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the stckfffville tribune tbny ftfrey 20 1964 pigc tl stouffville district high school news an interview with mr h j waite ba by lloyd cayman mr waite was born at napa- nee ont and studied at schools in belleville oshawa toronto and st john on completion of grade 12 he joined the rcaf where he served for li years he later continued his education by tak ing grade 13 in a five month course offered at a rehabilita tion school in toronto mr ii jwaite on completion of high school he took a fouryear honour geo graphy course at the univers ity of toronto and spent one year at teachers college he started his teaching career in northern ontario where he re mained for two years 1 year in london england and a short time in montreal before joining the staff at stouffville he is now in his 11th year here mr waite is now head of the his tory and geography depart ment mr waite has done much travelling in europe and across north america on many occa sions hehas told of his experi ences as a young man thus ad ding colourful points of interest to class lessons that cannot be found in the text books in addition to being highly proficient in the field of history and geography mr waite has also done a wonderful job of leading the school band which serves to make each assembly meeting of the student body a little more lively i might also add that mr waite and several other musicallyinclined mem bers of our staff have added a good deal of humour and enjoy ment to stouffville highs an nual christmas party when asked for his views on englands own beatles who are now sweeping north america he replied music is meant to be enjoyed and i think that the beatles give pleasure to a cer tain section of the population after all everyone doesnt like beethoven the news staff editorinchief jamie ogilvy assoc editor pat toole secretary linda smith assoc secretary karen dedlow sports dept girls karen hamilton judy janda boys ian montgomery dave colburn contributing editors lloyd gaynianmarg sheridan allan leo and dieter schnell readers comments will be welcomed please address any correspondence to any of the above staff members in care of the high school modern history dieter schnell gr 9e history books are some of the best written nonfiction books one can buy i would like to submit this sketch of three events in british his tory as i see them aptly entitled thitee events lv british history as i see them translated from the british to the english or vice versa around 55 and 54 bc a few years after the birth of winston churchill the great roamin general julius caesar invaded an island exactly the size and shape of great britain with the same climate vegetation and characteristics of great britain similarly the name was the same too since julius was allergic to the fog he returned to europe to watch a performance of cleopatra about a century later the romans had advanced north wards on the island and a chap named hadrian built a big fence because he liked building fences but mostly because he had nothing else to do except build fences the battle of hastings was fought on a tiny hill previously known as the countrys biggest attraction bringing in 700000 tourists a year all ants it was here that william the con queror defeated harold actuatly harold was winning until wil liams soldiers pretended that they were losing or else william was losing until harolds soldi ers pretended that they were winning the final victory for william came when harold lost his eye and since he couldnt find it he decided to lose his life too anyway he became king of england on christmas day 1066 and for the settlers between york and durham it was hardly a white christ mas as a boy king john who was then prince john never learned manners he forked anyone who attempted to steal his peaches and cider and cried bitterly when he couldnt find his fork it seems that the devil wanted it back as john grew he became old er and after his brother who was a lion died he became king much to the hissing and booing of his subjects it was like saturday night at maple leaf gardens john had a nasty temper tsk tsk and he also thought nothing of using illegal and unscrupulous methods of stretching the law i after pope innocent iii ex communicated him he earned the nickname of big bad john which pleased him so much that he decided to regain his lost possessions in france consist ing of a gilette razor several books of trading stamps and a portrait of either his mother or father not being sure wheth er the person with the beard was either of the two if he had looked harder he would have seen the inscription im your father ps your mother has the moustache well john soon asked the barons to supply him with soldi ers but they were out to lunch and when they werent they were out to supper or breakfast john hired mercenary troops to help him lose and consequently he lost he was soon forced to sign a large grocery list known as the magna carta it was on our school band by john nolan gr 12a something new was added to the life at stouffville district hls when at the christmas concert in 1953 the school band played for the first time there were just three members allen stouffer marlene cake and her brother bruce allen played trumpet marlene trom bone and bruce baritone from that small beginning 11 years ago the band has now grown to a membership of 35 the stouff ville youth for christ band has contributed many of our band members and has also aided greatly in the training of many of its members any success the band has had has been due to the fine efforts of mr waite he formed the band and is still the popular leader the first year the band played at commencements only the following year piano drums and two more trumpets were ad ded the band was on its way up now came a few functions outside of school life such as the santa claus parade re- memberence day services and youth centre guest appearances but the main functions were still school ones programs were arranged for commencement open nights basket ball games and of course the band was always on hand for assemblies one of the newest engagements taken on by the band has been operettas it played for the h ms pinafore production two years ago and is presently working hard to prepare for pirates of penzance to be presented at the end of this month