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"My Doll is Bigger Than Yours," were all pretty and the choruses, "Ah Sweet Mystery of Life" and "Trees" the latter especially were very good. A presentation of a book for the best original short story in the schooL offered by Miss Ness was pr~­ sented to the winner, Walter Ric8.
(This story appears in the Y ear Book). The next was a rather novel number, famous book covers being portrayed in song and verse with ''Britannia", "Napoleon", "Romeo and Juliet" "The Merchant of V en- ice"; "Lady of the Lake" and "Two Years Before the Mast." Miss Mar- garet Knox gave a good recitation "A Piece of Butter for the Royal Slice of Bread," The Valentine Dance the Punch and Judy, the boys' chor: us and the quartette with the "King" brought the first open Lit to a close.
Easter Open Lit
An original ide~ in the way of open lits was tried March 28th, in the auditorium and attmcted the fancy of the usual good crowd who patronize these school affairs. The Friday night's entertainment was totally a boys' concert, arranged and presented by the boys themselves. Several novel features were intro- duced, among thef'le was a boxing · bout which included a series of fly- weight, featherweight, light weight and heavy weight bouts, refereed by Walter Rice, all of which were game- ly contested by the boys who took part in each of the two rounds fought. No knockouts were ~cored nor were anyone's feelingfl hurt. 'l1h'.~. best bout between the heavyweights -Bud Conn and Peter Morrison, was the main event. If the girls should plan a similar show, we sug- gest that they limit it to knocking off hats. Another good feature wa'3 an oratorical contest in which a num- ber of subjects were drawn by the participants and spoken on without the least forethought or preparation and rather surprising, all the speech- es were splendid, while on the deci- sion of the jud2·es- Revs. Eastman,
Wiseman and Major McLean, Walter Rice, speaking on "The Value of Cadet Training in the School" was awarded first· place and presented with a book by Principal Atkinson. Don McKay was placed second, speaking on the subject "Should there be Academic Qualifications for Participation in School Sports" and Arthur Armstrong third, on "Should Homework be Abolished."
A one act college play, staged by the second form boys and Winona Ellis, the only girl on the program, entitled "A Girl to Order" was quite well played. The musical part con- sisted of a piano number by Howard Gamble, a vocaJ solo by Walter Rice and two .quartette selections by the C.C.I. quartette, George Allen, Wal- ter Rice, Peter Bernhardt, and Fran- cis Rice. Gymnastics on the parallel bars and the mats, in which about a dozen boys participated, were very g-ood indeed and altogether th.:; Lit wa~ a c1eeided success.
As nsual a dance followed ·.vith pt'rhnp~, the large::~t crowd yet, t.·:tk- ing part in the pa:;time ann wit11 everybody having :1 jolly good 1ime.
Mary I. Manson. Kflngston Players
On Thursday, October 16th, the King•ston Playters. a profes,sional group of actors who only play Shake- spearian roles, visited the collegiate and before a crowded auditorium, presented scenes from "The Merch- ant of Venice", "HalTI!let", and "Mac- beth". The evening's entertainment was much enjoyed by ·everyone and espe,..ially by the students who have practically all studied these plays in detan in connection with the litera-
ture curriculum. ' -Mary I. Manson.
Fourth-Fifth Lit,
"Resolved That Trial by Jury Should Be Abolished" was the sub- ject of the excellent debate in the Collegiate auditorium during the month of January. With Catharine
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