Woodstock Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Woodstock, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1949 volume:

0 HICKS LUMBER AND SUPPLIES Lumber and Builders' Supplies Asphalt Shingles lOO BUTLER ST TELEPHONE 2367.1 I Game .yn fqncf See Una gulllid 404 Wann? Men Step in to-day. Get the lasting satisfaction and service hund- reds ot men have learned to expect from John VVhite Company Quality Clothes. l Tl-lEY'RE MADE TO BE SMART You will profit by investigating the reasons for their popularity. The John White Co., Limited i Y -iii l Ninety-Four THE ORACLE CHEVROLET - OLDSMOBILE - MCLAUGHLIN BUICK PONTIAC MOTOR CARS ELLIOTT BROTHERS Service On All Cars PHONE 159 I Peter F: Do you know what spunk means? Iames C: Sure, after my father spanks me, I'm spunk . 1 1 D Did anyone in your family ever make a brilliant marriage? Only my wife. Q 1 Q Wife: ls everything shut up for the night? Husband: Everything else is, dear. Mr. Bailey Cin compositionl: Take this sentence, The cow went into the posture. Norma, what mood? Norma Strickler: The cow did. You know, my dear, he observed, looking up from his book, when one reads of the stupendous happenings in Nature one realizes how lowly and insignificant is man. A woman doesn't have to read books to learn that! replied his wife. 5, I V T y 'T' T' Y' 'vi Y' Y I TTT' - I ff , I , , I 'aa 9 1 I The Store With A Smile I . -- b K E L L Y I S Ii' Smart - --,': if I G 0Cef9 '0 fm I 1 I PHONE 2366R Y I o .. i .i,,,., , ,:i,..,i, PHONE FoR Fooo .... 'VV ll REED'S 'I FURRIERS WE Deliver I X! I j 2,3 wooosrock I 'X X THE ORACLE Ninety-Five . The Kennedy Car Liner and Bag Co. Ltd. MANUFACTURERS OF Bags and Covers WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO A-4-sf a- 'ff' -'Y A' r Scene: Gralton's Store Time: Saturday t What Has Happened: lay Miller has t seen some spots on Bruce Cur1r1inqham's l suit. . f Miller's Comment: Say Bruce your suit hasn't missed a meal in days. People are funny, said Mr. Bailey. Tell a man there are 23,567,897,356 stars in l the universe and he'll believe you. If a sian says 'Fresh Paint', that same man'll OF y make a personal investigation. T i O I wood Mosaic l Bubbles Iulian: I like mathematics when it isn't over my head. Phearless Doiq: That's the Way l feel l about pigeons. . . Policeman latter a collisioniz You saw this lady drivinq toward you. Why didn't you give her halt the road? l Motorist: I could1'1't tell which halt she ,, .Y l wanted. 5 7.-.-- -Y -- - -W ---- OPTOMETRIST Telephone 649 517 Dundas St. Ninety-six THE ORACLE nk Compliments of X UJZE Q FOUNDRY AND MANUFACTURING Co. LTD, WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO I more so-A' ' Miss Kellerman: What is an operetta? l A. Dawber: Oh that's a qirl who works T for the telephone company. i COMPLIMENTS OF Teacher: Frank, what is a cannibal? 1 , Frank: Don't know ma'am. T I Teacher: Well, if you ate your father T and mother, what would you be? T Brown 8 Crosby Prank. An orphanl ma am. g t Mother: What have you been doing l l at school today ,dear? Gordon: l blew down a boy's ear W lil- and made him scream and he got the cane. Didn't you say it was your fault, l dear? Oh, no, mummieg we're not allowed to t tell tales. T Harry: That chicken l just ate was T 487 Dundas 5f4 Phone 586 hatched in an incubator all right. 1 T How could you tell, sir? l l Harry: No chicken that ever knew a A mother's love could grow up to be as tough l. A -. l as that. THE ORACLE Ninety-Seven l l l Compliments of Thomas Furniture Mfrs. Ltd. WOODSTOCK, ONT. A fsrcrnan called up the editor of the It seems to me, Mary, that you're mar- iffdl paper. You know, she said, we've rying very hastily. What is the police- subsoribed to your paper for 40 years and I man's name? thought you might want to print a story I dori't know his name, but I've got his about my husband. Hes a wonderful man, number. ioesri't smoke or drink, has always been a ' ' ' model citizen in every way. He's never ls your husband a bookWorm? used strong language and hes never once No, just an ordinary one. stepped inside a theatre or a movie house. ' ' ' In taot, he has no vices or bad habits. And Diabeticcxlly Speaking tomorrow he : going to celebrate his 80th T. B. or not T. B. that is the congestion. birthday! Consumption be done about it. Ot Hot-r? asked the editor. cough, Of cough. C. DllRlI G C0 l CG. Coal - Coke - Domestic and Commercial Stoker Coal l lOl Wilson St. Woodstock, Ont. 5 Phone Gffice 670W House 85lR You'LL oo BETTER AT SUTHERLANIQYS A J. cmd J. Sutherland, Limited Ninety-Eight THE ORACLE A THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S YOUTH l Study well this country In which you live- There ore more opportunities Here than you will find Anywhere else in the world. There Is No Finer Country Truck Engineering Ltd. I IT BV T Y ?- Y 1-T I . I llll I-IUDDLESTIIN PHONE , PHONE . I A . M i 4 9 o '. 1 1 4 9 0 I ' - 5 :TQ-5 y vw f - nm. I I 43 EINKLE STREET - WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO Clerk: These are exceptionally stronq loanne Milburn: I'd like some rat poi- skirts, they simply laugh at the laundry. son please. Helen Guthrie: Yes, I know the kind. Clerk: Will you take it with you? They come back with there sides split. loanne: No, l'll send the rat over atter il. Iohn: While were sitting in the moon- Don't you feel better since you qave liqht, l'd like to ask you1- up smoking? Barbara: Yes, darling? No, l'm bothered to death trying to lohn: It we couldn't move over. l'm find out what has become of the money I sitting on a nail. was qoinq to save. Compliments of M. D. IMQCI SMITH Funeral Home y 69 WELLINGTON ST. N, TELEPHONE 213 Modern Ambulance Service THE ORACLE NinetY'Nine AGENTS Fora D U B A R R Y Exquisite Toiletries BERNATH'S Your Nyal Service Drug Store , -MA V - ------ - --rf-w Woman lin a crowded street carl: I i wish that qood-looking man would qive me i his seal. i Five men stood up! coMPuMENTs or ' ' ' l ici RADIO Won!! Mademoiselle Cameron: Pourquoi etes- vous si stupide? Dihlc Philpott: Oh ce n'esi pas difficile. i Wilkie's Lingerie , AH C'EST IIAMOUR l Lui: Ah Cherie depuis que je t'ai ren- coritree, je he peux pas manger je ne peux f i pas dormir, je he peux pas boire, ah! i Elle Camoureusemem pleine de passionlz I Pourquoi pas? i i Lui: Ie n'ai plus d'arqer1i. l l Q I' 1' 502 Dundas Sf, Phone 21 ll Mr. Bailey had asked his class to write a composition ori how to obtain qood pos- l ture. Spencer Chambers from the country wrote 'keep the cows off and let it growl' l Compliments l of i' ERNIE PARKES i' Wholesale Tobacco One Hundred THE ORACLE Compliments of BEEMER'S TAXI O 24 Hour Service O 3 Light St. Phone 323 Don A: How do you get rid of fleas? Lloyd A: That's easy. Take a bath in sand and a rubdown in alcohol. The fleas get drunk and kill each other throwing rocks. - - - Sign on shack at the fork of a mountain road in backwoods section of Virginia: Don't ask informationfif we knew any- thing we wouldn't be here. Doctor: l hate to bring this up, but that check you gave me came back. Ronald S: Believe me, l don't like to mention this either, but so did my stomach ache. - - lt was lunch hour at school and Monk's two buddies decided to play a little joke on him. During his absence, they drew the features of a donkey on the back of his coat, which he had left in his locker. ln due time, Monk discovered the picture. Whats the trouble, Monk? asked Moose, trying to appear innocent. Nothing much, replied Monk. Only l'd like to know which one of yez wiped your face on me coat. H 0 M 0 M I l K t Gives That Zest For Life l iD .-in 1 l 000519 l A QV 41 E 'l l 4 6 MAPLE DAIRY COMPANY L I MITED l PHONE lO7l THE ORACLE One Hundred and One Guitars Records Pianos Record Players PHILIPS, ADMIRAL 3. MARCONI RADIOS SNELL'S ELECTRIC 440 Dundas St. Phone 357 Mrs. Simpson entered her husband's of- fice unannounced and found him with his secretary seated on his lap. With rare pre- sence cf mind he said: Now don't get ex- cited dear: I didn't want to tell you, but busi- ness is so bad that I am studying to be a ventriloauist. Courtship causes a man to spoon -- Marriage to fork over. . . . Mac: Skinner, don't laugh at Moose. lt isn't right to have fun at his expanse. The reason a dog has so many friends ffhe wags his tail-not his tongue. 1' 1' 1 Mrs. Scott: Dodn't I hear the clock strike three when you got in last night. Bob: Yes Mother. It was going to strike seven but I stopped it so it wouldn't waken you. . . . Gilbert Ross: But what has your boy friends cadet training got to do With his waving at every pretty girl he sees. Helen Cunningham: Oh, he's in the signaling corps. High School Graduates MAKE NURSING YOUR CAREER THE NURSING PROFESSION OFFERS YOU EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES Classes Admitted February and September APPLY TO- Superintendent of N urses, Woodstock General Hospital One Hundred and Two THE ORACLE COMPLIMENTS OF The Oxford Former's Co-operative Produce Company Limited EGGS --- POULTRY --- CHEESE 434 Main St. Phone l 528 , ,t I I Compliments of l I JACK FOWLER'S , DRUG STORE . ir l 533 Dundas Street Phone ll4-4 , l I lean Ferguson: Don't you think I show distinction in my clothes? Doug Philpott: Well-ersthat is, I think distinctly would be a better word. 1- it Q Lady: How much are those tomatoes? Grocer: Seven cents a pound, ma'arn. Lady: Did you raise them yourself? Grocer: Yes, they were tive cents a pound yesterday. i i' Q I think I'll be a business man, said George to Harry S. Iudging from the way my homework stumps the old man, ya don't have to know a thing. t 1- 1 Mr. Blair: What are the three import- ant Greek orders? Ioe Mcliewan: Cups skuttey, rroas bit sanwhich, and peas coconut pie. fr at 1- She: My sin is vanity. I spend hours admiring my good looks. I-le: That isn't vanity, that's imagina- tion. BIGHAM THE MOVER Established 29 Years Agents for Allied Von Lines Ltd. HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS MOVED CAREFULLY - STORED SAFELY PACKED SECURELY Office ond Warehouse 202 Wellington St. N. Phone 828 THE ORACLE One Hundred and Three F ':f'fi ' Q 414 5 , 1 D :J-4--JM f Q 4 1 if-i f-'Q .3.'1- AJ , Mr. A. Johns :rn r, Mr R Cn roud, Mr. E Be nlop, Mass E. McKin 5, Mus: C Curr Du I TEACHING STAFF Back Row: Mr, R, Oliver, Mr J. Young, Mr, H, Branch, Mr. S. Mr J lnwr, Mr C Surnmnnu Mr, K Hull-,, Mr G Burley, Mr Middle Row: Mr. C. Kutchlng, M155 M, Broodley, Mr, l. Cordxck, Mr Mass E. Kellerman, Mass E, McCorquodoIe, Mr. E. Fergumn Front Row: Miss P. Burge5 , M155 M Pusher, Mrz. I Johnson, Mas5 H, Mr E P. Hudgunz, Mums M Bray, Mass J Comemn, Musa D m. ,: ' u- I c J- O - , ,hu co '33 4 -1 E O 53 O 1-' rf: S 2? fi W: . , A ,'u0?V, L Compliments of VIC BROOKS The Friendly Store ' REPAIRING C.C.M. BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES SKATES SHARPENED, KEYS MADE Buy Your C.C.M. Bicycle on our Budget Plan Compliments of HYDE1 REXALL DRUG STORE Drugs Prescriptions Kodoks Films and Fountain Pens Fast Service Developing ond Printing PHONE 21 Dear Moron: I sat down with a pencil in my hands to typewrite you a letter. Pardon the ink. I don't live where I used to because I moved to where I live now. When you come to see me you can ask anyone where I live be- cause nobody knows. I am sorry we are so tar together. I wish we were closer apart. My chum's aunt's uncle died and is doing nicely. Her brother has the mumps and is having a swelled time. He is at death's door and the doctor is trying to pull him through. We are having more weather than we had last year. I sent you a coat by express so I cut the buttons oif it to make it lighter. II you want them they are in the pocket. I started to Quincy to see you and I saw a sign that read This will take you to Quincy. I sat on the sign for three hours and it didn't move an inch. In case you don't get this letter let me know and I will send it to you. I forgot to send you the money I owe because I didn't remember it until after I sealed this letter. Love, Another Moron. COMPLIMENTS OF C5599 f JCI-IELL Y ' I f W. .IAQ Y 1 , 1i.-.l.--- One Hundred cmd Four THE ORACLE GOOD THINGS TO EAT from DAWES BAKERY LIMITED l l Fresh From the Oven To You l TELEPHONE l58 405 DUNDAS ST. lim W W V g AAIA l . l Keep Both Ends Bright HERMAN THE HATTER'S HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED -- -- -- -- SHOES SHINED - DYED ANY COLOUR 5ll Dundas Street Roy Hart's car arrived at a toll bridge. Attendant: SO cents . Roy: Sold . t , . Don't be afraid to dream. A little dream' 6 COMPUMENTS t ing imaginationfis necessary for success. Whats bothering Helen Cunningham? l l asked Mr. Cordick. She looks furious. OF 4 she's trying to reduce. She just weighed l 1 herself on one of those scales with the new l t speaking attachment-and when she step- l ped on it, the voice said, one at a tirne, i please! J A C K L A W S O N Pupil: What is an adult? t t Teacher: An adult is a person who has T stopped growing at both ends and started t growing in the middle. I . . . l So often it is the case that the first screw t to get loose in a person's head is the one l Dundas Sffeef : that controls the tongue. l l It never occurs to a boy of eighteen i that some day he will be as dumb as his YfW V-Vff- --gtg father. THE ORACLE One Hundred and Five TORTOLA LUNCH HAMBOROS, HOT OOOS, ICE CREAM ' I 595 DUNDAS ST. PHONE II Park View Cleaners 5' Dyers You've tried the rest, now try the best 690 Ingersoll Ave, Off Huron PHONE 2028R Clork Bowmon ' PHONE 692 686 DUNDAS ST. WE DELIVER I I-IERI3IE's GROCERY I OROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Fresh Fruits in Season SAUNDERS MUSIC STORE Feofures PIANOS - RADIOS E REFRIGERATORS - WASHING MACHINES Everything in Music ond THE OLD RELIABLE MURPHY PAINTS PHONE 280 525 DUNDAS ST. One Hundred cmd Six THE ORACLE EXPERIENCE COUNTS! FOR 25 YEARS OXFORD COUNTY'S ONLY APPROVED ROOFING CONTRACTOR CALL US T0 SOIVE YOUR RUOFING TROUBIES O The Crown Lumber Coal Er Supply Co., Ltd. PHONE 233 WOODSTOCK, ONT. Visiting Uncle twho slept in his neph- Mr. Kitching: Tell me, George, why do 9'tV'S fOOmlZ HTl1t1I'1lri YOU, lim, fO1' tl'lCIl glass wgmen livg IQDQQI thqn men? George Stevens: I don't know, teach- er, unless it's because paint is a preserva' ot water you left for me last night. lim: What! Don't tell me you swal- lowed my tadpoles. NVQ. 4 Q 1 v Q n Two little boys were all set for their Dorothy lean: How are you getting mother to bring them a baby sister from the Qlonq in School? hospital. When Grandma told them they Evelyn Qty fm QS famous G5 NQQQA had a baby brother they expressed great Iggnf' disappointment and disgust. On the verge Dorothy: How come? of tears one little fellow said: We'll send Evelyn: l went down in history. YOU HQXY Time' GfCmd1'f1CT-H l t - 1 ii THE ARTISTIC lil l i l LADIES WEAR AND MILLINERY , Exclusive but Inexpensive I PHONE 87lR 446 Dundas St. WOODSTOCK i ,s,-,-,, L - -LL UV A f-, LL THE ORACLE One Hundred cmd Seven i . l l L. C. Bartley l f GENERAL TINSMITH Agent For McCLARY SUNSHINE FURNACES 492 Peel St. Phone 253 Eskimo imalel: You know, dear, l drove :tty dog team a thousand miles to tell you l love you. Eskimo llemalel: Thats a lot of mush. Did the patient take his medicine re- 'iqiouslyff' No, he swore every time. . . . Secretary: Your wife wants to kiss you .ver the phone. Business Man: Take the messaqe and li get it from you later. FOR THE STUDENT 0 2 if '-Q. o 'Y' Q P 3 U1 o 3 o. F 3 to lf! o 'V' KU '1 3 o 3 ln, 'U m 3 VT o 3 o. 'U 0 3 Q. 17 Lorie, Elgin ond Hamilton Watches i 0 Wilson 6' Markle JEWELLERS Frank Tabor was sitting in a crowded bus with his eyes closed. One ol the women standinq near him gave him a nuclqe and asked him il he was asleep. Oh, no re- plied Frank l just can't bear to see women stand. Lawrence: My Dad must have got in- to all sorts of mischief when he was a boy. Rodger: What makes you think so? Lawrence: He knows exactly what auesitons to ask me when he wants to find out what l've been doing. RlCKMAN'S RESTAURANT Corner of Simcoe ond Finkle PHONE 2220 1 One Hundred cmd Eight THE ORACLE .r,r-:rr-5.1.-. . . . 'ifrffffirfffirfri:153513fEEf5f5:5:I51if:f- ''fif52i5fIf55f5:I:fA--:-.-1-..-. ., , . .55355555-fififfffifffffffffffifffrffffii-5: I5f'i:f:ff5Ef' 1:12235 55r5:ff 5' . ,:13f'f:'. -fff ' :rf .-:1-:-. .-:2511552-1:225355:15155:5151515155232:1533215525:1:25Sir6155252fs251355:51525:EIESEEIEIEISIEINEIE:' l TOILETRIES l of l DISTINCTION i KARN'S l.D.A. DRUG STORE 1 PHONE 184-AND WE'LL SEND IT i Bill: Mom, why hasn't dad any hair? Miss Broadly fvacationing in the Mother: Because he thinks too rnuch, countryl: What a strange looking cow! darling. Why has she no horns? Bill: And why do you have so rnuch hair mom? Farmer Ccutting himself a chewlz Wal, Mother: Because , . . er . . , you get some cows we dehorn and some cows are along this instant. born without horns, and never have any: some cows shed 'ern and some cows get f ' ' 'em broke oft. Ch, there's plenty of reasons why a cow can turn up without any horns. Doctor: Have you told Mr. Brown that But so tar as this here critter is concerned, he's the father of twins? the reason why she's got no horns is that Nurse: Not yet, he's shaving. she ain't a cow at all, she's a mule. HERSEE AND BRADY GENERAL INSURANCE I Fire - Automobile - Hospitalization 9 LIGHT ST. PHONE 67 THE ORACLE One Hundred cmd Nine Phone 1477 521 Dundos St. Nelson Weak ey DRAPERIES - - - HOME FURNISHINGS YOUR INTERESTS ARE ouRs MURRAY BROTHERS Woodstock, Ontorio, Conodo D, G. Murroy J . P. Murroy Supplier To Agriculture, Industry ond the Home RETAIL ond WHOLESALE Automotic Oliver Form Domestic 8. Commerciol Conodion Mochinery Heoting Foirbonks Morse Mr. Cross ond his wife went shopping. At cr fish morket Mrs. Cross coiled his ot- tention to cr troy of cotiish, nicely cleoned, with heods on, eyes stcrrinq ond mouths open wide. Dont they look good? she remorked. Goodness me! eioculoted the pedo- ilcque, storinq ot the Iish ond clutching his ri? with both hcrnds. Thin reminds me, I should be tecrchinq fir: in chemistry. Boostiul Beotty: Thort's cr qood 200 ycird drive. Coddy: Yep, IOU up cmd IUU down. 0 0 Q Nurse Iohnstori: Everytime I tdke the potient's temperoture, it goes up, whot sholl I do? Dr. Gcrynor: BlindIold him! Doctor: You must ovoid oll excitement. Byrnes Fleutyt Oh, Doc, ccrn't I even look ot them from ocross the street? Compliments of THE MASSEY HARRIS CQ., LIMITED wooosrocic ONTARIO One Hundred cmd Ten THE ORACLE Central Motor Sales t Mercury Cr Meteor i l THE HOME OF MERCURY and METEOR SERVICE l l I N WOODSTOCK i Complete Line of Trucks Tel. 408 l l2 Graham St. l Marion R: Most one-handed drivers are headed for a church-aisle. Russel D: Yeah? Marion R: Yeah, some will walk dawn it, others will he carried. H. lVlcGaChie: l thouqht l told you to Come alter dinner. I. Cathy: Thats what l Caine after. Mr. Yaunq: What this team needs is life. Tom Kays: Ch, no, thirty days is lt was Farmer Browns first visit to the hiq town. ln the window of the Department Store he read a sian: Ladies Ready to Wear Clothes. Gosh, he said, lt's about time. Q Q Q ludy Bain: How does Roy Beatty's moustache grow? Marilyn Shantz: On the installment plan. ludy: l-low? enough. Marilyn: A little down each week. DAVISON and MCINNIS Oxford Counfy's leading HARDWARE Plumbing - Heating - Sheet Metal - and Electric Shop THE ORACLE One Hundred and Eleven W.B.ROWE Groceries - - Provisions PHONE 241 COR. WELLINGTON and MARY STS. PHONE 170 FOR ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS WOODSTOCK Central Dairy LIMITED 586 Dundas St. City Wide Distribution S MANTON Custom Shoes Your Particular Shoemaker Courteous Service 511 DUNDAS ST. One Hundred and Twelve Marion King: Please, could you tell me where l could get some silk covering for my settee? Ploorwalker Douglas: Two aisles down and one over for the lingerie department. Doug Hancock: Did you hear about the dentist who had a dollar day sale? George Pierce: He was selling buck teeth. Henry: Have you ever had a complaint from athletes toot. Iohn: Only once when a full-back caught me with his girl. Babe Woods: Why do you call your boy friend 'Pilgrim'? Helen Cunningham: Because every time he calls he makes a little progress. Don Taylor: l want a ticket for Vir- ginicxf' Ticket Agent: What part of Virginia? Dori Taylor: All of her, mister. That's hffr hy the suitcase. THE ORACLE I I'W',fIIef1Sf,i!!!I If ,WIA fig? X: ' ,' Q f -1 ,..7' v m e ...L-L--- was NEWS ADOPTED BY Sg4,,-Sgeeg SCHOOL BOARDS pRODUCTS THROUGHOUT CANADA FOR THE SCHOOL E' 1 , L LADDERS ., Y. .7 . Air I BICYCLE A RACKS ADJUSTABLE sTooI.s STANDARD TUBE COMPANY LIMITED Head Office and Planfsz- WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO Sales Officesz- TORONTO, ONT., MONTREAL, QUE. fllylxl ll 1 i f Q i , J Q 1-' S .