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

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BLUE AND WHITE on everyone makes himself comfortable on the floor. Especially when we have a “squash” we try to encourage new mem¬ bers to come out, but we leave a stand¬ ing invitation to every girl, boy and teacher to attend our meetings at school on Wed., both at 11.45 in room 204 and at 4.00 in room 301. KNITTING Last December it was decided that Wakerville C. I. should have a knitting club. The notice was sent around and the girls responded in true Walkerville fashion. Instead of fifteen or twenty, seventy-five cirls turned out. As a re¬ sult of all this energy on the part of these girls who were willing to give of their free time to help our war effort, we have supplied forty-six pairs of socks, fifteen pairs of mitts, fifteen sweaters and thirty-nine scarves—which, by-the- way, are 72 inches long—and if you don’t think that is a lot of knitting, just try one. All the girls did excellent work. I think, however, special mention should be given Phvllis Martin, who will have to her credit eight pairs of socks and four pairs of mitts. Irene Martin also has completed five pairs of socks and two pairs of mitts. When our knitting went on display last February, Mr. Ball was so delighted with the splendid work that he felt next year the school should buy wool and let our girls knit for the Walkerville boys who are in the army. At present there are mfiny such boys. Next year, with this added incentive, our girls should be even more enthusiastic. If you knit at all, don’t forget the knitting dub at W. C. I. We need vour help. Let’s cheer our Walkerville bovs by showing them that we are willing to help in every way. The Girls’ St. John’s Ambulance Class. In these troubled war times when there is so much strife, there is much need for medical care, on the home front and battle front. That is why the girls formed a St. John’s Ambulance Class in Walkerville C. I. last October. Perhaps they will not be needed, but it is better for them to be prepared even if they never have a chance to use what they have learned. Under the able direction of Miss Ry¬ der, some forty girls every Wed. after¬ noon receive instruction on how to deal with accident cases, including the use of bandages, dressings, tourniquets and artificial respiration. In order to be skill¬ ed the girls must have a background in anatomy, respiration and circulation. At first there were two classes on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, but now these classes have combined. One evening in February the class was privileged in having an excellent les¬ son in bandaging from Mr. Earl Ed¬ wards, who demonstrated bandaging be¬ fore the class with the assistance of Don Kilpatrick and Syd Girdler. For the younger girls there is a Red Cross Home Nursing group under the leadership of our school nurse; this, too, is both interesting and enjoyable. The girls of these classes have given one after 4 period a week to learn to take care of accident patients. Although they may never be called upon to use the information they have received, they have found the course ad¬ vantageous and the knowledge worth while. Dorothy Wilson, 10A. WHAT’S IN A NAME? Th e field where we worked was sur¬ rounded by the thickest bush-land that Essex County could offer. The soil, soft and powdery, felt like lime as my tired hands dug and scraped in quest of pot¬ atoes, Day after day our boring job dragged out, enlightened only by the novel conversations and the picturesque stories of an old man who always set the pace for me and allowed me to rest when I was tired. It was indeed a sur¬ prise when I rammed my hand into the loose earth and struck something sharp and hard, about nine inches under the surface. After much vicious digging, I found it to be an arrowhead. The uni¬ form manner in which the flint was chipped seemed to fascinate my old fell¬ ow-worker and I could tell that he was Page Eighty-five

