Malvern Collegiate Institute - Muse Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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1 T H E .11 U S E ggggw REVOLUTIONS KA play in one adj Scene 1: Time 1932. January. A girl's study: untidyg lights glaring, radio blatting the latest song-hit. Our heroine is seated at a littered desk, pouring over a Modern History text: she is fair, slim, smartly dressed, with her hair tumbled about her face. She is frantically jotting down notes: she yawns. stretches. then glances feverishly at the clock. DOT: Heavens! Eleven o'clock and I'm only at the French Revolution. Why did Miss Cunningham have to give us that test for Monday '? tReads aloud! Paris mob starving and wild, set up barri- cades in the streets, etc. Oh. I'll skip that part. tTurns several pages, reading againzl In Austria, Italy and Germany riots were spreading. Republicans were gaining the upper handg all Europe in chaos. tSlams shut her book and picks up a newspaper, settling com- fortably in her chairl. Reads aloud headline in paper: Shanghai war may involve whole world. Disarmament means little. Oh heck! 'l'hat's as bad as the History. tShe yawns again and finally falls asleep.J Scene 2: Girl asleep in her chair as before. In her dreams the Japanese have not only defeated China, but also all other countries even in- vading Canada. Sweeping through the country, they ravage the main cities, setting up their own customs, installing Japanese government and education. Enter-small group of Japanese troops. They.ransack the room, taking all valuables, and under the direction of their commander build a bon-fire in the fire-place. where they toss her History book, English and French. They tear down the picture of the Prince of Wales. and destroy all books. even a small bible. The eonzmrzncler, a small dwarf of a man. shouts: Down with the English! Away with Canada! Cheering on his men, they take everything of value and depart. Scfnr .ir Malvern Collegiate. a Modern History class. Instead of Miss Cunningham's mild rule, a stormy Japanese is laying down the law: he is tall, angular, with a deep ochre sking long head, and great drooping moustaches. MR. CHOW: I want this class to understand from the beginning that no longer will you study anything pertaining to Britain, or to English speaking countries-that is not important. The History we are interested in is that of the great Japan, with its ancient line ot' lflniperors, its famous peoples, and illustrious doctrines. Take your texts. fHis keen eyes suddely light on Cooke, at the backl. Young man, what is that hook you are so engrossed in? I-101

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THE MUSE' COOKE: A Modern History of Europe. Sir! MR. CHOW: Ah! Where did you get that? All European Histories have been confiscated! I will have no interruptions in my class! Get out and stay out! fCooke picks up his books and walks out, as if he was accustomed to being kicked out of History class all the timeb. Mr. Chow pro- ceeds to give a fluent, long-drawn out account of the Ming Dynasty. Suddenly. there is a great commotion in the outer hall. The door is flung open, and Wareham, resplendent in a Malvern cadet uniform, appears, at the head of a regular army of cadets. WAREHAM: Come on everybody! No more Japanese History for us! Mr. Chow I guess we'll have to trouble you to vacate. MR. CHOW: Here. here! What's the meaning of all this? I'll have you expelled for disrespect! WAREHAM: VVhat's that? You don't want to go, eh? Well, come on boys. we'll help him out. But the Jap at that moment with a lighting move. leaped to the window, and there flung a small black object into the room. Before anyone could move. the bomb exploded! There was a terrific noise. and then the sleeping girl awoke! The clock had struck one! She rubs her eyes, and jumps up, dismayed. DOT: Good-night! I've been asleep for over an hour! What a dream! tShe gathers up her books and leaves the roomy -Hur LONGING The poppies sway, The golden asters blow about the wall. And through the day I feel the cool. sad wind of early fall. Last year we two Together viewed the falling of the leaves. Together knew The warmth and colour of the autumn sheaves. Now silence drifts In purple shadows near the rustic gate. And in the mists I want you back, but know it is too late. -HELEN ORAM. H1 l