-A 4-4 Wu-. 4- 1 -pus .1 ORACLE STAFF Ferguson, J . Smith, ng, E Brodnom, M. Ki ddy, J CU Gil MC Brewsfe r, H. P. EI' Turn Mr. A. rl Low J. Mr. D, Kutching. Q, Worin J nf: Abse 5 E YOUR ' CHOCOLATE BARS gsggxs Sighyiggks vow D K ,M V. ' Q J' +l'L,' , wi' Y 4 , . Q ' '. A A I I ofa nl :JI 1 1.-1 W , K ,M V. ' Q J' +l'L,' , wi' Y 4 , . Q ' '. A A I I ofa nl :JI 1 1.-1 W , - , . . . I . ' 4 I :gg I . - - ., . .A --., as rv'-. 'g2:-g':.g.,.T-5 2- ST' 11? . 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Eleanor Bomp, Clara Eltom, lean Bradnam Typists - - Wilma Wouda, Helen Guthrie Umcfe QA-Evelyn Lawler QB-Alvin Kreiger 9C-Bonnie Bragg QD-George Calder QE-William Kerr 9FfBob Thompson 9G-Don Davis 9HeBeg Thomson lOAe-Ron Bright IOB-eloan McCrindle l0C-Peter Ferguson lODAGrant Thomson 2 lOE-Shirley O'Dell lOEeBetty Lee llAfChas. Whitehead llB-ludy Bain llCAGeo. Todd llDiIames Toohey lZAfBruce Cunningham 12B-Boy Beatty 12C-Ruth Major C Sp-Phyllis Kennedy l3iGordon Mansell Tm: ORACLE Seven . sm. . gi., . X assi.. .. ...--:-k.:.-.g.g.:- g K 3 E-- ' 5 'A':':' ' X551- . , 7 ,. X a. -. ' xv ' vb .9-'K f 4' N-:L :- N ' :W S' xN T ' .. K ..-. - , , Compliments Of ' T JOHN B. STETSON CO. CCANADAD LTD. P MALLORY HATS KCANDAJ LTD. L ST. LAWRENCE HAT BODY CORP. LTD. BROCKVI LLE, ONTARIO 4 , 5 :-cn K' K Qi ,,..vf Eiqhi .Lg -,,,,,.,.v T THIS ADVERTISEMENT ' CONTRIBUTEO BY AN . OLD BOY OF won. THE ORACLE Message from the Chairman of the Board of Education lt has been truly said: lt isn't wealth of riches that bring honor to an institution: rather is it those who tread in its service. And so it seems most appropriate that with the publication of this year's Oracle my thoughts should be directed to those who work within the halls of learning. First, to the teachersfthat nothing shall quench the pride you shall always feel at having been associated, even for a time, with an institution so notable in the past and so distinguished in the present as MR. E. POW that of the Woodstock Collegiate Institute. And secondly to the student body-that there shall be for each of you a busy, useful and happy life: more you cannot expect: a greater blessing the world cannot bestow. As the late Sir Wm. Osler once remarked toia graduating classeuto cast your horoscopes would be interesting. To do so collectively, you would not like: to do so individually-el dare not: but it is safe to predict certain things of you, as a whole. You will be better men and women for the life which you have led here, having been initiated into the great secret-that happiness lies in the absorption in some vocation, which satisfies the soul: that we are here to add what we can to, not to get what We can from, life. I do hope therefore, that with continued co-operation in the days that are ahead there may await the Woodstock Collegiate Institute an increasingly Wide and influential sphere of useful service. ERLE I. POW C Board of Education 1949 Advisory Vocational Committee L, M. Ball Clark Murray D. M. Bishop Mrs. C. Otton F. Childs I. McWilliam Rev. D. D. Gaynor I. D. Poole V. B' King H. N. Ubelccker Rev. I. H. Geoghegan R. V. Tuck Mrs. M. Wallace Mr. E. I. Pow, Chairman I. A. Bain, Secretary THE ORACLE Nine Ten I E 5,4l007'r' ft fd wr E2 6 ff 0 T , , ll ' l Xwll X, Cx, . N 5 ,J ..f-- . 7 .ng 'R' E I ull norrlnc ,- QOH A cLovo'l . wmf me fvfw 0 'TJ P- 'Nf A-fn-' I 'QIWRZ4 60045 1 ,tl 'Zyl COMFORTEWISE ond ecomm- Vjz X VY-L munded motorusts ore Swltchnng to L: f X xxx ll X new Furestone Super-Balloons--the ' Y .ll X ,M VX X fwrcw thot gnve o smoother rude Qiriggh Ks M ' thon you ever thought DOSSIbICi 'H-IJ: X' ' I Rcod shocks ond vtbrotuon get lost V - In the prllow-like octron of these s P X, , N E x vwwnderful new low-pressure Fure- kt N :A oxysbxyul ', v stone tures They Cushion your X I is . X X whole cor, prolong :ts lute, cut Q X XX ' 5 N- pour hulls 'woy down T 1 'K JJ 5 X When you order your new Cor- X , 'fi xx wpecufy Firestone Super-Bolloons DVS ' X T' E E d . A . J , i wg t now, Tro Q In your pre5Qnt ' X- trrm for thus new kind of tlrc. X X Drnve an to your Flrestorw Deoleru QR - . today' 055' mi X X 1, For DOUBLE Protection P' , , X wx-QC? Equnp Your Cor With V9 Y ov 4, TX LIFE PROTECTOR f if ' X X SAFETY TUBES I THE ORACLE 4 gli February l2, 1949 Sir Oracle:- To all those who labor in your interests I extend my personal thanks. The bringing forth of this issue year after year is an important phase in the life of this Collegiate. The records of school activities during the year are thus preserved and no doubt this issue will find a valuable place in the files of many students and will be carefully preserved for years to come. The very close relationship between the life of this community and the school is visibly recognized by all the teachers. We are most grateful for the numerous contributions given by individuals and organizations from year to year. The honour of Winning a prize by a student in attendance, is cherished beyond question, and nobody can estimate its value in the light of stimulation and effort. In the hustle and bustle of this age, with so many things to do, I sometimes marvel at the steadiness of effort performed by the students in general. One hope for the future is to do our best for all and in so doing present a Well merited and united front. Signed, E. P. HODGINS THE ORACLE Eleven How will xou know what is happening in this tense world ot todas? How rntelligentrt scu act on the basis ot I S T H E . K E Y T O this knowledge will determine thc con- tinuation at our heritage of trcedom 'il-SAFRIE PRESS Your newspaper-functioning under the principle of the Freedom of the Press -brings you that knowledge unadulter- eii Y s THE ated by selfish whims of dictators Read your newspaper carefully, regularly, M thoughtfully, Be informed. For know- ledge is the key to all liberties, Elly: Illlailp Sentinel-llieoiew OXFORD COUNTY'S DAILY NEWSPAPER READ DAILY IN MORE THAN 8500 HOMES Ve - i Victoria College l 1 in the , ' Founded by Royal Charter in I836 tor the general education of youth in the various branches of Literature and Science on Christian Principles. AV. wr- of the Federated Colleges in the Faculty fit Arts of the University of Toronto, Victoria Y College enrol. students tn all courses leading to the degrees at Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor at 'immerce and preparatory to admissmn tn the schools ot raduate tu tes, ivinity, uca- l c cs s d D Ed l tryin, Law and Social Worl- l ln the Anneal.,,' Hall Wrimc-n -, Re-sirlc-nr:-s and VV',mtlwood, accommodation is available for , wqimen studs,-nt l Wtctwria College In the Victoria College Residences accommodation is 1 gwailalile for t Wf '- ,l',It,lifFll's of the College For full information, including calendars and bulletins, ' apply to the Registrar, Victoria College, Toronto. Twelve THE ORACLE Reflections Two minutes to twelve, Friday, Decem- ber 3lst, l948. Yes, iust two minutes to 3 new year and the unknown. As the music of the orchestra pulses through the mind and the red and white decorations gently swciy thoughts flash back to the now fleeting year of '48. l948 to you has been a year of accom- plishment and great events. Like ci falling meteor, thoughts race through the brain? basketball games dances, tennis rugby and all the happenings so dear to an older W. C. l. student. One minute to twelve, just l minute but in 1 minute there lives an age. How short a minute seemed during a tough geometry exam, how important a minute when talking to a certain person during the l minute pre ceding 9 or l.3U o'clock on any school day! How well you remember that last long min- ute of basketball with Simcoe in '48, the that min- score tied l5-li. How important ute seemed, or was it really important? lr: another 10 years was that minute more irri- portant than the minutes spent in tiresome study? l wonderef W? Thoughts, like a hurtling wind tiash to the future. Vtfhat will the new year bring success, happiness or perhaps Just the cp posite? Again l wonder e - fn- ? ln the new year will precious niinufes be wasted? No, the time to work in '49 is ir. school where comes a chance is 'take 3 future. Auld Lang Synew. These xi., es float on the air bringing back reality. i949 is here, scarcely a few seconds old but gl ready '49 is a reality a year for work dec.- sion and achievment. . ocock, ,gnuiirv ist i .. As the l2'Ol l T A ' 949 'A' music of the orchestra pulses through the mind the red and white decorations gently sway -. Canadian Immigration---A Farce? What do you think of Cciniidas inimi- gration policy? This Question has caused many arguments both pro and cori. W'hile this scribe zsnf 3 quoted authority on the subject, here gre ii few of the facts. Thirty thousand wood choppers, farm hands, dom- estics and charwomen have been brought THE ORACLE into Canada. When prospective employers want European labour. they can get the same in droves. On the other hand when a doctor, technician or other professional worker wants entry into Canada the run- around begins. Immediately there is a great fuss with red tape waving gently in the breeze and as a result this required ex- pert is refused entrance to our Dominion. lt might be acceptable to bring in labourers en masse , but we could still use some of these doctors, engineers and scientists. What is the matter? ls the Canadian afraid of the competition of foreigners? ln my opinion this competition would quickly develop Canada as a leading nation and place her where she rightly belongs in the world. The Mun's New look With the twentieth century have come streamlined houses, streamlined cars and even streamlined dresses for the fair lady. To keep at least abreast of the times lohn Henpecked Husband has come out with the new bold look for men. Why, even in the primitive l9th cen- tury wasn't the husband a subdued, timor- ous diminutive creature lead around on a chain firmly grasped by an Amazon like female? Connected with this type of husf band were the dark single breasted, four button fronts, no padding, and all the other :iccoutrentents that made up a spirit-crush ing suit. The times have changed: lohn Husband has ventured out from behind his shroud- like garb and now wears clothing which really expresses his freedom and dislike of his former subservient position. lohn's suit new constitutes a bold check, one-button roll to his knees, draped slacks and neon coloured hose. To top off this air of sue preinacy comes the iow-brow, wide-brimmed hat from under which he can peer with a look that exemplifies the power of the gods themselves. Zoologists may :all this evolution, but we, being the male population, think it's about time men Hsmartened up . lohn Husband really took the goat by the horns lso as to speakl when he informed the wife that a man's home is his castle and that the female has no greater status than the maid. Thirteen a- vi - It-rr ,.n 4 V 9 f v Q 0 . .4 - IA I f , r Q 0 ' ' .af ', I '5' I' Our Guide The Vocational Guidance programme really has been boosted in the last year due I T 1: Tx-ir, Clzver ana those aiding him. This sctiente Ls certainly going tc pay off , per- haps not this year but in the years to come. is a I'.'Gll known tact that a ship without a .txdder v.'::1 1 gc far and this new plan is the required rudder. lx-fr. Oliver has everything 1' 211: disposal 2: aid ine students in the way .te...t'.1 e znfcrztiaticzz :r fL1st plain advice. It s to you students. to help yourself: .lint be baslitizl in asking fxir. Qliver ques- s or :eelzirig information. Sal: T315 battle in lite li deciding what intend t: dc during that life and Mr. fQ1'.'e' 's the pers:n ti f .-.' 111 ine half-battle lvfcGillicuddy, 13 Editorial Shorts feI,te frcnz the Humour Editor: Quote: ff you think that this humour is had you should have seen the stuff we turn- ed down. - unquote. Don? you think it's about time we in- s'a2led the students' insurance scheme to timer any accidents to those of our group -.-:hile dans l'ecole ? tMaybe it could be extended to cover the teachersfl Vfanted by a :ertain basl-cetballerz A 1-r.err.if:al compound which will immediately remove wax from a gymnasium floor with 'he rninirnurn of labour. The average Grade Xlll student still has ir. unanswered and hushed question. What the grand prize so often men- ,ned ir. gecrr,e'ry class? Edvzis note could it he time fitter if ,r? Fourteen A word of welcome to Mr. Runnalls our new teacher. We wish him every success and happiness while in W.C.l. Q it i The Student Executive The Student Executive of W.C.l. exists for three specific reasons. These are the supervision of school events, co-ordination of activities, and action as an advisory Board. The executive is composed of the president and vice-president of the different school societies and includes a staff super- visor and three other staff advisors. This organization has undertaken re- sponsibilities in connection with the Com- mencement Dance, the award of Honour pins, the New Year's Eve Dance, the selec- tion of the Queen of the Ball at the At-Home, and the London Free Press Leader selection. The Student Executive looks forward hopefully to a reorganization which will bring its influence and use in the school to a higher level. Such changes, if they come, should bring a new, more democratic method of election, broader responsibility in the school life, and a stronger financial position. Visit of the Lieutenant-Governor A visit to our Collegiate by the repre- sentative of the crown, would under any circumstances, be a great occasion. Ru- mour had it, that wherever he visited a holiday was proclaimed and so we had even more reason to welcome him. On November l, 1948 Lieutenant Lawson and his gracious wife arrived at our school. When we assembled to hear him officially welcomed we were at once drawn to the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Lawson by their friendly attitude. A gift of a plaque of the coat-of-arms of Ontario was made to the school by Lieutenant-Governor Lawson. This plaque now hangs in our main corri- dor. Petite Lenore Carter of 9D presented Mrs. Lawson with a bouquet to express our gratitude. Last but not least, the news came that a holiday was to be granted to us in a short time. The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario left our school and our city-ibut, he made us think of the strength of a government such as that which Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson serves. THE ORACLE O The Rotary Club Scholarship of S400 was Won by Gerald McKay, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McKay, RR. 7, Woodstock, and at present Gerald is attending the Ontario Veterinary College. A 35300 scholarship presented by the Business and Professional Wornen's Club ot Woodstock was awarded to Vera Aspden, now a nurse in training in the Woodstock General Hospital. Miss Aspden is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aspden, HR. 2, Woodstock. A provincial scholarship ot S400 was awarded to Helen Dewan who was also the recipient of a Second Carter Scholarship valued at 560. Helen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Dewan, R. R. l, lnqersoll and is at present enrolled at University of Tor- onto. Last year Helen served very capably as co-editor of this magazine. THE ORACLE .ft J ,. Ruth Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Scott, 331 Hunter Street, Woodstock, won a S250 Provincial Scholarship. Ruth is now attending London Normal School. Marion Fry was the winner ot a Pro- vincial Scholarship to the value oi 35100. Marion is continuing her studies in Grade l3 at the W.C.l. A Provincial Scholarship valued at S100 was awarded to lane-en Waring who is at present continuing her studies in Grade 13 at the W.C,'.l. KN S 1 K 4. Sixteen THE ORACLE Elizabeth Thompson was the winner ot a S300 l.O.D.E. Scholarship. Elizabeth re- sides with Miss D. Thompson ot 50 Hincks Street, Woodstock and this year is a nurse in training in Hamilton. A S50 l.O.D.E. scholarship was awarded to Daphne Hill who at present is enrolled at the Brantford General Hospital. Charles Scott was the recipient ot a S50 l.O.D.E. scholarship. Charles this year is attendinq the University oi Western Ontario. THE Sevenieen FRANCES DENNEY Valedictory Address Mr. Chairman, Mr. I-Iodgins, ladies and gentlemen: Every valedictorian, who has been ask- ed to perform this duty, has felt a sense of responsibility to the graduating group and a sense of pride in being the chosen repre- sentative: but I feel a special responsibility in that it is uniaue in the history of this school for a graduate of the Commercial Depart- ment to deliver the valedictory address. An address such as this, must of neces- sity involve a sadness, for after all it is say- ing Farewell . However, I do not wish to lay stress upon that aspect because we, as a graduating class, think of it as change from one status to another - A Stepping Stone to a fuller Existence . Nevertheless nostalgic memories of the happy moments spent in this school flood our minds- -times when an unexpected holiday was granted- --remember when Mr. I-Iodgins celebrated his twenty- fifth anniversary as Principal of the Wood- stock Collegiate and the gracious Board of Eighteen Education gave the rest of the morning to the students. We took the whole dayl' Or remember the times we cheered ourselves hoarse at rugby games and our courageous Red Devils were the subjects of broken bones and bloodied noses, and, much to the consternation of 'our good principal, we, the rooting section, sometimes became involved in friendly little arguments with the opposi- tion. For the graduates of the Commercial Department especially, will Mr. Edward Ferguson, or Fergie , be well remembered. On the average of once a day Mr. Ferguson would impart some pearl of wisdom or ex- ample of dry wit to his classes. One story I recall was about a friend of his who was very fond of fishing, and spent most of his holidays angling on the inland lakes of Ontario. On one particular day when he was looking into the blue water of the lake he espied several large trout basking in the sunlight: he immediately reached for his bait only to find to his dismay that he had forgotten it. As he was looking around for a place to dig worms he noticed a snake with a frog in its mouth. Thinking the frog would make an excellent substitute, espec- ially in its semi-digestive state, he attempted to get it away from the snake. After several unsuccessful atempts, inspiration filled him with hope. He pulled a flask of rye whiskey from his hip pocket and poured a stiff shot into the snake's mouth. That did the trick. He baited his hook and settled down to wait for one of the big ones to bite. A short time had passed when he felt something nudging against his ankle. He looked down. There was the snake with another Erog . But all the moments we remember were not in a lighter vain-fMany of us would think more particularly