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

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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

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QUEEN OF THE BALL The At Home A spectacular and memorable evening, February 23rd, will be ever remembered by those' who attended or took part in this year's At Homef, The beautiful school gymnatorium was attractively and skillfully decorated to rep- resent a flower garden. Highest praise should be given to lidith Moon, who under- took the task of decorating the stream-lined gymnasium. Upon entering, guests passed through a colorful rose arbor, and were welcomed by the receiving line, consisting of Dorothy XVeeks, secretary of the Students' Council, Gary Miller, president of the Students' Council, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Brown. One of the main events of the evening was the crowning of the queen. The girls of the graduating class of '51 were eligible to run for the title of queen. Friday morn- ing, the vote was taken, but the results were not revealed until 11:30, Friday night, when everything was well under way. Mr. Kirkwood presented Her Royal Highness, Queen Margaret the First, with a beautiful bouquet of red roses, donated by Livingston House of Flowers. Lovely Margaret Howey was then crowned the T.lJ.l'l.S. queen for 1051, and her partner, Noel Mason, auto- matically became Prince Consort. The At Home was definitely one of the most glamorous affairs of the year. XVith the heavenly music supplied by Johnny THE TATLER Downs, and his orchestra, the gay decora- tions, the gorgeous gowns, the beautiful flowers, and, of course, the handsome escorts, it is not surprising to discover that the 1951 At Home was a great success! Gloria Haycock, XTT-A. .. 0.. Tillsonburg Mosaic Grade 13 students of T.D.H.S. presented an interesting program in the gymnasium Thursday entitled 'fTillsonburg Mosaicf' The master of ceremonies was Gary Mill- er and during the afternoon, students told how each nationality in Tillsonburg con- tributed to the welfare of the community. Several students urged the need for more co-operation with new immigrants. Charles Baldwin spoke about American settlers, lina Bradfield, Lower Canada: Donald Lee, lreland: Georgette Gilbert, Isle of Man, Joyce Hustler, England: Betty Gray, Hol- land: Doug. Eckel, Belgium, Anne Dean, France, and W'alter Berko and Richard jones, Poland. Other speakers were Eileen Brown, Ramona Kisielis, George Gyulveszi, Marga- ret Howey, Maxine Sanderson and Shirley Steele. Introducing the speakers were Lu- cille Monk, J. Chambers, Elizabeth Sim- mons, Agnes Thurston, Marion Swanze and jack Tanner. Miss M. Mclntosh directed the program. .. 0.l..i. Gregson Goes To Ottawa The Rotary Club of Ottawa is sponsoring, for the first time, a new project in citizen- ship. To carry out this plan, Rotary Clubs from all over Canada are to select one boy, or girl from high school to travel to Ottawa, all expenses paid, to make a tour of that city's sights, such as the Parliament build- ings, and historical sites located in or around Ottawa. The trip lasts from May 21 to May 24, and in that time, the students so chosen will follow a carefully planned schedule of events arranged by the Rotary Club of that city. To participate in this new experiment in citizenship, the Rotary Club, in conjunction with staff members, have chosen Richard Gregson of Grade XI. Dick will be an excellent representative of our school and should be able to recount some very interesting facts about our coun- try's capital when he returns, especially with his flair for public speaking. 37