Havergal College - Magazine Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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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

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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 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS N.B. — Anonymous complaints or requests will not receive atten- tion. Do not waste ink, paper and time criticising other writ- ers. Questions regarding card-playing are not solicited in this department. B.C. — -Yes, the Bursar ' s office is often used as a pound. A worm ' s eye view can be obtained from floor of front hall, but we understand that the keyhole will shortly be enlarged to meet a growing demand. Small P. — No ; rice pudding is not served at the junior table every other day, but, as at Government House, on alternate Mon- days and Thursdays. Fifth Special. — Try salt or socla baths. Mustard improves the colour. Salt need not be rubbed on tails, as with sparrows, but gentle friction with fountain pen speedily restores animation. Holyrood. — The stain of Rizzio ' s life-blood still attracts tourists to this venerable pile. Similar effects can be produced on any oak floor at less cost, and with equally lasting results. Ad- dress, enclosing stamp for reply, Upper Third Form. M.C. — Your lots are worth $5 a foot. Only fair holding. There is little chance of a rise in that district. Cubicles. — The best view of visitors entering front hall is from landing above telephone box, either at full length, with head between balusters, or on hands and knees. Explain to Duty Mis- tress that you are getting a drink, and she will probably let you take your rest hour there. Exquiker. — Never send a query without your name and ad- dress. The father, mother, brother or sister of any person who has contracted the habit of eating ice-cream to excess, or any two clergymen or justices of the peace, may require the inspector for the district under the Ice-Cream License Act to forbid the sale of ice-cream to the person named. One sad day towards the end of March, Miss Iiolditch fell ill with a disease called Warch. Naturally doctors don ' t call it this ; But to invent a disease must reallv be bliss ! 51