Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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Which M ilton held,-In everything we are sprung Of Ecmfhfs jirst blood, have titles manifold. lncligestion Notes by Lenore Newman ERE IS the diary of a stomach as it might be penned during a school day. 9 a.rn.-Oh, dear, another hot day. 'Wonder if I'll be abused as I was yesterday. If I am, I am going to strike. Just disposed of a half-chewed breakfast. We ran for the bus which meant that I was so jiggled about and so tired that it took me twice as long to do my work. Hope she gives me an hour or two of complete rest before anything more comes my way. 9.55 a.m.-A great drink of ice Water has just arrived. It will take all the energy I can pump up in the next hour to warm me up to normal again. 10.30 a.m.-As the half-chewed breakfast didn't satisfy her, she has bought some pea- nuts and started eating them. 12 noon-Peanuts have dribbled along steadily every minute since last entry. I think she has finally finished them. 12.30 p.m.-Decided she wasn't hungry and instead of a good solid dinner sent me down a cold eggnog, heavy with chocolate. Could have managed it all right if it had not been so cold but as it is I find it very hard to deal with. 1.10 p.m.-More ice water. 1.40 p.m.-Was mistaken about the pea- nuts. She found another handful in the bottom of the bag, and now I have to attend to them. 2.15 p.m.-More ice water. 3.20 p.m.1Someone has given her a box of caramels, and she has started on them. 4.00 p.m.-Have received nearly half a pound of caramels since last entry. By this time she is saying, Oh, dear, I don't feel a bit well. I know the milk in that eggnog must have been sour. 4.30 p.rn.-We were invited out to have a soda before going home. Had a lemon phosphate and then ran for the bus. Page 31, 6.30 p.m.-We played a set of tennis before dinner, and here I am, all tired out and a dinner to handle. 7.00 p.m.-French fried potatoes, green corn, veal, and blueberries. What do you know about that? 7.45 p.m.-We are going down town for a Chocolate Walnut College Ice! ! 8.20 p.m.-Got home and found someone had made lemonade. She drank two glasses. Thait on top of the College Ice settled it. I stri e. 8.30 p.m.-Have sent back the College Ice and lemonade. 8.40 p.m.-Returned the blueberries. 8.50 p.m.-And the veal. 9.10 p.m.-She has sent for the doctor! She says that the College ice must have had something the matter with it. Her Mother says it is probably the weak stomach which she inherited from her father. 9.30 p.m.-Doctor says its just a little upset due to the hot weather. Good-night. .rf S xi, 2 1 if? g . . 1--lg' Ii 4-1-S- Pkfkvk Evening . The sun withdrew into its cup of gold, The robin stepped into its downy nest. The young their twilight tales were told The whole world peaceful lay at rest. The moon ascended slowly in the sky, The kstgrs came singly from their daylight e . And later two of Cupid's friends went by, As night on its mysterious paths still oped. R. L. LUX GLEBANA

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march. To prevent bloodshed, this gallant gentleman who had borne so much for his country passed from the scene and the man who did all in his power to undermine the good which Schuschnigg tried to do, came to power-Nazi Seyss-Inquart. After that -Anschluss-followed by thousands of sui- cides and murders, not to mention the thousands of people sent to Dachau and other concentration camps to spend the rest of their lives in protective custody . The same thing happened in Czecho- Slovakia. First-insidious underground pro- paganda, bombing outrages by ruf'lians, ter- rorism by paid gangs, then a voice for self- determination, open rebellion and the voice of the paid leader inviting Hitler to step in and prevent bloodshed. The absorption of Austria was excusable in one sense because all Austrians were of German blood. On the other hand, the absorption of Czecho- Slovakia was utterly inexcusable, no matter from what angle We look at the question. Czecho-Slovakia was lost, unwittingly, be- cause Mr. Chamberlain's chief fault was that he had too much faith in humanity. Germany was unprepared for war, as may be seen by the four-day delay of Hitler's entering into Austria. This was due to the entire breakdown of his mechanized corps. For four days, three divisions of the German mechanized army lined the roads from Munich to Vienna because of mechan- ical failure, synthetic tire-trouble and lack of gasoline. The British government knew of this! It was an ofiicial of the British embassy in Vienna who told the newspapers. The Czechs were willing to fight for their independence, Russia would honour its treaty with the Czechs, France was also willing but was held back by cautious Mr. Chamberlain and finally backed down due to pressure from this soLu'ce. You may say that this was justified be- cause Britain was unprepared for -war. This may be, in fact was true, but by doing so did she not lose more than she could gain by stalling the final showdown for a year or two? I am not speaking of that intangible something called prestige , but of actual power. England lost as an ally the most efficient army in Europe-some 1,500,000 highly trained Czechs, equipped with the finest fighting weapons in the world. She also lost 1,400 first-line fighting