University of Toronto Engineering Society - Skule Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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George White receiving the Sedgewick Trophy from Dean Moffat Woodside of U.C. Front Row — V, Riley, R. Jones, D. Jones. Back Row — I. Middleton, H. Aronovitch, D. Carlisle, D. Rutenberg. The major innovation in the Engineering Debates Club this year has been the reinstatement of the Sedgewick Trophy Competition. This fine piece of argentiforous hardware has been sitting on a shelf in the Engineering Stores back-room for fifteen years without anything to do. it appears to have been offered as a prize for public speaking, first in 1922. After that, names of winners are engraved on its shiny surface up to 1945, when its use seems to have been discontinued. Last year, the Debates Club Vice- President decided to do something about this unhappy state of affairs, with the end result that Frank Collins, the then President of the Engineers, awarded it to George White in an informal competition. On Thursday, February 15th, of this year a full-scale competition was held in the Mechanical Building, Room T-102 at 1:00 o ' clock. Dr. Moffat St. Andrew Woodside, Principal of University College, Peter Dembski, President of the Students ' Administrative Council, and Ed Roberts, Editor, The Varsity, were adjudicators. After high-calibre speeches from Phil Brown, Vic Riley, Don Carlisle, Dick Jones and George White on a resolution that Man Should Stay on Earth , Dr. Woodside awarded the Cup to Mr. White. In its bread and butter traditional fashion, the Club has debated on home ground against Medicine, University College, Victoria College, St. Michael ' s College and St. Hilda ' s College, invariably being defeated. The debate against St. Hilda ' s, in which the ladies supported and won a motion that Women Should Lose the Vote , saw some of the best debating of the year. Other motions debated have been There Is No Place for the White Man In Africa , Labour Unions Are a Menace to a Free Enterprise Economy , A Liberal Education Is Obsolete , Charity Begins at Home (SHARE Campaign debate), and Through Medicine, We Are Breeding Ourselves Into Extinction . Largely through the publicity efforts of Dave Ruten- berg for the Club last year, the Club this year has been able to achieve its objective of a large uniform attend- ance at both serious and light debates. On the Campus, the Engineers have continued as leaders in University Debating. Dick Jones, Dave Higgins and Gord Bragg are to be congratulated for their fine efforts at the U.T.D.U. while Jack Abella, George White, and Roger Jones on the Hart House Debates Committee have helped maintain the high standards of formal debating. Now that the Sedgewick Cup has been firmly re-entrenched the Club plans to reintroduce its other trophy, the Sedgeworth (cousin of Sedgewick) Debating Shield, perhaps in a freshman Debating Competition next year. 22

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The final skit was a special hammed-up yarn about the woes and women of King Arthur and his knights under the round table. (The knights were undei- the table aUme.) The King found out that the answer to all his problems was in the moat. His wife was in the moat, his daugh- ter, etc. These skits were clever, fast- moving and, thanks to a fine cast, well performed, and formed a firm backbone of a traditionally fine show. The show was a tremendous success musically also. The ten- piece orchestra, under the direc- tion of Jim Wyse, was the finest Skule-Nite has had in its pit. The Three Swinging Chicks and their clcse-harmony arrangements, are to be commended for a very fine performance. Their talents are unsurpassed in college circles. “The Ballad of St. Pierre”, a story about a famous Toronto demagogue, along with a clever monologue about “Why Girls go to Paris” were show-stoppers. Another group, singing “Song s of Canadiana” also added to the folk song spirit. The dancing lovelies, for which Skule-Nite is famous, again showed their best form (in both wa,ys). The mixed dancers pul on a performance which prove ! to be too darn hot and had Skulemen perched on the edges of their seats restrained by their companions. The kickline, which was comprised of all new faces, danced superlatively. The cos- tumes wore witches, but their figures divine. On the w’hole, although con- trac’y to the opinion of a, or he called himself, noted critic, the show was appraised as one of “the best yet”. There were, of course, some weak and strong points but none-the-less all tastes were satisfied. Ntn We would like to thank, at this point, all those who didn’t get on stage but without whose contri- bution the show would never have been the success that it was. Thanks to: — Paul Scully and his crew, who built sets and manipulated them so expertly backstage; Marion Diltz, our charming and imaginative set designer; Arline Patterson, whose choreography was better than ever ; Penny Paisly, whose tireless efforts and worn-out fingers provided those striking costumes ; Bev Sammons, who even made Bill Taras look pre- sentable; Bob Zacharczuk, for his help during rehearsals and backstage; Bill Croskery, our sound man and his crazy sounds ; our props man (who prefers to remain anonymous because of the methods used to procure said props) and other unmentioned souls in the cast and crew. To next year’s director and producer all the best in luck, cast, crew and help. (With all those lovelies, who needs help.). 21

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Just one small one On Thursday, March 2nd the Engineering Society presented its annual Graduation Ball. This fitting climax to four years’ social life for the graduating class will long be remembered by all who attended. Art Hallman’s big band sound filled the Canadian Room until three A.M. with Cy McLean, Bob Cringam and Rae Todd perform- ing in the smaller adjoining rooms for those who lil:e cheir sounds cool. Recollections after three A.M. are slightly hazy, for this re- porter, but serious consideration was given to dropping into a 9:00 A.M. lab with tails and date after a morning coffee party. The entire evening was an unqualified success and much credit is owing to the entire Grad Ball Committee and the L.C.B.O. who helped make this evening truly memorable. . . Joe whispered 23