Essex District High School - Argus Yearbook (Essex, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 46 of the 1933 volume:

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Phone 198 Res. 212 -- I A Good Place to Eat RANSOM’S RESTAURANT Phone 88 - Essex On No. 3 Highway Quality and Price Guaranteed A. C. RANSOM, Prop. School Supplies -1 Kodaks S THE REXALL DRUG STORE S. H. SADLER t We Appreciate Your Patronage Drugs Tobaccos One of the greatest weakness of our modern society and one of the most fruitful causes of discontent and unrest is the prevailing tendency to try to get something for nothing. Every day one meets people who expect to receive fabulous remuneration for their services and those same services, alas, are for the most part trivial or entirely non-existent. Rest assured that the world is a sharp trader, ever ready to get the better of the dreamer, the dishonest men and the lazy men, but with equal readiness ever quick to reward the thinker and the doer and the man or woman who gives his best. It is time that your awards will not be stated in terms of a king’s ransom but will be rather stated in terms of contentment. H. W. HALL Principal THE ARGUS ANNUAL EARLY DAYS When I was asked to write a few lines about the early days of E ssex High School, I could not possibly re¬ fuse. All my associations with the school have been of such a friendly and kindly character, that it is a pleas¬ ure to do everything within my power that I am asked to do. Methodist Churches had been united into one body, a small room at the back serving for a second classroom. But what we were to speak of for some time as the New High School”—the building which was destroyed by fire some years ago—was nearly completed and we were soon able to move in. and to have a third teacher. My direct knowledge though does not go back to the beginning: the school had been in operation for three years before I became Principal in Oc¬ tober. 1888. The first Principal was Mr. Weir, but he is dead and for the inside story of those three years one would need to go to some of the sur¬ viving students of that time, such as Dr. Margaret Wallace, Mrs. J. J. Tullv of Windsor. J. L. Naylor of Essex, W. Tilden of Point Pelee, Dr. McCormick of Windsor, Prof. A. T. Laing of To¬ ronto, Dr. J. W. and Dr. W. W. Mc¬ Queen of South Dakota. W. B. Clifford of Ruthven, and others. It was the great good fortune of Essex High ' School to begin with such a fine band of young men and women who started it with a tone, an esprit de corps, and the beginning of a tradition that lasted till long after my day—and which. I hope, endures still. The school building to which I came was far from being attractive or con¬ venient; it was an old frame church just behind the station which had been used for worship by the Methodist Episcopal Church before the various The Village of Essex Centre, as we knew it then, was very different from the Town of Essex as we know it now -sidewalks of wooden planks, mostly laid lengthwise—streets of mud with no vestige of paving—no public water supply—no natural gas—no electric- lights; the only light at night on Tal¬ bot street outside the business centre, was an oil lamp in front of Dr. Browse’s office—hitching rails in front of all the stores, and so in the school —no water but what was carried in. no lights for evening meetings—stoves in the classrooms were the only source of heat, but these burning good body hickory, no heat in the halls—no la¬ boratory, a cupboard and table in one of the classrooms serving for all pur¬ poses of Chemistry and Physics. One of the most noticeable changes in re¬ cent years, is the much larger number of students attending the High School. Until the opening of Leamington High School in—I think—1895. Essex had the only High Sc hool in South Essex, and the population of the town itself was greater than now, yet I do not think that we ever had much over THE ARGUS ANNUAL ninety in attendance. I should like to write something about the greatly increased promin¬ ence now given in all schools to ath¬ letics and recreation—too great a pro¬ minence perhaps—and to pay some tri¬ bute to the outstanding and public spirited men who sat on the High School Board—to the able, hardwork¬ ing. conscientious men and women who were my associates on the staff, and to the students who brought so much cre¬ dit to the school during their years of attendance, and by their lives and car¬ eers since they left, but I am overrun¬ ning my space and will conclude by ex tending to the Staff and students my best wishes for success in their ardu¬ ous tasks. -C. I,. Crassweller The staff of the Argus Annual wish to thank Mr. Crassweller. Prin¬ cipal of the E. H. S. from 1888-1902. for this very interesting review. HISTORICAL ESSEX COUNTY Although Essex is not the oldest part of our Dominion, it has no small claim to an interesting history. Recause of the older and more glamourous history of Quebec, we are apt to overlook the work of the brave pioneers who laid the foundations for the prosperous county in which we live. The first knowledge we have of ex¬ ploration in this district is in the time of Champlain. He sent the courage¬ ous bushranger, Etienne Brule, on a series of voyages of discovery around the Huron District and down to Ohio, he explored what is now Essex Coun¬ ty. The purpose of these trips was to Collect Indian Allies, and Essex was then inhabited by Indians, loyal to neither French nor British In 1640 two Jesuit priests. Father Jean de Brebeuf and Father Gabriel Lalemont, spent the winter in this country When Brebeuf returned to France, he described the county to a map maker named Sanson who pre¬ pared a map—the first of this part of the country that has been found. These two men named many familiar land¬ marks in this county, such as Point Pelee (Bare Point), now Point Pelee. and Bois Blanc (White Wood), which has been changed to our Bob-lo. They passed the little Indian village of Khi- oetoa at what is now Walkerville and named it Petite Cote (Little Shore). They called Belle Isle Isle aux Co¬ chons”, or Hog Island. When they camped for the night near a little river on the north shore of the county, they were so infested with fleas that they named the river Riviere aux Puces. They also named the Canard River (Duck River), Belle River and Stony Point. About this time Jesuit priests, pro¬ bably going to the missions in the Huron District, travelled along the shores of the county. These men had with them a species of pear tree which bore very sweet, though small, fruit. They planted them wherever they camped for the night and there are still a few left along the shores of the county . They are outstanding because of the size and flavour of the fruit The first farmer in this county set¬ tled at L’Assomption, which is now Sandwich, in 1735. Shortly afterward a mission church was established and soon there was a fair-sized colony of French soldiers at L’Assomption with a few at Bois Blanc. Another survey was made, and the maps are very ac¬ curate, even showing the site of Wind- sor. The survey was made by a French spy who was sent to discover the strength of the English forts. The first survey under British rule was made under David William Smith, who later became surveyor general. John Wilkinson was the surveyor of Windsor and he set the line for Dougall street. Detroit was destroyed bv fire in 1806 and Smith was appointed to design the new community. The hub arrangement of the streets branching out from a central square is still ac¬ cording to his plan, although the out¬ side section has been changed. The British started the fort at Am- herstburg and called it Fort Malden in 1796. Amherstburg is named for Gen¬ eral Amherst, one of Wolfe ' s generals in the Seven Years ' War. There were block houses built on Bois Blanc (Bob- lo) for further protection against the Indians. There are many interesting relics of this period in Amherstburg. The trenches used at the time of the THE ARGUS A N N U A L ARGUS ANNUAL STAFF Back Row —D. Doyle (Circulation). H, Sadler (Current Events) A. Mulcastcr (Circulation) P. Naylor (Literary), R. Hill (Curtent Events). F. Kennedy (Sports). C. Cowan (Com¬ mercial Editor). J. McGuire ( Adveitising), R. Martin (Sports). M. McGuire (Curient Events). E. Hines (Spoits). F. Chapman (Literary). D. Keeley (Jokes). H. Jackson (Jokes). C. Shipway (Social). Front Row —H. Collard (Circulation), H. Lcatherdale (Treasurer). R. Barlow (Typist). Miss Brown (Associate Editor) Harold E. Newman (Managing Editor), N. Heath (Literary). _K. Little (Social) H. Gammon (Calendar). War of 1812 are still plain and the block house is well preserved and open !o the public. There is al-o a stone marking the spot where Tecumseh tna le I is famous speech to his braves, and the house where he stayed is still standing. British troops were located at Amherstburg even before the war. When war was declared. Hull and his army captured Sandwich and from there issued an order that the Cana¬ dians remain neutral and Indians be kept from fighting. Brock marched at once from Xiagara to Malden with a force of 200—mostly regulars and l ' ••i e l F.mpire Loyalists. Tecumseh and 600 Indians joined him and they ' reed Hull to retreat to Detroit. Brock, who was as daring as he was clever, managed a scheme to deceive the Americans. He took possession of a house in Sandwich and marched his men in the front door and out the back and around again, keeping this up so hat a steady stream of men seemed to be marching in. The red coats of the British showed up to advantage so that from across the river Hull believed that a huge force was opposing him. Brock also gave Hull the idea that his Indians were fierce, causing him even greater terror. He had them go across tile river at night and serenade the American general with “unholy yell¬ ing ' .’ The houses where Brock made all his plans and developed his strate¬ gies are still standing in Sandwich. The Indians had cut off supplies for the garrison at Detroit and when Brock daringly crossed the river and invaded the enemy, Hull surrendered Detroit and Michigan without a fight. These last events form the back¬ ground for Major Richardson’s “Wi- cousta ami Park-man ' s Conspiracy of Pontiac. These events show us that from the time that records have been made, our county has had an honour¬ able place in history. Windsor, es- pecally, is alive with memories of the war and in many ancient rooms of the historical houses there lurk the ghosts of red coats and militia, who fought that our generation might have peace and liberty. —Patricia Naylor. IV Form Mrs. McClelland (after Marshal had taken an enormous bite) Another bite like that and you ' ll leave the table.” Marshal: “Another bite like that and I ' ll be through. THE ARGUS ANNUAL FOREWORD The time has come for the publish¬ ing of another of our annual year hooks. We have a high standard to maintain. Last year our magazine was outstanding because it was the very first and contained a great deal of ori¬ ginality. We all have done our best to make this year’s magazine as suc¬ cessful as that begun last year. The members of the staff of the Argus Annual have worked hard and faithfully to put out this book and we want to take this opportunity of thank¬ ing the school in general for their co¬ operation. A great deal of credit is due the teachers who have given so amply of their time and knowledge in order that we may have our magazine. Lastly, hut not least, we want to express our thanks to all those who advertised in our book, for they have made this edition of the Argus Annual possible. The future success of this magazine lies in the hands of the advertisers. Therefore, readers, we urge you to read the advertisements carefully: do business with those who have patron¬ ized us. and tell them of seeing their advertisement in our year book. This will show them