Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Hailing him with shout and song, Praise him! Hail him! King of Learning Surely he will need no burning! Let us lead him toute de suite To his mansion on Main Street. Shakespeare, Milton, kneel before him, Vachel Lindsay hovers o'er him. Milton speaks, To thee, O King, We come on light fantastic wing, Let us lead thee to thy home, There to rest thy weary dome. Then they quickly draw a curtain, And he hears in tones uncertain, Chaucer speaks: 'Tis thine-thine own, Built of marble, wood and bone, All materials were donated By your pupils who, ill-fated, Gave their heads to prove to you. Mr. B? with quick emotion, Views the vast and lofty mansion, Tell them -but he chokes with sobs, Thought them all a bunch of snobs. I do hereby undertake To correct my sad' mistake. Dante takes him by the hand, Leads him up the stairway grand. Victor Hugo has the key- ' This I now present to thee. 'Tis a key to Vergil, and, Written by that poet's hand. While our hero withdelight Gazes on his mansion bright, Loud resounds o'er hill and dell A Welcome sound-the dinner bell, Quickened all their appetities, Up the street they fly like kites To a table in the park, Where they hear dear Shelley's lark, There on languages they feed, Sliced to suit each poet's need, From a bubbling fountain drink Philosophy to make them think. Dinner oler they loud proclaim- Speak, oh speak, thou man of fame! Tell us all the world doth know Of knowledge, years do come and go: 58

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:avi T A, TEACHER'S DREAM QN. CRAIG, 4135 One by one the hours crept on As he sat till break of dawn:- CWe'd written exams three weeks befoiej I'll give her ninety-nine-no more. There, I'vc finished Senior B, And the lowest mark was eighty-tln ee Well, 1,111 sleepy, guess I'll quit, Let the rest of the boneheads wait. He gave a yawn, put out the light- Then-oh, horrors! What a sight! Two black figures stood before him Seized him silently and bore him In a box of ebony, Carved in sounds of harmony: Up the ladder Gradatim Into regions strange and dim, Crossed a dreary wilderness, 'Twas the 'fVale of the Brainlessf' Now before him Hows a stream- Fearful, awful, doth it seem: 'Tis the stream of Education, But a bridge is built of Latin- Three words Labor omnia vincitf His dark escorts safely cross it, Leave him on the other shore, There to wonder more and more. A broad highway stretches far Paved with books deep set in tar 3 Lofty 'trees sedately rise, On either hand up to the skies: Q On each leaf a word is written- Each tree constitutes a poem. Now he leaps out of his box- Brand new collar, shirt and socks, Figure of a Greek athlete, Wings and halo, all complete. Then the sees a motley throng 57

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Every year adds on its store- But thou hast it all, and more. Mr. B-- sedately rises, But there are in store surprises Suddenly his hat, too tight, Splits its sides to left and rightg Now with learned eloquent tongue His noble speech is just begun, When they see him with pain turn yellow Tearing from his head the halo, And his friends in horror see That his head must bandaged be, If they wish to save his life Till he meets his loving wife. Larger ever his head increases, Steadily, and never ceases. Hands are now in anguish wrung, For they hear an awful BANG Darkness follows quick, Mr. Bi- falls like a brickg Hits his head against a chair, Soon forgets he mustn't swear, Clambers up and rubs his head- Must have dreamed that I was dead, Awful sleepy-had a fall. Moral: You clon't know it all. U 7 . Bei IT a Waich, a Diamond or a Piece of jewelry .. ulzr Price H . Successors lo . HICKS C9 PENTZ We Have a Large Selection IS49 Scarth Street Regina 59