Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Specula Galtonia Yearbook (Galt, Ontario Canada)

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i SPECULA GALTONIA 81 SPORT Fifth made a brave, vain attempt to secure basketball honours. Let us attrib- ute our weakness to other teams' better playing and that fifty percent plan. The girls won three games, with Alberta Keifer and Hilda Weber stars. The boys won the same-with diierent stars. F? :if PF It is the little things that -tell in this life said she to him, as she pulled the kid brother from behind the Chesterfield. AERONAUTICS Of all the poisons in the world, this new airplane poison seems to be about the worst. One drop we hear, is usually sufficient. .v. .-. .-. ,,. ., .,. We would be surprised if we saw:- Dunc McIntosh without his grin. Betty Woolner without that worried over Biol. look. Fred. Sta'hlschmidt without his red, red socks. 45 School athletics claim some of their most ardent participants from form 4A. Rugby, Basketball and Gym. teams have taken their best members from Fourth. :if Pk 25 PRINCIPAL- Di-d you deliver that message to the senator. TUTTON fnow a full grown messengerj Sure, but I don't think he can read it. PRINCIPAL- What do you mean? Why can't he read it? TUT'- Cause he's blind. Four times he asked me where my hat was and, it was on my head all the time. Dando and Marion were out walking when Dando met his uncle and as a duti- ful nephew would, Dando introduced his companion. Uncle- Is she your protegee Harold? Dando fblushingl-u-ah-um, I haven't asked her yet. D ' ' Tut' says that out where he lives the farmers are so formal they put evening clothes on their scarecrows after six o'clock. ill IF Pl: Dancing teacher- Mercy, mercy, be careful with those shoes-the floor is highly polished. Kemp- Oh that's all right mister, I've got nails in 'em, I won't slip. Dietrich wears earmuffs to keep the wind from blowing through the wide open spaces. Dawson ftelling of his trip to Floridal Yes we had six punctures, five in the rear tire and one in St. Louis. Coppel-- What's your income? Marg. McCallum- Oh about two a.m. Jamieson- Gee I'm in an awful hole. Mast- Yeah ? Jamieson- I've spelled professor 'with two fs and don't know which to cross out. ' ' ' Then there was the scotchman who bought a car because the clutch was thrown in. 4B NOTE:-The following story was writ- ten by one who should have known better. MY RECOLLECTIONS OF ARCHEMEDES Chapter I Once upon a time King Hiero, one sun- ny afternoon when nothing could be heard but the falling of night, wen-t to the tele- phone and ordered a crown size 7-1!8. But upon receiving the flea dormitory he found that he had been gyped, because every time he sneezed it sagged way down over his eyes, ears and nose. Hereby hangs the tale fno, not the crownl. He set Archimedes to work to iind out how much cast iron had been shoved in. Chapter II Too exciting to write. Chapter III Q50 wards to goj Archie fshort for Archimedesl is seen jumping into a taxi and rushing to the Royal York fPrestonJ. Since he has had a very heavy day thinking about the crown business, he decides upon a bath. Chapter IV Q10 yds. to go--2nd downj He filled up ye old tub, level full, and piling his raiment on the floor, hopped in. By displacing a great amount of water, equal to his own bulk he solved the prob- lem of specific gravity. Forgetting his clothes, forgetting his belt, in fact forget- ting everything, he sailed up King Street and all over Preston Qlt was flood timel in shimmering sunlight and a plain gold ring, yelling at the top of 'his voice- Eureka -it washes the clothes clean. THE END

