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

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the engraving and the new-style photographyg Miss Thompson, the art supervisorg and finally Mr. C. S. Browne, who saw to the selling of the magazine. Although this year our staff was greatly re- duced, those who remained, by their hard and faithful work made it possible for us to produce this war-time ECHOGS. A special word of appreciation is due to Miss McGregor, our supervisor of printing, without whose interest and untiring assistance we would not be able to publish the magazine at all. HUGH KENNER Small Extravagances I have often noticed that almost everyone has his own small extravagance-some careless habit of wasting pennies-and ordinarily this does not call for too deep a frown. In fact a peculiar small extravagance often adds per- sonality to the individual. But does anyone need to be reminded that these are war days! Every extra penny is needed by the country- and there is also that bothersome theory in Economics that the value of the dollar is de- creased with the increase of money spent. Con- sequently small extravagances must be exam- ined under a more penetrating light. First a plea will be made to all soda fountain frequenters. After all, boys, perhaps that game of hockey at night would be snappier if that gooey, twenty-cent double hot fudge sundae was resisted after school. Girls, do I dare to mention that hundreds of calories are contained in such a concoction of ice cream, chocolate, nuts and whipped cream? An elderly lady of my acquaintance, for no good reason that I know, drinks a little tea with her sugar, and leaves, at the end of each meal, a not too small chunk of butter and a portion of buttered bread to keep the dirty dishes com- pany. After so many years of generosity, wouldn't this be the ideal time to deprive the tea cup of the saturated sugar in its base and the side plate of the slowly melting grease? Movie lovers insist that each coming attrac- tion is bound to be the best feature of the year. Don't waste time and money then - see the movie each December thirty-first to make cer- tain of complete value for your money! .lust what is the well-dressed lady wearing this year? With so many chic costumes on parade, that question is extremely difficult to answer. So please don't confuse the men fsecretly that is your excuse for such extravag- ancel with too many smart and still smarter outfits. How many of you can truthfully say that at least three nights in the week you don't drop Page Fourteen into your favorite lunch stand fjust to see how many of the gang are therej and Qjust for some- thing to dol order a coke and plug a nickel or two in the jute box to hear Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller in the latest tune? Let Grand- ma tell you that it would be greatly to your ad- vantage to turn on the radio and enjoy a cold glass of milk at home. Take it or leave it, but it would be a saving. Mothers no longer frown and say What is this younger generation coming to? when the lily comes down to breakfast obviously gilded. That is, if it is not too obviously gilded. Keep that frown from your mother's brow and that tiresome question from her lips by using those precious and expensive paints sparingly. I am not going to beg, or even suggest, that you human smoke-screens give up cigarettes, for you all have probably done so at one time or another and returned to them with renewed zest. However, I am told that to roll your own can become quite an art, and the cost of the annoying habit is cut almost four-fifths. Wouldn't that be a real saving? Day in, day out, we are reproved- Who left that basement light on? . . . Must the radio be on when no one is listening to it? . . . An- other run, no wonder-three thread chiffon! . . . What! More money for that expensive hobby of yours. . . . To the waste paper basket with that gum! Little heed have we paid to such trivial extravagances in the past. Have I convinced any of you-for I have my- self-that petty wastes, however pleasant, are really unnecessary? So, shall we say, - Till the Lights of London Shine Again begone, you small extravagances! MURIEL E. MCCARRELL. Purple Patches ulnceptis gravibus plerumque et magna professis purpureus late qui splendeat, 'anus et alter adsuitur panmwf' H 071106, De Arte Poetica. Often to weighty enterprises and such as profess great objects, one or two purple patches are sewn on to make a fine display in the distance. The Echoes is primarily a record for the future, in the quotation from Horace, our weighty enterprise . The Literary Section, not contributing anything to the record, is only a purple patch sewn on to make a line display . Although no prizes were given this year, the display is indeed fine. It was always thought that contributions should be made for the honour of seeing them in print. Now we know that prizes are not necessary. School spirit is enough' llflnnckmsr WESTBYE.

