Brandon Collegiate Institute - New Era Yearbook (Brandon, Manitoba Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1938 volume:

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Ltd. . .Cover Teco Store .Cover Watt, The Tailor . 52 Wheat City Business College . 1 Willson Stationery Co. 1 Wright Wightman ............ 62 Yaeger’s Furs Ltd. 60 Zink’s Pure Food Store . 1 THE NEW ERA 3 BRANDON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE THE NEW ERA Table of Contents Picture of Brandon Collegiate. Our Advertisers.. The Teaching Staff. New Era Staff. Editorial . Student Council. Literary and Art. Anne of Green Gables. Debating Society. Scholarships... Alumni . Exchange . Social Events . Musical Musings . Sports .... Editor Gossip . Honor Roll . Personals . Autographs. A Message from the Principal... Page .. 3 ... 4 0 8 10 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 31 32 63 04 THE NEW ERA o THE TEACHING STAFF Mr. H. V. Bell, B.Sc., (Durham) B.Paed., (Tor) Chemistry Mr. B. S. Bateman, R.A. (Manitoba) Physics Miss B. Clendenning, B.A. (McMaster) English Miss J. Doig, R.A. (McMaster) History Miss H. Dunseith, M.A. (McMaster) English Miss E. Duval, R.A. (McGill) French Miss E. Insley, R.A. (Manitoba) English Mr. M. Kavanagh, R.A. (Dublin) Latin Mr. T. Kirkpatrick, R.A. (Manitoba) History Miss M. McDole, R.A. (Manitoba) English Mr. T. Sigurdson, R.A. (Manitoba) Mathematics Mr. George Harris Industrial Arts Miss E. A. Wood Industrial Arts Mr. J. R. Reid, R.A. (Queen’s) English 6 THE NEW ERA NEW ERA STAFF (Back Row): Wilk Collins, Bill Cavanagh, John Graham, Victor Rosenman, Jack Thomas. (Third Row): Jim Hill, Betty Buckham, Mr. Bateman, Frances Mowatt, Cy Kempston. (Second Row): Irene Armstrong, Betty Young, Bob Barclay, Lyall Cavanagh, Peggy Doran, Doreen Donnelly. (First Row): Marianne Sykes, Peggy Gooden, Marguerite Cowan. NEW ERA STAFF Staff Advisor . .. . . MR. S. BATEMAN Managing Editors .. . LYALL CAVANAGH, BOB BARCLAY Student Council .. BETTY BUCKHAM Social Events .. . BETTY YOUNG, PEGGY GOODEN Sports (Boys) .. DON KENNEDY, JIM CRANE Sports (Girls) . . IRENE ARMSTRONG Dramatics . PEGGY DORAN Debating . CLIFFORD KITSON Alumni . MARGUERITE COWAN Scholarships .. MR. KIRKPATRICK, MARIANNE SYKES Humor . JIM HILL Exchange .. FRANCES MOWATT Music .. . . RUTH HUNTER ROOM REPORTERS II A . . JOHN GRAHAM II B . BILL CAVANAGH IIO ... DOROTHY HURLE II D . VICTOR ROSENMAN HE . ARTHUR NOAKES II F .. ANNIE SIMBALIST III A ... JACK THOMAS III B .. ERMA JOHNSTON III C . BETH CRAWFORD III D .. BOB FORBES HIE . . WILKIE COLLINS IV A .. HARRY BO YES Business Manager BUSINESS DEPARTMENT DOREEN DONNELLY THE NEW ERA 7 EDITORIAL As this year’s edition of the “New Era” is going to press, another school term- a term which we hope will find its place among the more pleasant memories of the students—is drawing to an end. The purpose of this year book, as of all others, is to recall pleasant memories of happy associations. With this idea in mind we dedicate the 1937-38 “New Era” to the graduating classes of this year, hoping that it will fulfill our expectations. If it does so, we may well rest content. On glancing back over the school term our interest is attracted by the success which has attended nearly every school activity. Much of this success is due to the work of the Student Council President, Doreen Donnelly, who, metaphorically speaking, welded together in excellent co-operation the staff and the student body. The highlight of the year was, undoubtedly, the smashing success of the major production, “Anne of Green Gables”, which set a record for such performances in the B.C.I. The play was presented, two nights running, in the school auditorium, and on both nights the hall was packed, tickets having all been sold a week in advance. Speaking for the staff and the students alike, we may truthfully state that neither Miss Clendenning, nor her excellent work in this connection, will soon be forgotten. The annual swimming meet was held at the Y.M.C.A., and great interest was evinced by the students who turned out strong to cheer their teams to victory. The B.C.I. skaters, perennial winners at the Kinsmen’s Karnivals, made a sweep of the events, bringing home nearly all the trophies. The Interform Basketball League fell through after Christmas, a championship being awarded in the boys’ division only. The inauguration of the Girls’ Bowling League, coupled with the successful operation of the Boys’ League, formed one of the highlights of the sporting year. As we are going to press another successful field day is coming to an end, and the annual tennis tournament is in its last stages. The Debating Society ran through its schedule smoothly, and the final winners were worthy ones. Although the opening debates were well attended, interest lagged somewhat towards the end. The debating this year was of an exceptionally high standard, and both the debaters and their executive are to be congratulated on their fine work. Heading the social events of the year was the graduating dinner which was held in the Cecil Hotel. The other social events were also highly successful, due to the co-operation of the committees and the students. This year a Boys’ Industrial Arts course, with Mr. Harris as teach¬ er, was introduced. Miss Dunseith returned to the Collegiate, after a year in Scotland as an exchange teacher. Miss Clendenning left after Easter, and her place was filled by Mrs. Witherspoon. All in all, the year has been a great one, full of achievement and success. We trust that we have presented a true recording of it, and that this 1937-38 “New Era” will be the means of recalling the pleasant years spent in the B.C.I. ROBERT BARCLAY LYALL CAVANAGH 8 THE NEW ERA Student Council Activities 1937-38 The Student Council (Back Row): Donald Thompson, Rae Shanks, Jack Buckham. (Third Row): Bob Russell, Bill Manson, George Gooden, Cy Kempston. (Second Row): Irene Armstrong, Mr. Reid, Doreen Donnelly, Mr. Bell, Betty Buckham. (Front Row): Eileen Clark, Marguerite Hanson, Leila McDiarmid, Ruth Hunter, Beulah Cristall. The Personnel of the Student Council President .. DOREEN DONNELLY Vice-President .. IRENE ARMSTRONG Secretary . BETTY BUCKHAM Treasurer .... .. RAE SHANKS Staff Advisor .. MR. H. V. BELL Room Representatives II A .. JACK BUCKHAM II B . DONALD THOMPSON II C . MARGUERITE HANSON II D . ELSIE CLARK II E . BOB RUSSELL II F . ALEC MASHMAN III A . GEORGE GOODEN III B . BEULAH CRISTALL III C . LEILA McDIARMID III D . CYRIL KEMPSTON III E . BILL MANSON IV A . RUTH HUNTER THE NEW ERA 9 STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES As the school year draws to a close, the members of the Student Council are proud to announce that the term 11)117-158 has been a decided success. Under the able leadership of Doreen Donn elly, the council piloted the student ac¬ tivities through another Collegiate year of achievement. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the student body for its enthusi¬ asm and excellent co-operation throughout the term. Each year, in order to carry out its various projects, the council’s first business is to levy a student fee. This “head tax” of twenty-five cents was collected, and it added a sum of $109.95 to the treasury. Student cards were distributed to those who had paid the fee, and holders of these cards received re¬ duced prices at certain down-town business places. All non-holders were barred from the school func¬ tions. Early in the season, the Council appointed Bill Crane and Jim Crane as yell leaders. Ellis Mc¬ Laren was chosen in the first term as the reporter for the “Col¬ legiate Collections” in the Brandon Sun. His duties were taken over by Marguerite Cowan after Christ¬ mas. They are both to he con¬ gratulated (in filling their posi¬ tions so capably. In January, Lyall Cavanagh and Bob Barclay were appointed co¬ editors for the Collegiate year book, “The New Era”. This year the student council undertook to sponsor an essay, poetry, and art contest in connec¬ tion with the “New Era”. The work handed in was of a very high calibre and proved that the B.C.I. still retains its share of talent. Another new scheme which met with the approval of the council was the purchase of school rings and pins. This appealed strongly to both students and ex-students alike. Lyall Cavanagh drew sev¬ eral designs from which one suit¬ able for either ring or pin was selected by the student council. Incidentally, the successful in¬ troduction of bowling for the girls was also a feature in our extra¬ curricular activities this year. All committees were appointed by the student council. To those committees which supervised the three proms, a great deal of credit is due for their faithful work. It becomes increasingly difficult to improve on the usual social func¬ tions each year and to present something more original; never¬ theless these committees succeed¬ ed in making the parties both en¬ tertaining and enjoyable for every¬ one. The committee in charge of the “lit” also deserves credit for presenting a fine literary evening, enjoyed by the students and staff. The major production “Anne of Green Gables” was the outstanding accomplishment of the Collegiate year. The council’s committee in charge of the ticket sales announc¬ ed a complete sell-out two days before the performance began. In this production the Collegiate made a clear profit of $189.49. In this regard particularly we were very pleased witli the whole-lieart- ed support given by the entire student body. Under the auspices of the coun¬ cil, the annual swimming meet was held January 15th. Pennants were presented to winning teams. The council will present crests as awards to honored members of the Collegiate before the term closes. 10 THE NEW ERA LITERARY AND ART POETRY CONTEST FIRST PRIZE POEM PAYING TRIBUTE Jennie Tomlinson And yet tor all the school boy says On their dullness and their thought, A finer lot of poetry Cannot easily be bought. I sit and read from Tennyson, Prom Milton and from Keats, Some poems are bright and cheery, And some are slow in beats; Tennyson wrote on many things; On Knights and Ladies fair, On Death, when evening stars came out, And brooks and sea and air; Keats in his English sort of way, Shows sunrise on the walls of Rome; And Milton aged by country’s toil, ‘On His Blindness’ wrote a poem. Their lessons teach us how to live Nobly, for our country’s sake, In rain or shine to laugh and smile, And of the worst, the best to make, To love the world that God has made, The birds and trees and showers, The reason Life is very sweet, Though not a bowl of flowers. SECOND PRIZE POEM AN EVENING TREASURE Marianne Sykes My evening star Radiates friendships from afar, Alone among a million more It becks to me like open door. Through half-closed eyes, ’Midst murmured sighs, I love its steady, pointed light Which bids me welcome through the night. And if I went, On silv’ry, haunting, pathway bent, Would I find there as I now dream A vision of beauty in mellow gleam? And when in sleep— (My star leads me instead of sheep) A rest in which I see afar My precious, peerless, evening star. 12 THE NEW ERA Second Prize Drawing, by Ted Spierc PROSE CONTEST FIRST PRIZE ANTHONY EDEN Annie Zaretsky Just a few months ago we read of the resigna ion of Anthony Eden, the British foreign m ' nister. The news was a great shock to us as we greatly admired and trusted Mr. Eden. There never had been a doubt in our minds but that he was putting into his work the best of his ability. Yet, he quit his office at a time when the whole world seemed in an uncertain position. Was he wise in doing so? That is the question circulating every¬ where in the British Empire rigid now. In due time we will know the answer, but, at present, we can only take a side for or against him. However, before we do so, let us review what we know about An¬ thony Eden. He became foreign minister two years ago, succeeding Sir Samuel Hoare. Since then Eden has chang¬ ed a great deal. Somewhere within the past two years he has lost his youth. This has come as a result of his absorption in his work. Few people realize what a difficult position that of foreign minister is. Eden was aware of its difficul¬ ties. He was also aw ' are that his position could not be a complete success, and yet he chose to work in a position which he knew would be a failure—how great, depended on himself. Why, then, did this young man choose this position when he knew its difficulties? It certainly was not for pecuniary r easons as he knew that the salary he would receive would not compensate him for what he had to put into the ser¬ vice. Neither was it because such THE NEW ERA 13 a position promised him a life of ease, for he had to sacrifice his happy home life to his hard work which occupied him all day, and often Ion into the night. Even at mealtimes he was pre-occupied with documents that needed im¬ mediate attention. If it was not for these reasons, then, why did Eden accept thus position? The reason for his choice was this: he had a desire to serve his country to the best of his ability. The lure of pub¬ lic life is like the lure of war, which every citizen obeys though hard work and dangerous risks are demanded by it. The majority of people would not give up every¬ thing for such a service as was Eden’s. For this reason they mis¬ understood, and often misrepre¬ sent him. After learning the reason for Mr. Eden’s acceptance of his posi¬ tion, we wonder why he resigned. Mr. Eden had, and still has, cer¬ tain ideas concerning the welfare of his country. These ideas, how¬ ever, differ from those of Prime Minister Chamberlain. Eden’s pol¬ icy was “to co-operate with every nation, but to take dictation from none”. He realized that a close alliance, such as Chamberlain de¬ sired with Mussolini, would mean the discarding of this policy. Mr. Chamberlain wanted an Italian al¬ liance, and he was willing to sub¬ mit to any Italian terms in order to secure peace for Britain; Eden would have made Italy an ally, hut only after the latter had with¬ drawn her forces from Spain. Neither would he have recognized Italy’s sovereignty over Ethiopia, as