that their outlay was not in vain, and they will advertise in future books. To future editors let me say that we receive more benefit than the hon¬ our of editing the Argus Annual in the gratification and satisfaction of having- tried to accomplish something worth while. HAROLD E. NEWMAN. Managing Editor. CITIZENSHIP A citizen is a member of a city or a country who is free to go about as he wishes. He is a man who takes an interest in all his country’s affairs, who is. familiar with her political and fin- icial position, who realizes her needs and her faults and who may even have an opinion concerning a remedy for her ills. He willingly does his share in running his country, not necessarily by becoming a member of parliament, but at least by casting his vote care- full} in ever}- election whether fed¬ eral. provincial, or municipal. Though the men who control our industries, our government, our trade, and other national enterprises, may exert the greatest influence on Can¬ ada’s development, yet every citizen has his responsibility, vital though seemingly trifling. The boy or girl in High School should understand his or her country ' s problems and acquire a knowledge of all current topics. He is building a foundation for citizenship in taking an active interest in all his school activities, if he strive to make of himself a student of whom his school may be proud, and to develop a char¬ acter which will command the respect and emulation of his fellows, he will some clay become a citizen who is a credit to his country as well as his school. He will have laid a solid foun- da ' ion for a greater life and his exper¬ ience in school citizenship will have fitted him for the greater duties of being a citizen of his country. He may never become even a mem¬ ber of the council of his municipality but if he takes an active interest in everything that concerns his country, knows what she is doing and why. does his share to rule his community, and lives at peace with his neighbour, he will be a good citizen. On the other hand he may become a great states¬ man. Some day, one of our own school mates may become a leader in parlia¬ ment or even Prime Minister —Elsie Dawson. Form III THE ARGUS ANNUAL CHOOSING A CAREER Boys and girls of Essex High, you have now reached the age when you are to decide your future course of life. Many of your school careers will end with high school: others will go on to college and become great doc¬ tors. lawyers, financiers, etc. What are YOU going to become? When you have obtained your sen¬ ior matric”, you have attained life’s second great success. For you who will not have the opportunity of going on to college, the question arises. Now that I have my matriculation, what good is it going to do me. if I can ' t go on to college? True! Your mathematics, your languages, and your sciences will be of little practical value to you in later life, but in learn¬ ing them, the ability to think, and to make your own decisions has been taught you. You should be mentally above the average boy or girl who has not attended high school. Hence, if you cannot make a success of life, with this ability to think, the fault must lie in yourself. There are many courses open to those unable to attend college. Tf you have excelled on the sports field dur¬ ing your high school days, you might make a success of an athletic career. Professional jobs are waiting to be filled in baseball, hockey, tennis, and scores of other sports. If you are not athletically inclined, the business field has a wide scope of position to be fil¬ led. Perhaps you have the silver tongue of the salesman, the originality o! thought of the newspaper editor, or the practical mind of the office hand. If so you might well succeed in the business field. If there is some trade which appeals to you. you can qualify yourself for that trade by attending Technical school or by serving an ap¬ prenticeship. Lastly, but by no means least, is the good, old-fashioned farm¬ ing. Farming offers the same oppor¬ tunities for success as any other field. You must remember that it is not so much your opportunities, as what von make of your opportunities, that leads to success. Now, let us discuss the case.of those who are going to attend college. You must first choose your career, and in so doing, be sure to choose something which appeals to you. You cannot make a success of something which you do not like. Moreover, you must not be discouraged if you have not been particularly clever in high school. Cleverness, while being a great help, is not essential to success. Some philo¬ sophers say that if we desire a thing hard enough, and if we are willing to work hard enough, we can attain any¬ thing we wish. Louis Pasteur, the great French physician, is an example of this. At school, he was considered dull and slow-witted, vet he became one of the world’s most famous re¬ search men in medicine. And so. pupils of Essex High, you might consider yourself as so many Louis Pasteurs, who can make a suc¬ cess if you are willing to put forth the effort. You all have a place to fill in this world. Find yours! Work hard, and success lies just around the corner. —Norman Heath. Form V OUR CONQUERING HEROS Ludos manumque cano, Essico qua prima ab schola Venit, omniaque celeriter superavit. Multa sustinerunt, illi gravihusque iac- tatus Rebus propter invidiam Lemintonum autiquam. Acriter bella Amerstburgo multa longe lateque gesserunt. Hum inferrentque tropaea; genus unde victores, Heroesque inter tnoenia alti gymnasii scholae. —Donald Richardson Getting out a paper is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly. Tf we don ' t they say we are too ser¬ ious. If we publish original matter they say we lack variety. If we publish things from other papers we are too lazy to write. If we are rustling news, we are not attending to news in our own depart¬ ment. If we don’t print contributions, we don’t show proper appreciation. If we do print them the paper is filled with junk. THE ARGUS ANNUAL GODDESS VESTA O. Mother Vesta, who dost guard The sacred hearth.—our fireplace. Your praise from every single hard Math flowed with love from all our race. Your bright re d flames come leaping up 1963—MAYBE! Bright May sunshine flooded the darkest corners of the earth as once more I found myself in Essex. Thirty years had passed, and I had returned to visit the scene of my happiest days —those spent at the Essex High School. To comfort us in time of dread. To heat the meal o’er which we sup. And guide us in the paths we tread. Walking down Talbot Street with its magnificent boulevards, statues, fountains and sunken gardens. I tried to imagine that street, where on rainy Your spirit lives in every blaze. days years ago. one had to wade Your image in the life-like flame. through the puddles and mud to reach Whose steady glow to us portrays his little house of learning . Well The love that binds us in thy name. did I remember how Guernseys roamed where that statue stood of—what! Not Your altar, which our gifts have graced. Where solemn vows of love are giv ' n. Where every child is blest and placed. Is the hearth for which brave men have striv ' n. ' Tis here that all our family prayers Are offered up in thanks to thee. Who dost receive our humble cares. And watchest o ' er the family. The younger daughters of the race Replenish thy bright glowing coals. While every boy with cheerful face. Brings thee wood from o ' er the knolls. At night our final task is done. When from the hearth the ash we dust, For cleanliness is scorned by none. Who in great Vesta put their trust. 0. Mother Vesta, who dost guard The sacred hearth—our fireplace. Your praise from every single bard Will ever flow to all our race. —Mae McGuire. TV-A our old friend Roger Purvis. The nameplate read The Model Husband by Michael Angelo Simpson. It was truly a masterpiece—a great work by a great sculptor. He had skilfully carved those arms of iron and that chest of hair. Yes. the resemblance was striking. But now the school came to view. Behind a grove of trees stood that mighty mansion of humming industry and wasted time. Before me stretched a dazzling view. Beautiful buildings reared against the sky and there among them was what I had known as the Essex High School, but worn and bedraggled it looked among those mighty edifices. Indeed it was dwarf¬ ed among them. I entered the most imposing of the structures, and quickly stepped to the door of the principal ' s office. What a sight met my eyes! Marshall McClelland, bald and rotund, was chuckling over a glass of soda water. On recognition, he jumped to meet me. his double chin completely covering his tie. his paunch straining at the buttons of his vest, and his bald pate shining from the reflection of a huge chandelier above . THE ARGUS ANNUAL Row upon row of books filled this elderly gentleman’s office, yet occupy ing the place of honour, was a group of gilded portraits. All the members of our old staff smiled serenely down from the canvas. The dignity of ex¬ pression. and the excellence of form were carefully wrought by the master artist. Raphael Sadler. A long row of push-buttons on the wall controlled countless contrivances throughout the school. One machine automatically printed seating plans: there was another machine to compare examination papers with a certain standard and mark them in this man¬ ner. A large dial controlled a tele¬ vision set. through which any student in the school could be “bawled out for missing his subway and thereby being late. In one corner was a ma¬ chine in which one could speak and a minute later be presented with a type¬ written sheet of the words just spoken. Again, off through gaily-coloured halls as long as streets, he led me to the auditorium. It was a great am¬ phitheatre. seating thousands, with a stage in the centre for plays, concerts, boxing and wrestling. Here, too, was a screen for moving pictures which were shown every day as a diversion for the students when the work be¬ came boring. On then we went to the dance hall. A beautiful terrazo floor reflected the dim. rose coloured light from myriads of imitation candles set in alcoves in the wall. Gorgeously decorated was the orchestra pit. filled, at the present time, with all instru¬ ments available. Across the block, we entered the newest of the buildings—the gymnas¬ ium and swimming pool. On the ground floor was the pool with its marble floors, its shining diving-tower and huge thermometer registering the temperature of both air and water. Hack in the dim days of 1933. this would have been the ideal place for Fat Neice. In a door at the end. I spied dressing rooms—rooms which spelled comfort. Plush chairs filled the lobby and farther on. row upon row of wire-caged stalls filled the long halls. In each of these was a shower and a spacious locker. F.ach door had a combination lock which kept out all the “borrowers”, “lippery Jake” O’Connor would have been at a loss to apply his talents in such an establishment. Boys of this day could never know what locker room congestion and locker-room “borrowing” can amount to. such as thirty vears back in the dreamy days of 1933. Picking one room as an example of the others. Principal McClelland led me to the spacious well-furnished Fourth Form. I was dazed by the ela¬ borate equipment of the room. Kach desk-set was a marvel of modern en¬ gineering—a mechanical contrivance all in itself. The deep plush seats were swivel chairs fastened to the floor. The desks were marble-topped with an ivory ink-well at the front. On each desk many push-buttons, similar to the principal ' s, controlled numerous indi¬ vidual electrical appliances. One large button controlled the desk of books which slid from beneath the writing desk, and locked automatically when pressure on the button was released. On one side of the desk was a fan which cooled the overworked