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

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43 THE EcHoEs Around the Carp? Peninsufa SECOND PRIZE, JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL THE Perron Boulevard or Gaspe Highway of which I write is con- sidered by many experienced travellers to be the most beautiful in the world. The great scenic drive does not begin until one reaches the quaint little French-Canadian town of Riviere du Loup, one hundred and twenty miles below the most picturesque city in North America, Quebec. This town is steeped in the historic traditions of the French-Canadian people. Its nar- row streets wind up steep hills from the water front. Its quaint seigneurial- styled houses, and its tall church spires all bespeak to the traveller the charm of a people deeply imbued with the loxe of antiquity, and romance of bygone days. From this delightful town one drix es east toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Gradually the hills on the opposite shore of the St. Lawrence grow fainter until all that can be discerned is a dark irregular horizon. Soon the skyline melts away into a vast expanse of blue ocean. Vlfe notice with interested curi- osity the fishing equipment arranged along the sea-shore ready for use, and also the crude fishing skiffs. The quaint villages impress one with the peculiar fact that here are a happy home- loving people who have not adopted any mode of life different from that of their Norman forefathers who settled there three centuries before. In places there is a beautiful green coniferous forest to our right, to our left is the vast and mighty Gulf. All too soon we reach Metis where we stop for the night. It is a beautiful summer resort by the sea. In the morning we leave on our east- ward journey. Now we are on the Gaspe Coast proper. What beauty! XVhat grandeur! To our right are great towering mountains covered with ever- greens which give them the appearance of enormous moss-blanketed hills. To our right the breakers of the mighty ocean roll against the embankment, upon which the road is built, with such violence that our car is drenched by the salt spray. Soon we begin to climb. Up through the virgin timber and over and around the mountain winds this snake-like road, a modern marvel of engineering. VVe are two thousand three hundred feet above sea-level. The throbbing of the engine becomes hard on our ears. Away to :Continued on page ll-tm

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THE EcHoEs 47 Schools' of BOfI.Z'l.d THERE are three types of schools: one for Indian children, one for Cholo or middle class children, and the other for the upper class. There are also a few mission schools where all castes are admitted, and two or three private schools. In the Indian schools the children have a slate and perhaps a reader. They generally sit on the ground or on planks which are placed on stumps or boxes. The school room is generally a mud hut about lO feet by 12 feet, with one small door and no windows. In this room there are anywhere from twenty to thirty children crowded in. In the lower and warmer climates they have their schools out of doors under the trees. They are taught to read and write and also some arithmetic. They are very clever in modelling objects from clay. These schools are all in the country. The Cholo schools are in the city. The schoolrooms are a little larger and they have one or two windows. The floors are wood and so are the benches. The children have more books to study from and they learn more subjects. The upper-class schools are the same as the Cholo, the only difference being that they are separate from the others. Recently they have been joining them together tthat is the Cholo and upper classl because the government is not able to pay so many teachers. As it is, the teachers are usually six months behind in their pay anyway. The schools are not heated and during the two coldest weeks in june the children are given a holiday. The Indian children are dressed in the distinctive dress of their tribe. From the time the children are three until they are ten they are sent into the fields to watch pigs, sheep, and cows. Then they are sent to school until time for harvestfor seeding and then they have tofwork in the fields. The Cholo children are sent to school when they ale five. They belong to what is known as the working class. These children also wear a distinctive type of dress but very similar to that of the Indian. The upper class dress in the the European style. Their children are educated to be government ollicials, doctors, or lawyers. They are taught that working as a cook or cobbler or tailor is degrading and only the Cholo or Indian is supposed to do this kind of work. Does this make Peterborough appeal more to you? MARY C. Hfxnuow, IIIB Acad.

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,PHE Ecnolzs THE campaign for the election of officers to the Students' Council for the year 1936-37 was staged early in October. The two parties took the names Jeeps and Goons. The Goon party supported George Hall for President: Dorothy Moscrop for Vice-Presidentg Olga VVestbye for Secretary and Alexander Ellis for Treasurer. The opposing jeep Party urged the election of Jack Cowling for Presidentg for Vice-President, jean Dorrisg Secretary, Eileen Schoales, and for Treasurer, Tom McMillan. Colourful posters, both comical and serious, adorned the halls and then each candidate addressed the student body to present the promises of his party. Came election day and the electorate voted one Goon and three Jeeps into office. P1'e5z'a'e'11f.' George Hall Jean Dorris Eileen Schoales Tom McMillan I'z'cc-Presz'de1zl: Secretary: Tl'6C1S1H'Cl'.' The Executive, with the assistance of Mr. Richardson, entered upon the various activities of the Council, namely, Commencement, Literary Meetings, At Home, and the fulfill- ment of election promises. It was decided to have four Literary Meetings during the year, which would be completed before the presentation of the Operetta. On Wednesday, November 18, the first meeting of the Literary Society was presented by forms VA, VB and 49 il IYA Academic, under the supervision of Miss Brisbin, Mr. C. S. Browne, and Mr. Zavitz. The meeting was of a musical nature and opened with a medley of songs given by the entire cast. Jim Morrow very ably filled the position of Master of Ceremonies. Instrumental and vocal selections were rendered by Olga XVestbye, Alan Brown, and other members of the cast, including Merrill Smith, who ac- companied the orchestra and many of the soloists. The second part of the programme consisted of a skit acted by Allan Park and Eric XVest. The whole performance was a very credit- able one. The Academic Third Forms and IVB were responsible for a varied and inter- esting programme, presented on Mon- day, November 20, 'Sam Rogow was official announcer. The first number was a Violin duet by Bill Moorehead and john McMillan. Bob McKinley greatly amused his audience with his skilful imitations. A chorus of fourteen voices, eight girls and six boys, under the direction of Miss McGregor and accompanied by joan Ottewell, de- lighted their audience with three songs 2 As I Went Down to Dover, Vive l'Amour, and Neapolitan Nights. Following this a tap dance was given by IXfIisses Hope and Clarkson of IIIB. The meeting concluded with a play, Brothers ia Arms. The first meeting of the New Year, presented on Friday, January 22nd, proved a decided success. The forms taking part were Special Commercial, Commercial III, Commercial II and