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OUI' TBSIC The task confronting modern youth is that of uniting all the nations of the world in a com- mon feeling of co-operation. Although the way be long, the burden heavy, and the journey dangerous, we, of the present generation, must forge ahead with this aim ever before us. We must begin our plans now, if we are to succeed in our attempt to link the nations of the world together. A necessary preparation is to begin to think clearly and broadly. Narrow, prejudiced minds which see only one side of life must be enlarged. We must think in terms of nations as well as in terms of our own com- mtmity. We must think, not only of the youth of Canada but also of all the youth of the world regardless of race or creed. To think clearly is just as important as to think broadly. The grief of sudden failure or the joy of quick success should not cloud our minds. We must keep cool and collected, at all times. We must weigh every issue carefully before acting, and when we do act, it must be with a strong conviction that the deed is right. To think clearly and broadly without being able to express our thoughts would be useless. Regardless of the field in which our life work lies, we must be prepared to impress upon our fellow men the necessity of a united crusade with international friendship as the goal. Youth must look to the future. It is our task to establish and maintain international accord and friendship. We must succeed where others have failed. Bitterness, hatred, jealousy, and greed must vanish and in their place the forces of love, friendship, co-operation and obedience must stand united. Petty disputes and jealous arguments must be forgotten if we are to achieve a successful union of the people of this world. We must begin to destroy these vices now, in our own communities and later apply our experience to the whole world. In looking toward the future, youth must not forget the lessons of the past. People whose slanderous tongues, underhand methods, and secret organizations endanger world friendship and co-operation must be prevented from spreading their doctrines of hatred and envy. We must profit from the mistakes made by our predecessors in allowing international gangster- ism to gain hold, and we must prevent such ele- ments from seizing control again. Although the real building of friendship must be done in the future, the corner stone has al- ready been laid.The League of Nations, although failing politically, showed by its Work in relief, health, and labour that such a union is valuable and might have risen to even greater heights of success if the feeling of understanding had not been lost. This spirit is reviving. The Pan- American Union offers another example of nations working together. As a result, age-old disputes have been settled amicably instead of by war and bloodshed. The task has been begun. We must finish the job. The dawn of a new day is steadily approach- ing. Youth's part will be to insure world-wide co-operation in this new era. The challenge is ours and we must take the torch of friendship and hold it high. BOB CARLEY Intramural Sports--Continued This is really a continuation of the editorial on intramural sports written by Frank Smoke in last year's edition of The Echoes. His sug- gestion has been followed up in part and we are advocating a still further and more intensive program of sports. This year Basketball and Volleyball schedules were drawn up and the forms battled it out in the gymnasium. Form V-A won the Basketball championship and V-A also won the Volley- ball championship and so We extend to them our most hearty congratulations. The fault here was the lack of spectators. Where were all you sport fans? This fault can be laid only at the door of the student-body itself. Well what about a baseball schedule this spring also? Hockey was played independently by the process of one form challenging another. Here the lack of organization caused contradictions as to the proper score and many arguments re- sulted and at the end of them all no one knew what the score really was. All this could be averted with a small amount of effort on the part of the B.A.A. and G.A.A. or some other organization to provide some team, sport, etc., for each member of a form. Those who, because of physical defects, could not take in these sports, might form a cheering squad. These in- terform games stimulate school spirit and are good training for the school teams. The number of different schools on our interscholastic schedules is steadily decreasing which makes intramural sports a necessity if we are to have sports at all. In our midst we have skating, bowling, swimming, baseball and tennis enthusiasts not to mention the woe-begone members of our late lamented fencing club. What are our Athletic Associations for if they don't organize our sports or are they just a little afraid to do some Work of real benefit to the student body? Re- ferees and umpires for these sports might be chosen from Upper School or from the teachers who might be prevailed upon to supervise them, as they do the school dances. The fencing equipment which was purchased last year at considerable expense is being put to no better Page Fifteen