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ALERE FLAMMAM NEWSLETfEROPTI-IE LISGAR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION . VOLUME IX · NUMBER1 · SPRING 1992 150thAnniversary Steering Committee Chronicling 150 Years of Lisgar's History fashion show, a "Blue and Gray" spirit evening, a reception and a dinner dance. At this stage, plans are still fluid, and the committee would welcome your ideas and your help. If you would like to volunteer please contact Doug Arrand at Lisgar (239-2696). Meanwhile, mark Thanksgiving weekend of 1993 as a time to return to the "old gray walls." So, what comes to mind when you look back on your days at Lisgar? Chronicling the story of a school with 150 years of history is definitely a daunting task. But facing d aun ting tasks is something Joan Finnigan (MacKenzie) has been doing for many years. At seven, she began w riting, and progressed from editing the 100th anniversary edition of the Vox Lycei through to the creation of 22 books . By working as a free-lance writer since the death of her husband in 1965, Joan has raised and well-launched three children, Jonathan, Roderick, and Martha. Ottawa and the Valley are L1sgar Blasts Off! (see story page 5) in Joan Finnigan's bones. Born and raised in Ottawa, her personal experiences as Council Works-in-Progress she attended Lisgar and the daughter of the last Grant), a collection of scary then Queen's University . "Ottawa Senator," Frank tales and a fifth oral history Poet, playwright and oral Finnigan. A new collection of the Ottawa Valley, historian, Joan has been a of poetry, Wintering Over, Tallying the Tales of the Old- prize winner in all her is due out in the fall of 1992. timers, all due out in 1993. genres. Not one to rest on She has just completed her her laurels, she is presently first collection of short at work on a hockey book, stories, Stories from the 11th Please see Chronicling Second Wind, drawing on Province (on an Ontario Arts Lisgar's History, Page 4 Plans are already underway for the Lisgar 150th anniversary celebrations, to be held over Thanksgiving weekend, October 9-11, 1993. Program co-chairmen Barrie Laughton (class of '62) and Bill Fraser (class of '61), both Lisgar teachers, have tentativ ely envi sioned events which will include art and music displays, open house activities and decade rooms, an assembly, a INSIDE 2 Members' Forum 6 Sixty Years Ago in the Vox Lisgar Library goes high-tech 7 Contributor's List Insert Membership Renewal Form & Babelowsky Print 3 Alumni Update 4 Lisgar Notes 5 Lisgar Space Simulation Program ALERE F LAMMAM 1

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ALERE FLAMMAMNEWSLETfEROPTI-IE LISGAR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION . VOLUME IX · NUMBER1 · SPRING 1992

150thAnniversary Steering Committee

Chronicling 150 Yearsof Lisgar's History

fashion show, a "Blue and Gray" spiritevening, a reception and a dinner dance.At this stage, plans are still fluid, and thecommittee would welcome your ideas andyour help. If you would like to volunteerplease contact Doug Arrand at Lisgar(239-2696). Meanwhile, mark Thanksgivingweekend of 1993 as a time to return to the"old gray walls ."

So, what comes to mindwhen you look back on yourdays at Lisgar?

Chronicling the story of aschool with 150 years ofhistory is definitely adaunting task. But facingdaunting tasks is somethingJoan Finnigan (MacKenzie)has been doing for manyyears . At seven, she bega nwriting, and progressedfrom editing the 100thanniversary edition of theVox Lycei through to thecreation of 22 books. Byworking as a free-lancewriter since the death of herhusband in 1965, Joan hasraised and well-launchedthree children, Jonathan,Roderick, and Martha.

