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

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38 BLUE A X D WHITE 1949 12A To 307 each morn we come. And work for Fred, our Latin chum, Thence we depart for G’ometry, Where Moulton does his History, Miss G. I. tells us what to do. But personally, Tween me and you, Nobody does a darn thing! And then our great desire for French With Miss E. Robbins do we quench. And Bonjour classe, and “Tout dc suite, With one accord we all repeat. So we off to English go, Hamlet and Horatio To study, till it’s time to go To History; Miss Lawton’s there, And all her views we patiently share. Waiting on edges of our chair To hear her “Class dismissed. The afternoons go quickly by. In typing we make up an alibi To give to Mister Victor Hugill. Who plucks a string and blows a bugle, What note is that?” then hell inquire. Thence to German a few retire, To talk to genial Mister Klinck, A fine fellow, we all think; One more class and the hell is rung. Then a “So-long” to Mister Young, And tearing out we dash from school To stop at “Joe ' s,” for a game of pool. JOE ST I PEC. WHAT WOULD 12B BE LIKE IF: Boris H. was not such an enthusi¬ astic supporter of the atomic bomb. Lola P. did not get such heavenly ideas front Life is Beautiful and “Superman.” William R. happened to get a brush cut. Carol D. couldn ' t do her Geometry for once and really had to blush. Jim Muir would quit acting like his puppets. E. Parker couldn’t find a few more things to be in. .David Klrix really did kill (idiath with his cackle. Jane Guest knew the laws of friction and wasn’t so effervescent! Ray B. wasn ' t so cute. Marilyn M. knew how to make Hasty Pudding. Perky cracked his camera. Marg. S. didn ' t defend her friends in Latin. “Danny concentrated on something other than HE. Mary Jean M. couldn’t explain Ham¬ let. Eleanor W. could think of anything but Western. Ed. K. let his hair grow. Jo Ann Broadwell—“Josh to us— she will probably replace Miss Saunders (after Miss Saunders retires.) Bill Byng—His favourite song is “Laura.” Ann Carmichael—What Cant The Matter Be. Gordon Carruthers— Tickets” Jerry Davis—Friends, Romans, Countrymen — lend me your homework! Mary Coulter—Oh Biology! Jim Daniels-—How did lie get that black eye? Marilyn Duffin—The girl that comes to school with pin curls in her hair. David Enkin—What’s the joke? Bill Ferguson—Try my Dad. He ' s a good barber. Tom Humphrey—“Period” Bob Hunter—Those curly locks! Andy Inchowich — Our basketball star—also an usher at our hoi paloi theatre. Doris Johnson—A very quiet girl at school. Omar Kadric—What a w h i z at Geometry?? Jim Mann—That name sure is a compliment. Ken McAlpine—The fellow that can talk himself out of anything. Murray MacKenzie—“No! wait a minute.” Barbara McMillan—Our hats off to a great actress. Colin McCullough—He brings an apple to school every day; not for his teacher, but for Marilyn. Jim Muir—Tall, blonde and . . . Bill Neilson—Catches up on his sleep during physics. Frank Oreskovitch—The fellow with so many class marks in history he can afford to lose a couple every day. Jim Perks—He would rather go to Florida than get an education. Bill Rankine—Pitched a tent with the Scouts this winter. Brrr!!! Art Robinson—Rival to the Empire State Building. Lyall Swan—What happened to those locks ? Vi Samossy—Her only thoughts are in Toronto. Bob Willan—Always smiling over something—wonder what it can be? RUBY KIMPANOV, 12D. COMMERCIAL II Commercial II The class renown Nicest few— In all the town! We work and play We laugh and joke. Our teachers say We do not poke. “12D—OUR TEACHERS’ PET PEEVE” Barbara Baird—She just adores those history periods! Sally Brophy—Oh Mel! F’ranees Burns—Our swimming star —Who is this Mike we hear so much about? We all know— It is not true If you fail academic You come to C. II. Greta is— Our pride and joy, Lyle is— Our bashful boy. Lorna will always Sit and pout; And Willie’s smile Knocks you out! Tiny Barbara Types away, While Poppy sits. And dreams of play. Joyce D. is talking To the boys, As Mr. Krause tries To shush the noise. Are you balanced? How’re your feet? Take a letter! We’re all reet! VALERIA COLCERIU. SO SAY THE GRADE 12 TEACHERS Mr. Burr: “Who has their homework done: First row? First row? I say first row!” Miss Tunks: Ah—you write that out three times and hand it in before 9 to-morrow.” Miss Robbins: “Fermez vos cahiers; ouvrez vos livres! Miss McLaren: Don ' t be spoonfed: think. Think, THINK. Miss Lawton: “And that reminds me of the time . . . Mr. Krause: Your feet are flat! Mr. W. Young: “You birds better shut up or I’ll wrap your collec¬ tive heads around the plumbing! Mr. Hugill: Well, it’s . . . you’ll just have to take my word for it! MR. KRAUSE’S PET GRIPE When Academic teachers fail to pass The stupid pupils in their class To Cl I! Hurry, without a sigh You can pass there without a try. Author ' s name withheld for reasons of personal safety. 11A There is a class in W.C.I., Whose teacher is Miss Gladys !.. After the first period, her eyes have shone. Why? Because this 11A class has gone. One of her pupils, “Hippy for short. For personality she ' s got the cork. Ralph Kalyn is noted for his physique. But in Algebra he never lets out a squeak. Liz Baxter whose homework is sel¬ dom done. Is always looking about for fun. In Chemistry, Tony Ginter has the say. For he shows the rest of us the way. Marilyn is the gal with the beautiful eyes, And with her marks no one ties. Doug Armstrong may be a little shy. But with his rifle he’ll get by. For talent we have Elsie and Miss Steven ' , Their music they are never leavin’.

