Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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LE RACONTEUR 21 K ALFRED MASKELL El 'llliere were niziny pltits zmgztinst tlie Russian gnyerninent in tlu- early pivst-u':1r clziys. llut tlu- nulst thrilling pltit wus the une furinulzltetl lmy Cziptziin Reilly, wlui ezune witliiu :tn ineli tif 1iye1'tln'11u'i11g tlie lltilslu-yik gnyerinneiit. XX'itl1 tlu- uutlvreltk 111' the wzir. it feenu-cl iinly lllllllfill tliztt sueli :in intelligent niziu :is Cziptztiu Reilly, yylut xyzif tlie nizister 111' Nix lziiigiictgtw znul tlu- liern iii uiuny clztring spy episniles, sluwulcl enter tlu- lingliwli secret seryiee, Ile ztrriyecl in l'etr11gr111l in tlle spring 111' lillfi. zuul lrinn une, tlrzuninzitikiiff, lu- leziriu-cl tlizit tlie penple were rezuly to reyiilt. liut lztekt-1l I1 eztpulwle lezuler, 'lllieir ellnrtf til lilierute tliemselyew were 111511 fru-trzlteil lmy tlu' terrilwle 'llL'llCliZl, 111' secret puliee, xvlui prietl intti eyery iirgiinizxitiiiii 111' tlu- ewuntry llllll kept tlu' penple uiuler tlu-ir lieel. Reilly sueeeeileil in furiniug an 11rg'z11iiz:iti1111 equal to tllztt uf the terrilrle Teliekzi, wliieli lie wperzitetl uniler tlie yery sl1:11,l11xy uf the lireui- lin in lliistmuy llis zieefiinpliees were ll ilzineing girl, ljilgllllllill, Uilifnel lirietle. zinil the C1Jl1lllCll5 sister, 'l'lu' eiilimel, lveing' well up iu tlle llnlwlieyik ruling class. rent Reilly niziny impfirtziut tlweuf ments, :lull tliuf the Russian secrets were, frniu the Iirst, lwiug lezirnefl liy llritnin. During this perincl, tlul Recl zirniy was fast Cruinlwliug, Illlll tlie truly ifrgzinizeil regiment. tllzlt uf l.z1tyiz1. was efintrulletl lay liL'l'll'lZ1llf', znul tliere- fnre the inznnstxiy tif lliilwlieyisin. Reilly plunnecl ltr capture l,eniu :uul 'lll'Ht5lif', tlu' lezulers uf lliilslu-yi-in, xyllen tliese nu-n Lul- dresseil ll pulalie meeting' in Nlnsciuy. lle zilsfi planned In liuy Myer tlie Lettisli wiiliers. 'lllie money fur tlu- lnrilu- was ezifily rziiseil, iuul it u'z1x:1r1':111g'etl tliztt :it ll given signal, tlie l.ettisl1 SlllCllL'l'5'XYL'l'L' tu ztrrest tlu- llwlxlieyik le:ult-rs :intl tin pzu-rule tliem lu-lure tlu- pulmlu' tn slimy' tl1:1t tlie tyrants were pi'is1,1ue1'f. Siinultziiu-nufly tlie piwlvisiiiiizil lll'lllj' uwulr 1n11lnl1ze11n1l eztu-e :tu uprising in llL'tl'llgl'1l4l. :ini us 5111111 :ts tlu- elnel cities were unfler tlul eiintrul mul 11l'11X'lQ141ll'll 'll' yliuuting. 1 1 init-N. :ill uwiulil lie nyer liut tlu illx llu llut tlie title niuy turiu-il zigriiukt Rei H meeting ul l,enin :1n1l'lir11tsky xyztk pimstpiwuefl 1111 six ilziys. in xylneli time Reilly went tn l'etr1igr:11l In put the lllllSlllllQ t11tu'lu's L11 liis plane, mgrzul lu linil tlu' l':1t ztlrezulx lle rezu'lu'1l lttl in tlu- lire llere ll preuiziture zitteuipt lizul lu-tn . .. . ,- nizule 1111 tlu' life nl Ll'llSliy,llL'Il1l 111 tlu- leliek ztuil Il XX'i1lllllll liul in ult 1 x llll itttnipt tn kill Lenin, 1 L 1 1 4 AX wxyee vin-1' i1ix'esti1fztti1111 was lztunelierl lvy tlu N 35 . p11lu'e ztgentx. :incl :titer sexerxil urrewts welt nlzule, lllLlllt'l'S lweeznne tim uulu-ziltliy tnr Reilly .Xt tlie risk in lns neck. lie lfiunrl tlu- ilzuuung girl, llllg'lllQll'Zl, :intl leztrneil lrfini lu-1' just luuy s uere. lt seems tl1:1t tlie 'lieliekzi lisul Nugpeeterjl Liuliincl l l'iL'tlt S wiStt'1' lllltl tlley Slll prisetl lier mu- flgiy in lier :ipzlrtnu-nt. 