The hustle and bustle of this year's Annual staff is over. Everyone takes a long breath of relief as the final responsibilities are turned over to the staff of the Sentinel.
The Annual has had a good year. The close co-operation of all the members and the accepting of responsibility has brought the 1954-55 annual forth, This year has also been a successful one for the whole school. Under the very capable direction of Mrs. W. 0. Owens and Mr. A. McMurdo, The Pirates of Penzance, a Gilbert and Sullivan production, was successfully staged and well received. The Kamloops High School Band returned in September, from a very eventful trip to Europe, where it won top awards in the World Festival in Holland. In the sports circle, the basket ball teams and track teams brought many honors to our school.
The theme of this year's Annual is taken from the great Mediaeval Period of Chivalry and Kings. The theme was one of our staff's biggest headaches. You can imagine trying to fit the Graduates with armour and sweeping trains, or trying to make our Literary section (and talent) resemble Mallory. You now ask, "Well, why pick this theme?" We haven't got much of an answer except, "Our staff hasn't a very great imagination." We had two "Merlin the Magicians" on our staff, Mr. K. K. Knapp and Mr. D. Howard, who gave so freely of their time and advice to our struggling staff.
This year's Annual is dedicated to the graduating class. We hope that through this yearbook, the Graduates of 1955, will be able to keep fresh the memories of school friends and activities.
JOAN ELLIS
Staff
Audrey Richards
Jacqua Howard
Exchange Editor
Pre-Sale Manager
Hayako Sakaki
Grade 11 — Joe Hasler
Miyoko Kobayashi
Grade 10 — Darrel Hartney
Typists
Personals
Louise Sponaugle Social Editor
Dave Heron Boys' Sports
Dave Arnott Art Editor
Woto Uyeyama Literary
Dave Sparrow Advertising
Pat Tucker & Ron Jones Personals — Co-ediors
DougTakahashi & John Williams Photography
Mary Linnell & Glenda Lamb Girls' Sports — Co-editors
Student Government
Students Council
SR. EXECUTIVE
Front row, left to right: Mrs. Elder, Ann Atamanchuck, Gail Martin, John Williams, Donna Morse, Stoni Oishi. Back row: Nori Goto, Grace Watanabe, Pete Elder, Gulchern Singh, Ron Jones, Dale Fidick.
JR. EXECUTIVE
Front row, left to right: Jim Freathy, Mac Jardine, Joe Slater, Elaine Jeffery, Mr. Morse. Back row: Allan Blair, Shirley Kuzyk, David Pearson, Don Schollen, Gerry Cook, Pat Gould, Wendy Patterson.
HOUSE CABINET
Front row, left to right: Audrey Richards, Grace Edey, Sandra Brechin. Back row: John Christianson, Martin Hladyniuk, Woto Uyeyama.
Band to Holland
On July 5, 1954, the fifty-two members of the Kamloops Band to Holland left the C.N.R. station to compete in the World Musical Festival, in Kerkrade, Holland. After the train trip across Canada we arrived in Quebec and boarded the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, which was to be our home for the next eight days. After four days of our own cooking on the train, this seemed like heaven, although there were some pretty green faces for the first few days. We docked at Southhampton and boarded a special train which took us to London. Most of our time here was spent in sightseeing such famous places as the Tower of London, London Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus and many more. During our stay here we played a short concert for the Lord Mayor and later took a trip to the beautiful seaside resort of Torquay, where we performed again. During our stay in Scotland, we visited Mr. McMurdo's home town, Catrine, and for most of us, Mr. McMurdo included this was the highlight of the whole trip. As we played the last number of our concert “Loch Lomond" every one in the band and in the audience, too, wished the concert could go on for another two hours. Many tears were shed as we left Catrine, with the strains of "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" gradually fading away in the distance. We concluded our stay in Glasgow, and went back to London for a few days. During this time everybody bought souvenirs, clothes, and almost went broke We sailed from Harwick, across the English Channel to the Hook of Holland where after a good deal of trouble with the customs officials, we boarded our train and finally arrived at our destination – Kerkrade. Here we were met by a welcome sight, the R.C.A.F., whose guests we were to be for the next week.
