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

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10 LE RACONTEUR FUR VA'-WR W AT'2NHlFi,,e,,e 11 11,11N1111.111.11, e1.1,1t.1111,1.1.. 1111111 1116 1111111. Circumstances were inure than kind. Baird 1111111 11-111,111 1.112-35,1113 111 11 1,111c1 1111011511161 11161-C and Bruwnlee were detailed that night tm' seuut Q-111011 1111. 1-cg-1,111 111 11-1,111 1,1 51,111-5119110 111 duty, tu determine the lueatiun ul enemy wire 51111111161 entanglements. .Xt 1:30, they quietly slid uyer ,. . . 1 . . the t in and int, th - ne1re.t :hell lit le. lhere were many ttvrmidahle tierinan pusitiuns H lf U K UC N N U J U in irunt nl Cuureelette, especially twu trenches Ullllcli' the llvfk lf. the llllQlllF'lU lmdlfd- 11-1111.11 1116 111611111 111111 115111111 11'11.11111,11. whispered llill, whwse mind was uhliyiuus tu the H f ' - - 1 ' - fz't li' ' l:'l'l ' m ie: lwiee wayes ut Lanadian truups surged tur- lk t 'lt ll ll ll ul ml NHL' dull um U1 5 1 - - ' 1 - they w frl fu J -dl ' f ward, and twiee they tailed tu reach their uh1ee- - Q N PIMUNUL 5 3 tu U U 111,11 1.1,11111S1,,1 111. 1111. 11,11-11111 g1111111-C 111 1116 611C1111.U lle Irs Aahuut nity yards ahead, :1USt almutxiii a 11111. Q1-11111111 111.111.1111 1116 1U,1,1,1,,111Q 111.111-116, 11111, straiglit line with us. XX e eant miss lnm. lhere 11,1-11 111111 111.1,11.C1 1111111 11 111115 11 111115, 111 11,1165 is a tree stump that stands nut as a landmark. it and small rises, due tu the heayy harrage set up WC CHU UU' get fl 5C CW-'ugll U' lt- hy huth sides. lt seemed hhurs tu the participants, hut, in l'riyate Xyilliam llruwnlee and laeli Baird, uf H'5llltY- if WHS ull illmlll tllll'lY'lll'C lllllllltei the send llilflllllltlll, Canadian Infantry, were dis- ulltll tllfl' lllmlffl lll fl Sllcll 11016 tml 5'Ulifl5 fl 'm C11,S111g 1,,,SS11,111111., 1,1 1,1,111111111g 11.11111 the stump, which was yaguely diseernihle in the l knuw the 'Ulf' pruinised lla leaye when dluiknesf' A A U U this push is uyerf' remarked lack, hut what MHC 'S .lui T lllf 1'1Q'l1f Ul the etumll- mul' gfmrl is it tu us the way we're lixedin mulcd .luck- Ullie wtiuld haye heen in mighty guml shape ilrllllalg lllle' hm the Slllml' fl V5lllt f W'l' U5- linaneially. if yuu hadn't euneeiyed that hrilliant 1l'1'l- 1lUlllCl'Ss 'lf' Slwll lll'lV Neill' fl- WC W H'-'mf system tu heat theerwwn and aneliurhua1'd, while t lm m il 11116 llx 'll C359 they dl5V l'6l' UF H1111 111- yy-we fit the 111111-. 1-iiefuiiy fe11iie.i Ilill, 11111011 1111- --'1i11111'5 g.,,11C' 11,121.1 111111111 11. 11.1,-11 11.61 1111 1 l.et's suggested Ulaek, lt's just a matter YL-ali? l1ill's i':iee. despite dirt and grime. UT WU-'11'lS U' LIU tlW1'6-Sflllfll him- illlfl get 1111451 1.1,g1S11.1.1,11 11 1111.9 1,X1,1.1,5511111 111 5kC1,111.1,111' then we ean wurry ahuut wire entanglements. Hnee again the Czmadians attacked, unly tn he 'HWY f1'lltl ll5l5' ffflwlvfl '1 1UllWlV l-'Qlllw UU' repulsed hy an :innihilatine machine gun tire. lllk' Slumlh fllflll Yt'Cl'e1l tw the Vlgllf il Slliffl 4115- 11111111 1111 1111 111-111101-11 1,1-1Q-11,1cU ' tance, when llill suddenly telt a tug un his arm. 