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

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'I FoRM NEWS, P.C.V.S., 1938 CASE OF DOUBLE IDENTITY BIG APPLE III Commercial Repeats Itself Let ns spend a morning with III Commercial. There goes the bell and in comes our smart students -Margaret Henry, the lluttersons CHazt-l and Irenel. Audrey Baker, Marguerite VI'elsh, -lean Thomas and Jeanne De Main. XVQ-ll, well, now are riving are Irene Gandy, Elma Baldry, Marcella Dorrington. I I I Eleanor Phillips and Frances, Neary telling about their ex- periences of the night before. Leading the boys we see ILC. Y.S.'s rugby heroes- Haig Kelly. Steve Csumrik, and Sid Craig. Who is that following? If it irn't the Siamese twins, Jack Seymour and ,lack Rlaelfness, with Tiern- ard O'Toole trailing close behind. ,lust as the second bell rings. in pop the Three Mus- keteers, Helen Liddell, Freda McMahon and ,lean Metcalf. After assembly we go to the typing rootn. Here Carlyle -Iaequith takes his morning exer- cise by distributing pa- per to the pupils. Here also, Marguerite Dum- mitt and Arnold O'- Heron show their prowness. Then we go to Literature where Miss Park has a hard time to get one of the Isabel Youngs to an- swer a question. This is overcome by saying Isabel, with one L, or Isabell with two L's. All Questions are answered in this period by Margaret Foley. Now we skip around to History class. VVhat's this? Yes, it's Florence Simmons slip- ping a note to Muriel Theobald. From here we go to Arithmetic. Mr. Collingwood has a hard time keeping Geraldine Yarty, Irene Everett and Fern Cruiekshank quiet and teaching at the same time. Always first to be finished with her Arithmetic is little Constance Gurney, who says little but knows a lot. Another very interesting period is spent with Mr. Toole. CPet name- Mr. O'TooleD. All the questions are answered by Don Corrin, Jack Bruce and Tom VVeir. Who is that silent good-looking boy sitting back there in the corner? Why, it's Fred Johnston, our big- hearted chum who oFfered his only suit to a certain girl for the Lit. Then we have the two Ednas, Beatty and Butler, who are always willing to help a chum out with their homework. Page Sixty-two VII- have-n't seen Dorothv Dum- mitt since hefore Christmas. And last but not least we have that dark, big-hearted girl from the country, Mary MacManus by name, who always is near at hand when a friend is needed. I guess this is all for now, as I hear the hell ringing and we are hungry! So long! -T. M. A TRAGEDY Act one: Capt. Cook. Act two: Capt. Cook and Cannibals. NOR VOC N orthern Vocational School. Act three: Capt. Cooked. I WEIGHT LAW PROPOSED Opposed by Household Arts III Alexandcr's Swing-It Band-- Bob Il'l1itt', l'l'l1c1I You Gnlrz' ln Swing Tmilglzl Telford's Harmonic Half Hour-- llly Swiss Hill Billy Brock's Instru-Mentals -- I'n1 Danrlng ll'1'flz Tmzm' in glly Eyes Tinker's Coffee Hour--The Las! R056 Qf Szmzmvr Morrison's Daily Dozen -.S zvt'et Susie Supple Calories Take Note: Doris Sayer says she eau get four miles to the meal-two miles to school and two miles home. Eunice Armstrong is plan- ning to reduce. She is afraid that there is going to be a weight limit law enforced in connection with the Big Apple on our local dance floors. Lenore Tinker has been walking with a decided tilt to starboard. It is not that she has been to sea lBut she has been to See our local cut-ups I. Betty Whaley is going to make za study of the Iris Brogue, tlXIore power to you Bettyj. Hazel Telford always pauses and looks with reverence at the Town Clock these days. It has a new meaning 59 to her since she was told that there is a Bell in the Belfry. IStrike one! Hazel.I Orma Lacheu r says, Miss Peterbor- ough has come and gone. VVhy has no one suggested that we have a Queen of the Campus? Mary Alexander's little tip to sports enthusiasts is, that it is your form that counts. Beryl Johnston Says that the hair Pintnl had its day and now Boblbedl hair is on the wave. This is stupendous news, but when she says that the famous HOUSEHOLD ARTS III Back