Earl Grey School - Triangle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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1952 - A RECORD SPRING OR SUMMER ? Spring season? Yes, but summer weather. That is what everyone was exclaiming during the Easter week. The temperature climbed to 84 degrees and was never much below 70. The song, ' April Showers ' , says that rain in April brings flowers and birds in May. With this weather, birds and flowers will be look¬ ing for the rain during May. Already leaves are budding, and birds, looking for a suitable place to nest, are actually feasting on worms from the earth instead of the usual dried berries and crumbs. Not only the school children are welcoming this weather for the excellent excuse of ' Spring Fever . Hammocks, chairs, pillows and blankets were made use of during the past week. The fatigued populace lulled and lazed in every advantageous spot. Children were restless unless granted permission to do what they wanted. But, as soon as errands were mentioned, who was more tired? Ask any mother and she will tell you. Where is all the ice? ' Here today and gone tomorrow’ is the old saying, but the ice of the Assiniboine River seems to have disappear¬ ed in a matter of hours! While going downtown people noticed that the ice on the Assiniboine River was breaking up and quickly finding its way into the Red. Returning home about five hours later, there was no sign that there had ever been any ice on its waters. Such lovely weather should be taken advan¬ tage of! And so it was by all. Farmers took the excellent opportunity to start their early cultivating. Tourists, also, used this chance to enjoy the many enchantments of Spring. The astounding weather not only awoke the people, but opened up golf courses, swimming pools, drive-ins and beaches. The heat sold out pop, ice cream, popsicles, and anything that rendered relief from the heat. Highways were full of cars streaming out of the city to various destinations of which the beaches were most prominent. GRADE 8, ROOM 22 - MISS E.CROOKSHANK

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SPRING I went a-walking one spring day And saw on my path flowers bright and gay Robins joyfully their songs were singing Children carefreely were happily swinging Trees were attainting their gay summer leaves And orchards were beginning their beauty to weave. Meadows and fields were green grass growing Flowers, their petals were proudly showing Gardens out of the earth were soon appearing And rain bringing with it its thunder and fearing Homes were casting off their winter molding And Spring in all its glory was brightly unfolding. DEAR MOTHER NATURE I saw the robins ' way up high Fluttering and dancing in the sky And all around me as I pass I see the beauty of your grass. Dear Mo ther Nature. I saw many things you did This time your beauty was not hid I saw your beauty as an art And now a gladness fills my heart. Dear Mother Nature. 0 Mother Nature, strong and bold, Mother to both young and old Are you mother of field and tree Or just a wonderful mother to me? Dear Mother Nature. TYRA NEWHOUSE -- ROOM 18, GRADE 8 JAQUELINE BROWN -- ROOM 22 , GRADE 8. GRADE 8, ROOM 21 - Mr.S-E-LTSECKI

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t People certainly made a quick change in their choice of clothing. From coats and hea¬ vy apparel to sun dresses and light attire was what happened in Manitoba. Spring clothing was not even thought of as the temperature climbed. Summer outfits reached their height when people were seen sun bathing in bathing suits on the sands of Winnipeg Beach. Depart¬ ment stores all over the Province must be groaning under the heavy loss unbought Spring clothing has brought. Walking down a Winnipeg street, you would see storm windows hastily being removed, and quickly replaced by screens; Bus windows thrown up; ' doors standing open; gardens in the making; all evidence that this wonderful weather is definitely real. But Winnipeggers are too wily. They know that in this country, one can never be sure of the weather. So, they have not yet put away their Winter essentials because, perhaps, for all we can tell, we may be again shovelling snow in the near future. TO ANN ROBERTSON -- ROOM 19, GRADE 8 GRADE 8, ROOM 28 Here comes Room 28 with a class of 19 girls and 16 boys and our teacher, Miss Greenway, who is new to our school this year. Miss Greenway teaches us three of our main subjects, English, History and Literature. We are very glad to have had Mr. McLeod for our Maths teacher during his last year at Earl Grey. Room 28 wishes him the best of luck in the future. Mr. Burns has introduced some of us to French this year which is a very interesting subject. Many of us will continue French next year and even start Latin. The majority of Room 28 has had a feel of Mr. Kozoriz’s trusty old metre stick which has directed us on the path of Science. We all enjoy Art with Miss Hodgson and PT with Miss Campbell. Our class president is Graeme Macdonald and our vice-president is Doreen Folster. Our secretary is Frances Jarvis and our treasurer is Leonard Zoltanko. Betty Rykyta and June Sellar are our two outstanding figures in the speed skating races. Our top students are Arlie Geer, June Sell¬ ar, Agnes Hill and Joan Polish. Next year we will not all be together but we will all remember this year in Room 28. IRENE VANCE - JUNE SELLAR - ARLIE GEER ROOM 28 - MISS E.GREENWAY ►