'llhe Canadians' lhss was heayy, hut hy swine U i'lllU'fl'f llf ie lllll- lill Slit if 11114 Weill 'luck whim uf fate. l'riy:1tes lglaird and llruwulee es- mst-' U U U U U U U eaped with minur wuunds, lt was while haying Ulaeli fllllfklf' fllfl ll'5 llilllll mslfll' the Umm '-'I their wuunds attended tu at at held dressing' sta- fllf' C'f1'l'5'C' llllt Ht thc ffllkill mlflmclltf im Cllelllf' 11,111 111111 11101, 11g11111 111611 llare ignited nearhy, hglitmg up the gruund tur lack llaird, after eautiuusly Qlaneiiig' arhund. 5'2'l'flS flwullfl- reinarked in an undertune tnilfiilli i'dlllSSCY, the hill- fxfifffllr Uxflllllllffl .l3Ck- nllflf l'W5llll' hlnke that hruke us at eruwn and aiieliuig gut lllgl llieilf gm U' KW lllm lmfk-H 1 11151 111111 15 11.111g11111 111616 111111111 31 111111111611 1111.115 1 A-lu-X-tl, X-I-N-tl. The Germans upened tire fruin nur treneh. lle must haye elnse In a tliuuf l'ilf'lt1Call5V 1 U sand hueks un him, AX guml hit tit' it iiriginally llle llllllwtaklllg X35 l'W mlll2' m fC llilzflftl' helnnged tn us, and, il he stays there lung emnigli, 'fus YVUY mumelll- lbs llS'l'.'lmll5- ll 5S1l'l5'lUll1'lk' 51,1119 ,11-1111g1.14 1, Q-1,111g 11, 21.1 11U me it was 111 party ul British- SZ1151lC1I'S1lZl.f'lIlg a -'111-1. 1-,111 51111 115, 11611112 11-111,11C1.1.11 11111. mine. periudieally threw nut llares, tullhwed hy Must he. lle was un my right, and the shrap- llllf' fmll lllilflmlf Null UW- nel that tuuehed me up must haye expluded 1110Weff'11Si111'U1lte1's WCW UUW Ull lFl 3l 2'l'f'Ulld 11-1111111 11 11111- 1111.1 1,1 111111U and euuld he yisihly seen. hy the light ul the HXXY1-111m 11111 ,11,11-11- 111-1111111116111 '-11 11-111 1,6 flares. tu he lahuring desperately tu hring' in their midnight hy the time' they send us hack th the fllllfll f llll7ldC- line, and, :is there is Ihr-Illuull tu-niglit, if it's fl lmllllctl fllfcl' llwff' ffl-111 flw Hflllsll UU' 11U1QU 11-1111 1-1,11U 1111511 5111, 1,111 111111 11-11 11 111111.11 11-6 trenehments. .Xll was quiet in the tlerinan line. 1-1-1111-11, ' ' Firing had eeased, a Beau tleste un the part of It 11-115 ,111,1-111- 1,11,1 1,1111 111111 111-11 11311 1,1-111-, the enemy, whu had reeugnized a hraye deed tiezilly ceased, with the exeeptiun ui an udd 1111112100112lffUfKllHQ'l3'- . ' . vj., 1. '. i, , 11 ,,, l,'. sniper. whu tired inure tu hreak the inuiiutinly l1lll-lui llllll-1111 l'lUlllllW H1111 .huh lewd- 1,1' 1111 111111,,,1 :gt1ll 111.11111 1111111 11-1111 1116 1111.11 111 hall eunseiuus, tuinhled uyer the parapet, tu he N 1 inaliing it direet hit. lcltlllflillllftll nn Page O31

