Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

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WINTER ' S DEATH The winter lying sick in bed, He ' s dying out the wind said. The snowdrops poked their heads up from underground, And said in tiny voices Flowers come up, spring is being crowned . So spring took over winter ' s job. And winter lay dead in a coffin broad. And then came the showers and the southerly breeze, With dandelions so plentiful It was hard not to sneeze. The trees celebrated dressed in green. And the water bright, blue, and clean. The birds were happy and full of tune. Because they knew winter Wouldn ' t arrive too soon. Sarah Stevens Middle II 25

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HIPPOPOTAMUS If swimming in some stream or lake And stumpy legs and small red eyes, In Africa you chance to make, Which, capable of no disguise. Acquaintance with some creature which Proclaimed him vastly ill inclined Was ill designed to charm, bewitch, To one and all of human kind), (Great gasping jaws with tusks inside Depart in haste forsaking fuss And thick and heavy, hairless hide — That there ' s a hippopotamus. Martin Honig Middle 1 SPIDER I know a little spider. That knits his silk web wider. He is a good little hider. When we play, I see you, spider. He is quite the smartest spider that I have ever seen. He is the only little spider who Can weave a trampoline. Melissa Rankin Middle one HALLOWE ' EN On Hallowe ' en nights I see funny sights Witches and Goblins working with picks. The Witches and Goblins are all dressed in black. With big packs of candy hung on each back. The Robbers and Ghosts are running around, Scaring people around the town. Paula Quigley Middle 1 THE FLAME OF THE CANDLE I sit here in darkness, watching the flame. It is like someone ' s life, growing shorter as it burns, giving heat, just as we argue, giving light, as we do in our explorations of the unknown worlds. What happens if this light dies? We die with it, fading, fading into another world no one knows of. Fading, fading . . . Susan Murray Middle 2 ANIMALS If I had a horse, I would ride it all the time, And if I had a monkey, I would give it some monkey bars So it would have somewhere to climb. But I prefer my cats And I hope they will always be mine Because for me they ' ll do just fine. Animals can be wild; Animals can be tame; Animals can look exactly the same. To have a giraffe for a pet Would be fun. But to keep in touch with it, I would always have to run. Cathy E.Schandl Middle 1

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Upper School UPPER ONE First Row: Mr. Bradon, R. Quigley, A. Lim, P. Murphy, P. Medjuck, R. Gordon Second Row: G. Auld, D. Murray, A. Shaw, J. Grantmyre, D. Clark, C. Piercey, B. Mitchell, L. Hamer Third Row: R. Poirier, C. Pavlovski, M. Berall, A. Heard, N. Hill, G. Youle UPPER TWO First Row: A. Fineberg, D. Newman, R. Aterman, D. Haldane, R. Finley, A. Gillis, D. Pillay, G. Campbell Second Row: Mrs. Coates, P. Walling, D. Hogan, R. Rankin, S. Acker, J. McAuley, G. Buhr, K. Granter Third Row: D. Guy, C. Matheson, T. Reid, €. Brandys, D. Baxter, E. Lim 26