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

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'1 GRADUATION DINNER A GREAT SUCCESS Doug. Parnell lin the evening oi' May Silst, 19255, the banquet hall of the South Collegiate was the scene of a very enjoyable dinner, South Sketch, London, December 6, 1935 1 1 given in honour of the gradu-i ating class of HHS5. Proniptly at 6.30. the students gathered for their last. banquet nt South and entered an colourful room decorated in blue and white. Upon sitting down to the table, ai pleasant surprise ziwaited each guestg in front of each plate was laid a clever- ly designed menu. The double pages inside were laid out with a page for the menu and a page for autographs. l'lt'lll'kI.tl l each ltfflll oi' foo-l, huinourous extracts from Shakespeare 01' Vihrdsworth were inscribed. Before the meal had progressed very lar, autographs covered the page of each menu, which will no doubt brovide pleasant memories at a future date. After a dinner, the equal of which could only be found at some country church supper, the chairs were pushed back and everyone settled at ease. Due to the regretl'ul absence of our president, Iron Fraser, the ceremonies following the dinner were presided over by Henry Carrothers. After an introductory speech by the chairman, a toast to the school was given by Toni Parker and replied to by Mr. Graham. At intervals throughout the eve- ning we were entertained by those two master musicians, who are no strangers to South, Bill Hartry and Keith Coates. The evening continued in the form of a toast proposed to the graduating class by Miss Mc- Canius. The touching words of that toast had a deep effect on all those present and espe- cially upon those who were leaving South for good. The toast to the graduating class was replied to by Eileen Knowles. The dinner was brought to a close by a fare- well speech givcn by Ernie Grove on behalf of the gradu- ating class. Tho entire credit of that evening, which will long be remembered by all those pres- ent. goes to our president, Mr. Arnistrong, and our vice-presi- dent, Mr. Ireland. If it had not been for the valuable advice given by those two gentlemen the dinner would not have been the outstanding success that it was. ,TRIBUTE PAID 1STUDENT PORTRAYS , OUR FIRST YEAR TO MAJOR BOWESL TEACHERS' DREAM Margaret illlllllllllljif The wheel of fortune spins, Around, around she goes, Where she stops, nobody knows. Presto! Another talented youngster sets his feet lirmly on the lirst rung of the ladder of success. Ui' course there are amateurs :ind 2lllliltt'Lll.'SI some are very good, and some are even worst-3 some sing, sonio do imitation, some play instruments mln-th known and unknownl, while others try. At lirst thc progruninie was truly an amateur prograunme - everyone who applied was al- lowed to perform, consequently one heard il new Lily PIIIISH on the sanio programme as a Bing Crosby three notes fiat. But later Major Bowes, having more material to work with, gave auditions to his prospec- tive talont. perhaps allowing one victim of the gong to broadcast. Now his progranime features as good as or even better talent than most pro- H'l'ill'lllllES oi' professional stars. Yet there are so many tal- ented people tlint even Major Bowes' efliclont and praise- worthy elforts cannot take care of all those who deserve oppor- tunities. His units touring the vaudeville theatres throughout the States are the hit of the year. Through his etforts Major Bowes has helped, not only the aniatcurs. but also many stage hands, musicians and telephone operators. Long life. good health and continued good fortune, Major Bowes, and your amateurs! Long may you be on the air! RED, WHITE AND BLUE Red is for the salesman Who ten Oracles has sold. If he may wear a red rosette, He's worth his weight in gold. A half-rate salesman wears the blue: Perhaps he may sell inore-4 At any rate, let's hope he's been To every neighbour's door. For selling two, you may wear White And show it in the hall, For it is really better Than wearing none at all. l l l i l i K June Deacon It has been said that there are two sides to every question -- the wrong side and our side. A student might easily change this to the teachers side and our side. They always conflict. Even in choosing an model stu- dent, there would be some cause for argument. The teachers, in their wise matter-ot'-fact way, demand that, above ull, a scholar do all his homework leven if it does take all nighth, listen atten- tively lnever moving a geom- etry caser, and keep awake in all classroonis. They tell us that Latin verbs, the law of length. and history dates are far more iniportaut to the model scholar than the olil tin Ford rattling past the window, or the fact that it has begun to rain on the day scheduled for ai rugby gkilllff. All these and many other attributes make up the tear-her's model scholar tI'vc never seen one! J. The pupil, however, takes a non-practical view. To him, a model student is one who can spend his evenings as he pleases and yet. have the good fortune to know the word for which he is asked in the Latin vocabulary. HL- is athletic enough to play on a team, and thus escape the last period on certain days. He knows how to cram for examinations, an'l always gets through by the skin of his teeth : yet he en- joys life, never appears to have any worries of his own, and cares not how many he gives the teacher. BIG RESPONSE TO BASKETBALL DANCES Aileen Cook. Last year South had three basketball dances, held follow- ing the games, one with Sarnia, one with Windsor, and one with the Old Boys. The three games were very exciting and were well supported by South students. The .Juniors were victorious over Sarnia Juniors in the iirst game. The dance following the game certainly was lots of fun. The music was supplied by Doug. Townsend. The feature of this dance was a tango by Mr. Dinsmore and Dick White. The next dance was held after the Windsor game, in l l I 1 w l l l l l J 1 l i l i l Peggy Ellwood First year. There was one -one whom everyone viewed with surprise. From his size, he might be taken for a Middle or Upper School student. My hopes mounted rapidly. Per- haps First Year was growing up. Then, dashing around a corner, I almost tripped. Look- ing down about the level of my knees I saw a poor, innocent First Year who had tried vain- ly to get out of my way. My high hopes took a long skid out of sight. There was one of the usual size of First Year- ers, the smallest of human be- ings. Enough of that, how- ever, for no doubt we in our turn were the school. First good points. One of the they possess is enter into the spirit of things - to be a help, not a hind- rance. At the girls' party they took their initiation in the best of spirits. They knew not what dark fate was approach- ing them, but they certainly enlivened the party. Then, school spirit. It has so many different meanings: to be quiet in auditoriumg to turn out to the school gamesq to help the teacher in classy and to aid in all the numerous things that raise a school's standard. First Year has tried to do them all. They are by no means the worst offenders in auflitorium. They delight in watching games. Anywhere you may see a First Year valiantly cheering for Tom, Dick and Harry. I don't know, but I think they're just as good as those about to leave school. When you add up everything, you can see we've got a First Year to be proud of, and one that will be a real credit to the school in future years. So here's to you-First Year. despair of the Year has its niany virtues the ability to which the Windsor team won the W.O.S.S.A. title. At the dance Jack Callahan's orchestra played. The basketball season was brought to a close by a game between the Old Boys and South Junior and Senior teams combined. After this game, the nnal dance of the season was held. Elmo Johnston and his orchestra provided the peppy music. These very informal dances were enjoyed by the students and we are all looking forward to them again this year.

