Isaac Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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NEWTONIAN 49 (NO PRIZE AWARDED) SPRING The sun is bursting through the clouds; The north wind has died low; And every tinge of frost has left That made our faces glow. Where have the mounting snow drifts gone, That lay about the street, The blinding blizzard, cold and strong, With whistling wind and sleet? Where they have gone we cannot tell, Eut Winter has passed on, And giv ' n his crown to fairer Spring, That she may rule her time. And truly, she has swayed her wand, With graceful hand and strong: For lo, the brooks with pleasure sing, And birds the air do throng. The soul bereft of happiness, And over-strained with care, Is lifted from its mortal woes As it breathes the fresh spring air. My heart would soar up with the lark And with its praises ring, Its melody of fervent thanks To Him who made the Spring. —MARY DOERKSEN THE TAPESTRY I gazed into a hanging tapestry, And saw a world that only dreamers see; Where drooping flowers ne’er lift their heads, nor care To gaze upon the embroidered world they share. Sweet dew-kissed buds shall ne’er be blossoms bright, Nor shall their petals fall within the night; Woven into a lifeless world they cannot die, Till aged by time they fade from mortal eye. ’Neath twining vines beside a crystal stream, Fair patterned lies a maiden in a dream, E’er shall she dream and never know the fears Of fleeting time and quickly passing years. No tears of sorrow shall e’er dim her eyes Or thoughts of woe fill her heart with sighs. Fair is that Eden where hides the youth of spring, And round about a silken world doth cling. —EDNA SHOESMITH SPRING Sweet breezes blow, Gently, lightly, Lapping the snow As they pass by. Nightingales singing, And through the woods ringing, ’Tis joy they are bringing, That springtime is nigh. Rose buds do smile Tenderly, lively, Kissed all the while By pearl dew drops clear. Green leaves are dancing, Streamlets are prancing, All nature’s entrancing For Springtime is here. —EDNA SHOESMITH The ancients had a rule That I submit to you: To argue with a fool Is a proof that there are two.

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48 ISAAC NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL was in your mother’s eyes when she found out that you had taken the money.” Bert sneered and said, “My mother never did try to provide me with any¬ thing that I wanted, the old fool.” Jack, who had advanced towards Bert, struck him across the face with the back of his hand. “Your mother was the only one who ever did any¬ thing for you,” he said. “Now get your overcoat, the boss is waiting for us.” Bert mutely got his overcoat from the closet and was putting it on when suddenly he threw it at Jack’s hand. This surprise attack managed to throw the gun out of Jack’s hand. The gun landed on the floor and Bert quickly picked it up and pointed it at Jack. “Well,” he said, snickering, “it looks as though the boss will have to wait a while yet. I ' m going to let you have it, Jack, and then I won’t be followed by you any longer.” Jack, who saw that there was no time to waste words said, “Do you think that I was so foolish as to come here myself? If you look out of the window you’ll see two more men waiting down at the corner. If I don’t come down soon, they are going to come up here.” Bert unthinkingly turned to look out of the window, and Jack, seizing the opportunity, leaped at him and after a hard struggle wrenched the gun from Bert’s hand. “Now,” he said, “put on your over¬ coat and come along with me.” Bert, dazed and angry, put his over¬ coat on and allowed himself to be led out into the night where Jack’s car was waiting. Finally they arrived at their destina¬ tion. Jack asked if he might see Mr. Law and when the boss came, he pro¬ duced his victim. Bert signed a con¬ fession, stating that he had robbed the bank all by himself. At the bottom of the confession were three signatures: Signature: Bert Benson District Attorney: Lawrence Law Witness: Jack Benson ■—Helen Prystayko Room 11. Mense Ianuario, duo duces egregii et Angliae et Unitorum Statuum conven- erunt ut quaestiones de hoc magno bello disputarent. Autea hi duces, Winston Churchill et Franciscus Delano Roose¬ velt, medio in oceano Atlantico conven- erant et ibi Magnam Cartam Atlanticam scripserant. Hoc tempore, tamen, inter se congressi sunt, Casablancae, oppidum in Africa septentrionale. Uterque eo aeroplano advenit. Cum ducibus multi legati et praefecti et tribuni militum et Angliae et Americae venerunt. Churchill primus aderat. Paucis post horis, Roose¬ velt quoque advenit. Disputationes statim inceptae et diu productae sunt. Decern dies, illi duces in deversorio inclusi multa de bello dis- putabant. Josephus Stalin, dux Russiae et Generalissimus Chiang Kai-Shek, dux Sinae invitati erant sed ipsi quod patriae eis defendendae erant, ad collo¬ quium adire non poterant. Tamen cer- tiores facti sunt quae colloquio gere- rentur. Duo duces Gallici, de Gaulle et Giraud, Casablancam quoque venerunt et condicione de patria liberanda ac- ceperunt. Postquam, Roosevelt ad locum pugnae venit ut milites salutaret. Quam atto- niti erant milites ubi principem Ameri- canum ipsum viderunt. Dicitur, ubi miles quidam, qui vinum bibebat, prin¬ cipem in via vidit, tantus attonitus erat ut existimaret se animum amittere et mox ampullam vini fregit. Roosevelt quoque coronas in sepulchris militum mortuorum Americanorum et Gallico- rum posuit. Tandem, disputationibus confectis. nuntiatum est omnia de bello disputata (continued on page 85)

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