meikle and the grade XII business students on the decorating committee. The Football Dance was not quite as successful as the Formal. Despite financial difficulties, however, the many couples had an entertaining evening. It Twcnly-eight

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Rourke, in the role of aetor, director, produeer, general nianager and what- have-you , once again proved to be the master-showinan. Thus onee 111ore the Utllllllllllllfj' has been sl1own how well endowed they are with performers, pro- dueers, and teehnieians, in the field of lllOHt1'lC2ll produetions. A speeial llll'llfl0ll should be made ot' the sets, designed and executed by Fred Hagan. The stage sets are of great lITlI10I'l?illC'0 i11 the presentation of Gil- bert Ss Sullivan, and this year, as i11 years gone by, l4'red's sets added greatly to tl1e sueeess otf the sl1ow. Thanks are also due to l'11'2ll1k Houston, whose patience was tried this year, as before. Through the hours of praetiee, and in the full strain of dress rehearsal and opening night, Mr. Houston 's contribution to the eollege operetta was exeellent. The many otl1er persons who worked on the pro- duetion, 'EQClllllC'li11lS, prop. men, eostume men, stage hands, make-up men, also deserve lllillly thanks. Bill and Ed solve the f'07ll1JliC'flff'fl plot with help from Mrs. Beer and Mrs. Rourke. Tlzirly