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

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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

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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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DEMOCRACY VS. COMMUNISM by Lois Law, 10B Uzmior Orntorir-nl Contest Prize-Wivming Spccchj Mr. Kirkwood, honourable judges, ladies and gentlemen, the topic on which I have chosen to speak is Democracy versus Communism , for I believe that each one of you should know more about Democracy and its greatest rival, Communism, if our Canadian Democratic Government is to last. We often use the terms, Democracy and Communism and usually associate them with forms of government. Now, you may ask, What is government ? Government is the machinery by which any community, state or country exercises control over its public affairs. As you know from history, ofiicial oversight of all the public affairs of men, and many of their private undertakings has been necessary since men first came into contact with each other. It is the duty of the government to ensure domestic tranquility, provide for common defence, promote the welfare. and secure the blessing of liberty. Govern- ment has developed, grown and changed with the advancing times. All countries do not apply the same means of putting their policies into effect. In a democratic country the government exists for the benefit of the people, who choose representatives directly or in- directly by their votes. Plainly speaking, it is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people! In a truly democratic country each citizen is a member of parliament, but because the country has to be so small to make this possible, there are very few who have it. Two examples, however, are Andora and San Marino. In a country as large as Canada, it is not possible to have each citizen a member of our government. Therefore, we must elect our intelligent and well-informed citizens to our parlia- ment. Upholders of this policy are the United States, Great Britain, France and Canada. Since Canada is governed by a Responsible Government, I shall try to explain it more thoroughly. THE TATLER A Responsible Government is a govern- ment in which the executive may hold oflice only as long as they keep the support of the people behind them. Our country is divided into constitu- encies and a representative from each constituency is elected to vote in parlia- ment on the bills, for the people of the constituency, which he represents. it the base of our government are certain liberties-Civil Liberties as they are often called. The four basic ones are Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. However, two liberties which must not be overlooked are Freedom of Edu- cation and Freedom of our Courts. Education is more necessary today than it has ever been, for how are we to know our government and how to elect it, if we have not been educated? To you students I say, welcome the chance you are receiving for an education today, because it will be a great asset for you tomorrow. To you adults I say, grasp every bit of education you possibly can, either through educational books or by attending night classes at your local school. Anyone in Canada, accused of breaking the law in any way, is subject to be tried in court, and is innocent until proven guilty. The accused is defended by a lawyer and may produce witnesses. He is judged by a jury of independent citizens who are approved by the accused before being sworn in. Anyone imprisoned and not given a trial within a certain time limit, may obtain a writ of Habeas Corpus , and then if not tried immediately may be set free. . About the greatest danger our Democ- racy faces is lackiof interest, and the fact that people take our Democracy for granted. What we must have are people who understand and believe in the prin- ciples of Democracy - such principles as our civil liberties, our freedom of edu- cation: freedom of our courts, and, above all, the freedom to vote and to vot-e the way we think best. We must have citizens who have an understanding and sense of responsibility and who are willing to work and co-operate. Courses in citizenship are now being started as experiments for D. P.'s, or whom I prefer to call New Canadian Citizens, and for any interested 63