Patterson Collegiate Institute - Patrician Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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Back Row: L. Milburn, R. Mc¬ Laughlin. J. Howes. S. Sharpe, N. Orr. c. Szoke. M. Stodolny, F. Hallett. C. Popkey. Middle Row: R. Dowdell. P. Stefan. J. Gregg. J. Bychylo. W. Fryday. M. McLean. R. Bunker, J. Kulesky. Front Row: L. Itimant. H Hriachenko. I. Katzman. A. Mc¬ Guire. C. Surgcnt, H. Salem. T. Wright. Back Row: A. Cangiano, D. Sommervllle, R. Dunkley. H. Fulford, G. Norry. B. Smith. P. Biggleston. L. Dunkley. Middle Row: J. Sokolovsky. G. Simpson, B. Orr. N. Orr. Mr. J. G. Stone. Mr. W. Dix. D. Wigle. G. Bertrand, H. Hriachenko. Front Row: L. Wytka. M, Johnson. G. White. B. Carson, A. Richardson, M. Norris. Absent: D. Douglas. W. Green wood. D. Tesolin. RIFLE TEAM Back Row: N. Lacyk. C. Pop- key. I. Katzman, K. Stewart. R. Jupp. S. Daniluk. Lt. C. B. Hal- lam (Instructor). Middle Row: B. Lloyd. J. Waffle. W. Mantha. M. Stod¬ olny. G. Nanos. B. Nixon. T. Zimbalatte. Front Row: W. Karpenko. J, Gregg. F. Hallett. J. Peacock Absent: W. Fryday Page Twenty-six

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Foreign Language Page FRENCH L ' auteur: Mademoiselle Helene Skulmaski A la fin de I ' annee riernierc, plusieurs eleves out donne leurs noins ct leurs adrcsscs a etre envoyes a des eleves en France. Pour faire Pexperience plus interessante les filles devaient recevoir les noins des pardons et vice-versa. Apres les deux mois de va- cances les lettres ont commence a arriver. CJuand quelqu’un revolt line lettre elle est lue a toute la elasse. Nous apprenotis. done, heaucoup de la vie fran aise, par exetriple : “II y a deux ans que les Allciuands ont quitte la France, inais nous soinmes toujours sou in is a tin rationnemcnl tres severe. Pain.$00 grammes par jour Viande.150 grammes par semaine Cafe.125 grammes par mois Sucrt.500 grammes par mois Vin.2 litres par mois Peurre.150 grammes par mois lluile.150 grammes par mois Graisse.200 grammes par mois l,e la it est reserve aux jeunes enfants et aux null ades. Par contre. an “inarche noir a des prix tres eleves nous trouvons de tout.” ( ti devait ecrirc la moitie de la lettre en fran ;ai , Taut re en anglais. Void tin exemple del’anglais (V tin etudiant fran ais: “I am very happy to he in correspondence with on. 1 shall wish at the more soon so know of your news because that shall do me pleasure. I believe that you must well to amuse you there how me here. I donut me weary. I passe of very good holidays. I go often at the see with my fellows. We are a troop of heigh to ten young girls.” Kh Bien! I anglais doit etre phis difficile que le fraiKais. Des Plaisanteries Fran aises 1 inspecteur. pendant qu il visitait une ecole suhurhaine, est devenue provoque par le bruit que les eleves indisciplines faisaient dans la salle voisine. Kn colere, il a on vert la porte, a a grippe tin gar ;on des plus grands, cpii scmhlait faire le plus de bruit. II a entraine le gallon a Pautre salle et V a mis dans un coin. “Kh bicn. taisez-vous et restez-y, ordonna-t-il. Apres cjuelques minutes, un petit garden est cut re dans la salle et a dit doucement a Pinspecteur: “ oudriez-vous. monsieur, nous rendre notre profes¬ sor maintenant? I,e mail re Ditcs done (say), jcunc bomme. etes- votis le maitre dans ectte elasse? 