Port Perry High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Port Perry, Ontario Canada)

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The King is Dead: Long Live the Queen The King is dead: were echoed throughout Nations on the morning the world was mourning Queen. King George Vl CGeorgia Brock? Long live the Queen. These words the British Commonwealth of of February sixth. ln one breath a dead King and lauding a new had passed away quietly in his sleep and the moment his heart beat its last, Princess Elizabeth became iueen of England. E George Vl the second son of King George V came to the throne after the brief reign of his elder brother Edward Vlll, and although he had not been trained for this position he dedicated his life to the duties of his empire. It has been said that the late Monarch will go down in History as George the Courageous, for indeed he was just that He had fot been healthy during his early childhood but he overcame this weakness to become an all-round athlet excelling in tennis, He had an impediment in his speech, but he worked very hard to overcome this handicap and insisted upon giving effective, although halting speeches. The King had been referred to as a common n3n's king, During the war he stayed in London and moved about the Oity, enduring the blitz with his people and stayed with them during the darkest hours. He also worked two evenings a week in a war factxry turning out parts for R.A,F, guns. S h h ' th N d h d d tggt ggstggeneggpaggroger e ew Queen an t e stan ar Upon the death of George VI his elder daughter became Queen Elizabeth II of England. Although she has been trained for this position since sha?w2s a child, it is a tremendous undertaking She has proved well as for a young woman of twenty-five. a wife, and mother, however, now is certainly capable of being Queen. She took an active part in her duties as Princess and won the hearts of the people. During the war she was in a women drivers unit and is now the Colonel of her own regiment, Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, Duke of Edin- burgh last fall completed a tour of Canada where they gained the heart of all Canadians. Trey were on the first part of their journey to Australia and New Zealand when they were halted by the tragic death of the King. As the last dirge for the late King faded away, a joyous cry of WLong Live the Queenn echoed throughout the world, G

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INPQESSIUNS OF THL ROYLL VlcIT --------The officials et City Hell meds their lest edjustments to their clothing. On the steos they sto d. nervously looking down Bay Street to see if the rcyel car was in sight. But wait! There ere motorcycles coming, and following behind are the official cars. The crowd is dazzled by the beautiful Princess. Cheers of welcome ring out from all the weoele as they weve their Union Jacks in loyalty to the heir to the throne. A twenty-one gun salute rings out over the cheering voices of tle oeonle. The Hiphlendergn bend strikes ue HThe Kinpn, as the Princess end the luke stend motionless on the deis. -------- R, Mchinzey --------By the roer of the crowd sweewinq and swreading along the sidewalk like e tidal xeve in the south sees, I knet 'lo- the Royal car had finally arrived. The tezther ues definitely not like that of the south sees. however. There has e cold hurrying wind that drove ieoele to hufdle in grouns or to seek a celm sheltered s ot. Jon and then e chilling gust would wVin the fallen leaves on tTe Qrzund end send them scurrying about like s January hlizzard. Lore and more motorcycles roered by the latest ones having their heedli ,f.' hts on. The blue sky was e dull nurole-rrey now. and faces buildinps. sidevelks, ev.rytnin7, beaan to look cold end menecine in this fvlse iarkness called twilifht.---P. Jerswell --------The moment everybody had meitcd for had arrivedg the Princess in her charm ani greciousness fer exceeded any dcscriition, and Prince Philii ccstured the hearts of the crowd by is loyal smile end his creci us manner. HS the ioyel Party wrocecded elong the route, to be acclai cd by weitinv crowds, one turned mith e feelin? of dride et beloncinv to the british CJm'onHeelth at the herd of which is a doya F8fllY in vhom we nut our trust. The Uhly refret one could have is that evcry Canadian co ld ot have been iresent at some time to take nrrt in such e memorable eccesiiu.---e. Glass Sailing 1 ' Cldilly nanel Have you ever gene u sailing with Q friend or two, end stent an enjoyable evening fBenesth the skies oi blue? You leave hefore the sunset with e lunch for two or threeg You hoist the sails and cruise away Ear out uton the sfo' :J ,I You spend the eve out Lishing, Or bathing with delibnt, And after it's all over You return that very nitht.

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PHOTOGRAPH! CONTEST . Sure Basket--Peter Carswell fFir'st Prize! 1. . , l ,-.. Ship dork Display--Earile Dobson ' Cqecond Prizel