Ottawa and the Valley are L1sgar Blasts Off! (seestorypage 5)in Joan Finnigan's bones.Born and raised in Ottawa, her personal experiences as Council Works-in-Progressshe attended Lisgar and the daughter of the last Grant), a collection of scarythen Queen's University . "Ottawa Senator," Frank tales and a fifth oral historyPoet, playwright and oral Finnigan. A new collection of the Ottawa Valley,historian, Joan has been a of poetry, Wintering Over, Tallying the Tales of the Old­prize winner in all her is due out in the fall of 1992. timers, all due out in 1993.genres. Not one to rest on She has just completed herher laurels, she is presently first collection of shortat work on a hockey book, stories, Stories from the 11th Please see ChroniclingSecond Wind, drawing on Province (on an Ontario Arts Lisgar's History, Page 4

Plans are already underway for the Lisgar150th anniversary celebrations, to be heldover Thanksgiving weekend, October 9-11,1993 . Program co-chairmen BarrieLaughton (class of '62) and Bill Fraser (classof '61), both Lisgar teachers, havetentatively envisioned even ts which willinclude art and music displays, open hou seactivities and decade rooms, an assembly, a

INSIDE

2 Members' Forum

6 Sixty YearsAgo in the VoxLisgar Library goeshigh-tech

7 Contributor's List

InsertMembershipRenewal Form &Babelowsky Print

3 Alumni Update

4 Lisgar Notes

5 Lisgar SpaceSimulation Program

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Alere Flammam is the semi -annualnewsletter of the Lisgar AlumniAssociation. For information write:

AlereFlammamLisgar Alumni Association29 Lisgar StreetOttawa K2P OB9

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The Lisgar Alumni Association islooking for volunteer help anddonations of office equipment inorder to prepare for the 150thanniversaryevents andmaintain thealumnioffice atLisgar. Weare seekingsomeonewho can come into Lisgar at leasttwo mornings a week to look aftermail , correspondence, updatingmemberships list, minutes fromAlumni meetings and other officeduties. We also can use anyone withcomputer expertise, especially indatabase and word processing areas.

We are also looking for officeequipment, including computers,printers and related materials toallow the Alumni office to operatewith greater efficiency andautonomy.

Anyone who can help with theabove requests is asked to contact theAlumni office c/o Doug Arrand atLisgar 239-2696 or call the officedirectly, Wednesday or Fridaymornings at 239-2478 and leave amessage.

Erra tumIn the last newsletter's Members'Forum, in reprinting Ruth Hills Davis'letter, we incorrectly spelled Lond onOntario Alumnus Al Weekes' name.

It is always gratifying to receive theAlereFlammam newsletter and to readgreetings from former friends from thedusty past, people like Bob (R.J.)McDowell, Arthur Caulfield , RuthieHills an d my old home room teacherWallie Mann . ..

How many of you alumni membersfrom the 1930's remember the 'LisgarVacuum Cleaner' .. . (it sweeps up thedirtl) ? I have forgo tten just what theyear was but I do recall the excitementof football Friday morningshe ightened by the purchase of thisamazing piece of journalism whichsold for a few pennies....

[ Four well qualified students werevying for the position of Vox editor.The Faculty members decided topublish a paper each week for amonth (October) and let eachcandidate do the editing. The studentsvo ted for the best publication.] All fairand above board as prescribed byJohn ny Dunlop!

However, we happened to have twogentlemen (students) who were not inline for the Vox Position, bu t believedsincerely that every newspaper shouldhave its rival and thus the "LisgarVacuum Cleaner" was born.

It/s strange, I don' t recall the nameof the legitimate paper, but I havenever forgotten that "sweeper" and itcertainly caused a great deal ofmerriment and some embarrassmentto members of the faculty caught up inits editorial web! It lived up to itsbyline, sweeping up the dirt!

Good luck with the newsletter andbest wishes for 1992GWENNYTH (BRADLEY)RANDOLPH /40

pleased to read that she is married to aKiwanian. Many years ago I chose tojoin the Kiwanis and am still amember in Guelph.

