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

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A lt. . .Kg-v....--,, - . g I . 5 ' 5 I 5 ,t yt . 'W' I Q I E6 GLEE CLUB AT COMMENCEMENT Why Homework For Students Should If we rlifln't have llOlllC'XV0l'li, we wunlt Be Abolished appreciate school and everything ennnectetl There are, naturally, both pros anal cons to every controversial snhjeetg hut except for the faet that limnewwrk keeps many stnrlents tint nf inisehief ancl ull' the streets with scliowl :L great fleal inure. NYC woulfln't think it sneh a task to etnne each clay. I hc-heve a certain .Net of I'1lI'lI1l.lllt'Ill states that ehilclren within high school age . . . shhnlcl not wurl' more than ci--'ht llUlll'S a at night, I think on thc whole, it causes ,. . .X U . 1 clav. llns law is hroken heeanse the aver- inneh nnhamnness. I know the tc-aeheis - . . I l . . age stnclent works appruxnnatelv ten Iiunrs wont agree with nie, hut I ani speaking' for md ' ' nclingf the time he takes to flu his hmne- all the sehulars tit' to-day. S work. XX e sit inthe IIIICUII-Iltililllllbltl tlesks of this 'I-he Iwmizmt lmlms uf 'pug rg- WU,-If U.,-by lt 'N 'flf'l'l ll tl,l'N't1Fl'mI 'll dal mm diligently Irwin nine in the inurning nntil Innr tielnek. .Xtter this time, I, think we - - - shunlcl he ahle to cltv as we wish-within fnnr ueluek in the atternuon. I, fur one . , think that the time after that shonlcl he F't'5 'l, I C llI'S0'wlm uhh' to cnlul' Iiccliw' their own. I'lease cIun't think me hitter, tion til some sort' perhaps, but M-wi. HH' you-H, only Ymmg. wmv. Klnst stntlents love to get togctlier after ' ' selnnvl hnnrs ancl gm clown to 'IQIIOINSOIIIS tn llfllil'5lI'fl Mflsml- XII'- gossip over :t inarshinallnw sunclae, go to 0 haskethall or huekev QJILIIICS and tu the inuvies at night. If they clicln't have any Ilorutliy RIC.-Mr. lfirkwoml, what will hmm.wm.k thq. Could dn thcic thmgs nt flu if nt gmt nicaslts at txanl tnnt. oftener and really have loarls of Inn. Klr. lQil'lm'1vmls-I think IRI eall a tltmetor. THE TATLER 33 w

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The 1950 Ai Home One of the Tillsonburg District High School's most successful dances was held in the gymnasium on Friday evening, Feb- ruary l7th. The Hop, as it is frequently called, was under the supervision of Miss Vicki Vance, our Social Vice-President. Vicki had remarked earlier in the year that since this was to be our last year in the old school, she hoped her Hop would be one of the finest and most memorable. Your expectations were not in vain, Miss Vance, for it really was a 'hum-dingerf On entering the beautifully decorated gymnasium, we were warmly received by Vicki, Vivian Thompson, the President of the Literary Society, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk- wood, and Mr. Vallee, Chairman of the Till- sonburg District High School Board, with Mrs. Vallee. ' After Richard jones had most cordially given them their dance cards, the Cinder- ellas of the evening were guided around the ballroom by their Prince Charmings in time with the wonderful music of Bobby Downs' Orchestra. , We looked at the beautiful white, pink and blue streamers and balloons, the an- gelic figures and the clouds of spun glass that were floating about us. But, lo and be- hold, as we glided past the middle of the floor, the picture changed entirely. All sorts of vile monsters and devils were star- ing at us, and balloons and streamers of red, yellow and black were hanging above our heads. VVell-to sum it all up, the gym was most cleverly decorated to resemble Hades and Heaven. After the Grand March, the girls looked at their dance cards, artistically designed by Edith Moon. On the front was drawn a gold harp and caught among the strings was a black devil. The spot dances of the evening were won by Shirley jones and Bill Popham and Betty Burn and George Gyulveszi. The winners were chosen by Vicki and her escort, Bob Scott. jerry Mansfield took ,pictures of some of the students and teachers to put in the Tatler. As one o'clock approached, everyone sighed to think the evening had gone so fast. Then Bobby Downs played his theme song. After the dance, everyone agreed that a wonderful time was had by all. Thank 32 you, Vicki, for a memorable At Home ! Special thanks go to the various commit- tees who assisted Vicki in the dance prepar- ations. Miss Helen Pettifer, the Secretary of the Literary Society was responsible for hiring Mr. Downs and sending out the invi- tations. Many thanks to Mr. Alexander who looked after the refreshments. The art and decorating committees con- sisted of Dorothy Helsdon, Jane McQueen, Lois Law, Gloria Haycock, Bonnie Moore, Dalton Murr, Shirley Eichenberg, Bob Scott, lrluzz Palmer, Dick Peacock, Richard jones, Edith Moon, Mr. Taylor and many others. BARBARA MASON, XIII. What Would Happen In 10B If Alan Turner could ever find his geog- raphy book. lliob Claringbold quit bothering other peo- p e. Campbell learned to stay away from the pool room. Dorothy did not see Larry for a whole day. Ervin ever knew what his homework was. Florence failed to be noticed by Mr. Hay. Gladys Miller ever got over her cold. Hotchkiss stopped combing his hair. I didn't have to do my homework on the bus. .jackson didn't have that sweet grin. Popham used kinetic energy. Lambert didn't know her history. Morrison always had to share her glasses with Mary Elizabeth. Newman failed to try to eat apples in Miss Grieve's class. Osborne ever rose above zero in geog- raphy. Pegg stopped bothering the boys. Roy Stewart lost his two false teeth. Tondreau forgot to choke on Mr. Hay's questions. The rest of l0I2 were not mentioned in this masterpiece. ' By Shirley Loucks. , --lol? Mr. Hay-Karl Marx and Engels start- ed a political doctrine which led to the Red Revolution in Russia. What connection is there with these men in our modern world? Hob Heckadon-The Marx Brothers. THE TATLER i I

