Tillsonburg District High School - Tatler Yearbook (Tillsonburg, Ontario Canada)

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Speedball This year a new game, speedball, was played outdoors just before the cold weather rolled in. The majority of the students participated and a great deal of exercise and excitement was derived from it. The final speedball game was won by Grade XI. l l 1 L. Turner, M. Grass, B. Thompson, E. Collings. Exhibition Games The Junior Basketball team consisted of: S. Doyle fcaptainb, J. Smith, A. Mc- Collow, T. McCollow, V. Bradt, L. Agur, J. Milmine, M. Tauras, M. Garrett, G. Hay- cock, A. Nichols, S. Tait, W. Young, D. Helsdon, J. McDonald, J. Hibbert. M. Lilly. The juniors were extremely successful in all their games with Ingersoll, Norwich and Port Burwell. However they did lose one game and that was with Ingersoll. Inter-Form Games The girls' inter-form playoffs were be- tween Grade X and Grade XI. The first game was won by Grade XI with a score of 11-8. The second game was also won by Grade XI with the close score of 6-5. The shield was presented to the Grade XI girls by Mr. Kirkwood immediately after the final game. THE TATLER Basketball The senior girls' Wossa basketball team was grouped this year with Aylmer, Nor- wich, Ingersoll, London Sacred Heart and St. Thomas Vocational. The team, under the name of 'fGophers , consisted of M. Warren fcaptainj, A. Ger- hardt, N. Warren, M. Stilwell, R. Monk, G. Demaiter, S. Phillips, D. Wickham, M. L-illy, M. Foreman, S. Setterington. The season opened with an exhibition game at Aylmer just before Christmas, the Gophers losing 17-16. On January 12, the Gophers won over Aylmer in the home gymnasium by a score of 27-13. On January 18, the Gophers won over Norwich 20-8. Marilyn Stilwell and Ruth Monk were the high scorers. On January 21, Tillsonburg entered its first Wossa game with London Sacred Heart. Tillsonburg was again the victor with a score of 12-5. A week later, on January 28, Tillsonburg tied St. Thomas 19 all. On February 4, Tillsonburg defeated Aylmer 15-8. There was great excitement among the girls as they prepared for the all-impor- tant game with St. Thomas in the Tillson- burg gym. The game was exciting and stirring, and in spite of their rapidly gain- ing score Tillsonburg lost the game 30-23. This game checked Tillsonburg out of the finals. The cheer leaders in their dashing gold and black were an important part of the games. Their encouragement did much for the home team. The choo-choo-ch-chinny girls were: M. Stilwell, M. J. Crosby, S. Gracey. L. Law, A. Dean, J. Wellman, D. McKenney. Badminton Basketball goes off the list and bad- minton comes on. The senior girls have started a club with Marjorie Warren as president. The game has good prospects, and, although the girls are very enthus- iastic about the game, nothing great has yet been accomplished. Credit for the success of girls' sports this year must go to Miss Rock for her excellent coaching. 61

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Sli I GIRLS' ATHLETIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVE B. Mason, D. Wickham, B. Leofherdole, M. Warren. Inter-School Track and Field Meet At Tillsonburg On the Thursday after the local track meet, contestants from Ingersoll, Delhi, Aylmer, Norwich and Tillsonburg met at Tillsonburg's Fair Grounds. The day was cold and damp, but there was heated competition and nothing dampened the enthusiasm of each school's supporters. Tillsonburg's winners at this meet were: Juvenile: Patricia Gray, 8 points. Intermediate: Shirley Phillips, 10 points. Senior: Jennie Denys, 13 points. 60 W.0.S.S.A. Track and Field Meet The Wossa B track and field meet at London was the final important annual track meet. Tillsonburg brought home the Senior Wossa B pennant, and credit for the winning of this championship goes to Jennie Denys, runner-up champion with a total of six points. Credit also goes to Amelia Gerhardt, Marilyn Stilwell, and Betty Leatherdale, who brought points and honour to T.D.H.S. THE TATLER

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JU N IOR BASKETBALL BACK: V. Bradt, L. Agur - McCoIlow, J. Milmine, M. Taurus, M. Garret. MIDDLE: J. Smith, G. Haycock, A. Nichols, Miss Rock, S. Doyle - McCollow, S. Tait. FRONT: W. Young, D. Helsdon, J. McDonald, J. Hibbert, M. Lilly. TRUE STORY didn't hurt myself. I came home no better, by Eunice Cowell, IXA Last year when I was blind I had many, many thrilling experiences. It was a very funny feeling to look at something, know that it was there and not see it. I had sore eyes and my mother sent me to the doctor who gave me some drops. These drops, instead of helping my eyes, gradu- ally made them worse. On New Year's Day, 1948, I was completely blind. I went to consult a specialist in London, who put me in Victoria Hospital for nine days. While I was in the hospital many people came to visit me. One night I was helping the nurses' aid gather the supper trays, when I walked into a wall that I didn't know was there. The nurse was very sorry she had not warned me, but I 62 and a very kind lady took me to a specialist in Toronto. Gradually I could see the large headlines on the paper. Then suddenly I lost what little sight I had gained and went completely blind again. Therefore I Went back to Toronto, and the specialist gave me some different treatment. I then began to see very large headlines again, and from then on I gradually improved. I was out of school from Christmas until Easter. During this time the girls used to come up to see me after school. Everyone was very kind to me, and brought me different things, including fruit, candy, and ice cream. When I made my last trip to Toronto in July we were all thrilled when the specialist said I had one hundred per cent vision. THE TATLER