Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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Where did Jim Bear acquire that deep voice? He was excellent as Bill Bobstay. NVe would have liked to have heard more of Leon Siimnons' very fine baritone voice. As always i-t was a pleasure to hear Elizabeth Beer, who played the part of Hebe. The male chorus was lusty and hearty. From its opening, HNVC sail the ocean blue through to the finale one could sense that here was a well balanced group with a. fine musical tone and good dramatic ability. The girls' chorus had a sweet and delicate quality although not quite as strong as one would desire. Special congratulations must be given to Zllr. Chu and his stage crew for the very excellent set which they erected. It certainly created a nautical atmosphere. The lighting and make-up Cyl. II. Jewcllj were all very effective. Indeed, it was a fl1'Sii-l'2liG performance. Let us hope the Glec Club will remain with the G 85 S tradition. J. D. PURDY ther Music at Pickering Although the Glee Club's annual production of Gilbert and Sullivan provides the major outlet for musical expression at Pickering, it is by no means the only one. The Glee Club usually forms early in the fall for the purpose of singing for the sheer joy of it. We were fortunate this year in having two masters who were not only enthusiastic singers but who had also received considerable professional training. Mr. Zlluwloch and Mr. Rwlekop, a. baritone and a. tenor respectively, introduced the boys to forms of singing not usually experienced by the average teenager. At the Christmas Chapel service, for example, each sang a selection from Handel 's Messiah. Some students sustained their interest in instrumental music by individual or group playing during free time. The grand piano was exercised by the boogie Woogie or jazz fan as well as the admirer of Beethovenis Hli'l0I1l1gllll Sonata. There were several other instrumentalists who favoured the Whole school With performances at Pep Rallies or who played to packed audiences in their corridors. These people were masters of such instruments as the guitar, the accordion, the trumpet and the banjo. Musical appreciation was Widespread both in taste and extent. Rock and roll, sophisticated jazz and the classics reverberated through the corridors at Various times to the infinite pleasure of some and the grim aggravation of others. Be this as it may, music at Pickering this year, both fomnal and informal, planned and spontaneous, was very much a part of daily life. Twenty-two

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Bock Row: Mr. Purdy, Mr. Beer, D. Kerr, J Beer, B. Magee, R. Cold well, M. Morrison, A Hoy, D. Seibert, B, Roy ner, E. Soyko, P. Buech ler, B. Kirshernon, D Ferris, P. Hess, D. Hoy Mr. Chu. Front Row: L. Simmons B. Ayoub, B. Bloomfield D. Holbrook, R. Blocki stock, E. Agostini, B Prott, D. Holden. 1 nvi ation lub The Polileon Club HE 1fo1.ncoN CLUB into A vicizv Sueelcssifui. SEASON this year. Many of the debates held were serious talks aliout politics and its influence on today's trouliled world. Often the discussions continued even after the meeting was adjourned and they ou1'leadei's. Some be Red than Dead, whether eensoishi p hrouglit to mind some of the serious problems which confront of the titles otf the debates were: wlietheif we would rather' upon which the club voted that they would rathei' be Redg is too strict. upon which the cluh voted in the negativeg whether religious organizations ai-e essential, upon which the cluli voted in the affirinaitive. There was also one meeting in which the club voted that it wished to Sec the hockey game ot' that night. The speakers of this year were Barry ilyoub, Bob Blomuficlrl, Did.: Blackstociiz and Dulce Ilolbrnolf, and the Il'le1'ks were Lee Sinmums, Elin Agostini, Bill Pratt and Dave Iloldcn. We feel that they did an excellent job. The Polikon f'luli's currieuluin also included our attendance at the Model UN. in Toronto. The five delegates to this meeting and the following com- mittee meetings were Dick Bluchxstnclf, Dave Ilolflcn, Dare Ilolbrook, Ed Soyko, and Petri' Bucchler. They all felt a little inexperienced in this type of a. meeting and thus generally listened to the proceedings. They all felt that they had learned a, great deal and wished that they had taken a more active part. On XVednesday, May the 9th, the club had its final banquet at which Mr. Jluirslznll- Crowe was the guest speaker. He spoke on Connnunisin in Russia and its dangers to the VVest. His speech was thought-provoking and extremely informative. Ed Soyko, the second oldest member of the club gave the club a l1Ll1H01'OUS run- through of the clulfs year thus concluding a splendid year. Twenty-fouxr PETER BUICCHLER