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

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THE OAKWOOD ORACLE The llnl current in ap to hu Zlaunmnurk Of course all high school stu- dents usually dislike homework. This is natural and expected. ln order to thoroughly enjoy do- ing homework you might follow my simple and cheap prescription. Pirst. you nmst have a low easv chair. well supplied with cushions. This is very necessary for absolute comfort. This chair must be equip- ped with a felt-covered footstool and desk. Secondly, you must be provided with suitable provisions because, do you all know, if you work too hard, there is great dang- er of your losing in weight. These fore-mentioned provisions should consist of various types of candy and fruit. Thirdly, if you could have a radio set in attendance it would be of great benefit to both you and the homework. Music while you eat islmy favorite motto. Fourth, and lastly you must have a good book. You may have a choice between fiction and science for instance. Now, if you would be so oblig- ing as to kindly follow the above simple rules at my correct way of are doing homework and if you very expert at avoiding detentions, you might follow this plan for one night, but I doubt if you could do it for two. Q1 Sonnet t.-Xpologies to Wordsworthl A dreary period, that l6lSl.l1'Elj' goes by, Twenty to twelve! The sound of drowsy voices Murmurmg. A teacher's ceaseless drill That ville is not a village! l have thought of all of this, and yet do sit Hopeless. And soon the teacher's look towards me Must turn, and end all thoughts of things for which I yearn ln place of endless words and rules to learn. liven thus, last period, and two periods more I sat, And can not knowledge gain by any stealth. So do not let me waste my time away Without brains, what is all the text-books' wealth Come, blessed bell, and end mv miserv Dear Friend of pupils' hope and libertiyi T M. T., 2lJ. Pugrl Fifty Mfuu BLQQD MAY D: l u:CKun Fun! warn? Gul' on you 5cHooL wk!

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THE OAKWOOD ORACLE Ghz junior 'literary 5ucietp The Junior Literary Society be- gan the Easter term exceedingly well, by a meeting which was held on February lst. After a few words from the President, a most interesting program was pre- sented. About the middle of the same month, the Lower School inter- form debating finals were held. The contestants, who, in the sec- ond forms, were ZA and ZE, and in the first forms 1G and IC, spoke very well, making the win- ners, 2E and IC' worked hard to merit that honour. At both debates we were entertained by the school orchestra, which is making excel- lent progress under the direction of Mr. Barton. At the latter meet- ing, we enjoyed a reading, and a vocal number from Muriel Gil- more, ZH, and Edwin Burnett BPI, respectively. On Monday, March 25th, the Preliminary for the Junior Ora- torical Contest was held, and out of the fourteen speakers, seven were chosen to speak in the finals. This was held in the Assembly llall, the following Thursday the winner being Walter Oldfield BE, and Joseph Goldstein of 1E was awarded second place. Following the speeches, the President and Vice-President presented each of the winning debating teams with a book, both of which were in turn presented to the school library. The executive wishes to extend their thanks to all those who kind- ly offered their services as judges in the contests, and also to those participating in any ot' the pro- grams. It is felt that much interest and enthusiasm has been shown in the Society, and it is hoped that in the few meetings which are to follow this term, the Lower School will continue to unite their efforts with the executive and thus com- plete successfully this Junior lj'- erary Year. 2 .,.1,,,.,, c. 17..-I fZ.l.i.y Puyr' Fr1f'fgf-Nhlr

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1 0 GIRLS 0 CLUB Tta.v'res ff-:xo.c5TC9 it Q-ks g yswoo K Kat nacrt EKQJTOS 'R H Qfbristmas Meeting This meeting gave all the girls an opportunity of seeing what our club had been doing since Septem- be1'. As they ente1'ed the Assembly Hall, .each girl placed a potato in a pail provided for that purpose. Later, these potatoes were used in making up the Christmas baskets for the poor families. The interest groups displayed their work in a section of the As- sembly Hall. Evelyn Perrin's wax- work group won the cup for the best exhibit of handicraft. A sec- ond cup was presented to the best non-handicraft group by the 1928- 29 Girls' Club Cabinet. This was won by Charlotte Horner's Riding Group. On the whole, all the groups had good displays and the girls deserve credit for their work. When the inspection of the ex- hibits of work was over, Miss Chantler told us a very interesting story called, The House with the Golden Windows. Then the Jun- ior Dramatic Grouns. under the capable leadership of Helen Dingle. and assisted by Miss Boyle. pre- sented The Enchanted Christmas of thanking the girls for their work. As there was only a short inter- val between the meeting and Christmas, all began working hard to prepare the Christmas baskets and to visit poor families to fillfi out what they required. Just think of the joy of some tiny tot when she received a doll she had been longing for: the hap- piness of the young brother when he found a set of trains he had waited so long for, or the delight of some child when he ate some never-before-tasted goodies. As the girls could not supply everything to the families to make a happy Christmas, they called on the school to aid them. The whole school contributed food to the Christmas Shower, and the boys and teachers donated money. Thus. some twelve families were provided with a Cill'lSlllll2lS dinner. milk and bread tickets, toys and clothing for the children. Not only was it at Christmas that the girls did such good work. but since then the Social Service Group has done a great deal of Tree. , We take this opportunitywsettlement work. Pagf' Fvfffjl-Olll' l .