Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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MODEL AIRCRAFT LEAGUE OF CANADA QCol. Billy Bishop Chapterj FRONT ROW-A. Wright, G. Sneider, H. Smith, A. Maskell, A. Robertson QVice-Presidenty G. Hempstock 1PresidentJ, K, Gregory, I. Carey, T. Reed. BACK ROW-Mr. Geo. Walker, A. Ramsay, B. Moody. A. Carr, C. Wise, D. Hawkins, S Feldman, B. Simon. RIFLE TEAM FRONT ROW-B. Inman, Hamilton, Jones, Mr. McKnlght Qlnstructorj, B. Donnelly, R Stuart, H. Vertlleb. MIDDLE ROW-D. Fearman. D. Snyder, J. Davies, R. Walker, C. Marrlott, John Tlnsley McNair, J. Bolton. BACK ROW-C. Fearman, J. Harstone, B. Chard, R. Parlour, B. Caunt.

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IIRGAN ZATIUNS Triune Society By Russell Eden HE first event in the auditorium for the 1935-36 year took place when many eager, expectant students delivered their campaign speeches for the respective oflices to which they had been nomin- ated. Alas, only a few can be successful. The following executive resulted: President ................. Russell Eden Vice-President .. .. Dorothy Jackson Secretary ...... . . . Louise Griflith Treasurer ....... .... ' John R. Fee Asst. Treasurer . . . . . . Robert McPhie . . ...... Muriel Grapes VVilhelmina Koster Collegiate Rep. Commercial Rep. .... . Technical Rep. .. .... Tom Kernaghan .. Robert Coulson ... .. Robert Cattell Debating Rep. ........... Laird Jennings Advisors-K. F, Ettinger, G. H. Chapman, A. G. McColl. Our own campaign promise-that you would have nothing to worry about-has kept us stepping to insure just that for you. Xve have worked, and are still working, to give the students what they wanted in the way of entertainments, and we sin- cerely hope we have succeeded. The Hrst business meeting of the executive took place in November. It was decided to meet every Le Raconteur . . . Orchestra Rep. Tuesday in A-32. The Commercial students, under the direction of Mr. F. G. Millar and Mr. Fred VVard, presented the first open meeting on November ?2nd. Jean Rey- nolds, a promising elocutionist, delivered two humorous dramatizations. Eileen Carr, accom- panied by Vera Roberts, rendered two delightful solos. The meeting was completed by a humorous, well-portrayed two-act play, The Royal Spark. The School Orchestra, under Mr, I. NW. Lomas, was in attendance. On December 13th, the members of the Triune Society were entertained by motion pictures, en- titled, The Country Kid, featuring Jackie Coogan. Before the film and between each reel, Pete Malloy and his Kid Collegians favoured the audience with different dance selections. The Tea Dance was held on December 20th. llal lladtield's Orchestra was in attendance. .Xn Amateur Show took place on January lTth. in which anxious, nervous students showed their talents along the lines of music, dancing, singing and tumbling. The prizes were carried away by Ruth Cole, Roy XYright, Dorothy Gumbly. Ethel llardy, Dorothy Jackson, Alma Taylor, Xlary Walker, and Betty Lumner. Xkalter Lumsden proved a very capable Blajor. The annual .-Xt-llome was held on Friday. Janu- ary illst. Many students danced to the musical strains of llal llad1ield's orchestra beneath streamers of orange and green arranged in an ex- quisite pattern. The success of the evening was due to the excellent work of Mr. Laird Jennings and his committee. Miss Dowsley and Miss lloyes directed a play, l'laphazard Historical llighlightsf' which was presented on Thursday, February tith. lt consisted of humorous historical skits. portraying Sir XYalter Raleigh. llenvy VIH, XVars ofthe Roses, etc. Mrs. lXlcrXndrew, Mr. McCandlish, Mr. Lomas and the School Orchestra provided the musical settings. This year's executive organized the hrst Debating Society at XYestdale. XYe realized that the lack of interest in debates has been detrimental to the best interests of both the students and the school. Although this society is still very young, we have held some extremely interesting meetings under the leadership of Laird Jennings and Vera Thomp- son. XYe sincerely hope that next year XYestdale may send representatives to the Secondary Schools' Debating Tournament. The students may look forward with great anti- cipation to future events: School Flay, Junior Party, Easter Tea Dance, and many entertaining Triune meetings. If the future executives enjoy the co-operation of the students and teachers as much as this executive has. the search for a school spirit will be finished and the long lacking necessity will become an accomplished asset. May the Triune organizations grow and prosper and extend more and more their usefulness to XYestdale School and the students. 21 l 1