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80 SPECULA GALTONIA I rmffl - 'K A l l if l ,img -xiiii' I But to the Knight the affairs of his more youthful subjects are of the deepest concern. To them he gives his love, his honor, his spirit ..... his all ..... in order that they may, in years to come, be better pre- pared to guard his mighty watchword HSEMPER PARATUS. Fifth In tempus old a hero lived, qui loved puellas deux, He so pourrait pas quite to say which one amabat mieux. Dit-il lui meme un beau matin, Non possum both avoir, Si yo address hermosa Amanda, pius Marie y I have War. Amanda habet argent cour, sed Marie has aureas curls, Et both sunt very agathae et quite for- mosae girls. Resolved proponere devant cet evening's shades Procederis to Marie's donio, il trouve las duo maids. Coepit 'hablar his love at Marie dans un- poetique way, Et so look a Amanda, to whom il dit no possunt say. 224 :lf 2? Each virgo heard the demi-vow con cheeks as rouge as Wine. And offering each a milk-white hand, both whispered Ich bin dein. Another pupil, said the professor, as his glass eye rolled upon the floor. 122 Iii Pl: Waiter: Are you Hungary. Bill: Yes Siam. Waiter: Den Russia to a table and I'll Fiji. Bill: Alright, Sweden my coffee and Denmark my bill.

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8 SPECULA GALTONIA lst man to dark waiter: I'll have toast, scrambled eggs, bacon and coffee. 2nd man to same: I'll have the same but eliminate the eggs. Waiter freturning in a few momentsl: Sorry suh, but you'll have to have your eggs scrambled too. Somebody done gone and bust the handle of our eliminator. if if DF Schartzberg- Will you pay me what I'm worth. Prospective Employer- I'll do better than that, I'll give you a small salary to begin with. JUST SUPPOSIN' Handorf never had to get a pass Several of us had our Latin right. Schartzberg should grow up. Bradish stopped talking and We all passed. fEd. Notej Yeah just supposin' Oh Oh! Mr. Challen- I suppose you've been through algebra before, Miss Hayes. Elizabeth- Yes sir, but I went through at night and couldn't see the place. Form 3A By JANET WOOD One day in French period Bessie Mc- Comb informed us that she had lost her hair. We wonder how it looks so natural now. Another day Llya Pirak confided to us that she was going to Nimes to get her bachelor. -. .v. .v. FAMOUS SAYINGS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE Miss Carter- Now, try this piece of prose. Miss McLachlan- Now class, do you want to stay in at a quarter to four. Miss Rheder- Hurry up, you're late as usual. Miss Snyder- The first one that talks, will get a week's detention. MacLennan- Write a paradigm of Mr. Hamilton- All gather around now and I'll show you the parts. if 51 Pls At 3.45 on Dec. 13, while the Shakes- pearean players of 3A were pulling them- selves into their costumes, Miss McLach- lan arrived to make the finishing touches. While fixing up Bill Rowe she happened to say, I suppose it isn't safe to disrobe you. To which Rowe answered, Oh, that's quite all right, Miss McLachlan. :Kirk Our one and only form party so far took the form of a weiner roast, held at that famous Weiner roast resort Wood- bourn. Games were enjoyed and Miss McLachlan entertained us with some very interesting stories. After the usual re- past of hot dogs and rolls the party broke up before the wee hours of the morning. if 'lf Pk Mr. MacLennan quickly awakened one day during Latin period and remarked to a certain boy, as sure as little green apples grow on an apple tree, you will be taking latin next year. Stan. Sternall- Say, do you know my dad has got a wooden leg. Jack Head- That's nothing, my sister has a cedar chest. Mr. Donaldson fto 3a gym. classJ-- Now all you boys that are left after this large pyramid may make another one. Form 3B Charlie Klager- Have you ever loved before? Muriel Glennie- No, Charlie, I have often admired men for their strength, courage, intelligence, or good looks, but with you it is all love, nothing else. ak Pk 'lf Daddy is to-day, to-morrow? asked Henny Campbell. Certainly it isn't, answered his fa- ther. But you said it was, answered Hen. When did I say to-day was to-mor- row? Yesterday Well it was, to-day was to--morrow yes- terday, but to-day is to-day just as yes- terday was to-day yesterday, and to-mor- which row will be to-day to-morrow, makes to-dav yesterday and to-morrow all at once. Now run along andplay! 214214 The reason we are in 3B Brains and Beauty don't agree! :lf 24 Pk Mr. Hamilton ldemonstrating an exper- iment in Lab.- See the experiment which I am about to perform? If any mistake should be made I should probably be blown to atoms. Kindly draw nearer that you may follow me more closely.