With the R.C.A.F. we toured Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and played concerts at all four R.C.A.F. Fighter Wings. Although our days were long and tiring, we were treated like kings, and for the first time since we left Canada we feasted on hamburgers! After our tour, we returned to Kerkrade, where we played a concert for the Ambassador to Canada and the Burgermeister of Kerkrade. Here we received a standing ovation. Next day was the climax of our trip. Competing with other parts of Europe, we tied for first place. The day after in the marching contest competing with 13 other bands we came first. By the time we boarded the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt for the trip home we were all seasoned sailors, and no one felt the effect of the Atlantic to any extent. On August 27, we landed at Quebec. The few days we spent travelling across Canada seemed like the longest part of the whole trip, and as we drew closer to home hours seemed like days. When we pulled into the junction we were greeted by hundreds of people, the Elks' Band, and rain What a wonderful and unforgettable homecoming! During the two months in which we had been away we had travelled over 18,000 miles and played over 72 concerts, an experience which not many teenagers would be able to tell about. Once back at school things soon got back to normal. The '54-'55 band executive was as follows: Ron Lister, president; Jacqua Howard, secretary-treasurer; and Larry Humphrey, Edna Uyeda, Eleanor Humphrey and Gordy Miyahara members of the executive. At Christmas we played four concerts. We played concerts at Heffley Creek, Chase and a joint concert with the orchestra. We held a bottle drive with the orchestra which was quite successful.
K.H.S. Red Devils
The Red Devils enjoyed one of their better seasons this year. Not entering in any organized high school league, the Devils had to rely upon exhibition games. They chose their opposition well, thereby playing some of the best teams in B.C.
PLAYERS
Name
Position
Bob Boyd, Captain
Guard
Ken Lyons, Vice-Captain
Forward
Gordon Hayward
Centre
John Glowacki
Forward
Bin Gurney
Guard
Bill Kenal
Guard
John Brennan
Forward
Bruce Macdonald
Forward
Gordon Tansley
Centre
Coach: Mr. Sorochan
LIST OF GAMES PLAYED AND SCORED
All games played against were in the Interior League.
Times Played
Visitors
Won
Lost
Tied
2
Vernon
2
2
Salmon Arm
1
1
2
Williams Lake
2
2
Trapp Tech
2
2
Armstrong
1
1
2
Revelstoke
2
1
Duke of Connaught
1
1
Lord Byng
1
1
South Burnaby
1
1
Kelowna
1
1
Penticton
1
1
Queen Elizabeth
1
K.H.S. Red Angels
The 1954-55 squad of Red Angels blazed a memorable and successful record that is yet to be equalled in Kamloops.
This all came about with the co-operation and hard work of the girls and their coach.
No.
Name
Position
9
GLORIA ALLEN, Captain
Centre
3
ETHEL FOWLES, Vice-Captain
Guard, Forward
4
SUMIYE YAMADA
Forward
5
MAUREEN SCHOLLEN
Guard
7
NORI GOTO
Guard
8
MARGO KENARD
Guard, Forward, Centre
1O
PAT TUCKER
Guard, Forward
12
HELEN EMERICK
Forward, Centre
13
JANICE THORNLEY
Guard
15
CAROL HOLT
Forward, Centre
Manager-Barbara Stephens
Coach-Lois Withers
The Red Angels played ten exhibition games making a total of 7 wins, 2 ties and 1 loss.
Team
Won
Tied
Lost
Vernon
1
1
Williams Lake
2
Armstrong
2
Trapp Tech
1
1
Lord Byng
1
South Burnaby
1
In the Okanagan Senior Women's "B" League, the Red Angels played 10 games winning 7 and losing 3. They placed third in the league, an exceptional achievement considering they were the only High School team entered.
In the Okanagan Tournament the Red Angels won the cup by defeating Similkameen, Vernon. and Kelowna. Four Red Angels made the All-Stat team. They were: Ethel Fowles, Margo Kenward, Gloria Allen, Noni Goto.
At the B.C. Tournament the Red Angels placed sixth in the province. They defeated Queen Elizabeth 19-17, lost to Mission 37-30 and lost to Cranbrook 35-33. Mission went on to win the cup, defeating Nanaimo by 20 points.
Cheer Leaders Club
Under the sponsorship of Miss Gilmore, the senior cheesquad was once again formed in Kam-Hi' for '54-55.
Officers were as follows: President, Pat Cowan; Secretary-Treasurer, Heather Carson.
The big basketball games were improved by the capable leadership of the cheerleaders. The cheerleaders were at the home floor games of Trapp Tech, Duke of Connaught and Revelstoke. The squad travelled with the teams to Vernon, Revelstoke and Salmon Arm.