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01d Girls' Association By Inez Warrender While still in its initial year, the Old Girls' Association has had much success. Increase in membership and social activities have delinitely given it a foundation. In March, 1935, pins were introduced and pur- chased by the members. In June, the membership was increased by the addition of Eileen Foote, Peggy Swan, Jessie Bal- loch, ,Ieanette Gray, Isabel Greenhill, Annabelle Smye, Phyllis I-Iollier, and Marg. McQueen. The initiates were put through the mill in short order. Dressed in tunics with skipping-rope belts, with powdered hair and tightly-clutched dolls, the new- comers were officially welcomed into the club. A very sad state of affairs occurred at the corner of King and james Streets. when Mr. Policeman refused to give back to Eileen Foote her doll, which he had so kindly held for her while she daintily pinned a bunch of violets to his lapel. By disregard- ing the momentary embarrassment of the girls, the initiation could be considered a howling success. In September, a weiner-roast, held at the Bronte home of Elizabeth Dawson, supplied an evening of fun and entertainment. On October 9th, the following executive was elected: President ...... .. Peggy Sawden Vice-President . .. . . . Doreen Groom Secretary ..... . . . Marge Cardno Treasurer .... ......... P hyllis Hollier Another Advisor, Miss Calderone twho kindly acceptedl, was invited to join the club. A new avenue of work was opened up by the club in December. Several Christmas baskets were sent out to needy families. This alone, perhaps, proves the success of the organization. A dance at Roberts' will conclude the club's activities up to the time this magazine goes to press. Exchange By G. R. Richmond and E. Siegel N RECENT depression years many schools throughout the Dominion have been forced, through lack of funds, to cut down or, in some cases, to discontinue their magazines. Due to re- turning prosperity, some of these schools have recommenced publication of their year-books. LE BACUNTE Ull Others have enlarged, and added to theirs-pic- tures, cartoons, and stories. The cover designs have also been improved in many cases. Internally, we iind most magazines have shown little change for better or for worse. There is still a preponderance in some of venerable jokes. ln fact, many of our contemporaries are slowly degen- erating into mere joke books. XYith the exception of the above defects, we lind that, on the whole, the magazines are decidedly good. COMMENTS The O.A.C. Review tflntario Agricultural College, Guelphj- You have a very good magazine. lYe observe, however, that more space is devoted to advertising than to reading matter. The Twig tU.T.S., Torontoj- An excellent magazine. Well illustrated. Has an excellent athletic section. Acta Ridleana tRidley College, St. Catharinesl- Your paper has a distinct English flavour, which is a pleasant change from the American of most magazines. It could be improved with more stories, and a moderate amount of jokes. The Magnet tjarvis Collegiate, Torontol- A well-balanced magazine, having just the right amount of form news, jokes, and stories. Une seem- ingly insignificant think which caught our eye was the reinforcement strip along the bound edge of the books. Most school papers soon become torn and dilapidated because of the lack of this thoughtful precaution. Vox Lycei tCentral Collegiate. lIamiltonl- A great improvement over last year. It is much larger, and contains better material. In our opinion, the cover has the best design we have seen this year. In addition to the above, we wrote to the Park- dale C.I., Toronto: Ingersoll C.I., Ingersoll: Kitchener and XYaterloo C.I., Kitchener: Tillson- burg C.I., Tillsonburg: Cranleigh School. Iledford, Surrey: Beck C.I., London: ,Iarvis C.I., Toronto: Central C.I., London: Yictoria College, Toronto: Lower Canada C.I., Montreal: Northern 'Vocational School, Toronto: Owen Sound Collegiate, Owen Sound: and others., Unfortunately, some of these schools have proved a little slow in replying to us, while others have not published as yet. 23 9