Walkerville Collegiate Institute - Blue and White Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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Book provided by Windsor Public Library - Archives; scanned 2019 Windsor Public Library MAIN LIBRARY 0 FOR REFERENCE Local History NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THIS ROOM ! ! ! i ! I ! ! ❖ Alma (Eollrgp ST. THOMAS, ONT. Residential School for Girls. Affiliated with the University of West¬ ern Ontario in Arts and Economic Other Courses include High School, Sec¬ retarial Studies, Music, Fine Art, Dramatics, Homemakers’, Handi¬ crafts. Excellent equipment for Swimming, Rid¬ ing, Tennis, Hockey, Golf, etc. For prospectus address the Principal, P. S. DOBSON, M.A., D.D. | ! ! ! I ( i i ARNALD’S DRUG STORES Ottawa and Chilver Road Phone 4-1076 Ouellette and Giles Blvd. Phone 3-1023 Public Librai ly ii y __ . i Students will Enjoy Shopping at . . . The ' ✓ C. H. SMITH Company Limited Windsor’s Largest Department Store. Local History COMPLIMENTS OF THE Windsor Ice Cream Manufacturers MAIN LIBRARY Page One ADVERTISING DIRECTORY Alma College . Amald ' s Drug Store Bartlet, MacDonald Gow Chas. A. Bell . Bernhardt’s Furniture Store Berry Bros. Lew Clarke . Complimentary Page Herald Press Limited Heintzman’s Music Store Klean-Ez . W. H. McCreery Ltd. C. H. Mclnnis Neil C. McPhee Motor Products Ltd. Neilson’s . Charles Pleasance Prince Edward Hotel Pond’s Drug Stores Ltd Queen’s University Sansburn-Pashley . C. H. Smith Co., Ltd. Trophy Craft Ltd. Trott’s Shoe Store . University of Western Ontario Vizzard’s Grocery . Walkerville Bakery Walkerville Lumber Co., Ltd. Windsor Business College Windsor Gas Co., Ltd. Windsor Ice Cream Distributors 1 .1 3 . 80 . 76 . 3 . 77 . 78 6 80 . 76 . 3 . 76 .. 80 .6 Back Cover . 76 . 7 3 . 80 . 76 .. 1 7 . 7 . 7 . 80 76 76 .. 5 . 6 .. 1 Page Two I COMPLIMENTS OF Bartlet Macdonald and Gow Limited WINDSOR ' S DEPENDABLE DEPARTMENT STORE 116-122 Ouellette Avenue 17-23 Sandwich Street IMPORTERS OF BRITISH GOODS and Headquarters for the utmost in Quality in . , . LINENS , . - HOME FURNISHINGS and Apparel for the Whole Family . . COMPLIMENTS OF Poncas Drug Stores W. H. McCREERY JEWELERS OPTOMETRISTS China Importers Page Three Blu? mb Wl} U APRIL - 1940 TABLE OF Acknowledgements 12 Agora. 13 Alumni. 71 Autographs . 79 Band ... 42 Blue and White Staff 10 Cadet News 43 Cadet Officers . 42 Candid Shots 19 Choir, Boys’ . 18 Choir, Girls’ . 17 Dramatic Society 14 Editorial . 11 Form News . 48 Graduating Class, 13A 44 Graduating Class, 13B 45 Graduating Class, 13C 46 In Memoriam, James Cody 72 Literary Section 20 Advice to the Bored 33 Aimee Dubue de Rivery 20 Association of Ideas 32 At the Ball Park 29 Attention All Lovelorn 37 Basketball Game . 22 Black Population of N. Amer. 41 Curse of the East 23 Dr. Sun Yat Sen 2S Finland . 23 Fountain, The 27 Heart Breaker 38 If I were Queen 29 Is it all Worth While? . 23 It’s Tougher than Tennis 25 CONTENTS Love Affair 26 Ludwig Van Beethoven 38 My Garden 26 On My Future 29 On Some Hints on Reading 40 On Taking Modern History 32 Our Junior Hockey Team 29 Page from My Diary 39 Prayer of a Sportsman 28 Problem 40 Rainy Day 21 Sacred Love 40 Skater . 26 Son . 39 Students of W. C. I. 41 Three Cheera for W. C. I. 27 Tight Spot 31 To a Girl . 29 Tragedy Lurks in the House of Usher . 35 Travel in the Orient 29 To a Chatterbox 23 U. S. and Imperialism 33 Visit with the Army, etc. 26 What Kind of an Age. 22 Wish ........ . 24 Mr. McNaughton 8 Mr. McNaughton’s Message 9 Oratory .. 15 Orchestra . 16 School Clubs . 70 Society News 47 Sports 58 Teaching Staff 12 Page Four COURSES SECRETARIAL SCIENCE For Young Lady Matriculants and University Students. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For Young Men Matriculants who wish to i train for executive positions. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SCIENCE and BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For Young Men who wish to train for j Secretarial executive positions. j OTHER BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ COURSES Complete Office Training - Stenographic - Shorthand; Comptometer - Accounting for Junior Matriculants and { under-graduates. BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Organized to raise the standards of business training in Canada - to give students uniform graduation standards throughout Canada — to keep courses abreast of increasing demands of professional and commercial offices. F. SURBY, Principal and Owner 245 Ouellette VICTORIA BLOCK Phone 3-4921 — Entrance between Wool worth’s and Kresge’s — Page Five Mint mb WljttP APRIL - 1940 TABLE OF Acknowledgements 12 Agora. 13 Alumni... 71 Autographs . 79 Band . 42 Blue and White Staff 10 Cadet News .. . 43 Cadet Officers ...... 42 Candid Shots 19 Choir, Boys’ . 18 Choir, Girls’. 17 Dramatic Society 14 Editorial 11 Form News .. 48 Graduating Class, 13A 44 Graduating Class, 13B 45 Graduating Class, 13C 46 In Memoriam, James Cody 72 Literary Section 20 Advice to the Bored 33 Aimee Dubue de Rivery 20 Association of Ideas. 32 At the Ball Park 29 Attention All Lovelorn 37 Basketball Game . 22 Black Population of N. Amer. 41 Curse of the East 23 Dr. Sun Yat Sen 2S Finland .. 23 Fountain, The 27 Heart Breaker 38 If I were Queen 29 Is it all Worth While? 23 It’s Tougher than Tennis 25 CONTENTS Love Affair 26 Ludwig Van Beethoven 38 My Garden 26 On My Future 29 On Some Hints on Reading 40 On Taking Modern History 32 Our Junior Hockey Team 29 Page from My Diary 39 Prayer of a Sportsman 28 Problem 40 Rainy Day 21 Sacred Love 40 Skater 26 Son .. .... 39 Students of W. C. I. 41 Three Cheers for W. C. L 27 Tight Spot 31 To a Girl . 29 Tragedy Lurks in the House of Usher 35 Travel in the Orient 29 To a Chatterbox 23 U. S. and Imperialism 33 Visit with the Army, etc. .... 26 W’hat Kind of an Age . . 22 Wish 24 Mr. McNaughton 8 Mr. McNaughton’s Message 9 Oratory 15 Orchestra . 16 School Clubs 70 Society News . 47 Sports . 58 Teaching Staff 12 ) } } a ;a 6 2 4 8 9 5 6 0 8 .2 ADVANCED BUSINESS TRAINING COURSES SECRETARIAL SCIENCE For Young Lady Matriculants and University Students. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For Young Men Matriculants who wish to train for executive positions. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SCIENCE and BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For Young Men who wish to train for Secretarial executive positions. OTHER BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ COURSES Complete Office Training - Stenographic - Shorthand; Comptometer - Accounting for Junior Matriculants and under-graduates. BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Organized to raise the standards of business training in Canada - to give students uniform graduation standards throughout Canada — to keep courses abre ast of increasing demands of professional and commercial offices. F. SURBY, Principal and Owner 245 Ouellette VICTORIA BLOCK Phone 3-4921 j — Entrance between Woolworth’s and Kresge’s — Page Five COMPLIMENTS Windsor Gas Company, Ltd, ‘In the Public’s Service since 1877’ Hrralft inss Ctmitrft COMPLIMENTS OF PRINTERS and BOOKBINDERS Motor Products 276 Sandwich St. West Corporation WINDSOR . ONTARIO of Canada Telephone 3-2200 Page Six Iniufrsttjj of fflrstero ©ntario London, Canada. It is certain that at the close of the conflict between the Allies and Germany, which began on September 3rd 1939 there will be an overwhelming demand for scient¬ ifically educated men and women. Thousands of trained men in a wide range of professional categories will be required for reconstruction purposes. 1. General Courses in Arts. 2. Course in Secretarial Science (B.A.) 3. Course with Theological Options (B.A.) 4. Course in Nursing (B.Sc.) 5. Course in Home Economics (B.A.) 6. Honour Courses in Arts (including Business Administration, Secretarial Science and Business Administration). 7. Combination Course in Arts and Medicine (B.A., M.D.) Credit for Upper School subjects will be allowed in each of the foregoing courses: 8. Medical Course: six years after Honour Matriculation in English, Math¬ ematics, Physics and French. 9. Public Health Course (1 year) for graduate nurses and for physicians. Physical Education , Athletics , Military Training and Health Insurance are provided. Page Seven Page Eight Jflessagc from iHr. iHrNmtylihm The British Empire is at war and most Canadians are asking how best they can serve in the struggle for the preservation of Democracy. It is clear that all cannot serve overseas, but there are many duties which are equally important and for most people these are the every day tasks which must be done. For pupils in school these duties are the daily routine of lessons and extra-curricular activities. Do they become drab and dull at times? If so, remem¬ ber that success will only come after a sincere individual effort. In a Democracy the individual is the unit of power and if such a unit fails the structure will not stand the test. To-day as never before the chief corner stones of this structure—individual lib¬ erty and security—are threatened and must be preserved. Will Britishers everywhere, old and young, accept the challenge that efficiency demands and do as Nelson suggested—every man his duty? Let us heed the call for service, whether it be in the home, the shop, the school or the ranks. J. L. McNAUGHTON. Page Nine BLUE AND WHITE Mur auh fflhitr § taff Editor - Peter Haurlan Assistant Editors - Judith Davies, Thornton Stiiekland. Business Manager - Gordon MeGorman Advertising Managers - Peter Crassweller, Nornian Clapper. Treasurer - Mr. W. N. Ball Society Editor - Jo-Anne Carr Sports Editor - Ernie Musgrave Advisory Committee - Jack Lawrence, Ken Ewing, Jack O. oung. ft k i m i I) .1 A a % Front Row: Jo-Anne Can-, Gordon McGorman, Mr. Ball, Peter Haurlan, Judith Dav.es. Back Row: Thornton Strickland, Jack Lawrence, Ernest Musgrave, Ken Ewing, Norman Crapper, Jack Young. Form Reporters of the “Blue and White” Dorothy Wyeth Jim Henry Gwen Roach Joyce Whipple Kayo Fraser Howard Giles Vernal German Shirley Southeist Jean Williams Mary Arnold Mac Hawkins Betty Green Jack Glendon Doreen Elliot Howard Moore Berrien Easton Ed Hampton Dorothy Southerst Betty Thompson Jeanne Pennock Dick Larkin Ken Smallwood Paul Luxford Page Ten W E, the Editorial Staff, the compilers of this magazine, here present to you, the reader, the 1940 edition of the Walkerville Collegiate “BLUE AND WHITE”. Last year’s “Revival Edition” was so well received by you that we take pleas¬ ure in offering you this second edition, in the hope that it will bring you many hours of enjoyment, all through life. In later years, you will be able to look back upon your high school days, with the aid of this publication. What fond memor¬ ies will be awakened by the sight of some article you had written! In a moment, re¬ collections of incidents, both amusing and sad, will take possession of you, and make you live again those happy years spent in Walkerville Collegiate. We may venture to say that you will never lose this magazine, for in it you will have perhaps the only material legacy of the time you spent in high school. Nothing else can be such an excellent record of any period of your life. And if, sometime in the future, you are parted from your school chums in the mad rush along life’s highway, what a joy it will be to you to see at least some of the work they had done with you before you were separated from them. How you will cherish those thoughts of ihe many friendships you had made while in school! As long as you live you will remember those friendships, and this maga¬ zine is an excellent means of refreshing those memories which seem to grow faint¬ er as the years go by. With this end in view, the members of the editorial staff have given much time and effort to make this magazine prosper, and we sincerely hope we have succeed¬ ed. THE EDITOR. Page Eleven blue and white (Ei ' aclmtu .Stuff Front Row: Mr. Ball, Miss McLaren, Miss Brown, Miss Robbins, Mr. McNaughton, Miss Dickey, Miss Bergoine, Miss Auld, Mr. Hartford. Second Row: Mr. White, Miss Post, Miss Tape, Miss Black Miss Evans Miss Tunks, Miss Saunders, Mr. Breeze, Miss Murdock, Miss McGrath, Mr. O Brien, Miss Vining. . Third Row: Mr. Swanson, Mr. Carter, Mr. Hugill, Mr. Burr, Mr. Malania. Mr. Allison, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Bunt, Mr. Young, Mr. Klinck. Acknowledgements The Blue and White staff wishes to thank all those who contributed to the success of this magazine. To Mr. Ball we offer thanks for his aid in every department. He it was who loo ked after finances and gave us all val¬ uable advice. We thank Miss Dickey, Miss McLaren and Mr. Malania for their helpful criticism of the material sub¬ mitted, and to all teachers who unself¬ ishly gave up several periods to their students for the writing of articles. Thanks are offered to Kenneth Ewing and Jack 0. Young who, although not on the staff, helped the members a great w ia te deal in sorting out material and in proof reading, and also to the advisory com¬ mittee for its excellent advice. We arc grateful to Donald Spence and Murray Reed for giving so much time and effort to the typing of all the material, and to John Kerr and Henry Arnold for the candid shots. Lastly, we heartily thank Julius Kli- al nec, a graduate who wrote several art- tl icles, and all those undergraduates who p submitted a seemingly boundless am- p ount of material. It is a pleasure to know y that there is such interest in a school y magazine among the students of this w school. Again may I thank all! n Editor. Page Twelve Front Row: Joyce Whipple, Clair Bennett, Thornton Strickland, Mr. Hartford, Mr. McNaujjhton, Ernest Musgrave, Judith Davies, Melba Griffith. Second Row: Cliff Rose, Dorothy Southerst, Mary Arnold, Peggy Hutchinson, Jo-Ann Carr, Gwen Roach, Bill Maitland. Third Row: Army Ellis, Murray Mepham, Steve Hughes, Bill Hodgkinson. AGORA The Agora’s executive for this year was elected by the student body immed¬ iately after the opening of school in Sep¬ tember. From the class representatives Ernest Musgrave, Thornton Strickland and Judith Davies were chosen presid¬ ent, vice-president and secretary, re¬ spectively. Since most of the executive were experienced its activities were pro¬ mised to be carried out in an efficient fashion. During the year the Agora brought about some innovations and changes in the school’s functions—among these a plan of presenting special pins to those pupils who obtained 75 % or more on the year’s work. Trophies to be held for one year were purchased for the athletes who are to be chosen by their team¬ mates as the best players in senior foot¬ ball, basketball, hockey and track. A ser¬ ies of tea-dances was staged in order to raise funds for graduation pins. It W ' as the Agora which was responsible for the selection of the staff of the Blue and White. The finances of the organization were never in a better state and our bank balance reached a new high. However, our activities could never have been carried on without the whole¬ hearted support of the faculty and the members themselves. An organization which controls the interests of a school must have the complete backing of the students and the co-operation of the staff in order to carry out its duties. It is our sincere hope that each and every pupil will do his duty by securing a membership card as soon as they are placed on sale. Remember that we are here to support your interests, so give your suggestions to your form repres¬ entatives; we will give them our con¬ sideration. Page Thirteen blue and white CROSS-CUP KISS CAST Front Row: G. Roach, S. Gubb, S. Hughes, Miss Evans, Miss Robbins, Miss Tape, Mr. Burr, M. Smith, M. Hambly. Second Row: R. Doidge, C. Austin, E. Vizzard, J. Davies, E. Musgrave, B. Green B. Sale, J. Braidfoi ' d, J. Turner. Third Row: H. Moore, V. Gaskin, J. Henry, G. McGorman, L. Wright. THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY Hon. Prs: Miss H. Evangeline Robbins Pres. Ernest Musgrave Vice-Pres. Judith Davies Secretary Evelyn Vizzard Treasurer . Miss Frances Tape This year the Senior Dramatic Soc¬ iety put on “The Crosscup Kiss”. This comedy of three acts was very well re¬ ceived when it was presented on Feb. 23. Due to popular demand, the play was put on again on April 18 and 19. This second presentation was in aid of the Army-Legion-‘Y’ Appeal. The cast was as follows: Robert Crosscup Gordon McGorman Margie Foster Judith Davies Cyrus Crosscup James Henry John Parker Stephen Hughes Emma Crosscup Betty Green Kathryn Russell Evelyn Vizzard Albert Roscoe William Flint Everett Randall Ernest Musgrave Andy Jackson Victor Gaskin Leona “Lee” Margaret Hambly Laura “Lolly” . Marguerite Smith Miss Fielding Shirley Gubb Radio Announcer Leonard Wright This year it Vvas decided to offer a School Pin, and one year’s membership in the Windsor Theatre Guild to the boy and girl who were judged to have rend¬ ered the best performance. These prizes were awarded to Judith Davies and Gordon McGorman, with honourable mention going to Betty Green and Jas. Henry. All the cast gave very creditable performances, and the judges experien¬ ced difficulty in making their decision. All in all, the Senior Dramatic Society has enjoyed a most profitable year, with indications of many future successes. Page Fourteen BLUE AND WHITE Betty Samson, Enid Greenhalf Albert Angus, Ken Ewing ORATORY This year there were three senior boy speakers and about the same number of girls. The juniors, however, seemed to be more interested in public speak¬ ing, for several of their number enter¬ ed. Betty Samson, following in the foot¬ steps of her sister, Blanche, won the senior girls’ competition with a talk on “What a Student Thinks of School”. Her impromptu was “The Modern Kitchen”. A close second was Joyce Parker, who gave us her impressions of “To-day’s Fashions”. In the senior boys’ contest Kenneth Ewing, a newcomer to this school, carr¬ ied off the honours with his talk on “Science in Crime Detection”. For an impromptu he chose “My Ambition and spoke of his desire to become a crimin¬ ologist. Jack Lawrence, speaking on “Canada and Britain”, was the runner- up. Albert Angus was adjudged winner of the junior boys ' contest for his story of “A Man I Admire—Sir Malcolm Cam¬ pbell”, and his impromptu on “Summer Pastimes”. George Moor ran second with his talk on the “Evolution of the Press”. The laurels in the junior girls’ com¬ petition went to Enid Greenhalf, speak¬ ing on “A Member of the Royal Family —Queen Elizabeth”, and “The Last Book I Read”. Audrey Duddy, the run¬ ner-up, spoke on “Marihuana”. We congratulate these winners and wish the contestants more success next year. It would indeed be a pleasure to see again, after a lapse of several years, (Continued on page 77) Page Fifteen BLUE AND WHITE ’ i s -1 (p Front Row: A. Angus, G, Croft, P. Wright, Mr. Malania, M. Code, E, Neal, I. Sigul. Second Row: P. H urlan, G. Wilson, W. Shifritalo, J, Fuller, J. Lawrence, T. Strickland, D. Gardiner, Third Row: J. Purdy, K, Stewart, W. Hodgkinson, A. Swanson, THE ORCHESTRA During the current school year, the Student body of Walkerville Collegiate has not seen nor heard much of the school orchestra. This does not mean, however, that the orchestra has not been active. All school orchestras and similar org¬ anizations build up from year to year, till a peak is reached, after which there is a slump in performance. Last year we were able to boast of one of the best orchestras in the history of the school. This year, however, due to the fact that many of our star performers graduated, the orchestra fell below the standard of last year. Let no one suppose that the year has been wasted, however. We have much good material among the newer memb¬ ers of the orchestra. There are several who need only experience to make them into good musicians, and part of this ex¬ perience has been gained during the year. To date, the orchestra has made sev¬ eral appearances. The first of these was at the Graduation Exercises in Decem¬ ber. The most important event of the year was the Music Festival. Here our orchestra compared favourably with those of the other Secondary Schools of the city. The orchestra also assisted at the presentation of the school play. The future of the Walkerville Colleg¬ iate orchestra is a bright one. We have enough students in the school who play musical instruments that we should nev¬ er lack material. It is safe to say that in the near future we shall have an or¬ chestra which compares favourably with those of previous years. Page Sixteen Front Row: G. Verway, S. Scherbank, C. Bontront, K. White, H. Sheppard, I. Kulman, Miss Saunders, M. Code, C. Howarth, J. Henderson, E. Metcalfe, F. Medel. Middle Row: M. Morrill, E. Wallace, M. Vail, V. Kewley, E. Greenhalf, D. Turner, J. Marwood, D. Woods, R. Renaud, R. Wilson, D. Vanstone, M. McArthur, K. Jenkins, M. McDowell, M. Lavis. Back Row: C. Rennie, H. Weston, H. Pridham, L. Peacock, L. Jackson, R. Mayes, B. Sibbald, D. Broadley, B. Lucier, F. Kempson, M. Allan, R. Rawlings, C. Marshall, M. Watton, D. Burnell, M. McCallum, S. Starker. GIRLS’ CHOIR The Walkerville Collegiate Girls’ Choir made its first appearance at the Music Festival, held in our own collegiate on March 14th. We feel particularly proud i of this performance, because it took a great deal of courage, both on the part ; of the girls and certainly on the part of our director, to appear on a program i which included so many other choruses, f much more experienced and much larg- t er than our own. However, it was with heartfelt gratitude that we received the applause of an appreciative audience; (but confidentially, we are still puzzled e as to whether that applause was meant y for our songs or for our director, Miss Saunders.) Miss Saunders, although new to our school this year, has quickly won the hearts of all the students, and her un¬ tiring efforts on behalf of our choir has endeared her especially to us, its memb¬ ers. A great deal of credit also belongs to Margaret Code, our accompanist. After a few practices, the apparent discord which came from our throats made an appearance at the Music Fest¬ ival seem only a dream. However,to Miss Saunders’ amazement and to our own amusement, w ' hen the announcement was made that we would be unable to sing at the festival if we did not im¬ prove, our voices blended in perfect har¬ mony. However, this was not the end of our worries; it took a great deal of prac¬ tice to prepare the two numbers, “Ken¬ tucky Babe” and “Ciribiribin” for the festival. There are approximately forty girls in the choir and at present we are div¬ ided into two parts, soprano and contr¬ alto. The choir could be improved tre- (Continued on page 74) Page Seventeen blue and white First Row: A. Schalgo, R. Nagorson, P. Ferliek, Miss Tanks, Miss Saunders, J. Jackson, J. Pillon, G. Greenhow. _ r _ ... Second Row: J. Purdy, B. White, N. Crapper, J. Fuller, W. Patterson, W. Smith, J. Norris, R. Hutton, F. Hawkesworth. Third Row: M. Koval, P. Greenhow. D. Hand, H. Shotton, W. Hawkesworth, R. Jacobs, A. Forsyth, E. Suttak, L. Wright. The Boys’ Choir This year at Walkerville, a boys’ choir was started under the guiding hand of Miss Saunders. Lack of experience did not keep the boys down. They practised at noon hour, and if you were to stroll by the library you would see Miss Saun¬ ders waving a baton and the gentlemen in the choir straining their vocal chords. They are scheduled to sing in the Music Festival which is held annually at W. C.I.. They also sang at commencement exercises. Their favourite song is: “Jeany With the Light Brown Hair”. Andy Forsyth does the solo work tor the choir. Who knows? There may be a Crosby or an Eddy in the crowd! EDGAR HAMPTON. He: “You sure think you’re good-look¬ ing, don’t you?” . . Nancy C.: “No, but what’s my opinion against that of hundreds of boys? Mr. Carter: “Now, what did you learn from that experiment?” The Average Student: “Those beakers cost 50c.” It takes 10,000 nuts to hold a car to¬ gether, but only one to scatter it all ov¬ er the countryside. 