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

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BLUE AND WHITE Miss Brown—Well!!! Miss Rider—We’ll now try a rhumba step. Miss Saunders—Oh girls, hold the ball this way. Miss McGrath—Get down to work. Flash!! Is it true that Mr. Malania likes boogie woogie? Reliable sources in 11G confirm this report. Gordon Branch— Ambition: To work in J. D. Branch Lumber Co. Idol: Trudy. Favourite Food: Wooden matches. Future: Lumberjack. Thelma Wighton— Ambition: To see Bonnie Scotland. Idol: R. A. F. Airmen. Favourite Food: Scotch Thistles. Future: To marry a Scotchman. Robert Pfeifer: Ambition: To be another Mickey Rooney. Idol: Shirley Temple and Baby Sandy. Favourite Food: Movie Magazines (he eats them up). Future: Sell all newspapers in Windsor. Bob McDonald— Ambition: None. Idol: Bob McDonald, Esq. Favourite Food: Films and Developer. Future: Photographer with Life Maga¬ zine. . Rita O ' Rourke— Ambition: To win Irish Sweepstakes. Idol: St. Patrick. Favourite Food: Shamrocks. Future: Singer of Irish Ballads. Marjorie Fitch— Ambition: To meet Yehudi. Idol: Anything in long pants. Favourite Food: Hot Chili. Future: Chorus Girl. Interesting Facts About Interesting People in 11B. 1. Name; 2. Hobby; 3. Favourite Food 4. Whom I Most Admire; 5. Ambition. 1, Jean Postill; 2, Looking sour; 3, Lem¬ ons ; 4, Ned Sparks; 5, To be a teacher. 1, Jim Howard; 2, Testing lipstick; 3, Wheaties; 4, Ron Doidge; 5, To be able to write as fast as Archie Fletcher 1, Reg Moore; 2, Hitting smaller boys; 3, Raw meat; 4, Bonnie Huson; 5, To beat up Gabby Strickland. 1, Ray Pillon; 2, Trumpet; 3, Noodles; 4, Harry James; 5, To play in the Windsor Symphony. 1, Ben Bradford; 2, Washing Day; 3, Crab apples; 4, Nancy Dayus; 5, To wash Rin Tin Tin. 1, Nancy Dayus; 2, Snubbing French; 3, Caviare; 4, Jack Glendon; 5, Have her father mayor of Windsor. 1, Gordon Smythe; 2, Trout Fishing; 3, Onions; 4, Jim Howard; 5, Join Air Cadets. 1, Bob Yates; 2, Copying homework; 3, Gum; 4, Buck Rogers; 5, Graduate from third form. Jim Howard and Gordon Smythe. We went to school one early morn In a streamliner car with a musical horn; We were going fifty or a little more, When we worked up a little sore. We raised our heads to look about, And at what we saw we raised a shout. The car was in wreckage and broken glass, And we thought with joy “We will miss our class”. So we settled down to wait for a cop, Who sure enough appeared right on the dot. From his Irish smile and sparkling laughter, In jail we thought we’d eat on a silver platter; But we now are sitting in a dark, musty jail Waiting for father to come with the bail. Page Fifty-six 11G.