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BLUE AND WHITE A St. John’s Fi r s l Aid Class, super¬ vised by Miss Rider, was held every Monday and Wednesday night. Each class had a large turnout. There was al¬ so a Junior Red Cross class. BASKETBALL This year the girls of Walkerville Collegiate did not take part in the Inter- Collegiate basketball. Instead, six teams were chosen from names submitted to Miss Rider. These teams played teams from Patterson and Sandwich Collegi- ates. Interform basketball started shortlv after Christmas and finnllv ended with 12A as the winner of the Interform Shield. This team also played two games with St.. Rose, winning one and losing the other. TENNIS A tennis tournament was started in the fall but was not completed because of bad weather. Next year, arrange¬ ments will be made so that at least one tournament game will take place each ni ht and in this way the tournament will be completed. SOFTBALL Teams comoosed of girls from the different forms played a series of games. The two winning teams are shown in the pictures. Volleyball games are still being play¬ ed during the noon hour. During the winter Miss Saunders has been conduct¬ ing a tumbling class every Thursday and also a Referees’ Class every Tuesday. THE BADMINTON CLUB President - Bettv Green Secretary-Treas. - Connie Lees Every Saturday during the school term from two until five, students may ffiay badminton in th° gymnasium. Al¬ though the memb°rshio has been small this year, those who have come found it very enjoyable. Racouets are supplied for those who have not one of their own, and for the very small fee of five cents birds are supplied. The members would like to express their appreciation to those teachers who so generously don¬ ated one or more Saturday afternoons to be present. It is to be hoped that more students will accept the cordial in¬ vitation of the badminton club to join. I. S. C. F. ‘Inter-School Christian Fellowship ' , what’s that? That’s a question all of us members are called upon to answer every time the notice is read in class. Why don’t you “come an see’’? We are always glad to receive now members in our group. If you can’t possibly stay for our meetings in room 301 after school on Wed. nights, then stay for 15 to 20 minutes for our prayer meetings in 201 on Wed. at noon. These Fellowship groups have been introduced into most of the high schools in Canada and the U.S. from England, and even into universities in which it is known as the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. At our meetings we study parts of the Bible, sing a few choruses and have a time of prayer. You may wonder what fun one can have at these meetings, but you would be surprised at the real en¬ joyment we all derive from our discus¬ sions. We have officers, it is true, but we try to encourage discussion rather than have one person take over the en¬ tire meeting. Louise Armerding, the president, has, of course, charge of it and sees that we do not misbehave. Now just because we have a girl for presid¬ ent doesn’t mean that we don’t want boys to come out. Don’t think it is sissi- fied of you to come to these meetings, boys, because it isn’t. The only “sissies are those who run down our meetings and speak of them with disrespect. Every High School in Windsor has a similar group and once in a while we have gatherings known as “squashes . To these all. or most of the grouns are invited and all certainly get squashed. As no one house has enough chairs for all of these students and leaders to sit Page Eighty-four

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BLUE AND WHITE thinking of Indians, of all the danger, mystery and glorious adventure that was wrapped up in that arrowhead. Reminiscing, the old sage began to relate various local stories, but the one that interested me was how “Fighting Island” got its name. “It seemed”, began the old man, “that many years ago, prize-fighting was unlawful. In those days young men fought for the honour of being champ¬ ion boxer. Young men stood toe to toe and slugged with bare fists until one man dropped. “Now there were two bronzed sinewy lads who came to these parts about the same time, and each claimed to be the chnmr ion fighter of the world. The one, an Irishman, slightly more massive than the other, challenged anybody to try to battle him with bare fists. The other h-bl°d from Wales and on hearing the challenge quickly accepted. Fight fans thrilled, and in order to avoid a run-in with the law, a ferry-boat was hired, and forty or fifty followers took the two young fighters to an un¬ inhabited island, half-way down the De¬ troit River. Here a ring was set up and the Irishman and the Welshman ham¬ mered each other relantlesslv. The bat¬ tle raged on unendingly and in the fort¬ ieth round the Irishman swung a right from his heels and connected solidly on the head of his opponent. The Welsh lad went down limply and the fight seemed to have ended as quickly as it started. The referee counted to nine, but there was no need to count farther. At the word nine the Welshman leaped into the air and caught the Irishman behind the ear with a clenched fist. Down went the Ir ' sh boy, but de did not stir at the count of nine; he slept soundly. The Welsh lad had won fairly and squarely; he was the unsung champion of the world. For many years after this episode, prize-fights were staged on this island and more than likely some of the great¬ est borers end fighters in history de¬ fended their honour there. Thus it was not without reason that it was named Fighting Island. Ronald Doidge. Junior Basketball (Continued from page 70) him a regular post on the squad. Fd. Sahagian. The very shifty style of playing that Ed. displayed this year made him a hard man to guard and a continual threat to opposing teams. Ed. Brown. Ed’s spirit and fight incited the team to win many games this year. This boy could not complete the season and his absence was greatly felt by the Junior lads. Cord. Hand. Gord was a very reliable alternate this year. We feel sure that next yar he will have a regular berth on the squad. Bob Marshall. Bob was another good substitute who sparked the team. Junior Hockey (Continued from page 72) Bob Daniels, Brock Jones, J ; m Adams, Russel Lalonde. These lads made very reliable alternates, although they didn’t play much they perfected an ingenious bit of team-work which they exhibited between periods while being closelv sup¬ ervised by the team manager, Gabby Strickland. This is how these boys work¬ ed: each leaped on to the ice at the same time with shovel in hand; at a word from Mr. Klinck they were away on a sneedy exhibit ' on of fancy skating and ice-cleaning—that lasted a full five min¬ utes. After this these public idols wear¬ ily wobbled off the ice amid the cheers and shouts of the admiring fans. Con¬ gratulations, fellows. I am being frank when I say the team couldn’t get along without you. What did the skunk say when the wind changed? “It all comes back to me now.” W r hy does a duck walk softly? ’Cause it can’t walk hardly. What was the canary after it fell in¬ to the meat chopper? “Shredded tweet.” Page Eighty-six