Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine himself wrote: We knew that Oates was walking to his death, but, though we tried to dissuade him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman ; and who can truth- fully say otherwise ? His name will be remembered forever by the English and will add glory to the honour of his race. There is no need to dwell on that last and greatest tragedy of all — the death of the dauntless explorer and his two remaining comrades as they lay, far away from all they held most dear, in a poor bit of shelter while the blizzard roared and raged about them. Captain Scott ' s death is a remarkable one. It is wonderful to think that, with all his pain and suffering, he still managed to complete the record of one of the most perilous journeys ever undertaken by man. Xo complaining, no bitterness is contained in its pages ; not a word against the will of Providence, to which they bowed themselves like men, determined to do our best to the last. Innumerable tributes have been paid to the heroic little band, and these have helped to make us realize that, after all, we could have wished them no more noble, splendid death than was theirs. To our list of heroes we add Oates, Wilson, Bowers, Evans, and greater, perhaps, than any — Robert Falcon Scott. He died, and bitter was his death, but we, E ' en while we mourn o ' er Death, see Victory. Gebtrude A. Steele, Upper V. EVENING The sun is setting in the golden West, The ruddy glow spreads o ' er the azure dome; The crow and sparrow hurrying seek their nest, And parting leave the fields for owls to roam. The whip-poor-will sets up his plaintive cry, The dormouse scurries quickly to and fro, The cricket chants his ode in accents high, The wind in whispers tells a tale you know. The silver moon is rising in the sky, The evening star is twinkling through the gloom, The farmhouse lights shine brightly in and out, And straying cattle turn their heads to home. And yet another summer day is spent, The stillness of a summer night creeps on, The vivid lightning flashes through the dusk. And thunder heralds the approaching storm. Stella Mozley, Lower Y. 39

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Havergal College Magazine scientific data concerning conditions existing in that part of the world. With him went the best-equipped of expeditions — every- thing, from men to dogs, being absolutely complete. The whole party sailed on the Terra Nova 7 which was to be their home for the first stage of the journey. Prospects were bright when first the ship was left, and par- ties consisting of four or five men were despatched in several direc- tions with special orders as to their various duties. The polar party, however, composed of Captain Scott, Dr. Wilson, Captain Oates, Lieutenant Bower and Seaman Evans, had not long left their comrades before they began to battle with difficulties. As the dogs, then almost invaluable to them, had been divided am ong the other little companies, the commander and those with him were forced to draw their own sledges ; thus the work was made very tiring for each one and progress was considerably delayed. Neverthe- less, in sjDite of this and many other drawbacks, they pressed on, brave and hopeful, little suspecting what was to greet them at their destination. What must have been their disappointment when they finally reached the goal to find the flag of Norway floating defiantly from the spot which they had sought ! It is not difficult to imagine their feelings as they regarded it ; but, from what we know of our great British nation, those feelings would be far from bitter. Regretful, of course, but with congratu- lations for the victorious Norsemen and a gladness that it should be men of such a race who triumphed — men who, like themselves, would have known the manner in which to take defeat, known how to play the game. However, although Captain Scott thus failed to realize one part of his quest, he was signally successful as far as the other was concerned, inasmuch as his valuable manuscripts were found in- tact by the search party. The return journey was one long period of suffering, fighting against the merciless blizzard, trying to make supplies last them out and endeavouring to help one another in every possible way. The unselfishness of the other men when Seaman Evans suffered concussion of the brain; the way in which they cared for him, never leaving him even though he was a hindrance to their pro- gress, will always be remembered. They knew that they were certainly courting death by remaining with him, and it is this that makes the deed so noble ; but, in spite of everything they could do, he died and the four weak and shaken men pushed on to fight the remainder of their battles. On the seventeenth of March, after the world had received the news of Amundsen ' s victory, Captain Oates, suffering beyond human endurance, went out into the night to die alone. Scott 38

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Havergal College Magazine THE PEANUT MAN O Peanut Man ! O Peanut Man ! how constant thine attentions ! Yes, not alone in autumn-time. But up to winter ' s frost and rime — How constant thine attentions ! O Prospero ! or Giorgio ! so oft outside the College ! To draw the juniors ' cents apace With all thy suave sub-tropic grace — So oft outside the College ! O Angelo ! or Nicolo ! why not produce an organ ? With gleeful monkey perched above, Attracting endless cents and love — Why not produce an organ ? O Enrico ! or Pietro ! what dost thou in the zeros Where lies thy harrow ' s shy retreat? And do the peanuts sprout in heat Or freeze amid the zeros ? O Peanut Man ! O Peanut Man ! Afar no doubt thou ' rt weeding A little snug pea-nutteiy With paper bags ' ncath eve ' ry tree, For next year ' s Western feeding. CATALINA ISLAND Among the many beautiful places to be seen in California is Catalina — one of a series of island-mountains which is not far away from Los Angeles. What a magnificent scene presents itself to the eye of the traveller on approaching the island ! When once he has set foot upon the shore how great is his admiration of the beauty around him ! Add to the mysterious charms of nature an ideal climate and you will not wonder that during all seasons of the year this island is thronged with tourists. Natural scenery, however, is not all that this island has to oifer to the visitor. There are a great many curio shops which contain all kinds of queer articles. For instance, I saw mermaids and mermen made of seaweed, and I must confess that I felt a bit uncanny at the sight. So fa mous are these curio-shops that Cata- lina Island has now become the Mecca for curio-hunters from all over the world. Then, too, one of the chief delights of the island is the trip in the glass-bottomed boat. This boat, which is of small size, is 40