Your Fall Edition of Alere Flammamwas an excellent one! Thanks!THOMAS C. ANDERSON /35Guelph, Ontario

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We welcomeallsuggestions andplan toincorporatechanges in thenext newsletterthatwill allow us to print those detailsthat will help old classmates recognizeeach other's names. Ed.

It was most nostalgic to read theexcerpt from 1932 "Vox" in your lastnewsletter. That yea r was the first ofmy five enjoyable years as a Lisgarstudent. Then, as now, Lisgar had anumber of very bright students. I onlywish more of your contributors'names would "ring a bell" . Perhaps ifyou could include the ma iden na mes,where applicable, it could help . Anyclass of 5A, 1935-36 out there? Keepup the good work!JOY (CASEY) DAVIES /36Fredriction, N.B.

I was interested in reading Ruth HillsDavis' lett er from London, (Ontario).She taught in the French Departmentshe says, but she taught me Spanishfor four years and the grounding shegave me has helped immensely duringmy travel s through South Americaand Spain. I might add that I was

We really enjoy the regularpublication (of Alere Flammam) ....A highlight for us is to look at the listof contributors and get a kick out ofremembering some old times wesha red together as kids. This issue, anumber of names stood out. ...Automatically, I thought of them bythe first names as I knew them then,but the girls' names do not stick ou tthe same way an d our guess is manyare their married names.... Oursuggestion is - can you show themaiden names as we knew them?Keep up the good work. For us whonow live far away, this is an importantcontact with a happy part of ouryouth.MARY (PARKER) /50andJIM MILLER /48West Vancouver, B.C.

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UPDATEDo yourformer classmates know whatyou're up to? Do youknow whatyourformer classmates and/or teachers aredoing now? Drop us a lineandwe'll lettheworld know! Wewelcome allcontributions, bigorsmall.

NOTEWORTHYTOLA AJOA ('89) is a student at SarahLawrence College, New York and ispresently in her third year of the B.A.program at Oxford University.

SHARON CARDASH ('87) studyingfor her M.Phil in InternationalRelations at Cambridge, says it is ."terrific" there, the College, theprogram and the people. She plans toreturn to TO later this year.

Older Lisgarites watching the recentlyheld Albertville Winter Olympics willrecall the exploits of Lisgar graduateANNE (HEGGTVEIT) HAMILTON('57) in winning Canada's firstOlympic gold medal in skiing for herfirst place victory in the slalom at the1960 Squaw Valley, California WinterOlympics. Anne is married to RossHamilton and works as an accountantin Grande Isle, Vermont.

JOHN LAATUNEN ('85) is teaching ata post secondary school in Tutume,Botswana, Africa, on a two yearposting and enjoying it.

Well known comedian and Lisgargraduate RICH LITTLE ('58) was intown in late January to be roasted at agala benefit dinner for the Variety andBoys and Girls clubs. Little received aspecial presentation from artist andOttawa Citizen Promotion managerBen Babelowsky of the number oneprint from the limited numbered andsigned reproduction of Babelowsky'spainting of Lisgar Collegiate.

VINCENT PARKIN ('76), brother ofTOLA AJOA,and former Head Boy(75-76) is an investment banker withFirst Boston in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Vincent graduated from Carleton andthen obtained his Ph .D in Economics

from Cambridge University. In 1991,Cambridge University Presspublished his book entitled "ChronicInflation in an IndustrializingEconomy: the Brazilian Experience".He has returned to England recentlyto be married.

WILLIAM (BILL) PRATT ('47), a keyfiqure in organizing the 1988CalgaryWinter Olympics, was recently among45 Canadians appointed as Membersto the Order of Canada by GovernorGeneral Ray Hnatyshyn. Billwasprofiled in the spring 1988edition ofAlere Flammam and is currentlyworking in Ottawa for the Canada125th Anniversary organization.