'llliey als Ilvunil lier lirief false full uf dziinziging eyiileiut reeeixeil IAl'Hlll lu'r lvrivtlier, :intl tliix let tlu- e. lizul uizitter nut 111- tllc ling. 'lllufre xyzif nntliing left lnr Reilly lvut instant iliglit. lle lielirieiuletl at tlerinun, xylin, nut sux peeling liif iclentity, ztssisteil liiiu nut uf tlu efiuutry :intl efmseiiueiitiy In Euglunil. , . Lnptxtin Reilly kept in Ctrlllllllllllflllln111 with , giutivluilslieyik C1lllS11ll'lllIlll'N, lnut siuee liis fuiluie , In upfet tlu- lxetl regiine, n-1 une elwe luis eyti eiinie an elme In ezuixiiig the iltixyinizill inf tlu Siwiet. A WEE BIT O' SCOTLAND .lx Ultll' flu' fzillx -ree '2t'11111f1'1', ,lx ll 1lI'l'tIlII llmf 111 z'1'1' f111171'll1, .lly l?1111111'1' l'.11.v.s' 'zeiflz 111e, .N'f'1'11111.y' 111111111 I11'f11r1' my t'.X't'.f, Yi111'1'1 .f tl-YL' flltlf .m1111't111'1111 Utlljlllllf YYIUI' i . y' tl gfnzt' 11'1'1'.vf1t1'111lx flu' mzrffz, II11111111' ,S'1'11fI11111l lllltljtl 111 IIIF. ,-1111! l'111 lurk by II11' Ullllllllff fitftk ll'f11'11 11111111111 N11' julrfili' f11'111l1e1' 71111111 t'l'17'It'llA' l?w111111l11111'.r III' 1 lllltft' jflllltlfxlllll fn .Nl1'fIfl1IJI1f, The fum! nf AX'lIfIfl'lll,f Y'f11'iIl.v, A--.Y11 II1'-X' vflllfifkli IIA, 11'1l, Cillf.

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20 LE RACONTEUR hope that Howard lflarrick, Ruth Truscott, Rohert l,othian, 'lames Reeves. .Iosephine San- sone, Christine Smith, Ina Tait and Marion Wal- lace, who are all putting in their idle hours at home, are using their time to good advantage as all good Xvesttlalians should do. .Xnd now, dear reader lat least we hope there will he soine who will read this sectionl, we come to those ainhitious graduates who are now help- ing to keep the wheels of industry turning. We have heen informed that Richard Fairs is now with the l'orritts and Spencer Company, and have gootl reason to helieve lnone other than the authority of Dick himselfj that he has recently heen promoted to a position in their office. Con- gratulations, Dick! lieep up the good work. llerhert Cocker is working with the l'igott Con- struction Co., while Rohert XYoodward is earning his daily hread at the Greening XYire Co. XYhen last heard of. llarold l liskow was with the .Xgnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, hut more recent in- formation has informed us that he was laid off. illskl 'llskl Too had, lfarold, we hope you will soon regain your lost position, .klilll llead and Margaret l Soup l Camphell, our last year's Commercial Rep , sure ought to know their tohacco for hoth are regularly punching the clock at 'lluckett's. Not to he outdone hy either of these, liorothy llorne proves that she knows at which end a cigarette should he lit, for she lllls secured a place with the Imperial 'l'ohacco Co. in Toronto. Hur worthy treasurer of last year's 'llriune Society, .Xrthur .Xthawes, is now on the pay roll of the llominion Canners l,td., in Simcoe, while Xvilliam Stewart, who also helieves in settling in out-of-town places, is working in a garage in lluffalo, .loseph llorhway seems to have risen to unexpected heights for he is now employed in a gram elevator at l'ort Arthur. Xvestdale seems to he destined to he represent- ed far and wide for we lind Betty Shainline living in London, while Eleanor Lightheart, not heing satisfied with So small a distance, has taken up residence in l'hiladelphia. ,lane Stewart, one of the chorines of our school play, has heen fortun- ate enough