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South Sketch, London, December 6, I935 THE PERFECT SEX We, the girls of L. S. f'. I., have been asked to writc our opinion of the boys ann what is the matter with them. lVell, here goes, boys,--no hard feel- ingsfjust the plain truth! Take it and like it. First of all, we should like to say what lovely dancers the boys are. Oh, yes, we really mean it. They are such egootl dancers that it is impossible for a girl to go to a dance in san- dals. If she has the courage to wear them, she is limping: for the next week or so. Next, we should like to com- ment on the good looks of all the boys. They are all so haml- some. They either have Roman noses lroamin' all over theirl facesl or otherwise. They al- ways have their hair cut, combed, and ,'-.generally walk like young men of eighty. This would not be complete without saying'somethin1,: about ,Q '-5' 96 rv 4- ..., their manners. We all agree that they are well mannered. Have you ever been in a hurry at one-twenty-nine and dashed around a corner to collide with one of the weaker sex? tnat- urally I mean a boyl. Of course you have --and what did he do? Why, gave you a dirty look and said in the nicest of tones S-l'-R-A-M. Oh my, but they are so well mannered! As for letting' a lady pro in or out of a door Iirst, why the boy always does does what? He walks very nicely to the door and then, when he sees you are nearer to it than he is, he rushes at breakneck speed to open the door--but not for you! His one purpose in life seems to lie to uct into that room Iirst. UI' course, there are exceptions and we certainly appreciate them. .-Xtler you liaye read this, don't you think that the boys at our school are perfect? We do, and we simply cannot find Ll thing' wrono' with them! INITIATION WEEK This problem of very great im- port, Which makes me feel so meek, May puzzle you as it puzzles me, ulnitiation lVeek. To all who read this tale of woe, As a Freshman let me speak .Dt all the troubles we endure Initiation XVeek. And if our Senior we espy. Trom out her way we sneak. Dr we must kneel and kiss her hand. Initiation Week. The boys at every corner stand Xnd jeer. At us they peek. They do not have to suffer this Initiation Week. Pray tell me, now, ye seniors. I would information seek, Please tell me why the boys escape Initiation Week. -Ruth Blane LITERARY EXECUTIVE f i W .35 .1-. Back Row eA. Mills, H. Henderson, M. Hennigar, Mr. W. R. Urlin, V. Prior, I. Hammond, C. Cole. Front Row-E. Knowles, E. Snelling, P. Mason, D. Fraser lpresidenti, B. Wolff, Miss J, McRobert. 3 PRESIDENT CITES AIMS OF LITERARY SOCIETY Don Frasei Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And, oh! the little less, and what worlds away! That's all I know, besides that is all that's necessary to know in this particular rhyme. These few worils are an extract taken from a poem written by that famous poet Browning. He has, in his search of something, traversed the world a great deal. WCW who are at school, can- not travel the world and at the same time receive an edu- cationg thus, we have what is called a Literary Society to blend in a proper discord, our academic and social life. It is by means of this society that we get from school that little more , and although we 4lon't realize as yet how much it is. we shoulil be quite gl-ate- ful for such an organization. lle don't understand its bear- ing in us until we get out into the world and see what talents anil ambitions it really has -without our knowledg'e-im- printed on each of us. That is why I sincerely hope the execu- tive of 1935-36 will please you and at the same time train you so that this training will be Umfful 'YI your life's vocation. The vice-president is striv- ing' to obtain an amusing and at the same time instructive standard of programmes for your benefit. She thinks they will be constructive and in- tends them to suit everybody, Don't part with your illu- sions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. It is with these illusions that the Literary EX- ecutive is looking forward to to instill you. To live in a IIHPPY SOCial light and to dwell in harmony are our immediate aims. During the passage of years past, Literary Executives have provided a high standard entertainment, antl thus we hope to present to the society the same, with possibly 3, greater measure of success.