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

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ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 41 DOROTHY DEMPSEY hammers a typewriter at the F. E. Smith Co. EVERETT McCUTCHEON is a physi- cal instructor at Hart House, U. of T. MARG. ROWEN is going to take up nursing at the General Hospital in May. MARY PARSONS is working in the office at the Stewart Lumber Co. She probably finds it a relief from Geometry. HOWARD BEDFORD is learning how to make Epsom Salts at the Toronto College of Pharmacy. HARRY MAHONEY is taking his se- cond year Arts at Vic. GEO. COULING is working in a local real estate office. It is about time he left for Florida. HELEN STEWART is working for the Guelph and Ontario Investment and Savings Society of this city. DOROTHY LUTON is a clerk in Miss Anderson's Book Store. She intends to go to Normal next year. BETH FAULL is Government Seed Analyst at Toronto. JOHN BENNETT is employed by the Arnolds Excelsior factory. ROY HAMMOND is working at home this year. BERT. HEBDEN. senior athletic champion for 1923-24, is in the car- penter trade. ED. MFRPHY is a clerk in Loblaw's grocery. KENNETH MCGREGOR is a clerk in Daly's Store. JEAN KENNEDY is taking English and History at Toronto University. She played intercollegiate tennis last year for U. of T. We are glad to be able to publish the following extracts from a letter received from her: Dear Guelphites.-I shall never forget the two happy years that I spent taking my Senior Matric. in Guelph- one in the old Collegiate and one in the new. I think that most of the members of the staff with whom I came in contact, and who, largely, made my years up there mean so much to me, are still there doing the same for you. Don't forget to appreciate them now! I never thi11k of the Collegiate, of course, without visions of Mr. Davison moving about among us, with his kind. gentle smile, so loved by all, and with him I will always connect what we know as Mr Davison's Scholarship for Geometry. I think five cents was the extent of my gleanings in this line. but I'm pretty proud of even that-for after all it's something-something to remember. It seems to me that I scarcely step anywhere-to a lecture, the rink, a dance, or a theatre-but what I meet or catch sight of someone whom I either knew at the G. C.-V. I. myself, or who I know was once there. There are certainly quite a few of us down here now, but there will never be too many. I would beg you one and all to enjoy your Collegiate days to the utmost, but don't stop there. Your next step should and must be Varsity-yes. and it will beg for after all, what could stop a Guelph Grad. when he has made up his mind to go. I'll say good-bye now, but will be watching for some of you next fall, around the campus, and will be listening for your voices cheer- ing with the Blue and VVhite at t.he stadium. JEAN KENNEDY, LETS Maybe. RALPH PEQUEGNAT, a Grad. of last year, at University of Toronto. who gained much fame in athletic circles there, is another ex-student whom we are proud to claim. Ralph is always ready to give our rugby boys t.he value of his experience when he is in town. At present his headquarters are at Port Elgin, and he is travelling for the Stevens. Hepner Co. FRANCES MCHUGH. now of New York, is another ex-student who has attained fame in a different .sphere- that of the stage. By her talent and hard work she has become noted as Sally Doran in Broadway theatres. FRANCES LAMBTON. who obtained ten first-class honours in last year's Honour Matric. Exam., is working for the Callendar Foundry Co.

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40 ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 JIM MacGILLIVRAY, winner of the McCrae Scholarship for 1921-22, graduates in English and History this year at U. C. JIMMIE GALLAGHER, Whose name has appeared on more than one Coni- mencement programme, is studying music at Rochestra. Radio fans have been glad to hear Jimmie's voice in Grand Opera recently. ALICE SCROGGIE. President of the Girls' Athletic Society last year, is a private secretary of the Reming- ton Co., Toronto. HAROLD BRYANT pushes a broom abou-t in the Bond Hardware Co. His older brother, Leonard, took part in The Mikado, presented by the Vic. College Glee Club last fall. He is studying chemistry. AUDREY WILSON and JEWEL CRAY are in first year Arts at U. of T. EARL COOPER and FREDDIE WAL- KER are compounding copious con- coctions at Barton's Drug Store. JEAN MacGILLIVRAY and FLOR- ENCE WESTOBY are teaching in the Guelph Public Schools. ROSS BEATTIE, manager of the rugby team of last year, is at North Bay Normal. BILL BERRY and FRED HINDSON are in Arts at McMaster College. MARG. KENDALL, Helen Walker. Kaltharine Crowe and Dorothea Davi- son are learning the intricacies of household arts at the Macdonald In- stitute. BERT. WALKER, of rugby fame, is working t ?i at the Guelph Soap Co. DOROTHY SAVAGE and ALICE GROOM are drying dishes at home this year. RHODA HEARD, one of the star play- ers on the softball team, is with the Hello Co. She is agraduafte of Hamilton Normal. CHARLESTON CHARLIE MICHIE is doing all the big reporting for the Guelph Evening Mercury and Adver- tiser. . JACK MARSHALL and HARRY HOARE are clerking in local drug stores. SOME OF OUR EX-STUDENTS who are now teaching are: Marj. Coombs, at Mimicog Marion Barber, near Burk's Fallsg Dorothy Goetz, at Con- istong Agnes Black, at Wallensteing Florence Menzies, at Millgrove, and Vera Hearst. in t-he Continuation School at Gore Bay. JIM REYNOLDS, J ack-of-all-trades, is Working at Tolton Bros. Garage. Locally employed also are: Ken. Culbert and Charlie Large, at the Holman Luggage Co.g Gordon Kelso, at the Biltmore Hat Co., and Charles Newbanks, at Callanderls Foundry. JEAN CLEMENS is working in a bank at Windsor. We wonder if she still carries her Uke around with her. RUSS. HAWKINS and LUKE LOREE hope at some future date to write M. D. after their names. Both are studying at Toronto. Royden Bur- nett has similar aspirations and is pursuing his studies at Western Uni- versity. BEATRICE WYNNE, who graduated as a Dental nurse, is now, we under- stand. employed with an Insurance Co. in Toronto. GLADYS ROBINSON is in third year Household Science at U. C. MARIE and JESSIE MOWAT graduate from the same institution this year. Dorothy Dutton is in second year Arts. ALBERT KRESS is taking an Arts course at Western University. EVELYN SHAW completes her course in Household Science this year at U. of T. Ella Carter is in her third year. H. WHITESIDE and STEW. MITCH- ELL are now in the third year at the O.A.C. E. Renouf is in his se- cond year. MARGARET ROWE and JEAN BAR- BER are at Normal. NORA ARMSTRONG is at Alma Col- lege, St. Thomas, completing her Matric. LOUIS JAMES is doing Landscape Garden Work in Toronto. Cecil James is similarly employed at Whitby.

