Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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The backbone of any Gilbert and Sullivan opera is the chorus, and this year's chorus was good. The routines had bounce, the formations were firm, and the large groups adjusted themselves admirably to the restriction of the small stage. Vocally, both boys and girls reflected credit on Frank Houston for his Work with them. Alice Rourke and Betty Beer would lend distinction to any Gilbert and Sullivan production. They are of professional calibre, and through the years at Pickering we may have taken them too much for granted. Let us now thank them for another superb show, they gave the roles of Mabel and Ruth polish both in dialogue and in song. Even a long memory would have trouble in recalling better student leads. Certainly we have never had a tenor with more to offer-'than David Evans who played Frederick. Add to this the good work of Bill Maguire as the Pirate King, the fine comedy and singing of Bill Atkin as Sargeant, and the truly excellent work of Don MacMillan as Samuel, and you have quite a cast. Nor were the minor female leads wanting. Marion Gibson tEdithD, June Thompson tKateD, and Nancy Sinclair tlsabelj added zip and sparkle. Finally, the director, NVard Cornell, took time off to evolve a convincing and highly enter- taining Major-General. All the foregoing took place against the background of two excellent sets by Dennis Burton. All in all, Pirates, 1953 version, can take its proud place in a long line of good Gilbert and Sullivan shows at Pickering. the dramatic club HE VLUB 'rms vmn presented Terence Rattigan's French XVithout Tears . This play is about a group ot' potential diplomats who are learning French at Miramar , a villa in a small seaside town in the south of France. The story centres around Miss Diana Lake, who does her best to entangle in her amor- ous wiles every student in striking distance. Mrs. Jackson, in a role rather different. from the others in her Pickering repertoire, created with polish and poise an attractive and predatory young woman with whom finally we could be genuinely sympathetic when she hersell7 became the happy victim of true love. Helen Harkness created a sympathetic role as Jacqueline, the daughter of M. Maingot, and his assistant in teaching French, Marianne, the maid of the house- hold, was played by Helga Forsberg. Twenty-six

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the dances FOOTBALL OST OF THII FOOTBALL PLAYERS were o1I hand with their Hfemmesi' to enjoy the dance-tioor scrimmages this year. There were, of course, numerous guests, all of whom contributed greatly to the success of the night. The party was gay, the music good, and it is hoped that all present had an enjoyable eve- ning. tAw, shucks, I'm sure you didlb ST.-wr'-SENIOR N INNOVATION OF '51-52, this do was successfully carried on by this years student body. The food, prepared by the masters' wives, was out of this world. Pete's vaudeville tperformed on the south side of the hall, ab-out the middle, under a floor-lampl delighted those who were not completely taken by the music played at that time. -IVNIOR PROM OMR PROMINENT CITIZENS of Grades IX and X took it upon themselves to dem- onstrate that the Seniors weren't the only ones who could sponsor segregated dances. flood idea! Naturally they weren't as lavish as the Seniors, but Why should they be? - they were sensible. More power to them! U.I1.C. NTARIO l,AnII4:s' i,lOLl.EGE visited us this year, and were certainly welcomed with open arms. The boys and girls came out even in number, because of a series of complicated calculations Inade by one interested member of our com- munity. tlur French teacher's ability at mathematics contributed greatly to another happy U.lI.i7.-P.C. evening. FOR M AI, ROM FAR AND Ninn students, old boys, and guests thronged together for our last dance of the year on May 15th. Generally girls were imported from home , but your writer knows the pleasant extent to which a few blind dates Inade the party interesting. With the exception of the dance floor itself, the Assembly Hall was occupied by Van Vliet's Cabaret, which at all times reiiected a strictly continental atmosphere. Moulin Rouge was the theme, prominently established by Denny Burton 's large posters after Toulouse- liautrec, and carried out by a hard-working and imaginative decorating com- mittee. Many believed that participators and organizers combined to produce one of the best dances in school history. Twen ty-eight