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

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38 ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 real? 'irssf X l 'ffffi AWA W- - 1. 2 ......a-N, g' i - : - 1' 9 'S ' I 4 s mi lm A .9 I L K is ifW' N A Ku 1:..,7. ', f -.,4- ,mga -, Q, 1 f me as ' -' A f, ter ff 1 To you from falling hands we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high: If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders' Field. Lieut.-Col. john McCrae, Student of G. C. I. 1883-1888. We are deeply indebted to Ronald Walker, of the Maltric. Class, of last year, for the heading of our Alumni column. Ronald is enrolled in a two years' course at the Central Technical School, Toronto, and has already at- tained considerable renown in that in- stitution. At the recent bazaar held there, he was chosen from his whole class to do the silhouette and portrait work. Continued success to our art- ist! We expect. to hear more of him in the future. Who can tell what fame may be won by some of the present students? Eddie Johnson, renowned tshe world over as t.he greatest living tenor, but a few years ago was labouring like us at Geometry, His-tory and such in the sacred precints of the old G. C. I. The G. C. I. has always numbered among its teachers several of its ex- studentts. The following have been con- nected with the school in both capacit- ies: Frank J. Hughes, M.A., L.L.B.g W. J. Dobbie, M.D.g Kate C. Skinner, B.A. tMrs. H. Howittlg Daisy Taylorg W. G. Scrimgeour, M.A.g Sara Blythg Rowena Humphries, B.A., Ernest Worden, B.A., Myrtle Fritz tMrs. Wm. West, Wind- sori, Elsie Shaw tMrs. A. Brooks, Wel- landj, Margaret Pigott, Ella Sinclair, B.A., XVil1na Humphries, B.A., Margar- et McDonald, Hugh Stanley, B.S.A. Of interest to the Alumni and the students. is the following message from Helen Lay, the Lit. President of 1924-25: 'SAS one of the graduates of last year, I am sure I may say without ex- aggeration that we welcome the first appearance of Acta Nostra with feel- ings of more than mere pleasure, for its publication is the concrete realiza- tion of one of our pet dreams. To found a paper worthy of our school, and writ. ten by and for the pupils, has been an ambition of the Executives of the Lit for several years, but not until this year has such an undertaking been found at all possible. So here's to long life, growth, and prosperity to Acta Nostra and heartiest congratulations to the editor and his staff. May they and their successors keep up the good work for many successful years. HELEN T. DAY. Helen is studying music at home this year.

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ACTA NO Milton- Dorothy, you're the sunlight of my soul. you reign in my heart. - Dorothy- Milton, do you mean this for a proposal. or is it just a weather forecast? Mr. Ross put up a notice that on an early date he would lecture on the following sub- ject: Our eyes and how we see through them. Shortly afterwards he was astonished to Find an alternative title written underneath: Our pupils and how they see through us. A party of soldiers were camping by the side of a river when the officer gave the order Fall in! Pat. who had not been long in the army. .promptly fell into the water, Officer- Two deep. Pat- Beg0rra, sir, why didn'1 you tell me it was too deep before I fell in. Patron lphoninq message!-'AMake the signature XY. N. Dill. Operator- Is the first letter B as in 'Bi1l? ' Patron- No, Dill as in pickle. George I-Iull- I just got kicked oft the Gridiron. Maisie Barr- Ol You waffle failure? Don Davison- XX'ell. and how did you End yourself this morning? Alice Day- Oh, I just opened my eyes and there I was. Eyerard Rudd- Our dog is dead. Powell Morgan- I suppose he either swal- lowed a tape line and died by inches or else went up the alley and died by the yard. Everard- Nope, he crawled away up un- der the bed and died by the foot. I'll be dammedf' said the brook when the fat woman broke through the bridge.-Kansas Sour Owl. STRA, 1926 37 So you remember way back to the Re- volution. do you? Yessa. de Revolution and Gin'l XYashing- ton an' all them. Perhaps you were a witness of the fall of Rome? Nossa. ah didn' exackly see it. but ah re- collect heariu' something drop! -Pointer. XYhy should a worm want to turn when it is the same at both ends.-Harvard Lam- poon. Sssssshhhhhh. they sleep! XYho sleep? My feet. -XYisconsin Octopus. lYhen I was in China I saw a woman hanging from a tree. Shang'liai? Oh, about six feet. -Lord Ieff. Madame X.- So you'ye been to Italy, have yon. and how did you enjoy BoloQne? Tourist- Oh, just tine. but little Guinevere would swallow the skins. -Stanford Chaviif- ral, First Man- I see you advertised for a man retail cauariesf' Owner- Yes, are you a salesman? - . First Man- Oh, no. I just had a curiosity tind out how the little birds lost their tails in the first place. to to He- Can you make a sentence with the word cavort in it? . - H She- I want a cavort of milk. Boo. l'll give you a pint of the rea-l stuFf if yOu'11 mu .wer to the hotel and Set my grip. hurry now. KYhat. havent you gone yet? A H Gone. Boss? I'se back. XYatson- I don't know whether to become a painter or a poet! . H Reid- Become a painter! - an XYatson- I-Iaye you seen my pictures . Reid- No but I have read YOUY P00115- l Al-I G Y MEF Bach' RMP l,,yRi'Bo K Yiwu y i I oflx val I grnc CA I Af- f 'fjQ'f,F,'j,'Af, Qwtffl Inf Nl em, X J PM R120 S . FR NNN .v wurcf, I PLRLHA X F 5 on la, v XR, NN W H144 , Yi! . '1',. ..,, ' ,,,. , . Z2 1 573. ftyg, Lf. P 4 if W -2- I Tr 5 1 rm m: W1 'iff I 'TW 1

