Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Havergal College Magazine ODE TO MY DENTIST. One day the Demon Toothache Seized me; I near went mad. I really was beside myself — The words I used were bad. I feared the name of dentist, The chair, the pain, the bill ; But p ' raps they ' re better on the whole, I mused, than being ill. Besides, my face is swelling — I look a horrid sight ; So if I find a dentist, He soon may put me right. I ' phoned one, went, and also found My faith in him was placed ; I knew he would be kind to me, Though much had to be faced. He saw my tooth, and said with trut h : You ' ve had a fearful bout ; The only thing to do is now At once to have it out. Oh dear ! I sighed, how awful ! And felt inclined to run. The cost % With gas, a guinea ; Without, Hve shillings. Done ! One wrench, and all was over — The abscess and the tooth. The dentist ' s hand so steady — He is a genius ! Truth ! Belief was felt at once, of course. Although the gum was sore ; But being told I couldn ' t eat For two davs vexed me more. -10

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Havergal College Magazine the Girls 7 Comic Prize, and the prize for the prettiest girl ' s cos- tume was won by Helen Lethbridge, who represented tk An Old- fashioned Girl. ' 7 Little Alix McBride was awarded a consolation prize. When the big clock of the Assembly Hall struck ten the faces of the strangely costumed girls looked rather woe-begone, for this made them realize that the delightful Hallow-e ' en party must come to a sudden end. Good-nights were then said, and the tired but happy girls hastened off upstairs to bed. Makjorie Stewart, Form VI. MADELINE ETENAISHI. Often, after Miss Jones has read us a letter from the Hay River Mission telling us something about Madeline, a new girl is heard inquiring, Who is Madeline Etenaishi ? ' Accordingly, we must introduce Madeline and her home to you. She is a little Indian girl, about twelve years old, who lives at the Hay River Mission on the Mackenzie River. She is sup- ported at this school by the girls of Havergal College. In attendance at this mission there are about forty Indian children, twenty girls and twenty boys. Besides the usual school lessons, the boys are instructed in carving and other trades, while the girls are taught to sew and keep house. During March we received a letter from Madeline. It wa s all carefully written and quite entertaining, but we were particularly interested in her account of a spelling-match that had recently taken place in her class. Every year we hold a bazaar to raise the money for Made- line ' s expenses. Last year w r e realized a larger amount than ever before. The Lower Fourth ' s serial concerts were most entertain- ing; the Lower Fifth sold candy at a pink-and- white stall, while the Shell Form indulged in an ice-cream parlor. In our enumera- tion we must not forget the two Matriculation Forms : . whose popu- lar tea and strawberry and cream stands added greatly to the fund. Now the time is again drawing near when we begin to think once more of our yearly fete. We must work hard so that our little pr otegee may be as well provided for in the future as she has been in the past. Stella Mozley, Lower V. 48

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Havergal College Magazine The fee I paid with gratitude. And then made up my mind : A kinder, clev ' rer dentist man I can ' t expect to find. Some time elapsed before I went To this good man again. With indigestion racked, I sought A specialist on pain ! He said, More teeth you want — that ' s clear. A dentist you must find. Oh, I have got a splendid man — He ' s clever, good and kind ! This time my dentist made me A dinner service new. Of golden plate, like royalty ; It does seem strange, but true ! That plate took all my pain away ; My gratitude was great. It seemed more like a miracle, So soon was I set straight. His gentleness was wonderful : Such patience, work and skill ! Oh, knowledge ! What a power thou art. Whether for good or ill ! Stern etiquette, I fear, forbids That I the name should tell Of one who so improved my looks That I ' ve been since a belle ! This rhyme at last is ended, The moral you will see : Go to the best of dentists, And vou ' ll rewarded be. C. H. G. Cubicles (8 p.m., stormy night) : Is that a man or a tele- graph pole peering up at our windows ? What is the police ' phone number ? 50