North Toronto Collegiate Institute - Howler Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page Seventy-Two THE HOWLER, 1934 U .-. UDIHE..- H fTTT TT S N kaaaaasnss ssmsasaaaij tttt Blue vault incarnadine at dusk, Or lambent, lit with tongues of gold, When time and man were pulseless still Yet, even then, thou vvert old-old. Thou watched the aeons come and go, Nor gave a sign, nor shed a tear, Saw kingdoms rise, and kingdoms fall, And lands made desolate and drear. Prize Poem WINTER AND SUMMER When dreary winter comes again, And all the trees are bare, Perverse I think of summer, When a fragrance fills the air. When the sapphire lakes and rivers Sparkle 'neath the August sun, And the purple depths at twilight, Where the wood-nymphs hide and run. Bent on a burning summer morn, That swims in dust and sun, And a thousand insects lill the air, With dull incessant drone, I think of those crisp, frosty days 'Neath winter's hoary hood, Still over all, thy great cloak spreads, Enfolding earth within thine arm, Eternal Watcher of our span Can aught thee hurt or harm? And so, when time has passed away, We wonder, wilt thou still be there? And will we know thee better then And smiling, see thee still as fair? Nellie Coe 4-F. LCDNELINESS Dark Dawn- Your cold fingers tracing A future path for joyless pacing. Sunless day- Your blank surface etching A pattern for friendless hours stretching. Cold eve- Your hopeless thoughts providing A meagre raiment for naked souls hiding. Barbara Pritchard. MEADOW VIOLETS They opened in wonder at the huge golden sun And gazed in sweet delight, bits of sky each one, Soft, damp and shining blue, in fringing lash VVhen the glen, all white with drifted snow, they lie And flutter, peek and laugh-meadow violets -baby eyes. , Reynold Johnston. Gleams through the leafless wood. Betty Kirk 4-B.

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THE HOIVLER, 1934 MONABELLE SUTER has taken a keen interest in swimming this year and is at present work- ing for her bronze. Best of luck! NIARY TWCCORMICK is also a swimming enthu- siast and will try her bronze shortly. Tap dancing is also in her repetoire. ENA ERsK1NE is our mermaid extraordinary. How she can go through the water is be- yond us. Ena also plays a smooth game of Basketball. -fx me!-:bf-as TAP DANCING AND HIS year the special Tapping Class held after school one afternoon a week, was thrown open to all girls interested. In former years, only the middle and upper school were allowed to join. The result has been very satisfactory. The class has gained in numbers until now about 25 girls are en- joying the privilege of taking extra tapping. A short display was given on Parents' Night. VV'e hope it continues to gain in popularity. Ol.XYIN PEARSON is one of the best Tap dan- cers we have. You should see her feet go -it's too fast for us. , Mademoiselle, whose T a p LAUDERY TQISLLY, La petite THE LONG AND snom' or THE FIRST FORMS d 3 H C i U Q c h a r m e d the audience at the Big B ro adcastf' XVe're ta p- ping for you Audery. BABS jet-'Picks is another one of our prom- ising Tap dan- cers. B a b s also takes a keen interest in Basketball and Appara- Berta Higginson Anne Rothwell U15- FIRST FGRM PARTY Where, oh where, is sweet little Susie FH was the tragicf?j lament of 110 first and Page Sczfcfziy-One I2LIzAB12'r11 Ixuus is practicing faithfully for her silver medal and is also a loyal sup- porter of the Apparatus Team. HOPIZ GRAY is another of our swimming clan and she is improving every day. Hope has hopes falliterationj of a bronze medal soon. Hope you get it, Hope. SALLY BRADFIELD. You should see Sally dive! To say nothing of swim. She can do a double front Hip, fwe think that's what you call itl, to perfection. t.?. FIRST FORM PARTY vmmwm second formers which echoed out of the gym on the wild and stormy night of November 22nd, It was the occasion of the annual first form party given by the Girls' Athletic Coun- cil. The second formers were included this year as this is the first year in North Tor- onto for many of them. Relays and games were enjoyed by all, while exhibitions of tumb- ling and apparatus work were enthusiastically received. The short skit put on by the second form Volleyball captain was also heartily ap- plauded. Miss Tilston and Miss Fenwick took a well deserved rest from teaching and enjoyed the efforts of those trying to take their places. The evening closed with the singing of the school song and God Save The King. Apples appeared at the end of the evening and every- one voted the party a great success. Keith Toppin, Jack Houston, Mac MacTaggart

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THE HOWLER, 1934 FRIENDSHIP There are many deep emotions that penetrate the soul That raise one's aspirations to such heights beyond control That no human calculation e're can estimate their worth. And most potent of these passions that circu- late the earth Is that complaissant quality of confidence in friends, That in its simple silence a link of kinship lends. There are many happy feelings resulting from success. Success in all true conflicts doth every victor bless. There's a joyous exaltation enters every human heart At victory, in a contest in which one played a part. The winner's gilded trophy for triumph in a race Is paltry when it's valued with the loser's friend's embrace. There are manifold temptations that test us day by day, And often we have fallen upon an evil way. There are many institutions that claim to guide one's life, There are countless gentle teachers to warn one of the strife, But when there comes real conflict and morals see defeat, A preacher may be helpful, but a good friend's hard to beat. There are many great perplexities and prob- lems to be faced That seem at first to stagger one, until he has been braced By some sound advice, accompanied by true encouragement, Page .S'e'uenty-Tlzree By council that is wise and just, without a sup- plement Of selfish deviation towards another's gains. VVhen all other counsel fails, a friend's advice remains. There are many, many sorrows that strike us down with grief, And from our many burdens we vainly seek relief. There comes to one some lonely night, a feeling of despair, The pain of mental agony, alone one could not bear. But when one pours his troubles forth into a dear friend's ear An understanding sympathy will banish every tear. There are many who will friendly be while things are running smooth. It's when, things all seem going wrong, that friends their mettle prove. For some but like our money, and others like our clothes, And some just like our name or rank, beware of friends like those. Friends of many kinds there be that come to you and me. It's often up to us you know, to say the kind they'll be. There are many, many changes wrought in a life by love. There's much to strengthen character in thoughts of friends above. There's a mighty power within us, of that there is no doubt. And every Christian friendship inspires it to come out, To blossom forth in beauty of character and face To make a world of peace on earth, good-will toward every race. John Newbold, 5-G.