planes, which have now been absorbed into the German air force. There are rumours that they were flown out of Czecho-Slovakia into Russia, Poland and Hungary, but these have not been confirmed. Added to this she lost the use of one of the world's greatest LUX GLEBANA armament factors, the Skoda, which is now employing 36,000 men to turn out weapons for Germany. Now, you judge-did we gain or did we lose? Do not think that Hitler has or can be appeased. He has said-and Nazis boast of it that Germany will dominate the world. Chamberlain has stated that Britain will resist any attempt to dominate the world by force. Therefore, all these guns from Skoda will be used against our men. All those planes will be used to aid the enemy in bombing London and Paris. Pleasant thought! r Is Canada doing her part? These events of the last few months may seem remote and of no consequence to us but in reality they are of vital importance. We love our country and have sworn allegiance to the Throne and Empire. Therefore there can be no doubt as to what Canada's stand will be when the showdown comes. But are we ready to do our part? Why should we wait until trouble comes before we begin to prepare? It is lamentable that one of the world's richest countries and the fifth ranking trading nation of the world should be so incapable of defending what she has achieved. If we are to do our share, we must build up our defences until they are about a thousand per cent stronger than they are now. At present we have no army to speak of 3 no navy and a pitifully small air force. If we cannot afford all three, we should at least build up our air force to a thousand first-line planes. We should have factories capable of turning out munitions enough to supply all Britain if necessary and above all we should be behind England from the drop of the hat with all our spirit and with all our strength. Two democracies,-two free peoples-have fallen. One because of disorganization a- mong her own ranks, the other because her allies deserted her in her hour of need. We must be organized and we must be found capable of defending ourselves. We must not be parasites relying on England or the United States to carry our load. The last generation fought and bled and died for our present liberties-We cannot sacrifice now what they so courageously preserved. Nothing can better express our feelings than the following words from Woodsworthg namely, We must be free or die, who speak the tongue That Shakespeare spake: the faith and morals hold Page 33

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The Forge at Night At noon The Forge is dusty in the sun's warm light A grimy darkness lowering in the field. At night When in the West the blood-red clouds have healed And only stars are left to stab the sky The forge's fiery mouth roars lustily Its song of heat and clang of beaten steel. Men's shadows flit like bats before its flame, These are slaves, who serve the fire with zeal, Respect its ire yet see it grows not tame. But darkness leads proportion far astray. Already in the East the stars grow dim. The Forge, that loomed so savage and so grim l Will shrink to slight significance with day. F. NAYLOR. Ik Pk if Gentlemen: The King In Maytime when the snow has gone and melted all away 5 When people feel all bright and new, when birds have come to stay, Across the broad Atlantic, the King and Queen will start, To see the great new western land, of which , we are a part. When he has reached this shore, the King, will have much work to do, Opening this, unveiling that, and being put on VIBW. But, let us hope with all the pomp, that is on every hand, That he will see behind it all, the pepole of the land. The French, who speak a different tongue, but still are loyal too, - The hardy seamen of the east, with noses we call blue, The British stock right from the isles, the farmers of the west, Who though through storm and drought have come, are loyal with the rest. Here's to the health of good King George, and may his visit bring New loyalty within our hearts to him who is our King, And may our empire e'er unite, and grow from day to day, To form Man's Parliament on earth, forever to hold sway. DOUG. CREIGHTON-10A LUX GLEBANA What Shall l Write I must write some poetry, CMy soul I can't abuse For inspiration fills itj What subject shall I choose? Every poet writes of spring, Original I must be. Summer? Winter? Pussy-cats? What is left for me? Love and hate and pastured cows? Green and leafy trees? Every other poet Must have touched on these. Storms and seas and sweet songs sung? Tales of deeds and daring? Birds and beasts and cherry pie? How I am despairing? Alas, what can I write about That no one yet has written. For now, with the desire To write I find I'm badly smitten. Ah! now the light begins to dawn, An idea comes to me. All other topics have been used, Not this one as you see. fkvkiif To a Garbage Can Dear garbage can, unpraised, unsung, Rudely outside the door you're flung, Without complaint your work you do While wind and storm do buffet you, O patient garbage can! RUTH AGULNIK-4H Bk Pk at at 7' me X059 x' , 5. I. V. ' r 2 .T Z 'Wiz' .1'- KF -.En .fomf GLEBITET '-Uffc, lkgrdnnxgfzfp . rf-0 U ro sc: jnrfl- Urfi'-'51 'A KifwLy 47'1'5,vDED auf 7lM : Q,.onf::,L-Av, Peay N6 K 73A'ffCf7'3'? '- Parc THPE' GLEBQ- GPJPDS' '--' Page 35