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

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70 THE L.C.L TATLER Annie L. C. I. February 7th, 1931. Dear Annie Laurie:-- You have been recommended to nie, as a very good person to go to with any trouble, and so in despair I ask your advice. I am a recent comer, and do not like girls, no matter how beautiful or clever they may be. But as soon as I arrived, I was beseiged on all sides, in class, out of class, everywhere. These girls, whose intentions may be good, seem to think that it is time l have chosen one of them as a favorite. I cannot, it seems, look at one but what she catches the glance and the next time I see her, on the street perhaps, I get the most delicious smile and -Oh hello. It seems to me now that I have a li11e like that which would reach from here to San Francisco! They do every- thing to attract my attention and if I do take notice the fortunate lady flashes -a triumphant smile at the others and acknowledges my kindness with an in- vitation to a tobogganing party or other function at which she knows I'll have a wonderful time! And if perchance I am tempted to accept and attend with her, I find that in shorter time than I could have imagined that fact has been broadcast and I am expected to con- tinue. I have no time nor desire to be- come friendly with any of them and to have a number on my trail, like some of my comrades, is distressing. I hope that you will be able to tell me how to escape as my future peace of mind rests upon it. You are a lady yourself, and therefore should under- standg and you have the honor of being the only lady I have ever consulted. Trustfully, INNA FIX. L. C. I. February 10th, 1931. Dear Inna Fix:- Your position is certainly a trying one and though I -should be very SOl'l'y to tell you to be rude, yet I feel your case is hopeless, unless you pay no at- tention whatever to these frivolous girls. Never smile, when they look -at you, but appear to be far 1no1'e interest- ed in your book, your latin grammar for instance. And if you find your mind wandering back to the fair one, follow the advice of the illustrious Dr. Barker and shout to it 'Tome back! Come back! lf at tirst this is little effective you may be alarmed when you look up and meet her pretty smile again but immediately grin, as if your mouth autriie were in contact with a green sour apple, lower the angle of elevation of your head and retreat into the mystery of your book. If they speak to you dis- guise fair nature with hard-favoured rage and lend the eye a terrible aspect. Follow this advice and I am sure that they will leave you in peace and with Dr. Barker's conviction you may antici- pate a higher percentage! Kindly let me know the result of this advice, Your friend, ANNIE LAURIE. L. C. I. February 12th, 1931. Dear Annie Laurie:- A great problem confronts rne and the thought that it concerns four-hun- dred and ninety-nine others in the school gives me courage to ask the question in your columns in The Tat- ler. You know how it was this year, last year it was the same, and now with the Juniors coming along I feel a 'crisis is at hand! The time has come when I must have some experienced person's judgment on this very important ques- tion, the contemplation of which has caused me many nights of restlessness and corresponding days of anxiety. Dear Annie Laurie, this matter is of vital importance. By it many 'homes have been upset, so you see I am not alone concerned and the whole school is in- terested. I know I am asking a great deal of you, Annie Laurie, that it will cause deep thinking while deciding. Please lay aside all personal feelings and tell me from the bottom of your heart, will the senior rugby team ever amount to anything? Yours hopefully, RUG. B. FAN. L. C. I., February 13th, 1931. Dear Rug. B. Fan:- I found your letter most interesting because I had not known such interest was manifest in the rugby team. Take hope, Rug, this year's Juniors will be next year's Seniors, do not despair be- cause they appear to take off the mantle of good rugby when they put on that of Upper School students! Join the rest of the interested students in cheer- ing the boys along next season. But take my advice and spend your leisure moments thinking about your home- work instead of such trifles. Yours truly, ANNIE LAURIE.

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THE L. C.L TATLER 69 THE EXCHANGE The Tatler acknowledges with thanks the following niagazines that it has had the pleasure of placing 011 its exchange shelf this year. IVe greatly enjoyed reading these publications and wish to con- gratulate the respective editors on their successful hooks. The school appreciates the generous praise accorded previous issues of The Tatlcr and invites your UUIIIIIIQIIIS on this vear's magazine. I11 reviewing' The I'IXl'llill1Q.l'0 we find that some of the departments in the inagazines show marked iniproveinent over other years. The Literary section with its poetry coluinns is coininendalrle. with a large amount of surprisingly good work. The school activities are well writ- ten and the increases in the nuinlner of pictures shows to advantage in lllzlllj' hooks froin the larger schools. Most ot these hooks niav boast an admirable French Ilepartinent illlll have inspired us to introduce a few pages of French humour into our own inagazine this vear. Never before. in our opinion, have the Ililarity colunins equalled those of this veal- and we congratulate those schools that had a splendid section of original jokes H1111 classroom fun. IYe hope that this iniprovenient and develope inent will continue and spread to other departnients to raise the standards of scholastic journalism. IYe are pleased to add several newcomers to our exchange. It is always a pleasure to nieet 11ew friends. To you and to our older meni- liers we say Colne Again. VOX L3'C'Pi CCH'f1'a1 C. I-, HHIHUIOII Torpedo-Central High School of Specula Gaitonia-Galt C. I. 8: V. S. The Screech 0wlgBowrnanville H. S. Lalupatlion-Delta C. I., Hamilton Analecta-Central C. I., Calgary, Alta Actra Nostra-Guelph C. I. 8: V. S. The 0raclefSouth London C. I. The Times4Kingston C. I. The Elevator-Belleville C. I. 8: V. S. The Grumbler-Kitchener 8: Waterloo C. I. Northland Echo-North Bay C. I. The The Review-Trinity College, University Toronto. Vulcan-Central Technical School, Vox Collegiensis-St. Catharines C. 1. Toronto. 32 V- S' The Collegiate-Sarnia C. I. 8: V. S. Harhord Review-Harbord C.I. Toronto The CoIle,f:,ian-Stratford C. I. QQ V. S. The Muse-Malvern C. I., Toronto The Reveille-Riverdale C. I., Toronto The H0WW'l9l -N0Ft11 T0!'O11t0 C. I. The Parkdalian-Parkdale C. I. Toronto The Blilgllixt-J31'ViS C. I-. Toronto XYindsor-XYalkerville Technical School Oakwood Oracle-Oakwood C. I. Toronto. The Twig-University Toronto Schools Conning TOXVCI'-'XVQSIOII C. I. 8: V. S. The The Magazine-IVindsor. Lantern-Bedford Road C. I., Sas- katoon. Sask. New Era-Brandon C. I. 8: V. S. The He1'r110S-Humberside C- I. The XVolf Howlgsuabury C. I. .sg V. s. Lux Glcbana-Glebe C. I.. Ottawa The ReporterfVVellington Girls' Coi- Allaboutus-Stamford C. I. and V. S., Niagara Falls. lege, IVellington, N. Z. The Peptimist-Mimico High School. RfhVif'W'L0Hd0H Central C. I. Arghsy XVeekly-Mt. Allison, N. B. Acta Llldi-Oshawa C- I- The Monocle-Simcoe High School The Echoes-Peterboro C- I. The Year Book-Paris High School The Lantern-Sir Adam Beck C. I., London. Eastern Echo-Eastern High School of Commerce, Toronto. Albert Alibi-Albert College, Belleville The Collegian-St. Thomas C. I. Sz V. S. The Commerce, Toronto. Acta, Yictoriauna- Victoria Toronto. The Year Book-Scarboro Collegiate. Acta Xepeana-Nepean High School, Vlfestboro, Out. College,

