Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Echoes Yearbook (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)

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THE Et-354353 ington's birthday he did not tell a lie. In celebrating Napoleon's anniversary he went to the barn-yard and started to tease his mother's cow. When asked what. that had to do with Napoleon. he said It was the retreat from Ma's cow tMoscowJ. Betty Jack tells us that Adolphe Le Clair, the selfmade man of IHC, owner and operator of Le Clair's Chewingless Chewing Gum Co., is so conceited that when he looks into a mirror he has a great deal of trouble wondering what the other six wonders of the world are doing. Miss Lawrence fentering with squeaky shoeslz I am going to be a song writer. D. lNIacDonald: Sounds interesting. hliss Lawrence: Yes, I have music in my sole. Helen iNIcGee flistening to static on a radiol I have Brazil. E. Lawless: How do you know it is Brazil? Helen McGee: I can hear them cracking the nuts. :Reunion in. 1960, C1116 TAca6.D N his Baker Street office. Inspector Ristow of the Canadian Back Yard. discovered. in his pile of correspondence, an invitation to a reunion of the 1934-35 class of UID Academic. at hliss Van Allen's home. The much looked forward to evening soon arrived. The Inspector was an- nounced by the butler Vallery and greeted by Miss Van Allen. who wore, for the occasion. a valuable diamond necklace. After paying 'his respects to his hostess. Ristow greeted Yvalter 'Wvinchelli' Perry. an editor. seated with illarguerite lvood and Jack Patterson. lvhile crossing the room he met Joan Ottowell and Linden Reid the famous stocking runners. tisn't that catchy?l. At the other side sat Forsyth the shirt designer, Purdue and Tanney, both of the circus. Presently he met Sey- mour, the optician. whose motto is See us and Seymour. Then he saw that Inil- lionaire playboy, Ernest lvard. with those screen celebrities. Frances Tully and lvillow lvilford. Miss Tully. reminded Perry. is the girl who used to forget her slipf' She need never worry now as she is in the Follies The Misses Savigny and Parrington played bridge with Hagerman and Patterson. Yvilson lvildrnan and Rita Sproule demonstrated the Continental to the enticing rhythm of Bill Turner. the Rajah of the Rumba. Wood and Pearse offered further entertainment. That star of the lletropolitan Opera. Jasper Thorbm'n, rendered, in his own inimitable manner. Silly Symphony in F. llinor. accompanied by that accomplished pianist lladame Beatrice Zacks. Jasper was interrupted by a shriek from the hostess. Bly necklace is gone. They could crack a safe in this uproar. remarked Florence Outram to illildred lvhite. those two vaudeville comediennes. lVhile helping to solve the mystery. the Inspector met all his old school chums. Penrose is a movie actor. starring in romantic roles with Miss Sharpe. Robert is posing for Pepsodent. All the guests except Steer offered to be searched. The neck- lace was found under the wig of a hired waiter. Thompson. It was rumored that Steer refused to be searched because he carried an engagement ring for Beth Stewart. The absentees were Eleanor Reed. the victim of a one-armed driver, and the Wray twins who completely forgot to come. pee Wee West.