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TORONTO 

1940 

CANADA


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Table of Contents 

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Olrr(lr.": 

Pllctry - 

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'flu [)rdiroJi"lI 

Ifr. Harnrs' .1Il'HO~l' 

'fh~ Prillrirl1l's .I/('SSO:;I' 

I·:(/itorl(ll 

1,(lIId oJ till' .\I;dJli~h! 

1:101'('1/«(' l"l('rludr 

!'('sladay's Glory 

.lloufl'zlIlIIu's ,'asr 

(;('rIllUII (hhssl'\' 

Titunia's C;tr",,; 

Gui"l: Dffd.'1I 

ThuSI' G",'"I OM Days 

"'hl' Slory oJ Dill~ LUll 

COl/cerning Our Murals 

.lir NuM 

I·;dilol"s oJ ]'('xlrl"d,,\' 

Thr .rllminl! . 

.5r11001 5011.( 

F.,lThallgr 

.51l1/ 

)I/,,';S ":lIlisls 

Scholarships 1/1/11 Priz('s 

I.a/l' Train 

.1 I'olcc FrOI/( the I'asl 

Srl'f'1I .1l;l'S oJ S(I/Oo/ 

1~('rs(JIw(ili('s 1$,'IIilld T"r Dilll 

am! J/in ftlltir Thl/mos 

Old 'ol"~'i$ 

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TIn (,'ay Xi",:lirs 

She S/..,is 

1/(' Skis 

1~('-llIconJlltiol/ 

Boys' Sports 

Dirls' Sports 

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The Magnet Staff 

\11\"ISORY 

ST.\1-T 

Co \\ . 1;'M,lh, 1\ \. T. J. \\"riJ.!h1. 

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1':lIITOI

C. L. 8ARNES, BA. 

His lifr uJas genl/e. and the elements 

So mix..d in him that Nature might stand up 

Ami say to all the world. "This was a man!"

Dedication • • • • 

TI,(' .Ilu/:lIc! is an expression of the life 

of the school. It" primary function is the 

prt'~r\'i1lioll of the acth'ities of each 

gellel';tlioll that lin'S its lilllc hOIlf within 

the walls of this in~littllioJl. It is nttingthell, 

Ihal this number be {lcdic.l1cd to ,. 

man whose name has. for stuc!enl;; of the 

1)iISI tll"O decades. bt'Col1lc synonymous with 

Iha\ of Jard:; C'ollcJ.,dalc. to a man who 

hits enriched those students by th{' bril· 

liancy of his scholar~hil}. anet the warmth 

vf hi,. personality. ThC'rdore. in an attempt 

to expre&i the :tratil\lcl{' wc feel fur his 

effort!'. wc I!f"dicalc lhi~ number of The 

.Ift/KI'('! to 

• • • • "Barnes of Jarvis"


Discessurus Vos Saluto 

C. L. B. 

Students of Janrjs, Till' J/aKJlc/ bids me 

\\riIC you a 1ll1"5S;:Ij:!:e. in view of my 'lpproachin~ 

retiremenl in June. So I mllst 

look back o\'er my years here. \\'hen I joined 

the staff in September, 1913. Or. Embree 

was Headmaster. ]{ctiring in 1914. he was 

succeeded by .\IT. Jcffries. whose re.~irne 

1,ISle(! from 1914 till 1934. Then came ~Ir. 

Clarkf'. principal till 1939, when .\IT. Allin 

was appointed. 

It comes 10 me with something: of :t. 

...hock. as I scall these dales. thal I am nolV 

in my twenty-eij:!:hth year as Classics Head 

here. That is a long: time. Clearly I should 

be ~ettin~ re,ld}' to depiUl. It is a pity 

that ,,!!e forces me to retire just when I 

am oeginnillg 10 know a Hull" Greek an,1 

Latin. but old Father Time, as Horate tells 

us, is intolerable. r musl ~o, but I shall 

take with me many pleasant memories. 

-'"e\·er. [ think. wa.~ Jan·j.o. a l!rl';lI('r 

school than durinA the la,;;l thirty year~. 

:\Iy lir~t graduation d,ISS contained many 

line boys. a laf.!:"t' numbf.r of whom went 

\I\'er:-eas in 1915. Onc of them. Jack 

Dymond. was l'rillCC of \\"ales Scholarshil) 

m,iIl Ihill year. and bIer rlistil1J,:uished himself 

by ~allantry in France..\ .o.plendi(l 

c1as.;;;. that of 1915~ 

During- those yt'ilrs \\'(' carried Oil in the 

din,!!y old buildinJ,: helow Carlton Street. 

The school was much small('r then, and we 

tauAht our classes frOJll Form I up, thus 

J,(elling: 10 know our pupils well. and doinA 

helt('r work in some wavs than noli'. Then 

came Ihe J,:reat year. 1924. whl'n we left 

Ihe ol{l buildinJ,: for our ,;;pll'lIdid {juart('rl< 

here. We marched in proce~ion lip the 

streel. and made triullll)hal entry. 

\\"hen the w,lr was over we began 1I"0rk· 

in,!! for the Jarl"is War~[elllorial. to hOllor 

tho!'t' who went o\·erseas. Their names. alS(! 

the names of those killed in action, Illay be 

.'«:{-n on the bronze tablets in the Entrance 

Hall. To pro\'i(le funds for this. Illany Toronto 

artists donated painting:s. which were 

sold at ;nlction. The proceeds of these ;;'1.1es. 

supplementl"d by school concerts, pro\'idl"d 

the money for the beautiful murals in the 

.\ssembly Room. These war years showcd 

Jan·is. 1 thouAht. al her ,greatest. 

.\5 J look back in memory. and as J scan 

the lists of our scholarship tablets in the 

corridor. I recall many brilliant boys and 

girls. and I confess to .. feeling of pride as 

1 feel I can claim my share in the le;lchin~ 

of these students who added to the reput;lIioll 

of our great old school. 

I am proud of being one of the present 

staff. proud of my association with such 

former teachers as )Ir. Jl'nnin~s. Dr. 

l'lardy, ~Ir. Tap:..cott. and )Iiss Smithson. 

I al11 pfoud to have taught :\Iiss Helen 

Bryans,:'Ilis5 lIelen SI. John. both formerly 

of the staff: also )Iiss Kitty St. John. 

)Iiss Cochrane. ~liss Stinson. )fr. Steinhauer, 

all members of our staff now. And 

J am proud of our scholarship boys and 

J!irls. who kept up their brilliant records 

aftt'r they left us..\nd it is pleasing to rencet 

thal these S

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delightful to teach-courteous, pleasant, 

straightforward. 

As T review my work, the thought occurs 

to me that 1 have been so busy teaching 

Latin and Greek that perhaps I have 

failed to stress other things equalJy important. 

Let me tell you this now. Boys, 

you cannot all take honors in your written 

papers. But this is a very complex world, 

and there is work waiting for each one of 

you. Do your work as well as you can, for 

the world makes no allowance for idlers 

or failures. Try to develop character-to 

be honest, industrious, courteous, manly. 

Then, some day, you will find your place. 

Some of the boys 1 like best, and respect 

most, in Jarvis today are boys who take 

poor marks in Latin. But they are wellmannered, 

pleasant, clean, gentlemanly. I 

would far sooner have my son such a boy, 

even if a dunce at his Latin, than brilliant 

but lacking these qualities. 

And any boy can develop these assets. 

Rich or poor, he can acquire these for himself. 

And such a boy, if he gets a position 

calling for industry, honesty, faithfulnessthat 

boy will make himself invaluable to 

his employer. You must realize, boys, that 

your future lies in your own hands. And 

these remarks, mutatis mutandis, apply of 

course to the girls also. May you make the 

best of yourselves. May you do your bit 

to increase the reputation of Jarvis' May 

you become real men and women! Valete. 

BOARD OF EDUCATION, TORONTO 

Late Absent .. 

Date..J(Y).e..3.9..~l.f?1g .. 

Room , Time . 

ADMIT 

Chop/cs' i~ !3ornes 

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18 TH~ MAGNET. 1940 

The Principal's Message • • • 

1 

:\ \\"R1T[;'\"l: a 11le."'.~ag(' to the pllpib of Jarvis r .',holll

ICE MCCRAE BROWN. 4E


JI~JIDJI[1IrIIOJtJIRJI[AJlLJ 

REJOICE 

REGRET 

AND 

APOPTTLAR 'lnd trusted leacher in our school for twenty years 

has been appointed lo guide the future destinies of Jarvis. With 

the retirement of Mr. Clarke last June, :\1r. Allin was the welcome 

choiCf' as the new principal. 

Since :\Ir. Allin believes that school should not be all academic, 

he has supnorted to the utmost the activities. which, along with 

academic subjects, help builcl a well-rounded character in the student. 

His discinline throughout the whole school is excellent, and yet he 

allows the pupil as much liberty as is proper. This is perhaps the 

greatest comnliment that can be paid to any principa1. 

All those who have come in contact with Thlr. Allin know that 

he is a true friend and a ,gentleman of the highest degree. ~lay he 

long direct the footsteps of Jarvis! 

ACTIVITIES IN 

JARVIS 

Time has nassed on ever-fleeting winsrs and another Jarvis 

teacher is about to retire. :\'Ir. C. L. Barnes, llead of the Classics 

Deoartment and Vice-Principal for many years, is leaving us at the 

end of this school year. 

"We are deeply regretful at losing l\1r. Barnes. Besides being 

an excellent teacher, he has always carried out his other tasks with 

characteristic efficiency. 'Ve will miss his cheerful smile and nelpful 

ways which are so well known to every student in the school. 

'Ye sincerely wish him many years of happy retirement. 

• 

EXTRA .. CLTRRICULAR activities have reached a new high at 

Jarvis. Clubs of all sorts are functioning actively. Dances 

and other social i!atherings are being held regularly, giving every 

pupil in the school the opportunity to meet and to become better 

acquainted with his fellows. 

The benefit derived from these activities is invaluable. Students 

are enabled to exercise their particular talents which would otherwise 

lie dormant. Better understanding and co-operation between 

teachers and pupils is evolved, and the teacher is found to be a friend 

instead of a mere exponent of facts which one must stuff into his 

head in order to pass examinations. Although it is possible to spend 

too much time on school activities, it is very doubtful if any student 

will fail in his work because of them alone. 

Tt is fittin,g that we should offer our sincerest thanks to all those 

teachers who have given unselfishly of their time and efforts to make 

our organizations a success. 'Ve are also very grateful to Mr. Allin 

for his complete sympathy and assistance towards these attempts to 

make school life more enjoyable. 

One thing is certain, that long after we have left these halls of 

learning we will often recall our enjoyable experiences at the Jaryis 

clubs.


ANNIVERSARY 

THE SHADOW 

OF WAR 

W 

ITH this issue of The Magnet, we celebrate its twenty-first 

anniversary. Yes, our yearly school magazine has become 

of age! Pupils of Jarvis have come and gone but are not forgotten, 

for they have left their pen-marks in The Magnet. Our magazine 

served then, as it does now, as a means for expression of the spirit 

of Jarvis, and as a record of the school activities of the year. 

The fi rst Magnet was published in 1905 under the editorship 

of W. Gilbert Robertson, now General Manager of the Ontario Motor 

League. The following is an excerpt from our first publication, telling 

how it got its name: "We wanted a name for the paper that 

would be quite original. To please our friends, the great scientists 

of the school, we desired a name that would sound scientific without 

being suggestive of a scientific review. vVe wish our paper to be an 

attractive one; so in the first place we must have an attractive and 

original name. What could we have chosen more attractive and 

scientific than The Magnet? We hope that the paper will be true 

to its name, and attract numerous contributions from the pupils of 

the school". 

At that time The Magnet was published as a monthly magazine. 

In 1911, it was discontinued until 1923, but as it was a definite 

factor in the school life, popular demand brought it back and The 

lVIaF;l1et has flourished ever since. Looking through our magazines 

of other years, one soon finds that school spirit meant just as much 

then as it does now. These Jl1agnets are full of humour, sports, fine 

literary material, and, of course, form news in which many an ardent 

Jarvisite found himself the subject of a joke or witty saying. 

And now we give you the twenty-first edition of The Magnet. 

May it be as worthy as its predecessors! 

• 

FOR tile second time in the last twenty-five years our beloved 

country is at war. vVe have become involved in this conflict 

through no aggressive desires of our own, but to preserve that freedom 

which to us is life, and to live without, would be worse than 

death. If the British Empire, the stronghold of freedom for five 

centuries, were to be crushed under this ruthless advance of tyranny, 

what would be left of liberty but the name? 

On September 1st, 1939, Hitler ordered the might of his totalitarian 

domain to be unleashed against free and peaceful Poland. 

By this attack on Poland, Hitler in reality declared war on aU free 

peoples of the world. Austria and Czechoslovakia had already faUen 

before his legions, and after this new conquest it would be only a 

matter of weeks before some other state would be brought under the 

crushing heel of Naziism. Britain and France had no alternative 

but to declare war on Germany. They had given her every opportunity 

to cease her reign of aggression, but without avail, and so, 

for the second time in a few short years, democracy was fIghting 

oppression. 

Canada has also taken her place in this new fight. Men from 

all walks of Jife are doing their part to win the war. Some Jarvis 

pupils have already offered their services to their country in this 

defence of freedom. To these we offer our most earnest wishes for 

safety and success.

22 

THE MAG ET, 1940 

THE GIRLS' 

DEMONSTR ....TION 

QO:\IE years ajZo the uirls pre"entf'd an annual demonstration of 

Lj) phy~ical education under :\Iis;; Stin"on·... able direction. the results 

being so g-ood that the e\,ent enjoyed 11 pro\'ince-wide repul:Hion. 

This year, after a lapse of four years. the demon."tration is to he 

altaill presented. The dale i~ ]\[ay 3, the place is rarsity ..\rena, 

and The MagI/et urg-es Jarvisite..., past and presenl, to support;\lis~ 

Stinson and her well-trained girls. \\'e feel that this event is very 

worthwhile and take this opportunity of thanking- _\Iis;; Stinson for 

her willingness to undertake the vast amount of work irl\'/lhwl in 

the pr('.-;('tltation. 

• 

THE 

M ....GNET, 1940 

1 

:\ THIS, the ]an'is year-book for 19..0, \\c han" endea\'oured to 

pre"er\'e the characteristic hi,!!h quality nf Tlu .Ilagl/l'1 and also 

introduce some innovation.... 

De...pite the effect of the war on business in general. business 

fnr Th,' MagI/Cl has been the most successful in our history. )Iuch 

credit is {hre to .\fary .\lacLean and 10 111(' rest of the business and 

circulation staff for Ih!"ir tireless efforts ill making our magazine a 

frrlOlncial [Xlssibility, 

The humour section this year has bfton incoq)Orated ill "The 

Gay :\"ineties"-pages ninety to ninety·nine. \re hope you like it. 

\\-1' are grateful to the advisory :slilfi who ha\'e gi\'en so freely 

of their time and {'ffort to help us make TIt(' .111'&1/('/, and 10 every 

I)UI)il in the .school who co-operated with us in publbhing our m3!!;azine. 

;\Ir. Stron~. of the .\d\·ertiser", Engril\'im: Company. and .\11'. 

Greenway, of Ihe c,n.'t>nwily Pres:>. as..


JllJI 11L JI~JlliAJlliY 

\ 

'.MA~ 

Land of the Midnight Sun 

BEN DOMANDER~ 

4E 

My native country, Finland, is the most 

northern of the civilized countries of the 

world. It is interesting to note that Finland 

is situated in the same latitude as Alaska 

and is farther north than Hudson 

Bay. But its climate is milder than that 

of the northern regions of America because 

of the influence o[ the Gulf Stream, which 

affects the climate of the whole of Scandinavia. 

Its total area is 148,000 square 

miles and, of this, nine per cent is inlaml 

waters. There are over sixty thousail

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of white S

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Florence Interlude 

MARGARET GOULD, 

5B 

".1\0," said Niccolo, "1 do not like your 

subject. It is painted well~yes; you are 

a credit to your master; but the picture~ 

no. V/ho wants a portrait of a street-urchin 

with disgustingly dirty clothes and 

unkempt hair, no matter how realistic? No, 

Michele, it will not do. Paint me a Madonna 

and child, and 1 will find you a buyer. 

But that~!" 

The young artist looked at his picture. 

It showed a ragged boy crouched against a 

barrel, staring across a deserted river. Near 

him a dog was slinking away, fangs bared 

in a wolfish grin. The brushwork W,tf, excellent, 

the light and shadow skilfully patterned, 

and the expressions on the faces of 

boy and dog admirable. But it would not 

sell. The artist took it from the easel, covered 

it, and put it against the wall with a 

number of similarly draped canvasses. 

"J\Iesser N icollo," he said fll1ally. "is 

there no hope for me then? 1 do not want 

to stop painting, but~" 

"Why don't you enter the contest. If you 

only draw the way everyone wants you to, 

there is no reason why you should not win." 

"I could paint nothing holy," muttered 

the other, "the Madonna and child~every 

fool has done them. Surely something else 

would do." 

"If it were a religious subject," prompted 

],\iccolo. 

::Hichele thought for several minutes, 

walking around the narrow room impatiently. 

Suddenly he stopped. " iccolo! 1 

have it! 1 must go to Florence' If it is 

only there yet! Niccolo, dear Messer Niccolo, 

lend me a horse; only lend me your 

Barbery! " 

"You can have Dragon's Breath," said 

the other slowly, "but the roan~" 

"Dragon's Breath is Dragon's Death," 

snapped the artist, "a Niccolo, I'll treat. 

the roan like a mother~a sister-a lover!" 

His voice dropped pleadingly. "I have to 

get. to Florence; the contest is judged in 

two weeks. 1 must paint that pict.ure!" 

"You should have thought of that before." 

"1 couldn't, 1 hated the contest. ::\iccolo, 

please!" 

"V/ell ~ take t.he roan~but bring he!" 

back safe as well as yoursel f. 1 t.rust you, 

NIichele. Her~no...." for the younger 

man had hurled himself at his friend, and 

embrafed him, to his intense embarrassmen 

t. 

"Cold-blooded creat.ure," laughed Michele, 

"have you no joy, no life? 0 Niccolo, 

I'll leave to-morrow! I'll paint magnificently! 

I'll~" 

"Do you need money?" interposed the 

other drily, for ~fichele was not.oriously 

hard up. "1 see you have t.he grace to flush. 

How much)" 

"Lodging," murmured ~Iichele, momentarily 

dampened, "but don't~l mean I'd 

rather you didn't.~" 

"One has t.o eat.," remarked 1 iccolo to 

no one in particular, and tossed a purse to 

the chair. ~Jichele stammered a few thanks, 

then hearing a whistle outside the window 

leaped to it with relief and began an animated 

conversation. ::\iccolo left in silence, 

and l\Iichele did not. hear his going. 

The next morning he gaily bade good-bye 

to Niccolo, and set off on the Barbery roan 

at a slow trot; but once out of the city he 

galloped across the open fields, his paints 

and canvas slapping the horse's sides. In 

Florence it was market day. He guided 

the horse slowly through the streets crowded 

with country farmers and stabled it at 

the inn where he had planned to stay. 