the operetta music is a real challenge for the members an instrumental class was be gun by mr waite two years ago to help beginners in the ban students use their own spares usually two a week to practice with their instrument and be instructed by mr waite there were eleven students in the class this year who ioined the senior band around christmas and what lies ahead for our band in my interview with mr waite he was confident that it would continue to grow and improve he stated band uniforms will be acquired in the near future and a fulltime musical instructor will be need ed belore long mr waite also said that the musical program in the school would be expanded to take in more grades and some day the band would be divided into junior and senior groups a former member of the band norman hendricks was one of the two drummers in the fort henry guard which won so much praise at the royal tournament in london england this past summer i was fortu nate enough to be able to at tend one of these performances and watch our canadian boys perform in front of people from all parts of the world i was proud to think that norm start ed his drumming in stouffville high likewise i am proud to be a member of this worthwhile organization operetta interviews goes on smooth u as satin dries in less than an hour cleans up with soapy water no painty odor 885 gal only 280 pt stouffers crest hardware 5 main si w stouffville phone 6402771 the marshy ground of runny- mede and it took only five days to force john to sign the docu ment because if he waited any longer hed sink through the mud john had no intentions of keeping his promise and he de cided to take action he took action alright he crammed him self full of peaches and cider we are not sure that john died from an overdose of peaches and cider although poison helps too naturally you wont find history books written like this and since the above is ridiculous ill give it a ridicu lous ending joan foofe scores 24 points for senior girls stiff competition proved al most fatal for the stouffville senior girls basketball team when they dropped their opener to woodbridge but rallied to win the second in the doordie return tilt joan foote scored a total of 24 points marion byer collected 21 a new forward elizabeth stov er playing this position for a first time connected for 5 points the guards performed well and allowed only 11 points to go through their basket the final score in the second game was 50 to 11 in favour of stouffville twuimnvi set fast rfiief from back pains sefftr no longer from agoniting pain to the lower back or socrostad futuros sacro croc rettorci comfort in waiving bonding efting and lifting no restriction of body movement complete ease with firm com forlabl support get the best in iccro3ta futuro sacro brace houstons the rexall drug store 1 main st w stonffville phone wo3223 twentytwo twentytwo alan lee gr 10b interviewed mr mercer mr mercer has the difficult task of training the boys choir because this is an operetta the vocal part is the most im portant and therefore must be well done other than this mr mercer offers general assistance to the other teachers mr mercer started training the boys choir in october for the commencement this was a bit earlier than usual but every practice helps during rehears als he keeps everything going in order he makes sure we are paying attention and doing the right things at the right times in short mr mercer is a keeper of the peace and as most stu dents know he does a good job mr mercer says the tenor part for teenagers is the most difficult and constant practice is necessary the basic harmony however is not too difficult he feels the music was not written for famous opera stars but more for less experienced groups g s operettas are very suitable for high school performances a lot of conscientious work must come yet but the music actions and scenery seem to be progressing favourably because of the work involved our school is not able to put on an operetta every year the responsibilties of performing in the ooeretta fall heavily on everyone involv ed mr mercer feels that dur ing these concentrated weeks of practice it is difficut for stu dents as well as teachers to keep up with their regular work however the time used it not wasted participation in the operetta is in itself a very valuable ex perience it combines musical training and acting in the same performance he concluded bill lennox gr 10b interview jane terwoerds 9b in the up and coming pi rates of penzance jane terwo erds plays ruth a befuddled nurse maid jane has had no previous ex perience in singing or acting with the exception of member ship in school choirs but when she thought over the part of ruth she became interested and decided to try it out ruth because of her hearing ailment gets fred into a pirate band instead of the honourable profession of a pilot this seem ed to appeal to jane as she says it suits my own charac ter and i dont have to be terrib ly ladylike although jane likes her part very much she finds its a mix ture of drama and comedy and rather difficult to play jane looks forward to open ing night with apprehension and father and did they teach you at school to say yes sir and no sir yes maam and no maam little boy yep a few more than normal butter flies but she feels the operetta is coming along very well she also thinks that mrs gresham mr mercer mr smith and mr waite are doing- a terrific job handling the wenty or more students who are participating in the pirates of penzance the operetta will be a big suc cess she says by nancy stover gr 10b interviewed donna ratcliff 11a donna who is our leading lady in this years pirates of penzance has had experience before in both singing which she has been studying for six years and acting hen two years ago she had a lead part in hms pinafore donna who participates in church choirs also enjoys working with others as ii evident from her interest in the operetta playing the part of mabel the eldest of the major gene rals many daughters she must act like all eighteenth century ladies prim and proper lady like and very modest and shy mabel has a mind of her own and unlike her sisters she be friends the poor wandering one frederick her part is quite difficult to sing and much work is involved but donna feels that all the parts are progressing well thanks