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

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Christmas, 1923 VOX Qhettgletfatttes SECOND PRIZE POEM. I'm tired of picking cherries. For no matter how I try, I cannot reaeh the hranehes That grow 'way up so high. I See Cherry-fairy faees. As they smile and danee at play, But no matter how I reaeh A They keep out of my way. If I eould only eateh them They would lose their magic power. YVould turn into real cherries And I'd piek them hour hy hour. But there would he no fun In elierry-pit-king then, S0 we'll leaye them, Cherry-fairies, And wateh them play again. Climh up high with me and sit IVhere the Cherry-fairies Hit, All along the arching hranehes of the tree. See them tiitter, tlitter here. XVateh them pitter. patter there, Cutting capers they smile at you and me. See their eyes a-twinkle, twinkle, Hear their hells a-tinkle, tinkle, As they bob and swing along the leaves so green. See them tip-toe warily. NVateh them skip so merrily, Jolly little Cherry-fairies, gown- ed in erimson sheen. So when we 're tired and weary. And everything goes wrong, Let's fly with lilmy winf,1's To the Fairyland of Song. Let's join the magie eirele. And o'er the tree-tops go, To danee in Cherry-Fairyland, And neyer look below. -Elda S. Daniels, TT. LYCEI 67 wanted .-Xrouinl the top of the stadium at Frank- lin Field, l'hilatlelphia, are many dag poles from whieh, during traek meets, are tlown tht- 1-lags of most of the sehools and colleges, whiwh have teams entered. Last April tl.lt'i't' Weir two Wlrjfillt, poles, A5 it was our seeond appearanee, the Hamilton delegation felt the need of a llalnilton Collegiate flag. Since the l'niyersity of l'enusylvania authorities deeitlenl that we had earuetl the right to ily our Colours there, on returning. Capt. Cornelius dis- cussed the matter with the City Council, whit-h l,.lL'l llTt'4l to donate a tlag for that purpose. We surely appreeiate t-he kind- ness of the City Fatliers, in supplying the net-essary funds, hut a 'lt-sign is also Ileetlwl. Of 1-ourse the students themselves should have some part in it. so here is their epportunity. Now this is the iileai we want all those who have any inclination toward art, to sulunit dmsigus for a sehool flag, to he nine feet hy twelve feet. in the sehool eolours, perhaps working the Union .Taek into the plan. Remember, this Hag will he flown from the top of a large stade ium and we want everyone to see who we are-,iso do not make the general design too small. YVho is going to attain the great honour of designing the st-hool Hag? The entries will he judged shortly after New Year-'s, so this will he something worth while doing in the holidays. For any atlditional information, the designers, boys or girls, may eonsult Capt. Cornelius. INTERMEDIATE RUGBY TEAM The second team this year helped the school in more than one way. Fi1'S'E lJY circling the seniors in two games CL011' don and Teeh.j and also by beating Grimsby, 17-7. A Those on the team were: Armstrollgi Thompson, Harry Granger, Ted Thomas, Reg. Hender, Gm-die Neill Cto seniorsl, Jimmy Bowman, Bill Mellroy, Art Law- son, Wagger, Bus. Stewart Cto seniorsl, Art Trehih-oek, Fitzpatriek Qto seniorsj, Sweet, Jarvis, Robinson, Rymal, Coleman, Morris,