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BLUE A N D V H I T E 194 9 37 orm WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO 13A IF . . . Janet and Richard used morse code, Hugh Morris stopped bleaching his hair!!! Sally D. did bleach hers, Jim Snedden gave the wrong answers, Paul gave the right ones, Marg Martin didn ' t laugh front the heart. Bill MacMillan stopped wisecracking, Kathy could play ping-pong too, Albert didn ' t close the door behind him, Ann stopped telling a certain party the answer in Spanish, Don Forsyth really did know Chinese shorthand, Lonni had gone hack to “B.S.S.” this year. Don Richard wasn ' t in the Art Club, -Marion wore high heels. Ron didn ' t wear baggy trousers, Betty Ann knew her Cickero, Jackie stopped counting the minutes in French class, Sylvia Robb really was Dusty, Bob Martin didn ' t have Eric behind him, Eric didn ' t have Don behind him. Don didn ' t tell them the answers, Joan Sampson let her hair grow, Shirley Moore wasn ' t so cheerful, Peter grew a beard, Irene Spakowski didn ' t play basket¬ ball. F.bbinghaus gave a perfect answer in English. Anne Vermeer wasn ' t always the first one out the door, Bill Laing didn ' t walk as if he had springs in his shoes, Richard Black got a hair-cut. Miss McLaren stopped endeavouring to make us think? . . . 1 wonder ? ? ? TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY English—I hat tine is merely a re¬ iteration of a platitude. Botany—Shut up, or I’ll hit you on the head with a basidiospore. Physics—? ? ? Chemistry—Toss in a pinch of that white stuff. Geometry —That ' s a nicer curve than a parabola. Nya-ha-ha! Algebra—Well, square root! Trigonometry—Sin X to you too. Zoology—Cut him down the centre and take out the insides. Study—I ' ve got a joke. IN 13B THERE ARE: JUST A PEEP AT 13C Harry who’s witty, And Kathrym who ' s pretty, Paul who is quiet, And Bill who’s a riot, Rudy who ' s funny. And Lee who ' s a honey, Gordon who’s clever, And Marge who is never, Barbara so charming. And Doug who ' s alarming, Fletch who’s for cars and stuff, Ron who is called our Prof, Ken (Li ' l Caesar) Sykes: Translation ' s what he likes. Pauline (Alg. is her joy). And Don Long—Soccer boy, Ross and Jamie seen as Our Prima Ballerinas, Tony who likes History, And Jan (Trig ' s her mystery). John Patkau and John Shamess— As characters they’re famous. Cadet C.O. our own Fred J., Dick Black who makes Miss Tunk ' s hair gray, Ray Brook is Cord C.’s ami. And our rugby man is Valdy. Bill M ass, the class ' s Old Man, And Gord S. who is quite a pool fan. A philatelist is our Richard Bloch, And there’s silent Carl who doesn ' t talk. Charles (The Joker) Lee. And Bill (Golden Earrings) B. Ken and Pat we have not missed. Both for sure are on our list. Add Home Room Miss Robbins. And its easy to see Why the best fifth form class Is our own 13B. M. E. R. THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN: Miss Lawton—Miss America. Miss MacIntyre -Interpreting French for the U.N. Miss McLaren—Playing Lady Mac¬ beth on Broadway. Miss Robbins—Running the elevator in the Eiffel Tower. M iss Tunks—Commanding Officer of the W REN ' S. Mr. Swanson—Inventing poison gases (worse ones, that is!) Mr. Hugill—Perfecting his perpetual motion machine. Mr. Burr—Toga-clad Roman. Mr. Fletcher—Demonstrating how to land aeroplanes backwards. Mr. Lowden—Helping Einstein with his Perms, and Combs. Mr. McLeod—M’orking on Bacterial Warfare. (wii Though gav we be, Have a few weaknesses And here they be. Take, for instance, Bob ' s Now his of course is chess. And Foster ' s taking life easy Always gets himself in a mess. Harold ' s all for hockey, Lillian for baby blue eyes, Barbara’s is our own magazine. And Dorothea ' s is homemade pies. I think Leo ' s is the pool room But I really am not sure, Stuart is for tennis, The rhumba is Walter Ure ' s. Leone ' s downfall is American clothes, Catherine ' s is Midland and cream puff. Kathleen is strong for pharmacy. John ' s is photography and stuff. Helen is true to Riverside. Ann appeals to Casanova Cam, Joe is for Wasylyshvn. Stash is the tail, silent man. Mary and Shirley are the inseparable pair, Doug is the guy with the dark wavy hair. Some of Leonard ' s jokes are really a scream. And John likes a certain girl by ' name of Pauline. We only see Jean in history. And Eugene too is a mystery. But Carole is the pretty girl with the high I.Q. And George, well lie ' s handy with a different kind of one. Sonia likes the crooner with the snazzy bow ties. And Joe ' s the fellow with the dark flashing eyes. 1 mustn ' t forget Jerry, who ' s handy with a gun. Or Joyce and June, who are really lots of fun. That completes the story of 13C, With odd remarks, according to me. When years go by, and we grow old. We ' ll remember these things that have just been told. CATHERINE BAILEY, 13C. She am gone, she did went, She have left I all alone. I can never went to she She can never came to I. . . . Alas, it cannot was. deepest apologies to Miss McLaren.)

