Elmira District Secondary School - Oracle Yearbook (Elmira, Ontario Canada)

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Y Q' 5 it? ll W ft A I l 'l Q 5 Q 9 ' L Q-, , t M' 1- 1:91 --Af! T THE CHRISTMAS DANCE . Christmas had come again and E.H.S. buzzed with plans for the Christmas dance. The decorating committee got into a huddle and came out of it with the lovely idea of tiny Christmas trees, bright and sparkling like the big one. to be placed along the balconies. Of course the traditional large tree was to stand in all its glory at the front of the gym close to where the sweet music of Bob Donnell's orchestra was to origi- nate. Lanterns hung from the balcony, were to tell everyone tl1at this was E.H.S. All in all it promised to be an evening packed with fun for everyone and, speaking from personal opinion and from comments heard after the dance was over, I can tell you, folks, it really was! .- THE HALLOWE'EN DANCE The night of October 30 is a night on which most of us take a trip to fairy- land and many of us find our feet lead- ing us to the High School for the Hallowe'en dance. Last Hallowe'en the gym was dressed in orange, and black streamers hung from the ceiling and on the windows. The stage was a corniield complete with a huge yellow moon and a black witch riding merrily past. Around the room the Dionne Quintup- lets, cowboys, farmerettes, lovely ladies, Supermen, tramps and even a Hawaiian dancer whirled about. The Bugle Band fat least we believe it was our Bugle Bandj marched about for us, and other features of interest were initiation, sign- ing the register fa few people were a bit shocked by thisl and of course lunch. We could go on for hours, folks, about the fun we had but we'll be look- ing for you next year to find out for yourself. THE WEIN ER ROAST Well, folks! No doubt you have heard about our Weiner roast held on Septem- ber the twenty-fourth. We met at the schooland then all proceeded quietly to Hoelscher's Gravel Pit. The cheering crowd was entertained by each form in turn. The Salesmen of Grade X with their marvellous offer of Skunk Blossom Soapi' and Commercial with their No. 777777 Sticky Fly Paper, might, if need demands, get a '4job with the manufacturers of washing ma- chines. Even Grade XII with its Little Miss Muffetn supplied merriment for a surprised crowd. Then came the hot dogs and marsh- mallows too! What delicious morsels! That lunch committee certainly deserves praise. After the completion of the main event-the hot dogs-the hollow echoed and re-echoed with the singing of the National Anthem and the shouting of the school yell. We then drifted homeward in groups of four's, three's, and two's. .11. June Weichel: fhelpfullyl There are still more sandwiches but the coffee is almost exhausted I'm afraid. Lorne Bolger: Yes, it seemed rather weak to me too.

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U f Xf ff! ' l b 1 It X I ,a. '-I J 5 e f Wg, 1 nit X es fe Wilt 'Sr M Zi rg THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM The Keys of the Kingdom written by Dr. A. J. Cronin is undoubtedly the most important novel of 1941. It takes its title from Christ's words to St. Peter and I will give thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven . The central figure is Francis Chis- holm, a Scotch Catholic priest. It tells of his Tweedside youth, of his education, and how a tragic event urged him to become a priest. He is possessed with the great virtues of endurance, humility and unselfishness. When his idealism makes him a failure in the eyes of his superiors, a bishop who understood him, gives him a vicarate in China where he spends thirty-six years, a thousand miles inland from Tientsin. There he succeeds in establishing a mission where he struggles against civil war, famine, dis- couragements, hatred and plague. How- ever, he creates warm friendships not only with the poor Chinese converts and their children, but with the nuns who come to his mission, a heathen Chinese merchant, an American Protestant mis- sionary, and an atheist doctor, a com- rade of his childhood. The Keys of the Kingdom has the power to stir our feelings to such an ex- tent that it would be justified as a novel on this merit alone. However as we glance through the pages, reading Fa- ther Chisholm's philosophies, we con- sider it a really wonderful book. Here are a few passages well worth remembering: There is one thing most of us forget, Christ taught it, the church teaches it- though you wouldn't think so to hear a great many of us today. No one in good faith can ever be lostg no one- Buddhists, Mohammedans, Taoists, the blackest Cannibals who ever devoured a missionary! If they are sincere accord- ing to their own lights, they will be saved. Another : 'There is no Caesar nowadays-only financiers and statesmen who want diamond mines in Africa and rubber in the slave-driven Congo. Christ preached everlasting love. He preached the brotherhood of man. He did not climb the mountain and shout, Kill, kill, Go forth in hatred and plunge a bayonet into thy brother. -BETTY SCHUMMER MY FRIEND FLICKA A new and very interesting novel about companionship between man and animal is My Friend Flickaw. Written by Mary O'Hara it is modern in every sense o-f the word and has been praised highly by critics. The story c-entres around a family of four who live on a ranch. Ken, the hero, is a dreamy lad with a delicate consti- tution. His stalwart brother, Howard, received a great deal of admiration from his father. Since Howard had a colt,' Ken too wanted one but because of his poor grades at school his father hesitated to grant his son's request. Then Ken's mo- lContinued on Page 771

