Westmount School - Review Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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The Westmount Camera Club f OR the year 1939-40 Westmount students formed a club for the furtherance of the present day’s most popular hobby—photography. The pur¬ pose of the club was to increase general interest in photography and at the same time to teach its mem¬ bers the essential points of picture-making; both the rules governing the clicking of the shutter, and the control of film-processing and finishing. The Club consisted of approximately thirty boys and girls who were will¬ ing to co-operate in club activities and to obtain an appreciative understanding of elementary photography. At the first meetings held in November, officers were elected and the Club constitution drawn up. The various official positions were filled as follows: President, Bob Rooney; Vice-president, Jean Ball; Secretary, Margaret Brown; Treasurer, Don Cameron. Executive committee, Mary Travers, Edgar Guest, Shauna Little, Meldrum Little, Alastair Mackay, Keith Siaettzer, Bob Robb. Weekly meetings were held on Wednesday noon in the School library. On several occasions arrangements were made for guest speakers to talk to the club on subjects of photographic significance. Various short films secured from the University by Margaret Brown were shown to the Club by means of the school’s new sound projector, operated by Don Cameron. The Club treasury was built up by charging members a small monthly fee. and also by sale of refreshments at the school literaries and dances. Much of the Club ’s finances was used in outfitting a darkroom in the school basement. This darkroom was for the use of Club members during noon hour or after four. It is felt that the Club was successful, to a certain extent, in forwarding the interests and knowledge of Westmount students in connection with pho¬ tography. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Photography as a hobby is unsurpassed. It is a subject of universal in¬ terest. No matter what the individual’s occupation or inclination, he can find an outlet for his emotions, a means of self-expression, in adopting photography as a hobby. Aside from merely providing the camera enthusiast with some¬ thing to do in his leisure time, the art of correctly registering a desired image on film develops the artistic talents of the individual and ensures a keener understanding and a deeper appreciation of his natural surroundings. The satisfaction experienced by the camera fan on producing a fine photograph can be compared to that of an artist on completion of a work of art, for a photograph is a work of art produced by the natural talents of the man behind the camera. It is sincerely hoped that Westmount’s students of next year will continue, in the interests of photography, to develop the second Westmount Camera Club. BOB ROONEY. Page forty-one

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Dramatics r 4C T HIS year it was necessary to form three Dramatic classes in Westmount High, two classes in Dramatics I and one class in Dramatics II. Because of the crowded conditions the course has been carried on under difficul¬ ties, with no space available for the construction of sets and property, or for the making of costumes. However, we have read one-act plays, traced the his¬ tory of drama, discussed film and radio plays and practised play-writing. We have studied pantomime, voice and acting; made scrap-books, stage-sets, direc¬ tors ’ scripts, experimented with puppets, and even attempted costumes, using dolls as models. Early in the year each Dramatic class decided to prepare a play for public presentation. At a Friday “Lit.” in Novemer, IA presented a short radio play, “The Game is Won.” It was not a good vehicle, but the students strove valiantly to put it over. Those taking part were Nancy Rankin, Phil McLach- lan, Dennis William, Paul Achtem, Melville Maitland, Ken Latham and Don Packebusch. “Shivering Shocks,” by Clemence Dane, was produced by the Dramatics II class at an evening “Lit.” in January. This is a good play and was well presented. Harold Davis as Captain Dallas and Dong. Johnston as the scientist did splendid work while Jerry Forbes as “ltowley” gave an outstanding per¬ formance. Bob Hurlburt and Frank Jenne as the two crooks, and Bob Aitken as Kysh, the butler, were well cast, while Alec Richardson and Sid Baker made two handsome policemen. The lighting, property and sound effects were cap¬ ably handled by Charley Redge, Alf. Peart and Frank Jenne. Dramatics IB are now preparing “The Twilight Saint,” a medieval play by Stark Young. The cast includes Alf. Peart, Lovette McLean, Thedwa Ave- nell and Frank Jenne. This play will be the first part of a double-header pro¬ gram to be presented at an evening performance early in May. The second part will feature the Westmount High minstrels. During the winter, plays written by local high school students were pre¬ sented over CKUA. An adaptation, by Pat Gardner, of tlardy’s “Three Stran¬ gers” was given by Westmount Dramatic students. The cast included Doris Lancaster, Betty and Aileen Schaufele, Ken. Hodgson, Bob McLeod, Melville Maitland, Bob Aitken, Phil McLachlan, Lovette McLean, Alf. Peart, Doug. Johnson, Jerry Forbes, Bob Hurlburt, Thelma McKeever and Frank Jenne. Ted Dawson was in charge of sound effects. The Westmount players were highly commended by CKUA on their play, on their acting ability and on the zest with which they entered into the discussion. Several skits and plays written by this year’s students are now ready to be bound. A number of our Dramatic students have sent in entries for the Choral Reading and Elocution classes in the forthcoming May festival. Beatrice McMillan, Harold Davis and Stan Spallin took part in plays pro¬ duced by the Understudy Club this year, while Jerry Forbes did outstanding- work in two Little Theatre plays, “Our Town” and “A Toss for Father.” Groups of Westmount Dramatic students attended these and the inter-year plays at the University. Public performance is, however, not our chief aim. As Dramatic students we hope to find an opportunity for expression in one or more of the various branches of this many-sided subject. By so doing we hope to develop into freer individuals with a better understanding of ourselves and our neighbors. “The supreme goal of the theatre is truth, not the outward truth of every day but the ultimate truth of the soul. ’ ’ Page forty

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(1) High Jump Hougan. (2) Lois Looking Lovely. (3) Pulman Pioneering. (4) Pretty Palefaces. (5) Good Christians. (6) Dapper Duff. (7) Rooney’s Rather Proud. (8) Before the Election. (9) Beauteous Betty Beams. (10) W.H.S. Sleeping Beauty. (11) —and after. (12) Their Jumping Jalopy. (13) Anytime is dreamtime. (14) Blonde Babes. (15) Mopy Merril. (16) Robby and Keefy. (17) Budding Biology Class. Page forty-tw