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

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The latest report from the brains in the Matric Form tells us that the author of The Tempest is still believed to be-- ShfShf Shakespeare. fQn second thoughtsj ON PARADE: The birth of a new commandW Company, pick up sticks! and Birnam Wood walked again?across the Quad! Many schoolboy howlersu have a distinct air of ben trovaton about them: but the following paragraph on Light is guaranteed Mgenuwineu : When light shines on a feald of gras it exsorbs all of the ether coler in the ranboe exsept grean and that is why the feald looks grean when we look at it. The following are a few gems collected in the classfroom: From junior Matric: Ewen is the feminine of deer . Shoughs Qin Macbeth, are pigs' toes without the nails. Adage means attic g and again, old age . Gout fof blood, in Macbethj means rheumatism. From Grade IX: The Slugfhorn in Child Roland means a horn for calling slugs. Purloin is a joint of meat. From Grade XI: Sentences illustrating the meaning of words: Your face is very fugue . The new car is very obliterate . 10

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ACADEMIC RESULTS, JUNE 1941 The results of the Matriculation Examination were very credit' able indeed A. P. Black headed the list of junior Matriculation candidates. The results were as follows: SENIOR MATRICULATION A. M. Cupples M. A. Vernon j. B. Young JUNIOR MATRICULATION QFull Passesj A. P. Black G. D. Corry C. L. Usher M. M. Duke W. D. Mackay I. D. Patterson R. M. Wallis M. Lopez E. Laflin R. H. M. Borden H. I. Wade A. H. Knight fAlta. Matricj In addition to the successes listed above, A. M.. Cupples, and M. A. Vernon, and J. B. Young passed the entrance examination for the Royal Canadian Navy, and Cupples and Young proceeded to Dartmouth last August for training as midshipmen. -ii,i,lfi-l HERE AND THERE . Following the wellfknovvn custom, Sooner now goes around saying, My dear, I must tell you about my operation. We are glad that he has recovered and, en passant, would like to commend the Boys, especially The Stoic, who attended in the operating theatre. - ,-l.lj- GEOGRAPHY CLASS: The Hemisphere means the air. Authority-Grade XI. SCRIPTURE CLASS: What were the Children of Israel doing in the Red Sea? Fishing for caviare! -Horace H. What did the Kings of the East give to the Child jesus? Perambulators! fHorace H. ,, .l- What energetic boy nearly had a happy landing on the-M Star Spangled Banner? ' What handsome Halloween saboteur sent a superfcharged rocket soaring over the School House one dark night? fOr was it the moon shining?j What Grade XI boy has never seen the back of a nickel? It is our private opinion that he must deal only with greenbacks! 9

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THE BAND Its members enlisted with quavering heart: They said it was easy to master the art. The instruments used were a terrible sight: 'Twas rumoured the last band had been in a fight. They practised whenever some spare time they had And steadily drove the community mad: But slowly and surely their playing improved Till out at the head of our unit they moved. The Headmaster, pleased with the eiforts they made, Then gave a halffholiday, quite unafraid. And so they returned feeling happy and gay, ' And practising started quite early next day. They practised and practised with twinges of fear, For all of them knew the inspection drew near. The drumfheads were tightened, the bugles were shined, They took to the field to be properly lined. Th music was heard to be sweet, clear and loud, The joyful rendition made everyone proud. They drilled and they drilled through the rest of the day Till darkness closed in and the light turned to grey. The end of the day being then near at hand, The Company led by the glorious Band Marched off from the field, with their last bit of fight, For fear they be caught in the oncoming night. But now that the honours profuse have been won The world has forgotten the things they have done. The end of the term comes their ranks to deplete, But Band Sergeant Coghlin will not own defeat: He orders Blow harderg make up for the noise That would have been made by the rest of the boys. And now he is training the band of next year To bugle and drum when the Gen'ral is near. .I honestly think we should give them a hand, These valiant members of our Bugle Band. DFS 11