1st Former: “Which is more important, the sun or the moon?” Wise 2nd Former: “The moon, because it shines at night when we need the light’ ’ . Mr. Swanson: “How do you remove air from a flask?” Sharles Spurgeon (all in one breath): “Fill the flask with water, pour the water out, and put the cork in quick. Page Eighteen Aimee Dubue de Rivery Aimee Dubue de Rivery. Few people have heard the name; fewer history books contain the name. Aimee Dubue de Rivery was born on a Martinique sugar plantation near the plantation where Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie was born. Both girls were born in 1763. The parents of each were French of pure and noble birth. Aimee’s striking blond beauty was to raise her from a Martin¬ ique sugar plantation to the throne of Turkey. As children the two girls were very good friends. When Aimee was thirteen she was separated from Josephine and sent oif to France to complete her educ¬ ation in a convent at Nantes. For eight years she remained there, prevented from visiting her native island by the wars raging between France and Eng¬ land. But at last, in 1784, when Aimee was twenty-one, now an arrestingly beautiful young woman with pale gold hair, she started for home which she had not seen for so long a time. Aimee did not reach Martinique, nor did she ever see it again. Her ship was set upon by Algerian Corsairs, a fierce race of pirates which inhabited the Med¬ iterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. Among the captives Aimee stood out at once; the Co rsair Captain, real¬ izing that he had found a rare prize, de¬ livered her over to the Dey of Algiers himself. The Dey happened to be under great obligation to the Turkish Sultan for money and munitions. In this beautiful Christian captive he saw a chance not only to pay back, but to win for himself new and special favours from the cap¬ ital. So Aimee was taken to the Sultan. The Sultan took one look at her—and his heart stood still. He had a score of wives already, but they were mostly un¬ tutored hour is. This girl could read and write. She had come from the great world. In fact, she was by far the most intelligent wife he had ever had. Aimee immediately became the Sult¬ an ' s favourite, and in due time bore him a blond son. She had long since given up hope of escape, all hope of ever seeing Martin¬ ique and Josephine again. Meanwhile Josephine was having a few adventures of her own. She had married Vicomte de Reauharnois and borne him two children. But during the French Revolution her husband went to the guillotine. Not long after, she marr¬ ied again, this time a wild young genius from Corsica named Napoleon Bona¬ parte, six years her junior. Her husband was winning one military victory after another for France, and as his wife she was receiving honour equally with him. But Aimee found herself even more occupied. Here the question of royal succession had arisen. She and her son Hahmoud, who was the third in line, were becoming involved in deadly intr¬ igues that seemed to be the natural ord¬ er of things in Turkish seraglios. The first and second Princes were sworn en¬ emies. and their respective mothers even more hostile. Each mother tried to pois¬ on her rival’s child, to undermine the other’s influence by fair means or foul. Aimee had the best wits of the three. Consequently she managed to keep her son away from the poison cups being handed around. The Sultan died in 1789, and Prince Selim, the rightful heir, succeeded to the throne. The mother of the second in Page Twenty BLUE AND WHITE line succeeded in dethroning Prince Se¬ lim, and having Mustapha crowned. This angered a certain faction of Turks. They stormed the harem to murder Musta¬ pha and replace Selim. Meanwhile Mus- tapha’s mother was rushing assassins to slay both Selim and Hahmoud. Mah¬ moud escaped by way of the roof but Selim and Mustapha were killed. At last Aimee had command. Now the Hah¬ moud was Sultan she became his en¬ tire ministry. Because Aimee was French, Mahmoud threw all his political weight towards France in that counrty’s wars against the rest of Europe. French officers train¬ ed his army. French seamen manned his warships. French gunners drove off the British fleet from Constantinople. French fashions, French schools, the French language displaced existing Tur¬ kish ones. i This curious stiuation lasted until 1 1809. Then suddenly the dramatic news 1 came from Paris. Napoleon had divorced 3 Josephine! 0 Aimee became resentful. Napoleon would pay for this. Aimee had been a s secret ally who gloried in his glory. • ' Well, that was ended. All she had done d for him she would now do against him, r and revenge her cousin. In 1812 she e perceived, with a far-seeing vision that was inspired, that her opportunity to •e strike was at hand, al For some months Russia had been at n War with Turkey and had a major part e, of its army in Turkish territory. Nap- r- oleon chose this moment to make his d- celebrated march on Moscow. He offered e Mahmoud extravagant rewards in re- n- turn for even more vigorous action a- an gainst the Russians, is- Mahmoud promised nothing. But the he day Napoleon’s army left Dresden head- ul. ed for Russia, the Sultan signed a sec- ie. ret treaty of peace with the Czar giving er him everything for which he asked. The ng treaty released fifty thousand Russian veterans, who at once started north to ice cut the French lines of communication h e to Paris. : n Battle after battle was fought. Thou¬ sands of men perished on both sides. When at last Napoleon did reach Mos¬ cow, over two-thirds of his forces were gone. Moscow had been deserted and he cap¬ tured the deserted city. He had hardly made himself at home ready to spend the winter preparing for further con¬ quests in the spring when Moscow was set on fire by the Russians themselves. And now came the last, the final blow. On September 30, a messenger reached Napoleon’s headquarters with the dis¬ astrous news that fifty thousand Russ¬ ian holdiers, supposedly in Rumania, had appeared four hundred miles west of Moscow, cut the French supply line, and established themselves on the west bank of the Beresind River waiting. Why had the Turks, apparently his staunchest allies, played so treacherous¬ ly ? He never thought to look to Joseph¬ ine’s cousin Aimee for the answer. Aimee received no public official oth¬ er than her son, but through him she ruled Turkey. If the release of the Russian army w ' as Aimee’s strategy—and who can doubt it?—the move succeeded beyond her wildest hopes. One hundred thousand French sold¬ iers retreated from Moscow. The mer¬ est handful of Napoleon’s followers broke through at Beresina River. Nap¬ oleon himself escaped capture only by a fluke. Aimee—and Josephine—were aveng¬ ed. AMY WILLSON. A Rainy Day Puddles brown, and dripping leaves, Raindrops dancing everywhere, Water gushing over eaves, Bright umbrellas here and there. Diamonds of crystal bright Falling from the moody clouds, Ev’ry one a playful sprite Dropping on unguarded crowds. Suddenly the sun shines through The clouds, now rising high, And there, in all its promise true, Smiles a rainbow in the sky. LOIS JACKSON. Page Twenty-one blue and white A Basketball Game The whistle is blown, the players are tense The people cheer and crowd up to the fence Their eager faces all straining to see Walkerville making the other team flee. Dashing and bounding along the flooi. The ball goes flying as the crowd gives £L The curved sphere goes gliding up in the air . And comes down in the basket tin men to spare! Now Rose is running along the side. His great husky shoulders the ball seem to hide; , , , He passes to Camlis, running down fast, His face determined as an iron-made cast. Camlis reaches the basket and turns like 3 CEitj And the ball is shot forward as if hit by a bat! It teeters and totters on the very thin rim - , J And then slowly and unwillingly drops right in. Thatcher and Musgrave and others take part, And play for Walkerville right from the heart, Until the winning basket is scored. And Walkerville’s victory is chalked on the board. The sweat-caked victors rush off for the show T er, And return as fresh as a morning flower, Picturing the WOSSA cup drawing m sight— Their hopes and ours at a very great height. JQE TOMSICH, XI-F. Confucius say: “Laugh and the class laughs with you, but you serve the detention alone.” What Kind of an Age Are We Living In? Imagine skating on the same ice year after year! Well, believe it or not, a new substance called Iceolite has been inven¬ ted that when melted and poured an inch thick on a floor, will harden into a smooth surface so durable that it will last for years. It has been tested at Tol¬ edo, Ohio, by professional skaters and they state that it is as fast as natural ice. The girls think it amazing that silk stockings are made from rayon; I wonder what they will think if they start wearing stockings made from Ny¬ lon, a plastic, comprised of coal, air and water. This substance is more elast¬ ic than any natural fibre and will knit into sheer, elastic stockings. This pro¬ duct can be fashioned into lustrous fila¬ ments as fine as a spider’s web, yet said to be as strong as steel of the same dia¬ meter. The ordinary conception of water is that it is wet, but water can be made wetter bv adding a few drops of a new alcohol. It instantly soaks anything it touches. The new alcohol is made from waste gas and was developed by the Mellon Institution. This is truly an odd age in which we are living. In Sweden an appendectomy can be had for only five dollars, includ¬ ing hospital care. If it is cancer or a contagious disease, treatment is free. There are all kinds of beaches in the world. At Palanga, a Lithuanian coast resort seven hundred years old, there is one of the safest sandy beaches of the Baltic. You can wade out ninety feet on the sandy ocean floor before the water reaches your knees. It is a paradise for children’s play. Surprise! Around the lakes ot Killar- ney, in Ireland, grow cedars of Lebanon, the Mediterranean strawberry tree, found nowhere else in the British Isles, wild fuchsia, arbutus, the scented orch¬ id, and other plants common to Spain and Asia Minor. MURIEL WHALLEY. Page Twenty-two BLUE AND WHITE FINLAND Finland is the land of beauty, Where men and women feel their duty Is to stand for what is right. Even though they have to fight. Gliding swiftly on skis of pine, Through the silent night, sublime, Risking that which all men love, Trusting only in Him above. Some will perish—but not in vain, Freedom, religion, must always reign; People with such high ideals Will ne’er be crushed by foreign heels. Finland, Finland, never flinch, God will help you, inch by inch To drive the invaders from your land, And He, with you, will triumphant stand. ROY MacKAY, 13A. IS IT ALL WORTH WHILE? Is it worthy of the parties That we miss to do our work Thoroughly from day to day, For never do we shirk? Does it leave us with a fortune, Or does it put us in a hole, When we stay up till the morning Just to appease our soul? Bv answering all the questions With which we’re loaded daily? Or is it better just to spend Our time in pleasure gaily? It is worth all the pains we took To do our work as told; When we land a whopper of a job That is worth its weight in gold. JOYCE PARKER, 12B. TO A CHATTERBOX You may always be happy, You may always be gay, But that’s no excuse For your chattering this way. When all others are quiet And working away, You just go on prattling With nothing to say. I’ve seen many a talker And all full of vim, But when you start to chatter You make my head swim. One might call you good-looking, With your dimples and all; Will you open your mouth And expose that pit-fall? Now there’s just one solution For you to apply, To admit that it’s difficult, But it’s well worth a try. When you come to class And are tempted to talk, Put in this potato and You won’t utter a squawk! FRANK PYATT. The Curse of the East Jenkins cursed himself for ever hav¬ ing mentioned the subject to his boss. In the first place he hadn’t wanted to take on the responsibility; and in the second place it was suicide. But as long as mankind continues to exist every human being will have someone above him whose will he must obey. So it was with Jenkins. As head of the arhaeological depart¬ ment of the Royal Geographical Society it was his duty to travel to all parts of the globe at the behest of the editor-in- chief and to bring before the reading public the latest in archaeological en¬ deavour. To have refused to do his ed¬ itor’s bidding would have meant the loss of his job; but yet he was sorely tempt¬ ed to do so. It all started three years before when he had been on an expedition in Egypt. So firmly had he cemented a friendship in the cold hearts of the wandering Eg¬ yptian tribesmen that they had led him to the ancient pyramid of a former king whose influence had been so great that never once, in three thousand years, had his tomb been entered. Legend had it that death was certain to befall all those who attempted to break through into its sacred interior. So greatly did all the tribes of Egypt respect the mem¬ ory of this great king that they saw to it, with brutal efficiency, that any for¬ eigner who once laid eyes on it never went far with the tale on his lips. And so it happened that one short month after he had chanced to mention Page Twenty-three BLUE AND WHITE the secret to his boss, Jenkins found himself in Cairo at the head of the only expedition he had never wanted to lead. He was fully licensed to enter and bring forth to the leading museums of the world all treasures he might find. But to Jenkins the task was sorely distress¬ ing . . . not because he believed in the mysterious death which was doomed to befall those who neglected to hold sacred the tomb of the great king, but because he was loathe to tear down the sincere friendliness which he had built up for himself in the tribes of E gypt. It took a week across the pathless des¬ ert to reach the pyramid by camel. Ano¬ ther week was spent in making an aper¬ ture through the massive stone found¬ ation. All the while guards were posted as a precaution against an attack which Jenkins greatly feared would be made by the natives. On the eighth day after the beginning of work the party broke through into the musty dimness of the tomb. They were admitted into a veritable labyrinth of chambers which crossed each other in every imaginable manner throughout the whole eleven acres of ground which the pyramid occupied. The treasure which now lay exposed was enough to swell even Jenkins ' loathing heart with the pride of achievement. From the stone walls hung bowls of lib¬ ation and golden chandeliers which, through all the years, had remained un¬ tarnished. Heaps of papyrus with their history-making records were alt about the tomb and wherever the eye chanced to rest there w-ere vases, tall and short, with their strange hieroglyphics. Sever¬ al of the chambers were filled with hard, dry wheat, and at frequent intervals were the dried remains of all manner of animals which had long since perished at the ends of golden chains. In addition to this there was a profusion of arrows, spears, swords, primitive cannons, and gilded chariots to say nothing of the im- plements of agriculture and the luxur¬ ies of the palace which lay through the pyramid. For three w p eeks the entire expedition was actively engaged in cataloguing and packing the wealth of the old Egyptian king. It was only after a prolonged search that Jenkins and his chief assist¬ ant, Murphy, chanced to stumble on the subterranean vault in which the mummy was entombed. As Jenkins’ hand touched the case to open it, his blood suddenly froze in his veins, for at this moment the black, ominous shadow of a cat floated across his hand. At the same instant a shrill, piercing din rev¬ erberated throughout the depths of the pyramid. Jenkins and Murphy rushed out of the vault and the sight that met their eyes filled them with a chill horror. Every last member of the expedition was lying face downward with a glistening knife standing upright in his back. And on every side they chose to look they were entirely hemmed in by a slowly, steal¬ thily advancing circle of implacable Eg¬ yptian tribesmen. Once more the shadow of the cat float¬ ed past their eyes. There was a gentle whirr; Murphy fell lifeless on the ground, his back pierced by the same sort of knife that had killed the others. Again the shadow of the cat floated through the air; again there was a gen¬ tle whirr. At the same instant that the Egyptian tribesmen closed in upon him, Jenkins felt the cold blade of a knife cutting into his back. His eyes fluttered open; a flood of re¬ lief spread over his face as he withdrew a hidden pin from a newly-purchased pair of pyjamas. JACK O. YOUNG, 13B. A WISH May fortune follow your path, A happy lifetime through, O ' er sunny ways, through merry da s, Where pleasant dreams come true; And love go with you wheresoe’er Its trail may onward press, For where love is, there, too, is peace And joy and happiness. JACK GLENDON, 11F. Page Twenty-four BLUE AND WHITE It’s Tougher Than Tennis Autumn winds and snow-filled, leaden skies used to forecast the finals until spring of activities for many amateur athletes. A few exerted their muscles on the bowling alleys, others took up basketball and indoor swimming; but for the tennis-loving company who could not adjust themselves to the minute pellet and fly-swatter-sized paddle of table tennis, the coming of winter pre¬ sented an enigma. A growing number of these are now finding winter diversion in the game of badminton. They are finding that it of¬ fers all the thrills and exercise of ten¬ nis. And it is not an unwelcome change from the outdoor court game. Many a tennis match has stolen the headlines since the days when the game was an object of derision. No longer do men of muscle condescendingly appraise the sport, nor urchins salute the tennis player with a falsetto cry of “Love game”. The Tildens, Vineses and Bud¬ ges have changed all that. But mention of badminton, which has been called “tennis’ third cousin on a collateral branch”, but might better be called its half brother, still causes a raised eyebrow among the unacquainted sports fans. “A kid’s game” they call it sometimes. Followers of badminton are neither indignant nor dismayed by skep¬ tics. Rather than harbor resentment, they craftily maneuver scoffers into a tussle on the indoor courts. Almost with¬ out exception, their victims wobble out within half an hour. The reason ? A few games of badminton are as strenuous as a five-set tennis final. It’s no game for “sissies”. The implements of the game belie its viciousness. The little bat, like a tennis- racket, is light and fragile. It looks more like the tool of a lady’s parlor pastime. The feathered shuttlecocks, “birds” to the badminton fan, are little different from those bandied about by the young¬ sters of yore. A string net stretched across the center of a bit of level footing indoors— or outdoors, for that matter—is all you need to play the game. All, that is, ex¬ cept a pair of especially good lungs, nimble feet and strong wrists. Sports histories are pleasantly vague on the subject of badminton’s origin. English chroniclers of the game say that about seventy years ago, a desper¬ ate house party, stormbound at Bad¬ minton (a Gloucestershire country est¬ ate) conceived the game by stretching a rope across the main hall and com¬ mandeering the “kiddies’ ” battledores and shuttlecocks. The next record of the game comes from an obscure British Army Post in India. Karachi, the first club to organ¬ ize in Queen Victora’s overseas empire, established certain rules which lasted more than thirty years. As the chamber which served as their court had center doors, there was less width at the net line than at the ends of the room. The court, consequently, took the shape of an attenuated hour-glass. This feature was retained in future layouts. Before the outbreak of hostilities in Europe last fall, there were •about 1,000 clubs in England and some 600 more in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. An import¬ ant event since 1899 has been an All- England Championship, and during re¬ cent years there have been as many as seventy open tournaments annually, ex¬ clusive of inter-country matches. Canadians, of course, have long swung the racket, and cross the border frequ¬ ently into the east and far west to match skill with American fledglings. As yet there is no national organization, nor as many open tournaments as in England. But more may be expected, for the game is spreading into remote territory. Besides the simplicity of the game, the inexpensive equipment, the physical benefits to be derived from it, badmin¬ ton has still another virtue. You can make your own rules without impairing the character of the game. Badminton