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

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Fdited by IQILTHARD JONIiS,Xlll SENIOR RUGBY Back: Mr. Reid, R. Galloway, J. Alexander. Centre: G. Fentie, C. Baldwin, D. Richards, H. Augustine, G. Gyulveszi. Front: P. Jackson, V. Holmes, R. Gibson, L. Jackson, G. Horlick, J. Jones, M. Hozer. VVhen the fall term opened in 1950, and classes began in a gleaming, new building, sports at T.D.H.S. were in many ways marked by change. New and better facil- ities, equipment and uniforms, combined with new spirit and a new chief instructor, made this year one of great activity, both within the school and in league competition. Coaching duties fell almost entirely into the capable hands of XV. ReiCl,.a newcomer to the faculty, who heads the boys' PE. de- partment. Versatile Coach Reid, who came to 'l'illsonburg from Gananoque, did a com- mendable job of training VV.O.S.S.A. rugby and basketball teams, and also organized a comprehensive intramural basketball sche- dule, which lasted through the winter months. The Boys' Athletic Society, which was elected in November, was active in provid- 50 ing a series of several successful Friday Athletic Nights of basketball, badminton and dancing. At writing, plans were also being formulated for a spring table-tennis tournament. Members of the society ex- ecutive who were elected were Dave Rich- ards, president, Wray NYatts, vice-president, and Noel Mason, secretary-treasurer. Paul Jackson was appointed vice-president later in the year when XNray l'Vatts' withdrawal from school left that position vacant. The Boys' Athletic Society was also re- sponsible, in December, for a contest de- signed to evolve a new name for the school teams entering into XV.O.S.S.A. competi- tion. Mike Hozer's entry was accepted, and the teams were thenceforth to be known as the Black Marauders. The rugby season was by then over, but the new moniker was carried hononrably into the league basket- ball tilts. THE TATLER

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JUNIOR BASKETBALL Back: G. Maecklebergh, L. Lounlbury, E. Sergeant, Miss Rock, C. Dreyer, W. Collings, M. Glover. Centre: C. Smith, A. Howes, S. Eichenberg, L. Fairbairn, J. Ghesquiere. Front: M. J. Arthur, V. Laur, M. Nunn, P. Maloney, B. Shotsch. I1's Only Once a Year It is live o'clock on February 23, 1951. I am lying on my bed with a wet cloth over my eyes so that they will be sparkling and clear. My little radio plays soft music, the shades are drawn, and I am relaxing. To- night is the Hop. Those words are full of magic to me. To- night I will take two hours to dress- instead of ten minutes-if only to make my date sit and wait in acute suspense and dis- comfort for a while. Tonight I throw away socks and saddle-shoes, sweater and skirt. Of course, tomorrow these familiar items will have to be picked up, brushed off, and worn again. However, tonight I shall float in a long lacy dress and gold slippers. I shall wear my best Sophisticated perfume and pile my hair up high on my head. VVhen we arrive at the dance I shall shake hands with those unfortunates in the receiv- THE TATLER ing-line and thank my lucky stars that I'm not on the other end of that hand-shake. I will look with great astonishment at my old friends whom I have seen a few hours be- fore, and marvel at the miraculous trans- formation. I shall join in the Grand March and even be sympathetic toward our prin- cipal whose unpleasant duty it is to lead. Then I shall twirl and whirl till my breath and feet give out. YVhen the Hop comes to its inevitable end, I will drown my sorrow in cokes and actu- ally think fondly of those old scuffed shoes at home. And when I stumble upstairs at close to four olclock, on this wonderful night, my folks won't say even a word. They will just point one drooping Finger at the clock and look sleepily at me with mute dis- pleasure. V. Vance, XIII. 49

