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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-10-23, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23. 1952 " A'Page 5 Student Council Sponsors Dances By MARION WILDFONG The Student Council members are elected by the students of Grades 11, 12 and 13, and spe­ cial commercial by a majority vote. The members are nominat­ ed by the students before school closes in June and the voting takes place the first or second week after school opens in Sep­ tember. There are five positions which may be held. President t is held this year by Ken Moir. Taylor is vice-president, tary is Kathryn Hunter, garet Thomson holds the posi­ tion of treasurer. Publicity is the fifth position and it cupied by Tom Easton. The Student Council every Tuesday in' activity Its purpose is to look after the social activity of the students. The council also tries to make some money to buy new things for the school; for example, last year the council bought a new score board for basketball games. The Student Council sponsors a formal dance each which graduates of receive invitations. Mr. Ernest Jones of the council. He meetings and Voices his opinion on matters brought before the Student Council although the de­ cisions are .made by the bers of the council. Jean Secre- Mar- is oc- in eets period. spring to this school is in charge attends the mem- Students Can Ease Janitors* Work By BRUCE CUDMORE The janitors are three number; wood, Gordon Parker and Mose Bechler. Their general duties are window washing, maintaining and repairing the floors, sweep­ ing the floors in the classrooms every night, cleaning the black­ boards and emptying the waste baskets and sweeping the halls. Individual duties fall into two classes—outside and On the inside, Russ and Gordon Parker and on the outside, ler takes charge. The three care­ takers get together on the win­ dows and polish them in short order. The caretakers’ equipment in­ cludes an electric waxer and polisher. The men spend 48 hours weekly at the1 school and spend another 75 to 100 hours during the term cleaning up and clos­ ing the school after those events which take, place in the evening. By following a few simple rules, the tasks of the caretakers would be considerably lightened: in namely Russ Colling- inside work. Collingwood take charge Mose Bech­ Activity Periods Add Variety To Regular School Curriculum By JOAN THOMSON Most students are happy to hear the 3:13 bell ring. This signals the beginning of the ac­ tivity period. With the exception of Fridays, when school is dis­ missed at this time, the period from 3:13 to 3:45 has many activities. An activity time table is posted in each room and many students receive special help from home On Dixon club, boys, about the school. At the present they are conducting an experi­ ment with the feeding of hens. Anyone who wishes to practise typing may do so during Mon­ day, Tuesday or Thursday per­ iods. Mr. Jones is quite willing to help those who are having difficulties. The paper staff meet on Mon­ day afternoon to hand in their written material and receive their assignments for the next week. ' Photography Club Mr. Mahon conducts a photo­ graphy club in the laboratory. This club meets Monday and Wednesday afternoons. They have recently purchased a very good doubt room room taught to develop and produce prints tives. This activity operate on Monday, and will undoubtedly have many enthusiastic members. Tuesday brings verse speakers and majorettes. Mr. Sturgis con­ ducts the verse speaking. He chooses those who have the best possibilities and gives them spe-. cial coaching. Early in the spring, a preliminary contest is held in the library of the school. The winners then enter ..a. W.O.- S.S.A. competition in London. If they are successful in London they are allowed to enter com­ petition in Toronto. teachers who are in their rooms. Monday and Tuesday, Mr. conducts an agricultural These members, usually help him with any chores enlarger which will no see lots of use. A storage is used as a small dark and the students are their films from nega- begins to October 20, c________ ______ We have* had many verse speakers receive' awards in this Toronto competi­ tion. Katherine Kalbfleisch, a Grade 11 student, holds classes for girls wishing to act as major- 1. Put all waste materials in the waste baskets. 2. Clean mud and shoes before entering 3. Place overshoes kers. 4. Keep the lockers tidy. 5. Do not cut across lawn. snow from the school, inside loc- the 5 in the bugle band. Many these girls participate in the athletic ✓ Business Directory W. G. COCHRANE, B.A. c BARRISTER & SOLICITOR EXETER, ONTARIO At Hensail, Friday, 2 to 5 P.M. DR. H. H. COWEN L.D.S., D.D.S. 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Science Hill R.R. 2 Dublin R.R. Agents Thos. G. Ballantyne Martin Feeney Angus Sinclair Cromarty’ Centralia R.R. 1 1 Mitchell R.R. 1 Woodham Mitchell Cromarty Alvin L. Harris B. Ross Houghton Solicitor W. G. Cochrane Secretary-Treasurer Arthur Fraser Exeter Exeter ettes of these girls cheer leading at functions. Craft Classes Miss Kartushyn hold dents home They jects their The Student Council meetings on Tuesday with Mr. Jones as their advisor. These are not held every week. The Glee' Cluhs hold practices during Wednesday and Thursday activity periods. Under Mr. Stur­ gis’ able leadership, many fine choral groups are assembled. Mr. Saunders keeps one of activity periods open for Drama Club. The students terested in dramatics are coached and usually one play a year is staged by this group. Cadet Training Thursday afternoon finds most of the boys outdoors being and Mr. for the Ness stu-craft classes two periods a week in the economics and shop rooms, either work on or continue to class projects. Tied For Second new pro­ work on’ hold their afternoons liis the in- trained by Mr. Howey, Mr. Meek and Mr. Mickle. The cadet corps is compulsory for Grade 9 