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For. the fifth year in a row the St. Simons boys choir sang several carols, and with the prehestra led the audience in the Jovely one, "Noel." The choir boys, dressed in white gowns and carrying lighted red tapers, credted an impressive scene. A beautiful decorated box on the stage opened to reveal the talentâ€" ed youn% marimbist, Muriel Kilby. Miss Kilby performed the old Rusâ€" sian carol "Crown of Roses" by Tehaikovsky and Cance of the Gobâ€" lins by Baszini. _ _ _ . ) _ > Roy Nelson: MOVIES AND DRAMA .. . BOCIAL . . PERSONALS . . . _/ Ruth Wright FASHIONS.. â€". . Marg Worden GIRLS‘ .SPORTS . . + Molly Sutcliffe BOYS‘* SPORTS ... ; . Neil McDonald MUSIC .. . _ Ray Santin ‘ Toronto _ Symphony â€" Orchestra lets down their hair, I mean puts it up, well anyway a packed house, fun and frolic, carol singing all marked the TSO annual "Cfiriat- mas Party." _ 5 â€" FEATURE EDITOR . . . ©~__ Barbara Daykin HUMOUR . . . *â€"_ "Buzz" Barker STAFF ADVISER ... Mr. W. Goddard After Miss Kilby left the stage on old man with a long white beard resembling Rip ‘Van Winkle, hobâ€" bled on the stage to perform or try to perform Saint Saen‘s Swan Song on the cello. Many were the antics before he finally ploughed through the li]tinfi Swan gonz. To climax the recital this unusual virtuoso on completion shot his pianist. .« Many more numbers and stunts too numerous to describe were perâ€" formed. These included a demonâ€" stration of various types of singâ€" ing by the prominent radio artist Bernard Graydon, and ori&inll arâ€" rangements of March of the Toys, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers and March of the Little Lead Soldiers, RllerAntin _ BULLETIN BOARD . .. Perhaps the highlight of the proâ€" gramme from a comedy point of view was an extremely original arâ€" rangement of "Orpheus in Hades," renamed "Orpheus ir:n)lolly'wood," for this particular event. A mad conductor (acted by Sir Ernest) enâ€" tered with a nefro page carrying batons, after selecting a baton he proceeded to combine exercise with conducting and worked himself into m terrific frenzy and almost colâ€" lapsed. Seeing this the page boy ran out with refreshments and an atomizer, ard our conductor conâ€" tinued. The clarinetist played his solo with a little blues mixed in‘and sounded like a clarinet I hear quite freq iently. Santa Claus rushed in and after gresentinz the conductor with a white shirt Proceeded to play a solo on violin‘with a little jingle bells added. Our guess is that Orpheus in Hollywood took more work than a Beethoven Symâ€" phony. _ es EDITORâ€"INâ€"CHIEF .. . _ ‘Johnny Watson _ ASSISTANT EDITOR . .. . Jean Shaw Hiâ€"Page Staff By now you know what Santa brought you so we would like to wish you the best musical yeat everâ€"and a Very Happy One, too. THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1946 Barbara Daykin Muriel Grainger Classical Comments Prizes Novelties By Bob McPhee _â€" Annual New Year‘s Eve MALTON COMMUNITY HALL Bill Downing and His Masters of Melody 10 P.M. TILL? D A NC E Malton. Fire Department "E‘was the chright before nightmas, and all hough the throuse > Not a steature was crirring, mot neven an ouse; The hockings were stung by the kimney with chare, In thopes hat St. Nicholas woon sould thee bere; ' His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And &e beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his.teeth, e And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook"when he laughed like a bowl full of jam. § 4 Ed.â€"You sure fooled me. Small boy about ten years writâ€" ing to Santa Claus wrote: "Dear Santa, â€" o Please send mypsister a wonderâ€" fully big doll clldle, my mother a beautiful fur coat, myself a red bicycle, and Dad an invigorating blonde about 5‘3". Dinner Is Served * . The cockroach never plays ball, Or votes, or seeks undying fame; He has no business in tf‘;e soup, But he gets there just the same. We all know when Christmas comes, imothers and fathers try to persuade their chiidren to, be good by ‘the old Santa Claus routine. kowaver one mother tried to perâ€" suade her very mischievous daughâ€" ter by saying: "Let‘s not, and