is one of the best all-around family games. But don’t let any scoffer make “puss-in-the-corner” remarks about the sport. Hand him a racket and give him a workout. MURRAY REED. Page Twenty-five Windsor Public Library BLUE AND WHITE MY GARDEN I have a little garden, That grows by a shady glen. And all the birds do love it, The robin, rook and wren. And in my pretty garden Grow flowers of many a hue, The pink, the rose, and the tulip, Glistening with the morning dew. And in my tiny garden, Run many streamlets gay, That pass the rose and tulip, Who seem to want to play. Through many hours of pleasure I idly wander there, To enjoy the merry streamlets And the crimson rose so fair, RUTH DUNN, 9E LOVE AFFAIR I think I’m good! I think I’m grand! I go to the shows and hold my hand; I put my arm around my waist— If I get fresh I slap my face. With myself I make a date To meet myself at half-past eight; If I’m not there, I ' ll always wait— I’m wild about myself. The Skater Over the ice like a bird on the wing, She glides with the song that her skates seem to sing; She twirls and she turns, with a lithe, graceful motion. And sails on her way, like a skiff on the ocean. The swift silver blades whistle shrilly and clear— Oh, winter’s the very best time of the year!” The skater’s sweet musical laughter vibrates As this Queen of the Ice charms the world on her skates. DOROTHY WOODS, 9E. % Philosophy:— Lives there a student with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, “Homework be darned. I’m going to bed.” Page Twenty-six Visits with the Army, Navy and Air Force I think the three most interesting days we spent this summer, while tour¬ ing France, England, and Scotland, were those with England’s Fighting Forces. Through the kind invitation of the War Ministry we visted Aldershot, the home of the 2nd Hampshire Regiment, Hend¬ on Airport, and that important naval base, Portsmouth. A short train ride brought us to Ald¬ ershot, where we were met by Major John Dill. We then divided into groups to visit the different sections of the bar¬ racks. After the inspection tour we trooped off to the parade grounds to watch the training of a group of recent conscripts. The gymnasium was the next stop. Here we witnessed the physical training drill of the recruits. After lunch we witnessed the annual present¬ ation of the Silver Spoon. This spoon must have been about a yard long and it was presented yearly to the poorest shot in the Regiment. Its present owner had had the somewhat doubtful honour of winning it three times straight. In the afternoon we were taken to Outridd¬ en Firs, which was just another hill, where the whole Regiment was drawn up in preparation for the war games that were to take place for the benefit of some Officers of the Indian Army. We were first turned loose for about half an hour to inspect the various units. Then the Regiment staged a mock counter-at¬ tack on a group.of woods about a mile away. From our vantage point on a nearby hill we were able to see clearly how effectively the British Army work¬ ed. The day with the Air Force was every bit as interesting. Even a drenching London rain did not prevent us from thoroughly enjoying ourselves. There were six Canadian Flying Officers stat¬ ioned there and they took us in hand for the day. The morning was spent in examining the latest types of fighting planes, including the speedy Hawker Hurricane and the Blenheim Bomber. It’s a miracle they didn’t have to send all the planes back to the factories for repairs, for they just stationed an offic¬ er in each plane to explain the details of tne operation to us, and told us to go to it. Needless to say it was a fascinating morning. During lunch we were surpris¬ ed to see the waiters setting a bottle of beer at each place. We were more sur¬ prised when the commanding officer ap¬ ologized to us for the limited supply of the beverage and that he could only of¬ fer us one apiece. I think he was a little surprised not to see us with a couple of six-shooters in our belts. That afternoon a squadron of Hawker Hurricanes went through formation flying drill for our benefit. A trip through the hangars completed the day. Even more interesting than both these days was the day we spent at Ports¬ mouth. Upon our arrival we were im¬ mediately stripped of our cameras as we were at Hendon Airport. Our first visit was to the “Victory”, Nelson’s old flag¬ ship. There were on the ship and in the nearby Nelson Museum many interest¬ ing relics of the Battle of Trafalgar, in¬ cluding several of the original cannons. Following this we boarded the “Hood”, largest fighting ship in the world. A thorough tour of inspection took up the rest of the morning. Starting with the engine room we worked our way up through the kitchens, sleeping quarters and various other sections of the ship until we saw ourselves in the officers’ dining saloon. Here we were served lunch before our inspection of the gun turrets. These are protected by two-foot armour plates and are controlled from the central control tower. The shells have to be raised from the magazine in the hold and are handled by three diff¬ erent crews of men during their trip from the bottom of the ship. Despite this they can be fired at the rate of two a minute. A trip to the control tower concluded the tour of inspection. From the top of the tower we could see the much talked-of “Ark Royal”. The Royal Oak was riding at anchor about half a mile away. We were then taken to the docks to see the arrival of the Royal Family on their yacht, “Victoria and Albert”, from Dartmout Naval Acad¬ emy. From there swift harbour boats took us to the submarine base. Here the Davis escape apparatus was demonstr¬ ated to us. It was the artificial lung that saved the lives of four people aboard the ill-fated “Thetis”. A trip through one of the newest mine-laying submarines brought the visit to a close and as we boarded the train at Portsmouth station we all agreed that it was by far the best day we had spent and were likely to spend that summer. PETER CRASSWELLER. Three Cheers for Walkerville C. I. From the district ’round about our students come, And trot through the school from nine until four; Some come here to learn and others to fool, And some come to break all the rules of the school. Now don’t get me wrong, we’re very nice kids; You’ll find no friendlier school in the world. Though we may not all have money and clothes, Who cares for trivial things such as those? I’m coming now to the end of my story Of Walkerville Collegiate and all its glory. Three cheers for her, students, you all know how You’re lucky to be here to cheer for her now. ANON. The Fountain Into the sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and flashing From morning till night. Into the moonlight, Lighter than snow, Waving so flower-like, When the winds blow. HANNAH CARTER, 11F. Page Twentyseven blue and white Dr. Sun Yat Sen Long ago in the year 1866 when Occi¬ dentals regarded China as the myster¬ ious East, there was born in the hamlet of Choy Hung, not far from Canton, a man-child named Wen. Who could sur¬ mise that a boy born in one of the tens of thousands of the Chinese villages would be destined to free the Celestial Empire from the grasp of the ancient dynasties ? Wen is the childhood name of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a graduate of the Canton Med¬ ical School and the Hong Kong Medical School. As is expected, Dr. Sun, being divided between his medical profession and his aim of revolutionizing the gov¬ ernment of China by overthrowing the all-powerful Manchus and creating a Re¬ public, rarely afforded himself any re¬ laxation. To the latter task the doctor devoted his whole life, never sparing himself. Any foreigner to China, who has en¬ deavoured to write a biography on Dr. Sun, expresses his utter inability to do justice to Sun’s character and person¬ ality. Dr. Sun Yat Sen is best described as a patriot of the highest degree. He is silent, sincere, wholly unselfish, kind¬ ly, forgiving almost to a fault, and to top off all these fine qualities, is peer¬ lessly modest. He is endowed with the gift of oratory, his voice being soft and gentle, but clear as a morning bell. His magnetic personality is enhanced by the very sincerity and simplicity of his cha¬ racter. Although the Liberator of China had been imprisoned again and again, and a price had been placed on his head by the Manchu Government, he was not daunt¬ ed in the least but continued to follow his mission to the last gasp, seeking re¬ fuge in turn in Honolulu, Japan, Eng¬ land and America. In these foreign countries he gained much sympathy but little material support. He urged the Chinese youths of America to join his cause and thereby gained many support¬ ers. Even in exile he devised means of organizing the future Republic of Chi¬ na with undimmed ardour. In order to throw the secret police of the Manchus off his track, Dr. Sun was obliged to dis¬ guise himself almost continually; never¬ theless he was willing to risk his life or even sacrifice it for the benefit of his native land. It was not without great difficulty, hardship, suffering and danger that Dr. Sun Yat Sen finally transformed the miserable, crumbling Empire to a Re¬ public before whose newly-raised port¬ als stood the Angel of Hope. On Decem¬ ber 29, 1911, Dr. Sun was elected the first president of the Chinese Republic. The leader of China effected countless reforms, but more important than that he served as an inspiration and a model to his fellow patriots. It lies in the Chi¬ nese youths of to-day under the stirring leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and his American-educated wife to carry on the noble work begun by Sun Yat Sen. I have made a feeble attempt to pre¬ sent to you Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the gent¬ leman who has been responsible for un¬ veiling the shroud of mystery hovering over the Far East. To-day, China is in her closest communion with the West. After her defeat of Japan, China will have as much interest in foreign affairs as any other nation, and when she de¬ velops her boundless natural resources she may even provide opportunities for youths of the Western World, thanks to our benefactor, Dr. Sun Yat Sen. MAY HONG, 13A. The Prayer of A Sportsman Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life, I ask but a field that is fair; A chance that is equal with all in the strife, A courage to strive and to dare; And if I should win, let it be by the code, With my faith and my honour held high, And if I should lose let me stand by the road And cheer as the winners go by. Pat Sherman, 3C. Page Twenty-eight BLUE AND WHITE OUR JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM Let’s give a cheer for our hockey team, The hockey kings of the realm; What prowess they showed as to victory they rode With a capable coach at the head. With might and with main take up the refrain, The Walkerville champions still be praising; Recall with a thrill their bountiful skill, Their record of victories amazing. So strike up the band and give a big hand To the lads who brought home the bacon. May their place in the sun be second to none, And their memory never forsaken. ROSS WALTON, 12D. At The Ball Park “Put it down the groove” we heard him say, Out at the ball park, one sunny day. The pitcher pitched a wide, high curve, But the catcher said, “Of all the nerve, I told you to put it right down here, And not where the ball would scratch my ear.” The pitcher saw red but, of course, ’twas a fit, And could be credited to nothing but it! The catcher and pitcher then started to boil, And it looked as if it might end in a coil; But then came the umpire and soon cooked their goose, By persuading them to cool off in the “hoose”. BILL McNAUGHTON, 9E. If I were Queen of Babylon, I’d wear a splendid silver gown; I’d never dust, nor sew a seam . . . On golden sands I’d lie and dream! Slave-girls would do my bidding then— I’d never work at school again. If I grew tired of all this play, I’d let my sister rule one day. DOROTHY WOODS, 9E. TO A GIRL Tall she stood and fair Like a Grecian goddess of old, With her pale golden hair Tumbling softly about in folds. Deep in her eyes there glowed An unquenchable fire That leaped and flowed And clambered higher and higher. Stately and proud she carried herself Down the long, straight road; Onward she moved, nor tarried, And soon she reached her goal. BOB GREEN. On My Future When I consider how r my days are spent In this large structure that is called a school, I wonder if, some day, I will resent These days spent under very lenient rule. For when I leave to face the big wide world, Where life is cruel and taxes often high, I’ll think of all the joy I saw unfurled And all the friends I sadly bade good¬ bye. I will not think my knowledge useless then, As I do now while I am writing this; For who know? I may not, like the rest, Complete my life in a state of wedded bliss. And if, in years, I am a real success, I’ll thank this school for so much happiness. RACHEL CORNETT Travel in The Orient The best and only way to enjoy a trip to the Orient is to be prepared for an entirely different life. For example, a Canadian must not forget that he is liv¬ ing in a modern century and travel back to the past. There are many things for which he must prepare himself. Oriental modes of travel are an educ¬ ation in themselves. Passengers disem¬ barking from fast luxury liners at Port Said are humbled at once by being driv¬ en to their trains in open springless Page Twenty-nine BLUE AND WHITE cars. These small, dusty trains may be going to Cairo, Alexandria or Palestine. They consist of a series of small com¬ partments, each accommodating six or eight persons. Four unfortunates must ride backwards while the remainder put up with the results of the engine smoke pouring through the window. Woe to the thoughtless tourist who has appeared in spotless white linen. In Ceylon one has not even the con¬ venience of a train. Europeans who visit Colombo and who wish to visit the tea plantations at Kandy are driven out in long black hearse-like cars, which almost turn over at every corner. If one wishes to see the city only, there are rickshaws in abundance, waiting to be hired. These vehicles are drawn by thin brown Ind¬ ians who do not appear strong enough to pull a toy wagon, much less a rick¬ shaw containing a well-fed Englishman! They are, however, anxious to be hired and because of this the tourist forgives himself for his apparent cruelty. After being jostled and bumped about the countryside in such novel ways, one is pleasantly surprised to find modern hotels, refreshing, cool and clean, in most Oriental cities. Weary travellers are met at the door of a Cairo hotel by a swarm of coolies who seize all the bag¬ gage in sight and carry it triumphantly to the tourist’s rooms. The b°drooms and sitting rooms are decorated in nale, cool colours and. during the heat of the day, the shutters are closed. A few mo¬ ments after arrival one is surprised to hear a knock at the door and to see a coolie entering with a tray bearing tink¬ ling glasses of ice cold lime juice. What a reward for a day busily spent! Hotels of Palestine and Svria stand out in contrast to those of Egvot. Es¬ pecially in Syria, as one climbs the Leb¬ anon mountains in late afternoon, a gra¬ dual coolness is felt. Mt. Hermon in the distance shows its can of snow to make travellers forget the heat of the valley. The inns are small, res°mbl’ng over¬ sized cottages more than hotels. Tour¬ ists must find their own way in, look a- round for the manager, and secure rooms. No lime juice is offered, nor is it necessary, as the temperature has fallen considerably. There are no shutt¬ ers or even screens on the windows, but the beds are heavily draped with mos¬ quito netting. Women who live in these fascinating lands have ideas about clothing which would make a European lady’s hair stand on end. Whereas the latter arrive in the Orient with fashionable, expens¬ ive dresses, presumably to impress the natives, the former are oblivious to fa¬ shion and often even to cleanliness. The higher the temperature the more cloth¬ ing they wear, until they almost resem¬ ble small mountains moving slowly along. Their faces are covered with thin, flowered veils so that their faces may not be seen by the public. The men are just as picturesque as the ladies are drab. Arabs from the country wear long, white robes, sandals and flowing white headgear, held on bv a black rope, wound around the head. Underneath the head-dress is a piece of red flannel which seems to protect the wearer from sun stroke. Men of the towns wear either grey or roddish trousers, with coats to match. Many of them try to imitate the Engl¬ ish, though their own dress is more practical. Their heads are covered bv tar-booshes, which are brimless, red felt cans, with silk tassels at the side. To compensate for the heat of the Or¬ ient, its charm is breath-taking. Day dawns soon after 4 a.m. and, from a train one can make a shadowy camel caravan crossing the sand in the dim¬ ness. The heat of the dav is made gay with th cries of the street-vendors call¬ ing out thei wares in many tongues; or one mav enioy a quiet hour of siesta in a darkened room. The night is a time of enchantment. Stillness reigns and palm trees silhou¬ ette thpmselves against a sky more beautiful than any one can imagine. La¬ zy fishermen loll against their graceful boats, wh’le from somewhere across the 1 •ater a deep-toned bell tolls a call to i prayer. W{ er so ex on th at a al is st 2C tl dl ri w v b; ir a y t d V a c fi n t e c t 8 C i t 1 ( I Page Thirty BLUE AND WHITE We Westerners are fortunate in many ways, living as we do in our ultra-mod¬ ern land, but without doubt we miss something which is found in these old, exotic countries. We have speed, econ¬ omy and invention, but they have a thrilling beauty, an ancient charm, and at the close of day, peace. LOUISE ARMERDING, 4B. A Tight Spot My job is that of radio announcer for a very small station in a small town. I also serve as advertising manager, ass¬ istant engineer, telephone operator, stenographer and general repairman. In addition to all this, I run the phonograph turntable. One of my most unpleasant duties is sitting un all night, three rights a week, playing swing records which are requested. I am the fellow who says “This program comes to you by means of electrical transcription”— in other words, “We are going to play a bunch of old phonograph records for you”. There is another guy at the station. He is the owner and chief engineer, and does all my duties when I’m not there. We don’t have an easy time of it like announcers in large stations do. We can’t just sit around and announce every fifteen minutes. Whenever we aren’t an¬ nounci ng, we have to type letters, wea¬ ther reports, news, advertising script or else we have to solicit advertising. One evening we were carrying a lovely opera from New York. There must have been a bad storm raging along the way some place, because the telephone line carrying the program was blown down and the program went off. I got up to the mike and said: “Due to conditions beyond our control, we are forced to dis¬ continue this program. We now bring you a transcribed musical interlude.” That is the way they do it on all the big stations, so that’s how I had to say it. Most p°or l ' 1 would have understood me better if I h d sa ' d: “The wire can¬ ning this program broke, so we will play some records for you”. I got un and went over to the turn¬ table, put on a record, and turned it on. There was silence—absolute silence. I tried to shake it into action, but to no avail; the turntable just wouldn’t turn. There was nobody at the mike and I couldn’t leave the station in silence while I tried to fix the turntable motor, so I walked back, desperately trying to think of something to say. First I said “Due to more conditions beyond our control, we are not able to present the transcribed musical inter¬ lude”. Then I looked out of the window at the weather conditions and gave the audience a hastily- formed weather re¬ port.. Next, I looked at my watch and ■ave the audience the correct eastern standard time, but the trouble was that 1 think mv watch was five or ten min¬ utes fast. In desperation, I started dis¬ cussing the European situation, a sub¬ ject of wh’ch I know little or nothing. I was finally going to give up and tell the listeners exactly what happened, when I remembered that I had some commercials and news reports typed out. I left the mike for a momqpt to get them. For a seemingly endless ten min¬ utes, I read every bit of news—up-to- date news, state news, any kind of news, over the air. Then I began reading com¬ mercials. I plugged Lux soap, Luckies and Camels, and different brands of pat¬ ent medicines and home remedies all in the same breath. I think I was begin¬ ning to lose my loud and excited-sound¬ ing voice which all announcers have, in m der to rush their listeners into buying the product. Just then, I remembered the govern¬ ment restriction which prohibits adver¬ tising over three minutes in length. I decided to say goodnight to the audi¬ ence (if there was any audience left by this time), pull the main switch, and go home, when suddenly, the good old op¬ era came on again, loud and clear. Opera has always been the kind of music that I have hated most but I was certainly overjoyed to hear this one. I’m sure that I let out a “whew” that the mike picked up, but I didn’t have to worry about where the next words would come from. ART BLAKELY, 13B. Page Thirty one BLUE AND WHITE Association of Ideas Hector Berlioz, the great “Father of orchestration and ton e-col ou r”, used to become entranced and raised to an ex¬ traordinary pitch of enthusiasm by the tone qualities he employed. His “Auto- biography”, as well as his “Treatise on Instrumentation” give examples of this. Sometimes his own sense of humour is turned upon himself. In the “Autobio¬ graphy” he tells how he was going home dreaming of the wonderful effect of brass instruments in his first big orch¬ estral work, the overture “Les Francs- Juges”, and so rapt was he that he slip¬ ped and sprained his ankle. “For a long time afterwards,” he said, “that pass¬ age gave me pain in my ankle when I heard it; now it gives me a pain in my head.” Bayreuth. On May 22, 1872, Richard Wagner’s fifty-ninth birthday, the foundation- stone of his “Festival Playhouse” was laid at Bayreuth, a quiet Bavarian town off the