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LITERARY AND SOCIAL EVENT:-5
This year's literary activities held something new in the way of enter- tainment. A company known as the Avon Players, who phy only Shake- ~re·r'ian :r:lzys. came to ·the school under the auspices of the Literary Society. They p:..•asented "Julius Caesar". This year Third Formers are studying this play and most of the students have read it at some time in their high school career. So we were anxious to see it acted and many of us had doubts, we will confess, that Julius Caesar would be interesting as a play. Any such opinions were proved wrong after the first scene. Although there was no scenery and all that helps to add interest to these plays when they are nresented in a laTge theatre, the acting of the two princip-als of the cast, as Brutus and Cassius, was such that it held the attention and interest of all until the curtain fell on the final scene. We might men- tion here the suuport the Literary Society r eceived from their friends in town, for the auditorium was fill- ed to capacity.
ic sense of some of the Fourth form girls. As a result of these efforts they produced some scenes from "As You Like It!' An interesting num1ber on the program was "The Trial of Frank Teskey." He had been charged of bringing a bottle of hydrogen sulphide:, alias rotten egg gas, into Third Form during a class period. The :iury <:hosen from the au- dience pronounced him guilty. Judge Prentice, who throughout the hial maintained strict silence and order by shouting every other minu'.;e "Order in the Court" gave the sen- tence. Teskey must, with his nose roll a peanut down the schcol hall once every day for a week.
The "Open Lit" on March 7th was a great suc•cess financially and oth- envise. Critics described it as 'peppy' "different", "entertaining", '':_"tmus- ing". The curtain was drawn to show one soldier alone on the stage stretching lazily and singing "Sweet Adeline". Then in distance came the sound of voices. singing. The song grew louder and louder unt il finally the strains of "It's a long way to Tipperary" filled the air. About ten young soldiers came marching gaily on the stage. The scene laid in a dug out where the soldiers were gather- ed round, joking, laughing and sin~­ ing. Once more were heard the old war songs the soldiers loved to sing. Oh, Oh! Ot, It's a Lovely War"; "Mademoiselle from Armentieres," "I want to go Home," "Good-Byee". The scene was brought to a close with Noel Arthur playing Roses of Picardy on his banjo. The Gleaner was read according to custom, by the editor Walter Rice. Everyone enjoy- ed it, as is also a custom. A book was presented by Miss Ness to Helen Lunan for the best story in the short story contest. The second half of the program took place in a music hall in France. The charming chairman, Miss Laverne Williams, aided by the
different artists made this half of the programme very effective. The numbers consisted of dances and songs. The program closed with sing- jng of the "The King".
- The two words "Open Lit" havea
magic sound to the students of the C.C.I. They bring to our minds the fun of after-four rehearsals, which incidentally help us to skip a few de- tentions. At the sound of these words we thiPlc at once of the ca:owded auditorium, of our friends assem- bled to watch us perform. Always an "Open Lit" means a dance after the program. Yes! they can be called the bright lights of our Collegiate
days. ... -.
Will we ever forget them? wert, in case we do, may these pages help us to remember. On the evening of the 28th of November, the first Lit of the year took place. Although tha night was cold and stormy, the au- ditorium was filled. Much could b~ RDid about eaC'Il 1mmber, but only a fn1 can be mr.~ntio!.l'd here. Beh IJd
th•! closed door r•f J 'lurth Form, after four, for days Miss Ness had been striving to stir up the dramat-
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