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

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I-H-E O-RACLE centre of this mountain community. Mounting guard over the whole country- side, its bell called the faithful to prayer hourly on Sunday mornings, and made sweet music through the hills. Soon the long procession of skiers, taxis, and sleighs had vanished over the top of the hill and everything regained its usual quiet. However, fifteen minutes later pandemonium again reigned. It did not take long to leave the other skiers and we were soon struggling up the first long hill. At the topof the first hill there was nothing to do but climb the second hill, but as it was longer than the first we began to feel rather tiredg in fact the only thing that kept us moving along so fast was the anticipation of the slide down the other side. Ituwas presumed by all that some of us would not ski the whole way down, for one wit in our party said, 'fl learned to ski in twelve sittings. The other side of a difficult bump, or just around a rather icy and sometimes steep curve, we would gather and watch the next victim display his skill. If he fell we all laughed at him, for it is not considered ill-mannered to laugh at a skier who has taken a tumble. At this point one of the fellows, anxious to show the others that he knew a thing or two, did a gelandesprungg that is, he dug his poles into the snow at the top of a bump and executed a small jump. This unfortunate, however, lost his balance in mid air, and plunged head first into a snowbank so hard that only his legs were left sticking out. We held our breath until we saw him wiggle, and then knowing that he must be alive we all gave him the Hal Hal, and yanked him outg eyes, ears, nose, hair full of snow. It nearly was a noble achievement but there's many a slip- in skiing. V' At the top of the next hill we could see for miles. In every direction bare peaks and summits reared their hoary heads. About fifteen miles to the north a train was winding its tortuous length 25 1 around one of the many mountains and we could hear the whistle. Then after gazing at the scenery we pushed off, one by one, until I was the last left on the top. The cool green firs laden down with their blobs of snow on each branch stirred gently in the breeze and some- where off in the distance a dog barked. The run looked long and steep, and during my meditations my companions had reached the bottom. There they waited. I started with a sharp push-off to gain more speed. As the slope was bumpy an Arlberg crouch was neces- sary. The hill now flashed by in a white blur, my knees working like shock ab- sorbers. I finished at the bottom with a grand swooping Christiana. Then, our Ski Club being over the next rise, we hurried along. I It was the time honoured custom of our Club that the first member to arrive got the key of the house from its place of concealment. This unfortunate then had to make a fire and bring in wood for the stove. Soon the rest of the gang had arrived and dinner was started. Everybody got his own and helped with the dishes afterwards. Then the last one out made everything shipshape, locked the house and hung the key in its ac- customed place. As the trip back to the station was mostly downhill, it was easily navigated by all and as we entered Mount Rolland at dusk, we were thinking of our coach so cozy and comfortable on the siding. We soon stumped into it, brushed the snow from our clothing and peeled off our boots and jackets. Someone started singing L'Alouette , so 'we all joined in. The train began to move and the lights of the siding blinked away into the darkness. Occasionally a blur of light flashed by, indicating we had passed another stop. On arriving home. we turned on the lights and the radio, lit the fireplace and relaxed lazily in front of the fire. It had been another glorious day. g -IAN MARK, XIII