Eastern High School of Commerce - Eastern Echo Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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.'-'J'-f'ln5ul' 'u'u'1-'I ' -'u'-'-'-'-'I-'u'l-'-'-'-5-'-F-'-'- GIRLS' CLUB '-FJ'-Fu'u'u'-'-'u 'n'u'u'-'u n'u'-'-'u'u'-'n'u'u'u -'ln'u'-'-'-'u'-'-'-'-'-'-'u'uF- u'u'uH-'-'-'u'u'-'-'u'u'-'-5-'uFur' EXECUTIVE, 1933 President .,,.E.,.....AA.,..... .EE,..,,,,.,. . H EEEE.EE E.,..AA,,....A.....,...,...................... ............ lN I Iargaret Smyth Vice-President. . .. .. ..., .....,,..E .,.....,.EE, .,..,.,,E . .... ............A..... N a n n a Miller Secretary .AAA,,,,...,..,,..,EEEE. . EEAA4, AAA.E . AE.A. ..A...A.,.....,.. O live Gordon Treasurei '.........A.. ,....,,...,.,.,e, . .,.. , .. ...,, . .,.e, . ..,....... Evelyn Warren Senior Beans' Representative..- i.,,i A.,i..,.........,.,........ D ora Jamieson Junior Beans' Representative ..,.,t...,. . ...............,v., .....,Ei....................... V ivian Clarborough Advisers A,i,...,.,,,,,,,.,,..,,,,rrii....,i.,..,,.,ri ..i,,,i,..r,,,,,,..s,.,,.r,,,,............,,........................ lN Iiss Toye and Miss Atkin 'A' ir 'A' THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS CLUB ACTIVITIES CREATE CAMARADERIE MARGARET SMYTH, Girls' Club President, has been kind enough to issue a statement for publication to the Echo. Her remarks follow: The Girls' Club has been extremely successful this year. We are look- ing forward with pleasure to our Mother and Daughter Banquet , to be held in May. Plans are already under way, and the banquet is expect- ed to be a gay affair. I wish to thank our two advisers, Miss Toye and Miss Atkin, as well as the other members of the cabinet, for their splendid co-operation and assistance in making the meetings so enjoyable. Their untiring efforts are warmly appreciated. I Welcome this opportunity, on be- half of the executive to express our sincere appreciation to the girls of the school for the enthusiastic and loyal support which they have given at all times. Special thanks are due Constance Vallis, 3S5, who kindly supplied us with striking and artistic posters for the meetings. The executive hopes that the girls of Eastern Commerce will con- tinue to realize the significance of the Club, and will do all they can to make it one of the finest in the city. l EASTERN ECHO ilgl-il-li iii-iiili OLIVE GORDON, 4S2 First Meeting AT the Hrst meeting of the Girls' Club, on November 2nd, five hun- dred girls Hocked to the auditorium, where excellent entertainment was provided. The president, Margaret Smyth, opened the meeting. The program consisted of: A dance by Misses Bunny Morri- son and Margaret Thompson, 3S2g a sing-song, led by Audrey Dalzellg a chorus dance, by eight girls, directed by Miss Phelps: and a slogan contest. conducted by vice-president Nana Miller, was won by Vera Dale, 2L. who was presented with a compact. A play, The Bislzop's Candlesticks, presented by 4S4, completed the pro- gram. Adjournment to the girls' gym waS followed by games under the leader- ship of Miss Phelps, Ada Jones, Ella Smerdon and Bunny Pilkie. The girls rested their weary bodies on the gym floor and eagerly accepted the apples and Hallow-e'en candies the executive had prepared for them. Forty-five

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Forty-four H L THE INTRUDERS fflpologies to Edgar Allan Poej HOWARD POSTEN, 4G2 Once upon a midnight dreary, whilst I pondered weak and weary, Over French grammar that I should have done before, Whilst I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my study door: 'Tis my mother, I guess, I muttered, tapping at my study door,- Only this and nothing more. Oh, distinctly I remember it was in bleak November And the family every member had retired long before. Fearful I foresaw the morrow-vainly had I sought to borrow, French done and done correctly, from a friend who lived next door- From a bright and brilliant student, friend of mine who lived next door, Nameless here for evermore. Every trial was a blunder, surely now that was no wonder, For I'd never done my homework by myself, unhelped, before, So that now to still the beating of my heart I stood repeating, 'Tis only mother there entreating entrance at my study door. I will go and give her now entrance at my study door. When into my study stalking with never single word of talking. While the doorway they were blocking, came my teachers, three and four, In a single line all filing, with never an attempt at smilingg And while I stood by and wondered, they lined up beside the door, And while I stood and trembled, they took their stand beside the door- Stood and looked and nothing more. And with many a word accented, all their wrath on me they vented, Asking why I was now doing French that should be done before. Each one spoke in quick succession, adding to my deep depression, Until I in true confession threw myself upon the floor And as I did, I thus did cry, Your forgiveness I implore. This shall happen nevermore! Then a light upon me dawning, I awoke and started yawning, And I knew that I'd been dreaming and had fallen on the floor. But then, even with my waking, a quick glance around me taking, I saw that dawn was breaking and that the dreary night was o'er. Shall I e'er forget my callers? Shall I still neglect my homework? I can answer, Nevermore . EASTERN ECHO

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Second Meeting The date of the second meeting was December 22nd. The Club did not meet separately this Christmas, as is the usual cus- tom, but aided by the Literary and Dramatic Society, who presented The Coming of Christ, and the Girls' Chorus, who provided the Christmas music, an original program was given. As is the custom at the Yuletide season, vegetables, canned fruit, and other household provisions served as admission tickets. The contributions were generous and helped many needy people. Apples and candy were distributed to the students as they left the hall. Third Meeting An enjoyable half-hour was spent at the third meet listening to Miss Crichton, Director of Household Art, Central Tech., who spoke on Spring' Fashions. This was a timely topic and met with favour amongst the- girls. A record crowd was present. 'k ir at It has recently been asserted that man is a first cousin to the gorilla and the chimpanzee. Here is what sundry members of the student body had to say with regard to this assertion when interviewed by the Echo:- Jim McHugh: Most excellent, but hardly flattering to the taxpayer. Bud Lunney: Pish, tush and why not? Ruth Cohen: I do not know whether the Simian species feel elated at the news. An unnamed member of the staff: I consider it a sinister attempt to undermine the essential dignity of man. x GIRLS' CLUB EXECUTIVE Back Row: N. Miller, E. Warren, O. Gordon, D. Jamieson, V. Clcirbrough. Front Row: Miss Toye iAdviserl, M. Smyth iPresiclen+l, Miss Atkin iAdviserl. Forty-six EASTERN ECHO .