Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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BEAUTIFUL THIN GS Girls and boys are very nice Trees and leaves very relieving. Spice and rice are good food Dogs and cats chase after each other. But they'11 like each other soon. If you get hurt your mother will fix you. I Mother and Father love you a lot. Everything is beautiful. Birds and bees are nice. Specially bees give us sticky stuff That's good for us. Darlene Corrigal, Grade SPRING Spring is a beautiful thing. When all the flowers come out. And no one ever pouts. But, sometimes I get angry because my cat sits on the good mat. And I get mad When Tasha is bad. and that's why spring is a beautiful thing Shannon E. Jager, Grade 3

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WHY WE WEREN'T One scarlet Sunday sundown It came And with it a fluid stench That surrounded and shrouded And all that was touched was withered. And all the world was waiting Waiting for a saviour And when he came They laughed. Didn't they realize? Didn't they understand? That this stooped old man was the one. And as their hideous howls resounded He left. For numerable days he searched And searched And found. At last they were face to face The frothing, foaming monolith And him. For days, for months, for ye They did battle And as the final fate drew n The disbelievers returned And rejoiced And a cheer went up all ove As they realized And they understood That this stooped old man w And in the chilly morning As the golden sun was rising The foe was defeated By the stooped old man. But the foe had maimed the And in his pain he cried for And the crowd cried out Drop Dead. And he did. And the world was saved And the man was not. Bev Jacks.

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HOW TO LIVE WITH PARENTS One of the most trying phases in a young gir1's life is when she is a teenager. At this age parents get on certain kicks of what you should or shouldn't do. Although this stage of parenthood is not unique to parents with teenage daughters they usually end up having to cope with the problem and be understanding at the worst stages. Usual Mother kicks are concerning such things as lack of sleep, clothes, homework and weight. How many girls have heard No wonder you're so tired all the time, you don't go to bed until eight-thirty or You're wearing that! Well, if you think so, dear or When I was in high school I did two hours homework every night . These are typical situations in which sacrifices must be made for parents. But sometimes mother's have a terrible time deciding what standpoint they are going to take, and change their minds from day to day. Such as: You really should watch what you eat, dear, you're developing fat girl habits . A day or two later your mother walks into the kitchen where you are noisily munching your celery stick. Oh, Barb, you look so pale and thin, here eat some cookies and milk. All you can do is nod graciously and accept some cookies bracing yourself for the next day's fat girl routine. Fathers have their own special brand of kicks . These fall into two main categories: protectiveness and Why don't you act your age . The usual protectiveness routine starts with How old are you now? Twe1ve? No, I'm nearly sixteen . Oh, that would make you in grade eight then. No, I'm in grade ten. Really! Next thing you know you'll be going to University! What do you want to do? l don't know yet . ' Well you'd better start thinking about it. Here you are going on, uh, getting older and you must begin to make decisions for yourself. If you expect to drive my car then you'd better begin to act your age, sweetheart . Yes, daddy. Alas, what can you do with parents at this age except be patient, loving and understanding. Lesley Valentine N-I