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

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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”.

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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

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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