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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34 THE L. C.L TATLE1? Book Reviews Good books are the fadeless flowers of great minds blooming eternally in the hearts of those who read and truly understand. THE NYANDERER OF LIVER-POOL John Masefield, in his latest book, The Viianderer of Liverpool. has sung the saga of one of the last of those great ships which in an era of steam. were built to spread white sails to the winds of heaven. Because he belonged him- self to the years which saw the re- placement of the sail with engines and the accompanying smoke and dirt, he has brought to his task 11ot only an in- timate and detailed understanding nf sailor life of the time. but something of sadness for the great days which. b ing past. may never come again. The Wanderer was launched at Liver- pool in August. 1891. and set sail on her maiden voyage October 17 of that year. In the morning she cleared the port. the slanting sun gilding her tower- ing yellow masts and sparkling as the foam that flayed about her waterline, skysails and pennants flew out at her mast heads, The following morning slic- limped into port. her masts shattered, her rigging torn, her deck littered with the debris of her smashed tip hamper, her captain lying dead in his cabin, killed by a splintered spar. Rsfitted after her disastrous first voyage The VVanderer carried many car- goes. furrowing strange seas, under her arched white sails. The story of these voyages, told sometimes in prose, some- times in singing verse, makes the bulk of the book. Many pages are devoted to the description of the boat itself. The writer has ferreted out every detail which time has left on the ship, her con- struction, crews and sailing. He Hnally ends his story with the ramming and sinking of The Wanderer as she rode at anchor i11 the mouth of the Elbe. Yet because he is a poet and because the ship, a thing of beauty does not pass utterly but lives in the memory of man, he still sees her spirit sailing, em- blem. one may imagine, of the endur- ing quality of beauty. t'So singing, she wanders the waters with white wing on wing, Star-lighted, star-guided. the sea-gleam- ing beautiful thing. R. L. H. PORTRAIT OF A DOG. Mazo dc la Roche This is a delightful little sketch de- picting the unswerving devotion of il Scotch terrier for its mistress. The long, joyous days of its puppyhood were spent capering about with its pal. A little white XVest Highland puppy. Day after day life went on unfolding fresh joys for the puppies. Both indulged iri humorous escapades and in spite of re- provals were always ready for fresh ad- ventures. Then came the great tragedy in the Scotch terr-ier's life: he was go- ing blind and neither the efforts of ft clever veterinary or those of his mist- ress could save the d0g's sight. This little dog will win your affection as it did those with whom it came in con- tact through its display of courage in meeting life squarely and with unfai- tering spirit. Mazo de la Roche has achieved an- other great success in her Portrait of a Dog, and an admirer of dogs will appreciate the manner i11 which she has portrayed the life of this Scotch ter- rier, and will enjoy the charming sketches that brighten the pages. A. E. H.