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THE L. C.L TA TLER 71 L. C. I., February 10th, 1931. Dear Annie Laurie:- What are rabbies and what would you do for them? W-here should a lady be when walking with a gentleman on a walk. Yours, HARD LUCK Dear Hard Luck:- They are Jewish Priests and I am afraid I wouldn't do anything for them. The lady should be inside -the gentle- man. Yours, ANNIE LAURIE. Dear Annie Laurie:- I am a student in the Senior Com- mercial with the sole ambition to knock the world dead in the sten- ography line. Study my shorthand and gramalogues as I will, till my head actually reels, my beloved teacher insists that I don't know any short hand and I'll never be a stenographer! Can that 'be possible, Annie Laurie? Isn't it just possible that he doesn't really appreciate a gen- ius when he sees -one? Alas, it makes me quite disheartened, for I ask you. Annie, how can one make a success as a stenog. with such opposition? I had seriously considered being a bookkeeper-as I am quite proficient- but I am told the world tat the present time of depressionl is practically over- run with bookkeepersl And again my hopes were crashed when Mr. Lee, our instructive mathematician, kindly tat least he meant it kindlyl informed me that I'd never be any use in a brokers otfice. I implore you, dear Annie Laurie, what shall I do? I'm afraid I ani a total failure. I thought I might get married or some- thing desperate like that. But as a cook I'm a flop and too, no one has asked me yet! Rack my brains as I will, I cannot think of any way out of this my sorry plight. I iniplore you, Annie Laurie, think of something as I am desperate and I have no desire to end my young life in the waters of the Scugog. Yours in trouble, CALANIITY JANE. L. C. I.. February 13th, 1931. Dear Calamity Jane:- Truly your troubles are many! How- ever do not let the teachers' discourag- ing words dishearten you. Maybe if you appear inditferent to their harsh critic-ism, apply yourself diligently, and do your homework ev- ery night, they will begin praising you, or if not they must -at least stop criticis- ing your work. Then your success in commercial life will 'be assured and you will again seek the spotlight. Busi- ness depression is bound to right itself. There must 'certainly be an opening for you in bookkeeping. By all means con- tinue your studies for fby your letter I would judge you to be a very clever person. Hoping that this advice proves help- ful, I remain, ANNIE LAURIE. Study Room, L. C. I., February 27th, 1931. Dear Annie Laurie:- Like most of those who write to you, I am a student in the L. C. I., and like everyone else who is such, I am in trouble. You must know, dear Annie Laurie. what our feelings are when we walk in the girls' door of a classroom and ap- proach a fair OIIGVS seat only to meet the interested look of one of the staff passing out the other. I am told by the fellows that I personally turn a deep crimson, blushing to the roots of my carrot-topped hair, that I lose my nerve, that I stammer and stutter an invitation to the girl and altogether appear so ridiculous that it is little wonder this modern maid turns me clown in favour of another. You must know my chagrin. People flatter me that I have an attractive personality and Oh Annie, she is gorgeous! Even to look at her makes my heart throb in eager anticipation. Her eyes, oh so round, are a dark brown, her pretty hair falling in icurls at her SIIOIIICIQFS makes a picture few artists could do credit to, I know. Must I continue to be a worshipper from afar? All my ef- forts to arrange a date are futile! I have hurried at breakneck speed along the upstairs hall to meet her at the study room door, tthere is only one en- trance therel but I must always stop in my tracks at the sight of some mem- ber of the staff. Once perchance, I drew near enough to touch her gently, it was at noon and I knew we had little time, but I could not resist detaining her and how thrilled I was when she said she would see about it, but, Oh Annie, the bell rang and it made her late. Need I tell you that she wouldn't go with me to The Kent, and I cannot arrange another date, through trying to avoid the principal only to meet o11e who causes me even more embarrass- ment.