student during hot and sultry summer days, while on the other was a heater to warm the frozen ears, nose anti body of anyone who rashly ventured forth on cold mornings. Then, too, rising from the front of the desk was a tele¬ vision set. which the student might use at will when the studies of the day became too tedious and called for a diversion. Looking forth from the window, I beheld a cinder track and a huge sta¬ dium. As I was later told, the stadium had been dedicated by that million¬ aire sportsman, and wealthy philan¬ thropist. Earl Schulties. and was con¬ sequently known as Schulties Stadium. Coming towards the building. I notic¬ ed the janitor. Mr. Oliver Wilcox (still riding a horse) came from the city of Woodslee each day to perform the sacred duties, in times past skilfully taken care of by Mr. Garney Johnston. Drifting back to the present through a hazy and indistinct future, one is temped to ask. could such a tale, by any stretch of the imagination, be within the realms of possibility? —Don Richardson, Form IV THE ARGUS ANNUAL deplorable, but to change it would quite spoil the effect. “Then why do you sob like that?” I asked. “I’ve gotta,” he wailed. You have to!” I ejaculated. “Well now. that is a bit thick you know, old fellow. Why. bless my soul, what a bally nuisance that must be: and why. may I ask?” I’m destined to go on sobbing for¬ ever. the Thing mourned. Woe is me!” “Who are you? I asked, suddenly remembering that we had not been introduced. I am Professor Obadiah Horatio Q. Withersnall, of the—.” “I know.” it said disconsolately. “Oh you know,” I replied, pondering for a moment as to how he could know, “and who are you? “The ghost of a man. or maybe it ' s a woman, who knows? he said som¬ brely. T don ' t know who it is. No¬ body ever tells me anything. “You do not know of whom you are the ghost? I asked, feeling rather annoyed that I should be uttering so ridiculous a question. The other ghosts tell me that I’m the ghost of a man who had a terrible memory. he explained, “and I’ve in¬ herited it. Me couldn ' t reTnember his name and now I can’t either. I guess he must have been a professor. Pro¬ fessors are quite often absentminded. I’m told.” I ' ll have you know, sir—’’ I began, but interrupted myself. After all. one cannot quarrel with a voice. “Go on.” I added. The other ghosts think it ' s a great joke and they won ' t tell me. he then .-.aid bitterly. He seemed so utterly miserable that I sobbed in sympathy with him. There, there, old chap. I said, “don ' t take it to heart so. After all. what does it matter who your—an¬ cestors are. I dare say that it what you would call them, eh what? 1 re¬ flected for a moment here, racking my brain for a suitable name to apply to the relationship between the living person and his, ghost. ft matters a great deal to me. he mourned. Even a ghost must keep his social prestige, you know. After all. a horse thief’s ghost, for instance. couldn ' t associate with the ghost of Baron Dentinthehead. could he?” “No. 1 dare say not,” I answered, mopping my brow. This conversation was becoming rather difficult and I was hoping for an avenue of escape. Then a most happy thought hit me. Why don’t you read the grave- • toue? I asked, infinitely relieved to be able to help him. That doesn’t seem to do any good, he wept. I always forget again!” At this I raised my hat and proceed¬ ed on my way. After all. a mere pro¬ fessor can be of no assistance under conditions I ' ke that. My tale is over, dear readers. Whe¬ ther you believe it or not is of no con¬ sequence to me. If you have been in¬ terested. be sure to read my next in¬ stallment concerning the Ghost Who Knew All , which tells how the ghost in this story is enlightened as to his identity. —Alice Taylor. III-C MUSIC An Essay Music is a:i expression of the soul. From the earliest times music has ex¬ pressed in mankind that which mere words could not be made to do for him. The understanding of music does not depend on technical knowledge but upon the reaction of the listener. Of course, technical knowledge can aid him to understand more rapidly as it strengthens his memory and enables him to fix impressions my naming them. Primitive conditions were unfavour¬ able to the development of music. They gave the first musical attempt a mysterious power over listener and musician by awakening instincts which are hidden deep in every person. It i ■ hardly surprising that music long re¬ mained so imperfect, as its legendary power was portentous even in the hands of so supremely artistic a rac n as that of classical Greece. What wonder this backwardness might still rouse in us vanishes when we realize the extreme difficulty of the process by which the principle of modern mu¬ sic was established. Archaic music is of two kinds, the unwritten or spontaneous, and the re¬ corded or scientific. The unpremedi¬ tated lyric which we call folk songs THE A R G U S ANNUAL often shows more real beauty, than the more systematic music. Moreover folk- music and the present music of barbar¬ ous and uncivilized European races furnish a means of studying musical origins. We have no musical records, except a few fragments, older than the Greeks. There is no reason to suppose that music among the oriental mon¬ archies ever progressed much beyond its condition among the barbarous peo¬ ple of the present day. The ( ' .reek musical system wa s the predecessor of that of the Early church and goes down through the days of the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages and Modern Times. Pagan Rome made no contribution to musical progress. All musical inspirations were received from the Etruscans and Greeks. In the early centuries the church was the guiding angel of music. In the hymns and songs of the church, music is carried through the early centuries. Progress continued in Italy and Western Europe with the growth of the ceremonies The CVholic Church did much for music, requiring music in its impres¬ sive rites and chants. The songs were ‘•oread all over Western Europe by Roman Catholic missionaries till about the eleventh century. Musical culture was carried on in the convent. Even in the sixteenth century the church took the lead in musical affairs. The organs added their tones to the voices and even attempted a few modest solos. Another great school of reli¬ gious music was established in Ger¬ many where we find the Lutheran hymn tune or chorale. This form of music spread to England where it was a part of the Anglican church services. But a form of music was needed which would be suitable for the thea¬ tre. social gatherings, and in the home. About 1603 the first opera appeared, which was really the first appeal to musical value alone. During this time instrumental music was gradually in¬ creasing. A change took place at the end of the sixteenth century. Com¬ posers sprang up everywhere. Dance music, the real basis of modern music, was begun. The violin put in its ap¬ pearance now. The seventeenth cen¬ tury is chiefly concerned with the writing of Sonatas. The eighteenth century brings us to the period in which keyed instruments become more or less common. One of the earliest composers still reverenced for his works was Bach, a German who produced varied types of musical compositions. With Bach, let us mention Handel, another German composer, whose musical compositions have come down to us. These com¬ posers are followed by a score of other men whose mere mention brings to our minds many of their well known pieces. Mozart has given much to the musical world. About this same per¬ iod belong Beethoven. Schubert. Schumann. Mendelssohn. Chopin and Litz followed one after the other; mu¬ sicians whose compositions have world-wide fame. Musical culture among the English- speaking nations was never in so vigorous a condition as at the present day. The appreciation of what is best in musical art is extending aiming the masses of the people. It is recognized to be as necessary to education as lan¬ guages or mathematics. This widen¬ ing of musical culture cannot be pre¬ dicted yet. but it is certain the amount of original creation has increased in recent years. —Betty Auld, V Form A STORY OF EARLY CANADA More than a hundred years ago. an old hunter and trapper made his home at the northern end of the Great Lakes. For years he had studied the cunning ways of the beaver, the otter, the mink, and the marten, until he knew just where and how to set his traps for furry creatures. Every year the old hunter. Thomas bv name, carried the skins which he had collected during the winter to the nearest trading post down the lakes. There he sold his load of furs and bought his supplies of powder and lead, and many other things which he needed in his lonely cabin. At one time he bought a pair of skates, which he thought would be useful when the ice was smooth. One very cold, clear day he went to visit some traps which he had set al¬ most twenty miles north of his cabin, lie skated along the shore of .the lake as far as he could, and then took off his skates and put on his snowshoes in THE ARGUS A N NUAL order to reach the traps, which were a mile or two from the shore. Suddenly his good dog, Bruno, that had been running ahead on a deer track, stopped and began to growl. Be¬ fore Thomas could carry his rifle to his shoulder, he was surrounded by In¬ dians who had sprung from their hid¬ ing place in the thicket, brandishing their tomahawks and yelling fiercely. The old man was brave, but he was not rash enough to fight against such odds; and so he laid down his rifle and folded his arms. He knew but little of their language, and they could speak even less of his: but by signs and mo¬ tions. he let them know that he was not on the warpath and meant them no harm. When they understood this, the In¬ dians ceased to threaten him. They were much interested in his arms and dress, for they had seen but few white men. They knew all about the snow- shoes. but the skates puzzled them. As the hunter saw their curiosity, a happy thought occurred to him. and his grav eves twinkled merrily. “Ice moccasins, he said, putting a skate to his foot, and making with his hands the motion that the feet make in skat¬ ing- __ “Ugh! grunted the Indian chief.