main lines of traffic, yet large enough to be a place where people could gather. This had been the dream of Wagner’s life—to establish a home for his art free from the cramping condit¬ ions of the ordinary opera-house — a place where he might found a “fellow¬ ship of all the artists”, and draw to¬ gether a new and appreciative public. The auditorium, instead of being built in the old fashion of circular galleries, is fan-shaped, sloping upwards from the stage at the narrow end in regular tiers which reach, in a slight curve, from side to side of the building. This plan gives a maximum of seating room, and also has the advantage of giving to every spectator a clear view of the stage which is practically identical from every part of the house. The rows of doors on each side of the fan make it possible for the audience to reach their seats without a crush. The orchestra, placed between the stage and the auditorium is sunk below the level of both and is screened from view by steel shields. This has a very appreciable effect upon the tone of the orchestra; it softens the hi outlines of the phrase and blends the ; eI instruments into a sonorous whole. Th f c js result is a great beauty of tone with, however, some diminution of strength! a t The conductor behind the outer shield sees both the stage and his players, but e d the audience cannot see him, and this is j n perhaps one of the greatest advantage? cl, of the plan, for everyone who has seen tr an opera knows how annoying are the « conductor’s waving arms between the ec stalls and the stage. i The stage of the Bayreuth theatre si was planned to accommodate the most io elaborate scenery, machinery, lighting and other equipment according to the “] most modern ideas of the day before n electric power was in use. pi In 1876 this “Festapielhaus” was svd- t) ficiently finished for use, and the first ] Festival was the first performance of the whole of Wagner’s opera “The Ring of the Nibelungs’ which took place from August 13 to 17. PHYLLIS WRIGHT, V-B. d _ I ii On Taking Modern History j t When the question of whether or not f you should take Modern History pres- c ented itself to you, perhaps you remem¬ bered your Ancient History teacher ' s v warning “Don’t take Modern History c unless you are prepared to do a great g deal of work. It is without a doubt the c most difficult Upper School subject”, j However, nothing is worth having c that is not worth working for, and Mod f ern History is no exception to this rule. For, although it requires more reference t work, more concentration, and more ser- 1 ious study than the average subject, it j rewards the diligent student with an ex 1 eel lent foundation for future study or a i background which helps to clarify cur¬ rent events. j By studying the growth of a nation, its struggles, the mistakes of its lead¬ ers in the past, we are in a better pos¬ ition to understand the problems which confront the leading powers of the work to-day. We see time and time again that Page Thirty-two BLUE AND WHITE 1 history repeats itself both in the prob¬ lems facing the governments and the de¬ cisions that are reached. We can see why war has been inevit¬ able in the past and is inevitable to-day. We can understand the growth of hatr¬ ed between nations which by their prox¬ imity and similar interests should be the closest of friends. It is not difficult to trace the desire for wealth, power and glory of leaders in the past and then compare them with the leaders of to¬ day, some of whom are motivated by similar interests and share like ambit¬ ions. Let us then change the warning to— “Do not take Modern History if you do not have any interest in what has hap¬ pened in the past, what will happen in the future and what is happening at the present time.” GWEN ROACH, 13C. Advice to the Bored No one ever needs to be bored. Bore¬ dom is only a sign of lack of ability to invent some way to entertain yourself. I have therefore endeavoured with much difficulty to gather together remedies for boredom while at such places as church, dining rooms and Latin classes. Dr R. U. Bored has given to us a very effective cure for boredom at church. He advises to pick from the con¬ gregation a large, over-grown man and concentrate on him throughout the ser¬ vice. Amazing results are obtained. He develops a great interest in his hands and feet, which he examines closely. The eminent doctor also gives us a more drastic method of ridding ourselves of boredom. This is to see how many times you may drop your collection without being asked to leave. However, the first method will be found the more dignified. To these I might add my humble sug¬ gestion, “one sleeping pill before leav¬ ing”. If you have the misfortune to have a small appetite, no doubt you have been attacked by boredomitis while waiting for the others to finish their meal. So, for your benefit. Dr. I Amusu has given us these remedies: pick up a full glass of water and turn it upside down over the table, counting the number of sec¬ onds needed for the water to leave the glass. Although this experiment may be repeated many times, strange to say, the results remain the same. Dr. Am¬ usu also recommends a very interesting guessing game: With your eyes firmly closed, kick your feet around the table and try to guess whose shins you en¬ counter. Strangely, this game rarely meets with the appreciation of the oth¬ ers present. About the Latin classes, I must ad¬ mit defeat. Not one successful method has yet been developed. But bear up, life cannot be all roses, and try to re¬ member the time when we can leave school and forget about the genitive plural. With this pleasant thought I must conclude, hoping I have helped you with these suggestions. If not, I would sug¬ gest the river! JAMES BARTLET 10A The United States and Imperialism “The United States has no imperial¬ istic policies”. This statement has been firmly maintained by all leading states¬ men of our neighbouring country since that country first came into being in 1783, when thirteen states bound them¬ selves together to form the framework of what is now one of the world’s lead¬ ing powers. On first considering that statement you may be quite willing to agree with it, and I cannot say that I would entire¬ ly disagree with you before I had the pleasure of delving into the history of the United States. First take a moment to consider, if the United States ha d no imperialistic ideas, how in the space of some hundred and fifty years has the country expanded from a group of thir¬ teen states huddled along the Atlantic seaboard to a great republic including not only forty spread across the North American continent from the Atlantic on the east to the Pacific on the west, and from the Gulf of Mexico in the Page Thirty three BLUE AND WHITE south to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the north. Could this great expansion poss¬ ibly take place without a single idea of imperialism having entered the minds of the statesmen? Your answer would undoubtedly be “no” and here is the proof to back up your answer. With the influx of immigrants from Europe and the growing cotton and wheat industries requiring more and more land, expansion was bound to take place. The settlers pushed westward both in the north and in the south until they reached the Louisiana territory which belonged to France. In 1803 this land was purchased from France to add to the growing country of the United States. Not long after this the territory which was later to become the State of Florida and which belonged to Spain was added. In 1818 Andrew Jackson led troops into the country to put down the Indians who were troubling United States citizens. Not only were the Ind¬ ians quelled but in 1819 the territory was ceded to United States by Spain when pressure was applied. Still the settlers pushe d westward, taking their slaves with them, lured on in the south by the prospect of cotton¬ growing in the rich land belonging to Mexico which is now the State of Texas. The United States government attempt¬ ed to buy this territory but Mexico re¬ fused to sell. The break came in 1836 when Mexico abolished slavery in these territories, causing the revolt of the United States settlers and the declarat¬ ion of their independence. Thus was Texas belonging to Mexico annexed by the United States. But this was not all of the land taken from Mexico. From 1845-49 Polk the president continually spoke of the “manifest destiny” of the United States to expand to the Pacific coast. Mexico was therefore again asked to cede territory, the land which now ' extends to the northern boundary of California. As this demand was also re¬ fused, war resulted in 1847 by which the United States acquired the territory ncluding New Mexico, Utah and Calif¬ ornia. A sum of $15,000,000. was paid Page Thirty.four to Mexico, but it seemed a small amoum for such rich territory w’hen in 1849 gol,; was discovered in California. Now only the territory of Oregon re- mained, but this, too, was destined tc become part of the United States. Th; land had been explored by Britisher; and forts had been established by them but since it had been settled for the mo? part by United States citizens in 1841 the cry was raised “54� 40 ' or fight’ However a peaceful settlement was reached and by the Oregon treaty the forty-ninth parallel was settled as the boundary. The United States was no� complete within itself but they did not stop there. Without any imperialistic ideas the growth of an empire outside the actua. boundaries of the United States was be- gun. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. In 1898, after a revolt had tak¬ en place in Cuba, the United States inter¬ vened and a settlement was reached by which Porto Rico, Guam, the Philipp¬ ines, after a struggle and against tht wishes of the natives, and the Ladrom Islands became part of the United States while Cuba w r as to remain independent, but a virtual protectorate. Expansion continued in the West Indies with Sac Domingo, Haiti and the Virgin Island- next being added. Hawaii, which hac been a naval station, had also been an¬ nexed. Perhaps the greatest addition during these years w ' as that of the territory a- round the Panama Canal. President Roosevelt attempted to buy enough lane from Colombia to complete the constr¬ uction of the canal which had been un¬ successfully started by the French. Col¬ ombia refused to sell this land but a re¬ volt was instituted and part of Colom¬ bia broke away to form the new Repub¬ lic of Panama, thus enabling the United States to buy the necessary land and the canal was completed. Thus by 1914 the United States had become an empire without having ac¬ quired any ideas upon the subject oi Imperialism. DOROTHY WYETH, 5A ai m si m ai u PJ fi le y t V a h k a u t f t l c t ( 1 1 1 BLUE AND WHITE I! I e- i it r� a a K It if it ot Ik li te¬ at k- ' P he ne © it, ot as d$ ad in- n? a- ‘nt nc tr- in ol- re¬ in- it ;ed :he iadj ac-‘ of 5a: Tragedy Lurks in The House of Usher. Thick, grey clouds were massed ag¬ ainst the heaven when I was riding on my horse. As dusk drew nigh, I was in sight of the stately House of Usher. The dreary sight of the mansion made me shiver. I was rather disappointed and almost dreaded the thought of en¬ tering. As I walked up the flagstone pathway, with a premonition of some future dread event, I felt as if I were leaving my freedom behind me. Only yesterday I had received a letter writ¬ ten by an unknown uncle who had in¬ vited me to live in his House of Usher. After the death of my father, a month ago, I had thought that my last relative had died. And then I was given a letter, written by an uncle whom I had never known to exist. However, I decided to accept his invitation and place my fut¬ ure hopes in his House of Usher. I lifted the thick iron knocker and brought it gently against the heavy, ponderous door, causing a muffled sound to reverberate with a low moaning tone. As this sound died away, the huge door opened, and what surprised me was not the sight of the Oriental who answered, but the thick, drowsy odour of incense which floated out. “Tell your master that his nephew is here”, I said, handing the boy my riding cane and hat in an attempt to assume nonchalance. “Yes, sir,” he replied as he left. ‘‘Mas¬ ter has been expecting you. I will inform him immediately.” I wandered into the front room, and instead of finding it furnished with El¬ izabethan furniture as I had expected, I found the room filled with antique Chinese furniture belonging, perhaps to the Ming Dynasty. “Hmm!” I mused, “Uncle must have felt homesick.” When I sat in one of the lavishly carv¬ ed chairs, which was a masterpiece in itself, I felt uncomfortable and out of place, for not only did my imported Per¬ sian angora sweater clash in contrast to my surroundings, but also the fine carv¬ ings on the chair stuck into my back. Nevertheless, I did not mind it so very much. I was too engrossed in this Orien¬ tal room. Richly embroidered hangings, worked with gold and silver thread, stretched to the thickly-carpeted, glossy floor. In one corner was the benevolent statue of worldly-wise Confucius, beside which lovely w ' hite lilies rose from the highly- polished mahogany table which sparkled and gleamed in the faint light. This room was really bewitching, not at all like the rooms Pearl Buck describes in her books. For fifteen minutes I w’aited patient¬ ly with a continual droning and mumbl¬ ing which seemed to come from an in¬ ner room. When I began to feel that the boy had failed to convey my message to his master, one of the doors creaked open, and an elderly man, dressed in a Mandarin robe, entered. He was middle- aged, with hair slightly greyed at the temples. His face w’as very kindly, but his eyes w ' ere cold as steel. When he half-closed his eyes, how’ever, he had the appearance of a true, loving, and sincere father. His nationality, I should say, was perhaps American. I rose and was about to ask him if he knew where my uncle was, w’hen he greeted me with, “Nephew, I am so hap¬ py to see you. Welcome to the House of Usher.” Nephew! He had called me nephew’! Was it that I was related to this - this - white man, this barbarian? It was al¬ most an insult. Why, I thought to my¬ self, I am a full-blooded Chinese. My fa¬ ther w f as a Chinese. My father’s father was a Chinese, and so w ' as my father’s father’s father. It was simply ridicul¬ ous ! Just before my father passed away, he had given me proof that I was a de¬ scendant of the blue blood of China. Think of it! My ancestors had once ruled the mighty territories of China. And this wfflite man was trying to have the honour of being related to me. But I locked up my fury and smiled cordially. 1 Page Thirty-five BLUE AND WHITE for after all, wasn’t he offering- me this lovely home in which to live? If I had looked astonished, he didn’t seem to not¬ ice it. “I am sorry I kept you waiting so long, but you see, I was speaking to your ancestors,” he continued. “Huh! I mean I beg your pardon, sir,” I said, quite bewildered. “I said I was conversing with your ancestors,” he repeated. “My ancestors! Why, I thought they were dead,” I uttered, puzzled. “Of course they are, silly, but perhaps you don’t understand. I was speaking with dead, your long-gone ancestors.” He led me to the room which he had just left and there I beheld an enorm¬ ous gilded figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged upon a lotus. A fabulous fortune of pearls, rubies and sapphires lay at his feet as an offering. “Just a few minutes ago,” my would- be uncle began, “I conversed here with your ancestors, the once mighty rulers of China, with the aid of divine Buddha. Perhaps you find it hard to believe. Your mind has become too practical and too westernized, but you must believe me when I say some of these old Oriental powers still exist.” I thought he was insane, and accord¬ ing to what little knowledge I had of psychology, I grinned to humour him. “I know you think I’m insane,” he said as though reading my thoughts again, “but in time you’ll understand what I am saying. Right now, I think it best that you retire. The journey must have been a fatiguing one. Your room is upstairs, the first one on the right.” I thanked him and slowly mounted the flight of stairs, when I heard Strauss’ “Tales of the Vienna Woods” burst forth and then the beautiful voice of a woman singing passionately. Never before had I heard a voice so full of warmth and quality. As the haunting, vibrating notes filled the house, the rich tones reverberated and I imagined my¬ self in the woods, listening to my fav¬ ourite waltz, sung as never sung before. When the last chords had faded maj- Page Thirty-six estically away, uncle broke the spell an p said, “Beautiful, wasn’t it? My secret- s ary sang it. Would you like to mee I her?” ' c “Yes, please,” I answered. a This time he led me to a wide, white- i walled room. A huge window filled the s whole of one side, thus spreading befor- I our feet a vast, never-ending view of the c countryside. In the corner, leaning or the grand piano, the slim form of a wo- t man shook in silent sobs. f “Mai Ling,” my uncle called a little j severely. t Immediately she regained her com¬ posure and as I looked into her eyes, 1 i thought I caught a glimpse of tragedy t To say that she was beautiful would be c unjust, for she was more than beauti- 1 ful. She was charming, ravishing, un- 1 ique. She was dressed exotically in a ( black velvet gown, which was form-fit- ting from the neck to the waist, sud¬ denly spreading to a full skirt which i folded richly about her delicate, sandal¬ led feet. j “I want you to meet my nephew, Mai i Ling,” uncle said. She politely acknow¬ ledged the introduction and in a low. t husky voice making an excuse of some � forgotten duty, left the room. During i those few fleeting moments, I believe! experienced the sweetest sensation in the world. I felt towards Mai Ling, a; Mark Anthony must have felt toward; i Cleopatra, as Alessandra towards Rom- i ona, and as Romeo towards Juliet. • Late that night I lay restlessly in bed. I was greatly disturbed by the day’s ev¬ ents, and there kept appearing forever before my eyes, the vision of the god¬ dess-like face of Mai Ling. I rose and decided to take a walk in the garden. The night air was so sweet and so inviting. Myriads of stars stud¬ ded the heavens around the almond moon, which beamed enchantingly. In the intangible sweetness of the night, under the thick shade tree in the mellow moonlight, I saw Mai Ling, wearing a billowy, white chiffon evening gown. She looked like a picture with her fine, silk-like hair brushed in a youthful BLUE AND WHITE j page-boy fashion. There in the sombre shadows, I frankly confessed my love. In those short moments, we found that out love for each other was more than a passing fancy. It was so perfect that it seemed as though God and God Him- ( se lf must have created it. Suddenly Mai Ling turned around as sorrow pressed ( convulsively against her heart. “I’ve something to tell you and I must t tell you now,” she whispered, with her face as pale as death. ‘‘That man isn’t { your uncle. He’s nothing but a mad sci¬ entist.” “Every minut e you’re here, you are I i in danger. Do you know what he wants I. to do? He wants to take your heart out of your body and make it perpetual. He i- believes that if he can make your heart v beat as your ancient ancestors’ once a did, he can make your heart beat for- t- ever, and you will be his slave, always.” “Now, you can’t expect me to believe h that, can you?” I asked. “No, perhaps not. But come, I’ll prove it. That scientist isn’t home to-night, ai so we shall not be found,” she replied, r- Swiftly she led me down stairway af- v, ter stairway. As we passed a door mark- le ed “Danger”, I asked her what was in if side. “Dynamite”, was the answer, it At last we reached the experimenting is room and there on the shelves were hun¬ is dreds of bottles, each containing a grue- fl- some-looking heart. That was proof en¬ ough for me. 4 “Let’s get of here at once,” I suggest- v- ed, half panic-stricken, but she told me tr that was impossible. My would-be uncle 4 had secretly guarded the house, and if we did escape we should surely be soon in caught. She told me to trust her and I et should thus be safe. Love always finds a d- way. id All the next day I waited in my room In tike a condemned prisoner waiting to be it, electrocuted. As night came on, I heard •w a single knock and a note was slipped a under my door. Mai Ling wrote me to n. meet her where I had met her the prev- ie, ious night. ‘‘Go immediately as it is ur- ul gent,” the note said. I instantly obeyed, and in th e garden, pinned on a tree, I found another note containing details for my escape. In the end the note said, “By the time you read this, I will be far beyond human help. I know you’ll keep sacred our love, and you must forgive me for what I am ab¬ out to do, as it is the only solution to our problem.” At that instant a terrific explosion sharply rent the air and in a few seconds the stately mansion was nothing but a pile of bricks and broken timbers. What a supreme sacrifice it was! She had blown up the house, destroyed the mad scientist, to make possible my escape. As I did not have the courage to look for her mangled body under that heap, I turned my back to the fearful scene of that dreadful tragedy, and walked sil¬ ently down the road. JOE HONG, 12B. Attention, All Lovelorn! A Song Love Letter Oh Johnny, My Own: They say If I Didn’t Care would I Pour Out My Heart Into a Song. To¬ night’s the Night and I’m In the Mood because I Have a True Confession. Last night, All in Fun, I Was Care¬ less about All the Things You Are. I Will be Faithful Forever to My Reverie on the Isle of May. Remember the Angel Serenade we heard At the Chapel in the Moonlight? Day In, Day Out, I walk with Billy, but when I’m in a Melancholy Mood I dream of You. It’s My Turn Now because It Was Written in the Stars that I Must Have One More Kiss. Why is it All Over Town that we are parting? What Can I Say after I say I’m Sorry? I Promise you that I’ll Surrender, Dear. I’ll keep on loving you No Matter Where or When. Now you know but There’ll be Changes Made. Every Little Moment that you are with Rose Marie I’m Fit to be Tied. Does your heart beat for me? Darn That Dream of you, Scatterbrain. I’m In the Mood for Love in a Little Dutch Page Thirty-seven BLUE AND WHITE Garden. Last Night, with you Running Through My Mind, I Didn’t Know What Time It Was. Would j’a Mind If I Didn’t Care? So Ain’t ’Cha Coming Out When They Begin the Beguine? I’ve Got to Get Some Shuteye., so Goodnight My Beautiful. I’ll See You in My Dreams. Three Sleepy People Helda Leucher, Pat Bordeaux, Muriel Binkly. 