North Bay Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Northland Echo Yearbook (North Bay, Ontario Canada)

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THE NORTHLAND ECHO 57 'ix Eiga s Fonivl ,M Vt Phyllis Ibbotson Spring's here, so 1et's be gay! Let.'s make our dreams come true: We'll chase all gloom away- Give happiness its cue. The daisy in her ivory palm, Her golden heart uplifts, To join in wondrous song, As spring presents her gifts. Emerald leaves hang still, And gleam 'neath the turquoise blue, And there's the robin's cheerful trill, Spring'5 challenge to me and you! -E. A. M. 'I'hcre's singing in the corridors, Thcre's running on the stair, For we're IA of N.B.C.I., And touch us if you dare. Miss Ash is our form teacher, And we love her very true, But if you interfere with her, We'll make it hard for you. Some say that we are sissies But this statement is not true, VVhen tea.cher's out, we talk and shout And sometimes whistle too. But our intellectual ability No one can deny, Is the best of all the forms! VVe're IA of N. B. C. I. ! ! At the beginning of the term in Septem- ber-History lesson going on. IA not familiar with teachers' names. Miss Walton: B, R.! Have you your history written out? B. R.: No. Miss Walton: Know what? B. R.: No. Miss Walton: Do you know my name? B. R.: N0. Why Miss Ash spoke of poison when so many wrong answers were given one French period.-Was she thinking of sui- cide or murder? If Muriel Beaton will ever wear her gym suit. If Evelyn McGee will ever prepare an oral ahead of time. Why Kay Richards likes that popular song, Oh, Johnny. Why Dorothy Meeking never has her supplementary reading 'book ready when Miss Morgan asks tor it. Is it because she is so busy, such as . . .? After walking through the dark, creepy First Floor corridor one morning, we girls very easily answered the health question, What is the name given to the framework of the body? Scene: Ashville's land of Health and Beauty. Miss Ash: What is happening when you eat? Pupil: Your trunk is being packed.' Miss Ash: What other French word means to continue or go on with the same things? Pupil: Etcetera Form IB Miss Walton N . Herman In Form IB Darling, she said to Her man as he would Rowe the boat down the Rivers. Try if you Cain to Beatty the others. as we are soon Chunmings to the rapids. On the banks was a green Lee where the tall grass would Russel in the breeze, as it was in Scotland near the Firth. 'My Taylor told me it was Roynon out this morning, she said. I don't McAra whether it did or not as Long as I win that race. I Betty you will, Rita said, and he Shirley did.

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56 THE NORTHLAND ECHO LE YIEUX CHENE Laurier Ribout Sur les bords de Venn murmurante. un Vieux che-ne elevait sa tete dans les cieux. et tie ses feuilles ver-tes l'ombre protegeait l'humble violette ses pieds. Le soir dans son fcuillages argente par la lune. lo zepliir mumurait une douce chan- son pour ondormir les oiseaux. La poussiere des siecles reposait ii ses pieds. Combien de souvenirs des ages rex-olus, des fantomes sans nombre, des peuples nneantis passerent sur son front dans sa longue carriere. Une nation apres l'autre avait sans doute fini par etre conquis par les dards sanguinaires des adversaires sous son ombre. De mes reves je nfeveille enfin et l'illusion s'enfuit. Toi, o chene majes- tueux, toi seul tu restes pour commander les moissons ondulees qui couvraient les guerets. Tu braves las tempetes, la foudre, et ton front est couronne d'un aureole cle flamme par le soleil couchant. Maintes fois, dans mes loisirs enfan- tins. je gravis la colline pour entendre soupirer le zephir dang tes branches nouees, et rcgardais l'oiseau monter, des- cendre, puis se cacber dans ta cirne pour m'enivrer de son Chant si pur. et guet- tait l'ecureuil qui me regardait de ses yeux noirs a travers l'epais feuillage, et la rouge-gorge deposer son nid it l'abri de Vorage, entre la terre et les cieux. Mais comme tout ici-bas prend fin, un jour je t'ai vu, 6 geant de la foret, courber ta venerable tete devant la. flamme rapido qu'une main incendiere avait allumee, ot dans tes bras seculaires, tu emportas avec toi l'ombre du passe. LE SKI. LE MEILLEUR SPORT D'HIVER Velma Martin, V Coll. Au Canada et dans notre propre Nord Ontario, le ski est le meilleur sport d'hiver que nous avons. Les citoyens do North Bay et les eco- liers de notre ecole sont bien heureux d'avoir tant de collines pres de notre ville. Nous avons un beau chalet situe ii trois milles de la ville et beaucoup de collines sont louees par le Laurentian Ski Club. Le club a presque quatre cents membres d'hommes, dc femmes, de filles et de garqons, Le ski, un nouveau sport au Canada, devient tres populaire et bientot tout le monde skifira. L'hiver prochain visitez le Laurentian Ski Club, et apprenez a V skier. T FORM REPRESENTATIVES TO THE MAGAZINE Back Row: A. Rivet, C. McManus, C. Wells, P. Ibbotson, G. Ward, V. Martin, M. Jennings, M. Alford Sm-will liow: fl. Darling. M. Forsyth, B. Williams. G. Rmltlawny, W. Reeves, A, Castagnc lfzont Huw: 15. Saunders, lt. Coonibcs, W. Barry, M. Constant, E. Stevens, E. Locke