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66 VOX that she could go just as well in her old one. How earefully had the boys taken her, on the next day to the Graduation Hull, where she had sat, with her bzindaged hands, and had proudly wate'hed, but with pain in her heart, her Barbara receive her diploina-Barbara wearing her old lawn dress, and her earefully polished old shoes- - f. The old lady stirred and the box with the sapphire bracelet. which 'had eome from so far. fell to the floor. She pit-ked it up and read the eard, which had fallen from the box: For my Bl0lllC'1 S hands, who did and suffered so mueh for me. B:irbar:i. A Soft, tear fell on the woman 's faee, and slowly dropped on the lrraeelet, and where the sun's rays fell on it, that tear ggleziined like ai diamond uf purest water. Out side, ill the warm still garden, the roses and lilies nodded their heads sleeps ily, and the little lark sang his song of gratitude to the Heavens. Q sees CLUB f ALAN T. CNHRISTIE, Editor The fall of H323 marked the organiz- ing of our tirst Glee Club, under the able lendership of Mr. Roy Fenwivk, singing insfruetor in the pulilie sehools of the eitv. Route eighty-tive members were enrolled, find ou Noveinber the eighth the follow- ing otlieers were elei-ted: l'resident-Alan T. Christie, Vice-l resident-Alliss Yietoriu Mueller. Sl'l'1'l'ifIl'Y'Tl'9IlSlll'0l'f3llSS Agnes 'l'e:1rt. lJlill't'll'l1lllw-E. Miller Shields. Rl'liI'4 S0lll1lllVOS-' lst S4i1ll'IlllU4-'BllSS Helen Hnyfer. 2nd So1'il':'i1ios-Miss .lean l':implJell. Altos-Miss ltlnrgaret Thonifis. Basses-Keunetli Pearson. After uiziny well-attended nieetings the Club's iirst tl1lIl9t'll'flll09 was at the seliool 's :innunl eonimeneement exercises on Dee- ember the seventh, when they rendered two very creditable seleetions. lt is hoped that in the future the 'lqlulr will be continued and will ultiinntely be- come one of the sehool's most popular :ind :retire societies. LYCEI Christmas, 1923 THE. D RK SCHEME Ofjontinued from page 525 Hallelujah to de, oh Lawd! he bel- lowed, when ,his tongue loosened. HMah doom am settled. Ah knowed it 'wuz a- eomin' oh-h-h-h Lawdy, hear mah plea: don' let dem kill ine daid! But as suddenly as they began, the two bawling darkies ceased their sizpplieations, for the pursuing crowd was uninistakably uttering the words in mad, crazed joy: Oil- Oil! Oil! Mr. Bumliell, the real estate dealer, was making his legs fly like pistons, and was forging far in the lead. lt's oil? he shouted. Look at de oil drills! Yo' lef' dein working all night nn' now see dem: dey is pumpin' oil! Euplieniia rushed into Napoleon arms just as he lien-eived in the distanee two huge jets of black oil shooting foreibly into H19 Hi1'. N300 dere, Napoleon, she eried, Ah knowed it wuz a-eomin'. Ah knowed yo' :ill wuz no fakin' us, wuz yo'Ll . Napoleon gazed in bewildered joy :it the great jets of oil shooting froin the drills, then his fave wreathed into smiles as he saw l'hnery calmly reveiviug 1f01lQl't'll'lllIl' tions from ex'e1'ylmwly nt urn-e, iigilll' as yo's born, assured the tnll negro in reply to Euplieiniak delighted inquiry, we all wuz expeetin' dis mag- nolius oil iiow' all de while. l-Iniery an' me wuz jest :i-goin' to de eity fo' de day, so dnt we all eould inquire why dat Rolls- Huft' was not delivered. An' as fin' de suitenses, we wuz :1 ' eartin' dem to de eity to get dem full of mo' stoek hooks to tote lmek wif us, see! he tinished glibly as he linked :irnns with his dusky sweeflieart. Exnetly two weeks later, wedding bells eluiined melodiously in Bennington Centre, :ind :ill of darktown saw Napoleon and Flu- phemia united in niarriage, with Emery aeting as best man. Heath dem bells! ejaeulated the briilegrooni, as he :ind his spouse Walked from the ehureh. Am not dat a beauti- ful sonnd-Doug-Doug! Dong-Dong! Heali dem luellslf' t-hortled Emery. lVeddiu' bells den', ehinif' ,Dong'-Dong! Dey sing Stung-Stung!

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,.l 'VERSE AND WORSE A FLIRTATION ON THE CAR. I did not even know her name, Nor Where she lived, nor whenee she eame- 'Twas sad, and yet Was I so very mueh to blame That all my heart should start. to Hame, And tlare and fret? 'She was so sweet, so passing fair, With sueh a smile, with sueh an air- What eonld I cl-0? A glance as shy, as dehonair, An eye as bright, a smile as rare, I never knew! And so I smiled at-ross the aisle, And met the merry, Winsome smile She sont so bold: At last she laughed, then after while She eooed aloud in friendly style, I'm free years old! AN UNFORTUNATE PHRASE. He sent her twelve .Taerlueminot roses, All fragrant and blooming and fair, That nestled so sweetly and shyly 'Neath smilax and maiden hair. She sent him a. letter to thank him, On paper just tinted with blue- The flowers are still very fresh, John, YYhen l see them I think of you. She posted her letter that evening, He got it next morning' at ten. She e:in't understand what has ehanged him, For he ealled on her never again. He seized her in the dark :ind kissed her, And for a moment bliss was his: Oh, my! I thoug'ht it was my sister! He eried. She laughed and said, t'It is. T0 A FRIEND. Your eyes are-but l' eannot tell Just What's the eolour of your eyes, I only know therein doth dwell A something that van sympathize, When selfish love would fail to see The depths revealed alone to me. THE ROBIN. A Study. Abstraeted, eontemplative air, A sudden run and hop. A glance inrlifferent round about, Head poised-another hop. A plunge well aimed, a baekward tug, A well-resisted tsquirin, Then ealm indifference as before, But oh, alaek, the worm! HER THANKS. She thanked them all for everything, From Christmas Card to diamond ring, And as her gifts she gaily tlaunted, She told her friends, Just what I wanted. But I who had no eash to blow, Just kissed her 'neath the mistletoe. She blushed a hit, yet never daunted, Repeated low, Just what I wanted. TO ALL THE DOROTHYS, MARGARETS, ETC., WHOM I HAVE TAUG-HT IN THE H. C. I. The a11,g'elst, they say, found a maiden, Flower-erowned in the meadows of May: And they dowered her with 'witehiug splendor That they stole from Nature away. For her smile the warmtll of the suuli,Q'ht, For her voiee the music- of streams, For her faee the eharm of tiowers, For her thought the glory of dreams. The spell of her tender enehantment VVas as dew on gassamer gleams, Her delight in the triumph of living, As the sea when it moeks the sun 's beams. The story, you see, is of angels, And it. may, or may not, he true- But that maid lUi1Il1yf half the wonder Of the good things I wish for you. -K.