Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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THE TE RMINAL TWO MAJOR PRODUCTIONS KEPT DRAMA STUDENTS BUSY DURING 1957-58 TERM The Nativity Play, written by Mr. Cooke, drama teacher, was produced for the December meeting of the Home and School Association by the students of the drama classes. Starring Jim MacDonald and Joanne Dunaway, it presented the Christmas story in tableau-like scenes with simple, yet effective costumes and scenes. Here Comes Charlie, the second production of the year, was a four-act comedy starring Helen Mercer, John McKay, Jan McGilvray, Gail Risdahl and Lome Scott. It was staged to capacity audiences on the evenings of May ll;, 15 and 16 . The theme of the play emphasized the difficulties Charlie (Helen Mercer), a hillbilly girl, encountered when she went to live with her foster father (John McKay). Neither John’s fiance (Jan McGilvray) nor his aunt (Gail Risdahl) approved of the ir-- ' repressible Charlie, but two years of boarding school did much to transform Charlie -- so much so, that John realized he was in love with her, as his friend (Lome Scott) helped him to the conclusion. A great deal of the credit for the success of these two productions is due to those who worked behind the scenes designing sets, gathering costumes, caring for the lighting arrangements, putting on make-up, and arranging for off-stage sound. Particular mention should be made of the stage managers and their careful work. Finally, a special note of appre¬ ciation to Mr. Cooke for his help and coaching through those long, after¬ school hours which are so necessary for the successful production of any school play. FIFTY GRADE EIGHT, NINE AMD TEN STUDENTS MADE .UP THE VISCOUNT BAND It is not often one hears near¬ perfect intonation from fifty school pupils turned loose with wind and brass instruments. . . the tonal effect was quite astonishing. These words of praise were written by an Albertan staff writer after he heard the Viscount Bennett band play in a Calgary School Board music demonstra¬ tion this year. Further words of praise were given at the Annual Music Festival held in th e Jubilee Auditorium the last week in April at which time the Viscount band won first place in its class with grades of 8U and 86. In addition to playing in festivals, the school band has been featured at Home and School meetings and the May Track Meets. In the fall they demonstra¬ ted their proficiency to the Alberta School Trustees Convention delegates. Early in November the Band Parents Group was formed. These faithful people have been serving meals in the school cafeteria each noon, making money to support the band. They hope to have made enough by the end of June to have provided the senior high band with tailored uniforms. There are fifty members in the band, six of whom are girls. Grades Eight, Nine and Ten are represented in the group. ■ Although the band members receive school credit for their work, many extra rehearsals are required to produce their finished performances. Much credit goes to Mr. Dow for his patience and skill in guiding and teaching this group of fifty youthful musicians.

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THE TERMINAL . Pa ge.82. WRITING FOR .FUN : The selections of writing published on these next pages are the winning entries of the Literary Contest , the deadline of which was March 3. We have tried to publish.a fairly equal amount of work from each class but, being limited as to space, we have not been able to publish all those we would like to have published. However, after some thought, we have decided to give you the following selections. Our thanks go out to Viscount students for producing such interesting works, and to the language teachers for extracting much of this work from the students. We hope that you enjoy our selection. Happy reading. Jane Hutchins, Section Editor LITE RARY .CO N T E ST RULES ' The school was divided into three sections for The Terminal Literary Contest. Grade Seven and Eight students competed in Section A, Grade Nine and Ten students competed in Section B, and Grade Eleven students competed in Section C. The limitations of the three sections were as follows: Section A: Short Story -- 100-200 words Essay — 100-200 words Poetry -- a maximum of sixteen lines Section B : Short Story -- 200-350 words Essay --- 200-350 words Poetry -- a maximum of 25 lines Section C : Short Story — 350-500 words Essay — 350-500 words Poetry — a maximum of 30 lines I