1 e t udia nt—Non, monsieur. Ke maitre—Ell bien, alors, ne parlez pas coniine un idiot. Quelques Attractions de la Cinquieme Classe Franqaise CVst une classe pleine de heaucoup d’attract ions. oyoiis quelqucs-uiies d ' elles. l ' ne attraction quo- tidienne, au moment ou la sonnette resonne, est Monsieur Elliott Whiteman, qui plunge a sa place coniine une comete. II y a aussi la douce Mademoi selle Ruth Cavanaugh, qui domic des convulsions a Mile Adams cjuand elle repond timidemeut que le sujet d’un verbe est le mot “que.” Hnsuitc. il va Mademoiselle Sbirlie Rosenberg, cjui ne repond jamais aux questions en classe. Pourquoi pas? C’est facile—elle se cache simpleinent derriere les grandcs epaules de Neil, assis devant elle. pour que le pro fesseitr ne puissc la voir. Pendant tout cela. le petit Richard dort paisiblement ct songe au jour ou il obtiendra cent pour-cent en fraiu;ais. (Continued on Page 45) DE BARBA CAERULEA By Sybil Shack in villa pulchra habitabat olim vir dives et cru- delis, qui bar bam caeruleaiu (blue) habebat et oculos duros. Marita (wife) nova cum semper timebat et horrebat ubi vir earn spcctabat. Itaque laeta erat ubi viri ab villa eqnitare paravit. et earn vocavit deditque ei omnes claves (keys) villae. “Ceteras portas aperi et intra (enter) in ccllas (rooms).” inquit, “sed non illam,” et portam unam nmnstruvit, quam nemo um |ttam aperiebat. Mis verbis marita stupe hat. Diu dubitabat sed curiosa erat. Quid in cella aderat? Quid maritus ibi eelaverat (had bidden)? I)eni(|ue (finally) at por tain vetitam (forbidden) appropin |uavit. Portam lente aperuit. Spectaculam terribile! Corpora mor- tua dtiodecim feminarum vidit. Clavis ad terrain cecidit (fell) et cum sanguine mixta est. Matrona earn celeriter recepit sed sanguinca manebat. Paulo post vir dives donum revenit clavcsque postulavit. Sanguinem idit. “Cur sanguinca est clavis?” magna voce regavit. Matrona territa taco- bat (remained silent), sed maritus iratus clamavit: “Portam vetitam aperuisti. Nunc tc qtio(|ue necabo (I shall kill) ’ Matrona de vita paene desperabat. sed fortiter respondit: “I ' nam horain, O marite. mihi da. Deoa adorare debec.” Unam horain tibi dabo.“ respon- dit vir. “Deos adora.” Turn matrona, quae fratres exspectabat. sorerem vocavit, “Anna soror, in turritn (tower) ascende. Fratres hodie veniunt. Mcmne eoa vides?” nna ascendit, sed neminem vedit. Post unam horain vir revenit. “Ksen parata?” rogavit. “Mox ero parata.” respondit marita. “pau- luvn tempus mane.” Interim rursus ad turrim misit Annam. quae lacto clamavit: “Nunc video duos equites. Hue properant. Fratres nostri sunt. Celeri¬ ter properate. () fratres. Maximo sumus in periculo.” Eodein tempore intravit maritus crudelis cum gladio longo, sed fratres ianuam villae pulsaverunt et fregerunt. Pugnaveruut cum viro inalo et cum necaverunt. Matrons servata erat. From Classicum Manitohense. March 7. 1947. Pflfle Twenty-five

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ALLAN MacKEW Public Speaking Winners Everyone in 12C lias l een feeling ven proud these past few months. Pile reason i that tuey have an inventor in their class. The young “Edison” is none other than Allan MacKcw. Allan was recently given a week’s leave bv Mr M arshall in order to go to Toronto and arrange for the manufacture of his new product. The product in question happens to he something called a “Painter’s Aid.” Allan says that he has always hated a paint can dripping with paint at the sides. So he set out to solve the problem; and after two weeks he came up with a solution. It was a gadget which snaps on to a paint-can and holds the brush in place while it is not in use. The result has been, a spotless paint-can. It seems that Allan is not the only one who likes a clean can. For now his painter’s aid is going to he manufactured by the Commonwealth Industrial Enterprises of Toronto of which Bing Crosby is a share-holder. And now they, together with Mr Marshall and the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, have given Allan such encouragement that he has gone on to invent other useful gadgets. These are. among other things, a device which prevents paint from falling down your brush when