The cheerleaders made a good show at the Kamloops track meet, raising the excitement of the crowd to a high pitch.
The only disappointment of the year was the poor turnout for the games.
The cheerleaders of this year are Heather Carson, Donna Anderson, Deanna Warsimage, Brenda Ward, Dave Sparrow and Ron Jones.
High School Senior Choir
The Senior Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Marion Owens, had a very successful 1954-55 season. Our first performance was singing for the Parent-Teacher Association where we sang "Tom's Gone to Hilo," "On Wings of Song" and the amusing "Leather Winged Bat." At Christmas we entertained the Old Age Pensioners with a group of “Carols From Other Lands." The highlight of the year came at the Yale-Cariboo Musical Festival when we won The Canadian Daughters League Trophy. Recently we sang for the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Royal Inland Hospital at their fashion show. Our only hope is that our audiences enjoyed our programs as much as we enjoyed singing them.
High School Conference
We were among the 173 delegates representing 92 schools from throughout B.C. attending the Eighth Annual High School Conference sponsored by the Alma Mater Society of U B C held March 4 and 5.
Our time-filled two-day conference started off with a bang at 8:30 Friday morning when all delegates met in the auditorium for registration. Here, we were swamped with pamphlets and interesting material dealing with various phases of varsity life. We then proceeded to one of the recently constructed lecture buildings on the campus.
The President of U.B.C., Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie gave us a warm welcome, endorsed by the President of the Students' Council, Dick Underhill. Next we were given instructions on conference procedure and warned about just what we could expect to get away with during our visit. Dr. M. A. Bryce, head of the Department of Chemistry, outlined to the delegates the "Values of a University Education," in which he stressed the importance of a higher generalized education rather than a purely specialized or technical education. Dr. S. Rothstein, Assistant Head Librarian, gave the delegates a picture of the focal point of knowledge the library. He told of some of the facilities available to varsity students and of the service the library, the third largest in Canada, offers to the whole province.
The numerous scholarships and bursaries available to students who wish to further their education, but are hampered by financial difficulties, were discussed by Dean W. H. Gage, who left the impression as being sincerely concerned with the welfare of the students and more than willing to give assistance whenever the opportunity affords.
Friday afternoon was occupied with attending sample lectures, which in our case were psychology and history, and taking part in an extracurricular discussion concerning some of the social and government aspects of U.B.C.
Commencing at 9:30 Saturday morning, all delegates took part in a panel discussion which constituted brief outlines of the different professions and courses offered by each of the prominent faculties. Following the conclusion of the panel discussion, which occupied all our morning, we were treated to lunch at Fort Camp and given an explanation of Open House which is held every three years. The delegates were divided into several groups and taken on a conducted tour of the variety of displays. The lengthy and tedious work and planning which the students of each faculty had put into this project was evident, but the enthusiastic remarks of the visiting public viewing the displays were extremely rewarding to the students.
A most successful banquet and dance, which exemplified the conference as a whole, culminated our stay at the university.
In conclusion, we should like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to you for allowing us the privilege of representing Kamloops High School at the conference this year.
GAIL MARTIN and DOUG TAKAHASHI
Pirates of Penzance
This year's production, Pirates of Penzance started with practices in December and continued until early March. Practices were held twice a week to begin with and increased as the time drew near.
Much work went into this production. Both Mrs. Owens and Mr. McMurdo spent hours in preparation. Vocal scores, librettos, light, costumes and scenery had to be purchased or made.
Leads and understudies were assigned their parts in December. All those who participated in the operetta enjoyed themselves.
The first performance was the afternoon of March 3, for the school. There were four night performances and two afternoon. At the last performance Mrs. Owens and Mr. McMurdo were presented with tokens of gratitude also the leads were presented with flowers.
The thank you's are too numerous to mention here but all that was done to help was truly appreciated.
Pirates of Penzance will be remembered and the memories of it enjoyed but there is next year and another operetta and a great many boys and girls who will enjoy working a similar production "Mikado."