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LE RACONTEUR 9 UNDERSTANDING Happy is the 1111111 that gets LlI'It.lCI'St2lIlCIllIg'.u -I'1'1.1v6I'lJS. U1 all IIlZll1.S acquisiti1111s, 111 wl1icl1 he is i11- v11ri11hly l1is 1.1wn purcliaser, tI1e greatest c11111- 111111lity 111 value is l1IltlCI'SIlll1tlllIQ. XYis1l111n is its chief hy-pr111l11ct. ltith it inan can 1l11 anything. lt is the water 131 life, 1111111 1111' tl1e s1111lg Illlfl l1e wl111 k1111ws tl1e patl1s will s11rely llllltl l1is gtrill. lt is 11ne inincl Ctllllllltlll t11 Zlll 111611. yet it niarks the t1'11e learler a111l 111e11s11res l1is genius hy its fulhllinent. lYith it, l1ist11ry hec11111es active. Iltlt passive. XYhat Socrates tl11..111ghtg wl111t .Xnt1..1ny sai1l t11 Cle11p11tra. N11p11le1111 t11 tl1e l'11pe. 111' Xvlbl' taire t11 Freclerick 11cc11rs i11 the prese11t iniine- 1li11tely yllll c111nprehen1l. lt is the lIlUlQllCI' 111 pitv lllltl the l111I1-l1r11tl1er 111 :1pprec1at111n. .Xpprec111t11'1n sepa1'11tes tl1e artist 111.1111 the laynian: l1Iltl6I'SlZtl1tlIlIg1' the civil- izecl 111a11 lftllll tl1e savage. The savage I'lII1S i11 fear anrl ignnrance at Illl eclipse: CKIIICQIICKI 1111111 marvels i11 awe at the phe111,11nena which his 111lvance1I intellect has l1r1111ght i11t11 his lien IIT l1IlClt'l'St3.lIdlIlQ'. Ile wh1'1 gr11pes i11 the llllI'l'iIlC'SS 111 1l11ul1' 111ils t11 see success. lt is the hasis 111 It lllillllx true self. Ile sees the llifltltlll truths Ill' STIIIIIIHIUS 1111. llere lies the Ctblllllllffll Qllbllllfl 111 l11veI the cru- cihIe1111rie111ls:tl1eI1e11c1111 111ge11i11s. lly it 1111111 attains his arts 1111' stays 111 pl11y with flltlI9. Tl1e pl1il1'1s11pher reaches l1is elevaterl stati11n: the learler 111rges his sw11r1l: Zlllfl the statesinan fllll' s11lts l1is great 1rien1l-tl1r1111gI1 the ll'IL'tlllllll llf lll'IIlC'I'SIlIIItllllfl. In El w11r1l, 1111111 Is revealecl l1is s1.1ulg witl11111t it he is l11st1 The 1l11111' 111 lI'l1C li1e is I1111-1-1-1l: the key 111 c111nprel1ensi11n IlIl1St he ftlllllfl. 1111' 1111 the 11the1' sirle lies tl1e Illllllf 111 true life .... llihen will tl1e y11uth 111 111-flftf' fUI'S2lIiC the I1lare 111 the IHZLINI fllltl search 1111' tl1e true L1I'lfI6'I'rIQ2llItlI11g'? 'Melville lflailey. WANTED---MORE SCHOOL SPIRIT I1 the XYestdale Sch1111ls l1a1l taken an inven- t11ryattheheginni11g111tl1e New Year,11netl1ing w11ul1l l111ve IYCCII TIllIIIfI inissing-that is Scl11111l Spirit. XYe have IIEYCI' p11ssesse1l llIL1Cl'I 111 it. 111111 I7l'tJI1Zll5ly never willl Unly last fall we l1111ke1l 1111 with envying eves 11s the 11tl1er Inter- rughy teams pl11ye1l t11 huge er11w1ls. team. niiles 11l1e111I 111 the 111ai11rity 111 ahility, 11tt1'acte1l 1111ly a few h11l1- sch11l11st1c wl1ile 11111' teams i11 heartetl SLIIJIJUTTCIAS. Nthat is XYITJIIQT Is there anything fLlI1tl2ll1lClll1ElIIj' tl1e inatter? l.et's analyze tl1e Sltllfltlllll a111l see. First 111 all there is Ulll' lack 111 l11'fltlllItJl1S. lYest1lale is a CO1'1lDZ1I'ZltIY6ly IISXY sch1,111l. 11111l we have 1111 gl2llllOl'OllS rnghy 11111l track vict11ries t11 l1'111k hack 1111, no 11l1l cups 111' shielrls t11 111I1tll6. Tl1us we have 1111 high st11111lar1Is tc1 live 1115 t1.1. But 1l1Y111htless these will c11n1e witl1 the years. Then, t1.11,1, we have 111.1 11l1111111i group tn cherish. True, we have Z1 kinrl 1,11 nlsillllllj' QTHIIIIEIICIH callecl tl1e Ul1l Boys' .Xss11ciati11n. This gr11up is c11111p11se1.l largely 