you are paint ing a ceiling, and also a toothpaste dispenser and car washer. Allan says these last two are still secret, lie has not patented them as yet. Strange as it may seem. Allan’s ambition is not to be an inventor, lie is interested in medicine. Thus, outside of school work, he literally eats up books on this subject, lie also plays basketball and indulges in a bit of amateur boxing. They ay that the famous Thomas Edison ' s first invention also had something to do with paint. To¬ day they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birtn. Who knows but that sometime in the future we may be also celebrating one of Allan . 1 acKew’s birthdays ? RIFLE SHOOTING Four nights a week “after four” from October to May can be heard the crack-crack of the firing as the cadets of No. 24 swing into action. ()ver 200 boys qualified on their annual range course, and dozens received Sniper and Expert Marksmen I adges. The winners of these badges of skill were the best shots in the Corps and should have been promising material for the rifle teams. Unfortun¬ ately several excellent shots in grades l. . 12. 11. 10 did not feel it worth their while to turn out for prac¬ tice. and the rifle teams, working hard for the hon¬ our of the school, had to get along without them. Jn spite of this and of the limited range facilities the faithful members of the teams through persistent efforts week after week increased their skill, so that in the four Ontario and Dominion competitions Patterson ' s averages almost touched .V, . High scorer w a S l e -r Dmiluk who thu- won the St rat henna Trust Me ,r for the second time. WINNING ORATORS John Howes. John Atkin, Evelyn McNnb. Annie Nemec. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTESTS In the public speaking contests of this year, all of the judges and main of the teachers agreed that the Senior Boys ' Contest w as the best in a long time. It was exceptional in tne fact that there were no weak candidates. John tkin, the champion, spokt on “The Law and the Common Man.” His im¬ promptu. Losses and Hardships of Storms.” seemed to acquaint the audience with the suffering that Petunia Rose Blossom must endure when she comes to school with homework not done. Bob Dowdell finished second. Bob’s topic was “Nazi War Crimes.” and be delivered a most commendable speech. The remaining competitors were Bob Burke and Lawrence LcCapclain. who both gave praise-worthy addresses. In the Senior Curls ' Division, the deserving win¬ ner was Evelyn McNab. who gave a most interest¬ ing speech on India. Ann Fraser was runner-up. Her speech “Why I am proud to be a Canadian.” was appreciated by all of the listeners. The remaining contestant. Wan .a Buckley, was not far behind. The Junior Groups also delivered their orations well. John Howes took the boys’ crown with “In¬ teresting and Unusual Methods of Advertising. Bill Dow dell emerged in second place. Something new i:i the speaking line was given by Anne Nemick, judges choice for Junior Girls. Anne spoke on Felix Mendelssohn.” and completed her oration by singing one of the famous composer’s melodies -On Wings of Song. Cora Davis stood second in the competition. Barry Katz as a child was given a bright new silver dollar by his father and told to have tun but not to spend it. After he had been all downtown and had changed his dollar first into two fifty cent pieces then into quarters, dimes nickles and final!) into pennies, lie changed them hack into a silver dollar and went home. His father was very glad to sec that he had not spent lib money hut he added with his praise. “But you didn ' t make any profit.” Whereupon Bari chirped hack, Yes. daddy. Inti some da somebod) b going to make a mbi.tke and it’s not going to he me. P.iflc Twenty-seven