of a more solemn occasion such as the Remembrance Day Programme----especially the unveiling of the beautiful Memorial Organ and the Second World War Memorial Plaques. Thus these memories, sometimes joyous, sometimes solemn, belong to the school tra- dition which has almost become a part of us. When preparing my speech for this evening, I canvassed the approaches to my subject again and again and invariably found the approach was one which some worthy student before me had used: finally THE ORACLE I hit upon a comparison of a school to an aeroplane which seemed best suited as a means of portraying what I wanted to say. I found myself thinking of all the com- posite parts that go into the construction of a plane-I could see the wood that was cut and shaped, the steel that was molded, the plastics used, the precision panel, the as- sembling of the intricate engine parts-all fashioned by countless skilled hands and exacting machines. So, in this school build- ing, were assembled bricks and mortar, con- crete and cement block, timber and steel girders, until one of the finest school build- ings of Ontario became a fact in the city of Woodstock. And the hands that fash- ioned it-the architects, the excavators, the contractors, you, the people of Woodstock, who through your taxes, and guided by the Board of Education, created this fine Insti- tution of learning. It is one thing to construct an aeroplane or a building: it is another thing to make the best possible use of it. Here my comparison still holds good as in the case of the ground crew, which services a plane and keeps it flying-so in this school there is the Iani- torial Staff which sees to the care and main- tenance of this building. And just as it requires seasoned instruc- tors to train pilots to fly, thus a school re- quires skilled, competent teachers to in- struct students for their Work in the future. In passing, I Wish to pay tribute to the teachers of this school who through their diligence, their inexhaustible patience and understanding, prompted us to learn those skills which We do require in this hard, de- manding, practical World of affairs. To go back again to my picture-there remains the all-important factor of the per- son who must become the pilot of the plane. He must be an individual of high moral and physical calibre, of sound judgment, alert- ness, endurance, poise. These qualities en- able him to take his plane to any destination assigned him. Completing my picture I would have you think of the student, who through edu- cation becomes the Pilot of His Life . Barker once said: Knowledge is the Eye of Desire and can become the Pilot of the Soul. The student has been given the school institution, the course of instruction, the en- couragement and incentive towards devel- opment of moral and physical capabilities, TI-IE ORACLE sound judgment, alertness, poise, enthus- iasm. We have become pilots , and though we may go a long way from our training ground, it was here that we received the impetus towards personal achievement. Any success we capture in this life We will owe in no small measure, not only to ourselves, but to the training we have received in the Woodstock Collegiate and Vocational School. To my school I would say Farewell and Good Luck. On behalf of the Grad- uating Classes of 1948, and myself, W.C.I., we salute you! The Brook Quiet, listen Can't you hear The singing brook With music clear? Laughing gently As it flows, On and on And on it goes, Turning this way Twisting that As it twines Through the woods Beneath the pines. Quiet, listen, Can't you hear For it is O So very near. Daphne Cross, 13 Icy Streets Icy streets, Hurrying crowds, Sidewalks none too wide: With piles of books, A youth lacks care, And soon across The walk he glides. But farther Down the avenue, A milkman hurries to a door: One slip of foot, Oh, what grief! The milk from out The bottle pours! A moral too My story has VV'hen icy days enthralg Watch your step, Forget your pride, For pride goeth Before the fall. B. Gorrie, 13. Nineteen 61444: 13 J Twenty TOM BALLANTYNE HELEN CAMPBELL SPENCER CHAMBERS JOHN COLES DAPHNE CROSS DAVE DEWAN HAROLD EADE JEAN FERGUSON MARIAN FRY ROBT. GEOGHEGAN ED. GLOIN BARBARA GORRIE HOWARD GREENLY DOUGLAS HANCOCK ROY HART THE ORACLE THE ORACLE PETER JULIAN WILLARD KARN DONALD KEITH DONALD KITCHING DORIS KITCHING CHAS. KNECHTEL MARGARET KNUDSEN JEANETTE LOCKE YVONNE MACKIE GORDON MANSELL HUGH McGILLlCUDDY MARY McKAY DONALD MURRAY DONALD NASH PANSY NICHOLSON Twenty-One Ev- gl 'O Q 31 i 1 H S IVAN PALMER PAT PARKES DOUGLAS PHILPOTT GEORGE PIERCE RUTH ROSS ELSIE SCHELL JEAN SCHELL MARILYN SCHELL ELEANOR SMITH GEORGE STEVENSON ROY STEVENSON BETTY SWARTZ BARBARA TAYLOR JANET TOWLE MARGARET TOWNSEND Tweniy TWO THE ORACLE 15 -.4 pv- G' ix JANEEN WARING GEORGE WEBSTER gzcwfe 12 TOM BATTRAM BOB BOWMAN KATHLEEN BRYSON NANCY CAMPBELL HELEN FODI LILY GASPARATTO HELEN GUTHRIE MARGARET HANSON REG HART TERESA JERGER RUTH MAJOR SHIRLEY MASON JEANNE MASSON THE ORACLE Twenty-Three a- vi - It-rr ,.n 4 V 9 f v Q 0 . .4 - IA I f , r Q 0 ' ' .af ', I '5' I' 1 Twenty-Four LINO ODORICO BRUCE PIERCE DONALD SALES HOWARD SCHNEIDER BERTHA SMART CLAIRE TOMLINSON WILMA WOUDA JEAN BRADNAM PAT BREWSTER DAVE CRITTENDEN RAE CURTIS HELEN DAVIS KENNETH DOIG CLARA ELTOM DOROTHY GARBUTT THE ORACLE El EVELYN GRACEY MARILYN HANCOCK TOM KAYS PHYLLIS KENNEDY JOAN MANZER JOSEPH MATIKA JEAN McCOLL ELEANOR ROMP MAC ROSS MARIAN ROSS ALVA RUDY JACK SKINNER STANLEY WILSON THE ORACLE Twenty-Five ul x'- , Ili Q' FIRST PRIZE ESSAY Theirs ls the Glory Many areal people attended the around- rrenlzird :erernonies ol the United Nations new hfrzie in the Eastfhiver in New York fall tlirrzp had helped ta win a war 'zzpj they helping to win the peace ' l 1r. here. zrierxi-ext were liurryina around 'ge' ':ef:.+1'n lrirn all of those qreat V 5. is .' fliir ,' 'ret 'fl'llf'T!l'3l'llf fri'-m the :fi g -r 1'lfllfrflllllffllllIlV'l,SVll'FfllO W a, ir. 'V ta the flffl-eq :ten from ft f.' ' 'mil llfirgf-rf: l'-arty. '. . .' . 'If' 1:y:' find it tnflirifj -' ff- lu -, alf,-xfrrzilfr' the Gr- wrt, :I 'pl xl, r- ','.' i r-1 li-ri-, frlvnng . x flefrfl fit l'QiVJ :Vt 'writ Y r' 'Nfl 1. :'t.--1: tlirwlwtli thi- f,'f'l1ltllA lfrr ..-- lyi-ii tlw-r--, 'llifl rzittinfi on ' f- 'irftf-fli'irtvivJf1 ' flm 7 -f A --1 Twenty-Six .... ., wt . .. 1 Yes--fthey were all herey men from the armies of Napoleon, Washington, Eisenhow- er, Montqomeryp Ghostly fiqures from the Alamo, and Arebela, and Aqincourt. On all their lips, there was just one prayerf- Please Lord, Make it come out riqht this time . Dan Gaynor, 12A Crime The sullen prisoner stalked down the :fi-viiiiriqly forbidden corridor. The stoical, virim l'If'f fl fmard strode silently behind him, fin ever prfuaent sian of unbearable restraint. llxf'-wit ter the rrottnd ol their loot-steps the lvxll was llllLil1fVi in rx :soul-deadeninq silence. The prifwrmofs mind swept back over his past. Oli, what weakness toward temp- tittion lay within the hurnan element! Wlicrt fl hard, ffruel, oppressive thinq was society! Selfcronrlemnation and self-pity swept over him in rm lmttsurxl f,'OTlf,IlOIT1GFCIllOl'l ol emo- tion. The prisoner entered the hushed hall ol Justice to meet his late. THE ORACLE The sometimes laughing eyes of the judge were now stern and contemplating in their appraisal of this human derelict. The evidence was heard in minute detail and the damning accusations presented. Despite his gallant stand the accused broke down and confessed his terrible deed before the assembled dignitaries. His sentence fell like a sharp axe with stunning swiftness. The forlorn prisoner left the room in abject misery to mount those dreaded steps. Suddenly the judge , Mr. Black, broke into a mirthful chuckle. Laura , he said to the prosecutor , I can still remember when I was first caught smoking in the chicken-house. George Webster, I3 Spirit of I IA When you hear notes of music Echoing through the halls, Or sounds of guttural German Dispensed by our Miss Balls, With a few slow urchins stopping, While others straggle on, Causing Mr. Hodgins to chide Move along, now, move alongl , No need to stop and listen, No need for one to say Who are these fearful creatures? This is only llA. Despite our various efforts We reach the Physics class. First: Archimedes Principle? Then: Refraction through a glass! From third floor down to first floor We trudge our weary way. O, for an escalator! You often hear us pray. No need to stop and listen, No need for one to say, Whatever can they be doing? You'll know it's IIA. Discipuli picturam spectate! These words rings loud and clear. But 'tho we feel we're clever, They fall upon ignorant ears. French, too, is little better, Causing Miss Cameron despair. Should Whitehead deliver an answer, Wet weather would then become fair! No need to stop and question, No need to stand and say Whatever gives them all that pep? That's the Spirit of IIA! N. Fleischer, IIA B. Iohnston, IIA THE ORACLE Daydream: Thev build a wall about your soul, Wherein you rest sublime. And tho' the world about you falls, Only you these walls may climb. The flowers there have a sweet perfume, Which lingers in the air, And flitting birds fill a soft blue sky Within this world which knows no care. Your soul, at ease, sings a glad refrain, Like the birds which dart above. And you never think of an unkind deed. For within these walls dwells only Love. lt's a better world than the world outside, Where fear and want are known: And you may keep it ever thus, For you alone hold the throne. Mary McCutchen, IZA The Discovery As the clock in room 206 swept out the remaining minutes before nine o'clock, the boys of Grade 13 were busily comparing homework assignments. Out of the nine o'clock confusion came Don, breathless, ex- cited and grinning from ear to ear. Upon reaching his fellow class mates he exclaim- ed in a panting voice, Look, fellows, l've got them! Everyone being curious over what was causing Don's excitement surged forward to obtain a better view. Ivan with his mouth wide open, stared intently at what he saw and a look of envy covered his face. George ran for his magnifying glass to examine this discovery of Don's further. Some of the more mature land l use this word Iooselyl men of I3 merely laughed and told Don that some day he would regret his discovery. Despite these warnings from the sadis- tics, Don was not in the least disheartened, for he realized that this discovery had lifted him above the heads of juniors. So proud was Don that for several weeks he display- ed this discovery of his to ally at last it be- came quite apparent that Don would have to take the final and fatal step. The wise men of grade I3 comforted him and with their good advice still ringing in his ears Don went home and prepared for his first shave. fAny reference to persons living or dead is purely intentionall ' Bill Matheson, I3 Twenty-Seven Bonnie Prince Charlie, Old England's Pride and Joy On November 14, 1948 England almost shook with toy and laughter at the great news, Elizabeth had given birth to a son! Bells rang, great crowds of people shouted and laughed, for this was a golden lining for the dark clouds that had hung over Britain for months before. Great crowds, first, second, third class all alike. gathered outside the great iron gates of Buckingham Palace. The after- noon was dark and drizzly, but giving no heed to the weather, the crowd continued to wait for the birth of the infant heir. At 9:14 the baby arrived, and, at once, loud cheering began. People from the interior of the palace tried to quiet them, but they were drowned out bv shouts of lille want Daddy, cr We want Grandpa. A month later the Christening took place and at this time the name that was chosen was announced, Charles Philip Arthur George. You can imagine the proudness of the mother and'father as they looked fondly down into the lovely blue eyes of the infant heir, and also the grand-parents whose faces were spread with ioy and proudness. Oh yes, we rnust not forget Margaret or Aunt Margaret who became an aunt for the first time. . At the Christening the baby cooed hap- pily as if he knew how the people through- out the Empire loved and even envied him. Why shou1dn't the people love the baby who might become their king and leader. Mr. St. Laurent said, God bless this child, and may he not see deadly battles and war. May this be true not only to Prince Charles, but to people the world over. By Helen F. Berry, 9C Faces One day, while strolling casually through the hallowed halls of this institution for imbeciles, I was struck by the variety of expressions discernible on the various faces of my fellow-sufferers. As I am in- tensely interested in my close friends, I proceded to make voluminous notes on their state of mind as compared with their state of face. ' Twenty-Eight O On peering fixedly into the formidable features of one particular fellow, 'who shall remain nameless, the thought occurred to me that here was an individual Whose' life wasn't worth a plugged nickel to anyone, including himself. His quaintly quixotic ex- pression reminded me of my younger days for should it be daze?l. He was obviously deeply involved in a romance which, to his warped way of thinking, was turning out to be the real thing. As I have had ex- perience in such matters, I urged him to in- stigate reforms relative to his condition. However. his attentions to mv profundi- ties suddenly dissolved like Iasper Q. Milauetoast before the baleful gleam of his wife's eye when the objectionable object of his life's work appeared. My pleadings were to no avail and my heart almost failed me as my friend rushed to his fate, happily oblivious of his impending doom. The most terrifying expression seen in these clammy corridors belongs, strangely enough, to about fifty per cent of the student body. The expression is a peculiar mingling of horror and pity. I will not delve deeply into the auestion of Why these so-called iu- venile-delinauents Wear this outlook on life: suffice it to say that they may be late and have to face a detention. The above are ample reasons Why the sufferer has a look of horror on his faded face, and as doubt- less he pities his fellow-condemned, the second look is thus accounted for. Last but not least is, of course, the tele- scopic eye type. I know little of this un- savoury character as l have never been the object of his glassy stare. Perhaps I don't wear the right coloured socks! As the people pass by, their looks of ectasy or boredom which follow so rapidly on their coldly scien- tific countenances deeply intrigue me. I have no clue as to why they appear amused, delighted, or detected, as the case may be, over particular individuals. I would like to analyse the mind of a telescopic eyer , but would likely become involved in a series of kaleidoscopic images. The above three types are a complete census of our student population. A stu- dent has found what he wants, found what he doesn't want, or is still looking. To which type do you belong? Iohn Coles, 13 THE ORACLE FIRST PRIZE ROEM The Seasons Spring comes tripping over the hills: greening the grass, bringing the showers. raising the flowers, A spritely young maiden is she. Summer comes gaily up from the earth- turning the grains ripening the hay, giving warmth to the day. A beautiful lady is she. Autumn comes riding on a brisk fresh wind: painting the leaves, cooling the earth. bringing fires to the hearth. A wise cunning fellow is he. Winter comes stalking cver the land- nipping the nose. freezing the lakes, whirling snow flakes. A sinister rascal is he. Mary McCutchen, l2A The lost letter George sat at his office desk, thinking. Yes, thinking seriously about a letter which he had received during the morning. Cer- tainly this letter had not been meant for him, but the envelope had been addressed to him. The only conclusion that he could arrive at was that someone had placed the letter in the wrong envelope. He picked up the letter and read it through again. It read thus: My dearest: I tried to phone you last night but was unable to get you. I am writing this note to you this morning and you will receive it to-day at the office. I thought we could have dinner after work to-night, and then go to the theatre as we had planned. I will meet you at the corner of Bay and Harvard at five-thirty. Because this is a special occasion I will wear the green coat and yellow hat that you like so well. Your darling, Ieannie . George didn't know any Ieannie, and furthernroie he had no idea for whom this letter was intended. What was he to do? He didn't think it would be right to throw the letter away and think nothing more of it, for he could see some poor girl waiting for a friend who would never appear. Final- ly, he decided that the only thing to do would be to go to the corner of Bay and I THE ORACLE Harvard and meet Ieannie and explain to her the mistake in the letter. At five-thirty exactly, a tall young man descended from a street car and tried to make his way through the crowd to the sidewalk. All the time he seemed to be searching, and his eyes scanned the crowd for someone wearing a green coat and yel- low hat. Yet in this turmoil of people eager to get home at the end of a weary day, he could find no one to fit this description. After waiting on the corner for almost twenty min- utes George was becoming a little uneasy. Why should be bother himself about a silly little letter? Maybe Ieannie had phoned her friend and they had planned to meet some- where else. Quickly he reeled around and in doing so bumped squarely into another pedestrian. After he had regained his own balance he looked to see with whom he had collided and to his amazement he saw a young lady sprawled on the sidewalk and staring at him with rage. But what inter- ested George more was the fact that she was wearing a green coat and yellow hat! Are,-are you Ieannie? he asked. Am I Ieannie? What difference does that make to you? The least you could do would be to help me up . You said you would wait at this corner and would- So Bill could.n't come and he sent one of his friends instead. Well, I certainly don't like that, and she turned to leave. But George caught her arm and stopped her. Please let me explain, he pleaded. You don't have to, interrupted leannie, but if you must, go ahead. This little girl was so convincingly, so compelling that when George started to ex- plain he had forgotten what he was going to say and found himself uttering these words. Yes, Bill sent me in his place, but why can't we go to dinner and to the theatre. All right , she replied, it will serve Bill right . And so they went to dinner and to the theatre. Before the evening was hardly started they had come to know each other well. And that night Ieannie wrote in her diary, Well, the lost letter trick worked. At least I have met that blond young man I have been seeing on my way to work. And best of all we have a date for to-morrow night! .I. Towle, I3 Twenty-Nine FIRST PRIZE STORY The Irony of Fate Iohn Stone rested on the side of the road. Only three more miles, he thought. and after all these years. He lifted his puny bulk of tattered cloth- ing as a car loomed into viewp and then resumed his former position as the driver reiected his sign for a ride. lohn Stone was sixty-nine years old, med- ium build, with drooped shoulders suggest- ing a life-time of hard work. His face was so lined and weather-beaten it assumed the texture of a raw hide doll. He wore a thread-bare tweed iacket, fitted - but for somebody else! His dirty gray flannels, which he had slept in the past month, were a bit too long and sagged at the knees. On his head perched an English tweed cap which had seen the light of other years. Iohn Stone was born in the small village of Wandering Heights, in the year of our Lord