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BLUE AND WHITE Miss Hutchinson, our teacher new, Is the soul of generosity, Why, even for a word or two She’ll give two hundred lines to me. In the Science room lies Charley, A-sprawling on the floor, He took a drink of H20 But ’twas H2S04. We tell our Mr. Trusler That we know our verbs and stuff; But when he gives our papers back, He knows it was a bluff. “Times are good”, said Archie, “For I am working now,” And he wiped the beads of honest sweat From his most ample brow. When Mr. Klinck dreams aloud, His face gets bright and beams, Especially when his subject is Our own dear Junior Hockey teams. Walter Jones. 11 A. In the railway station at Winnipeg, an inebriated man was trying with dif¬ ficulty to get on the train. At last a kind porter helped him on and to his seat. The man beamed his thankfulness. “What shervice, what shervice,” he gloated to his neighbours. “Shimply wonderful. Wher are you going?” The neighbour replied, ‘To Windsor’. The inebriated one was all smiles. “Shimply wonderful service. You’re going to Windsor; I’m going to Vancou¬ ver, and we’re both on the shame train.” FORM NEWS FROM 11F AMBITIONS Jack Skinner—Dry land sailor. Steve Vorshuk—Speaker in the House of Commons. Leonard Burke—Hollywood woman re¬ viewer. George Pitman—Rear admira l of the Air Force. T im Hunter—Fuller brush salesman. Dave Brooks—Miss Hutchinson’s best friend. Dan Kozicar—Store detective in the Dime store. Keith Case—Floor walker. Jim Haurelik—College professor. Bill Grundy—Looking for Juliet. John Zeaman—Inspector of schools. George Smadu—Rudolph Valentino II. Mark Boyd—High pressure salesman. Famous Sayings of Famous People Viola Lowrey—Has anyone got a comb? Bill Grundy—Pass me that homework. Bertha Jean Fletcher—How’s every little thing? Jim Scorgie—Gosh! Do I love it! Evelyn Ross—Let me at him. Mark Boyd—Well, wouldn’t that jar you! Jack Laidlaw—Going to Georges at noon? The class essay was on Kings, and one boy handed in the following: Kings: The most powerful king on earth is “Wor-king.” The laziest king on earth is “Shir-king”. One of the funniest is “Jo-king”. One of the hardest kings on earth is “Thin-king”. One of the thirstiest is “Drin-king”. One of the noisiest is “Tal-king”. B. B. M., 11E. Miss Post to a 9D pupil: “Stand up and describe Italy for me.” Pupil: “It is shaped like a shoe and run by a heel.” Norma Bottle, 9D. Famous Sayings of 11G Teachers Mr. Swanson:— Waken up; there’s no mystery about it. Mr. Malania—There’ll be no boogie-woo¬ gie on that piano. Mr. Forman—I’ll expect everyone Tues¬ day and Thursday after four. Mr. Davies—We’ll give that one another try. Mr. Fletcher—How about doing some work? ( Page Fifty five

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BLUE AND WHITE True Confessions Marion Howard Brown, born in Brock- ville, thinks W. C. I. is the best school in the world, and 11C is a “nice alert class”. She likes to teach History better than English because it’s easier. When asked why it is easier, she said that she ‘•doesn’t know, it just is”. Her favour¬ ite historical character isn’t in our text, but is Queen Elizabeth. Miss Brown’s ambition is to retire on a small farm, which she will furnish with antiques, and on which she will keep dogs, her pet weakness. On this farm she hopes to escape her pet peeve - marking papei s. Good luck, Miss Brown! Frances Elizabeth Tape, born in High- gate, when questioned, demurely con¬ fessed that she “has no ambition”. Holi¬ days are a weakness of her’s, and a pet peeve is “people who forget to bring books to class”. She likes to teach Eng¬ lish, but doesn’t know why; thinks W. C. I. “can’t be beaten”, and 11C is the “tops”. Winston Churchill’s remarkable courage has made him her hero. Gladys Isabel Tunks, born in London, Ontario, has the almost impossible am¬ bition “to create nimble minds”. Prefer- ing Middle School Algebra to Geometry, she states that her favourite Math tea¬ cher is Mr. Ball. “11C is a swell class, and just “tops”, while W. C. I. is “the best school in the province”. She hates to rip out knitting, but loves bridge and horse-back riding. She isn’t alone in her craze for bridge, for even if the other two won’t admit it, they don’t exactly hate it. REMINISCENCES OF 11A Spring is here, The grass has riz; I wonder where The flowers is! (Courtesy of “Archie”) In days like these. Under some tree, Sandy Girdler Asleep you’ll see. Summer is here, The mercury riz; Oh, how hot This school-room is. Out of school We are today, But we’ll be back Another day. (Courtesy of “Chuck”) Autumn is here, We paid the rent; I wonder where The flowers went! (Courtesy of “Sandy”) And what of us, I thought you knew, “Times is really good”, We’re working, too. Winter is here, But our rink isn’t, And when you think It is, it isn’t. No other collegiate Can us beat, For now you know We’ve got steam heat. Robin, 11 A. LATIN The people are dead who spoke it; The people are dead who wrote it; They will die w r ho learn it. Blessed death, they earn it. Yehudi. Two salesmen were bewailing their woes on the train. They simplv could not sell any of their goods. How sad they were! Then another salesman walked in and sat down. He took out his order-book and was soon engrossed in arithmetic. Once in a while the other two salesmen could hear a huge number like 1.000,000 or 3.000,000. As this went on for some time, the twe salesmen became more and more curious and jealous. At last one went to the busy salesmen and asked: “What do vou sell ?” The other nonchal¬ antly replied, “Jelly Beans”. Page Fifty seven