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

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Scholarship Winners Richard Rokeby: Topping this year's list of scholarship winners was Richard Rokeby who won the following scholarships: Do- minion - Provincial Bursary valued at S-l00.00, County of Norfolk, Agricultural Scholarship worth 310000, and the Second Carter Scholarship worth 336000. Richard is continuing his studies this year at O.A.C. in Guelph. Georgette Demaiter: A strong and steady guard on last year's senior basketball team, Georgette was awarded the Brescia Hall scholarship valued at 55150.00 and the Third Carter Scholarship worth S-10.00. Georgette is studying at Wiestern this year. Amelia Gerhardt: A starry forward of last year's Gophers and noted for her hook shots, Amelia won a Dominion-Provincial Bursary worth 5400. Amelia, while study- ing at NVestern, is a member of XVestern's ladies' basketball team. Shirley Holland: Another student study- ing at NVestern is Shirley, who won a Uni- versity of XN'estern Ontario Scholarship worth 3250.00 last year.. Donald Sykes: A Dominion-Provincial Bursary worth 3400.00 was awarded to Don, who is spending this year at home before continuing with his studies. Douglas Eckel: A member of the Senior Black lllarauders, Doug. was awarded a Dominion-Provincial Bursary worth 3100.00 last year. Ruby Makins and Wallace Fletcher: The Courageous Chapter l.O.D.li. Scholarships valued at 3100.00 each were won by Ruby and XfVallace. Ruby is in training at Brant- ford General Hospitalg while VVallace is studying industrial chemistry at the Ryer- son lnstitute of Technology. ,lacquie Mclionald, Spec. Comm. It E F f 24 The Tailer's Deepesi Appreciation Goes To Teachers who judged the various con- tests: Cover design-Miss Field. Poetry-Miss McIntosh, and Miss Ostran- der. , Prose and Fiction-Mr. Harden, and Mr. Hicks. Cartoons-Miss Grieve, and Mr. Campbell. All the many contributors to our maga- zine, with special thanks to Mr. Campbell's class who held theirown personal contest to encourage Tatler contributions. All of our advertisers, without whose in- terested patronage and support the produc- ing of this book would not be possible. The School Board, whose continued in- terest and gratefully received financial aid has done much to bring about the Tatler's successful publication. ..l, O LAST YEAR'S GRADE THIRTEENH CFirst Prize School Life Poemj They always had their homework done: They weren't at all like usg They did the longest exercise XVithout a bit of fuss. They always wanted extra work So they'd be sure to pass, Their pride-filled pedagogues agree They were a perfect class. And when we've heard this eulogy A hundred times or more, XN'e wish the teacher giving it X-Vould drop right through the Hoor! Now they're gone, but not forgot. Although we hardly knew 'em, VVe'd like to take each studious one . . And put a bullet through 'iml So when September brings again New faces to the scene, Let's hope they wonit look back on us As Lint Year's Grade Thirteen. Gary E. Miller, XIII. THE TATLER

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mean a great deal to you in the future. Everything you do, including both extra- curricular affairs, and academic work, will have a great bearing on your future. You will be responsible not only for the success and the fame of the new high school, but also for upholding the standards and traditions which have made the old school so outstanding in the past. I know that you are capable of the task, so, good-bye, and good luck. i. O,.