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

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BLUE AND WHITE Jfarra (Leu Sad, But True 10A is the craziest class this school has ever known; We giggle, talk, chew peppermints, till out of the door we’re thrown. Jack thinks he has his English book— behold! it is not there, So out of the door he goes once more. Our teacher says “Beware”! When Miss McGrath says “Allistair, tell me the kinds of nouns,” Poor Mr. Leslie tries to guess, and meets her sternest frowns. In Science class we break the glass and hold a festival— If Mr. Young spies us, we don’t like the rest at all! We listen with enraptured looks while Mr. Klinck proceeds To tell us how to thresh the wheat, or mow, or cut the weeds. In Latin book reviews, it seems, dear Edith is so coy— She always manages to get a glance from “that one boy”. Miss Ryder does her level best to teach us charts and maps; It may be we’re not int’rested—n’est-ce- pas, perhaps? A question’s asked—no one replies, the strain begins to tell, Then just as lines are going ’round— we’re “saved by the bell”! Dorothy Woods, 10A. A DAY IN 10A LIFE Math: This class isn’t taking its math seriously. Why this is an “A” class and you should all get 90% - - I smell pep¬ permints ! Delbert: Why, Mr. Fletcher! ENGLISH: Gillie, 500 lines for tomor¬ row. Marilyn, you too. Dorothy, if you have anything to say, please put up your hand. Yvonne: Mr. Forman, you forgot the memory work. LATIN: Now there are only five kinds of nouns to learn. Take out your ex¬ ercise books and see if you can re¬ member what we have already taken. Lois: Miss McGrath, when do I give my Latin report? SCIENCE: How many of you aren’t quite clear about this yet? I thought so. It’s really as easy as falling off a log. George: Mr. Young, how do you know that the first weight will balance the other one? FRENCH: What this school needs is more co-operation. Why, only the oth¬ er day one of the graduates said to me - - etc. Don: Mr. Klinck, who won the last hoc¬ key game? HISTORY: Alva, give all the events con¬ nected with the War of 1812. Alva: - - - - silence. Syd: May I go to my locker? There will be an assembly last period this afternoon. Such absolute peace and quiet in 10A! 10-A’S TEACHERS Little Miss Ryder, our home room teacher Accepts our projects as a second feature. Mr. Forman our new literary light Makes us study that stuffy “Twelfth Night”. Mr. Klinck, so bright and airy, Raises dogs and a pet canary. Mr. Young, so tall and sleepy, Does experiments that make us creepy. Mr. Fletcher never hints That he smells our peppermints. Miss 0. E. Saunders, our peppy dancer, Lectures on Mondays about harmful cancer. Page Fifty-eight

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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

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BLUE AND WHITE Miss McGrath in Latin speaks; To learn this it takes many weeks. Mr. Malania, with you we’re content, To parliamentary debates you gave your consent. We have many tachers and we’re pleased with them all, Even when they report us to Mr. Ball. Miss Post (in the geography class) :— “What are the tributaries of the Nile called?” Howard Easterbrook: “Juveniles.” Old Lady—How did those rocks get there ? Guide—They were brought by the glaciers. Old Lady—Well, where are the glaci¬ ers? Guide—They have gone to fetch some more. Morrison—I hear you got thrown out of school for calling Mr. Ball a fish. Kilpatrick—I didn’t call him a fish. I just said, “That’s our dean”, real fast. When Delbert was at the theatre he became annoyed by the conversation in the row behind. “Excuse me,” he said, “but I can’t hear a word.” “Oh,” replied the talkative one, “and what business is it of your what I ' m telling my wife?” Did they take an X-ray photo of Dor¬ othy’s jaw at the hospital? They tried to. but they could only get a moving picture. Why is your neck like a typewriter? Answer—Because it’s Underwood. CLASS NEWS 10A 1. Alias. 2. Ambition. 3. Whom I admire the most. 4. Weakness. 5. Occupation. —DOROTHY WILSON: (1) Dot; (2) To play hockey; (3) Mr. Forman; (4) Arguments; (5) Getting her own way in English. —MARIE LA VIS: (1) Old maid; (2) To be a social butter¬ fly; (3) Don Kilpatrick; (4) Boys; (5) Making eyes. —DON KILPATRICK: (1) Flapears; (2) To out-talk Dorothy Wilson; (3) Gordon Shaw; (4) Girls; (5) Making puns. —EDITH METCALFE: (1) Tubby; (2) To be thin; (3) Mr. Young; (4) Talking and eating; (5) See No. 4. —ALVA (EDISON) SWANSON: (1) Nero and light-bulb; (2) To enter¬ tain Gloria Verway; (3) Gloria; (4) Gloria; (5) Gloria. —PHYLLIS MARTIN: (1) Felix; (2) Learn how to swim; (3) Gillie; (4) Quoting Gillie; (5) Laugh¬ ing. —JACK GILLILAND: (1) Gillie; (2) To get on a hockey team; (3) Ruth Gooby; (4) Rushing as the bell rings; (5) Forgetting English books. —GORDON SHAW: (1) Pshaw; (2) To be popular with the girls; (3) Jane Adams; (4) Wearing a helmet: (5) Being charming. —YVONNE WESTON: (1) Eve; (2) To be on time; (3) Yvon¬ ne Weston; (4) Big words; (5) Being late. —DELBERT TAYLOR: (1) Del; (2) To be an actor; (3) Diane; (4) Wearing R.C.A.F. badges; (5)— Whistling. —KEN SMALLWOOD: (1) Kenwood; (2) Hard to tell; (3) Lois; (4) Dropping nails in the waste basket; (5) Making inappropriate re¬ marks. Page Fifty nine