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

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FORM NEWS, P.C.V.S., 1938 EDITOR-CATHARINE WHITE Ass'f. Editors-M. Hooper, l. Whalon, A. Gallagher MARCHii938 or vol.. 24 VVith a sigh we see the last piece of copy leave for the printers. Gladly we turn to our well-earned rest, only to find that the worst is yet to come. The editorial has to be written. Thirteen inches must be filled with readable matter. Well, we've filled them, but as to the second stipulation, we have very serious doubts. Although several schools have been using the newspaper form for School News, Sports, etc. this is the first time it has been used in The Echoes, and there has been a great deal of work entailed in the change. A large amount of any credit which this section merits is due to the able assistance of our three co-workers-Margaret Hooper, Iris Whalon, and Alice Gallagher. Regarding the change, the comments of the student body are invited-favourable or otherwise-and if this section is continued in the same manner next year, they may be printed in this column, thereby saving the editor a great deal of trouble by filling up a space that this year she has to cover with her own comments. First Forms To give a new twist to an old tale-- The first forms we have always with us, but what a disappointment they are this yearl Not only have they changed their name to Ninth Forms, but they are a dreadfully precocious crowd, rarely doing things that a first form is expected to do Csuch as losing their way eight times a dayj. They have failed dismallv to give rise to the usual crop of Have you heard about the Frst form that .,,. P , jokes that usually predominate during thc first term. There is just one way in which you can tell that they are first formers, and that is, they get their form news in on time. But they'll get over that-all the other forms have. Seriously, however, we consider the new first year course to be of great value to the pupil. It is a well known fact that there are a great many mislits in both sides of the school, and this mixed course seems to be a practicable way of solving the difficulty. A pupil is able to see just what subjects he excels in, and can continue accordingly, thus perhaps saving several years that otherwise would be wasted. Perennials It was our aim this year to give you something new and startling, but some of the old perennials crept in- A day in form so and so, form so and so fifty years from to-day,', etc. Indeed, as one frantic reporter exclaimed, there wouldn't be any form news without them. We were quite Frrm at the time, but a glance through this section will tell its own tale. The school will very soon be taking on the appearance of a barracks, if all reports are true, for there arc no less than 12 musketeers in our midst! Count them for yourself. If anyone would ask us what is the most popular word in the dictionary, we would say illustrious After cutting it about fifty times, we finally gave it up as a bad job and shut our eyes when we came to it. But alasl that is but an editor's life! The staff's feelings are described to a t by the following verse which we bor- rowed from the Brandon College Weekly, The Quill. What have you done, St Peter asked, That I should admit you here? I ran the Form News, the editor said, For The Echoes, for one long year. St. Peter, pitying, shook his head, And gravely touched the bellg Come in, poor thing, select a harp, You've had your share of 1 Ahem! ' This word was censored, so we had to sacrifice rhyme to morality. Page Sixtygfour BOY PUTS HAIR IN CURLERS F O R M N E W S in c Idol Reveals Feet of Clay Here comes the giantess, Miss Joyce Powers. Over Bob Packer this lady tow- ers. There's Doris Hutchinson, very serene, She's learned how to dance the Yallerine. And herels a bright lad, called Russel Scriver, But Wilhelmine Northey says he's a bad driver. Flora Craige a perfect Miss Hookf' All the boys' names are in her date book. Here-'s Miss jean Johnston, who slays CPD the boysg To French class, brother Ralph brings toys. The last of our Johnsons is known as Ted He puts up in curlers, each night his blonde head. And here's Mister Powell fthe Mac, not the Dickj, His fantastic facts for our paper. arc slick. Clark Gable was asked by our George Northcott, What have you sir, that I haven't got? Here's Jimmy Milburn with nose in the air, Gazing at Margaret MacFar- lane's hair. Wee Chris Fitz-Gerald has quite a hobbv. , It's keepng tab on a certain Bobby. Gordon Smith knows all his Latin, He comes early every matin, For absence, Eleanor Irwin tries All the world-known alibis. And here's a girl known as Betty Hughes, Between A-or B-, she can't seem to choose. And here is Minnie McIntyre too, She's dreaming of fwe wonder who?j Here's Elsbeth Boorman, known as speed. To lessons. she pays little heed, However, she's considered deft At throwing questions right and left. Ctlorztirzzred on page 74, GIRL SWAL-OWS NAIL ll B Commercial Conta II B Commercial is all set to gain a position in the Public Eye. We have a very excel- lent form this year with a num- ber of highlights. The girls won the Junior Volleyball cham- pionship, the boys organized two hockey teams and have be- gun to play games, two editors for The Echoes were chosen from our ranks, but wait till you hear about the pupils! I did not think any form could possibly have a person that can come late, forget his books, mis- place his locker key, and come without his spelling done all in ONE DAY. But it takes IIB to produce such a specimen. Though Ken Bolam gets good marks in bookeeping, don't be fooled. His ambition is to be another Walter Winchell. A-tish-oo! This is Dr. Ken- ner's advice to all, if you wish to pronounce S-c-h-i a-r-i-z-z-a. If you see a fellow in a blue suit looking moonstruck, it's only George Easton putting his heart and soul into his Advice to the Lovelorn column. But it really takes Catharine White to do something dramatic. The other day she announced Qbetween coughing spellsl that she had swallowed a nail, thus ins Phenomenal Pupil causing great consternation a. mong pupils near enough to hear. Then Katie held up a badly shorn finger and announced I bit it off, and accidentally swal- lowed it, and now it's stuck go- ing down! The inkwell in Chamberlain's desk always seems empty. Can it be that the Modern Miracle drinks it? Instead of saying Hello , Dorothy Symonds says, Howdy Stranger. Try as we may we can't break her of this habit ac- quired for our Literary Meeting. As usual, the flame of genius burns brightest in the weaker sex. Our gifted poetess, Moira Whalon, regales us with selec- tions from her repertoire at every opportunity. Our only regret is that we haven't space to print the gems of her collec- tion. Newsy Note for Nosey News- Hawks: This year IIB started their own class magazine called Buzzes of Two Bees ! The magazine was formed somewhat like The Echoes and promises to be a great success. M. W.

