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

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BLUE AND WHITE A St. John’s Fi r s l Aid Class, super¬ vised by Miss Rider, was held every Monday and Wednesday night. Each class had a large turnout. There was al¬ so a Junior Red Cross class. BASKETBALL This year the girls of Walkerville Collegiate did not take part in the Inter- Collegiate basketball. Instead, six teams were chosen from names submitted to Miss Rider. These teams played teams from Patterson and Sandwich Collegi- ates. Interform basketball started shortlv after Christmas and finnllv ended with 12A as the winner of the Interform Shield. This team also played two games with St.. Rose, winning one and losing the other. TENNIS A tennis tournament was started in the fall but was not completed because of bad weather. Next year, arrange¬ ments will be made so that at least one tournament game will take place each ni ht and in this way the tournament will be completed. SOFTBALL Teams comoosed of girls from the different forms played a series of games. The two winning teams are shown in the pictures. Volleyball games are still being play¬ ed during the noon hour. During the winter Miss Saunders has been conduct¬ ing a tumbling class every Thursday and also a Referees’ Class every Tuesday. THE BADMINTON CLUB President - Bettv Green Secretary-Treas. - Connie Lees Every Saturday during the school term from two until five, students may ffiay badminton in th° gymnasium. Al¬ though the memb°rshio has been small this year, those who have come found it very enjoyable. Racouets are supplied for those who have not one of their own, and for the very small fee of five cents birds are supplied. The members would like to express their appreciation to those teachers who so generously don¬ ated one or more Saturday afternoons to be present. It is to be hoped that more students will accept the cordial in¬ vitation of the badminton club to join. I. S. C. F. ‘Inter-School Christian Fellowship ' , what’s that? That’s a question all of us members are called upon to answer every time the notice is read in class. Why don’t you “come an see’’? We are always glad to receive now members in our group. If you can’t possibly stay for our meetings in room 301 after school on Wed. nights, then stay for 15 to 20 minutes for our prayer meetings in 201 on Wed. at noon. These Fellowship groups have been introduced into most of the high schools in Canada and the U.S. from England, and even into universities in which it is known as the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. At our meetings we study parts of the Bible, sing a few choruses and have a time of prayer. You may wonder what fun one can have at these meetings, but you would be surprised at the real en¬ joyment we all derive from our discus¬ sions. We have officers, it is true, but we try to encourage discussion rather than have one person take over the en¬ tire meeting. Louise Armerding, the president, has, of course, charge of it and sees that we do not misbehave. Now just because we have a girl for presid¬ ent doesn’t mean that we don’t want boys to come out. Don’t think it is sissi- fied of you to come to these meetings, boys, because it isn’t. The only “sissies are those who run down our meetings and speak of them with disrespect. Every High School in Windsor has a similar group and once in a while we have gatherings known as “squashes . To these all. or most of the grouns are invited and all certainly get squashed. As no one house has enough chairs for all of these students and leaders to sit Page Eighty-four

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BLUE AND WHITE i John Whitley. John hasn’t played a lot of basketball, but he is a very reliable substitute. John plays a very scintific game. It was rumoured once that this chap asked Miss Tunks and Mr. Davies to help him calculate the arch of a one- handed long-shot thrown from centre floor by a player running at full speed. I’m only fooling, John; you played a fine game. Front Row: Bob Miller, Frank Payne, Mr. Hugill, Bob Fox, Lyle Bennett, Albert Schaljo. Middle Row: Jack MeQuarrie, Art Blakely, Ken Rutherford, Ted Bartlett, Jack Purdy. Back Row: Bob MacDonald, Harry Shotton, Mr. Swanson, John Kerr THE RADIO CLUB Organized on February 20, the Radio Club had its first meeting on Feb. 27, with Jack MeQuarrie as President, Bob Fox, vice president; Art. Blakely, Sec¬ retary-Treasurer. At the meetings on Thursday night Bob Fox usually gives a lecture on some branch of radio theory. These lectures are followed by practical demonstrations with a radio or other equipment. No knowledge of radio is necessary and new members are always welcome. One of the objects of the radio club is to teach members as much about radio as possible. Each member pays 10 cents a week dues until he has paid 50 cents. After joining the club the members re¬ ceive a card which entitles them to ab¬ out 40% discount at a local radio store. Out of the money collected in dues the club has purchased a radio which they intend to convert into an amplifier (public address system) which will be given to the school. The club wishes to thank Mr. Hugill who agreed to stay after school every Thursday so the club could hold meet¬ ings in his room. Other members who were not present for the picture are Jack Gooby, Guy Patton, Jack Burr and Bob Bennett. Art Blakely. Page Eighty-three 1