Then, leaving his paints, he set out on foot 

for the lower town. He stopped by an old 

church, and on eeing a carved angel's 

head he let out a shout of joy, to the am· 

azement of passers-by, and examined it. 

lovingly. Still audibly gloating, he returned 

to the inn to arrange for his dinner and 

wine. 

After a night of chance but pleasant 

companionship with friends found at the 

inn, Michele the next day was in no condition 

to paint. His head ached, and his 

hand was unsteady. To recover his skill 

he wandered about the town until dark,

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recalling old memories. Then he returned 

to the inn, where he again spent the evening 

in company; the next day he was unf!t 

ior work. This programme he kept up for 

eight days without a change, except for one 

trifling instance. He played cards one 

night very late, staked the roan, and lo"t. 

He was sorry, but it could not be helped. 

Anyway, he would buy Kiccolo a fine new 

horse when he had won the contest. Besides, 

Niccolo still had Dragon's Breath. 

It did not occur to him that Kiccolo loved 

the horse. Still, his loss sobered him, and 

the next day he settled down to paint. 

In the three following days he worked 

furiously. Swiftly he sketched in the outline 

of his stone angel, and laid the first 

colours. The figure came to life under his 

brush, looking sardonically upward in a 

sort of mocking derision of his pious fellows. 

Those who saw the picture in progress 

shook their heads and murmured 

about blasphemy, but secretly they admired 

it. At last it was finished. :\lfichele sat 

staring at it with pride. It was not his 

best, but some day when he had more time 

he would do it again ... The sun slanted 

behind him and lit the stone head so faithfully 

transposed to canvas. Then in the 

distance he heard the sound of clattering 

hooves. A team had broken loose and W3:i 

pounding down the street. As the sound 

came nearer the people pressed to the walls. 

Only a child stood in the centre, watching 

the approaching horses. :\lichele suddenly 

darted out and pulled the child to his side 

so roughly that he staggered again t the 

easel, and the picture tottered a moment 

and fell as the wagon reached it ... The 

picture lay face down on the ground torn 

and unrecognizable. Michele stared at it 

un believingly, then slowly began to curse. 

Suddenly he let out a shout of rage, but 

no one paid any heed. The child was gone, 

and the incident forgotten. He stopped, 

and, almost weeping, picked up the ragged 

piece, only to let it fall to the ground, and 

rushed away. He did not notice a stranger 

stoop to pick up the canvas and carry it 

away. 

Without a horse it took him three days 

to get home. He came into the market 

rlace one morning just as the pictures were 

being judged. The restless crowds called 

and shouted about him; he knew no one, 

and in his shabby clothes he was unnoticed. 

He looked up wearily. Some portrayal 

of the Queen of Heaven would 

doubtless win the prize and glory, and perhaps 

the patronage of some lenient man, 

for the fortunate artist. Suddenly a silence 

came over the square. The chief judge 

was about to speak. Only fragments of 

his address came down the light wind to 

i\lichele. "We careful decision .... 

long thought great responsibility." 

"Why don't they get it over with;" 

thought Michele with irritation, "why 

must-" then a sentence caught his attention... 

"unknown artist ... too modest to 

sign his name ... please come forward to 

receive ... congratulations . . ." and a 

portrait was held up. 

It could not be, and yet it was a laughing 

sardonic angel's head in grey stone, 

tall wings swooping up behind it ... it wa:i, 

and yet-it was not. Some other brush had 

touched his weaker lines, strengthening 

them, darkening them, the background was 

more distinct, less a shadowy shelter for 

incomplete ideas. And still-it was the 

head he had painted, and had seen in the 

dirt of the Florence street, broken and filthsmeared 

... It could not be; but who else 

would have painted a disreputable angel? 

Now the crowd was shouting for the unknown 

artist. Uncertainly he stood up, 

worked ~is way to the front ... spoke to 

the judges ... was helped to the platform 

(Continued on page 125.) 

MAR.Y 

TIMOSK,


Yesterday's Glory 

JOHN ANDERSON. se 

Editor's .role: This account is b.1.sed 

on lh~ actual experience of a British 

Flight COlllmander while fighting: the 

('keds" in Russia in 1917. lIis bravery 

and thal of his companion wa,~ rewarded 

by the bestowing: of the D.5.0. 011 them 

by the Duke of York. now Kin.e: of England-an 

honour only SUfI)lane began 10 spin 

toward earth. :\t the last moment, Pointer 

skilfully pulled out and was forced to land 

in an open field aboul a quarter of a mile 

from the "Red" trOOps. 

Andrews, seeing: his friend's danger, and 

considering him too ~ood a pilot to be left 

10 the tender mercies of the followers of 

Lenin, shouted to his obsen'er that they 

were goin~ down "her Pointer. 

He quickly put his plane into a dive, 

le\'elle

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Already a group of Russian soldiers 

were rushing over the dusty plains toward 

the British pilots. Staccato reports of riAes 

echoed sharply, becoming louder every 

minute. Pointer and his observer, still 

bruised and shaken from their forced landing, 

stumbled slowly from their plane to 

Andrews'. 

The "Reds" kept coming ever closer, and 

were now within accurate shooting-range. 

One bullet had already ripped through a 

lower wing and passed on with a whistling 

whine. 

Pointer's observer reached the plane first 

and crawled in the second cockpit with 

Crowland. Pointer himself, when he had at 

last reached comparative safety, pulled out 

his revolver and fired three shots into his 

damaged machine. 

The gas-tank exploded and the whole 

plane burst into a roaring inferno of flame. 

Then, with the tri umphant shouts of the 

advancing Russians in his ears, he climbed 

up on the lower wing and yeJJed to Andrews 

to take off. 

With every part vibrating, the loaded 

plane taxied slowly down the field. The 

Ru sians had now reached almost point- 

BROCELYANDE 

MARGARET R. GOULD, SB 

blank range and kept firing wildly. The 

machine, with its dauntless cargo of 

Englishmen, began at last to rise imperceptibly, 

seemingly with an heroic last attempt 

to leave the sullen earth and reach 

once again 

heavens. 

• 

the unbounded limits of the 

Suddenly a great explosion took place in 

the burning plane on the ground. A gasdrum, 

taken along for emergency, had exploded, 

showering the "Reds" with darts 

of fl re. Uttering dejected yells and loud 

curses, they shook their fists in vain at 

the crew of triumphant Englishmen who 

had escaped them. 

Andrews, with his extra crew, soon joined 

the other plane and headed for home. 

By mutual consent, they decided to leave 

the bombing attack to a more opportune 

time. 

\Vhen the story of their adventure reached 

the ears of the "White" Russians, 

:\ndrews and Crowland were quickly overwhelmed 

with lavish praise and gifts. The 

Russian commander rewarded them by 

kissing them on either cheek and pinning 

a medal of honour on their tunics. 

LATIN 

CONRAD GRAVE 

OR, 3D 

Brocelyande beneath the snow 

Can not but hear the bleak. winds blow, 

But Merlyn still enchanted cares 

Not for the ice or cold he bears 

But Yivien's pale and distant woe. 

And yet there cannot help but grow 

The knowledge he would fain forego: 

That by her will she still ensnares 

Brocelyande. 

She made him subject to her low 

Song-haunted voice, and still the glow 

Clings to his soul, while cold he stares 

As now his thin mind turns and fares 

Quiet as is beneath the snow 

BroceJyande. 

\i\That subject is a youth's despair? 

What do the students think un fair? 

In what subject is an "eighty" rare? 

\Vhy, Latin! 

.~ 

What is it makes the scholars gray? 

What do we have to take each day? 

What neither gives us peace nor pay? 

Why, Latin! 

Why do we have to learn declensions? 

How do we earn such long detentions? 

:\nd face our tests with apprehensions. 

Why, Latin! 

\Vhat subject is like a lengthy race 

\\There you haven't time to turn your face? 

In what do we keep a steady pace? 

Why, Latin!


Montezuma's Vase 

OMNIBUS 

The Sierra l\fadres form a saw-toothed 

wall that forever guards the plains around 

Santa Ynez. Santa Ynez itself is one of 

those lost villages that hide behind the 

cacti on the arid plains of Chihuahua State 

in l\lexico. Santa Ynez has one straggly 

street flanked by sun-baked hovels, Padre 

Francesco's little church, and a plenitude 

of burros, goats, dogs, and dirty children. 

Conquest has dealt lightly with the 

simple people of Chihuahua's plains. Toltec, 

Aztec, and Conquistadore came and went. 

The country was too poor, too arid, to 

excite their desire. So they left it to the 

Tarahumara Indians and the vultures and 

sought richer lands beyond the horizon. 

The Tndios of Chihuahua stayed with their 

sand and cactus, slumbering easily through 

the marching centuries. 

Now it was noon in Santa Ynez and the 

village was still save for the silent passage 

of a red-necked vulture and the droning 

buzz of hungry insects. Then a form appeared 

by the crumbling wall of Padre 

Francesco's church and the sun caught the 

colours of a serape. Tt was Chita who, once 

again, stood and gazed at the far-off line 

of the Sierra Madres. Dark-eyed Chita 

dreamed of other worlds than those the 

vultures guarded-worlds of whose wonder~ 

she had heard from Padre Francesco and 

from Raman who had been a Picadore in 

the great bull-ring in ~rexico City. When 

they heard her sing-these old men who 

knew the other world-they nodded and 

told her of the triumphs that one day 

would be hers. But how to reach this other 

world-it would take many pesos, and 

Chita, daughter of Pedro the goat-herder, 

had none. 

Raman and the good Father had told her 

many things of the world outside. She had 

heard of the magnificence of Mexico City 

and its great Avenida Insurgentes. She had 

heard too, of the fabulous Nord Americanos-the 

Yanquis-who come from north 

of the Rio Grande and possess enormous 

wealth. Ramon had been sure that a 

Yanq ui would be ,glad to give her gold for 

the queer vase that she had found in the 

dry arroyo near the black cliff. 

Last week she had heard that there were 

wealthy Yanquis on the plains. They had 

a pack-train with many burros piled with 

trade-goods and might even come to Santa 

Ynez. So Chita waited with the vase that. 

a warrior of Montezuma had lost on the 

plains of Chihuahua in the long ago. Perhap 

the Gringoes would buy t.he bit of 

pottery and thereby open t.he doors to that 

other world that she must conquer with a 

golden voice. 

Then one twilight t.he Yanquis came out 

of t.he empty plains. Chita watched them 

as they pit.ched t.heir camp and listened as 

Padre Francesco bade them welcome. She 

wat.ched t.hem eat.-watched as t.hey finished 

and leaned back to smoke their pipes. 

Then as t.he moon came up she began to 

sing-to sing the songs of the Indios of 

heat, hunger, disease-the haunting f01ksongs 

of a slave people. The Yanquis

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li!-tclIl.-'t'm('nt than anythin~ else," he 

,,;Iid, "but il did capture a treasure or two'" 

The old gentleman on th(' chesterfield 

took off his gla"ses, ,,;ped them. and looked 

qu(,slionin::ly at his bronzed com!l..1nion, 

"A \'oice that might g-race the :\Ictropolitan 

in a sun-bleached desert of )Iexico 

-and you\'(' got h('r vase?" 

"Yes and it's the only valuable thing- T 

gOI out of the benit:'hted spot. It's gOt me 

rath('r intrigued, y'kno\\' Doctor. Did the 

.\Zlecs hold a permanent rule O\'cr th('sc 

Tarahumaras ~had they !>t'ltlements in the 

(('I,don, what sort of. .. ," 

"Rubbish, my dear Conway," returllcd 

the other, "you·rc forever fretling about the 

pots and pans you gather ill 'lll the holes 

,IIHl corUt'rs of the g:lobe, .\5 for myself, I 

mUsl coufess 1 fllld the living- human a


German Odyssey 

GAY ARMOUR, SA 

The "GrcnZCI)(llizci" (Border Police) 

with their heel-clicking cftidency. had been 

leh behind. and. tnrou/.:h the windows of 

our compartment we could see the cultivattfl 

fi ...lds of the Rhindand. For we were 

in Germany. and ahead lay ten days of 

siJ:hl·seein~ in this land of Luther. of \\'a~ner. 

of Goclhe. and now of the demagol?:ue 

of many worrls-:\dolj)h Hitler. 

We arrived in Colog:ne in mid-afternoon. 

and :-ince time was short. bc,gan our sightseein,g 

immediately. Right beside the railroad 

station, twin spires etched against the 

blue of a summer sky st,Ul(] above the Cologne 

Calhc{lral, by far thl' city's most illl 

])()sing building. The Cathedral is an enornlOUS 

structure filled with statues and 

carvings. and softly lit by stainerl-!!:lass 

windows of breath-taking- heauty_ ,re 

walked, we exclaimed. we walked some 

more. and when we left it was night in Cologne-ni,ght 

in a city on the Rhine-our 

first nil!;ht in Germany. 

We had dinner at the hotel. and then 

rushed excitedly outside to mingle with the 

crowds in the strccts. admiring- brilliant 

nower-boxes on window-sills, listening to 

music coming from many cafeS. and looking- 

over bridg-es that took twenty minutes' 

fast lI'alkin!{ 10 cross. Suddenly we heard 

voices sing-ing-singin).! bealHiful1y. We 

ran to the sitle of the britlge on which we 

were standin,g: a company of S. A. (storm 

troopers) was passing beneath. singing 

their regimental song. There was nothin~ 

ominous about them in their khaki shirls 

and black fota~e caps: Ihey all seemed 

happy and carefree. ,re mO"ed on. wanderinK 

aimlessly. and so .s.::reat was our enthusiasm 

to sce all we could of the city in 

one night that we were soon hopelessly 

lost in one of the dingiest and dirtiest of 

streets, filled with the most horrible-lookinJ.( 

l)C()ph.'-and neither of 115 !'poke a word 

of German~ Howcnr. !'.ince I ,1111 either 

the child of Providence or the Devil's prot1i).!y, 

wc found our way hack to the hotel. 

Here was the first note of interest that I 

ST.\TION" ANI) CATlIEI)HAL ,\T 

COLOGNI~ 

put into my diary about German boy.~. 

They arc either outra~eous flirts. or so rude 

that Ihey will allnost knock you ofi the 

sidewalk sooner th;1I1 get OUl of your way. 

The next morninK we motored to Cob· 

lentl. On the way we saw at least twenty 

trucks of German soldiers 1!oing to manoeuvres: 

not like the lij:::hl-hearted storm 

troopers of the previous day. but men in 

field-grey uniforms and ~teel helmets. TIle 

si,1:ht sent shi"ers up :llld down our :;pines. 

but we soon forgot it as we drO"e through 

the country and s..1W that the German 

scenery was very much like that of our 

own Canada. ::'\evertheless the uneasy feeling 

returned when on our arrival at Coblenll 

we ha(l to walk to our hotel between 

t\\'o giant soldiers. each with his hand on 

his sword hilt: and when the ftrst thin~ 

we S

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The leader of our toUT had 101£1 us that 

if wc wanted to sre Germans as they are 

we would h;l\'c In Set" their bcer,"ardens. 

Thus it was that we walked a~ul the 

:;trcels until we foulld onc with a good orchestra 

playin~. but I am airaid it was a 

bad choice after all. 

Hy ten o'clock the next mornint:: we were 

till OUT way to HeidellX'r~. where we lunched. 

Our fir:.1 thrill there was th{' CniH~rsity, 

in which there is a jail for students 

who throw Ihemselws loo heartily into th~ 

~ay life of old Heidelbere. The walls were 

con-red with initials and amusing pictures 

drawn by the prisoners. The boys apparently 

consider it a ,l!r(.;1t honour to be 

put in solitary confinement. and each has 

his pholo/!raph taken and pul on the door. 

You can set> 

filces there. 

lll:IllV 

- 

familiar and famou~ 

Heidelberg lies in the \'allev of lhe ~eckar 

River, On both 5-ilI couples, Part of th:l 

buildilll{ is called the Eng:lish Castle, be· 

('aUse Elizabeth of Bohemia (daughter of 

Charles I) li\'ed there, Qnc of the arches 

in this part was built ov('rni~ht as a tribute 

to her by order of her adorill!£ husband. 

Fre(lcrick..\ ye:lr later the killg- and qucell 

were driven out of their castle by a revolu- 

THE AL'STHIAX TYlWL 

STATU'; TO GOETIlE AT .'IIU~lCn 

tiun, but the arch still slands in the ~arden 

as a memorial to the IO\'t~ly lady who 

was once called the "Queen of Hearts", 

That ni,l[hl, undiscouraged by our first 

attempt to see Germans as they are, we 

consulted the hotel manager and ma(le our 

way to the Reel Ox Tavern. where youngstudents 

al1(1 tourists g:ather, It was a small 

rough stone building: with a stone floor and 

\'ery small windows. and was filled with 

rustic t

34 

man pianist from his stool and somebody 

in the crowd played American songs. The 

Germans were very sympathetic to this 

demonstration of joy, and joined heartily 

in singing "Sweet Sue" and "Dinah," putting 

in any words they could think of, but 

when "Night and Day" and such slow 

songs were played, they reclaimed the pianist 

with the plaint that they were too feeble. 

THE OPERA HOUSE AT VIENNA 

Tirin?; of this cafe, we decided to find another, 

and set out in the narrow streets 

to find the Inn of the Three Golden Apples, 

where the Student Prince of operatic fame 

stayed. On the way we became suddenly 

obsessed with the idea of giving vent to 

the feelings that overwhelmed us; consequently 

we got in a huddle and proceeded 

to give the respective yells of Chicago ana 

Toronto Universities in the middle of the 

night. Just as we were reaching the height 

of enthusiasm a burly policeman interrupted, 

and we realized how students qualified 

for solitary confinement in earlier days; 

bu t since we couldn't understand the officer 

of the law anyway, he could do nothin?; 

but go off shaking his head over these 

mad foreigners. 

Our next stop was Rothenburg, the most 

perfect example of a mediaeval city now 

in existence. Rothenburg stands on a hill 

overlooking the Taube River. The little 

town is encircled by a wall from which its 

citizens were wont, in the past, to hurl 

defiance and even more tangible missiles 

at attackers. There is a famous clock tower 

at Rothenburg. Each day at one p.m. a 

little door beneath the clock opens and the 

carved figure of a Burgomeister emerges, 

pauses, drinks a toast, and then vanishes 


behind the closing door. However, we were 

not fortunate enough to be in Rothenburg 

at the proper hour, and so we did not see 

the Burgomeister of Rothenburg. 

There are many legends of Rothenburg; 

of these the tale of the "Meistertrink" is, 

in my opinion, the best. It seems that 

many years ago the town was besieged by 

the henchmen of a very wicked and powerful 

baron. The city offered a sturdy defence, 

but finally had to surrender. The 

baron led his retainers into the captured 

town, and weariness, coupled with hunger 

and thirst, put him in no mood to deal 

with these stubborn captives. He therefore 

proclaimed that Rothenburg would 

pay him a large ransom in gold, and that 

the town council would parade before him 

for immediate execution. This having been 

duly announced, the baron proceeded to 

eat and drink himself into a better humour. 

