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

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Grade Twelve Assembly On Friday, February Znd, the students and staff of our dear old Alma Mater had the opportunity of watching some of the most renowned artists in this district- that's right, it must have been Grade XII!!! The master of ceremonies for the occa- sion was none other than Mr. Steve Mayor- scak who did a wonderful job of it. The assembly was opened with the sing- ing of O Canada, followed by the Lord's Prayer. Betty Burn read the Scripture. The students were then welcomed officially to the assembly by Steve! Mr. Kirkwood made a few announcements concerning the Basketball games, and encouraged more to come out and support our teams. He also congratulated our cheer leaders who really have shown a wonderful display of hard work on their part in learning those cheers. The first item on that Friday's agenda was a play,- written especially for the occa- sion by Kathleen Sandor, entitled A Day at the Dentist's. The role of the dentist was very capably filled by George Leather- dale Ceven though he didn't know what he was doingj. Others in the cast were Laurel Agur, Gloria Haycock, Dave Richards, Verne Harvey, Cyril VVilkinson, Peter Gib- son, Noel Mason, and Tibi Varga. Gur only twins in fourth form, the Coop- er twins, or, Muriel and Marg., played a piano duet which everyone enjoyed. They played so well, that everyone thought it would be impossible to rival them, but after the comments by Steve concerning the next presentation, we began to wonder who it was that deserved such an introduction. We soon found out! Bond Truefitt and Clifton Ronson certainly can play Chop Sticks, can't they? By the way, I wonder if they are still up on the stage bowing. After listening to the great rendition of Chop Sticks, we turned our listening ear to the sweet melody of Show Me the Way to Go Home, sung by Gloria Haycock, Shir- ley Tait, Maybelle Thomson and Kathleen Sandor. They certainly did look like little girls, complete with teddy bears and hair bows. XVe were then favoured with a joke told by Steve. The first time we laughed just to be sociable. The second time, after Steve had conferred with Mr. Reid fthe originatorj we found out what we had laughed at the time before. 34 'V Of course, the best is always saved until the last, and this assembly was no excep- tion, for the next spectacle which passed before our eyes was a chorus line of the six most beautiful pairs of legs ever to be shown in public. The chorus line consisted of David Richards, John Alexander, Bill Franklin, George Leatherdale, Bill Hilliker, and Mike Hozer. The assembly was closed with God Save the Kingf, Lorene Bridge. Ti,...0 l.1. Grade Twelve C and Eleven C Assembly On Friday, February 16th, an assembly was put on by grades XII-C and XI-C. It was opened with the singing of O Canada, followed by The Lord's Prayer. Betty Ann Ewerth read the Scripture. The mistress of ceremonies for the great occasion was Miss Joyce Hibbert of Special Commercial. She announced that the first presentation would be a play entitled, VVhat Happens To Special Commercial Students When They Leave Schoolj' ex- plaining that any resemblance between events and reality, in the play, would be purely coincidental-and it is a good thing, or we might never get a job! The cast included Jacqueline McDonald, Ruth Haw- kins, Margaret French, Jean Scrimgeour, Pat Boughner, Iean Smith, Dorothy Weeks, Joan NVellman, Lorene Bridge, Lloyd Rodgers, Don Peacock, and Carl Wilson. The play was written by Edith Moon and Joyce Hibbert, and directed by Lois Law. Between the first and second acts of the production mentioned above, the audience was favored with a magnificent rendition of You Are My Sunshine, sung by a quartet from XI-C, composed of Jane McQueen, Bob Claringbold, Marcel Verscheure, and Yvonne Burnett, complete with a ukelele. Arthur Godfrey could not have done any better! From the wild west, the audience was taken to Indianapolis to hear an imperson- ation, by Lloyd Rodgers, of Mel Allen broadcasting from the Indianapolis Speed- way, complete with sound effects. just to be different, the Specialists and XI-C decided to have the assembly over by' THE TATLER

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,i,ll...i..-.-T I X 019 l N, llamgglvd Mlauua in 1-afIFlJ' 116 Second Prize Cartoon-Margaret French The Terrazzo Echo On bright day in February, the students flocked into the foyer to purchase the first copy of our school's experimental monthly paper, The Terrazzo Echo. The three- page mimeographed sheet sold like the pro- verbial hot-cakes for the moderate sum of five cents. Attractively arranged in double columns on foolscap, the Echo contained numerous jokes collected by Lorna Tupper, and Aldona Vasiliunasg form news reported by Kathleen Sandor, Mary Mason, and Lorene Bridgeg a gossip column edited by Gip and Gop g a hilarous account of P.T. dance classes by Ann Dean, aptly entitled Ball-room Bouncingvg and the general sports picture for February as re- corded by Bill Franklin, VVallace Hoyle, and Joyce Hibbert. The person responsible for prodding the students for material, and then whipping that material into printable copy is May- belle Thompson, and we wish to congratu- late Maybelle for a job well-done. With ample assurance Cin the form of cash sales lj that such a monthly paper would be well-received by the students, there can be no doubt that if the paper is printed regu- larly next year, it should prove a profitable, as well as informative projct. Jean Scrimgeour. 36 Grade XI Skating Pariy On February 13, approximately seventy- five students of Grade XI, with Mr. Alex- ander and Mr. Harden, met at the arena at eight o'clock for an hour of skating. Miss Rock, Mr. Kirkwood, Mr. Sinclair and the night janitorial staff remained at the school to receive the casualties. At nine o'clock all Qwell, nearly lj climbed into cars bulging at the seams and rode to the school. Some ambitious students, how- ever, walked to the school. QThat sounds better than saying that they didn't get a ridelj Inside the school all congregated in the auditorium for an hour of dancing. To recorded music couples glided about the floor in a waltz or engaged in more strenu- ous forms of the terpsichorean art: round dances, polkas, shoe dances, tag dances, or Paul Jones dances. Miss Rock and Mr. Sinclair gave a fine display of how to dance the Rye Waltz, ac- companied at the piano by Mr. Harden, and Edwina Heckford's special dance provided many laughs. For lunch Heckford's Delicious Dough- nuts were served with chocolate milk. The lunch, we may add, was by no means light After a few more dances it was lights out and home to bed . . . or to our home- work! All were agreed that the success of the party was the result of the efficiency of the committee in charge, A. Howes, S. Eichenberg, J. McQueen, S. Jones, R. Mason, XV. Popham, R. Claringbold and P. Jackson. Shirley Jones, XIB. ... .0 -.. THE HERO She stood there, oh, so beautfiul! Her eyes with radiance beamed. ' Her movements were so graceful. How easy it now seemed To walk across and ask her To dance with him this time. VVith courage in his footsteps, He strode across the floor. This boldest of grade niners Had victory at his door. A. Williams, XA. THE TATLER