St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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Here is someone who had trouble with food: Worthington II . . Ferreting around in his pockets for food and surreptitiously nibbling it-2 hrs. And two days later, Worthington II . . found out of bed distributing food after lights out-1 hr. WHL. Quaint tastes are revealed in these entries: Blakey . . ill chosen literature-1 hr. HFW. and Blakey . . succumbing to an overfdeveloped sense of humour 5 hr. WHL. and still more Blakey . . Alarum clock on parade-1 hr. D.C.S. There is something objectively pathetic in the first and subjective' ly fand parentheticallyj in the second of this brace of entries: Ditmars, Allen, Swanson I, Roberts, Coleman II, Callahan-gated for smoking CAK LEAVES. ACB. Worthington II and Slater . . Throwing pebbles at window fminej-2 hrs DCS. Surely one may say that the child is father of the man when one reads: Hamber . . unsuccessful experiment on the equilibrim of a chair 1 hr. DCS. and wonder as to the scientific trend of Hendry, Squire, Rowe-heliography-5 hr. WHL. or the zoological researches of Ristine . . permitting thc entrance of extraneous feline-1 hr. D.C.S. Can this shew a trend towards philanthropy? Winch . . distributing pepper in hall-1 hr. DCS. Unseemly noises have added their quota to these books, as witness: Worthington II . . Unsolicited information-5 hr. DCS. Poyntz . . braying in class-5 hr. HFW. and one is tempted to wonder whether it was the toffee or the noisy mastication that brought forth the following: Squire . . audible chewing of toffee-2 hrs. RBW. There is a delightfully mediaeval touch about Clifford, Hutchings . . meddling with equipage of a visitor dur' ing lst xi match-2 hrs. RW.

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The inspector said nothingg but at the first school he announced that he would see how well punctuation was taught. O never mind that , said the burgomaster, we care naught for commas and such triflcsf' But the inspector sent a boy to the blackboard and told him to write The burgomaster says, the inspector is an ass. Then he ordered him to transpose the comma, placing it after burgomaster and to insert another after the word inspector. Spelling too has its trials. A Spaniard was learning English and for his first spelling lesson his teacher gave him these lines: Though the tough cough and hiccough plough me through Cer life's dark lough my way I still pursue. And then there is the famous word Ghoughphtheightteeau. Who can pronounce that? Gh stands for p, as in the last letters of hiccoughg ough for o, as in dough, phth for t, as in pthisisg eigh for a, as in neighbour: tte for t, as in gazetteg eau for o, as in beau. Thus you have potato. Those who have to groan over the intricacies of French and the concords of Latin may readily sympathise with the foreigner who has to cope with English. Of examples of their mistakes there is no end. Will Lady Dufferin ever forget the Hindustani gentleman who, at Bhurtpore, addressed her by letter as Honoured Enormityvg that is to say if they remember such things where Lady Dufferin is now. And who has been to Osaka and forgotten the notice which says, The trees cutting, birds and beasts killing and cows and horses set' ting on free at the ground belonging to the government are prohibf itedf' And what of the bridge at Okayama which has a clock at each end with an inscription under each clock Tempus fugit or, as actually has been reproduced by the Japanese architect who thought that it was English, Tempus fugits. Sigismund, surnamed Augustus, had the right idea when he said, Ego sum Imperator Romanorum et supra grammaticamf' Let this comfort us all. Ohm meminisse jiwabitfl Strange though it may seem, much amusement may be derived from the perusal of old detention books. Memories are called up and old scenes reflived. The entries selected from a few old volumes may arouse tender recollections in the minds of Old Boys and Masters and may even suggest to present Boys new forms of entertainment. -23-

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But the gem of the whole collection reads as follows: Squire, Hayward . . Playing on nondescript stringed instruf ments during minutes devoted to prayer and meditation'- 1hr. RBXV. Squire, Hayward . . further musical outbreak 10 minutes later -1 hr. RBW. as the accompaniment of a grand march contributed by the resif due of the personnel of Dorm. 5, namely Clark, Price, Wilson II'-l hr. RBW. Annual S ports In weather which left nothing to be desired the School Sports were held on June 3rd, The ground was hard and dry after weeks of sunshine, but constant watering and attention had kept the grass green and, though the laburnums and tulips were over and the roses not yet in full bloom, the grounds were very beautiful and formed a most attractive setting for the Sports. About three hundred and fifty visitors were present to see the events which were wellfcontested though not superlatively fast. Gee captured the Corsan Cup as the Senior Athletic Champion and Sen' ior the Marpole and VV'enger Cups in the Junior Division. The Ker Cup, awarder by the vote of the Masters to the boy who most excels in Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Athletics, the School's highest honour, went to Gee. It goes without saying that this award can only be won by outstanding merit and this year's winner has displayed sterling qualities in no way less than those of previous winners and has thoroughly merited his honours. At the conclusion of the races The Headmaster, in introducing the Guest of Honour, Mr. F. E. Winslow, told the visitors how he welcomed them to the School and commented on the fact that despite our small numbers, there was no single tradition of University School which we had not kept to the uttermost. Mr. Scarrett tendered his thanks to the Masters, Prefects and Bovs for their loyal cofoperation. Mr. Winslow reminded the boys of the opportunities offered them at the School and warned them that their school life was a pre- paration for a wider and older life. After the prizes had been distributed, Mrs. Winslow received a bouquet of carnations from Gee on behalf of the School: three cheers were given for hir. and Mrs. Winslow and three for the School. At Mr. Winslow's call three very hearty cheers were given for Mr. Scarrett 125.-