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ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 39 HECTOR HALL fHipPYi, who was the first Presidenit of the Lit. is en- rolled in second year science fnot domesti-cj at Victoria College. BILL HACKETT, who walked off with the McCrae Scholarship in 1924, and is famed as the U. F. O. leader in the Mock Parliament, is studying political science. HAROLD METCALF, quarter-back for the rugby team of 1925, is selling vanity cases at Wing's Pharmacy. ED. REYNOLDS, stage manager, broke into a bank in Paris some time ago. and is still there. PHIL. BARBER, well known as a vio- lin player, is studying at the Toronto Conservatory. HUGH COLSON, and Dick Graham, of rugby renown. are getting some in- side dope in the science of turnip hoeing at the O.A.C. JEAN MILLAR, as energetic as ever. is in a class with some 30 boys at Western University, acquiring the knowledge necessary for an M. D. Wonder if the boys will be able to get a word in edgewise! ROSS PRICE and Bruce Anderson are learning to fly at the Scholfield Avia- tion Barracks, Honolulu. MONNIE McLELLAN is a stenograph- er at Gilson's- Goes Like Sixty. ELSIE MASSON, who won the John McCrae Scholarship last year, is in first year Moderns at Vic. Continued success to our graduate! WM. PENNYLEGION fPennyJ, hero of many a hard fought rugby game, and Norman fDuckyJ Webb, are work- ing f?J at the Northern Rubber Plant. HELEN COLSON and Marj. Shepherd are learning to so-oth fevered brows at Wellesley Hospital. Gladys Jack- son graduates in the fall in the same profession. HARRY BERRY, who was first Guelph member of the Older Boys' Parlia- ment, is now treasurer for the fresh- men at Vic. College. KEN. WOODS is also at Vic. 'taking first year Arts. JEAN BRYDON, Anne McLean, Maud Clark, Edna Fleming, Jane Ibbotson and Edith Norrish, are would-be pedagogues at Hamilton Normal. REG. BOBIER ranked second at the end of the first half year term at Toronto College -of Pharmacy. He will be first in June! IRENE COLE, winner of the Carter Scholarship of 1921-22, is principal of Erindale public school. BOB LARK, who played basketball for the Collegiate team in 1924-25, is now working for the Firestone Co., Hamilton. MARY MAHONEY and Frances Smith are washing dishes at home this year. WM. CRAY is taking an Arts course at Toronto. Bill played rugby for a long, long time on the Collegiate team. OF OUR FUTURE financial magnates, David Stephenson is a junior in the Bank of Montreal. while Ed. Parsons, Ernest Tate, Ken. Michie and Karl Husson are doing odd jobs in the Bank of Commerce. EVELYN SMITH, Helene Godfrey and Grace Dunnell are teaching school in rural districts in t.he vicinity of Guelph. ED. CARROLL, winner of the Boys' Oratorial Contest in 1925. is now em- ployed by the Fisher Motor Bodies Co. in Detroit. DOROTHY LIGHTHART, who served on many an executive during her Collegiate career, is in second year Arts at U. C. ANNA BEATTIE is one of the few girls regis-tered in first year medicine at Toronto University. Anna will soon be measuring out pills with the best of them. JAMES RENNIE is dispensing Cod Liver Oil in Broadfootis Pharmacy. AMONG OUR REPRESENTATIVES in the Tillie the Toiler Class are:- Betty Comar, at the Guelph Stove Co.g Molly Tierney, at the Biltmore Hat Co., Agnes McTague, alt the Northern Rubber Co.: Dorothy Bob- ier at the C. N. R. freight office.