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THE London, May 28th, 1934. Dear Scholars- Every year at our Prize Day Exercises, honour falls where it is due, namely on those who by hours of conscientious hard work have succeeded in excelling the average student. To them were presented the prizes, medals and scholarships which were their reward. We were fortunate in having with us today Mrs. John Rose, Mrs. A. A. McLean and Dr. J. G. Hunt, each in turn giving us valuable ideas in their few words of greeting as they presented the well-earned prizes. Mr. Gray, Mr. Nethercott and Mr. johnson assisted in the presentations. By the applause which followedjwe gather that the student body were well pleased with the choice of winners. We join in wishing these fortunate students the greatest success in whatever they attempt in the future. Certainly makes one feel like working harder, doesn't it ? -Frances Copeland Mgt. Murrison London, june 2, 1934. High-ho, Centralites! Gather around, while I tell you about the Grad Banquet last night. It was the climax of the year for us, and what a climax it was! The menu was excellent, it was served in the auditorium, which had been most attractively decoratedin peach and green. Mr. Johnson officiated, and acted as toast-master. He introduced our guest speaker, the Rev. J. Bruce Hunter, B.A., D.D., M.C., who inspired and interested us by his message intended for us who were ready to leave the nest and try our wings in the great world. Then followed the Valedictory by Beverley Brent and Robert Syrett's cleverly delivered prophecy. The programme continued with a vocal solo by Jean Brown, and later, a cornet solo by Harold Scott. We finished off the perfect evening with dancing in the gym and left for home very tired, but very, very happy. Thus another robin in our tree of friendship. -Jack Judge 0 London, Sept. 4, 1934. Hello Comrades! My, oh my! What a hectic day is the First Day of School. Here we are all back together again, starting on a brand new term. It's just like turning over a new leaf-we're all going to do so much better, but, somehow, things just seem REV IEW 69 to slide along the same as usual. Oh well, as somebody said, Central students never are, but always to be, studiousf' However, let's not not ramble too far. This morning, as we slid into comfortable seats in the auditorium, for which Central is noted, We remarked with pleasure, that the entire teaching stafi was back with us. This year there are no new faces on the platform. Too bad-we won't have the fun of finding out what the new teacher is like. We notice, a little regretfully, that many old familiar faces are gone, but cheer up, we have all the newcomers, whom we heartily welcome among us! Here's hoping for a fine year! -Laird Bovaird 6 London, September 15, 1934. Attention, Students! The Round Robin greeted my arrival home today. So many things I didn't know- The Membership Drive is certainly going over well. VVe got off to an early start this year, so the results will be forthcoming by the time our popular student president wanders from the protecting arm of our Alma Mater. It has turned out to be a short, snappy affair. The students are almost one hundred per cent. back of us. There seems to be much more school spirit and enthusiasm than in former years. Let's hope that it may mean a good beginning, financially, for the school organizations. My duty is done! -Joan Heslip 0 London, October 10th, 1934 Greetings Central! Well how do you like the new Year Organiza- tion Plan? Don't you enjoy your weekly meetings with the rest of your year-those jolly, informal sessions when you discuss your business, make speeches, and sing songs. For my part, I think it's a fine idea. One can tell that the year spirit is already beginning to kindle, which of course looks well for a better spirit in the school as a whole. You know, these year meetings serve a twofold purpose. There are more students in Central this year than the auditorium can comfortably seat, and then, those seats at the rear of the main floor were always creaking, so the seats were removed and the overflow was sent to the Gym-each year meeting once a week. Fifth year is making the ,, most of the opportunity. Arrangements are being com- pleted for the singing of pop- 0 ular songs, and already we have heard from Alice Der Stepanian in an interesting address based on her ex- periences in Europe, and -T-is
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68 TI-IE London, Feb. 9, 1934. Dear Fellow Pupils,- On this cold winter morning, we had a very interesting Address from Mr. West concerning the warm land of Egypt. His topic was Egyptian hieroglyphics. While any subject concerning this land bordering on the Nile always possesses mys- tery, Mr. West presented his information in such a way that many immediately left for Egypt to study these mysterious markings. I was surprised to learn that this ancient language has a definite alphabet, of which there are about twenty letters. The specialists on the subject have discovered that certain pictures and symbols will represent a letter or a group of letters. Mr. West also pointed out that it is only within the last century or so, that they have given forth their meaning to the world. The twenty minutes passed by far too soon, but may we hope to have such a pleasure again? This game is certainly a good one. -Frank Dowler ,: y I-2 - : .A , ,fpi reg ml- ' a we Jean Tenmzni London, March 9, 1934. Dear Colleagues- The memory of this morning's auditorium period will stay with us for a long time. Mr. Hall, of the staff, spoke to us on, I wish someone had told me when I was your age. Mr. Hall brought home to us the possibilities of another war in the near future and what it would mean to us as students. He reminded the boys that most of them would be vitally concerned and would be forced to face the horrors of a war, much worse than the World War, as far as cruel hardships and wholesale slaughter were concerned. Mr. Hall certainly made us think, and brought to us very vividly the danger in which we were standing. We were beginning to feel lost and helpless when Mr. Hall came to our rescue. Stand up and voice your opinions, he said, and let those in charge know that you. as the youth of the country, do not wish to throw away your lives for a useless cause -war! Mr. Hall concluded by urging us to back all anti-war associations and to believe in the League of Nations. We will, Mr. Hall, and thank you for your talk, which gave us so much to think about, and aroused our interest in the affairs of today. How large our Robin is growing! ' -Laird Bovaird REVIEW London, May 18, 1934. Dear Students- I received the Round Robin in the mail yesterday. It's getting to be quite a book to read! This