Row: H, Telford, E. Armstrong, L. Tinker, O. Lacheur, E. Morrison Front Row: D. Sayer, IvI. Alexander, B. Johnston, B. Whaley Sunset Along the low and rolling hills, Along the horizon line, Stands a clump of painted maples Mixed with stately pine. Amid this gayest company, The golden setting sun Is nestling down between the hills, This happy day is done. At last itsinks right out of sight, And darkness spreads away Across the rolling meadows wide, So closes an autumn day. Joan Pitchford Form IX-I Laeheur's Colour-Bak Shampoo -llfama, I Wanna .Make Rhythm Save-r's National Barn Dance- She'I1 Be Comin' Roun' the tllounlaln Betty's Cookie Class-Benealll the Crust Qf Betty's Apple Pie Arm:-trong's Children's Hour- Wl1o's That Lillie Clmtterlzox Beryl's Romantic Moods W- I Double Dare You Household Hints 8: Recipes- Ten Pretty Girls Eleanor Morrison's ambi- tion is to play Negro parts in Vaudeville. Gladyse Brock's dream- bubble has been punctured. tToo bad Gladyse, it was a- mounting to somethingj expression- Soup to Nuts -will be chang- ed to Nuts to Fish- terI, this is colossal. E.A. Cook: My poor husband was a wonderful artist, and he always found inspiration in my cooking. Art Winslow: lIn restaraunt in Torontol Must have been a sculptor from the looks of this bent fork. LATIN MADE INTERESTING Boyibus kissibus sweet girlorum Girlibus likebus want some morum Fatherlbus seelbus Ah decorum' Kickibus boyibus out front doorum L C C I REX IEW u I u , T 1 I ,T , . London A Central Collegiate

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'? BRICKBATS VOL. 24 PETERBOROUGH COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 15 PAGES STARTLING E POSE OF FIFTHS FORM V A THREATENS LIBEL SUIT Reporter Goes Into Hiding To sit down to write the V A Form News, and banish all thoughts of Fifty Years Hence and V A in Ninety B.C. is in- deed difficult. There is, however one good reason for so doing. As a matter of fact, it would be heartless to speak of what was to become of the members of our form, but to write it would be to set down fair grounds for a libel suit. It might also be said that it is out of respect for the feeble life which guides this pen that I refuse to dig up the buried fsomewhat poorly, in some casesl past of these same budding citizens. Did I say citizens? Well, not of Peterborough, we hope, al- though can't you imagine Si Park as Mayor, with a council of such gentlemen CD as Ken Gates, Bill Cranford, Bill Mc- Kinlay, and the like? One might be afraid it would be a long and tedious meeting, how- ever, if Councillor K. Gates were allowed to propound his lengthy and pun-spattered ar- guments. Especially so if such argumentative minds as Bill Cranford were allowed to con- tinue his points. But there I go, off on that VA's Future tack again. There is but one great ob- stacle to the progress of this otherwise blossoming form. Somewhat obscure, perhaps to those of us who do not tag along with the form all day, neverthe- less it is visibly reflected in the sad and morose faces of those poor students who come into close contact with it. As a mat- ter of fact, it has been the sub- ject of a good deal of thought on the part of the great thinkers of the form, and Le Penseur Dick has immortalized it in the form of an epic poem. They laffed when I walk ed onto the dance floor with water Thev did n t know I was gomg to swing it NORVOC Northern Vocational Toronto with a paper bag -filled .-1 sad -fiftlz-former stood on o bridge, .find gazed on the watery below' Know this the result, he said as he jumped, Of.. ,. . ,..,, ,. .three years Ill a row. As for that missing word, we can only say that it begins where our English alphabet stops. I might also hint that a quar- tet is being formed to render Mr. Dick's latest musical master- piece CNote: He also considers himself a musician. We are in- clined to disagreejt Chemical Element-on that piece of cat- gut, which when bowed or pluck- ed, sometimes produces a tone similar to G. It is rumoured that the quartet which will ex- ecute Cand howlj this work con- sists of Noel