and 10 and optional for those in the senior grades. An active and im­ portant part of the cadet corps is the Bugle Band. The band is a part of the Cadet Corps on parade and girls as well as boys are a part of it. At the present time there are instruments for 22 students. These are bugles, parade drums and a bass drum and Mr. Wilson is hoping to pur­ chase more of each instrument to accommodate the many talent­ ed students. The athletic teams from each grade compete for inter-form titles during the activity periods. Throughout the year, junior and senior volleyball and basketball are declared and they receive awards at the annual commence- mest. Activity periods are certainly an essential part of a high school curriculum and they add variety and interest which could not possibly be secured without these period^, MARJORIE TAYLOR Saturday a score of spec- accompanied 20 South District High School ath- By Last tators Huron __ , „„„„letes to the J. W. ifittle Mem­ orial stadium in London, There, the Wossa B track and field meet was held with about 800 athletes from all parts of West­ ern Ontario participating. Al­ though the day was quite cold, the competition was very keen in all the events and enthusias­ tic school spirit was shown by each one of the 45 schools re­ presented. Exeter as pleased to bring home top honors in two of the events and to set a new Wossa record. Jean Taylor winged Jhe soft- ball a distance of 182 feet 11 inches in the senior girls’ soft- ball throw to bring home the red ribbon. The basketball speed throw team, consisting of Julie Dun­ lop, Pat Hopper and Marnie Taylor sent the basketball around 33% times in a minute to win a first and to set a new Wossa record m the senior girls' basket­ ball speed throw decision. Although these were the only honors captured, South Huron was just as proud of her other athletes who put forth their best efforts in their respective events. Dangerous drivers we used to know: ^Near-sighted Newt Local High School Gridders Lose To St. Marys, Mitchell By BILL BATTEN South Huron lost their second game of the 19 52 season when St. Marys edged the local squad 7-5. The plays see-sawed up and down the field most of the game with both teams threatening. St. Marys opened the scoring in the second quarter when Majoi* kicked for a single point on a third down. St. Marys scored a converted touchdown in the third quarter on a fake kick. Willis scored the touchdown with Graham getting the extra point. South Huron came back in the last* quarter to score a touch­ down after a series of running plays. Ken Moir took the ball over the St. Marys line on a quarterback sneak. The ball was f u m bled while attempting pass for the convert. In the last r the game Don end run for a ; The ball was Marys 12-yard Marys was penalized for high tackling. With only one play left in the game Ken Moir threw a pass to Bob Fletcher who shoved out of the way by St. Marys tacklers. In Second Spot South Huron’s two losses week put the locals in a three- way tie for second place in the loop with St. Marys and Mitchell. Mitchell, with three wins and no losses, hold s top spot. Scores Of The Mitchell 23, St. Marys 7, Mitchell 12, Listowel It). Exeter 20, St. Marys 11 Mitchell 23, Listowel 5 ch ell point, score The third quarter commenced the same as the second quarter with the play going from one team to the other. Then Aitchi­ son heaved Thorne, who South Huron safety-men for touchdown. The convert blocked, thus making the score 12 to 1 for Mitchell. South Huron seemed to on fire in the final quarter and made a series of rushes to get to the Mitchell twenty-yard line only to out by sounded starting ended with the score 12 to 1 in Mitchell’s favour. touch line for a single The half ended with the 7 to 1 for Mitchell. a long pass to got behind the a was catch have the threat snuffed Mitchell. The final gun with the red and black another rush. The game Stephen Centre Receives $1,000 Stephen council, at its Octo­ ber meeting, authorized a -pay­ ment of $1,000 to the commun­ ity centre at Crediton. A grant of $25 was donated to the South Huron Plowing Match. Included among the accounts passed was $6,238 for the main­ tenance expenditure of the South Huron District High School. Council ordered a report the engineer and cleaning impoving the Dietrich and Municipal Drains. The report, survey, and of the Steeper Municipal Drain was returned to the engineer for reconsideration. from and Link plan Canadian’s personal income in 1951 was 18 per cent higher than in 1950. <33 Be Careful—the life you save may be your own! His narrow new home Is paneled with pine He simply ignored A highway sign. Phone: Office 24 Res. 162-J Sponsored in the Interest of Your Safety by W. Herm an Hodgson “The Insurance Man” J dying minutes O’Brien made gain of 20 yards, set on the St. I line after St. Season Listowel 0 Exeter 5 Exeter 1 St. Marys 15 was Aitcheson Sparks Mitchell Win By DON O’BRIEN The South Huron gridders suf­ fered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Mitchell last Wednesday at Mitchell. Mitchell, spearheaded by their triple-threat fullback, Doug. Aitchesbn, defeated South Huron by the score of 12 to 1. After a series of first downs by Mitchell placed the ball deep in South Huron’s zone near the mid-point of the first quarter, Aitchison ran through the line for a touchdown. The convert w;as good and Mitchell led_6 to 0. An illegal block Huron player paved a single point for the same quarter. Hicks Scores Most of the play was in mid,- field during the second quarter until the final minutes when South Huron put on a desperate rush with John Hicks climaxing it by a long punt over the Mit- by a South the way for Mitchell in S.H.D.H.S. HI-LIGHTS Publislitcd. and written each week by students on the staff of “Ink Spot”, official year book of South Huron District High School. Bill Batten, Edi­ tor; J. B. Creech, Advisor. 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