10A. A Heart-Breaker How 7 many of the students in Walk- erville Collegiate have ever felt really heart-broken? I do not expect to take a count, but I can guarantee there are at least twenty-four boys and three men in Walkerville Collegiate who have felt heart-broken. These twenty-four boys and three men are the Junior Rugby Team and the three coaches, Mr. Bunt, Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Allison. As a few of you may recall, last fall on a brisk, cool, November day, Walker¬ ville Collegiate Juniors played Kennedy Collegiate Juniors in the City Rugby Fi¬ nals. You, also, might remember that Walkerville was down two points at half time. The coaches were sore at the play¬ ers and the players were sore at them¬ selves for not doing btter. Then the sec¬ ond half started and before long Walk¬ erville had scored a touchdown. This made the score 5 - 2 in favour of Walk¬ erville. I am sure every member on that team had visions of a W.O.S.S.A, cham¬ pionship and all its glory. Every coach must have visioned the honour of coach¬ ing Walkerville to its first W.O.S.S.A. title in Rugby. But owing to a couple of bad breaks and a few ' errors on my part Walkerville lost the game. I shall not explain how it happened, for that does not matter. What does matter is the fact we lost and that twenty-seven hearts were broken. I know beyond a doubt that every sub, every player and every coach experienc¬ ed for a few ' minutes at least, genuine heart-break. There are some, myself in- Page Thirty-eight eluded, whose disappointment lasted longer. And that is why I say twenty, four boys and three men in Walkerville Collegiate have suffered real heart- break. A Downhearted Player. V w at ai ft si Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was born ii Bonn, a little German city on the Rhine river, in 1770. Beethoven’s father, who w ' as a professional singer, was a drunk¬ ard and often a very cruel man. Had it not been for his mother, who had a vert sweet disposition, Ludwig would have suffered greatly from his father’s harsh severity. His parents were very poor and his father’s sole interest w r as to make money out of him. He forced him to ! practise so hard that the boy soon hated practice, although he loved music. Beethoven could play when he was four and became a composer and a con¬ ductor w ' hen he was thirteen. A year later he earned his first money as assist¬ ant court organist to his teacher, Neefe, When he was seventeen he moved to Vi¬ enna where Mozart, after hearing him said, “He will make a noise in the w ' orld.” He w r as a very earnest student and formed the habit of keeping note-boob in which to jot dowm his ideas. With un¬ tiring patience he w ' orked over and over these notes, and it is said that this habit led to his greatness. Everything he play¬ ed he understood. This enabled him to give the right artistic expression to ev¬ ery measure of music he played. About 1800 Beethoven became totally deaf. His last years were also made mis¬ erable by the disgraceful life of his bro¬ ther’s son, of whom he was guardian. In spite of his deafness he continued to compose. He was a lover of nature and once said, “I love a tree more than a man.” Beethoven W ' rote only nine symphon¬ ies. His Heroic Symphony w r as written for Napoleon, but when he learned Napoleon had declared himself Emperor of France, he destroyed the dedication. His last or Choral Symphony took five l! ft it e S ' h c s u t § r t c i 1 i f i I I y- ik t in Be he k- it fy vt sk DO ke to ed 35 ro¬ ar fe. k :en led years of hard work to compose. He wrote an oratorio “The Mount of Olives” and several smaller works for orchestra and chorus, and over two hundred and fifty songs, only a few of which are sung now. Beethoven’s music is so grand, so firm¬ ly founded upon sound musical laws, so full of great musical skill, that no mus¬ ician of any time can be declared great¬ er. The Viennese people had great re¬ spect for Beethoven and looked upon him as one of the greatest men of the country. He died in 1827, of dropsy, re¬ sulting from a cold. His funeral services were almost as elaborate as those given to kings and emperors. KATHLEEN COX, 13A. A PAGE FROM MY DIARY April 1. This being April fools’ day, I spent most of my time playing jokes on my friends. I changed the labels on the tins of vegetables and fruit. Dessert doesn’t taste very good when mixed with meat and potatoes. 1 don’t like veg¬ etables for dessert either. Retired early because I didn’t feel well. It must be indigestion. April 2. Felt better this morning and so I dined out (protection). We went out in Deacon’s car at night. We didn’t come home in it. It won’t run on orange juice. P.S. It won’t run! April 3. Today we retrieved Deacon’s car. Necessity is the mother of invent¬ ion, but not this invention. We got 10 cents worth of Joy gas. A thing of beau¬ ty is a joy forever. Well, you can’t have everything! April 4. School was very uninteresting today so w’e had a chalk fight. Tsk! what a mess. White polka dots don’t fit in very well with the colour scheme of our class room. Neither do we now. April 5. Mr. McNaughton requested our presence at one of his frequent but necessary get-togethers. Our marks sure took it on the chin. Gee, I’m glad it’s not near Christmas! Naou son wuz goin’ on thutty, He’d never seed a gurl; But jest the same I thought he should Give married life a whirl— “But Paw”, he sed, “I don’t know how A man should treat his wife; You know I ain’t seed one o’ them All thro’ ma rustic life”. And bein’ as I wuz his paw, I tried to make it clear That ’wuz as easy as makin’ Moonshine er “Mountain cheer”. “You know the way to treat a hoss, You’ve owned enough of ’em. Well, when you get thet wife o yourn, You treat her jest the same”. My son asorta pondered, Then he to me did say: “I reckon I’ll meander off And git one right away.” So off he went down to the town, And got hisself a spouse Who, considerin’ the odds Did well at cleanin’ house. Two weeks ago she disappeared, But son wuz unconcerned, And when I ast him where she wuz, This is what I learned— “We went awalking t’other day,” He said, and topped a keg, “And while we wuz astrollin’ ’long, Pore thing, she bust her leg.” E. COOKE. Page Thirty-nine BLUE AND WHITE “ ‘Treat her like a hoss’, you said, On the day that I fust got ' er— Well, like a hoss she bust her leg, So like a hoss, I shot ’er.” PHILIP MONTGOMERY. PROBLEM You may allow yourself two and three- quarter hours to solve the following problem. There is positively no catch to it. Every fact is relevant and must be considered. If you are exceptionally in¬ telligent you can solve it in five min¬ utes. A train is operated by three men nam¬ ed Smith, Jones and Robinson. They are fireman, brakeman and engineer, but not respectively. On the train are three business men named Smith, Jones and Robinson. Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit. The brakeman lives half-way between Chicago and Detroit. Mr. Jones earns $2,000. per year. Smith beats the fireman at billiards. The brakesman’s nearest neighbour, who is one of the three business men. earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman who earns exactly $1,000. The passenger whose name is the same as the brakeman’s lives in Chicago. Who is the engineer? Who is the fireman? Who is the brakeman? (Answer on page 73) Sacred Love There, yonder by our lovers’ lane, Beneath the clear blue sky, Where nature sings and calls and plays, Where Whip-poor-wills doth cry. There lies in sacred solitude, My love of long past days. There, in the precious dark cold earth, In silent sleep she stays. All through these dreary summer months, I dream of her alone. I see again her face, her form, I hear her haunting tone. Page Forty How soft her lips and mine did meet In long sweet clinging kiss! Those big brown eyes! That sleek black hair! Oh, how my cat I miss! JOE HONG, 12; On Some Hints on Reading The university to-day is not the on source of learning in this age of a treme and rapid progress. The books,i which there is a tremendous and vaii abundance provide, if properly used, vast field from which knowledge of at type or description may be culled. Job: son once said that an educated man n one who knows something about ever thing and everything about anything but to-day, I believe, other things bek equal, an educated man is a well-ra man, who knows something about mo ; things but specializes in one particuli field. To be the master of a subject, an be thoroughly the master of it, comt only from long, intensive training i which reading plays a vital but definit part. Any person who intends to tra: his mind along paths of penetration ' discrimination must, of necessity, buii a fundamental base from which he ca: go forth, looking ever upward, endea ' ouring to better himself, his fellow mar the world, and this fundamental corner stone about which he intends to buit his pyramid of knowledge is an analyt ical, discriminating and sound readiiii practice. The classics in one’s natir tongue are certainly an inspiration t any who wish to think independently fo themselves, for any number of ideas ca: be formulated from a classic and not tk- single idea, prevalent among the fictior ists and lower class writers, that the an thor wishes one to think. Truly, the sc: ence of reading shall be as the Phoeni’ —immortal—for works of merit sha live long after the author’s demise. Tb greatest purpose that a book can full, is to make the reader think logical!: for himself. K. H. EWING, U BLUE AND WHITE The Black Population of North America This is a story of the wild aborigines of Africa who have scaled the heights from uncivilized cannibals into law-abid¬ ing citizens in a period of little over one hundred years. No other people on earth have made such progress in such a short period of time as the Colored Folks of North America. First brought to this continent by the original settlers, a few slaves were brought from Europe as servants with their masters. But the big percentage of the negro population in early years made the terrible trip in the slave ships direct from Africa. These slave ships are one of the black¬ est spots of cruelty in the annals of his¬ tory. Captives taken prisoners by the wild tribes of Africa were brought to the coast and traded for merchandise to unscrupulous whites. These poor people were jammed into the holds of sailing vessels and forced to go to another con¬ tinent. Many of them died from malnut¬ rition and disease before they reached North America where the remainder were taken to the markets and sold at auctions. Public opinion over the world was gradually changing. The British Emp¬ ire in 1833 passed a bill, that all slaves should be freed in the Dominions. In this way Canada was first to see these people living a normal life as free men on our continent. At the same time our neighbour to the south started to agitate for tne lib crating of the slaves and in 1819 some of the northern states came out for ab¬ olition and the Mason Dixor. line was drawn with eleven states in the south ?till having slavery. Canada became a haven for slaves who had escaped from their cruel mast- ogpj; ers. One of those responsible for helping sha. s l aves escape was John Brow n about . Tin the period of 1840 to 1859. Negroes who escaped and were captured in the Nor¬ thern states were returned to their orig¬ inal masters. By means of the under¬ ground railway many of the poor blacks made their way into Canada and could not be sent back to the horrors from which they had escaped. These people became free men and respected citizens in their new homes. The United States has a different story to tell of four long and bloody years of Civil War starting in 1861 be¬ fore the south would do away with the fiendish system of holding human beings in bondage. The poor negro was the pawn in this gigantic struggle for his freedom, and being illiterate he was taken advantage of by some of those w r ho were his mast¬ ers, as well as by some w’ho made the pretense of helping the cause of free¬ dom. An Act of 1868 finally abolished all slavery and gave the negro of the South the franchise. Since then, problems due to the racial differences between w ' hites and blacks have caused many rifts. However, their differences are being ironed out, and it is apparent that in the near future all the difficulties that have arisen due to the Black Population will be removed from America. MAVIS SMYTH. The Students of W. C. I. They come to school, and before nine, Copy homework just in time To get to class, and start to clown, But finally they settle dowm. Some are slick, others are late, And some play hookey and go to skate; They write their excuses with practised scrawd, And hand them over to Mr. Ball. There are, however, the studious kind, With here and there a master-mind. They pore o’er books while others play, And excell the class on ‘Judgment Day’. When it comes to Assembly they clam¬ our and shout, While each tries to push the others about; They sit where they please to be with some friends, And rush to the door when the meeting ends. JANE FARROW. Page Fortyone CADET OFFICERS Front Row: N. Crapper, K. Stewart, M. Mepham, G. McGorman, W. Flint, M. Mussel- man. Second Row: C. Pennock, J. Lawrence, R. Doidge P. Crassweller, E. Roemmele, W McLennan. Third Row: E. Musgrave, D. Bruce. CADET BAND Front Row: W. Johnson, H. Chittim, R. Beauchesne, N. Crapper, Mr. Allison, J. Price, M. Boyd, M. Koval, A. Forsythe. Middle Row: J. Carroll, B. Pollock, M. Hawkins, N. Gaskin, R. Cole, B. Hawkesworth, C. Rose, V. Gaskin. Top Row: E. Neal, F. Pyatt, R. MacKay, B. Dulmage, W. Purdy, E. Brown, A. Hartley, P. Haurlan. Page F orty two near the Ford plant and “did themselves proud” in the long wait for our gracious Sovereign and his Queen, Each and every lad wearing the Cam¬ eron plaid has a tradition to live up to. The Clan Cameron was described as “fiercer than fierceness itself”. The green, black, yellow and red of Cameron of Euach have been borne in battle for (Continued on page 77) The members of our Cadet Corps, the Walkerville Collegiate Cameron High¬ landers, have every right to be proud of themselves. The Corps was organized by our prin¬ cipal and friend, Mr. McNaughton, in 1924. When Mr. McNaughton became principal, the late Mr. L. A. Philp suc¬ ceeded him, and now our own Mr. O’ Brien is handling the instructions in as capable a manner as possible. Since its organization our Corps has won the district competition twelve out of sixteen times. Every lad in the tartan conducted himself in a first class soldierly manner and all are to be con¬ gratulated on their fine show of prest¬ ige. The band, better than ever, the signal section still performing perfect¬ ly, and the ambulance corps, still stand¬ ing the test in a fine manner, strength¬ ened the already fine precision of our four companies. Our instructors, Mr. O’Brien, Mr. All¬ ison, Mr. Bunt, Mr. Young and Mr. White must have felt satisfied knowing that it was their extra effort that play¬ ed the greatest part in our success. Ev¬ ery officer and cadet is to be congratul¬ ated. It’s not your cadet corps, not his, not mine, but it’s our cadet corps. Our efforts in P.T. classes and on the parade ground won Walkerville the phy¬ sical training trophy for the first time this year. Our standing in the past was always excellent, but this year we were in a class of our own. On the arrival of their Majesties, our Walkerville Cadets were among the first to welcome the royal visitors to our fair city. Our boys lined the C.N.R. tracks The question every cadet officer should ask himself: “Am I as offensive as I might be?” Page Forty-three FORM 5A Front Row: J. St. Pierre, M. Aitken, M. Leithead, J. Hutchison, K. Cox, Miss Dickie, B. Jarvie, A. Luxford, M. Luxford, D. Wyeth, jij [ lcGi ' sth 3 lack Middle Row: 1, Ritchie, M. Hong, A Mooney, H. Dunning, B. Sib bald, M. Patterson, E. Vizzard, R. Davis, K, Ewing, B. Taylor, S. Hughes, Dave Morley, C. Spurgeon, J. Lawson, R. Liddell. , . Tir Top Row: P, Haurlan, S. Beauvais, G, McGorman, J, Cassidy, M. Luhorsky, Dick Morley, B. Baldwin, R. Williams, R. MacKay, U Kocela, W. Dickie, J. Seltzer. Page Forty-four Page Forty-five I FORM 5-R Front Row: A. Daniels, S. Kiborn, H McClymont, M. Howie, J. O’Loane, F. Kempson, M. Cunningham, P. Cobbett, M. Caple, M, Cornwall, E. McKenzie, F. Wright, M, Spitkoski Second Row: M. Brewer, M. Griffith, T, Trimble, R Woonton, T. Bradley, Mr. White, L McCrindle, J. Henry, J. Glos, J. Lawrence, J Fuller, F, Thatcher, Back Row: L, Wright, P, A wad, P. Montgomery, G. Balint, J. R. Young, A. Blakely, J. 0, Young, T. Strickland, B, George, W. Davidson, A. Ellis. blue and white r FORM 5C Front Row: M. Harvie, A. McGrath, G. Greenshields, J. Tackaberry, H. Heffernan, I. Lees, W. Dower, M. Leyden, A. Wilson. .. .... , „ Middle Row: D. Spence, J. Noakes, K. McGrath, M. Reed, C. Pennock, N. Mitchell, G. Sansburn, E. Martin, M. Musselman. „ torn Top Row: R. Gelinas, J. Braidford, J. Price, D. Warren, B. Patterson, L. Camlis, D, G. Stokes, M. Beckett, E. Stevens, G. Roach, Miss McLaren, O. McMillan, P. Crassweller, Hand, A. Lutzak, J. Brode. Page Forty-six Each year Walkerville graduates go farther and farther afield. This year Julius Klinec, who won the Athletic scholarship to Lawrence Tech, is attend¬ ing that school. Ruth Gregory, Joyce Owen, Tom Robson and Walter Little are studying at the University of Tor¬ onto. Lasse Pah.jola, who won a scholar¬ ship to study music at the Sherwood School, is in Chicago. Not always is the Windsor climate all that is to be desired. Too many times we have thought that Winter was here, only to find that within a few hours the lovely snow had turned to slush, the longed-for ice had melted. It is always the exception, however, which proves the rule and this year was indeed the exception. Day after day Mr. Klinck’s brigade was busy keeping the school rink in condition. What a treat it was to have inter-form hockey games and (Continued on page 75) Page Forty-seven SOCIETY COLUMN By Jo-Anne Carr After a tiresome siege of Christmas exams came the commencement exerci¬ ses, which brought to a close the first term—a term filled with rugby games, soccer games, tea dances, inter-collegi¬ ate tennis matches and lot s of hard work. To some this day was merely the last day of school; to others it was most significant, for merit pins, athletic a- wards, graduation diplomas and scholar¬ ship awards were given out. And just ®te this! This year pupils from Walker- dlle Collegiate w r on nearly three thous¬ and dollars in scholarships. Earl McAl- pine alone won scholarships valued at ?125., including the Carter scholarship lor the highest standing in Essex Coun- ty- The valedictorian chosen from the graduating year vcas Ray Samson. Mr. %nes, chairman of the Windsor Board of Education, acted as chairman. BLUE AND WHITE JFiftli Jfarm 5A French Lesson Nine o’clock has ushered in The start of another day, And bad or good it must be lived By the pupils of 5A. “Who put this sentence on the board?” Is now the questioning cry; The answer comes in halting tones, “Please, miss, I think ’twas I”. “ ’Tis plain to see why you didn’t con¬ fess, You should be in form three, For I’ve repeated and repeated this, Until it sickens me”. Romanis Latinium Penthisilia invito Dumnorix to super- are tonitrus and he rapto at the portiot and cum celerriter. She parcere him a: the tablum and federi him amo and e? and for desertum pietas and cecidi ar, jam, which he et gladius and vina whicr puto him unde the tablum with the pur- pis and amicitiam. He also had redd;.