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

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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.

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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.

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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