KATHERINE PRESTON ('8n wasawarded one of two $5,000nationalScholarships presented for the firsttime by the 1989CanadianEngineering Memorial Foundation.The awards are intended to encouragewomen to become engineers and aregiven in memory of the 14 womenmurdered at Montreal's EcolePolytechnique in the fall of '89. Thewinners are women considered to bethe most promising Canadian womenengineering students in their first andlast years of undergraduate study.Katherine is in her final year of theengineering chemistry program atQueen's University and hopes topursue a graduate degree inatmospheric chemistry next year.

IN MEMORIAMFARRELL, BARRY F. ('44) passedaway in Chicago on November 11,1991.He was Professor of PoliticalStudies and the founder and Directorof the Canadian Studies atNorthwestern University, Evanston,Illinois.

HULSE, MARGARET passed awayon July 19,1991, She was the widowof Charles Hulse, the founder of theHulse and Playfair Funeral Homes.

MACLEOD, JOHN (JACK) KNOX('49) passed away suddenly onJanuary 3, 1992.He graduated in 1949

and played hockey for the Air ForceFlyers and Ottawa Senators. He wasan enthusiastic member of the LisgarAlumni Association and on theplanning committee for the 150thanniversary celebrations He will besorely missed. He was belovedhusband of Elinor and father of Janice,Ross, and Blair, and brother ofDonald, a graduate of 1946.

PORTEOUS, JAMES (JIM) ('46) passedaway on September 3, 1991.Hisclassmate during WW II Barry Powellwrote: "Jim was a very good footballplayer and when the papers wrote upour games (which we usually lost)Jim's name was the only onementioned in the papers as being astandout. Jim and I kept close... I willmiss him."

RENTNER, R. MARGUERITE passedaway in Toronto on July 16,1991 inher 92nd year. She was the wife of thelate LORNE W. RENTNER, a longtime mathematics teacher at Lisgar.Marguerite supply taught at Lisgar formany years.

WHIITLE, MARION S. (neeMACLEAN) passed away in Victoriaon May 15,1991. She taught for manyyears at Lisgar . She is survived byhusband Robert S. Whittle, son Dr.Robert Whittle, daughter Virginia(Whittle) Bidney and fourgrandchildren.

, ZAMIRUDDIN, MOHAMMAD. ThelS-year old grade 11 student, son ofthe Bangladesh High Commissioner,died suddenly on December 18th,1991, three weeks before he was toreturn to his native country.Mohammad was a victim of aparticularily virulent form ofmeningococcus bacterium that resultsin a sudden overwhelming infectionof the blood. He was the third Ottawateen to die from this disease lastDecember. As a result ofMohammad's death, all Lisgarstudents and staff were treated withantibiotics and vaccinatedimmediately following confirmationof the specific form of the disease.

His family and friends attended amemorial ceremony at the OttawaMosque. Mo, as he was known tofriends and colleagues, will be sadlymissed by his family and classmates atLisgar .

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ij§GAR NOTESActivity DayThe Annual Winter ActivityDay was held on February14th with activitiesincluding cross-country anddownhill skiing, skating,curling, bowling,swimming, co-ed hockey,gym games and indoorgames . Over two hundredskiers wen t to MontTrernblant where the snowand sun combined to makethe conditions the bestthey've ever had.

Senior SoccerThe senior soccer team hadan active and competitiveyear but did not win anytrophies.

Senior BasketballThe senior Lords completeda successful season.Consistantly ranked in thetop ten of the Ottawa­Carleton high school teams,the Lords were defeated in

the city semi-finals by. Ridgemont. Among thehighlights of the season waswinning the PeterboroughCollegiate annual SnofestTournament, the firsttournament championshipvictory for the Lords inseveral years.

Junior Boys Ba.sketballThe junior basketball teamcompleted the season withseven wins and two losses,in second place. They werehowever "upset" in the firstround of play-offs.

Alpine Ski TeamThe Lisgar alpine ski teamfinished a close second toNepean for the CombinedSki Team Championship(NCSSAA). The girls teamrepresented Lisgar and theRegion at the all OntarioFinal Championships inCollingwood February 24thand 25th.

