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

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i5flllz'i X-2 t 'l it A 6 2 L C f ti SUIE ll ,W -W A 5 1 T r 'H-1-as--F42- 'i -'Rf-' 1 0ur Square Dance Boys and girls whirling about in a mad jamboree of gay colours, smiling faces, and strange mistakes-that's the picture of our practices for square dances. The Halloweaen Dance was to be an old-fashioned square dance and as none of us knew much about it, we were all taking lessons. Miss Axford f our Mme. Lazongal on the stage, shouted her throat hoarse while we at- tempted to follow the call. The mis- takes were many but the morale was high and if one, by some strange coinci- dence, found oneself in the wrong square, one merely danced around till the right place was found. Let's follow that lad in the plaid shirt and the girl with him. They've started the c'Dip and Dive , and .it's over, under, over-wait a minute, they've wandered off somewhere. All right, they're off again, no, the girl's gone under and the boy is right out of the square. Miss Axford is now trying to put them righ.t but they'll. probably be off again in a few minutes. That is a typical scene, but everyone was happy and! a great many boys and girls joined in and made the square dancing a real success. Mr. Currie joined in the fun one night and seemed to be enjoying himself. It was truly great fun and a time which we will probably talk about for a long while to come. -VIVIAN HOFFER, GRADE XIII 32 ., 0ur Teachers fSung at the weiner roast to the tune of: My Bonnie Lies Over the Oceannl Mr. Currie is head of our High School, We do love him very much, When homework he dioes not give us, Or make us stay in too much. Chorus : - Bunk-um, bunk-um, It all sounds like bunk-um to us, to us, Bunk-um, bunk-um, It all sounds like bunk-um to us. Miss Axford is our form teacher, We work with her hand in hand, Vlfhen finished markingiour papers, She tells usrhow we stand. Although we haven't had Mr. Hobden, We hear he is quite a good friend, He welcomes all faithful pupils, And works with them unto the end. Miss Boland and happy Miss Evans, Are friends to us coming to school, But when we are there awhile, They may put us over the stool. Miss Harper is our Home Ee. teacher, Who surely will teach us to stitch, And it will serve a good purpose, When we are older and hitched. And now Weill sing of Miss MacVicar, Who teaches us English and art, She may be tempted to punish, If we children act too smart. W 'Dorus'WiLKEN, IX B

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gvvg 5---Y-Q A -it-'www -Tm, v,-, ,,- ,,,,,,,, The Tfzue fight CNet entered for contestj There is a courage in free hearts to-day . . . The blood that pulses, singing in free veins, Renders a melody of purest strains, The mighty, stirring music of this lay Kindles in F reedom,s sons a burning zeal, To aid the conquered, to relieve distress, To weave a bright new robe of happiness, The warmth of which the whole wide world may feel. Their purpose is before them as a star, They will not now from their revenge be swayed, Their cause is just-the tyrants must be paid! Freedom must reign in lands both near and far. T hey'll conquer, for they bear mo-re than the sword g Within their hearts there shines the light of God. --VIVIAN HOFFER, XIII fs- winfez an Get o-ut your hoods and ear muyfs, Your mittens red and blue, Your ski suit and your overshoes, Your sled and ice skates too-. Get out your warmest blankets- To spread upon your bed. Go find the books you like to read Beside the firelight red. .lust think of all the winter things 'That are a lot of fun. For February is here again And winter is almost done. Doms WILKEN, IX B 70 6119 ldna England,the brave, the staunch, the free, W e solemnly lift our hearts to thee. We'll fight with courage and with might To hold our land so fair and bright. Together we'll rule hand and hand, Our banners fly on seaand land 5 We'll shake those cruel men of steel And show them what we say is real. England the brave, the staunch, the free, We're proud to be a part of thee! We'll change the world from dark to light, And show those men that right is might! J UNE LU'rz, XI pak, HV-. The Rose So pretty, so scented, so gaudy, so gay Is the bright little rose at the break of the day. As the sun rises righer in the bright southern sky, The rose may be heard to give a wee sigh: My colour is fading, my glamour is going, But my scent is still sweet, so there,s no use in crying. Towards evening 'twas cooler, the rose was revived, But of its bright colour it now was deprived. From a beautiful red to a faded dull white, The rose was transformed by the sun's dazzling light. Though her colours were faded, her petals all torn, Still her beautiful scent by the warm wind was bome. JACK MOYER, X I 81

