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

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30 T H E O R A C L E it f at .51 I ,,. ,. . '1'q ' . .,., . ..Q.,.,. ., - '7 ll1?5'3E'3121' il-215:21 ' . 523355.11 ' N Nl.-N NSN S iff- ig 'A -QQ X' 'f 1, ' a at Q 5. 9 The Junior Bed Cross Society Princess Elizabeth Branch Now tell me, what branch of the school has been more active than the Princess Elizabeth Branch of the Junior Bed Cross? There is not a pupil be- longing to it who has not taken part. Co-operative! well, that really does not express it. Just think of starting school later than usual, and then on November 9 raising 344.91 in a Mile of Pennies campaign, and then donating every penny to the i'Evening Telegram Brit- ish War Victims Fund! There are man articles that we irls Y S have madeg for example, face cloths, layettes, diapers, housewives, triangular bandages, T bandages, and ever so many different things. In the near future there will be a little surprise for all, an afternoon tea, and at it will be sold baking and new spring bonnets, for some of the earlier lassies, also a display of refugee outfits. Grade IX have done very well with the selling of their beanies. A great number of the girls are sporting them already, and we must say, they are very pretty indeed. Now, tell me, what pupil of the E.H.S. would not be proud to help the Junior Bed Cross with this very important war effort? -SHIRLEY CUNNINGHAM, X E.ll.S. Dpen Night and Red Cross Bazaar The Elmira High School in May, 1942, held a successful Open Night. Last year it was different in as much as it featured along with the students' work and dis- plays a Junior Bed Cross Bazaar and the '6Thumbs Up Review from Hamil- ton. During the first part of the eve- ning the students' work was displayed in all the rooms. In the shop the brass work, tool and wood work which the boys made were on display and in the Home Economics the refugee clothes and layettes which had been made by the girls. It was especially interesting to see three little Elmira girls model- ling complete refugee outfits which also had been made by the girls. . The girls' P.T. classes put on a very fine display of physical drills and in- teresting folk dances. The boys' P.T. display consisted of tumbling acts and pyramid building, which was very well done and not marred by a single slip. The various school organizations opera ated baking, candy and refreshment

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THE ORACLE Qfmaefa GPWCJQQI fSeni0r Prize Poeml up-an am.-U .V I stood upon a distant battle-field, And watched the wounded soldiers as they reeled Past me-but there was one who spoke and said M00 back, and tell them all g this life-blood red Is not for our own sakesg but it is shed For them, that they in future peace might live. And gasping, at my feet, he lay there-dead. I watched an aeroplane plunge through the sky And heard the motor cough and slowly die, And saw the pilot to the gunner turned, MW ell, this is it, old boy: I hope it's learned That it was not for our own sakes- we burned Our young life,s fuel, 'twas freedom that we yearned Then these received a death not justly earned. From lonely graves in a tempestuous sea A host of ghostly sailors called to me, Let it be known that we have nobly died, That willingly we travelled o,er Death's tide That our young sons might look to us with prlkie, And live in peace forever side by side. And so I bring their chorus-their demand, I do not beg of you, but I command g It is not my own voice, fm but a hand That brings the message of that faithful band Of service men, who in the dark world stand In bloody warfare, on the snow and sand To guard the freedom of your native land. Come, Canada, awake! these are your boys, They're human beings-not just mere decoys, To urge the enemy to fresher start, Shall some lad nurse a lonely, weary heart Because you failed to live up to your part? Or shall another enemy's deadly dart Bring more destruction?-have you done your part? --VIVIAN HOFFER XIII

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THE ORACLE 31 booths during the evening, as well as a number of guessing contests and games. A quilt made by the Home Economics classes was raliled off and the sum of 385.00 was realized from this alone. These proceeds went to the ,lunior Red Cross fund and to the Elmira Red Cross. The special entertainment of the eve- ning was the program put on by the 'LThumbs Up Review of Hamilton who gave their services free. They presented a variety program which was enthusi- astically received by the audience. An unexpected surprise of the eve- ning was the presence of Mr. Reginald Sloan, of Hamilton, who has written several successful songs and who is a talented pianist. Mr. Sloan autograph- ed and sold thirty-five copies of a song he had written, and turned the proceeds over to the Junior Red Cross. -MARJORIE BRUBACHER A Summer At Queenston Camp Last summer four girls from our school decided to go to the fruit camps for the summer-Eleanor Arnold, Helen Karley, Grace Omand and l. Eleanor was sent to St. Davids, Helen to St. Catharines and Grace and I to Queens- ton Camp. As l am the only one of the four back at school this year I shall take this opportunity to tell you just what a farmerette must do at Queenston Camp. Each day at 5.4-5 a.m. we all hear the ding-dong of the cow-bell , although it seems far, far away. That bell means it is almost time to get up. Then at six we hear a bell that means we must get up right away. So into our overalls, rubber boots and straw hats and down for breakfast. At 6.4-5 the hurrying and scurrying begin as the farmers from all the neighbouring farms begin to drive their trucks into camp. We grab our lunch, jump into the trucks and oil' we go! Now the work starts! Cherries and strawberries must be picked, tomatoes, too, from the 'green housesg asparagus must be cutg fields and fields of tomato plants must be planted and stalked, asparagus must be sorted, and all the peach trees must be thinned. The peach trees are so overladen with little green peaches that if they were left that way the peaches would never grow to be large. So they must be thinned out very carefully. Some weeks later comes the most important work of all- picking peaches. Of course each girl carries her own ladder from tree to tree. After she has filled a basket it is placed beneath the tree. The baskets are gathered up, loaded on to the truck and taken to the packing house. Other farmerettes there grade the peaches and pack them in baskets. From there they are shipped to all the cities and towns. At noon we get an hour off for lunch and it is spent under the shady trees on the banks of the Niagara River. This is an enjoyable hour, as you can imagine, after we have been out in the hot sun for five hours. We work from one oiclock until six when a shrill whistle is heard coming from Pop four bossj . And we all know what that means--run for the truck. But sad to say very few run-wearily we walk. The minute camp is in sight everyone feels great again and wonders, Will there be any letters for me? Then into the showers! As you can very likely imagine we get surprisingly dirty! Once again feeling clean and refreshed, we have our dinner. But before dinner is even over cars begin to come in the drive. This time not the farmers-the boys from Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Niagara-on- the Lake. Before leaving camp we must sign out for the convenience of the camp mother. Two late leaves are granted each week-Wednesday nights it is eleven and Saturday nights it is 12.30. Thursday nights no one is allowed in camp or outand all other nights of the week we must be in at ten with lights out a half hour later. Now don't you all agree that Queens- ton Camp is a wonderful place? -BETTY SCI-IUMMER, XIII