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

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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

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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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12 LE RACONTEUR my MEL BAILEY l,SU1'1'tIf pi fait' ,rclvrt j'1'1't'11d.v', C'1'i!n, Plata, .-lfifw!miu1'11.v, amz' H1'fif10r1'tIft1v, 1,ft1fl1i'1'vd in Hit' j11'i.m11 fell, '2'lII'HI-X' e11t1'en-zurirringf In ft'I'.YIlUllt' .S'0rl't1!t'.v' in flvttl Socrates: llehuld hmv vuncler niissiunerl lmark fltith flee 1 'ith traces tif the lilmitly sun, and sqnall XX 'llhat ptints her sail npun the tinted sea 'lu lJL ll the llelra fr 11 ' 1 ,s nevvs that parts ns all. mine friends, dun't grieve, Critter, speak tur the rest. Yun vvhn du acclaim it a great disaster 'ilu pass nnprpntalrly intfi a realm that's hest, Yet nnt nphtmld the very thing yuu aeqniesee. Crito: U! Sucrates. master of the inintl and heart. Xtliuse love almve ytinr reasun, vve atltire. lint fnllt-vv ns and ynu may teach the art iff lpgie. ethics. reasun yet tance inure ln distant Tliessaly, vvhere means and friends ,Xvvait thee. Again vvill you hold svvay H'e1- fainilyg and safety frtnn the fue sends Xlettle tti hearts tt, lifild nur heads another xvav Socrates: Wlixvas at my lather's knee in ytiuth, that night lle tnltl me rl' the till A 4 s small vuice xvithin, .Xml hmv tw serve the Xpiee that knmvs the right lklltl scnrn tipinitvn, pulwlie, as tif sin: lu lnlltnv epnscienees dictates. never cease Lest he lieewnne a intil, a slave tp case, XYI ' ' M1 cant stand lay his theuries and lmeliefs, When death stalks dpvvn In meet him face tp face. Did ywn, at llippwerates' summer site, Nt 9 it agree that np man slniuld du evil, lxeturn evil fm' evil, nr lvetrav the right? Km l tu alter vievvs tu snit miy plight? Xt ig l must leave in peaee and innpcence, AX sufferer, evil fur evil nut Return. lest l clisplease my inner sense, 6 And un the mural litmk my gpml name liltit. ,X vveletnne cwnlrl vve raise in 'l'hessaly, X lint tinee nffenfl their viexvs and ive nnist fly. l ,Xlil Xp. my friend, there lies :1 legacy ln .Xthens ini' the patterns nf my lace. llerchanee. liy l'lattfs pen my inartyrdmn . .Xcruss unvvritten ages vvill lie flunffl 5 l'erehance, the I'uvver l meet. in time tu ctime XX'ill raise his hand and say: My sun, vvell dune! Qu l tlrink like hnn vvhti drinks tn regain me -iailer, hring' the cup uf death and tears, A ' ' ' , ' yunth: ' A i 1 1' s mentg l'm lull pt years, Nly lilt is ilnit st I llnt lll return in wither tnrnis iuistmtli' My lnnlis grmv culd and harilg lie rlmvn, l innst, lleinre the heinlnek reaches this wld heart. tilt' ll' 1 1 4 . L 'lt1. l uve 11 cnck to llsclepius, XYill ynn remenilmer tn repay the delwt?