eighteen-hundred-and-seventyenine. His father had been the village blacksmith, and upon his death he had gone to live with his aunt Agatha on Swallow Hill. His aunt had been left quite wealthy by her husband's estate, and provided for lohn undreamed of luxuries. After a month or so of high living Iohn ran away and shipped out to sea at age fourteen. He became a first class sailor and after many years rose to the position of first mate. He occupied this until his sea legs gave out. Iohn then shipped back to England and became a waiter in the Iolly Boy lnn , in Lincolnshire. Here he worked until word had reached him a few months ago of his aunt's death and of his falling heir to a large legacy. The real estate gentleman had said it was in the neighbourhood of one hundred thousand dollars. Iohn was now on his way to collect. His brief rest over, lohn set out on the last lap of his ioumey. Some two miles distant and after nu- merous rests, Iohn came to familiar sur- roundings. He stopped, his breath coming in short gasps, and looked up the road. How well he remembered this spot. There's the old red barn. I wonder if Silas Homer is still alive? Oh well! It doesn't matter: Silas was never friendly. And down in the valley, there's the old lumber mill. Looks as if it's been closed for years! Imagine, just a few more steps and l'll he rich! Thirty Iohn started up the hill: his breath was coming harder. He had to stop and rest every few yards. The doctor-told me I-shouldn't-have made-this trip: but my heart-can't give out- now. ' Iohn reached the top of the hill and gazed across at the old Homestead on Swallow Hill. Suddenly the lust for money seized him. He started to walk fast. One hundred thousand dollars, all- mine . He broke into a run. A fortune-all mine-all mine-just-a little-farther. Pain in my chest-head hurts pain pain. i i i So old Iohn Stone returned to die at home, Sam? I reckon it looks that way. He left one hundred thousand dollars too. Too bad! Yep, too bad . Doug Hancock, 13 lost The house was still and dark, and from outside came the dismal sound of the wind howling through bare branches and over drifting snow. ln the bedroom, however, all was not peaceful. From a small cot at one end of the room came the half-stifled sound of anguished sobs as a small boy poured out his grief in tears. Suddenly, the lad lifted his head, determination written all over his tear-stained face. Silently he watched the bed across the room where his older brother slept soundly. Satisfied at last that there was no danger from this direction he slipped from his bed, freezing in fear at every squeak of the spring. He pulled on his clothes, and crept from the room, down the stairs and out into the terrifying world of blackness, wind, and snow. The small boy was limmy Blake, and the reason for his tears was his little lame dog, Tag. He was a comical pup, with big brown eyes blinking from a white face and a little black ear that perched over one eye, giving him a saucy, impudent look. Ac- cording to the custom of the young canine world, Tag was in the habit of chewing hap- pily on anything within reach. Earlier to- day, he had chanced to come upon one of Mr. Blake's best fur mits which, evidently, he mistook for a rabbit. To his sorrow, as he was in the act of choking his rabbit, Mr. Blake, who had only grudgingly allowed THE ORACLE Iimmy to keep the dog, decended upon him with all his righteous indignation. Conse- quently Tag had been removed from the house on the toe of Mr. Blake's boot, along with a few descriptive words, and refused admittance thereafter. In vain Iirnmy pleaded for his friend, but his father could not be moved. Thus Iimmy with mounting frenzy had watched night draw near, and had seen his little dog limp disconsolately off into the cold, unknown world. This was the reason for Iimmy's tearful and restless night until he determinedly set out in search of Tag. Meanwhile another member of the Blake houehold was writhing in sleepless agony. Mr. Blake, a cold, calculating busi- ness man, was being tortured by conscience. Visions of Tag, frozen and dead on his doorstep with his small son Iimmy weeping bitterly, resentfully, over his tiny form, filled his mind. Then, he too slipped from his bed and into his clothes, a scowl on his face, but remorse filling his eyes. As Mr. Blake opened the door he was almost overwhelmed by a great gust of snow which engulfed him like thousands of angry white demons, darting down his neck, up his sleeves, beating relentlessly upon his face and all but blinding him. Pulling to- gether the shattered pieces of his determina- tion he stepped out muttering under his breath. Now where in the world do you sup pose that worthless mongrel has gone. He was rounding the corner of the house- suddenly- Oh-Dad! I- lim! What are you-? Oh Dad, sobbed lirnmy, I had to find Tag. He's gonna freeze, Dad. Please don't be cross-But how did you miss me so soon? At this point Mr. Blake cleared his throat, turned aside and appear- ed a trifle embarrassed. We'll discuss that later-er-Did you find Tag? No, sobbed lim. I think he must be dead. Silently Mr. Blake put his hand on his son's shoulder, feeling more warmth and understanding for his son than he had for many years. Silently they walked together back into the house and slowly, sadly, pre- pared to return to bed. Then, as they passed by the door that led downstairs to the deep cellar, they heard a scratch and a low whine coming from THE ORACLE behind the closed door. Iimmy jumped and hurled himself on that door calling, Tag, you're safe . Two minutes later a gleeful Iim and his excited pup, Tag, were rolling over and over in joyful reunion, heedless of the hard floor, while Mr. Blake watched with happiness and amusement in his eyes. Gee, Dad, laughed lim, Wasn't Tag smart to find a way into the cellar through that window? M. Fry, 13 Our School Ten years ago in '39 The corner-stone was laid, The nucleus of a grand new school And the many changes made. The foundation was finished: Then they began the walls Broken only by large windows To light the rooms and halls. The gymnasium and library And auditorium too, Were each greatly welcomed And were really something new. There was a shooting gallery A room for teaching art, A Home Economics Room, And a Commercial part. For Mr. Kitching there were Two large modern labs For splitting the atom And disecting crabs. The various school notices Brought in each day Were quickly forwarded Via the new P. A. Since then there've been changes, The Shop Roorn's seen expansion, With equipment to make everything From a tree-stand to a mansion. There's a pink room for girls Where the art of sewing's taught 15-nd a beautiful Memorial Organ - That citizens and pupils bought. But the most needed addition ls Mr. Oliver's room With pamphlets on everything, From professions to pushing a broom. W'hat more could anyone ask for And they're all at your disposal Welle-maybe a swimming-pool- But that's a recent proposal. So in the coming year Don't you sit back and sigh, Make use of these opportunities Of Your W. C. l. Roy Beatty, l2B Thirty-One k ' A Thirty-Two Memorial Day ' '1 'tIt a spechrt aan' 11 l'lt't'v'E'Itlft'f'Y I r ,lf tr gint: ' lf'lE'll1'lt llt , trrisw 'ized that we Zrt 4'f- t!1111t:1r14 '11 fm- .1.. fret it ef ft1t11115 ' '111 lttV,'ttt',tT , l.1','- a 1 ' lf 1'-' ltfftgr If-+ 1..',' ttlt 1 'tt' tw. ttlfll '::r if lull 11' 'ez 'tt' '-r ', 111 'vii-1 ' 1 . 111111.11 ut 'tt l.-tt' ' ltr :tat wlttt I .. '.'- 'f 1 'f1lrl tfttlt 1 A' 1rr.1'1' ltllttt .I ttf ','f ft' wt' 1111- ' ' 1 tr rwl 1 1 l It lt'lt ' 11, 111 ',' ffl' . ' .1-.1 tr, ::1f ., fl l!tl ' 1 lftr, A 'flftttt lllhllllg, followed the flaq bearers, Dave Dewart l3 and Bch Geoqheqan 13 to the II1QII1Ctf1Cll plaques, where they placed the flowers. As the strains of the last post died away the many students left the buildtna pctrtderirtq 011 the mystic qtft at life. May the W. C. l. corttinue to tum out heroes, hut hy Gods Will may they never hav f' tc lay dowrt their lives on a battle frf-ld, rather may they he doctors, states- rttert, authfitrs and leaders that history will :P cr-rfl its martyrs. Open Night 711 Vlifdrteltsdrry, Nctverhher l7th be- txnft 1-1. the l1ffl1r:5 rtf 7.3t,t r111Cl lU.UO 11111. C1 ttrrttf- I1llltlltf'I at 111te1Q-sled parents and lr1-trtfls tftlllttf tr, sf-1 tl1et'c1lleq11ate 111 action, fall ttf' r'lf11'1:1w11 'trvere 111 srlssiart w1tl1 the ex- 'f 111111 'tt flltlfflf' I9 'Nltff acted as quides txttftt 1 tht' fltrt-fgtirttt ff lt.ffi:f.rx fVlrYlIlIt IOI'l. ljrortt '7 3t1 1111. lt I-lfjfl 11.111, the vtsttftrss saw the ',f1p1:1- 1' 111 1:1-gazflrvrt t111f,l 111r111y tftllff-ml with the 'fttt ttf 1:1 'l'l1f 1111-'-11 rttqltt was ftrrrtrtqrlfd hy lfll.'l1 r1111Itttt,l !ft.'llt1YI1f'Iftlltfllvll.FtE'IfJl1Z4OIl. . , , , - -,.,. .11 1111111 'tttrtttfr l'lllttl tf1fr11 111tnf-rt-1,f.t,, 111 THE ORACLE the Household Economic cmd General Shop classes while others sought out the Science Department and still more finally got a look at the Sound Room. Towards the end of the evening a program was held in the auditorium following the pattern of our week- ly assembly. A unique feature of the pro- gram was the broadcasting of a quiz pro- gram between QE and 9G over CKOX. This contest was in the hands of Bruce Marsh of CKOX. Mr. Cross and Miss Burgess presented movies of the recent school year including the 1948 field day parade. Musical Num- bers were provided by soprano Lucile Ernst of 9B accompanied by Marion Perry of QF and trumpet solos by Iames Gordon of llA accompanied by Betty Murry of l2A. To conclude the program of the day a dance was held in the gymnasium. We hope that all who were able to inspect our Collegiate were favourably impressed and that they will keep in touch with the ad- vances of the Woodstock Collegiate. Commencement The annual Commencement exercises were held in the auditorium on Friday, No- vember the twenty-sixth. A very common statement in a school year book is it not? The story behind this statement tells of five long years spent in class rooms, over books, at teaedances and formals, and the many other phases of our school life. Frances Denney, the valedictorian, expressed these thoughts and many more in her very apt address which officially marked the milestone of graduation for former students of the W.C.l. classes of forty-eight. Commencement-the night when proud parents see their sources of pride and joy claiming prizes in academic and athletic fields. The prizes were presented by a few of the many friends of the school. As the evening drew on the presentations were in- terspersed with musical numbers by Diana Nesbitt, a former student, Miss Kellerman and her twelve girl trio and by George Hindle l2B, at the organ. Two years ago the awarding of Honour Pins was a unique feature on the com- mencement agenda. Last commencement twelve more pins were presented to students who characterized the leaders of the Colle- THE ORACLE giate. The presentation of these coveted pins to the Honour Students of the W.C.l. by Mr. Hodgins brought an end to the long list of awards. The climax of the evening was in the play directed by Mr. Kitching and entitled Mr. Simpson's Dream Castle. While Ioanne Milburn l2A played a selection of pieces on the memorial organ the stage and properties' committees, under Mr. Branch and Miss Cameron respectively transformed the stage into a living room of the fairly well-off Simpson family. The one act comedy centered around young Annabel who upset the whole house by merely asking if she and her boyfriend Tommy might be allowed to use the living- room. Her oldest sister, Lillian, couldn't understand this until she fell in love with a travelling salesman to bring this humorous play to an hilarious ending. The cast oi the play was: Director-Mr. Kitching Mr. Simpson-George Hindle Mrs. Simpson-Ioan Leslie lrene Simpsonelmcy Iackson Lillian Simpson-Catherine Holdsworth Annabel Simpson-Mary Roberts Tommy Wilkins-lvan Palmer Charles Merriwether-Bruce Cunningham Stranger-Dan Gaynor Lighting4Mr. Proud, Glenn Pauli, Ronald Hulse Stage Properties-Miss Cameron, Mary-lane Grothier, Elsie Shell, Barbara Gorrie, Ioyce Boss Stage Management-Mr. Branch, Donald Sales, Thomas Battram, Boss Boulton Make-up-Miss B. Dent PrompterfDoris Kitching Sadie Hawkins Allow your imagination to wander and picture an lndian doll astride a horse of brightly hued gumdrops and possessed of a fantastic tail of balloons and then, set all this upon a paper pie plate and you have the winning corsage of the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance! The lucky bearer of this corsage was Don Coles of llA fame, while the designer was Donna Wilks llD. The choosing of the most original corsage was the climax of the evening which saw the girls of the school escorting the boys and incidentally footing all the bills. Thirty-Three t NK, I STUDENT EXECUTIVE Bock Row: W. West, G. Ritchie, D. Dewon, T. Koysl W. Korn, E. Tothom, Mr. S. Blair. Front' Row: Mr. L. Cordick, H. Guthrie, J. Boin, M. King, Miss E. McCorquodole, R. Ross, M. Johnson, C. Eltom, Mrs. I. Johnson. The many couples danced to the music -. F-.,.-Ft ,. ,JI ,,. N,-W-e-Q af-.-L... .., ,- , A , ,,.' -,- - 1 new T'rdinq amidst decorations of iznd 'Dcqpatchersf This dance spinscred by the Girls Athletic the auidance of Miss Burqess. . . . ..i:s under the General Manage- Thirty-Four Elizabeth Tatharn and Mary .. . Tiara Eltorn arranged the A-'i':.e ltizrgeen Mfarinq loolied f4.d'.'ertisiriq and music were ' ' V9 Pirt-er wnd lean Otto re- ' i A Sfli-'3 ff lft-19 where the ' :.'L: 'it' fellcw: tn ','t fir if flflllff- fl :fli-1 flfv.-flztnrf' hier f.frf1.mrtiiiiity :rift wttztflf -rfiil Christmas Assembly Each Christmas prior to the holiday period the teachers provide the assembly proqram. This year a beautiful paqeant was enacted by the staff under the direction of Miss Burqess. The skit showed the effect of many lona hours of strivinq for perfec- tion. The scenery was made under the di' rection of Miss Mcliim and the special liqht- inq effects were created by Mr. Proud. The entire staff pftrticipated in the proqram with the rjissistfirice of fl few stiidfvnts. The story was nftrrfttefl by Mrs. Iolirigeton find the two leftdiriq ffifirfr f'.' ter parts trilirtri hy Gordon Hrown QE and Donald Otyctoii QE. Ioan Rohinzson of llff sgftriq lflff ftrruiitifiil Christe nifiri rrtlifftif which fl'?lfJ'tCl frtll thu story. THE ORACLE 3 ...gl I l i I Q J ' K ,- Q-1 f' of -X W 4 4 1 OUR QUEEN AND HER ATTENDANTS Left to Right: J. Ferguson, J. Brodnom, C Elfom, J. Waring, E. Smith, E. Romp, N, Fleischer Annual A1 Home Who will be the Queen -ii ine Brill? This 'NCIS ihe current question pricr to The 7 Ri Herne when lovely ldneen Vi Qzririrg cl l3 .-yds crowned CIS queen. This wcxs quite dn nriovdiion ,dnd the school seemed ie enter into the spirii Ci ihe proieii, Severfil ddys feiiire the dcxnje seven girls were fzsliecl ti: rpin fir the hfncur Qi being ilie iirsi qirl te Ce :rc'.-:fied rms queen. A days liefire dixnce lcrneen l-'JCIS picked by ig: vile of 'e entire siudeni bcidy. flft iinril Pndiry :ight iii ihe diince did izriyiiisief liriow the result Ci the vote. Mr, lelcdqins '.'.':is frwczrsled The l1f:ii1ir if Zrcwrf ing the queen While Dave Den i,r CID rresenied her '.-.' rin CIT! iiisirilied silver lrrizcele' Cr. ljef liazli ci ihe sfiideni bfdy and ludith Binh fjive lier TT lscuqueite Cf red rises. Vile here THE ORACLE that ldneen our Queen will qo on 'lo Indice other Ccnquesis, The decordiinq coinrniitee did dn ex- f'?pll'fI'l-ffl icb in irirnsiigrniinq the qyrn into UH dtrnfzispiiere Of deep nidrine liie. Wliile TI Inernidid wcrs pulled dlcinq ihe north wall by six SQCI-l'l'JTS9S, cr liiiqe black whcrle llodi- ed liixiiriciiely firlcnqr the west W-fill. Bel Turner and his orcheeircr riirovided the music fir the diidir ircni cr birnd stirzid drfrped with fish nets. Schools Ci ll'LL1lll'Cff'lOllT9Cl fish cove erefl the wdlls Linder C: Canopy ci blue wiili silver Stairs. The re:'eii.'inf.3 line isciriiiuse-d ci Mr. Clllifl Mrs. Hfidqirls Mr. dnd lflrs. PCM' Tern l-fciys rind lliirrigi Eli-inn weiCi:'iied ilie ciiiiiiipies tit the ddnfe. FCllCVJlI'i-Q! the Grcizid lvlirrcli led iiy lflr. l'l'1 digins and ldneen Vfdrinq, refresh- ments were served on The Third ilocr. Thirty-Five GIRLS' Bock Row: M Legacy, B. Jones, M. Bowman P Young, M. Ure, P. Israel, A. Sanders, Back Row: M. Legacy, B. Jones, M. Bowman, Miss M Brox, J Bain, P. Brewster M. Girls' Club - r Lie 1:1 September the initial meeting cf tie Girls The 'skits held. Mrs. E. P. l-lodains Hcziirgxry President: Miss Brayf -staff ad- xiscr' Maricr. Kina Pre-sidentg ludy Bain-fe '.'15:e-president' Mary Roberts' secretarv and Fez' Brewster 'reasurer were the officers elected. .--.ffer Sviitzirj and Mfciodstoclc tussled if C1 iecwiixll grfiriie a iiarice was held for all ':r.a refresh were served to the play- gs iirras scld by the forrn repre- ' ' e r.'gT'1ligrr ariicna the students. Rugby Dance I : '- .. ':iter 'lie close cf the fciitv 'he B , s F-Qhletic held a dance 'eiiign This year the dance i ' 'Brit .fcliccl was dismissed '.liilri','f1. The boys, who :..1'1ii . f for the affair, were ' ffii in Mccillicuddy, and Ti. fifirii were present' ,' i-fi-:ters at 'he dance fvili-fi .'-f l to wear the ree ,l yi-ir. The dance wail' , :ffl nuff' lIIJfJf3ll'Il .IYlfJ lh'if ' r .tw firifii fifil ?7l1 .'Cf31-1.17. Thirty-Six CLUB S. Richardson, J. Leslie, D. J. Davis. S. Richardson, J. Leslie, D. Cross, E. Weeks, Cross, E. Weeks, McMurray, J. McLeod, J. Conlin. New Year's A few years aqo tion offered to sponsor for the students. This fast become an annual Eve Dance the Board of Educa- a New Years Dance event seems to have affair with each suc- cessive year producinq areater popularity. Pine bouahs, buntina balloons and a huqe Christmas tree decorated the aymnasium for the dance which was under the direction and supervision of the Student Council. The receivina line was formed by Mr. and Mrs. Pow, Mr. and Mrs. Hodqins, Clara Eltcrn and Tom Kays. The music for the happy crowd of dancers in formal dress, was supplied by Bob Yohn and his band. As the old vear slipped away into oblivion, and the New Year arrived with all its promises, people in gaudy hats, blowina horns and qreetina their friends, created a din that was deafene ina. ludaina by the rnany favourable re- ports, the New Years Dance was a top- iiotch success. The coriiniittees responsible fri this siiccazrzsfiil dance were: Music Torn Kfiys, Marion Kina DFV'f'JIfIllOI'lL3 Elizabeth Tathani, 'Qflrirri ffltoiii l!lVllfIllfJT'l1'1 Indy Bain, Ruth Boss Refreshiiierils Grace Ritchie, Bill West liiiiaiifg-'ai Mr. Corcliclf, Dave Dewan Boiirif'er ll Willcxrri Karn THE ORACLE l.S.C.F. Left to Right: G. Handle, M. Woodoll, A. Clayton, R MocAvov, P Young, Mr, R. Proud R. Ross, M Fry, B Clayton, L. Wells, The Inter-School Christian Fellowship Each Vtfednesday noon at l2.3U p.:r1. the Woodstock Chapter ot lnter-School Christian Fellowship meets in the auditors ium. The executive in charge are: Presidentf'Ruth Ross Vice-President fGeorge l-lindle Recording Secretary -Rosabel lVlcAvoy Corresponding Secretary Martini Fry Treasurer- Clarence Shcwers PianistefPatsy Young Staff Adviser' Mr. Proud The meetings are arranged sc :rs 'c provide interest and fellowship tor the stu- dents. Bible quizzes are often given, famil- iar hymns and choruses are sung and spe- cial musical numbers provided. At various times during the year the group is invited to conferences in centres where students of l.S.C.F. groups from other cities meet tor the weelcvend. Regularly at l2:OU noon on Mon- ojxy g prayer meeting is neld in Room 2ll,. At Christmas, carol-sings are held and frequently the students garner the ever.- ing for a sauasli '.fIiIITt'y'l which includes games and lunch. Such gfrtherings are drawn to a close by 3 fe '.