Trafalgar School - Echoes Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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laiiks that roll over the biirnino; sands of Africa, who stood their fjround until the last, at Hong Kong; who stand at England ' s side in the dusk of night, piercing the sky with eyes that know no fear, who stand on the decks of destroyers, who daringly raid the cities of Germany; these men of ours are giving all they have, surely it is not much for us to help them by giving so little. By buying victory bonds you ensure the democratic way of life which you want to lead after the war is over. In Canada we are only asked for money. In Germany the people are compelled to give everything that will be of service to their Government. Here we are a democratic people, loyal to the country we serve; there, they are but slaves who move at the will of a dictator whose iron heel is slowly getting weaker. If peace, the hope of the world, is to be accomplished, and happiness to come to us again; if the barbarians that threaten us are to be crushed, then everyone must do his part. You can do your bit by buying victory bonds. I WAS looking in a shop window the other day and saw all the different kinds of shoes, as I went in I was wondering what kind I would take . . . The old shop-keeper came up to me and asked what kind I would like, so I told him I was just out of school and wanted a pair that would do me for a while to wear everywhere. I remembered the nice pair of sandals in the window so I asked him if I could see a pair like those. The old man went away and came back very soon with about ten different kinds of shoes as he showed them to me he said, — Now young lady you are just out of school so it is very important that you get a pair of shoes you like so that you may walk comfortably through the hardships that the road of life brings, you see these shoes, these sandals are very fine but they do not last. Many a girl like you went out into life with them but came back very soon, they were all worn out and old before their time. Now take these Mi he showed me a pair of pumps with high heels. Now these shoes will give you good wear if you walk on flat ground but go down a hill and you may pull off the heel, walk on a rocky soil and you will sprain your ankle. Some people, naturally, are very satisfied with these, so are they with the sandals because they are so used to being hurt that they do not care any more, or at least they pretend they don ' t. There are those who are too proud or rather too stupid Nora Newman, Form Vb., Ross House. J?

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WIND ! Wind — whistling round the eaves, Tossing all the leaves In the wood. Wind — whining through ihe oraeks. Roaring round the hacks Of the barns. Wind — driving through the rain, Blowing up the lane Round the shacks. Wind — ra ;ing up tlic hay, (Phasing clouds away From the world. Wind — clearing off our minds. Wiping off the signs Of tlie war. Wind wlii|)piiig up llic sea. Lashing ' gainst tlu- quay (Near the beach. Elizabeth Maxwell, Form Vb., Barclay House, HOW BUYING VICTORY BONDS HELPS ME AND UY Victory Bonds for Victory. How often we hear that phrase, but how often do we U take its advice? Even if we do think about it, we are apt to leave the buying to someone else, concluding that those who have the money are the ones that should buy victory bonds. But that is not so, for if only we would realize it, buying bonds is an easy way to save money: for in buying bonds, the buyer is saving his money, and in so doing helps the democracies to save their freedom. Buying victory bonds helps the nation, and in that way helps vis, for we are the nation ' s people. Perhaps if we realized what we are doing for our country by buying bonds, we would buy more of them. Firstly, we buy the bond, thus saving our money, and at the same time lending it to the Government. What does the Government use it for? It uses it to keep our vast munition plants going, to build more ships, more planes, more guns to send to our fighting forces in the not-so-distant fields of battle. For the field of battle is creeping closer as the days go on, the battlefield is growing larger; it is by no means an impossibility that it might stretch to the shores of North America. If only Canadians would realize this, they would see how great is our country ' s need: for if this country was struck by the hand of war, we would need planes, tanks, ships and guns to defend our own sliores as well as ihe shores of other lands. Our production of munitions grows larger. If that is to be, the Government must have the money to do so, and that money musi !)( ' ours, for ( ' anada is our country. MY FAMILY (Prize Essay) ' riiiiik of our hravc men who ferry bombers across llie Atlantic, who command

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to come hack ainJ adiiiil llicy iiiadi; a niiHtakc hccauKc you know vvc.ry one of u» can make mistakes, remember that. Then; are also iIiokc wlio { et shoes that are loo small for them to go around Haying they have small feed, even that is very silly heeause they walk through life leaning on everyone or everylliirig ihey meet, they make everyone around them imhappy. If J were you 1 would buy these oxfords; they are very comfort- able and look neat, with these you may walk on any roa l of life or anything that may be on that road. I am yomig , I said, do you think I want to wear these shoes? Why that is tlie kind I had in school, no, please give me the [)umps, they look so much smarter. The old man looked at me as I gaily walked out, he was sad, yet 1 said to myself: The others sprained their ankles because they did not know how to walk: they were not careful. I am positive I can do better. Renee Bissonnette, Form Vb., Fairley House. THE HYPOCRISY OF HUMAN LIFE Why, I can smile, and murder while I smile; And cry content to that which grieves my he irt. And wet my cheek with artificial tears; And frame my face to all occasions. HUMAN life is indeed full of hypocrises, and I think one of the most frequent is the practice of telling lies. If you went up to someone and told him he was a liar, he would immediately deny it. And yet, I doubt if there are many people in the world today who have not told one lie, however small, during the past week. I am sure most people have heard of the disastrous consequences, in the play NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH of the man ' s promise to tell nothing but the truth for twenty-four hours. Most people have been brought up to be truthful, but there is that horrible moment when your best friend asks what you think of her new hat. You think privately that it is hideous, but say aloud: Isn ' t that sweet! And the colour suits you so well! I think people in the shops are most unfortunate in this way, for by their code, The cu stomer is always right. Pope has written a very apt couplet on one of these social lies: Before her face her handkerchief she spread. To hide the flood of tears she did not shed. As well as social lies, there are written lies, by which I mean advertisements. These can he seen all over, in the daily newspapers, magazines, street cars, and now they are being spoken over the radio. Everyone knows that children do not cry for a certain medicine, and that such-and-such a soap does not make clothes a shade brighter. Yet ihcHc lies are seen everywhere. A type of hypocrisy especiially prominent loday is thai shown by Hitler and his Nazis. One of the excuses given by them when they invaded Poland was that they were [22]