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

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Q8 Ghz 'Echoes 'life in a ftlferonry SECOND PRIZE EHY few hirrls i11 Canasla have the social instinct more highly tlevelop- etl tllilll the Great Blue Heron. I might have said the herons in general. but the Great Blue is one of the connnonest of its species i11 Eastern Caiiamla. and what I have to say coin-er11s the home life of tl1is l1ir1l. It is more comnionly lil10XYl1 as the ncll'tl11L'.u hut this is a inisnonicr as tl1c cranes arc another tlistinct group of 11 atling hirmls. The hirwl-lovers of IIL'tQl'lJUI'Ollgll are very t'o1'tul1z1tc i11 ll2lYlll2' two heronries only 11 short 4llbt2lllf'4' from tl1e city. where they Illlty elo any ainount of 0liSCl'YtltlU11. l.ike most heron colonies. these two are situatcil i11 swannpy woo1ls. One is liflllllll on the right sitle ol' the river. near where it empties into Rice Lake. Rlllll anyone wl1o has hecn tlown the river hy hoat will realize that the llerons eouhl not have pickeil ll more lll1lt't't'SSllDl4f spot in this elistrict. The other. lxoweycr. as well as being nearer the city. is IllllL'l1 more easily lllJpl'U2lt'llt'tl. The woomls i11 which it is situ11te4l may easily lv- rcacliecl hy car. Follow Smith street cast. itlltl 11 cpiarter- mile lljl the W':11's:1w roail will hc founfl il coiicession roaml going iiorth to Nassau. Turn lt-ft Illl tl1is roa1l an-l a short :lis- tance along it. on the right si1le. is a 1h-nse. swanlpy wooels. Ilere. it is easy to locate the colony itself. .VX hcron nesting'-colony is not an ex- tremely easy or l!ll'2tSilllt place to visit. .Ks I have alreaely 1nentio11e1l. it is often situateml i11 swampy woo1ls. anfl if it is of :1 co11si1le1'ahlc size. it may he pcrnleatetl hy a tlistinctly unpleaszint o1lo111'. which is i11 itself Clltbtlgll to tlrive away any casual ohserver. llowever. no such mlit- ticulties will he cncountcrecl i11 this heronry lN'll'tll-l'2lSt of the city. It is of small size coinparecl with those of the southern swamps. lacing inafle Ill! of Ollly ahout twenty-tive ncsts. whereas the larg- er one may contain over 11 hun1h'efl. .Xt tl1e slightest noise on the part of thc :1pproacl1in,fr olwservcr. the l1ero11s hecome agitated antl llttQl' their fjlltttlffll squawks repeatedly. stancling 011 the edges of their nests, and heating their wings furiously. As soon as the intruder comes in sight, they Hap awkwardly off, keeping up a ceaseless uproar. The nest. itself is a very large platform of sticks and twigs. apparently thrown together i11 rufle disorder. hut in reality fixctl firmly to tl1e tree. so that they with- stanml tl1e worst storms ancl the severest winters. They are placed in large trees at heights varying from twelve to sixty feet. The two or three i11 number, are ll, greenish colour. ancl. due to their size can harclly he confusefl with any others in this district. Social life in a heronry has its ups and rlowns. just as all social life seelns to have. These herons appear to he of a very Cllli1l'l'ClS0lllC nature. Neyer five minutes pass witl1o11t so111e family squabble. Sometimes two cl11tcl1es of eggs will be founel on 0119 nesting platform. and it may easily he seen that many a family outhreak may be caused by this close fellowship. The Great Blue Heron is one of o11r most heantiful ancl stately birds, either i11 Hight or while stantling rigid on the shore of some ponml or stream. In its slow. majestic flight it offers a most inviting target for the wouhl-he l111nter. Due en- tirely to tl1is cause, its numhcrs have heen satlly aleplcteml lllll'lllg the last few years. The Heron is a vcry useful hircl. and al- though not i11 tlanger of extinction for some time. it should he carefully guarded hy anyone who has it i11 his power to do so, JOHN D. Hoor-1:12. Form IIIA Acad. + 4 + Color FIRST PRIZE Grey light of early clawn, The p11rple hush of night. Dew IiiillTlOllllS on tl1e lawn, Golcl morning light. Blue of the sky above, The good brown earth below, IVings of a snow-white dove, Red sunset glow. RI.-XRION O. Baowx, Form IIIA.

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30 Queer TAntics of 'lightning IGHTNING performs many strange tricks-but not all the capers at- tributed to it are true. For example. it does not make bare circles of earth o11 grass, known as fairy rings. nor does it impress the images of leaves, trees. and ferns on the human skin of persons it has struck. Lightning does not hit the earth in the form of one solid thunder-bolt or flash, but in many-somewhat like tl1e alternating current of the 0l'tlll121l'y house tlectricity. YYhen lightning strikes sandy soil, it forms a tube of glass-the sand being melted by the tremendous heat of the charge. Some of these tubes have been known to be as long as twenty-five feet. very rough on the outside and highly polished on the inside. These tubes are always twisted and branched like trees. Vthen lightning strikes a house. it sometimes takes a very strange course. Yet lightning hardly ever strikes the same place twice. It has been known to cu1'e blindness, paralysis, dumbness, a11d rheu- matism. It has been known to undress persons whom it has struck. A fact of interest to farmers is that. with each bolt of lightning, nitrogen Zlllll ammonia are produced and are ll1'0Llgl1t down with the rains, fo1'ming fertilizers to enrich the soil. In Indo-China where lightning is very frequent. the fertilizers brought down in this way are valued at 3Q0,000.0UU yearly. Some other pranks of lightning have been the carrying away of two maids' knitting needles as they sat in their rock- ing chairs beside the tire: and the carry- ing away of a girl's scissors as she was cutting out a dress. After the flash the girl found herself sitting on the sewing machine, which had bmn badly bent. A farmer was o11e day carrying a pitchfork over his shoulder and happened to be struck by lightning: he was nnharmed but thc pitchfork was ruined. Yvhen a tree is struck by lightning it splits into a thousand pieces. The reason is that the great amount of heat gener- Ciba 'Echccs ated by the electricity turns the sap of the tree to steam and causes it to explode. About thirty-five years ago two men xx ere hunting in the township of Burleigh. A storm came up and they sought shelter under a tree. Lightning struck the tree and killed one of the men. He was placed in a wagon and taken to his home. On arrival tl1e survivor called to the wife of the deceased to come out and see what he had 'for her the must have been a fellow from away backl. Following the interview the lucky fellow was asked how he happened to escape. He said. tVell. it came pretty fast, but I was a little faster and. by crackyl I dodged it. H. CTIIOATIC, III Ind. Arts. + Y 4 Gbe 'floppy 'lane IExpress The first train leaves at six p.m. For the land where the Poppy blows The Mother is the Engineer. And the passenger laughs and crows. The Palace Car is the KIother's arms. The whistle a low sweet strain, The passenger winks and blinks and nods And goes to sleep on the train. At eight p.m. the next train starts For the Poppy Land afar. lhe summons clear lalls on the ear 'itll aboard for the sleeping ear. Hut. 'Wvhat is the fare to Poppy Land? I hope it is not too dear. The fare is this4a hug and a kiss And it's paid to the Engineer. I petition Him who children took Un His knee in kindness great. Take charge. I pray. of the trains each day That leave at six and eight. Keep charge of the passengers, thus I pray. For to me they are very dear. And especially reward. 0 gracious Lord. The gentle Engineer. JEAN D13 BIAIO, IIA Com.