-.' cnet meaitztrons on the Word it God. THE ORACLE D, Pratt, M Wells. As a practical contribution to the school lite, the l.S.'f.F. has accepted the responsi- bility of servicing the First Aid Rocni, Music Club The Music flub is one ot the most Zrctive clubs in the schocl. The Glee Club have made themselves heard at the Cpen Night and Ccrnznenceznent IS well as ine Red and 'White Revue. The otticers ct the club are: President Grace Ritchie Vice-President Douglas Hcznccsr' Secretarye- Shirley Mason Treasurer- Howard Schneider Consulting Members Eleanor Srziiic. and Sidney Squires. The crchestra is one ci the hardest works ing and least crciised of the many school cr- ganizations. Each llfednesday they play us in and out if the assembly hall as Well as supplying :nusic during the program. The executive or the orchestra consists of Pres- dent Vfilldrd lfdrn and Vice-President Howard Greenly. Many, who are in con- tirct with the school, loudly sing the praises cf cur worthy Miss Kellerman who is quietly' discovering irni moulding lN.Cl's drtists C: 'o-rriorron-f. Thirty-Seven JUNIOR RED CROSS Front Row: J. Kerr, E. Hill, D. Pearson, H. P. Brewster, E. Brannon, G. Brown, D Back Row: l-l. Berlette, G. Ross, J. Milburn, N. Lawrence, R. Moore, M. Smith, R. Absent: l. Couch. W.C.I. Junior Red Cross ii' the organization meeting of the Red Cross the following executive ezted. ,intel- rlincrary President fMrs. l. A. Wallace President Ruth Ross lfie-President Helen Guthrie Sefreiary- -lune Bragg Treiisurer Patricia Brewster The :inet means of raising money for fgjegxzte lunicr Red Cross is through 1 r'e..1 cf the cloak rooms for the var' Cfxins in the school. Mrs. lohnson t heir-3-rs are to be seen busily check- zizts at Community Concerts, school -if Little Thefitre Plays and other acti- Lwa' ,err 'er 5l25.00 was raised. This 4' hoping to exceed this amount. Swirl 'ir donations are given to the ' Red ragga in Toronto and the Can- LH3 fn. Red and White Revue :ra iifptti were two Crown' ,acl yr.-fir ri: the Red find 4' 3 if:'.'f-'11f'ltill',' Htfraed by rhmyvsiqht Guthrie, R. Ross, Mrs, I. Johnson, J. Bragg, ick Treleoven. H. Fodi, J. Brodnom, J. Ferguson, C. Coles, Hampden, D. Bickle. The capacity crowds voiced their ap- preciation with sustained applauses follow- ing the different parts of the programme. The orchestra and ushers, wearing for the first time their new blazers, presented a smart uniform effect. Preceding curtain time the school or chestra under the direction of Miss Kellerman ably played selections from lerome Kern's Show Boat . As the curtain went up the eerie scene of the interior of the Stewart's cottage on the road from Straun to Rannock in North Perth shire was presented. The play, Campbell of Kilmouru, revealed to us the result of the Stewart family assisting Bonnie Prince Charlie who was hiding in the hills. The hushed audience received the one act play directed by Mr. Bailey with great acclaim. The cast included: Mary Roberts as Mary Stewart, the mothery lune Kerr as Morag Cameron, nieceg Dan Gaynor as Dugald Stewart, son: lohn Carr-Harris as Captain Sandemang Bruce Cunningham as Archibald Campbell: Laurie Branch as lames Mackenzie, clerk: lvan Palmer, George Stevenson, Iarnes Douglas, soldiers. loan Leslie was boolcholderp Miss Patri rfifi Btirgfiss was in charge of costumes: THE ORACLE W.C.I. ORCHESTRA Front Row: D. Schell, J. Towle, J. Morkle, M. Woodall, P. Jonny, J. Milburn, M. Schell, G. Honke, J. Parsons, E. Clark. Rear Row: W. Korn, l-l. Schneider, G. Handle, R. Blair, Miss Kellerman, H. Greenly, J. Gordon, D. Stevens, P. Fraser. William West, sound effects: Miss McKim's art classes, scenery and Mrs. A. E. Heaslip, specifrl assistant in make-up. The Kitchen Clock , an amusing read- ing by the IIA girls prepared the audience for the comedies to follow. Those taking part were Barbara Karges, Evelyn Bond, Lois Cocker, Barbara lohnson, Margaret Murtha, Charmay Mountford, Doreen Otto, Margaret Venner, Patricia Llewellen, Sandra Thompson, Bette Thompson, Devona Paauette, Patricia Hulse, and Patricia Darrow with Marilyn Legacy as the maid of the Kitchen and Gorden Brown as Chore Boy. The audience, now in a jovial mood was taken into the Spinnet home, an aver- age 2Oth century abode complete with an older and yoiinger brother with sisters to match. The play Georgie-Porgie gives a View cf the typical harassed younger brother, his rise to supremacy, and topping it off a supposedly ugly cousin turning out to be a beautiful blonde! The people received the production heartily and loud and lcng was both the applause and laughter. Miss Helen Dunlop and K. C. Hilts did a fine job of directing the cast which includ- ed: Georgie Spinnet, Iames Carnwath: Mrs. Spinnet, his mother, Lois Boles: Tessie, the maid, Aveleigh Hepworth: Tod Spinnet, Peter Ferguson: Dorothea Spinnet, Wilma THE ORACLE White: Hugh Cameron, Ivan Palmer: Millie Spinnet, Marlene Longworth: Mamie Burmeister, a cousin, Norma Carter. Misses M. Fisher and M. Broadley handled the costumes: Marilyn Shantz and lohn Kapusta were prompters, Following a brief intermission, the even- ing was climaxed by a splendid showing of the operetta, Trial by Iury , by the W.C.I. Music Club. The principals and chorus performed in a professional manner and many were the complimentary remarks heard throughout the audience. Although the Defendant CDouglas Hanccckl gladly offered to marry the Plain- tiff CGrace Bitchiel today and his own love tomorrow, the Iudge CByrnes I-'leutyl settled the matter by marrying the Plaintiff himself. The foreman of the Iury, lSidney Squireslp the Counsel for the Plaintiff, Edward Gloinl and the antics of the Usher, fffoward Greenlyl added to the comedy. Special acknowledgments were made to the general director, C. H. Kitching: pro- perties, B. Proud, Bon Kendall and Don Baird: stage, H. Branch, S. Blair, Tom Battram and Don Sales: lighting, L. Cordick, Frank Tabor, Don Kitching, Don Cole, Glen Pauli and Bon Hulse: tickets, Miss Bray. Howard Schneider, Bruce Pierce, and Tom Battram: make-up, Miss B, Dent, and mem- bers of the staff. Thirty-Nine 5 - LITERARY SOCIETY Ntr G Eoilcx H Grcenlx K Doug, G Ronsome, M. Johnston, D. Dewon, C. Eltorri, .t Douglas, R Blair H Ronsome, Miss E. McCorquodoIe. ','sQ.ers fcr the evenings were E. Berry, F.. Seigheqiin, l. Coles, D, Keith. H. Beatty, . ,.,::.es'-'ri l. Todd P. Pcole. C. Knechtel, M Eiiuf fyrie McGillicuddy G. Mansell, '. 'eigr I. S','n13ns E. 'Wladylza and l. C:-is ff ' -H-,Q enlig- . . ...M ...,i...,, ... is 1.5, it QUEEN fi' Pitt iiiungt and Fiuth Bowyer: organ- :.e iw.1.n1xr:g and tc ' ' 'X T. leraer and the S'T.1f1EI'.lS tcr the pri qrarnmes. ' e iriiiierzce tiled irc-in the auditor- ' Ii7'. f'LifIlfl'? cirnznerits could be :.5er:'.1 1 ill? plays andthe operetta. - :..1rrQis i' Qne should encouraqe our dent rise ti new heiahts in 7 9 . ,-, . 'nn 1 , 3 ' t' ,. I J V . 1 ' , ' QV! J 1l-ll.q 1 4 I in ..--9 5 ' ' - - '-- l V l 1 ' an f' 5 i Forty A fl , DW 'Hi Y .- literary Society Meetings I ' ' - 5 1, ti' tlif lZi ,'f The tirst meeting is held in connection with this society is the nomination meeting. After several days of strenuous campaigning the election day arrived. When the ballots had been cast and counted Dave Dewan ot Form l3 was the new president ol the Literary So- siety. The other members ot the executive are lst viceepresident Clara Eltom, C.Sp., 2nd vice-president Howard Greenly, Forrn 135 3rd vice-president lim Douqlas, l2A, Secre- tary Mario lohnson, l2A. Treasurer Ken Doiq, 'f'.Sp. Special representatives from all the iorrns were Howard Ransome Grade ll. Bob Blair Grade lil and Ierry Ransom Grade 9. Shortly alter the society was formed the new arrivals to the school were initiated. We Qiladly welcomed the idea of mass ini- tiation to the newcomers who came willinav ly to itur institute to continue their educa- tion. Before we would allow these new arrivals to call the W.C.l. their alma :r,1rter there were a iew iormalities to he rtisiiierised with, mainly lnitiationl To de- fgcrihe the tortures our poor friends were inaclr tr endure is a pleasure. The airls were itat allowed to wear makeup at all, iwiit wif-re coiiiivelled to wear larae hair bows 'ind odd :fliwf-21 and soclis. The boys seein- fd to lie rgoiiiitlfi-tffl',' l'if1i,ii'i'y its they towed their littlf triirliri fIIftl1IIC,l on ri lenath of strinq. They :aff-re til:'C lor1'ff'd to wr'-fir their shirts THE ORACLE r- -,.,1. - ., W , - - v E.. .-, ....,.k.,, . X 1 , I T., fc . . , R, 1 .. 5 , Rx 5 -1 -r--r----w-- a Shi I ' mf '-:gifs 1, 'L ,fe :bf A 5- Al, ,N 'N 'f.'??'4r ORACLE REPRESENTATIVES Bock Row: Calvin Kennedy, P Ferguson, Den Davis, G. Todd, C Whitehead, Ron Bright, R Thomson, Grant Thompson, G Colder, Bob Hompson Front Row: A Kreager, G. Mansell, Bonnie Bragg, Shirley O'DeII, Betty Lee, P Kennedy, J Barn, Evelyn Lawler, B. Cunningham, R Beatty, Absent: William Kerr, Ruth Mayor, Norma Graham, and ties backwards, as well as cdd shoes and socks. All would have been quiet and peaceful hut there WET? CI :ew newcomers who had ideas of their own and had to be looked afterl Tc end day skirmish which smelling cl perfume :net in the assembly come the aocd sports and onicns the X'V.C.l. After rrrcnths oi anxious '.'.'aitir1g: ci the 'grade runes inf the twti left the lower halls we all hall tc crtticially wel' 5 ancther Qiterary meetinq was held, The stage was set tc remind cne at a radic studio, Alter the usual cpeninq formalities we saw Bak Moore take over as M. lf. tc guide the nil- :zricus show on its way. A feature was Tom Kaye All Girl t?i :rrchestra consisting oi Tcrri Kays, lint Dcuqlas lim Leller, Ed Vtfladylqa, Doua Syrnons l-luqh lVlcGillicuddy Pete lulian. lchn Coles and Dcuq l-lanccclc. Syd Squires and Doug Symcns did ir take-oil on a well known comedy show. The meeting closed in the usual manner at 2.55 pm. and left all hapinq that circumstances might lead to another Lit. in The not tcc distant future. THE ORACLE 70e!come Wiz, fmumffa Our new Science Head earned his Hon- cur Science Diploma at U,lN.C., spent two years in Minerolo-qical researcr. at Queens. and 9 years teachinq. 5 cl which he was Principal cf Ccllinqwcod fclleqiate. Forty-One HUTCHESON LUMBER CO., LTD. l ll ,, , DEPENDABLE BUILDING MATERIALS WOODSTOCK PHONE 54 SCHOOL INSIGNIA W S EDD SS EDD DD-uSvw-- l 1 , ' ur' ht ATG YOU GOll lg to The , X , I Q m e qc. X . . , Jn?-E i Y-ROTARY CAMP l ta' l ot Fisher's Glen? 1 - 1, ,,.,,, ,Ai 4 .! J-4 : 6 l ' Birks offer one of the finest ossort- i ments of School Rings, Pins, Corn- pocts ond Brocelets in oll of Comodo. Eoch l con be mounted with your own School crest ond is priced to suit o 'teen-oger's budget, ' .Hull Urrlrrs I' v'11 mpflu Fillirf BIRKS 0 JEWELLERS Yonge ond Ternperonce l Ask at Y.M.C.A. f0l' details Toronto Sports Goods and Hardware KARN HARDWARE SPALDING SPORT EQLHPMENT GLIDDEN PAINTS AND VARNISHES 415 Dundos St. Phone 72 Forty-Two THE ORACLE 1 A. SMITH J. MURRAY - I,,-. 1 I . ! Q l l P. TILLICH P. FERGUSON Junior Public Speaking loyce Murray of 9B won first prize in the girls' public speaking contest of lanuary 20. while Peter Ferguson of IOC captured the laurels in the boys' contest of Ianuary 26. Ioyce delivered an interesting and effective talk on the subject, Choosing a Vocation , and Peter presented a convincing discussion of the point Are We 'Wasting Our National Resources ? Runner-up for the girls was Annabel Smith, and for the boy, Peter Tillich, QC. The other speakers were Wilma White. Helen McGachie, Dorothy Cook, Evelyn Hill, Mervyn Kowalchuk, Ronald Wilker, Robert White and Reginald Thompson. In the girls' contest the judges were Mr. W. Ward, Mr. William Bottoms, and Mr. Pierce, and for the boys' were Reverend G. L. Douglas, Mr. H. E. Passmore, and Mr. P. E. Ellis. Our school always appreciates the time so generously given by these men. Senior Oraforicais For the second successive year, loan Leslie of 12A walked off with top honours in the senior girls' contest. Speaking on the subject of Homer Watson the Artist and Man , Ioan presented him as the first truly Canadian Artist. In her impromptu speech, an interesting and amusing incident was THE ORACLE M. BASS J. LESLIE J. CARR-HARRIS E. BAKER cited to comply with the subject of Behind the counter in a Store . In second place was Marion Bass ot llB who spoke on the great naturalist lack Miner . In her speech she highlighted his early life and his method of handling birds. Her imprompt was A Secret . The other two very worthy opponents were Barbara Iohnson of llA, speaking on New Movement in Canadian Art and Isabelle Mason of 12A with her philosophi- cal subiect As a Man Thinkethu. The senior boys' contest saw Iohn Carr- Harris of l2A as winner and Elgin Baker l2A as runner up. Speaking on the timely subject of let Propulsion , lohn explained the advantages and problems arriving from jet propulsion. In his impromptu Iohn told us very definitely 'why he preferred to live in the country. Elgin Baker gave a pictorial description of Rochester, Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. I-Its precise phraseology and wording brought him to second position in a field of five candidates. Bob Cornforth llB spoke on Trends Towards Iuvenile Delinquency . The Su- pernatural provided the title for Ronald Hulse of IIA when he told us of ghostly happenings. Clarence Showers of llC con' cludes the list of candidates with the topic of A Prophet in the Wilderness . Forty-Three ,yin ,,-44. Me. .h..,w-Ia'-,I A' J I 1 I 4' HIM' ,atv A, Ilbfbs? xr 'WAV ,'r,:,Q n 'N--V A .. - 'r Q Q vf'p.,. ,I,f. ' . . . . ...- .,I ,Q ,. . 1' -.- '.'.l' 41.1 ' ' .. 4 -. 4- - -I- I . . ' .., .I ,Q4 -1 I 0 - 1 - . PY 'N Y- 'V - fc X ' fq,Lxzw.. -'ml' V ' ' ' A GJ' vi. l .J l:.I F 1: ' xxx ', I'. .- ,.', ,I 4 7 NAA b ,Inv ' 4.1, . '-. .I .' . Q f f.I..1 XYi'1. '- -A fx. 1 fx -. 1. v . - ' 'Y r . . . 1 . 1,'L. ..' A' F .4. - f '- -4 I- f4s4'vf.' 4 v ' ' .. -.'. '. 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BRUTHFRS I INSURANCE BROKERS I Real Estate Investments I Phone 48 I 527 Dundos Street , M A K E , t , Character Clothes For Women Lougheed's Jewellery L -A' AND Distinctive Styles in GIFT SHOP WEARING APPAREL your Shopping Centre for Alwoys ot the I DIAMONDS - WATCHES I SILVER - CHINA ' at The Store of Many Gifts I 442 Dundos St., - Woodstock ir I THE ORACLE Forty-Se i ,...-..,--- - 'YW' ' ...- ' Tl W' 2 - .-l.-..l. 1 I l l I 5.- GIRLS' ATHLETIC SOCIETY Bock Row: M Robtnson S Mortsn, M. Cameron, E. Woods, Y. Potter, E. Jackson, N Stnclxler, M. Ross. K. Holmes, J. Anderson, l. Porter, Front Row: E Tothom, N Cortcr, W McMurray, W. McFarland, J. McBurney, Miss P. Burgess, J. Wleur, C. Lewis, M Mcflutchen, J. Otto, C. Eltom. H ffm' . ..':'.. ff 'IIE ... ..Q is Girls' Athletic Society tsrrrt brought the tcrrtr representa- Glrls' Athlett-3 Sfctety together to timers tor the 48' 49 term. Actirrq mils surtervifgxit. .. M153 Burqoss, ' f' 1.961595 ire: .zitezf frzzctbetlu Tcttlmitrrt ffreszderit - fltgrrct Eltozrr .rr', lrff-fzrfttrer - ',,' lVl'flTLllCl'19I'l Field Day 'ffrrts' ltr irf... ii':',' f'lllDfi till r ',' .-'l1','. l,rti1'f1c'it1:itl 6-i w'+?IllF 'Ev :'g.f.rtnrt'z wttlt Ivlntry 'ZYY'J'lI'. ,1 'ff Tilt' .ferrtor litur- .Qnft rw! l'1 f rt. l lt' T, Ave' ff. tif :rtter::1+'f.ljf.1lf1 rttxt' , . lj l till lflfklllf'-If-ll, 1 r .:: -r ,g : .,.., ftlt--ilu Wf.tr1ff'l:3., fr: f . r f.t.' were ltr-lil .fflff ':r'r'lywy fit lftltt :r:','.:.: 4' 'f .rgj 'xml l2fi., ffir ft t f ,lf?trt1'tftrt, ft:- Forty-Eight .I J.. I v---1..l.T-, , ! 7 url FIELD DAY CHAMPS Mg-tl'1err'II, A Hcpwcrtln, M Mcfiutchen N THE ORACLE Basketball From the odd interform basketball game we've seen, Miss Burgess won't have to worry about a future W.O.S.S.A. team. With a little polishing up and experience, there should be some very capable players. Basketball teams are playing on the same complete schedule as the volley ball team, but as yet it has not been completed. W.0.S.S.A. Basketball The inevitable has happened! Wood- stock has been placed in a loop with London Central so, as the saying goes, we kiss our chances goodbye, unless something unfore- seen happens. This year some of Mr. Young's boys, have been coaching the girls on shooting. Let's hope it brings us luck. Games With the first three of our games de- cided losses, the win against Stratford came as a shock, and gave a decided lift to our dragging spirits. Y 47-W.C.I. 14 Our first game, played on the cramped quarters of the Y.M.C.A. floor, and with many of the ex-stars of the old teams put us at a decided disadvantage. With Barb Iohnston keeping up the spirits of her team-mates by a line of patter cmd a lively game no one was particularly downhearted. Captain laneen Waring plus the other two guards had a great rough and tumble time under the other basket, and a free for all going the rest of the time fkeeps the mind occupiedl left the players of both teams in a happy frame of mind. Bell 37-W.C.I. 23 Why do all our opposing teams seem to have a giant on their forward line? Gloria 'Elliott captured 30 of her teams points, which led us to believe that without her we would have had a very good chance of winning. Norwich 27-W.C.I. 17 Norwich has another one of these small floors with extremely wobbly baskets, but they also have a good team plus the Lazenby twins. THE ORACLE Lib Tatham played the most outstanding game on the floor and Barb Iohnston a close second. Torch Mallen acted as referee and proved that she knew her job by handing out plenty of well deserved penalties on both teams. Although it was a close game, let's make the return game closer, in fact, let's win. , Stratford 18-Woodstock 20 Our losing of the first three games must have ended the jinx until London Central comes up, February Zl. Although our win- ning edge over Stratford was not large, it was enough to raise the teams hopes. Ianeen Waring played a superb game aided by Lib Tatham. Mary Roberts, forward, sunk a beautiful shot from the far corner of the floor and Barb Iohnston, lean Otto, Ioanne Milburn and Clara Eltom piled the rest up. Although it was a fast game, the large number of fouls handed out to both teams, slowed it up to a slow trot between the free shot line and nearly drove Miss Burgess out of her mind. lt was all chalked up to experience and the team went home happy. Ianeen Waring--captain and guard. Clem is always good for a scrap and be- sides, she is a dependable and valuable player. Lib Tatham-guard. There's nothing Lib likes better than a slow, clean game with lots of tall forwards?'