- pointing to the narrow blade of the skate and shaking his head. As plain¬ ly as looks do it he made the hunter understand that he was not so foolish as to believe that anybody could stand upon those things. As they were near the ice. Thomas proposed to fasten them on a young brave for trial. The Indians welcomed the plan with glee, for they are lovers of sport. Se¬ lecting a courageous young fellow, the chief bade him put out his feet, which he did rather suspiciously. The skates were soon strapped on. and the young brave was helped to his feet. The ice was like glass, and. as he started to move, his feet flew from under him. and down he came. Such shouts of laughter as the others sent up! But the young fellow was deter¬ mined. and scrambled to his feet; but again and again the result was the same. The chief now signaled to the hunter to show them Jiow he used the skates. Thomas fastened them on with great care, picked up his rifle, and pretended to support himself with it. He moved a b o u t awkwardly, and stumbled around, while the Indians laughed and capered to see the sport. Gradually he moved farther away, whirling about and pretending that it was hard work to keep his balance. Suddenly he grasped his rifle firmly and dashed up the lake like an arrow. If he had disappeared in the air, the Indians would not have been more astonished. Of course, they could not hope to catch him by chasing him over the glassy ice and so they stood gap¬ ing after him, wondering more and more at the magic ice moccasins”. Nothing pleased old Thomas more in after years than to tell how he escap¬ ed from the redskins. —Dora Levi. V Form THE MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION By Lloyd C. Douglas One of the most widely read books in Canada today is the Magnificent Obsession”. It was written by a min¬ ister of Montreal and takes nlace. for the most part, in a clinic in Detroit. The dominating figure in the first part of the story is an eminent brain surgeon. Dr. Hudson, who is. indeed, possessed with a “Magnificent Obses¬ sion”. His only fear is that of drown¬ ing and he tries to overcome it by go¬ ing swimming frequently at Flintridge. As a precaution he has an inhalator in¬ stalled at his cottage. When the story opens we see him very much worried over his motherless daughter. Joyce, who is leading a verv wild life with a grono of the “idle rich of which the chief leader is a voting and clever but rather irresponsible fel- low—Bobby Merrick. Tt chances that one day some people rush to Dr. Hudson’s cottage to borrow his pulmotor to save the life of a chan who had been knocked unconscious bv a jibing boom, and pushed into the water. In the meantime Dr. Hudson, himself, collapses in the water and drowns as a result of not having his pulmotor. When the young chap is at last revived, he is found to be none other than Bo bby Merrick. During his convalescence. Bobby ex¬ periences a change of character. He THE ARGUS A N N U A L realizes that it was his fault that the beloved Dr. Hudson had died and he resolved to work and prepare himself to take Dr. Hudson ' s place in the world of brain surgery. In time he completes his course, and having discovered from a code diary Dr. Hudson ' s obsession, he accepts it also as his and thereafter becomes a most successful surgeon, inventing an electric scalpel which re¬ volutionizes brain surgery. Around these facts a very intriguing love story is woven. We discover what the Ob¬ session really is and our attention js held until the very end. The author ' s latest book. Forgive Us Our Trespas¬ ses”. promises to be equally interest¬ ing. —Frederica Chapman THE CALL OF ENGLAND By H. V. Morton This book is a delightful companion volume to another by the same author. “In Search of England”, which is one of the most popular books on England published for many years. In The Call of England”, the author describes how he sets out alone in his motor-car in search of adventures on the high road, on one of those gold mornings which April borrows Irom June . His love for the country and its green hedges calls him north to the abbeys of Yorkshire—Fountains, Rie- vaulx and Jervaulx—to the sea-coast of Northumberland, to the Holy Isle of Lindislarne. across England to Lan¬ caster and the great manufacturing towns and cities ot the North and Mid¬ lands. His description of the abbeys is most beautiful. In the author’s own words, only the birds sing ves¬ pers now . . . the shadows lengthen, a oar ot sunlight falls across the green high altar ot Fountains, and the space between the pillars of the nave grows darker. It is difficult to tear yourself away. ' I he stones are soaked in peace”. Mr. Morton aptly describes the beauty of rural England and the fas¬ cination of the great towns and cities, and we are sure that everyone would enjoy reading it. —Melba F. Malott Russ Hill: “The girl I kept looking at this afternoon has made a date with me. Arnold Mulcaster: “You ought to thank your lucky stares.” A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW In a little home, in West Seventh Street, a young married couple sat. They were not doing as recently mar¬ ried couples usually do, but they were quarreling. And why were they quar¬ relling? Simply over a little matter of a hat. George, the same as all men, disap¬ proved of the latest styles, while Vi was accusing him of being old-fash¬ ioned. Finally, when they were tired of quarrelling, they went to bed. And so he dreamed. The following morning: Vi: “George, my clock on the wall just announced that it is eight o ' clock. How would you like to have your breakfast in bed this morning?” George : That would be fine, Vi, but who ' s going to get it if you lie in bed? i: hy George, don’t be so old- fashioned—your breakfast is on the table beside you.” George: “You don ' t mean this little round pill, do you? i: Yes, that pill is composed of grapefruit, coffee, eggs and bacon.” George: It may consist of all those things, but I would like to see what I am eating. What is that noise? It sounds like an aeroplane.” i: It is an aeroplane—it is the paper boy. Here is the paper. It came through my special tube.” George: “What ' s this two by two bit of paper? The headline is ' Money ' , and the weather savs, ' As you desire it’.” Vi: “What is so peculiar about that ?” George: ho ever heard of weather being as you desire it?” Vi: hy anyone can have whatever weather he wants. Here is some rain, and now a little sun and there you have a rainbow. Now, George. I think we had better get dressed.” George: “What is this, a suit with a zipper up it? Am I supposed to wear that? What happens if the zipper gets stuck, or if it won’t stay done up?” i: Oh. George, be quiet and put it °n. Here, put this lawn out, will you?” George: Why, Vi, what, did you call this. ' It is only a dark green hand¬ kerchief. i: That is our lawn, and it is the biggest and best in the town. We are THE ARGUS ANNUAL having dinner in Ottawa in five min¬ utes, so hurry.” George: I think you are crazy, but I’ll have to hurry anyway if I want to catch the trolley. Vi: “Don ' t be silly, George, and get into this Delivery Tube. Here, press this button. Good-bye. George: “Hello. Miss Thompson, take a letter. ’In reply to your re- cpiest-. Yours truly. George Hall.’ “Another Miss Thompson: ‘In your catalogue I sec-. Yours truly. George Hall.’ “All right, good-bye Miss I homp- II son. Yi: “Why. hello. George, you are on time, fust a moment and I ' ll be with you. Ottawa at last, and it took ten whole seconds to go just over 700 miles. Tsn ' t that slow service! We must go in here and get our dinner. Yes. another pill. Hurry up. George, a minute for dinner is entirely too much. Let’s leave. Ah. here we are at home at last. Ding-a-ling-a-ling. George: Who started this system anyway. Vi. who did?” Vi: “Who started what, dear; you must have been dreaming. If you don’t get up you won ' t have time to eat your eggs and bacon before catching the trolley.” ' —Vivian Martin. II-A FRENCH JOKE Sous un noyer magnifique pres d ' un village deux petits garqons out trouve une noix. — C ' est a moi”—a (lit un gar -on— “pour je I ' ai vue d’ahord— . “Non. elle est a moi —s ' est eerie l ' autre—“pour je I ' ai ramassee. Puis il y a vait une dispute violents. “Je ferai la poix entre vous”—a dit un traisieme garQon |ui passait a ce moment. Celui s ' est place entre les deux pretendants. est ouvre la noix et est prononce cettc locution. “Une des voquilles est a lue qui a vu la noix le premier. l’autre a lui qui la ramassait quant a l ' amande. je la garderai pour la frais de la cour.” “N’est-ce pas ainsi qu ' un proces se termine ordinairement?”—il a ajoute. rirant. —Mary Louise Webb, III UN ACCIDENT TERRIBLE Mardi, avril cing, une des plus grands aeroplanes des Etats-Unis a ete frappe par eclairage. Beaucoup de peuples ont ete tue. Un autre aero¬ plane a ete frappe aussi par eclairage pendant qu’il cherchait l’Akron. C’est arrive vingtaine de kilometres du bord. Les mouvelles a ete envoy tout autour de l’Amerique du Nord. Les peuples ont apprendus bientot l’accident. —Carson Radcliffe, III OUR BASKETBALL (Latin Version) Pila sporta est bonus Indus omnium, Et pueri et puellae in ludis dimicant. Sive superent sive in proelio amittant, Amnes opera sua facere optima ten¬ ant. Gymnasium victorias multas nostrum vidit, Signa quattuor muri pilae sportae abdunt. Multi homines nobiles in suas portas ierunt. Multae turmae fortesque potentes- que hie pulsae sunt. (Pila sporta est Indus certe amnium. Sed fuisse hominum solum volumus. Turn forsan celeriter mittere potuis- semus Puellas ex gymnasis hieme omnius). Our basketball motto—“primus in¬ ter multos”. —Donald Richardson FRENCH POEM Quand je suis avec vous Tout cela m’est egal Si je suis dans la salle Oil si c ' est a un bal Quand je suis avec vous. Quand je suis avec vous La nuit devient le jour Nous marchons a la cour Raconter le mal de coeur Quand je suis avec vous. —Donald Coutts, III Just Imagine Doug. Keeley—doing bis Earl Schultheis—in long pants. Maurica Weir—not talking. Wilbert Queen—an ash blonde. K. Lttle—in pig-tails. Popeye Purvis—in kilts”. € THE A R GUS ANNUAL « VALEDICTORY And now we have reached the sum¬ mit of the road through high school and are about to step off into the bec¬ koning but uncertain future. How¬ ever. we pause for a moment and. look¬ ing back, we meditate over that which we have so recently traversed. This last expanse has been indeed the most impressive, for during this time we have been inspired with in¬ centives to make the most of ourselves and our opportunities. How proud we are to have attended a school with such a worthy and cre¬ ditable record as has Essex High. How glad we are to mention the name. Es¬ sex High School, whenever we find oc¬ casion. To our teachers, who so earnestly instructed us in the various branches of learning, we extend our sincerest thanks. It is they who have directed us up the arduous ascent of achieve¬ ment to the broad plateau upon which we are now standing. They, through their sympathetic guidance, have led us to mature thought. Here the intellectual and social sides of life, developed each in its due mea¬ sure. have contributed much to prepare us for the larger world outside. It is nere friendships have been formes! which time will strengthen. hen we recall those functions and activities experienced during the time spent at Essex High School we readilv agree with the philosopher who said : Life is but the accumulation of mem¬ ories. And as those memories are worth while So is life worth living. -Earl C. Reel) SCHOLARSHIPS We wish to take this opportunity of extending our heartiest congratula¬ tions and to wish every success in life ' s journey to the students who have won glory and honour for both their school and themselves. Harry Hutton came to us in his fourth year and it wasn ' t long before he had taken his place among the first- class students. Harry proved to be a particularly distinguished President of our Lyceum Society during his last year in Essex. His winning of both a scholarship and the Governor-Gener¬ al ' s gold medal in his last year at Wes¬ tern University serve to increase our former pride in such a remarkable stu¬ dent. Max Coutts held the position of President in his Senior year and left our halls of study for a more advanced knowledge. Max upheld tthe stan¬ dards of Essex High by carrying off the flag of victory in the form of the Baptie Scholarship in 1931 at Toronto University and adding still greater re¬ nown to his school and himself when in 1932 he succeeded in capturing the War Memorial Scholarship along with the scholarship in memory of Harvey Agett. Keep up the splendid work! Jim Jones is a prominent Essex boy and needs no introduction. He took a leading partin school acivities and proved his popularity among the stu¬ dent-body as was shown by being elected President of our Lyceum So¬ ciety in 1931. Of course we all knew Jim would be a credit to his school and he fulfilled our expectations when last year at Western University he won the Blake Scholarship for profic¬ iency in Economics. Mary and Helen Milieu. Not only have the boys made a name for Essex High School but we also have some girls who have distinguished themsel¬ ves. Both took an active part in sports while here in Essex High and Mary made a particularly fine showing in Western University. During her sec¬ ond year she carried off a scholar¬ ship for general proficiency while Helen won a prize for Mathematics. —Hawlev