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

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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-

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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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THE COMMENTARY 9A .... HELEN BACIK - took a trip to Chi- cago. JERRY BENN - He took one to Nia- gara Falls. WESLEY BOURNE - knows it is best to do his homework. DOREEN CARR - she rode on the subway in Toronto. BONNIE COOPER - had an exper- ience with a door that opens with- out you touching it. DONALD CROWE - attended Ag- riculture School for a while. ANNETTE DEMERS - knows what it is like to miss the bus. NOWELLA DESANGHER - I think she took a trip too. BOB KINNELLY - was caught in a storm on Lake Erie. HENRY LEE - went to Toronto for a visit. AUDREY LEESON -- it seems she went to Fanshawe dam. SHIRLEY MAHOOD - went to Nia- gara Falls too. Well--- LORNE McKIM - had an exper- ience with a boy and a board. MARIE MORRISON - played on the C.G.I.T. ball team. MARJORIE MORRISON - enjoyed herself at camp. LUCINDA MYERS - likes Mr. Ell- iott for a music teacher. LEN PARADIS - likes farming! GUS POLOCZ - plays the violin in the Matti Holli symphony orch- estra. JUDY RICHARDSON - enjoys her- self at the piano. JIM THOMAS - the only W.D.H.S. student to get a donkey for Christ- -mas. CAROL VAN LEATHAM - likes art because Mr. Elliot lets us talk. LILY ROSE FISHER - likes home economics, a n d h a s possibilities. 9B... MR. STEVENS - is a teacher who is always thinking of his class's welfare and manner. Yes sir. ELISA BLACKBIRD - is a quiet girl whose hobby is cooking espec- ially when she can eat after. GARY BOGAERT - his favourite pastime is girls. CHe thinks he is quite the ladies' man.J SHIRLEY BRILL - the mystery girl of the year. BETTY BROIDIOI - known as the laughing-girl of 1955. KEITH BROWN - some day this lad will stare a hole in the floor. JOANNE DUNLOP - known as the naughty lady of 9B. BRUCE DYKSTRA - favourite ex- pression is don't get hard! FRANCES FURTAH - the hospit- als should be alerted for this girl is learning to drive a car. HARRY GARROD - a boy of hum- our, always laughing at everything. KELLY HIGHFIELD - his favour- ite pastime is fighting with Bruce Dykstra. JOHN KOLTHOFF - favourite pas- time is arguing with a few of the other boys. ELAINE MCGAFFEY - is the stranger of our class. ARLENE MCKIM - a quiet girl at times, but watch out when she gets going. TOM McLAUGHLIN - will have a sample of his handwriting in the Hall of Fame before he is twenty- two. BETTY MICKLE - her favourite pastime is daydreaming and look- ing out windows. JOHN MILLER - is the silent type of boy who speaks only when spok- en to. MIDGE MOORE - in one or two classes has been moving up to the front desks. I wonder why? MELVIN MURPHY - this boy has a very bright future ahead of him. ERWIN OLIVER - another Ein- stein if you ask me. ANNA OZI - definition of the fi- gure eight. RALPH PRETTY - asks more ques- tions than he could ever answer. BETTY RANKIN - the ambitious kind of a girl who is always work- ing. EDITH SALISBURY - has her con- ferences with Joanne every day. NANCY SONEY - always flipping the pages of her notebook instead of listening. -75-