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

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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

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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.

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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