Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute - Breezes Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Manitoba’s ninth annual Musical Festival closed Saturday night, May 7th, after a very successful two weeks. On Thursday, May 5th, the Girls’ Glee Club carried off the honours in the class for choruses from senior high schools, retaining the Hon. James Cox Aikens shield. The adjudicator (Dr. Staton) praised the choir highly, and complimented the work of the conductor for the expressive quality of her left hand. They also gave credit to the pianist (Lillian Furney) for her discretion and skill in “managing” the accompaniment. Being the winners in this class the choir was obliged to sing on Friday, May 6th, for the Earl Grey trophy. This was the grand finale for school choirs competing in the Musical Festival. There were nine competitors in this class, the Daniel McIntyre being the winner, with 92 and 94 respectively as the marks for their two pieces, Elgar’s “My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land” and Rossini’s “Swift as a Bird.” The adjudicator said that in the first piece the choir had a shapely start, a pianissimo , the right colour and mood and that there was a fine detail of expression; and the second was an outstanding performance with a joyous rhyhm. Students must also be congratulated for their success in the solo and duet classes. In the boy’s solo, Jack Dryborough was chosen from twenty-six competitors to sing in the finals, his marks being 81 and 79 respectively. In the duet for equal voices, Lola Smith, Eleanor Tennant obtained second place with 88 marks. Ethel Hubbard obtain¬ ed high honours by winning first place in the junior soprano solo, her marks being 82 and 85 respectively. Great praise should be given to the girls who sang in the junior vocal duets, winning first, second, and third places for the Daniel McIntyre. The winning duets were: Ethel Hubbard and Irene Carter, Eileen Christie and Frances Fox, Marie Daniels and Nadine Lush. In the junior contralto solo, Irene Carter was very successful, being picked out for the finals. Not only were the students in our school successful in the vocal classes, but also in the instrumental classes. Fred Grinke was the only competitor in the entire festival who obtained full marks. He won this in the sight reading class for senior violin. George Poliak received high marks in the senior violin class, in which he came second, his marks being 92 and 92 respectively. In the piano intermediate duet, Helen and Louise Templeton were second in a fairly large class. Our club was not only honoured by the winning of the shield and the Earl Grey trophy, but by being requested to sing at the final Saturday evening concert, May 7th, when we were treated to an excellent concert by the various competition winners .—Lola Smith. 8

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miracles never cease? They all got through their parts splendidly however, but at a heavy cost—to the teachers. One at least lost fifty pounds in weight during the first act. Then came the spectacular entrance of the major-general’s daughters all of whom were beauties (?), and what, with the falling and clattering of compacts and combs, it sounded like the “Thundering Herd” in full stampede. But all good things come to an end, and amid the deafening applause of the cheering multitudes, the curtains descended—part way—but Thursday being their off night, they refused to budge, until a vast army of scene-shifters, prompters, electricians, stokers, and deckhands brought their mighty intellects to bear upon them. By Friday night some of the general’s daughters found the strain telling upon them, and, to reserve their fast-ebbing strength, leaned on the scenery and nearly crowned a few teachers with it. This catastrophe was averted by the masterful brain of Walter Burns and the Herculean strength of Miss Hickson, who grabbed the wavering wings and bore the forest and the sky upon their mighty shoulders. Instead of a comic opera, the play just escaped being converted into a tragedy. Through the neglect of the property man, the pirate king’s pistol was not loaded, and when, in his fits of uncontrollable laughter, he pointed the gun at Frederic and pulled the trigger, mighty reverberations like unto those of a pop gun could be heard. This dis¬ appointed the audience greatly; but, politely, they hid their feelings under a screen of hilarious laughter, and the property man was told not to neglect his duty again. However, a further disappointment was in store for us; for the king, overcome by nervousness, forgot to pull the trigger. The horrible tragedy of Saturday was the melting of P. C. Kenneth McLean’s moustache. It ran down his face until it resembled the Amazon river. However, the water buckets proved large enough to catch the overflow, and another tragedy was averted. Speaking of overflows, we should all be thankful for escaping an untimely death, for Frederic, escaping the clutches of Mabel, and leaping in his playful way from the window, took a generous handful of the ocean for a support, and leaned against the island on the other side. Thanks to the kind of ocean manufactured by Mr. Mountford, we eluded the confines of a watery grave. Somebody’s face must have been “perfect gallows.” After the last performance, cake was served to all, and the remainder of the evening was spent by the pupils “in agitating their legs with a cold fury which was distinctly unpleasant.” This is just an inkling of some of the things that go on—behind the scenes. —Saul Cohen, Room 19. A visitor at a country village went into the postoffice and, with the object of getting into conversation with the postmaster, asked him what were his views on vegetarianism. “Haven’t any views of that kind,” was the reply, “but I’ve got some fine postcards of the new viaduct, the church and library.” 7

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HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL The Daniel McIntyre hockey team made a strong bid for the inter-high-school championship. Winning two out of three games put them in the finals with Kelvin. In this deciding game, however, they did not show their true form and lost, after a close game, by four to two. The two basketball teams representing our school, although having good material, were handicapped by not having a suitable floor for practices. The seniors did not win a contest, but in every game their opponents had to extend themselves to gain a decision. The juniors pulled out of their series better, with a draw and a victory to their credit -W.B.K. ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY COAL BIN The furnace tolls the knell of falling steam, The coal supply is virtually done; And at this price, indeed, it does not seem As though we could afford another ton. Now fades the glossy cherished anthracite; The radiators lose their temperature: How ill avail on such a frosty night, The short and simple flannels of the poor. Though in the ice-box, fresh and newly laid, The rude forefathers of the omelet sleep, No eggs for breakfast till the bill is paid; We cannot cook again till coal is cheap. Can Morris-chair or paper m che bust Revivify the failing pressure-gauge? Chop up the grand piano if you must And burn the East Aurora parrot-cage! Full many a can of purest kerosene The dark unfathomed tanks of Standard Oil Shall furnish me, and with their aid I mean To bring my morning coffee to a boil. The village collier (flinty-hearted beast) Who tried to hold me up in such a pinch May soon be numbered with the dear deceased: I give him to the mercy of Judge Lynch. — Anonymous. The Scotchman who offered a thousand to the first person tp swim the Atlantic is reported to be suffering from a nervous breakdown since Gertrude has swum the Channel. 9