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sD THE OSHAWA TIMES WEEKLY FOR AND ABOUT TODAY'S TEENAGERS OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1964 PAGES 1-A to 8-A ROCK 'N' ROLLER CLAIMS ROOKED 'GET' Saturday Hops Have 19-Year History international causes benefit from the dance Hundreds of Oshawa_ teen- agers end Friday afternoon con- versations with the words: 'See you at the Get." For people unfamiliar with this expression, a_ translation might be in order. But then, who doesn't know that it means: 'Naturally you're goingto Sat- urday night's Get-Together Club dance at the O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute." Now in its 19th year of oper- ation, the Get has become known as the traditional stomp- ing grounds for young folk be- tween the ages of 16 and 20 who want to dance to the best in re- corded music. DANCE NEEDED "Necessity is the motherof invention" -- and it was out of need for a Saturday night dance for young people that the Get was born. From its beginning, the boys and girls committee of the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa has sponsored the club, providing leadership, when needed, and chaperones. Fred Kitchen, chairman of the boys and girls committee for the past four years, is the first to stress that "they run their own show". He said that, while it is a Kiwanis project, the Get has never posed any problem be- cause there are such capable young leaders within the club. "Any success they have at- tained is their own and they do some marvelous work," said Mr. Kitchen. He added that, not only are the youngsters happy about the dance, so are their parents. This year's executive, made up of Brendan Calder, president, Jerry McCrohan and Bill Rout, vice-presidents, Sue Powell, sec- retary, Linda Shine; treasurer, Bob Crothers, records commit- tee chairman, and Dan Hilts, or- ganizer, ig striving to equal or top last year's record. CONTRIBUTE $4,000 Because the Get only requires funds for operating costs, local, national and profits. In 1963 alone, about $4,000 was contributed by the Get to such organizations as the Canadian Mental Health Asso. ciation, the Oshawa Civic Audi- torium, the Greater Oshawa Community Chest, UNICEF, the Canadian Tuberculosis and Health Association and the Eas- ter Seal Fund. The one source of income is the cost of admission which is paid by about 300 boys and girls every night the dance is held. Although the Get is a regular Saturday night feature, the ex- ceptions jnclude summer holi- days.and exam-time. In addition to Kiwanian chap- erones, the dance is regularly checked by officers of the Osh- awa Police Department, at the request of the committee. The police handle any complaints the Get executive feel deserve their attention. NEVER ROUTINE For many years, the Get fea- tured a spring prom semi-for- mal dance, Because most high schools plan their annual for- mals for spring-time, the Get has dropped this idea. But their dances never become routine. They vary from hard-time to casual attire with music varia- tions from the best in recorded music to the most popular local musical groups. In addition, the Get sponsors dances at which beauty queens, such as Miss Red Feather, are crowned. Brendan Calder gives credit to the works committee. These young people "do all the work" says Brendan. . They check coats, sell soft drinks, collect admission, and clean up the auditorium Sunday mornings. Members of the . committee are Karen Gray, Jane Grose, Cheryl Hudson, Louise 'Macko, Barry Cory, Brian Borrowdale, Frank Cosway, Brode Feather- stone, Barb Holland, Larry Mc- Cabe, Lorraine Shine and Terry Bassett. SCHOOL LOSES ON ROY Orbison's OCVI Agent Doubts Singer's Suit An Oshawa student denies that singer Roy Orbisor has threat- ened him with legal action. Robert Stone, 20, a student at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocation- al Institute, arranged a concert at which Orbison performed Fri- day. The hit parade singer ar- rived late and was only paid pa of the avreed fee. Orbison was later reported. to have threatened to sue Stone. "IT am satisfied that the terms of the contract have been car- ried out fairly. This has been straightened out with Orbison to my satis:action," said Stone. O-zbison could not be reached for comment. OCV! SUFFERS "The whole thing has been blown *) out of all proportion, anc OCVI is suffering from ad- verse >ublicity which is quite unfair,' Stone er phasized, He added that the contract was be- tween he and Orbison and that the school had nothing to do with it. Orbison and his band appear- ed at OCVI Friday for less than an hour. The singer, Stone add- ed, performed for 25 minutes for 300 students, The contract called for a 90-minute show with three 20-minute spots featuring Orbi- son. Orbison claimed he arrived an hour late due to a delay in Peterborough, Stone said Orbi- son did not call him Friday al- though he had his_ telephone number. Stone admitted: 'We are not com. letely settled," but said he doubts if he'll ever hear from Crbison again. This fiasco also means lost money for OCVI. Orbison's performance was publicized in all Oshawa high schools and the expected 1000- student audience did not ma- terialize. 'dmission price of $1.25 was to have paid Orbison's $600 fee with profits going for the student yearbook. Orbison was paid $372 andthe student council lost money as a result. The students who attended? They danced to Roy Orbison re- cordings after the singer re treated. Baseball To Latin By EILEEN MENARD (St. Joseph's High School) Latin Baseball. Yes. that is what I said! A baseball game held in a classroom. What is tossed around--Latin! Grade 9A at St. Joseph's High School have games keenly contested between the boys and girls, It goes like this. Boys up to bat. Girl pitcher: accusative plural of "body" (10 seconds allowed for the answer), Batter A--corpora. Referee (teacher)--correct. Girl Catcher calls on one of her fielders in class and asks: masculine singular ablative of '*black."" (Batter A tries to an- swer before the fielder. If he does he is safe on first. If he doesn't he is out.) . Girl pitcher asks next batter a question and the above pro- cedure is repeated. If bases are full before three get out, third baseman tries to out out runner at home. Third baseman asks Batter A, who now is on third base: third person singular imperfect tense of the verb "see." Twist Lore (Catcher tries to answer # before runner and if he does the runner is out. If runner answers it frst a score is made.) Runner: videbat -- correct -- safe on home. When three are out, the girls are u" to bat, At present the boys under their captain catcher Jim Dyl have a lead in winning games over the girls' team under Rose Palumbo. But the competition is keen. Anyone want a game? ODDS 'N ENDS Paula Gifford came second in slalom and down hill at the ski- ing tournament, Our debators did not do toe badly in Toronto last Saturday. They won two debates. Dennis Morris High School in St. Cathe- rines won the tournament after winning five of their six rounds. Peter Bobris' foot will soon be out of its cast. What happen- ed? He was stepped on by a teacher. Christmas came again for us this week with gifts including an overhead projector, a film projector, and a television set. SES the Get-Together Club reviews the financial records which show that 1963 was the most successful year ir the history _ Of the group. The young people who will strive to top last ye. record are, seated left te. right, Sue Powell, secre- tary; Brendan Calder, presi- ' dent; and Linda Shine, treas- urer. Standing are, from left, "< Bill Rout, vice-president; Bob Crothers, records chairman, and Jerry McCrohan, vice- president. Absent when pic- ture was taken was Dan Hilts, organizer. --Oshawa Times Phote