Walkerville Collegiate Institute - Blue and White Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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BLUE AND WHITE Betty Samson, Enid Greenhalf Albert Angus, Ken Ewing ORATORY This year there were three senior boy speakers and about the same number of girls. The juniors, however, seemed to be more interested in public speak¬ ing, for several of their number enter¬ ed. Betty Samson, following in the foot¬ steps of her sister, Blanche, won the senior girls’ competition with a talk on “What a Student Thinks of School”. Her impromptu was “The Modern Kitchen”. A close second was Joyce Parker, who gave us her impressions of “To-day’s Fashions”. In the senior boys’ contest Kenneth Ewing, a newcomer to this school, carr¬ ied off the honours with his talk on “Science in Crime Detection”. For an impromptu he chose “My Ambition and spoke of his desire to become a crimin¬ ologist. Jack Lawrence, speaking on “Canada and Britain”, was the runner- up. Albert Angus was adjudged winner of the junior boys ' contest for his story of “A Man I Admire—Sir Malcolm Cam¬ pbell”, and his impromptu on “Summer Pastimes”. George Moor ran second with his talk on the “Evolution of the Press”. The laurels in the junior girls’ com¬ petition went to Enid Greenhalf, speak¬ ing on “A Member of the Royal Family —Queen Elizabeth”, and “The Last Book I Read”. Audrey Duddy, the run¬ ner-up, spoke on “Marihuana”. We congratulate these winners and wish the contestants more success next year. It would indeed be a pleasure to see again, after a lapse of several years, (Continued on page 77) Page Fifteen

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blue and white CROSS-CUP KISS CAST Front Row: G. Roach, S. Gubb, S. Hughes, Miss Evans, Miss Robbins, Miss Tape, Mr. Burr, M. Smith, M. Hambly. Second Row: R. Doidge, C. Austin, E. Vizzard, J. Davies, E. Musgrave, B. Green B. Sale, J. Braidfoi ' d, J. Turner. Third Row: H. Moore, V. Gaskin, J. Henry, G. McGorman, L. Wright. THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY Hon. Prs: Miss H. Evangeline Robbins Pres. Ernest Musgrave Vice-Pres. Judith Davies Secretary Evelyn Vizzard Treasurer . Miss Frances Tape This year the Senior Dramatic Soc¬ iety put on “The Crosscup Kiss”. This comedy of three acts was very well re¬ ceived when it was presented on Feb. 23. Due to popular demand, the play was put on again on April 18 and 19. This second presentation was in aid of the Army-Legion-‘Y’ Appeal. The cast was as follows: Robert Crosscup Gordon McGorman Margie Foster Judith Davies Cyrus Crosscup James Henry John Parker Stephen Hughes Emma Crosscup Betty Green Kathryn Russell Evelyn Vizzard Albert Roscoe William Flint Everett Randall Ernest Musgrave Andy Jackson Victor Gaskin Leona “Lee” Margaret Hambly Laura “Lolly” . Marguerite Smith Miss Fielding Shirley Gubb Radio Announcer Leonard Wright This year it Vvas decided to offer a School Pin, and one year’s membership in the Windsor Theatre Guild to the boy and girl who were judged to have rend¬ ered the best performance. These prizes were awarded to Judith Davies and Gordon McGorman, with honourable mention going to Betty Green and Jas. Henry. All the cast gave very creditable performances, and the judges experien¬ ced difficulty in making their decision. All in all, the Senior Dramatic Society has enjoyed a most profitable year, with indications of many future successes. Page Fourteen

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BLUE AND WHITE ’ i s -1 (p Front Row: A. Angus, G, Croft, P. Wright, Mr. Malania, M. Code, E, Neal, I. Sigul. Second Row: P. H urlan, G. Wilson, W. Shifritalo, J, Fuller, J. Lawrence, T. Strickland, D. Gardiner, Third Row: J. Purdy, K, Stewart, W. Hodgkinson, A. Swanson, THE ORCHESTRA During the current school year, the Student body of Walkerville Collegiate has not seen nor heard much of the school orchestra. This does not mean, however, that the orchestra has not been active. All school orchestras and similar org¬ anizations build up from year to year, till a peak is reached, after which there is a slump in performance. Last year we were able to boast of one of the best orchestras in the history of the school. This year, however, due to the fact that many of our star performers graduated, the orchestra fell below the standard of last year. Let no one suppose that the year has been wasted, however. We have much good material among the newer memb¬ ers of the orchestra. There are several who need only experience to make them into good musicians, and part of this ex¬ perience has been gained during the year. To date, the orchestra has made sev¬ eral appearances. The first of these was at the Graduation Exercises in Decem¬ ber. The most important event of the year was the Music Festival. Here our orchestra compared favourably with those of the other Secondary Schools of the city. The orchestra also assisted at the presentation of the school play. The future of the Walkerville Colleg¬ iate orchestra is a bright one. We have enough students in the school who play musical instruments that we should nev¬ er lack material. It is safe to say that in the near future we shall have an or¬ chestra which compares favourably with those of previous years. Page Sixteen