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

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ui Edited by GERALD WEBSTER, XIIB SENIOR AND JUNIOR GLEE CLUBS , T. D.H. S. Revue Enthusiastic students presented a varied musical programme, under the capable direction of Mr. Harden, to an appreciative, capacity audience on the evening of March Oth, 1951. For the opening part of the programme, the junior and Senior Glee Clubs presented, in typical costumes, well-known Gay Nine- ties numbers. Highlights of Strolling Through the Park , Bicycle Built For Twon, and No, No, A Thousand Times No , were pantomimed by Shirley jones, Dick Gregson, Vickie Vance, Steve Mayorcsak, Lois Law, Russ Mannell, George Gyulveszi, Kathleen Sandor, and Gerald XVebster, as- sisted by part of the junior Glee Club. A spirited version of the Can-Can Dance to the music of Ta, Rah, Rah, Boom, Dee- Aye , was performed by Vicki Vance, Edith Moon, Lois Butcher, Maxine Sanderson, jean Anderson, Marian Jean Pearce, Mary Elizabeth McLeod, and VVinnifred Collings. After a hectic few minutes of rapid cos- tume changes, the Senior Glee Club present- ed a number of sacred hymns. The remainder of the programme was taken over by the 'fBlack-Faced Mar- auders , who presented a minstrel show. 38 I Current hits, such as So Long, lt's Been Good to Know You , The Thingn, and The Roving Kind , negro spirituals, such as Swing Low, Sweet Chariot , and old-time songs were enacted. Comedy was supplied by Mr. Beans , Charles Baldwin, Mr. Bones , Mr. Reid, and Mr, Interlocutoru, Steve Mayorcsak. Margaret Cooper, XHA. ..h..0l...g Glee Club Practice While wandering down the spacious upper halls of T.D.H.S., one Tuesday afternoon at three-twenty, 1 suddenly stopped, and, lured by angelic singing, made my way to room thirty-three, half expecting Saint Peter to greet me at the door. Alas, instead of meet- ing that worthy gentleman with his halo, I was confronted by Mr. Harden, with his baton, and was ushered into the room post- haste. Thirty or forty senior students, relaxing after their first effort, were reclining' in various weird positions. Tripping over the feet of one relaxed alto , I picked myself up and made my way to the soprano sec- 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

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T.D.H.S. ORCHESTRA Standing: J. Louch, L. Louch, D. Hutchison, R. Cattell, J. Popham, W. Popham. Seated: W. Hilliker, N. Mason, J. Jones, J. Hustler. Absent: E. Gibson, D. Sherman, L. Claringbolcl. tion were I found an empty chair. I had just made myself comfortable when Mr. Harden rapped sharply on his desk with his baton for attention. Immediately, all gum and peanuts disappeared. All conversation stopped, students sat erect, and frantically searched through their music for the right place. The room was hushed. The baton was raised. The pianist was tense. All eyes were fixed on Mr. Harden. XYith a downward sweep of the baton, music suddenly swelled forth, and the Senior Glee Club was once more off to a good start. Kerene Kelly, XIII3. llc-1 Our New Piano XVe finally have a real piano. It is nothing like the one we always used to THE TATLER pound in the gym. of the old school, hoping to wring a few feeble notes from its re- luctant keys. That old girl has seen her day, and is used only for square dancing, etc., now! Our new piano is called a studio grand, which is larger than a baby grand but not as large as a concert grand. The piano is to be used only for concert purposes, and it is not allowed for just anyone to fiddle on it. The school has learned from experience that you cannot keep a piano in good condi- tion if everyone and his dog plays on it. The piano has been completely rebuilt, with many new parts, and all the old parts cleaned up. The keys have been thoroughly overhauled, to the point where they actually glisten! The piano is jointly owned by the High School and the Tillsonburg Concert Associ- ation. The purchase of this instrument was due mostly to the efforts of the School Board, and the Concert Association. Mr. I-Iarden and Mrs. l'Valter Gibson went to 39