Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine Loyal to their form, their college, Peaceful dwellers with their neighbours. On their left, the Upper Fifth Form, Upper Fifth, Matriculation. Very pleasant were these neighbours, Very pleasing were their voices, Heard both in and out of season, In the passage round the doorway. Very tropical their classroom, Radiators, shut-up windows, Heat abundant, fresh air scanty. Long they lingered after school hours Over desks and round the doorway, Sauntered fondly down the passage, Gossiping at every form room. Smiling, sociable and pleasant Was their Nova Scotian teacher ; Very tenderly she led them Down the crooked paths of fractions, On to Algebra and Euclid, Up to Higher Mathematics, Till they smiled upon their problems As she smiled upon their labours. On their right hand was the Shell Form ; Foes and fighters were these neighbours. They would seize the chairs at prayer-time, Spill the ink, and drop their papers, Borrow books and shift the ink-wells ; Till at last, by numbers greater Grew they than the noble Fifth Form, And by virtue of their numbers They by strategy and cunning Seized the classroom called the Fifth Form, Called the Lower Fifth, Big Schoolroom — Thus they robbed the noble Fifth Form Of their birthright and possession. Will they ever make atonement? Shall the Fifth regain their birthright? Wait and see! said Premier Asquith. Wait and see! the Fifth Form echo. Thus they wait, and in the meantime They have made their new form glorious, With their Chaucer ' s Pilgrim Pictures, With their maps and plant and goldfish ; Thus they triumph o ' er their hardships, Thus they vanquish o ' er the victors. 51

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Havergal College Magazine Just the ones who are fortunate enough to have a worn-out boot or dull skates are allowed to enter. The others wend their way to Portage, to see busy people going to business. Then back they come and wait patiently — or impatiently, as the case may be — outside Uncle Bob ' s door until the more fortunate ones join them. Inside, he has a counter and stool, with stacks of boots, all sorts, sizes and colours, littered over the place. Everything is on a miniature scale, with the exception of Uncle Bob himself, who is a big, fat, jolly, talkative old Scotchman with a very broad accent. Indeed, his bright, cheerful countenance puts you in a good temper for the rest of the day, even though he never has your boot ready when you call for it ! In fact, Uncle Bob has become quite an institution, and in days to come, when we look back on old times and Havergal memories, our morning calls to the friendly cobbler on Smith Street will not be forgotten. Margaret Thompson. A FRAGMENT. (After Hiawatha ] In the classroom called the Fifth Form, Called the Lower Fifth, Big Schoolroom, Dwelt a class of twenty maidens, Twenty-two in all their number , Twenty-two not always present ; Girls of thirteen up to sixteen, Varied in their age, attainments, Figures, faces, forms and fashions, As the wild flowers on the prairie, As the leaves that fall in autumn. At their head an English teacher, Tall, severe and stern of feature, Very strict and very English ; Giving bad marks for a trifle — Coming late or leaving early — Talking when there should be silence- Silence when it is not golden — Careless work, neglected duties — Dirty blackboards, desks untidy. But for all they were united, 50

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Havergal College Magazine BOARDERS ' ALPHABET. A is for Allie, the head of her class, x lso for Alice, who ' s sure to pass ; Adelina, too, a frivolous lass. B is for Beatrice, who ne ' er loses heart; C is for Cecily, with hair in a part. D stands for Dorothy, a fun-maker she ; Also Donalda, just from the countrie. E is for Elsie, a very great tease; Also for Edna, who sits at her ease. F is for Florences, numerous they ; G is for Gladyses, two Seniors gay. H is for Helen, who ' s late all the time; I is for Isabel, who hates bed at nine. J stands for Joy, when the holidays come ; K is for Katharine, who never is mum. L stands for Lent, when to church we do wend ; M is for Mary, a most candid friend. Also for Mollie, the cheeriest of lasses ; And Margaret, too, who has taken to glasses. N is for Noras, beloved by all ; stands for the Opening of Assembly Hall. P is for the Pearls, direct opposites they ; Q is for Quiet at dawn of the day. R stands for Rosner, whose first name is Fanny; S is for Silence, so very uncanny. T stands for the Teachers, who keep us in thrall ; U is for the Unity kept in the hall. V is for Vera, who lives at Grenfell ; W for Week-ends, so few, sad to tell. X for Examples shown to us all ; Y stands for Youth, our girls, short and tall. Z is the Zeal we show in our sport, And everything else in which we are taught. i Florence Porter, Shell Form. Florence Burton, Shell Form. 52