Montreal High School - Magazine Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL lVlAcAz1NE 79 THE ROBIN I once saw a robin a-sitting on a tree, And he seemed to say to me, Cheer up! Cheer up! and come and be happy, With me! with mel tee dec! G. M. S. STAIRS, 2nd year. A SURPRISE BY A POND NE day I came across a pretty pond, by the edge of a wood, and I saw some little water-fairies playing. They were having such a good time, I longed-f - oh! so muchf' to join them, but I was afraid to spoil my clothes in the Water. Presently one little fairy came and said, HDo come and join us, and we will crown you with water-liliesf' We played and splashed ourselves ,till I began to feel hungry, so I said good-bye to those dear little fairies. I went home, and I think they must have touched me with their magic wand, for I was just as clean and tidy as any little girl could be. So never be afraid if a fairy asks you to join them in their fun, for they will never let you come to any harm. ALICE REYNOLDS, age 11, Fourth Year. BUNNY , Bunny steals out, caresses his nose, Combs out his ears with his ten little toes. Blinks at the sun And commences to run, With a skip and a hop And a flippety-flop, Nibbling the clover wherever he goes, But only when he is quite easy in mind, Does he button his little white tail up behind. WILLIAM SCOTT, 2nd Year. Cand fatherj ROSES There are roses red and roses pink, And lots of white ones too, But no matter Where in the World I look, I never can find any blue. BETTY SKINNER, age 9. Fourth Year SCHOOL I like to go to school each day To learn awhile, and then to play. The swimming tank is quite the best, But still I really love the rest. SHIRLEY INNS, age 7, First Year. 9- 31 . X, C D Pyltie S' Qi HOLLAND OLLAND is a very flat country, in some places below the level of the sea. Dykes are used to make it safe, and wind-mills pump the water. Much farming is done in Holland, and ,we get our Dutch cheese from there. Many of the beau- tiful flower-bulbs which we plant in our gardens come from a place named Haarlem. The people of Holland are called Dutch and they Wear clogs instead of boots, the children wear pretty little bonnets which make them look old-fashioned. The chief town is called Amsterdam. The Hague is an important city. In the middle of it there is an artificial lake called the Vijver. Around it there are beautiful buildings, one is the Royal residence. Then there are the Houses of Parliament, the law courts, the museum, and the picture-gallery. The Dutch are very proud of this gallery, because there are so many beau- tiful and valuable pictures in it. The Zuider Zee, which means Southern Sea, is a body of water called a gulf in Holland. . MURIICL REYNOLDS, age 10, Fourth Year.

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78 THE I-licn SCHOOL MAGAZINE CAMPING N THE summer we go to camp. It is a long way from the nearest village. It is across a large lake. Sometimes we go to the village for supplies and we camp on the shore coming home. At night we sit around the camp-fire and tell stories, sing and other things. In the morning we get up early and have breakfast and then we play games. Sometimes some of our parents come to see us and bring us candy and other things. We go swimming in the afternoon and explore streams and rivers. We have swimming races, boat races, and other kinds of races with other camps and it is lots of fun, There once was a'life guard that could not swim, So he threw a boy a piece of soap to wash himself in. L. HALL, 5th Year. f up -X Q, ,f ' N M i in Th hx 1 Bl is ls-:jswvmf X 'jf Eshnifhc upqwgms Vx. I offYcknm8. X-.C:A-5-f,..x ,, V 00 1 US-nhum' SUMMER DAYS Summer days are nearer coming g Busy bees will soon be humming, Flowers are donning their beautiful gowns, And others are wearing their golden crowns. Daises wearing whitest frills, Birdies singing near the rills. Buttercups glowing in yellow hoods, Blue-bells are tinkling down in the woods. PHYLLIS DICK, age 10. Fifth Year. A SUMMER ADVENTURE One day as two little girls were sitting in the hot sun, they decided to take some candy, and go for a walk in the country. When they had gone a little way they saw an open stable, and one of them suddenly began to scream, for six horses ran out and started to chase them. That wasn't all, for after they had got rid of the horses, their candy got sticky, and they decided to wash it in a brook near by. As soon as they were near the brook, some cows came down for a drink, and the little girls got frightened and ran up a hill. Then they were afraid to come down again, so they took off their shoes and stockings and crossed the brook. On the way one dropped her shoe and couldn't find it. When finally they got out, their mother's voice was heard, and their hearts leaped for joy, but one of them had to go home with one shoe off and one shoe on. LEONORE STONE, age 10. Fifth year. A HUSKY DOG HUSKY DOG is a very tough animal. It is said that he can stand a harder blow on the head than a wolf. A husky is not a house dog. He likes to be out in the open with a fence around him about twenty-five yards wide and fifty yards long and built in the woods about twenty yards. A husky dog should be fed one and a half pounds of horse meat once a day. A husky is one of the hardest dogs to train in a sleigh or anything else. A good house for a husky is a thick barrel where no rain can get in. Then place blocks of wood on each side to keep it from rolling. It should be put on a platform about two feet from the ground. Over the hole of the barrel where the dog enters. you should nail a potato-bag to keep the heat in and keep out the snow or rain. One should not tease a husky because it is a very short tempered dog. Once in a rage, it is very hard to stop him from fighting. ALAIN ALMON, 5th Year.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE swab an X! K I am Bonzo Look at meg I'1n going to climb The birdies' tree. I can run And I can skip, Show me a lake And watch me d ip. NORMA AMY, 5y. Age 10. ,Ni . I N a -is V fx?-'Q 4., L, ' ,' S N - 5:1 Z ty TIT Siuitinusnx ' 1. N mtv.- em -N !l' fs' 'IJ ter. fbfeq Lohmhen. if THE FUNNY SIDE OF IT HERE are things that happen every day which seem to strike our sense of humour for the moment when they occur but are really not so comical at all. Yet perhaps a few days later you will walk through the street laughing just because you think of these things that have struck you as humorous. The other day I was walking down the street in the rain, and there was a man in front of me with his umbrella up. He was walking along quite briskly, thoroughly pleased with himself and the world, when suddenly his umbrella col- lapsed and fell down right over his head. I could almost see the expression of surprise that must have come over his face, and,at the thought, I burst out laughing. I had to pass by the man, and I found it hard to keep a straight face. I chuckled to myself all the way home. Now, whenever I see anyone walking in front of me with an umbrella up, I think of that un- lucky man and smile. If this had happened to me, I most likely would not have seen the funny side, but only the embarrassing side of the situation. RALPH RABINOVITCH, age 12. Sixth Year. HAPPY SCENES I see a yellow daffodil Dancing and bending on the hill, Stirred by a happy little breeze, Which makes a rustle through the trees. I see a bird Hying through the air, Flying, flying, I know not where, Floating with the cloudlets dim, Floating to the horizon's rim. I see a violet, that shy flower, Freshened by a summer showerg Lifting its tired and sleepy head, From its lowly little bed. I love these things, and where they dwell In open field or hidden dell, Giving all they have to life, To lessen our burdens and ease our strife. EVELYN COPE, 7-B.