Burlington High School - Rarebits Yearbook (Burlington, Ontario Canada)

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36 RAREBITS V... Q. I 55, :ia 5 'EXECUTIVE OF STUDENTS' COUNCIL Back Row-Wm. Galashan lPres. Boys' Ath. Soc.l, Roy Carlton IIB fTreas.l, Jerome King fPres, Lit. Soc.l, Rae Guthrie fPres.J, Homer Smith fIBl, Russel Ferrey KIIIBL Front Row-Mr. J. MacF, Bates iPrincipall, Kathleen Coleman QVice-Pres.l, Sally Loree fPres. Girls' Ath. So . Enid Holtb CVD. Constance Galashan KIIAJ Pauline Tancock lSec.l, Dora c b. y , Barber QI Cl, Miss E. Eby fStaff Adviserj. Svtuhentz' Glnunril By' Pauline Tancock fSec.y At the end of the second year of its regime the Students' Council is in a better position to state the purpose and aims of the organization. As we conceive it, the duties of the council are as follows: to provide a fair rep- resentation of the student body, speaking for them at meetings of oth- er societies, catering to their wishes and feeling their needs, if necessary, to negotiate with the Principal in dis- cussing problems which may arise in the school. The accomplishments of the body have not been numerous, but under the guidance of Miss Eby and the leadership of the President, Ray Guthrie, the society has had a suc- cessful year. Christmas cards, engraved with the school crest, proved very popular with the students, but the greatest achievement has been to provide the students of B. H. S. with an appropri- ate school pin. The Council realized a fair profit from these sales, and act- ing upon the wise and careful advice of the treasurer, Roy Carlton, was able to add considerably to the funds. Although it is not the object of the organization to make money, it is a tribute to the executive that they can accomplish this, and still give satis- faction. To the culinary department of the school the council presented two dozen silver spoons, which were gratefully accepted. As the term of 1931-32 is swiftly drawing to a close, we take the oppor- tunity of wishing to future councils every success, and a full measure of prosperity, We trust that they will profit by our example and our experi- ence.

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RAREBITS 35 xx 114,71--xiii:- xx Q , 5, gg CSFHCEBDY' Q Wnnrep B J i 2 f ',rPL,w,,,,i,, Aff i 7 . , if ? fn15g' ' ' 4 Ilia iilllgli .-1 'f ' A K J A hun? 55. 5 g fm. 1 f Editor-MARY SHEPPARD, V The graduating class this year was one of the largest in the history of the school, and certainly the largest since Rarebits was first published. So many have gone forth this year to seek their professions in life that if any have been missed the editor begs that student to accept her humble apologies and to believe tht error was made through ignorance, Two of last year's staff are capably filling positions elsewhere, while Miss Cannom is spending the year at home. Mr. Freeman, after his all too short stay, is principal at Stoney Creek and Miss Buffam is teaching Mathematics and Physics at Weston. Among those at Toronto Univer- sity are Helen Smith, specializing in Physical Culture, Evelyn Stewart in English and History, and Reta Swartz studying philosophy, Bruce Lindley, who, until Christmas, was trying to solve the problems of Mathematics and Physics at Varsity, has set aside the pen for the plough and is helping at home. Jean Leitch is completing her Hon- our Matriculation at Branksome Hall. Florian Loree is our sole represen- tative at Normal, as is Marjorie Hys- lop at O. L. C., Whitby, and Paul Christianson at the University of Pennsylvania. At the various business colleges in Hamilton, Iolene Macklin, Grace Hes- lop, Beryl McMillan and Marjorie Wilkinson may be found. Margaret Stephenson, Dorothy Sanderson and Beth Turner are in training in the Hamilton hospitals, and Florence Richardson at St. Cath- arines. Lezetta Sheppard is spending the year at home, but hopes to be with us again next year. Sadie Palmer is also at home, but expects to go in training in the fall. Reg. Cozens is attending McMas- ter, having won a scholarship in Sci- ence. Several of the boys are together again at O. A. C. These are Dick Berry, Ken, Boruisuk, Ed. Rae and Oon. Wallace. Bill Clifton is working in a drug store in Mount Forest in preparation for the pharmacy course at Toronto University. Among those who graduated in the Commercial Course are Henry Atkin- son, Charlie Belchamber, Catherine Gash, Hannah Shakespeare, George Sutton, Arthur Langton, Margaret Sheppard, Marjorie Stewart and Clare Tory, several of whom are again in our midst,

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RAREBITS 37 illrgkiauik By TOM LEIGHTON IV Mist - mist everywhere, weighing us down like some tremendous shroud! A soft rainy drizzle alighting gently upon the glistening decks added to the general brooding loneli- ness. The storm of two days ago had died down to a heavy silent swell. The only noises were the deep foreboding groans of the ship's fog-horn, and the rattle and creak of cordage, blocks, and trunks coupled with an occasional hail from a member of the crew at the hold. All this was dulled and muffled by the chok- ing fog which dripped, dripped, dripped from spars, cordage, and guy wires with a mad- dening monotony. Time:-Forenoon of Friday, June 20, 1930. Ship:-S.S. Montcalm, C.P.S., under Com- mander A. Rothwell. Place:-Just below the Arctic Circle, be- tween Greenland and Iceland. Destination:-Reykjavik, capital of Ice- land, scheduled to reach there at about 10.30 p.m. The voyage thus far had not been exactly uneventful. Upon rounding the south tip of Greenland, we had borne into a storm which lasted three days. I had crossed the Atlantic before, and had seen some rough weather, but never before had I experienced such a storm, nor have ,I any desire to do so again. It came from the north east, right into our bows, precipitating sixteen and a half thou- sand tons of ship into a most exasperating corkscrew motion. Its potency became mani- fest in an extremely nauseating brand of sea- sickness. Now, to those who think sea-sick- ness is something to make jokes about, ,I would advise a day's indulgence in it, for ex- perience is the greatest teacher of all. It particularly struck the third class passengers, most of whom were Icelanders, cursed with the idea that an abundance of intoxicants was the ideal cure for it. Most of them had never travelled scientifically and didn't know that the best thing for sea-sickness is a dry stomach. But sea-sickness, like death, is impartialg it also laid low most of the cabin passengers and of these, I was no exception. I survived the first day of the storm with merely a dizzy feeling. The second day I felt worse, and tried to walk it off, although the tremendous seas made walking rather pre- carious. What finally conquered me and sent me below was 'the sight of so many people leaning over the rails at the side of the ship. They were jerking rather spasmodically and, although I could see only their backs, I felt quite sure that they weren't fishing. I shan't dwell much upon my experience below, but I soon reached the conclusion that, even if Al- cock and Brown did land in an Irish bog, they certainly had the right idea. As the ship rolled, the curtains at the side of my bunk swung back land forth, and my valise slithered across the floor from one side of the cabin to the other in a most annoying man- ner. As dinner time approached tmy cabin being near the dining saloon? I could hear the crockery slide off the table and crash and clatter right merrily with every severe lurch of the ship. But not many people worried about it that day. On the third day the storm abated some- what, so I went on deck and soon felt my old self again. The ship wasn't in such bad shape, considering the severity of the storm. Of course, many things had been washed