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w the georgetown herald wednesday octobe 16th 1957 page puujshed xt students of georgetown high school vol 6 no 1 georgetown ontario wednesday october 16th 1857 progress marches on enrolment over 300 progres marches on it das mar ched through one ne addition to the high school and is proceeding through another progress his made in other departments as yell this illustrated by our enlarged teaching staff we now have mrs enunerson mr beef and mr dpbson who is our hundred mark with each ste ahead has come a new development in student acti- vities a few years ago our high school paper was started by two enterprising students and it has become an institution since enroll meat increased again and two years ago the idea of a bazaar was suggested another instituti was established last year for the first time since 1933 the student body produced a year book we would like to salute last years challenge staff and especially our challenge editor frank oneill for the tre mendous job which was done ioc report june mcgowan well summers over and every- one has settled down to do soma work for a while till christmas the first formers were good sports taking their initiation all in fun as usual we had a dance and sports evert on friday after noon athletic association planned for girls marilyn heslop during the- summer our school sent a representative to one of our twpr athletic camps sponsored by the board of education karen scott was selected this year and attended bark lakegamp at which she qualified to be an active lead er in sports this year we hope to get our proofreader attendance at the xnis year we nope u gei our high school has topped the three- qms athletic association started as soon as possible this club will consist of a representative front each form any girls who have at tended either of the athletic gamps oclc or oaljb plus any other girls who have an interest in sports we hope to jget a few new games lined up for the year so that we are not behind in any sports tabs have been suggested by the iris for their sports ami this wtmw reachtngthe campt stlus give them something to work for i terms could be discussed at our gaa meeting we hope to bring a top rating volley team tins year that will bring praise to gs if we go into competitions with other teams tabs were suggested for these girls we also have a new basket ball standard which will be put with the other standard in the new field behind the school some of the girls are anxious to get started and possibly we have a good basketball team national tet camp wonderful experience this past summer i had the hon our of being among a group of roy al canadian army cadets who each year enjoy the summer of their lives at the national cadet camp in banff ajberta this year 235 cadets from all across canada attended this camp 97 of these from ontario after enjoying three weeks at wplsley barrack in london one of the most modern army barracks in canaduwe boarded a train hea ding at long last for banff at sudbury we joined with he cad ets from the maritime and que bec and a full train of happyyoung men headed west many of wlwore for the first time appreciating the vast size of oar country and the many ways of life enjoyed in it ted at the foot of cascade falls near the town of banff we began our three thrillpacked weeks in the rockies the first week was spent in see ing the scenery and places of in terest around banff places which are sen by nearly every tourist and remembered for their beauty the second week was a week of training where we were given some advanced military training under the eyes of expert army in structors the amazing thing was that nearly every french canadian in our own track and field meet at the school our 1957 champions cadet was bilingual and almost no j for the girls are marlene kemshead translation was needed this put our field day here in georgetown junior lynn scott intermediate us english speaking cadets to was held on wednesday sept 18th and lorraine garvin senior nice shame as our smattering of high some pupils in xc won a few rib going girls school french was limited bons lois cain a good athlete ob- our cheor leaders this year are we then enjoyed a wonderful tained 17 points making her runner- lynn scott sandra sproule lari week in the woods of banff nation- j up fot the intermediate girls cham- hallitt linda korzack maureen al park sleeping in tents we were pionship she came first in the hepburn sharon cook carolyn closer to nature than many of us running broad jumping 125 2nd biehn how about a few pep rallies had ever been we were able to in standing broad and 1st in the girls so we will know the cheer climb hills and see some of the baseball throw throwing 131 caand we will be able to aid our team most beautiful scenery in canada rol symonsecame in 1st in the jun- 1 with school spirit instead of last as yet untouched by the tentacles ior high jump making 3mo clarj minute ones we heard some new of civilization ence baker was 2nd in the pole j cheers are in progress vault with brian puckering coming in 3rd we have three more pupils in our class now betty hole and dave smith were transferred from 10 a while michael king joined us from brampton our home room is room 6 the home economics room and every time we enter there are flies gal ore for hie next few minutes all you hear is the slap slap of the fly srwatter and all you see is dead flies lying on the floor and table 11b report sharin haruy hello well now summrenj holi days are over darn it and school 9s report darwin tost school is really underway new and the pupils are having a few tests on science hath and french they arent hard but they show whether you are paying attention or not initiation on the whole was a lot of fun it gave us a chance to laugh at one another but best of all it was a chance to laugh at our selves friday afternoon september 13th there were sports events and danc ing to end the initiation week it really was a funfilled