Thus it was that he gazed on the 

trembling councillors, whose immediate 

liquidation had been ordered, with a more 

kindly eye. Their leader prostrated himself 

before the baron and asked for mercy. 

:'\ow in the banquet hall there stood an 

enormous flagon, and the baron's mellowing 

gaze chanced to fall on it as the aged 

councillor made his plea. 

"If there be one among you," quoth he, 

"who can empty yon flagon in one swallow, 

the lives of all will be spared." 

One councillor volunteered; the flagon 

was ftlled to the brim with the brew of 

Rothenburg, and the honest fellow clowned 

its contents in one mighty swallow. That 

is the story of the "Meistertrink", and they 

will show you the flagon in the "Rathaus" 

of Rothenburg to-day, and a mighty flagon 

it is. And so every year a festival is held 

in the city, and a councillor drinks the 

Meistertrink in honour of his predecessor 

of long ago. 

At :Munich we saw monuments to Goethe 

and 'Vagner, a picture gallery in memory 

of Bach, a monument celebrating fifteen 

years of peace between France and Prussia, 

and the beautiful Opera House, all 

in one day, which left us rather confused 

and tired; however we soon recovered. 

(Continued on page 126.)


Titania's Crown 

FRANCES ZIEMAN, 4A 

It was nobody's fault, really! It all happened 

when the grey goose flew southward. 

You see, she left at dawn, and although I 

admit that grey 'gooses' usually leave at 

dawn, Penny had not thought of that! 

But it was not really Penny's fault, either, 

because after all, Penny was the youngest 

fairy and a great favourite, and so really 

could not be expected to think anyway. 

It was at the Moonflower's ball. The 

fairies were asked, but the Shadows, who 

were particular friends of Penny, came too, 

although they were not really invited, and 

it was they who helped her to steal the 

fairy queen's crown and tie it to the grey 

goose's under-wing feather. 

It was only a joke and Penny was the 

queen's favourite, so that nobody expected 

any trouble, but, you see, the crown was 

hidden at midnight, the fairies vanished 

just before the first red rose bloomed in 

the sky, and the grey goose flew at dawn 

and with her went the fairy queen's crown. 

It was the time when the leaves were 

falling and the berries were red on the hillsides, 

but though Winter crept by with 

crystal bangles, stillness and a great whiteness, 

the grey goose did not return. For 

when the Spring came laughing, the new 

buds opening wide eyes and the pink 

cheeks of the blossoms glowing, one of the 

earthborn shot her down, and the grey 

goose fell, with the fairy queen's crown tied 

to her under-wing feather. 

:Meanwhile, 'Great Sorrow' had strolled 

into Fairyland. Penny, the youngest fairy, 

was being led to trial, on a charge which 

could be best translated into our tongue, as 

'criminal negligence'. You see, in Fairyland, 

since no one is ever wilfully bad, one 

is not judged by one's actions, but by their 

results. Therefore, since the queen's crown 

wa undoubtedly lost, Penny must be 

punished. 

The queen was very sad, for she loved 

Penny very much. Nevertheless, she was 

also very stern when the frightened little 

fay was brought before her, with the poor 

wings soiled a.nd useless by El fi n Law and 

the mischievous eyes drowned in elfin 

misery. 

All Fairyland had assembled, and all 

Fairyland heard the dread decree that the 

culprit fay was to be banished from Fairyland, 

condemned to dwell among the earthborn, 

a changeling, until such time as the 

crown of Fairyland could be recovered. 

While this was taking place in Fairyland, 

far away in a southern country an old 

granddam was making a quilt for her sick 

grandchild, who lived in a more northern 

land. It was really a wonderful quilt, as 

many-coloured as Joseph's cloak and lined 

and stuffed v"ith grey goose-feathers. Then, 

when it was finished it was sent northward, 

but unfortunately, the little grandchild had 

moved away, and the wonderful quilt lay 

unclaimed and useless in the customs office. 

However, after some time, the customs authorities 

auctioned it off and a poor old 

woodcutter bought it. 

A year went by, and the old woodcutter 

lay dying; weak and feverish while shadows 

surged and leapt about the room, and 

strange lights flitted around him. His dry, 

aching fingers convulsively clutched the 

many-coloured quilt, felt a small round 

hardness therein, and with blind, frenzied 

haste ripped the thin satin and grasped 

(Continued 01/. page 127.)

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THE MAGNET. 1940 

Going Down 

MILDRED JEWllI, 3C 

Amateur dlvin~ is one of the least expensive 

;l1Hl most fascinating' of amusements. 

Ambition and perseverance arc Ihl.' 

cOlltribulillj! factors. Perhaps divin~ conjures 

up in rour ima!;!illation sunken ship.~. 

chests of gold, oc/opL sharks. and men in 

frail canvas slIits and copper helmets. This 

is 110\ entirely Iruc in the case of amateur 

diving:. for onc is not likely 10 fllld a 

sunken Spanish galleon in ten or twenty 

feet of fresh water. 

Last year my brother deci; the most work to do in 

amateur diving. It i>; his duty to pump no 

maller whal happens. ,,'e can always lell 

when it di\'er is ;::etting- enull~h air by Ihe 

steady stream of bubbles comin,!!." to the top 

of the water. 

I will lell you some or the di\'ing: experiences 

we had laSI Slimmer. The diver 

can lalk. lau,gh. $!rUnI or ,g:roan and Olher· 

wise amuse himself beneath the surface 

and be heartl by a swimmer. One day r 

was hothering my brother by swimming: 

down to him and knockin,g on the helmet. 

I dislinclly heard a loud. "Come in. Oh. 

it's you. well scram."' then a 1:lUgh. I 

laughed too. bUI J!"ol a mouthful of water.

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Footprints can be easily seen as on a 

muddy road. Shadows and sunlight are the 

same as on land, and all objects are clearly 

visible as though in air, except that 

they have a greenish glow. Fish and weeds 

are familiar sights. I have seen tiny sunfish 

gliding in and out between long green 

blades of an aquatic weed that looks like 

cut-grass. Baby bass, striped perch and. 

schools of minnows have passed within 

hand's reach. One day, I felt something 

touch me when I was perfectly sti]]-it was 

a tiny bass. T moved a bit and it darted 

away about a foot. The sma]] fish seem 

to be very curious. 

We have brought up objects of the fisherman's 

paraphernalia-white and red plugs 

with rusty hooks, tangled lines, reels and 

spinners with brilliantly coloured feathers, 

and even rods. I brought up one black rod 

with reel, line, hook and sinker still intact 

on it. It was very rusty in spots, but after 

a little cleaning it worked perfectly. 

I hope I have been able to give you an 

idea of amateur diving, and the enjoyment 

it brings. It is not a]] amusement, for one 

is bound to learn something of aquatic life 

from it. But above all, it is full of fun and 

adventure. 

• 

Those Good Old Days 

JAMES JENKINS, 5B 

"Willy," called l\1rs. \Vatson one cool 

September morning in 1900, "get up! It's 

time for school." 

"Aw, maw, what time is it?" 

"Why, it's all of seven o'clock and your 

porridge is getting cold." 

Half an hour later Willy was ready to 

leave. "\\'hat have I for lunch, maw?" he 

asked. 

"It's cold pork sandwiches." 

"Great!" and Wil1y set out on the fifteenblock 

walk to school, along streets deserted 

except for an occasional horse and buggy. 

When school 

was over, Willy returned 

home and spent the time before supper 

playing baseball with his friends in the 

vacant lot. After a nourishing supper, the 

family retired to the living-room. 

"Did you hear how l\1r. Brown was 

robbed on the way home?" asked Willy's 

father. 

"Yes, wasn't it terrible?" came the reply. 

"Oh say, maw," interrupted Wi1Iy, looking 

up from his homework, "will it be 

all right if I go for a hike to Uncle Dick's 

farm with the boys this week-end?" 

"Yes, dear," replied his mother, "but 

don't forget that we're looking forward to 

going to the church m usical Saturday 

night." 

After fwishing his homework, as the 

clock struck nine Wil1y packed up his 

books and went to beeL 

* * * 

"l\1aster Roger," said the Smythe's maid, 

tapping gently on his door one cool September 

morning lt1 1939, "it's eight 

o'clock." 

"Okay," yawned Roger, making no move 

to rise until another fifteen minutes or so 

had passed. 

After snatching a hasty breakfast, Roge: 

picked up his books, not touched since 

school had closed the day before, and reached 

for his lunch. 

"What is it today)" he asked. 

Hardly waiting for the reply, "Lobstersalad 

sandwiches," Roger hurried down the 

stairs and into his father's waiting car. 

Through heavy traffIC, 1\1r. Smythe drove 

his son to the school, where the latter put 

in a listless day. 

Home once more, he went to his mother, 

"Say, mater, can I have the old man's car 

tonight? I want to go to the floodlight 

baseball game." 

After a light supper, Roger strol1ed into 

the living-room where his father was reading 

the evening paper, "Anything new?" 

he asked. 

"Only the usual murders and accidents. 

By the way, are you going with us to the 

symphonic concert Friday evening?" 

"Impossible, I'm booked for a dance at 

the Swing Club," Roger replied, as he 

headed for the garage. "Don't wait up for 

me tonight, I'll be home about one o'clock." 

Those good old days.


JOHN 

BUCHAN 

"A MAR! USQUE AD MARE" 

His life was dean 

A. T. WH,KIJ:: 

Like wind-swept Scottish moor; 

With God he dwelt 

In every busy hour: 

And he who walks with God 

'rust be soul-dean, 

Sal'. rc~1 ye weel, John Buchall 

Calm-serene. 

THE HANDCLASP 

Ham]s across the border, 

Grasped so cheerfully, 

For you a crOll'1l of stars anti SI ripes 

:\ maplr. wreath ior mc. 

Jo,\X CO\\"AN, 2.\ 

J am 1he snow-capped mountains. 

T alll the woo{led hills. 

r am the winding rivers. 

r am the onc who fIlls 

The hearts of lhese. my people. 

\rith everlasting pride. 

r am the onc who leads thelll, 

r am their trust, their guide. 

To me. alone. their voices rise 

In praise, in nec

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MINERVA 

}!ARION RUSSELL, 4B 

Who is that familiar vision, 

Seen in every Jarvis hall, 

On rings and pins, and deeply blazoned 

On the hearts of one and all. 

Tall she stands, and very stately, 

Much admired far and near, 

\Vith her garments long and trailing, 

With her shield and pointed spear. 

Can she be the goddess, Wisdom, 

Waiting in the hall of Fame 

"Vhere in splendour, plainly written, 

You may some day see your name? 

There are boys of every shape and size 

Looking on our pleasure, 

Too bad they never have been taught 

To tread a stately measure. 

Tf they could find the courage 

To attempt a dance or two, 

(Tt really isn't hard to learn), 

We'd try to help them through. 

So hurry, boys, and learn to dance 

In answer to our call, 

Because the girls are getting ti red 

Of blooming on the wall. 

FAITH 

DOROTHY l\IARTYN, 

4B 

Although to-day, 

Your skie seem gray, 

To-morrow they'll be blue: 

Remember, when your luck runs out 

It's bound to turn without a doubt, 

And your dearest wish come true. 

Just do your bit 

And show your grit: 

RefrainJrom vain repining. 

When worries all around you loom 

Remember somewhere through the gloom 

God's star of hope i shining. 

WALLFLOWERS 

AN "n: BRADl~N 

SA 

Our tea dances are really swell, 

As you will all agree, 

\Ve have but one complaint to make 

And hope you'll hear our plea. 

Why don't the boys learn how to dance? 

The girls all find it galling, 

We will allow that ome know how, 

But the stag line i appalling! 

vVIND 

l\IARION RUSSELL, 4D 

Like the sound of breakers the white sands 

meeting, 

Like the sound of soft rain on windows 

beating, 

Like a swift flowing tream over rough 

stones falling, 

Like the sound of a wild bird calling and 

calling, 

The wind is sweet in the pine trees blowing, 

.-\nd cool as the brook in the valley flowing; 

The wind blows softer, but stronger, this 

day 

_-\ncl on it is borne the scent of mown hay.

40 

THE MERMAID 

To the sea·~irL isle. ~r Ihe stormy war. 

I drove my craft Ihroll):h prismatic spray: 

I nlln~ me down on the ribbed sea sand. 

And I crW'hed a ~hell with a wanton hand. 

I thought as J looked on the tortuous cell. 

.\/1(1 the glimmering sheen of that Illilne:led 

shell. 

Of the joys and the ,l.!rief that youth must 

feel. 

\\"ith a dull re.l!:ret for :l lost ideal. 

nut a presence came with an airy p.:race, 

And it siren smile on her sea-nymph face: 

She beckoned me with her brown ann bare, 

.\;;; the wild wind played with her cllrlin~ 

hair. 

Then I arose from thl' dark brown sand. 

.\nd I followed the wan' of the \\;tching 

hand. 

I had lost my ~ul! What could morlal 

do. 

But become a thrall 10 those eyes of h1ue? 

She showN! me the ocean with caves of 

pearl: 

.\nd she tau:..:hl me the note of the seawa\'e5 

swirl: 

Uut her lips laughed scorn as she bade 

adieu, 

AmI with earthly fears, II'hal COlllel mortal 

do? 

BEFORE DAWN 

JOAN COW"'\', 2,\ 

There's a music in thl' stillness 

Of the world before the dawn, 

\\'hen wan moonliAht caSI~ a shadow 

That is raKtl:{'{! and forlorn. 

There's a fral!rance 11oalintl: li~h~ly 

In the hea\'y.mistffi air, 

And a subtle hint of something 

That is \'ague, and faint and rare. 


CARILIA 

IKAKJAI.A) 

Tran~lation by R, DO:lo'ANl>f.R 

Where the W

R. F. D. W. MOORHOUSE. B.A.


The Story of Ding Lan 

BEATRICE THOM, 4B 

Here in Canada one often speaks rather 

lightly, perhaps, about the family tree and 

the family skeleton. Ancestors? Oh, yes, 

they were the people who had handle-bar 

mustaches and wore funny clothes. Does 

one worship them? Don't be absurd! 

We're in Canada, not in China. 

Thus has ancestral worship always been 

regarded. It is one of the peculiarities of 

the East. To the western world it has assumed 

a form of sacred worship like unto 

a religion. There is nothing farther from 

the truth. To understand this, one must go 

back into the dim, dark past of China and 

share the feelings of a certain Chinese lad 

named Ding Lan. 

The hero of this story was not, sad to 

state, a young man with a spotless character. 

On the contrary, he had a very disagreeable 

temper. He was the only son of 

a very loving mother who was forever trying 

to please him. But, alas, try as she 

might, she never did succeed. As a young 

boy he had shown evidences of this terrible 

temper and now that he had attained manhood, 

he was worse than ever, for he now 

gave vent to his anger not only orally but 

phy ically. It was not a strange thing for 

Ding Lan even to beat his mother if he 

happened to lose control of himself. 

Like the people of torlay, Ding Lan had 

a pet peeve. He insisted upon being served 

at a certain time and he demanded punctuality. 

It was over this very thing, the 

matter of serving him just at a certain 

minute, that his mother suffered most. If 

she served it on the dot, the food did not 

satisfy him, or else it was some other little 

matter; and so it was, from one meal to 

another, the poor mother lived in constant 

fear of what was to come. 

In all fairnes to Ding Lan it must be 

admitted that, in spite of his ill temper, 

he did have a redeeming trait. He was a 

diligent worker, often toiling in the fields 

from morn till night in order to earn a 

living for his mother and himself. 

One flne afternoon, as was usual, he had 

been working in the fields since early morning 

and now, hungry and tired, he impatiently 

awaited the arrival of his mother 

with his dinner. :\Iinutes passed and still 

there was no sign of her coming; finally 

'he walked over to a tree and lay down 

under the shade of its friendly foliage for 

a rest. Gradually his tired muscles relaxed 

and he began to notice his surroundings. 

His roving eyes wandered upwards and 

idly followed the actions of a mother bird 

feeding its young in a nest above his head. 

He noted with mild amusement the many 

trips the parent bird took, always returning 

with more food for the hungry little 

mouths. She did not weary of feeding her 

little ones; her motherly chirps indicated 

her happiness. 

Ding Lan lay musing on the wonders of 

Nature. Suddenly, like a thunderbolt out 

of a clear blue sky, it struck him that it 

was also true in the case of human beings. 

Did his mother not unfailingly bring him 

his food? Was she not forever trying to 

please him with special dishes? Had she 

ever wearied of feeding him in spite of his 

lack of appreciation? Sudden regret flooded 

his soul, and he arose, determined to 

atone for his pa.t behaviour. 

Meanwhile, the poor mother, aware of 

her lateness and inwardly fearing the worst,

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was hurryin,g- in hot haSle down with the 

food. She came into view and was ama7.ed 

to see Ding Lan comin~ towards her 

rapidly. Her instant thought was that be 

was comin,g' to beat her for her lardines.;;. 

Terror-stricken, she set the food down and 

began to run..\fter some


Concerning Our Murals 

ALEN MCCOMBIE. 3E 

Recently it was my pleasure to \'isit ~Ir. 

G..\. Reid, R.e ..\. :'I1r. Reid, who is 

famous for his ponrayal of Canadian 

pioneer-life, painted the murals in our 

auditorium. Knowing this, IlCrh

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Air Raid 

SHEILA RICHMOND, 2B 

Southchurch is about a mile and a half 

inland from Southend-an-Sea, which is on 

the north coast of the estuary of the river 

Thames. As the town is surrounded by 

important military, naval and air garrisons, 

it was only natural that we should feel the 

war there first. 

We had come out on the bus from Southend 

to our playing-fields at Southchurch, 

We were heavily laden, since we always 

had to carry our gas-masks, and to-day we 

had our field-hockey equipment as well as 

flashlights and some type of handwork. As 

the war had been declared only a few weeks 

before, trenches and shelters were still being 

dug. 

After we had played hockey for about 

half an hour, we heard the sirens making 

the irregular sounds which can be heard all 

over the town. As we had been constantly 

drilled every day at school, we were able 

to march without panic in single line down 

into our unfinished trench. 

Trenches are long underground alleys 

about two and a half yards wide, cemented 

at the sides, and covered with corrugated 

iron, cement, and finally earth and grass. 

In the Public shelters there are numerous 

tunnels leading out from the main on-c, but 

our trench was only one length. Also, in 

the completed trenches electric light has 

been installed, while in our unfinished shelter 

the darkness was only dimly lit by an 

occasional flashlight. 

At first the two teachers who had accompanied 

us asked that we keep strict 

silence, but a short time after they said we 

might whisper to one another. One of the 

teachers called the register to make sure 

we were all in the trench, while the other 

came around to us all in turn, and, after 

examining our gas-masks, fitted them correctly. 

Soon we began to hear the drone of aero· 

planes above us and the deep boom of the 

anti-aircraft guns. Some of us, myself included, 

were rather nervous, but as the 

firing continued we became only cramped 

and bored. As my friend, Christine, and I 

were the farthest back in the trench, the 

teachers asked us to see if the very end 

were suitable to sit in; but after falling 

into a deep puddle of water we decided 

against it. 

