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

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THE NORTHLAND ECHO 75 IIA Commercial Miss Walker W. Barry POEMS In 2A Commercial you can easily say, That four angels were born one September day Now, the funny part of it is, they haven't a wing They laugh and talk, they dance and sing. But in our form they are the best They cheer us up when comes a test Why they form the back-bone of the school You've never heard of them breaking a rule lmuchl They are Enfborg, Neals, Vrebosch and Barry And this good record may they always carry. Now in our form we have two doves, VVho think that they are much in love So together they make quite a pair B. C. and A. P. are the two little lads Now if you wish to know the gals Their names are Biers and O'Hare. WE WONDER Why: B. Enborg is always humming Oh Johnny. but slightly changes the name to Jack. What: G. Buskey was thinking of when she wrote the words You Essay rather than U.S.A. What: Girl in our form wants all the girls around her to keep quiet during a free show or performance because she wants to get her money's worth. Who: C. Granger was thinking of when she wrote the word Graftsmen rather than Craftsmen, Why: H. Tyers' phone is always busy on Saturday nights-Wouldn't be because she is keeping house-Would it? Why: P. Neales always wishes to go thru' the Study Hall during a certain time of day. Why: W. Barry's theme song has suddenly changed to Billy. I. O'Hare: How do you write 'Clause?' Mr. Foster: Oh! there are many different ways of writing it. I. O'Hare: But I mean like in Santa Claus. Mr. Foster: It really doesn't matter, he'll get your letter anyway. Mr. Foster: fafter reading a note found in one of the desksl Now if you see a girl walking around the school with a broken heart, try to patch it up for her. Bright Pupil: Well, how will we know if who ever she is has a broken heart? Mr. Foster: That's easy to see, all you have to do is look at her. Bright Pupil: Wow! It must be pretty bad. F. Vendetti: treading her compositionl Then I became so frightened, my bones began to rattle. Bright Pupil: Gee, was that bony. Miss Mustard: Who can make a. sentence with the Word datum? Bright Pupil: Boop Boop ditum datum watum choo. AMBITIONS OF IIA M. Lovell-Night Club Singer. I-I. Tyers-Phone Operator. G. Vrebosch-Seamstress. L. Brown-Somebody's Private Secre- tary. F. VendettiYDish Washer. D. Stanton-Floor Washer. W. Barry-Swing Leader. P. Nea1eswGlamour Girl. F. McKenny-Teacher. M. Calarco.-Pianist. I. Frederick-Radio Singer. B, Enborg-Social Success. C. Granger-Dramatic Actress. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN IIA IF F, Vendetti didn't borrow. G. Vrebosch forgot her mirror. P. Neals forgot her lipstick. V. Seguin didn't forget her books. F. Jones didn't do her home-work. B. Enborg forgot her comb. H. Tyers didn't take her daily Walk. K. Martin and R. Doran didn't always have something sweet to say about the Adanac. WANT ADS FOR IIA Wanted: Romantic young man for a little Damsel in Distress. Nothing but Debonaire will be accepted. Wanted: An unbreakable mirror for V. Seguin. Apparently she is unfortunate. for 14 years-henceforth. Wanted: Experienced jitterbug to accompany a rug-cutter.

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T4 THE NORTHLAND ECHO IIA Vocational Miss Bennett Confucius say Teacher who makes A . rash promises sets bad example to pupils. BY Barbara M0Se1e5 W'mamS Mr. McCann: Patricia, what is the ure have. main source of most dairy products? Harris but no drug store Johnson but no dairy La France but no Paris Sak but no bags Kennedy but no Patton Spencer but no Tracy VVinipy but no hamburgers Mosey but no nosey Norman but no studio Helen but no Troy Bennett but no Joan McAra but no appendix Iris but no blue-flags. If IIA Vocational girls don't get a job as housewives we certainly should get a job as painters. Hint to Vocational boys- YVe have more ambition than this. Just in case you were wondering why IIA's tunics are so short-ask Miss Denyes. Barbara: Iris, what is your favorite saying? Iris: You should know. You're with me enough. Barbara: Do you think I would put that in the magazine. WVhat we would like to know: lVhat happened to all the notes Shirley received from the other side of the room. Why Barbara and Connie insist on walking down the second floor hall. What effect the fair-haired boy in the second row has on the red-haired girl in the first row. Although we cannot find any more news for the magazine we are sure to make ourselves noticed at all banquets and school activities. VVe are very sorry to announce that one of our Vocational teachers is greatly in debt. During one of the Literature periods: Mr. McCann: Name one of the birds mentioned in the story. Barbara: The Penguin. Mr. McCann fangrilylz I'll give you one hundred dollars if you can find the word penguin in the story. Fraser. On the bottom of this page penguin is written twice. Mr. McCann: It will just have to be a life-time debt. Patricia: The cow. For slow catchers-on the correct answer is grass. Form IIIA Voc. Miss Denyes Eva Stevens 3A'S HIT PARADE 1. We'd like to know what goes on at Verna's place every night that is so-oo interesting. Does a certain boy give the excuse, I didn't know what time it was. 2. We all know Jean dreams a lot. How? Why else would she sing Darn That Dream. By the way have you ever noticed that far away look she has when she hears Indian Summer. 3. Barbara likes Scatter Brain. It isn't true is it Babs? 4. Helen Snowdy has the class puzzling their brains 473 when she hums, If I Had My Way. 5. Has Helen Sweezey a secret when she sings Tomorrow Night ? 6. Eileen's favorite song is Billy. I wonder why. 1. Miss Bennett giving an example of a food quiz programme: What is broccoli? Barbara: I know, a type of maca- roni. 2. Mr, Thomson speaking of the mileage indicator on a car: You've seen the indicator on your car, Helen? Helen Sweezey: We haven't a car. Mr. Thomson: Well anyone's car, or are you too busy to notice it. 3. Demarco was so interested in learning from Jean the secrets of How to Keep a Girl Friend, that he didn't make a very large protest when he was given seven questions to answer, was it that interesting Al? 4. Eva Stevens describing a certain person's baby to the class says, He looks very much like his father, but he hasn't his father's moustache of course. 5. During English period Hall was busily engaged in chewing a match stick. Miss Mustard seeing Hall's hobby exclaimed, Hall, please pass the toothpicksf'

