Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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14 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD many practices: however, it is being considered carefully this year for undoubtedly a lirst-rate production would enhance the School's reputation besides being a new experience for all the actors. The Society must meet ever-increasing standards of performance, for each year it is expected that the plays will be as good as those of previous years, preferably better: last year's production of the English adaptation of Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhommeu was generally considered to D6 a peak in the history of T.C.S. plays. The Christmas entertainment is Wife Required, a farce by Falkland Cary and Philip Kin. The actors, as is customary, are all new members of the Society, and are being directed by Mr. Wilson. The Photographic Society has got off to a good start this year with nine members including two new boys. In its first meeting, Joy ii was elected president and Gordon, vice-president. Unfortunately, the enlarger has suffered a breakdown but this, however, may be a blessing in dis- guise. There is money in the coffers and Mr. Lewis is looking at the prices of new enlargers. The club is also thinking of exhibiting on the science board some of the better pictures taken by the members. These would be changed every week or so. and would give the club a chance to display its handiwork. RALLIES , The first big rally at T.C.S. for the '57-'58 season was held on October 5, the night before the U.C.C. game. The School, led by the cheerleaders, bellowed themselves hoarse in the gym. Pat Saunders, Bill Warner, Kip Southam, and John Wilson provided the musical accompaniment. Dave Stockwood introduced each Bigsider to the School. After the cheering ended, the whole group formed a Congo Line and headed for the orchard. More cheering began near the fire and the traditional burning of the effigy of an opposing player was watched by the School. The second rally was held on November 7 in the Assembly Hall. This preceded the final and deciding game of the Little Big Four and the excitement seemed to bring results the next day. Five cheerleaders again led the School and although the yelling was somwhat ragged, it had improved over the season. PERSONAL DIARY or DON'T FORGET A TOOTH-BRUSH Saturday. October 5: Famous last words posted: No weekend leave will be granted over the Thanksgiving Holiday. Sunday: First Asiatic l'?l 'flu cases reported in the School.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 13 At the time of writing, the three executives of the Society are pre- paring to argue for the motion, That all earth satellites should imme- diately come under the control of an international agency. This debate is at Ridley on Friday, November 22. The Pat Moss Club has not yet been organized at the time of writing, but we hope that all its activities will be as successful as last year'sg Mr. Scott and all former members of the Club must be congratulated for their efforts in organizing the excellent Fair last March, and in running the Trinity Camp last summer. Mr. Bishop is in charge of the French Club of which Allen is Presi- dent. There are forty members, the largest group yet, and instead of the half-hour meetings on Fridays, the Club meets for about an hour and a half every second Sunday. Some very worthwhile discussions have taken place, and at one meeting, Miss Hammond, a teacher from Port Hope High School, showed slides of Northern Ontario and of a trip to France and Switzerland. The Club also hopes for a visit, sometime in the near future, from Professor Jeanneret of the University of Toronto. The Electronics Club, recently formed under the guidance of Mr. Wilson, with Joy ii as President, plans to have a programme which should prove of great value to all its members. Not only will radios be built from kits as in previous years, but the boys will receive lectures which should give them a firm basic knowledge of this vital branch of science. Once again Mr. Hodgetts is directing the Political Science Club of which Kennish is President. Nine new members have been recently elected, and a programme as popular as last year, Aspects of Life in Canada, should enable the Club to enjoy another successful season. Allen has worked hard in the Cadet Band training new trumpeters and standards should be as high as ever, although a number of vacancies have had to be filled. Six trumpeters played the Last Post and Reveille at the town Cenotaph on Remembrance Day. Mr. Scott is in charge of the Dramatic Society, and Thompson and Stockwood are President and Secretary respectively. Nine new members have been elected, bringing the total to seventeen. The Society has decided to produce its customary one-act play at Christmas, and a three- act play may be produced at Easter, although a one-act play may be produced at Kingston as part of an Eastern Ontario secondary schools' competition in February. The Kingston invitation was declined last year because of the difficulty of finding a suitable play and of conducting re- hearsals for it during the winter term, when the Easter play also demands

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 15 Monday: 7.30 a.m.: Two deserted dining-room tables. 12.45 p.m.: Four additional tables bare. Sure cure announced: Get lots of sleep, drink lots of water and drown the wretched bugs. 6.00 p.m.: Hospital mobbed. Soup for supper, boys. Tuesday: 8.30 a.m. Breakfast late. Beastly bug, a friend to many who foresee less work fmisguided souls!J and more sleep, for weeks. Wednesday: 11.30 a.m. First of the victims head homeward. News travels fastg new slogan: Get sick quick. 12.45 p.m.: Surrender! All mobile specimens to leave on Friday morning. Milk bills soar Cfurther increase foreseen in fees next yearl. Sales of Lawson's luscious lemonade increase sharply. 7.15 p.m.: Doctor visits again, sees those near death. Mercuric oxide burned as chemistry department meets demand for thermometers. Thursday: 8.30 a.m.: Food bills further reduced, but cows over-worked. 3.00 p.m.: Doctor, confronted with some seventy horses . . . uh, patients, pardon my delirium, asks to see really sick ones onlyg those with temperatures of less than 104 degrees melt back into their mattresses. Trinity House becomes a hospital wing, all womenfolk of the School volunteer for service to the disabled. 6.30 p.m.: An almost empty chapel sits up on hearing the vibrant tenor of Mr. Lewis, who is substituting for Canon Lawrence. Friday: 8.30 a.m.: Many slant-eyes trying to avoid detection for two and a half more hours. 11.02 a.m.: Bus leaves for Toronto. 11.53 a.m.: Train for Montreal. The 'flu weekend is born. 12.45 p.m.: School almost deserted. A few victims staggering towards hospital in various stages of fever. Pallid convalescents, bundled in sweaters and towels, cough along empty corridors. Monday, October 14, 6.30 and 8.30 p.m.: Some stalwarts return from the cities. The rest remain to enjoy the fruitful results of close contact with society. Tuesday: 8.30 a.m.: At breakfast, many tables still empty, but Mongolian menace finally on the run. When's that second wave coming?