Keane, Y THE ARGUS AN N UAL 1932 GRADUATES Ethel Croft—is attending Western University this year. Ethel has made a fine start towards obtaining the B.Sc. degree this year. In a few years she will occupy the superintendent’s chair in some large hospital. Douglas Pitts—Last year we were very unfortunate in losing the promi¬ nent student Douglas Pitts. After re¬ ceiving his Junior Matric. moved to Hayesville, Ontario, where he is con tinning his education at Kitchener Collegiate. Chester Stotts—is now living a peaceful life on his father’s farm in the district about Cottam. where men are men, and work is play. Ches received his diploma for Junior Matric. and fin¬ ished most of his Upper School at the Essex High. Helen Hicks—Who has not missed Helen at the High this year? Helen is attending Ontario Ladies’ College, at Whitby, Out., after having received her Junior Matric at Essex. Leda Hall—is attending London Nor¬ mal and is doing well. If she shows the same good disposition to her pupils that she showed during her school career she will be bound to be success¬ ful. Kathleen Doyle—is holding up the high standard of the Essex High School at London Normal. Funny! how- all good-looking girls go in for teach¬ ing. Fred Keane—The star centre of last year ' s basketball team is following in the footsteps of his father. He is now- taking a medical course down at Wes¬ tern University. Freddy was president of the Lyceum last year and under his good management it was the best the E. H. S. has had in years. Earl Keel)—Founder and chief editor of the Argus Annual is attending Nor¬ mal School at London this year. Earl may become a K. C. some day and here’s wishing him every success. Albert (Bunker) Hill—The star re¬ porter for the E. H. S. last year is spending this year at home receiving a little practical knowledge in Agricul¬ tural Science. COMMERCIAL GRADUATES Eleanor Allison—Graduated from the Special Commercial Class. Eleanor has such gentle ways and can get along so well with anyone and everyone, that we are sure she will make a fine steno¬ grapher. During the past year she has been doing secretarial work for some of the townships. Roger Barlow — After a year of heavy responsibility, taking on his broad shoulders the cares of the Com¬ mercial Department, Roger was parti¬ cularly well-fitted for taking over all of Mr. Hall’s office work. His strong personality strikes fear to all lates and would-be visitors in the office. Madonna Brown—Madonna was last year ' s record typist. Her fingers work¬ ed so fast she was sometimes accused of doing nothing at all. She has. at present, dreams of being a nurse and we are sure she will prove as efficient in her new position as she was in her work at school. Mary Dawson—We all liked Mary and we were all sorry to see her leave. In the three years Mary attended our school she succeeded in getting her di¬ ploma and Theory Certificate. Mary has no position yet but stays at home—at least in the daytime. Luella Gillett—Luella has a different position from all the rest of the grad¬ uates of last year, and we feel sure it must have been her long wavy hair that obtained it for her. She was mar¬ ried shortly after she left school. We hope she has not forgotten her past school days and chums. Clair Keelev—In graduating Clair won the medal which marked him first in his class. He was also a great goal keeper on our football squad. Thi; year instead of kicking the football he is driving horses in the daytime, and calling off square dances at night. Floris Rawlins—Floris should be a most desirable office assistant, for her constant good nature along with her good looks make her most attractive. However, even these qualities have little value in these times, and Floris spent some time at home before she began working in Kingsville. THE ARGUS ANNUAL Garnet Stock well—Garnet must be lost this year after his close association with Roger and Clair in the Commer¬ cial Class last year. Evidently the hard wock and fresh air on the farm agree with him for he is much taller than he was when at school. Perhaps lie will one day look down on Roger! Kathleen Ward—Kathleen was al¬ ways so full of life no wonder she was exceptionally speedy at Shorthand. We could always count on Kay to up¬ hold the athletic honours of the Com¬ mercial Department, especially in bas¬ ketball. After leaving school Kathleen held two or three temporary positions and is now working in Kingsville. OUR COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT In a corner of the Essex High School is the Commercial Department. Although the whole Department is in one roo m and the rest of the school rooms are General classes, we play an important part in the school routine. Most of the students of the General school will be graduating and going to college to become lawyers, doctors and engineers; they will then be in need of business men and secretaries, and what would they do without us, we wonder? And so we spend hours each day studying Shorthand, Typing, Law, History, Economics, Penmanship, Spelling, Arithmetic and Office Prac¬ tice in our effort to make Essex High ' s contribution to society more complete. In order that we may see the con¬ crete application of these subjects we are allowed to do the general office work of the school; that is, writing and typing letters for teachers and others. For instance, when teachers want any work typed, they just say. Please type this for me. and we do it. Programmes and notices for the school are also typed by us. Mr. Hall succeeds in keeping one of our graduates, Roger Harlow, busy with his secretarial work. The typing of the examinations is en¬ trusted to Form IV-C. This is where we think we can hrag a trifle. Luckily Form IV-C is considered honest and trustworthy, because when we type the examinations, not a word of in¬ formation must leak out. We pride our¬ selves on never revealing one question or figure on the papers. We keep track of all marks obtain¬ ed in the examinations. Then we enter the marks and work out the averages, type the reports and send them out. This all has to be done in spare periods and mostly outside classes. There are financial statements to be done which brings in our knowledge of book-keeping. Whenever the school has an event where money is envolved, our pupils must prepare a complete statement of receipts and expenses and file it away in a business manner. When it comes to our Lyceums and Commencement, although one or two from the Commercial Department may take part, we must all type plays and programmes, and we enter into it as whole-heartedly as if we were in it. We try through all our work to carry out the school motto: All for Each and Each for All.” Ella Allen Margaret Keown, IV-C Some Hints on Etiquette 1. When the inevitable run appears in your stocking when you’re out in company don’t try to mend it. Merely pull a run in the other stocking at the same place. This not only solves the difficulty, but also enhances the ap¬ pearance of the stockings. 2. Always wear glasses when eat¬ ing grape-fruit. 3. When sitting down to the table make a flying leap, in order to arrive furst and during the meal. Above all other things, watch your competitors. 4. When chewing gum. be sure to make a loud smacking noise as it at¬ tracts much admiring attention. Popular Songs at Essex High Try A Little Tenderness—ode to the teachers. Till Tomorrow—three-thirty. You’re Telling Me—reports. At The Babies’ Parade—cadet in¬ spection. I Guess It Wasn’t Meant To Be— after flunking an exam. I’m Sure of Everything But You— Upper School Algebra. In the Dim, Dim Dawning—home¬ work. One Hour With You—late-comers. THE ARGUS ANNUAL LYCEUM EXECUTIVE Back Roll ' —H. Newman. H. Jackson, E. I ' ruesdale. R Martin. E. Billing S. Kennedy. M. Stevenson. D. Coutts. M. Denison. J. Sadler. D. Collard. E. Hines. G. Da mm From Rouj —M. Malott, N. Heath. F. Chapman.. H. Collard (President), R. Barlow, B. Auld. H. Gammon D. Jackson. THE LYCEUM SOCIETY Secretary-Treasurer Roger Barlow Our education today does not con- Editor Norman Heath sist of merely mathematics, languages Assistant Editor Betty Auld and science, hut is of a wider scope. Reporter Henry Gammon To take care of our physical develop- Pianist • Malba Malott ment and to train the students in s: istant Pianist Dorothy Jackson sportsmanship and teamplay we have Form Representatives our sports. Basketball and football V Harold Newman. Helen Jackson teams and our field day activities are IV Etta Truesdale. Roy Martin carried on for this purpose. III-A. Dorothy Collard, Jack Sadler As to the literary side of our edu- Ill-B Klverda Billing. Donald Coutts cation, that is where the Lyceum Soc- II . Gladys Damm. Edward Hines ietv proves its value. The purpose of I-A -.Isabella Near this organization is to teach students I-B . William Hines to think on their feet and to give 1-D George Heavens them practice in speaking before Commercial an audience. The executive has to plan TV-C Mary Denison and arrange for all the meetings car- IN-C Madeline Stevenson. ried on throughout the year, and usu- -:- allv has charge of the Graduates ' NEW METHODS IN FIRST-AID Dance. The programmes that com- 1. In case of fainting, keep the pat- prise these meetings are put on by the ient hot but not too warm.” students for the benefit and amuse- 2. “If anyone has a cinder in their ment of the school eye take a pencil or any kind of stick No matter what branch of work a and tell them to roll their eye around student takes up in after life he will it.” find that this training will he a great 3. If anyone is drowned, you put him help to him. on their hack. Then one person sits on Executive his stomach and pushes, while another Honorary President Dr. MacDonald person pulls the tongue until the water President Harold Collard 15 minutes. Don’t let him walk away Vice-President Frederica Chapman at once. THE ARGUS ANNUAL ATHLETICS GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Hon President .Miss Bearder President .Dorothv Collard Vice-President .. .Mae McGuire Sec. Treasurer Kathleen Little ( hper Tender Dorothv Dovle Form Representatives Vth Helen lack son I Vth Etta Truesdale III-A .Elsie Dawson 11 - A ... .Victoria Jones I . Bettv Johnson IV-C . Madeline Stevenson ( ' .iris’ athletics still play a prominent part in school life. This year has brought an added attraction in the form of First Aid training. Marked interest has been shown in this work, and we expect it will increase in the following years. At the athletic entertainment, dir¬ ected by Miss Bearder and Mr. Smith- endorf, the girls gave a splendid exhi¬ bition. being surpassed not even by that of the boys. But basketball re¬ mains the high-light. ' Phis year’s team tried for second place, and decided interest was displayed by the large crowd of spectators at all the games, at home and away. Also, we must not forget the points brought in by the girls on Field Day that made it possible for the trophy to adorn our front hall. Where would Essex he without her girl athletes? —Dorothy Collard BOYS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Hon. President Dr. Procunier President . .Rov Martin Vice-President Russell Hill Reporter Henry Gammon Football Captain Norman Heath Assistant . Harold Newman Form Representatives Form V .Bill Jones Form IV . D. Richardson Form 111 II. johnson Form II .E. Hines Form I-A . lames Radcliffe Form I-B Bill Mines Form I-D .Garnet Sample Commercial . Wilbert Queen Boys’ Athletics The boys of the Essex High School this year have a splendid record of athletic events. They have an unde¬ feated football team, two champion basketball teams, the Senior and Mid¬ get. and the honour of winning the championship in Intercollegiate Field Meet with a wide margin. Now that the sports events are over, preparations are being carried on for Cadet Inspection and Strathcona work. Last year the corps ranked first of the high schools of Western Ontario in a competition among schools of over 100 enrolment. We express our hopes that the Essex High School will carry on as in former year,’and will be able to win the Field Day Cup and Basket¬ ball Shield to keep as their own. —Rov Martin. IV Form FIELD MEETS Several new school records were es¬ tablished on October 7. when Essex High School held its annual Field Meet at the fair grounds. The day was ideal for sports and the track and jumping pits were in good condition, thanks to Mr. Smithendorf and volunteers who prepared them the previous day. Two sensational records were made, by Ed. Hines in senior boys’ javelin throw and by Orlin Fox in intermed¬ iate boys’ half-mile race. The champions of the day were: Juvenile Girl — Vivian Martin, 18 points. Junior Girl—Elsie Dawson, 18 points. Senior Girl—Mae McGuire, 20 points. Juvenile Boy—Ercell Brown. 