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Track and Field The annual T.D.H.S. track and field meet was held on a bright and breezy day back in October. The morning session fthe held eventsj was held on the campus: however, despite the fact that our new quarter-mile cinder track glared invitingly in the dis- tance, it was decided that, with grass grow- ing and cinders settling, the track was not yet ready for use, and the track events were run off in the afternoon at the fairgrounds as in previous years. Competition was sufiicient to provide considerable excitement, and generally, speaking, the day was a success from both the participant's and spectator's point of view. Juvenile In the juvenile division, a tie at hve points resulted in championship honours being divided between Doug. Vallee and F. Mann- ing. Tied for runner-up were Don Pratt and L. Hodgson with four points each. All former juvenile records remained secure. Broad jump: D. Pratt f13'4 J, F. Mann- ing, J. Augustine. Hop-Step-Jump: D. McQuiggan Q26'2 j, L. Hodgson, D. Pratt. High jump: F. Manning Q4-'2l'j, VV. Ghes- quire, L. Hodgson. 75-yd. Dash: D. Vallee C11 sec.j, Augus- tine, W. Moon. 10-yd. Dash: D. Burnett fl-1.2 sec.j, D. Vallee, L. Hodgson. Junior Irv. Horton was outstanding in the junior class, and certainly must be considered as one of the stars of the meet. He piled up fourteen points to become the junior cham- pion, as well as establishing a new record in the high jump of FM , and a new record in the 100-yard dash of 11.9 seconds. He also achieved a record distance of 37'2 in the shot put: however, since the shot used was not of regulation weight, he narrowly missed official recognition for his distance. Joe Koteles was runner-up for the junior championship with seven points. Tied for third place were Arnold Stover and Wayne Coyle with four points each. joe Koteles also set a new school record for the junior broad jump with 16'6 . Broad Jump: DI. Koteles tl6'6 J, A Stover, I. Aldworth. Hop-Step-Jump: J. Koteles t33'j, I. Hor- THE TATLER ton, A. Stover and L. Chambers ttiedl. High Jump: I. Horton t5'M D, D. Legein, J. Koteles. Pole Vault: I. Knautz f7.7 D, S. Sitts, R. Hillis. Shot Put: I. Horton f37'2 l. 100-yd. Dash: VI. Horton f1l.9 sec.j, W. Coyle, S. jaknunas. 220-yd. Run: I. Horton fZ9.6 sec.j, VV. Coyle, R. Underhill. Intermediate Intermediate champion was Dave Rich- ards with sixteen points, the highest indi- vidual total in any classification. George Leatherdale and Pete Gibson tied for second place with six points each. Richards and Leatherdale, our perennial high-jumpers, caused much excitement as usual. They had lost none of the style which had drawn high interest to their par- ticular competition in previous years. Both succeeded in clearing 5'5 to topple the old record which had stood since 1937. Broad jump: D. Richards fl5'l0M j, A. Roloson, P. Gibson. Hop-Step-jump: P. Gibson f33'7M j, D. Richards, D. Hutchison. High jump: G. Leatherdale, D. Richards f5'5 j, J. Zabek. Pole Vault: G. Leatherdale Q9'j, P. Seres, F. Knautz. Shot Put: D. Richards f36'2 j, A. Gilbert, G. Ball. 100-yd. Dash: D. MacDonald Cl2.7 sec.j, D. Hutchison, R. Nagy. 220-yd. Run: D. Richards C259 sec.j, D. MacDonald, J. Zabek. 440-yd. Run: D. Richards til min., 11.4 sec.l. P. Gibson, D. Hutchison. Senior Much eager speculation attended the winning of the senior championship this year. Herb. Augustine, a newcomer from Delhi, was expected to be a strong contes- tant against Gary Miller, last year's inter- mediate champ.g however, because of a sore leg, Herb. had a rather tough day. Gary Miller was expected to wind up the Senior events quite handily, but George Gyulweszi showed up very well, and Gary and George tied for the Senior championship with eleven points each. Runners-up were Noel Mason with eight points and Doug. Eckel with seven. All Senior records estab- lished in former years remained intact. 51