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AND FICTION JEAN scR1MGEoUR, GRADE XIII Life's Like That QFirst Prize Iissayj joe Doake learned to creep when only nine months oldg he had just mastered this mode of transportation when someone started him walking. By the time he was three, he could walk very well, in fact, he was an expert, a professional. Someone gave him a tricycle and he had to start all over again, this time learning to peralnbu- late in a twisted mass of steel with three wheels. He became a master in that art before he was live, and being live, an expert tricycle driver and having two new teeth, he felt that he had reached his zenith. The poor lad was se11t to school when he was six. The first day he felt very proud, until he found that he was a dunceg he could neither read nor write nor do arithmetic. His star sank quickly below the horizon, and he knew his decline had set in. He despaired of ever being anything. However, Joe had not yet reached his golden age. Eight years later Joe again found himself on top of the world. He was in eighth gradeg he could read, write, ride a bike and even pronounce a few twenty- tive-cent words. He was one of the senior studentsg in fact, public school life revolved about joe Doakeg he was the centre of school life. Joe had, he was sure, finally reached his ultimate goalg he was master of the universe, second to none, and what's more, he was fourteen years old. The next time we saw Joe, he had just started high school and he found himself again pushed to the bottom of the line. I-Ie was disconsolateg he coulcln't speak a word of algebra, his trigonometric computation was atrocious and he was overshadowed by so many people who knew more than he did. joe was indeed despondentg he was so at odds with the world that he considered suicide or the Foreign Legion as his only chances. Rising, by virtue of a dauntless spirit, from the depths of despair, Joe found him- self, some five long years later, as a fifth former, in a truly enviable position. He wondered if he ever had been a lirst former and disgustedly decided that kids were dumber than when he had been young. 34 joe Doake was one of those lucky souls who went to college. Here we found joe again crest-fallen, dejected and miserable. He was a frosh , the lowest form of col- lege life, no longer a proud senior student, but rather a lowly freshman. However, joe, being a man of undaunted spirit, over- came this complex and a few years later we saw him as a proud college graduate, with the world at his linger-tips. He knew every thing from the abscissa periderm to the endogenous origin of buds. Joe found a job in a mining corporation. He was cocksure when he took on the job, but when he met the grizzled crew with whom he was to work, his old complex re- turned. He felt lower than he had even as a frosh g he was a tenderfoot, a green- horn, a novice. To be brief, he was dis- gusted with his own insignificance. joe Doake's name rose steadily in the mining world and recently he retired on a substantial annual income. Yes, joe was satisfied: he had made a success of life. He had overcome many difficulties. Through- out his life he had been pushed down and had sprung up again, had been ploughed under, only to grow more vigorously the next season. joe had beaten the world at its own game. He was a success. joe died shortly after his retirement. Now someone is trying to teach Joe Doake, the greenhorn, how to play a harp or is it to shovel coal! In any case, joe is again at the bottom of the ladder. Richard Rokeby, XIII. KEEP SMILING If things don't always suit your ways, And if you spoil one of your days, Keep smiling. If the heavens should sometimes blow Driving rain instead of snow, Keep smiling. ' If you would like to groan and moan, Because your toenails are ingrown, Keep smiling. For what's the use of moping Wound? Grouches put us underground. Keep smiling. K. W. Webster, XIII. THE TATLER