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BLUE AND WHITE on everyone makes himself comfortable on the floor. Especially when we have a “squash” we try to encourage new mem¬ bers to come out, but we leave a stand¬ ing invitation to every girl, boy and teacher to attend our meetings at school on Wed., both at 11.45 in room 204 and at 4.00 in room 301. KNITTING Last December it was decided that Wakerville C. I. should have a knitting club. The notice was sent around and the girls responded in true Walkerville fashion. Instead of fifteen or twenty, seventy-five cirls turned out. As a re¬ sult of all this energy on the part of these girls who were willing to give of their free time to help our war effort, we have supplied forty-six pairs of socks, fifteen pairs of mitts, fifteen sweaters and thirty-nine scarves—which, by-the- way, are 72 inches long—and if you don’t think that is a lot of knitting, just try one. All the girls did excellent work. I think, however, special mention should be given Phvllis Martin, who will have to her credit eight pairs of socks and four pairs of mitts. Irene Martin also has completed five pairs of socks and two pairs of mitts. When our knitting went on display last February, Mr. Ball was so delighted with the splendid work that he felt next year the school should buy wool and let our girls knit for the Walkerville boys who are in the army. At present there are mfiny such boys. Next year, with this added incentive, our girls should be even more enthusiastic. If you knit at all, don’t forget the knitting dub at W. C. I. We need vour help. Let’s cheer our Walkerville bovs by showing them that we are willing to help in every way. The Girls’ St. John’s Ambulance Class. In these troubled war times when there is so much strife, there is much need for medical care, on the home front and battle front. That is why the girls formed a St. John’s Ambulance Class in Walkerville C. I. last October. Perhaps they will not be needed, but it is better for them to be prepared even if they never have a chance to use what they have learned. Under the able direction of Miss Ry¬ der, some forty girls every Wed. after¬ noon receive instruction on how to deal with accident cases, including the use of bandages, dressings, tourniquets and artificial respiration. In order to be skill¬ ed the girls must have a background in anatomy, respiration and circulation. At first there were two classes on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, but now these classes have combined. One evening in February the class was privileged in having an excellent les¬ son in bandaging from Mr. Earl Ed¬ wards, who demonstrated bandaging be¬ fore the class with the assistance of Don Kilpatrick and Syd Girdler. For the younger girls there is a Red Cross Home Nursing group under the leadership of our school nurse; this, too, is both interesting and enjoyable. The girls of these classes have given one after 4 period a week to learn to take care of accident patients. Although they may never be called upon to use the information they have received, they have found the course ad¬ vantageous and the knowledge worth while. Dorothy Wilson, 10A. WHAT’S IN A NAME? Th e field where we worked was sur¬ rounded by the thickest bush-land that Essex County could offer. The soil, soft and powdery, felt like lime as my tired hands dug and scraped in quest of pot¬ atoes, Day after day our boring job dragged out, enlightened only by the novel conversations and the picturesque stories of an old man who always set the pace for me and allowed me to rest when I was tired. It was indeed a sur¬ prise when I rammed my hand into the loose earth and struck something sharp and hard, about nine inches under the surface. After much vicious digging, I found it to be an arrowhead. The uni¬ form manner in which the flint was chipped seemed to fascinate my old fell¬ ow-worker and I could tell that he was Page Eighty-five