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

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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'

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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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THE L. C I. TATLER 59 HILAWTY. l i..-1--L p1,F. L To edit the hilarity section Has been a novelty to us, We've found out lots and lots of things That would surely raise a fuss. They would give you something to laugh at And perhaps to wail albout too But to get them past the censors Was more than we could do. Your editors, Nerts land Willie The boy stood on the burning deck Eating his curds and whey So don't forget a bird in the, hand' Gathers no moss. Little Russ Horner sat in the corner, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, The little Red Hen said I will , Brother can you spare a dime? The above are written with due apology to Tennyson, Milton, Zane Grey and Shakespeare. Now from the sublime to the ridiculous Miss Adams: walling for number of French mistakes? Jean le Cra,w? Groves fwho h-as closely marked her pap- erl: Perfect, And who said that chivalry was dead. 2700 years ago Aesop said-a miss in the car is worth two in the engine. Depression is just a game of golf, the darkie said: All dat it takes to overcome the depression am three puts . . . putt yer faith in Gawd, putt yer Ford in de shed, and putt yer folks in de field. We hear that Miss Garbutt and Hart have had another falling out in French. Life seems to be just one Hart-break after another. I Mr. Hale Cwhile remarking upon the poem Mari-anna J said that during the day Marianna was at her ease as Sleep was far away from her. iWe wonder why Milf. blushedl. Abbott- I wonder how old Miss Ger- rish is? Dart- Well they say she used to teach Ceasari' Mr. Breese- How long have you been away? O'Leary- Since the wa-r of 1812. Hill: I don't suppose you don t know of nobody who don't want to hire nobody to do nothing don't you. White: eYs, I don't.