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

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THE L. C. I. TATLER 57 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Fifth Form Notes: PAST Did you ever stop to wonder what the 5th form people looked like in their youth. We can imagine Jimmy Groves running around like the proverbial barefoot boy. How's this for a description? A shock of blonde hair and an impish grin fboth still very much in evidence? an old straw hat with a wisp of hair peeking through a hole in it, trousers hitched up any old Way and of course bare feet to complete the outfit. We can also imagine Bill Gallagher, the dandy, wearing a Little Lord Fauntleroy velvet suit, complete with ruffles, a cute little pair of socks and of course patent leather slippers. Perhaps he had curls- who knows! Leone Dawe and Helen Mc- Nevin must have been cute little milk- maids with blue sunbonnets and pina- fores. Cann't you imagine them leaning on the gate flirting with the little boy driving the cows down the lane. Remem- ber when Bob Gregory was a little fat rosy-checked boy going to public school. Even then he was scientifically inclined. Ca.n't you picture him pouring vinegar into the blanc mange his mother made for dinner to see if it would sizzle. And Earl Doe. Vlfhen he was a little shaver his greatest hobby was getting gold stars for learning the golden text. There are a number of girls in our form from dis- trict schools. Can't you see them plough- ing through snow drifts in their long walks to school. Perhaps that accounts for their sturdiness today. Eleanor Hol- mes and Daisy Everson were two of our good students in the old public school days. Fact is we were all good students several years ago. So good that We used to act historical skits in playing charad- es. But we have beeter sense now. PRESENT What have We here? We see Jack Lamb has a great halbit of combing his hair lately. Can any one supply a. reason or are we to form our own conclusions. We see Don Betts, Rioss Abbott and Gary Horner back at school again this year. What can be the secret attraction We wonder. Earlston Doe hasnlt changed much. Stars are still his hobby. Not Sunday school stars, not movie stars but real heavenly orbs. Ruth Langdon takes a great deal of interest in chemistry late- ly. Again we Wonder Why. Jimmie Gro- ves today is one of our outstanding athel- etes. Gallagher is still the class dandy. We know of at least three luckless maid- ens who have violent crushes on poor Bill. But don't blame them. Vlfho could resist such a sense of humour. And his good friend Stephenson is another of our class comedians. We see Kay Neil is still dramatically inclined. As for all those demure little country lassiesg what a break they got this year with all the fashions now be- coming Mid-Victorian just exactly suit- able for shy little maidens. They blossom forth after four years of retirement, and walk all over us other sophisticated girls. FUTURE I For this portion of the story I am in- debted to Professor, J. H. C., the great crystal gazer. First he showed me in the crystal twhich strangely resembled a gold fish bowl? a -big write up in an Evening paper of Mar. 4th, 1963. It was all about Mildred O'Leary the great Canadian authoress. Remember the first book she ever produced in 1933. Let's hope that this one is an improvement. Then he pictured Earl Doe. Just think after all these years of being star struck hasn't he finally been moon struck. We hope that a rolling pin will never be used to remind him of his star struck days. Now he showed me Dot Fairfield, Jean Lecraw, Annie Kennedy and Verna Ferguson. What on earth are they doing. Oh I see now! If it isn't a Ladies' Aid meeting. Trust them to be doing something like that where there is a lot of talking to do. Next Bob Gregory was pictured as being a prosperous looking gentleman with a round shiny bald spot and a monstrous watch chain stretched across his vast chest. He is shown to be a regular Fal- staff and if any person asked him when he last saw his knees lie would good-nat- uredly answer not since Fifth form daysf' Bob Smith falways popular with pretty girls? is in his element. He is 'tak- ing up medical research work and is as- sisted by seven prim little nurses. Strangely enough they resemble some of our old class mates. Marion Peel and Helen Ingram are pictured as being dig- nified gracious looking matrons. CDid you see them in that play, Dust in the Eyesj. That is exactly how they are pic- tured in their declining years. Annie Horner is -pictured as being a radio an- nouncer. That almost looks like one of Ripley's specials. Don Dart and Jack Campbell are seen as star members on the Maple Leaf kid line. Marion Hopkins and Pete Dayman were the next ones pictured. They haven't seemed to change much. They are seen leaning over the fence between their res- pective homes and having a nice giggling chat just as they used to have across the aisle in school and jabber about their family affairs.