-.l Alumni A school consists of many elements. Of these elements, the most obvious, perhaps, are the building, the classes, and the func- tions, however, in any organization, the core of importance lies with its members, and in schools, not the least important of the members are the graduates. Ex-students are just as much a part of T.D.H.S. as are all the actual students from grade nine to grade thirteen, for it is on their shoulders that tradition rests. For this reason, we take pleasure in setting down here the paths on which our gradu- ates of recent years have embarked. Many of these young people are still going through the process of formal education, others have already entered upon the event- ful course of life as self-dependent indi- viduals, and we believe and hope, valuable citizens. Change is the logical order of things in this life, and we are proud to look on the rise to responsibility of our gradu- ates, and to realize that we, the present students, belong to the same large family as they, bound together by the ties, both real and sentimental, of our Alma Mater. 1950 Nearly half of last year's grade thirteen found its way to London, with seven at- tending the University of VVestern Ontario, and eight at Normal School. Those who are undergoing their freshman year at VVestern include Shirley Holland, Amelia Gerhardt, and Bill Eichenberg in Science, and Ken Webster and Nick More in Business Ad- ministration. Georgette Demaiter is study- ing Home Economics at Brescia Hall, while Jennie Denys is pursuing Household Science, VVestern-style, with a view to be- coming a dietition. Comprising the Tillsonburg bloc', at London Normal School are John Eppel, THE TATLER Sally McQueen, Vivian Thompson, Charles Ketchabaw, Don Currie, Anne Pauls, George Teall and Margaret Mekker. The noble profession of nursing has at- tracted, of last year's graduating class, Barbara Mason to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, and Ruth Monk and Ruby Makins to Brantford General Hospital. The Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph succeeded in attracting Dick Roke- by to study horticulture there. Xllallace Fletcher has made his habitat the Ryerson Institute of Technology in Toronto. Don Sykes is taking a year off from edu- cation, and is working at home. Ron Prickett has secured a position with the local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. Anita Hall is working in her 'father's store at Cultus. Betty XVillia'ms is in Kemptville, where she is taking a commercial course. joseph Longstaff is working in London. Marilyn Stilwell is at home. Six of last year's upper school students returned to T.D.H.S. for the 1950-51 term. Russ Mannell, Dick Gibson, Iack Culp and Don Lee are continuing grade thirteen. Jean Scrimgeour ffortunately for the Tatlerj is back taking Special Commercial. Harvey Smith is taking a combination of fifth and commercial this year. The Commercial class of '50 has, for the most part, remained around home. How- ever, Betty Smith is working in the office of the Oxford County Health Unit at VVood- stock. Mary Sloboda has a position in To- ronto with an advertising firm. Sandra Corbett has returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she is attending school and taking a general course. Douglas Buzz Palmer is working with the A. Q P. in Chatham. Those of last year's commercial gradu- ates who are employed locally include Helen Pettifer at Jackson's Bakery, Muriel Deller at Stauffer Motors, and Bob Ravin at Eichenberg Motors. jean Crosby is working for the law firm of Groom and VVeir. Dick Peacock is employed at Livingston lVo0d Products, Limited. Marilyn Wellmaii is currently planted Qpun?j in the office of Livingston's. Mary Demaiter is at home. Lorna Tupper and Lloyd Rodgers are continuing special commercial at T.D.H.S, ' 23

