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

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With a menacing snarl he sprang at the boy but stopped short with¬ in a few feet. He advanced and retreated until he seemed satisfied that Frank was harmless. With a sly grin he walked up to hiiji, rubbed his plumelike tail against his leg, and purred contentedly. Frank, intensely interested in the room ignored him. The place was wired for electric lights. The click he had heard was an iron ring falling against one of the barrels. The chuckle was merely a cat’s snarl, and the leg he thought Jie had tripped over was the cat darting to safety. What an adventure! Carol Johnson — Room 13. THE FLYING CARPET Oh, I sh ould like to take a ride Upon a carpet, far and wide, To see the people of many lands — To watch them toil with their hands. This carpet of exquisite make Would be indeed a hearty break To persons who would rather ride Upon a carpet, far and wide. The clothes they wore both fine and poor Would show up down below We’d take a look, then whiz away, And homeward we would go. This carpet with its strong-knit thread Would stop. Then back we’d go To the little house we started from In ages long ago. Myra Macoomb Room 25 THINGS IN THE FUTURE In this age of atomic fission and supersonic flight, the possibilities of scientific and mechanical advancement look very promising. What will the world be like when this year’s graduates are men and women thirty years old? A countless host of new inventions will appear. Among them will be colour television sets with screens from thirty-one inches to six feet at a moderate cost, and electronic brains that, in the cars of the future, will drive them safer than you can. There will be combination television telephones plus many new textiles, plast¬ ics and apints. Electric power stations, trains and ships will be run by atomic power and your car may be powered by a gasoline turbine. One of the milestones of the future will be the conquest of man’s last frontier, Space. These are just a fraction of the wonderful things in the future. Fred Dampier — Room 13. 18

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HOT RODS At Bonneville and Daytona, On east coast and on west, All the rodders gather To show their very best. The Lakesters and the Bonnevilles The street rods roaring ’round The stock jobs and the ’cycles All tearing up the ground. This is the rodder’s heaven The quarter-mile strip A chance to try his building With records every trip. With supervised drag strips And rigid safety rules The draggers have no room For reckless driving fools. Jim Wells, Room 13. STRANGER IN THE DARK As his foot touched the rotting boards of the ranch house floor, Frank involuntarily drew back. Why had he started this awful business? What could he prove by entering the old house, anyway? If he could only find his way to that cellar! He started forward again only to pause as once more the floor creaked and threatened to give way beneath him. The cellar, he thought, must be to the left of the door. He continued his explorations cautiously, till he reached a window boarded up. With a stick he removed a board, in an attempt to let some light in. That, too, was useless. The sky had clouded over. Turning away in disgust, he he struck one of his remaining matches. To his right he saw what could be a small hatch, probably leading to the cellar. A gust of wind caused the match to flicker and finally the flame disappeared. He stumbled on till he neared the place where he had seen the door. On his hands and knees he felt for it. His fingertips touched a rough edge which he pried up. Slowly, he opened the door and searched for the stairs he knew would be there. His wandering feet came in contact with an old ladder, and warily he de¬ scended. Five steps from the bottom he stopped and listened. From the dark¬ ness, beyond the old barrels lined up against the wall, he heard a faint chuckle. His grip weakened and his hands became slippery. Without warning, a rung gave way and sent him tumbling to the soft earth of the cellar floor. Something Brushed against his leg and he drew back in fear. From beyond the barrels, he heard an onimous click and again, softer, a chuckle. With a gasp he started forward. Something soft and warm tripped him. He fell, grasping at the nearest wall to save himself. The old cellar was flooded in light. The intruder came from his hiding place of and Frank saw how small he was. His ugly face was outlined in the harsh light. 17

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GOOD NIGHT DOLLY Good night dear Dolly, do not fear, Sleep, sleep, till morning is near. While the stars and moon shine on you, Sleep till the hillside is covered with dew. Ann Vicary, Age 9 Room 6 BOYS WILL BE BOYS Boys will be boys Brats will be brats They wreck your toys And tease the cats. As they get older A few years or so, They get a little bolder And turn up as your beau. Charlene Craig Room 25 ELVIS PRESLEY’S RISE TO FAME Times Sure Have Changed” for we have found out that Elvis Presley is really the Alien Visitor” with a Thingamabob tied around his neck. Times Sure Have Chan ged! ” Teen-agers soon began to dislike him when they found out that he was a Magician’s Trick” who came out of the Lost Volcano.” On the way to America his Hot Rod developed Engine Trouble” in The Valley of the Supernatural”. This was a Fortunate Accident” for he found a Flying Carpet” which was his Last Chance” to get out of the valley. This Spring” his magi c carpet was stolen by a Stranger in the Dark”, now he drives a Stolen Palomino.” On April Fools” day he found out that Books can Talk.” In his latest film Things in the Future” he sings Boys will be Boys,” a new release. This essay involves one of the Ten Easy Ways to Fail an Exam.” Jack Olinkin and Bob Delaney — Room 13 19