Senior Girls VolleyballThe senior girls volleyballhad a successful season andheaded into the playoffs theweek of February 24th-28th .

Girls' Touch FootballThe Girls' Touch Footballhad very good results for aninexperienced team thathad no returning players.With a season record of fourwins, three losses, they lost13-12 in Overtime toNepean in the quarter finalplayoff game. The teamconsisted of 21 players, 14including first year rookies.The outstanding playerswere: Jennifer Czaban,Kelly Cheeseman andCindy York.

Lisgar Hockey ProgramThe Lisgar Hockey Programis alive and well andgaining momentum. Withsome committed shinnyhockey players, the team

played each Monday from4-5 pm at the Brewer Arenain full equipment, non­contact exhibition gamesagainst some of the bestschools in the OBE leagueand held up exceedinglywell. We are determined tofield a team in the leaguenext year and held a CanalSkate-a-then on February20th to raise money tosupport the team. Thededication of the players,especia lly the graduatingplayers, has been excellentand they hope to reviveprevious hockey tradi tionsin the future.

The team would love tohear from former Lisgarhockey players and toincorporate an alumni gameinto the 150th celebration.Please contact Bill Clarke atLisgar so we can plan thisevent.

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Chronicling Lisgar's HistoryWith more than merely a list of datesand facts in mind, Joan is planningwhat she hopes will be an exciting andinteresting way to cover Lisgar's past.Sh e has talked teachers intosupervising research es says bypresent-day students; has visited inperson or over the telephone withformer teachers and students, tapingmemorable conversations; and hasorga nize d a search of archivepi ctures-they really are worth athousand words-to be incorporatedinto the book.

Among the topics to be cov eredare: the first 50 years; the tradition ofacademic excellence and such changesin curricu lum as the first field trips;student exchanges and the addition ofacce lera te d and gifted classes;memoirs, including those fromteachers, graduates and principals;music, drama and fine art s; advancesin science and other subjects, and the

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changes in classroom equipment up topresent use of computers and modemscientific equipment; the history ofsports; and Lisgar in two World Wars.

The history of the library hasalready been undertaken by librarianDave MacGougan, and anarchitectural history of the school(through additions and renovation) isthe topic of a study by Chris O'Brien,a History major at CarletonUniversity. English teacher, Pat Bee,has challenged her class to evaluatedress, manners and mores from 1843to 1993; Dave Chance, a former cadet(and brother to Peter and John), isexamining the history of cadet s atLisgar; Robin Wedderspoon willdocument the evolution of the classicsin the Lisgar curriculum; and LarryHale, head of the Phys. Ed .department, will look back ov er thehisto ry of sports at the school.

The archives of both the schooland the City of Ottawa are yieldingfacts and photographs. The treatmentof the fir st 50 years will be largelyacademic. Old photos will illu stratetopics such as scholarship, teach ers,headmasters, sports, clubs, th ebuilding itself, tradition andprecedent, old exams and curriculum,crime and punishment, and social life.

If you have a story to share, ormemorabilia or a photo to contribute,please write to the Alumni office atLisgar, or call 239-2478 Wednesday orFriday mornings during the schoolyear. Hand written, typed or tapedmaterial will all be greatlyappreciated . Please documen tphotographs, and always give yourdates of attendance at Lisgar .

Pat (Pearce> Hood '59LisgarAlumni Association

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Lisgar Space Sitnulation Program

ON February 17, 1992, the OttawaBoard of Education launchedOntario's first student space

simulation. Six months of unique,cooperative effort by Lisgar and HighlandPark high schools resulted in a successfulmission in which some 60 studentspa rticipated . About 100 guests, includingtrustees, superintendents, corporate sponsors,parents and teachers gathered at Sir John A.Macdonald Resource Centre to cheer theblast-off. Amid the roar and "smoke" of therockets and despite a faulty booster (flat tire)the shuttle vehicle safely carried sevenstudent astronauts to the lunar habitat. Forthe next 72 hours, the astronauts were isolatedfrom earth except for computer, video andradio communications with student missioncontrol personnel.