There were twenty-eight of us in this one 

small tunnel. \V'e were sitting on benches 

against either side with our feet slightly 

raised from the wet floor and gas-masks 

and cases open in our laps ready for use. 

Some of us were very near the opening, and 

as there was a possibility of splinters and 

shrapnel, or even poison gas, it was rather 

a. dangerous position. 

\Ve - had now been in the trenches for 

over three quarters of an hour, and as we 

were very bored, someone suggested amusements, 

but the teachers still wished silence 

so that they could not fail to hear the 

'hand-rattles' signifiying a gas attack from 

the air. However, they began to tell us 

stories which, although childish, I enjoyed 

immensely, even though I was still somewhat 

afraid. We soon tired of this, and 

voted for some talking games such as, 'nnending 

words,' 'film stars,' telling st.ories 

until we mentioned 'and', and invent.ing 

st.ories after being given a few det.ails. 

When we had been in t.he trench for over 

two and a half hours we were very thankful 

to hear the 'all clear' sound, and a liWe 

later the air-raid Warden's hand-bell rang 

in our field. \Ve came out into the open, 

and although we looked about to discover 

if any damage had been done, there was 

nothing to be seen. So we decided to go 

home and find out how our people had got 

on in the first German air-raid.


Editors of Yesterday 

DICK GOODRICK. se 

With this issue we celebrate the twentyfirst 

edition of The Magnet; yes, twenty 

editions have come and gone, but not forgotten. 

For a number of years four issues appeared 

during the school year and later 

this was increased to a monthly issue. Today 

The Magnet appears as a year-book, 

the official publication of the students. As 

a year-book, The NIagnet carries out the 

purpose of its organizers, and in doing so 

we can certainly say that it is indispensable 

to the life of the school. 

The last issue of The Magnet was one of 

which the school should be more than justly 

proud, for it was voted the best school 

magazine in Ontario. Congratulations are 

in order to Jimmy Smith and his hard-hitting 

associates, and all those others (not 

to mention certain teachers) who all pulled 

together and put out a wonderful magazine. 

It is very interesting to know what path 

in life the past editors followed on leaving 

school. Some became teacher, as did AI. 

Staples, editor in 1934. Al. spent one year 

in France and is now teaching French and 

Latin at Ridley College. Others are now 

doctor, lawyers or successful business men, 

such as, Dr. Lou Canal, editor of 1925, 

and Alec Edminson, editor of 1929. 

There were indeed a number of editors 

and after collecting phone numbers and addresses, 

I ucceeded in talking with a few 

of them. 

In 1907 the editor was H. R. Alley, now 

Col. Alley. On talking to Col. Alley, I soon 

found out that he was greatly interested 

in Jarvis, and talk soon turned to his 

golden school days. Above all, he remembers 

the fine Cadet Corps in which he 

held practically every rank from Private 

to Corporal inclusive. Col. Alley's favourite 

sport was rugby and with keen enthusiasm 

he recalled the good old games when he 

played left-middle. Tn regard to mathematics, 

Col. Alley did not say much-quole, 

"It was incredible! Tt was incredible!" 

Harry Hunt was the editor in 1924, and 

today Mr. Hunt is minister of St. John's 

Anglican Church. T met the Reverend Mr. 

Hunt over the phone and he soon recalled 

his happy days at Jarvis and laughingly 

told me of the "oodles of homework" that 

he did, or did not do. He proudly marched 

in the Cadets and said he will never forget 

a certain teacher with an "arm full of 

triangles". He wished The Magnet lots of 

success in years to come and more power 

to all the Jarvisites. 

Another telephone interview; this time 

with the hope of talking to Dr. William 

Feasby, editor in 1930. "Dr. Feasby is 

overseas," said his father, "but I will be 

.glad to help you." Mr. Feasby told me that 

hi son, Bill, wa with the 15th Canadian 

General Hospital Division, and it was not 

long before I was busy writing down notes 

on Bill's Jarvis days. He played rugby and 

was keenly interested in all sports and 

school activities. Hi best subject was 

English, and as for some of lhe other 

subjects, Mr. Feasby referred me to :Mr. 

Jenkins. 

We have not mentioned all the editors, 

but do not think we have forgotten the fine 

magazines they turned out. They all helped 

to make The Magnet the oustanding success 

that it is today. 

Thus in its way The Nlagnet has covered 

the various activities of the school, and 

all will feel well rewarded if it has done 

omething towards furthering that very 

lively thing known as "school spirit".

Allmtral 

hear the gUll!' a-hooming aloll~ the Spanish 

.\Iain. 

The Britl"" tar~ art


IA JILJ lll] l\\jl[ N Jl[ I 

,........... 

Throu,ghoUI the century and a quartet 

Ilf hrt existence Jarvis has graduated mallY 

thollSd 10 

1943. 

The last time he had anything to (10 with 

Jarvis was ill 1922, when he proposc{1 the 

to;ISI "Our School"' al the alllllmi banquet 

after the laying of the corner-stont" of the 

present building. 

:"ow we would like vou 10 meet a man 

YOII ha\'e met before. His name is J. Alex 

E(lmison. !'erhal)S yOIl remt"muer him 

beller as the mall with the handkerchief. 

.\Ie"\ E{lmison came to Jan'is from Riverdale 

in 1921. Immediately things heJ,::an to 

happen. Within a month he was secretary 

of the Lilerary Society and the .\Ihletic 

.\s$ociatiull. Sefl:~e;lnt-:\lajor of the Cadet 

Corps. Inanag-er of the Jarvis basketball 

team and c

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that he g-ained while al Jarvis has hee!l 

invaluable 10 him in his latcr lifc. 

Among- his many fond memories of ]arvi._ 

arc the trill to \rimlsor with the basketball 

team an

50 

Smythe is known in every part of Canada 

that can be reached by radio or newspaper. 

He was quite a sportsman himself. He 

played 011 basketball and rugby teams in 

1912. He left ]arvis in 1912 and entered 

the University of Toronto. 

Tn 1929 he look over the Toronto St. 

Pats hockey franchise and built it up 10 

the Toronto :\laple Leafs we know today. 

:\Ir. SillYthe thinks we work too hard. In 

his day you could play in all the sports 

and still ~el your year. He feels that if we 

excel in proportion la the amount of OUT 

school work we will be practically a super 

race. 

He rememlx"rs onc rather interesting oc· 

currence when one of the boys ba:ame 

rather annoyed with a lad who had been 

wearin~ the same clothes for some lime 

and had not taken the trouble 10 wash. The 

boy in question was hoisted from his seat 

by his fellow-students and held before an 

open window. 

~[r. 

:\fanufacturers' Agents 

Rcade Davis, one of the bcst known 

in the Dominion, 

recalls the utter chagrin he experienced 011 

one occasion when the late Colonel 

)lichelJ. who was endeavouring to dri\'e 

home some Latin declensions. asked him if 

he thought his head was there for anythin~ 

else than to hold his collar on. So. buck 

up fellows! \rho knows to what heights the 

most berated of us may climb. 

I.illian Payne, RA.. B.Paed., is appointed 

by the Board of Educ.ttion as principal 

at the Royal Ontario .\Iuscum. She gives a 

series of lectures each year 10 the pupils 

of the Toronto Public Schools in grades 

eight and nine. 

H. H. l\Jadill, B.A., to whom refercnce 

is made so frequently as a captain of the 

Cadet Corps by the graduates of his time, 

is now a Professor of Architecture and head 

of the School of Architecture at the University 

of Toronto. He is also the com· 

manding officer of the C.O.T.C. at the Dni 

\·ersity. )Iany of our boys who proceed to 

coll~e will be proud to know and claim 

him as a fellow-graduate. 

Another group of brilliant students who 

obtained their early training at Jarvis arc 

the Fairly brothers an(l sisters. Trving, a 

/{old medallist at the university, is a lawyer. 

Josephine, Ruth and Howard havc also 


distin~uished themselves. Elmer was for 

years'the leading agent from coast to coo,:;l 

for lhe Mutual J.ife Assurance Company. 

He was a qualified member of the l\tillion 

Dollar Club which comprises only those 

who sell insurance during the year, close to 

the million dollar mark. 

As a pupil, he 

matriculated at the age of fifteen and learning: 

was as natural to him as swimming is 

to a duck. 

In these brief accounts of great Jarvisiles 

we ha\'e uied to show you something of 

what Jarvis has turned out in her many 

years of existence. These are but a few, for 

as Dr. Hardy once said. "The woods are 

full of them and you meet them everywhere 

you go". 

• 

SUMMER DREAM 

]O.\N COWAN", 

2A 

I sniff at spices in the air, 

And gale, cnchanted by the rare 

Old ru~s. profusely scauered, gay 

In myriad colourings. Up the way 

t see a mosque rise high and hear 

The cry of "Allah" faint but clear. 

And then I see the Taj )Iahal! 

I know you think this all will pall 

And I will dis;:ll>pointed be. 

But you are wrong" indeed! You see 

:\Iy dream of travel ends as I 

Close Ill> my travel folder. Sigh! 

• 

U/fllt Fostcr-"Why does the man in 

the moon never ~el married?" 

Bill TllOmQs-"He only ~ets a quarter 

a week and needs that to get full on," 

• • • 

Jlldgc-uyou are charged with running 

down a policeman. What ha\'e you gOI to 

Slty for yourself?" 

Dorolhv lle-.l'Clsot/-"1 didn't know it 

was an offlcer, your honour. I thoughl he 

was a pedestrian." 

• • • 

AIr. Dycc-""'here do the bugs go in 

lhe winter?" 

Kcur)'--"Search me."

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JIEX '1[; JIBI[A\N tIG}Jl8· 

The Magnet Staff has examined with 

interest the magazines received from other 

schools. Some of our exchanges have not 

completed their publications before we go 

to press, and in that case we have commented 

on their 1939 editions. 

Al'gosy Weekly:-Mount Allison University, 

Sackville, N.B. An excellent and 

amusing weekly. 

The Hel'mes:-Humberside Collegiate, 

Toronto. A well- balanced magazine 

throughout, but there is a notable absence 

of good humour. 

The Echoes :-Peterborough Collegiate 

and Vocational School, Peterborough, 

Ol1'tario. A good all-round publication with 

a very original cover design. 

The College Times:-Upper Canada 

College. Contains some splendid candid 

camera shots. 

The Magazine:-Adelaide High School, 

Adelaide, Australia. 

School News:-Royal Belfast Academical 

Institute, Belfast, Ireland. 

Blue and Gold:-Mount Humon School, 

Darjeeling, India. 

Queens' Quil'e: - Queens' College, 

Queenstown, South Africa. 

Astra-Milton High School. A good 

magazine, perhaps one of the best of the 

smaller schools. 

We regret our inability to comment on 

many other magazines which we have received. 

Exchange is of great value to us 

in reviewing the quality of journalism in 

other schools, and also in providing us with 

helpful suggestions. Copies of these magazines 

may be found in the Magnet room. 

The Twig:-U.T.S. Toronto. A finely 

made - up magazine throughout. Your 

standard cover lends much to your publication. 

The Eastern Echo :-Eastern High 

School of Commerce, Toronto. The makeup 

of your publication could be greatly 

improved. Apparently printing of pictures 

of the entire school seems to be popular 

with the students. 

N 01'VOC:-Northern Vocational School, 

Toronto. With all the talent in art and 

photography you have, we feel that your 

magazine could be made more aHractive. 

Vulcan: - Central Technical School, 

Toronto. The largest magazine in our exchanges 

but we believe you 'have sacrificed 

quality for quantity.

52 

Jarvis Enlists 

DICK GOODRICK. 5C 


Twenty years

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"FROM THE ARMY" 

~Ir. l\Iuir has kindly passed on to The 

Magnet a letter which he received from 

our old friend, Frank Dowe. Here it is in 

part. 

Corunna Barracks, 

Aldershot Command, 

Saturday, Jan. 20, 1940. 

Dear 1\11'. 1\1uir:- 

Just a few lines to let you know at Jarvis 

how T am doing. We are in Aldershot in 

Corunna Barracks. These barracks were 

built for the soldiers on their return from 

Corunna battlefields. They are old but 

very comfortable. 

We lay in Halifax Basin four days before 

we left. We left on Friday afternoon 

at twelve noon the Friday before Xmas. T 

think we were out twelve hours and I got 

sick and that is the last time I was an able 

seaman. 

We had seven troop-ships in the convoythe 

Revenge of the R.N. and the Dunkil'k 

of the French Navy. We also had the 

entire Canadian Kavy with us-six destroyers. 

They were with us three and a 

half days, then they turned back. Two 

days later we met fourteen destroyers of 

the British -orth Atlantic Reet and they 

kept running around us in circles. 

The buglers of the regiment, six of us, 

were continually on duty, and so between 

that and sea sickness you can imagine 

what a trip I had. 

How is everything at Jarvis? I used to 

think when T was a pupil there how boring 

it was, but let me tell you the days you 

spend at school are the best days of your 

life. T do not regret joining the army, as 

I fully realized what T was going into, but 

I would like to see home once for just a 

day. This country is so different. The 

manners, customs and speech of the people 

here are quite a change from Toronto. 

Please tell Mr. Brokenshire the old 

Forty-eighth is carrying on as usual. Give 

my regards to all the staff. You can show 

them this letter, although it isn't a letter 

that I would write if T were in 1\1r. Booth's 

room or Mr. ?lcKerracher's, but I write 

what T like here and put it in my own way 

and that's that. 

I hope you will answer this little letter, 

and I wish you a Happy New Year. 

Your ex-pupil on active service, 

FRANK DOWE, 

B. Co'y, 48th Highlanders. 

"FROM 

THE NAVY" 

Excerpt from a letter by WaIter Hiscox 

to Ed. Jardine of 4D. WaIter 1S serving in 

the Merchant Marine and this letter came 

from France. 

Le Havre, France, 

Jan. 10, 1940. 

Dear Eel, 

This letter is probably a surprise to you 

but even though I am some three thousand 

miles away I would still like to know what 

is happening at Jarvis. 

My ship is rather a slow old barge, most 

of our voyages will be long, so I will write 

to you of the ports I visit if for no other 

reason than fming up time. The weather 

in France is raither warm now but it has 

been cold and I am not sorry that we are 

sailing for South America soon. 

There were enemy planes over Le Havre 

the night before we arrived and an air 

raid alarm on our first night in port but 

T was asleep and didn't hear about it till 

morning. 

It's a far cry from the hallowed halls of 

Jarvis to the deck of a dirty old tanker, 

already overdue at the junk heap. 

Yours sincerely, 

WALTER HISCOX


Scholarships and Prizes 

Scholarship is the hi,!!:hest aim and the finest achievement for any collegiate 

student. "'hile it is impossible ior e\'eryone to excel. many can attain success by 

applyin~ themselves diligently day by day in their school work. The followin~ is a 

list of those who reached the heights of learninJ,!: in Jarvis durinl' the p..1St year. Their 

pictures appear on the OJ>IXIrize in Sf'Cond Form History. 

¥coPld RtroD: 

:\IARGARET GOCLD-Chase Prize in :\Iiddle School EIljl:lish. 

OE:'\15E T.-\ \ LOR-Chase Prize in '-'Iiddle School En,!!:lish . 

.TEA:" 'OI~O.\:-:-larvis Priu in Second Form En,glish . 

..\COREY CPTOX-Centenary Athletic )Iedal. 

Third Row: 

RO!'ALD T.'\VLOR-LO.D.E. (Lord Salisbury Chal)\cr) Scholarship. 

EILEE:\' JEFFRIES-Edwards :\Iedal in Second Form En,g1ish and Canadian 

DallQ'htf'rs Prize in Canadian Hi>:lory. 

S!\~l LERSER-Centenarv Academic Award. 

RORER'!' :\lcCOY-I.O.D.E. (Lord Strathcolla Chapter) Scholarship. 

FOllrtl1 Row: 

ED\\"!\RD SAWVER-Optimus Trophy. 

DORFEN :\lcCAN:\'-Oplima Trophy. 

i\IARION GRAV-Ccutcnary Academic l\ward. 

JA'i\TES JE:'\KINS-Centenary Academic Scholarsllip. 

Filtll Row: 

JA:\IES S.'\:\'OERS-Awarded Ihe Ontario Hockey Association \\"ar Memorial 

Scholarship. 

:\IARIOX JE:\KISS-Tne Reuben Wells Lconard Proficiency Scholarship in 

Classics, En,l!lish and History: The First Edward Blake Scholarship in Classics; 

The Geor,l.!e R. R. Cockburn Scholarship in Greek: The First Carter Scholarship 

for the City of Toronto. She also ranked for: The Secon

56 

Late Train 

BERT HYDE. 

5C 


He raised his head 510wly in response to 

the hand that rested 011 his shoulder 3'lJ 

the easy \'oice that .:;aid. ·'Hello. kid." Recovering: 

slowly from his momentary trance 

he ceased to gnaw at the ~reen apple 

clutched in his hand and replied with 

slight hesitation, "Hello". 

"Travellin' T sce," said the elderly Jllall 

shifting- his weiA'hl to a broom and caslinJ.; 

a quick g'lancc throll/{h one side of his 

glasses at the carpet· bag which lay between 

the boy's feet. 

"Yep," W,I$ the curl reply. 

"To see relatin's, I s'pose," went on the 

man, warmill/{ up 10 the com"ersation. 

"Re!ati'"es? ... oh. sure, relati\"es." 

The boy pondered this answer briefly. 

Relatives. yes that was why he was funning: 

away. He could stand it no longer, 

they had made thin~s too unpleasant for 

him since his mother had died. Thou~htfully 

he returned to his apple. 

"-'lighty cold tra\'ellin' weather. ..." 

To this there was no answer. Rather reluctantly 

the station·a~ent wellt back LO 

sweeping the bare floor of th{' small depot. 

"Yes sir, mighty cold," he suddenly blurted 

out as if loath to leave his latest statement 

hall~ing: in the chilly air of the waiting-room. 

;'Pretty LOugh, now wasn't it, 

about that tramp they found frozen in a 

box-car jest up the line on the MactOOll 

Junction sidin'." 

"Tramp, frozen?" repealed the boy, 

{'y{'ing: the station-mast{'r curiollsly. 

··Yep. too bad. stiff when they found 

him," the man went on somewhat encoura,ged 

by the aroused interest of the boy. 

,. -'Iany tramps around here?" he queried. 

"Nape, not any more," answered the 

station-master, examining: his watch as the 

last sound of a distant whistle fa


A Voice from the Past 

GLADYS COOPER, 4C 

The party was over. The last youthful 

guest had departed, and with him had gone 

the sounds of laughter and glad voices, 

dancing feet and music. The lights clicked 

off, the doors closed, and the room was 

left in darkness. 

Gradually a faint glow filled the room, 

proceeding from the heavy, gold-framed 

portrait over the fireplace. It seeped 

through the gloom until the objects in the 

room became perceptible in the eerie halflight. 

The figure of the woman in the picture 

stirred, the dress fluttered, as she 

stepped slowly down to the fireplace and 

thence to the floor. 

