Grandview Commerce High School - Annual Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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COMMERCE ANNUAL orary fronts. All would vanish in a few days. Although genuinely interested in this phase of Hollywood, our main desire was to see the actors and actresses and to obtain some souvenir. Jean Parker, the first to appear, caused a great stir, both by her love- liness and her girlish enthusiasm for her surroundings. fThe first thing she did was break the heel off her shoe.j Leo Carrillo, the character actor, may best be described by his words, You know, we Hollywood stars feel very insignificant up here among God's creatures . Jimmie Ellison, the actor the feminine sex is most probably interested in, is a man of the tall, dark, and handsome type. He was most polite, yet he seemed a little uneasy in the presence of autograph hunters. Although famous, these Stars were natural in every way. Whether we expected them to get up and do a headstand or not, we did not know, but the fact remains that we went away a little disappointed, yet secretly proud that we had seen a little corner of Hollywood. Gladys Kilpatrick SOME DAY I HOPE TO-- Some day I hope to be able to write a passable composition in the short space of time alloted during an exam. Upon receiving the exam paper, you glance down the list of subjects given to write upon, Then, it is as if every bit of talent you ever had fif anyj deserts you, leaving only a blank and ab- solutely paralyzed mind. Not a single coherent thought will come. You sit thinking and racking your brains over the various titles, discarding one feeble idea after another. Finally, in desperation, you pick something about which you know nothing, and begin frantically writing. Or. if you do as I did, you take a perfectly good idea for a composition, twist it to your own evil purpose and hope that something fairly passable will emerge. Irene Harris Stuart M: I would like to marry your daughter. M-r. Lockhart: Well, sir, you can leave your name and address and if nothing better turns up, I will notify you.

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COMMERCE ANNUAL THE PERFECT TEACHER t was a dull, dreary morning in November. Some teacher, I don't remem- ber who, was monotonously going through the lesson. Needless to say, my thoughts began to ramble and suddenly the question occurred to me. ls there such a thing as the Perfect Teacher? This thought would not leave my mind, sol later conducted a questionnaire among many of the students, and, after an exhaustive study of the question, came to the conclusion that the perfect teacher must be a composite of many of the commendable characteristics possessed by the staff of our school. First he must have the executive ability of Mr. Taylorg the vim, vigor, and vitality of Mr- Abercrombieg the conversational manner of Mr. Jonesg the robust health of Mr. Wilson and the smiling, happy disposition of Mr. Cox. Second, he should acquire the trait of Mr. Lockhart to tell clever. orig- inal jokesg the ability of Mr. Herd to quote more Shakespeare in five minutes than John Barrymore could read in one hour, and the patience of Mr, Alsbury. Mix with this the physique of Mr. Swansong Mr. Buckley's choice of cloth- ing, Mr. Brooks' quality to be the life of the partyg the mathematical mind of Mr. Clarke, and the Perfect Teacher is beginning to take shape. Miss Williamson contributes her frankness in telling her personal likes and dislikes, and Miss Laverock gives her lenient nature. From Miss Stirk comes the experiences she has gained from her extensive travelling, while Miss Nixon donates her wide knowledge of the special subjects she teaches. There, my dear friends, in the opinion of many of the students and myself, is the makings of the Perfect Teacher. But, when all is said and done, don't you think that such a teacher would be a terrible bore. Does it not irritate you to know a person who has no faults? So let us be thankful that we have not a perfect staff who expect perfect pupils and perfect work. MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE lt was just before midnight, when I was all alone in the house, that the big adventure occurred. I had safely bolted all the doors and windows, and had settled down in an easy chair with a gruesome murder mystery. The Swamp Murders.