Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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- — —t - . — t — - . 1 t i i 1 1 ) A | f 1 ) I •. j « 1 - 4- 1 m: J i , —. .• i. O ' v -• L Well, here we are at last with •the yearbook all done. We have worked to compile a regular encyclo¬ pedia of Viscount Bennett activities ' for 1956-57, and among other things, we have included several short ‘stories and poems by Viscount students. In the pages that follow, you will find some older material written for the Viscount Version literary con¬ test, as well as some new material, created especially for oUr yearbook, ... ’ . . Well, the stories speak for themselves, and the only words left to say are those of thanks and congratulations to all those who spent,valuable time writing them and to wish those who patronized our yearbook very happy and interesting reading. John Ower 10-32 Free verse poetry is an accepted part of ,our English literature today, and yet very few poems of this t£pe are ever written at a high school level. It is therefore a pleasure to present HerbRyll’s prize winning poem After the Game . The empty stands, The absence of cheering. The janitors Clearing away. The paper cups, The candy wrappers, T The empty bottles,. The pieces of paper So cleverly fashioned Into airplan.es. And the torn programs Left by the jubilant fans. .• iu. ' if No players In-striking uniforms Are to be seen. The naked white lines Marking the yards .. : .. , With their : Ghostly white figures; The goal posts Standing alone On the c empty: field • Of green, . , , A lonely sentinel, This was .the site Of. joy And despair And hopes; .;•• . Of the multitude f ■ Rising with the score Higher, higher ..... Only to be crushed . : By a break-away ; i Or a touchdown. Executed by The opposing team. Herb Ryll, 10-30

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LITERARY And here is another unusual subject for a school yearbook - politics. However, it is probable that even the Russian ambassador would crack a smile at Jim Dunsmoor’s Isms for a Laugh . . ISMS FOR A LAUGH Socia lism , under which • . Some people do no labor: If you have two healthy cows. You give one to your neighbor. Commu nism , we are told By Bulge and Krusch the gent: You have twp cows, but then you give Both to the government. The Reds , although it makes you burn May give you some mil k in return. , Living under Fasc ism where A person has two cows Them he keeps, and with the milk The government he endows. ,• - ? . v In return for this deed They sell him some milk for his need. Nazism, under which Some people were so blue. You they quickly liquidate And keep your cow or two. Jim Dunsmoor, 10-30 Have you ever walked in the woods in Autumn and seen the creatures preparing for winter? Or have you ever seen a seagull hovering over the shore? Even if you haven’t the two selections which follow will make these sights seem real and near to you. Autumn in the Woods In mid-September as the sun dips toward the south and shadows lengthen, a sense of uneasiness hangs over the woods. The soft dying days are still balmy, but in the evenings streamers of mist gather above the stream beds. Outwardly the woods appear unchanged, yet throughout their quiet chambers all life seems poised upon the brink of some immense but unfor- seeable event. Winter is nigh! David Ross, 9-12 The Seagull The seagull flying over a ship. Gently swoops to take a dip, Down through the sky onto the rail. Then gently floats up to the sail. His wings he rests, then flies once more Across a breezy, sandy shore. Where children from their houses go, While he watches, white as snow. Norma Chisholm, 8-11.