London South Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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it 7 'ybe XX T 0 if. .. 4:71 -1 f' if ENX-'ix -A+? 'Ag' A ' A1 sr-Y-3 Q ' 1. 5 Z is , X . f qi! .1 ,5 '- G ris' . 'f 9,2 zjgy 'I 2 ab . D i at X if TEMPUS FUGIT gf fi' 3 0-C. Edz'z'm-s: HAROLD VVHITE and NORMAN FARROW. Fiye-1 ears in ti Mxulu Siren By BOB FORD. Arts TQ. of W. O. This September. :ot liaviiii a great deal to do until the memorable 25th, I was able to recline at ease and watch with yarious feelings the familiar old faces, and many new ones. trudge back to the little red schoolhouse. Here. of course, everybody expects me to make the time-honoured remark about the nrst year kids getting smaller every year. But to me they looked like a line group-as they toddled, crawled. or scooted past our front door. Ours was the first class never to grace the old building with its presence. Thus we think of the new school much as the old pioneers must have thought of the Victoria School. It has mellowed slightly in tive years. The bricks are not quite so gaudily red. the auditorium so glaringly new, the trees so clearly hard-struggling tmy prayers are with those trees: they may yet hide the ugly pilei, Mr. Dinsmore so obviously dieting. Wives have been acquired. and children begotg waistlines have appeared and been struggled with. But on the whole the school to-day pre- sents the same appearance as it did that long age ago when we first timidly entered its doors. It was a great five years, and there was much sadness. I know, in our hearts at that Fifth Year Banquet. But the future beckons-perhaps not as bright a future as could be hoped for. but it is youth that will brighten that future, if it is to be brightened at all. and in that army of marching youth South will have its place, fighting there with the youth of Canada page fifty-four and the world against War, against greedy capitalism, against selfish nationalism, against all the ugliness of the democratic world, to give civilization a better, perhaps idealistic system of government, economics. and social life. -Ye Brave Knightes of Qide By If JEANNEE WATTEE, Arts '37, U. of VV. O. KWitlz Apologies to Chaucer, Webster and Cacsarxi - For lo! these many moons fone and six daysbf ye Froshe had been fared with eyery disrespeckt. They had been compelled to take unto themselves the shapes of corpses, schoole teachers, brides, bride- grooms, prima donkeys, dancers, barmaids. butlers, doormen, Indians, valets, kow- towers. Mohammedans. and-vilest of all -they who croon. With the passing of very many days had come their chance for revenge. With tensity stood yon sober groupe. their mitts filled with implements of onslaught, awaiting ye signe for advance. After ye leader had cleaned hys finger- nailes, gave he ye signal, Onward, Into the direction of ye risinge sun. then toward ye land of icicles. and at the ende of many paces, gave ye leader the commande, Go west, young man, go west. Ambuscades were by them encountered at every 'turne of ye highroade, but, daunted not, onwarde they pressed. Ane attacke! Our knoble knights and faire ladies had come upon the blackguards THE ORACLE

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at ye brig. A volley of senile tomatoes was by them met and in ye same termes replied to. On came a volley of apples of a rare greenish hue. Our heroic band gave answer by ane groupe of tomatoes and other fruites, which had been found most useful in campaignes of anciente tymes. Ye enemy retreated. Ye bande of nobles pressed on. Ye enemy resorted to ye tricks. which were not done by Hoyle, and heaved ye decrepite hen-fruite-not ye meeke and timid egges, but independente and able-to- stande-alone eggesl Ye H. Bi fell back. Ye egges gave out. Ye H. B. advanced. A cry was raised! Ye enemy had got ane hempen twine and were fastening it to ane willowe tree of right sturdy proportions. Quickly rushed our men down, and seized ye twine. Ye enemy tugged-ye H. B. sprawled in ye drinke. Ye H. B. tugged. ye enemy sprawled in ye drinke. Ye enemy -but that couldn't go on forever. Besides. our noble men had no branche to which to tie their ende of ye twine. for only scrubble and ye bristling weede-ye Scotche thistle -arose on their side of ye drinke. How- ever, one of ye H. B., a stalwart fellow and one who had served in former campaignes. crept with knaked knife to the opposite shore, to cut-ye twine. Ye twine slack- ened-our men heaved with regained strenth Cspelling by Websterl. Gradually ye zeale of ye enemy had been damp- ened fpunl. Ye H. B. raised ane shoute of triumphe. Ye enemy placed all hopes of safety in speed. fDo we remember Caesar?J They retreated with haste up ye slope of ye treacherous river. One of their number bore with him as he fled a banner. Ye H. B. followed in close pursuite-desirous of receiving unto themselves ye flagge. Ye enemy perched himself on a pole, and nuts were thrown to him by ye crowde. His supporters were standing in a groupe under him. Our knoble knighte, with much swiftness formed into one + two groupes and bored their way into ye pole. They unseated ye enemy but failed in retrieving ye banner. And that, dear little readers, is the reason why everyone should go to Collitch. fEt I am finis Erat.l fWe didn't know which to use-take your pick.-fAuthor's Note.J tH. B.-heroic band. SOUTH C. I. 'WHERE YVE ARE Those taking an intensive course in the noble and ancient art of distilling and other scientific projects include: Norm Anderson, Herbert Childs, Keith Coates, Paul Croley, Andy and Bill Cunnnings, John Lamont, Vic Gilpin, Bill Richardson, Harold White and Gordon Matheson. Bob Ford, Eleanor Kerr, George Lamont, Ozzy Littleford, Marjorie Parsons, Jeanne Watt and Norman Farrow have decided to give civilization a break by developing their artistic talents. Amongst those wallowing in luxury at home. we find Ted Hutchinson. Watson Kearns. Stewart Merriiield. K. Breake- speare, Charlie Cowan and C. Balfour. Aussi Haswell Dodds. Edith Sampson. E. Phillips, P. Raymond, G. Lackie, Don Morrison and D. Bonney are going to Normal. E. Parsons, O. Orchard, N. Finch, C. Coleman. L. Cress, J. Crone. S. Webber. Gord Hotham and Frank White have joined the working classes. Marny Pegg is going to be a nurse, while Howard Phillips is studying horses at the O. A. C. Bill Dawkins is attending the College of Optometry at Toronto. The activities of many of the alumnae were unknown and thus, unfortunately, could not be in this summary. it e 9 N I J . Page fifty-riff