University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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v O I I I The Music Appreciation Society, under the guid- ance of Mr. Hickman and the direction of Richard Lipsey and Godfrey Hearn, supported by Marion Chapman and l Orie Parris, has carried on successfully in spite of the marked disruption of the college year. It has carried out a policy of presenting some of the lesser known classics. It has also presented two student recitals which were well re- l ceived by large audiences. The Society hopes to gratify the deep interest shown by members this year by con- siderably expanding the college collection of records. lt is hoped that with an increased interest in club activities, next year's executive will meet with even better support than has been given to date. lfll-ll' A Lett tBackl to Right: GODFREY HEARN, DICK LIPSEY ,JITJJ Q,,.Jr'JfTi-ft f.JF-Pitt' 'WMP ' The controversy over the type of music which is included in the above title is only a little cooler than the music itself. To , those who are unfamiliar with the different aspects of le jazz hot, i ,, this controversy may seem rather pointless, but to the members ' f if f of the Club it is a very real and vital thing. Despite differences of opinion, the Club had some very fine 1 programs and, altogether, a successful year. A large number of small bands were presented, the most popular of these being Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory's Creole Iazz Band, Bunk Johnson, Muggsy Spanier, Eddie Condon and George Brunis. The high-light of the year was a session handled by Bill Hey- broek from Victoria High School. Bill gave an informative talk and presented a number of records featuring Ed- mond Hall. The executive of the Club wishes to thank those who offered their records to be played and also those members who took an active interest in the club's activities. RON DAKERS LARRY BOOTH 19

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ROLAND FRIESIN THE DEBATERS BRIAN MCLOUGHLIN 2 ' 7a.?Paama, The Forum Club, new last year, maintained its standinq as T A one of the Co1lege's most popular organizations. This year it was supported by an average of 100 students, which included most of the College's future lawyers. A variety of topics were discussed from the international scene to local problems. The veto question, com- pulsary military training and Victoria transportation were all dis- cussed with equal zeal. -is 'S P Perhaps more than any other club, the Forum benefitted from the move to a new building. It now has the use of a spacious audi- torium instead of the crowded class-room of Craigdarroch, where many were forced -to stand and where others confused their lunches. The speakers adapted themselves rather slowly at first to the new building: and the first voices to plead their case in the new auditorium were a little weak. But gradually, as the speakers gained confidence and the accoustics were improved, the old atmosphere of the Forum returned. ' Student participation, which takes the form of questions di- rected to the speakers, was not as great this year as last. Perhaps this was due to the loss of the tense, crowded atmosphere. It is not as easy to toss those brilliant questions and witty remarks into a hall ' WINSON MCLUHAN as spacious as the auditorium. Perhaps, too, the speakers presented their cases so ably that questions were not necessary. Whatever the cause of the more conservative conduct of the student body, the Forum committee, headed by Brian McLoughlin, with Io Spicer as secretary, provided an interesting program and .f enlisted some very fine speakers. 46 P' Although it was not essentially a debating club, the Forum A T did provide debaters for the traditional contest between U.B.C. and Victoria College. This year the debaters were Roland Friesin and Thomas Wylie in Vancouver, and Brian McLoughlin and Iames Helmcken in Victoria. The result was a tie: Victory for U.B.C. in Vancouver and for Victoria College on its home floor. F IO SPICER 18

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xy .. 'T 1, QQ , 'Zh ' The Players' Club fully compensated for last year's disap- pointments by presenting three one-act plays in the Central High School auditorium. The plays were chosen for their variety: A comedy-ro- mance, The Eve in Evelyn : a melodrama, He Ain't Done Right by Nell, and Shaw's Man of Destiny. The plays provided not only a heavy contrast, but also an opportunity for character devel- opment on the part of each member of the cast. There were no bit parts and every player gave his utmost to his role. The results were a colourful pageant of exciting and witty scenes, heightened by some brilliant back-drops done by Gordon MacDonald. How much of the success of any play is due to its director is never known, but the faultless timing and tense atmos- phere maintained throughout these plays were certainly the result ,of Mr. Bishop's direction. It would be impossible, in a small space, to appraise the parts of each member of the casts: many performances were out- standing and pointed towards professional careers. It would likewise be impossible to list the students who did not appear on the stage but figured greatly in the success of the five perform- ances. Those who did not see the plays missed not only an ex- ample of what college students, hard pressed with studies, can accomplish, but also an evening of very excellent entertainment. The casts were as follow: The Eve in Evelyn, Clifton Colpitts, Arthur McCoy, Sheila Boyd, Richard Davenport and Marion Chapman: Man of Destiny, Ronald Wilson, Mal- colm MacDonald, Iohn Redford and Marguerite Hurst: He Ain't Done Right by Nell, Patricia Codville, Marilyn Berry, Pat Hen- derson, Clifford Pecknold, Betty Petch, Peter Wylie and Basil Richardson. ii-K4l'll4l'll 1 fi - 2 S -C! 20