Barr, tirst for tenorj harmonica, Molly Brown, pic- colo. S. Rogow, saxaphone, and Hugh Davidson, trumpet. Ac- companiment will probably be provided by Benny Goodman Weames and the Collegiate Swing-mongers, or Edna Eddie Duchin Borland. A vocal score has been added coinciding with the piccolo part which could probably be fol- lowed Cwith some difiicultyl bv Alicia Flagstad Langley or Olga Dragonette Westbye. That awe-inspiring racket which makes up the latter one and one- half hours of the seventh-move- ment might be Hall. Turner, and West practising on the mats, or Hugh Davidson repeatedly CCo1zt1fnued on page 741 KIRMA STARTLES WORLD WITH PROPHESIES A Peek Into V B's Future After an absence of ten years which brings me to 1948, I re- turn to my home town to tind it a rival of New York. As I walk- ed along looking at the forty-six storey building on the corner of Charlotte and George Street CEaton'sD, I bumped accidently into the tall, handsome Tom Hooper. We decided to walk along together. I also noticed that Tom raised his hat and had a pleasant smile for all the ladies who passed. He was still the heart-throb. During the conversation which ensued, we quite naturally be- gan to talk about the days of 1938 in our old form VB. Tom was able to supply me with in- formation about the boys, and I in turn was to tell him about the girls. This was one way of keeping track of our class mates. He told me that Lloyd Louden had become a doctor. Can't you imagine him pulling out your appendix? Horace Steer had blossomed into a wild cow- boy, but he still liked to ride in the moonlight on quiet roads, Funny things happen sometimes. Can you imagine Hagerman af- ter spending all those years at P.C.I., manufacturing dolls? As we crossed the downtown inter- section, just humming with noise, who should be standing in the centre of a traffic jam but our old pal Pettersone? He was actually wearing a policeman's uniform with white gloves on IOO. Then I began my part of the conversation. I couldn't help but tell him about the fifth form love-birds. They are now doing Shal-:espeare's famous love scene Romeo and Juliet and from what I hear, Jean Clarkson CC0nti11ued on page 631 ROYALTY INCOGNITO UNTIL LIT Special Commercial Favorecl Form Orchids to Wilda Saunders. whohas Princeps and to better known as Babs, been chosen as our Alumna for 1937-38, Margaret Lundy, ex-Princeps, and now Vice-President of the Students' Council. Miss Smart is pleased to in- form us that she has just finished a review of Mr. Toole's recent edition, Famous Canadians of Today, written especially for the benefit of Special Commer- cial Economic class. It is rumoured that the Misses Garside and Leeson have had the misfortune to get stuck in a snow bank lately. Would Pilley and McKee understand? Besides being the Athletic star of our form, Grant Clarke has a peculiar habit of falling through desks in Mr. Colling- wood's room. Flash! Eileen Schoales, the charming brown-eyed Princess in a recent skit, falls deeply in love with Doug. Tanney, the handsome Duke. When will Miss Schoales make up her mind? Jack Dougherty says he is glad he wasn't born in France, because he doesn't know that language. Jean Rylott boasts that she never does any homework ex- cept seven nights of the week. Then we have Smith who never gets tired asking questions, and Cauley who always gives us a new slant on Mr. Shearer's law riddles Misses Crowley and Whit- taker, so humble and so mild, inform us that they take par- ticular care to' powder their noses before coming to school so CContinued on page 68D Page Sixty-one

