Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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DELPHIAN, ' FIFTEEN LITERARY CLASS SONG 1915 Tune — The Orange and the Black When the dew of dawn is dripping, on the flowers, in natnre ' s honr, AVhen the rnby morn awal-:ens to light earth ' s fairy bower. Then it is we dream of mornings, when we woke with spirits light ; For the light of dawn we ' d chosen, in the Scarlet and the White. Through many trials and triumphs, we ' ve borne this flag of truce. In striving always higher, to reach the noblest truth. Even now our greatest effort, intertwined with prayer and tear Is fully now completed in our Alma ilater dear. In the future dawn of morrow, when we strive for higher goals. Will we e ' er forget our motto, or the white and crimson folds? We ' ll sing Esse quam videri, and shout for Charlotte High. Ever forward, onward, upward, for our goal is in the sky. Thanking God who gave all merc.y. and love shown in June flowers. We leave thee, Alma Mater, with the l)lessing for the hours Which we spent in scenes around thee, in joys as yet untold; With memories so enchanted that they never will grow old. A FOREIGN TRIP AT HOME It is generally agreed that travel is the great educator, and an increasing number of our people every year are seeking this means of instruction and recreation. Europe is at present closed to the tour- ist, but fortunately the delights of a foreign trip are still open to us, for a railroad journey of but a few hours will take us to a country where the Union Jack floats in the breeze and where the jseople ' s slogan is, God Save the King. If we make Toronto our first stop in this alien country, we receive its foreign atmosphere gradually, for this city has a large number of American residents, and to the casual observer does not differ mate- rially from American cities of the same size. However, many of its people speak with a peculiar English accent. The American visitor does not fail to notice the rubber tired victorias in the streets and also the straps passing inidcr the lower lip which are attached to the. — 10 —

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DELPHIAN, ' FIFTEEN policemen ' s helmets. Even the oatmeal with which we are familiar becomes porridge after it crosses the line. Toronto is a beautiful and busy city, with a water frontage on Lake Ontario. It has many beautiful parks and splendid public buildings, and the fine spirit of its people is well symbolized by the motto which hangs in the office of one of its principal hotels — Life is never so short but that there is always time for courtesy. We l)oard the steamer at six o ' clock for the trip across Lake Ontario and awake the following morning to find ourselves at Kingston, the West Point of Canada, and thence pass out into the waters of the majestic St. Lawrence, named by Jacques Cartier in honor of his patron saint. Soon the tirst of The Thousand Islands, with their charming summer homes, begin to appear and pass in rapid succession until nearly noon, when we change our steamer for one built to run the rapids, which break the smoothness of the river ' s course to Montrea l. Shooting the rapids is no doubt a di!ficult feat of navigation for the ship ' s pilot, but iov her passen- gers it is no such thrilling and terrifying experience as we had expected to encounter. The rapids seem much like the white caps on the lakes: but in the last, or Lachine Rapids, the dangerous rocks are more visible; however, these are soon passed and we glide under the arches of the majestic Victoria bridge, into the harbor of ilontreal. Montreal is more foreign than Toronto because of its larger French population, and it is rich in memories of the olden days when the banner of the Fleur de Lis floated over New France. Yet it is a British city also, and its splendid public buildings, especially its banks, look as solid and enduring as the British empire. Montreal has been called the City of Churches. and contains, some tine specimens of ecclesiastical architecture, among the best being Christ church. Episcopal. St. James. Roman Catholic, biiilt after St. Peter ' s, and Notre Dame, also Roman Catholic, a copy of the famous Notre Dame in Paris. We experience a real thrill when we enter the portals of Notre Dame and stand within its magnifi- cent interior, with a seating capacity of ten thousand, and Ave are impelled to even bow our heads in the spirit of reverence which great churches have inspired in the souls of men throughout the ages. Back of the city lies Mount Royal, from which Cartier viewed the country when he gave the settlement its name. This elevation is now a beautiful mountain park with a winding drive of nine miles to its summit. For the sum of one dollar you may traverse this path in one of the supremely comfortable victorias, with coach- — 11 —