afternoon there were the jokers who stalked the last two days were the time for packing gear turning in equip ment and saying goodbye many good friendships were formed am ong fellows from vancouver to st johns and even a few below the border who we met on many even- j ings in banff as we travelled back across the large flat prairies and the bush of northern ontario the whole topic of conversation was of our wonder ful summer together in the rock ies hew club will boost the school library neil wallace at giis wchavc an addition to 1 den behind their backs who hadnt our ckjai artiviti nrvamrrd i will let you know now i am not j i lo our soelal activities orkanizco r j i heard that it was all over at 12 k u i i i the ijhrarv trying to jiucceed my uncle mr nton or had they iamoen inc unrarv t d h because he was the one 0n wednesday 25th was with the talent for journalism not 1 st cl he ha h tubes of lipstick hid tales commence again club held its first meeting in the home of mr and mrs lambert in me me i am lucky to be where i am where am i you ask i am very proud of where i am for i along with twenty odd others i mean the numbers not the stud ents am situated in roorn 8 in the newest part of old jus for most of jur classes and as long as there is not an eclipse of the sun were all right for although the workmen ar trying very hard as you can ll by the noise we have as yet the interschool field meet with h form of abuffei suppor at contestants from acton milton er in and georgetown it was an ex citing day for all and at the end of the day the standings were 1st milton 2nd acton 3rd erin 4th georgetown the hew wing carolyn taylor well here we arc again back in no light or we didnt have when the same routine of grammar i-an- this was written were very proud guages and theorems i know for of our room and its contents and niost of us that it was hard not to think there is none like it hut dream of better days when wind- that is impossible as you would see swept sand and blue waters invited for room 7 across from it is al- us to relax and refresh ourselves most identical- those were the days that theorems there are many new faces wand- vvore bad dreams and languages a ering around the halls of the school nightmare and boy are they ever wandering alter all is said and done tho for example the other day i was 1 guess we might as well admit it watching a girl who seemed cither lost or worried for she was pacing up and down the main hall my curiosity got the better of me so i stopped her and asked what was the matter she said she was look- ng for room 7 but since all the room numbers had been changed around she couldnt seem to find it i gave her the necessary direc tions and was rewarded for my prying by a merei shea irish you know and a toss of the head as she staggered under a pile of books down the hall we have two new profiles in our crowd of 11b a male and a fe male the latter- name is joanne fralser and if youre back port cre dit way joane give them our re gards the former dave green way hails from rexdale welcome to ghs joanne and dave mow heres one for the books a question has arisen why do we have to take final exams if we get hlflh marks during the vear that qaestion was asked by one atjhe more or leas f havent figured ouc wbich yet brainy pupils in our room and wat answered by one of the teachers in this fashion if you get high marks during the year ypu shooldnthave to try them but 1 the other hand if you get low s durim- the year w the 56f trying taetn thow leave it and solemn- i this initial meeting the following officers were elected president joan cummins vice president elizabeth sloane secre tary bob crawford treasurer paulcne watson the object of this new club is to preserve and enlarge our school li- brary we have lost several books lately but now that there is a li brary club we shall be able to pay more attention to signing the books in and out the club also hopes to encourage the reading of good lit erature among the students i should like to take this oppor tunity to appeal for donations to our school library wc are rntlt short of good books at the moment and so i am quite sure that the high school would be very grate ful if anyone has a hook or two to donate chatter in the mb by chattwrtttk field day may have been held in milton but it would seem there was a greater attraction in bramp ton or at least to four of ofar- fem- ine students we often hear a strain of young love as a certain couple wander hand in hand up the school hill what teacher was seen driving 4 young coeds through town last fri day afternoon could it be some thing pertaining to music or elvis we never did hear the rest of your joke joan teacher hit by flying pupil bob is it necessary that you jump and try to hit a certain teacher as she scurries from the old wing into the hew our condolences go out to ann humphreys who recently sprained her ankle wfe offer erur deepest sympathy as she was unable to go to the initiation dance also to barbara lusty who sprained her ankle at the field and track meet our thanks are given to the com mittee who planned the dance and the mothers who donated the food butch are you responsible for making mr prouse think he is tea ching jn the middle of highway 4017 is it possible that scotts window sometimes displays beautiful girls as well as cars sharon w ha i do you have to say about that john you know a baby austin holds only so many so why try to squeeze in more perhaps your mot to is the more the merrier who got their murds wixed in the lit classand was she embarrassed we give honourable mention to young man who perches on the roof of the new wing and sings doo during geometry class what teaches- felt called upon to remark that it was the highest hes ever get in high school of course he was being facetious but being face tious is oaf of our idiosyncracics i1a report karen scott another opening another show and on ghs our brains we blow with our new student george and the racket of construction going