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Commencement On Friday, December lst, the green flow- ered curtain rolled back on the first commencement to be held in the new Till- sonburg District High School auditorium. Sixteen honour graduation diplomas, 36 graduation diplomas, including seven in commercial, and 73 intermediate diplomas were awarded. After the singing of O Canada, the student body sang the school song. The Senior Glee Club under the direction of Mr. Harden and accompanied by Joyce Hustler at the piano, sang VVhen Bagpipes Play and On Ilka Moor. Grant C. Brown, member of the High School Board, present- ed the intermediate certificates. A cornet solo, Honeysuckle Polka, was played by Bill Popham, accompanied by Joyce Hustler at the piano. Mrs. J. A. Gillet, regent of the James H. VVilson Chapter, I.O.D.E., presented chap- ter awards in history to Arnold Stover for British history and to Mary Elizabeth Mc- Leod for Canadian history. Proficiency shields and athletic prizes were presented by Rev. Fr. J. H. O'Neil. Mrs. VV. B. Hogarth presented the boys' and girls' scholarships, donated by H.M.S. Courageous Chapter, I.O.D.E. The girls' winner was Ruby Makins, while winner of the boys' scholarship was Wallace Fletcher. The High School orchestra under the direction of Mr. Harden played Pomp and Circumstancen followed by the singing of Bonnie Charlie by the Junior Glee Club. J. D. Vallee, chairman of the Tillsonburg District High School Board, presented the graduation diplomas and honor graduation diplomas. A special prize in French, donat- ed by Mrs. XV. L. Lindsay, was won by Richard Jones, while a special prize in Commercial, donated by the News Printing Co., was awarded to Mary Demaiter. The final number on the program was the valedictory address by Miss Amelia Gerhardt whose speech may be found else- where in this book. Secondary School Honour Graduation Diplomas-Donald Currie, Georgette De- maiter, Jennie Denys, VVilliam Eichenberg, Amelia Gerhardt, Shirley Holland, Charles Ketchabaw, Joseph Longstaff, Ruby Ma- kins, Nick More, Anne Pauls, Ronald Prickett, Richard Rokeby, Jean Scrim- geour, Vivian Thompson, Betty Jean lVil- liams. THE TATLER Secondary School Graduation Diplomas- Charles Baldwin, VValter Berko, Ena Brad- field, J. F. Chambers, Jack Culp, Ann Dean, Douglas Eckel, Margaret Rose French, Richard Gibson, Elizabeth Grey, Anita Hall, Ruth Hawkins, Robert Heckadon, Marga- ret Howey, Richard Jones, Ramona Kisielis, Donald Lee, Margaret Mekker, Gary Mill- er, Richard Peacock, Elizabeth Simmons, Marion Swance, Jack Tanner, Agnes Thurston, Rosemary Toth, Marjorie Toze, Victoria Vance, Nancy Vtfarren, Dorothy VVeeks. Secondary School Graduation Diplomas, Commercial Special-Muriel Deller, Mary Demaiter, Helen Pettifer, Robert Ravin, Mary Sloboda, Elizabeth Smith, Marilyn VVellman. Intermediate Certificates-Bruce Austin, Eileen Biener, Gretta Bowes, Roy Bratty, George Buckrell, Margaret Buti, Andrew Choma, Lorraine Chute, Winifred Collings, Eunice Cowell, Maurice DeKindt, Freda Demaiter, Gerarde Demaiter, Cyril De- meyer, Anthony DeVos, Sharon Doyle, Shirley Eichenberg, June Faulkner, Gordon Fentie, Donna Franklin, Robert Galloway, Jenny Ghesquiere, Dixie Grant, Richard Gregson, Edwina Heckford, Joyce Hicks, Martha Hillner, Lillian Hogarth, Arabelle Howes, Wallis Hoyle, Paul Jackson, Shirley Jackson, Shirley Jenson, Marion Jones, Shirley Jones, Frank Knautz, Josephine Knautz, Barbara Lambert, James Leach, Oscar Legein, Shirley Loucks, Robert Mac- Lennan, Dorothy McKenney, Mary Eliza- beth McLeod, Bernice Maeckelberg, Flor- ence Makins, Robert Mason, Lillian Medai, James Misner, Bonnie Moore, Barbara Morrison, Henry Mueller, Grant Neale, VVilliam Newman, Daisy Popham, Lucy Rokeby, Elizabeth Sergeant, James Sinden, Emilie Slama, Anne Sloboda, Phyllis Smith, Shirley Smith, Andrew Spriet, Roy Stewart, Doris Thurston, Freda Tomlinson, Alan Turner, Elizabeth Vanderhoek, Marcel Ver- scheure, Anise Vuylsteke, William Watts, Thomas VVells, Roger VVillaert. Proficiency Shields-Grade XII-Richard Rokeby, Grade XII-Richard Jones, Grade Xl-Kathleen Sandor: Grade X-Mary Elizabeth lVIcLeodg Grade IX-Arnold Stoverg Grade IX CSouth Norwich onlyj- Arnold Stover. Proficiency In Special Subjects-English - Jean Scrimgeourg French - Richard Rokeby, Mathematics-Shirley Hollandg Continued on Page 41 25