Crescent Heights High School - Bugle Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 29 OSBORNE CUP DEBATES This year much interest centred about the Osborne Cup Debates. At the beginning there was a full entry from the four Tens, four Elevens and three Twelves. XB, however, was unable to enter the two teams necessary and was forced to default to XD. The subject for the first round, February 7th — “Resolved that Radio instructions should be introduced into the schools,” brought XIIA, XIIB, XIA, XIB, XA, XD into the second round. The winners of the second round were XIIA, XIB and XA. The subject for this round was: “Resolved that Education is a greater contribution to World Peace than Reduction of Armaments.” XIB drew the bye and the battle of words between XIIA and XA resulted in a victory for XA. It was now decided to hold the final debate in connection with the Hi-y annual concert. Accordingly Catherine Frost and Margaret Me-

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28 THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 The Spad climbed again, and then diving, swept over the German trenches with a hail of lead; but this time they were ready for him. A machine gun from below poured fire and the bullets traced a seam along the underbody of the plane. The nose wavered and the pilot slumped over in his seat with blood gushing from his mouth and nose. The controls flapped listlessly and the Spad dipped, the landing car¬ riage struck the ground and the whole plane tipped forward. The wings splintered. A thin trail of smoke began to rise from the wreck. (The end.) M. P. Martyn—XA. MASONRY 4- Grade IXE boy was asked to write an essay on Masonry, and here is what he wrote: King Solomon was a man who lived so many years in the country that he was the whole push. He was an awfully wise man, and one day two women came to him, each holding to the leg of a baby and nearly pulling it in two, and each claiming it. And King Solomon wasn’t feeling right good and he said: “Why couldn’t the brat have been twins and stopped this bother?” And then he called for his machete and was going to weylerize the poor innocent little baby, and give each woman a piece of it, when the real mother of the baby said: “Stop, Solomon; stay thy hand. Let the old hog have it. If I can’t have a whole baby, I won’t have any.” Then Solomon told her to take the baby and go home and wash its face, for he knew it was hers. He told the other woman to go chase herself. King Solomon built Solomon’s Temple, and was the father of Masons. He had seven hundred wives and three hundred lady friends, and that’s why there are so many Masons in the world. My father says King Solomon was a warm member, and I think he was hot stuff myself. That’s all I know about King Solomon. F. Alison Brownie—XIIB.

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BO THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 Arthur, of XA clashed with Leslie Phelps and Arthur Cook, XIB, in the Assembly Hall, April 12th. The subject chosen for the final debate was: “Resolved that the Installment System of Buying is a Menace to Society.” XA upheld the affirmative and in a most interesting and well-prepared debate, defeated their opponents. Much credit we feel is due the XA teams, Catherine Frost and Margaret McArthur, Gordon Butterwick and Theodore Gibson. We wish to extend our thanks, too, to Miss Giles, whose untiring efforts made the 1929 debates such a success. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL ROOM 1. Thou shalt not draw pictures in thy books, nor the likeness of anything that strikes thee to be funny, nor the likeness of a fair damsel, such as your teacher. Thou should’st not spend too much time in this way, for the teacher, thy guide and comfort, is a crab and will request the honour of your presence after school if thou art caught. 2. Thou shalt not snore in class, for bear in mind that thou mayest disturb the slumbers of thy neighbour, and perhaps those of thy benevolent friend, the teacher. 3. Remember that thou shalt keep in mind thy homework. All day shalt thou sleep and enrage thy teacher, but at eventide must thou sw ' eat and toil o’er homework. 4. Honour thy teacher and his cane; that thy days may be long and spent in blissful slumber in the room, not in the office. 5. Thou shalt do no chewing of gum, nor sticking of it on fresh varnished seats. 6. Thou shalt not copy homework, nor in any like manner be so deceitful to thine aid and benefactor, the teacher. 7. Thou shalt not sling paper wads. 8. Thou shalt not squeal on thy neighbour when he is in danger of writing lines. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s girl; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s pen, nor his pencil, nor his brains, nor anything that is thy neighbour’s. 10. Thou shalt worship none other than thy teacher. Jack Stickle—XID.