Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute - Times Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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LITERARY SOCIETY Back Row-Ruth Snowden, Betty Wilsoii, Blossom XVillets, Frances Flynn. Front Row-Wfinifrcd Rutledge, Mr. Hitsman, Arthur Collins, Mr. Kelly, Edna Pound SENIOR LITERARY SOCIETY The K.C.V.I. Senior Literary Society for 1931-32 held its nomination and elec- tion meeting on October 9th, 1931. The following officers were elected: Honorary President .... Mr. W. Kelly President ............ XVilliam Simmons Vice-President ....... XVi-nifred Rutledge Secretary ................. Edna Pound Council-Ruth Snowden, Blossom VVillets, Murray Sowards. The Senior Literary Society this year, until after the New Year, has been handi- capped by the lack of an Assembly Hall, due to the construction of the new Tech- nical School. However it was possible to hold one meeting on November 27, 1931, in the old Hall. The programme was presented by 5A and consisted of selections by the School Orchestra, followed by a. short play. The Technical School which was opened on January 29, 1932, provides us with a spacious auditorium in which we hope to hold many more meetings during the re- mainder of the year. Vile feel sure that the students of Ii.C.V.I. will enjoy many successful Liter- ary Meetings in their new Auditorium. JUNIOR LITERARY SOCIETY At a meeting at the beginning of the term the officers for the Junior Literary Society of 1931-32 were elected as follows: Hon. President ............ Mr. Hitsman President ....... .... C arl Britnell Vice-President ............ Freda Collins Secretary ................. Betty Wilson Committee-Frances Flynn, Arthur Collins. The first 'meeti-ng was held on Friday, Feb. 19. The entertainment was provided by forms ID and IIC. There were three plays put on by ID boys, ID girls and IIC girls which were very entertaining. There were also several musical selections, which were very much enjoyed. -20-

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43 I TON cou.eGlA'rs IVOCATIONAL lN.f'rlTu'rs A TALL STORY fFirst Prize Humorous Story-Bill Simmons, SBJ It was a typical Northern Ontario morning. The air was as crisp and fresh as the snow on which Dead-Shot Dick, the famous Southern hunter, was walking. Dead-Shot Dick was the most famous hunter in all the North country. His aim was as deadly as the sting of the poison snake, thus having earned for himself the coveted nickname of Dead-Shot . Dead- Shot could ham-string a moose at three hundred yards with his rifle and he had been known to light matches at five hundred paces by striking their heads with a bullet. Qn this beautiful December morn, Christmas morn it was, he was setting out for his blind to shoot a few ducks for his Christmas dinner. Dick's blind was situat- ed on the edge of a small pool about ten feet square. When Dick reached the pool he found its surface as clear as glass. Although the temperature was ten below the water had not frozen because it was so still. Dick loaded his shot-gun and sat down in his blind to wait. He waited for three hours, but not a duck did he see. He was about to give up and go to his cabin when he heard a great whirring of wings overhead. Seventy-five ducks appeared above his head and suddenly the whole flock flew down from the sky and came to rest on the pond with much flapping of wings. Dead-Shotw Dick was so taken aback by the appearance of so many ducks that he forgot he even had a shot-gun. But a greater surprise still was in store for Dead-Shotf, When the birds came to light on the calm surface of the pool Cwhose waters had been cooled below freez- ing pointl the agitation of the water caus- cd it to freeze, and a thin layer of ice form- cd over the surface of the pond, imprison- ing the seventy-live ducks. When Dick had recovered somewhat from his astonishment, he crawled out on the thin ice and endeavoured to chop a few birds free. In the meantime the birds had begun flapping their wings and suddenly the whole sheet of ice rose up in the air with Dead-Shot Dick in the centre. Higher and higher flew the ducks until they were three thousand feet up. Then the sun came out from behind a cloud and the sheet of ice which imprisoned the seventy-five birds began to melt. Was our hero a coward? Did he give up in despair? No. Dead- Shot seized three ducks in each hand just as the sheet of ice broke up and floated safely down to the ground to land in a snowbank outside his own cabin door!!! ALL IN A DA Y'S IVORK fContinued from page 185 ... .. Over rolled the ship to port. There she hung on that dangerous 450 angle, known and dreaded by every sailor. Would she right herself? Would her cargo shift and bring death to all on board? These things flashed across the minds of the crew as they watched the rescue. Slowly she righted herself, a wave lifted her, and slowly she opened the gap be- tween safety and the man on the barge. He seemed to realize his last chance was slowly drawing away. He leaped and grasped the last rung of the ladder, and slowly swung himself in toward the Fal- con's side. Captain Lambert no longer caring to stay in the vicinity of the crew- less barge, and risking collision, signalled for full speedi' as they drew the grim white-faced man over the side. All clear ! shouted the mate, as though he had merely guided the ship from dock. It was all in a day's work. I 'J JL C - QI C? :rss 2239 -19-

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it s tt l se IA GIRLS Girls! Girls! Stop that chatter! This is the response to the many daily con- ferences in Form lA. In this form there are 36 girls, some of whom are brilliant in studies, while others are quite playful. We hope to do well in our examinations. So far, we have taken very little interest in sports. We have made good friendships among ourselves this year, and also with some of our teachers. 1B GIRLS We are thirty-three happy girls living on the top Hoor of the old K.C.I. Our star athletes are Madeline McNeven and Vivian Hartman. A couple of the outstanding scholars of our form are Marjorie Compton and Helena Cockrill. One day some of our merry crowd came into the school room all looking like five-year-olds, with bows in their hair. The champion gigglers of our class are Loreen Chadwick, Betty Moore, Vivian Hartman, Gertrude Ballard and Hilda Curtis. Our President, Geraldine Belwa, is just the right kind for the head of a class, for she is cheery and thoughtful. 1C GIRLS There is a saying that thirteen is an unlucky number, but that certainly does not apply to the girls of IC. We are a very happy, lively lot Ca little too lively sometimesl, but I am sure the teachers will agree that we are not too bad on the whole. We are very fond of basketball, and our team is nothing to be ashamed of. We all hope to pass in our Easter exams, and wish everybody good luck in them also. ' 1C BOYS Every day there is a loud noise from within the walls of old lC. NVhat can it be? VVhy, the masculine pride of our form getting ready for another hard day's work. Work is our second name as far as studies are concerned. Our con- duct is unquestionable Cconsult Miss Robinsonj. In sports we excel, especially in basketball. Last, but not least, we mention the loss of Miss Edwards, our beloved forrn and Latin teacher, whom we miss very much. We are very pleased to welcome Miss Coughlin whom we are learning to like very much. 1D GIRLS XVho are we? NVhy, the quiet girls in the room across from the office. We number seventeen-5 when we are all here. We are very ambitious in our studies, and very active in sports. We are all studying hard for our examinations, and are hoping to End ourselves in second form next year. ill- 1D BOYS The boys of 1D number fifteen only, but we make up for the lack of numbers by the amount of brains that we possess. A number of boys entered the Field Day Sports and made a good showing. 1D and lC combined to form a rugby team to play in the form games.. Most of us passed the Christmas exams. and are beginning to study for the coming Easter exams. Those who did not pass in the Christmas exams, We hope will be able to pass in the new set. 1E GIRLS Near the office you will see The form you know as bright 1E Small in number, yet, they say, We enter in all sports and play. The girls are good, and very quietg But from the boys-oh, what a riot Vlfe are as happy as can be, With Miss Tickell as head of IE. So when we study Algebra -In art we do excel- Or learn our History or French, Vtfe always do- it well. The final exams we've not yet tried, Although they're drawing neargg VVe're on the job and working hard For second form next year. 1E BOYS This is a rather noisy little form, and when we get going nothing short of detentions can stop us. All the pupils but four are new to the school this year. NVe have hopes in the basketball league that will be played throughout the season. If the boys are as lively as they look, as long as we do not come up against a teams too big, IE ought to reach the Hnals. Vtfe hope to do considerably better in basketball and hockey than we did in rugby. .21-