She sighed as she regarded the room and 

then she spoke- 

"Well, they have gone. The party is 

over. At least, this affair they call a party 

is over. Strange people! They stamp and 

stumble, shout and shriek, and call the 

maddening result a party. Yes, it is indeed 

strange to one who has lived in the 

age of courtly and gracious dances such as 

those I remember seeing in the French 

Court. Ah! to see again the brilliant array 

of jewelled women and elegant gentlemen, 

bowing and circling, swaying and gliding, 

to the sweet melodious tunes of long ago! 

To hear the gay, witty repartee, the swish 

of silken skirts and the clink of glasses 

raised in a loyal toast I Those were days 

when a party meant a trial of one's wit 

and poise and grace; when matters of state 

and diplomatic missions were oftentimes 

settled by the glance of a beautiful woman, 

or the acceptance of an invitation to 

waltz. 

Those dances were lovely; yet, I wonder, 

were they more pleasing than those I have 

seen in the English countryside? I recall 

so well the gay and colourful assemblies 

of lads and maidens, dressed in homespun 

garments, but with fragrant flowers in their 

hair and gilded buckles in their shoes. 

Their simple rustic dances compare favourably, 

I believe, with the elegant figures of 

the Court. And what was more musical to 

the ear than the incessant chatter and 

laughter mingled with the scraping notes 

of the fiddles? The flying skirts as they 

swung into the square-dances and Highland 

Fling seemed as rich as the satins aml 

lace. How my heart used to warm to their 

innocent fun and mirth! And though no 

glance of those bright, merry eyes ever 

saved an empire, it meant more, perchance, 

to some shy, rustic lad. 

But alas! all this is changed. The beauty 

and grace of those days is no more, and 

what can the memories of an old lady do 

to bring it back? Well, as it has changed 

once, so it may change again. \Vho can 

tell ? 

The lady turned with a wistful glance 

around the room and mounted to her 

frame. The light subsided as gradually as 

it had appeared, and the room was left in 

darkness.

JARVIS 

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SEVEN AGES OF SCHOOL 

ELVERA BRICKER, 5A 

All the school's a jest, 

And all the pupils in it merely puppets: 

They have their good times and they have 

their bad; 

And each one in his time has mostly bad, 

The trouble being work. At first a greenhorn, 

Blissfully ignorant of it all, with hopes, 

And homework beautifully done, running 

like rabbit 

Eagerly to school. And then to Second, 

Sighing like furnace, 'cause it's mostly woe 

And ever getting worse. Then a third 

former, 

Full of strange symbols of Algebra and 

Greek, 

Jealous in contest? Sudden and quick to 

answer? 

Not so you'd notice; but seeking out some 

fun 

Even among C


Personalities Behind the Dial 

VIOLA FARR AND ELEANOR STEINHART, 4A 

They have always been just voices insinuating 

themselves through the loud 

speaker, but now they're real people because 

we've met them. \Ye thought you'd 

like to hear about these folks of radioland: 

the editor-surprisingly-agreed with 

us, so here goes. 

vVe couldn't meet all Toronto's radio 

lights, so we settled on Rai Purdy, Jim 

Hunter, and "Doe" Lindsay. \\'e've talked 

to them "in person" and found them very 

interesting and likeable people. 

Rai Purdy was first on our list. He is 

the Master of Ceremoni'es on the popular 

Tuesday evening programme, "Treasure 

Trail", sponsored by the William Wrigley 

Jr. Co. Ltd. We went to the CFRB studios 

to see Mr. Purdy, found ourselves marooned 

in a sea of people talking of such things 

as acoustics, Orson \Velles, Treasure Island, 

and the war, and particularly the extent 

of their appetites. The object of our visit 

rescued us from the swirling throng, rushed 

us down a hall, informed us that he 

couldn't spare much time as he was in th~ 

midst of moving, ushered us into an office, 

and demanded details of our visit. 

First of all, we wanted to look at Mr. 

Purdy. After all, he'd just been a voice up 

to now, and we wanted to see the man behind 

the voice. 1\1r. Purdy is a young man 

about five feet eight inches in height, with 

fair hair, and the personality and eloquence 

of a Leslie Howard. 

Physical appearance having been well 

noted, Mr. Purdy was kind enough to tell 

us something about himself. He met AI. 

Savage on Jim Hunter's programme. Between 

broadcasts AI. and Rai used to "wisecrack" 

each other and studio officials were 

impressed. They put AI. and Jim on a 

programme which commercialized this funmaking. 

The inspiration for "Treasure 

Trail" was copied from a similar show, but 

the telephone is an original idea contributed 

by Jack :\1 urray, the producer. Jack 

l\1urray, Rai Purdy and AI. Savage frame 

the questions asked on the programme. 

Three hundred and twenty-four dollars is 

the largest amount ever won on "Treasurt' 

Trail" 'over the telephone. Last summer 

successful "Treasure Trail" revues were 

given at Ban'ie, OriIlia, Owen Sound, and 

l\lidland. 

Our genial host informed us that he is 

also associated with three other programmes, 

but "Treasure Trail" is the best 

known. On Wednesday night he and 

\ViIliam Strange are featured in "Drama 

of Stamps" in which the two men act all 

the pa rts. He also produces and supervises 

the exciting children's programme, "Circle 

K", which goes over the air on Saturday 

morning. 

From Rai Purdy we'll switch you to Jim 

Hunter and his "Good Thursday evening 

everybody J" l\1r. Hunter made us feel great 

right away when he said, "You girls are 

from Jarvis, are you? That il1agnet certainly 

is a fJlle magazine." \Ve agreed. 

!\Ir. Hunter told us that he had worked 

as a reporter in Chicago, Hamilton, London, 

and Buffalo, before coming to Toronto to 

begin his present career in 1929. He has 

been a radio announcer for the Toronto 

Evening Telegl'am for eight years. 

From all over the world comes the information 

for Jim Hunter's radio chats. 

He spends three and a half hours to prepare 

eight minutes of news. He speaks at 

the rate of two hundred and twenty words 

per minute, and, to do this, he must breathe 

through his mouth. For this reason not 

more than four people can be in the room 

at the same time, as the air would become 

stuffy and hamper his breathing. He 

broadcasts directly from his office in the 

Telegram building. The microphone usecl 

is connected by wire with the CFRB 

studios. AI. Savage is the announcer on Mr. 

Hunter's programme, but he speaks from 

an office more than a mile from Jim's office. 

As we were told this, the phone rang to 

announce AI. Savage's nightly two-minute 

warning before going on the air. As we 

left we heard, "Good Thursday evening 

everybody". 

"Doc" Lindsay met a lot of Jarvis

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people when he spoke here 011 "Diction" 

10 the Public Spe:lking: Club. ,re mct him 

at his office in the :\Ielropolitan Studios 

at the corneT of \"iclori.. and Dundas 

Streets 011 the sixteenth Iloor of the HcrmanI 

Buildin,g'. 

\re almost bt"Camc radio stars ourselves 

when the reception clerk mistook liS for 

members of the Grace Street Choir. BUl 

"Doc" I.indsay rescued 115. a):}()logized for 

beill!.(' lale. and asked us what we wanted. 

\re wanled. of COUTst'. 10 kllow something 

of how he had bttome a radio l>ersonalily 

and here"s his story. 

At Western l"nin'rsity he had ideas of 

Jx>comillg a High School teacher. But lack 

of prcpmation convinced him that his 

academic career was in imminent dall~er 

of ship-wreck. SO he decided 10 take to the 

lifeboats alld gel a job..\t first he tried 

sellin).( insurance and met with indiff('renl 

success. Then, four years 'Igo this February. 

he al>plied for ill1d :;::ot a job in radio 

at I'itchener. During' this l>eriod he had 

the privilege of annollllcing prop:rammes 

for Vincent Lopc7. alld Ben Bcmie. Toronto 

and CI'CL came Ilext, and "Doc" now is 

the anllouncer for about twel\'e programmes 

per week and these include "Silver Dollar", 

"Hidden City". "1'('11 Sobt-I's Amateurs", 

and "Quiz of Two Cities". 

Thanks then to Rai Purdy, Jim Hunter, 

and ';Doc" Lincbay for a look backstage 

al radio. 

• 

LANGUAGES 

NIGHT FALL 

}IARCMU:.T GOUI.D, SB 

I-Ia\'e yOIl rcllcctl'(] on the fact 

YOUT mother lon~lIe will only act 

In sillll>le. homely talk? 

In Public or in Low('r School 

Where lan~ua~(' is a lIS('l('ss tool 

You scarce ~i\'e it a thou~ht: 

The action to the word you suit 

,\l1d if the action bears 110 fruit 

.\ battle Illust be foug-hL 

But when in classes morc sedate 

\'ou higher 1l00r~ perambulate 

You find the thoughts nece~sitate 

:'Ilorelen,gth Ihan strl'ngth of word. 

Onc does not ~imply "blow OIl("S nosc", 

Or "e1tan ont's teeth", or ..takt a doze", 

These words arc n('\"tr used, one knows 

Except by rates third. 

One "\·cntilale.~ onc's Ila';';ll tract", 

Or "cleanses dentures", 

Or "collll'ly .\maryllis courts". 

.\t "Che7. Paree" (absurd). 

So mind your Latin. French and Greek 

If lofty lall!::ua~e you would speak, 

Or else humiliation seck- 

.\nd call 11 spade a spade. 

Sno\\', 

Like the petals 

Of some strall,L!:e pointed llower. 

Spins from the dark: 

Frail as a white,winged mOlh 

Flutterin,lt 

In Ihe silken mesh of nigh!.


OLd Jarvis and Miss Janie Thomas 

DAVID GILMER, 2F 

Undoubtedly nearly every Jarvis pupil 

has noticed alone time or another the 

IXlrlrail of an elderly smilinj.! lady. hanging 

in the ]ar\·js library. But T wonder how 

much most of us know about the lady who 

forms such an invaluable link between 

Jarvis past and Jan,js present. SUPiXl5t we 

settle down for a moment and learn a little 

more about Old ]arvis through :\li55 

Thomas. 

Tn 1874 and until 1880 )[iss Thomas attended 

Old Jarvis. as a pupil. The school 

was then on the site of the present Vocational 

School below Carlton on Jarvis 

Street. Passin1:: through all the six forms of 

the Collegiate she graduated wilh high 

honours. 

fn 1882 :'Iliss Thomas ~an her leachin,!.! 

at Jarvis and soon received the fm;tclass 

certificate. In those days a teacher 

was not required to take a ~niversity 

course as today, but in 1893 owing to conditions 

to be later e~plained, ),Iiss Thomas 

deemed it advisable to trY for an honour 

B.A. degree. Since she ~vas teaching at 

]arvis and did not desire to /{ive up teaching, 

this was .. difficult thing: to achieve. 

But neverthcless in 1899, with co-operation 

from friends, she managed to secure an 

honour B.A. degree. Then, until 1924 she 

taught at Jarvis, old and ne\\'. Thus, after 

fifty years' service, ~Iiss Thomas retired 

10 a wcll-earncd rest. Even now, if one 

walks into her residence onc may find :Miss 

Thomas helping some young visitor to solvc 

a problem he has brought to her. 

When asked as to her favourite subjects, 

),Iiss Thomas merely said, "I was a good 

all-round pupil". However, further interrogation 

revealed that mathematics was 

closest to her he:lrt. Later. as a teacher, she 

taught mathematics and "';rench. 

Prior to the opening of the present 

century, there were six forms. The first in 

those days was apparenlly equal to our 

Senior FOllrth of Public School today, not 

having recei\'ed their Entrance. The second 

to the sixth were the same as the first to 

the fifth. In 1893 there were so few boys 

and .e:irls in the sixth form that the old 

custom of separating boys and girls was 

not adhered to and Jan·is had its first mixed 

form. Gradually others were formed and so 

the practice grew of having mixed classes. 

As we nearly all have heard, boys and girls 

were kept strictly apart at school. So far 

was this carried at Old Jan'is, that the 

large plaYf,l:round was dh'ided in two by a 

tall board fence--one part for the boys and 

the other for the girls. The school pump 

had t wo handles and t wo spouts. Each 

handle worked both spouts. So. with the 

usual craftiness of women, the /{irls would 

wait still the boys got the pump ,l!."oing. then 

they would get their drink. This served 

a dual purpose: they could sret the wat

JARVIS 

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JARVIS GIRLS' 

ASSOCIATION BANQUET 

The fan'is Girls' Association sponsored 

a delig"htful banquet in the girls' lunch-room 

on Thursday, March 14. There were 180 

girls present. At the head table sat 1\[r. and 

i\Irs. AlEn; :\Jiss Janie Thomas, guest of 

honour: r.Tiss i\IcRobcrt and Miss Elliott, 

staff advisors, and the Association Ex 

&lltive. 

The toast to the King was proposed by 

the president, Ruth Janney. lane Corcoran 

proposed the toast to the school, and 1\lr. 

Allin replied in the best "after-dinner" 

style. The president then called upon ::'.fiss 

Janie Thomas, beloved friend of Jarvis, 

for a talk on "'j'he Jarvis girl of 65 years 

ago". Her talk was most entertaining and 

inspiring. She referred to interesting experiences 

in her Jarvis school days, 18i4 

1880, and told of the Jarvis in which she 

taught from 1882 to 1924. Her message 

was fdled with the Jarvis spirit so dear to 

her heart. In offering a vote of thanks, 

Bevcr!ey Bradshaw referred warmly to our 

deep affection for !\liss Thomas. The 

president then called on l\lrs. Allin, who 

graciously presented First-Aid Awards to 

several of the girls. 

For the outstanding success of this, the 

tirst girls' banquet in some years, orchids 

are due to l\Iiss l\lcRobert and Miss 

Elliott, to the capable and genial president, 

Ruth Janney, to i\liss Beach and her 

helpers, to the efficient executive of the 

association, and to everyone who contributed 

to the happiness of the occasion by 

coming out and having a good time. 

AT THI~ T.EA DANC!:: 

Cole-"Who's going to be the lucky woman?" 

Coulter-"\Vell, here I am, girls!" 

Jlleir-"Gee! Wimin! 

HommOlld-"There's something psychic 

about you." 

lane Carcoral1-"'l'ah, well there's something 

psychiatric about you." 

Alln Silvcrstcin-""May I have this 

dance?" 

PARENTS' NIGHT 

On Friday, -:\farch the fIrst, the doors of 

the sch?ol were opened to our parents, who 

passed III large numbers through the Jarvis 

halls. 

Entertainment was provided in the gym, 

the pool and the auditorium. There the 

parents saw their young hopefuls perform 

in games, swimming, music, and drama. Interesting 

pictures were also shown with the 

new projector secured by the Camera Club. 

As the evening drew to a close, everybody 

proceeded to the lunch-room for refreshments 

and a general get-together. Several 

parents and teachers were heard to remark 

over a cup of tea that the evening offered 

a pleasant and welcome opportunity for 

closer acquaintance and a belter understanding 

of such mutual problems as 

Willie's Illark in algebra or .\Iary's difficulties 

in Latin. 

A 

SNOWFLAKE 

JACK i\J,WI;R, le 

The crisp, frosty winter morning stirred 

the cold blood in my heart to a merry 

tin,2'le. The sky was leaden gray and the 

brisk winter wind ruffled the fallen dormant 

leaves, lifted them gently and lazily puffed 

them along. My brothers, the other little 

snowflakes, were falling, gently, oh, so 

gently-and, as they fell tlley formed a 

long silver carpet, sown with tiny silver 

crystals.

•

JARVIS 

Vera's the girl who makes 

When she says demurely , 

that there". 

Eleanor's a good sport and is loved very 

much, 

But her wise-cracks are apt to get her 

in dutch. 

we just 

Madeline's the girl who is always late 

Taking trips to the office is surely her fate. 

Rita Peckett is quiet, dainty, and slight, 

But when she gets angry she's dynamite. 

Ruth Janney's the girl that has good looks, 

But let's the boys scribble all over her 

books. 

l\1ary l\Iilligan's favorite reply 

Is "I'm sorry sir. I don't know why". 

Evaline Spring, we're quite well informed 

Will only keep quiet when chloroformed. 

Eldred Norwich is slow in motion 

As if she'd taken a sleeping potion. 

Dear Dorothy Dix:- 

Why is Peters called "Patches"? Why 

does k Brown sleep so much, especially 

in French and Zoology? Why does Wultz 

use perfume? (We wish Fran. Creer would 

leave hers at home.) Was it because Baker 

arrived that Bernice Doherty started to 

use lipstick? Why did 2D's Errol Flynn 

(Harding) suddenly go Carbo? Could 

Wultz play Schubert's immortal "Bee" at 

the age of ten? (Can he play it now?) 

Where and how did Beth. lVIcEwan get the 

blond.hair? Is D. Brown's theme song "Co

66 THE MAGNET. 19-10 

Ire WlllI! to 1.'lIlT.JJ- 

lA 

I. \\"ha\ l.ois Dales does in sci('llce perio


le 

Here and There 

Ed. Mastrunardi must have taken a 

course from Emily Post-"Sir". 

"Rings on her fingers and bells on her 

toes"-Isobel. 

1. Eachren and Yvonne ~IcLaughlin 

seem to have taken ~Iiss Nesbitt's eye with 

the bells on their shoes. 

Currie, the athletic boy, plays on rugby 

and hockey teams-also a gad-about. 

Segal-the 150 Ibs of buckling poetsome 

of them are really good. 

One person who took advantage of leap 

year is Miss Lorimer-especially at the 

skating party. 

"Squeaky" Webber-the choir boy with 

an excuse in French. 

Records 

Hunter, the beautiful sleeper, has it 

down to thirty-nine and a half minutes out 

of the forty. 

Forty words a minute is the average for 

Struthers-"In China I spent most of my 

afternoons in a shady spot in the country." 

McCracken-"I didn't think those places 

opened until night." 

Katherine Kanas. * * 

* 

Oh why do we come? 

Oh why do we stay? 

How do we last throughout the clay? 

This is a question which baffles me, 

A brain-racked student of form lC. 

It can't be the boys, 

Tt can't be the airls 

Tt can't be the flag 'Miss Cochrane unfurls. 

So if no one will answer 

My woeful plea, 

It must be the teachers of form lC. 

ID 

Alfrecl Skene with always a smile, 

Bothers the girls across the aisle. 

Algebra has Rainthorp clown, 

But his sister Elsie holds her ground. 

Miss McCamus looks quite glum 

When Porter chews his bubble gum. 

* 

Miss Nesbitt-"What is the feminine of 

bachelor ?" 

Stancer-"Lady-in-waiting." 

* 

------- _.. _-- --._----, 

SHIRLEY AS\-4MORE lA 

Earl Gracie, late of North Toronto, says 

he made a change for the better. .. Eddie 

Rucld is going to work his way up-starting 

as a caddy on "Pop's" golf course... 

Jane Richmond, despite her ormal School 

beginning, is doing well. .. Pitshi and Miss 

Ring get the call for music and brainpower. 

lE 

* 

AVIATION NOTES 

"This is Plane lE calling Jarvis-Plane 

lE calling. We are still waiting for Hayes 

to come in on time." 