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56 THE L. C. I. TATLER the slave trader who is about to take Tom away.D Mr. Shelby- I'm sorry Tom old boy, you've been a good worker but due to the present financial condition I feel that I've got to let you go. I will give you a rec- ommendation at any time. Tom:-- Thank you imassa, I all knows that you would keep me if you could. Good-bye massa 1Tom 'bends his afflicted brow to receive his master's parting bless- ing. and goes off with the slave trader who winks at Mr. Shelby. They exeunt.3 Scene 2. 1Tom, Master George Shelby, and Tom's mother are seated before a table with dishes of pancakes and syrup.J Uncle Tom's mother:- Good-bye Tom. ma boy, and be sure to write to yuh poor mammie like Massa George learned you to. Master George- Good-bye Tom, I'm sorry I didn't have rtime to tell you the lat- est one about Pat and Mike. Uncle Tom:-It all breaks ma heart to leave you. Good-bye mammie, Good- bye Mrassa George. ' Scene 3:-cTakes place on a ship. Uncle Tom has just pushed 'Ilopsy into the river. With loud screams she is fished out. When some of the men tried to annihilate Uncle Tom, Topsy with a pale smile on her pale little lips said sweetlyz- Dear papa, for- give poor Tom, he didn't mean to I'm sure. Did you Tom? Tom was very sorry and quite converted I'm sure. Come Tom and live with us? said Top- sy, kindly. Scene 4. tTakes place in the drawing room of fthe St. Claire homei Tom is speaking. Topsy, what is the best way to get rid of ants in the house? Topsy- I don't know or I'd try it on Aunt Ophelia. Uncle Tom: Insult them. CLittle Top- sy laughs uproariously at which noise Aunt Ophelia and Eva enter. Eva is red with anger, green with envy, white with rage, but true blue till the last as she wip- es the last bit of watermellon from her ears. Topsy, I didn't mean to steal the watermellonj' she cried, with bitter tears streaming down her face. ' Aunt Ophelia:- Oh, Eva, I wish you could be as good as Topsy. 4With this they all exeunti Scene 5. - iTopsy is dying and Eva, Aunt Ophelia, Topsy's father and mother. and Uncle Tom are all there mourning. Even Little Eva whose thoughts are usu- ally wicked is for a moment rather sor- rowful.D Topsy fwith a pale smile? Good-bye mama, papa, dear Eva, Uncle Tom and Aunt Ophelia, do have more patience with Eva. With these kind words little Topsy prespired and my dear readers we regret that we cannot give any further informa- tion as to her final resting plaice, but knowing that she has friends in both places, who wish her well. CWe are ashamed to say that at that moment Eva jumped up and down and shouted with glee, Now I can use Top- sy's rag curls! With a shocked cry the others left the room and Eva took Top- sey's curls and after trying them on re- marked The kind my mammy used to make. Scene 6. -tSimon Legree has come to collect the mortgage and the St. Claires are not prepared to meet it. Little Eva who has had much compunction for her former actions, and to help our story has very kindly agreed to save the day.7 With a dramatic gesture, she cries, Give me just 24 hours and your accursed mortgage Will be paid. And with that she grabs her hat and coat and rushes out of the house. Scene 7. The St. Claire home. Enter Simon Le- gree at three minutes before the appoint- ed hour. Little Eva has not arrived and the St. Claires have given up hope. Just three minutes more and this plantation is mine. But at this moment a wild siren is heard and 'the screeching of brakes as a large limousine rolls up to the door. Lit- tle Eva enters with breathless haste- You are saved my dear people from this viper. Here is your :B1,000. Never darken this door again. Simon Legree mutters, Curses, foiled again. As he turns to go out the door Uncle Tom. whispers to Sambo and Quirrvbo, Now boys and they each hand him a lemon. tExit Simon Legreej All:- Tell us the secret of your success Eva:- Well, I hitch-hiked to New York with a radio sponsor and he liked my voice and 'got me a job on the radio. SCCIIC 8. Liza crossing the ice. Liza is one of Eva's poor relations and is fleeing from Simon Legree's clutches to join Eva in New York. The baying of the hounds in hot pursuit is heard as they round the bend. At the middle of the river Liza is seen to pause and with a soornful toss of her head calls: Couldn't catch a. flea. Couldn't catch a flea. At that Simon Le- gree turns from the scene but is knocked out cold as a lemon drops from a nearby tree on his head. fMoral-And so all things must came to an end.J

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58 THE L. C. I. TATLER. COMMERCIAL FORMS What does the future hold for you- Life in the business world? Then come along to Commercial And have your future furled. If you want to bang on a typewriter, If shorthand beckons too. Then come along to Commercial Your careers prepared for you. And we have jolly times you know You simply can't get blue Although I s'pose we do some things We really shouldrrt do. But after all, don't think of that For we learn lots, you bet! So come along to Commercial 'I'hat's a move you won't regret. Mr. Lee was speaking on profits and gains in arithmetic. Noticing Osborne Hadley enjoying va. quiet sleep, he cried, Hadley, which are the lesser profits? Sir! he said, springing up, Who am I to discriminate among these holy men? Mr. Breese was most anxious that his history class in junior Commercial should shine as the inspector had arrived and was about to examine the class on their knowledge of History. Who was it, said he sternly, Who ex- claimed in despair A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Mr. Breese was anxious until Lloyd Babcock raised his hand.. Please sir, he said, It was someone who'd drawn a blank in a 'sweepstakel'