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3 FORM NEWS, P.C.V.S., 1938 INDUSTRIAL ARTS GRADUATING CLASS Back Row: C. Gross, E. Gibson, T. lticlxlillan, G. Watson, H. Starr, R. Whiteside Middle Row: J. Easton. D. Carter, A. Lockington, E. Pinn, Front Row: C. Fisher, M. Andrew, R. Bassett, W. Francis, ESQUIRE CLUB NEWSETTE BY III INDUSTRIAL ARTS Form III Industrial Arts be- came commonly known, al- though not referred to, as Peter- borough Vocational Esquire Club. The club was formed so we could have the fun of run- ning a club instead of a common and dry Oral Composition per- ind. Miss Bailev was the founder of the club and the first meetings were carried on under manage- ment of Mr. T. McMillan as Chairman, Mr. A. Lockington as Secretary and Mr. J. Easton holding the permanent job of treasurer. Other chairmen and secretaries throughout the year were as fol- lows: Chairm en Secretaries Mr. Whiteside Mr. Walling Mr. Easton Mr. Carter Mr. Andrews Mr. R. Francis All members of the class acted as bankers, manufacturers, busi- ness men and what-have-we. All the class competed in a contest to see who could give the best talk in the term. A collection had been taken up in class for prize money to buy any book that the winners wish- ed. Mr. Grose Mr. L. Clancy grabbed first prize with his talk of What keeps a plane in the air, and Mr. Doc Turnbull ran a close second with an address on Diesel engines. Class Room Gossip Pro. T. Corneil, the mad scientist of the Vocational School has just completed and patented his wonderful invention for Scotch Teachers, The Torch Special, a guaranteed fool- proof ink-well. The Pro. claims that it is im- possible for any student to place blotters, bits of paper or any substances into the ink and humanly impossible to remove anything including ink. The Pro. has also been experi- menting with a work-less solu- tion for dishwashing. In doing dishes the Pro. way, use a solu- tion of Potassium Chloride, Sodium Cyanide and dechlorodi- tinoronetene in any solution ratio, and dishes are dumped in- to this. If you have dishes for the next meal you're lucky. Hear ond There Everyone is wondering who the blonde is, Gibby is meander- ing around with.fWrite to box 497 to obtain names and latest dopej. D. Collins, K. Harrison, R. Francis, R. Turnbull, D. Perks J. Cournayea, H. Morrow, V. Walling, H. Tulley, W. Jones KIRMA STARTLES cC07Zf1'?Z1l6d from page 612 certainly can play the part. Agnes Weir has finally mastered the art of fancy skating, and has won several cups. Of course, you will all be interested to learn that Olive Parrington is making her debut on Broadway. Mar- garet jackson is a professional nurse. Can't you imagine her taking your temperature and cooling the fevered brows? Betty White had taken the high road to knowledge by taking Miss Montgomery's place at P.C.V.S. We all remember Lenore Lewis, the songster of morning assem- blies. She is now taking Kate Smith's place on a radio pro- gramme. Glen Allen and Cor- ona Hanbridge have both done well. Glen is a Hootchv Koot- chy dancer, and Corona an artist's model. If you just turn the pages of any fashion book you will see Noreen McAllister posing in a stunning bathing suit. You will find it has a soothing effect on the eyes. I Hutfy would like to know how Francis can sit next the Pro. desk and get over 90 in an exam without being caught copying. E. P. was quite astounded the other day, to find that Arleigh Murray is a fan dancer in an exclusive night club. As we passed the Examiner Bulletin board, I saw that Isabel Wray was well on her way to fame in the six day bicycle race. Dorothy Smith and Phvllis Nesbitt are beauti- ful mannequins for Paris gowns. Beryl Franks surprised everyone by eloping with a handsome mil- lionaire. Verna Allen is very much up in the air-a hostess on an air-liner. I also heard that she flirts with the pilot. As we passed one of the many little oflices near East Avenue, I hap- pened to notice a great big sign with PSYCHIATRIST on it. You know, one of those people who try to tell you what your mind is made of. And then in one corner, in very insignificant letters was Helen Latimer's name. Now can you figure that one out? Just then who should come tripping out of the office but Helen Miller and a whole brigade of Pekinese? Now I wonder what she was doing in a place like that? Now Tom just couldn't pass a peanut store. And do you know, the clerk was Phyllis Dawson? Well Tom, I must leave you now, I've got a date at the Town Hall, and I guess I don't have to tell you what for. D. W. Page Sixty-three