to secure a position with the Contin- ental Guarantee Civ., and Mae Yogel, seeking additional commercial training hefore accepting a position, is attending the l'ark llusiness Col- lege, XX'e have in the person of ,lack l'oole a hufhling young real estate agent, for he is now employed at the real estate ollices of Kent llam- ilton. lflorence Uiilson and Evelyn Nicholson are hoth receiving their pay checks from Moodies and also among the list of hreac'lwimiers we liud Muriel Smith, who is working part time, Mary Nelson, Ruth Coppins, Cecil l'atterson and lleatrice Fletcher, -lean Rae is another who does not helieve in the motto Hamilton lfirst for she has accepted a position with the l'arker Pen Company in Toronto. But to offset these graduates who wander so far from home we find Marion Rat- tenhury and lrene Bowker supporting home in- dustry at the Canadian XXI-stingliouse. while izaheth Fleming does her share to put llam- Getting's Furriers. Phyllis El ilton on the map, at llerryman must have a weakness for sweet things for she is doing her at the Howe Candy part to end the depression Co. Margaret Emhury is with the R. E. Meinder Co., while we find Peggy Chapman at the XY. R. lfohson Co. Miith the recommendatiiin that is hers hy heing the Com- mercial Gold Medallist, Norma XYakeham has accepted a position at the city hall and is now on llamilton's pay roll. lietty Young is with the Dominion Assurance Co. and Norman Mcliay. an amhitious young printer. is plying his trade at the Echlin llress. XX'hen last seen, hlohn Diroches was conducting a paper stall, while Charles Goodram, disliking the hustle ami noise ol' the city, decided to work on a farm. Charles lluscomhe is with the firm of 'Ilownsend and Deamude. while Frank La Roche is enrolled as a special student at the Hamilton Technical lnstitute. llello, XYestdalites: l am rather at a loss to know what to write. never having written in the Alumni section he- fore, and not heing ahle to find a letter to copy in the half dozen school magazines through which l looked. The only thing which gave me any inspiration whatever was a sentence which read like this: ln the alumni section of a school magazine, should he found the names of our future Prime Ministers, lleads of lndustry, Mis- sionaries, l'hilosophers and Scientists. lt struck me as rather a humorous remark, for it quite leaves me out in the cold, I certainly will not lie a llrime Minister. l have enough difficulty in managing my own finances, regardless of those of others. 'llhe Head of an lndustry is out of the question, for l don't play golf. As a Missionary, 1 am sure l would he a misfit, and likewise as a Scientist lMr. llallantyne will verify this state- mentl. Now that leaves only the study of phil- osophy. XYell, who knows? After graduation, if the present depression continues, l may have to study philosophy in order to console myself. XYell. ladies and gentlemen, 1 was informed hy your editor that I would he allotted only a small space. and since I have already lilled in a large portion of it, I must make the rest rather hrief. 1 would like to wish .lohnny Stewart lots of luck now hefore his magazine goes to press. .Xlso. since this will he printed in his hook, 1 will he the first to congratulate him on his success. .Xnd 1 am sure all graduates of M'estdale share these sentiments with me. .Xnd now I had hetter stop hefore the alumni editor starts slashing a few sentences out here and there -Cam. llaxter.