Mr. Chamberlain is planning to do. These are the main differences of opinion between Britain’s for¬ eign minister and her Prime Min¬ ister, but they are not the only ones. For a long time each has been conscious of a different out¬ look on matters concerning inter¬ national problems and the meth¬ ods by which these problems should he solved. The situation be¬ came so tense that Mr. Eden could endure it no longer. He felt he could not recommend to Parlia¬ ment measures with which he was not in agreement. Neither did he think it fair to the country to have two men, directing her affairs, working in “uneasy partnership”. This is how Mr. Eden felt at the time. His country’s welfare was his chief concern, yet he was al¬ lowing another man to work out her destiny by a method of which he did not approve. He might have chosen to fight his opponent in order t hat he might carry out his method, and indeed, there are many who think he should have done,so. They are afraid that Eden has forsaken his country, and has let it fall into the hands of a man who is willing to secure peace for his country at any terms. If Cham¬ berlain proves to he such a man, then the British people have rea¬ son to mourn Eden’s resignation. In such a case, the year 1938 may go down in British history as the turning point for Britain, and Feb¬ ruary 20 as the day which marked the beginning of Britain’s decline. But, no one has thought over the matter more carefully than Mr. Eden himself. He must have fore¬ seen no real danger for Britain in allowing Chamberlain to go ahead. It was very hard for Mr. Eden to give up his position, hut he did it, and in doing so chose a better, though a harder way, a way which makes him despised by many and trusted by few. Those who still admire him have confidence in his belief that Britain is not in im¬ mediate danger, and they have hopes that he may, someday, again hold a high position in the British Parliament. THE NEW ERA 1 1 SECOND PRIZE THE LOST HAT Jim Johnston At this moment there is a hat whose sole wish is to be back with me. Whatever part of the world it may be in, it will be pining away under the use of the new master, whom it must follow. The powerlessness of this in¬ animate object distresses me and prohibits it from crying out about the mistake that has been made. Inanimate as it is, however, I feel that my hat—if it had tongue with which to speak would say this: “Take me hack—take me back to the master with whom I was happy so long. He has been my owner since 1936, when he pur¬ chased he in that shop on the Avenue de la Portage in Winni¬ peg. I kept so trim and soft for him; and I had just the brim he likes, snapped a good deal. We went everywhere together, first to Vancouver and later to Edmonton. While in the former city he wore me on his hikes up into the Capilano canyon. Once I remember he laid me down where he had folded the rest of his clothes but when he tried the water, he found the Capilano Creek too cold to indulge in more than a brisk plunge and a few racing strokes. My master was no hardened salt. Thus when we crossed to Victoria on Vancouver island, the water being rough I lay in the cabin unmolested and out of use until we made port. In Victoria I adorned my mas¬ ter’s head while he walked through the quiet streets and parts of the city. This place was too retired to suit my young owner, and conse¬ quently we hoisted anchor for more exciting places. Eater, in the same year, 1 accom¬ panied him on a week-end to the western city of Regina. There I had ithe unduplicated pride and delight of hearing him repudiate the off er of a Homberg. Ry which I do not mean a German prince, but a hat fashioned after the busi¬ ness man’s derby. I, being of Ty¬ rolean or Swiss cut, he liked me a deal more than the later-styled head-gear. Nor did he, as most travellers do, bring away a peanut straw: which I consider further proof of his good taste. I was with him when he indulg¬ ed in his first chocolate eclair, and heard him declare this to be his most ecstatic moment. I was with him when the peo¬ ple at the station of Grenfel mis¬ took him—the young man with sun-glasses—for a wanted juvenile thief, little knowing that a week later, alighting from an airplane in Toronto, he was to be mistaken for a famous film star (who had not been seen there) and mobbed accordingly. And I had looked forward to the time when, through the years, 1 would be needed more and more because of his hair becoming thin with age. Now I have said enough. Oh! new owner, carry me back to the Y.M.C.A. where I was lost. Return me to the desk where my master has been calling for me for weeks. You do not really like me and perhaps your old hat is pining away as I am.” That is what I like to think my lost hat is saying. Always keep your boots polished. You can shine at one end, if you can’t at the other. THE NEW ERA 15 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES This year’s major production proved to he one of the most suc¬ cessful that B.C.I. has ever pre¬ sented. Every member of the staff and the student body was whole¬ heartedly behind the play. Its re¬ cord-breaking success testifies to that. It broke all previous records for advance ticket sales, and for general excellence. Miss Clenden- ning, the director, was largely re¬ sponsible for the high standard at¬ tained, attending to every detail, from showing pictures of Green Gables to the cast, to finishing off makeups. She worked long and hard, spending much time and effort, plus thought, on making the play a success. The final re¬ sults proved that her time had been well spent. The choice of “Anne of Green Gables” was a fortunate one, for the play is particularly adapted to the abilities of high school stu¬ dents. Its many amusing situations and delightful characters provide ample scope for the young actors to exercise their talent. Anne, of course, is the central character around which the play revolves. This imaginative young lady suc¬ ceeds in getting herself and her friends into many scrapes. Some¬ how or other, she always seems to come out of these scrapes un¬ harmed, but unfortunately, the others do not always emerge un¬ scathed. The poor orphans at the Hopeton Home suffered long. It is difficult to say whether or not they suffered more than did Miss Minnie Stearn. Mrs. Alex Spencer at last relieves them of this dis¬ turbing influence in their lives, transferring s aid disturbing in¬ fluence into the lives of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Anne’s es¬ capades and tricks tickle Mat¬ thew’s fancy, and bring about his rejuvenation. Not so with Marilla. In vain does she endeavor to hold a restraining hand over Anne. This spitfire lets loose her temper on Mrs. Lynde (although she af¬ terwards apologises most profuse¬ ly), and on Gilbert. The latter feels its full force for some days 1 THE NEW ERA (via a lump on his head). Even Diana, Anne’s bosom friend, does not escape unharmed; Anne, car¬ ried away by her affection en¬ deavors to take a lock of Diana’s hair for a souvenir, and cuts her in the process. Yes, as Miss Rem- sen predicted, “There was never a dull moment where Anne Shirley ' was”. If she isn’t poisoning Mrs. Allen (accidentally), or half-drown- ing herself while enacting “Lance¬ lot and Elaine”, she is removing the freckles from a pig. She is irrepressible. Although the Cuth- berts hadn’t wanted a girl, this lovable young mischief won their hearts completely with her im¬ aginative tales. .lust as she wins Manila’s and Matthew’s hearts so does she win those of her audience. L. M. Mont¬ gomery’s light-hearted, merry, whimsical, adorable little heroine lived for two nights in the person of Anita Smith. She was a real person to all who saw her, and will long he remembered. Anne’s first admirer, who con¬ tinues to be her staunchest friend, is Matthew. He is as helpless be¬ fore her charm as he has always been before his sister’s sharp tongue. He shields her, helps her, and loves her. Her influence changes him so that he will even defy Manila for her sake. Clifford Kitson gave an excellent perform¬ ance in this role. We have it on reliable authority that the only difference between “our Matthew” and the original was in height. Good work. Cliff. Manila, a stern, uncompromis¬ ing individual whose manner earns for her (the reputation of being “so mean that her sweet pickles turned sour without her doing a thing about it” was played by Peggy Doran. After Anne’s ap¬ pearance Manila changes to a real human being. “If you’d asked my advice, which you didn’t, I’d of said” that Emily Irwin was the reincarnation of Mrs. Rachael Lynde. She turned in a very creditable job as this busy dispenser of unsolicited ad¬ vice. (Incidentally, this was Em¬ ily’s first appearance on a stage). Evelyn Lindsay, as the sharp- tongued assistant at the orphan¬ age, and Reulah Cristall as the gossipy Josie Pye were outstand¬ ing. Tom Ryles made his small part noticeable, as the laconic country boy, Moody Spurgeon. A play is as strong as its weakest actor. Those taking the minor roles determined not to he out¬ done by those taking the major parts, and they certainly showed their determination by their ex¬ cellent acting. Marguerite Cowan, as a breathless Mrs. Spencer, Hazel Penman, as an appealing Diana Barry ' , Thelma Brownell, as her charming mother, Eleanore Wrye, as lovely Mrs. Allen, and Margaret Kerr, as the very capable Miss Remsen, all did their part to make “Anne of Green Gables” the suc¬ cess it was. Nor did the boys let their sex down. Gilbert Blythe and Ira Mills (Grenville Rates and Boh Bar¬ clay) upheld the honor of the hoys against great opposition, provid¬ ing the romantic element. Both romances looked quite hopeless, but Anne finally succumbed to Gilbert’s persistence, and together they reunited Marilla and Ira. Behind the scenes were those indispensable people, who, in the¬ atrical enterprises, are horn to blush unseen. No play can go on without the property, the costume, the stage, and the “odds and ends” committees. Congratulations to them, and all others, too numerous to mention, who co-operated to make this year’s dramatic produc¬ tion such a complete success. THE NEW ERA 17 THE DEBATING SOCIETY (Back Row): Eugene Simbalist, Bob Barclay, Alec Robertson, Ed. Halayko, George Ingham. (Middle Row): Bill Manson, Hugh Knowlton, Cliff Kitson, Thelma Brownell, Anita Smith, Art Noakes, Ted Spiers. (Front Row): Evelyn Lindsay, Miss Dunseith, Mona Smee. This year the debating society was organized under the direction of Miss Dunseith. The officers elected were: President, Bill Man- son; Vice-President, Evelyn Lind- ,say; Secretary, Cliff. Kitson. The society decided to hold the debates after four rather than during school hours. An exception to this was the final debate. In ithe first round of the com¬ petition, IV A, IIIC, IIII), II A and II D were victorious, with II C winning by default from II E. In the second round IV A, III D and II C won, with II C again winning by default, this time from III). This left three rooms in the run¬ ning. IV A was given a bye into the finals, with the semi-finals to be between II C and III I). The topic for the semi-final de¬ bate was, “Resolved that foreign countries should interfere in civil wars”. In this debate Marguerite Hanson and Anita Smith of II C argued in the affirmative, and Ted Spiers and George Ingham in the negative. The decision was in favor of the negative, thus placing III I) in the finals. On Friday, April 29, the final debate was held. Rob Barclay and Alec Roher ' tson of IV A upheld the affirmative side of the topic, “Resolved that sweepstakes for the benefit of hospitals should he legal¬ ized in Canada”, and George Ing¬ ham and Ted Spiers upholding the negative for III D. This debate was undoubtedly ithe closest debate of the year, and the decision was giv¬ en to III I) who now hold the de¬ bating championship. The judges were: Mr. Neelin, Mr. Reid and Mr. Bateman. 18 THE NEW ERA Scholarships Governor-General’s Medal—1938 Ethel M. Kerr Scholarship—1937 CLIFFORD KITSON Holder of Governor General’s Medal 1938 Clifford Kitson was born in Res- ton, where he lived long enough to start his school career. About ten years ago he came to Rrandon with his parents, and finished his elementary grades at Park school. He then entered Oxford Junior High school and two years ago came to the Collegiate. Clifford passed from grade ten to eleven by recommendation, and has been recommended from eleven this year with a higher standing. Outside of class work this young man has been a good citizen of the school and has taken an active part in the school organizations. He was secretary of the Debating Society, and took the prominent role of Matthew in the dramatic production of the year. The large audiences that enjoyed the play will long remember how well he played his part. The Collegiate hopes to have Clifford back next year, but whe¬ ther he returns or not he will carry with him the good-will of his fel¬ low students and teachers. He can’t say what Fortune has in store for him, but whether she hands out buffets or rewards he will take them with equal thanks. He has behind him hardy pioneer ances¬ tors who settled on the Portage Plains and did not give up under difficulties. He also has a worthy school career to look back upon, but best of all he has a steady mind to contemplate his own fut¬ ure journey and make the best of it. We shall watch that journey with interest. MARGUERITE COWAN Ethel M. Kerr Scholarship 1937 Last year the Ethel M. Kerr Scholarship for the highest marks obtained in the English course of Grade XI was won by Marguerite Cowan. Marguerite was horn in Rrandon eighteen years ago, and since then has resided in Calgary, and Qu’Appelle, Sask. She return¬ ed to Rrandon in 1935 and has at¬ tended the R.C.I. since then. Mar¬ guerite had a major role in “Anne of Green Gables” as the puffing, loquacious Mrs. Spencer. She de¬ bated once and made a creditable performance. This year she edited the “Collegiate Collections” in the Rrandon Sun, and she is on the New Era staff. Throughout her high school career Marguerite’s work has been of the highest calibre, and we wish her luck in her chosen career. THE NEW ERA 19 Alumni Of those attending Brandon Collegiate ten years ago, we have traced the following: Jane Cullen, who is in Flin Flon. Miss Willa Robertson, winner of 1927 Isbister Scholarship, who is married. Eric Davies, whose cheerful voice is heard from the broadcasting station CKY. Donna Mummery, who is nursing at the Brandon General Hospital. Allan Offer, 1928 President, who is the man of mystery. It is said he is still in Brandon. Gordon West, who is selling insurance. Byron Doak, who is a hard-working man at Jerrett’s Studio, and incidentally, was our photographer. Jean McDorman, who is attending the Wheat City Business College. Martin John, who is professor of Physics at the Brandon College. Winnie Spratling, who is now Mrs. Vic Hunt. Margaret Reid, who is teaching at Treherne. Dr. Harry Fitton, who is practising medicine in Saskatchewan. Clair Pentland, who combines nursing at the Mental Hospital and learning at the College. Doris Ward, Margaret Collins, Grace Webb, who are teaching in our city. Helen Mutter, who is Mrs. George Eaton, Toronto. Jean Bennest, a graduate of Brandon College, who is at Summer- land, B.C. Ed. Noakes, who is an attendant at the Mental Hospital. Bill Qua, who works for the Western Motors. Bill Fotheringham, who is in England. Elmer Ziegler, who is employed by the Record Press. Saul Cohen, who is teaching at the Ohio State University, Columbia. Among last year’s students are: Derry Gibson, who is on the staff of the Imperial Bank. Albert Cross, who is on the staff of the Bank of Commerce at Carman. Teresa Teg, who is in training at the Mental Hospital, Brandon. Eleanor Donnelly, who is taking a business course at Mount Royal College, Calgary. Walter Stanley, who is one of those jovial milkmen we read about •-—works for the Wheat City Dairy. Betty Arundell, who now lives in Galt, Ontario. 