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

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LITERARY SOCIETY STANDING: J. Scrimgeour, P. Rosa, R. Gregson, R. Jones, I. Aldworth, A. Stover, M. Cooper. SEATED: A. Dean, H. Pettifer, N. Mason, V. Thompson, R. Gibson, V. Vance, G. Miller. ABSENT: R. R:-win, D. Richards, B. MacLennan, V. Laur. ' ul,1'0Ii'L'IUI'S of Pupils l7rum 0vv1'lm1'cl4-ning Elechons llmncwwrlq :mel llctcnliemsf' ll zlplu-:ws tlml Last Nm.Cml,L,,.' 'l'iHSOnhul.g. DisU.ik.1 the :lppczll ol tlns iclczl was oavcrsllzullnwcl lg PIN:-h 5611001 WHS m the Q-I-II, of Om. uf HN. tllc mum-lunmc come-rts, k1ss-czmrlivs, :lm most uctiu, election mmlmigns that the Um Conga-lim-s prcsc'mc'rl lay tllc- lllilfl' wsu-n 1 ' I ' A ' x v ' ' ri I r 1 ' I. Sclwwl has mm. wltlwgsctl. Lllmus IBLIIIUIDIIIIC lmlty. lln lJl.1st ol lull H . l . W hzllmrlc-l Puplmms lrumpct can still lm lllfcll' YN f ll1l ' 'ff mflvlllvml N'llll'0t?,'f':l lu-:ml ringing tlmmllgll thc hulls un :L quivt lm UNH -1 wr UL f lm N 5- '15 TNQ, llll cvcning, serving :ls zx rc-minclcr of ll plc-:xszml Ifunmus, Alum . glllllgflbllll .mc .umm wwk l, t,unlllH1g,l.llIlL:,. llmmpswn, lcd then' COIIICSIIIIQ' parties tu , U U lmuli. fm. flux 14iu.l-gl,-X Sm-iK.ty limi-015. M153 l'rClllllCI ilu- slwwty KllSlJl1lyS, posu-rs :lml XIIVIIIII ,IIIIOIIIIJSUIL czmcliclzltc for l'1'csiclcnt, !L'l'V 5ll 'll- Il'.5 lll5llf'llK- tllf 'C WHS 71 XVQUL 5l,m.kL,d lm active' and I might mm dtlvrlgtmn clczll of mulmgllt ml lmurm-nl mul Il fcw 111- ingly ..fft.Ctivt.' Campaign fm. UN. l5..,m,I,hi1., KIIISIVIOIIS souls went to :L gm-:ll clczll ol work llllflf. Opposing hor, Miss ulvzm Swim- 1 lH'fW'flf'f1 2401111 111110 fm' Ull- 51001111 111 livvplllg' XVlI'll n SCIIZLILT Cl1:11':1ClCT. 'l'lu- lJcmopl1il0s wvrc- crmtimlzllly XYl'1lCli- lcd ll umm- L'UIlS0l'VZlIlVl' CIIIIIIJIIIQII lm' ilu' ing thvir lmrzxins lu think up SUIIIUIIIIIIQ' nvw Y . . - . ' ' ' ' - lupfolmcl lhlllj. tm ulfsct thc mcvltzllmlv rctzllmtlmls ln' ilu- llu- Vupfollzlrl party sturtvcl Its L'IllllllI1lg'll OIFITOSIIIQ' party: lmrmw-vc1', thc ' : l'1r lllill lrl I unrlm' tlw Il1DlK'2llIll,QAj'CI' fnlltzlstic lumm-r ul llllflj' lvlt tlmt llwy wc-rv lnclqing' in tllzll THE TATLER 27

