Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute - Tatler Yearbook (Lindsay, Ontario Canada)

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. VJ ll r O17 C ET .LPL-,TED x-J-PEPPETUAIL INDSAY has paid a very fine tribute to lier fallen heroes by the erection of at fitting war memorial. It stands in a conspicuous place in front of the Public Library, a huge slab of gray stone, bearing the inscription, Lest VVe Forget. On the back are engraved the names of those from town and district who fought and fell overseasg while on either end is a list of the battles in which they took part. Around the base is a small shelf where wreaths are often placed by those who C2111- not forget the sacrifice of these heroes, or the loss of a dear friend. This great gray slab is surmounted by a figure of a Canadian soldier in full trench uniform. He leans on his rifle butt, his bare head bowed, his helmet held in his folded hands resting on his rifle. His face is sombre, intenseg yet there is a trace of humble pride thereg he seems to say, I am only one from that vast arrnv that fought and fell for home and loved ones and my country. THOMPSON.

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32 THE L. C. I. TA TLE1? hesitate to step up and say: Vita- mines or no vitamines. that XYUIIIQI never satisfy me. Keitha told me she had taught srhool for a while after taking a Normal eourse in Toronto. and that she was teaeh- ing diateties now. l'ost, l'ostI Want a paper, sir? willed a little newshoy. I took the paper and suggested to -Ietfreys that we have our supper and hurry to the grandstand lu av4.id the rush. Our inspeetion ot the huildings had tired us a little so we hurried to the tirst refresh- mewt heoth on our way. lt was -limmie Iiverson who serve tl us our hot-dogs and eofe fre. -iimmie was delighted to in-ing from the dish-washing roi-- ner inside, his partner. Wilt, Thomas. I learned that this two- manu show ealled for turn-ahout at the lnenial duties inside, that the l'IVt'l'SlIll-'IIIIUIIIZIS Quiek I,uneh had visited every Fall Fair and Iflxhihition, and the prosper- ous management seemed proud of their surf-ess in the hnsiness world. XYe followed two smart-looking young men to the grandstlnd. The taller 1.f the two stepped ahead of me to the tirket stand and when we waited for them at the turn stile I silw the other shake hands and ext-laim: Tom Gaskell! There was no mistaking the voiee. Sandy Peel. and whe11 I joined him I saw that his eompanion was t'harlie Sutton, two popular presir dents of the st-hool Lit. during my Vtzllegiate days, now two prom inent medieal men. Sandy se4'i-neil my not I'Pt'Ug'IlIZII1g' him and I said, Perhaps if I had met you fare-to-fare. Sandy laughed and reealled the time a popular seienre teaeher had asked the Ullilli near the door who had thrown the piere of ehalk i11 and when he said he eouldn't say heeause he had had his Inu-k to him, the whole form laughed herause Sandy I'eel was the same haek and front. lloth I'tel and Sutton tohl me a lot ahrut the present srhool with its Yoeational Institute, its elevators. Iahs. aml the new gym and assem- Imly hall. It was good to meet these old hoys' again and I was rerry we had to part for the re- served seats. The performanee was splendid and we enjoyed the different aets innnensely. The eomfortahle seats on the grandstand that was so wrll lighted. and the new stage made me realize how great weve tht improvements! Iluring an in- termission I thought of my paper and looked over the home town news. I saw where Messrs. ti. Iieill and -I. Maunder were repre senting The l'ost at a Toronto Newspaper Men's eonvention. and that Miss th-are Williams. Mis- sitznary in India, was experted heme on furlough soon. Theie were other familiar names through out the eolumns and I felt as if I had met the greater part of my rlass again. I was interrupted hy the loud speaker. It was Charlie MeI,ean reminding everyhotly of the rar the Kiwanians would ra f- fle the next day. Now what could t'harlie he doing for a living? The thrilling arts eontinued, the hand played. then as a fore-runner of the fireworks a heautifully- 1-olouled maple leaf lit up the sky in front. The people were stand- ing now. and what pride I felt for fllllliltltl as I joined them i11 sing- ing Ntlod Save Our King. The ertwd left the stand, we had to follow. I said to .Iettreys then as I have said many times sinre. How I have enjoyed my visit to the Lindsay Fairl A IC. J. B.

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