?? Her ability and sense of humour always perks the rest of the team up. Barbara Iohnston-forward. Although this is Barb's first year at W.O.S.S.A. she is one of the hardest and fastest workers on the floor, and besides she has great faith in the team. Ioanne Milbum--forward. loanne is a valuable and steady player, and her shoot- ing ability is really something we can use. Phyllis Kennedyeguard. Fizz when not scraping the skin off her knees is one of our most valuable players and just loves adding laughs and double dribbles to the Clame. Doris Kitching-guard or forward. Doris's height and undying energy come in very handy in these fast games. Forty-Nine 'wpf N W.C.l. GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Bock Row: Miss P. Burgess, B. Johnston, J. Otto, E. Tothom, D. Kitching, J. Milburn, B. Karges. Front Row: D. Wulks, M, Roberts, J. Kerr, J. Waring, J. Ferguson, P. Kennedy, C. Eltom. Donna Wilks-guard. Donna like lune if given a chance would be an outstanding player with her belief in team work. Iecm Ferguson-guard. Ferg gets a great kick out of Tatham and Fizz and between lmighs plays a fairly steady and hard game. Pat Burgess-coach. Although she only sits on the bench at games she Works harder than any of her teams on the floor and lit- erally beats those on the bench to death. Mcrscotenone. Maybe that's why we're so lucky??? Barbara Kcxrges-manager. Barb would have been one of our star players if she hadn't tried to see how far her arm would bend without breaking. Better luck next year Barb. Clara Eltom-forward. Although she is small and light, Clara is one of our fastest and smoothest players and would be one of our highest scorers if left on the floor long enough. lean Otto-forward. This is Iean's first year with W.O.S.S.A. and is still slightly ner- vous on the floor but by the end she should be one of the high scorers and best players. Mary Roberts - forward. Mary like Clara is small but fast and seems to have no qualms whatsoever when on the floor. Her shots at the basket are usually bulls eyes. Iune Kerr - guard. lune, it given a chance to play would be one ot the most valuable guards on the floor. She is fast and steady with lots of get up and go, t Gloria Ruth Sweets Restaurant Soda Bar Confectionery 583 DUNDAS ST. Fiffv THE ORACLE Volley Ball Round Robins were held in three classes: lunior lGrade IXJ Intermediate tGrades X and Xll Senior tGrade XII and XIID IXG carried off the Iunior crown, XB the Intermediate and XIC the Senior. Girls' Badminton With the winter came Badminton and also strong W.O.S.S.A. teams. Our girls' doubles team of Daphne Cross and Pat Brewster copped the W.O.S.S.A. championship in London on March 19th. The smashing Woodstock team downed St. Thomas, Stratford, and shaded London Beale 15-4, 18-15 to take the championship. Girls' Tennis Last fall tennis came into the limelight when our girls' doubles team travelled to St. Thomas for W.O.S.S.A. competitions. The Woodstock pair of Daphne Cross and Barbara lohnson brushed aside a strong Ridgetown team to reach the semi-finals. In the serni-finals Woodstock was final- ly defeated by Brantford after a long, hectic battle. This brought down the curtain on W.O.S.S.A. tennis for 1948. Badminton Mixed Doubles Woodstock went all out for W.O.S.S.A. championships but our Mixed Doubles team of Aveleigh Hepworth and Peter Ferguson were edged out by Stratford in a round robin series. YOUR SCHOOL EMBLEM JEWELLERY l .S 1 AVAILABLE AT 1 ' -.JEWEILERS 'lf . . -Q, . THE ORACLE 1 T MILLWARD'S l Oxford Book Store I THE LATEST BOOKS STATIONERY RUSH CRAFT CARDS Telephone 152 W 413 Dundas St. 1 Fifty-One Woodstock Collegiate Cadet Corps I948 On May 16, the quiet Sunday morning air was filled with the sound of terse com- mands cmd militaristic movements. The Col- legiate Cadet Corps were preparing for their parade to Knox Presbyterian Church. The parade fell in at 10:30 a.m. under the com- mand of Lt. Col. Fergus Chambers. Rev. George Douglas conducted the ser- vices which were broadcast over CKOX. On the return to the school for the dismissal, Col. Ubelacker took the salute at the city hall. The ideal weather conditions brought the cadets out in full strength and they put on a very good demonstration. Within the week the annual cadet in- spection was held despite poor weather. The corps, almost 750 strong, paraded down the main street to be suddenly drenched by a cloud burst. Remaining in formation the boys were paraded to the armouries for their inspection and the girls taken back to the gymnasium. Both sections of the Collegiate Cadets were inspected in close inconvenient quar- ters but received praise for their efforts. At the armouries the general salute was follow- ed by the inspection of the various platoons, while the band, signal corps, medical corps, and physical training in the park was under the direction of Miss Burgess for the girls. At the conclusion of the inspection the winners cf the cadet awards were announc- ed. ln D.C.R.A. competition jack Corbett was placed first and Ivan Palmer second. lack Corbett also won the Strathcona award. The A. W. Cole prize for the most improvement cn the range was won by Ed. Vance. The best platoon of cadets was announced to be the signal corps under Lieut. Charles Knechtel while the girls to win the prize were those of platoon 3 in D company under Lieut. Mary McCutchen. The boys were under the able super- vision of Capt. E. Berry assisted by Capt. Blair and Cant. Coraick. The'corps was formed with the following offices. Commanding Officer Cadet Lieut-Col. Fergus Chambers Second in Command 'faclet Major I. Wing Fifty-Two Adjutant Cadet Major D. Ayling Battalion Sgt. Major - Cadet Reg. Sgt. Major E. Gloin A Company ' Off. Commanding . - Cadet Major E. Baker Second in Command Cadet Capt. Wm. West C.S.M. - Cadet Sgt. Maj. G. Graybiel No. 1 Platoon Capt. Wm. West Sgt. Wm. Campbell No. 2 Platoon Lieut. G. Hindle Sgt. N. Nutt Ambulance Corps Lt. B. Cunningham Sgt. G. Douglas No. 3 Platoon Lt. C. Atkinson . Sgt. H. Tisdale Signal Corps Capt. C. Knetchel Sgt. G. Mansell B Company Officer Commanding Cadet Major Sid Squires Second in Command Cadet Captain C. Hartley C.S.M. Cadet Sgt. Major H. Greenly No. 4 Platoon Capt. C. Hartley Sgt. R. Beatty No. 5 Platoon Lt. W. Karn Sgt. R. lngle No. 6 Platoon Lt. H. Scriver Sgt. I. Howe No. 7 Platoon Lt. E. Vance Sgt. R. Webster Band W.O.l. T. Kays Sat. W. Bier Colour Party Sid Tatham Don Hart joe Thompson R. Brown Don Murray The excellent training shown by the girls of the collegiate while on parade was due to the efforts of Miss Burgess and Miss Cameron, a former Squadron Officer in the R.C.A.F. Officers and N.C.O.'s of the girls Cadet Corps: Commanding Officer Major Doris Kitching Adjutant-Lieutenant Margaret Cliff Regimental Sergeant Major Sergeant Major Ioyce Mallen THE ORACLE C Company Captain - - Company Sat. Major No. 1 Lt. Barbara Taylor No. 2 Lt. Clara Eltom No. 3 Lt. Barbara Poole No. 4 Lt. Yvonne Mackie - Emily Egan - Devona Paquette Platoon Sat. Marilyn Schell Platoon Sql, Lois Cocker Platoon Sat. Ruth Tucker Platoon Sat, Elizabeth lNocds D Company Captain - - - Helen De-wan Company Se-rat.-Maicr - Mary Roberts Alma College St. Thomas, Ontario Residential School for Girls, Affiliat- ed with the University of Western Ontario in Arts and Home Eco- nornics. Other Courses include High School, Secretarial Studies, Music, Fine Art, Dramatics, Homemakers' Handi- crafts. No. l Platoon Excellent equipment for Swimming, Lt, Pat Mcl.ouqlilin Sgt. locinne Milburn Riding, Tennis, Lawn Hockey, Golf, y No. 2 Platoon Q 2fC. K Lt. Elizaoe-tn Kina cat. Barrier ,oats A beautiful Chapel, new Science A No' 3 Qaloon N Labs and Classrooms have been Lt. Mary Mccutchen Sai. Marilyn bnarr: Odded recently to the College. No. 4 Platoon . MGM' Suihgflgmd FOI' PTOSDQCTUS address the pl'll lClpOl Sat. Ave-leiqn He-gzvvortii BRUCE MIL'-ARI BIA., BID No. 5 Platoon Lt. loyce- Ross Sql Ncrrtiff N A GANFIELDT Cgilzu am! giff blfgofl WOODSTOCK Coutfs and Rust Craft Greeting Cards l CLAYTON'S Pl-lONElOOO Genuine C. C. M. Bicycles, Joycycles, Sporting Goods V. MUTH, Proprietor ll Riddell St, Woodstock, Ont, THE ORACLE Fifty-Three OUR FORMULA FOR FINE PORTRAITURE A natural expression, characteristic of your personalityp a true likenessg the use of modern lighting and camera techniqueg skilled retouching and delicate processing. We give particular attention to all details, for we have a sincere desire to present you with a portrait that will truly satisfy. MEM BER QU-5 N! 3 1 E 2 2 5 .Qxvx WEf pHovosnApnsn 364 Dundas Street Telephone 2l35W QUALITY MAlNTAlNEDl .-T.J..-T. :ggi O. O. 9 0.0 BOYS' ATHLETIC SOCIETY Front Row: L Crang, O. Culbert, B. McMillan, B. Sales, B. West, Mr. Young, T. Koys, J Carnwoth, F. Tabor, J. O'Bright, B. Bowman. Bock Row: B Burch, B Scott, B. Fluety, H. McDonald, J. Kookla, D. Hancock, K. Legacy, D Coles, R. Moore, B. Hoycock, B. Howe, W. Barnett. Boys' Athletic Society - Elfly H1 the term the following execu- zf elected for the Boys' Athletic So- H :lfiuVrr1,' President-Y AML Hodqins f3r .51je:lt Tom KCIYS 1-Pr-:f1ole1'lt Bill West 1-. .lr','-Tref.1sl.1rer Mr. Young ':.'gr.Qf the -'election CI form repre- fly fmrltecl in each form. Field Day 'vrf ' ' ' Jtll--r fmfl l,I lfwge num tzll ww-rlt., tllf cxmlufxl fielfl ': 'welll L'1llf .'fu'1:'1. lrn lllfi r lf '.'.' Iw'l!: '.fJf1:' Pllflrrlploll 3 'f rl fl' tffllnlgn. Hlli'lll5f'llf 1 lr lllff Hill'lIIlf VllfIl6,.'1-1, H ll 1 :. l I lot 'xlllll Wl plwlrllyt, : ',' I ' lf'1.'l'. lllillffi ffllflIlIf.1lf2il ' 1' .'.'lt:. ffl ymirltx 'Nlllll' lim If It 'r. lure lhffllll l2' ' VVUII llir' FIELD DAY CHAMP5 V . twirl '.'.lr. ttw mflyt ylulrnlffi. R Bowman, G. Todd, J. POOIS piwpou, THE ORACLE Y f W.C.I. JUNIOR BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Mr. J. Young, J. Kapusta, Don Ogden, J. Davey, Keith McLeod, G. Douglas, Bob Hampson, J. Lawrence, Grant Thompson, R. Collins. Absent: Bob Scott. Basketball This was one of Woodstock's best sea- sons as far as basketball is concerned for quite some time. The Seniors finished the season tied for second place with Kitchener. They were the only team in the league who beat Stratford. lnterform Basketball At about the half-way mark of the inter- form schedule, forms l2A and l2C are lead- ing. As yet neither of these teams bas been defeated. ln the intermediate forms, lOE is leade ing the pack with 6 points. The grade nines come up with exciting games. At the present time 9F is leading with 10 points. Junior W.0.S.S.A. Basketball Although not in the limelight like the senior team, the Iuniors are putting forth a good effort this season. They promise to produce some good talent for next year's senior team. ln the four games played so far, the juniors have tied Simcoe but have bowed out in defeat to stronger Straftord and St. lerome's teams. In all four games, George Douglas has been the top junior scorer. some form THE ORACLE Senior W.0.S.S.A. Basketball Simcoe 20-Woodstock 31 In the first half, Woodstock gained a lead of l6-4, but by full time this margin had been cut down to Sl-20. Wladyka was ban- ished to the showers after a minor disturb' ance. Top scorer was Iohn Coles with lO points. Stratford 44-Woodstock 47 Never in the whole game did either tearn have a great lead. Both teams were con- stantly kept alert and everything was tied up with three minutes to go. Woodstock gained a three point margin and held it until the final whistle. Don Taylor led the scoring with l5 points. Woodstock 20-Kitchener 31 Close checking was the most notice- able feature of the entire game. With two minutes to go, the score was tied at 20 all. Woodstock failed to score after this mark, while the yellow and green chalked up twelve counters, ten of them on foul shots. Top scorer for our team was Tom Kays with 13 points. Kitchener 31-Woodstock 31 Woodstock led by a few points all through the game but some foul shots missed in the last quarter gave Kitchener the chance to hold the tie they had gained. Top scorer in the game was Tom Kays with 10 points. Fitty-Five W.C.I. SENIOR BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Vtr. J, Young, B. Cunningham, J. Cathy, D. Symons, D. Taylor, T. Koys, J. Coles, H, McGilIicuddx, R, Donos, E. Wlodyko. Absent: S. Squires, Stratford 46-Woodstock Z0 Qui 1: revenge the defeat handed to 1 earlier the Stratford Red and proved too strong for the local boys. QTEK easily handled our boys to emerge as onarnpions. Top socrers for Wood- sfor '.-here Coles and Syzricns with 5 points -.- :Aw- fs ,, X-x..,. Simcoe 29-Woodstock 39 f,1.r.y r1:::le-dazzle play was the outs ' .:t1j1r.g feaiure cf the entire game, as many ifliulf '.-:ere surili. Feeling entirely .Life J. ilpeir owii flocr, the local boys ' We easy 1-fort: ci the Sirzicoe boys. Top fs 1-:ere Ifloflillicuddy arid Taylor, each .zfgrg for 9 points. lnferform Rugby :r .r.'fif' i:.. r ,112 Jiiiied special ',1g,f'2',Zfi7' pe if if fearri frciii fn. 'ff emerged as QI: 'rf beatir.-3 fini the-n cn . el in tnh tc. .ffl 'zz T e victors in the .g 1 QF 'fff-re itil Fifty-Six To A Basketball O basketball, your dribbling days are through Theres nothing left but torn and Worn out you. Your skin is scuffed and scraped and battered Your lace thrice broken, badly scattered. Your million fans have cheered you on But now your play time days are gone. And there upon the shelf you lie F. relic tc the younger fry. Pat Rylance, IOC W.0.S.S.A. Tennis This year's tennis team composed of lohn Coles and Hugh McGillicuddy deserves great credit for the honour they brought to Woodstock by winning the W.O.S.S.A. Thampionship. They easily marched through all opposition and beat four differ- ent teams, never having to play more than two sets. The first victim was Preston whom they defeated 651, E-l, Last year's finalists, Ftidvetovvn, were easy prey and bowed out 'C the score of HO, 9-l. ln the semi-finals, lftndon South was easily defeated 6-U, 6-2, then London Central was met in the finals. Even there no great opposition was met 'ind our boys came out victorious with a store of 6-U, 7-5. THE ORACLE W.0.S.S.A. Rugby The 1948 W.C.l. Red Devils This is a short synopsis of each player on the 1948 Collegiate W.O.S.S.A. entry lim Douglas-- Chummy was in every game with all his heart. One of the smaller fellows, he alternated between Flying Wing and Quarterback, being a blocker of extra- ordinary ability. Eddie Wladyka- Dyke had tough luck this year, hurting his foot in the first game. ln the later games, however, he showed it takes more than that to keep a good man down. Doug Symonsf Soggy was the cog on which the team ran and depended. Alter- nating between Fullback and Right l-fallback. he was a fast, shifty triple-threat man, a good pass defender, and the squads high scorer. lim Lefler-Dividing his time between Right Halfback and Left End, lim played steady football all year. He was the team's best bucker, and a jolting tackler. Doug Philpott-QBAFrom his quarter- back slot, Dink was a spark plug, although briefly on the injured list. An ample kicker and a smart general, he directed the team on the field. Howard GreenlyfLE-After a year of seasoning on last year's Group Champions, Howie became a fine defensive man, a vi- cious, driving tackler and a fair pass-re- ceiver. Doug HancockYLM-An old stand-by from last year's team, Charlie was a demon on the line, both offensively and de- fensively. A very valuable man to have around. lim Toohey-Ll-limmy was a very fast man, exceptionally fast for a linesman. He was a constant threat to opposing passers and runners alike. Flourishes in the rough going. Ken Clynick-Snap- Clem was the team's iron man. From his centre-secondary post he was a tower of strength. A fero- cious tackler, he was in on about 75f1 of the tackles made. l-le was the backbone of the defense. Ron Totten-Rl-The only rookie on the first team. Rugged Ron played well on both offense and defense, being an ade- quate tackler and a superlative blocker. THE ORACLE Iohn Pelletier-ARM-The Beachville Ter- ror, Lardy is an old hand at Rugby. The Captain of this year's crew, he showed the fine form that made him a feared man other years. Bob Bowman-RE4Although one of the smallest members of the team, Bobby was the pass-catcher deluxe of the outfit, and des- pite his weight, a tackler par excellence . Dave Dewan-Ll-lF Dewey is also a member of last year's team, and shows im- provement every year. Peter Poole-LHfA newcomer that showed some flashes of fine form. A line bucker of pretty fair ability. George ToddJEnd4Big Things come in little packages. Bcb Leilerfelvliddle-AA brother of lim, Tub shows great promise. lack Todd-lnsideeAnother Beachvill- ite, Blackie played a steady game. Bruce Cunningham-Snape''Creeper crept over for a touchdown against Simcoe. Bymes Fleuty4A product of Embro, he played many positions on the line, all Well. George DouglaseAlso filled in at more than one position. A very staunch perform- er. Al Murray-Played well consistently at both end and Flying Wing. Sid SquiresMPlayed a good game at Right Half. Claire 'Tomlinson- Ding was one of the best punters on the team. Bob Danos-Dicln't see much action, due to a Gimpy leg at the season's start, how- ever, later he showed he has what it takes. lack Axelrod-A steady line performer. Hugh McGill.icuddy4ln there fighting all the time. Bob Geoghegan, Don Cole, Bob Blair and Tom Ballantyne rendered invaluable aid to Mr. Young in keeping the squads equip- ment, and applying many much-needed rub- clowns. Mr. Young- Poppa did a great job with this year's team, after losing thirteen of last year's Group Champions. Babe Woods. Mary Roberts, Clara Eltom and Nancy Fleischer - made the games very exciting with their, uh-er, ah, antics, and cheer-leading. The StudentsvWere unanimous in their support of the team, win or lose. Fifty-Seven W.C.I. RUGBY TEAM R Blair, J. Axelrod, C. Tomlinson, D. Taylor, R. Lefler, G. Todd, R. Bowman, R. Danos, J Douglas, J, Todd, B. Cunningham, G, Douglas, P. Poole, J. Lefler, D. Hancock, J, Toohev. ST. IEROMES AT WOODSTOCK Friday. October 1, 1948 For the cpening game of the season l.l.'.C.l.'s Rugby team didn't look too bad, although they lost l4-5. St. Denis sparked 'he Kitchener team with his outstanding passing. For our ever-trying red and white boys the line was good but touchdown plays 'List wculd not work. Three times we were thirty yards of the opponents goal line but cur team would not go over. Symons '.-:ent :ver fcr five points after sensationally intercepting one of St. Denis's forward pass- es, and running 57 yards for Woodstock's only score. It was only in the last half that r ir gridiron really got hot. CHEER LEADERS C Elrzm, M Poherta, N Fleischer, E. Woods Fifty-Eight RED DEVILS TROUNCE SIMCOE Wednesday, October 6, 1948 Philpott and Bowman Big Guns oi 18-0 Victory Yes it's true we did come through with a much better performance than a week ago. Again the line for W.C.I. can claim credit in the way they milled through that of Sim- coe. The red and white is partially redeem- ed. Philpott kicked a single point in the first quarter. In the second quarter a beau- tiful pass by Philpott to Bowman gave us our first major score when Bowman went over for a touchdown which completely fooled the Simcoe blue and whites. The so- called second line for the red and white af- forded this touchdown to be made, while the first boys were taking a rest which they well deserved. Symons drop kicked the first convert of the game. To complete the score Symons inter- cepted a pass and ran nimbly across the Simcoe goal line for the final touchdown of the game. Our pass defence was notice- ably improved with a few of our new and rather green boys in the spotlight so to speak, The last convert attempt failed. Woodstock at Stratford A muddy field failed to stop the Wood- stock squad in their first encounter with Stratford. Right from the first whistle the locals were the better team, with their first major coming in less than two minutes. Led by Doug Symons and rookie Pete Poole, the Red Devils found no trouble in beating their age-long rivals to the tune of 19-9. THE ORACLE nl ' K. Clynick, D. Philpott, J. Pelletier, H. Greenly, A. Murray, H. McGillicuddy, S. Squires, D. Dewon, B. Fleuty, R. Totten, E. Wlodyko, T. Kays, J. Skinner, R. Geogl-iegon, D. Cole, T. Ballontyne, Mr. J. Young, Mr. E. P. Hodgins. Inset: D. Syrnons Stratford at Woodstock 17-15 Wednesday, October 20, 1948 BED DEVILS EDGE OUT STRATFORD Symons Leads Wiri In the first game with the Classic City, red and green, Doug Symons was the most outstanding fellow on the whole field. He intercepted his usual pass but was unable to go over for a touchdown on that play. Philpott was held out of the game most of the time due to a bad toe and had to under- go a minor operation next day. This was the most fumbly game of the season with ten serious fumbles by our own W.C.l. grid- ders. ln the first half Doug Symons passed for a major, scored another and booted a con- vert. For his major score Symons elected to kick a field-goal, the kick was blocked so he scooped up the ball and went over for five points. His pass to Bowman over the goal line gave we local yocals another touch- down. His convert was made good by a glance off a Stratford players hand over the cross-bar. Stratford got a touchdown and a field goal making the score ll-9. lim Lefler charged over for a five pointer shortly after this. The convert was made by Symons. From fake kick formation Symons unable to see a receiver for the ball ran around the end for a point. A major penalty came through with two more touchdowns but were unable to catch the Woodstock red and white. THE ORACLE Simcoe at Woodstock For the second time in the season, Woodstock held the blue and white boys to a scoreless game, this time to the tune of 15-U. The Red Devils were in control of the play all through the game and had a good chance to try some of their trick plays. One of these trick plays paid off late in the game when Bruce Cunningham went over for a major. Woodstock at St. Ierome's For the first time in the history of W.O.S.S.A. rugby, Woodstock failed to win the group title. The boys from St. Ierome's proved too tough for the locals and carried home top honours by virtue of a 15-l vic- tory. The locals put up a hard fight and had it not been for some tight defensive play, the score would have been even more one- sided. This game ended the season for Woodstock, but perhaps next season will see our boys again hit winning ways. Good luck fellows! With many new rookies in the line-up, the team showed some great prospects for next season. Even if they didn't win the group title, the boys worked hard and never gave up hope. One feature worthy of note this year was the wearing of white sweaters. This is a pleasant change from the tradi- tional red and white and added a new note to the team. Fifty-Nine I I Boys Badminton At the Marcin l9th 'W.O.S.S.A. badmin- tszi tourztazxent in London, our boys' doubles 153121 ot Howard Bansome and Don Murray walked ci: with the laurels. Cnr ieaztt reached the finals by furn- nig back strong Stratford and St. Thomas teams and iii the finals ltflfoodstook stopped Riverside Collegiate I5-U i5-8 to bring back to our city the l.'V.Q.S.S..3.. Trophy. 