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BLUE AND WHITE 1 9 4 9 39 Barbara, Betty and Marg, the blonde haired gals Don ' t have any trouble in finding their pals. Waldron Bainford our 11A flirt, 1s always looking around for a skirt. Helen Philipchuck, a black haired lass. My, but has she got the class! Our swimming stars are Bev and Eleanor: And in the pool they’re in their glory. For a sense of humour in this class. Bill Payne is the guy that will pass. Alice Sargent is our long haired beauty. And the fellows think that she ' s some cutey. John Smeeton, our noted basketball star. Has a curly head towering above us far. When Joy and Julie enter the history room, Both their faces have a look of gloom. Steve Radin in the orchestra does play: His music like his smile being gay. Joe for his hair is known well, And he has Val for his pal. Tom in Latin hasn ' t a hunch, For lie ' s always thinking of his lunch. Joan Darling, who is not very high. Still makes the boys let loose a sigh. Although the guys all call him Dog- leash, Don ' t be fooled. They can ' t lead him on a leash. Ken and Burnie in Math are very bright, F ' or we find their answers always right. Evelyn Metcalfe sings in the choir with ease. And the rest of us she loves to tease. In this class are two boys named Don, And with their remarks, they ' re always on. And last but not least is a guy named Jim: He ' s not only tall but very trim. PHYLLIS STORY, 11 A. WHAT WOULD 11C BE LIKE IF: Helen A. had short hair. Joyce A. didn ' t say ah. Jim B. didn ' t have those “football shoulders. Mary Jane C. didn ' t have red hair. Bill C. had straight hair. Bob C. paid attention to Miss Tunks. William C. didn ' t use a dictionary. Jerry D. didn ' t play the drums. Bob E. played the guitar. Edgar E. was a ladies’ man. Jim F. didn’t sing. Ann G. didn ' t like boys. Bob G. ever danced. Helen H. didn’t sing. Anne H. didn’t have love troubles.” Bob K. didn ' t smile when answering questions. Gertrude L. didn’t smile. Joe M. had a brush cut. Elizabeth M. passed in geometry. Doug N. ever missed a chemistry question. Dorothy P. hadn’t dropped Latin. Bernice R. didn ' t like Mike. Jerry S. didn ' t play basketball. Helen S. didn ' t have to write out chemistry. Anne T. didn ' t skate. Stan V. had a girl friend. Don Wallen did any of his home¬ work. Barbara W. was never absent. Olga Z. was short. VIOLET ELRIX. 11C. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF: Francis Alexander didn ' t have red hair, Pat Black was called Patzy, Ray Burling wasn ' t doing notes. Joy Cochrane wasn ' t met by a cer¬ tain guy at 3:45, Rupert Cooke wasn ' t so brainy, yak! yak! Rudy Demian didn’t wear flashy ties. Warren Fullerton didn’t have a Buick, Wilson Gradner didn’t wear his suit. Mary Graham didn ' t play sports. Rae Graham wasn ' t hashing Wilson ' s head in. Helen Hecnar spoke in a loud voice, Allan Holdsworth forgot his Dee-troit Tigers, Bob Hoshal took a class with his own home-room, Joyce Kennedy answered a question in class, Joan Kiefhaber wasn ' t with Kitch, Eileen Kitchen knew her Algebra. Barbara I.anglois stopped talking for five seconds, Pat Markle stopped talking for three seconds, Don McCartney didn ' t shave, Phyllis McEwan wasn ' t short. Ted Snow didn ' t wear his turtle neck sweat shirt. Betty Tarailo didn ' t talk about her baby sister, Dick Timoshenko knew what his homework was. Jim Vaughan wasn ' t on the Blue White, Margaret Viveash gave up boys. Beverly Wilson forgot her steady, Jack Wolinsky got a hair cut. Olga Yaciuk got less than 100% in F ' rench ? The Black Klaw of 11D.” Compliments of HUGH BEATON TEEN CLUB President.Janet Barnby Vice-President .Bill MacMillan Secretary.Alec Blair Treasurer.Joan Darling Jo-Anne Broadwell Bob Hoshal Don Snyder Donna Paget Pat McKeen Jack Ord