St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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THE ROBBERY Out of the fog two figures appeared. One of them was taller than the other. Tom recognized who they were. One was Shorty and the other Jim. They came on shore. Tom told them that the horses were on the opposite side of the wood. They went over to the trees and got the horses. The stage would be along in a few moments so they started to canter towards the road. They got there just in time because the stage was just coming down the road. On went their masks. When the stage got close they rode into the trail. “Reach!” was the order to the driver. As soon as they got the money, they started to ride away. As they rode, the driver shot Shorty in the back. The sheriff was able to trace him and soon got Tom and Jim. They were soon behind bars. David Kilgour. MACKENZIE William Lyon Mackenzie was publisher of the “Colonial Advocate”, a paper in the town of York. Mackenzie attacked the government in his newspaper. He claimed that a small group called the “Family Compact” ruled the government and that the land wasn’t being given out fairly. Finally he got so violent he led a little army against the government. He was defeated and fled to the U.S.A. Many years later he was pardoned and came back to Canada. The Family Compact had disappeared and a new government had taken its place. In a way he had helped because he had taken up arms and had made the people realize what was happening. George Marsh. MY IDEA OF HEAVEN (The exception) I would like to go to school every day because you learn to add, sub¬ tract, multiply and divide. You learn manners. You learn how to write and spell words. You play games like soccer, hockey and basketball. That is why I like school. Name withheld! Fatty and Skinny had a race Joe, Joe Pinocchio Up and down the pillow case. Takes a fit and away he’ll go, Fatty thought it wasn’t fair Over hills and over streams, Because it was just a nightmare. Falling in the land of dreams. Ricky Schaller. Gary Read. THE RACE If you go down to Tenville and look up a certain man by the name of Jim Benix, he will tell you that long, long ago there was a man by the name of Duck Pen who was to race against Jim Hunter of Tickville. The race was to be on July 18th, 1920. This is the story: The race is about to begin. There they go . . . Turner is in the lead . . . Duck is pulling up. . . Hunter glances back to see . . .he sees Duck Thirty EAGLE

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Gym. Display—The Lower School excelled in the display and were complimented on their fine showing. Everyone tried his best to make “our part” a success. The ' boarders who performed in the “circus” deserve special mention. Honours and Stripes—Hamber House is leading in the House com¬ petition as this is written. The other two Houses will have to make great efforts to overtake the leaders. Arts and Crafts—Form 6 has had manual trainin g during the year which will hold them in good stead for more advanced work next year. The Art projects produced good results. The boarders were introduced to “Lino Blocks” and enjoyed their efforts in this line. Pets—The Junior Boarders have been very interested through the year in two white rats which they have had as pets. “Skibinsky” and “Mary” have proved to be both entertaining and educational! Three baby squirrels received care and nutrition before being found a suitable foster¬ home. Project . . . The Lower School has undertaken work to further im¬ prove the school grounds. Hundreds of stones have been collected and arranged as borders and as decoration. LOWER SCHOOL STORIES REMEMBERED FROM “PAUL BUNYAN” Around the Onion Camp, Paul had quite a few hardships. First at the beginning of winter, it started to snow. The snow was not white. It was blue! It kept on falling until one day Paul decided to search the country for white snow. He did not find any till he reached the ocean. It was so cold that even the Atlantic was frozen over. When he got back it was so cold that even the words froze when someone spoke. The men who swore a lot were made to store their frozen words and take them out into the woods to listen to them. Harold Farr. I have a dog called Sparks, At all the cars he barks. He’s spotted black and white. I’m telling you he’s a pretty sight. I’ll keep him at my home And every day I’ll give him a bone. Stewart McIntyre. There was an old lady from Boston Who drove a very small Austin. One day she got reckless, And now she is neckless Because of the ditch she was tossed in. Winthrop Brainerd. I have a li ttle cat. He sat on a piece of fat. He slipped on the mat Running after a rat. That was the end of that. Jerry Dawson. Spring is a time to watch the flowers. Bloom is gay in pretty colours. Dirty roads covered with dust. Puddles all over to splash in. Spring is a dirty time! Mac. Moore. EAGLE Tiventy-nine

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gaming ... he puts on more speed . . . Duck puts on full speed . . . Hunter does the same . . . The cars are nose to nose . . . Duck’s car is the more powerful . . Hunter is getting desperate ... he swerves over, forcing Duck to the rail . . . Crash! . . . Duck turns over . . .a squad car comes out ... an ambulance comes to the scene and carries Duck off. Nejct da y the judges give the shield to Duck, for had not Hunter of Tick- ville done what he did, Duck would certainly have crossed the line first. Ronald Bennett. Honest Abe . . . and a babe . . . took a clown ... and went down town . . to show him round . . . That night . . . they just sat tight ... Do ' you know where? ... Ill tell you now, I think . . . would you believe it? . . . m the clink. Richard Mark. NARROW ESCAPES v SP rag,ue was walking down a dark street in the slums of New y ° rk Si ' A car came by and Just missed him ' by a few inches. He thought he had a narrow escape but the driver had a better one. He just .missed a huge moving truck. After that he went to his house. When he saw his wife coming toward him he thought, “Oh, Oh!! This is the end of me” . . . But his wife missed him too. Robert Glass. THE SHIP GOES DOWN S.O.S. . . . S.O.S. ... it was coming from a ship in distress. Some¬ one had thrown a lighted cigar on the floor where some gas lay. It had immediately started a blaze. Before they could get any water on it, the whole ship was aflame. All the people got in the lifeboats. The ship was listing badly. In a few moments, the ship had sunk. The people were floating around for two hours before help came. Bing Allan. THE BALLOON The balloon vender walked along slowly. He was calling, “Balloons, get your balloons here”. Now there was a certain balloon in that bunch. It was bright red and had a cat s face on it. A little boy bought the red one and a green one for his dog. Every time the dog barked, the balloon sailed away. Off the dog would scamper after it. Meanwhile the red balloon was floating high in the sky. The little boy had found some string and tied it to the balloon. It looked down over the city, saying. “It’s too bad you cannot see what I can see”. Slowly the boy let out the string, had come too close to the sun! Suddenly the balloon popped! Robert Trueman. It EAGLE Thirty-one