1 1 1: 'TFLASHT CCLLEGIATE SENIOBS COP YTOQDSTCCK CHAMPIONSHIP BY TBOUlNIClNG Y-SENIOBS 5227. lThats 2 X.--,,: .A -. H... tvvsx To-is ,. .,.. Ao- -. Boys Jr. W.0.S.S.A. Hockey This year Woodstock was represented in the lunior W.O.S.S.A. competitions for the first time in several years. Our squad had a one and two average, losing to London Seniors 410, to Stratford 8-O, but at last jolt- ing London luniors 7-0 in the Forest City. A great deal of credit must be given to Mr. L. Cordiclc for his coaching work and to the following players: D. Cgden-Goal: L. Thompson, R. Totten, P. Ferguson, H. Wood, G. Douglas, B. Wells, M. Carter, T. Yeoman, B. l-lowe, C. Bidwell, B. Gorrie, G. Stirling, l-l. Stirling, and S. Kenney. S . C. W. COLES I' , MEN's WEAR Quality at the Right Prices ul' Comer of Von. Ave, ond 2nd Concession Superlest Products TIRES BATTERIES Sixty THE ORACLE Shop in the Friendly East End PHONE I for 2 1529'!6!Z.? 2477 X, ' ts - Vornislwes' - Enomels goeth! 4 gs T91 BEEN? D EAST END HARDWARE Q tw ' CCP- Sli. 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Clarice Hill Woodstock General Hospital Mary Carr'Harris Utting's Music Store Beattie McDonald Wesbrook C1-Xccountantl loyce Mallen Mallen Refrigeration Marion McAlpine Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation Patricia McLean McAllan's Childrens Wear Shirley Minshall Loblaws Helene Moss Ontario Hospital Elizabeth Nelson W.C.l. Dorothy Poste W.C.l. Harold Potter Royal Bank of Canada Donald E. Ross Maher Shoe Store Robert Rowe Massey-Harris Co., Ltd, Willard Riesberry Royal Bank of Canada Dorothy Schultz McCormack, Barker and Wesbrook Marguerite Showers B. F. Goodrich Stores Marion Skillings Canada Permanent Trust Co. Lois St. Clair R. E. Beam Elaine Sutherland Standard Tube Co., Ltd. William Sheardown . CKOX Madge Turner Schell Industries Ltd. loseph Thompson Ure and Smith loyce Williamson Public Utilities, Sarnia Kenneth Winlaw Hay and Co., Ltd. Norman Yohn Schell Industries Ltd. Helen Cassady Whitelaw Machinery Co. Shirley Longworth . Public Utilities Sixty-Three rlmlmaa WQHQpJnjl1Q1mMu M The QRACLE QQ WOODSTOCK COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Exchange ln the Exchange department we have received magazines from eight collegiates. 'N e appreciate the courtesy of these schools, we enjoy and are stimulated by the reports of their activities, and we hope that they will find something of interest in the Oracle . Here is a selection from the Literary department of the Grumbler . DE PROBLEM AM SOLVED 'When Ah was ies' a li'l niggah, Long beic' ah learned tuh figgah, Befc' Ah even seed a school, Ah used tuh lib ies' like a fool. Ah used tuh love tuh fool mah mammy, Used tuh be her Fibbin' Sammy , Ah always missed de bigges' fishes, N' was too sick tuh wipe de dishes. 33? den it was on one fine niawninf my gave tuh me dis wa'nin, 'lf you' all fibs like oddah chillun, Yoll grow tub he a reg'lah villain. Tuh be a villain would be awful. N' sc, since den, mah n1ouf's been lawful: Blah Mani But :ict-.' in school, Ah still keeps yearnin', To do some fibloinf not booklearninf So now Ah knows where Ah is at, plans tuh be a diplomat, N' then Ah'll have tuh make ma libbin', Fibbink Q David Bricker, XHA CPtUMBLER From the Ad Astra Annual , Sarnia, we have culled the following items of know- ledge from a section called Daffynitions: A polygon is a dead parrot. Rhubarb is a kind of celery gone bloodshot. A refugee keeps order at a football game. To germinate is to become a naturaliz- ed German. t oboe is an American tramp. mountain range is a cooking stove used at high altitudes.. Cfuld it be that these are genuine bon- Ar Li ers from Sarnia examination papers? The Brantford Hello reports the acti- '.'i'ies of several Interesting clubs. The Current History Club rneets every 1 .flcnday iz propound, resound, and con- Sixty-Four found for an hour or more their theories 'on various debatable topics of national and international import. The Library Club undertakes ot series of talks on books, and advertises new books by means of reviews posted on the bulletin board. These are interesting suggestions for other collegiates. Year books received were: Grumbler -Kitchener Waterloo C. l. The Times -Kingston C. I. Hello -Brantford C. l. Ad Astra Annual -Sarnia C. I. The Kencol1 -Kennedy C. l., Windsor Lux Glebcmcx -Glebe Collegiate, Ottawa Volt -lngersoll C. l. Ambassador -Assumption College, Windsor Argus -Sault Ste. Marie, C. l. l FOR PHOTOGRAPHS The Hayball Studio ir l PHONE 164W C THE ORACLE l l Good Luck! WOODSTOCK COLLEGIATE STUDENTS We have always enjoyed your Collegiate Oracle I C C - When you graduate from Collegiate Plan on one of our Up-To-Date Business Courses 'A' COURSES FOR COLLEGIATE GRADUATES Secretarial Business Administration COURSES FOR COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT GRADUATES Commercial Graduates GENERAL COURSES Stenographic Office Training y Commercial l 'k l l REGISTER NOW? ENTER ANY MONDAYl wEi.i.s CA My 3 PHONE No. 'l Blossom Tunks, Principal THE ORACLE Sixty-F ive uzfagzcgeda i l l o l l Kingston Ontario Incorporated by Royal Charter 1841 situated in the oldest city in Ontariap 34 modern buildings, normal registration about 4500. DEGREE COURSES in Arts, Commerce, Applied Science, Medicine, Nursing Science, Physical and Health Education. Motriculotion Pamphlet sent an request includes a complete list of scholarships and prizes awarded on entrance and on University work. Applicaticns received up to May l for Pravincial Scholarships, value S900 to SIZ44 according W ta faculty, payable in first three years of Course. Normally on scholarship is awarded in each l province each year. i EXTRAMURAL WORK in Arts and Commerce up to 4 courses yearly. It is possible to get a pass degree in Arts or to complete three years of an Honours Course through extramural and Summer School study. ASK FOR A COPY OF QUEEN'S IN PICTURES ASK FOR A CALENDAR OF ANY FACULTY l Sixty-Six THE ORACLE mae raw ,aw and IO6.9 FOR CKGX-FM Cxford County's Radio Station ACLE Six V so as D l l Compliments l ot l l Harrington l . -. l Aluminum Foundry ' C 'Aww'-Yii ni wi' Ci' '4 ' W- Marilyn S: Say, Bonnie was that a very bad accident? Barbara K: Not too bad, he was knock- ed speechless, and my bike was knocked spokeless. Q Q Q Carolyn: Why do ducks fly north in 'he spring? Barbara: l suppose because it's too far for them to walk. . . . Proud Mother: I told you our All would qet on in the Army. They've made him a Court Martial. Q Q Little Dink Philpot. had arrived home from school with o cut lip and a black eye. 'Dear rr.el exclaimed his mother. Do you mean to say you've walked throuqh the streets like that? I had to, mum, qrinned Douq. You see, there wasn't room for two at us ir. the ambulance. Sixty-Eight Employer: How long did you Work. at your last position? Applicant for job: Eighteen years, sir. Employer: Why did you quit? Applicant: l4didn't quit. l Was parol- ed. 1 i t He was qettinq along fine in the hos- pital When he qot an awful bruise. What happened? He took a turn for the nurse. 1 A- 1 Don A: My uncle broke his leq last week. Dave M: How did i thappen? Don A: He is a Window washer and he was working on the fifth floor when he stepped back to admire his Work. r rr nf Very often we think that it we were in the other felloW's shoes We would shine them. KING'S CANDY ICE CREAM SODAS SANDWICHES ir Two Stores Woodstock -- Ingersoll mr: ORACLE Your Guarantee of Style Correctness Q When twilight's long torbidding arms, Toward the woodlands creep, Dark shadows o'er the heavens prevail, And through the branches seep. The night descends upon the woods, And lighting the heavens high, ls a light that's like a torch so bright, Ascending in the sky. The moon beams forth her rays Ot light, TO silhouette the land, A scene like this was surely created, By GOd's almighty hand. Bill Kerr, QE Intern: Are you married? Patient: NO, l've only been run Over 1 D 'I You told me how good you were when l hired you two weeks ago, said a foreman to loe Mclieown. Now tell me all over again. l'm getting discouraged. Q t i' Mother, cried Marilyn S as she rushf ed into the farmhouse they were visiting, Roy wants the Listerine. l-le's just caught the cutest little black and white animal, and he thinks its got halitosis. l l l H. A. BERLETTE C7 SON T 1 CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH FARGO TRUCKS l l USED CARS ALL MODELS AND MAKES l Our 34th Year l T SELLING AND SERVICING AUTOMOBILES 1 l AT 528 DUNDAS STREET, WOODSTOCK T l Dealers in l l ELECTRIC REPRIGERATORS, RADIOS, RANGES, WASHERS AND , HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES I rm: ORACLE SixtY-Nine TRIPPS VARIETY STORE Pi-aoNE 2324 Bone Chino - Semi Porceloin - Toys - Gifts - Novelties GREETING CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS All Year Round Toy Department 375 Dundas Street l Said the city girl to the cowboy at the dude ranch: None of your tricks now! I've never been on a horse before, so I want a horse thats never been ridden before. 9 Q n Charles was showing off his collection of trophies to a group of visitors. He was rapturously explaining how he had acquired the exhibits. See that elephant? he said. I shot it in my pyjamasf' My goodness, murmured Mary lane, how did it get there? When the Flood was over, and Noah had freed the animals, he returned to the Ark to make sure that all had left. He found two snakes in a corner, crying. They told him their sorrows: You told us 'To go forth and multiply the earth,' and we are adders. It's a good idea when arguing with a fool to make sure he is not doing the same thing. Q 'I D Heres a saying I can readily verify-H Laugh and the class laughs with you. Go to the office and you go alone! RY,W, YY Y W , YZYAY COMPLIMENTS OF Market Produce t E, ToLMAN POULTRY ond EGGS Phone 370 Woodstock, Ont. Seventy THE ORACLE n Babe Woods approached the tloor-walk- er and asked: Do you have any notions on this floor? And the floor-walker replied: Yes, madam, but we must suppress them during business hours. n Q n For Sale: Large crystal vase by lady slightly cracked. For Sale: A full blooded cow, giving three gallons of milk, 2 tons of hay a lot of chickens and a cookstove. Q Q Q Iohn met Barbara in a revolving door, and they started going around together. Q Q t Daphne Cross visited a fortune teller. Taking one look at her hand he began to smile and then to laugh. Quickly Daphne got up and struck him. He asked, Why did you do that? and Daphne replied, l'm sorry, but my mother told me to strike a happy medium. l895 MlLBURN'S EAST END DRUG STORE 'A' Phone lOl 1948 E Poole S Co. FRUITS --- AND --- VEGETABLES THE ORACLE Seventy-One H I l ji tl SH S I W 'T'AT Lynch's Frosted Foods COLD STORAGE LOCKER MODERN MEAT MARKET Tenderized Steaks Tender Blue Brand Beef Frozen Fish, Fruits and Vegetables ' A Choice Selection of Chickens and Turkeys Always In Stock GEESE and DUCKS IN SEASON Phone 900 688 Dundas St. i T H Y S Y T H 'Tryk' WYE I YVVVV ST uw' ST K 7,4 M.- , Babe Woods: Do you know what qood I clean fun is? X Barbara Perry: No, what good is it? Weller Mochme Co. , , , - Wilma had invited Ken for a r'd on Woodstock' Onlono the back of his new motorcycle. Attgrgey E 1227 had qone a few miles, Vllilma asked oe PHON how he liked it. I HAH right, said Ken, but the wind is ' catching my chest. I So Wilma stopped. Take your over- i coat oft, Ken, and put it on back to front: that will protect your chest a bit, and l'll button it up at the back. They restarted, and after a while Wilma asked Ken if he was warmer. No reply. Ken R -I- wasn't there. Wilma turned the machine Ornamental lron Ol mg around and went back until he saw a crowd, . . and there was Ken lying motionless. Q Geo' Cullmg -' Arc Weldlng Anxiously Wilma asked one ot the Acetylene Welding CfOWdr HOW is he? h l D , l can't make it out, said the by-stand- I Precision M0Cl'l'n 'IQ 5 er. I-le ain't spoke since we twisted his I i head the right way round. I I - The Young Women's Christian Association The Young Women's Christian Association covers a wide field. Its objectives include the provision of means tor health, fun, development of initiative, self expression, friendliness and the ability to participate in group activities Members are always encouraged to develop their initiative in working out their own plans through group thinking and action. Seventy-Two THE ORACLE KEITH'S t The Students' L DRUG STORE i I Just around the comer from the I l i Collegiate I Phone I 69 t . I Mrs. Brewster: It shakes my faith in human nature to deal with dishonest people. Here the washwoman has taken two ot my best towels! Pat: Which ones were they? Mrs.: The one marked Y.W,C.A. and the one marked Royal York. Q Q Q Barbara E: My brother swallowed a box of tirecrackersf' Lenore C: Is he all right now? Barbara E: I don't know. I havent heaid the last report yet. Two Of A Kind An air blase A careless walk A lot of jokes A lot of talk A dancing fiend A face divine II she's not yours Then boy! she's mine Talks all the time Thinks she's just it 'Course all the boys Don't mind a bit Cokes now and then Some sundaes too And when she does With all the goo Lonq New-Look skirts Short hair a-curl Her marks aren't bad THE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL. An air blase A careless walk A lot of jokes A lot ot talk A dancing fiend An athlete fine It hes not yours Then boy! he's mine Talks all the time Thinks he's just it 'Course all the qirls Don't mind a bit Cokes now and then Some sundaes too And when he does Witli all the goo Bright new, draped pants His crease a joy His marks aren't qood THE HIGH SCHOOL BOY. Iames Camwath l PHoNE 587 689 DUNDAS ST. l Quality and Good Service Our Motto Choice Groceries and Provisions me ORACLE Seventy-Three THE ORACLE WAS PRODUCED BY Commercial Print -Craft LIMITED WOODSTOCK - ONTARIO i' ?mm4mdZ ir TALENT TO ORIGINATE I SKILL TO PRODUCE THE ORACLE - ATRTtToTL. I if T FOR OVER l f HALF A l CENTURY l wooosTocK's I LEADING I THEATRE I ul' I APIETQTLT Seventy-Four LAMENT OF A FIFTH FORMER When God gave out brains, I thought He said trains, I missed mine. When God gave out looks, I thought He said books, I didn't want any. When God gave out legs, I thought He said kegs, I took two big round ones. 'W hen God gave out ears, I thought He said beers, I took two long ones. When God gave out noses, I thought He said roses, I took a great big red one. When God gave out chins, I thought He said gins, I ordered a double one. HECK, I'M A MESS. A- 1- xr Iohn Carr-I-larris looking dejectedlv at a dish before him in a restaurant: Waiter, what is this stuff? Waiter: It's bean soup. Iohn: I don't care what it has been, I want to know what it is now. 'i I' 2 The young use a little makeup, The old use more, And before the Al Iolson show they just dip him in shellac And poke a hole for his mouth. M. Hancock: You haven't any brains! H. Davis: No brains? Why I've Qot brains that haven't even been usedl I' i i Customer: One mouse trap please, in a hurry-I have to catch a bus. Clerk: Sorry, sir, our traps don't come that big. Haven't I seen your face somewhere before? Nope it's always been where it is now. Q l' f 'This crime was the work of a master criminal, said the prosecutor, and was carried out in a skillfull, clever manner. Blushing, the crook rose to his feet. 'Tlattery won't get you nowhere, he said. I ain't gonna confess. THE ORACLE 4 w - ' N Esllgtgif N X E YEJTJNG T MP E CANADA P 21111111 I ,Q IZ? ,. 'Aff 41? fiowd S' CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES umm WOODSTOCK ONTARIO gm lZloSnllI45mglAfhat's the best way to teach a l HTRADEMARK., ' 'K' Y 7 K A es the . . H . T E. A A ymw I Skinner. That requires technique. Purchaser the Most First, you put your arm around her waist. l fi Dependable in Then you gently take her hands and-- y F-leoting Equipment. Monk: She's my sister. I, V is -F W 4-.nm-l..1lmf1h.i Skinner: Ohl Then you push her oft t w g ?-4' 2 jx. LQJ. 1-'Q,1l,,ff,i.5 ll'lG dock. l W ' ' Z lf' ' ' with othr-rs is i q VAN- Yrfr if V W, wt-lcnnu , E 'TEC .X Iucnl pw l ' l U T mlm-t, has nmny 'Helenf' said Mrs. Davis, making final -mn -2 I ' ' Af A '- - 1 l't t'M S' arrangements for a big party. I want you ilttm ' 4 ?,q '1jht..-Qxfnzgrz . 1 . , - , a to stand at the drawingbroom door and call l L W Q 5-A If :,'f,',fy ad. the guests' names as they enter. f ' ' l j ,. ' H f V11'W12L'S. fn? H H H I . I ynu1'p!ll'KlCul!1l Thank you, mother said Helen. lve T , 'MHZ - ' X ut fly,-' job. been wanting to do that for years. i UQ! V A i5Iglmg'Z,N,1?lf'. , . . 'T--5 ' '. A 1- E' -d y NJ . ,.,.f.f0'zQiZht-rn Q 'X , - ' ' rm-ansnf heat, Mr' Hodqlns: H my httle man' l Nunn' lvl-up-'ity is inuxv valuable, the of heat- Wl'1C1l 13 YOUI' HQIUQ? , ina iw-:lm-lil. Inltul for all svasons. Humimlifyinfz P, t B HI I H In any 4lt-gruu possible. irs oy: u e, lf . l Mr. Hodgins: You should say luliusf' l The Jos' Stiyxgirt CO- Then turning to another boy: WTell, my l WOODS1-OCKI ONT. fellow Clfld Wl'1CIl is Your name? lluilllt-is -ll' Slnvt-s S Flll'7IIK'l'N Fm' Ovvr 100 Ye-arf ., . . ,, l Second Boy: Billious, Sir? lf - - A THE ORACLE Seventy-Five 'A' Comp iments of FRANCE ir Higher marks are easy to get when you use a speedy . 