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58 THE NORTHLAND ECHO FORM IB This is the story of Form IB. It is made up of girls and teacher you see: The girls in the form are not smart for their size And if awards were out-given thcy'd take the prize. First there comes Marg Beatty, The kids call her Beets, She loves to stick gum On the backs of the seats. Next Edith Firth, so meek and mild, Tall Betty Russell, a talkative child, Jean and Doretta, the McGillivray girls. Nelda Zufelt, the one with the curls. Next Mabel Smith, our basketball ace: Loving Gwen Darling, and her Smiling face: Gloria with her red hairy Connie and Shirley, the perfect pair. Some have forgotten why it's little meg No need to worry, I'm perfect you see, These girls are just a few, So to you all, toodlesee-oo. THE RED CROSS SLEIGH DRIVE Our Junior Red Cross members Held a sleighing party one night, It was a glorious evening And the moon was shining bright. The sleighs were great 'big flat ones, Covered over with hay, , 'Mid shouting, singing and laughing, VVe started on our way. The merry sleigh bells jingled As the horses pranced along, And soon the air about us VVas filled with bits of song. Soon on and off the sleighs we went Into the piles of snow, And many were running away behind As on the horses would go. After a jolly ride Out to the jail and around, We discovered that each and every one A large appetite had found. The table laden with beans and things VV4s a ve-ry welcome sight, And table manners were thrown to the wind As we ate our lunch that night. THANKS FOR THE MEMORY Thanks for the memory Of school in old North Bay Every single day, NVith pupils here and pupils there, ' All who were so gay. How lovely it was. Thanks for the memory Of dreams in our French class Of green trees and of grass, When teachers cried in agony, MV heavens what a class! How lovely it was. Many times we were detained, And many the time we were let free, But oh what a time we had attained. VVe didn't learn much In Science and such, Of teachers 'by the score Increasing more and more, The crossest ones and the fiercest ones Never were a bore. I thank you so much. Form IC Miss Gardner June McFarlane Mr. Firth: How would you find the density of olive oil? fOlive OylJ. IC Genius: Let's ask Popeye. English teacher: Corrine, would you give me an example of a collective noun? Corrine Call a-twitterbz A garbage can. OUR IC ALPHABET A is for Alga who never is quiet B is for Betty who talks during science C is for Corrine who is very smart D is for Dorothy who has such a heart E is for Eunice who is lots of fun G is for Ga-brielle who likes to hum H is for Helen who always does talk I is for Isobel who has a long walk J is for Jean who likes to holler K is for Katharine who is such a good scholar L is for Lenore who's a very good writer M is For Margaret who is not far behind her N is for Norma who gets Mr. Firth's goat O is for Olive who in school wears her coat R is for Ruth who has curly blonde hair S is for Shirley who likes to stare, and also for space, so I'll have to end here.