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

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40 ACTA NOST RA CXII PLACEMENTS - 1956 BETTY AYRES--Guelph Medical Group. LORRAINE CARPENTER - Public Rela-I tions, O.A.C. BERNICE COPLAND - Walters Credit Jewellery. GLADYS COX - Principal's Office, G.C.V.I. CAROL GUMBLEY-Civil Service Coin- mission. LYNN DRONE-B. F. Goodrich. Kitchen- er. RONALD EVANS4Daily Mercury - Ad- vertising Salesman. LOIS HAMILTON-Knight Lumber. VIRGINIA HARRISON - Dr. Schroeder, O.V.C, NANCY HEBDENYO.V.C. RENA HEWITSONW- Kearns, McKinnon, Clare and Kearns. JOANNE MULLER-General Electric. JOYCE IVIURPHY-Armco Drainage. PATRICIA NOBLE-Prof. Richards, Soils Dept., O.A.C. MABEL OKRAFKA-Armco Drainage. MARIAN THEAKER-Blair 81 Moon. MARY THEAKER-Miss Partridge, Lib- rary, O.A.C. BRENDA TURNER-Poultry Dept., O.A.C. MARLENE WELLS-Fiberglas. DIANE MERRIAM-Spinning Mill, Orms- town, Quebec. If X GI Il A ill G If Dave Talbot. XIA, Wayne Hillman XlA We should like to thank all the schools who sent a copy of their year book to us, They all merit praise in that each one ex- emplifies individual school spirit. May they have continued success in the future as in the past in their efforts to maintain these high standards. THE COLLEGIAN: STRATFORD COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Your sectional dividers were very well done and they added to the colour of the magazine. The form photos and the candid shots were exceptionally good. Your liter- aria was excellent. Good luck on your future editions and keep up the good work! ARGUS: SAULT STE. MARIE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE We would like to commend you on your excellent job. The cartoons were very well illustrated on the section covers and they were outstanding. Your cover was very ef- fective. The classified ads section was very humorous, Your book indeed deserves a great deal of praise. OWANAH: PAULINE JOHNSON COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL We especially liked your cheer leaders' page. The candids were well done and the section dividers were quite good. Your literary section was very interesting. PANTHER TRACKS: PARIS DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Excellent candids and cartoon photos. The cover is very effective. We especially liked the literary section. Congratulations! Q J, . . f'fi'ifQiiif?Q r w -.Me 4 S imi? Z BA I' it if 3 ' Y -. ' If ws Agwf ax? rggl .ll V, I N, f K, I L . ns., ' iixl, Q . -ll g V . P- L l , 7. f 'Elf X, I. K 1 .ri 5-,kulfa Qx I f I' R I' ' l -lp l 1 , 'N l- M. V 5 - Q. - 'i Q J- . 2 . 'e.- - 'mt M ' '3 7 L l -if 41 fi GARWG A ' I f e+-M e--faf--- .g-M-.- L. -. , . I

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42 ACTA NOST RA The WClCOfT1C Prize Senior Story by Nancy Robinson XIID Ladie-e-e-s and Gentlemen! blames Brothers' Circus now takes great plea- sure in presenting the Great Leando. world's most famous lion tamer! The tall, dark man walked confident- ly toward the lion cage in the centre ring. The spotlights glittered on his sequin-covered jacket, and a murmur of excitement passed among the spectators who filled the tent to capacity. Leando was a good drawing-card, and Ron James, the owner of the circus, appre- ciated the man's talent. X'Vithout him, their show was likely to be a failure. Even as the door of the cage slammed shut with a metallic ring, Leando sens- ed that something was wrong. The cats were restless, overly excited. lt's not the same, he thought: I wonder what's wrong. The act seemed to pass uneventfully, however, and finally Leando was about to climax the performance. Suddenly a bolt of yellow lightning seemed to hurl down at him. He felt the tear of sharp, jungle claws, and then-nothing. Y'Vhen he woke up, seemingly ages later, he saw through foggy eyes a room of white, through which figures clad in the same immaculate shade, seemed to float, barely distinguishable. Slowly his vision cleared, and he could make out a tall, lean figure standing by his side. X'Vhere am I? XVhat's happened? just be quiet, and try not to move, said the figure. 'Tm Doctor Jackson, and you're at Centre Hospital. You've had a bad time, but you're going to be all right. Be back to work in a couple of months, I should think. Now just take it easy. Back to work, Leando thought. I doubt it. I doubt it very much. But the folks from the circus were wonderful about the whole thing. They sent him letters, and cards from wherev- er they were playing one or two-night stands across the country. Ron even sent him his pay regularly, although, as Le- ando knew, it was fairly certain that without him the crowds weren't excep- tionally large, and the profits always correspond to the crowds. He felt asham- ed, leaving them in a spot like that, and wrote ahead to Ron, telling him to look for a new lion tamer, but Ron insisted on keeping his job open. Then one day, the doctor came to his room. You can go, one of these days, he said. YVe've done all we can for you. The rest you'll have to do yourself. You need the circus surroundings. At the' rate you're going, moping around here, you'll never get well. Suddenly, Leando realized that he did want to go back to the circus. He missed the smell of the sawdust and the re- freshment booths, and his ears hungered for the barkers' cries. That afternoon he wired ahead to Ron. See you Friday. Miss you all. Friday night he slipped into the main tent. The main performance was under- way, and Leando shook his head in sor- row as he glanced over the few occupied seats, whose purchasers dotted the great expanse of greyness that was the seats, like specks upon a great terrain. He remembered, then, the packed houses while he was the feature of the evening's programme. After the performance he went back to the wagon where Ron toiled over the day's meagre receipts. XfVell, how are things going? he ask- ed, knowing full well what Ron would Slly. -lust fine, just fine, came the expect- ed reply, but we do miss our star. Come on, Ron. 1 saw that house tonight. You're going broke, aren't you?