'QW-I eww Underwood ir at home, It helps you write underwood better and faster. And type- 135 Victoria Street TORONTO I written notes are so much easier to studyY After graduation, the abnlity to tvpe is a great asset Bronchs In all Canadian Cities in getting a good job. Show this add to Dad-today? Seventy-Six THE ORACLE COMPLIMENTS lg I Compliments of OF . F. BICKERTON 1 Douglas Cleaners 5' y PLUMBER Pressers l l . E o i Your Appearance ls Our Business 1 y ' 1 PHONE I l I i H y Phone 372-W l l Our New Location i 7 H 584 DUNDAS WOODSTOCK l 587 Canterbury St. Woodstock i i l Clara Eltom Pat Brewster lean Bradnam Pat Murdock Eleanor Romp Helen Davis Marilyn Hancock Marion Ross Phyllis Kennedy Dorothy Garbutt lean McCall Evelyn Gracey lean Manzer Alva Rudy Dave Crittenden Raw Curtis Ken Doig Torn Kays lack Skinner Mac Ross Stan Wilson Willard Kam Ioe Matika THE ORACLE C Sp. 10 YEARS FROM NOW Stenographer in the Beachville Badio Station: HUBPH. Still having Birthday Parties in the Business Machine Boom. l'm sorry Bob: I can't go out to-night. Scrubbing Floors in the Typewriter Room. Still taking out Ken. Working for Bill at the SR. Night watchgirl at Petrik's Bookkeeper at her local General Store. Wondering why her typewriter won't work because there is no ribbon. Otiice girl at Millward's. Cutting hair in her fathers Barber Shop. Catching up on her stenography. Driving a tire truck for her father. Court clerk at Hickson. Still trying to convince his mother that he doesn't need his stenography. Assisting the human cork 5230 lbs.l Learning to stand on his two feet and part time bookkeeper at loe's Lunch. ls this right Miss Bray? Star Detenceman tor the Iuvenile Hockey Team. Getting back his six dollars a month, he paid while attending the W.C.I. Stenography teacher at the Sweaburg High School. Playing bass fiddle for Alt Snittlepuss and his tour shades ot brown. Still convincing his mother that all the rugby games are at Southside Park. Seventy-Seven AxeIrod's Supplies and Equipment Co. Distributors ot Automobile Tools, Parts and Equipment COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICES FOR REBUILDING ALL MOTORS 600 Dundas St, Phone 255 Hugh McGillicuddy. l've chanqed my Coles: Everytime I kiss you, it makes :1::id. me a better man. lcnn Coles: Good, I hope this one Barb: Well you dan't have to try to n'-y-l-- wks. become an anael in one night. O Q 1 i i' i' l.lr. Runnallsc Name tive items that My bonnie leaned over the qas tank ntain milk. The heiaht of its contents to see. lvan Palmer: Butter, cheese, ice cream l Iiahted a match to assist her. and two cows. O' brina back my bonnie to me. Ccziaratulations to Mr. Oliver and the D. Garbitt: Don't you think my new fcaticnal Guidance programme. lt's really dress is a perfect fit. :zssef to the school. I. Manzer: Fit,-it's a canvulsionf' Compliments of The ROYAL THEATRE SHOW PLACE OF WOODSTOCK - AIR CONDITIONED Continuous Performances Daily Under the Direction E, Scqndreff, 'if Famous Players Mgnggerl Canadian Corporation Phone 429 WHERE QUALITY REIGNS SUPREME Seventy-Eight THE ORACLE MEATS PHONE3 NeaI's Meat Market I 284 Buller St. i I l I 't I Where You Buy The Most of The l Best For the Least I I Miss Dunlop's comment upon seeing a large balloon. Well, I guess that took all the air out of somebody. Y 1 U Cheer up the other fellow. Keep your troubles to yourself. No one like a com- plainer. Spend a little less than you have earn- ed. Make friends, but remember the best of friends Wear out if you USE them. lt's no disgrace to die poor, but it's a dirty trick on the relatives. Q Q Q I. Roberts: Gracious! What's the rea- son for that roller going over the potato field? I. Latiner: Raising them mashed this year ma'am! t Q Q C. Eltom: fwaking after an operationl: Doctor, why are all the blinds drawn? Doctor: Well, there's a big fire across the street and I didn't Want you to wake up and think the operation was a faiIure. 1 1 1 Whats making that awful racket? Grandma ain't used to her new teeth yet, and she's bustin' up all the saucers drinking her tea. Cunningham: My you look fine to- day. Gaynor: I wish I could say the same thing to you. Cunningham: You could if you were as careless with the truth as I am. 1 Q 1- C. Linnellz I spent ten hours over my history book last night. Mr. Hilts: Ten hours? C Linnell: Yes, I left it under my pil- low when I went to sleep. f Q ur Bert says: A kiss is a noun, after used as a conjunction, it is never declined, it is more common than proper and it is used in the plural and agrees with all genders. FEATHERSTONE'S Fresh Meats, Fruits and Groceries PHONE 494 537 DUNDAS ST. THE ORACLE Seventy-Nine WEEKS BROS. Paint - - Hardware I Appliances I Kitchen Equipment I 428 pursipfxs ST, PHONE 2476 I we DELIVER I I Phone II4 666 Henry St. Chesney C1 Chesney GROCERIES 84 PROVISIONS FRESH FRUITS IN SEASON Service With A Smile Smith Furniture Co. Furniture, House Furnishings, Floor Cnverings, Draperies and Blinds, Ice Refrigerators, Washing Machines O OUR AIM Every Customer -- -- -- -- A Satisfied Customer DIJNDAS ST , WOODSTOCK, ONT PHONE I57 F L 0 W E R S FOR ALL OCCASIONS We Grow Our Own Woodstock Floral Co. Ltd. PHONE 46 HEAD OF LIGHT ST. Eighty THE ORACLE Glynn W: Do you use tooth powder? Dick T: Naw! I don't believe in cos- metics for men. 9 0 n D. Crittenden: I noticed you got up and gave that lady your seat in the street- car the other day. I. Skinner: Since childhood I have re- spected a woman with a strap in lier hand. The ward was full of ailing men, The air was full of groaning, The doctor entered full of fun: Good moaning, men, good moaning. The teacher asked Iohnny, Is the world round? No'm, was the short reply. It isn't! exclaimed the teacher. Well, Iohnny, is it flat? 'No'rn, was Iohnny's reply again. 'Well, said the teacher with a smile, world isn't round, and it isn't flaty then wha is it? Iohnny looked confident as he replied, vcI says it's crooked! 1 then, The l've never seen a vitamin. I never hope to seen one. But this l'll tell you anyhow, I'd rather C than B-1. Q Q 1 lim: What a hat! Ioanne: l paid S25 for lim: Golly, you could have gotten a new one for that much. this hat. 1 1 Q Iudge: What's your name? Defendant: Spark Plug. Iudge: Your Occupation? Defendant: Electrician ludge: What are you charged with? Defendant: Battery. ludge: Put him in a dry cell. 1 n Q Teacher, to complaining parent: How strange it is that some parents never see faults in their own children. Fond Mother: Yes, isn't it. l'm sure I would be the first to recognize faults in my children, if they had any. TI-IE MODERN WAY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES I Throughout the Home , ir , PUBLIC UTILITIES T COMMISSION I i WOODSTOCK ONTARIO THE ORACLE Eighty-One 1 l l l COMPLIMENTS CF A Kirsch Manufacturing Company af Canada Limited A driver with a television set in his car saw the same face on his television screen for 112 hours. He stopped and found that it was a pedestrian stuck to his windshield. Q Q 1 Little girls choose dolls tor toys, Vtfhile soldiers are the choice ot boys: But when theyre grown up you will find That each has had a change ot mind. The girls prefer the soldiers then, And baby dolls attract the men. Q Q 9 Teacher thavina size in mindlz What's the difference between an elephant and a flea? Tommy: Well for one thing, an ele- phant can have fleas, but a flea can't have elephants. a Q Q They laughed when l came in with tights on, but when I sat down, they split. Mommie, said Olin Culbert, ls it right to say that you water a horse when it's thirsty? Yes, dear, replied his mother. Well, then, said Olin, l'm going to milk the cat. Answer me, Clara, he said in a mo- ment ot passion. l can bear this suspense no longer. Answer him, Clara, echoed the old man in the hall, thinking ot the gas and coal bills, I can bear this expense no longer. t Q- xt- lt was in a stately English club. The members always talked in a whisper and never turned their heads. This custom was broken the other day when an English Lord called to the butler in a normal tone. Please remove Plushbottorn, he's been dead three days. JAMES A. VANCE Engineer and Contractor 163 MAIN ST. Eighty-Two THE ORACLE I RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE ORVAL CHAMBERS 81 SONS Phone i578 41 Reeve St. Woodstock, Ont. I COLES BROS. Insurance --- Investments --- Real Estate Specialized Insurance Service ALL SECURITIES AND BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD 390 Dundas St. Phones 906 V 907 D. Howe after an absence of two days. arrived back at school. Didn't your mother write a note? ask- ed Mr. Cordick. Yes sir, but I forgot to bring it, replied D. Howe. Well, young man, went on Mr. Cordick, why were you away? D. Howe: I don't know, l didn't read the note. f ' ' lst Flea. Been on hike? 2nd Flea: No, on a tramp. THE ORACLE A coloured boy was strolling through a cemtery, reading the inscriptions on the tombstones. He came to one which read: Not dead, but sleeping. Scratching his head, the negro remarked: He sure ain't tooling nobody but himself. 1 D Q ludge, to convicted criminal: Have you anything to say before l sentence you to be hanged? Criminal: No, your Honour, except that I promise you-I'll never break the law again. Eighty-Three WH! ir TEACHING STAFF 5 ORACLE STAFF - - - 6 MESSAGE: CHAIRMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION - 9 MESSAGE: PRINCIPAL - - - II EDITORIALS I3 SCHOLARSHIPS I5 VALEDICTORY I 8 GRADUATING CLASS 20 LITERARY - 26 ACTIVITIES 32 GIRLS' SPORTS 48 BOYS' SPORTS 53 ALUMNI 63 AUTOGRAPHS 66 HUMOUR? 68 THE ORACLE Three I Food - Rite I I Restaurant I . Q P 407 Dundos Street I I . I Ice Cream Lunches Dinners I I Ralph Wells: How do you get on with the boss Gerald? Gerald Bender: He's about the mean- est man I know. Ralph: How's that? Gerald: I-Ie's had the legs sawn off the wheelbarrow so that I can't sit down and rest. - - f Miss Mcfforquodale: What is a comet? D. Schell: A star with a tail. Miss McCorguodale: Very good. Name one. D. Schell: Mickey Mouse. VVhy are you and Mabel taking French Iessonseat your age? Oh, didn't you know? We've adopted 'J little French war baby. He's beginning 'o talk, and we Can't understand him. Mister, how do you account for the fact that I found a piece cl rubber tire in one of the sausages I bought here last week? My dear madarn, that only goes to show that the automobile is replacing the horse everywhere. Eighty-Four A pretty airline hostess buzzed among the passengers as the plane taxied toward the runway. Fasten your safety belts, please , she chirped. The passengers snapped to, all except one partly old gentleman. Thinking the man was deaf, she spoke directly to him: Fasten your safety belt, please, sir. VVhy little lady! he gasped, shocked. Why Igulpl I don't have to, I wear suspend- ers. i i' K' WilIiam, I used to have a luxuriant beard like your's but when I looked at my- self in the mirror, I decided to shave it off. Quick as a flash, William retorted: Sir, I once had a face like yours but when I looked at myself in the mirror, I de- cided to grow a beard. if w if A telephone call to the parsonage in the middle of the night. Minister answering: What's that! The church burned downl Holy SmokesI GENERAL ELECTRIC -- -- -- -- HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES RANGES WASHERS REFRIGERATORS RADIOS VACUUM CLEANERS SMALL APPLIANCES Howard L. Lefler 514 Peel St. Woodstock THE ORACLE -.-v.- .v-,.-,-..v-.--.-v. -- . A young man at college sent his laundry home, and when his mother opened it she nearly wept-his handkerchiefs were all tinged with lipstick. Oh, Mother, be sensible, her daugh- ter commiserated: you couldn't expect him to go forever without having a girl. l know, fretted the mother, but look, there's a difierent colour on every handker- chief. 1- 1 Q Uncle Ioe was discussing the death of his cousin. Watt wuz de complaint? asked a listener. Complaintl retorted Uncle loe, Ah didn't heah no complaints. Evehbody ah talked to wuz satisfied. n Q Q Hughie: Did anyone ever tell you how Wonderful you are? Daphne: No, I don't think anyone ever did. Hughie: Then, I would like to know Where you got the idea. ---.-v-.Y - , , v ---n-W -:tif ron TOR tu NES 5 f . f t4t2ft'Pf4 tar lla X 5 'Nike sure 7l!'eY7'e on RCAWCTOR RECORDS Utting's Music Store WQODSTGCK FARM SUPPLY J, I. CASE DE LAVAL Sales 8. Service 805 DUNDAS ST. PHONE 2292J I l l COMPLIMENTS OF l Q ERLE J. Pow l Choirmon of the Board of Education l l wooosrock, om. i l l Y,V,,n,W WY' WHA Y Y wr gn , MY, , ,W ,f W, V THE ORACLE Eighty Five THE HOME OF CANADIAN BOYS' CLOTHES from Maker to Wearer Direct AN EXCLUSIVE STOCK OF BOYS' AND MEN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS Estatglgsghed G R A F T 0 N I S Estatglgsghed Miss Currey was drilling the principles of arithmetic into her youthful pupils. Now, listen! she said: ln order to subtract, things have to be in the same denomination. This is what I mean. Now you couldn't take three apples from four peaches, nor three peaches from four apples, and so on. Do you under- stand? The majority seemed to grasp the idea. But one, Walter Schell, in the rear raised a timid hand. Please, ma'am, he inquired, couldn't you take three quarts of milk from two cows? A man answering an ad for a chauf- feur's job was being examined by the car owner. He was asked if he had travelled much in the other States. Yes, sir, replied the prospective chauf- feur. All right, said the car owner, handing him a map, Let's see you open it. Ioan Leslie walked into a grocery store and asked for a dozen eggs. And they must be strictly fresh, she added. Hey, Bill! shouted the grocer to his assistant in the back room, feel those eggs and see if they're cool enough to sell yet. Compliments l f B. F. Goodrich Stores EDWIN TAYLOR TIRES, BATTERIES, ACCESSORIES Real Estate and Business Broker I Business Handled Anywhere In RADIOS 8. HOME APPLIANCES Ontario I Cor. Dundas and Van. Ave. 475 Dundas St. Phone 2200 , Phone 364 Road Service I I Eighty-six THE ORACLE C or I CHARTER COACHES FoR ALL OCCASIONS l To Picnics - the Lakeshore - all Sporting Events l COMFORTABLE COACHES REASONABLE RATES l Daily Service Throughout Oxford, Norfolk, Middlesex, Brant, Perth and Waterloo Counties ir BLUEBIRD COACH LINES LTD. Head Office WOODSTOCK, ONT. PHONE 1990-1991 y PUBLIC SAFETY OUR FIRST CONCERN Devona Paquette: Will you try some lune: I was flirting with a man last night. Of mI2CinEi1VEk?3LO thanks ,, lohn: what did you do? lune: l dropped my handkerchief and 3 t 'd 't ' 't d , Devonc Are you G rm 1 ISU goo nothlng happened so I dropped my gloves, enough? I my hat, then my purse. lack: No, l'm afraid that lm not good enough, lohn: Then what happened? DSVODG' Good enough for Whgl' lune: The man Just Came over and sard lack: Good enough to become an lady you better get some scotch tape you're angel, falling apart. CONCRETE PIPE LIMITED WOODSTOCK - ONTARIO Manufacturers of LARGE SIZE DRAIN TILE - MCCRACKEN PIPE I LARGE SIZE DRAIN PIPE Concrete for Permanence THE ORACLE Eighty-Seven I Ladies' and Children's Wear l l l l 429 DUNDAS ST. y 9 I if y y wooosrocic, ONT. I I Mr. Blair entered the village barber's shop, sat down in a chair and asked for a haircut. Certainly, Sir, said the barber. W'ould you mind taking oft your hat? Mr. Blair hurriedly complied. Im sorry, he apologized, but I didn't know that ladies were present. 1 0 Q Marriage is like a cafeteria-pick out something goodlooking and pay later. l ALWAYS SMART SHOES AT X Maher Shoe Stores C Cor Riddell ond Dundas Phone 736 A l Eighty-Eight Ken Keasey: Pardon me, does this car stop at Tenth Street? Bill Moyer: Yes Watch me and get off one station before I do. Ken Keasey: Thank You. Q Q ur Neighbour to little boy: My, Where did you get that nice red hair? Don Nash: Oh, my mother Washed it and forgot to dry it and it rusted. A famous soprano was about to begin her solo. First, she said, I will apologize for having a cold. She began, I'lI hang my harp on a willow tree-ee-ee. I'Il hang my harp on a willow tree-ee-ee. Each time her voice cracked on the high note. Then Sid Squires from the balcony said, Try hanging it on a lilac bush. Mr. Turner: Who can tell me what Agriculture is? Iames: Well, it's just about the same as farming, only in farming you really do it. Where's your pencil Glenn? Aint got one, Mr. I-Iilts. I-low many times have I told you not to say that? Listen: I haven't got one, you haven't got one, they haven't got one- Well, where are all the pencils? Isabelle M: I wonder il you would be sfi kind as to weigh this package for me? Butcher Bob: Certainly, three and a quarter pounds. Isabelle: Thank you, it contains the bones you sent me in that four pound roast yesterday. THE ORACLE . ' ' : -56? , I R. J. SWARTZ Cr SON CLOTHING - FURNISHINGS - SHOES I We Specialize in Made-To-Measure Clothes 409 DUNDAS ST. WOODSTOCK, ONT. PHONE I52.l COMPLIMENTS OF NASH'S LUNCH McKinney Lumber Company Limited Corner of Ingersoll Ave. ond Riddell St. ll You Want Pine, Get On Our line PHONE 468 STANDARD DRUG LTD. We Sove You Money PHONE 773 THE ORACLE Ei9hfY-N In l l l l , D. J. McClellan l l l I y O l Real Estate and lnsurance l , l Q l 497 DUNDAS ST. PHONE 4 l l An oak leat fell upon my foot, To walk, l wasn't able: T'was solid oak, l'll say it was, From our extension table, 1 0 1 Customer: Give me a pound ot those grapes. My husband is very fond ot them. Do you know it they have been sprayed with poison? Clerk: Nc ma'am, you'll have to get that at the drug store. 12B Intelligence Test Mr. Bailey: If it takes a chicken and a half, a day and a half to lay an eqq and a halt, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden lea to kick all the seeds out of cr dill pickle? . Lib Tatham: 3 quarts of milk? Ed Wladyka: tour athletic, geometry studentl. The square on the chord of half the arc of a hook-shot? Eliz Row: Is that an antithesis or a metaphor sir? Iohn Cathy: tour chemistl H2Z PR plus 50 C Diane Thompson: It A equals 5 and C equals A the seeds are reciprocal. Douq Symons: lwavinq hands turiouslyl. May I leave the room? Barb Brooks: Was the lea iron-Wood or pine? Bill Taylor: Dividing by 6 7 '8 one would still have to know the aqe of the monkey. Boy Beatty: COn third pencil and second sheet ot foolscapl. Taylor has a qood point there, also how many seeds are there in a dill pickle? Would a monkey kick the seeds out and it so where would you qet one with a wooden lea? Ruth Bowyer: I'll ask Tom, he takes shorthand. t A- 1- The sofa saqaed in the centre, The shades were pulled just so, The family had retired, The parlour liqhts were low. There came a sound from the sofa, As the clock was striking two, And the Co-ed slammed her textbook, With a thankful, Well, l'm through! y , C ,,:. . . ex l Q GLAISTER'S FLOWER SHOP C. A. lChuckl ROCKETT , Fresh Flowers ot all times' - reasonably priced - smartly arranged t promptly delivered H PHONE-Store 394 Res. 248lJ - A Complete Floral Service Ninety THE ORACLE BUY - HARVEY8. DOUGLAS - BLUE COAL Not Just Ordinary Anfhracife THE COLOR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY 'A' I Harvey and Douglas Fuel and Supply Limited l I 570 Ingersoll Avenue I Phone 5 Tom Kays had just ordered a ham sand- wich at the G. R. Peering between the pieces of bread, he remarked, You sliced the ham? Yes, l sliced the ham, was the reply. Well, you darn near missed it, was the answer. . f . Norma, said her father from the head of the stairs, is that boy friend of yours an auctioneer? No father, Why? Because he keeps on sayinq hes qo- ing-qoinq but he hasn't qone yet. I. Madill: This marble cake is marve lous, want to taste it? C. Crawford: No l'll take it for granite. Q 1- t I'll qive you five dollars if you'll let me paint you, said the artist to lim Face-y, who stood shifting his leqs from one posi- tion to the other and back again. lt's easy money, said the artist. Thar hain't no question 'bout that, Facey replied. I was ies' a-wonderin' how l'd qit the paint off afterwards. POPULAR PRICES BETTER VALUES y PuLvER's l LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR and MILLINERY I 488 Dundas Street Woodstock THE ORACLE Ninety-One COMPLIMENTS Ralston Purina Co., Ltd. I Q 1. 4. COMPLIMENTS OF BARTLEY SHOES OPP. POST OFFICE WOODSTOCK COMPLIMENTS OF HUDSON'S MEINVS VVEAR LADIES' WEAR FURNITURE I 427 Dundas Sf. Phone 2I2I Ninety-Two THE ORACLE