Wallaceburg District Secondary School - Actiana Yearbook (Wallaceburg, Ontario Canada)

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M SIC .... W. D. H. s. BAND .... Students and staff of W.D.H.S. should be proud of their band. In spite of many ups and downs. the band carried on its regular Thursday practices, ap- proximately forty minutes in duration. As in previous years, our capable di- rector, Mr. E. V. Ayres, conducted the sessions and succeeded in teaching the band many new marches and overtures. New music and new instruments have been added to the organization through the efforts of Mr. Ayres and the school board. Our greatest achievement was in the issuing of new uniforms. The uni- forms a1'e a kiltie style and have a smart military jacket gaily coloured with brown, green and gold. At the 1953-54 Cadet Inspection, the band received many congratulations from the inspecting officers and the citizens of the town. Due to Mr. Ayres' unfortunate accident, Gary Cooper took on the respon- sibility of supervising the annual march to the Cenotaph on Nov. 11th. Gary also was largely responsible for the issuing of the new uniforms. Other events such as Commencement, Athletic Night were presented with a great showing from your W.D.H.S. Kilties. EXECUTIVE: Hon. P1'es.- Mr. Earl Rupert. Pres.- Edward Davies. Vice Pres.- Paul Kilbreath. Secretary-Treasurer- John Burnett. Head of Music- Barbara Hende1'son. Ilead of Social Committee- Kaye Mathany. Head of Uniforms- Gary Cooper. -71-

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RIFLE RANGE .... This year on the inspiration of Mr. Hoggarth, Mr. Lee and a few of the other busy teachers got together and improved the range. Up to this year a maximum of five cadets could fire at one time. With the new equipment eight can fire comfortably and they need not leave their firing position until the whole shoot is completed. This is made possible by an electric target retriever. Mr. Hoggarth has always wanted a Labrador Retriever but this will have to do. It is quite a little monster but very effective. To facilitate eight cadets a second level has been added to the firing ramp. This is braced securely to each wall and supported well from the base. This is quite necessary , for, if one person rolls or moves on a rickety ramp he is likely to disturb another at the point of firing and therefore spoil his target. The target retreiver looks something like eight music lyres welded to- gether on a frame in two horizontal rows of four. Under the frame is a five- wheeled dolly with a wheel at each corner and the fifth in the centre, riding on a track. When the switch is turned one way the retriever retrieves the targets to the ramp, stopping directly in front of each man. When the tar- get is changed or checked the switch is turned the other way and the retriever runs back up the track to the twenty yard mark. Pretty neat, eh? A salute to Mr. Hoggarth, Mr. Lee and associates, this will save a lot of bumped heads. LEADER'S CLUB . . W.D.H.S.'s representative at this year's Leader's Club is Al Mann, the popular grade 13 student. This club consists of boys elect- ed each year in all secondary schools of West- ern Ontario, who go to London as guests of the London Free Press and the University of Western Ontario and visit the University, studios of C.F.P.L.-T.V. and offices of the Free Press. Al has played four years of W.O.S.S.A. rugby and hockey, being on two W.O.S.S.A. hockey championship teams and the WOSSA football champions of 1952. In town sports, Al played on the provincial juvenile Hockey Champs of 1952, and the provincial Midget f' NN Lacrosse Champions of 1951. In track and -- A 1 seg-g- field, he won the junior boys' title in 1952 ALLAN MANN and was K.C.S.S.A.A. runner up in 1950 and 1952. He was president of the Art Club in 1954 and currently is president of the Boys' Athletic Society, also being a class representative in that organization for several years. Also active in cadet work, Al is a lieutenant in this year's cadet corps. Al states golf as his favourite sport and has been a member of the Bal- doon Golf and Country Club for six years. Al's academic ability, participation in such school functions as student council and school operetta H.M.S. Pinafore and willingness to help where he is needed complete the picture of an outstanding all-round student. -70-

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GLEE CLUB .... Music has the power to mold Character. That being so, it is an indispensable study for our young people. . . . . Aristotle. We are very sorry to report musical activities have been very limited during the 1954-1955 term. No, We have not lost interest and we are very for- tunate not to have lost our Musical Director, Mr. Von Ayres, who met with a serious accident and has been incapacitated for over two months. I spent a pleasant hour with Mr. Ayres discussing possibilities for a musical rendezvous to be held sometime in the spring. Yes, the Glee Club will be heard in the school auditorium before the end of the term. We certainly appreciate the efforts of Mr. Ayres and also the results of his work. All of us realize music is becoming a way of life and part of everyday living. It fills in leisure time and is a creative, participating recreational ac- tivity without equal. Music helps all of us spiritually, mentally and morally. Possibly we do not stop to realize that the part music plays in everyday affairs as radio, television, church and social functions, the theatre, dancing and ball- et. We take these things for granted, which we could not enjoy without the mus- ical scores. By way of encouraging musical appreciation and offering excellent en- tertainment, the Rotary Club presented the Don Wright Chorus in the school auditorium on Dec. 7. They presented their programme in three parts and cov- ered a wide variety . Some of the most popular of the 22 numbers presented were: Come to the fair , You'll never walk alone , Lullaby, by Brahms , Bless this House , Sylvia , I Believe , and Louisiana Hayride . -72-