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

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Front Row: G. Verway, S. Scherbank, C. Bontront, K. White, H. Sheppard, I. Kulman, Miss Saunders, M. Code, C. Howarth, J. Henderson, E. Metcalfe, F. Medel. Middle Row: M. Morrill, E. Wallace, M. Vail, V. Kewley, E. Greenhalf, D. Turner, J. Marwood, D. Woods, R. Renaud, R. Wilson, D. Vanstone, M. McArthur, K. Jenkins, M. McDowell, M. Lavis. Back Row: C. Rennie, H. Weston, H. Pridham, L. Peacock, L. Jackson, R. Mayes, B. Sibbald, D. Broadley, B. Lucier, F. Kempson, M. Allan, R. Rawlings, C. Marshall, M. Watton, D. Burnell, M. McCallum, S. Starker. GIRLS’ CHOIR The Walkerville Collegiate Girls’ Choir made its first appearance at the Music Festival, held in our own collegiate on March 14th. We feel particularly proud i of this performance, because it took a great deal of courage, both on the part ; of the girls and certainly on the part of our director, to appear on a program i which included so many other choruses, f much more experienced and much larg- t er than our own. However, it was with heartfelt gratitude that we received the applause of an appreciative audience; (but confidentially, we are still puzzled e as to whether that applause was meant y for our songs or for our director, Miss Saunders.) Miss Saunders, although new to our school this year, has quickly won the hearts of all the students, and her un¬ tiring efforts on behalf of our choir has endeared her especially to us, its memb¬ ers. A great deal of credit also belongs to Margaret Code, our accompanist. After a few practices, the apparent discord which came from our throats made an appearance at the Music Fest¬ ival seem only a dream. However,to Miss Saunders’ amazement and to our own amusement, w ' hen the announcement was made that we would be unable to sing at the festival if we did not im¬ prove, our voices blended in perfect har¬ mony. However, this was not the end of our worries; it took a great deal of prac¬ tice to prepare the two numbers, “Ken¬ tucky Babe” and “Ciribiribin” for the festival. There are approximately forty girls in the choir and at present we are div¬ ided into two parts, soprano and contr¬ alto. The choir could be improved tre- (Continued on page 74) Page Seventeen

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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

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blue and white First Row: A. Schalgo, R. Nagorson, P. Ferliek, Miss Tanks, Miss Saunders, J. Jackson, J. Pillon, G. Greenhow. r ... Second Row: J. Purdy, B. White, N. Crapper, J. Fuller, W. Patterson, W. Smith, J. Norris, R. Hutton, F. Hawkesworth. Third Row: M. Koval, P. Greenhow. D. Hand, H. Shotton, W. Hawkesworth, R. Jacobs, A. Forsyth, E. Suttak, L. Wright. The Boys’ Choir This year at Walkerville, a boys’ choir was started under the guiding hand of Miss Saunders. Lack of experience did not keep the boys down. They practised at noon hour, and if you were to stroll by the library you would see Miss Saun¬ ders waving a baton and the gentlemen in the choir straining their vocal chords. They are scheduled to sing in the Music Festival which is held annually at W. C.I.. They also sang at commencement exercises. Their favourite song is: “Jeany With the Light Brown Hair”. Andy Forsyth does the solo work tor the choir. Who knows? There may be a Crosby or an Eddy in the crowd! EDGAR HAMPTON. He: “You sure think you’re good-look¬ ing, don’t you?” . . Nancy C.: “No, but what’s my opinion against that of hundreds of boys? Mr. Carter: “Now, what did you learn from that experiment?” The Average Student: “Those beakers cost 50c.” It takes 10,000 nuts to hold a car to¬ gether, but only one to scatter it all ov¬ er the countryside. 1st Former: “Which is more important, the sun or the moon?” Wise 2nd Former: “The moon, because it shines at night when we need the light’ ’ . Mr. Swanson: “How do you remove air from a flask?” Sharles Spurgeon (all in one breath): “Fill the flask with water, pour the water out, and put the cork in quick. Page Eighteen