24 points. Junior Boy—Donald Coutts, 30 points. Intermediate Boy — Orlin Fox. 34 points. Senior Boy—Norman Heath. 39 points. Would-be humorist: “What would you give me for those jokes? Jokes Editor for the Argus Annual: Ten yards start.” THE ARGUS ANN UAL INTERCOLLEGIATE FIELD DAY Buck Rous —E. Hines. H. Collnrd. A. Mulcasier. G. O ' Connor. J. MrGuire. R. Purvis. Second Rous —Miss Bearder (Coach). D. Courts. A. Hensman O. Fox. H Cunningham. R. Martin. N. Heath. D. Kcele . G. Simpson Mr. Smithendorf (Coach). Third Rous —L. .Seifkcr. M. McGuire. F. Chapman. G. Johnson. D. Doyle. H. Sadler K. McGuire. E Dawson. Front Rous 7. l.aPointc. I. 1 itt ' e N. Heaton R. Jackson B. Liiuon. E. Brown. V. Martin. V. Jones. ESSEX COUNTY FIELD DAY On account of unsuitable weather the meet had to he postponed twice. Essex High School turned in a big up¬ se t at the local fair grounds on October 21. Our boys and girls took the un¬ disputed possession of first place by a lead of 21 points over Amhersthurg. second place winner. In the senior boys ' division Eddie Hines won the javelin throw, while A. Mulcaster and R. Purvis took second and third in the mile race. H. Collard and G. O ' Connor took second places in •he 12 lb. shot put and pole vault res¬ pectfully. J. McGuire scored third in both high and broad jumps. In the intermediate class Orlin Fox set a new record in the half-mile while Norman Heath took third place. Nor¬ man took second in the broad jump while Orlin took third. L. Armstrong- won second place in the running hop. step and jump. The pole vaulting fin¬ ished with Doug. Keeley taking third place. Roy Martin won first in javelin and shot-put and second in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. H. Cunningham took third place in the 100 yard dash. Donald Coutts clashed to victory in the junior boys’ 100 and 220 yard prints and also took second in the broad jump and third in the pole vault. B. Tofflemire won the junior pole vault and A. Hensman third place in the high jump. The point winners among the girls were: M. McGuire, second in broad jump and hop. step and jump : L. Sief- ker. third in the shot put: F. Chapman and H. Sadler, first and second in ha kctball throwing. fu junior girls E. Dawson won first in high jump and second in broad jump. T. Lapointe third in broad jump. D. Doyle won second in hop, step and jump and first in basketball throwing. K. McGuire established a new record in the 4 lb. shot put. —Roy Martin THE SCHOOL YELL Umpa. Umpa. rum. rum. rum. Rumpa. Rumpa. dum. dum. dum. Double E. Double S. and an X, Is what we ' re yelling for. yes. by heck. —Maurice Weir. I-A THE ARGUS ANNUAL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM N. Hooker. K. Little. G. Johnson M. McGuire. H. Newman. H Sadler (Captain). L. Selfker, D. Doyle. D. Collard, F. Kennedy, Miss Bcarder. (Coach). BOYS’ FOOTBALL TEAM Back Row —J. McGuire. G. Reed. D. Kccley. Mr. Smithendorf (Coach). R Purvis. E. Hines. G. Simpson. From Row —N. Heath (Captain). I Armstrong. R Hill. H. Newman (Assistant Captain). THE ARGUS A N N U A L GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Basketball seems to be unanimously the most popular sport among the girls of the E. H. S. Our team this year was composed of many small players and. consider¬ ing the opposition that they had to buck up against, they did very well. The team was composed of the fol¬ lowing: Forwards. Helen Sadler (capt.). Feme Kennedy. Dorothy Doyle. Kathleen Little and Mae Mc¬ Guire; guards, Norma Hooker. Doro¬ thy Collard. Lucille Siefker. Grace Johnston. Helen Newman and Lenore Little. Our girls ' basketball team always strove to win. They were never known to slack. They gave their best which is enough. For the good old red. yellow and black. —J. Sadler SOCCER Mr. Smithendorf. our football coach, with the aid of Norman Heath, cap.ain. and Harold Newman, assistant cap¬ t ain. coached the team to it’s first championship. The first game was played at Har¬ row on October 24. The strong Essex forward line was too much for the weakening Harrow defence as they were beaten 5-0. On Friday. October 28. Leamington players were the guests of Essex and were turned back 4-2. Leamington scoring the only goals against Essex for this season. Am- herstburg was defeated at F ' ssex on November 4. 3-0. The Amherstburg plaers never gave up fighting until the final whistle. The last game of the season was played at Kingsville on November 14. Ivssex scoring two goals to defeat Kingsville for the first time in years, the final score being 2-0. The team was made up of: Forwards: R. Hill. E. Hines. N. Heath. L. Armstrong. J. McGuire. G. Reid. D. Keeley. Halves: G. Simpson. R. Purvis. H. Newman. I). O’Connor. Full Backs: H. Collard. C. Foster. Goal: O. Fox. BASKETBALL This year Mr. Hall against coached the basketball teams. With his aid the Essex players carried off two FIELD DAY CHAMPIONS back Row -N. Heath (Senior). D. Coutts (Junior). O. Fox (Intermediate). Middle Row —M. McGiure (Senior). E. Daw¬ son (Junior). V. Marlin (Juvenile). Front Row —E. Brown (Juvenile). championships out of three. The Sen¬ iors and Midgets went through the sea¬ son without being defeated. The Jun¬ ior team ended the season in a tie with Amherstburg for second place. The first games of the season were played at Leamington on January 20. Li these games the Seniors and Mid¬ gets won. but the Juniors lost. The next game was played at home with Assumption as the visitors. Assump¬ tion had no Midget team, and so there were only two games played. In the Junior game Essex came out victors after one of the hardest games of the season. In the Senior game Essex again came out as victors. The third game of the seasotf ‘found Essex At Amherstburg. In the Senior game Essex won. In the Junior-game Am¬ herstburg was the winner. The Mid¬ gets followed the good work of the Seniors and they also won. The next night Essex played Leam¬ ington at Essex. In these games the Seniors and Midgets won and the Jun¬ iors lost. Essex went to Assumption for the next game. At Assumption the Seniors won. but the Juniors lost. Am- THE A R GUS ANNUAL herstburg played Essex in the last games of the season at Essex. In these games Essex was winner in all three. The Essex players were as follows: Midgets Forwards: Jackson. Brown and Hea¬ ton. Guards: I,inton. Birch. Fairbairn and Benson. Juniors Forwards: Pizer. Reed. Simpson. Guards: Sadler. Coutts, Richardson. Seniors Forwards: Pi. O’Connor. Hines. Heath. Moleaster. (luards: I). O’Connor. Hill. McGuire. —R. Purvis SENIOR BASKETBALL A. Mulcaster. G. O ' Connor, R. Hill. D. O ' Con nor (Captain), N. Heath E. Hines. J. McGuire CADET CORPS The E. II. S. Cadet Corps under the supervision of I,t. II. F. Smithendorf. h;ts a total enrolment of lit) private cadets and cadet officers this sear. I.ast year the corps ranked first of ' he High School of Western Ontario H a cotnpe it ion among schools of over 100 enrolment. This year or in some future year the Cadet Corps hopes to obtain first placing in the Secondary Schools of M. I). No. 1. in which it now stands second, and of which Sarnia C. I. is the leader. In last year’s rifle team. H. N •wtnan won the Strathcona silver medal and the D.C.R.A. gold medal, and E. Reel). H. Collard. X. Heath, A. Pitts and D. Pitts received D.C.R.A. bronze medals. MIDGET BASKETBALL Bucft Rote— B Linton. L. Fairbaitn. C. Benson H. Birch. Irani Rauf R. Jackson. N. Heaton (Captain). E. Brown. This year the marksmen of the rifle team consist of G. Sample. H. New¬ man. X. Heath. W. Gilbert. R, Mar¬ ti 1 . J. Pizer. C. Gulliver and G. Hea¬ vens. Daniel O’Connor, captain of the corps last year, is captain of the corps again and the Cadet Band is under the command of Harold Newman. Arnold Mulcaster JUNIOR BASKETBALL D Richardson. J. Sadler G. Reel D. Coutts Ci Simpson. J. Pizer (Captain). FORM I-B What are so rare as brains in I-B. ' 1 Here and there are signs of some. Our teachers labour results to see. But some way or other they fail to come. When we think we arc not dumb. Mr. Hall calls us another 1-D. While we can do most any sum. I think we ' re doing justice to I-B. We can depend on Hilda or Frank To answer up when the rest are slow. Our brains are young, and life is fun: Cheer up everyone, the nuts will grow! —Francis Cohoe COMMERCIAL FORM NEWS The commercial students are so bright. They do their homework every night. They come each day with shining faces. Assembly finds them in their places. When general fo lks have work to do. They come to us to help them through: Typing exams, and studying Law. We ' re the busiest It you ever saw. In the Lyceum we do our part. We always did. right from the start. On Field Day we all did our shares. And helped to win the cup downstairs. As for athletes. I1I-C is best: Any of us can stand the test. But when P.C. period comes around. The IV boys cannot be found. Writing poetry Oh! what fun: Can you beat us. ANYONE.’ Even though it doesn ' t ryhme. It passes away our spare time. —Ray Sweet and Orlin Fox “ITS A POEM” I-A is made of funny guys. Some are funny, some are wise. Some are smart and some are dumb. To visit them now with me come. See Roger seated over thesre.’ He ' s known as our questionnaire. Bertha Belcher is our vamp, Albert Humber is our scamp. Our little cutie is Maurica Weir. Our brilliant student is Isabella Near. In basketball Erce holds his place. And saves his form from great dis¬ grace. George Lefebvre is our smartest lad. What he doesn ' t know is just too bad. Billy Linton is our weeper, Murray Kennedy is our sleeper. Charles Benson is our shiek, He has a new belle every week. Now to the finish we have come. We hope you ' ve enjoyed our little fun. —Ruth Keane III FORM Again the year is almost ended. And again Third Form lives down: We know some students are mended. For they carry a terrible frown: And now as a holiday approaches. Ttehy put away their groans and cares. But still some are very atrocious. And think nothing of lessons or fares: On a whole. Third Form is brilliant In studies and in athletics: At basketball they are jubilant. And some even enjoy the classics. And now since my news is all told. And I am growing weary: To those who are seeking a new abode. Do not forget Third Form is so cheery. —Helen Newman YE OLD SCEOND FORM The Essex High, the school of schools Where students are many and few are fools. Each form is noted for some particular thing: In Commercial they have some peo¬ ple that sing. The worst of these to which I refer Is called Two A where is always a stir. As Ed. and Wid. and Bud. and Bill Chuckle and laugh over some recent thrill. THE A R G U S ANNUAL Then. too. we have in our pleasant form Reg. and Raymond who laziness scorn. And Donald the noisy, and Heaton the joker. Together with Manley the continual • talker. Others are Shrimp. Carlyle and Cronny. And Max and Cut. who are all quite naughty. These five make such a terrible noise That they scare away all the teacher s joys. Last but