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TG THE NORTHLAND ECHO Miss Mustard: tSeeing V. Seguin doing shorthand? Vivian, is that your best subject? V. Seguin: No, it's my second best. Mis Mustard: Whats your best? V. Seguin: Typing Miss Mustard: Well, it's too bad you couldn't carry your typewriter along with you. Mr. Foster: Miss Cole, will you read exercise 51, please? M. Cole: treading? They say hard work will kill you. Mr. Foster: Oh! no, no, no, is that why you didn't read it over a second time? Miss Gardner: Lafter giving the class a lecturei Now Madeline, what do you remember of what you read? M. Rivet: Hem-Take things calmly. I. O'Hare: Hey, Barry, were you ever in love, were you? I was. W. Barry: VVho me? Only crazy people fall in love. D. Ferris: Well, Isobelle, I always thought there was something wrong with you. SOME OF IIB COMMERCIAUS PRIDES By Audrey Buchanan and Helen Faye Cole but no wood Leppan but no pot Campbell but no soup Pickford but no Mary Ferris but no wheel Soul but no shoe Wright but no wrong! Faye but no Alice Black but no White Robb but no thief Betty but no Davis Miss Mustard to Grant: Turn around and say nothing. Grant: Nothing, Why Helen Faye and Audrey Buch- anan go for a walk around the halls at the last minute. Why Audrey Alkins is called Sun Shin.: and the Copper Colored Gal. In Miss Mustard's spelling period: Marjorie, what -is the meaning of 'quiet'? Marjorie Ferris: Shut up. FAVOURITE SONGS OF IIB Audrey AlkinsA Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me. Helen Faye- - Baby Me. Audrey Buchanan- You'd Be- Sur- prisedf' Helen Schell- Broken Record. Betty Ross- The Man Who Comes Around. Marjorie Ferris- Take Me Out to the Hockey Game. Doryne Ralston- If I Had My Way. Esther Montgomery- There's Some- thing About a Soldier. Jack Tierney- Three Little Fishes. George Leppane- The Little Red Fox. Baldy Baldassaro- Darling I Am Growing Older. James Gartshore- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. Rivet'- Petting in the Park. Campbell- Lazy River. Bill Wright- I Wished I'd Have Died in My Cradle. Lovell- I Wished I Were a Willow on a River Bank. In Miss Mustard's period of spelling: Miss Mustard: Hamlin, what does decade mean? Hamlin: The apple was decayed. One day as we w.re idling around the hall near Mr, Franklin's room we heard Helen Faye and Audrey Buchanan har- monizing. Helen was singing O Tommy and Audrey was crooning O Herbie. We thought it wasn't bad. We also wondered about the connection. VVhere were Helen Faye and Audrey Buchanan Thursday afternoon before opening night? They are now known as the sun bathe-rs. IIIA Commercial Miss Mustard Helen Carfagnini WHAT WE HAVE IN PUPILS Beatrice Russell Robinson but no Crusoe Watt but no kilowatt Prior but no plumber Johnson but no baby powder Hull but no Ottawa Simpson but no Eaton's Wright 'but no left Carmichael but no ibear - Fraser but no street Stewart but no plaid Kelly but no Cohen Russell but no Rosalind Maxwell but no coffee