20 THE NEW ERA Glen Pattterson, George Trowsdale, Keith Webber, who are at¬ tending Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. Ward Watson, who is working in the Parliament Buildings, Win¬ nipeg, in the Bureau of Statistics. Bill Neale, who works for Manitoba Power Commission, Brandon. Margaret Oliver, Ken Wilde, Dennis McNeill, Margaret McDorman, “Boom” Cannon, Phill Mutter, Margaret Ingram, Harold Wolverton, Glen Lawson, Trueman Elliott, Jean Hutchison, Cal Slater, Margaret Hickling, Stanley Searle, Jean Downing, who are all attending Brandon College. Homer Brown, who is an attendant at the Brandon Mental Hospital. Ruth Stark, who is studying for her A.T.C.M. at Brandon College. Jack Bain, who is working at Woolworth’s. Betty Strange and Frank Hallas, who are attending Normal School. Harry Fraser, Edith Marshall, Daisy Calder, Myron McGee, Art Godden, Jack Mackie, Izzy Slater, Eleanor Lissaman, Jean Brathwaite, Frances Boyle, Mary Glock, Ruth Hanson, Irene Hill, Betty Ingham, John Marusiak, Betty Millar, Martha Montgomery, Bunty McCrory, Tim Rogers, Phyllis Traford, Mary Field, Ruth Kearns, who are all attending the Wheat City Business College. EXCHANGE Daniel McIntyre High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Kelvin Technical High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Gordon Bell High School, Winnipeg. Manitoba. Kenora Collegiate Institute, Kenora, Ontario. “The Tatler”, Lindsay Collegiate Insti¬ tute, Lindsay, Ontario. Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Kitchener, Ontario. Noith Toronto Collegiate Institute, Tor¬ onto, Ontario. Chatham Collegiate Institute, Oshawa, Ontario. Oshawa Collegiate Institute, Oshawa, Ontario. Stanford High and Vocational School, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Central Collegiate Institute, Calgary, Alberta. Victoria High School, Victoria, British Columbia. Eastern High School of Commerce, Tor¬ onto, Ontario. Norwood Collegiate Institute, Norwood, Manitoba. Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, Galt, Ontario. Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Owen Sound, Ontario. The Bugle, Crescent Heights High School, Calgary, Alberta. The Oracle, London gpu ' th Collegiate Institute, London, Ontario. The Echoes, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, Peterborough, Ontario. The Annual, Burnaby South High School, New Westminster, British Columbia. Acta Nostra, Guelph Collegiate Institute, Guelph Ontario. The Northland Echo, North Bay Colleg¬ iate Institute, North Bay, Ontario. The Oracle, Fort William Collegiate In¬ stitute, Fort William, Ontario. The Collegian, St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, St. Thomas, Ontario. The Flame, Central Collegiate Institute, Regina, Saskatchewan. The Echo, Dauphin Collegiate Institute, Dauphin, Manitoba. The Outlook, Moose Jaw Central Col¬ legiate Institute, Moose Jaw, Sas¬ katchewan. Acta Studentium, Daughan Road Col¬ legiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario. The Sickle, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba. The “Elevator”, Belleville Collegiate and Vocational School, Belleville, Ontario THE NEW ERA 21 SOCIAL INTRODUCTION NIGHT Our first social function of the year was held October 29th. The committee in charge was trying, this year more than ever, to get the students acquainted with one another. With this end in view they distributed identification cards to all the students. The evening opened with a grand march led by Mina Collins and Leo Kennedy. This was fol¬ lowed by a sing song, and for half an hour the B.C.I. was tilled with Jeanette MacDonalds, Nelson Ed- dys, Grace Moores, and Nino Mar¬ tinis, bellowing forth “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, and “My Wild Irish Rose”. Dancing was then enjoyed until lunch time. Orange and black streamers, balloons, wide-eyed pumpkins, and special novelty dances created a gay and delightful atmosphere. It was felt by all that this evening was a great success, and that our new year had started off with a bang. THE JUNIOR PROM Our last social event of the old year, the junior prom, was held December 17th. The auditorium was gaily decorated to celebrate the yuletide season. A floor show added to the en¬ joyment of the evening. Although all the numbers were excellent, Gloria Quayle’s rendition of “Boh White” was the most popular. Arty Piper and his Pied Pipers supplied the music. Novelty dances and the rush for streamers and balloons completed the program. Lunch was then served in the gymnasium. This being hockey night, those students who attended the game came over after and joined the others in this successful prom. EVENTS THE LIT The B.C.I.’s first lit in two years was held on November 26th. The programme was a huge success, with Cyril Kempston as master of ceremonies. The musical end of the pro¬ gramme was upheld by the Swing Club: Hazel Penman, Andy Twa, Nancy Neil, Irma Ferg and Phyllis Murdoch. Cyril Kempston, and Jay Hannay accompanying on the piano, played one of their own compositions, “Serenade to a Stooge”. The wit and humor of the pro¬ gramme was supplied by Harry Munroe and Bill Crane. A one act comedy featured Cliff. Kitson and Beverley Kingston as Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte. They were supported by Gregor Grant and Jim Tennant. Others who took part in the programme were: Ruth Bland, contributing a reading, and four girls, a Ukrainian folk dance. After the lit, dancing was enjoy¬ ed by all in the gym. THE PARTY AFTER THE BASKETBALL GAME This year, for the first time, the B.C.I. basketball teams played out¬ side squads — from Portage la Prairie. The games were played at the Y.M.C.A. and the students really got behind their team. After the games, both teams left for the Collegiate where a reception was tendered the Portage players. Lunch was served, and the mem¬ bers of the visiting team were shown around the school. THE PARTY AFTER THE PLAY Wednesday, March 9th, was the last day of our successful play, “Anne of Green Gables”. When it was over and the pictures were taken, the orchestra, teachers, cast THE NEW ERA ‘ 22 , and committees were served re¬ freshments in the library. After a very enjoyable lunch the stu¬ dents returned to the auditorium for dancing. SENIOR PROM. The senior prom, our big social affair of the year, was held May 6 in the auditorium which was ap¬ propriately decorated in the school colours, blue and white. A first-class floor show was pre¬ sented by a group of the students during intermission, Irma Ferg contributing a toe dance, Naomie Axford a toe-tap, and a chorus under Phyllis Murdoch, a ballet. The music was provided by Johnny Bering and his orchestra. After intermission the members of the Madrigal Club of the Uni¬ versity of North Dakota entertain¬ ed the students with some excel¬ lent numbers. The fine turnout of the students was gratifying to say the least, for the committee in charge spent a lot of time and energy in making the night a success. MUSICAL Six members of our student body, Bill Goodwin and Clifford Gill from Grade X, Clifford Kitson, Harold Lang and Jim Richardson from Grade XI and Ruth Hunter from Grade XII, played in Ihe unique broadcast of the Manitoba High School Orchestra under the baton of Mr. Padwick, on April 21st, when the largest orchestra ever assembled in Canada played over the National network of the C.B.C. It was impressive to see 450 musicians, all high school students playing 30 or 40 different instru¬ ments, keeping perfect time and tune under the expert leadership of Mr. Padwick. Not only did it MUSINGS represent many towns and cities of Manitoba but, as one lady sug¬ gested it was like a League of Na¬ tions, for it represented 17 differ¬ ent nationalities. The program of the concert, given in Winnipeg’s huge Amphi¬ theatre rink included works by Haydn, Wagner, Schubert and others, a short composition by Mr. Padwick himself, and cornet and violin solos by assisting artists Olga Irwin, Thora Kristensen and Betty Morrison. Hardly enough credit can he paid to Mr. Padwick for undertak¬ ing and making such a great suc¬ cess of this huge task. LAKE LOUISE Ian Sutherland Cradled in a pine-studded cleft between three towering peaks lies the mystic jewel known as Lake Louise. Gently caressing her em¬ erald brow cool winds pass, carry¬ ing with them the sweet perfume of the pines which rise on a gentle slope to the edge of the rocky cliff. High on the copper colored face of the mountain billowing white clouds break peacefully into soft cloudlets. Like magic from out of this pearly necklace a turbulent stream appears in its mad race down, ever down, until it empties into the mystic loveliness that is Lake Louise. the new era 23 - Sports - Abe Reider Bill Baynton Peter Prokaski Jim Crane Mr. Sigurdson Jim Reid Murray Schneider Jack Johnson Don Kennedy BOYS’ BASKETBALL The junior boys’ basketball team in the City League bad to start from scratch this year, hav¬ ing only three members left of its last year’s championship team. Mr. Sigurdson, the coach, built his team around these three—Bill Baynton, Don Kennedy, and Jim Crane—and did a creditable job. The B.C.I. team was leading its division at the half-way mark, but the experience of the Royals Jun¬ iors defeated them in the final rush for the pay dirlt. Previous to this year, the B.C.I. squads had he ld possession for four years, of the Cornell Trophy, emblematic of junior basketball supremacy in Brandon. Summary P. W. L. Pts. Royals . 12 8 4 16 Collegiate . 12 6 6 12 College . 12 3 9 6 Line-up and Scoring Points Don Kennedy (57), Bill Baynton (39), Jim Crane (33), Jack Johnson (19), Jim Reid (18), Murray Schneider (40), Glen Smith (8), Abe Reider (10), Pete Pro¬ kaski (4). GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Due to Mr. Sigurdson’s fine coaching, and the girls’ hard work, the team was a little more success¬ ful this year than last. They didn’t lose a .single game to the College team, and they gave the St. Paul’s girls a stiff battle for the Brandon championship. The girls taking part and their total points scored for the season were: Doreen Don¬ nelly (71), Anna Waldron (33), Irene Armstrong (31), Enid Ben¬ nett (18), Mary Prokaski (17), Beverly Mummery (15), Virginia Siskewich (4), Muriel Vellum (3), Shirley Brown, Marian Searle, Eileen Singleton, and Doris Spratt. The team missed Anna Waldron and Virginia Siskewich who left shortly after Christmas. This year the Collegiate was very fortunate in having the op¬ portunity of playing an outside team, the Portage girls, who came up in February. They were a fine group of players, and their differ¬ ent tactics won the game for them. But our girls have hopes of play¬ ing a return game, and of making a better showing. League Standing Teams Won Lost Points St. Paul’s . 12 2 24 B.C.I. 7 7 14 B.C. 2 12 4 24 THE NEW ERA Irene Armstrong Doreen Donnelly Shirley Brown Doris Spratt Mr. Sigurdson Mary Prokaski Enid Bennett Beverley Mummery Muriel Vellum MIDGET BASKETBALL TEAM This year the B.C.I. operated a farm club—the B.C.I. midgets— to develop basketball material in the junior forms. The results were highly gratifying, for the team, showing fine talent, lost only one game during the season, and ran away with the championship. The team operated in a league with the Leaders and Earl Haig. All stu¬ dents under 10 were eligible to play. The club was coached by Ray Rourke, an ex-Collegiate graduate, and much of the credit is due to his work. Perhaps some of these players will help to bring the Cornell Trophy hack to the B.C.I. next year. League Standing Won Lost Points B.C.I. . . 7 1 14 Leaders . 2 6 4 Earl Haig . 