Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School - Collegiate Yearbook (Sarnia, Ontario Canada)

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THE COLLEGIATE I07 Slightly Sibilant Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes. Seventeen summers, speeding storms, spreading sunshine, successively saw Simon's small shabby shop still standing staunch, saw Simon's self-same squeaking sign still swinging, specifying :-- Simon Short, Smithville's surviving shoemaker, shoes sewed, soled, super- iinely. Simon's spry sedulous spouse. Sally Short. sewed shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout, sturdy sons,-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas-sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar, starch, spice: simple Sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws: sagacious Stephen sold silk, satin. shawls: sceptical Saul sold silver salversg selfish Silas sold Sally Short's stuffed sofas. Some seven summers since, Simon's second son, Samuel saw Sophia Spriggs. Sam showed strange symptoms. Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia's society, sung several surreptitious serenades slyly. Simon stormed, scolded severlyg said Sam seemed so silly singing such shameful songs. Strange Sam should slight such splendid summer sales. Scowling Simon started shopward. Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam she spoke sweet sympathy. Such suspense stimulated sorrow. So Sam sought Sophia Sprigg's sire. So said sire said Sartin . This little poem as you will see May contain every letter from .-X to Zee. lt's about our Special Commercial room, NYhich according to the teachers, is bound to doom. Bill Baldwin, and the shiek Yince have we, And Robert -lackson and Tom Laurie. Perhaps you may say itys bad manners 'llo put boys iirst,--well-here's to vampers! And so if each line doesn't rhyme, , Please remember it's only mine. So of these vampers we have three- Sadie, Louise, and Sweet Marie . Of our basketball runners-up we're proud. At one of their games there's always a crowd. And baseball players-we too have someg XVhich proves that we're not quite so dumb. Then we're good in academic standing, Loud cheers for the debators we're demanding. Lenore Sullivan our dancing, singing fairy,- To us her grace is really quite airy. Helen Volmer-our Hirting star- l'm sure you've seen herg she's known afar. XVe've Vera Hoskin as you know, S'far as we know she has no beau! But making up for Vera fair, Our own Grace is always there. M Uenice Harte, 'our blonde-haired girl Leads boys through life with many a whirl. ,-- Happy Glass our own class fun, 5 f From boys sh's never been known to run. U Mildred Beatty and Ruth Hicks of Special 5 Are interested in anything-Commercial. 5 And then there is our own dear Frances. ig Wfhat? Does she really go to dances? A -2

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IO6 THE COLLEGIATE Helen and Marion Brown, Are clever from the top down, Their homework is done, Still they seem to have fun, Their translations do all the rounds. There's Audrey, jerry, and Issy, Their lessons keep them all busyQ?Q They worry the staff, As they talk and they laugh, A And make the teachers quite dizzy. Garnet Hussar's our soldier brave, ln Greek he is oft heard to rave, He lives near the beach. He makes a fine speech, And to be a Demosthenes craves. NX'e've laughs and jokes and puns. On loafers and minister's sons: Of the latter we've four. Of the other much more, And a few that are son-of-a-guns. Now 4A is Z1 good little form. At us the profs. never storm: .lust what we can't see ls why it should be,- The want us to take chloroform! And now we must bid you aclieu. Though we've only mentioned a few, ln .LA there are many more NYho are known to have brains galore, But look just as dumb as any of you. J, el, J. O, fr -w 4- R- lt is twilight. a hush hangs over everything. The sound of busy trailic is subdued in the silence of the aproaching dusk. Behind the bars we stand, gazing wistfullv at the people passing free beyond. Patience-patience-- soon the bar will be let down and we two shall go free. Our hearts beat in excitement: our eyes shine in expectation. At last-at last the grim official comes our way with measured step. We gasp and hold our breath. The gate swings back. XYith a sigh of joy we step forth-across the gang-plank on to the ferry. La Grande Passion VVhat beautiful brown hair she had! VVhat a depth was in her be- witching eyes! This was the first time that he had seen her but already he adored her, knew that he was madly in love with her. He approached her. she glanced at him and--could it be possible that she also had found her soul-mate? Surely there was love shining from those wonderful eyes. He approached closer and it seemed that he had fascinated her for she neither spoke nor moved. Softly he stepped on her foot and his body touched hers. just for one brief instant and then the little field mouse with a squeal of delight dashed around the Corn stubble and thro' all the world he followed her.

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THE COLLEGIATE. Margaret Simpson a sport supreme, ls manager in the girl's basketball team. .Ks far as we know this -lean Core of ours, ls a scholar real, and studies by hours, 'llhere's Eve Milliken too,-perhaps you know, 1 l'm quite sure, shes not so slowj. 'lihen of course. you'vc seen our Marion, qanfl know herl, She's thoncstlyl thinking of having a shower , .Xnd here's our good friend Mary Cobban, An all-round athlete-always a bobbin'. And that Vida Simpson,-she never rests- ls another of Monsieur Graham's pests. And then there's that Annie, she's really too clever: 'l'here's no one l know can touch her-no never. Dot Nolan. our curly-head baby doll, For her any gentleman's sure to fall. Mary Miners, small and quiet, She never raises anything-even a riot. Vera Marsh and -lean Millman tall- On a teacher's questions they never fall. Dh dear, and then there's Marg. Germain- She's always found skating with Bill McLean. Marjorie Crees our gym class model She surely makes the rest of us toddle. Gladys Lumby, our dressmaking witch, Can show anybody how to stitch. Dorothy Stratton's hardly with us at all, Unless perchance we meet in the hall. Marg. Maitland and Ruby McLean Are awfully nice, and not a bit vain. 'llhen 1 believe we had -lean and Dolly, XVho've stopped school-really they were jolly. Now 1 do hope you won't blame me For every mistake that you may see. For despite my efforts to be clear l've made errors everywhere through here. Pk Pk 251 PF Special Commercial Special's a class of versality. Students in general. yet with some divility. Lhampion form debators of great tranquility, Champion Baseball players of sure sluggility. Semi-finalists with Basketball bouncility, Fertile minds presage himmense hability. Some who know about Ginger Ale's gassiltiy. I I Lines becoming straighter with common sensibility, Happy camaraderie as suits gentility, , Magazine promoters of marked punctility. Thus plainly you must see their deservabilityl tBetter consult a GOOD Dictionaryj