not least are the maidens fair. Who spend much time at curling their hair. They cheerfully chatter like a group of squirrels. Now isn ' t that just like High School girls? First there is Marion who is quite studious. I hen comes Vic. who is always quite curious. There ' s Florence and Harriett and Hilda too— Beware of Galdys—she ' ll flirt with you. Vivian and Eleanor are two fine girls. And Reitta is crazy over Elizabeths curls. And these four with their giggles and laughter. Make the old school shake in every rafter. There are some who like the old form so well That they whistle and sing although they fail. While others say it is like a jail When your friends neglect to provide your bail. —D. Cronmiler FOURTH FORM Fourth form, fourth form. The dream of every first form. But when they do reach that form I hey ' ll think it ' s a nightmare! They think when they get that age. That they will be so old and sage That nothing on a Latin page Can give them any worry. In English period stories are told Of war and peace and adventures bold. A wealth of joy fills hours of gold. And thus the period ends. And besides that there ' s Chemistry. Which muddles us so we cannot see. We wonder whether it should be HCL or S04. French of course means much hard Work. A duty which we cannot shirk: It makes us labour like a Turk” To get our verb forms right. Geometry is best of all. Because it’s taught by Mr. Hall, And every theorem great and small Is fun to figure out. And thus our fourth form lives its life. Amid great battle and great strife. But when we succeed it ' ll sound like fife Compared to the troubles of fifth form. —Grace Johnson and • Ruby Croft. IV-A FORM V Dear Betty Auld is sighing. She ' s destined to awful fate: Her greatest tribulations After every date, she ' s late. Our ritzy little Fritzie Is quite the male students ' pet, The reason for this being She resembles Etta Kett. Knifey holds the Presidential seat. This being his superb feat. Everett is a nice kid. His last name is Gaughan: But if you ask us about it. Its the lassies who are gone”. Norman is our Baby-Face”, But at basketball he ' s our Ace . In Latin grades Jackie holds the place Of honor, but her pa says. “Of dis¬ grace . When Hawley get a letter The whole school knows she ' s feel¬ ing better. Doug, who ' s always known as Keeley. Thinks he resembles Clark Gable, really. Hazel will have quite a wait If she ' s expecting Knifey to make a date. But when the story is all told Little Katie knocks ' em cold. Pat is sure the handsome lad. About him all the girls are mad. Harold Newman has the brains. But he ' s pretty dumb around the dames. Popeye Purvis at Mathematics is a wow; He even shows the teachers how. Helen Sadler is our model student. My. oh. my. but she is prudent. THE ARGUS ANNUAL Scarlett ' s Christian name is Roy. At Chemistry he ' s quite a boy. Kayo departs from our school this year. Then Pizer will she many a tear. Thus see yourself as others do: These pictures. 1 believe, are true: But if I see you ' re in a rage. 1 will then estroy this page. —Bill Jones P.S.— Bill Jones is a poet of renown. But if his poem doesn ' t suit you You ' ll have to call him down. THE CLASS OF I-D The boys by the windows all sit. In English and History they move a bit: The fifth period they think is time for fun, But never forget lunch is yet to come. We ' re four girls, the boys outnumber us twice. Bt when we ' re together, we look pretty nice: At recess and lunch, in fact all the time. We march down the halls in double line. When Mr. Hall stands there, the boys are most quick. For they know if they aren ' t, they ' ll get the stick. When exams come most every one works like a bee. For there is no other class as good as I-D. —Marjorie Lounsbrough ARGUS ANNUAL DANCE The executive of last year ' s Argus Annual Staff staged their first party on the evening of September 16. Other years we have had to wait for the I lallowe’en party for our first social event, but this year we were fortunate in persuading our principal that a party was what we needed to make the work go along more briskly. Myron’s Melody Makers provided the music for the dancers and. although the dance was no tso largel attended as some, it was very much enjoyed by those present. They were able to go home and tell the others what they had missed. —Kay and Kayo THE ATHLETIC ENTERTAIN¬ MENT The Athletic Entertainment brought the social activities of our school year to a close on February 17. The entertainment was extremely interesting, giving the audience cause to be proud of Essex High School. Dances were put on by the girls, under the supervision of Miss Bearder, then the boys displayed their agility and physical development on the parallel and horizontal bars. Next came the feature of the evening, the presenta¬ tion of the E.C.S.S.A. sports cup. The cup was presented by Mr. Hall who emphatically expressed his apprecia¬ tion to the school athletes who figured in the winning of the cup for Essex High School. Following the presentation of the sports cup were other individual awards given to outstanding athletes of the school. The girls ' track team and basketball team were presented with letters for the first time in the history of the school. When all awards had been given, the auditorium was cleared of the chairs and made ready for a few hours’ dancing. Myron’s Melody Makers sup¬ plied the dancers with the strains of many pop ular musical hits. Who was the young couple in the corner?—Kayo and Jack—well, really! And that handsome Apollo who liked to dance around the edge of the floor —not alone by any means—a fair young lady is in his arms—right the first time, it ' s Kay Little. The captain of our undefeated senior basketball team escorted a dark haired young lady around. And say. did you see Ed. Hines? How that boy was rushing Dorothy Doyle. There were many ex¬ pupils and graduates present and everyone had a wonderful time, even to th eteachers. who turned out in full force. We had some lively square dances which were much enjoyed by all and it was with a keen sense of disappoint¬ ment that we heard the strains of “Trees blending through the laughter and mirth of the crowd. The array of brilliant colours of the young ladies’ gowns disappeared—anti the auditor¬ ium was again just another room. —Leone Goodwin THE ARGUS ANNUAL WE IVC We’re so smart, Oh. say! Before you start. We’re away. We (Jo our work And try never to shirk. With never a frown From our dear Miss Brown. When Miss Rivers comes in Every one has a grin. There ' s Wilbert and Cecil. You should hear them sing and whistle. Well here we have our Bookkeeping Class, There ' s Ella Allen, a clever lass: She has achieved her Trial Balance, You can see it ' s right at a glance. There ' s Edith, she is so shy We sometimes wonder why: The beauty of her golden hair Makes all the pupils turn and stare. Here ' s Charlie and his Chevrolet. And listen to what everyone may say. We know why He ' s so sly. He has a boy friend Henry And don ' t we wish that we were he. For he cm go for a fine long ride While we labourously at school abide. There ' s Evelyn doing her daily act. She has her nose in a nice compact: And Margaret ' s laughing I forgot my comb, 1 must have left it behind at home. Mary ' s trying to us impress With the fact she has a lovely new dress: We wonder when she trips around Just what she thinks that she has found. Margaret Lounsbrough, O so fine. Flirting with the boys most all the time. And Alma Field, better known as Sallv. But to Roy she ' s the Rose of the Valley”. —Elsie B. El ford Wanted: A smart woman who can wash, iron and milk cows. COMMERCIAL GRADUATING CLASS Ella Allen. Oh! she is so clever. At the bottom of the list, her name is never. Margaret Lounsbrough. she should be good. But study Economics she never could. Evelyn Jessop, the flirt of the room, Dances along like a witch on a broom. Elsie Elford ' s voice is very shrill, And gives our Miss Brown many a thrill. Alma Field, better knowns as Sally, Looks like a blossoming rose in the valley. Cecil Cowan is the commercial shiek. When Miss Rivers says Silence he’s the first to speak. Edith Reeb is slow but steady, When Miss Brown speaks, she ' s al¬ ways ready. Charlie Wambeke. eyes so blue, When Shorthand comes, well, he will do. Margaret Keown. the talkative girl. Sets all the commercial boys ' heads in a whirl. Mary Denison is right in luck. Because her boy friend drives a truck. Wilbert Queen ' s head is covered with curls. And this is why he is a success with the girls. Henry Gammon is tall and lean. But the silliest guy you ever have seen. Roger Barlow, the commercial ex-star. Still hasn ' t gone away very far; He is now our office boy. Full of merriment, fun and joy. Two Three C Skeeters —Orlin Fox and Ray Sweet For Rent: Rooms to let in the best part of North London. Suitable for two young ladies fifteen feet wide by twelve feet long. THE ARGUS ANNUAL Many of our graduates spent Christ¬ mas season in the old home town. It is great to get away hut. it ' s better to come home again and see all our old friends we have left behind. Some were not able to get home, but among those who did were: Kay Doyle, George Rogers, Leda Hall. Ethel Croft, Max Coutts, Jean Hooker, Jim Jones. Fred Keane, Alice Metcalfe. After the Lyceum of March 3. the chairs were cleared away and the Au¬ ditorium made ready for a few hours’ dancing. The orchestra from Man¬ darin Garden provided music. Danc¬ ing broke about 1.00 o’clock, and every¬ body drifted homeward. Miss Mary Rogers had as her guest of the Christmas season, her cousin. Miss Margaret Lindsay, of Toronto, in whose honour she entertained a num¬ ber.of young friends to a Five-o’clock Bridge on December 23. After the Commencement on De¬ cember 9. Mrs. Chapman entertained the cast and those who had helped make the evening a success. A very dainty lunch was served about mid¬ night and once again Commencement was just a memory. After the final game of the season. Dan O ' Connor, the popular captain of senior boys basketball team, bv way of a little celebration entertained the members of his team and their Better Halves’’ to a marvelous chicken dinner at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry O ' Connor. The guests enjoyed themselves im¬ mensely at games and dancing until dinner was served at 12.00 o’clock. Russell Hill very fittingly proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. O ' Con¬ nor for their fine hospitality. Douglas Keelev had not been any more mischievous than usual on Feb¬ ruary 9. but Miss Rivers told him to report. This enabled about twenty of the senior boys to drive out to Keelcy’s at Gesto. When Doug, arrived at home about 5.30. weary from detention, a real surprise party awaited him. During the dinner. Mickey finished three servings of chicken and a bowl of jello. The teachers were more than busy when Murray Hawkes began to play the piano. Later Mickey presented Doug, with a “Pen and Pencil” set from the gang. The senior boys’ basketball team went through the season without one defeat, as did the Midget team. Great credit must be given to the girls also for these astounding victories, since without thier lusty cheering, we are almost certain the hoys would not have done so well. Perhaps we should not go so far as to say that, but we still maintain that our enthusiastic “Fight ' em Team helped a great deal. How times have changed since it was thought unladylike for young girls to even watch manly sports! Those ladies of olden times would promptly go into a swoon to see that two-thirds of the spectators now are young ladies of very tender age. Among them were: Helen Sadler. Kayo Shipway. Dorothy Doyle. Feme Kennedy. Patricia Nay¬ lor. Ethel Hooker. Dorothy Collard, Nancy LeMire, Victoria Jones, Helen Newman. Freda Chapman and Kay Little. On Friday, February 10. Leaming¬ ton basketball