Sydney Academy - Record Yearbook (Sydney, Australia)

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HOMEWORK Ruth Howatson Oh! What 's the use -of doing lessons I said to myself one night, So I packed away my 'history notes And close-d my books up tight. It will only be wrong again, I said to make my conscience clear It remained a little misty So I think it's rather queer. First I read a story then put a record on Finally I ambled off to bed All thought of lessons gone. A snack of cheese and crackers, Made a very tasty lunch A glass of milk I should have had I later had a hunch For boys, oh, boys I sure did see I should let cheese and crackers be. I was snoozing off to dreamland When a slight strange noise I heard, And then I saw my Math book Come a-sailing like a bird, It wore a very mocking smile And to me it told this: tale, Tomorrow in that Math test You'll fail! you 'll fail! you'll fail! As if that wasn't quite enough To make your blood run cold, I must admit that even yet My tale is not half told. For tihe History and the Problems Plus the French and Chemistry, Sat huddled -on the pillow While they sang this song to me. Tomorrow when you have those tests You're going to fail. You'll see. I could not stand those chantings, And woke up with a fright I did my lesso-ns, returned to bed With a conscience clear as light. I hope you will see- the moral This poem carries out to you, Do every single lesson Before you say, 'I'm through'. 79

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comes to multiplying, each individual is a true hermophrodite, producing both male a11d female sex cells. This is the most startling fact in this situation- every individual is an egg producer. No one can imagine the destruction caus- ed by these giant snails, or theirdestructive capacity, until he has seen them. The African natives, since earliest times, have prized them as food and used their shells as containers of one kind or another. In 1577, a British tra- veler took some snails to India and let them loose near Calcutta. Their first demonstration as an agricultural pest was near Ceylon in 1900. The Japanese in Formosa imported them for food. Soon the authorities realized that the snail was completely out of control. They declare-d war on it. The Japanese carried this snail through the Pacific Islands as a source of food, during the early part of the War. The snails are not finicky about what they eat, although they are absolutely -dependent upon lime. The snails usually feed at night or on a rainy day when they are least likely to meet their enemies. During hard times, a dry spell or food shortage, they bury them- selves deep in the ground. Thus it can be seen how they can be carried on long journeys, without food or walter, and still survive. One way they are entering our country is on the salvaged War mach- ines brought from the infested areas of the Pacific. At some ports the United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine have set up desnailing stations, but, however, the Bureau has not the power to make it a general law in all sorts. All this, about the Achatina Fulica, has nothing directly to do with us, because the snail cannot live Where the ground temperature gets low for long periods at a time. However, what affects North America, as a Whole, does af fect us and we should follow the snail', and be ready to help to get rid of it whenever We can. 78

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1 2 3 Chafe. 4. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 9 20. 21. 22. 23 24 25 26 'last will ano Eeetament Boudie leaves curling? Don't be mad! Sandy Campbell leaves his love for history to his brother, John. John Hugh leaves to the regret of Messrs. MacEachern, Patterson and Jim Speedy Campbell leaves in a King's Taxi. Joe MacKinnon leaves his excess Weight to Eddie Bruno. South Bar 's Young Sisters leave for school in any kind of Weather. Charlie Colgate Ferguson leaves with a smile. Gertie leaves her love affairs to Joyce Meikle. Velma Peters leaves with,out,Peter. Alex Hoban leaves his height to Ralph MacLean. Betty Campbell leaves her giggles to Carol Farquhar. Thelma Andrews leaves her 100 to anyone who can get it. Tena Pyke leaves - once and for all. Blanche Novak leaves Mr. Gillis to Vivian Mouland. Joan MacLeod leaves her skates to Mr. Chafe. Vera Polley leaves her seat to 'Lois O'Leary, hoping it will fit. James Hickey leaves his school bag to Gordie MacDonald. Haddon leaves his camera to Emmitt Qcan you picture that?J Carl MacDonald leaves and takes Jane with him. Theresa MacNeil leaves her incessant chattering to J oan' MacPherson. Alex MacSween leaves his whistle to Jacques Cormier. The XIIB's leave Mr. Johnson in a sane condition. Art and Duck leave! Cllhey hope.D Mary Presutti leaves lVIr. O'Keefe to the Grade X's. ' Ruth Howatson leaves her art for writing poetry to Flora MacKinnon. Marjorie Lane leaves her gab to Thelma Moraff. S0