17 2 Line-up Bill Manson, Howard Rourke, Bill Mc¬ Kinnon, Jack Quinn, Stan. Ryan, Dal Harris, Ralph Robbins, George Parker. Stan Ryan Jack Quinn Bill Manson Ralph Robbins Howard Rourke Dal Harris GIRLS’ INTERFORM BASKETBALL The Girls’ Interform Basketball League was organized at the be¬ ginning of the term, and a sche¬ dule was drawn up for the games. The IIE girls seemed to be the only team that took any interest in the league, and by the end of January the schedule was dropped. However, as far as it went, II E was in the lead, with IV A follow¬ ing closely. Those in charge were: Miss A. Wood, Katharine Old, Mar¬ jorie Labelle, Ruth Hunlter and Anna Waldron. THE NEW ERA 25 BOYS’ INTERFORM BASKETBALL (Back Row): Bill Parastiuk Mr. Bell Jim Hill (Front Row): Bill Smith Bob Barclay Charlie Hamilton Herman Craite This year, after getting away to a flying start, the boys’ interform basketball league fell apart. Each room provided a good team but interest lagged later on in the schedule. The IV A team completed its schedule with hut one loss, and it really deserved the championship. Ill A and III E were runners-up. The line-up of the IV A team: Charlie Hamilton, Boh Hamilton, Boh Barclay, Herman Craite, Jim Hill, Bill Smith and Bill Parastiuk. The league was under the super¬ vision of Miss Duval. (Back Row): Jim Johnson Don Kennedy Jim Crame Bob Barclay (Front Row): Yvonne West Irma Parker Phyllis Murdoch Gladys Pue SWIMMING MEET The annual interform swimming meet was held in the Y.M.C.A. tank, January 15, with a large number of students in attendance. The lengthy and varied program was run off smoothly under ' the supervision of Don McGregor. Form IV A captured the hoys’ pennant, edging out III E who were a very close second. Leading the way to victory was Don Ken¬ nedy who came first in the hun¬ dred yards event, second in the diving event, and led his team ' io victor} ' in the relay race. Form III C, led by Irma Parker, walked away with the pennant in the girls’ division. The biggest upset of the evening was Don Kennedy’s defeat in the diving competition at the hands of Iolo Jones. Don has been the accepted diving champion of the B.G.I. for the past three years, and his defeat was an upset of the “first water”. THE NEW ERA 2(5 Gladys Pue was the outstanding star in the girls’ section, taking first place in the fifty yards free style, and second in the twenty-five yards backstroke. SUMMARY Girls 25 yards free style—1, Helen Hannay; 2, Yvonne West. 50 yards free style—1, Gladys Pue; 2, Jessie Millar. 25 yards backstroke—1, Ruth Hunter; 2, Gladys Pue. Diving—1, Irma Parker; 2, Lorna Law¬ rence. Relay—1, IIIC; 2, II D. Boys 25 yards free style—1, Glen Smith; 2, Bob Forbes. 50 yards free style—1, Harry Munroe; 2, George Ingham. 100 yards free style—1, Don Kennedy; 2, Pete Prokaski. 25 yards back stroke—1, Vernon Bas- rub; 2, Dave Austin. Plunge—1, Don Adams; 2, Jim Crane. Diving—1, Iolo Jones; 2, Don Kennedy. Relay—1, IVA; 2, HIE. (Back Row); Abe Reider Bill Mitrou John Graham Stan Wilkins Cy Kempston Fred Johnston (Front Row): Eileen Muirhead Jean Muirhead Josephine Hamm Eleanor Wrye Irene Armstrong GIRLS BOWLING This year the Collegiate girls decided to take up bowling. Forty girls, comprising eight teams, took parit. The competition was so keen that very few substitutes were needed. Two schedules were drawn up; the winner of the first was Beth Crawford’s team “the Point¬ ers”, and of the second, Eleanor Wrye’s team, “the Scamps”. These two teams played a two-game total points series for the cham¬ pionship. The Scamps—Eleanor Wrye, Eileen Muirhead, Josephine Hamm, Jean Muirhead, and Irene Armstrong—ended a few points up on “the Pointers”, and were crowned champions. BOYS BOWLING The boys bowling began late in the fall of ’37 and got off to a smooth start. Howard Smith, at the head of his “Smithsonian” crew, managed to take first place in the first hal f of the schedule before sickness forced him to drop out of the game. His boys worked hard during the first half, and be¬ ing sure of a play-off berth coast¬ ed along easily during the latter part of the sessions. The team was composed of: Gregor Grant, .Tim Tennant, George Ingham, Irwin Eggleton, and Howard Smith. Runner-up for this half was Bill Mitrou’s “Mighty Muscle Men”, composed of Lyall Cavanagh, Hugh Knowlton, Ralph Robbins, and Cliff. Williams. In (the second half the teams placing fifth and sixth in the initial session finished on top. The teams were under the leadership of Charlie Hamilton and Abe. Reider, first and second respective¬ ly. Jim Hill joined the former’s trundling crew at Christmas and it was largely due to his work that THE NEW ERA 27 the team came out in first place. The team consisted of: Charlie Hamilton, Dal Harris, Pete Wy- tyck, Jim Hill and Harold Cam¬ eron. Abe Reider’s quintet was com¬ prised of: Cyril Kempston, Fred Johnston, Stan. Wilkins, John Graham, and Abe Reider. The play-offs began a few weeks before Easter with Howard Smith’s “Smithsonians” meeting Abe Reider’s “Rough Riders”, while Bill Mitrou’s “Mighty Mus¬ cle Men” met Charlie Hamilton’s “Ham Heavers”. Reider and Mit- rou both won hard-earned games and met for the finals, in which the outstanding trundling per¬ formed by Fred Johnston and Stan Wilkins put Abe Reider’s team into first place. The highest score of the two games was obtained by Ralph Rob¬ bins. Ralph rolled scores of 247 and 2(58 for a 515 count. A close runner-up was Lyall Cavanagh with a total of 507. Clayton Copp, the Annex boy, rolled a single game of 350, just a hundred points from a perfect score. Irwin Eggleton shared next honors with his single game score of 312. In the first division Charlie Hamilton’s team managed to get the highest team score of 1728. Abe Reider’s crew came next with a total of 1(597. Only four teams thus far have been mentioned. The remaining four, nevertheless, turned out some high class scores. Lawrence Marvin’s “Mangling Maniacs”, consisting of Clayton Copp, Nick Peech, and Bill Irving managed to win the consolation event. The other three teams were captained by Vernon Boy, Bill Manson, and Howard Brown. SKATING The Kinsmen’s Carnival, held annually in the Arena Rink, was a big success this year, as far as the B.C.I. was concerned. The Col¬ legiate skaters might have been in a slump last year, but they proved beyond all doubt that they were in no slump this year by winning every trophy but one that the Kinsmen had to offer. Two years ago the B.C.I. won every trophy, but last year was set back by the stiff competition of- Miss Insley: “What do you mean by saying that Benedict Arnold was a jan¬ itor?” Charlie Powers: “The book says that after his exile he spent the rest of his life in abasement”. ❖ Mr. Reid: “Now, Jim, start saving the pennies and put them in this yellow box, fered by the College. This year, however, the hearers of the Blue and White staged a comeback and walked away with the prizes in all the major events. BOYS 8 laps—Mike Crossman, C.C.M. trophy. Relay Team—Mike Crossman, Bob. Hamilton, Joe Nowazek, Chas. Hamilton. GIRLS 4 laps—Erma Johnston, (Strand Cup). Relay Team—Irma Parker, Erma John¬ ston, Olive Paterson, Gladys Pue, Gladys Howe. and when you get five pennies give them to me and I’ll give you a nickel and you can put that in this blue box then when you get five nickels give them to me and I’ll give you a quarter and you can put it in this red box”. Seventeen years later Jim discovers that the red box is the gas meter. 28 THE NEW ERA FIELD DAY Two records were smashed as the annual field day was held at the exhibition grounds. Cool wea¬ ther detracted somewhat from the perfect conditions which athletes need for mark-breaking perform¬ ances, so that the display was most commendable from every stand¬ point. Dal Harris created a new mark in the junior shot put, tossing the weight 88 feet 7 inches to heat the former record quite easily. Ruth Hunter sprinted the 50 yards in the girls’ section in the new time of 6 and 2-5 seconds. Others were close to former best marks, but they couldn’t quite make it. Ian Sutherland captured the senior individual title, while Ruth Hunter took similar honors among the senior girls. The best junior was Dal Harris, while Betty Young walked away with the title in the junior girls’ division. IV A won tlie staff shield by compiling 31 points, and III B finished second with 24 points. The interform games were held earlier in the Central School, and they provided much excitement throughout. The events took in a varied list of competitions, and at the end of that day’s sport IV A led with 18 points. SENIOR BOYS Broad Jump—1, Ian Sutherland HIE: 2. Gordon Knowlton III D; 3, Harry Col- lister IV A. Distance 16 ft. 10% in. Pole Vault—1, Howard Morrison IV A; 2, Steve Morris IIID; 3, Nick Peech III A. Height 6 ft. 9 in. Shot Put—1, Stanley Trelka III E; 2, Herman ' Craite IV A; 3. Ian Sutherland III E. Distance 30 ft. 9 in. High Jumn—1, Ian Sutherland HIE: 2, Jim Johnston IVA: 3, Herman Craite IV A. Height 5 ft. 4 in. 100 Yards—1, Ian Sutherland LIE: 2. Gordon Knowlton IIID; 3, John Adamski II B. Time 10% secs. 220 Yards—1, Ian Sutherland III E; 2, Gordon Knowlton III D. Time 24 1-5 secs. Half Mile—1, Jack Adams III E; 2, Herman Craite IV A; 3, Nick Peech III A. Time 2 min. 29 3-10 secs.. JUNIOR GIRLS Running Broad Jump—1, Jack Moore II A; 2, Dal Harris IIID; 3, Jack Neelin II A. Distance 15 ft. 9 in. Pole Vault—1, Charles Hamilton IV A: 2, Dal Harris IIID; 3, Jack Moore II A. Height 8 ft. Shot Put—1, Dal Harris III D; 2, Charles Hamilton IVA; 3, William Lang III A. Distance 38 ft. 7 in. New record. (Old record 35 ' ft. 2 in.). High Jump—1, Dallas Harris III D; 2, Jim Kennedy II A; 3, George Ingham I I D. Height 4 ft. 9 in. 100 Yards—1, Bill Lang III A; 2, Joe Nowezak III A; 3, George Ingham IIID. Time 11.4 sees. 220 Yards—1, Joe Nowezak III A; 2, Bill La-g III A; 3, George Ingham III A. Time 26.2 secs. Half Mile—1, Dallas Harris IIID; 2, Jack Neelin II A; 3, Gordon Bates II A. Time 2 min. 37 2-10 secs. JUNIOR BOYS Running Broad Jump—1. Betty Young III B; 2, Eileen Singleton II A; 3, Clara Peltz II E. Distance 13 ft. % in. High Jump—1, Betty Young III B; 2, Eileen Singleton II A; 3, Jean Cameron IIE. Height 4 ft. 6 in. 50 Yards—1, Betty Young IIIB; 2, Jean Cameron II E; 3, Clara Peltz HE. Time 7.2 secs. 75 Yards—1, Betty Young IIIB: 2, Eileen Singleton II A; 3, Clara Peltz HE. Time 11 secs. Hop Step Jump—1. Betty Young IIIB; 2. Eileen Singleton II A; 3, Mona Smee, Clara Peltz IIE. Distance 26 ft. 6 in. SENIOR GIRLS Running Broad Jump—1, Ruth Hunter IVA; 2, Muriel Vellum IIIB; 3, Doris Spratt III B. Distance 11 ft. 8% in. High Jump—1, Doreen Dornelly IV A; 2, Muriel Vellum IIIB; 3, Irene Arm¬ strong III B. Height 4 ft. 1% in. 50 Yards—1, Ruth Hunter IV A; 2, Margaret Kennedy II D; 3, Muriel Vel¬ lum III B. Time 6 2-5 secs. Record mark 1930 set by Winona Blackwell. 100 Yards—1. Margaret Kennedy II D; 2. Ruth Hunter IV A; 3, Doris Spratt III B. Time 13 secs. Hop, Step, Jump—1, Irene Armstrong III B; 2, Doris Spratt III B; 3, Ruth Hunter IV A. Dista nce 24 ft. 1% in. THE NEW ERA 2 ' .) The position of president of the Student Council this year was cap¬ ably fdled by one of the fairer sex, Doreen Donnelly. To her, our con¬ gratulations for the splendid way in which she has supported and represented us in the past year. No more successful year could have been had, even if there had been a boy in the president’s chair. So, boys, this year we take our hats off to the ladies of B.C.I. It was something new and novel. By this we mean the manner in which Cy Kempston supported himself in the election for school president. There may not be room for you on the top step of Success, but you can always be helpful from wher¬ ever you are standing. When the pictures were being taken Don Kennedy demonstrated to Jim Hill the perfect drop-kick. His style was something to see, hut the window was not. Two B.C.I. students (initials I.S. and P.G.) tried to set a pre¬ cedent this year by cultivating a Don Juan moustache and a pair of Uncle Ezra sideburns, respec¬ tively. Apparently they were un¬ successful for no precedent has resulted. According to Harry Collister, he may look dumb, but he doesn’t act dumb. What this country needs is less air and more pressure. We expect that when everybody starts goose-stepping everything will he “ducky”. A new Order of the Garter was created one night during a “scav¬ enger” party at the school. A cer¬ tain student (no names mention¬ ed, but his initials are B.M.) was able to secure a lady’s pink garter. This little fellow, through sheer perseverence, and after a terrible ordeal, has started the new Order of the Pink Garter. It’s a common sight to see girls combing their hair in public, but when a whole room of boys comes into the Auditorium and each one combs his hair -Well!!?? Just to even up the score, here is one for the boys. Have you ever noticed a girl with a new perman¬ ent? Well, this is how she carries on. First, she fluffs it up with the palm of her hand, and picking out an unruly curl proceeds to twist it around her index finger. She then pulls the little curl out as far as it will stretch, and without wast¬ ing any motion, lets it flip back into place, from whence she picks out another curl and proceeds with the same program. (P.S. If you desire a demonstration come around when half of “your’s truly” is not busy!!?? ) ' THE NEW ERA 30 The only one who didn’t believe the pictures of the rooms turned out perfectly was Mr. Bateman. He complained that they didn’t show everything that really was there. (If you don’t get the joke, it’s “hair” today and gone tomor¬ row) . Well, cheer up folks, you still have Mr. Kirkpatrick’s jokes to listen to. Some students could be called “Ashcans in the Alley of Success”, while others are just “Cinders in the Eyes of the Nation”. Little Charlie Gemeroy simply smeared his way through a room party with one small blob of Lim- herger. (P.U.) Apparently the gals of B.C.I. have not forgotten their public- schools traits. It appears that one of Mr. Bateman’s girls (student) placed a crocus on his desk. It also appears that another young lady A “SWELL” BUNCH remarked that said crocus was taking the part of the daily apple. Whereupo n their venerable teach¬ er remarked that a box of apples would suit him better than said apple. Also whereupon, Mr. Bate¬ man discovered next day a small carton of apples on his desk. Rumor has it that he closed the class door with an apple in his mouth and another in his hand. We ask all the Collegiate stu¬ dents to patronize those firms whose advertisements are contain¬ ed herein. It would he impossible to publish this year hook without their financial aid. Each year it becomes