111 stu1lents lltlt yet 1111t 111 sch111,1l, wh11se only rec11111111en1lati11n 1111' ineniher- ship seenis t11 he that they actually 11re 1111' past the Ql'ZlfltIItT,IllQ age Zllltl there1111'e well-deserving 111 the title I Iltl Buys. ll11wever, the Ztflfllitltrll 111 tl1e 1ee system 1111' seventh year stu1le11ts will s1111n ri1l the scl11,11.1l 111 the I111g11J' 17ltI l111v-s, lint there is als1.1 ll hrigliter si1le Ill the picture. XYe l111ve seventeen hun1lre1I stu1lents: we have ste111lily i1npr11xing teainsg we have Il hetter 'liI'll1l1C executiveg a111l we l111ve 1111 Zlll-1't1l1IItl i11- crease i11 st111lent 11ctivities. That is 11111st enc11u1'11ging. ,xlltl Stl, it SCCIIIS. tl111t with tl1e passing 111 the years will c11n1e It grarlnal increase in the spirit 111 l71111r1lie 1111' XX'CSt1IZllt'.u 1111til with ll inighty sur-fe this c11ncentr11te1l 1111'ce will carry the name 111 11111' 11l1l sch1,11Q1l to tl1e heights 111 Qan111l11-wi1le stlpreinacy, C. I.i1'CCIll:ICltl. SLANG 111 English. c11n11n11nly l11t11 the XYItlL' realni used hv tl111se pr1.11ess1ng t11 adhere t11 the .xllgltv has Ctllllt' the ZUYILII Sax1111 race especially. SC1,ll1l'g'tf 111 what is kn1.1wn 11s slang. lt h11s heen well said neerls 111 the present day tllllt 1111e 1,11 tl1e greatest is ll rescue n1issi1.111 111r 111lle11 terins. Many 1,11 the XY1hI'CIS1lt,1NY usecl Ulltltl' the Zllllltlllltlull 1.11 slang pl1.1ye1l 1111ly in the highest s11c1al 1lI'Clt'1' ut the English pe11ple. By a p1'11cess tllltt is 1listi11ctly n1.1t ev11l11ti11nary. these w11r1ls have CICg'C1lCl'lltC4l. 1111tiI 1111ly It mere skelet11n 111 their 111r111er tlig- nity remains. and i11 s11n1e cases tl1e last vestige 111 reseinhlance t11 the 11rigin11l w11r1l has heen Cllllllllltltttl alt11gether, .AIIIIIJIIQ-II it is tr11e tllllt Sliakespeare c11ntril1- ute1l It tre111e111.l1111s Elllltrtlllt 111 slang t11 the w11rl1Ql 1.11 l1is flay, yet, ElCCl,ll'CllIlg t11 l'r111ess1.1r Derwyn l. lngrani. l'resident 111 tl1e Xati11nal Researcli L'111n1nittee 111 the English IJIIIQIIEIQC. this type 111 speech was 1111t in CUIIIITIUH use. a111l w11s l1is 1neth111l t11 differentiate l1is writings 1rc1n1 11thers 111 tl111t peri11cl. Thus we lilltl that tn-1lay the English language l1as heen tlegraded and flehasecl to such ll 1l1-gree that all classes make 1ree use 111 this ruthless tyrant, 1111tiI it is practically 1111- p11ssihle Ill enter i11t11 Zllly c1111versati11n with1,1ut neing C11ll1I'1Il1tt'CI hy this gaunt spectre 111 slang. tl1at Illls l'HlJll6l1l us 111 tl1e l1e11uty 111111 dignity typitierl hy tI1e language 111 ILIIUIIICI' day. ,Xt the present rate 111 1level11pn1e11t, tl1e future will reveal Z1 nation d111ninate1l hy the ravages 111 w11r1ls fallen 1r11n1 their l1I'lg'lIlZll state 111 perfec- tion. This awful ah111ninati1.111 that has crept gfltfle tially yet irresistihly i11t11 11ur I2lI1Q'l.lZlQ'i?. presents the grave llllllgftl' that s11111e day tl1e virgin Eng- lisl1 toiifrue will he entirely 11verwhel111ed hy slang. were. 11t 11ne ti111e. ein- b -I.ZtI.1l'CIlCC li. Chuhh.

