Hamilton Collegiate Institute - Vox Lycei Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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, R' Q x ' gl. . , ,. if ' . .I- .. , - .x U .7 X J if X J p 5. xx . T iii . 5L.. X V! IX 'F .ti it ,fi-, - .1 a. T Q aw- i ' .yy X V 'V 0.3 -TT ' . rf H MILITARY I 4 W N I it 5 X WSW' 5 QW 1 -4 T. 2:- MATTERS URNBULW MAJOR ciao. R. ALLAN, Jr., Editor. -Q. HIS column should be written for the New York Sun, as we are chiefly concerned with prophecy and Thr: Prophet is not without honour :ave in his own country. There has nct bein rrtuch activity since the last issue of this pnper, but there is plenty of action pioriiccd for the near future. However, we will First speak of what has taken place. The place of greatest activity has been the rifle-range. Every day, after tour o'clock, the crack of the .22 rifles can be heard in the gallery in the basement. The Board of Education has bought us two new rifles, and good use is being made of them. The teams for the lmperial Challenge Shield Compe- tition are being chosen and we are getting a good idea of where the promising ma- terial for the future lies. Five of the prominent men of this city have established a trust fund and the in- terest from this money is to be used to pay the expenses of the five best shots in the school to the Ontario RiHe Association meet in the summer. Needless to say, there is very keen competition for these places. The Ordnance Department has sent us ten service rifles for outdoor shooting, and as soon as the weather is suitable we will be practising on the ranges at West Ham- ilton. The conditions for practising shoot- ing have improved greatly in this city of late, and there is no reason why the Col- legiate should not be well represented at the rifle meets this summer. The officers ol' the lfth Regiment have been very kind to us in the past, both in allowing us to practice on their ranges and in loaning us rifles. We take this opportunity to thank them and assure them that we will always be truly loyal to the Regiment. Another place where great things have taken place is the Stores Department. Upon the advice of our new quartermastf cr, james Houlden, we asked the Board of Education to fix up the armory. They took hold of the matter with characteristic energy and we now have an armory, the like of which was never dreamed of in this school before. And we might say at this point that the room is not the only excellent part of that department. We have a quartermaster who is absolute per- fection. Speaking of officers' uniforms they play the leading part in the biggest sensation of the year. We have new ones. They are the regulation army officers' material and cut, and are made to order. This year we will have two inspections, one in April and one in May. ln April we will be inspected by Sir Henry Birdsall, lnspector-General of Canada. This will be merely a straight military inspection. Continued on page 60

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Easter V O X family in the front row of the rush seats. They had paid for all their tickets pro- viding they should applaud in the right places. After being on the stage a few moments, they gained possession of their faculties and made such a hit that even the cattiest person in the audience could not say l told you so, l knew that nut would spoil the show.' While one of the members of the cast was running down to change costumes, Cl wonder who it was?Q, somebody open- ed the glass door in the art room and, like Annette Kellerman, this little actor made a perfect dive through the glass. One of the art students wanted to paint a picture of this little scene and call it Through the Looking Class and What Alice found There. But the scene was copyrighted by Realart Pictures, Ltd. The play went off perfectly. The ap- plause was deafening. Yes, the relations of the cast certainly did their duty nobly. Two catastrophes, however, were witness- L Y C E I 1921 ed by those back stage. Some stage door johnny sent little Miss Longnecker an in- vitation for a little supper after the show. Of course she had to refuse, as she is far too young to be going out with boys. Then Chops Spigot, while looking into the audience to see if his sweetheart was there, lost his balance and only for the kindly aid of his sister, Eupepsia, would have fallen over on top of the orchestra. Chops received a scolding from his mother, Mrs. Spiggot, and was promised a thrashing by his father as soon as they returned home. Some of the cast received bouquets of roses, orchids QPQ, violets, and dandelions. Other members received bouquets, but alas! they didn't smell of violets, Billy jackson received a spray of daffodils and onions. while Aunt Paradise's gentlemen friends sent her a delightful corsage of cabbage, onions, and, the unkindliest cut of all, a piece of garlic. CURTAIN. MOLES IVIENTEIVI AGITAT Continued from page 30 That, explained the little hand, as Marie stopped to laugh, and examined the box curiously, is a dictograph: they are in all the rooms, for the use of members of the Vox and Lyceum staffs who are forced to miss classes. A record of the lesson is taken on a disc, and- just then Ed Hull entered hastily, open- ed the box and removed half-a-dozen rec- ords. nl think this is all l missed to- day, he murmured, l'Il run them off on the Victrola to-night, and slipping them carefully into an envelope, he left the room. And now she was attending a Lyceum meeting in the crowded auditorium. A splendid program was presented, at the conclusion of which, the treasurers of the Vox and Lyceum each reported a large surplus in the bank to the credit of their respective organizations. When she recovered from the shock of this amazing intelligence, she found her- self in the splendid big gymnasium. There, as one of the surging crowd of spectators, she eagerly applauded the various events in an athletic exhibition, in which the contestants covered them- selves and the school with glory. A thrill- ing basket-ball game, won by the H.C.l. in the last two minutes, brought them all to their feet, and the walls re-echoed, as again and again, with wild enthusiasm, they followed Challen's leadership in the old Phi Ki Si. Six o'clock, chimed the little French clock merrily, and Six o'clock, the old Grandfather clock sounded, humbly. The door was softly opened, and Marie entered on tip-toe. Such a wonderful dream, she was explaining happily. l believe l can fin- ish my essay in time after all, and seiz- ing a pencil she began to write. Puzzled, but unconvinced, the big clock looked across at his rival. How did you do it? he asked. For answer, the little French clock pointed one slender hand at the calendar. There, beneath the date of the preceding day was printed: Partial eclipse of the sun, commencing l0.30 p.m.

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41 Z Z 5 f 1 Xx - 4 0 Q? F. KORTSMAN, Editor. N january 6th the Girls' Athletic Association was re-organized, Games were played in the gymnas- ium, after which a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all, lVliss Brown, lVliss Eclwards and lVliss Christie being present. Our lnterscholastic League has been playing a series of interesting games in the Collegiate gym. The first of these was played on Friday, january 7th, The Collegiate Uppers won from Grimsby High School by two points, the Grimsby girls playing uncler protest, as' our girls were playing with the captain of their other team. Continued on page 61 i GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM M. Walker. lCaptainl: A. Wingfield. G. Ross. L. Davidson. E. Gillies. R. MacDonald. F. Kortsman. G. Russell. Miss M. Edwards. Coach. For perfect developing and brilliant prints take films to