In the front seat Van der Flier and 

Eleanor Schmidt. What's the world coming 

to I Stratas in the next seat, is still trying 

to forget Mr. Wilkie's last lecture. J. 

Wilson, the broadcaster, ancl Venn, the 

geographer, are still trying to figure out 

just what part of the country they are flying 

over. E. Wilson is reading as hard as 

he can to keep his mind off that queer feelin 

a in his stomach. Thornton, the farmer, 

is "'trying to figure out just where he will 

plant his feet. Miss Shepherd is here too,


having a rowdy time with :\fiss "Goldilocks" 

Sluart. "Miss Trudeau, our island 

friend, is looking oui of the window to see 

if she Ciln pick out home sweet home---or 

the Royal York. Webster is trying- to keep 

his mind off that sinking feeling by staring 

at M. Shepherd. Konhcott, the songster 

(?), and \ri5$ Shields, the clarionettist, 

have teamed up on a number. )f. Tomlinson, 

cheerfully disregarding" icy looks, is at 

her usual practice again. Farther back a 

pretty hostess is gently cooling" the ruddy 

complexion of \Vallace. While, neaT at 

hand, Dyer and Shup;g are arguing over 

the lost hockey game. Schachtcr, over in 

the corner, is plugging up on his languages 

in case we make a forced landing in a 

foreign country. There, surveying everything: 

wilh 11 serene eye, is Smith, who deci(led 

to lake the day off too. 

2A 

Oh give us a home 

"-hcre frcnch is unknown, 

Where Geometry does not prevail, 

Where Geography's dead, and Science has 

fled 

And exams don't pour on us like hail. 

• • • 

Ask Us Another 

We havc found out what happens to 

Joan without Rosemary, but what would 

happen to l\liss l\fcCamus without her 

canary? 

Stclla Tomaski is starting to wear lipstick. 

What's the reason, Stella? 

Anna Purvis has captured a "treuc Liebe" 

in 3r.-as GlIlIiver said, "My, my!" 

• • • 

The Ilit Parade 

-:'IT. Ashlllore and G. Bohon-"We've come 

a long way together." 

J. Cowan-":\[y heart belongs to Kenny." 

D. World-"One look at you." 

Molly Schniffcr-"I've gol your future aU 

planned." 

After bein,g scolded by ]\[r. Staples, 

Phyllis Rowley was SO touched that she 

composed this little poem to him: 

Please forgct and for~ive 

And let me start anew, 

For every stu(lent has a right to live 

And 1 will try to please you. 

• • • 

Awards 

The Aca(lemy Award of the year ,goes to 

Beverly l\lerdith and her marionettes for 

the German play they put on... The Silver 

Shield goes to l\Ir. .Tcnkins for geUin,g Syl 

Apps for 2A, and for his remark, "Well 

girls, what lion shall 1 catch now?" .... 

2B 

The J1Ierry-Co-Rolll/{!-Tsn't it strange 

that the girls of 2B look forward to the 

exams-could it be 3E? We wonder why 

:\Jiss Addy is always in a hurry at noon? 

Some wonder what Betty has to 5..1y to 

Elia in the halls bet \\"een periods-rest as~ 

sured it's only another of Betty's clever 

jokes. 

Target Pracfi;;e-l\liss Eagleson is so 

languid that she gets up at 5 a.m. just to

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ha,·c a longer day 10 loaf. .. Our walking 

dictionary, Joyee Rac. doesn"t seem SO 

bri,!!:ht in :\Ialhs. )!aybe if she nlO\-ed to 

the back of the room she would han~ less 

10 lalk about. Just between the 26 of 

us, we ought 10 do some homework at 

home. 

Pills and .Yrl'(f1t'J-Lois and :'\adine 

couldn't 100'c school !'O much that they are 

always here early! What could be the attraction? 

.. Say! who is the handsome 

'ombrey in 3F: that looks like James 

Stewart and who has ":\liss Faircloll~h, 

among others, going, going ... gone? 

2e 

THE )IQVIE REYlE\r 

The Cat Jumped or The llIouse Said .\To 

The scene or~ns on a desolate waterfront. 

as Pamela Davidson (the villain) 

smiles at a passin~ male (poor boy). Xot 

getting- any response. she ,goes into the 

Oonaldson beauty parlour for a remodellin~ 

job. Here she meets the fairy queen. 

Xancy DransField, with shell-like ears and 

twinklin.lf toes. :\"orma and Sybil-lhe stars 

of the u:\lonkey's Paw"-stroll in for their 

eyebrow massag:e. "Ah. ah: the plot 

thickens:' So much so that Dot Ellis, who 

is studyin~ for a new play. for,::-ets her lines 

and has to be prompted by )far,lr. Patterson. 

Pamela. while under the driers. falls 

off into dreamland (where she meets Joyce 

G;mliner), but she is rudely awakened by 

)Iary Kolodnick and )Iay Gears who are 

discussjn~ last night's date. On her way 

oul, poor Pamela runs afolll the cashier, 

~\la(leline Gears, who by mathematical 

computation. figures that lhe store should 

pay Pam. As she steps forth, ll'is i\lac 

Oonald flils by doing a "Paul Revere". 

Jumpill,lr 10 safety, Pam flllds herself in a 

Parisian hat shop. where t\nnie Thouvent 

pours out the French accent with each ha1. 

In new battle dress Pamela "eutures forth 

only to behold Dorthea Poulton and Ray 

Leo in affectionate embrace, Tn the next 

block she meets Helen Dudniczenka--comb 

and all. Climax! The male returns! But 

odds bodkinsl Anne Shillon and Helen 

:\Iowat ha"e him in tow. "'hat will be the 

Olllcome? 

2D 

.\'omc 

Hanley 

Dc Guere 

Davis 

Fivian 

1\'eil 

Roper 

Case 

Birds in the belfry 

Pink teeth 

Vocahulosis 

:-. [oonsl ruck 

Brain Trust 

Teething 

HEAI.TH CH,\KT 

Condition 

Still twitterin,l! 

Chewing: his ,l.:ums 

Advanced 

Oblivious 

Hopeless 

Advanced stage 

Reil/arks 

""'here are my shorts?" 

Bubble and stick, 

".\Iesdames et messieurs" 

"Can 1 borrow your Lalin?" 

Oh :\lillie! 

Loves 10 show 1hem off. 

The folloll'in~ were ,l!:athered from pupils' 

examination results, Guess who. 

I. What do French call the instrument 

used for beheading} 

The Gillelte, 

2. \rhat's a pole \'ault? 

:\ place where they keep election returns, 

J, What's a parasite? 

One who ,Il;OCS through a revolving door 

on another's push. 

4. Why does a stork stand on one foot? 

If he lifts the other foot he'll fall. 

5. Define abstract and concrete. 

When a dentist pulls a tooth that's abstract. 

\rhen he fills a tooth that's concrete. 

* * * 

.\Ir. Boolh-""-hat is a person called 

who kills his father?" 

Retter-",\n orphan," 

.\fr. Booth-hA person who kills his 

mother?" 

Retter-"A matricide." 

.\lr, Booth------.-··\rho kills his sister?" 

Retter-"A soeurcide,"


2E 

"ll.""" 

Cupid's Cor1/er 

"Gi,'e them plenty of soft words,"-Cal· 

\·f'rh'. 

""f't'p o~ tryinlr,"-:\fcCanney. 

"Just kiss them and run:'-\rilcox. 

"I simply adore blondes."-Red \rood. 

"Give them the old caveman style."- 

Pusitz. 

l/rrd' to SII((t'cd 

"Learn to sleep with your eyf's open." 

Johnslon. 

"Grab a back seat unci phly possum." 

\rorral. 

"Just sleep and think of last night's 

picturc."-Wcbber. 

Sit and look bri).!;ht. They never ask the 

brij!ht ones."-Hobbs. 

"Ci\'e them the Clark Gable smile."-Tomking. 

• • 

Flites! 

• 

Thf' bov with the so-called weak-hf'art. 

Elieff \,;ho is looking for the one in a million. 

The ~Tf'at liUle !';tamp collector, Grey. 

Littlf' Ed, for the number of girls he 

knows. 

Gracie. for his unique accent, 

:\lowat. on account of his 100'ely sister. 

Bob Lon', because his name should be Bob 

Cupid. "1V.t....( ~ ....O(..... 

2F 

If you want a brainy boy 

You'lI fllld it's Rods Stoi: 

Who's looked upon with j!lee 

.\s much as Raymond Lee? 

For the one who's stuck on bossin' 

You're ri~ht, it's Duncan Lawson . 

.\ne! then there is that ~reat hustler, 

Of COtlrse I mean S. Trussler, 

Say who's that guy with a mile-long neck? 

"Ie's a brainstorm. they call him Speck, 

Thc one who's cut oul for a Stcward? 

T think without a doubt Bob lIuard. 

Give him a boat and he'll be a S

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3A 

Better l.ale rhan Xe~ter 

The girls are reforming in the 3A classes, 

All have promised to De good lassies, 

AmI do all their homework ,md be obedient 

too; 

ThaI Iheir hif!:h school e

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and :\!:Ir,garcl Cordon and ::'\Iary Whitesidc 

dash to their seats, ~prbed for the outdoors. 

Betty Campbell is seen seJlin!! )fagnets by 

fair means or foul and half way through 

the period Joy :\Ioffatt comes in late. 

9.45 ;l.m,-Will Joyce Perry (our part 

lime member) c\'cr remember to do her 

History homework? Does Jessie Lee know 

east irom west yet? 

10.25 a.m.-The study period discovers 

3C discussing styles, boys. teachers or 

what ha\'c you? Helly Cook, Doreen Grey 

and :'Ilarl: Bowman ,go into a huddle while 

Pal l.on!! discuo;ses Eleanor Grant's singin~ 

ability. :'Ilildred jewen and )'fary 

Copeland continue their fued o\'cr a boy, 

a mark in camp.. a misunderstanding? 

\rho knows? 

11.05 3.01.-The Algebra period begins 

with ~dr. Jenkins telling us that 3C are 

nice little people 10 work wilh. but 3 

divided by len is not 3. Our .\Igebra star 

Shirley Day should know-tell us Shirley, 

what is the answer? 

11.45 a.m.-We retire in favour of RUlh 

Richmond and I-:sther I.ittman - who 

knoll' what chemistry is all ahoUl. 

- l.C'CH - 

"'c wonder if there is any special reason 

for Ol,lt:a \rilsoll being- on the top floor at 

1.10 sharp? 

1.20 p.m.-J..on.l{ before the period begins 

Room 47 is crowded with studious 

pupils at their (?) homework. 

1.55 p.m.-3C's favourite period. We 

wish 10 inform 1\lary Baird the custom is 

to dry a handkerchief-not 11 pen. Helen 

Ch,Hllbers has asked 1,001 questions-hut 

then somebody has to take" Baby Snooks' " 

placl'. Ruth Upshall knows all about ships 

-Coul


3E 

Cone But Not Forgotten 

To begin the yearly review of the conditions 

existin,g in the form we find: 

"Billcox" sacrificing his desert at lunch 

time. 

Bob Smith and Farlow giving up the 

luxury of seats in Room 43-as a result 

of losing their time tables. 

In Room 35 at noon we find Lennox 

studying with a fellow Spaniard. 

Stewart and l\lah drawing clever cartoons 

on the board-and Johnston drawing 

grotesque ones. 

Dewar, the child of the form, after valiant 

effort has finally reached the da-da 

stage. 

Campbell, professor of dancing, is ready 

to give lessons with Nowers as his official 

demonstrator. 

We wonder how long Letros and Fenton 

will be members of Mr. Dyce's physics 

club-and how long the Kachuk Bros. and 

Komisar can stay out of it. 

Vire recommend that Hagan change his 

name to Hogan and thus keep everything 

going smoothly. Also that Thomas learn 

some of the answers therefore taking the 

weight off Wilkins and McCombie who 

know them all. 

The form has plenty of internal co-operation, 

examples of which are, Smith, Atkinson, 

Pendrith, Northmore and Mc 

Kague. A good remedy might be to elect 

Gordon and give him a soap box to orate 

us out of it. 

V.I"\",'4 

"Oh Mr. Lorimer, I feel as if I were walldllg 

on air!" 

3F 

SCENE I 

Teale swaggers in with a new suit on. 

Weir-(feeling cloth) "Really, Teale, 

that's good material. You should have a 

suit made out of it. 

Ashton-(doing his homework) "Bee, I 

wish you would obey your natural instinct." 

Bee-(copying Ashton's homework) 

"\\rhat do you mean?" 

Ashton-"Buzz off!" 

Chong-"vVhat is a bigamist?" 

Mark - "Confucius say - Bigamist is 

~h'h_"'man who make same mistake twice." 

SCENE II 

Scaevola Blackstone, our basketball player 

Is always tormenting the thoughtful Mayer. 

For Rabjohns, our budding young aeroplane 

maker, 

Aluminum's too dear; so he has to use 

paper. 

Strickland who knows all the rocks (so 

we've heard) 

Is seldom successful in doing his surds.

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SCENE III 

This year 3F has a generous share of 

notables: 

-Geleff and Durant-academic heads of 

3F. 

-Silverstein-a future violin soloist. 

-Graham--our six-tongue liquist. 

-Safarian-Herodotus' rival. 

-Ashton, Bee, \Veir, \Vilson are the allround 

athletes of the form. 


a scholarship next year in Algebra-lots 

of luck. The whole room might have a 

bit of quietness if ellie Kuchar was moved 

from amidst Sylvia Wagman, Sylvia 

Wults, Pearl Mudrick and Betty Treloardon't 

get us wrong girls. 

Spotts-4A's basketball player - Dol' 

othy Johnson; orchids to her for a star 

performance. Millicent Fraser certainly 

likes "Jim Periods" now ... 

RepOtted Missing - Marg Wright and 

Leona Faulkner appear to have left us in 

the lurch. Last seen in Room 44. Audrey 

Anderson our budding orator is off again 

and so are we, Adieu. 

4A 

Radio News 

Flash! Air force raid on 4A!-first 

casualty is Hope Bowater-wish her luck 

girls. "Oh Johnny" is certainly the curj:ent 

song of Viola Farr and Eleanor Steinhart-We 

are positive Geometry is the favourite 

period of Joan Husband and Marion 

Quinn-n'est-ce pas?? 

Mystery! - Does anyone know if the 

Gardiner case has been solved yet? Maybe 

we should put May Y1cKinney on it? 

Will Edith Smith get a higher mark than 

1\1uriel Davies this term? Who knows? 

Any news about orma Perry, Connie 

Duff, or .:V1abel Tng should be reported to 

4A headquarters. 

Note-Isabel Struthers will be trying for 

4B 

Hal Banas-"I am very sorry to hear 

of your friend's death. Would you like 

me to take his place?" 

Marg Balfour-"Very much, if you can 

get the undertaker to agree?" 

* * * 

In/m'mation Please-Why did Macleline 

ioin one of the "Y" clubs? Does BeaU-ice 

1'hom sit at the back of the room so she 

can go to sleep? How can Evelyn Eadie 

keep up her school work and her shows 

too? \Vhy has Betty Rogers such a Aare 

for Geometry? "Vho is the blond "Demander" 

in Dorothy's life? "Ve wonder which 

is Jim's choice for the Frolic, lV1arg or 

Mary? Why does Elaine hide her light 

under a bushel? \Vhy does Marg Gillard 

have such a subtle smile on her face after 

she has answered a question? How did 

Eleanor Hammond get such a wide knowledge 

of beards? 

I like an exam 

I think they're fun 

I never cram 

And I won't flunk one 

I'm Miss St. John. 

Tid Bits 

The "Y" should supply phones for Ruth 

and Mae at the class parties-Jean Nettle 

claims she is a descendant of Alexander 

the Great. Ask her. Evidently Betty Mc 

Cartney doesn't like her air-cadets' picture 

in Tv!r. Wright's waste basket-We all wish 

we could have seen Elizabeth at home with 

bumps on her face-We wonder if Pat's


history book is the only reason for going 

out after first period Thursday? Sylvia 

Rashman certainly gets around. She met 

Archimedes in Syracuse. We like the way 

Norma, lVIarion, and June spend the fifth 

period Thursday. Gloria enjoys going to 

the show alone-"The Cat Creeps". The 

Ambulance Corps holds an interest for 

"'ilma. 

* 

* 

1\1r. 1\luir-"Is heat always generated 

when two bodies in motion come together?" 

lVIarjorie Bee-"No sir." 

lVIr. lVIuir-"Why not?" 

lVIarjorie-"I bumped into a man the 

other day and he knocked me cold." 

4C 

Ink Stains-From somewhere in Jarvis, 

we have learned that two 4C mystics are 

working on the crystal ball or the "Foreseer". 

D. O. L. begins to get a few cracks 

at "gas station" \Vade. Editor D'Arcy deserves 

a lot of credit for his work on making 

this issue. Past Editor, Bob lVIcCoy 

intends to beat Gladys "red" Cooper this 

term; but "Tuis" Postel and "Advice to the 

lovelorn" Tobin will give them a run. 

Stop-When lVIr. Booth asked Erlick to 

repeat Thomas' answer, he could only say: 

"Yes sir, I heard it. Ko sir, I can't repeat 

it, yes sir, no sir." 1\1r. Booth is said to 

have blushed the other day when Thomas 

whispered sweet nothings in his ear. Kenneth 

"the angle between the tangent" Johnstone 

seems to be quite acclimatized to the 

4C rambles now. 

Look-Because Beryl \Vratten sent so 

many questions to the lovelorn editor it is 

felt she is covering up for the girl with the 

perpetual smile. Kay shouldn't be "switzing" 

with any problems. The censors prevent 

us from mentioning the "late" activities 

of Ken Wilkins and Bob "I'll sleep at 

your house tonight and I'll give you an 

orange" \Vilson. Ned, "This is the greatest 

invention of my career". Shoot is reported 

to have completed a working 1110dd 

of ::\ijinsky for Mary "Tamara" Timoski. 

Listen-We hear Howie "I wish I were 

a jitterbug" Lacey and George "oh for a 

room at the 'Y'" Stephen are getting together 

on homework problems. That's not 

cricket boys, it's classic. Cousins thinks 

"Funny Jingles" Cowan makes too much 

noise about censorship. 1\1aybe he is tuning 

up for a job with the "people's government". 

Nancy "Cupid with the bow" 

Robinson is up in the air these days-no it 

couldn't be that! 

PRE-GRADUATION 

4D 

Honourable NIention-\Ve are, on no 

less an authority than lVIr. \~Tright, the 

largest collection of non-thinking mammals 

ever assembled in one place. In Fox Revett 

we have a candidate for the C.N.E. swim. 

He lives at the Island and since the ferry 

service ceased for the winter, he swims 

across every morning, getting here about 

9.20 a.m. Two fine forensic orators in the 

making - Sid "Vel'bose" Steinberg and 

Leslie "Garrulous" Jones. Cohen, the most 

magnetic figure in the form. 

