Sunalta Junior High School - Vista Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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SUNALTA There ' s a school in our city, Sunalta by name, And who is the citizen who knows not its fame? Its portals are lofty o’er-looking the Bow, God blessed Sunalta by placing her so. Her teachers and students are honest and fair, They face life with courage and with not a care. For we are the ones who believe in fair play, At home, at school or far away. So, Good Luck to Sunalta, her teachers, her friends, With sorrow we leave you to see you again. For if fortune favors, and best hopes come true, Sunalta we all will be thinking of you. —Wilda Oxley. Newspaper Errors A Wisconsin country paper contained these interesting items: ‘‘The procession at Judge Orton’s funeral was very fine and nearly two miles in length, as was the beautiful prayer of the Rev. Dr. Thwing of Chicago. ‘‘A cow was struck by lightning on Saturday belonging to Dr. Ham¬ mond who had a beautiful spotted calf only four days old.” “A sad accident happened to the family of John Eldridge on Main Street yesterday. One of his children was run over by a market wagon three years old with sore eyes and pantalets on that never spoke afterwards.” A Narrow Escape Three Scotchmen were in church one Sunday morning when the minister made a strong appeal for some worthy cause, hoping that everyone in the congregation would give at least one dollar or more. The three Scots became very nervous as the collection plate neared them. One of them finally fainted and the other two carried him out. The difference between a Scotchman and a canoe—a canoe tips. “Willie, do you believe the devil will get you if you ' re naughty?” “Dunno about that; but I know I’ll get the devil if I’m found out.” e PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS YEAR BOOK BY GLEN McGREGOR • 60

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A NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR THE R.A.F. Arriving at Halifax, May 5th, 1941, the R.A.F. caught the train two hours later. After seven days of beautiful scenery and rolling prairies, the troops landed in Calgary where they are now stationed at No. 31, E.F.T.S. Here they will train for pilots. For the past two years the boys had been without lights of any description, so were more than fascinated by so many bright lights in the streets and homes of our city. The whistle of a train is so much like the air-raid sirens in England, that for the first few days the young men were in Calgary, they looked frantically about for an air-raid shelter at the sound of any whistle. They were so used to helping in an air-raid that at the sound of a bang behind them, two of the young men began to run up the street calling Where’s that air-raid shelter? Get in that air-raid shelter!” People turning to look at them with amusement and amaze¬ ment made them stop and look sheepishly behind them, only to find that a group of small boys had playfully thrown a firecracker at them. As the planes fly over Calgary the boys recall the time they spent in England, since the planes remind them of “the lads returning from a bombing expedition.” The men used to count the planes as they went out and count them as they returned to see how many had arrived home safely. They nave a very high opinion of Canada and are amazed at its vastness, but would sooner be back in England to look after fam¬ ilies, wives and friends. The people of Calgary have been very hospitabel to the boys in the R.A.F. by inviting them to their homes, arranging parties for them, and also by taking the young fellows on pleasure trips to Banff and other such places. From what we gather the girls are very respectable young ladies, but wear far too much of the cosmetics and as one young fellow states, “leave a dreadful trade-mark with which to return to barracks.” Although many delightful times are spent in the city, the boys are disappointed in not having theatres open on Sunday. The confectioneries of Calgary now have to get a larger supply of the old English brand of cigarettes, “Players Medium”, so as to keep the boys well and happy. English Expressions: Cake - and - Ham Tram, Street Car. Paddy, in a temper. Shilling Dinner, like a fool. Get clacking, get busy. Fillie-tarts, girls. Flicks, theatres. Howta, how are you. Semi, the same. Interview taken and written by: Betty Breedon and Jennie Hughes, 9D. 59

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