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,A -U L- -,, ,7,,v-,- -... .-...--...-- - The Wiener Roast The scene ,was set at Hoelscher's gra- vel pit. Around a bright fire sat the characters. The occasion was the annual High School weiner roast. The students assembled at the school and then proceeded to the hollow where they -were entertained by each f0I'If1 in turn. Original songs, Grade 13's RHdi0 program, sponsored by 'fiUlCS Tilly TH- blets and guaranteed to CHIC all ail- ments, plus Grade 11's playlets and ustuntsn added merriment to the pro- gram. Then came the feature attrac- tion of the evening. Delicious hot dogs caused everyone to smile with content- ment. The curtain lowered with the singing of the National Anthem, Taps, and a rousing school cheer. -KATHLEEN LORCH, COMMERCIAL The Graduation Dance It was the graduation dance, the last dance of the year, and excitement was reaching a high pitch. The finishing touches had been ,put on the decora- tions, rods for the clothes checkers brought, and all the last-minute details looked after by hard-working commit- tees. The auditorium had been trans- formed into an enchanting ballroom with softly-shaded lights and attractive blue and white decorations. Huge bows adorned the balconies, and streamers hung in 'Criss-cross fashion above our heads. There were intriguing lamp- shades which were made of wood carved to 'form the. letters E. H. S. A large school crest adorned the stage. Shortly after nine o'clock the rousing strains of a familiar orchestra were heard. The music was very good and soon the room was a scene of gay festi- vity. During the evening, one of the dances was dedicated to the boys who are joining the forces: Murray Hein- buch, .Stewart Huehn, Albert Lorch, Ralph Robbins and Donald Snyder. Good luck to them! Dux Hallowe'en Party The night of October 29 was one of fun and frolic for us students of the E, H. S. and a lot of outsiders while we went Western for one night. We decided to hold our annual Hal- lowe'e,n party in the form of ga barn dance, and the gay farmers, farmer- ettes, and dairy maids promenading here and dipping and diving there certainly gave the desired atmosphere, while several outsiders voluntarily supplied the appropriate music and calling out. A grand imitation spider unsuccessfully crawled up a web of thread in one corner and made many shiver, while cats, jack-o-lanterns and witches decorated the surrounding walls. A grand march started the night off, followed by various old-time dances with ordinary dancing in betweeng the popular music was supplied by a wurlitzer. Initiation was enjoyed f?J and I'm sure everyone who was there wgll agree that the kids got their dose o it. We felt that our committees had suc- cessfully achieved something different in the line of Hallowe'en parties. -J1-:AN BRUBACHER, XA li. The Valentine Dance Friday, February 19, saw the gym decorated with white ruffled red hearts, fat dimpled cupids and slender red and white streamers. It was the night of the Valentine Dance, a new extra-curricw lar activityn, sponsored by the Athletic Society. The coat-checking committee were in a slight flurry over the loss of the coat-checks and the soft-drinks committee were continually rushed, but apartifrom that everything went very smoothly. Music was supplied by Nellis,.Wagar's orchestra, which inci- dentally was very good. Couples danced to the strains of Star Dust and 'Gjivedn to The Downtown Strutter's All too soon twelve o'clock rolled Ballv. ammdr--Afwromr'Nmimdr' h' -b'rUug'lTV1lrfrr0rrlyftU01 lusty school yell showed the students' approval of an evening of sheer enj-oy- ment., V-MARY WOZNUK, GRADE XII .w.sl. . short evening to a close and E. H. S. recorded another very successful school function.-MARJORIE BRUBACHER, XIII 3-3