- haetio. She sed, “Leti ussi ambuli in the frontis rumor”. They densus to the radior. They then venti and setti on the saphus. He puto his armis around her and she said, ‘‘nix, you mugio, quid it He sed, “Afui, cum, cum, my petere ' And he venti to hia ni on the carpo arc sed, “mare mihi, my honi”. Interea pap osii! He sed, “Levi quicquam, or I wt socius you”. Dumnorix entum. Can It Happen Here? “Which sentence was I reading? I seem to have lost the place. Surely, class, you see the mistake— You are a hopeless case!” “They tell me you are an A-l form, But that I cannot see, For wherever they got their opinion, They didn’t consult me.” “Well, there goes the bell again, And, as usual, we are not through; But take the next two lessons, That isn’t much to do.” Anon. The date, to be exact, was Feb. 23 1940. It, in itself, will perhaps have lit tie, if any, memories for those not fort¬ unate enough to be in our select cla ss those not privileged, that is, to hear tji- gentle but definitely argumentative dis¬ cussion on why India should have sen- government. A tame topic for an Up] School debate, you remark as you settk down for that badly-needed half-hour- rest. Little did you realize that this sarci topic, not much later, was to havetr teacher accused of communistic princip¬ les and the pupils in a frenzied state- ' bitter rivalry. The battle waged strotf and bro fou girl ion: abo mic Did sur -j tea out fro tioi I Sta wit 1 Th isti of lik: al Ge dr rai er wa Th ab W, Ca W: Gc Bi PAGE FORTY-EIGHT BLUE AND WHITE and furious; first hand information was brought to the fore by our shining founts of wisdom; our usually silent gjrfs surprised us by expressing opin¬ ions; unusual discoveries were made about our fellow students—when in the midst of all this bedlam rang the bell. Did this stop us ? No! To the immense surprise of the onlookers, we continued -yes, down the hall, in spite of one teacher ' s “Watch your line there, you’re out of step”, until we were recalled from the future of our elocutive aspira¬ tions by “All right, class”. J. HUTCHISON. FLASH! Northern Universities in the United r I States in 1939 came into the limelight I with their goldfish-eating students. W. C. I. goes them one better in 1940. The Biology class in its first year of ex- 1 istence in the school can proudly boast t of one George Balint who expressed his i liking for preserved earthworms. With a broad grin and a watering mouth it George held the worm in position to be it dropped down his gullet—when the bell rang! Cliff Pennock, Bill Paterson, 13C i? j kli ‘‘Oh, yes,” reflected Miss Dickey, aft- 1 er hearing a 5A debate, “No wonder I i was warm at the back of the room. There was so much hot air circulating about.” j] it Wright (on sentry duty): “Halt! Who r ' goes there?” jf 1 Camlis: “You shut your mouth or I ' ll ■■ come and knock your block off!” Wright: “Pass, friend!” tir Gordon Sansburn : “I had a beard like r’; yours once, but when I realized how na | it made me look, I cut it off.” h Bill George: “I had a face like yours t once, and when I realized I couldn’t cut it off, I grew this beard to cover w i it up.” 5A 5-Minute Interviews 1 Weakness 2 Favourite Food 3 Whom I admire most 4 What I did last summer 5 My ambition. Steve Hughes: (1) Girls; (2) Welch ' s Grape Juice; (3)S. B. G.; (4) Ate; (5) (5) Own a fruit store. Amy Jean Luxford: (1) Teachers; (2) My own make; (3) Mary Jane; (4) Baked; (5) Chief chef in Royal York. Ken Ewing: (1) Spouting; (2) Caviar; (3) Sherlock Holmes; (4) Knitted socks (5) Be a detective. Bettv Sibbald. (I) Oldsmobiles; (2) Rye Crisp; (3) Mr. Ball; (4) Well? (5) More Oldsmobiles. Bill Baldwin: (1) Laughing; (2) Scones; (3) Miss Dickie; (4) My usual; (5) To bother Williams. Evelyn Vizzard: (1) Trumpets; (2) Crumpets; (3) Trumpet players; (4) Listened to trumpets; (5) To marry one. Roy McKay: (1) Weightlifting; (2) Spinach; (3) Tarzan; (4) Weight-lift¬ ed ; (5) To lift 2,000 pounds. Charles Spurgeon: (1) Tinker toys; (2) Pablum; (3) Baby Sandy; (4) Play¬ ed with my tinker toys; (5) To have No. 5 Erector set. Teacher: “A boy who laughs loudly at old, feeble jokes is probably of low 7 in¬ tellect.” Thornton Strickland: “Not if a teacher tells the jokes.” Mr. Ball: “How far are you from the right answ T er?” Bob Liddell: “Tw 7 o seats.” FOUND Wad of gum under seat in Mr. Ball’s class. Ow ' ner may apply for same by calling at office and giving full descrip¬ tion. A roll of $5. bills. Owners will please form a line at the front entrance of the school. Page Forty-nine BLUE AND WHITE ifnurth jFornt l 2C’s Contribution to Walkerville’s Realm of Sport Senior Soccer: A1 Scorgie, Gord Chambers. Mr. Klinck’s Senior Soccer Team set our sports year off well by reaching the city finals, losing unfortunately to Vocational Rough Riders. Our Soccer team defeated a C.I.L. team two games out of three in exhibition matches. Senior Rugby: Wilson Montrose, Norm Crapper, Max Koval, Ed. Lowther. Our Senior Rugby Team had rather a poor season this year despite lots of fight on the part of the fellows and good coaching under Mr. Allison. They did, however, manage to lick the league¬ leading Vocational Team in their final game. Junior Rugby: Bob Mitchell. Our Junior Rugby Team under the capable coaching of Mr. Bunt played a good brand of football, and were defeat¬ ed in the City Finals by the Kennedy Clippers only after a bitter struggle. Senior Basketball: A1 Scorgie. Mr. Allison had another fighting team but they were doomed to failure. They won some games but not enough to win the championship Walkerville craves. Junior Basketball: Pete Ferlick. Mr. Young’s Junior Team played bas¬ ketball and played well but unfortunate¬ ly they ran into tough opposition. They, too, are out of the running but only af¬ ter a stiff fight. Senior Hockey: Gord Chambers, Howie Giles. ’ Mr. Bunt sent another team to the City Finals. This team played excellent hockey and went under only after giv¬ ing the irresistible Purple Raiders some real competition in a total-goal series. Song Dedications of 12D Rosalind Renaud: “Chew, Chew Your Bubble Gum”. Jeannette Jackson: “I’m Just Wild about Harry”. Method Janik: “Dreamer’s Waltz”. Vernal German: “Prelude in C Minor Milton Featherstone: “Ain’t ’Cha com¬ ing Out?” Dot Chandler: “I Must Have One More Kiss”. Ron Doidge: “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Cam Myers: “Cuban Boogie Woogie”. Cam Evans: “Conn’s Clothes”. Ross Walton: “Beer Barrel Polka”. Don Munroe: “Little Brown Jug”. Evelyn Wyeth: “Oh, Johnny.” Judith Davies: “Jumpin’ Jive”. Ed. Cooke: “The Little Man Who Wasn’t There”. “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” Bill Feath- stone. “If I Knew Then” Albert Schalgo. “Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me” Kath¬ leen Jenkins. “I’ve Got My Eyes on You” Mr. Klinck. Philosophy of 1‘2A The more you study, the more you know. The more you know, the more you car forget. The more you can forget, the more you do forget. The more you do forget, the less you know. So—why study? Stranger Than Fiction Sybil Watts with no homework done. Bob Bennett getting into trouble. Rita Mayes not at a Senior Hockey game. Shirley Southerst behaving herself Jack Panabaker not wearing eye-fillm? socks. Mr. Burr saying “There’ll be no home¬ work for to-morrow’s class.” Rc W. V( Gc Mi D( Gt Fc Ei Ba IX Jo R( Mi Fr R( Je Ei R Jo M M M W W Oi T1 T! T1 W Ji Oi P( w A It B N N -Ji B F Page Fifty Can You Imagine Rosie Renaud not chewing gum ? Walter Podolsky doing any work? Vernal German with straight hair? George Patillo talking to a girl? Margaret Mears as an “Oomph” girl? Doug Shields causing a commotion? George Slobadanuck not talking? Forbes Thompson answering English questions ? Ernest Musgrave as a soprano? Barbara Kelly not talking? Dorothy Chandler winking? John Kerr without his camera? Ross Walton on a diet? Mr. Swanson with a new joke? Fraser Houston without gaudy socks? Robert (Slapsy) Maxwell as Robert Taylor ? Jeannette Jackson without Philip Mor¬ ris? Emerson Williams without Claribelle? Ronnie Doidge commended for punctu¬ ality ? Jo-Anne Carr as a red-head? Milton Featherstone as a ballet dancer ? Method Janick as a jitter-bug? FROM A PUPIL Mr. Hugill dear, please stay and hear What I am going to tell. What my opinion is this year Of your electric bell. The circuit’s closed, the current flows, The coil it magnetizes. The bell, it rings—no whistle blows; What! No end to earth’s surprises? Just now Miss Tunks is concentrating On a creature called index; Perhaps a thorough fumigating Woud cure that lousy X! Around the World in Eighty Days, It should be heavenly. But after forty minutes, No, I can’t agree. Now teachers, please don’t punish me. Just laugh, don’t take off marks. But then you wouldn’t punish me, For your bites aren’t as bad as your barks, I hope. MARGARET VAIL, 12A. 12A FORM NEWS Claire Bennett— She’s tall and kinda thin; She can giggle and make you grin. Jim McCubbrey— Here comes Jim with his wobbly gait; He never hurries - but he’s never late. Dorothy Vanstone— She wouldn’t be good if she could, And she couldn’t be good if she would. Virginia Langlois— Her life is like a story-book with a new hero in every chapter. Mary Jane Harvey— The only way she can keep a secret is in circulation. Betty Gray— Good goods in a small package. Ruth Font— When she has nothing else in the even¬ ings, she studies. Marian Seaton— Marian, we are here to say, Will really be someone, some day. Doug. McGrath— He’s always feeling at his best When he can be the constant pest. Herbert Todgham— Has both hands on the wheel, His eye on the road to success. Joyce Whipple— She keeps early hours . . . The wee, small ones. Russel Kinghorn— God bless the man who invented sleep. Mr. Bunt told Betty Gray that a faint heart never won a man, but it did in Betty’s case. Mr. Robb, one of the in¬ spectors, thought Betty a very shy—but delightful and clever—blushing maiden, when he questioned her in the Physics class. All the girls now want to know her technique. Miss McLaren: “The world belongs to the energetic.” Jack Woodrow: “Who wants the world anyway?” Page Fifty-one BLUE AND WHITE Clnrit Jurat XID GOSSIP What is more interesting than to ac¬ company the XID class around for one day and ' see the many interesting things that we see? One never fails to see Jane M. talking to two young men in front of Mr. Fletcher’s room every morning. It is a thrill to sit and listen to Nellie S. and Mr. Fletcher in a debate about some geometry question or to see Alan Wea- therhead jump when Miss Robbins ex¬ claims “Levez-vous”! Where does War¬ ren S. get those preposterous answers that he gives to Mr. Swanson in the chemistry class? We all wonder how Margaret H. can get fifty out of fifty in her chemistry test. Mary B. seems to be enjoying the Latin class much more since she has been moved into her pres¬ ent position. It is a sight for sore eyes when Stan B. walks into the classroom with one of his dazzling, yellow striped ties. What other class in the school can bring forth such a miscellaneous crowd as XID? MAC HAWKINS. Eleven D We, the pupils of eleven D, Are just as good as we can be; Although we always have lots of fun, We usually have our homework done. The teachers never yell at us, Because we never make a fuss, That we are clever we’ll have to admit, But we don’t like to boast of it. Mr. Malania reads us Socrates, A play that tells us about Ancient Greece; And he is very anxious that we Use the English language properly. From Miss McLaren we learn Ancient History Which, to most of us, is all a mystery. We learn what the republic of Rome used to be Way back in 509 B.C. We take extra Latin from Miss McGrath, And Mr. Allison teaches extra Math. From Mr. Swanson we learn Chemistry, And Mr. Fletcher teaches Geometry. We don’t know if school does us any good, But the way we study it certainly should. We try our best to be good students, But sometimes school is just a nuisance. And all of us think that it is cruel To make us do homework after school But we notice the teachers never try To omit our homework ... we wonder why? MARIE PARTRIDGE, IID SCHOOL LIFE Dashing footsteps here and there, Books so jumbled: do you care? Classes start at nine you know, Don’t delay, must hurry so Tidy up and answer call, Then dash straight across the hall. Noon has already come to pass. Time for dashing out of class! Bits of bread and bits of cake Gobbled down with quick intake. Hear the footsteps outside the door, Ah, it is time for classes more! Tic, tic, tock; the time goes fast, Four o’clock has come at last. Stumbling, tripping, gathering books, Taking coats from off their hooks. Oh yes, school life is what we need— For knowledge is a friend indeed! SYLVIA SCHERBANK, 11F — « _ An Ode to XID I hope that I shall never see A class as smart as XID. We study hard and work all day, And for this job receive no pay. Our homework you’ll find is always done, But this can’t prevent us from having fun. There never is a pupil late, Our work is always up-to-date. All our pupils are clean and neat, To meet these students is sure a treat They’re the smartest class in Walker- ville High, Pity the one who dares deny! RUTH RAWLING. Page Fifty-two BLUE AND WHITE Sminit If amt Grade 10 Minute Interviews 1 Hobby 2 Whom I admire most 3 Ambition 4 Favourite food. Lucy Cavanaugh: (1) Collecting jokes; (2) Jack Carol; (3) Waitress; (4) Gar¬ lic. Betty Lanspeary: (1) Eavesdropping; (2) Mr. Ball; (3) Public speaker; (4) Ice cream. Joyce Bullen: (1) Shows; (2) Mr. White; (3) Actress; (4) Spinach. Pat Long: (1) Criticising; (2) Muriel Binkly; (3) Get married; (4) Lipstick. Margaret Wiseman: (1) Swimming; (2) Miss Brown; (3) Boxer; (4) Peas. Eunice Storey: (1) Latin; (2) Mr. Hartford; (3) To pass; (4) Sugar. Murray Findlay: (1) Jitterbugging; (2) Won’t tell; (3) Marry; (4) Soap. Bob Keith: (1) Trouble; (2) Mr. All¬ ison; (3) Loafing; (4) Beans. F e, if it G. La Classe Francaise Miss Evans - Teacher When there are four periods in the morning we can hardly escape the third period. “Let words be unconfined.” We enter “La Classe Francaise” for a hectic forty minutes. There we see hat! ? Dick Carr is sitting in the cor¬ ner facing the wall already and Carole Glasby has started talking, too. As the class continues Hon Johnson lets out with a long session of nose-blowing sounding like the Queen Mary’s fog¬ horns in action. There’s George Bake editing the “Daily Drool”, the paper which advertises those notable little novelty name-plates and school shields sold by Ken Rutherford for only five tents. All models are properly shellack¬ ed. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! 1 wonder if “Goose” Goslin knows this � a French class ? There’s George Moor ick for about the fifteenth time. Some¬ times I wonder why Betty Woodruff seems to always forget her French book. Maybe it’s because she can look on with Bob Langlois. We can’t forget that little lady who walks around the room writ¬ ing the names of the lazy and those who talk too much. There is Charley Priest¬ ley’s Basic French hidden in his desk and he’s looking on with Godfrey Green- how. Look closely and you will see chalk drawings on the desk or smell burning rubber during sunny days, but the mag¬ nifying glass suddenly disappears as our teacher appears in the aisle writing down more names. There’s Dot Smith chewing gum a- gain ... or is it tobacco? No, it’s gum; and she’s been seen. Oh, Oh! Five marks off. As we read a French sentence to¬ gether out loud w r e always find Allan Roach at least two words behind. There are Dave Biggar and George Bake fight¬ ing over Helda Leuchter and Barbara Nix is writing down her name on Anna- belle Waymouth’s autograph blouse as Mile. Evans goes to the door. A tre¬ mendous shout fills the room and echoes through the hall as our honourable teacher announces an assembly for all grades nine and ten, and George Moor is sent to the office for drowming out the rest of us. We all w’ait for Stan Allison’s fitting wise-crack but all remains silent. This was Georgie’s last chance. Look at Bob Langlois making eyes at June Laidlaw r . They’ve recently discovered that they’re cousins. There are only two minutes left to the French period and we can’t leave Jim Jenkins’ pants unheard of. I’ve nev¬ er seen a wilder set of coloured checker boards throwm together to make one pair of pants! Ah! There’s the bell! All of us walk out of the room leaving many a famous game of “X’s” and “O’s” behind, and wondering whether our names are down on that little pad; but Eric Potter ling¬ ers behind to pile thirty-five dictionaries in one wobbling pile or to write hastily “foo” on the blackboard, better known as the tableau-noire. Godfrey Greenhow, 10B. Page Fiftythree BLUE AND WHITE Ode to 10 F I looked into the crystal ball As dear as clear could be ; Saw a vision of 10F And the future that would be. Saw Ronald Payne in sky blue tights, Doing somersaults in the air; While down below saw “Stud Sounds” In the cage with a polar bear. Saw Thelma Wighton on the radio, Telling jokes “that used to be”; While Walter Johnson in the next studio Giving lectures on democracy. Saw Chucky Laing, a barker, When the circus came to town; And Jim Ouellette, the tatooed man, In colours pink and brown. I then saw Jimmy Howard Lifting three hundred pound weights; While coy little Ruthie Johnson Is trying to keep track of her dates. Mabelle Nantais as the ‘‘Singing Lady”, Telling stories to the kiddies; While Audrey Duddy in her kitchen Is singing tuneful little ditties. Doreen Brooks behind the camera, Getting tested for “Society Pull”; While in the next studio Bob Johnson Is getting tested for “Ferdinand the Bull”. Saw Jean Postill doing the hula hula On the golden Hawaiian shore; While Barbara Hutchinson in the city Is modelling furs in a New York store. Saw Bryce Grant in a bell boy’s uniform, Irene Kutcha clerking in a ten-cent store; Saw Bonnie Huson on the stage in Broadway, And Gordon Smyth outside the bar¬ room door. Saw Melvin Carriere, little lad, Digging ditches out in Puce; While Louis Gould, whose art is bad, Is crying out “Oh, what’s the use?” Saw Murphy McKinley with a silver cup Miss Western Ontario, she; And Ella Dupuis as a bridesmaid At Dorothy Green’s wedding to be. Saw Genevieve singing in opera In Germany, Italy and France; While Margaret in a new tartar plaid Was doing a new Highland dance. Well, there are lots of others I could use, And I certainly would if I could; m So I’ll have to remember the next time Ij « a And scram while the getting is good. DOROTHY SOUTHERST. k - k FAMOUS SAYINGS Mr. Burr; “Sit up.” Miss Tape: “Put your name on the side I board.” g Mr. Fletcher: “Now for your home¬ work.” 1 „ Miss Post: “Put those chairs back w ' here you got them.” „ Miss Evans: “Keep quiet.” Miss Black: “That’s the last time I’ll tell you.” w Miss Saunders: “The basses of the boys ' y choir will practice at noon to-day. y Mr. Allison: “Now, when I was in Ger- many ...” jj Mr. Carter: “No, that argument won’t hold water.” jj Mr. Young: “Some day I’m going to go |, in next door and clean up oil some y of you boys.” (Referring to Miss Evans’ class.) y - M WE WONDER: i If Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Allison pract¬ ised much ping-pong at home before J daring to play in school. jj What Mr. Carter has in his little brief case every day. Why Miss Post always stands in the rear of the room between Thelma Wigh- ton and Dorothy Southerst. Whether Miss Black knows what she 10 is getting into when she tries to teach If 10F to dance in P.T. Why Miss McGrath doesn’t forget to give homework in Latin and French to g, 10F even once a week. Why teachers always scold 10F for being scTdumb. R Why teachers don’t tell jokes (or M 1J( least funny and new ones). I-t 50,000 people died last year from the | D effects of gas; 1,000 died from breath- ing it, while 49,000 stepped on it. Page Fiftyfour FORM 10A INTERVIEWS 1. Alias. 2. Age. 3. Characteristic. 4. Ambition 5. Weakness. Huber Strickland: 1, Gabby; 2, Older than you think; 3, Talking; 4, Join the circus; 5, French. James Bartlet: 1, Bottle; 2, Too young to know; 3, Flirting; 4, Trying to look handsome; 5, Wimmin’. Walter Jones: 1, Jonesey; 2, Consider¬ able; 3, Reaily an “A” pupil; 4, Chief garbage collector; 5, His hair. Margaret Bartlet: 1, Meg (nut-meg); 2, Too big to spank; 3, Um”, “er” and “well”, 4 ?; 5, That would be telling. Margaret Coulter: 1, Peggy; 2, Old enough; 3, ?; 4, Prima donna; 5, Boys whose names begin with “B”, Familiar Sayings of 10A Teachers Miss Tape: Outside rows to the board, please. Mr. Burr: Have you done your home¬ work - by yourself? Miss Robbins: Morceau de dictee. Miss Saunders; Girls, where did we leave off last day? CAROL EVANS. Homework Calls! The sun is sinking in the west, For now the day is done; And I turn to thoughts of homework Instead of a night of fun. A feeling of sadness and longing That captures me each night, Is the thought that I have mentioned When I feel so gay and bright. It glues me down to the seat of my chair, And I take my pen in hand, I think not of my homework, But of pleasure in the land. I think of music and gay lights, Of happiness sublime; And then I turn to homework . . . But no thoughts can I find! M. JOHNSON, 9A Page Fifty-five Song Dedications 10F “Are you having any fun? ' ’ liurphy McKinley at 8.59%: “I didn’t know what time it was”, Leonard Perkes: “Scatterbrain”. Barbara Hutchinson: “Chatterbox”. Eleanor Saunders: “An Apple for the Teacher”. Bob Yates: “Careless”. Leslie Coulter: “Holy Smoke, Can’t You Take a Joke?” frothy South erst: “Stop, It’s Wonder¬ ful”. Thelma Wighton: “In the Mood”. BLUE AND WHITE Jirst Jurat GRADE 9 FORM NEWS Ileilo reader, and hov ' are you, This small book belongs to you; And its stories, all that’s in it Is for you to enjoy each minute. The Blue and White will try to be The book for you, the book for me; Full of essays, stories, jokes, Just the thing for all the folks. DICK LARKIN, 9C Some Nautical Definitions Stem—Motive power of stemboats. Reef—Plural of roof. Hull—(See Ottawa). Keel—To murder or to slay. Ships—Coloured red, white and blue and used in poker. Sloop—Noise made when eating soup. Yawl—Pardon my Southern accent. Knots—Short, snappy retort, as in “Aw knots”, or “knots to you”. Helm—Not a nice word. Tow—You most always stub it when you try to sneak into the house without being heard. Famous Sayings of 9-D: A1 Carriere—I forgot my book. Ralph Calaguire—But, Mr. Bunt! Pearl Tiller—I’m just crazy about him. Mr. Young—Get to work. Nick Saad—How do you do it? Who is the girl who haunts the door at the opening of every period? We know, don’t we, Gloria? Definition: A kiss is an anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicular muscles in a state of contraction. HISTORY James I died? (When, oh, when!) Was London Tower built by Wren? What if Columbus sailed the sea— What really does it mean to me? Then “Char-lie” died upon the block, And Guy Fawkes’ plans went on the rock. Aboukir, Trafalgar, and old Toulon Come to remind me of “ ’Poleon”. When sovereigns war upon the foe, I wonder if they really know The trouble that they bring to me, As I strive to learn my history. — M. M. and L. P., 9D. Sports We were hooked! The boys of 9C and 9D want to know why they can’t swim. Attention, Mr. Bunt! Our Members Ten Years From Now. Tom Hornsby—Catching up with his Science notes. Gordon Shaw—A professor. Beth Crittenden—Married. Does Beth drop her books on purpose so that Bob will pick them up? Do you know why Don Sinclair washes his ears so carefully these days? Well, it’s because he wants to hear some of the whispered answers of the exam prompters. Now, Don! Here are some miracles that could . happen in 9-D; Laura Bromley being caught not talk¬ ing in Math, class. Lois Peacock making a mistake. Gordon Shaw pouring over the last of his encyclopaedia to find some larger words. Pearl Tiller finally getting a good mark in Math. Tom Hornsby handing out detentions as a teacher. Bob Millmun leading a happy bachelor life. Marj. Ward becoming bald. Lloyd Kennedy on a soap-box in New York preaching Socialism to the people. Lois Peacock, who gets the highest marks in class, doesn’t like exams. We wonder what the boys who get 30 f ' ( and 40% think of them? You should ask Ken Ouellette to smile some time. He has the cutest dimples you ever did see. Page Fifty-six BLUE AND WHITE 9A Looks Ahead It seems that 9A has quite a few pro¬ mising young people in it. Tom’s hockey record assures us that he will be a great hockey star. Roy’s ardour in choir re¬ hearsal presages him to become a great singer. Also Beverly W. has already at this early date shown promise of rival¬ ling Paul Robeson. Kazimer we are sure will bring fame to our midst by the mel¬ odious exquisite sounds we hear produc¬ ed on his ‘“Ethiopian Piano”— mouth organ. Marilyn Johnson undoubtedly will pen her way to fame while our Shirley may sail in matrimonial seas humming Mar¬ ilyn’s lullabies. Did you know that Guy Patton has hobbies galore but that we picture him ranking high in aeronaut¬ ics? George Morrison we see in gown and cap, laden with books hurrying to that next lecture. Jane and Eunice we are sure will find success in the literary world. Don Kilpatrick will be