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LE RACONTEUR 11 My PUDDLES 1X SUlll1'l'lCI' sh11wer is a wtnitlerful hztppening. .Xfter the rain all nature seems refreshetl. 'l'he sun is lmrighter. the grass Q'l'l'L'1lCI', 11ll the wnrlcl inure lmcziutiful. l'u1lclles. like lJI'UliL'll hits uf the sky, relieve the green Illlil lnrtnwn 111t1n11t1111y tlf the lieltls. l'u1l1lles have il curitnis lllSL'll1ZltllJll fur cliiltlren. l,Cl'llZll1S it is the cutal llltlfl, 1JCl'llZll!S the spark' ling' water, hut pr11l111l1ly it is ll c11111l1i1111ti1m 111 these twtm and 11 thircl intzingilale snnietliing wl1icl1 we lftar want tuf Il lwetter terml c11ll the cl111r111 111 little things. Eyen when tl111se fl11ys tlevutetl tu sailing lmits tif stick 1111 tl1e w11ter have gtnne f111'eye1', pucltlles still h11x't- ll sulrtle lltlltl tm the i11111g'i1111ti1111, 'lille sky, rellt-ctetl in El putldle. is twice 11s lmlueg the Cltrllllw l1ec11me castles. the sliimnierine' l1llllg't,'S 111 th11se Castles ill Spziinuwel1uil1lfr11n111url111pes1111tl11n1l1iti1+ns. l'u1l1lles inrluce reflectitln. llllll- l11-,king :tt tl1e smiling lmlueness 111 une, the thnuglit sluwly tl111t 11 puddle is-yesfis i11 ll way synilml- ic11l tif life. See htm' it reflects tilt' llziwless lilue CUINCS 1,11 the sky! S11 sh11ul1l nur tlitiuglits Zlllfl tleecls reflect nur lnest ch111'11cteristics intti tl1e wtlrltl ztmuncl us. .Xn ztimless l1l'L'11f.ll 111' win1l rultles tl1e putltlleg lenrls c11lt1ur t11 the tlllillgllt. Ks the wintl has shaken 111111 l1rt1ken the picture 111 clnutl 11ntl sky, s11 shall trtmuhle 111111 tlis11pp11i11tn1ent i11- terrupt 11ur s111t111tl1ly-gniiig 1iyes, 111111 tunilile the fll't'Zllll castles int11 ll lvrnken ht-zip. ln ll n111n1ent the ripples y1111isl1. 215 if they neyer h11ye lreeng the clnutl-czistles :ire wl111lt- xteztin. .Xgrziin ll D3 CONSTANCE CAUNT fll'-Jllglll c11n1es. lt is Il great 1111111 Xxillll c1111 gn tl1rt1ue'l1 lite htiltling his 1h'e11n1s unl1r11ke11l1y zidyersity. llut still greztter is l1e wl111 c1111 pick the lJl'UliC1l lnts llllllll the ch111.s 111 inisftjrtune :intl tit them tngether llglllll. It is flillicult tw think 111 the se11 zintl Il pufltllt 111 the Slllllt' l1re11th. 115 it were. 'llhe 11t'e11n is i1WC'l1lF11ll'l1lgA. yery big. very grzincl. 111111 there ls 11 ntite 111 ft-111' in llll i1npressi11n 1,11 it. 