say weâ€"did." Daughter however had her own idea. "Oh, no. Let‘s do it, and say we didn‘t." But Christmas wouldn‘t . be Christmas if we didn‘t hear a joke about some tight Scotchman. So in order to be up to date, read this bit of nonsense. There was once a Scotchman who told his children that Christmas was on the 28th because he wanted to ‘make the most of the afterâ€" Christmas sales. Give to three hundred pound admirer:; "You remind me s# much of Van Johnson." C _ ‘"From the front*you look like Johv:son and from the back like a van." s Did you hear about the downâ€" trodden watchmaker? Time marches on. i "A big fat slob like me, remind you of Van Johnson. How?" _ A very well built lady entered a streetâ€"car and seeing no vacant seats looked around until she spied a thin crack between two men, She eased herself into it and disâ€" placed the two men. One grumbled ‘"Too bad they don‘t charge by weight on these cars." The woman retorted «If they did, they,gwouldn't bother to stop for you." = But perhaps you didn‘t have enough room to laugh over that one so try this one for size. â€" A very corfulent woman entered the doctors office and explained to him, "Doctor I‘m very fat. and I would like to reduce. In my younger days I used to, be called By Roy Nelson UMOR AS A OLIDAY Tickets $1.00 Here we go again! This year the Lions‘ Club of Weston are again sponsoring the Winter Carnival, held on the campus of Weston Colâ€" legiate. More skating and costumes than ever before should make Jan. 24 a red letter day; why not tie a string around the calendar and make a point of attending the carâ€" nival for ‘47? Last "year‘s < feature was the choosing of .Miss Mary Prior as Snow &ucen. As this went over with a bang, this year‘s performâ€" ance would hardly be a success without . Queen, f\yxst as soon as the new term begins, two contestâ€" ants from each form (containing females, of course) will be chosen, and the winner takes the crown. _ Besides the Snow Queéen and the ballet, the carnival will be featurâ€" ing gomething new and something different: A fashion show. on ice! The latest trend in winter sports‘ toggery will be displayed by both the boys and the girls. Please note: Winter sports‘ clothes, there will be no backless evening gowns or lounging pyjamas. . i . The ballet will perform as it did last year, with the chorus made up of fiir]s of the school. There is some talk of outside talent being present, but that may be just a rumour, so don‘t quote me.> _ _ hE Here‘s another little something of a new calibre: There will be prizes given to the three most graceful (yes, graceful) couples V‘:W”t;ll; just .a moment and I‘ll flourescope you." _ _ __ Euce _ ‘"Not on your life! I have a hard enough time sitting on a chair. Never mind the floor." _ > _ After <the doctor finished exâ€" amining her he told her he would give per a diet and that she must follow it very carefully. A week later the lady returned bigger than ever. The doctor looked at her and asked: "Did you follow the divections very carefully?". "slump"." _.,“.66’,,.\;“ d&ctor, and I liked it so well I ate it for desert after every meal." + _ the "shape" and now I‘m called the And by the way, kiddies, don‘t forget to hung up your stockings and leave old Santa a piece of Christmas. cake. And MERRY CHRISTMAS everyâ€" More Skating â€" More Skating Winter Carnival Here Jan. 24 one from The Humour Dept. Monday, Dec. 28 was the date of the first formal houseâ€"party o the season at the home of Bubbles Fraser. _ Complete with candles and mistletoe, this was truly in the Christmas spirit. Some of those attending tÂ¥is very swish affair were: Reta faylor, Don Kirkland; Joan Garris¢n, Bill Lithgow; Babs Grainger, Jbhnny Watson; Polly Duffy, Blakd Eatough; Jerry He‘ry ry, Jean Shaw; Bubs Fraser, arid Terry Forgie. i /‘ The same evening was/ithe ocâ€" casion of a progressive form party. The members of 12A, with 12B as their guests, started their _ gay {)artying at Jack Lynch‘s. Hours ater, exhausted from games, dancâ€" ing and such, they carolled their way over to Pat MacAlhon‘s, where they made short work of those huge amounts of food. Some of those seen tripping the light fan tastic were Mari Worden, Pat Macâ€" Alhone, Leo Cannon, John McLean, Joan Rowley, Jean Newsome and Gregg McKelvey. . 