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

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BLUE AND WHITE BLUE AND WHITE POLL OF STUDENT OPINION Conducted by Bill Ord During the winter term, one hundred students. twenty from each grade, , were ask the following question; i : i Gr.9 Gr. 10 Or. 11 Gr. 12 Gr. 13 Average (i) Do you think too many of our teachers wear moustaches? Yes 15% 50% 13% No 100% 85% 100% 100% 50% 87% (2) Hoys only: Are you in favour of con inning post-war R.C.A.C. ? Yes 100% 100% 42% 100% 76% 83.6% No 58% 24% 16.4% (3) DO YOU prefer male or female teachers? Male 96% 65% 20% 60% 75% 63.2% Female 4% 35% 20% 40% 25% 24.8% Undecided . 60% 12% (4) Do you think the Agora is performing all its duties satisfactorily? Yes 85% 95% 50% 95% 30% 71% No 15% 5% 50% 5% 70% 29% (5) Do we have enough assemblies? Yes 30% 5% 5% 10% 15% 13% No 70% 95% 95% 90% 85% 87% (6) Do YOU think there will be another war? Yes 70% 65% 70% 100% 80% 77% No 30% 35% 30% 20% 23% (7) Would you like to have a third major annual dance, held in the winter term? Yes 80% 65% 80% 85% 95% 81% No 20% 35% 20% 15% 5% 19% (8) a—Girls only: Are the hoys at Walkerville as handsome as those at other schools ? Yes 100% 95% 75% 25% 55% 70% No . 5% 25% 75% 45% 30% h—Boys only: Are the girls at Walkerville as good looking as those at other schools ? Yes 75% 20% 63% 33% 23% 428% No 25% 80% 37% 67% 77% 57.2% (9) Do you think too manv “W’s” have been awarded in recent rears? Yes 15% 15% 15% 85% 50% 54% No 85% 85% 85% 15% ' 50% 36% (10) Are there too manv extra-curricular ac ' ivities in our school? Yes 5% 5% 15% 5% No 95% 100% 95% 100% 85% 95% (D) Are vou intelligent? Yes ' 15% 25% 35% 10% 50% 27% No 15% 35% 65% 90% 20% 45% Undecided 70% 40% . 30% 28% (12) Are you satisfied with our school motto. Nil Sine Lahore”? Yes 100% 95% 80% 90% 90% 91% No 5% 20% 10% 10% 9% Pa. c Fifty-Two

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BLUE AND WHITE championship Multi-coloured streamers covered the windows with drawings of soccer balls with while lettering spelling out the appropriately named “Wossa Wiggle. M During the dance the soccer team presented Mr. Young, their coach, with a gift. Mr, Young retaliated by treating some of the players to a “coke after the dance. Before the dance, the senior girls volleyball championship team challenged the senior boys — the girls won. The school ' s activities will reach their exciting climax with the Military Ball when all the lads with their pretty lassies will enjoy the best dance in the world!!! MARGARET MORAY Football games occupied our Friday evenings for a while, but on November 16, the annual Gambler’s Gambol was held. This dance has always been de¬ lightful but this year it excelled itself. Blue and white was the dominant colour scheme. The windows and ceiling were covered with blue and white twisted streamers. Big cards—ace of spades, king of clubs, queen of hearts, jack of diamonds—were hung about the gym. On one side big cards spelled out the words “Gambler’s Gambol while “Come with me, my honey” hung over the staircase to the balcony Two huge dice hung in the baskets at each end of the gym. Don- aid Kilgour who escorted Frances Thomson was admitted to the dance for one cent. After the hectic Christmas examina¬ tions the commencement exercises came. A short skit preceded the exercises. Win- nifred Samson, class historian, gave an interesting account of the graduates. Frank Hull was the aide valedictorian. W, C L Scholarship winners were George Turnbull, Lillian Laakso, Eugene Lepa, W illiam Young and Charniaine Humph¬ ries. Following this the school gave a dance for the graduates The decorations for this “home-coming” dance were in accordance with the holiday season. Pic¬ tures of Santa Claus and winter scenes decked the walls while a gaily lighted Christmas tree stood in one corner. Also in December, the boys ' and girls choirs united to give a very successful party in the school library. Sid Tarleton acted well as Santa Claus. When the holidays were over, every¬ one settled down to school work but not without a few parties. Around the end of January the pupils of 9F had a sleigh- ride party at Haines’ and 11B had a skat¬ ing party at Stodge 11 Park with jack Col will acting as host for refreshments afterwards On February 23, 12B had a party at the home of Marion Malpass Mid-winter brought exciting basket¬ ball games to fill our time on Friday nights. On a “bye” night, February 8, a dance was given in honour of the soccer team which won the W.O.S.S.A soccer So lovely a lass W ith such charm and class. No fellow can pass her by. The boys all clamour For Walkerville glamour. And this is the reason why. Page Fifty

