Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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THE OAKWOOD ORACLE Treasure O d-n tdarnjl Where can it be? So short a time ago it was here but now I cannot find it. Mayhap some foul knave has stolen itl Good gracious! Perish the thought: it could not be possible I scramble. scratch, and scrape and at least my reward is there. a patch of white beneath a pile of books- but no-again dsappointment. Oh! that old cupboard in the attic- more digging' but still the treasure lies hidden. Again a bright thought - that annual clearance had perhaps carried it to the cellar -if only. You already may guess the result, it couldn't be a success. But among a pile of books I picked up a book of nursery rhymes Up- stairs and downstairs - and in the lady's- Yes, it was. After three years my Oracle is as good as ever. Q 5tuiJent in Qnguisb Ilreaths there the stude, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, At 3.15: Would I were dead! Would I could leave this wretched place, And northward turn my weary face, And travel there at rapid pace. Detentions, fraught with misery, come For useless homework left undone. Would that I could to Robbie's run. llut vain is all his outcry now, His name is down, his care-worn brow Must to relentless fortune bow. It is his fate. N.C. -1. vmrvm ',.. .. - i . ?f 6fNv'4V1I V .nur f i -' ' m Pngf Tzwnfg-S1'.r

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THE OAKWOOD ORACLE Bellum ihughpurum When Caesar had arranged his troops in line of battle, and also the forces of the enemy had been drawn up, the signal having been given, the lieutenant-general of means Caesar hurled a missile by of his foot at the enemy. That penetrated into the middle enemy, and, having been received fastest and bravest of the by the enemy, he made a fierce attack on our men. Our men, being unacquaint- ed with the tactics of the enemy, threw themselves down to the ground and reached for the legs of the scout of the enemy who was sent in advance. lt was with the greatest difficulty that three of our men brought down the enemy. Nevertheless that one held the mis- sile, and meanwhile the troops halted in line, facing each other. The leader of the enemy having given orders, and the same missile of which mention has been made above having been thrown back, and given to one of the enemy, a man of incredible size of body, he threw himself into the breach in our men which had been made by repeated attacks of the enemy, so that he could pass. However, one of our men broke out and captured that enemy. Another attack like to the first then took place, in which it had to be resisted bravely by our men. The enemy then hurl- ed the missile at our men. Then our men repeated the movements of the enemy, who were very hard pressed. This continued for about one hour. CThe score was 8-4, against Caesar's men, with ten minutes to gob. For the sake of a touchdown - to - be - made, Caesar adopted a new plan, and made a sudden attack into the middle enemy. A few were killed and many inju1'ed, but our men had not made much advance. Having been repulsed, being disappointed in this hope, Caesar became more skilled in the management of his troops. For what reasons, he attempted an attack on the left flank. Caesa1', himself, and two others rushed out to the wing, and when one was about to be attacked by the enemy, he would hurl it behind him to an ally who was to carry it forward, finally the touchdown was made. This having been accomplished, and the ganie having been won, our men raised a shout in a loud voice. QSO, you see, that is the way Oakwood wins its championshipsb. S. SOANES. lunch When first bell goes for lunch at noon Our hearts beat all a-thump, And to get home and back again Keeps us on the jump. But if, by chance, we stay right here And at the caf do dine, We always are the last one there And have to stand in line. The service is so very poor But things there are so cheap That perhaps it pays to wait awhile Than pay more along the street. KAY FAIRTY, IF. Page T1l'6llf,lj-FI'7'L'

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THE OAKWOOD ORACLE me K 'N .L i T' ASSEMBLY HALL As usual this year, we are en- joying our two mornings a week in the Assembly Hall. The short service of worship, and the music of both piano and victrola, help us to get a good start on the day's work. At the beginning of the term. Mr. Dunkley, Mr. Blathwayt, and Mr. Horning each gave a short talk. They showed the pupils, es- pecially the boys, the advantage to to them of becoming interested in some of the various forms of athletics at Oakwood. It was pointed out to the boys that they would enjoy their work at school far more if they took an interest in the cadets, rugby and soccer. In Canadian Authors Week we had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. Livesay, who gave us some readings of one of our noted Cana- dian authors, Margery Pickthali. At the close of her talk she inter- ested us very much by reciting one of her own poems. The pupils greatly appreciated Mrs. Livesay's visit and talk, and we hope that we may have the pleasure of seeing her again. QV'-I A 1 7' R. . Y.. On November the twenty-eighth, the pupils were delighted to have our friend of last year, Mr. Irving, come to us. He gave us a sketch of King Henry the Fifth, depicting the King's soliloquy at Harflew very realistically, as indeed he does all the scenes he portrays. Mr. Irving then passed on to Julius Caesar. He first told us the story and then, by his clever dramatiza- tion of the scene between Brutus and Cassius, he made the famed Julius seem very real to us. Mr. Irving's talk was concluded bv Mark Antony's speech at Caesarls funeral, and I'm sure we all felt like mobbing that honourable man Brutus. We, the pupils, tender our thanks to you, Mr. Ir- ving, and we hope to hear you again soon. ' Thanks is due to our Principal also, for making our Assembly Hall mornings, so very interest- ing. May they long continue! Commencement Exercises This year, November the fif- teenth was chosen as the date ol' our annual Commencement exer- cises. The program opened with two selections on the piano by Jane Page Twenty-Sc ve a