singing merrily while he surveys waste mount¬ ain regions and builds bridges such as we have only dreamed of. Willie O’Neil and Joey Grant will cer¬ tainly make for the wide open spaces. Bob H. aims to get his M.D., but we do not recommend six movies a week. Hel¬ en will prove the perfect hostess serv¬ ing Soble Tea and Coffee. Gladys and Margaret R. we vision excelling at the Olympics. Margaret Smith, our popular representative, will charm her way into someone’s heart ere long, we know. Pat and Norman, those bushy pals, will box their way to utmost joy. Daisy . . Well, Daisies won’t tell, but we believe that she and Sadie, in their quiet way will shine in the Hall of Fame. George Turnbull will shine in journal¬ istic spheres with Betty Thompson run¬ ning him a close race. Eleanor and Pearl, Anne and Louise, our petite mem¬ bers have kept hidden the picture they may seek. Bill Allan and Frank will write the “Now” column we are sure if present actions and words count. War¬ ren and Bob haven’t decided what course to pursue but we wish them luck. David, dark and handsome, should out-star Clark Gable. Doris, Betty and Emily, our “Jeanies with the light-brown hair” we feel certain will put Home Economics to very good use. Good luck to all of them! It Can’t Happen in 9B Don Geddes not flirting with someone. Betty Downie not winking at a certain someone. Stuart Johnson without his dimples. Yvonne Weston not posing. Roy Hutton with any work done. Brock Jones not singing. Enid Greenhalf not working. Lenore Batters not looking angelic. Jean Snyder not talking. Bruce Wilson not wiggling his ears. Day Roberts not teasing Miss Evans. Walter Patterson without his red wig. Don Bennett not looking for trouble. Marie Lavis without a big word. Shirley Gible not being a bad girl. Jack Creed not looking for a new way to put a curl in his hair. Gloria Verway not making eyes. George Mall and Jack Small being sensible. Bill Gillet with the key to his locker here. Ted Waffle being the school Romeo. Gordon Vail not looking silly. Fred Hawkworth not asking personal questions. Joyce Gladstone not trying to wink. Jack: Why is love like an apple pie? John: Some crust and a lot of apple sauce. A lecture is the process by which notes of the professor become the notes of students without passing through the minds of either. An egotist is a man who insists on talking about himself when you want to talk about yourself. Page Fifty-seven BLUE AND WHITE Front Row: E. Musgrave, Mr. McNaughton, Mr. Allison, C. Rose, A. Ellis. Back Row: J. Gubb, N. Clapper, P. Brydges. Boys’ Athletic Executive President Cliff Rose Hon. President - Mr. J. L. McNaughton Vice President Percy Brydges Secretary Army Ellis Treasurer Mr. A. Fletcher Publicity Ernie Musgrave Norm Crapper - Jack Gubb The boys’ athletic executive is elected by the student body to carry out the extra activities concerning sports. This year’s boys’ athletic executive continued the sale of school crests begun last year. The executive sponsored a few tea-dan- ces after the basketball games and ar¬ ranged for bus transportation for the students so that they would be able to see football and hockey games. The ad¬ dition of a publicity group to the boys athletic proved to be a great asset this year. This group advertised all the games and tried to foster more school spirit in the school. We are sure that this year’s executive has carried out its work proficiently and will continue it fine work for the remainder of the term. La all nun seei cei iny I inel the, Car firs I: the and on • 1 Clij soo: loss ed ■ stri the T fer aim Page Fifty-eight Front Row: IX Munroe, W, Hamilton, Mr Allison, C Rose, E Musgr ve, R. Green Second Row: M. Koval, EX Hand, W Dulmage, A Forsyth, W Featherstone, C P0nnoek, E. Low the r Third Row: V Gaskin, W. Montrose, R, Morley, L Camlis, N« Crapper SENIOR FOOTBALL Last fall our football team had to fight all the bad breaks that came along. The number of breaks against our team seemed to outnumber the ones they re¬ ceived and thus their morale and dest¬ iny were broken. They had a good, fast back-field; but ineligibility played havoc with it and they lost two reliable performers in Len Camlis and Alastair Barron after the first game. In the first game against Sandwich the boys just couldn’t seem to get going inti with many set-backs, they came out M the short end of a 20—1 score. The second game against Kennedy flippers started out with a spurt, but soon wilted and ended up with another loss of 21—2. Although the score seem¬ ed tremendous it was a bitterly fought druggie with our Tartans fighting to ’■he very last whistle. The Purple Raiders of Assumption ere the next opponents to run up ag¬ ainst our sturdy lads, who gained mom¬ entum in this game and gave a good account of themselves. In this contest they managed to pull up to their op¬ ponents’ goal line, but, their bigger, heavier rivals repelled them with a score of 11—8. Aside from the one-sided score this was their second best game of the year. The Patterson Panthers provided heavy competition for the next game, for they repelled our valiant gridders 10 to 3, after a fierce goal-line stab made by our team. Our boys were on their goal-line. Three times the ball was snap¬ ped back and three times the team was squelched by the heavy Panthers. The next game was the climax of our football season. It was played against the Vocational Rough Riders with the absence of their back-field twins. This fact injected a high spirit in our club which outplayed and outscored the W.O. S.S.A. champions 5—1. This was the only game in which the blue and white warriors seemed to have any breaks and they took advantage of them. (Continued on page 74) Page Fifty-nine Back Row: R. McDonald, G. Moor, G. Goslin, D. Kidd, G. Malott, S. Walsh, G. Childer- hose, K. Rose. Middle Row: T. Hornsby, J. Broveshuk, F. Kamp, R. Doidge (Capt.), T. Johns, R. Payne, J. Norris, D. Mitchell. Front Row: J. Morris, J. Panabaker R. Evans, Mr. C. Bunt (Coach), D. St. Denis, J. Woodrow, E. Roemmele, R. Mitchell. JUNIOR FOOTBALL Walkerville turned out a junior foot¬ ball team that gave a very creditable showing in the league play, winning its way to the final playoffs. Much credit is to be given to Mr. Bunt, the coach whose interest in the team never lagged. Walkerville dropped its first game 12 to 1 to Kennedy, who later became the W.O.S.S.A. champions. This was a hard- fought battle, but the Blue and Gold gridders were just a little too much for our Tartans. The boys hit their stride in the next game at Stodgell Park and trounced As¬ sumption 13—0. The Tartans were mas¬ ters for the whole game and the out¬ come was never in doubt. At Kennedy Stadium Walkerville and Patterson battled 60 minutes for mast¬ ery that day, but deadlock reigned. The final score was 0—0. True sportsman¬ ship and team spirit were shown in this game. Walkerville’s fight for the supremacy of the junior league was helped by her victory over Sandwich 6—3. The Tart¬ ans romped away with this victory in fine style, avenging the defeat that the seniors suffered from Sandwich. Pana¬ baker accounted for 5 points and Evan? for 1. Walkerville ended the scheduled seas¬ on by defeating Vocational 3—0. Evan? field goal in the second quarter account¬ ed for the 3 points. In the sem-final game aganst t h e Panthers o f Patterson, Walkerville showed her supremacy by trouncing them 6—1. In the final game against Kennedy, the Tartans dropped a heart¬ breaking game due to poor officiating The final score was 6—5. Good luck next year, junior Tartans! (Continued on page 74) sp ph no ch th. pr ye tej atl ipi thi of SOI wa Br cn Hi bri en L shi 1 IVi thi Page Sixty BLUE AND WHITE Front Row: H. Giles, D. Munroe, Mr. Bunt, P. Brydges, T. Patterson, J. Braidford. Back Row: D. Kerrigan, G. Chambers, C. Pennock, P. Montgomery, D. Spence. SENIOR HOCKEY Hockey proved to be the most popular sport this year. Our seniors were in the play-offs, but a strong Assumption club 5 nosed them out to win the W.O.S.S.A. championship. Mr. Bunt again coached the boys and carried out his job very proficiently. This was the first time in r years that a Walkerville senior hockey ■ team has been in the finals. The boys’ n athletic society bought new hockey equ- e ipment, and more money was spent on the team than ever before in the history s of the school. The Tartans opened the season by ■ soundly whipping Patterson 7—0. There was no opposition shown in this game. Braidford, Giles and Robinson led Walk- srville with two goals apiece, and Don e Munroe with one goal. e . In an exhibition game against Cran- brook School of Bloomfield Hills, Walk- ' ■ -rville romped off with another victory, 1 S -l. Mingay, Patterson and Brydges f shared the honour with a goal apiece. ! .In the second game of the series, Walkerville met the favoured team and % Tartans’ old rival, Vocational. Walk¬ erville took Vocational in her wake with a 4—1 victory. Giles led the Blue and White pucksters with two goals to his credit. Walkerville tasted her first defeat at the hands of Assumption, which won the city championship later. The smooth¬ working Purple lads scored 3 goals to Walkerville’s 1. Walkerville won her third game against Kennedy by the score of 4 —3. This was a clean, hard-fought game that proved Walkerville’s hockey ability. The honours were shared by Giles, Mingay, Cooke and Braidford. The next game was a deadlock at 3 goals. Vocational and Walkerville both deserve credit for this outstanding game. True sportsmanship was shown even at a deadlock. This was a semi¬ final game. In the following semi-final game the Blue and White pucksters showed their supremacy by trouncing Vocational 4—1. Two evenly matched clubs met for the final round, and after a hard-fought game, Assumption topped Walkerville 6 (Continued on page 74) Page sixty-one BLUE AND WHITE Front Row: I. Steele, G. Childerhose, G. Mallot, Mr. Klinck, J. Woodrow, W. Kerrigan, D. Laing. Second Row: R. McDonald, P. Crassweller, E. Brown, R. Doidge, D. Wilson, E. Roem- mele, E. Williams. Third Row: R. Daniels, T. Vandelinder, K. Echlin, P. Mudry, L. Huntingford, J. Gooby. JUNIOR HOCKEY This year’s junior hockey team was the best the school has ever seen. It was a well-balanced club that gave a marvel¬ ous exhibition in each game. The team did not suffer one defeat all season and mounted a total score of 39 with 4 a- gainst them. This is a remarkable aver¬ age and Mr. Klinck, the coach, deserves much credit for his capable coaching. The games are as follows: Walkerville vs. Patterson - 6—1 Walkerville vs. St. Cecile - 17—0 Walkerville vs. Vocational - 4—1 Walkerville vs. Kennedy - 7—1 Walkerville vs. Assumption - 5—1 Semi Finals, Walkerville took Kennedy 14_1 9—1. Finals, Walkerville beat Vocational 2—0 4—1. W. O. S. S. A. Semi Finals, Walkerville defeated Petrolia, 6—1 10—1. W. O. S. S. A. Finals, London defeated Walkerville 5—3. In the second game Walkerville took London 4—3, but lost in the total game series, 8—7. Junior Hockey Players: Goal—B. Kerrigan, G. Childerhose. Defence—Woodrow, Malott, Mudry, B. MacDonald. Forwards—Laing, Steele, G. MacDonald, Williams, Crassweller, Wilson. Rest of the squad was composed of: Vandelinder, Brown, Roemmele, B. Dan¬ iels, Ecklin, Gooby and R. Doidge. Student: It was terrible, Miss Dickie. There were eleven Norwegians and one Irishman killed in the wreck. Miss Dickie: Oh, the poor man! Angry Father: Say, it’s two o’clock. Do you think you can stay here all night? Daughter’s Beau: I’ll have to tele¬ phone home first. spc X the vet cee nee a s spc Kli h tea ( led ?ai i at: $to 1 stil the Page Sixty-two BLUE AND WHITE Front Row: P. Montgomery, G. Chambers, Mr. Klinck, J. Braidford, A. Ellis. Second Row: M. Mepham, F. Thatcher, I, Steele, J, R, Young, D. Wilson. Third Row: G. Peifer, Al. Rcorgie, W. Davidson. SENIOR SOCCER Despite the lack of interest in this sport at Walkerville, the Blue and White Soccer Team made a determined bid for the W.O.S.S.A. Championship and was very nearly successful. Mr. Klinck suc¬ ceeded in drawing Patterson and Ken¬ nedy into the competition, and also did a splendid job of coaching. The boys - ; pent long hours in the park, under Mr. Klinck ' s guidance, and consequently Walkerville produced the best soccer team since 1932. Walkerville 2 — Patterson 0 Good teamwork and fine goal-tending kd Walkerville to victory in their first lame. Walkerville 3 — Kennedy 0 Although it was Kennedy ' s first year H soccer for some years, they put up a ' tout battle against our boys. 1 Vocational 3 — Walkerville 0 The Blue and White eleven put up a ■ tiff opposition but were outplayed by •he strong Vocational squad. Walkerville 3 — Patterson 0 Strengthened by practice, our boys kicked their way to an easy victory in their second game with Patterson. Both Kennedy and Patterson dropped out af¬ ter this game. Walkerville 1 — Vocational 1 Vocational met their betters in the final game, but two would-be goals bounced off the goal-posts, and the score ended at 1—1. Of special note is the fact that our soccer team put down a team from the C.I.L. plant in a two out of three game series. The team is as follows: Philip Montgomery, goal; AUister Scor- gie, Ed Cooke, Don Wilson, fullbacks; Murray Mepham, Bill Davidson, Grant Peifer, Bill Gask, halfbacks; Johnny Braidford (Captain), centre; Fred That¬ cher, Army Ellis, Gordon Chambers, in¬ sides; Ian Steele, Ross Mingay, Jack Young, wings. Page Sixty-three First Row: R. Peifer, G. Larking, C. Reece, Mr. Young, E. Sahagian, J. Martin. Second Row: J. Gooby, D. McElroy, J. Green, W. Patterson, L. Gould, W. McColernan. JUNIOR SOCCER The Junior Soccer team lined up as follows: Goal: Clare Reece, George Larkin. Full-backs: Doug. Metcalf, Chas. Rowe, Bev. Lounsbury. Half-backs: Walter Patterson, Louis Gold, Wilf. McColernan, John Green. Forwards: Don McElroy, Chas. Cher- rie, Jack Gooby, Robt. Peifer, Joe Mar¬ tin, Ed. Sahagian. The team had rather a colourless season, with several losses to the var¬ ious teams in the league. However, much valuable experience was gained during the season, and the players will make valuable additions to the Senior team in the very near future. Sayings of Famous People: Doris Broadley—Oh happy day! Don Munroe—Sometimes even hundreds Howie Giles—I’ve got a way all my own Ann McKinley—I haven’t got it done Alex Hartley—I don’t understand— Robert Fox—But can’t you do that another way? Cliff Rose—Ah-h-h! Physics Lights and batteries and stuff like this, Poor Mr. Hugill talks about— But personally We like our lights when they’re all out. Page Sixty four Popular Songs and Whom They Remind Me Of. Chatterbox — Huber Strickland. Faithful Forever — Jim Bartlet. Scatterbrain — Peggy Coulter. Confucius — Jack Graham. My Prayer — Meg Bartlet. Darn That Dream — Ronnie Evans. It’s a Blue World — Hugh Porter. Small Fry — Ray Pillon. Question: Why is it unlucky to quote poetry while lying on the beach on a sunny day? Answer: You begin by Browning and end with Burns. BLUE AND WHITE Front Row: A. Scorgie, W. Dulmage, C. Rose, C. Fisher, F. Thatcher. Back Row: E. Musgrave, Mr. Allison. r SENIOR BASKETBALL r . At the first of the season Coach All- ion had high hopes for the squad, but n account of bad breaks the team did !S lot live up to his expectations. Although r ' IValkerville did lose most of her games, r ; he proved herself to be a tough oppon- J4 at. ill The season opened with a home game )r d which Vocational outscored us 30— 14. Even though the score was high a- ainst our boys, they never stopped try- k- The second game was played at As- •umption and proved to be a hard- ought battle in which Assumption fin- % emerged with a 29—25 victory. : reddy Thatcher led the Walkerville ads with 10 points, but it was of no rail. The Walkerville club, sti ll looking for ' ■ first blood, went to Patterson the ; ext week and suffered a 29—13 defeat. Ms must have been an off-night, be- te ause Walkerville received her revenge jn ater on in the season. On Tuesday the next week Walker- id ;lle paid a visit to Cranbrook in Bloom¬ ed Hills and trounced the Cranbrook Page Sixty-five boys 33—29. Rose led our lads with 12 points. Walkerville held the lead the whole game and Cranbrook never came close to threatening Walkerville. This proved that Walkerville could win a game and that bad breaks did have a hand in some of the games. Walkerville then entertained Kennedy at a hard-fought battle in which the score was close all the way. The final score came with Kennedy at the top with a score of 23—21. The next week Walkerville was host to Sandwich who came with a very fine club that surpassed our seniors by 4 points. The score was close all the way and Sandwich pulled through with a 28 to 24 victory. Vocational entertained Walkerville in the following game with a defeat that did not flatter Walkerville. The final score was 23—17. Rose led Walkerville with 6 points. During the next week Cranbrook re¬ turned the favour and came to Walker¬ ville to gain revenge for the drubbing that Walkerville administered to her at the beginning of the season. Cranbrook (Continued on page 75) BLUE AND WHITE «JI tH Front Row: A. Hartley, R. Evans, Mr. Young, P. Ferlick, R. Dunlop. Middle Row: A. Scorgie, O. McMillan, D. Kidd, R. Cole, R. Doidg e. Top Row: J. Martin, E, Sahagian, K. Rose. JUNIOR BASKETBALL Mr. Young again took over the junior team this year and has done an excel¬ lent job. The fine showing of the team justifies Mr. Young’s work. Vocational 25 — Walkerville 17 The young Tartans lost their first game to Vocational 25—17. Doug Kidd led the way for Walkerville with 10 points. It was a hard-fought battle, but Vocational was just a little too much to topple over. Walkerville 37 — Assumption 23 In this game the juniors hit their stride. Led by Rutherford who account¬ ed for 13 points the Tartans soundly de¬ feated Assumption 37—23. Assumption put up a stiff battle but never threat¬ ened Walkerville ' s lead. Patterson 37 — Walkerville 11 The following week Patterson enter¬ tained Walkerville but stole the victory 37—11. This defeat was to be expected, the Patterson juniors having won the W.O.S.S.A. titles for three consecutive years. Page Sixty-six Walkerville 28 — Kennedy 25 Led by Ronny Doidge the blue and white hoopsters succeeded in defeating Kennedy 28—25. It was a stiff battle, with the score 10-all at quarter time and 17-all at half time. Walkerville put on a spurt and emerged victorious. Walkerville 26 — Sandwich 18 Doidge again led the Tartans to vict¬ ory with 8 points. The young hoopsters had no difficulty in defeating Sandwich 26—18. At no ' time did the red and white boys come near our boys. Vocational 29 — Walkerville 24 The blue and white hoopsters lost a heart-breaking game against Vocatian- ol. At half-time the blue and red boys were winning by 9 points and the Tar¬ tans climbed the ladder to tie the score, but lost after a valiant game. Final score was 29—24. Assumption 25 — Walkerville 19 In spite of the Walkerville snipers, our boys dropped a victory to Assumpt¬ ion. This was a tight, hard-fought game with Alex Hartley leading the Tartans with 9 points. (Continued on page 77) JUVENILE RUGBY First Row: B. Radford, B. Wilson, Mr. Young, W. Patterson, J. Jenkins. Second Row: R. Podolsky, G. Moll, J. Stodgell, J. Ogg, K. Echlin, R. Keith. Third Row: H. Sou mi, G. S my the, J. Howard. FIELD DAY WINNERS Front Row: A. Dtuldy (Jr. Skater), M. Pougnet (Tennis Doubles), P. McClymont (Sr. Skater and Inter-City Track), M. Lethbridge (High Jump), A. Daniels, (Tennis Singles), R. Gooby (J. Skater). Rack Row: I. Martin (Jr. Swimmer), D. Biggar (Relay), W. Aitken (Relay), J. Carroll (Jr. Rifle), W. Baldwin (Sr. Rifle), J. Ogg (Relay), C. Priestley (Relay), R. Pougnet (Tennis Doubles). Page Sixty-seven Front Row: A. Daniels, J. Davies, Miss Black, Peggy Hutchinson. Second Row: M. Hambly, R. Greenhow, M. Dorothy Wyeth. Girls’ Athletic Executives Honorary President Miss Robbins President Judith Davies Vice President Claire Bennett Secretary— This position was occupied by Alice Anne Muir until the latter part of October, at which time she moved from the city. Peggy Hutch¬ inson was unanimously elected to fill the vac- Treasurer Anne Daniels Tennis Margaret Hambly Swimming Ruth Greenhow Baseball Mary Jane Luxford Badminton Amy Jean Luxford Track and Field Mary Arnold Volleyball Dorothy Wyeth Basketball Betty Stewart PLAYDAYS This year a new policy has been ad¬ opted in an attempt to make the athlet¬ ic facilities of the school available to a greater number of girls. Thi s new policy took the form of a number of playdays which were booked to take place at var¬ ious times throughout the school year. Instead of direct competition with the other schools, it was decided that it would be friendlier if representatives Page Sixty-eight Miss Robbins, Miss Saunders, C. Bennett, Arnold, M. J. Luxford, A. J. Luxford, from each school were chosen to com¬ pose each team. The first playday was held at Walk- erville Collegiate and consisted of sev¬ eral exciting sets of Tennis. All schools were well represented in these games. Following that, Vocational entertain¬ ed the groups and Baseball was the main feature of the afternoon. Four games were in play at once, and each team was composed of one or two girls from each of the following schools: Sandwich, Pat¬ terson, Kennedy, Vocational, Gordon McGregor and Walkerville. Patterson Collegiate’s Playday took the form of Relay games, and only the lower schools were invited to participate. Soccer, a new sport for the girls, has recently been adopted by the schools, and is proving to be extremely popular. Sandwich took the opportunity to use this sport at their playday. The last of a series of playdays was held at Kennedy Collegiate, at which six teams played Volleyball. On each team there were members from each of the various schools as in the previous playdays. (Continued on page 69) BLUE AND WHITE Front Row (Girls’ Basketball Inter-form Champs): J. Hunter, M. Atkins, H. Pridham, M. Lethbridge, J. Parker, P. Atkins, M. Kemp. Back Row (Group Basketball Champs, Team 16): K. Baird, M. McIntosh, Miss Black, D. Wilson, E. Bell, G. Verway. S n s s h n k e a IS s, r. ;e IS h :h f is Recipes A June bride asked her husband to copy iradio cooking recipe one morning. The husband did his best, but he got two stations at once; one was broadcasting the morning exercises — the other, re¬ cipes. This is what he copied: Hands on hips, place one cup of flour I on shoulders, raise knees and depress toes and wash thoroughly in half a can of milk. In four counts raise and lower legs and mash two hard-boiled eggs into ; ieve, repeat six times. Inhale one half-teaspoon of baking owder and one cup flour, breathe nat¬ urally, exhale, and sift. Attention, jump o a squatting position and bend the whites of three eggs backward and for¬ ward over the head and in four counts, wl make a stiff dough that will stretch i; t the waist. Lie flat on the floor and roll nto a marble the size of a walnut. Hop 0 a standstill and boil in water to a gall- P afterwards. In ten minutes, remove ■rom the fire and dry with a towel, breathe naturally and dress in warm tonnels and serve with fish soup. