Humberside Collegiate Institute - Hermes Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Tw5HriVQw1i3f Mrs. Roelzat The editor asked for an interview with Mrs. Rochat, and by a series of tactful questions elicited this information. Norma Roelzat Ca galliiuaufryj Afvffearanee: 8.10 a.m. at the latest. Disajifiearalizeez 3.35 p.1n. sharp. Disposition: Variable-best, the third Ilzdisjiositioizs: Last century-croup, period in the morning: Worst, at 3 whooping-cough and chicken poXg p.m. this century-measles, grippe and mal de mer-ONCE. Gravity: 120 lbs. Levity: Frowns upon it. Likes: Cross-country hikes Dis1ikeseSpearmint gum Steep hills Sea bathing Flying Gurry Epstein Psycho-analysis. Lemon pie. Perso1zals:X X X X X X X X X X Impersonals: Teaches French and Cdeleted by the censorj. German and likes her Work. Weakniesstisz Space does not permit. Favourite Quotation: Qui vivra Favourite Book: Cook Book. verra. Favourite Recipe: Premiere partie: Prenez un chevreuilg mettez dedans un cochon de lait, dans lequel vous introduirez une dinde. Dans cette dinde vous mettez un poularde, dans la poularde un faisan, dans le faisan une perdrix, dans la perdrix une becasse, dans la becasse une alouette, et dans 1'alouette une grosse olive. Deuxieme partie: Faites rotir pendant sept heures. Troisieme partie: jetez le chevreuil, le cochon de lait, la dinde, la poularde, le faisan, la perdrix, la becasse, l'alouette, et mangez l'olive. 31

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rue nerawefv X Q-d,' N curling a lock of her black hair about his linger. iiWhE11 you cry over the music, I shall know that your thoughts and actions will never be ugly again, and you will be able to dance per- fectlyf' He watched her as she sat motion- less, staring into space. Kazan leaned nearer until his hair touched her face. Suddenly she sprang up and shot away from him with the swiftness of an arrow, racing across the darkening held like a startled deer. His eyes followed her until she vanished like a Wraith into the woods. I-le shook his head slowly, admiringly. VVhen she hnds my Howers on the grass, she will come back. The moon was rising when Kazan descried a small figure in the distance moving towards him. Instantly he took his violin from which there presently breathed a low sigh of sweetness and relief, rising to a thrilling, throbbing harmony of a soul forth its love, when he saw pouring Shuri glide into the beautiful picture, a swaying fairy form as she danced to his music floating exquisitely pure and sweet, now in tender mono- syllables of magical music, now high and joyously loud. Moved to tears by the stabbing beauty of his own music, Kazan watched her with the corner of his eye, saw her sink suddenly to the grass. The music tremblingly ex- pired. He crouched down beside her and lifted up her tear-drenched face, lighted up by a pair of shining grey eyes. Oh Kazan-it's so beautiful-that I'm crying. I'm crying, Kazan-but oh, isn't it funny-my heart is like a singing bird-- -10011 C. Carlmz, V-.-el. To N zglzt VVhen noiselessly the ev'ning shadows gently steeped The weary earth in solemn stillness dread, And every ray of light the sky had fied, And all the world had hushed itself in sleep, I wandered lone amid the shroud-like night And marvelled that the earth could lie so dark, As if it had no beauty to impart, Beneath the darkened heav'ns so lately light. But when mine eyes beheld the glories there Of shining stars their watch to keep, awake, And beauteous moon, that only God can make- To raise my voice in praise I could not dare. For lo, the wonders of the silent night, In truth so real, had burst upon my sight. -Dorothy Inez Fisher, IV-B.

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If , gg! THE Htzrawigft N Ralph it Mzkfake The bird is possessed, Dick, said Ralph to his cousin. She won't say a Word, no matter what we do. Well, Polly may do better in future, Ralph, returned Dick, indi- cating the parrot which had so far defied the combined efforts of Ralph's family to make her speak. It was three weeks since Polly had been given to Ralph for a birthday present, and never a word had she said. But she was guaranteed to be a genuine talking parrotf' Ralph cried. Then why don't you take her back and buy another one ? countered Dick. I burnt the guarantee ticket, and there was no bill, Ralph said. But if she doesn't talk soon, I'll wring her old neck. he finished savagely. Chl let's think of more cheerful things, Dick said. For instance, what are we going to do this after- noon? You know that I can stay here only for a few days, and we must make the most of our time. Well, returned Ralph, I suppose we shall have to hoe the garden, and do numerous other chores, but if we really want to go anywhere, never fear, we shall be able to slip away. just at this point Ralph's mother called them, and they were obliged to wait until after dinner to continue their conversation. Let's go to the old mill-dam, Ralph, and go boating on the pond, sug- gested Dick, when they were again in their room, and after teasing the parrot without visible effect, had settled down once more to their plan of campaign for that afternoon. But we are not allowed to go there, protested Ralph. It's very dangerous, and anyway, I can't swim. Pshawl There is nothing so dan- gerous about it. I can swim fairly' well, and we are going boating, not swimming, replied Dick. lYell, we might be able to manage if you do as I sayfl Ralph answered dubiously, and he began to relate to Dick their plan of action. lly an elaborate system of back doors, hedges, and board fences, they at last managed to reach the shelter of the barn, from which they issued on the side opposite the house. Ry taking a short-cut through the fields, they soon arrived at the pond above the dam. Here they found, as they had expected, an old and much battered boat, which, fortunately, was equipped with a pair of oars. They had some trouble in launching the boat, for it was poorly balanced, but at length they gained mid-stream and began to row from the dam. They had been going up-stream for some minutes, when Ralph, who was not rowing, attracted by the flash of some bright object, leaned over the gunwale of the boat to investigate. Leaning over too far, he upset the boat. Instantly they were thrown into the water, and were battling with it for their very lives. Dick, who could swim a little, trod water, looking about for his more unfortunate cousin. He found him struggling and gasping for breath. By much exertion, he succeeded in keeping his cousin's chin above the surface of the water, but his strength was failing, and he knew that they would soon go under. just as it seemed that his muscles would break under the strain, and that he and Ralph would take their leave of this world, he heard a man's voice calling to him to hold on. It was a matter of seconds before Ralph and Dick were being lifted from the water into a boat. You saved my life, Dick, Ralph