increasingly difficult to gather advertisements, as these firms rightly argue that it is a losing proposition to subscribe. So let us help the next New Era by patronizing these concerns, and proving to them that it is not a losing proposition. Drop in, and when making your purchases, mention their ads. in this maga¬ zine. OF MUMPS VICTIMS! • ♦ ■ 4 ' 4 4|iSi j “ 0 it ft f 4 THE NEW ERA 31 Left to Right: Donald Thompson, Arthur Wilcox, Ted Spiers, Glen Milliken. Canadian General Council THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION Dear Rover Scouts: I should like to congratulate you upon having been awarded the Gilt Cross of the Boy Scouts Association for the valuable service you rendered in bringing two hundred children to safety from the smoke-filled Oak Theatre v hen fire broke out in the basement. Your promptness and presence of mind help to prevent what might have resulted in serious loss of life. This gallant action of yours pays ai high tribute to Boy Scout training. On behalf of the Chief Scout for Canada, who sanctioned the gr anting of these awards to you, and also for myself, I offer you our best wishes for 1 your future health and happiness. E. W. BEATTY, President. Yours sincerely, 32 THE NEW ERA Class President.Jim Kennedy Council Representative_Jack Buckham Debating Representative Hugh Knowlton Basketball Representative.Jack Neelin Form Teacher_ _Miss McDole different phases of school life. Our debaters, under the supervision of Hugh Knowlton, made a fine show¬ ing, while our basketball team represented us well in the inter¬ form league. The aquatic stars of IIA succeeded in taking third place in the interform swimming meet. Our room party was held in February and was in the form of a toboggan party. After toboggan¬ ing we returned to the Collegiate for lunch. As we, the students of II A, enter the final chapter of the school year we leave behind us remembrances of good sportsmanship and scho¬ lastic achievement. Under the capable leadership of our class president and represen¬ tatives, of whom we are justly proud, we have entered into all the THE NEW ERA 33 In closing we all join in thank¬ ing Miss McDole for her invaluable assistance and genial guidance throughout the term. We also ex¬ tend hearty congratulations to Miss Clendenning for her excellent work in the major production, “Anne of Green Gables” in which two of our classmates, Hazel Pen¬ man and Grenville Bates, had im¬ portant parts. Odds and Ends Elizabeth Gajerski is our one wise girl, while Jack “Buck” Buck- ODE TO A WEARY STUDENT Student, student, burning bright Electric lights late in the night, Oh what grief and oh what sorrow This exam will bring tomorrow— Teachers tell us how they hate In the night to sit up late Marking papers one by one Till the enormous pile is done. And yet each term the little lambs Plague us with some more exams We don’t want them, nor do they What’s the matter anyway? Student, student, burning bright Electric lights late in the night, Slowly, gently, raise your head You’re not done until you’re dead. —F.W.C.I. Oracle Johnnie Boreskie: Do you shave for five cents Barber: Yes, one side. Johnnie: O.K., go ahead, shave the outside. A crowd of the elite were dining in a smart restaurant when Ian Sutherland entered, sat down, coughed loudly, and tied his napkin around his neck. In great embarrassment, the manager called a waiter to him and whispered, “Try to make him understand as tactfully as pos¬ sible that that’s not being done”. The waiter approached the offending diner, leaned suavely over his shoulder and said, “Shave or haircut, sir?” ham struggles to uphold the repu¬ tation of our manly hut feeble¬ minded males. It seems to us that Joe Zatylny never gets through cleaning his glasses. Sometimes we wonder if Pete Wityck and Johnny Graham are ever going to settle down. Any one of these previously mentioned manly hut feeble-mind¬ ed males would probably donate his shirt for a copy of Jimmy Ken¬ nedy’s little black book. WHISTLE YOUR BLUES AWAY When you are feelin’ mighty blue, And things don’t work out right for you. You wonder if its all worth while— A cure for blues is just to smile— And see what whistling a tune will do! Whenever you see that the skies are gray, And it’s going to be a gloomy day, It looks as though it were going to rain You wonder if the sun will shine again Then whistling will drive the blues away! Oh, I’ve tried it often so I know it works, For behind every cloud the sunshine lurks; And after a brief storm the rainbow appears, Just as smiles always follow petulant tears, So, won’t you just whistle your blues away? —Anonymous Our greatest glory is not in never fall¬ ing but in rising every time we fall. —Confucius Sherry Wade: “I’m rather good at imitating. I imitate almost any bird you can name”. Enid Bennet: (stifling a yawn): “How about a homing pigeon?” T O ' Let us remind all our lecturers that the longer the spoke the greater the tire. 34 THE NEW ERA FORM IIB President. .Lester Fraser Council Representative Donald Thomson Debating Rep.. Eugene Simbalist Boys’ Basketball Rep. Peter Prokaski Form Teacher Miss Dunseith II B is a room of boys, and for most of us it is our first year at the Collegiate. We all hope we have made a success of this, our first year, and that next fall we shall he in Grade Eleven. Throughout the year IIB has shown a fine school spirit and has been well represented in the school activities. We are proud of our room teacher, Miss Dunseith, who spent last year in Scotland as an exchange teacher. The II B basketball team, direct¬ ed by Pete Prokaski, who incident¬ ally plays on the Junior team, did very well in the basketball sched¬ ule. The members of the team: Carl Bachinski, Vernon Basruh, Lester Fraser, Don Thomson, Eugene Simbalist and Lester Wal- chuck. The swimming team from II B finished fourth in the interform swimming meet. Those taking part: Harry Munroe, Vernon Bas¬ ruh, Lloyd Johnson, Pete Prokaski and Les. Walchuck. We were represented in the interform debating by Eugene Simbalist, and his colleague, Tom Ryles. They lost their first and only debate, hut considering that it was their first attempt didn’t do too had at all. IIR was represented in the major production by Tom Ryles who played the part of Moody Spurgeon. We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all the mem¬ bers of the teaching stall ' who have helped us over our difficulties dur¬ ing the past school term. If you don’t believe in co-operation, Out of the lowest depths there is a just observe what happens to a wagon path to the loftiest height, when one wheel comes off. —Carlyle THE NEW ERA ;ir FORM IIC Council Rep. Marguerite Hanson Debating Representative .Anita Smith Girls’ Basketball Rep. .Dorothy Hurle Form Teacher Miss Duval For most of us this has been our first year at the Collegiate, and we have found our stay a pleasant one. We were just in time to he the first students to try the new system of moving to a differ¬ ent classroom at the end of each period. We tried an experiment of our own, sharing the government of our class equally, and as a re¬ sult did without a class president. Our team, consisting of Mar¬ guerite Hanson and Anita Smith, reached the semi-finals in the interform debating competition. Anita Smith was our outstand¬ ing representative in the Collegiate major production, starring in the title role of “Anne of Green Gables”. We must say, Anita, that we are all proud of you. Mary Bobyk, Sophie Chyzk, Dorothy Hurle, Margaret Barr, Victoria Halliday, Bernice Coch¬ rane, and Charlotte Mathieson, composed our basketball team in the interform basketball league. This very able group was left with¬ out opponents early in the season, due to the lack of enthusiasm shown by the other classes. Our class party was rather un¬ usual. We held an “Amateur Hour” in the gymnasium. Yes, we have talent in II C! Can Helen Bocker tap dance! Charlotte Math¬ ieson play the piano! And Sophie and Mary play the banjo! Prizes were given to the winners. During the year we were sorry to lose three of our classmates- Dorothy White, Joyce Street and Lily MacPherson. Often Seen in II C Marg. McPhail chewing gum. Thelma Cunningham drawing pictures of movie stars. Mary de Faye and Marguerite Hanson discussing the social events of the previous evening. Evelyn Hunt and Helen Tacka- berry with one foot in the room as the hell goes. FORM 11D President Ella Churcher Student Council.Elsie Clark Girls’ Sports Blanche Bedford Boys’ Sports Jack Johnson Teacher... Miss Clendenning III), although small in numbers, has been a supporter of all school activities. In our room are to he found three outstanding athletes Iolo Jones, who carried off the honors for diving at the swimming meet, Jack Johnson who plays for the Collegiate basketball team, and Mary Prokaska who plays on the girls’ Collegiate team. Madeline Scott and Frances McCrae were our debaters; they won their first honors from II E. Our students turned historical one evening, and as a class saw the picture “Queen Victoria” at the theatre. The students returned to the school for lunch. The table was decorated with candles, and Mr. Reid sat at the head with the students sitting around as at a family gathering. We competed in the ticket-sell¬ ing campaign, and came close to winning the coveted reward. We were all sorry to see our room teacher, Miss Clendenning, leave. Miss Clendenning gave the Collegiate one of its most success¬ ful major productions, “Anne of Green Gables”, and we were cer¬ tainly proud of her. Our doubts are traitors, A small boy, leading a donkey, passed And make us lose the good we oft might by an army camp. A couple of soldiers win, wanted to have some fun with the lad. By fearing to attempt. “What are you holding on to your — Shakespeare. brother so tight for, sonny?” asked one of them. Even those who strive to be perfect “So he won’t join the army”, the stand in need of reproof. youngster replied, without blinking an eye. —Mencius THE NEW ERA fi7 FORM HE Council Representative Bob Russell Debating Representative Arthur Noakes Girls’ Basketball Rep. Alice Pelcher Boys’ Basketball Rep. Bill McKinnon Room Teacher Miss Doig An exhibit of work was held in December, to which both the morning and afternoon classes contributed. It was held in the Girls’ Industrial Arts room, and was open to the public for one day. A school party was held at Jjaacckk’s slide in January, the whole annex attending. After to¬ bogganing the classes returned to the Collegiate for dancing and re¬ freshments. II E’s debating team lost its first and only debate in the interform debating competition, to II C. Often Seen in II E Bob Russell “trying” to concen¬ trate on History with his mind on hockey. Beth Ross laughing at Rourke’s jokes. Harlay Hayward with a wide grin and a vacant mind. Howard Rourke borrowing His¬ tory notes. Jessie Hamilton dreaming of the old boy friend, or the new one. Cliff Gill and Mary Pow con¬ versing at great lengths upon nothing. George Gerring -trying to sing two songs at once—so it seems to our ears. With Violet cuddling in his arms, He drove his Ford—poor silly. Where once he held his Violet, There now he clasped a lily. A Freshman from the Amazon, Put nighties of his Gramazon, The reason’s that, he was too fat, To get his own Pajamazon. Herman Craite: “Did you hear what they do with ferry boats when they’re late?” Charlie Pierson: “No, What?” Herman Craite: “Dock ’em,-haw, haw’. $ How poor are they who have not pa¬ tience. — Shakespeare ■ 38 THE NEW ERA FORM 11F Collegiate, and games were played and refreshments served. The members of the swimming team and their achievements: Helen Hannay—first in 25 yards. Ruth Hanson—first in breast stroke. Jessie Millar—second in 50 yards. Jessie Mill ar—third in diving. The girls’ relay came second. Seldom Seen in II F Bill McCauley—without a toy to play with. Mona Smee—when she isn’t bor¬ rowing. Jack Quinn—with a note ex¬ plaining his absences. Ralpli Gibson—in school during a history test. Clara Peltz—.talking. Helen Ogrodnik not blushing. Jessie Millar—not giggling. Alice Pelchar—not singing. Anne Simhalist—studying. A single conversation across the table Mary Watson: “What heavenly music with a wise man is better than ten years’ —let’s dance”. mere study of books. Ray McKenzie: “That isn’t music— the waiter dropped our dinner”. Council Representative Alec Marshman Girls’ Basketball Rep. Alice Pelchar Boys’ Basketball Rep. Ralph Gibson Debating Representative. .Mona Smee Activities Our girls’ basketball team up¬ held the reputation of II F, win¬ ning all its games. The players were: Alice Pelchar, Ruth Hanson, Helen Hannay, Jessie Millar, Jessie Hamilton, Mary Pow, Runny Traford. While the hoys did not fare quite so well, yet they managed to win their share of their games. The players were: Clayton Capp, Jack Quinn, Stan Ryan, Howard Rourke, Bill McKinnon, Ralph Gibson. During the term a tobogganing party was held at Jjaacckk’s slide, with the whole annex attending. After, the students returned to the —Chinese Maxim THE NEW ERA 39 FORM IMA Form Teacher.. Mr. Sigurdson President....Murray Schneider Council Representative...George Gooden Basketball Representative . Bill Cuff Debating Rep_ Edward Halayko III A may well be looked upon as the sporting room of the B.C.I. Although we didn’t always come out on top we were always in there trying. Our basketball team was comprised of: Gordon Milne, Mike Crossman, Joe Nowazek, Stan. Yablonski, Jim Richardson and Jack Dennis. At the swimming meet we were represented by Nick Peech and Joe Nowazek. Mike Crossman upheld our reputation at the Kinsmen’s Carnival, bring¬ ing home a first. Jim Nelson and Nick Peech were ousted from the interform debating competition in the first round. Although we were not represented in the cast of the major production, Bob Epton, Bill Cuff and Rae Kirk worked back- stage. Thanks is due to our form tea¬ cher, Mr. Sigurdson, for his fine support and sportsmanship. WE THE PEOPLE Jack Carey Many a horse’s hoof has Jack discarded in the basket. He’s usually all gummed up. Jack Dennis—A blonde with a very attractive smile. Phone No. 4171. Bill Lang—Rill spends his spare time over at Earl Oxford catching up on his lost French. Is that all you catch, Bill? Ed. Halayko—A bachelor. He does plenty of worrying about the ammeter and altimeter, hut never “where will I meter”. Ken Coker—The main reason why the other 41 III A inhabitants go grey. Ken Longrigg -Little in size, big in sound. His theme song, “Whistle while you sleep”. Murray Bowen—Our professor of swing. Mur. proposes that they substitute “jam sessions” for the Geometry periods. 