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC (Continued from page 68) Approximately seventy-five girls took part in these playdays, either as parti¬ cipants or as officials; whereas only eighteen girls could have taken part in a baseball series. Baseball is the sport which, until this year, took the place of playdays. ♦ Two little fleas sat on a rock, And one to the other said: I have no place to hang my hat, Now the old dog is dead; I wandered the wide world o’er, And further shall I roam, And the first d m dog that shows his face Will be my “Home, Sweet Home”. JACK LEONARD, 10A. Ken Stewart (in School Orchestra): I wish the other boys would play what I’m playing! Page Sixty nine BLUE AND WHITE I Sisters, Brothers and Members A division of the Collegiate social life which has probably been observed but not discussed in any detail is the groups of girls and boys who have organized into sororities, fraternities, or clubs. Al¬ though their meetings often come on a school night, they do not commence un¬ til an hour when each individual has had time to complete his assigned school homework. The main purpose of these clubs is to unite its members more closely in friendship which may and usually does continue past high-school and college age. A second is that of becoming a soc¬ ial and charitable asset to the school and community. There are numerous clubs in Walker- ville Collegiate which I shall now list. (My humble apologies if I overlook any) Among the sororities and girls’ clubs are the Et Cur Non sorority and the Sub Deb club. The Et Cur Non has no club outfit. They have given one success¬ ful afternoon tea. The Sub Deb club is the younger of the two. They have aqua¬ marine sloppy-joes, dubonnet skirts and Eton collars. The boys’ fraternities and clubs are five in number. The largest and perhaps most successful of these is the Delta Theta Gamma Fraternity which is now sporting new navy-blue sweaters and maize letters. They are staging, in con¬ junction with the Sub Deb club, the Del¬ ta Deb Prom on April 12 at Sandwich Collegiate. Let’s be there. The second club, the Iota Theta Kappa, had The Nameless Dance in January. The other clubs are the Kappa Beta Chi who flaunt grey letters on emerald green, the Sigma Tau Nu with their grey letters on maroon sweaters, and the Top-Hatt¬ ers who display a black top hat on a yellow crest. Although these clubs are frowned on by teachers they soon hope to be the pride of and a credit to our school. RALPH COLE, 12B. HOME NURSING CLASSES Early in the school year Mr. McNau- ghton announced that plans were being made for the girls to attend a series of Home Nursing classes. Enthusiastically many girls enrolled for the first few lectures, but unfortunately, due to other school activities, the attendance rapidly fell very low at these meetings. However, the girls who were able to continue this course wish to thank, first, Mr. McNaughton for having made it possible and last but not least, Mrs. Lownds whose untiring effort and sacr¬ ifice of time and energy has made it a success. These classes conducted under the au¬ spices of the local Red Cross consisted of twenty meetings held at the school and a series of very valuable lectures, given at Patterson Collegiate. These lectures given by the most distinguished physicians of Windsor, were most in¬ forming and appreciated greatly by those who were fortunate enough to be able to attend. Mrs. Lownds has been working under great difficulty in the lack of sufficient equipment, but she has given us a new insight into practical nursing. We do not profess to be accomplished nurses, but we hope that in the case of necessity, we may be able to make use of that know¬ ledge we have been given here at the school. There are approximately fifteen girls who have successfully completed the course and are eligible for the Red Cross Home Nursing cards. Our only regret is that more girls were not so privileged as we in our association with Mrs. Lownds and the local Red Cross. Again may we thank everyone who has made this Home Nursing Course possible in our school. FLORENCE KEMPSON. Camlis: It must be hard to drink with a moustache. Musgrave: Yes, quite a strain. Roi 5 Cla I Bol Doi a Bet Ro S Els C Fra it Bol n Jac Els Jun Rut Irei Rill Ear a Hot Abi Ear Aur Auc a Joy. Eloi E iti xcl iub a n V. ft ble ■ea lay ■ttai A Page Seventy BLUE AND WHITE JMunnti Robert Arner: Western University Art School. Clarence Bates: My singer’s Art School, Detroit. Bob Brown: Assumption College. Dorothy Carthas: Employed in a libr¬ ary. Betty Christianson: Business College. Roosevelt Cory: Employed in a Drug Store. Elsie Couchman: In training for nurse, Orillia. Frank Creed: Assumption College Inst¬ itute. Bob Dixon: Lawrence Institute of Tech¬ nology, Detroit. Jack Duncan: Working at the Ford Co. Elsie Dunn: Holy Names College. June Goodwyn: Windsor-Walkerville Vocational. Bath Gregory: University of Toronto, rene Hancar: Residing in Regina. Jill Jarvie: Assumption College, Barbara Johnston: Walkerville Collegi¬ ate. Jouglas Kennedy: Assumption College. Abigail Lees: Normal School, London. irl McAlpine: Employed in a bank, ■urel Magda: Working. Audrey MacGrath: Walkerville Collegi¬ ate. iyce Owen: University of Toronto. Florence Pennington: Training for a nurse, Toronto. Lasse Pohjola: University of Chicago, Music. Ken Porter: Ford Company office. Ernest Reader: Western University. Doug Southerst: Lawrence Institute of Technology, Detroit. Bruce Wamsley: Windsor-Walkerville Vocational. Phyllis Wyeth: Normal School, London. Henry Baxter: University of Michigan, Ann Arbour. Miriam Cox: Western University. John Fetter: Employed on a farm, Clair Fisher: Walkerville Collegiate. Jean Fox: St. Mary’s Academy. Roland Gelinas: Walkerville Collegiate. Marion Greenhow: Art School. Bill Ham: Houghton University. Mich. Kitty Hare: MacDonald Hall. Julius Klinec: Lawrence Inst, of Tech. Walter Little: University of Toronto, John Lawson: Walkerville Collegiate. Betty Magee: Employed in a library. Fred McGrath: Assumption College. Tom Robson: University of Toronto. Ray Samson: Windsor-Walkerville Voc¬ ational. Philip Schwemler: Assumption College. Bob Stevens: Western University. Murry Waghorne: Queen’s University. Orville Zavitz: Working. —Judith Davies. THE BADMINTON CLUB Every Saturday afternoon from two util five the Badminton Club has the elusive use of the gymnasium. The Jb at the present time is not very large members, but it is steadily increas- The officers elected at the beginning ' the badminton season were: Ralph lie, president; Betty Green, secretary- casurer. For every afternoon that you V, there is a fee of five cents which ;ibles the club to buy shuttlecocks. A teacher must be present at the school on the Saturday afternoons the club plays, and we would like to thank the teachers who so generously and kindly gave up one or more of their Saturday afternoons to come to the school for badminton. £ s§( Teacher: Do you know that a fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer? Pupil: Is that why I failed in my ex¬ ams, sir? Page seventy-one BLUE AND WHITE Ju ftfemnram JAMES DOAN CODY PILOT OFFICER - ROYAL AIR FORCE Born February 9, 1918 - Died October 31, 1939 In the service of his king and country. The sympathy of the Walkerville Collegiate Institute is extended to Mrs. F. B. Cody and Margaret, the mother and sister of James Doan Cody who died in the service of his country flying in England. James, “Jim”, was a gifted son of Walker¬ ville. Born in the community and educated at the Public and Secondary schools of the city, he grew to an outstanding place in every field of his endeavours. A good student, a keen athlete, and a friend of all, gave more to him than is given to the ordinary youth. He is missed by all who knew him. Heine, his dog, must feel this loss because they w r ere inseparable friends, and they un¬ derstood each other. He has passed the first mile-stone, and in passing leaves memories fragrant wdth their goodness. R. I. P. Page Seventy-two BLUE AND WHITE The Teachers vs. Seniors Basketball Game The game with which this poem deals Was filled with “ohs” and “ahs” and squeals, The boys said “oh” when Archie fumbled, The girls said “ah” when Allison stumbled. One teacher was dressed in bright, yellow shorts, Another in yellow and green, But the beau of the evening w r as one dressed in purple— I’m sure you all know who I mean. The Seniors were dressed in white and blue, But were not quite so handsome as many of you. They had played many games with other school teams, But never before with such vigour and steam. The Seniors were leading but the teachers were sly, And when half-time came, the score was a tie. But when the game ended, the score was ahead Full four points for the teachers who led. At the end of the game the pupils dis¬ persed, The boys, being gentlemen, let the ladies go first; The teachers went home with triumph¬ ant faces, Thing of entering the Olympic races. RUTH McINNTS, II-A. Proof for Problem on Page 40 Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit and the lassenger with the same name as the irakeman lives in Chicago. Each is equi- iistant from the brakeman. Therefore ■he third business man must be the !)rakeman’s nearest neighbour and he arns $3,000. per year. But this third business man cannot be Mr. Jones who ams $2,000. per year, nor can it be Mr. Robinson who lives in Detroit. There¬ fore it must be Mr. Smith. Since Mr. Robinson lives in Detroit and Mr. Smith somewhere nearer the brakeman, then Mr. Jones lives in Chicago. Therefore the brakeman is Jones. Since Smith beat the fireman at billiards, Smith cannot be the fireman. Therefore Smith must be the engineer. Therefore Robinson must be the fireman. Two fifth form students solved this problem in three minutes. How long did it take you? Mr. Allison: (football coach): “What’s his name?” Manager: “Osacawenskiewicz.” Mr. Allison: “Put his name on the first team, I never did like the newspapers in this town.” “Say, paw, you surely got me in bad with my teacher.” “What’s the matter, son?” “Remember last night I asked you how much a million dollars was?” “Yes.” “Well, ‘Helluva lot’ isn’t the right an¬ swer.” % English Teacher: “Johnny, parse the word ‘kiss’ Johnny: “The word is a noun but is us¬ ually used as a conjunction. It is nev¬ er declined and is more common than proper. It is not very singular as it is usually plural. It agrees with me.” My mother says I must not smoke— I don’t! Nor listen to a naughty joke— I don’t! They say I must not even think About intoxicating drink— I don’t! I kiss no boys—not even one, I do not know how it is done. You wouldn’t think I have much fun— I don’t! AMELIA. Mr. Ball: Findlay, are you smoking? Murray: No, sir, that’s the fog I’m in. Page Seventy three BLUE AND WHITE SENIOR FOOTBALL (Continued from page 59) This was a fitting climax for the Walkerville club. It was a revenge on all the other clubs as we were the only club to beat the current W.O.S.S.A. champ¬ ions this year. The Team Cliff Rose (Captain): Halfback. On off¬ ence Cliff was a good line bucker and a fierce tackier on defence. He receiv¬ ed honourable mention for his efforts on the All-city team. Jack Sherman: Quarterback. Whenever a pass was needed to gain yards, Jack always pulled through by catching one. . , Bill Hamilton: Halfback. Bill w;as a good line plunger and a conscientious play- 61 . Dick Morley: Halfback. Dick did a good job of passing this season. He and Sherman had the best pass combinat¬ ion in the city. Dick also did the kick ing. . ™ • Andv Specht: Flying wing. This was Andy’s first year at playing football for Walkerville. Andy carried the ball on end runs. Andy Forsyth: Left end. Andy was a fast end this year who could always be counted on to bring down his op¬ ponent. Don Hand: Left middle. Don was one of the biggest men on the club this year. He was a steady worker. Milton Featherstone: Left inside. Milt was our only representative on the All-City squad. On defence he played centre secondary. Ed. Lowther:Right inside. This was Ed s first year at football and he was a val¬ uable asset to our team. Ernie Musgrave: Right middle. Ernie played a good brand of football this year. He was picked on Techls All- Opponents team. Bob Green: Right end. Bob played good football. His opponent rarely went past him. Jimmv Gates: Right end. Jimmy was one of the best tacklers of the club. Allan Slote: Snapback. Allan was a steady consistent worker who took a conscientious outlook on playing. Norm Crapper, Wilson Montrose, Bill Dulmage, Vic Gaskin, Cliff Pennock, Ed Deschesne, Jim McCubbrey, Max Koval, Don Munroe and Len Camlis com¬ pleted the squad. Joe Erode and Percy Brydges, two valuable men, were bench¬ ed on account of injuries. JUNIOR FOOTBALL (Continued from page 60) The team: Captain Ronny Doidge was supported by Glen Goslin, Jim Johns, Jack Woodrow, Doug Kidd, Paul Morris, Grant Malott, Ronny Evans, Jack Pana- baker, Doug St. Denis, Bob Macdonald and Eddie Roemmelle. Alternates: Keith Rose, John Brovchuck, Bob Mit¬ chell, George Moor, Jack Morris, Sher- win Walsh, Don Mitchell, Jack Hornsby. Jerry Childerhouse, John Kamp, Ronny Payne, Jack Norris and Murray Lubor- SENIOR HOCKEY (Continued from page 61) to 5. Th e final game of the season for the city championship ended with As¬ sumption on the top after defeating the Tartans 4—2. The team lined up as follows: Goal: Gates. Defence: Mingay and Patterson. Forward s: Robinson, Brydges and Braidford; Cooke, Giles and Munroe. Alternates: Spence, Pennock, Feather- stone and Montgomery. None of these players could be chosen as being more outstanding than any ot¬ hers. Each of them performed his duty to the utmost. Ernie Musgrave. tva foi wi ' rra i 24- en 1 )’ cla 1 GIRLS’ CHOIR (Continued from page 17) mendously by the addition of more voic¬ es, which would enable us to attempt a three-part harmony, so if you are inter¬ ested and enjoy singing, join the gab choir. We hope we may be given an op¬ portunity to sing at an assembly in the future, in order to prove that the boy of Walkerville Collegiate are not the on¬ ly ones who can sing. rr ,„ nonV FLORENCE KEMPSON. PAGE SEVENTY-FOUR BLUE AND WHITE SENIOR BASKETBALL (Continued from page 65) was justified in her trip; after a hard- fought, fast game, she took the decision with the score 37—33. Thatcher led the ray for Walkerville with 16 points. Our senior boys came through with a 24—12 victory over Assumption. Walk¬ erville was now in its stride and sound¬ ly trounced Assumption with her high- class basketball. In the next game Walkerville took Patterson in her stride in a home game by defeating her 27-23. A1 Scorgie led our Tartans with 8 points. Although tempers ran high and the game became fast and furious Walkerville emerged victorious. Kennedy entertained Walkerville in ‘he highlight game of the year. For ears the Clippers and the Tartans have lad close rival games. This is a good ex¬ ample of this rivalry. The score at the ad of the game was 25 all, and two ivertime periods had to be played in rhich Kennedy finally gained a point, :efeating the Tartans 26—25. The season ended with Walkerville at andwich, in which Sandwich won by a core of 24—21. The Team liff Rose: Cliff is playing a fine game at ■ guard. He possesses natural ability • and is very fast on his feet. Cliff is captain of the team, i ack Sherman: This was Jack’s first ■ year at Senior basketball. He and Cliff ' made a good combination. laire Fischer: Claire plays a smart game as a forward, setting up some good scoring chances. !Scorgie: This is also Al’s first year at senior basketball and he is making a i very good job at centre. - red Thatcher: Fred is a very fast- i’ breaking forward with a good eye for i- the basket. e rnie Martin: Ernie as a forward plays s an excellent game. He can be depend- i- ed upon to get his share of points. rnie Musgrave and Bill Dulmage com- I. pleted the squad. SOCIETY COLUMN (Continued from page 47) lots and lots of skating. Even the girls got a lot of fun playing a spectacular (?) hockey game. Nor was skating confined to the school rink. Many a time our junior and senior hockey teams could be found at the Arena at SEVEN O’CLOCK in the MORNING! And what hockey teams we have had this year! The junior team so far has not lost a game and the seniors have done almost as well. Congratulat¬ ions! The season was one of many dances, coming at appropriate times. The “Hie Hop” on October 19 was the first real dance of the new term. Pupils old and young came dressed informally, renew¬ ed old acquaintances and made new ones. On December 22 came the “Terpsichor- ean Strut” in which the art of dancing was displayed in all its modernity. The gym was decorated in colours of emer¬ ald green and royal purple. Larry Ben- sette provided the “Swing and Sway”. One of the most successful dances held this year in our gym was the Third An¬ nual “Gamblers’ Gambol”, sponsored by the Agora. The room was gaily decorat¬ ed in blue and white, the school colours. Flocking to the school gym at four- thirty on many an afternoon came pup¬ ils anxious to liven the school day by dancing to the music of Bill Kerrigan’s orchestra—Bill is one of our own pupils and we have been indebted to him for many delightful dances. Basketball games were enjoyed by many and to add to the entertainment we again found Bill and his many boys helping us pass the “wee hours” away. Sometimes, when Bill was unable to come, we had music supplied by the nickelodeon. Of course, there are always the fort¬ unate ones. Virginia Isaacs, Walter Lit¬ tle, Peter Crassweller and Tom Robson saw Europe—Europe as it was before the War, last summer holidays. Formerly the social activities have been climaxed by the colourful Military Ball and we are looking forward to a repetition of this outstanding event. Page Seventy-five GRADUATION TIME IS WATCH GIVING TIME — We Carry All Good Makes of Watches — CHAS. E. PLEASANCE WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER Phone 4-3623 Wyandotte at Windermere Compliments of A FRIEND 31 YEARS — SERVING THE PEOPLE WITH — 31 YEARS GOOD HOME FURNISHINGS 4 FLOORS OF ECONOMY — WE WELCOME LOOKERS Bernhardt’s Furniture Ltd. TEL. 3-9325 WALKERVILLE 1645 W YANDOTTE ST.. E. COMPLIMENTS OF C. H. McINNIS Co. Phone 3-6011 729 Caron Ave. COMPLIMENTS OF KLEAN—EZ CO. Phone 3-1052 2176 McDougall Walkerville Lumber Company LIMITED For % QUALITY LUMBER Phone 4-4375 Sansburn-Pashley LIMITED DISTINCTIVE JEWELRY La Belle Block, 307 Ouellette Ave. Phone 3-4424 Windsor, Ont. COMPLIMENTS OF Walkerville Bakery Page Seventy-six BLUE AND WHITE AGAIN—All Photography by LEW F. CLARKE 1030 Dougall Ave. JUNIOR BASKETBALL (Continued from page 66) Patterson 19 — Walkerville 13 The Tartans again lost to the smooth¬ working Patterson team. Walkerville put up a great showing against these conquerors of the hoop and gave them a game never to be forgotten. Doidge led the blue and white boys with 5 points. Kennedy 22 — Walkerville 18 Our boys just couldn’t find the hoop in this game, but Kennedy deserved their win after a game which saw many fouls. Sandwich 24 — Walkerville 22 Sandwich entertained Walkerville in the last game of the season and after a stubborn, hard-fought game topped Walkerville. The Team Ronny Doidge: Ron is captain of the team and can always be depended on for his share of points. Ron Evans: Ron is a forward and plays a strong defensive game. Alex Hartley: Alex plays guard and will prove to be an asset to the senior ■ team next year. Peter Ferlick: Pete is also a guard who plays aggressive basketball. Doug Kidd: Because of Doug’s height he proves to be an asset to the team. Doug plays centre. Roy Dunlop: Although Roy is one of the smallest men on the club, his fast breaks count for many points. en Rutherford: This is Ken’s first year at basketball; but it doesn’t alter the I fact that he is the team’s best for- | ward. Ken plays a steady aggressive I game. Phone 3-1974 Bill Suhan, Jim Scorgie, Osman Mc¬ Millan and Ralph Cole complete the squad. ORATORY (Continued from page 15) an oratorical contest in which ten or twelve students are entered, instead of just two or three. So, next year, let’s show that Walkerville Collegiate really has a great number of speakers of which it can boast. CADET NEWS (Continued from page 43) centuries. The fiery courageous Camer¬ on warriors have distinguished them¬ selves in battle since the Jacobite Rebel¬ lions. At the present time descendants of the original Camerons are serving with the 79th Regiment Cameron High¬ landers and the Black Watch. Any article on our 1939 Cadet Corps would be incomplete without special mention of Walter Little, our capable O.C., and Tom Robson who succeeded him for their Majesties’ visit. Our congratulations and best wishes go to Gordon McGorman, our new O.C. and Norman Crapper our new band¬ master. We feel sure they will fill their responsible positions with the smart- nes and geniality becoming our senior cadet officers. To Jim Fleming, Irwin Richards, Doug Dalgleish, Roy Dickie and Alvin Cormier of the Essex Scottish C.A.S.F., Bill Davidson, R.A.F. and Ray Little- hale, Royal Canadian Navy, cadets who have “graduated” from the ranks of our cadet corps to the Active Service Forces we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes. The best of luck, boys. Page seventy seven MAIN LIBRARY Qjtoepn’a Innirraitg ONTARIO KINGSTON Incorporated by Royal Charter 1841 SO modern buildings; annual registration aaoui 4 £3£ Placement office gives free servtce , of B.A., M.A., B.Com., M.Com. Correspondence nets of B.Sr. ami M.Sc. in Chemistry, Mineral- Dnm™. Chemical. Civil. Mechanical and Etectr- Situated in the oldest eity in ' 4,700; health insurance provn to graduates, A.RTS—Courses leading to th work is available. SCIENCE—Courses leading t ogy and Geology, Physics kal Engineering. 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