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As has been noted elsewhere in lhis l:xx:>k. lhe birlhplace of all aclivilies of an enler- lainmenl nalure ori8inaled in lhal wonderful. all-encompassin8 or8anizalion. Lhe Literary &ciely. from Lhal 8roup of individuals came Lhe sin8ers. dancers and inslrumenlalisls Lhal later formed their own clubs lhal have lasled Lo lhi day. The produclion lhal necessitated well-produced and well-rehearsed numbers was Lhe Commencemenl. Almost from Lhe firsl years of Lhe school. lhere were choirs and instrument players. The Colle8iale Glee Club was aclive in Lhe early years ofLhis century. f o r Lhe 1925 Commencemenl. i l seems Lhey outdid themselves wilh Lheir produclion o f
revived in 1956 under Mr. K. Hollier. and B8Btn in 1986 under Mr. Jerry 6eny hyn. When Mr. Dennis Mcllndrew arrived on 6Lall in 1988. sin8in8 really Look off. He formed an incredi- ble jazz choir and male quarlel. as well as a re8ular choir Lhal have astounded and deli8hled everyone. The male quarlel. " No Nonsense·· which san8 a cappella. Look Lhe silver prize al a Canada-wide compelion in 1992.
The formation ofaband or orchestra Lakes a 8real deal more Lime and money lhan lhe formation o f a choir. There had been an or- chestra al C.C.I. before lhe Fir l World War. or8anized and concluded by Mr. lllkinson. one lime classical master aL Collin8wood Col- le8iale lnslilule. The orchestra was disband- ed alon8 wilh many other or anizalions dur- in8 the war. and was nol revived until 1923
when many oflhese sluden 8radualed. Mr Chamberlain and Mr. Ball decided o form a new or8Bntzalton m Lhe Colle81Ble. wtlh members oflhe old Dtxon's orchestra. and new and former sludenls. Thus C.C.l. saw Lhe birlh ofil's own orchestra. By 1930. Mrs. Ellis was in char8e. and m1932. Mr. Allan Dtx- on. lin enthusiastic teacher o f mustc m Lhe fillies . Mr. Boyd Wood . had bolh a band and an orchestra as well as Lhe choir. The con- cert. band seemed lo be lhe predommanl 8roup. playin8 al assemblies. variety mghls and enlerin8 Kiwanis Music Festivals. In 1957. an orchestra was once more slarled. 19?7 saw Lhe arrival of Mr. Ken Hollier. an en- thusiastic and tireless music teacher. He drew up a conslilulion. formed an execultve and raised standard . He also formed C.C.I.·s firsl marchin8 band lo "help pep up fool- ball8ames··.In1958.ajuniorbandwasform- ed from Lhe besl 8rade nine sLudenls. The orchestra was s ill lrym8 lo 8el up enough nerve lo perform in public.
"The Colle8iale Music Box Revue" under
lhe direclion of Mr. Felker. Miss. Welsh and
Miss. Bell. &ene 1featured frank Teskey.
dressed as cupid. sin8in8. "When You and
Iwere6evenleen...andLouiseBesselland when Lhe principal. Mr. Ball. or8anized
Harold 6hipley wallzin8 in period costumes. &enes 2 and 3 featured "Co8.. 6milh do- in8 a soliloquy "His 6weelie Lumed him down·· . and Janie 6milh doin8 a rendition o f ' Tm Alabama bound" . The revue ended wilh Bill Campbell. frank Butlers. Co8 6milh. Ross Brown and Jack Wilson in a ·'jazz scamper" lo "Yes sir. That's My Baby" and "Colle8iale" while &ollie Carmichael a isled. The Glee Club was active in lhe back8round. helpin8 in lhe choruses. Dur- in8lhe !aLe lwenlies and lhirlies. Lhere were always sludenls Lhal could be called on Lo sin8 for various funclions. There was an in- famou 8roup of male sin8ers in 1931 called "liLLy's Basement Harmony Boys". and all Commencement excercises featured sin8ers
and choruses. The formation o f an aclual choir or Glee Club depended on there bein8 a choir master or leader and over Lhe years. lhe choir came and wenl accordin81Y. ll was
members of Lhe local Killie Brass Band and Dixon's Orchestra who were a lendins Col- lin8wood Colle8iale lnslilule. lo form an or- chestra under Lhe leadership of Mr. 6.G. Chamberlain. leader o f lhe Killie Band . In 1925