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

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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”. €

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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

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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