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BLUE AND WHITE W hen Doug. Tomlinson was asked abou t teachers’ moustaches he replied (and we hope Mr. Forman, Mr. Bunt, Mr. Ball, and Mr. Burr aren ' t listening): “If moustaches hide their faces, we certainly do not have too many moustaches in our school” . . . Our heartiest congratulations to you, Mr. Vice-Principal. Shirley Smith asked, “Why not have all men teachers—like Mr. Lowden?” And Marg. Chortes liked Mr. Fletcher. What have they got that we haven ' t, men? . . . Why is a large percentage of Grade 13 critical of the Agora? . . . Neil Morrison, when queried about assemblies, replied in a dumb tone, “What’s an assembly?” Oh, well, we can ' t all be smart ... It is too bad that so many students think there will be another war. This is a negative attitude which will undermine our striving for peac . . . When confronted with Question 8 (b) Norm Marshall, to our very great surprise, answered, “I’m only interested in one!” To Question 8 (a) M. Bates returned, in all seriousness and nodding in the direction of our beloved O.C. and Agora President. “No — except one! . . . . Marty Ransom wants more extra-curricular activities for girls, and fewer for the boys . . . Grade 12 s seem very modest about their intellectual capacities! John Kurylo told us to consult Miss McLaren and Mr. Lowden about his intelligence; their ideas on the subject are, we are sorry to say. unprintable . . . And someone in Grade 11 thought our motto should be “Nil sed labor”—more appropriate. THE COSMOPOLITAN NEWSPAPER Le Franqais L’ANE ET LE CHIEN Lane, accompagne du chien, allait de pays en pays avec son maitre. Leur maitre s’endormit et Pane se mit a paitre. 11 aimait beaucoup 1 ' herbe du pre. Le chien mourant de faim dit a Pane, — Cher compagnon, laisse-toi, je te prie, et je prendrai mon diner dans le panier au pain qui est sur ton dos. Mais Pane fit la sourde oreille et continua de manger. Enfin il repondit, — Ami, je te conseille d’atten- dre que ton maitre se reveille pour qu ' il te donne ton diner. A ce moment un loup sort it iu bois. II etait affame aussi. L’ane appe a le chien aussitot a son se- cours. Le chien tie bougea pas et dit, — Ami, je te conseille da fuir en attendant que ton mai‘:re s’eveille. Cours vite. Si le loup t ' atteint, casse-liti la machoire avec ton pied et tue-le. Pendant qu ' il parlait, le loup etrangla Pane. La morale est qu ' il faut qu’on s ' entr ' aide. CAMILLE WHELPTON. 13A “ON FAIT CE QU’ON PEUT” —Student Boners 1—Une bonne niainiere d ' envoyer de Par- gent par la poste est dans une en- veloppe. 2— J’ai envie de personne parce que je suis tres. tres content de in a vie. 3— Avant de sortir nous mettons notre parapluie. 1—Je recoinmercerai a vivre aussitot que j’aurai fini cet examen. 5—On achetc des habitudes dans un ma- gasin et des veuves dans une boutique. 6 -Je prefere le printemps parce que e ' est la saison d’amour. 7 -Un horaire de chemin de fer est une vache parce que cette bete marchait sur le chemin de fer et etait tuee. (Continued from Page 40) set on the floor to lie watered. Shoes de¬ velop a loud squeak at night and elevator doors have a bad habit of screeching on their hinges just when everything is quiet. The only time I ever wish I were still attending school is at six a.m. when the phone wakes me up, and I think back to the good old days of sleeping in until eight every morning. However, when I really wake up, I never regret my choice of a profession, and I realize nursing is the finest career any girl can have. BEVERLEY WOODS. Student Nurse. Grace Hospital. (Former W.C.I. Student ) Page Fifty-Three