Hightlights-The "gone again" boys, 

Shilton, Ingram and lVIowat have a "part 

time" lease on three seats in the back of 

the room. Our interform hockey team 

Jack "default" Shearer. Bill Howell, the 

most affectionate boy in the class. He's 

always taking his sister (?) out. Our track 

team features-Vie. Paskaloff, Vic Urqhart, 

Hesson "I come from 1\larmora" Gale, and 

Lionel "He's always puzzled" Ginsler. 

Things not likely to happen-Dave "He 

can take a knock" Berenstein gets above 49 

for his earnest attempts at composition.

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Ed. "YOII know why yOll are in fourth, 

don't you" ]ardine-finding out why llC is 

in fOllrth. 

Ignorant Ques/ioll, No ooof-Ginsler- 

"\fas the Crimean War in Spain?" 

Do You Know? ]\fr. \Vrig:ht wants to 

knoll' why certain intelligent-looking people, 

.such as Brocklcbank and other occupants 

of seats ill 40, know SO little about GCQIll. 

What happened to the monthly issue of 

the form mag

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THESE BE YOUR FIFTHS 

Norlll(l Killg-Even P.T. periods can be 

fun-eh what? 

Noberta jlJ(lI:;Dona!d~"Drown your sorrows 

in poetry," says Roberla. 

Alice Marsltall-We refer you gently 10 the 

hUlllour "Quiz". 

Barbara Pike-The only place blondes are 

at a discount is in Africa. 

Sadie Rosent/wl-Chief weakness is chemistry 

and disecting class. 

Elea/lOt Shaw-Runner-up in Ihe average 

girl contest. 

Tlte/ma I-Iarl"is-"'\oll' \l'e know how 

Shusterman studies. 

A/fdr('.\' UptO/I-.\S a badminton girl, 

:\udrey has developed quite a hefty 

stroke-beware you fellows. 

Marg. Belll/ctt-Rumour that she signs 

Barker's report is groundless. She only 

does his homework. 

jlJ(Jrioll St(Jples-Besides tcaching Goodrich 

how to dance, 1larion takes up 

swimming in her spare time. 

Marg. COlfld-11[[r~. doesn't need Vocational 

Guidance. She has it all planned 

out. Even has her pen-name chosen. 

Jean Slight-Remember Jean's battle with 

the "mike" in thc auditorium? Stick to 

it, Jcan. 

8elly Bel/llillg-A fcmine edition of Ciccro 

-and she is from Rivcrdale! 

.Innie Brodw-"Buck up Annie, "Miss 11c 

Robert isn't going to take up those Trig 

questions today." 

Julia Dickillsoll-"'\[umps arc a pain in 

the neck." 

Vc/ma Coold-Shc wouldn't kill a fiy 

much less a frog. 

Bet/.y Xi(klill-"His sideburns must make 

him blind." 

Mal"ioJl Ricltards-Hope she's here to see 

this. 

Barbara S/cwarl-Camc to jarvis from 

New Brunswick - the blackouts must 

havc got her down. 

:\"oydcllc SuttoJl-\\"e always did like those 

English cars. 

Frallccs Swccl/cy-lt can't 1a s t long, 

Frances. 

DCllisc Taylor-Another 1fansfie1d from 

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Enid Morris-These track stars are shifty 

things, Enid. 

Marg. ]iIullinger-A certain silver-tongued 

orator who talks too much, is beginning 

to wake up. 

Dorothy Rymal-Mr. Sheppard rea 11 y 

doesn't pick on you, Dorothy. It's just 

imagination. 

Pat Huard-Jarvis canary. She will set 

your heart a-twitter. But we're still 

worried about that ring. 

Ruth lanney-As the President of the 

Girls' Club, she "naturally" ha:s to dance 

with "the members" of the Boys' Clubdoesn't 

she? 

Sylvia Levitt-What we would like in our 

next comp. class is a debate between 

Sylvia and Jane Corcoran on "Swing 

Music". 

Dorothy H ewetson-Car or no car 

Dorothy can have her pick, but please 

don't hold us in suspense much longer. 

Clam and Isabel Hatton-When they start 

their daily gossip even Keachie wakes up 

for a few seconds. 

Anne Silve1'stein-Bells are useful things 

aren't they, Anne? Especially if you know 

how to wear them like Anne does. 

lane C01"Comn-Who's this bloke from 

Riverdale, and what's he got that Paul 

Hammond et alia haven't? After all Jane, 

it's up to you to encourage home talent. 

Kay McCormick-Kay is carrying on a 

worthy family tradition. 

lean ~McLarty-Those hockey games were 

great, weren't they Jean? 

Beverly Bradshaw--Beverly deserves the 

"Oscar" for her History Club efforts. 

Mm'ion Gmy-Marion couldn't resist telling 

"Dad" that The Magnet beat everything-even 

Eastern. 

]iIary 111acLean-Mary's a real career girl 

and we haven't a doubt about the outcome. 

Rose Williams-The debating team of Rose 

and Williams is a true product of old 

Jarvis. 

Evelyn ThO'lnpson-Evelyn is one girl who 

doesn't have to worry about detentions. 

NIary Folk-I\Iary's above us common folk. 

She can do Trig. 

lane Spence-Back to Jarvis again from 

~Ioulton to renew and m a k e acquaintances. 

Eh, Wyckoff. 

loy Winte1'S-Can swim the fins off the 

fish she has on the hook. 

Fmnces Silverberg-Vlhen we say Frances 

takes German, we mean just that. 

Al. Arnold-In spite of floor-hockey, etc., 

AI. still retains a handsome profile. 

Martin Britain-He really does enjoy dear 

old Jarvis, history or no history - eh 

Martin? 

Ge01'ge Chapman-We still don't think that 

the castle was "fused with the rock". But 

then we may be wrong. 

lohn Gale-What good will physics do you 

anyway, John? 

Bernard Glazier-Mr. Bowman has your 

number, Glazier old man. Take care. 

Dixon Goodrick-Touchstone hasn't got a 

thing on our Dick. Don't miss his next 

launching of the "sea-flea". 

fames Greer-A helpful addition to our 

public speaking classes is James. 

Bert Hyde-That red hair must mean 

something, but we haven't found out 

what-not yet anyway. 

G. H. Loosemore-A gent who is really interested 

in J arvis. 

Ronald Matheson-He may not get the 

right accent-but outside of that he does 

a swell job. 

Wm. Mitchell-"Bugs" plays a valiant 

game in goal. 

Lou Parker-Strong, silent type-a mean 

hand with a basketball. 

Chas. Rimmer-We noticed Rimmer kept 

his parents hidden on "Te3;chers' Night". 

Dan Ruffle-We don't think Dan could 

move any slower and still be in motion. 

Gerald Tmvers-Latin isn't his love; but 

then can you blame him? 

l. Ackennan-Poor old Johnny! "vVhy," 

he groaned, as he stood up to make the 

first speech on 'The Cultivation of the 

CauliOower', "did my name have to start 

with 'A'?" 

Fritz "Speak Up" Anderson-Heaven help 

the Germans if Fritz is a typical Englishman! 

He's a dead-eye with a rifle and 

plenty tough without one. 

Hal. Banas-Of course he does talk a little, 

but darn it all "It's a free country" as 

they say in Germany. 

N onn Bennett-If you find a group of 

half-starved jitterbugs lolling around a 

piano during lunch hour, you'll find 

Norm at the piano.

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Alec Chris-What with exams and things, 

Alec is having quite a time fitting a 

school day into his weekly time-table. 

Ro')' Waisberg-Remember that fifteenminute 

talk on "Vitamins" and the look 

on Roy's face as he sat down? 

Don l-Vyckoff-"L'amour, l'amour, toujours, 

l'amour," as Freddy Harris would 

say. But really Don, isn't it becoming 

just a "little" too much? 

Doug. Keary-Believes school is just as 

comfortable to sleep as anywhere. Besides-there's 

more company. 

William Hill-Bill gets the rubber doughnut 

for his crack, "Don't feed the 

animals", as Lewis was engaged in giving 

a piece of candy to--(name on request) 

. 

Hu{?h Melville-Hl'gh is a firm believer 

that if all the students who slept in 

classes were placed end to end, they'd be 

more comfortable. 

Lloyd Skeaff-Lloyd is always capable of 

taking the bull by the horns-and throwing 

it. 

Ernie "Flash" Birmann-Ernie handles a 

good line in rugby and is equally talented 

in public speaking classes. 

Robert Bell-6 feet 2 and into everything 

-only weaknesses are blue (or should 

we say black) eyes and red-heads. 

A,·t "Soup" Campbell-He just can't bear 

to leave the old school. Noted for his 

vicious backhand at ping-pong and "hang 

'em up". 

Ch,'istie Christoff-Chris can sink a basketball 

at twenty paces without a qualm, 

doesn't give a darn about the opposite 

sex, and he's happy. Wotta man! 

James Jenkins-James was the runner-up 

in "the average boy contest". 

Peter Johnston-vVe still can't see why 

Pete needs three racquets. 

Sam Lerner-We still think Sam should try 

Ken Soble's programme. 

A,·t McAsh-Miss St. John is still puzzled. 

McAsh or McPhee? I give up. 

Elbridge Phair-Phair hasn't lost any of 

his old talen t. 

Bob Servos-Divides his time between 

shooting pictures and dodging a certain 

person with Marg. M. 


Benny "S 0 a p Box" Grossman - Jarvis 

Cicero-What with debates and magnetic 

speeches on circulation, Benny just slays 

'em. 

Don McPhee-A capable arm of H. M. 

Navy. 

Roy A1cCord-Besides his sports supremacy, 

"Lefty" can draw a mean cartoon. 

bonel Rule-Don't let it get you down, 

Lionel old man. 

Hugh Joyce-We still think Hugh had the 

pad on the wrong knee. 

Sam Fronstein-Keep plugging Sam, and 

don't let those teachers worry you. 

John McCrory-John just hates to miss his 

Latin, but such things as games and tea 

dances do crop lip. 

Irving Acenberg-The Trigonometry flash. 

Harold Ball-"Mercy killing" really isn't 

a very nice subject is it, Ball? 

Alex Brodie-He walks home alternate 

nights with Jane and Ruth. Mixtures are 

fatal, Broclie old man. 

John Del Gmnde-John is thinking of going 

where someone appreciates him-3B. 

Ken Ha1'1'non-Ken woke up long enough 

one day to worm out of a debate-that's 

what the nick in his desk is for. 

Doug. Hyde-The water in the tank really 

is fme, Doug., you should try it some 

day. 

John Jacob-John is a very ardent member 

of our public speaking periods. 

Don Lewis-"iiVith a smile like that even 

we can't resist him.

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Har-r)' LiRhtslonc-Harry is the official 

leader of our gum-chewing desperadoes_ 

Joe QUi1111-Joe makes a cheerful addition 

to any class-esoecially so in French_ 

Larr)' Re~l11olds-If we had Larry's ability 

we would start our own radio programme. 

M orris Shustermo11-\"lhat with problems 

and extra Latin, Morris needs a new 

time-table. 

Jack Teichma11-As "snooker king", Jack 

can do everything but make -them jump 

through a hoop. 

Jack Siddons-Jack has filled out the ranks 

of the Canadian navy. 

Ed. Matthews-Track man. Ed. looked 

pretty lonely at the Commencement 

Dance. 

Mac Ke1111ed)'-In competition with Duncan 

for "the tallest boy in Jarvis". 

Albert Morfitt-:'lanages senior hockey 

team and school work well. 

Don 1I1cMiUon-For some obscure reason 

"the powers that be" don't think along 

the same lines as Don. 

"l{ol"Oce" MiUar-His Latin translations 

would cheer the heart of a classics 

scholar. 

Dove Quon-Dave lets his work talk for 

him-and that isn't a bad idea either. 

Len Jal'vis-Can that man handle a sax! 

Just try him some day. 

BiU Keachie-Don't you love Bill's little 

indignant grunts of protest when the 

teachers seem to be paying him a little 

too much attention? 

Ra)'17l011d Ko Khan-He and Dave Quan 

have struck up an alliance to keep each 

other posted in French. 

Han)' A ppleby-"A half an apple is better 

than none"-eh Harry? 

Roy Brigha11l-\\'ell an way he did start 

school. 

Jack Cole-The anthracite variety is not 

to be confused with the parasite type. 

Ken Coulter-As Ken says, "A car is a big 

help". 

Atec DU11co11-Long, lean, and almost COI1- 


vincing. 

Bill "J,f/iU)'-.Yilt),,, Holford-Bill is going to 

write a new Modern History, so that 

even he can't argue over it. 

Jack Fort01v-Puck-chaser deluxe. At the 

tea dances Jack just jumps for "Joy". 

Pen)1 Spe11cer-With Percy's looks amI 

soeechifying, is it any wonder the History 

Cluu is such a huge success? 

Jack Brow11-Jack may be slow but he 

doesn't miss very often. 

.cl nriy Gardncr-Andy deserves a medal for 

his valiant effort this year. 

John Cleaso11--Tall, dark and Cluiet--a 

real northerner. 

Nick Ilorick-Kick puts -the rest of us to 

shame with his bright plumage. 

Duncan Sinclair-School doesn't bother 

"Rerr'-not when he can play hockey. 

TVm. Solomo11-A Harbord import. 

Rossc11 Roueff-Betcha Clark Gable can't 

play the violin like Rossen can. 

Armour Weir-Bulwark of defence on the 

senior hockey team. Armour still thinks 

"scorner" is a French verb. 

Fred l{arris-One of the permanent fixtures 

of Jarvis-stage stooge extraordinary, 

and has everything down "Pat". 

Bill McLcan-As a class editor, Bill knows 

what we're up against! 

Jack Dodds-Don't look now, but we think 

the horder in the Humour Section is cute. 

Fat Donovan-Outside of hockey there 

doesn't seem to be much to keep Pat 

awake in school. 

Doug. Fi11lay-\Ve enjoyed the meeting of 

those two old friends, Finlay and Hennesy. 

Tom Celcff--We think the stage lost great 

talent when Tom decided -to be a 

"Coroner". 

lac Haffey-Besides upholding Jarvi' 

honour in athletics, Joe tries his hand at 

physics. 

Faul H a11lmond - Aft e r his editorial 

achievement, we think he deserves at 

least one ride in a pink Buick.

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l'r~sidelll 

Ruth Janney 

\'ice-Pre~id('l1t June Cumberland 

?~Cf(:lary 

Shirlcy Griffiths 

I rcaSllrcr 

i\lilliccnt Fraser 

Social Convener 

i\lac Schwarlz 

Deportment Convener Re\'crly Bradshaw 

Athletic Rep. 

11argaret Bennelt 

2nd Form Rep. Rosemary Buckham 

1st Form Rei>. 

Bett)' Robin501l 

A(h'isor~ :\Iiss :\IcRoberl, ;\Iiss ElIiol 

The (;irls' .\ssociation was re-organized 

this yellT after an absence of four years. 

The exrcluh'c look charge of the Christmas 

bash'..,. jor the :\'f'ighoourhood Workers' 

.\ssocialion and all Ihe girls responded 

lI'illinj,(ly to the appeal. The club has been 

a helpful addition 10 the school, and we 

hope it will carry on. 

Girls' Club 

Boys' 

Cc!. 19 The cM'cutin' wa~ introduce

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Public Speaking Club 

History Club. Debate: "Resolved that 

w i l h 

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Oct. 3-:\lr. :\lcKerracher SI} 0 k c on 

nee. J3-.\[ecting in ;luditoriulll 1.awrellce l'ark, 181 for j;II'vis. 

"Abroad for the Summer", 

a system of socialized medicine bt' 

0JO\'. 16-11 was (lecided 10 buy a movie 

projecLOr: there was a (liscussion of 

the Treaty oi "ersailles and Treaty oi 

.\Iunich. 

:\ov. 25 & Dec. 27-lt wa;; decided tu writ(' 

History Club 

Ihl' school are being gh'en a series of 

lectures by college and business lIlen tn 

help them make their futures a succe;;,.,. 

This project is being carried on in c,,· 

operation with the staff of the school, 

namely, :\Ir. AlIin al1(1 :\[r. Steinhautr. 

while at Ihe ';V" Roy Harrigan all(l jack 

Brinly are indispensable to the success of 

the Hi-\", The members thcmselv('s ar(' 

not to be fOr,l.(Ollen. They have been 011(' 

hundred per cent. behind every undf'rlakin.'t 

of the club and h:l\'e made sure of 

its sucees..",. 

to former pupils of J,trvis who enlisted 

and ilrc ovcrsea~. 

Dec. 2I-Christmas meetin,l.(: student enler· 

tainment: School :\ews. 

Jan. 11 .\Ir. jenkins spoke on mines and 

mine·layin~ in the last war: decision 

made to purchase a radio for scho...l; 

discussion 011 modern w:lrfare. 

Fer). 7-.\lu,.,ical pro:.:ranune: pl:ty: Schonl 

Sew~. 

Feb. 29--overseas CorresrxlIldence Commitlee 

organized. 

The tll"O main projects of the History 

Club this year are the purchase of a radio 

for the school :Illd the writin~ of letters III 

enlisted ex·pupils of jan·is. Hesides these, 

its rneelinJ.{:> have been a ~r('at sllccess.

JARVIS COLLEGIATE Si 

PUBLIC SI'E:\I\Il\'G 

cum 

Ila(k How-Larrr Ilt,~ n..lds (Es.). nl'rnard (,,"'an (S..cTetarr). ICubeT! lkll (I'r('sidelll). 

I(ossen I(ouen (Ex.). 

f'ronl ICo ...·-Uosemar" Huckham (E:-:.). J"an C,,\\an (Ex.). .'!ar)' -'le Lean (Vief:" 

I'resident). -'IT. Buolh. 

III·Y CLUB 

-'Ir. Stcillhauer. Bison Good rick (I're,.id.,IlI). John :\lcCrorr (Sf'crt'lar~·). I)..u~las KeaT)" 

(TrI'3SuTt'r). Ed. Mattht'n" (\"j"e-I'rl.'sident). 

11181'Olt" 

CLUB 

Hack now_Ed. 1\Iallh",,',;; (Treasurer), Mr. Shepllard, Pert}' Spencer (President), Frt'd 

llarris (5th Furm Hel).). 

From! Huw-Jallt' Cm'COI""" (Vkc-I'rcsidelll). Mllri"n Gr

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The Camera Club has had a very success 

ful year. In addition to its regular acti\"ities. 

it has sponsored the purchase of a j 50 wait 

Bell Bowel! sound-movie projector and has 

contributed nearly onc hundred dollars from 

its own funds 10 ht'1p meet the cost. By 

\'o]untary contributions. the pupils have 

raised o\"cr scventy dollars more. It is 

The cause of "good music" is champion 

('d at Jarvis by the Recor

JAR VIS COLLEGIATE 89 

CA;\l ERA 

CLUR 

.'IlcCrae Hrown (S--retar~). Bob S('rn)s (I'residenl). Rill Thomas (\'ice-President), 

O"n I)',\rq' (Treasur..r). 

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Ht-:COIW CI.UR 

Hos,;:..n Hvuelf O're..irl"llt). Mr. Stl'inhaut'T. Hoh Sen'o>; (Secretar,..Treasurer), 

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The Promel\3de .\Iu~ic Shop at Bay and Bloor ha- bel'n most kind to the R~ord 

Club and Jan-jsite3 :He a."cd 10 rrmrmber this "o..n buyino;: mu:ic, rttOrds. etc.

onCllESTltA 

I.cadl.'r-.\lr...\. T. 

