Vancouver College - Collegian Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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Mar. 1. — Hockey season ends with a i 0-3 win over New Westminster. Mar. 3. — Mr. Allard de Ridder, noted composer and conductor, takes over music at the College. Mar. 7. — College Juniors win second straight to earn CYO basketball title. Mar. 12. — College Juniors are halted in march to Provincial crown when St. Louis ' College in Vic- toria defeats them. Mar. 14. — College Bantams triumph by one point in final game to gain CYO Bantam title. Mar. 17. — St. Patrick ' s Day, a holi- day. Mar. 31. — Don Campbell, camp councillor last summer, says his first Mass after ordination prev- ious Saturday. Apr. 2. — Father Carlyle, former chap- lain to Oakalla, speaks in audi- torium on Why the Young Criminal? Apr. 3. — Intra-mural badminton play- offs conclude. Apr. 9. — Easter Recess. Apr. 21. — Classes recommence. Apr. 28. — Exams to determine recom mendation in June. May 8. — Annual Cadet Inspection by Government. May 11. — College Cadet Corps is snappy unit in Empire Youth Rally. May 24. — Many College students go to Sechelt for picnic and sports events. May 31. — Matinee performance of Cadets on Parade June 3. — Annual entertainment, a monster display called Cadets On Parade , is staged in the Auditorium. June 16. — Matriculation examinations begin. June 20. — Classes are dismissed and another school year belongs to memory. MCCORMACK HALL [ 19 ]

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V.C. Annualogue Sept. 3.- — School Reopens. Only one faculty change: Brother Treacy from Seattle, replaces Brother Galway, who returns to New- foundland. Registration shows an upswing of 25 per cent. Resident students total 61, as against 29 for prev- ious year. Sept. 24. — Mothers ' Club holds elec- tion of officers. Sept. 25. — The Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Antoniutti, visits the College in company with Arch- bishop Duke. The football team travels South to play Blaine and loses 6-0. Sept. 29. — The College has a Litera- ture and Press Display at the Catechetical Exhibition. Oct. 2. — The Fathers ' Booster Club is organized with Russell Under- hill as Chairman. Oct. 6. — Rosary Sunday Procession on College grounds. Oct. 26. — The second annual Re- union Banquet is attended by 450. Bishop Cody of Victoria, and Brother M. J. Lannon, found- er of the College, are the guests of honour. Nov. 1. — College holds ice-skating party at Forum. Nov. 9. — Smoker is held for Fathers and Sons. V. C. students put on great boxing show. Nov. 11. — Annual College - O ' Dea grid game attracts 1,600 specta- to rs. Nov. 20. — College ends ten-game football schedule with game against Lakeside. Nov. 23. — Football team is feted at banquet attended by Bobby Morris, Rose Bowl referee, and sportwriters and sportcasters of City. Nov. 24. — First V. C. hockey team is entered in Vancouver Juvenile League. Nov. 25. — College entry, “Dust of the Road”, is awarded trophy in CYO festival for best-directed play. Take a bow, Brother Phil- lips. Dec. 14. — College presents Christmas entertainment, featuring t h e choral drama, The First Nativ- ity , and the well-known play, “Why the Chimes Rang . Dec. 16. — Father McLean, O.M.I., gives boys a retreat. Dec. 18. — Chris.mas Recess. Jan. 8. — School recommences. Jan. 18. — Mothers ' Club holds Silver Membership Tea. Feb. 4. — Dust of the Road” is per- formed in the open division of G.V.Y.P.U. Drama Festival, and is awarded the Safeway Trophy for the best drama. Feb. 24. — College holds roller party. Feb. 28. — Mr. C. Findlater, outstand- ing city choir director, assumes charge of V. C. choir, following entrance of Mr. R. Dornan into the Intelligence Service. College Juniors add the Main- land title to their City champion- ship by downing Sardis at Sardis. [ 18 ]

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Denham Kelsey . . . Denham, scholar extraordin- ary and all-round jolly good fellow, is a V.C. ancient, having first enrolled at the College in Grade Six. He has the unique record of having headed every class he has been in. He is Quartermaster Sergeant in the Cadet Corps and Secretary on the Students ' Council. Denham plans to be a Chartered Accountant. William O ' Neil . . . Genial, smiling Bill is Presi- dent of the class, and also of the Students ' Council; also heads the College Corps with rank of Cadet Major. He is a painstaking student Avith a course leaning to the sciences, intends to go in for civil engineering. His excellent bass has been invaluable in the Glee Club in the past; he has sung the role of Joseph in the Choral Presentation ' ' The First Nativity . Kevin Doyle . . . FolloAving in the wake of his brothers, Jimmie, Johnny and Jerry, Kevin came to the College in ' 36. A true humourist, he has given the lie to Shakespeare, who branded the pun as the lowest form of wit. Kevin ' s bon mots would fill a book and empty a hall. He hooes to attend U.B.C. next year and work toward an M.D. With his cheerful and philo- sophical outlook on life, he ' should make friends wher- ever he goes. Robert Scarabelli . . . Bob, who came here from Ottawa two years ago, is one of the best players on the hockey squad. He likes Vancouver a lot but regrets there is not outdoor skating. Bob ' s ambition is to be a Hotel Manager; as a start, he works part time running an elevator in Hotel Vancouver. Among the celebrities to whom he has given lifts are Fiorello La Guardia, Richard Greene, and John Hart. Cheerful and polite, Bob is a popular member of the Lettermen ' s Club. Leo Carey . . . Leo came west last fall from Win- nipeg, where he attended St. Paul ' s College. His over- exuberant appreciation of puns has earned him the title of Giggles . His good-natured glee is contagious. Leo is very interested in Physics and hopes to pursue an engineering career. David Carmichael . . . Dave is one of the most energetic and versatile members of the class and blessed with a most responsive sense of humour. He plays a fine game of football at end, rows with the Vancouver Rowing Club, and is associated Avith sev- eral fraternal organizations. He is fond of long and involved discussions on such harmless subjects as Relativity and Technocracy, and is well informed on the current events with original views on the same.