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

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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

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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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'Ghz 'Echoes 91 Term IIICC 'lixcabemic PERSONNEL of III C: Helen John- son, Helen Latimer, Helen Bliller, Wilda Saunders, Blargaret Smart, Dor- othy Smith, Lynden Reed, Jean Platt, Doreen VVallis, Evelyn VVatson, Agnes VVei1', Norma Whittaker, Olga VVestbye, hlary YVilliams, llarguerite VVood, Albert Leether, VVilliam Green, Charles Jederies, Blelville hIcKee, J olm lIcMillan. William hloorhead, Ralph Parnal. Albert Pilley, Samuel Rogow, Harold Rutherford, Don- ald Sedgewick, Franklin Smoke. Allan Thompson. Arthur Thompson, Donald Penrose, VVillon VVildman. hlost intelligent readers. allow me to present for your entertainment our illus- trious, exuberant and pantamorphic form. From Bill, our bearded man. down to Sammie our inspiration, we are one of the most remarkable forms that ever adorned the school desks with initials. Naturally like all our predecessors we have several wits and one or two nit-wits in the form. However. I am pleased to announce that with the last of the Sedge- wicks in our form the latter element is dying out. This is one of his choicest witticisms: D. Penrose I a peddler at the back door of a housel- Any empty bottles to sell madam?,' Housewife fabruptlyj- No. do I look as if I drank soda? D. Penrose- All right then, any vine- gar bottles?', Our next attempt at humour comes from a witfillz He: Isn't it about time baby called me dadclyiv' She: No dear, I've decided not to lct him know until the little darling gets a little stronger. Alas. dear reader, you will be thinking by this time that our form is made up of light-headed people. but you are mis- taken. One look into our grim. set faces as we strive to prove a brain-twisting geometry question. would prove that you were wrong. Our girls would be a source of pride to any form. Brains. bravvn and beauty are well represented by Yvilda Saunders. lNIarg Wlood and Doreen YVallis. Olga Wlestbye is a poetess of no mean ability and other feminine members of our form are all of the very best. In closing let me leave with you a list of our aiectionate names. Helen lliller-Bright Eyes. Jean Platt-Betty Boop. Nel. lIcKee-Yvindy. Bill Green-Ghost. Ralph Parnal-Ebenezer. A. Leether-Beaker. JOHN RICBIILLAN. - Special Commercial Tom-m FLASH! Another Special Commercial Comment goes to press and to start off our little scandal sheet aright a brief resume of its personalities and their ac- tivities might be in order. 1936 being leap year, Special Com- mercial is right in tune with the times. There are four girls for every boy in the room. Just think of the poor harassed young things trying to keep their date- books straight. Along comes Gordon Gunsolus. the oily-tongued salesman of the form. Gus is contemplating accepting an offer to sell washing machines when he graduates. According to Gus. this washing machine does everything connected with the wash- ing except run down to the corner store and buy the soap! Gord. is a basketball player of no mean ability, too. Dominic O'Donohue. the dashing young dude from Dummer is the damsels' de- light. George Huot. the Romping Romeo. is another misunderstood male. Patricia BIcGrath has a rather serious complaint to bring before the house. It 43- A L- -e , Q - X I