Westglen High School - Review Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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Dramatics TOP—PANEL DISCUSSION GROUP. BOTTOM LEFT—CAST OF “THE NOBLE LORD”. BOTTOM RIGHT—OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC STUDENTS. As the Year Book goes to press we pause to make a short review of the contribution made by the Dramatic Department to student activities during the year. Because of the renting of the auditorium and stage to the adult Basketball League of the City, to the Edmonton Little Theatre and to the Lyric Club, it was found im¬ possible to get sufficiently continuous use of the stage for the preparation of a three- act play. To do so would have left the student body much restricted in the use of the gym for basketball, badminton and after-four dances, all of which are a neces¬ sary part of school life. It is to be hoped that the Edmonton School Board will cur¬ tail the renting of the auditorium to such a large extent next year. However, the afternoon “Lits” were offered for the entertainment of the student body, the first quite early is the fall term, when a programme presented by grade ten students brought considerable new talent. In the pantomimes, “Frank Sinatra”, “The Operation”, “At the Dentist’s” and “At the Photographer’s”, Eugene Brodie, Mary Hamm, Mary Field, Bob Sacker, Joyce Bellows, Jean Fraser, Howard Meredith, Mark Cassidy, Anne Dickson, Bob Miller, Charlie Chinneck, Doug. Drysdale, Murray Crosby, Eddie Edmundson, Lome Cawley, and Audrey McDonald, were seen on the Westglen stage for the first time. Walter Gonek with his accordion and Yvonne Anderson at the piano, brought new and enjoyable diversion to the students. Page Fifty

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BANTAM HOCKEY This winter Westglen won the Bantam championship of the city high schools for the second straight year. They did it the easy way, having to play but one game. The game was a challenge affair with Separate coming to our ice for their unsuccessful effort. The final score was 1-0 in our favor. The one goal of the game was scored on a fine play by Jack Meldrum. Another game with Eastwood was scheduled, but ice conditions were too bad to permit it to be played. Barry Shields did the goal-tending with exceptional skill. The de¬ fence of Jack Meldrum and Alex Romaniuk stopped many rushes by the opposition. Forwards Dave Butler, Harold Porter, Hugh Johnstone, Roy Kendrick, Gordon Johnstone, Glenn Turple and John Klymak made several good plays, only to be turned back by the determined defense of the opposition. We had a good sound team, fully fit to carry the colors of our last year’s team. We are sure that our boys could have retained the title in any number of games. SENIOR AND JUNIOR HOCKEY Because of the shortage of experienced players, Westglen’s Junior and Senior hockey teams combined this season, practically the same team playing in both divisions. No league was organized, so challenge games were played with other schools for the trophies won the previous winter. Two games were played for the junior cup. The first one brought the championship to Westglen. Our team defeated Eastwood in a hard fought game, whose issue was in doubt until the last minute. In the second game the boys from Eastwood regained the trophy, and before our next challenge ' could be accepted, the winter broke. The boys didn’t begrudge the final loss, because the East-End players were really worthy opponents. The team was made up of: Barry Shields, Bob Fleming, Graham Cragg, Jim, Halliday, Eric MacDonald, Jack Brown, Clem Kerr, Jack Meldrum, Bill Pearce, Alex Fallow, and Harry Schell. The Senior team made one attempt to wrest the league title from Strathcona. The game was very close, but the Southsiders had just enough finish to retain the title they won last winter. Campbell Young, Clem Kerr, Bill Pettinger, Jim Drysdale, Jack Brown, Jim Fleming, Eric MacDonald, Bob Cuthbertson, Jim Halliday, John Stewart, and Lolly Milner played for the senior team. Page Forty-nine

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In the second “Lit” of February 25th, the first part dedicated to the memory of “Abe” Lincoln, consisted of suitable remarks by Mr. Niddrie, the reading of the Gettysburg address by Jim Drysdale and appropriate American national music. The second part featured the one-act play, “The Noble Lord,” with Anna Peterson and Gordon Shiplett as “She” and “He” and Bob Chisholm as butler. The programme concluded with violin selections by that budding young artist, Jack Fowler, who cap¬ tivated the student body with his playing. On the evening of March 10th a group of Westglen students, including Lois Grant, Anna Peterson, Clem Kerr, Eric MacDonald, Alex Fallow, Dave Cruickshank and Gor¬ don Shiplett presented “The World of Tomorrow,” in the McDougall auditorium, when Gordon Shiplett received a cup for his acting. (By the way, do you remember Gordon and Jack Gibbons as the kid brothers of “Quizz West” in the “Eve of St. Mark”?) On April 28th the Westglen players entered the play “Torches” in the E.L.T. Dram¬ atic Festival, at the Masonic Temple, competing against seasoned players. The adjudicator, Miss Agnes Davidson, of Lethbridge, commented on “the unity of con¬ cept” of the Westglen production, on “the harmonizing of speech, costumes, and set¬ ting”, on the “fine, sensitive, artistic treatment and directing” and “the definite feeling of theatre” displayed in the work. A corsage of roses was presented by the cast to their director, Miss C. Manser. On May 5th “Torches” was repeated in the Westglen auditorium, where the actors, Lois Grant, Dave Cruickshank, Sandy Welbourn, Muriel Jorgenson, Billy Bodnar, and Stirling Wood again turned out a splendid performance. Original monologues by Donna Dowser and Marion Rogers and a group pantomime, directed by Howard Meredith, added a humorous touch to the programme. Those promising young vocalists, Shirley McDonald, Jean Fraser and Paula Woody, assisted with delightful numbers, while Donna Fraser, already well known in local musical circles, as an accomplished young pianist, was heard at Westglen for the first time. Jack Fowler, that young violinist with a future, was most enthusiastically received. A dance routine by Clem Kerr, assisted by Rita German concluded one of the most enjoyable programmes ever presented at Westglen. Capably handling the lighting were Pat Kenny and Roy Hendra, while Anna Peter¬ son, Jean Ficht and Danny Lou Gee were in charge of the make-up. Miss C. Manser, director, was presented with a bouquet of roses, as a token of appreciation by the student body. The last offering of the season, a “Good-Will Day” programme, was presented in the auditorium on May 23rd. The message conveyed was the most inspiring of any given this year and the results, we hope, the most far-reaching and lasting. “Poppa, you dropped a nickel.” “Shh, that you should notice it ! Do you want pippul to tink we’re Scotch?” Fred Astle: “Why is a woman’s love like spring-?” Audrey Mitchell: “I’ll bite. Why?” Fred : “She gives that come hith¬ er look, and the sap starts run¬ ning.” Paying alimony is like putting money in a gas meter after the stove has been disconnected. Her face is her fortune—and it runs into a nice figure. Marion White (playfully) : “Let me chew your gum.” Murdo Munro (more playfully) : “Which one, upper or lower?” Page Fifty-one