on we have quite a time george hails from delhi and we are glad to have him aboard our class looked after initiation this year with a little help from iib and what a ball it was the grade nine class 1957 will remem ber this year as one of terror fun and excitement but what a great time we had enforcing the program arranged the poor things had to do everything from wearing green and yellow on thursday to draw ing their footprints down the hail for violations when the grade elevens of last year were asked by us how the work was they answered not too bad but watch your physics we may quote that as famous last words from now on the rest of the work hasnt been too bad tho give us time it will be piling up and the sign will be posted as us ual fail now avoid the june russ eleven a is proud to announce we have about 85 per cent of the cheer leaders in our room l scott capt m hepburn c biehn l kor zack l hallitt and s sproule be ing among them with their short skirts and loud voices they make a good backing for the football team well thats about all for now so bon voyage if you arc going to europe and good night if you ar falling asleep fall fair phizes chatting continued from page 1 the extreme heat and dryness of ojn summer weather mujt stunt ours v jj another beauty spot in calgary is their 100 the animals are well- spt in dean attractive surround- si they have combined histori cal interest along with the zoolo gical attractions we found their tie museum of fossils and exam- es of ancient rock formations found in the rockies fascinating thats a funny thing ab- l out the rockies from your first glimpse of them you cant help but wonder about how they were formed- the way the layers of rock are exposed shows plainly what ah enormous upheav al took place in the earths surface bending and molding and split ting the rocky crust while on one of our little mot or tours around banff we saw a ledge of rock which is an example of one of the oldest types in exis tence in the world many mil lions of years older than the sur rounding fckies it was jusl a low brownish ledge which looked as if it had been formed in layers that were now threatening to come ap art scientists were somewhat at a- loss to explain its existence there but eametotheeonclusi that in the vast holacaust that for med the mountain range one moun tain must have turned completely upside down and exposed the rock strata that would have normally been hidden deep in the earth milton teen dance foahirann tho top 5 from 1050 chum town hall every sat mm please 111 mo jeans library rules was pleasant to get back from our summer wanderings even more so when all the activities of fall in a small town were offered as an ad- 1 the library will be opn to ded attractions speaking or added students on tuesdays and thurs- attractions the new library club i days at noon and after school looks promising certainly the lib- j 1 all books arc the property of rary will be no worse orf for the georgetown high school and experience j should be respected as such the almost completed wing on a books may be taken out for a the schoopappears to be capable of 1 period of two weeks withstanding scholars eager or the 3 a fine of one cent per library otherwise the modern looking huilding meets the standards set up for it by the latest generation of young people it will be pleasant working in bright airy rooms even chough the half holiday is- missing from last year gradi 12 riport jim sill its back to the old grind again with the good and the had mixed together newcomers have entered into our midst to jake the places ol those not now with us from the looks of things at present tt will probably be a fun filled year with of course some work the new section is noisily con tinuing towards completion while the harried teachers try to teach us something oyer the racket the field days were well run off with many of the awards going to members of our class day must be paid for all books that are overdue cadet column tom barber cadets has started for another year and the attendance and en thusiasm shown this year is some thing which the corps has lacked for several years rain kept the attendance down on the first meeting september 10 but the 17th saw it rise to almost so and the attendance has increa sed each sueceedingwoek f the jpumber of cadets attending for a second year is also above that of previous years drill and rifle lessons have star ted and rifle shooting will begin in a number of weeks thedrill is getting quite good and a good turnout is expected for the armistice day parade in nov ember crafts copper article ashgyove wi leather billfold ashgrove wi mrs k miller any leather article mrs e miller ashgrove wi sil verwood wi imacemats mrs r r corbolt summer bag ashgrove wi harness loom stole mrs d j w baxter mrs karl trow mrs r r oorbctt aluminum article mrs a cole mrs k j murray mrs garfield mcgilvray oil painting florence mccrarkcn brampton mrs graydon chester ashjjfoye wi tooled liandltar ashgrove wi mrs k miller harnessloom place mats mrs r it corhett ijiu- ra treble mrs karl trow weav ing special best hand weaving mrs r r corbelt notice to creditors in the estate of annie m stull dwwmil all persons having claims ag ainst the estate of annie m stull late of the township of esquesing widow deceased who died on or about the 6bh day of april 1b37 are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on or before the 1st day of november 1957 af ter which date the executors will proceed to distribute the estate ha ving regard only to the claims of which they shall then have notice dated at georgetown this 16th day of october 1057 frederick lewis campell and james harold canipbell executors of the estate of annie ml stull by their solici tor t h van s1ckler 19 main sl s georgetown ont 1030 v r m actice moderation 1 zhcjiouse of seagram distilun simce 1857 dont be colorblind when you buy coal get blue coal rr and be sure tircaiicofr dont just 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