Vaughan Road Academy - Acta Studentium Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 50 ACTA STUDENTIUM tContinued from Page 48? Mr. Antonio was then asked if he had anything to say. He replied But little, fand then talked for eighteen linesj. Mr. Bassanio, as a last resort tried to trade in his wife for Antonio. The bench would not permit it. Mr. Gratiano ffruit vendorj said he wished his wife were in heaven. f'Why not Reno, commented the judge. The court then awarded Mr. Shylock a pound of Mr. Antonio's flesh, and the law gave it to him. Justice Portia reminded Mr. Shylock that he was to be careful not to shed any blood when he cut the steak off for it was not provided for in the bond. The prosecutor became confused, for he realized that it would be a rather diffu- cult thing to do. He replied that he would accept three times the value of the bond. It was being handed to him when the judge interrupted by warning Soft CShakespeare for Nix J Therefore prepare to cut off the fleshfl Mr. Shyolck, whimpering with a Win- some whine, begged for the principal, as he did not wish to risk his life by exact- ing the forfeiture. But his petition was refused. f'He had refused it in the open court. Mr. Shylock, f'Then the Devil give him good of itfl fEnglish expurgatedj. He preferred to proceed to perform the operation on Mr. Antonio. But the judge, grabbing hold of Shy- lock, said 'fTarry, Yid, the law is still hanging on to you. She then informed him ,that, much to his surprise, he was trying to take Mr. Antonio's life, which is against the law. Therefore he had to give Antonio half his goods, the other half to the privy cougher Qloudest cough- erj, of the States. Therefore he had better ask the Duke for his life. The Duke replied, before he asked him that he was given his life free of charge. But the disappointed, disgruntled, de- jected, disillusioned dumb-bell, dolefully replied, HYou take my clothes prop: you might as well take my house and all. Kill me, see if I care. justice Portia, What mercy can you render him, Antonio? Mr. Gratiano, Only a halter gratisf' Mr. Antonio replied that he was will- ing to let him have half his belongings to hang himself with, provided that when he died he would become a Christian and leave his entire wealth to Lorenzo and Jessica, his eloped youngsters. The Duke, He shall do this, or else I do decant the pardon which I late pro- nounced herefi Shylock, It's O.K. by me. But I don't feel so good. I need an Aspirin. So long, I'll ring you up laterf, Exit Mr. Shylock. After an exchange of engagement rings, the rest of the occupants of the courtroom departed, got married, and lived happily ever after. Spencer Piper IIID Goop ADVICE Thou art a fool, said his head to his heart. Indeed, the greatest of fools thou art To be led astray by the trick of a dress, By a smiling face or a gleaming tressf' Then Ruth came by and her face was fair, The light gleamed soft on her golden hair, And her lips were blooming a rosy red. Then his heart spoke outg this is what it said, Be a fool while you're young, Soon enough you'l1 be dead.

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ACTA STUDENTIYM Page-19 Qiriirinieg yitecilrfwf lllDllRiIlZlIEo HDQDIIESM Q ., ., WAR CLOUDS ON THE EASTERN HORIZON Like a great wave, Rolling from shore to shore. Steadily mounting to a plunied crest, Then surging downwards to a valley of turmoil. Only to rise again to new and greater heights. And fall again: Yet ever re-emerging, And each time mightier than before, So does the swell of empires Sweep across the earth. And this wave is ever coming from the East: It has been so since Time began. It first rose with the gilded fantastics of China. And fell. Surging westwards through dark gullies of wandering men. To rise again and crown an empire Hewn out of the solid rock. founded on man's ownership of man. Now only the stones remain. Then from the westward and the northward Came a great nation of beauty. Founded on Truth. And Greece was master. Then Rome arose and gave Law unto the world. And died by her own hand. Then men warred, suffered, And died in perplexity Until France emergedg And she was sovereign for a day. When the echo of her fall resounded to the ends of the earth England was left the ruler of the seas. Her vast Dominions prospered From sullen Arctic shores to moon-kissed palm groves, And to the teeming Orient. Might, Power and Majesty her glory, Wealth her strength. VVhat next? The Old Lands are riddled with the ravages of war, And rotted by the slow rot of time That defies progress. The days of great conquests are passed, And war no longer bears the fruits of knowledge As it did in former timesg But they know it not. O Canada Can't thou not lead the way? Yes, and thou shalt. Distant rumbles foretell war in the Eastg But thou shalt look steadfastly to the VVest No matter what the cost, For thou art the nation Chosen to next rule the world. Spenrer Piper

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ACTA STUDENTIUM Page 51 CAESAR! Now Caesar went out with the Romans, His pen and his ink in his handg He went forth to conquer and pillage And write a new tale of the land. He first met the excellent Belgae Who turned out a hard nut to crack: But Caesar just rattled 'em under And stood where they couldn't hit back. The Britons indeed were a problem, But Caesar was chewing his peng And shortly he started to scribble And landed with numerous men. The island was grim and foreboding, And Caesar quite lost his fine art. He buckled on sword, belt, and helmet And ordered, Please, Jimmie, my cart! Now Boadicea was brilliant, Thugh Latin was dead to her, toog She rallied her far-scattered forces And taught him a new thing or two. Unfortunately for Caesar, His pen and his ink and his war, The senate just tickled his giblets And the great man existed no more. Now this is a sad little story, And, sadder still, Caesar lives on With poets like Homer and Virgil And every old son-of-a-gun. A ustin Edward, 4-A 1 1013 IIIA aime le mieux la classe de fran- Qais le vendredi parce que ce jour-la le francais est pour les eleves, surtout pour les garcons ce qu'est l'eau pour un canard. Les autres jours nous travail- lons fort a la gramniaire et au livre de lecture, mais le vendredi nous avons seulement quelque formes de verbe a preparer et nous passons tout le temps a lire des contes de fees. Nous sommes naturellement trop grands pour lire en anglais les contes de fees mais pas trop grands pour les lire en franeais. En franeais c'est different. Nous tenons tellement a les lire que quelques etudiants oublient quelquefois de les remettre et, malgre la surveillance de Thompson, les petits livres disparais- sent l'un apres l'autre. Nous avons peur qu'un jour il n'y ait pas de contes de fees at lire et ce sera bien vrai si IHA ne cessent pas de les emporter. Les garcons, qui y sont les plus interesses, sont Bates. McDonald, O'Shea, Mc- Keoen et Rowney. Mlle. Roach croit que IHA est sa meilleure classe en frangais de la troisi- eme annee parce que c'est sa seule classe en frangais de cette annee. Malgre sa grandeur, son bruit et ses garcons c'est une classe qui travaille bien a l'ecole mais pas toujours a la maison en pre- paration pour la classe. En verite, Hutt, jackson, McLean Tonkin et Saunders sont les meilleurs travailleurs. J. Rowney et Bert Day, 111.4