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

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T.D.H.S. Puppet Club The T.D.H.S. Puppet Club had a busy and exciting time at the Fair this year. The show was scheduled for four o'clock Tues- day, September 20th, but because of compe- tition of salesmen of hot dogs and cotton candy, a cowboy yodelling, and .Hurryl hurry! Step right up folks, the show start- ed about four-thirty. Peter Gibson's clown and .Nun l7ean's elephant pleased the chil- dren with its water-shooting act. tThe source of water was jean .eXnderson.J l'aderewski, the concert pianist. favoured the audience with his musical talent which isn't anything without Elizabeth Gibson. Ann and Peter staged a breath-taking bull- light without the help of Miss lfield's phono- graph, which, as you know, only works when it feels like it. The play was The Three XVishes, directed, operated and read by Ruth Hawkins, Betty Hurn, jean Ander- son, lilizabeth Gibson, and Ann Dean. lior the second activity of the year the l'uppet Club staged a Nativity Scene in the Christmas assembly. Shirley Milmine and Mary Mason read the Christmas Story, and the coloured lights, manger and XYise lylen pictured the story as it was read. The richly-costumed puppets and the soft light- ing of the little stage made a beautiful and effective scene. The present personnel of the Club con- sists of Ruth Hawkins, Elizabeth Gibson, Betty llurn, Mary Mason, Shirley Milmine, Ruby Mills, and Gloria Haycoek tpart- timely. RUTH ll.-XXVKINS. Xll. l0l i Class Party lfarlier in the year. before Christmas and exams, the students of Grade X115 held a class party. Students from Grade Xl.-X were invited and a few attended under the or- ganization of funds by Margaret Cooper. Skating was enjoyed first by the students at the local Arena and nearly everybody, in- cluding Mr. Sinclair, wanted to try their luck out on the blades, before going to the school for dancing and refreslnnents. A munber of the teachers were invited and after a few popular records were played and danced to, everybody set forth into a regu- lar old square dance, with Miss Field, llliss Grieve, and Miss Rock leading the way. Hearing the call to the refreshments every- THE TATLER one hustled up the stairs to the junior l.ab. where chocolate milk, doughnuts, cookies, and various kinds of candies were served. The party broke up about eleven-fifteen with everyone agreeing that they had had an enjoyable evening. Much credit goes to Mr. Hay, hlaybelle Thompson, Leonard Libitz and jacqneline Nlacllonald for the part they played in making the party a success. lJAVlD RlCl'lARlJS,Xlli. ORATORS C. Wilkinson, C. Russ, R. Jones, R. Gregson, M. Thompson, C. Carson, J. Hibbert. Junior Oratorical Contest The annual junior and Senior .l'ublie Speaking Competitions were held in the Tillsonburg Town Hall, Thursday, Febru- ary .23rd. :Xlthough the actual Senior con- test was held on Thursday evening, only the two winning juniors delivered their ad- dresses, as they had been judged previously at the High School. The prize-winning junior, Richard Greg- son, who spoke on Mahatma Gandhi. was presented with the Lions Club lioys' trophy. Corinne Carson with her subject l3arbara .-Xnn Scott was judged the junior Girls' winner and received the Lions Club trophy for the girls. LUIS l..fXVX', Xlll. 29

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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

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