The leads in this year's cast were:
IAN FRASER
Pirate Lieutenant
ED STRASMAN
Fred
FRANK CLARK
Pirate King
WENDY FINN
Ruth
BETTY LOWDON
Edith
SHERRY FIDDICK
Kate
SUSAN BOSTOCK
Isobel
GRACE MORTIMER
Mabel
JIM STRASMAN
Major General
JERRY COOK
Sergeant
Sports Events 1954-55
SEPTEMBER
Boys soccer was cancelled due to lack of participation as a result of poor playing field. Girls teams in both the Junior and Senior High were being organized. Girls Soccer was being organized by both the P.E. teachers and the House Sports Reps.
OCTOBER
The boys basketball freethrow contest was started this month.
After poor participation from the Houses, Girls Soccer was discontinued. Girls basketball started with teams being formed in each House, later the afterschool teams were discontinued from lack of players.
NOVEMBER
Boys basketball was well underway. The first badminton tournament was won by Pearce House.
Red Angels were not entered in the Okanagan District Basketball League this year.
DECEMBER
The boys basketball teams were showing great promise in League Leadership.
House Table Tennis started, with the games being played at noon hour.
JANUARY
The second badminton tournament was won by The Fulton House boys. Table tennis was won by Pearce.
The indoor track meet was a huge success with a great variety of entries. Davis House was the winner, Fulton was second, Fee third, and Pearse fourth
FEBRUARY
Basketball playoffs were won by the Pearse Boys. Volleyball was just being organized. The Davis House Girls won the basketball playoff in one of the best House games of the eyar.
MARCH
The boys volleyball playoffs were won by Davis House.
In House volleyball games, Fulton girls were undefeated through all games and won the tournament. The School volleyball team travelled to Ashcroft, but was defeated. Ashcroft girls won a hard-fought battele against the Flyers, in Ashcroft.
APRIL
Boys six-man football started this month. Most activities were interrupted by examinations and Easter holidays.
Senior girls Softball started, although a few games had to be cancelled because of rain. The First Annual Kamloops High School Gym Display was held on April 29, it was a big success and very well attended.
MAY
Boys softball was highly underway. The Inter-House Track Meet was held with great success, May 20.
May 14 the Okanagan Track Meet was held in Kelowna.
May 28 Kamloops District Track Meet was held at Merrit.
Future Teachers
The Future Teachers' Club of the high school is designed to give the students who are considering teaching as a career, an insight into the profession. Our program has included: talks by teachers of the high school who have taught in other lands, films, and panel discussions. When the student teachers were at the school, we had a lively discussion with them about university life. While the students from normal school were practice-teaching in. Kamloops, we had interesting talks about life in teacher training. We also had an enjoyable and educational time observing teaching methods in. the elementary schools.. Mrs. Elder, our sponsor, reported on the B.C. conference of future teachers clubs' sponsors and told of activities of clubs all across Canada and the United States. Our executive is: Betty Doney, secretary; Sandra Ashby, program convener; and Donna Morse, president. We have had an enjoyable time this year, learning about one of the most important aspects of our future.
I.S.C.F.
The above letters stand for Inter School Christian Fellowship. This club, held every Wednesday at noon, is for students of all denominations. We have Bible studies, questions and answers, speakers. often are visiting Missionaries. This proves to be very interesting, as he or she may be from Egypt, India or from some other interesting far-off land. We then have a social once a month. These socials take the form of outdoor hikes up Mount Paul, skating parties, or maybe an indoor party. We also have two conferences a year, fall and spring. The spring conference, this year was held in Penticton. The students who attended got a lot out of it. Miss Swadling, our sponsor, and all of we I.S.C.Fers extend a hearty welcome to all who wish to join this club.
Y-Teens
President
PATSY ATKINS
Vice-President
GRETA FULSEBAKKE
Secretary
PAT TUCKER
Treasurer
BARBAR McDONALD
The year's activity began In September with the annual Initiation Party which proved successful in that it gave everyone a chance to be well acquainted.
We held a Recognition Service for 30 new members at the United Church. Five members attended the Fall Conference in Penticton and three members attended the Mid-Winter Conference in Victoria, These three members were: Jacqua Howard, Mona Emmington and Greta Fulsebakke.
Other highlights of the year's activity were: candy sales, home cooking sale, church parade, house parties, serving tea at teachers' convention, stocking drive, fagging day, donation of a. blanket to the Welfare Kits for Korea and guest speakers at home of our meeting.
We are sending next year's president and vice-president to a summer camp at the coast which Is the usual procedure every year.
This year has been very successful and It is hoped that there will be many new members in the fall of 1955-56.