to the patience of the teachers involved donna feels it will be a great success and an evening of fine entertainment ladies we are tops in reupholster- ing drapery rugs and broad- loom nobody can beat us in price quality anj service for free home estimate call toromark furniture 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stouffville crew fought to recover but could do no better than come out of the contest on the short end of a 3731 score paul grose hit for 9 points and played a good game the loss lef t stouffville in a first place tie and could pos sibly force a playoff if wood- bridge is successful in their net pair of games buckland counts 27 points against bradford although the junior boys have lost the championship to woodbridge it failed to dampen their spirits when they travel led to bradford on feb 10th it was a seesaw battle all the way and at halftime the score was tied 1717 stouffville then grabbed a 3point edge but the homesters rallied to even the count once more the final score ended 3332 in stouffvilles favour laurie buckland was the top scorer for the winners with 27 points midgets only one game away from district title by raymond rioux gr 10b dave ferguson new to the stouffville midget basketball team this year collected a total of 21 points against bradford on wednesday to lead our club to a 33 to 7 victory he looked great in both offense and de fense pete turner counted a couple of long baskets with randy mole and david boyd contributing fine offorts it wasnt a close game but it meant much to the team one more victory in their next two games will give the locals the district championship our hopes go with this club in their quest of a georgian bay title so another flag can be added to the auditorium of stouffville high editorial for body mind and soul herbert otto grade 11 many of us are spending our lives not noticing what we are missing some indulge in too much passivity waiting to be entertained by some outside source and others behave as if they had nine lives doing second and third rate things first and yet we could use our time properly because opportunities present themselves every day and they are there for us to take to make myself clear i will give a few examples out of our school life basically beside the regular school work there are three types of extra curricular activities offered sports social activities and let us say cultural entertainment in assessing the three fields i find it very difficult to say which is most important it does after all depend upon the abilities of the individual and his or her attitude however i would just like to compare the degree of participation of the student body as a whole in each of the three areas and perhaps point out the values of each activity first we will briefly look at sports your enthusiasm for this field may of course be limited by your physical ability nevertheless many of us who are simply disinterested and neglect to take part in sports should give themselves a mental push is it not said that a healthy body contains a healthy mind i think more need not be said in favour of sports it is clear also that besides the pure practical reason there is another asset you meet people get to know them and learn to cooperate the position of social activity is quite an important one and a larger number of us take part in it we must realize that school parties and dances are there for our enjoyment and relaxation and not just for the student council to make money if you are not taking part in these activities you are missing some opportunities like meeting people which i mentioned before to be together with friends purely for pleasure has also its place in life and constitutes the healthy balance of work and play which we so easily forget when getting older and burdened down with work and problems thirdly there is the cultural entertainment most students have no interest in this field what is the matter i think the reason lies in the fact that they have never come in con tact with or were never inspired to take part in this sort of activity by cultural entertainment i mean going to plays or to the toronto symphony concerts playing an instrument singing in a choir or taking part in a school play or operetta a person who never goes to a dance or party does not know about the enjoyment this offers similarly a person who never goes to a play or concert will never learn to appreciate the value and enjoyment which the theatre and music can give i therefore encourage one and all to engage in a larga variety of our extra curricular activities to achieve full satis faction joy and enrichment out of life our school system stephen barker grade ha why do we persist in using a school system that is so outdated it went out with the middle ages why do we in the midst of all our scientific progress still revert back to the system of education used by the ancient egyptians romans and greeks any person who has had to sit through a dull class must realize that memorization is not the way to educate a person in order for a person to learn something the subject matter must be both interesting and stimulating only to the most ardent student does the present system apply how many sudents enjoy going home each night slaving over math sweating over geography or straining over history f not too many i can assure you the whole school system is in need of overhauling and rejuvenation if we want our future generations to continue along the paths of progress set up by our ancestors more student participation more courses that will allow each student to be an individualist and generally overall modern ization of every course is vitally needed and required by todays everchanging society something must be done and done soon to make school a proposition that will attract rather than repel prospective cus tomers it is up to the present generation to pull us out of this deplorable dilemma and raise our standard of education 5 up to the level of modernday science and industry j1 i jibm1hhwl brightens your h markham mffh v markha ph 2943355 mmwjlwl ml ph- 29433 m 3355 thurs feb 20 thru wed feb 26 in panavision and technicolor under the yum yuzn tree jack lemmon was never funnier carol lynley dean jones edie adams lmogene coca paul lypde awardwinning cartoon thc 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