40 THE NEW ERA Bob. Davis—The emancipator of fluent and elegant oratory. Any¬ thing under twenty letters is pie to Bobby. Tom Burton -Timid Thomas, red hair—but no temper. A good stooge for Viv. Percy Galvin—Percy spent the whole winter cultivating sideburns and then the barber sawed them off when he wasn’t looking. Bill Cuff -Left us in March to follow in his father’s footsteps. Motto—“Buy it on the cuff”. Mike Crossman We often hear the women say, “Oh, if I only had his hair”. Nickname, Snowball. Gordon Milne—He’s be a good boy if he’d only take his school work as seriously as he does his ping-pong. Lawrence Stringer - Miss Du¬ val’s little magpie. He makes a swell stooge for Gord. Bob Epton A difficult lad to write about—he does soooo many things. Jack Kerr—III A’s Bad Boy, or Louis Armstrong with short pants. Motto—“Without Love there is no Happiness”. Claude Fields—III A’s Good Boy or the Good Samaritan modern¬ ized. Motto—“’Tis better to give than to receive”. Murray Schneider Room Pres. A great sports enthusiast. One of the many victims of mumps. George Gooden III A’s best dressed man. He believes in adver¬ tising poppa’s business. Ron. Armstrong He often wishes his surname didn’t start with “A” because he always gets a front seat. James Semper He always has a laugh for his own gag and a knock for someone else’s gal. Jim Nelson A swell guy, a good sport and a very smart boy. (He owes me a dime). Harold Long—By way of the high seas: Harold is No. 133113 on the Canadian Navy’s waiting list. Oceans of luck, Admiral. Stan Wilkins—“Zit”, the man of the hour, is just another of those tall, dark and handsome brutes. Lawrence Stuckey A good boy made bad by his neighbors. Am¬ bition—To be a man. Joe Henzel Rubinoff with a stringless bow, or Jack Benny at his worst. He comes to school mad because his “Henzel” not lay. Jim Richardson -The garnerer of many points for our basketball team. Scotty is a great boy for saving. Joe Nowazek An Information Bureau for Mr. Bell- but he usual¬ ly gives the wrong information. Nick Peech - Usually is very quiet hut has his moments. Ill A’s second bright student. Jack Sommerville—Jack always makes a call at the Public Protec¬ tion Bureau before he takes his report home. Colin Clarke—Colin hails from the farm. Quiet, but contented. Doug. Smee—Delights in mak¬ ing funny faces—or maybe he doesn’t make them. John Cox Didn’t make an ap¬ pearance until Christmas, and since then it’s just been off and on. Adam Lawson Innocent look¬ ing, but not so innocent. He’s al¬ ways a few assignments behind time. Rae Kirk -Since he produced his sound effects in the major pro¬ duction he’s been hunting for a Major Bowes unit. Glen Speers—Never seen with¬ out Rill Lang. Glen is one of the few who doesn’t miss the “girlies what aren’t in the room”. Howard Smith Much to his pleasure (I think) his school year was interrupted by the scarlet THE NEW ERA 41 fever epidemic. Miss Duval sure missed him. Stan. Yablonski A great favor¬ ite in the Geometry periods be¬ cause he owns a stencil—not that he ever has it. Jack Thomas — Changed his name from John to Jack in De¬ cember. A puzzle to all the teach¬ ers. Motto—Keep Smiling. Vivian Dodds—Don’t let the first name mislead you. Nor the last— lie’s no relation to the pill mag¬ nate. Dodds all. W.se men ne’er sit and wail their loss, But cheerly seek how to redress their harms. —Shakespeare FORM 111B Council Representative Beulah Cristall Debating Rep__Evelyn Lindsay Basketball Rep.Marjorie Labelle Form Teacher..Mr. Bateman The girls from the Physics Lab. have been a real asset to the B.C.I. this year. In the realm of sport III B put forth a fair basketball team, and Erma Johnston won the girls’ championship at the skating event of the year, the Kinsmen’s Kar- nival. Although the members of our debating team, Doris Spratt and Margaret Jenkins, were not suc¬ cessful they put up stiff opposi¬ tion. Ill R students did an enormous amount of work helping produce “Anne of Green Gables”. Evelyn Lindsay, Emily Irwin, and Beulah Cristall were members of the cast. The “make-up” committee and nearly all of the “properties” committee were III B girls. Irene Armstrong “Rene” comes to III R classes for History, Chem¬ istry and French. Verna Baglo — With a nature quiet and sincere, undisturbed by care or fear, hard she works throughout the year. Dorothy Bain — A quiet red¬ head who never sems to get into 42 THE NEW ERA trouble. Beulah wonders how she does it. Enid Bennett “Toots” is only seen in our room for History and French, hut we hear she “can” play basketball. Mary Brockie—Mary never has time to finish her breakfast at home. Marjorie Brown -Marj. is rather quiet hut that only shows us she was out late the night before. Evelyn Craig—“Babe” is one of the quiet girls of III B (and are they scarce). Beulah Cristall — The “Josie Pye” of B.C.I. We wonder when Beulah will run out of words. Am¬ bition (if any)—to be on time. Bernice Crittendon Better known as “Bunny”. She exerts a had influence on certain students. Anne Fedoruk—She is seldom heard from, but we’ve learned that she spends her leisure time working in the grocery store. Irma Ferg — Blue eyes and blonde curly hair, perky nose and a come-hither stare; cute and viv¬ acious, lovable and sweet, that’s our Irma—she’s hard to beat. Muriel Goode—The girl who supplies candy and Algebra to a certain group of people. Peggy Gooden Broad in mind, small in stature, bad at times, hut good in nature. Always ready with a smile, Peggy’s laughing most the while. Phyllis Hake—We can’t imagine why she attended both the winter fair and the play every every night. Were there any baits, Phyllis? Florence Higgins — Florence would be a wizard at school, if she didn’t let her mind wander to the farm. Muriel Howell We wonder if “Mollie” is any relation to a tooth¬ pick. Ambition—to be a teacher. Emily Irwin -She’s merry and gay, and laughs troubles away; she’s tall and she’s slim, and has vigor and vim; she believes in be¬ ing natural, and she’s naturally swell. Margaret Jenkins—Our French stu dent who believes that “living”, in French, is spelled “Viv”, or maybe Mr. Dodds took the air. What about it, Marg? Erma Johnston—The girl with the personality smile. Everybody’s pal. Insists on a last minute peek in the III B mirror. Myra Kristjanson A blonde with dreamy eyes. She pals with Jean. We wonder why they’re al¬ ways late? Marjorie Labelle—An intimate chum of Emily’s. We wonder if she takes all the advice given her? Shirley Lane—One of a certain group in the far corner during Drama periods. Ambition: to mas¬ ter Geometry. Jean Leybourne — Seldom on time, hut when she gets here her only ambition is to tell Myra every¬ thing. Evelyn Lindsay -Evelyn seems to have taken a sudden interest in the “Y”. Although she doesn’t like work Ev. wouldn’t mind a job at the desk. Betty MacMillan -Erma depends upon her in French periods. Oc¬ casionally Betty lends her a help¬ ing hand. Marjorie Marshall -Marjorie is seldom heard from, but she spends her History periods talking about horses. Bernice Mazier A blonde who attracts like a magnet—we w r on- der what? Mildred McMullen A petite blonde who has a passion for black curly hair. THE NEW ERA 43 Mabel McNeil—Our dream girl of III B who has all her castles in the air surrounding a “hill”. Jean Mitchell—A plump red¬ head who hails from Hayfield. Marie Nay—A truly ambitious girl who never has any red circles on her report card. Dorothy Pierson—Dorothy is al¬ ways laughing. Her motto: “Laugh and grow fat”. Doris Perkin—“Perky” is the tiny little girl with the funny laugh. Mary Prevada—The girl who sets III B’s coiffure styles. Her favorite color is “rose”. Ruth Ramsden—The bright spot in her life is a “bob”. Now we know why History is her favorite subject. A “T” I hope that I shall never see A car like my old Model T. Whose tires were so small and hard, Each bump my spinal column jarred. Whose parts were cheap, but holy smoke! I bought so many I went broke. When speeded up to thirty-three, ’Twould play a tinny symphony. I’ll say this for that hunk o’ tin, ’Twould get me there and back agin. Rhymes are made by chumps like me, But only Ford could make a “T”. —Sleepy Steve ' ! ' «I‘ 5ft Harold Long: “How fast was she driv¬ ing when she passed you?” Don Kennedy: “Well, the bulldog on the front seat beside her looked like one of those long dachshunds”. The careful driver came to the railroad crossing. He stopped, looked and listen¬ ed. The only sound he heard was the car behind crashing into his gas tank. Betty Ross—A part-time student who is a stooge to substitutes. Isabella Snuggs—A member of the “Swing Club”, and does she swing it in Music period. Doris Spratt -A notable basket¬ ball player, with an inclination to¬ ward French (men). Muriel Vellum Better known as “Mooney”. Plays on the B.C.I. basketball team. Betty Sutherland “Suds”, as she is known, is seen in III B once a week. Jennie Tomlinson —Spends her Composition periods in III B. Betty Young -Betty is musically inclined and must practice late every morning. Ambition: to be a chemist. A scholar may he a well bred man, or he may not. —Emerson Mr. Reid: “Then you admit that you struck your fellow-student with malice aforethought?” Harry Boyesi: “You can’t mix me up like that. I’ve told you twice I hit him with a brick, and done it on purpose. There wasn’t no mallets nor nothin’ of the kind about it—just a plain brick like any gentleman would use”. Cyril Kempston walked up to a police¬ man on the corner and inquired, “Will you please tell me which way I am go¬ ing, north or south?” “South”, explained the policeman. Cyril Kempston: “Thanks, then I’ve had lunch”. Olive Moore: “I’d like to see the cap¬ tain of the ship”. Bill Mitrou: “He’s forward, miss”. Olive Moore: “I don’t care, this is a pleasure trip”. 11 THE NEW ERA FORM me President . Beverley Kingston Council Rep. Leila McDiarmid Debating Rep. Thelma Brownell Girls’ Basketball Rep.Shirley Brown Form Teacher. Mr. Kirkpatrick This year, form III C consists of “the girls who always talk”; but the girls ably represented their room in all Collegiate events. Our swimming team, consisting of Yvonne West, Gladys Pue, Phyllis Murdoch and Irma Parker, copped the swimming pennant. However, in the basketball schedule, we were not quite so successful, only winning a few games. Although we were in there fighting in the interform debating, we won only our first debate, being defeated later by IV A. We were represent¬ ed by Thelma Brownell as Mrs. Barry, and Eleanor Wrye as Mrs. Allen, in the Collegiate’s major production “Anne of Green Gables”. Shirley Brown—What has Shir¬ ley been spending the last two years doing? Favorite saying: “How’d you make out last night?” Thelma Brownell—Maybe it was Thelma’s beautiful smile that made a teacher offer her half of his kingdom. Margery Carrothers—Her hope is that Mr. Bell will soon ask some one else a Chemistry question. Mary Cochrane One of the quiet girls—until she attends a hockey game. Beth Crawford Favorite pas¬ time: Chatting to Mary about the hockey game, in History periods. Josephine Hamm—Jo’s pastime is to “Stan” around and talk to Jean between periods. Edna Hawson How did Edna miss the mumps? Maybe the Scotch don’t give things away for nothing. Beverley Kingston — “Bev” to her many friends. Plays innocent under Mr. Kavanagh’s watchful eye. Peggy Matthews—The girl with the contagious giggle. Favorite pastime: Worrying about tests which never come. THE NEW ERA 45 Phyllis Murdoch—“Phil” insists that her hair is auburn, not red. Her ambition is to be a great dan¬ cer. Mary McDonald Mary doesn’t know what Latin is all about, hut she’s living in hopes. Helen Mills - “Duchess” is a newcomer from Wawanesa, and a definite asset to the room. Florence Boyd—Florence is just a newcomer this year. Hails from South Brandon. Irma Parker—Seldom seen dur¬ ing school hours, hut often after school in III E. Gladys Pue—Gladys is III C’s swimming star. She also gets good mileage out of her gum. Connie Orchard By now, Con¬ nie should know more Latin than the Latin students themselves. Favorite saying: “Anyone got the time”? Jean Muirhead—We all wonder why Jean’s favorite subject is His¬ tory. Is it because she can learn more about the St. “Lawrence”? Eileen Muirhead -Smiling, hap¬ py, a real good sport; now who could wish for a better report. Leila McDiarmid - “Mic” for short. She threw over a V-8, to ride on a bicycle. Dorothy Searle The girl who loves to wear ear rings. It must be the gipsy in her. Mary Robertson Pet subject: Geometry. Favorite question: “But haven’t I handed those assign¬ ments in”? Joyce Shuttleworth — III C’s chatterer in Physics periods when she sits with Mary Robertson. Marg. Robinson—Marg’s theme song these days is “Charlie is my Darling”. She and Mabel should make it a duet. Elaine Richards—Very quiet— until she sits with Mabel. Marjorie Sproule —- Dorothy Searle’s side-kick. She is a door¬ man for the Assembly exercises. Margaret Stewart—One reason why that end of the room is so quiet. Dorothy Tinline If Dorothy didn’t do her Latin homework, what would the other Latin stu¬ dents do? June Thornton III C’s blonde is a great favorite with the “Boyes”. Pastime: Talking to Shirley in spare periods. Shirley Thomson When some¬ one rushes into the room just as the hell goes, that’s Shirley. Eleanor Wrye—For a while Eleanor was going around on “Shanks” mare, hut now she is interested in de “Bates”. Mabel Whittington -Mabel lie- longs to a Midget Club; hut there’s only two in the club. Mary Watson—Why did Mary blush when Mr. Kirkpatrick asked her to trace the “MacKenzie” river system on the map ? Alice Wagner—Small, blue-eyed, and