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Editor-In-Chief 1907 For some forty or more years, your humble servant has had a yen to write an article for The High School Tatler, but not until this last winter have 1 found a worthy subject to which to devote my untried journalism. 1 have in my possession several issues of the Tatler, including the original edited in October, 1907. In relating a story, either written or oral, if the narrator can say he was there when the event happened, he immediately can command the attention of his audience. Thus I trust this article will be of some in- terest to the readers of your valued paper, as it contains the meeting, after over forty years, of principal Minns, and the writ- er, a student in the old four-roomed school. Memory serves one well in recalling the turmoil of the editorial staff attendant upon the birth of the first Tatler. Mr. Minns had come to Tillsonburg two years previously, and left a year later. Dur- ing his sojourn as head of our school, he had as assistants, Mr. W. L. Kidd, Miss H. Hind- son, now Mrs. VV. L. Lindsay, and Mrs. M. Tate. ln 1909 he accepted the principalship at Newmarket, later winding up a11 illustri- ous teaching career with a successful in- spectorship of Secondary Schools in the Eastern part of Ontario. Retired some thirteen years ago, he now makes his home in Florida, where he is an active member in the Canadian Society of the Shuffle Board Club. lt was in the City of St. Petersburg in the month of March this year, through the kindness of our mutual friends, Mr. and Mrs. NV. L.. Kidd, that the former prin'cipal and the former student sat down for an afternoon chat. After introducing ourselves, a goodly amount of conversation had to be executed to bring the intervening years up to date. Naturally, as we chatted, former Tillsonburg students and events were high- lighted. Seventeen enquiries were made and successfully answered. The profession- al status of those former students enquired about were as follows: three doctors, two high school teachers including a principal, one dentist, one banker, one farmer, one United Church minister, two merchants, one captain of Mounties, on high school in- spector, one matron, and three housewives. 26 Our interview ended with an oral picture of the new area school which is fast becom- mg a reality. , Concluding, 1 would admonish students in after years to seek out their former in- structors. The pleasure of such a meeting will be mutual. To our teaching staff, may your years of retirement be as full of plea- sure and gracious living as this writer finds those of yesterday. To the Editor, as a recipe for longevity, urge classmates to join the editorial staff, or become members of the teaching profession. For an early demise, become a board member. Proof Volume 1, No. 1, 1907, Tattler, spelled orig- inally with two Tis. H. A. Ostrander. J' T 5 , 'C 9 2 impossiblgf I ' X S e 9 - x .1 r i a . p .gig ,dk is ex p.wEEkS C Cadets Again this year the Cadet Corps is work- ing under Captain G. C. Hay and its capable officers, hoping to bring back the shield to decorate the empty spot on the wall. The Band, mat-squad, signallers, and other demonstration groups are also prac- tising faithfully to help Tillsonburg make a good showing. THE TATLER

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chorus-girl appeal which the Demophiles so aptly demonstrated and thus refrained from any such displays. The day for speeches arrived, much to the disappointment of the party members, and the fourteen budding public servants were given the opportunity to present their final plea for votes or mercy, whichever the case might be. liefore the assembled school, in trembling hope, the following fourteen can- didates appeared: Vivian Thompson, Dick Gibson. lidith Moon, llelen l'ettifer, Noel Nason, Richard .jones and ,-Xnn Dean, under Demophile Hag, and .lean Scrimgeour, Dick Rokeby, Vicki Vance, Kathleen Sandor, Robert Ravin, Gary Miller, and Marg. llowey supporting the l'opfohad banner. The main election issue was the choice be- tween a very active, radical group of enter- prising entertainers and a middle-of-the- road group following a more liberally con- servative doctrine. . The election results showed that the elec- torate voted on the principle that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush or in this case, one demonstration of a party's activity is worth twenty promises of the abolition of student slavery. The final result was an overwhelming victory for the Demophile party in all but two positions. Gary Miller and Vicki Vance were the two Popfohads who checked the Demophile landslide. As anyone who has witnessed the varied bi-weekly assemblies, the exceptional Hop and this, our own Tatler, will agree, the electorate made wise choices and those honored souls who were elected have pro- duced a suitable finale to the years of Lit- erary Society activities in our 1893 model High School and also have produced a chal- lenge for the societies of the new school. Rlffl.-XRD ROKICIKY, Xlll. ,..l.0L...-. Commencement Our Annual Commencement Exercises were held in the auditorium of the Town Hall on Friday, December 2. As usual, the programme was opened with the singing of O Canada and the ',l'.D.H.S. school song. Under the direction of Miss Field, accom- panied by Gerald XYebster at the piano, the Glee Club sang the well-known Bless This House and the lively Big lllrown Bear. T The T.D.ll.S. orchestra, ably directed by Z8 ' Steve Choma provided music during the programme. A piano solo was rendered by Richard bl ones, a violin solo was rendered by Charles Ketchabaw, and a waltz was danced in bal- let style by lldwina lleckford. All three added enjoyment to the evening. This year's Valedictorian was Noel Roke- by who now attends the University of VVestern Ontario, London. M r. Kirkwood addressed the audience for the final time in the Town llall, lle stated that next year the tommenceinent lfxer- cises would be held in the school auditorium of the new Tillsonburg District lligh School. During the evening, certificates, diplo- mas, Proficiency and Sports awards were presented to the various students by Mr. J. S. Ronson, lXlr. l'l. li. hlohnston, Mrs. Al. A. Gillett, Hrs. XY. ll, llogarth and lXlr. S. XX'ightman. The programme was closed with God Save the King, and a dance was held at the lligli School. Marg llowey, Xll. tfontinued on Page 693 y Q. ' ' ' 1 f , 2 I . : in 1 .1 ,ln .4 ll 'iigl The Fountain Sayings Vein, Vidi, Vici, l came, l saw, lbeat it. THE TATLER