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

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Ghz 'Echoes 89 IVE: Tfxcabemic ISABEL KING, Beta Sproule, Eleanor Reid, Jean Clarkson, lNIarie Van Allan, Jeanne Kerr, Elizabeth Northey, Olive Parrington, Dorothy lNIacDonald, Bill King, Ralph Hagerman. Eric VVest, Eric Edmondson, Clarence Davern, Donald Wood, Horace Steer, Bill Turner, Fred Hooper, Jack Patterson, Vilalter Perry, David Pearse, Guy Pettersone. Tom Hooper, Norman Allan. Clarence Tully. Bill Elliott, Robert Humphries. SEE iv IN 500 B.c. Last night I fell 'asleep while trying to make Ancient History notes. In my dreams I found myself looking down a crowded street in Ancient Rome. The first to attract my attention was a Hower girl, dressed in a Howing red robe, selling buttercups. I recognized my friend, Reta Sproule. She was standing by a blacksmith's shop where Eric VVest was feebly shaping a shoe. I knew at once that it was meant for David Pearce. Two handsome gladiators. Jack terson and lValter Perry, were walking down a beautiful avenue. followed by a crowd of adoring girls. among them Olive Parrington in a blue dress with a green Pat- sash. Elizabeth Northey in brown with her hair piled high on her head and hlarie Van Allan with her feet thrust into tiny golden sandals. Not far behind came the Hoopers discussing Steer. As I hovered over the city I noticed a procession following a gay young hero going to make a speech. He was no other than Bill King. In a nearby gymnasium Ralph Hagerman was having target prac- tice Zlllll Eric Edmondson was throwing a javelin. In the arena the weather with two lines of barbarians were drawn up. When the signal was Davern and Clarence given Clarence Tully rushed at each other and clinched in deadly combat. They were both cut down by Bill Turner. Guy Pettersone was ranged with Norman Allan but he was no match for Longfellow, Isabel King. Eleanor Reid. Jean Clark- son and Jeanne Kerr were with Donald lvood. Bill Elliott and Robert Humphries watching a bull iight. As the bulls charg- ed with thunderous roars I awoke only to find my notes still unfinished. Donornr RI.-XCIJONALD. III1 Hcabemic YVONNE QUIRT, Edna Borland. hIerrill Smith. lXIary Stewart. Helen Fleetwood. Jean Bellinghem. Eleanor Scott, Alice Kay. iNIolly Brown. Doris Elliott. Margaret Foster. Bessie Ruskin, Margaret Baird. Louise Spriggs. Florence Trebilcock. Leone Comstock. Eileen Wilcl. Eleanora Shaw. Eileen Schoales. Lloyd Loudon, Bill iXfcKinley. Allan Park. John Bannister, hlelville Le Gros, Garth Cowan. Ronald Dick. Kenneth Gates. Bill Cranford, Douglas Quirt. Jim Seymour. Bob Young. George Ebbs. Alan Brown. Bill Ferguson, Dorothy Turner. The Peterborough Lightning Express whistled as it roared through the subway of the great metropolis of Peterborough. As I stood on the platform a feeling of loneliness came over me. No longer did the Canadian Packing House loom up against the horizon, but instead a modern skyscraper towered. bearing the name of Comstock Dancing School. Boarding an electric car, I met my old friend Florence Trebilcock, who had just returned from a European and American Tour of Professional Dancing. but now intended to settle down at the north end of the city. I asked her if she knew where any of our old school friends were. She informed me that liferrill Smith was playing that afternoon with her hundred piece orchestra at the Wild Theatre.', There we saw on the stage many ccleb- rities among whom were the famous lfagician Allan Park, still trying to get the egg through the pie plate and Louise Spriggs. the blues singer. A tragedy was presented. written by the world renown- ed author Edna Borland. starring Jean Bellinghem as heroine. Lloyd Loudon, hero, and George Ebbs as villain. Comedy