'l'l1ert 15 nuthing lvrezitli-tzikiiig Zlllllllt Z1 putltlle, :mtl its l1E'ZlUf5' IS l111rr11wed ll'41lll the sky. Yet, i11 1n11ny TCS TC cts. Il 1u1l1lle is yery like 11 sen. Wie whii l l . 11re lust llk'gllllllllQ' lift- 11re wnnt t11 think mmf life 115 31 1 t1ce11n 1111 which we llll1S'E enihztrk: 11n1l thrtvugh tl1e yezirs we lll'C tn struggle 11g':1i11st wind illlfl wzixe 11n1l element. tliruugli success 11i11l l2lllll1't'. until we flie, XXI' lt'11r, we 1ilt111l1t, we hwpe. hut wt- 1l11 nut knt1w XYlllll. lies l1ey1111tl thi sea: here nur k1111wle1l-re 9lUl14 N . . . .X 1l11y is Il fI'1lglllt'Ill taf Il life. p:11't tif Il kxillllle. yet c11111plete 111 1tst-lr. lt lllC is Zlll 11ce1111. then every 4lZ1f' is I1 llllIl4llt', .X fllly reflects tiur m11111ls ls tl11 ' 1 SXYZLY s purltlle rt-tlt-cts the n1e111l11w grass tha s 11t its l'llQL'. lzyery mciflent is 11s 11111cl1 11 p11rt 111 tllk lllN ls tl1t tl . ' 11' :J - Hlltlllf-2: lent IS 21 pztrt 111 the purltlle. 511 let Us hrt- nur hyes, fllly lay clay, prnliting 1111111 tl1e pztst, hut nut regrettiiig it: l1111king t11 tl1e future. hut 11t1t f111'getti11g the present, flill' it is in tht pit t tl11t nt lixt Th A111 gwes tl11y will grzitluanly gimw intti the cztlm, quie ' ' 'SVU 1 ' ' , Cll. IIS tl L' 1:ce1111 111 lllC 11-15 cm' SNOW .S'11f11y, 1101111.11 j'1111111g1, 1111' 'zt'1z11'1' 'zt'11111'1' .r11111z1' 111111-1'1.Y 111 tlllw 111111111111 Of lv1'1ftlI 'zt'1'1111,v 111111 11111-111, 11 1'11z'1'1'x 1111' 1'11'-1' 'zt'1f11 tl 111111111'1'1 ,111 fl111ALw, 11.1 111'11111.1' IIN 3llli1't'l1 -1t'111'11 11 1.1 I1t Zx', Ci11111'1'1111111y 1111' 51111111111 -:t'1f11 11 '1t'111't1'111'xx 111'111111'1'. 1.1'1'1' ,r111111' 111'11'z'1'111y 511111. . .11111111'1'11f 111111 f1'111'. Hurt' 111211.11 11 is 111 21111111 11 r111111' 1111-111115 11111 111111111 flifbl' 1l'lI-1-.1111 111111 f1'cI111f11111g1 1001. X111111'1 x .1-:t'1'1'1 I7Ilv.YX1.11f1. . .11 -11111111 111-ft of 1'1'11111:1'11. 1X,1I'I'1.Y1I 11.1 xf11'1111111' 111111 111111, 111111111 111111 x11111. .xvlf 111111111 11111111-11111. . .11 11121 11'1111111'11 111111 111'11A1',' 11.1 ft'111f1'111'.v.v 1111 x11111'11. 111111 11101111111 11':t'11y. .X ll 111111111 LI i'l1'11I11 of .V11'j'--f1'1'l' 1lI.1'11I,' 11 11-11111111121 I11I1l1Iflf'l'1.l' 1111111: 1.1110 1'111t1'11. -H1'1'111'1'1 15. 1?111'1'1'll, l.Vf11'1'.l s 1111, nur lllHl1Slllltls 111' cleztr pufltlles 111 every I