Highland Park students built the lunarhabitat, provided the food services for themission and produced specialty paint workinvolving our sponsors' logos. Lisgarstudents worked on the science andtechnology, including an improved roboticarm and a computer program to control it, arobotic camera mount controlled by a joystick,a number of excellent programs needed bymission control and the design of experimentsto be performed in the habitat. As well, theyproduced artwork, a lunar mural, originaltheme music for the mission (scored forstrings and played by Mrs. Bradley's stringensemble), and a time capsule to be opened in2018 (our 175th anniversary). An amateurradio station improved the normal computerand teleconference communications amongschools participating across North America .Not only were voice communicationsestablished but video images weretransmitted and received via slow-scantelevision. Students were also highlyinvolved in the organization and managementof this large-scale, integrated project.

Lisgar's involvement in the internationalaspect of the simulation program continuedthis year. A team of our students went toLexington, South Carolina while fiveLexington students took part in the Ottawamission.

Goals of the Simulation Program include:generating interest in science and technology,promoting the exchange of ideas and culturesthrough international education, and giving

students opportunities to develop skills inproblem solving, decision making, leadership,teamwork, organization and management.Initial results of a participants survey indicatetha t they consider the project a success inmeeting these goals - as do I.

Again this year, travel costs of the studentteam to South Carolina and costs ofestablishing the habitat were subsidized bycorporate sponsors. These include SparAerospace, Carleton University, Systemhouse,Bell Northern Research, Lockheed Canada,and Algonquin Travel - Alta Vista Branch. Aswell, goods and services were donated or lentto the mission by Pineview Golf Club,Kenwood Electronics, and Maqua SpringWater. Thanks must also go to the Alumni fora donation to purchase the antenna usedduring the mission. It is most encouraging,especially during these tough economic times,to have sponsors so willing to demonstratetheir commitment to the education of ouryouth.

One final note: with the most welcomecontribution of a group of Lisgar parents whowere invaluable in providing their skills, theirtime and even their homes, this mission wastruly a community project. In my 26 years asa Lisgar teache r, this extended project comesclosest to what many believe is the idealeducational concept - students, teachers, theBoard of Education, parents and communityemployers joining forces to provide the riches tpossible education for our young people.- Terry Prichett

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SIXTYYFARS AGOIN THE VOX

The New CafeteriaSome fifteen years ago an editorin this column declaimed at greatlength on the deplorable fact thatLisgar had no cafeteria, whichthought was reiterated bysubsequent editors. Then in 1924there appeared an article inwhich the writer half­humorously, half-seriouslyexpressed a doubt that the Boardwould ever accede to our wishesin the matter.

But now, as our sympathygoes out to those ex-Lisgariteswho for five years or more wereforced to eat their lunches in thedark recesses of the basement, werejoice in the possession of thenew and well-equipped cafeteria,and with the school express ourwarmest appreciation of thisaction of the Collegiate Board .

The Boys' Track TeamLisgar was represented by a verycapable Track Team this season.More points were garnered atMeets this season than everbefore. Probably the finestexample of progress wasdisplayed by our Junior Team.The Juniors took first place at twomeets . Such performers as A.Weston, J. Kettles, A. Pozit sky,and P. Jones upheld thesuccessful interests of the Juniordivision . The Senior Track Teamboasted some highly successfulmembers. In previous years, theolder boys were wont to shun thecinders. On the contrary, thisseason, Mr. Drulard was pleasedwith the attitude taken by theSeniors. For the first time sinceLisgar possessed a track team,five of its members made thenecessary qualifications at theannual district meet to competein Toronto. J. Kettles.S, Kydd , R.Laughton, A. Pozitsky, A.Weston were the fortunate

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athletes.The most outstanding

achievements during the yearwere attained by A. Weston, shotputt; S. Kydd, 100 and 200,Sr.; R.Laughton, discus; A. Pozitsky,100 and 200, Jr.; J. Kettles, highjump; R. Benwick, 440.