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22 LE RACONTEUR 44 TRAVEL ,, TO HALIFAX tlly llert llearsonl How tiresome a long train journey is! Through the window of the rapidly moving' car, endless stretches of country pass hefore your eyes until, wearying' of the endless monotony, you turn away, glancing out only now and then as some- thing important comes into view. The train ricle to llalifax is like this, for although the land was settled earlier than Un- tario, much of it is wild, wooded country. The travels along' the top of an escarpment tram overlooking the green-pastured .Xnnapolis and Xkientworth valleys, know'n to all of us for their wonderful apples. .X few hours later the train pulls into lflalifax. llalifax is a very old city, lwuilt for the fortifi- cation of its harlwour. The main fortification is the Vitadel. situated on a hill, peering' down upon the city and harlaour lwelow, guarding them like a faithful watchdog, The fortress, a very old one, is circular in shape, and is surrounded hy a wall a yard thick. .Xround the wall lies the moat, aliout twenty-tive feet wide and twenty feet deep, which may he crossed hy the draw- lvridge alone. lnside the walls are the harracks. furnished with rough wooden benches and talmles and whose glassless windows are iron-liarred. Every day at noon a gun is fired from here, so precisely timed that it never varies more than a minute. lirom the Citadel, the harlwour presents a splendid view. lt is congested with fishing' schooners, mostly with sails ,furled, hut here and there, one makes a picturesque scene with its puff- ed sails carrying it out illto the lmlue ocean. From here llalifax appears to lie divided into two parts liy a long inlet called the Northwest Xrm. This provides a playground for the aquatic sport of llalifax, lt extends inland from the sea for aliout three miles. and is aliout half a mile across. .Xlong its shores are situated three lwoat- clulis, similar to our l.eander lloat Cluli, 'hut also including in their activities, swimming, diving and Canoe racing. .klthough the harlwour contains so many small lmoats, these are lmy no means its most important callers. The majestic ocean liners call here. along with many smaller steamers trading' along the .Xtlantic coast. The greatest of these dis- tinguished visitors is the Xcluitania, one of the largest vessels afloat. The .Xquitania is nothing less than a floating palace. There are tive decks, the topmost ot which is used for outdoor sports such as swim- ming, tennis, and even ping-pong. The lower decks are closed in for stormy weather There are long promenades and halls lined with state- rooms. There are lounges, salons, hall-rooms, gyinnasiums and stores. ln fact, it is like a small comnninity. The country surrounding llalifax is very heau- tiful, hut the roads are had. Along' the seashore there are long stretches of hard-packed sand where a car can he driven as fast as you care to drive it. Un these I-teaches, over which tower rocky cliffs, clams are found in ahundance, and clain-hakes are a favourite pastime. Your impression uf llalifax, as you leave. is the impression of a city which has fallen hehind in the mad race of progress. lt lacks the tower- ing' sky-scrapersg its street-cars are out of date, and its streets are narrow and hilly. Yet under this rougher veneer heats the warm heart of a line city, and, ltidding good-hye as the train puffs out of the station. you carry with you mem- ories of happy hours spent in the Land of Evan- geline. EUROPE vs. CANADA tlly l'atricia l.ilwerte. C-SVU lf l were given the alternative of vacationing' either in Europe or Northern Canada, l would certainly choose the latter. To you who have never witnessed the lieauty pageant of the North, there will seem little contrast. The lovely moonlit nights on the wide ocean and the luxu- ries of the modern liners seein to till one with a proud outlook on a facetious world. For in- stance, there is l'aris, the word which spells sparkling nights of revelry, with its warm, ex- hilarating wines and gay, throhhing' music: Florence, the sophisticated artists' centre: and the cities like the great Milan and Naples of which ltaly hoasts. Venice. with its gondolas, invites romancers and the tourist to float down nnvon-shimniered canals. Yisits to other Euro- pean cities conjure up memories of old world beauty and extensive knowledge. llomeward hound after such a trip, one feels verv learned, verv sophisticated, and very tired -glad to return.- filf a vacation in our own un- tamefl North, however, with its fresh-smelling atmosphere of Mother Earth in her most wild. wholesome, appealing form, we never tire. llere we revel in the gentle sigh of a summer's lvreeze. which sings a lullahy through the pines: the soft lapping of white-capped waves rippling' up on sandv laeachesg the lualzny air soothes you into