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42 ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 GRANT WESTOBY is now employed by the C. P. R. in Montreal. Grant writes us thus on the History of Fourth Form '23-'2-1: The class had among its members some fine students. Witness the excel- lent showing made in the exams-a showing which was a constant source of delight to the erudite souls of the various instructors. In athletics Fourth Form '23-'24 was without peer, romping away with the boys' and girls' relay races on Field Day, sporting an invincible hockey team, and staging a boxing show that for symmetry of motion and artisbic expressions could not be duplicated anywhere. During the winter through the gen- erosity of Mr. Graesser, Sr., we were enabled to hold two extremely success- ful toboggan socials that will long be remembered four worthy principal will probably never forget the first, parti- cularly the little bump at the foot of the hilll. Early in June the class held a very enjoyable picnic at Rockwood, followed by a dance on the village band- stand fmusic kindly supplied by the leading grocer of the community.j In summing up, the Fourth Form of 1923-24 'had a very successful year academically, physically, and socially, and although the members are now scattered throughout the country with a diversity of occupations, some teach- ing, some attending university, some working, and some just employed, all retain the most pleasant memories of that last year. These memories are saddened by the thought of the loss of one of the Hnest members of the class, Isabel Blair Parker, who passed away early last fall, and those who were pnivileg- ed to know her will always honour the memory of such a fine class-mate. GRANTHAM H. A. WESTOBYX' JOHN RENNIE, Secretary of the Lit. last year, is teaching near Hamilton. ALEX GRUZLESKI is employed in the shipping room of the Northern Rub- ber Co. MADELINE KELLY, Sybil Smith and Alma Gordon, are on the substitute stail of the Guelph P. S. OBITFARY Life is not measured by the time we live. ISABEL BLAIR PARKER, of Form IV '23-'24, died in Hamilton Hospital September 6th, 1925, after a brief ill- ness. A girl, whom to meet, was to love: a cheerful companion, a sincere friend, and an earnest student. JAMES ARMSTRONG. of Form III '24-'25, died at his home January 18th. 1925. A quiet boy, who played the game in a quiet way, but played it well. The End of the School Year .-Xnd now we draw near the end of another school year. with its work and its play, its troubles and its pleasures. its disappointments and its expectations. But no one comes to the end of the year with indifference. To the younger buys and girls it. of course. means the holidaysg to those who are older. the end must come with mixed feelings. ,lust at this time there comes to both teacher and pupil alike the thought, Have we done our best? If we had the year given to us again. could we not do better? Un the whole. the Guelph Collegiate has every reason to feel satisfied with the year 1925-26. lte are looking with confidence to the result of the -lune examinations and are sure that they will show much good work accomplished. Then, too, have not the Rugby, Basketball and Hockey teams come through with flying colors? And the spirit of the pupils. in attending these games has been bet- ter than ever before. Next year we must endeavour to make even more successful that this-a task which will be dirlicult for most of the pupils who are leaying have set a very high standard in work, in character. and in play. To these we say. Farewell: the boys and girls of tihe Green and Xtiiite even as they cheered you in your games sto shall they continue to cheer you to Play up and play the game. Fare- well, we say! May you play your part in the game of life in accordance with the highest rules. winning therein even greater success than has been yours in our smaller held. For those of tis who remain, ours it is to push on to higher honours in the sphere of learning and in our sports: may we in turn hear our gradu- ates cheering us on in our activities so that our school-spirit may live on and be a greater force binding all 'to our common Alma Mater.