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

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BLUE AND WHITE CADET CAMP The 1945 Cadet Camp, held at Cedar Springs, Ontario, stands out vividly in the memories of the forty odd officers and ca¬ dets who represented the Walk- erville C. I. Cadet Corps as number 18 Platoon. K. Coy,, the company commanded by our own Mr. Hunt with Mr. William Voting in charge of stores. Although they often refer to it as “The Hattie of Cedar Springs , claiming full battle honours (one glance at some of the illustrations shows why) our cadets certainly do not regret attending the camp, and, indeed, would return if given the opportunity. They had rain, and oceans of mud, were burned by the scorching sun by day, and frozen by the cold at night, in spite of many blankets; but it was all part of the game and they never had more fun in their lives. Walkerville ' s company twice won the N I pennant for the cleanest and best lines in the camp, and their spirit was always high as they took part in all of the camp activities, both work and play. W hen its turn came, our com i pany. always the smartest on parade, turned out. under the command of Norm Marshall, one of the best guards and fire pickets to perform the colourful retreat ceremony. After the duties of the day were com¬ pleted. and during rest periods, our cadets made full use of the ample sports facili¬ ties. playing baseball, football, horse¬ shoes. volley-ball, swimming, boxing, and participating in the track and field meet. A special feature of the camp, was the huge rifle range where our cadets fired “22 rifles, 30 calibre army rifles. Bren Light Machine Guns, and Piat Anti Tank Weapons to win a total of fifteen dollars in prizes for their expert marksmanship. (Continued on Page 70» Pape Twenty-Three

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BLUE AND WHITE that won the R.M.C. championship. They are: V. Ord, 99; ' 1 ' . Poore. 99; F. Marchand. 99: M. Whelpton 98: G. Dewar. 98; J. Kurylo. 98; D. Gimson, 98: B. Cator. 98; J. Upton, 97: D. Gibson. 97. Other mem¬ bers of the team were : N. Grabb. D. Webster, E. Chop, D. Horne, R. Montrose, S. Johnson, J. Brown, j. Mel nick, j. Dossing, E. Crispin. Rodney Montrose won the D.C.R.A. gold medal for the highest average, 98.3%, of the three targets of the compe¬ tition. The Strathcona Trust Medal for the highest average in all competitions of the year went to Bill Ord whose aver¬ age for seven targets was 98%. D.C.R.A. first class silver medals for 97% or over in D.C.R.A. were won by Jack Upton, Gordon Dewar. Robert Graham, William Ord. and Stuart Johnson. Already this year, our riflemen have met with success, winning the Ontario Rifle Association Challenge Trophy for Secondary School Cadet Corps with an average of 97.6%. Rodney Montrose has again displayed his skill by walking off Cadet Lt.-CoL Marshall and Gen. Crerar with a silver medal for a perfect score 0‘ 1C0%. Rodney, so far this year, has fired four consecutive perfect competition tar¬ gets—something of a record, we believe. Other members oT the winning 1946 O.R.A. team were awarded bronze stars. They are )ack Upton, Bob Graham, Bill Ord’ John ' Kurylo. Dong Gimson. Nick Grabb, Bruce Cator, Gorcl Dewar, Frank Marchand, Harry Aston, and Stuart John¬ son. At the O.R.A. cadet matches at the M.D.l, R.C.A.C. Camp, Cedar Springs, Walkerville shots won $15.00, coming second. Those who won prizes are : R. Montrose $6.00, R. E. Mapes $3.00. IS Joyce $3.00. F. Hutton $2.00. and W. Orel $ 1 . 00 . Our rifle coach this year is Mr. Bunt. Everything points to another successful year. Our city was honoured this Fall with a visit by General H. D. G. Crerar who spoke to the cadets of this city in the auditorium of one of our larger schools where Walkerville Collegiate was repre¬ sented by our officers and N.C.O. s under the command of our new O.C.. Norm Marshall. He had the coveted privilege of meeting the general on behalf of our Cadet Corps. We were proud of Norm, who was, by far, the smartest Cadet Offi¬ cer to meet the Commander of the Cana¬ dian Army. Norm holds the respect and loyalty of every cadet at Walkerville Collegiate and we will support him to the limit. Under his leadership, we shall go forth on in¬ spection day, confident in our ability to carry on the traditions of our Corps, striving to maintain our record of pro¬ ficiency. This year holds forth great promise in cadet work, and we aim to put on the best show yet in all fields of our endeavour, keeping in mind always the main purpose of cadet training given in the words of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Motto “ACER ACKRBORl —as the maple, so the sapling. Page Twenty-Two

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BLUE AND WHITE AGORA EXECUTIVE BACK ROW: A. Mate. H. Marchand, H. Schofield, W. Ord, W. Bell. (». Neely. D. Richard. S. Musgravc. MIDDLE ROW: B. Lees. B. Searle, J. Little. M. Adams. M. Chortos. D. Haley, .1. MacDon¬ ald. M. Miller. FRONT ROW: A. MacMillan. H. Happy, Mr. Hartford. Mr. Ball. N. Marshall. S. Fedornk. M. Niskasari. AGORA The Agora, which is the Student Coun¬ cil of Walkerviile Collegiate, has been very successful in all of its many under¬ takings this year. Much of the success is due to the wonderful officers leading this year’s organization and to the advice that both teachers and students have given. This year the Agora has sponsored two very successful (lances “The Gamblers’ Gambol” and the W O.S.S.A. Wiggle”, and is now making plans for a bigger and better “Military Hall.” Much credit for the success of these ventures should go to the Social and Publicity Committees for the fine work they have done and are doing to make all Walkerville’s activities a success. Another very successful effort of the Agora was the sale of Christmas cards under the direction of Mr. Waddell, Mr. Hartford, Hill Ord and the financial com¬ mittee. A great deal of time was spent by all concerned in making this venture a profitable one. Through the Agora the students of Walkerville have helped the Cadet Corps in its aim to build a Cadet library ; they have kept up the McNaughton Scholar¬ ship Fund and have represented the stu¬ dent body in numerous other ways. This year’s officers are: Mr. Ball, Hon¬ orary President; Norm Marshall, Presi¬ dent; Angus MacMillan, Vice- President; Helen Happy. Secretary; Mr. Hartford, Treasurer: Bill Ord. Financial Chairman: Don Richard. Publicity Chairman; and John Wigle, Social Chairman. I AX WILKIE Page Twenty-Four