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

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High School years are the most care- free years of oneis life so get into all the fun Qfun, I said, not mischief 1 that is going, and into all the activities at E. H. S. and keep the old pot boiling. It isn't so long since I left E. H. S., but boy! if I could only be going back I'd get a lot more out of it, socially and academically. ADAM HACKET1' My wireless training was received at No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, which happens to be the place of my birth. The course lasted seven months and was very interesting. I had the opportunity of flying over part of the Rockies, where th-ere is grand scenery. We meet many fine interesting chaps from all parts of the Empire and many other countries belonging to the United Nations. Now I am awaiting posting overseas. I have many fond memories of the good old days in Elmira High School, and wish you much success in the years ahead. DON WEICHEL olll' Fashion Show in April ' 'One of the highlights of the year was Grade X's ingenious method of selling war saving stamps to the whole school to send more bombers to Britain-a fashion show with the fair young gen- tlemen of the class as models fSee Candid Shotsvl. The troupe consisted of ravishing beauties second to none on the contin- ent. David Steele appeared in a chic dressinglgown complete with curlers, hair net and powder puff. Glen Gabcl and Grant Pirie showed what grandma wore while working in her victory gar- den and what our defence workers wear to-day. Tom Galley made a striking entrance riding on a bicycle and wear- ing sports jacket and shorts. Jack Moyer posed as a glamorous bathing beauty fWe've not been able to find out yet what happened to the rest of his outfitll. But Ken Israel and Ken Klinckman really put us all to shame when they modelled school-girl en- sembles. We hear Paul Schmehl has been in great demand since he made such an at- tractive house-keeper in his flattering home economics uniform. What the up-to-date matron should wear on a shopping expedition Land also how she should sit-refer again to Candid ,Shotsvl was carefully mo- delled by ,lim Miller. We regret that Eaton's and Simpson's milliners were denied the benefit of the showing of millinery salesmanship presented by Clayton Hahn. In his hand a hat was no longer a mere hat-it was a thing' of beauty, a work of art. Then came our charming night club- bers: Don Henrich in a gorgeous pink party dress, Jack Allgeier in a soft yel- low gown with white accessories and accompanied by Shirley Good in tuxedo and bow tieg and George Lee bedecked with rubies, sapphires and emeralds f of chicken ring originl and escorted by two pretty airmen, Verlin Cope and Gladys Kraemer. Bob Roe finished it off by appear- ing in a becoming pink flannelette nightgown with cap and hot-water bottle. Ho-hum, and so to bed! The curtain call brought all the ac- tors and actresses on the stage, at which time we all sang The King and gave our rousing yell. IRI-:NE MALINSKY, XA ... ..-1-1 Doing Your Share The holulays are now in sight, And you must do your share, No matter if yo-u're dull or bright-e There is work everywhere. T he farmers all need help these Jays From pupils- big and strong, But cloift expect too much praise, For many things go wrong. Working on the haymow high, Storing away the hay, With the fork we'll make it fly And get it done to-day. ALICE MARTIN, IX B 68

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I Tank To The Farm It was Monday morniiig. I awoke and regarded my watch through half- closed eyes. '4Seven-thirty,', I said sleepily and rolled over on my other side. 'Seven-thirty?7' I repeated, this time with eyes open wide. I'll be late for work! So, in less time than it takes to tell, I washed, dressed, ate a very small breakfast, leaped on my bike fwhich I had forgotten to put away the night beforej and headed for the farm. While going, I observed fmuch to my dismayl that it was likely to be a fine day, and consequently, there would be plenty of work. On my arrival my employer informed me that he had borrowed an extra mow- er and we would begin cutting grass that morning. After receiving instruc- tions on the operation of the mower, I mounted it, and started off, constantly repeating, uOil these cups every two rounds, these every fourg this pedal raises the blade, that puts the mower out of gearg watch out for stones',- and so on. For the first few rounds all went well, but, since the mower had been ad- justed for a tall man, I began to grow tired of trying to reach the different levers, and when I arrived at one cor- ner, the horses automatically began to turn. Making a valiant effort to reach the pedal which raises the knife, I missed it, and heard a sickening crack -the dividing-board had broken off. From then on I met with nothing but troubleg the knife became clogged with grass several times and I lost the hook on the end of the whiffle tree. Because of these mi-shaps, I decided I had better stop, and so, putting the mower out of gear, I started for,home. The journey home led through a creek, and .as I was carrying the bro- ken dividing-board in one hand and was trying to keep from falling off the seat with the other, the horses got a little out control. First the one horse lunged into the stream and then the other, their ,Z big hoofs splashing water in my face. When we emerged, the bolt fastening one of the whiflie trees to the double tree had also disappeared! Well, for the rest of trip fwhich was uneventfulfl, I wondered how I was going to explain these disasters to the owner of the mower. But as that is an- other story, I shall not deal with it here. -EDWARD HILL, XI Naugatuck Chemical Classes One morning last November lVIr. Currie read an announcement in assem- bly to the effect that '6Naugatuck Chemicals here in Elmira was to open, on the following Wednesday, a series of night classes in Chemistry. Some of us, being vitally interested in this subject, met later in the day to talk over the possibilities of this offer. Wednesday night about a half dozen of us met and Went together to the factory. Upon our arrival there we found that one doesn't just go in and sit down. First we had to sign a book telling the time that we entered and later, the time that we left. The class we found was under the supervision of the very able and ami- able Mr. Dickson. The class itself was made up of about eighteen young men from different walks of life in Elmira. Everyone at once became very much interested, for who isn't stirred when he sees two or more substances mixed together, watches a perhaps violent re- action and finds that something entire- ly different has appeared seemingly from nowhere? Later in the year when the rink came into being and there was skating on' Wednesday night it was decided to change the time to Tuesday evenings so that those holding season's tickets could use them to the fullest extent. I .believe that in chemistry there is a future and that these classes are one of the best things that could have been undertaken by Naugatuck Chemicals for the youth of this community. -C. GINGRICH, GRADE XII 65