morning, Col. Wm. Beattie gave a fine address on Why War Should be Prevented. Col. Beattie, the president of the London Branch of the League of Nations Society, had been a chaplain during the Great VVar, and therefore knew whereof he spoke. His address, somewhat humourous at the outset, grew more and more serious. He told us frankly the horrors of war, which is not a parade behind a brass band. He stressed the importance of the co-operation of the youth of today. As conditions of today are identical with those of 1914, we must prevent a war which would involve the whole world. Indeed a startling, but necessary message. -Ken. Hunt fe A-f I fra all P ll! -f May 26th, 1934. Central C.I. Hello Everybody: Recently we were much indebted to Mrs. Calvert, president of the Women's Canadian Club, who introduced to us Doctor Ross, of Montreal, lawyer, book-reviewer, author and bibliophile. The topic of his interesting and entertaining address was Modern Poetry. The delightful childhood poetry of Nathalia Crane was much enjoyed. Dr. Ross' address was liberally sprinkled with humourous remarks concerning punctuation and apartment houses. Since one fine speech leads me to recall others, I remember that Mr. Porter, registrar of the Ontario Agricultural College, spoke to us about two months ago and told us of the type of work done in that institution. He pointed out the progress that had been made in the various depart- ments and particularly in Bee-Keeping, Horticul- ture and Chemistry. He proved that the O.A.C. had more than justified its cost by the large amount it has saved for the farmers of Ontario. In March Inspector Jennings, of Toronto, brought a few words of greeting and presented us with some very excellent advice. Later, Principal A. C. Lewis, of East York Collegiate, Toronto, who was inspecting our famous staggered system, brought us greetings from his institution and delivered a humourous address that contained some fine advice for the future. On April the sixteenth a representative of the Temperance Society presented an illustrated lec- ture on the subject Alcohol and Health. I hope, in closing, that my news has helped the Round Robin grow a little, either in length or width. Yours truly, -Donald Miller
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70 THE from Mr. Miller, who told us about the scholar- ships waiting for those willing to work. The Fourth Year have entrusted their entertainment to four committees, each one responsible for one programme a month. To start out a year with such promise of cooperation and eagerness on the part of the students makes us quite sure that this year will be the best we've had for a long time. Here's luck to the new idea! -Pazzlfine Crouch :Epi C25 '23 '23 'Elnbma Baum Attention, Students! London. Oct- 19, 1934- Here's the inside story of last night's First Year Party. I was there acting as a waitress and now I'm going to give you the highlights of it. To begin with, the Gym was beautifully decor- ated for the occasion. The tables were spaced throughout the room and each table was set for six. They were decorated in the traditional hal- lowe'en colours, orange and black, which was really quite effective. In the centre of each table was a card with the name of an animal on it, such as pig or hare These were the symbols of each group. Gong, The First Year thronged in, singing the school song in an awful chant. Ghostly pumpkin faces peered down from the balcony, while waitresses, selected from different years, prepared to serve the guests. When the teachers had made their more ceremonious entrance, the delicious meal began. Thanks to Miss O'Neil, it was well worth eating, and from the relish with which it was consumed, one could easily see that the First Year enjoyed it. Between courses Mr. Carr played Pink Elephants, and our old favourite, On the Road to Mandalay. Our vice-president, Anne Walden, addressed the gathering, and expressed her hope that the Students' Council would be well supported by them this year. She certainly received a lot of assurance on that point! Then came a play in the auditorium, directed by Miss MacKinnon. The audience was soon enthralled in a plot, in which fabulous treasure is unearthed, and registered their approval at the end, by tremendous applause. Yes, it was a great success! Milla rjorie Roulston 6 Q London, Oct. 26, 1934. -In Ahoy, Shipmates! 'il The teachers are certainly WY -,W doing their share in making the auditorium exercises interesting REVIEW this year. On Friday of last week, Mr. Entwistle gave a short talk on the simpler Points of Rugby. Yesterday morning he continued his discussion, reviewing the meaning of certain technical words. He also discussed the trick plays of our Seniors' game with South the day before. Such words as scrimmage and forward pass were explained. We were all especially interested because today we are playing our final game with South Collegiate. Let's hope Mr. Entwistle's careful explanations will bring more rooters to Central's rugby games. The robin doth expand. -Geojrey Miller 0 London, Nov. 3, 1934. Dear Fellow Students- I believe the postman will soon need assistance to carry the Round Robin to its destination. On Thursday of this week, when we came into the auditorium, we noticed with great anticipation that the curtains were drawn and that a soft yellow light could be seen under them. Another treat? Yes indeed, the Fourth Year were presenting a short skit, which they had formerly put on in the Gym. The plot was full of humour and suspense. A lawyer, just starting to practise, receives what he supposes is his first client. After keeping him waiting for a good while, he has his secretary show him in, while he pretends to talk big business over the phone. What a shock, when he finds his client has come to connect the telephone. f,5ylu My goodness gracious! Such delightful things are happening around Central lately! This morn- ing we unlucky stay-at-homes received a sparkling glimpse of the far away. Miss Thomson spoke to us of her trip to Europe which she undertook last summer with Miss Roddick. After their stay in England, they set out for Scandinavia, where a friend of Miss Thomson lives fwe are not told whether or not in an iglooj. Upon their arrival at Bergen, they were greatly confused by water faucets which turned the wrong way, and by door- knobs in the shape of handles. Here also a dis- appointment was in store for them. The reindeer, which they had looked forward to seeing, were on the other side of the range, and quite out of sight. Today, from Miss Thomson's chat and a few days ago, from Miss Roddick's, it is quite evident that they both enjoyed their trip immensely. However, we hope they're glad to get back. -Wilson Reason
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