United Colleges - Vox Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Front Row: (L. to R.) Marilyn Isaac, Marilyn Abbott, Joan Laing, Ernie Lawrence, Leslie Young, Brenda Michie, Wendy George. Back Row: Tom Thornsteinson, John Haig, Judy Wolfram, Bob Gregg, Rae Graham, Bill Currie, Judy Wickberg, Jay Prober, Professor Dixon. ... first year report It takes life to love life” and First Year was certainly full of life and love. Our first week was spent in a riot of activities acquaint¬ ing ourselves with the College. The Freshie Dance helped students to get to know each other and by Freshie Day, September 23, the seniors had marked their victims. The day was honored by girls in pyjamas and boys in diap¬ ers. However, the tortures of this day were borne stoically by all, including Freshie Queen, Wendy George. Many freshies sold toilet paper in aid of the Building Fund, while others pushed peanuts with their noses down the Bay’s clean floors. Departing from the tradition of placing last in stunt night, First Year’s brilliant presenta¬ tion of In the Beginning” rated second place. Again displaying their talents later in the year, they excelled in Theatre Night with the produc¬ tion Sorry, Wrong Number”. The Student Council, elected soon after the term began, was ably led by president Ernie Lawrence. At the time of elections most of the nominees were unknown. However, the electors voted wisely and the Council turned out to be the best possible. As Christmas drew near First Year crowded libraries in a pre-examination panic. After the Christmas fallout a whirl of social activities 1 ;gan again. Our spirits were revived by a frosty toboggan party at Lockport and then a well-attended dance in the gaily decorated New Tony’s. All the events of the year speak well for First Year. Students were diligent, enthusias¬ tic and unusually talented. 19

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Front Row (L. to R.): Anne Murray, Carol Adams, Bill Rennie, Ailsa Lawson, Sherril MacDougall. Back Row: Brian Hyslop, Hugh Schatz, Gerry Hilton, Leslee Quinn, Keith Sigmundson, Jim Mclvor. Missing: Ted Stebbing, Sandra Matheson, Fran Price. ...second year report Second Year, again the largest with approx¬ imately three hundred and sixty-five students, was termed a successful and rewarding session by all concerned. Many of our science students like United College so much that they signed a petition in favour of instituting Third Year Science at the College. The first term commenced with the election of fifteen capable students to serve as the council representatives for the year. November 10 was a day never to be for¬ gotten by second year students. It was climax¬ ed by the winning of Stunt Nite with the skit A Herrimewsical”, a take-off on Merrihew’s Book Store ( ' ' Air-Conditioned Books”) and the Gilbert and Sullivan opera ' ' H.M.S. Pinafore”. This was a resounding success and an apt re¬ ward to those who worked so arduously on the skit. Our prime social function was the custom¬ ary year party. It consisted of tobogganing at the Riviera Park followed by a dance in New Tony’s. The event was both a financial and a social success. Second Year came up with surprisingly good debaters this year. Most of the debaters spent hours in preparation, and their efforts were re¬ warded as we emerged as finalists against Col¬ legiate. It was an honour for our students to be able to hold their own against the more exper¬ ienced third and fourth year students. Second Year also had top participation in in all of the College activities. Several stu¬ dents attended the Canadian-American Confer¬ ence at Macalaster College. Members of our year were in the Monotones, the Chapel Choir and the Cheerleaders, and we had many visitors to the Second Year Table during the Men’s Club—Co-ed Tea held in January. Frequent contributions were made by our year to The Uniter, especially by one notable man of letters. In sports, we boasted six-man football stars, badminton and table tennis champions, and several students participated in basketball, bowling, swimming and curling. 21