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

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Ilastei' X' CD Ii Ig if Cf IE I 19121 ll ll A D HE DID - ll .. rm mi ' ' ill W1 By' H. Lightstone, He was just a little chap Like you'd nurse upon your lap, And the night was very dark and very dim, The moon, it wasn't out, And the ghosts were all about, And the dark clouds showed not even silv'ry rim: His little heart was stout, Although no moon was out, And the brightness of the starlight was all hid: Tho' his teeth, they chattered fast, He bravely said at last, l'm going through that churchyard, - and he did! The mountain rose up high, And it seemed to reach the sky, Room T-3, H.C.l. He looked up to the top, Determined not to stop, And though he sometimes stumbled, some- times slid, He went up, brave of heart, For he meant to do his part, And he said, l'l1 reach that summit, - and he didl He was not much more than boy, Hardly Fit for war's employ, But he had a heart that didn't know of fear: 1 A dispatch had to be sent one day, To the colonel, far away, And the captain said, Boy's, who will volunteer? The shots came from the foe, But he answered, Sir, l'll go. And the snow upon the top was gleaming He bravely volunteer'd, though not bid: white: He said, lf l am hit. He was very small and frail, I shall have done my bit: And his face was thin and pale, So l'm going to take that message, -and But the light within his eye was shining he dicll bright: AD REGINAM URBIUM 2 2 , 2 Q 5 00000000 0 00 OOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 00000 Prize Poem by Irene M. Cole, Room ll City of the Caesars, Whose mouldering ruins still proclaim Memories of those great emperors' reign: This arched gate-way perchance was sometime triumph of a Scipio, Whose helmeted head now is dust. And so Lifes ironies are manifest. Here is Trajan's column on its marble base, Proud monument to one of that mighty race: Thy Forum now is silent, 50 From whose sculptured rostra once was heard Eloquence by Fiery patriotism stirred: Thy crumbling colosseum Rises tier on tier, to Haunt its noble walls To our admiring gaze. And the yellow Tiber crawls O'er its rocky way caressing its banks, even as it crawlecl centuries before, Still remembering, while we forget, the majesty That was Rome.

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Easter Y O X L Y 1' E I 1921 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0000000 THE oooooo oo oooooooooooooooooooo O 0 o DANCE ' 0 0 0 Q O Q 0 o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO 0 L-IE night of March the eleventh will long be remembered by some five hundred pupils and ex-pupils of the H.C.l. It was the occasion of the annual Collegiate At Home-a joyous climax to the weelc's activities. The hall was beau- tifully decorated with the Allied flags, draped in butterfly fashion, and the happy couples whiled away the evening hours to the delightful music of Chamber- lain's orchestra. At times, the hall was brilliantly light- ed, then dimmed for the moonlight waltzes, and again, lighted only by the multi- coloured spot-light. Punch was served at both entrances. During intermission novelties were dis- tributed. Everyone blew a horn, or spun a cracker,-or did both. Some had bal- loons and whistles, while others attempted to make music with humophones. Dancing was then resumed. The lights were dimmed, and, as from a fairy hand, balloons floated down from the sky-light. and the variegated colours when played upon by the spotlight, presented a dreamy spectacle. All too soon the strains of Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home announced the time of departure, bring- ing to a close one of the most successful social events in the school's life. ln con- junction with all those present, it seemed as if the Union -lacks, that had been used as decorations, straightened with the first note of the National Anthem. OOOO0000000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The patronesses were: Mesdames F. R. Close, B. Turner, E.. S, Hogarth, M. McGarvin, B. l... Simpson, A. W. Morris, C. L. Johnston. The success of the ball may be justly credited to the committee and to our principal and the teachers who, by their co-operation, made possible the holding of the dance. The committee in charge were: Printing-D. A. Robinson fchairmanl. Music and Program-Miss T. Mcllroy. Novelties-Miss M. Cornell. Decorations-Miss L. Cowan. Refreshments-Miss G. McConnell. Floor-Warren Lloyd. Finance-Geo. R. Allan. Lighting Effects-Ed. Hull and Fred. lnglis. ' Signs- Bill McCulloch. O. Barrett and V. Pickard also gave valuable assistance. The beautiful lamps, used as stage dec- orations, were loaned by the Popular Priced Electricians, and their generosity is much appreciated by the committee. There was one regret, however, inas- much as our Baltimore friends were un- able to remain for the dance, having to leave for London to contest for honours there. THE PREFERENCE DECLARED Boy, l detest the Persian pomp: l hate those linden-bark devices, And as for roses, holy Moses! They can't be got at living prices! Myrtle is good enough for us,- For you, as bearer of my flagon: For me, supine beneath this vine, Doing my best to get a jag on!

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