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FORM NEWS, P.C.V.S., 1938 5 FOURTH FORMS MAKE THE NEWS IV A REPORTED TO HL Two Bad Little It is llze early bird who catches thewormHtacknowledgedlfmay- be that is why Miss Brisbin wears a Big Apple Dress. But are there any worms to be caught in IV A? Speaking of styles, we hear that the latest skating ensemble consists of demuir little knickers and a big rough woolly sweater in contrast, which gives the whole outfit that twecdy look. Flash! Flash! have you seen it? fcould you miss ite--meaning those gorgeous, glaring, glamour- ous shades of nail polish display- ed on the hands of La Hall tshe says she also wears it on her pedal extremitiesj. In case you're interested the shades range from red hot Paprika through seductive Tulip to dus- ky Chestnut reaching the climax in purple Coronation Creme. While we are on the subject of nature-lovers, or are we-oh yes, Mary Hall Cthis last remark is very deep and may take you some time to fathomj Well any way what we want to say is Bob Graham and Barrie Jack aren't Cnature-loversj. Imagine rob- bing two little bears of their skins. Colour, one of the more important factors in clothes-de- signing, is also an important factor tveryj in other profes- sions, shall we say. To illus- trate this point, our physics' MANE SOCIETY Boys Rob Bears teacher offers a rather convinc- ing proofw Materials: Q11 one taxi-driver ,QD one girl C33 green lipstick Meilzod: Ahem! CU7ZCfll5lA0N.' draw your own. Af- ter pondering over this for some time Florence Trebilcock rc- marked: I didn't know that Mr. Henry used to be a taxi-driver. One of the patriotic Scotch members of the staff is certainly in favour of rearmament. We notice she has been wearing gun- metal stockings of late. The usual number of Christmas suits did not blossom forth this term, although there was a fair show- ing of gaudy ties. Believe it or not the girls have another fad! They'vc concocted a rather unique little get-to- gether tat timesj which consists of a dazzling white middy Qnot yet affected by tattle-tale greyj and a skirt. But if perchance these fashion leaders wish the sailor blouses to retain their in- dividuality we suggest that they wash them occasionally. tNo free soap advertisements are going to clutter up our magazinej Reading this over we discover that we have omitted the orig- inal purpose-namely to boost IV A. So here goes! IV A is the most intelligent, ATTENDING SCHOOL OCCUPATION Our class has forty-one girls and boys. Who sure do make a lot of noise, We now have prepared a brief review Of these bright students here for you. Harlow Cutting is the ladies' man, Among the girls he has many a fan. One bright lad is Douglas Quirt Who, for Ancient History does a lot of work. Ross Thornton has an appetite keen, O11 what he eats, he'lI never be lean. Don Duncan is dark and trim, He winks at Margaret and she winks at himg Duncan Seymour, a country laddie. Is taking up farming like his daddy. Next is Betty Kirn, tall and thin, She's never seen without her grin. the most industrious, the most important, in fact the best form in P.C.I.-according to IV A Are any here, absent? Sorry, Mr. Zavitz for stealing your stuff! fFor all censored parts refer to Mary Richardsonj - Px Lg A FORM REPORTERS Back Row. J. Lacheur, F. Mackay, M. Whalon, C. Carlysle, T. Torpey, E. Armstrong, B. White M. Richardson. D. Wallis, J. Metcalfe, D. Renme, E. Westman Middle Row: J. Goslin, R. Burgess, E. Pinn, W. Gamble, E. Craig, M. Munro, G, Bond. HA Kennel' F. Smoke, C. Hall. L. Routly Front Row: C. Nicholson, C. Hall, B. Miller, M. Hooper CA-93i5lG7ll Edilvfft White fEdilUf5f E. Whalon tA.r.ristant Edilanj, A. Gallagher tAssislanl Edytorl, E. Junkln, S. Anderson, Absent - J. Hooper And next there comes with deaf- ening cheers, Jean, Helen and Hazel, the Three Musketeers. Donald Diplock is a funny sort. You ought to hear him laugh and snort. Olga Wilson in the front seat, Eats bushels and cartons of shredded wheat. Franklin Smoke is always very quiet, But Philip Turner would start a riot. Vernon Perdue is always asking his Mum For a stick of 'Wrigley's chewing guml Dorothy Ferguson, a dark-haired lass, All giggling girls she does sur- pass. Irene Poolman, with a deter- mined chin, IN BRIGHTER VEIN The Gorgons looked like women-only more hor- rihle. Feminine of bachelor is lady-in-waiting. Doctors say that fatal diseases are the worst. Belle is the feminine of gong. Was blessed with that school- girl complexion. Charlie Dobbin hates to say adieu , To that dimpled member of Form II Margaret Loudon has a cute little face, But when she laughs it gets out of place. Eltie Saunders sits near the back, When it comes to talking, there's nothing she lacks. Billie Green 'well up in style, Is always looking across the aisle. William Moorhead is a gay young man, We also have the Miller's daughter, Mary Ann. Ralph Chase would sure be fleet If it were not for his great big feet. Rosamond Burns, a pretty lass, Is very fond of apple sass. Janet McIntosh has hair of red, At seven a.m. she's out of bed. Betty Wolfe with her auburn curls, Makes all the boys go round in whirls. Margaret Clarkson with eyes of blue, fConZinued an page 74, Page Sixtyjive