20 Jim Terrell had & crowd in on Saturday, Dec. 14. Our spjes tell us that some of those dancing and eating (DO have another, Robbie!) were Joan Maguire, Audrey Newâ€" bigging, Helen Noon, Gaye Mclean, Jo%m McLean, Keith Clark, Robbie Thompson, Bill Ault, June Terrell, Mary ‘and Doreen MacDonald, Art Grninger, Viny Meadowbrook, Moe Thibodeau, Larry Johnstone, Wilf McKluskey, "Abby" Jones, and Jim Terrell. ‘Ticker Tape‘ 42 MAIN ST. N. ‘H1" ® By BARB DAYKIN BARB DAYKIN MARCIA MAC skating. No, iou Bonja Henie fans, no figure eights are required, just plain, smoâ€"oâ€"th skating may snare you a prize, providing, of course, that you have a partner. | _ More prizes will be given for inâ€" dividual costumes, These may range from the Queen of Sheeba‘s ghost to Herbert the Hermit, but the main thing is that everyone comes in costume. Prizes, prizes and still more prizes. How does the Lions‘ club do it? This last class is for group costumes. A group dressed as Snow ‘White and the . Seven Dwarfs or even Jack and the Beanâ€" stalk could with a little originality walk off with the cake. Perhaps you know of a bunch that would fill the bill as the Pied Piper of Hamlet and his Rats, maybe? _ P.S.: If the mercury drops to 90 degrees below zero, as it did in Russia, we‘ll call the whole thing off and migrate to Lower Slobovia. This year there will be no races and no broomball game between teachers and Rotarians. The proâ€" gram will be quite full enough as it is, and besides, one teacher was overheard saying that certain of his colleagues are still limping from the last game! _ _ Plans for the carnival will get under way as soon as school reâ€" opens."This should give everybody, big or little, large or small, a chance to find himself a costume, and scrape the rust off the blades, ready for the big event.. C This week‘s column starts out with that little something which Miss Wattie refers to as the "love interest" in‘ a novel. At Masonic we caught a glimpse of our handâ€" somest rugoy.star and his little Red Head as they drocled around the floor . . . danced that is. Also Saturday night did June Plant get her crippled leg from dodging around? "My nylons have & run Don Kirkland has stopped sohoo!, we hear. Needs money for Christâ€" mas, no doubt. (Who doesn‘t?) There have been so many black eyes around the school that he probably figured he had better come across with a present. Small gals sometimes pack quite a punch. Which also might explain why) he decided to work for an Insurance company. The prospect of Bub‘s party has all the girls pressing their last years formals. Unless, of course, they are nasty privileged souls and have new dnes. See you there! Don Duffy is home from the hosâ€" pital. Good luck:Don, don‘t break a leg or something before next week. Also ailing is Mary Gordon. Who poisoned her Coke? __ â€" In the lower forms also there is news. In third, Shirley and Art walk home every day from school. ‘Tut, tut. In second two cousins in T6B take out two girls in 10A, who have the same name. Guess who? Etobicoke High is getting rather "Close" to Weston. There‘s a new ring in 12A. I also notice a new glow on the, face of our Eaton‘s Rep. _ Well I must trot malicioysly off. Happy gossiping through ghe holiâ€" days. ~ P.S. And a Merry Christmas everyâ€" body! THE BOOMERANG Friday, Dec. 27, 8.30. p.m. WESTON COLLEGIATE $ H o P WESTON TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON MILLER ATHLETIC CLUB D A NC E All the Best Bands ADMISSION 35¢ Holidays are here again!! Yes, gang, here! ‘The Christmas season with its m whirl of mad parties, dreamy es, turkey dinners she likes (hope weather man is readâ€" ing) and all the other joys that come with this, the happiest of holidays.. â€" e This: is our second {:lce!ul Christmas and let‘s hoge that it is nly the beginning of a luti&z- ina. From the Atlantic to> the acific, in both Canada and the United States, education is gloryâ€" ing in bouquets of eloquent English from our leaders as the future ho& of world peace. This is our jobâ€"the students of toâ€"day or the citizens of toâ€"morrow. It is ug to you and me to see that the high ideals that we know are best are embodied in the new world. Let us all hope and pray that we have given â€" sufficient strength â€" and understanding to carry out the great job ahead of us. s _ 3. Je Shawâ€"for her helpful assistafice and_excellent editorials wheyt I was in need. 4.