Stratford Central Secondary School - Collegian Yearbook (Stratford, Ontario Canada)

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COLLEGIAN, I 9 30 THE LEGEND OF ST. YVONNE The students of the Collegiate in- stitute prepared their third annual operetta, namely the Legend of St. Yvonne, presented on the evenings of April I0 and ll, in the school assembly hall. Mr. Bishop ably con- ducted the practices and Miss Be- atrice Stewart also gave much valu- able time to the teaching of the various dances. The students too, entered into the play whole-hearted- ly and this year latent talent has been brought to the fore. Some twenty solos were in the play, and these were taken, not only by the e:-:perienced students but also by many new and promising singers, who made their debut on the stage. The Legend of St. Yvonne is a most delightful story of love. Ro- mance is added by old-fashionecl Hsher folk, salty sailors, fair maidens and even fairies. lts solos, choruses, music, fairy dances together with the many humorous touches com- bined to form an operetta that proved an evening of enjoyment to the citizens of Stratford as well as a benefit to the students of the school. The cast was as follows: Germaine Deschamps Lorna Lupton Gaston Lebrun ...... Kenneth Cash Harry Trelawney. .John Whittaker Captain Trelawney.Vivian Holmes Captain Chevalier. .Gordon Wright Lf- Maire ....... Drever Robertson Madame Basson. . .Eilleen Wallace Professor Billot ...... Cecil Wilson Raoul ............ George Doxey Bathilde ......... Christine Copus Nlanette ......... Mary McCauley Monsieur Harpagon Edward Barrett Silas B. Slick ......... Fraser Hay Breton Fisher Girls Isobel Sim fHeleneD Margaret McLennan flsouisel Jean Stapleton flseoniel Breton Fishermen Grant Kroph fpatapoufj Jim Rankin Uacquelinl Lorne Baker fAndrel British Tars Howard Galloway CBill Barnicottj Ted MacNichol fDick Dashwoodj Lawrence Scobbie Hack Gingerj Fairy Folk Callista Heinbuck fpansitaj Alma Richards fFlorianaJ The Literary Society is indebted to the Normal School for the use of the pretty woodland scenery, the work of Mrs. C. A. Mayberry. THE BAND AND ORCHESTRA Once more the school has been fortunate in having a band and an orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. Bishop. ln having these two or- ganizations the school has shown that it is keeping in step, along mu- sical lines, with all other collcgiates of Ontario. At present there are twenty mem- bers in the orchestra. It has been improved this year by the addition of some of the brass instruments of the band. This has given balance to it. Not only has the orchestra pre- sented entertainment for the stud- ents at Lit meetings, but it has also played at various functions in the city. It has provided dinner- music for service clubs of the city, assisted Home and School clubs on several occasions, and also was present at the opening of the new Falstaff school. The personnel of the orchestra is: Violins-Phyllis McAtee, Rita McCauley, H. Galloway, R. Cole, C. Tretheway, A. Long, P. Pigeon, H. Reinhart. Cello--D. Kennedy. Clarinets-B. Monteith, F. Lan- gan. Flute--H. Kennedy. Saxaphones - IG. Wright, G. Johnston. Trumpet--L. Battersby. ..25...

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COLLEGIAN, l930 the Ciirlis First Form Contest which was held on February 4, and the winner, Elsie Gillies, speaking on The Marvellous Story of Hydro, competed against the Second Form girls. The other speakers were also very good. Gertrude Theodore held her audience's attention with her tales of Heroes of the Polar Seas. Dorothy Smith gave an excellent ac- count of the life of Sir Leonard Til- ley. Doris Myers gave a delightful description of Our National Play- grounds. Margery Lashbrook gave an interesting essay on Ideals ln Sport, and Lois Tout handled her subjcct. 0ur National Playgrounds in a splendid manner. Margery Lash- brook was chosen as winner. During the various intervals the audience engaged in a sing-song and the se- cond edition of the 'Literary paper, The C-as Bag, was read. The speakers in both contests showed great promise and it is hoped that in the near future they may excel themselves in the art of public-speaking. VISITORS AT OUR SCHOOL ln October, Mrs. Edith Groves, the Chairman of the Toronto Board of Education in l929, favoured the students of the Upper School by a short visit. Mrs. Groves gave us a delightful talk on children and re- cited for us some of her poems which we all enjoyed very much, es- pecially Tum-Tumn and Blue- berry Pie. Dr. Charles E. Barker who came to Stratford under the auspices of the Rotary Club also paid us a visit in October. Dr. Barker was health advisor to William H. Taft during his four years in the White House. For se- veral years, up to the time he de- cided to work under the auspices of the Rotary, Dr. Barker devoted his winters to lecturing to the public on health for the International Com- mittee of the Y. M. C. A.'s and in the summer months he was on the Redpath Chautauqua platform and became their leading health lec- turer. ROYAL TODD On September l8, l929, Royal Todd was killed in an automobile accident near Atwood while work- ing for the Department of Highways. The news greatly shocked the people of Stratford, as well as his many friends throughout the pro- vince. Royal was, during his attendance at the S. C. l., most popular with all. His athletic prowess and his literary ability made him unusually well-known to his fellow-students. Much could be written of his rugby, soccer and hockey ability as he play- ed on all these teams. After graduating from the S. C. l. Royal worked for a year in the Por- cupine Goldfields of Northern On- tario. Here his wonderful disposi- tion and courage won for him many friends. As one mining engineer re- marked, Royal surely is a prince. His year in the North, while very hard, well prepared him for study at university, for which all his plans were laid. ln his first year in Medicine at Queen's University Royal passed with honours and also distinguished himself by playing with Queen's junior Rugby team which won the lntercollegiate title. While Royal's life was cut off all too soon, he already had, by his splendid example and influence done much for his many friends. We are all thankful that for even such a short time we had the privilege of being friends of Royal Todd, a prince of fellows. ..2 4...

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