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88 'Gbe 'Echoes Tflroblem 4155 It is tl problem, isnit it? PURPOSE:-To sl1ow that the students??? of 4B don't need Sloane's Liniment to make them smart. APPARATUS:-Cll Verna SI. Allen. Verna V. Allen. Violet Betts, Edith Boddy, Phyllis Cruthers. ltfarguerite Evans. Jean Flett, Betty Jack, Lenore Lewis, Helen 1IcGee, Phyllis Nesbitt. Florence Outram. Beth Stewart, ltlildred VVhite, Willow YYilforcl, Isabel Wlray. Beatrice Zacks. Noel Barr, Bill Campbell, Jack Craig, Jack Gemmel. Donald Hill. Jack Hughes. Bob Ingram. Keith Kelly, Stuart Laing, Lenard ltlartin. Lloyd Perdu. Philip Ristow, Gordon Shearer, Ernest Ward, John VVray. Ml The teachers who are fortunate enough ??? to have to teach 4b. RIETHOD Get us to school at 9 o'clock Cif possiblej Make sure we have our homework done the night before. Stop Bliss Wfhite from looking at our homework. Deposit us in Ill: Legon's room- where he anxiously awaits to solve all our problems-domestic. economi- cal and international. Let us part according to will or necessity. Bring ns together again in the after- noon. Note reaction created by teaching: -Lb Ancient History. Listen carefully to answers hlr. Henry gets to his quizzes. .Xllow to rest during literature period. Note examination results. RESULTS There is a law of attraction for all except Ingram, he repels. There would not be so much wear and tear on a few favoured books the next morning. French period will run oil' more smoothly and many arms would be saved from the strain of extra writing. ltfr. Legon enters smiling but, sad to relate. the smile is soon replaced by a frown when he hears our origin- al translations consisting of a grunt. Things begin to pick up for usually one teacher can handle one or two of us. but three or four of us, never. Same eHect-not always pleasing to the teachers. YVhat is the use of remembering an ancient history date when I can make a modern one at a quarter after 8. So original that even Mr. Henry is astounded at our intellectual powers. We sleep peacefully on with never a care until the bell rings. and then do we show action! We rush home with the good news that the teacher of 4b has decided to retain our services for another year. COYCLUSION:-Have I or have-n't I proved that we are smart? Do I need to dis- close any more of the private life of 4b to show you that we are unequalled in ANY line of endeavour?

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90 y 'Ciba 'Echoes was provided by that one and only comedian. Garth Cowan. assisted by the Quirt Twins. I then took a taxi. operated by John Bannister. who had finally found some- thing he could understand. In conversation I learned that the mayor of the city was the charming young lady. Bliss Fleetwood. That the professors of the Peterborough llniversity were Ronald Dick and Kenneth Gates: and that French students were under the capable tutorship of llonsieur Le Gros who had inaugurated a new French dialect. quite in opposition to what Miss llont- gomery has striven to teach him. 'Alar- garet Foster and Jolm Hooper were Greek scholars. Jim Seymour operated an Aerodrome at the thriving city of Springville. find- ing motorcycles too slow and old fash- ioned. He was assisted by Bob Young and Bill C1'awford. Alan Brown. known in his P.C.I. days as Boarding-house Lochinvarf' was now operating a fashionable boarding-house for ladies only, which bore the inscription: Oh! young Lochinvar has come out of the west, Of all the ladies' boarding-houses. his is the best. Last. but 11ot least. Airs.-lnee Dor- othy Turneri was now residing in Toron- to. having attained her one ambition. EIL!-TEX SCHOALI-is. Tform III55 LEX Allen. Clayton Andrew, Gladys Bridcott. Vivian Brown. Jim Clarke. Bill Clarke. Grant Clark. Allan Clark. Don Carr. Don Diplock. Jack Dougherty. Katherine Edwards, Jean Elcombe, Jean Fowler. Jack Ferguson. Claude Freeman. Audrey Garside, Adele Gluklick, Doris Glover. Jean Horton. Don Hendren, Grace Hunt. llarion Juby. Bob Juby. Ruth Kingan. Adolphe Le Clair. Arleigh Murray. Hugh 1IcFarlane. One afternoon when dreaming of old days. I was roused by a telephone ring. It was my old school-mate. Jean Fowler. She invited me to an entertainment that evening for two Latin professors. llr. James Clarke and ltr. VViIliam Clarke. and lliss Jean Eleombe. the famous authoress. As these celebrites were fellow-pupils in 1936. I gladly accepted. The butler who answered the door was actually Robert Juby. But alas. poor Bob had changed so! There was no longer that friendly smile on his face. The timid blonde girl who checked the wraps was Glen Allen. The orchestra was led by Jack Ferguson who looked very smart in his trim white uni- form. Don Carr was the traps player and Adele Gluklick the sophisticated crooner. Later in the evening llarion Juby and Jean Horton gave a tap dance. Also. Grant and Allen Clark sang. Ave Blish ffxcabemic That Wie tvere Twins. accompanied at the piano by that tall. good-looking young man. Don Hendren. Then a. short play was presented in which Audrey Garside enacted the part of the sweet young wife and Adolphe Le Clair the hen-peeked husband. Other characters were Doris Glover, Jack Dougherty. Claude Freeman and Vivian Brown. Don Diploek then sang a solo in Fl'9IlCll. Before leaving my hostess told me that Ruth Kingan was holidaying at her horse ranch out West. that Gladys Bridcott. Grace Hunt and Arleigh llurray were mannequins for Paris gowns in an exclus- ive shop in New York. Clayton Andrew was its owner. But imagine my surprise to hear that Hugh lIcFarlane was driver of the Keene bus and Katherine Edwards hostess on it!!! + + + 0 0 ,, C4 0 o is ..a OC . 0 fa 0. M3