teams returned to Essex to seek revenge on their previous games, but again they were unsuccess¬ ful. After the game Russell Hill, popu¬ lar left guard, entertained a few of his friends. The evening was spent in playing cards and dancing. About 12 o ' clock Mrs. Hill served a dainty lunch which was enjoyed by all. Those who attended the party were: Kay Little. Kayo Shipway, Dorothy Doyle. Helen Newman. Jack Pizer. Ed. Hines and Dan O’Connor. —Kay and Kayo THE ARGUS ANNUAL E. H. S. HALLOWE’EN PARTY The Hallowe’en party is the first party sponsored by the newly elected Literary Society for the school year. It is always much anticipated by the students, for it marks the beginning of the social activities of the year. ' Phe Auditorium was most appro¬ priately decorated as a September har¬ vest. with its cornstalks and pumpkins harmoniously arranged around the room. The costumes, always most interest¬ ing, showed careful thought in pre¬ paration. As might be expected. Doug¬ las Keeley won first prize for the hoys’ comic costume and his brother. Don¬ ald. was awarded first for the girls’ comic costume. The ghost room provided plenty of thrills for the timid members of the weaker sex. judging by their screams and frightened exclamations. This year. also, there was a fortune telling booth where Orlin Fox prophe¬ sied castles in pain or dark sinister villains, according to his whims. After a dainty lunch, dancing was enjoyed until midnight to music pro¬ vided by Myron’s Melody Makers. From the time the doors opened until the last strains of Home Sweet Home” died away on the air. the party was voted a huge success. —Victoria Jones COMMENCEMENT The E. H. S. Commencement was held on December 9, and got off to a flying start when the genial Mr. Hooker took the platform as chairman for the evening. He made a few re¬ marks of appreciation on the work of the school both in Academic and Ath¬ letic lines. The first number on the programme was the presentation of a Doll Dance by a few of the Lower School girls, followed by an exhibition of tumbling. Harold Collard proved that his head ' was heavier than his feet by perform¬ ing the difficult task of walking all over the stage on his hands. A pirate dance was next given by the Middle and Upper School girls. Paying the Fiddler”, with Hawley Then came the thrill of the evening. Keane. Catharine Shipway and Russell Hill in the leading roles. The cast was composed of nine students who evinced the careful training given them by Mrs. Chapman and Miss Rivers. —Don McGill GRADUATES’ DANCE The vanguard of students, returning from the various universities through¬ out the province, gathered in the school auditorium on Thursday evening. De¬ cember 22. for the gala affair of the season. The teachers very ably performed the duties of hostesses. Their cheery smiles assured everyone of a very pleasant evening. Our future interior decorator. Rus sell Hill, succeeded in bringing the Christmas spirit into our midst by means of the artistic display of decora¬ tions. From the centre of a huge fire¬ place. Myron ' s Melody Makers poured forth melodious strains of many popu¬ lar dance numbers. The ladies of the Institute served a delicious buffet lunch. After a brief intermission the dancing continued for a short time. Amid many good wishes for the coming season the crowds slowly dispersed. —Jack Pizer A Toast Here’s to the Essex High!— Though her walls slant out And her roof caves in She’s a wonderful school For the shape she ' s in! Mickey McGuire: “Dad. I have splen¬ did news for you. Mr. Smithendorf. our form teacher, is going to retain my services for another year. Hank Gammon: The more I read, the less 1 know.” Cecil Cowan: “You’re well read, aren t your Mrs. Chapman: Donald, give me an example of passive voice.” Donald Keeley: I kick myself.” Mrs. Chapman: “That isn’t passive, but its a good idea.” Eddie Hines: “Are you going to the show to-night?” Dorothy Doyle: “Yes. 1 think so.” Eddie Hines: “Well. I’ll meet you in¬ side.” THE ARGUS ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CAST OF CHARACTERS MRS. SARA CASTLE—Grandma. W.se in her Generation HELEN JACKSON HENRY CASTLE. SR—Her Son. An Overburdened Business Man RUSSELL HILL MRS. HELEN CASTLE His Butterfly Wife CATHERINE SHIPWAY IRIS CASTLE—Their Ultra Mo. ' rn Daughter HAWLEY KEANE HENRY CASTLE. JR. -Jurietr. Their Pampe cd Son WM. GILBERT I.INDY CRAIGI An O pdan an ' a Distant Cousin of the Castles MARY ALICE DENISON BOB EATON The Young Man Next Door BROWN—An Officer of the Law JENNIE—The Maid _ JOKES Mae McGuire: Ive changer] niv mind.” Chorus: Does it work any better?” Oliver Wilcox: I guess I ' ve got in¬ somnia. Lawrence Armstrong: H o w ’ s that? Oliver Wilcox: “I woke up twice during Literature period this after¬ noon. Murray Havvkcs: Miss Collip. I have a certificate from the doctor saying I can’t work today. Miss Collip: I could give you a cer¬ tificate saying you never have.” Bill Gilbert (at the board in Geom¬ etry) “Mr. Hall. I just thought f something.” Class laughs. Mr. Hall: “The class seems to be as much surprised at you.” A schoolgirl was asked to write an essay on motor cars which was to con- DOUGLAS KEELEY STERLING KENNEDY _ ETHEL HOOKER sist of two hundred and twenty words. This is what she produced: My uncle bought a motor car. He and father were riding in the country, when i. broke down going uphill. I think this is about twenty words. The other two hundred are what uncle said as they were walking back to town, but mv father told me I mustn ' t write them. Mn-mv Hawbes; ••] wo-ld go to the end of the world for you.” Kerne Kennedy: Yes. but would you stay there?” Jack Pizer: “Do you like to see a man smoke a pipe? Kayo Shipway: Yes. why don ' t you give yours to one? Brown : Who gave the bride away?” Smith: “Her little brother. He stood up in the middle of the ceremony and yelled: Hurrah. Annie, you ' ve got him at last. Lost: An umbrella in Victoria, by a ladv with whalebone ribs. THE A R G U S ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL RESULTS Catherine Allison (1). Lawrence Armstrong (4). Manley Barnett (2). Pearl Bedal (4), Elverda Billings (4). Wallace Boggs Cl). Mark Brown (4). Jean Brush (2). Elsie Buhler (2). Dorothy Colard (V). Elizabeth Collins (4). Dorothy Cook (3). Donald Coutts (4). John Couture (4), Lois Croft (4). Donald Cronmiller (2). Albert Cunninghim (2). Howard Cunningham (I). Gladys Dimm (4). Harriett Davidson (4). Elsie Dawson (4). Ralph Daw¬ son (4). Mabel Ecde (3). Albert Ellis (43, Reitta Ellis (4). Audrey Farough (4), James Flood (4), Melvin Foster C 2). Wilmer Francottie (2), Wilbert Gammon (2). Viola Hagpins Cl). John Hall C 4), Murray Hawkes (13. Nelson Heaton (4� . Arnold Hensimn (33. Ed. Hines (2). Ethel Hooker C3L Norma Hooker (1), Elizabeth Huppard C 4). Raymond Jackson (3). Ivy Jessop (4(. Jo-ephine John (43. Victoria Jones (4). Donald Keeley (43. Leonard Little (I). Arnold Loeb ch (4). M’riorie Lounsbrough (13. Glen MacKcn ' ' ie (4). Kenneth MacKenzie (3 . Marshall McClelland (3). Bridget McCloskev (3). Patrick McCloskev (3). Rita McCloskcv (4). Donald McGill (4) . M’rion Mcllwain (4 . Katherine McGuire (41. Elinor McKenzie (4), Gordon McKenzie (3). Frances McLeod (3). Melba Malott (4). Chester Mar¬ shall (4). Vivian Martin (4). Maxwell Miller (2). Weltha Montgomery (4). Carlyle Mosson (2). Helen Newman (3). Hugh Newman (4). Lome O ' Neil (2). Murray O ' Neil (?). Lorraine Osborne (31. William Piner (4). Dorothy Oueen (1 , Garnet Queen (3t. Ivan Queen (3). Russell Quick (4). Ruth Quick (4). Carson Radc ' iffe ( 3 ). George Reed ( 3 (, Murray Rice (1 ). Douglas Roadhouse (1 1. Mary Rogers (4). Jack Sadler (4). Garnet Sample (1). Roy Scarlett (1). Arthur Schoo ' ev (3). Reginald Shuel (4). Bill Simpson Cl). FJeanor Steed (23. Hilda Tofflemire (4). Mary Louise Webb (4). Oliver Wilcox (4), Clarence Wolfe (2). B. Auld (73. F. Chapman (7). H. Collard (5). H. Collins (3). M. Cowan (5). R. Croft 5 . D. Doyle (5). F. Ellis (5). W. Gilbert (2). I. Green (5). N. Heath (7). H. Hicks (1). R. Hill (2). N. Hooker (2). D. Jackson (5). H. Jackson (7). H. Johnson (3). G. Johnston (5), V. Jones (2). F Keane (3), H. Keane ( 7 ), D. Keeley (6). F. Kennedy (5). H. Leather- dale (7), D. Levi (7). K. Little (7). L.. Little (2). R. Lounsbrough (3). J. McGuire (4). M. McGuire (5). D. MacKenzie (2). H. McLenon (4). R. Martin (5). H. Merritt (5). L. Mitchell (4). A. Mulcaster (1), P. Naylor (5) . G. O ' Connor (2). W. Patterson (3), J. Pizer (2). R. Purvis (3). E. Reeb (4). G Reed (1). D. Richardson (5). H. Sadler (3). L. Salter (3). R. Scarlett (4). N. Scrgison (2). C. Shipway (5). G. Simpson (3). R. Sweet- man (3). E. Truesdale (2 l. A. Pitts (1 1. B. Auld (1). F. Chapman (2). E. Croft (4). K. Doyle (7). L. Hall (7). N. Heath (2). A. Hill (2). H. Jackson (1 ). V. Jones ( 3). H. Leatherdale (1). K. Little (2). R. Lounsbrough (1). A Mulcaster (2). H. Newman (6). E. Reeb (2). —Bill Jones X.H.:—The figures indicate the number of credits obtained. THE ARGUS ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR 1932-33 Field Meets Sept. 14—E. S. S. S. A. A. met to dis¬ cuss tthe sports for the year. Oct. 7—Essex High School Field Day. Oct. 21—Essex County Field Day. Literary Society Oct. 7—Nomination of candidates for Lyceum Executive. Oct. 12—Campaign Speeches. Oct. 17—Election. Lyceums Nov. 25—Afternoon—Few numbers given hv I-A. including a three act play — ' “Quality Street.” Entrance certifi¬ cates and medals presented by Mr. Dowswell. Jan. 26—First evening programme attended by a good audience. A short skit and a play Bardell vs Pickwick , were the main features. Feb. 15—Afternoon meeting attend¬ ed by a good number of students. A good programme was given by I I-A. A debate: Resolved that War Debts should be Cancelled”, and selections by their class orchestra were the main items. Mar. 10—A good attendance attend¬ ance at this evening meeitng. The play Long Distance”, was followed by a three hour dance sponsored by the Lyceum Executive. Mar. 31—Afternoon. Last meeting of the season. The programme was given by Third. Fourth and Fifth Forms. A skit, a boys ' quartet, and a drama Memories were appreciated items. Entertainment Sept. 16—Argus Annual Dance. Oct. 13—Hallowe’en Party and Dance. Dec. 9—Commencement. Dec. 22—Graduates’ Dance. Feb. 17—Athletic Entertainment and Dance. Mar. 10—Lyceum Dance. Girls’ Basketball. Oc t. 29—Essex at Leamington. Essex 18: Leamington 31. Nov. 4—Essex at Kingsville. Essex 15: Kingsville 13. Nov. 18—Essex at Amherstburg. Essex 22; Amherstburg 28 Nov. 25—Kingsville at Essex. Kingsville 17: Essex 25. Dec. 2—Leamington at Essex. Leamington 35: Essex 17. Dec. 6—Amherstburg at Essex. Amherstburg 17; Essex 26 Boys’ Basketball (Midgets) Jan. 20—Essex at Leamington. Essex 13: Leamington 4. • Feb. .3—Essex at Amherstburg. Essex 24; Amherstbur 7. Feb. 10—Leamington at Essex. Leamington 8; Essex 10. Feb. 24—Amherstburg at Essex. Amherstburg 8; Essex 14. Juniors Jau. 20—Essex at Leamington. Essex 12; Leamington 18. Jan. 27—Assumption at Essex. Assumption 16: Essex 26. Feb. .3—Essex at Amherstburg. Essex 6: Amherstburg 22. Feb. 10—Leamington at Essex. Leamington 18; Essex 11. Feb. 20—Essex at Assumption. Essex 15: Assumption 23 Feb. 24—Amherstburg at Essex. Amherstburg 16: Essex 31. Seniors Jan. 20—Essex at Leamington. Essex 24: Leamington lo. Jan. 27—Assumption at Essex. Assumption 14: Essex 20. Feb. 3—Essex at Amherstburg. Essex 27: Amherstburg 15. Feb. 10—Leamington at Essex. Leamington 12: Essex 1 . Feb. 20—Essex at Assumption. Essex 24: Assumption 22. Feb. 24—Amherstburg at Essex. Amherstburg 19: Essex 29. Soccer Otc. 24—Essex at Harrow. Essex 5; Harrow 0. Oct. 28— Leamington at Essex. Leamington 2: Essex 4. Nov. 4—Amherstburg at Essex. Amherstburg 0; Essex 3. Nov. 14—Essex at Kingsville. Essex 2: Kingsville. 0. 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