Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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the dramatic club His YEAR Jfourney's Endi' was presented, a story of lVVorld NV1ar I concerning members of a. British Company. The story told of the hell the men had to go through. The scene opened with Caipitaiin Hardy portrayed by Dave Beer turning' his post over to Captain Stanhope's company. Stanhope was movingly played .by Alf Hales. Hardy is a jolly chap who has left everything in a mess and wants to make sure that Stanhope does not see him. S'ban'hope had c-oine to war full of the freshness of youth and then war turned him into an aloohol-craving creature. As his assistant he had Lieutenant Osborne, a kindly old gentleman convincingly played by Georgge Cox, who Was always trying to understand and help Stanhope. A person who helped make StaIrhope's headquarters a scene of confusion was Mason the cook who was played tio ia T by Jack Posfluns. There was a rolly-poly second Lfieutenant named Trotter who was played by a roly-poly lad named Phil Davies. Trotter-'s only want in life was to have his flower-bed at home and anything else that the middle-class Wish when they retire. See-ond Lieutenant Hibbert inovingly played by Don Harris, was the bad apple in the barrel. Here was a man who put on the front of a bifg Wheel , ltlhe playboy type, but who really was a coward afraid

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u, ,. .V N , -us: 'Q , The stage crew. I almost forgot thein, and so does just about everyone else. The boys: Gord, Nick, Reg, Dave, Rick and the Moser , all worked long and hard, and their efforts were rewarded with glowing comment from all 'those Wh-o saw the show. Our thanks to Mrs. Blosdale, whose hard Work, and a demanding job it Was, which once or twice required her to be very calm, was well appreciated. To our inusiearl director, Digby Peers, goes fthe lhigwgesit, vote of alll, -he trained the girls' chorus and the girls' leads at the High School, and the boys, chorus and the male leads here at P.C.. and with the invaluable assistance of Al Mclfay, put the whole show together. t'ong'ratulations to all for a good job well done. - PETER NEXYBERY Tlrcnfy-fam'

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of anything to do with war. After repeated Scenes with Stanhope he finally started on his way to conquering his cowardiee. Then into this hell walked a recently-commissioned young second Lieuten- ant. His name was Raleigh and he was only eighteen years old. The significant tact about Raleigh, played by Charles Beer, was that he had known Stanhope and had known him well. His sister was engiaged .to Stanhope 'and fS1tantho'pe did not want Raleigh to see the condition he was in at that time. Raleigh ha.d an idea something was wrong' but wasn't quite sure what it Was. He couldnt-t under- stand why Stanhope kept bickering' at him, although he was told that it was the strain of the war. At this point in walked the Colonel, portrayed by Ian Ferguson, from Headquarters, announcing' that Stanhopes company was to capture a German Prisoner for interrogation, as heavy-armoured units were being moved around behind the tlerman lines. Usborne and Raleigh were picked to lead the raid along' with ten other men. Although they get their man, Osborne is killed. The t lerman Prisoner, played by Rtick Vtibcrg, cannot Itefll too much and :its sent back to Headquarters. The relationship between Stanhope and Raleigh has now gone from bad to worse. The Germans have now broken through and everybody has been sent up to fight including' a revamped Hibbert. Suddenly in burst the Sergeant-Major, played by Addie Blankestijn, Wh-o said that Rlalleigh had lbeen shot in ftlhe lbaick. Raleigh was brougihlt down in to the trench and Stanhope, when he sees him. realizes even more vividly than before what hell war is. As he gazes at the dead body of Raleigh, Lance-corporal Broughton, played by Dane VVray. tells him that they need lhfim up front, and he slowly walks out to the war and his fate. In t'Journey's End Mr. Stewart again ably dlireeted the players. James Murray was a steadying influence as prompter. The Stage crew led by Gord Willson, Nick Ayre, Paul Feldman and their assistants, Reg Wliiteloek and -Iohn Renwick, did as usual a great job on the scenery. hallowe 'en eroeua 31sT., Is A NIfiH'l' OF ttHos'1's, Goblins, and mysterious ph-one calls to the headmaster, a. night when pickering boys stay in, so as usual we all gathered in our dining-room to celebrate Halloween. Some ot the costumes were very good this year. XVe had a walking robot, an Indian Sheik with his harem, and 'tElvis was there. Macbeth and Baby Jud and many others too numerous to mention were also in attendance. We were surrounded with the best Halloween decorations we have had in years. They consisted of large paintings of Indian designs of animals. Around the four posts were tour totem poles carrying out the Indian Theme. 'The effeet was very good and I'm sure that we all appreciated the time and effort Mr. Jewell put on them. After a really fine turkey dinner we ascended to the Assembly Hall to watch some films. By about 12 :OO a.m., we were in bed while some of our num- bers carried on the protective vigil outside, which had been started at dusk. - BRIAN BLACKSTOCK Twenty stat