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

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Thoughts of an Idle Typist Wouldn't that Imperial Bank cal- endar make a wonderful jig-saw ? My! How quiet the brick yard is this afternoon. Ho-Hum! 'kit One reason the Public Library is so popular these days is that after sel- ecting a book you can take it up to the desk and say Charge it, please! iii It is rather disappointing to their old cronies that party leaders of that infamous gang known as the SB Spree Club have turned out to be Mark Sharks this year, thinking nothing of munching a hurried sandwich at noon while slaving at a Bkkg. set. iii' The teacher called his science class to order shortly after the lunch hour. Our special work this afternoon, he said, will be cutting up and inspect- ing the inward workings of a frog. I have a frog in my pocket here to be used as a specimen. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a paper sack, shook its contents out on the table, and out rolled a nice-looking sandwich. The teacher looked at it perplexed, scratched his head and muttered, That's funny, I distinctly remember eating my lunch. 'kit ' Teacher dictating notes: And in a case like this the Government would release gold. Voice: Really scold? Whom, Sir? ir if 'Ir President, SS4: Miss Leadbeater will now talk on the Rocky Moun- tainsf' 'kit Good Old Spring!-No more snow- balls to dodge-only baseballs. Seventy Our Publicity Man's Theme Song: BUY an ECHO, Yaa-hoo! 'kit The shipls siren blew loudly, and the dear old lady nearly jumped out of her steamer chair. My goodness! she exclaimed. What's that awful noise? A passing sailor enlightened her. We blow that every morning to wake up the fish, he told her. iii The doctor answered the phone, turning to his wife he said, Quick, get me my bag. This man says he can- not live without me. Just a moment, said his wife, who had picked up the receiver that call is for Lillian. fit Father had been reading a fairy story. And they lived happily ever after, he concluded. Lucky they didn't get married, Dad, commented the modern child. 'k'k'k The last class party of the year will be held soon. Thank Heavens! It will be the usual scramble in the base- ment of Moaner's Beanery. Fourth year men particularly invited. Bring your own lunch. Tickets maybe se- cured from the janitor. 'kiri' Flash!!!-Elections for a commit- tee to beat up the Eastern Echo staff, immediately upon publication of the magazine, will be held to-day. Candi- dates are urged to arrive early to scatter chewing gum and peanut shells along the halls. No police pro- tection. There will be the usual bribes for nominators. Entertainment and refreshments. Bring your own lunch. 1 1i EASTERN ECHO

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C4 HUMCDR s Our Own Exchange Department Love Romances - Very popular around here. Especially in some periods. Ballyhoo-Your jokes are getting worse. We were only able to copy 9,349 for this issue of the Echo. Liberty- Give me liberty or give me death. The latter for us please. iii' Guest Speaker at Concert Cafter speaking for 2 hoursjz I believe I have spoken too long. There is no clock in the room and- Interruption from gallery: There's a calendar behind you, Mister! iii' Depression Ditty When we try to borrow In these days of meagre spending, We learn that, to our sorrow, Our friends curtail their lending. 'kit In The Vogue EASTERN COMMERCE STU- DENTS GET TEN PER CENT. CUT! Cin marksj. iii As the class only began this year 5G NEVER WAS on' the gold standard! . 'kit Ben Sugarman is still keen on a moustache. Don't give up the lip, Bennie! EASTERN ECHO Modern Essays They were summoned to dinner in the hall which they ate. If the wind had been blowing in that direction it would have caught fire too. 'k'k'k Poetry Life is just a bowl of cherries- So they say in the songg But it's a week's detentions When you get your homework wrong. -lr 'A' ir We Agree When Mr. Powell asked McDermott what the shape of the world was, Norm said he thought it was in a pretty tough shape. 'A' 'A' 'A' Embarrassing Question Mind if I get you in on a kid's ticket? 'A' 'A' 'k Whatever has become of the Spree Club? ir 'A' ir Professor: Why don't you answer me? Student: I did. I shook my head. Professor: Possibly, but do you think I can hear it rattle from here? -The Vantech, Vancouver. -k 'k ir We learn in school what a time the Russian peasants have with Kulaks, still-we have Rubinoff. Sixty-nine

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Interviews with Seniors To succeed in one's life work, pur- suance of diligent study is essential. -Incidentally, WHEN does baseball start? -Stan Norman, Track Star. iii' A safe channel to school interest is through sports activity. -Jack Smith, Track Star. 'A' ir 'A' If you can't play with a bat, try a banjo. -Anon. at 'A' ir X iafjfix y l f' If fr Rx ifff , 5'N,V fi' N r 6 X. x . X l , i X 'Ny ,. The Homework Robot will clo away with scenes like this. 'kiri' Teacher: Who was Canada's greatest soldier? Student: General Motors, sir. -L. C. I. Tatler. iii' Teacher: Are you sure that this is a purely original composition? Student: Well, sir, you might find one or two of the words in a diction- ary. -The Vulcan. 'k'k'k Teacher Cexasperatedbz Brown, who explains the movies when you g0?n Voice from rear: Kay does. EASTERN ECHO Near-sighted old lady: Look, there's a dear old-fashioned girl. Her dress buttons all the way up the back. Shirley Grant: Nonsense, that's her backbone. 'kit Teacher- Give me a few sugges- tions that would make the C.P.R. a paying concern. Pupil- The directors can't figure that out. How do you expect me to ? 'kit The teacher had been laboriously pointing out to the children that the Spanish Armada was seven and a half miles long and was composed of one hundred and thirty ships. He also pointed out that the king nick-named it the Invincible Armada . Turning to a small boy he asked, What did King Philip of Spain nick-name his Spanish Armada? Small Boy- Please, sir, he called it the 'Invisible Armada'. 'kit Two boys were walking in the woods. The one picking up a chest- nut burr shouted, Hey Bill, look what I found. A porcupine's egg. -The Vulcan. 1 -if if BACHELOR'S OWN CORNER French Cookie Mixture M cup butter 1V2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 3M3 cups pastry flour, or 3 cups bread flour. Cream the butter: add sugar, and cream together thoroughly. Add the beaten eggs, then the flour sifted with baking powder. Chill for several hours. When shaping the dough, roll only about one-third of the mixture at one time. Seventy-one