\ Shirley Sniderâ€"and her staff of en Austin, and Olive Carroll, who spend literally hours typing most of our ‘copy before deadlineâ€" she would make some man a wonâ€" derful secretary! C â€" “éjuzl\fi"f'il‘ewi‘;&i.torsvw}o regularâ€" ly turn in their articles without grumbling or gnashing of teeth. | 6. All The Reportersâ€"especially June Plant, Babs Granger, Tom Delworth who have carved out special assignments. And especially to: The Times and Guideâ€"for the opportunity they have given us of bringing our school into the public eye. « Christmas is the time for gifts and thaikful praise. Because my list is long and my wallet.short, I will have to resort to the thankful praise. So along with my thanks goes a huge purple orchid (imaginâ€" ary, of course) toâ€" _ 2: Ress Hawthorneâ€"for his inâ€" spi;ations ha;:d technical advice without whic age would be impogiblew + 1. Mr. Goddardâ€"for his advice and the personal interest and resâ€" ponsibility he has taken in looking after us all. As a special holiday for our ediâ€" tors there will be no Hi Page durâ€" ing the second week of holidays but we‘ll be seeing you on the new year. By the way have a Merry Christmas on me, won‘t you ? Ah! Such pleasant thoughts of Christmas float ever more conâ€" stantly in the ethereal school air. Visions of cheerily illuminated Christmas‘ t rees and awesome choirs singing carols appear more frequently than do the answers to History questions or Chemistry formulas. .That strange intangible Christmas spirit with laughing face is very much in the fore. Thoughts of homes, crackling hearths, punâ€" gent fir tree perfume, mysteriously closed doors and rich tantalizing aromas of the tree, Christmas dinâ€" ner, find resting places in marrb\: minds. November exams are wo writing when you consider what follows. Then there will be wonâ€" derful things following those holiâ€" days such as a mammotlt carnival which (if some fumours are well founded) will include outside talâ€" ent. Those long drawnâ€"out races will be put through the wash and emerge shrunken somewhat. There will be intensiveâ€"And extensive adâ€" vertising firmly supported by this EDITORIAL A GIRL ~ IN EVERY SPORT â€"By MOLLY SUTCLIFFE ZONE 4â€"555 It is entirely up to the electors. t they want muitiphcity of partice Hi Pagé. By the look and sound of things it will be a bfivent in the year‘s activities. .lf your eyes and ears<open for news concéerning this exciting winter carnival. I‘ll tell you ‘more next time 1 ru:&k you t,hrou.fh this colump. . As "goes the old taleâ€" Right to Confusion it is their right under our parliaâ€" mentarysystem, but as Mr. King says it makes the conduct of mFonlible sovemmont much more difficult, and as France has shown, even threatens it. However, the old parties themselves should do some 'helrt;rnrching as to the cause â€" of e. growth . of new parties. The fault may lie in their own policies and their own leaderâ€" ship.â€"London Free Press. "Merry Christmas to all and the 'éerx 'belt wishes for a shining New ear!" The Chinese centuries ago used bamboo _ pipelines to _ transport vatural gas for heat and light. B /n i Christmnias To All ... At Your House Merry Christmas WESTON MODERN APPLIANCES 28 C2BHC2R 1B CA & u2t SAINSBURY your loved ones gather round your gaily decorated tree on Christmas morn, we want you to know that our thoughts are with you. It is our way of showino you our appreciation for your generous patronage during the past year. AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE â€" As PLUMBING & HEATING WESTON 52 MAIN ST. $., WESTON : ‘_* WITH T Â¥ FOR A VERY â€" ~SUCCESSFUL YEAR To our Customers and Friends: With Santa Claus peepin‘ around the corner, and eQerybody thinking about everybody else, we want to pause long enough to ext;and to you our very best wishes for a Merry, Merry Christmas. : [ PP TTE P Pn T d Greetings BROS. wowse