Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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knixl-N wifi an-fc For the first time Chanukah, the lewish Festival of Lights, was ob- served by some boys of Jewish descent. David Fritz of Upper South brought his menorrah to school with him and in' vited everyone of whatever faith to par- ticipate in the short candle-lighting services every evening. The services, held in David's room, gathered sixteen people some evenings and as many as twenty on others. The first term closed with the Christ- mas dinner. The kitchen staff pro- vided an excellent turkey dinner which everyone enjoyed. Throughout the meal. telegrams were received by lVlr. Beer from a certain S. Claus who wished to make his location known in relation to lF'F uoiauiki, the Hilltop. Carols were sung as the meal pro- gressed to the climactic moment when Santa and the Christmas Fairy ar- rived. The voices of two hundred mem- bers of the school community filled the hall, Presents were exchanged be- tween the Fairy and the staff and stu- dents. At the close of the evening Auld Lang Syne was sung and the crowd dispersed back to study. After this very pleasant evening, stu- dents returned to their books in pre' paration for the examinations at the close of the term. The results of this effort were great. The Headmaster's List was the longest in recent years. ACROSS: Top left, the Headmaster reads a tele- gram that promises a visitation from certain mysterious guests that night on the Hilltop. The telegram is signed, S. Claus , Below, one of the visitors, the ravishing Christmas Fairy, appears to tantalize the boys and help Santa, Top right, Mr. Pollock looks doubtful while Mr. Jewell appears to be enjoying the spectacle. Below, Mr. Zegarchuli is also enioying himself. ABOVE: Top left, Mr. Claus examines one of the gifts that he is to present. including the occasional gag item, the gifts are given to members of the staff by the students. Below, Mr. lim Beer examines a fur coat that Santa has given him to help him adjust to Canada's cold climate after his two year stint in the Tropics. Top right, two Prep. boys are delighted and still awed by the visit of Santa to the Hilltop. Below, Mrs. Beer and Mr. McLaren are obviously enjoying the mood of the Dining Hall as Christmas gaiety and good fellowship pre- vail THEVOYAGEUR27

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LITERARY One cold night last Fall, l created a ghost! This incident occurred in the school On a Saturday night after dinner, all the Chinese boys met in the centre room of the Lower Centre Corridor, After a short general conversation, we switched to ghost stories. Everybody, except Fred, was afraid that when it became late no one would be willing to go anywhere alone At about eleven o'clock, Fred grew tired of what he considered a long and pointless chat and decided to leave. l can't remember who thought up the crazy idea, but we all agreed that it would be fun to frighten Fred a little by mak- ing him think that there was a ghost in the school that was after him. Fred lived in the Lower South Corridor in the first room to the right of the staircase facing the backyard of the school. His roommate was away for the weekend. This created the perfect situation for our plot. Eddy and I were to execute the plan. We opened the window of the room in Lower Centre, took off the screen and sneaked out onto the roof of the Meeting Room. We tried to keep low so that Fred would by no chance see us. We crawled to the retaining wall and hid beneath it. Then, Eddy started to flash the flash- light we brought with us while l bounced tiny pebbles off the panes of Fred's window at regular intervals. Fred was studying in his room. At first, he ignored the distractions completely. As we continued to perform, he became more alert. He tried to look out of the window. ln the darkness he saw nothing Hidden as we were, we were not detected His curiosity grew as time went on Then, the effect of the ghost stories we had been telling began to take hold of him He rushed out of his room, he charged into the room on Lower Centre and asked the boys for help. Those in the room pretended to know nothing of the episode and asked Fred what was going on, Fred re- plied in terror that he thought that a ghost was about to get him. To heighten Fred's dismay the boys in the room held out a light in an attempt to search the roof. They were, of course, cautious that the light should not reveal us in hiding During this search, Eddy and l bent as close to the roof as we could. Whenever the light came near us, the tension was so great that I unconciously held my breath, After an almost endless search, they gave up As soon as the flashlight they used was turned off, they began to discuss the matter facing the centre of the room away from the window. Eddy and l sneaked very carefully back into the room next door, Once inside, we sneaked quietly into the corridor and knocked on the door where the discussion was taking place Come in, someone called. We did, Whats wrong with you Fred? You look so frightened, was all that l said. - Philip Ching THE VOYAGEUT-I 29