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

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42 Ghz 'Echoes Tlfow 'leather is maoe CCURDING to the proverb there is nothing like leather. IYe do not know who first lnade tllis statement. llllt we do know that it is true, Clever IIICII have tl'ied bllt no 1112111 has yet been able to lnake a substitute for leatllel'. Leather is lnade from the skills of animals sllcll as OXGII. sheep. goats. pigs. horses Hllll seals. Heaviel' leather is made from the skills of crocodiles. lizards. snakes. tlllll frogs. Before we can llse l6iItlIE'I' it lIlllSt be cleaned Zlllil tanned. First the skills are put illto huge pits of water containing chemicals to III2lliC them soft. They are put illto a hllge revolving 1l1'IlIlI which contains cllelllicals and fIIl'tllt'I' softened, It is necessary to remove the hair from the skins before tlley can be tanned. This is done by putting the SliIIlS in lime pits. Yvhen tlley are removed from the pits. the skins are scraped tlllll the re- Illillllllel' of the hair is takell off, The hair of these animals is sllipped to factories to be lnade illto cheap cloth. The skins are now passed through a nlachille which removes all the dirt and remaining hairs, The skins are ready for tanning. I 'i 0t'R EXHIBITION CTOIIIC witll nle to Olll' Fall Fair Everybody will be there. Big 1lI'llIllS beat and bugles blare At Olll' Exllibition. Hot-dog stands. and lemonade In the sun fllltl in the shade. lfanufactured or home-made At OIII' Exhibition. Chicken coops by scores and tens Yvhere they show fat geese i1IIt'i hens Great big pigs ill smelly pens. At ollr Exhibition. Cattle moo. and horses neigh If they don't get lots of hay. You can hear them miles away. At ollr Exllibition. Then there is the flower show. Every kind all in a row, There are lllillly different ways of tan- ning but the most important is chrome tanning whicll produces a waterproof leather. After being tanned, each skin is made the salne thickness. There is a maclline which thins the leather by shav- ing OH the thick spots iillfl cutting the leatller ill two. if tllick enough. After this, the leather is oiled to make it still more waterproof. The leather. having been packed alld dl'ied ill ovens. is removed and packed ill wet sawdust. The next process is to pllt the skins through the staking machine. They go through this twice and are make soft and pliable and the stretch is taken out. The leather is dried and before it can be glazed. must have one or more coats of seasoning mixture pllt on it to make it take the glaze. The glazing is done by a machine which rolls a glass cylinder over it very rapidly. .Xfter the skills are trim- llled. they al'e sorted. according to their substance or weigllt. This work denlzulds skill and know- ledge of leatller and every IIIHII who at- tempts it must be a thorough expert at his trade. and just I'9I'I19lIIlI6I' that every bit of lC21tlIE'1' ill the world was once alive and the demand far exceeds the supply, W. E.kRI.IC Gmsox. Tllfl. Arts, IB. It is worth your while to go To our Exllibition. V Fortune tellers in a tent .Xll on IIIOIIPX'-lllilliillg bent. Tlley are after every cent. .Xt our Exhibitioll. Ladies bring tlleir pies and cake .Iust to sllow how they can bake. Every kind and every make. At ollr Exllibition. Don't forget to go next fall. Just a quarter that is all. lfaybe you could clilnb the wall, At ollr Exhibition. RIHYOI' lIcDonald will be there. At ollr Peterborough Fair. Just to see that it's run square At our Exhibition. BERNICE VANDERVOORT, H.A. II.

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'Ghz 'Echoes TA Glimpse of Scotlanb '1'lllliD PRIZE N the county of Ayr stands a small village named Newmilns. where I was born. It is a lovely little place with paved streets and is situated in the Valley of the Irvine. It is bordered on the north side by the policies of Loudoun. owned by the Earl of that name and of which the poet. Tannahill. wrote his famous Loudoun's Bonnie VVoods and Braesf' The castle of Loudoun is one of the finest in Scotland and it was under a yew tree in front of the castle that the treaty between Eng- land and Scotland was signed. On the south side of the village are the estates of Lanfine and Sessnock. and in- side of each estate are man,gfniFicent homes and grounds open to the public. The industry of the district is the weaving of lace which is on a gigantic scale and any person paying a visit to Scotland should not fail to see through one of these factories. Newmilns is famous in different. ways. It was frequently 41 visited by Rollei-t Burns. who lived only nine miles away. The village and district were very prominent during the times of the Covenanters. many of whom were killed because they worshipped God in their own quiet way. hlany monuments in the district were raised to those that fell in this just cause. The responsibility of caring for and repairing these monu- ments is undertaken by the local Y.M.C.A. The scenery of my home district is wonderful. One can stand and admire the Iovely trimmed hawthorn hedges which divide the fields. In the woods, which are full of pheasants and pa1't1'id,9Q6. are to he found masses of wild hyacinths which gives one the impression of looking at the sea. There are also miles of moor- land which are naturally covered with purple heather and on which thousands of sheep are raised. JEAN R,xLsToN. If. Com. REMINISCENCE By the fireside I sit and dream Of the days of long ago Of long forgotten youthful scenes As embers softly glow. With pipe in hand. my chair drawn close. I sit and watch the blaze. The years roll backwards once again To boyhooCl's happy days. And as I gaze into the fire A lovely face appears, With golden hair and bright blue eyes And smiles that bring the tears. lIy hair has grayed. my eyes have dimmed, Long years I've been alone. It soon will be she'll welcome me To our eternal home. Life,s ship is nearing yonder port. No more shall I feel pain, ltis well worth while to see her smile And join her once again. DOROTHY VVALDIE, III Com. I IIIII IIII I rc f I 5 2 I . ' , 5 -.,1. . ,V II f f ' I if if I ffl'

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