Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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soon ready to move into pitched battle. The girls on this trip we know will make a very fine showing. XVith only a few hours of sea-duty behind them, they are very rapidly finding their sea-legs . . . All the members of the ship 's company and the passengers are working overly hard on this voyage . . . The 'Pinafore' will be in Portsmouth Harbour the 18th. 19th, and 20th of March. The voyage was indeed successfully completed: the ship entered harbour dressed over-all, to the thoroughgoing pleasure of all who saw her. To this extent only will this reviewer attempt to sustain the metaphor published in the f,'l'flt'l1'CI' above the initials T.C. . Mr. NVard Cornell again carried out with wit and aplomb the very demanding dual task of directing an operetta and presenting a leading role in it: his First Lord of the Admiralty was both comic and endearing, and the p1'oduction which he directed maintained the tradition of precision, knowledgeability, and gaiety established a many years ago . As his patient Captain l'orc0rm1, Donald MacMillan happily fulfilled the promise given by his Samuel of the previous years production: his stage presence was unfaltering, and his voice had gained in range and control. He complemented admirably the performance of Elizabeth Beer as Little Buttercup, warm and melodious in voice, and convincing in her acting of a role somewhat new to her repertoire. The Club was fortunate to have the assistance of Gloria Rivers and Dick Murray in the parts of Josephine and Ralph: they worked together splendidly in duet, and in solo and group work contributed much to the general standard of singing in the production. Miss Joan Wicldi- field was a pert and attractive Hehe, competently balancing the extravaganees of her first cousin, Sir Joseph. The trying role of Dick Deadeye was intelli- gently handled by Reg Nashg he managed to be grotesque and villainous without being distracted from speech and song by the mannerisins involved. Don Race and Tom Connor handled competently the parts of Bob Becket and Bill Ilolishzy, the latter the epitome of the Englishman of whom he sang so wellg while Bob Branton was clearly a sergeant of Marines who would have fainted stiffly at attention had the need arisen. All these were the more prominent members of a team backed by excellent choruses, of young ladies from Newmarket and young men from the College. XVe have come to expect happy collaboration in this area, and were not dis- appointed. By the discipline of voice and movement which they worked so hard to achieve, they once again gave an impression of ease and precision entirely unwarranted by the physical limitations of the stage on which they worked: and their interest and enthusiasm were infectious. It was deeply regretted that Mr. Houston, who, with Mr. Carroll, had worked so hard on the musical side of the production. was unable to play the accompaniment during the final week of rehearsal and performance because of illness. This emergency was graciously met, however, by Mrs. Stewart, who. at very short notice. cheerfully gave the Club the benefit of her great skill and experience. Twenty

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truly appreciate his bearing and emotion as the frantic peasant mother- and the simple quiet humanity of Jack Tippings Little Man contrasted effectively with these strongly developed characters. Mr. t'lit'ton's attention to properties was meticulous, and ,justified by the result. Tom Metfanns sets were notable, especially that representing a continental railway carriage. lt is good that the tradition of drama in the spa-i11g ' was so s- tint hanced. . a s actorily maintained and en- the glee club N THE QUAKER CRACKER Fox l'lEBRl7ARY 1954, the followinff note appeared: 7 rw - H, M. S. 'Pinatore' has begun to move slowly' away from her moorinfrs ' l , . 1 ' ? ' ' wit 1 Admiral Cornell at the helm and Messrs. tfarroll and Houston as First and ., y becond Mates . . . The new crew is whipping into shape fast and, after a few more hours on tl1e routine, should be ready to make a very good show ot' it on this trip. The Captain tllonald Macllillank, and llickilleaideve CRL-U' Nashb, with able assistance from the Boatswain 's Mate tTom tfonnorj and the t'arpen- 1er's Mate fllon Racel, are learning' their new duties fast and should be Y vil1l'fl'4'Il

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the chairman 's ball N ORDER T0 SPEND THE EVENING with his girl on the occasion of Valentine 's Day, the Chairman of the School Committee decided that it would be a good time to have the annual Informal Dance . The music was provided mostly by Doug' Thomson and played by Ian Paterson and -lim Forbes. A The dance didn 't get started until about nine o'clock but as the evening progressed. it became more and more enjoyable to everyone. The masters' wives prepared most of the food and special credit goes to Henry, who cooked the ham, and Mr. Stewart, who tossed real cool salad. The masters' wives and the Nurse really went all out in preparing fancy goodies for us. We were grateful to chairman Wesley and Ian Paterson for organizing such a pleasant evening. o. l. e. dance N THE EVENING or MAY THE 1-'1RsT, excitement rocked the age-old pillars on top of Mount Pickering. The fair damsels had arrived in their best finery. Music floated through the building and the atmosphere of spring was everywhere. Couples danced through the melodic atmosphere provided by Honourable musicians, Miller, Anthony, May and Tombstone. The balmy night was a perfect setting for this tripping of the light fantastic . which was only interrupted by the consumption of a few morsels of refreshing delica- cies. Midnight came only too soon and at the stroke of twelve, the roaring monster carried the ,lightfooted ladies into the darkness of night.. Great thanks should be bestowed upon the participants, weather, social convener and person- ages who provided refreshments. intermediate dance ' FEXY OF THE BOYS in Grades X and XI decided that they werent getting enough feminine company, so they decided to throw a big party in the Common Room. A few of the lads played housewife and cleaned up the room until it looked quite attractive. Meanwhile John Zehetho-fer, our genial record man, was installing the equipment, and the Boys from the Hilltop were down- town trying to dig up some local lovelies. The dance started at eight o'clock and stragglers kept coming in until nine. The dance was fairly well organized by then. There was a wide variety of dances: spot dances, broom dances, even shovel dances! Everyone enjoyed himself immensely. lt was well supervised and ran smoothly until the Zero hour, when, like Cinderellas, the girls donned their wraps and departed from the premises with their boys. Quite a few fellows made friends because of'this dance. So many people looked forward to another. that the Intermediate dance should become a traditional social event. Twenty-one