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44 THE ORACLE THE SKATING PARTY Do you like skating? But definite- lyln That's what most of the students in Elmira High would tell you if you asked them that familiar question. And they'd have proven it to you, too, if you had watched them at one of their famous skating parties on Friday night in January. Our old stand-by, Mr. Kendall, again sold the refreshments, but we canit truthfully say he never took a nibble of candy now and then because weive heard differently. But thatis okay, Mr. Ken- dall-you deserve it! Mr. Hardy, Miss MacVicar, Miss Cruickshank and Mr. Schoales were all skating. And by the way if you'd like to learn to do the Highland Fling on skates see Mr. Schoales. I believe his rates are quite reasonable. Seriously, the skating party was a real success and lots of fun. Our second 'chowling success held in March-on the second to be more speci- fic-was even bigger and better than the first. Everyone was on skates playing tick, crack-the-whip, twirling in loops, or else just skating. Soft drinks again were sold by our one-and-only Mr. Ken- dall and Mr. Schoales once more helped to ukeep things movingw. We came to the rink with the idea of having one swell time and we sure did! Will we see you there the next time? . i SKATING ON THURSDAY On Thursday at twelve by the clocks Oak doors fly open and off come the locks. Everyone's hurrying their work to get done, For they know they have to be back by one. On go the hats, the coats and the boots, Out of the doors a cloud of smoke shoots. Ah! look it's a group of Grade 9B lasses, Running home to be back for classes. At three minutes to one the lates ones come But they don't look as if they're having much fun For they have eaten their dinner too quick And now they will be most dreadfully sick. When the bell goes at three-thirty, Out they go in a great hurry Everyoneis grabbing their coats and skates For no one wishes to be late. Then down they go to the good old rink, In and out through every link. Co the laces in a scurry For everyone is in a hurry. And soon they all go on the ice, Around they skate once or twice, Then down they sit their skates to tighten. Before their coloured skirts they whiten. The old bell rings once, twice And everyone hurries off the ice. Off go the boots as fast as they'll untie. Skates over shoulder, then home the girls fly. -JEAN STROH IYIAUREEN THUR DETENTION Where is it that, when school is o'er Some pupils, pihaps a score or more Sit till the clock strikes half-past four? Detention. If you a little late arrive, Your spirits surely don't revive, W'hen Mr. Currie says '6Stay till fivef' Detention. What is it that some people hate When getting it for being late? It spoils a chance to go and skate, Detention. What is it that some pupils skip, Or some, perhaps, just let it slip, But always get an extra trip, Detention. -ISABEL Coorlza, X Fred: 'There is a certain reason why I like you.', Betty Vice: My Goodness! Fred: Don't kid yourself. , Mr. Hardy: What effect has the moon on the tide?', P. I. Morris: None, only the untied are affected.