quiet -in school. Favorite say¬ ing: “Have you got your notes done”? Evelyn Warren Evelyn and Connie get together to see how much noise they can make in His¬ tory periods without being told to keep quiet. Dorothy Watson One of the silent members of III C. Pastime: Lending her notes to her class¬ mates. Mary Wagner A quiet blonde who never fails to he escorted to school. Yvonne West -The brains of the Algebra class. Her greatest ambition is to become a “King’s” queen. May Field She is tall, tan, and terrific; also III C’s noted movie correspondent. Hi THE NEW ERA FORM HID Room Teacher... Miss Insley President.Howard Brown Secretary-Treasurer Bob. Forbes Council Representative Cyril Kempston Debating Representative Cliff. Kitson Again, form III I) held its old position in the south-west corner of the Collegiate. During this term the students of III 1) succeeded in maintaining the high standard for which the room has always been noted. This year the students of III I) won the major production ticket selling campaign and were re¬ warded with five dollars to help make their form party a success. To the interform basketball lea¬ gue III I) presented a fast, well- balanced team which, however, due to the keen competition, was only able to capture fourth place in the league standing. The follow¬ ing boys played on the team throughout the year: Ellis Mc¬ Laren, Ralph Robbins, Dal Harris, Angus Rrown, Charlie Powers, Gregor Grant, Gord. Knowlton, and George Ingham. One of the highlights of the year was the final debate between IV A and III I) in which III I) prov¬ ed their superiority before the en¬ tire student body. George Ingham and Ted Spiers, III D’s debaters, were awarded the debating cup for the year 1937-38. Angus Rrown Nickname: But¬ tercup. Ambition: To get an Al¬ gebra assignment in on time. Pas¬ time: Gazing out the window at nothing. Joe Boreskie—The spot of sun¬ shine in Latin periods. Joe knows all the answers. Howard Brown—Yes, lie’s the big room party promoter. Ambi¬ tion: To pass in a Latin test. Pas¬ time: Worrying over his dates. Winnifred Buckley — Winnie doesn’t believe in the old saying, “Little girls should be seen and not heard”. One of Mr. Kavanagh’s worries. Martin Chalaturnvk — Another quiet student from out of town. Loves to solve Analytic Geometry problems for Mr. Sigurdson. THE NEW ERA 17 Marion Donald She’s got to be good—she sits in the front row. Cliff Durnin—Cliff may he a sleepy in class, hut lie’s no slouch at selling tickets. Nice work, Cliff. Bob Elston Mr. Kavanagh’s chief worry. Favorite pastime— Sweating over that wretched stuff (Latin Authors). Bob had a lot of tough luck this year, hut we hope to see him attending B.C.I. next year. Bob Forbes—Favorite pastime: Trying to learn how to fence. He also likes to argue with Mr. Reid that Spelling is a difficult subject. Charlie Gemeroy — That small little guy who comes to school when the spirit moves him. By the noise he makes you would think that he wore spike-heels. Gregor Grant—That chubby fel¬ low from Calgary. Somewhere he got the idea that he was a swell skater. Whoops! Gladys Hawson Nicknamed “Red” by her class mates. She never can decide whether or not to come to the school parties. Dal Harris—Must have lots of wind because he can raise an awful rumpus with a bass tuba. Marion Hill Favorite subjects of conversation are—Geometry (?) and hockey. Marion spends most of her Chemistry periods agreeing with Mr. Bell on how to make good candy. Kathleen Old — “Kitty”. Bev. Mummery’s side kick. Quiet ex¬ cept in History periods. Ellis McLaren One of III D’s more intelligent members. Just loves to argue with Mr. Bateman. His main ambition is to stick him. Charlie Powers—Occupies the other half of a front seat with Fred in Mr. Sigurdson’s sessions. Lois Pratt—A newcomer from the Maritimes. Awfully quiet, hut a great help when you haven’t got your Latin done. Jim Reid—A basketball player. Abie’s rival. Has a little trouble with Miss Duval over his French. Ralph Robbins—III D’s would- be prizefighter who looks the part. Abraham (Dark Eyes) Reider— Favorite saying: “Seven or Elev¬ en”. Often seen around the Y.M. C.A. He takes his ping pong and basketball seriously. He can work miracles with figures, as we dis¬ covered from watching him keep score at the bowling alleys. Anna Roberts—We have a hard time trying to find Anna because the desks are so big that she gets lost in them. Also another one of Mr. Kavanagh’s Latin worries. Ted Spiers—III D’s tall, dark, and handsome hero. He is one of the lads who risked life and limb to save the children from the burn¬ ing Oak Theatre. Viola Street—Gone, hut not for¬ gotten. Viola now resides in Grand¬ view, Saskatchewan. Anne O’Sullivan Tall, dark, and fond of afternoon movies. Doesn’t know why she comes to school, hut thinks it’s the proper thing to do. Janet Summers One of the silent, aloof women of III D. Is often seen with hockey players and college boys. Jim Tennant—Jim came home badly bruised from the roller skat¬ ing rink in Winnipeg where he had been attempting to do an adagio. George Ingham One of III D’s students who has a lot of school spirit; in fact he tried to win the collegiate swimming meet for III D all by himself. Inky’s favorite pas¬ time is seeing how many badges and crests he can get on his jacket. Fred Johnston Gy’s partner, and also a hockey player of note. 48 THE NEW ERA What lie likes best about the Col¬ legiate is Mr. Kavanagh’s special Latin class after four (he attends it frequently). Cyril Kempston—Cy. Kemp, has one big ambition in life,—to be able to play hot music on that “sax” of bis. Frances Mowatt — Fran, has achieved something which very few girls do; that is, to be able to talk incessantly and never say any¬ thing. Joe Kelor One of III D’s very quiet students. Joe is very small and if his name wasn’t on the roll call some of us would never know he was here. Joe can play a piano accordion like a true artist. Cliff- Kitson—An actor, a debat¬ er, a violin player, are synonomous with the name of Kitson. A great credit to any room. Gordon Knowlton A sportsman of note. Also one of III D’s many extraordinary dancers — shows his best form at the Booster nights. Some of Gord’s pauses and breaks are so intricate that they can never be done the same way twice. Bill Way—“Pinky” for short. Has gone in for farming. Can often be seen walking up the valley road (Too bad the roads were blocked on a certain night, eh, Bill). Dave Carle—That hoy with the crimson-tide blush. Left us at Christmas to join the navy. I sup¬ pose he will have a girl in every port now. Ted Higgins—Jim Mill’s part¬ ner in crime. Left us to solve the mysteries of the lumber business. Miss Dunseith (to Harry Munroe): “Spell ‘Straight’.” Harry Munroe: “S-t-r-a-i-g-h-t.” Miss Dunseith: “Correct; what does it mean?” Harry: “Without ginger ale.” Robert Reid — “Romeo Reid”. Hails from Rainy River. Thinks the Business College girls are pret¬ tier than the B.C.I. girls, so he left us at Christmas. Lorna Lawrence—One of those girls who gets away with anything. Sees every show that comes to town, and likes hockey games or players, we are not just sure which. She now attends the Convent. Arthur Wilcox—Our correspon¬ dent in the ranks of the army who keeps us well informed on the do¬ ings of Private (Pesky) Suther¬ land. Jim Mills Pastime: Not an¬ swering Mr. Sigurdson’s questions in Geometry. Jim specializes in reading Physiology for Mr. Kav- anagh. Steve Morris One of III D’s Clark Gables. Ambition: to have his Latin homework done. Pat. Kennedy—One of our quiet girls (in school, anyway). The mathematician of III D. Beverley Mummery—III D’s bas¬ ketball representative for the girls. Interested in all sports. Bill Myers - III D’s platinum blonde and little Lord Fauntleroy. Fran’s side-kick in Physics. Agnes McCrostie- One of III D’s silent members who seems to get along. Rae McKenzie—One of Mr. Kav¬ anagh’s star Latin pupils. Often seen with Ellis McLaren. Rae will make some girl a good husband. Alex Robertson: “I dreamed last night that I had invented a new type of break¬ fast food, and was sampling it when-” Mike Lychaez: “Yes, yes, go on”. Alex Robertson: “I woke up and found a corner of the mattress gone”. THE NEW ERA 49 FORM HIE President. . Sherry Wade Council Representative.Bill Manson Debating Representative_Bill Manson Boys’ Basketball Rep. ..Glen Smith Girls’ Basketball Rep..Anne Waldron Form Teacher.. ..Mr. Kavanagh This year III E is the largest class in with 51 students. That immediately starts everyone thinking about us, and asking the question, “How can such a large class make so little noise?” The students of III E are a good-spirit¬ ed class and offer a lot of talent in the field of sport. Our boys’ basketball team suf¬ fered just two defeats throughout the basketball .season. This makes us proud of its members—Glen Smith, Mike Warren, Don Adams, Sherry Wade, Jack Hall, Irwin Eggleton, and Rill Manson. Glen Smith is also a strong member of the Collegiate Junior team. Our girls’ basketball team also proved successful. The members— Anne Waldron, Genevieve Adams, Audrey Kidd, Fay Minaker and Phyllis Mummery. Anne Waldron was a star on the girls’ Collegiate team. We wish to offer our thanks and appreciation to Bill Manson, who holds two important positions in our room, and who did much to make this year a success; also to May Cox and Sherry Wade who did splendid work conducting the ticket-selling campaign in which we came second. Mr. Kavanagh carried us through many a stormy siege, and was an able skipper at our helm. Glen Smith Tall, dark, and handsome; hut again, another one of Mr. Kavanagh’s worries. Josephine James—Her favorite song is “Ships Ahoy”. She delights in poking Vern in the back just to get a look at bis blonde, wavy hair. Genevieve Adams That tall blonde in III E who gets a kick out of arguing over hockey with the boys. Eileen Clark -The brunette who sits with Genevieve. Favorite say- 50 THE NEW ERA ing: “Get over and give me half the seat.” Fay Minaker—“Better late than never” is her favorite saying. Evelyn Townsen — That quiet and studious girl from Roblin. It’s a miracle when she and Fay ar¬ rive on time. Nettie Marcheen—The red head of the “ten pretty girls”. One of Mr. Kavanagh’s favorites. Haydn Broomhall — “First aid man” of III E. If you want to get rid of rats, consult Haydn. Mike Warren—One of the cor¬ ner pals of III E who keep Mr. Kavanagh going. May Cox That gal from Beres- ford. Favorite topic of conversa¬ tion: “Stanowski”. Every teacher’s pal. Stan Trelka—Try’s hard to keep his mind on his work, but most of the time its on a certain blonde in III I). Catherine Broughton — Kay’s ambition is to he a nurse, and she has one special “case” in mind. Muriel Rholfs—One of III E’s charming co-eds. She’s the one girl who can make Sherry Wade blush. Phyllis Lingard Acme of ora¬ torical perfection. Makes more noise than three radios. But she still has that personality, eh Gord? Jean Shankland—The lady in pink who keeps Mr. Kavanagh in red ink. Holds the school record for being late. Olive Moore—A charming little gal who is always wearing some¬ thing new. If you don’t take care of your heart she will steal it and crush it under her “high cuban heel”. Gladys Howe—A very sweet and unassuming girl who is perfection personified in her studies. Walter Baer—Ambition: to be¬ come a geometrician. A quiet chap who causes no trouble in our classes. Lavinia Baer Walt’s sister. Ad¬ justing her glasses is her favorite pastime. Vera Grey Dazzles Walt’s eyes in her dazzling red dresses. Vic Ames — Better known as “Shadow”. Is seen “sometimes” during our classes in his corona¬ tion stripes. Vincent Goldstone — Appeared quite late in the season. We have nothing on him as yet. Phyllis Mummery—-Left us in the middle of the term. Quite a basketball player. Kay Creighton—A horse fancier. Has opera on the brain. Emily Jarvis—She is kept busy running home for notes. “Totsy” is one of Mr. Kavanagh’s favorites in his four o’clock memorizing sessions. Wilk Collins — Ambition: to dance to the Bugle Call Rag. Side¬ line—arguing with Mr. Kavanagh. Always holding jam sessions in class. Agnes Watt—Is quite a talker and is Scotch to the backbone. Favorite question: “What did you say?” Mary Gemmell: She has a hard time keeping quiet. Mary is fond of all tlowers, but likes particular¬ ly the “Bose”. Joe Czech — For any hockey news, consult Joe. One of “The Terrible Three” in Geometry class. Vern. Hoy The olive seems to he his favorite fruit. Disappears every Friday. Gordon Douglas — Mimics Ned Sparks. His blonde hair really at¬ tracts some lingo. THE NEW ERA 51 Allan Rose—Hails from Bun- clody. Answers all agricultural questions in Geography. Ian Sutherland III E’s Romeo. Hottest dancer in town, best dress¬ ed hoy in school, a second Louis Armstrong, are his boasts. Hmm? Jack Hall A basketball player of III E. Makes an excellent de¬ fenseman for the other team. Jay Hannay A guy who likes to throw rhythm around on the black and white, and also his af¬ fection on a certain red head in III E. Oh, my! Don. Adams Always saying: “I never done nothin”. Physical director in drill periods. Belongs to Brandon Boxing Club—enough said! Jack Adams—The boy with the dreamy look, whose aspiration is to take Mr. Bell’s position in the Chemistry lab. Sherry Wade Ambition: to be¬ come a lumberman anti to have a back seat in Geometry class. Bill Manson The boy o f III E who should have the highest lung pressure in Physics periods, after playing the bagpipes. Bert Blake—A worry to all tea¬ chers. Has a great interest in liter¬ ature that’s why he spends so many nights learning poetry for Mr. Kavanagh. Herb. Cater—A boy with great “pumping” possibilities. Is seen a lot on 18th street. John Haverstock—The boy who loves to chew matches in Geom¬ etry class. Ambition: to pass. Ted Maley An Algebra genius who claims lie’s not Irish. Always arguing with Jack Adams. Irwin Eggleton — One of Mr. Sigurdson’s worries. Doesn’t seem to like Chemistry on Friday after¬ noons. John Tinline—A hoy of few words. Runs back and forth from the Experimental Farm. John Robertson—Another one of “The Corner Pals”. Knows more memorizing than anyone else— thanks to Mr. Kavanagh. Bill Mitrou The candy sales¬ man who has some difficulty avoiding college students. The secret of success is constancy cf purpose. — Dis-raeli Mr. Bateman: ‘‘How did your article on perpetual motion turn out?” Jim Crane: “It was a great success, every time I sent it out it came back to me”. $ Allen Cahoon: “How soon shall I know anything after I come out of the anaes¬ thetic?” Doctor: “Well, that’s expecting a lot from an anaesthetic”. Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. —Emerson Evelyn Lindsay: “Y’ know a good way for a girl to keep her youth?” Mabel McNeil: “No”. Evelyn: “Don’t introduce him to any girl friends”. 5 {« Salesman: “These stockings are the very latest patterns, fast colors, hole- proof, won’t shrink, priced far lower than elsewhere, and a very good yarn”. Betty Sutherland: “Yes, and you tell it well”. ’Tis the mind that makes the body rich. Thought once awakened does not again slumber. —Shakespeare —Carlyle FORM IVA Room Teacher. .Mr. Bell Room President .Jim Hill Council Representative. Ruth Hunter Boys’ Basketball Rep. .Chas. Hamilton Girls’ Basketball Rep. .Ruth Hunter Debating Representative Bob. Barclay During the 1937-38 term IV A was located in the Chemistry Lab. The students, veterans of many strenuous examination campaigns, exerted a steadying (?) influence on the junior students, and donat¬ ed one or two cups to them to stimulate their interest in school activities. Early in the season our boys’ basketball team, under the able hand of Charlie Hamilton built up a large lead in the interform bas¬ ketball schedule, and dropped only one game to cinch the champion¬ ship. Line-up: Charlie Hamilton, Bill Parastiuk, Herman Craite, Bob Barclay, Jim Hill, Bill Smith, Bob Hamilton. The girls were not so fortunate, and although they fought gallant¬ ly, they were eliminated. Line-up: Ruth Hunter, Beth Bland, Grace Chapman, Helen Mc¬ Kenzie, Muriel Spafford, Marianne Sykes. The IV A swimming team of Don Kennedy, Jim Crane, Bob Barclay, and Harry Irwin, took first place at the Interform Swim¬ ming Meet, after a ding-dong struggle with III E. Peggy Doran, Marguerite Cow¬ an, Margaret Kerr, and Bob Bar¬ clay all took leading parts in the major production, and other stu¬ dents aided backstage. In the debating finals the IV’ A debating team of Bob Barclay and Alex Robertson dropped a close decision to III D. Marguerite Cow¬ an and Mike Lyehaecz debated earlier in the schedule, defeating their opponents. Three of the B.C.I.’s outstanding basketball players—Don Kennedy, Jim Crane and Bill Baynton—rep¬ resented IV 7 A in the City League. Doreen (Donnelly, chosen as the all-star player in the City League, THE NEW ERA 53 was our form’s representative on the girls’ team. Although Jim Hill and Ruth Hunter strove mightily to arrange a room party, their efforts brought no results. Mr. Bell, our genial mentor, led us through the term without mis¬ hap (?), and although he threat¬ ened at times to treat us all as children if we didn’t stop letting off steam when he was marking the register, he had a really gen¬ uine liking for the room. “WE VETERANS” Betty Buckham—The “wilde” little girl at the back of the room who doesn’t say anything (much). Betty also has her say on the Stu¬ dent Council. Bob Barclay — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, by Barclay and Shakespeare, Inc. Boh and John¬ nie make a formidable pair in French Translation periods. John Boreskie—IV A’s “strong” French student. Johnny’s theme song is “Hot Lips”, and his favor¬ ite pastime is chasing white-strip¬ ed kittens. Bill Baynton—“Ability” Bill is another of B.C.I.’s basketball and hockey enthusiasts. He believes in the old saying, “Better late than never”, anti abides hv it. Beth Bland IV A’s blushing “redhead”. A famous writer of Favorite saying: “Bill, are you chewing gum?” Harry Boyes—Harry is always trying to remember the words of popular pieces, but his favorite is still “June in January”. Takes His¬ tory in his spare time (sometime). Herman Craite—Herman is an¬ other of our strong, silent men. A stellar guard on the boys’ basket¬ ball team. Norma Copp An industrious little lady seen in Algebra and Geometry classes. She is “sew” tiny, hut not “sew” quiet. Harold Cameron—Our late ar- river. Harold runs a race with Baynton to see who can arrive lat¬ est at school. Jim Crane — Basketball artist and crooner of note. Seems to have a hard time “Coming through the Wrye”. Ambition: To reach Winnipeg with the team. Grace Chapman She’s the lady who introduces the new coiffures to IV A. Grace and that purse are inseparable—wonder what’s in it. Wilda Crane What was the huddle around Wilda on 6th Street for? How about letting us in on it. Marguerite Cowan —Mr. Kavan- agh’s opponent in Latin periods. Her favorite question is: “Why couldn’t it he done like this”. Allen Cahoon Allen is Mr. Sigurdson’s main target for que s¬ tions. He is working on a system of amplification which will enable the teachers to hear him. Harry Collister — Harry might seem quiet hut ! Favorite say¬ ing: “Have you heard this one”. Likes to he near the St. “Law¬ rence”. Doreen Donnelly—“Do” is our very able school president. Her secret ambition is to reach the “permanent” stage. Has “Gobs” of friends. Violet Donogh IV A’s dreamy girl from Griswold. Miss McDole’s side-kick in Drama periods. Peggy Doran—Peggy is one of B.C.I.’s foremost actresses. Ask her who she played opposite to in the play. Frances Green—A newcomer to the B.C.I. It is uncanny how she manages to get those back seats first. Jim Hill—IV A’s efficiency ex¬ pert. Came back from the Police- 54 THE NEW ERA men’s Ball with a tie which had to be gazed upon at a distance with smoked glasses. A man with the ladies. Charlie Hamilton—Charlie has quite a time evading Mr. Bell’s questions in Chemistry class. He is Art’s partner, and judging from the noise that comes from their desk he enjoys the partnership. Bob Hamilton—Geometry com¬ petition is keen between Boh and Mr. Sigurdson. Bob is a No. 1 egg- grader, and takes History in his spare time. Ruth Hunter -Our council rep¬ resentative. There is no doubt as to her enthusiasm; she is still try¬ ing to arrange a room party. Harry Irwin — IV A’s number one quiet man. Harry hopes to have his homework done some day, so that he can surprise a few teachers. Art Johnston — We hear that Art’s recent aptitude for learning is the result of a spat with a cer¬ tain boy(d). Leo Kennedy—Leo is IV A’s con¬ tribution to the dancing profes¬ sion. He may often be seen ' anc- ing west at noon hour to meet his partner. Don Kennedy—Don is a regular fellow, both in school and in sports. The “Y” and how of these keep him busy. Margaret Kerr Actress number two. Marg was overheard saying she met a couple of “chaps” at the Fair. Were they cowboys, Marg? Michael Lychaecz—Student ex¬ traordinary. Spends all his spare time in the study room preparing for Mr. Kavanagh’s unusual ques¬ tions concerning Caesar. Donalda MacLaurin — Johnny’s side-kick in Algebra period. Her aim is to get Algebra into Elean¬ or’s head to stay. Helen McKenzie—IV A’s brun¬ ette heartbreaker who disappeared after Christmas. “Where have you gone, my pretty maid?” Howard Morrison A newcom¬ er from Lauder, who takes an ac¬ tive part in school work. The laughter that emanates from How¬ ard and Harry’s corner has no connection with school work. Jean Marshall—Another south¬ erner. Jean to Frances: “And Jim¬ mie was there—what a dance”. Bernice Mann Bernice is from the south, and has been off “de ol plantation” for two years now. Howard McPherson — Howard is another out-of-towner who came to Brandon to further his “book larnin”. Charlie Peirson Hot-headed in a calm way, and cool collectively. “Whistle while you work”, (ssh!) Alex Robertson IV A’s bee¬ keeper. Be careful, Alex may bring a drone to school, and then would there be a honey of a buzz. Bill Smith—According to Mr. Kavanagh, Wriglev will never go broke while Smith lives. Bill is a would-be “escort”! Ted Smith What Ted doesn’t know about working Geometry questions no one does. Why does Ted come to school on Tuesday afternoons—for the company? Eleanor Stuart—Eleanor is our historian, and Woolworth’s chief patron. Her main pastime is flut¬ tering her hand to the breezes. Marianne Sykes — Marianne is Ruth’s pal, and also Mr. Kirkpat¬ rick’s because she alwnys comes through with the answers. Rae Shanks—“Shanks” by name and “Shanks” by nature. Rae is our capable school treasurer and he sure knows how to handle our nickels. THE NEW ERA Art Towers—On Sunday Art’s favorite saying is, “Well, I guess I’ll go home and spend the after¬ noon among my books”. Anne Zaretsky—Anne is another good student who may be seen having confidential chats with Mr. Bell. Muriel Spafford That little girl with the big voice. She and Norma need no prompting when it comes to talking. Iva Blackwell — One of our smaller students, hut she still isn’t afraid to brave cold winds with¬ out her coat and hat. Jim Schiedel Jim is one of Mr. Bateman’s right hand men. He be¬ lieves in that old adage, “The more haste the less speed”. Edith Somerville —We often wonder what is behind those glasses and that very quiet look. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that. —Benjamin Franklin Sergeant: “Did you shave this morn¬ ing, Wilcox?” Art Wilcox: “Yes, Sergeant”. Sergeant: “Well, next time stand a bit closer to the razor”. For I’d not distinguish by the eye, hut by the mind, which is the proper judge of the man. —Seneca Lyall Cavanagh—One of B.C.I.’s co-editors. Lyall is an artist and musician of note, and spends his spare time taking History. Bill Parastiuk—Bill will soon get his degree as P.L.S. (Physics Lab. Stooge). Works hardest when he is sleeping (in school). Charlie Forman—Another part- timer who spends his time looking through the dictionary for Mr. Reid, and trying to get his hair to stay down. Jim Johnston Jim spends the greater part of his time at the “Y”. (He also comes to school). Gerald Bicknell—Gerry’s writ¬ ing has got Miss Duval down. When his French is correct (near¬ ly) his writing can’t be read, and vice versa. Leila McDiarmid: “He had the cheek to kiss me”. Shirley Brown: “You were furious, naturally?” Leila McDiarmid: Yes—every time”. H- -j Collister: “I don’t suppose you don’t know of nobody who don’t want to hire nobody to do nothing, don’t you?” Howard Morrison: “Yes, I don’t”. To ease another’s heartache, is to for¬ get one’s own. —Lincoln To Do Your Best in School Your EYES Must Be Right 1 Consult— I W. A. 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The Hardware for— , Service and Quantity 1 Buy your Cut Flowers from The Blossom Shoppe 145 10th ST. BRANDON PHONE 4331 FINE FOOTWEAR and HOSIERY Knowlton’s Boot Shop : Doig’s Store Ltd. i i 148 10th St. Brandon, Man. i I - DRY GOODS, GLOVES, HOSIERY I Ladies’ $ Ready-to-Wear At Moderate Prices I THE NEW ERA 64 A Message From The Principal The past year at B.C.I. will be remembered by many as the year when “we had the mumps”; by some, as the year when students moved from room to room and when “we had to carry books”. By such ex¬ periences as these, years are marked and time is measured. But the year has been of greater significance than any of these things would indicate. Like all other years it has been one of difficulty and of opportunity, and what matters most is not the mumps, nor the carrying of books, but whether we have overcome our prejudices or fallen victim to them, whether we have adjusted ourselves to conditions and overcome our difficulties, whether we have improved ourselves by contributing to the welfare of others. Upon such will our success have depended. We may have succeeded “in that we seemed to fail”, or even have failed in that we seemed to succeed. It has been well said that there is one thing greater than suc¬ cess—to be worthy of success. If we have learned to adapt ourselves, to overcome our prejudices, to rise again when we have fallen, to fight better w 7 hen w 7 e have been baffled, to know 7 w 7 hat is true and lovely and of good report, to live constructively and not destructively, then we have been worthy of success. May we, for such, remember the year just closing. J. R. REID FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THY LIFE BY THOMAS CARLYLE “He that has done nothing has known nothing. Vain is it to sit schem¬ ing and plausibly discussing; up and be doing! If thy knowledge be real put it forth from thee; grapple with real nature; try thy theories there and see how they hold ' out. Do one thing; for the first time in thy life do a thing; a new light will rise on thee on the doing of all things whatsoever. Truly, boundless significance lies in work, whereby the humblest craftsman comes to attain much which is of indispensable use, but which he who is of no craft, were he never so high, runs the risk of missing.” Dedicated to all young men and women with ambition and to those who lack it, the hope they will find it, Brandon, Manitoba I ONG before Cortez set out on his _j first voyage of discovery,chocolate or chocolatl —as it was called—was the national drink of the Aztecs, their Emperor, Montezuma is said to have taken no other beverage. So highly did the Aztecs esteem chocolate that they valued the cocoa bean above gold. Introduced by Hernando Cortez to Spain in 1526, by the end of the 17th century chocolate was the aristocratic beverage of Europe. It was then that chocolate houses were first established. The best cocoa beans are grown in the equatorial zones in the West Indies, West Africa, Ceylon and other countries. Many are the processes of refinement that have been discovered since chocolate was first introduced. Because Neilson’s employ the most modem machinery and use only the finest cocoa beans, Neilson’s chocolate is so smooth, so rich, so delightful in flavour and matchless perfection that it is indeed the best chocolate made. Get a bar of Neilson’s Jersey Milk Chocolate, bite into it and let it melt ht your mouth — truly it is — the food of the Gods. THE BEST MILK CHOCOLATE MADE c ?t HS37A '