Team members included: W.McRae, 1. Zelikovitz, R. Benwick,E. Checkland, H. Schiemann, P.Jones, J. Kettles, G. Weston, H.Beattie, S. Kydd, J. Zelikovitz, R.Laughton, C. McDougall, W.Caven, and A. Pozitsky.

The Girls' Track TeamDid you see our Track Team inaction this year? If not, youmissed the brightest spot inLisgar Girls' Athletics .

Last autumn, after severalweeks of strenuous work underthe able coaching of Miss Smith,the girls donned their trim blueand grey uniforms for the annualE.O.s.S.A. meet, which was heldin Ottawa, Saturday, Sept. 26th.

The eventful day was cloudy,cold and drizzly - a mostdisheartening prospect indeed.The rain necessitated the layingout of new jumping pits andlanes. However, litle daunted bythe dampness, Muriel Droeske,Lisgar's star performer, made awonderful jump of 16 feet 2inches, breaking the record forJunior Girls' running broadjump. Miss Droeske came first inthe junior 100 yard dash also.

Helen Burns captured secondplace in the high jump and boththe Junior and Senior relay teamsfinished second in their events.These victor ies gave our team thehighest total of points, and onceagain the E. O. S. S. A. Girls'Trophy returned to Lisgar.

Team members included: M.Williams, R. Henry, H. Stuart, H.Burns, 1. Smiles, E. Alford , M.Golding, E. McPhail, M. Renwick,M. Droeske, G.Jolicoeur.Excerpts from the 1932 VOX LyeEI

Lisgar Library Goes High-TechCD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory)technology is a relatively new phenomena toenter the library field in recent years. Throughthe use of a computer and a disc drive, the usercan access an enormous amount of data from asingle disc, including text, pictures, maps,charts, graphics and, in some cases sound. Theinformation on the disc can't be a1t~red in anyway, i.e., the user can't add, change or deleteanything on the disc; hence, the name "CD­ROM."

Our library has just purchased four CD­ROM stations, all of which are fully networkedmeaning that more than one user can access thesame disc at the same time, a useful featurewhen a particular disc is in high demand.

There are many CD-ROM discs available onthe market now. Many are curriculum orientedfor high school use. Among the discs presentlyin our library's collection are the following:G~olier's ~lectronic Encyclopedia, Timetable ofHIstory, TIme Magazine for the year 1990(full­text articles), Great Cities of the World ,Mammals; a multi -media encyclopedia, andWorld Atlas. Each year, part of the library'sbudget will be spent on acquiring more CD­ROM discs for the subjects taught in class.

If a student wants to have a copy of what heor she reads on the monitor, a hard copy can berun off on a printer or the article can bedownloaded onto a floppy disc and takenhome to be used on the student's owncomputer.

Sc~ool.librarie~ are no l?nger justrepositortes of prmt and pictorial materials.They are resource and information centrescrucial to the students' learning environment.The availability of this new technology to ourstudents will enhance their research skills andcontribute to their experience of usingcomputers in whatever they choose to pursuewhen they leave Lisgar . The CD-ROM stationstogether with the library's online computercatalogue and access to a modem in Room110D next to the library keeps our library rightup -to-date in providing the resources andequipment our students and staff need to fulfilltheir demands.- David MacGougan

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~NTRIBUTORS'~ST

The directors of the LisgarFund would like to thank allthose on the contributor's listwho have made donationssi nce the last newsletter was

published. Your generousdonations have helped theStudent Space SimulationProgram to purchase theantenna used during theirmission. Your continuoussupport is very muchappreciated.-John Boehmer

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