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

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PUBLIC SPEAKING TEAM .... Henk Hart. Tom Fox, Iune Gonyou, Marie Huige. ORATORICAL CONTEST .... The winner of the Senior Oratorical Contest was Henk Hart, whose top- ic was the Futility of War . Maria Huige who spoke on The Modern Ad- vances of Medicine placed second in the contest. Other speakers were- Mary Stevens whose subject was Einstein , Jack Burgess who spoke on The Futil- ity of War , Tom Brunt who chose as his subject Sir Winston Churchill , and John Burnett who spoke on Juvenile Delinquency . The first place speakers among the girls and boys went on to the Kent County finals. Henk Hart came home with the Rotary Club Trophy for win- ning the K.C.S.S.A. Oratorical Competition. He placed second in the semi-final W.O.S.S.A. competition at Essex. DRAMATIC CLUB .... The 1954-1955 Dramatic Club got under way in September with Mr. Ball, and Mrs. Heslip as directors. Jack Burgess and Janice Peterson held the offices of president and secretary. In November, a dance was sponsored by our Club which turned out to be one of the social events of the season. This year the club Cno longer a pioneer in W.D.H.S.l made tremendous strides. Again a three act comedy was produced. This year's project was That Brewster Boy which proved most successful, also While the Toast Burned, a one-act comedy performed at Open House, completed the year's activities. With the money from the play we hope to buy various types of equipment for other clubs in the school as well as make-up, and permanent lights at the back of the stage, for our own department. Next year when the Drama Club begins, we hope to have more members-- not only actors but people who are interested in all phases of acting, such as production, props, and scenery, to mention only a few. -73-

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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-

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OCIAL EVENT .... KENT COUNTY FIELD MEET DANCE .... This year C.V.S. sponsored the dance which was held in Chatham in the Kinsmen Auditorium after the field meet. The music was supplied by the Chat- eau Gai Orchestra. The highlight of the evening was a mass bunnyhop, led by all the cheerleaders, which proved to be very successful. Students from all over Kent County attended. CRYSTAL BALL .... The fourth annual Crystal Ball was held in Chatham in the Kinsmen Memorial Auditorium on December 30, 1954. The main event of the evening was the crowning of the queen. Each contestant was an individual winner of her school and the judging proved quite difficult. However pretty Catherine Roth of St. Joseph's Hospital came up with top honours. Dancing was enjoyed at this festive event with the Chateau Gai Orchestra. ANNUAL PROM .... The Wallaceburg Annual Prom was held on Friday March 19, 1954, and was said to be the best formal ever. The girls all looked lovely in their billowy formals and the boys looked handsome in their dark suits. Bobbie Down's Or- chestra of London provided music, and it was really terrific! We were very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Crothers for assisting us in so many ways- - - es- pecially for the beautiful palm tree, and South Sea Island centre piece, which added so much to the decor of our gymnasium. Entertainment at intermission consisted of a drummer from the above orchestra who really made our halls of ivy rock. DRAMATIC CLUB F BOLIC .... On November 19th, an extremely large crowd attended, considering the fact that it was the Friday night before Christmas examinations. Our gym- nasium looked very stunning in black and white. The audience was given a preview of the Lesterace Hour which was enjoyed by one and all. That cele- brated pianist was played by Leslie Files. Jack Burgess was M.C. John Bur- nett was announcer, and Sandra Lacey and Forbes McClellan took part in the commercial. It couldn't be that B.H., R.M., P.A. and D.F. mixed up the pro- gramme, could it? Other performers were the McChoir Sisters , CHelen Rub- lik, Janet McDonald and Muriel Jamesb plus the Four Italians , an operatic quartette who were Janice Peterson, Deane Whitteker, Bruce McCrae and Dick Hart. MISTLETOE BALL .... The Mistletoe Ball was one of the biggest events of the season, spon- sored by the student council. The gym looked very Christmassy in red, white and green with sprigs of mistletoe hanging in the most obvious places. Lovely Janice Poissant was crowned queen and was W.D.H.S.'s entry in the Crystal Ball. Her attendants were Mary Stevens, Deane Whitteker, Valerie Dough- rety and Janice Peterson. Music was provided by the orchestra of Freddie Frampton. -74-