Branton Junior High School - Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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(Western) Ltd SCHOOL AND CLASS PINS AND RINGS Children’s Shoe Specialists DIAMOND MERCHANTS 1608 Centre Street N PHONE 73843 Forty-Two

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HONOR ROLL —No. of times on Honor Roll 9A—Bob Haley Jackie Hamilton Marianna Miller Denise Montgomery Fran Van Sant 9B—Val Brock Brian Lisson Jolaine Rose Nola Verigin 9C—Carol Baker Ron Clowes Pat Colvin » Shonnie Guy Carol Harris Ted Hodges Robert Lord Donna Paterson Bonnie Per?ll Shirley Reid Meredith Smith Tom Tait Gary Will 9D—Bob Pike Shirley Richard Dolores Shackleton 8A—Donna Duchak George Forster Cheri Ann Karn Marilyn Moir Carol Ann Roberts 8B—Chris Clarke Sandra McWhinney 8C—Nancy Bowen Marilyn Dancey Judy Peschke Joyce Richardson 8D—George Brown 7A—Barry Brown Darlene Dyck 7B—Carol Casey Bill Mansell Sandra Wusyk Perfect Attendance Ending April 30th, 1957 7A—Linda Price Linda Menzies Jacom Meyer 7B—Carole Casey Marie Gaede John Kerr Jean Patterson Sandra Wusyk Ricky Hiscox 8A—Linda Brown Marilyn Daw George Forster Alan Freeman Cheri Ann Karn Calvin Shaver Jay Tierney 8B—Bonnie Couser Gloria Lowther Gary Burtis 8C—Georgina Dodd Gloria Jean Clements Howard Goebel Gerald Henderson Keith Thompson Frances Van Sant Peggy Vannebo Lome Lamond Russell Turner 9B—Valerie Brock Herb Hall Fred Hilling Brian Lisson 9C—Don Blair Ron Clowes Shirley Reid 9A—Carole Enevoldsen Kenneth Lamb Ronald Moore Leonard Mah 9D—Bob Pike Karen Jackson Bob McCallum Janice Brown Forty-One

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LITERARY The Shoe The shoe is the basis upon which modern civilization stands. If it were not for the shoe, people would crowd around the equator to keep warm. The shoe was not invented by any one person. The shoe probably originated with the Babylonians. Their idea was a piece of hide (usually from either a donkey, rhinoceros, or some other local animal) held to their feet by a strap which ran between their toes and joined another strap around their heel. The purpose of this “shoe” was to protect their feet from sharp stones, hot sand and broken glass from coke bottles which passing chariots had thrown along the highway. Since then, 15,921 shoemakers have contributed to the shoe’s improvement. Today the shoe comes in all shapes and sizes. There are big ones, small ones, tall ones, short ones, heel-less ones, toe-less ones, and shoe-less ones. The uses today also differ from the time of the Babylonians. Today’s uses are 1. spanking little boys’ bottom when they are bad; 2. housing the old woman who lived in a shoe; 3. throwing at a chorus of cats in the middle of the night, and 4. tying on the back of a “Just Married’ car. P.S.—Some use them for walking. GEORGE FORSTER, 8A My Lessons They laughed when I sat down at the piano—some fathead had pulled the stool away. After that unfortunate mishap I decided the piano was for the birds, so I started the accordion. The accordion has several modern names, such as the squeeze box, the wrinkle machine, or the standard version, the stomach pincher. My first lesson got off with a bang, when I couldn’t get the straps to fit properly. First, I got it on, but soon discovered the straps were too tight, for when I opened the bellow, then closed them, I half tore the shirt off my back, and almost thought I had dislocated my shoulder. Then, I got it so loose that the accordion was down to my knees. After fifteen minutes of putting on, and taking off, I finally got the accordion to fit quite well. I settled down in my chair, to get on with my lesson, only to find that I had a 48 bass accordion instead of a 32 bass. Now after several lessons they’re actually trying to play with one hand stretched a foot or more out, trying to find which button to play, to watch the music, press half a dozen keys at the same time, and trying to count out loud. Next, after play¬ ing half a dozen pages of music you discover repeat bars, and so after all you’ve been through you have to start over again. They say it’s a pleasure to be able to play the accordion. After all I’ve gone through, all I’ve accomplished is a sore stomach, sore wrists, sore shoulders, and a pair of crossed eyes. After all this, if your plan is to take up the accordion for something to do, let me tell you there is no easy way to success. Take it from me! Forty-Three CAM INGLES