Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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Sl ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 Il lndustrial CBy Earl Brillj ust a Real Good Form for Boys Only The Second Industrial is a form where things are done Mechauically. Scientihcally and Geonietrically-a room where brawn and brain count. The industrial problems of to- day are here tackled in order that we may be htted for our life's work. Boys completing this form go out and face the world and feel that they have a knowledge Etting themselves for the building and manufacturing problems which may come before them. ln our form work we obtain a good foundation in all the High School subjects. consisting of English. Geometry, Algebra. Arithinetic. Physics. Chemistry. History. etc.. omitting the foreign languages. T0 give us our practical know- ledge. we receive training in machine shop. woodworking. electricity. auto mechanics and drafting. In our work the work of the departments is co-related. To take one example. ln our woodworking department we made a blue- printing frame: in the drafting' room tracings were made from drawings of articles used in connection with electricity. auto mechanics. Science etc. The blue print is made in the Department on paper sensitized in our Labora- tory and from this print the article can be constructed in the machine shop. Our knowledge is thus made definite. not abstract. and when we take a position we can realize that a man is worth three dollars a day from his neck down, but from his neck up there is no limit. The radio A battery the department. is working of the Norden valve type. and will charge a charger. built in splendidly. lt is .battery in 20 hours at a cost of 1 cent per hour. Radio fans. get a lay out' and build one yourself. Total cost is approximately 32.00. The Garland M-otor and Dynamo Co, have donated the parts for a MHP. motor. XfVhen assembled it will be given to the pupil in II I-ndustrial who otbtains the most marks in electricity. Mr. our electrical teacher, told us that they make stockings Otlt of glass. neck- ties out of wood. and fountain pens out of milk. which sounded Dutch to us. But he told us to Next ask Mr. Dixon. our science teacher. morning in the Lab. everything was as clear it to as daylight. Yes sireel we gotta hand Mr. Dixon when it comes to explaining. JOKES lite wonder whether Lethern will try to stop the motor-generator set again with a screw driver? How are the artificial teeth. Johnny? Harrison Archibald Todd drifted into the class about three-quarters of an hour late one morning. and with a bed-time look on his face said: 1 just came ing l'm late. XYe understand Sonnenberg lost a tooth while shifting gears on a lollypop. Mr. Dixon- Give me the definition of a. Yacuuni. Robinson. R.- I have it in my head. but I can't think of it. Carter- May I ask a question. Mr. Darnforth? Mr. D.- Yes C.- XYell. who waters the bulbs in the electric light plant? 22 unior A and Junior B Commercial JR. A AND JR. B COMMERCIAL There is never a cloud so dark. But ithe silver lining shows: Our trials are the posts which mark The paths of a soul that grows. By M. M. P. Mr. Hastie tln Arithmetich- A lady bought three lbs. of beef for 30c. some onions for lOc. and Sc worth of carrots. XV1hat does that make? Vtlilson tour bright pupil. thinking of din- ner!- Soup,

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ACTA NGSTRA, 1926 EVERYTHING IN LUMBEFI AND MILLWORK '-iKnhPrI Svtv1nart Blimitvh ESTABLISHED 1855 GUELPH KITCHENER do occ G coco See the Improved FORD MODELS In Colors We carry a complete Stock of New and Used Fords Buy your Ford from a Ford Dealer M. little Ford Sales and Service 23-27 Cork Street GUELPH Phone 1292

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ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 TQINITY CQLLEGE in the UNIVEQSITY OF TOQDNTO AS AN ARTS COLLEGE of the lU11lVQ1'Sllj' of 'l'o1'o11to T1'i11ity oils-rs many allvalllzlges to students G11l01'l11g the LvHlV61'P1lIj'. Utilllllllllllg' all the I'USOllI'L't'S of College and lv1llVU1'SlTj' willi l'0SlLlE'llfli1l life. l'1lllHQ,'liliQ liesiih-in-4-S for Men lll Trinity House. and for XVIIIIICII in St. llildafs lfollegv. with In-nlltiful new iiC2l1l6l11lC building in QHOGILS Park. THE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY of Trinity College offers splenmliil T1'z1i11iug to 4'2l1llllLlilTt'S for the Ministry of the l,'lllI1'Cll of Englzuul in llillliltlii. ' Provost: Revd. l'. A. Seager. M.,-L DIP.. IiL.D. For ll1fUI'lll2lilO1l amlmlress Extension Secretary, Trinity College, Toronto. W- e E f er e - .1 JACKSON BROS. Grocers We Guarantee Satisfaction Our Goods Always the Very Best You Get Service and Quality 0ur Prices Always Reasonable For the Quality we Give The Long Store with the Short Price HELLO 111 AND 112 On Lower Wyndham Street u A c A .E ee e ef