\\'illiic 

First \'iulin8-I{ussl'lI noudf (ConCl.'rlmaSll.'r). Jllcli Siln·r8h·in, JUSt-ph "la)'. 1131.'0111 

Sit'~KI, Jeau Slightt'. IIdt'1I Daruzali, S~'h'ia Wuh8. 

S~und Violins-Andre... (;ardner, EdwlIrd SlIrarian. Jameil I'alaki, ";dward 0(' (;uerr('. 

Normau Jess. 

Drums and Effecls-Ih,\'ard .\lcKague. Jacli !illal)ll. I'err)' '1',,:1011'. 

l'ill.nisls-l\m)' I(II!!:"ers, B~·It.)' Jan·is.

92 

THE GAY NINETIES 

Pages ninety to ninety - nine- 

being ten good leaves of absence 

from sanity and all forms of mental 

alertness. 

Bringing Jarvis to Its 

Census 

A startling expose of some of 

the problems which beset modern 

youth and a helpful resume of the 

way in which some of our own 

spunky Juveniles are meeting their 

problems. 

Your confidence men (and women), have 

looked over the questionnaires issued by 

The JYJagnet and we submit our report. 

All attempts at blackmailing have been 

frustrated and we give you cl picture of 

Jarvis. 

The Jarvis girl is something to behold 

or be held; five feet four of palpitating 

pulchritude and lightly tipping the scales 

at 118 pounds. She is sweet sixteen and in 

the neighbourhood of third form. With 

brown hair and blue eyes, she busies herself 

with school activities and knocks off 

an average mark of 65 per cent. 

On the other hand we have those big 

handsome males, five feet six and 136 

pounds of hard bone and muscle. The 

average male is in the third form too, and 

as for academic achievement, gosh! we 

hate to admit it, but only 64.99 per cent. 

But as 1\1r. Jenkins says, "There is more 

joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth 

than over one hundred who have 

not gone astray". The boy has brown hair 

and blue eyes, in some cases black, but we 

fear this is due to external causes. 

IT Outside of P.T., studies, lunch and women, 

the favoured subjects run in the 

following order-History, Science, English, 

Mathematics, and Languages. By following 

this we see that the History Club seems 

to be quite popular and is followed by the 

Girls' and Boys' Associations, the Girls' 

Association being the most popular among 

the boys. The Record Club is another topnotcher, 

while those who are going in for 

criminal law practise in the Public Speaking 

Club. 

IT Now come the movies--that friend indeed 

when in need; just call up the office 

and tell them you want to be on time for 

the first show. They'll understand. The m03t 

popular shows are Wuthering Heights and 

V-Boat 29. Large numbers are undecided 

in this respect and believe that the last 

one they saw is the best. The memories of 

some extend back to the Sign oj the Cross 

and Lives oj a Bengal Lancer. With the 

exception of animated cartoons, the boys 

stick to James Cagney, Spencer Tracey, 

and Cary Grant as their favourite stars, 

while the girls just adore Errol Flynn and 

Mickey Rooney. On the female side of the 

screen Hedy Lamarr has a host of admiring 

men, and so have Bette Davis and 

Judy Garland, but we were never quite sure 

till now that Ruth Janney was Ralph 

Shilton's ideal. The girls? Ah! they just 

can't definitely decide; so we ring down the 

curtain with a slight, ":l\1eow!" 

IT There is no choice, but to admire the 

literary tastes of the students. Gone TVith 

the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and Goodbye 

Mr. Chips by James Hilton vied with 

each other for top honours. A number of 

fme classics were supported, but as the 

supplementary reading deadline approaches, 

the first-former is still merging from 

the pulp editions of Tom Swijt or loe 

Strong on the High Wire, etc. 

IT Almost everyone in Jarvis dances; in 

fact such a large percentage that it warrants 

a larger turnout to our tea dances. 

There is a sprinkling of jitterbugs, but

THE Gay NINETIES 93 

these rug-cutters are largely among the 

gals, or could it be that the boys are backward 

in coming forward? Rubber-legs 

Goodrick is still wondering what a jitterbug 

is and all because his :Momma won't 

tell him. Glen l\Iiller has the most popular 

orchestra. Kay Kayser and Ex-king of 

Swing Artie Shaw compete for second place. 

The advocates of sweet and slow cling to 

Guy Lombardo. 

THE CaFETERIa 

We quote GeOl'ge Loosemore: 

We may live without poetry, music and art, 

We may live without cars (or even a cart), 

We may live without friends, we may live 

without books, 

But civilized man cannot live without 

cooks. 

Honest! good wholesome food, reasonably 

priced. 

11 Judging from statistics, 

the average Jarvisite has 

reached the utopia of 

achieving the maximum 

results with the minimum 

of effort. The 

number of hours of 

homework varies directly 

as the number of radio 

programmes and inversely 

as their quality. To 

determine the homework 

done, write in a straight line the words 

"lineage" and "hie". Number the letters 

from left to right, from zero to nine 

(the '1' being the zero and the 'e' the 

nine). Now choose any three consecutive 

digits and reverse their order. Beneath 

these reverse their order again and subtract. 

Take this result, reverse its order 

and add. Multiply the latter by twenty and 

substitute the letters for numbers. According 

to an ancient prejudice, two and two 

make four, but by following these simple 

rules the problem is solvable. 

LOVE 

The first-former is strikingly naive for 

more of them are in love or have hopes for 

the immediate future than any other forms. 

As we ascend the rungs of learning cynicism 

runs riot but many have resorted to 

Confucius, for it appears that they have 

had some hard knocks at the hands of 

Venus. Iarian Staples says that her dreamman 

hasn't come along yet (likewise Goodrick). 

This sentiment is echoed by hordes 

of love-sick individuals. Alice Marshall's 

heart belongs to daddy-what sugar-daddy 

is that Alice? Since this is Leap Year, all 

girls should look before they leap. John 

D. Barker is a staunch self-supporteraha! 

we know'd it all the time! Mick Phair 

hasn't found a girl worthy of him, whicn 

leaves some wondering what even the girls 

will stay away from. Pat Huard is the only 

one who is engaged, yet many would like 

to be. (Names furnished on receipt of an 

autographed blank cheque.) 

HOBBIES 

The hobbies of students are numerous 

and varied. They include 

photography, 

philateIy, aero n a uti c, 

woodwork, and music; 

some of which are included 

in school clubs. 

l\Ir. Ferguson's favourite 

pastime is gathering gum 

from seat-bottoms. Enid 

:'Iorris goes in for addanced 

chemistry-why 

Enid! we thought you 

were an S.P.S. gal. Sylvia 

Levitt's is playing the maiden in distress, 

"Heh! heh! m'little hot-house blossom!" 

(Remember the History Club play.) Ruth 

Janney spends her time flirting, while 

Marg. Bennett is a playground and play 

,boy supervisor. Ernie Birman likes walking 

Sing Sing style along the halls to warm 

the cockles of a certain literature teacher's 

heart. The one universal hobby is hoarding 

energy and sleeping. 

__ OPPOSITE OPINIONS 

The boys think the girls are highly 

ornamental, detrimental and experimental. 

They are perhaps a trifle too talkative and 

giggley, but pretty, vivacious and interesting. 

"They are all right in their places, but 

there aren't enough places."-Bill Thomas.

94 THE GflY NINETIES 

Some airls say the boys are too conceited 

and thouahtless but come in handy for 

dates. 'Yhil: the r'est think they are considerate 

shy lots of fun and interestinp; 

partner~. B~rbara Pike has a. glorified 

notion of the T.T.C., for she believes men 

are like street-cars, there']] be another one 

alon a in a minute. ::\Iadeline l\IcGilvery 

says~ "1 think they are a magnetic. power 

with a surplus of electrons to whlch we 

positively charged females are attached." 

.\Teed we say more? 

OUR 

SCHOOL 

Tarvis is ranked best among all schools 

anel especially by those who have. come 

from other collegiates. Incidentally, It has 

reached us from several sources that 

students of other schools consider our gir!s 

to be the smartest things that ever wear 

gym-suits. 

~ Bubble gum is a menace to society, b~lt 

Dixon still likes blowing. l\Iost people wIll 

chew all handouts but evidcnce a slight 

preference for chiclets. 'Ye are still trying 

to find the guy that chews his in 'sticklet 

form'. 

FUTURE 

Thc future vocations of the students are 

multicoloured. There will be doctors, 

nurses, teachers, business men, etc.; rich 

men, poor men, and who knows? somebody 

might wind up in the 'clink'. A few wish 

to be professional bums and judging from 

their marks they are we]] on their way. 

Mary ~lacLean will undoubtedly become a 

successful business woman and make a 

dandy partner for someone whose affairs 

need resucitation. Glen Day wants to be a 

politician and guarantees to kiss every 

eligible baby over the age of sixteen. Cliff 

Biclding aspires to be a gigolo and take 

after his big brother (poor boy). Boys 

want to be aviators ilnd the girls dress-designers, 

air-stewardesses, and wives. 

MIXED CLflSSES 

There are several schools of thought in 

this line; one being that they arouse the 

competitive spirit and make for better boy 

and girl relationships; another that they 

are distracting, decrease work, and cause 

too much showing off; still another is that 

they are just plain fun. But whatever the 

outcome may be, as "Confucius" Goodrick 

says, "::\[ixed classes, like mixed candy: 

mostly nuts." 

__ fl THING OF BEflUTY 

Tt sets one wondering just what the 

human race is coming to when ::\Iary 

Robinson says, "Just enough makeup to 

take away that ghastly look". For ages 

womcn have had no cosmetics except 

perhaps, a little iron oxide, and yet they 

have been loved, cherished and obeyed. 

What horrible thinas they must be without 

makeup ! No wond~r men are afraid to get 

married and no wonder there are so many 

divorces when the bridegrooll1. discovers 

what a spectre his loved one is. 

A few condemn cosmetics altogether. 

"In moderation," appears to be the general 

expression, but no one has defined moderation. 

Oddly enough more girls condemn 

makeup than boys, or stipulate, "Just a 

little bit". "Enough to emphasize the good 

points and su bd ue the bad," is another 

phrase, but before we get involved in moral 

philosophy or a feud, let's-skipit! 

SMOKING 

A number of students smoke, but we 

suspect more of wanting to appear big bad 

men. 'Ye advise that first-former to stop

THE Gay NINETIES 95 

smoking that chewing tobacco. 'Tain't 

healthy! The girls run to pipes and seegars, 

and the boys to Pittsburg Stogies. 

__ ROMaNCE 

Kissing is of course a very ticklish subject 

(especially if the candidate has~'t 

shaved for several days) and we admIre 

the 'esprit de spree' with which this problem 

was handled. We'll just quote. Edward 

Safarian, "Silly unless courting". Mari?n 

Quinn, "Kissing breeds germs". Al1Ita 

Lehtonen, "I am disgusted by people who 

neck to extremes". l\1ary Baird, "Cheep 

(Oh yeah). Nice work if you can get it". 

Sam;llY Lerner, "Best fun I've ever had!" 

Paul Hammond - Censored by censor. 

Voice of experience Jack Turner, "The 

girls nowdays don't like it enough; but not 

mine". l\!1arion Stamples, "\Voo \,,"OO!" 

~1argaret Mitchell, "Never in public, in 

priva.te optional". Others, "Never in 

private". :'1ost people adhere to the 

Greek philosophy of "Know thyself" and 

"~othing in excess". Other factors depend 

on time, place, who, etc. It is our duty to 

remind you that since the war the government 

authorities are censoring Post Office! 

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REFORMS 

Keary didn't know this was a reform 

school, but here goes. There is a landslide 

in favour of a Wurlitzer in the auditorium 

for dancing at n0011. Tt is felt that this 

would be a pleasant diversion and would 

also boost cafeteria sales. \Vho knows? Tt 

might include dancing lessons. Boys and 

airls want a mixed lunch-room and equal 

b . 

rights to use all doors. J\l11 vVoodhouse 

demands that the postman remove his hat 

on entering the school. \Ve have to. Student 

government was well up in the polls. 

__ PROBLEMS 

Because of the numerous problems of the 

"Great Unwashed" some will be answered 

here. 

Question-Mr. B. (Beta) wants to know 

how to keep his girl-friend from the clutches 

of Birman. 

Answer-Get married! 

Question-Miss Theta wishes to know if 

boys kiss and tell. 

Answer-If properly kissed they don't 

dare tell! 

Question-How do you kiss a girl goodnight? 

Solution-The first step after securing 

a date with the lit:t:le lady is to purloin the 

family chariot, or failing this, obtain the 

indulgence of a more fortunate friend who 

is better equipped. Great care should be 

taken in a case of this kind to get both of 

you so involved that neither will breathe a 

word. 

Having paid the last instalment on the 

tickets to the Jarvis dance, you are well on 

the road to success. As for the dance itself, 

we leave that to you. However, it is 

advisable to pore over the Book of Knowledge 

for some days beforehand (Dr. 

Elliot's five-foot shelf is also recommended) 

to provide yourself with suitable 

topics - conversational 'hors-d'oeuvres' so 

to speak. These should be withheld until 

the small talk has died its unnatural death, 

and after a pause of some minutes you propound 

some amazing facts of the universe. 

Your partner will be so captivated and 

enthralled that she will be yours forever! 

On the way home the conversation should 

be of a sad romantic turn. Beethovan or 

Schubert's romances are inspiring for their 

pathos and touching harmony. Just as you 

are saying good-night, ask her if she can 

whistle the first three bars of the J arvis 

song. There's your chance! Seize it! (if 

she can't whistle, kiss her anyway). 

REMARKS 

The average age might be affected by the 

fact that John Fraser Anderson wouldn't 

(Continued on page 129.)

96 

CHOWDER 

Jean McKinney, SD 

We had been having a lovely time in 

biology with Mr. Dyce's purpose and conclusion 

experiments. Goodrick's pIa n t 

psychology, and Hammond's worm that 

wormed its way through the ground. 

T knew there would be something fishy 

about that lesson, since the night before 

when I fought my way through swirling 

fumes of formaldehyde and found Mr. Dyce 

performing a post-mortem on a pickled 

clam. 

?lIy first thought was to skip the period, 

but that sort of thing is against my 

scruples (ask Mr. Dyce). Of course I 

could be sick that afternoon and recuperate 

at Loewes. but there is the chance of being 

apprehended. 

I swear I could smell those clams at the 

other end of the hall. 

Outside Room 27 T met Barker hastily 

distributing a bottle of ketchup and numerous 

slices of bread about his person. With 

a deep breath and a feeling of martydom, 

I took the plunge. 

There was a clam, a knife and one of 

Coulter's old razor-blades on each desk. I 

persuaded one of the stronger sex to perform 

the autopsy while I watched from a 

respectable distance. 

How did that clam's family feel about 

the treatment of its loved one? Oh well! 

it was a defective specimen, anyway; we 

couldn't find some of its vital organs. Mr. 

Dyce assured us that a detailed study of 

the clam's entrails was much more entertaining 

under a microscope than on the 

blackboard. Meanwhile, I began to get 

that feathery feeling in my stomach. 

\\'hoever said great decisions are not 

made in a minute didn't know me. I had 

planned on becoming a doctor, but visions 

of male patients recovering rapidly dimmed 

and vanished. 

'Ve got down as far as the liver, when 

Pat triumphantly marched over displaying 

a horribly mangled fragment and said, 

"Look! I've found its kidneys. Why! 

what's the matter, Jean? You look green'" 

Mr. Dyce relieved the situation by excusing 

me. 

That evening the rest of the family had 

clam chowder for supper. 

The measured beat of footsteps drew 

closer and with sudden fear we huddled in 

the protecting shadows with stilled breathing. 

As the zero hour approached, the angry 

roar of the mob over the wall rose to a 

wild crescendo. With shrieking voices they 

thirsted for blood and set up a fearful din 

with stamping feet and clapping hands. 

We shivered and huddled together to 

take council among ourselves. Should we 

throw ourselves upon the mercy of the 

crowd or meet our certain fate at the hand 

of the law? As the guard turned his back 

to us, we divided into two groups. One 

faded to the side and flung themselves in 

COLE 5B 

A Pen Portrait 

desperation at the grim gray wall before 

them, s c r a m b 1 i n g on one another's 

shoulders, being dragged up by groping 

hands. With a bellow the guard whirled 

and charged. The second division streaked 

from cover and scrambled for foothold, 

clawing at each other's backs with grunts 

of terror. Again John Law wheeled. He 

whistled shrilly for assistance. He hesitated. 

He who hesitates is lost. He was lost. 

With a contented sigh known only to 

gate-crashers, I mingled with the crowd to 

find a seat ... happily extracting the 

twenty-five cent entrance fee from one 

pocket to deposit it in another.

97 

AN EARTHWORM EPIC 

Louise Ring, 

sa 

In the rich black earth of a respectable 

back yard there once lived a not-sa-respectable 

young earthworm named Stephen A. 

Wrigglepuss. What the 'A' stood for, nobody 

knew; it was a deep, dark secret. I 

might as well admit it in the beginning, 

Stephen was definitely a tough egg. His 

ambition was to become Earthworm Enemy 

Kumber 1, and as the story opens he was 

doing all right. He had but recently K.O.'d 

a robin by ecuring himself firmly in the 

ground, and then, while the unfortunate 

bird was pulling with all his might, Stephen 

let go suddenly, thus braining the robin 

with a terrific blow. It was little acts like 

this that made Stephen 

A. Wrigglepuss 

an outcast from polite 

society. 

Besides being a 

pugnacious sort of 

chap, Steve (he preferred 

this sterner 

cognomen) was definitely 

uncouth. He 

was fond of spitting 

and swearing, and 

frequently said 'aint't' 

and 'oh, yeah?'-expressions 

that no well-behaved worm would 

dream of using. Several times he had tried 

to break through the upper crust of earthworm 

society 'but because of little acts like 

these they always gave him the cold segment, 

whispering among themselves that 

he was not "Comme il faut". But Steve 

didn't care; he just went on building up a 

reputation for toughness. 

But, dear reader, Steve had, beneath that 

tough epidermis of his, a heart; a rough 

sort of structure it is true, (5 pair of aortic 

arches conneoted to 5 main blood vessels) 

but still a heart; and it beat fervently whenever 

he saw the beautiful young Brenda, 

gliding with superlative gracefulness 

through the moist earth. Brenda, the 

Xumber One Glamour \Vorm of the season, 

was very lovely, her skin was exquisitely 

slimy and iridescent, and Charm, with a 

capital C, stood out all over her. She of 

course ignored the lonely Steve; but sometimes 

she admired him secretly in her innocent 

heart. She thought him oh so different 

from the namby-pamby playboys who 

surrounded her, lured by her wealth anrl 

beauty. Steve was a He-man! 

Alas I

98 THE Gay NINETIES 

"Brenda! Do you mean?" 

"Yes s,teve, I do. If you can become a 

respectable earthworm within a month, I 

will be yours." \Vith this she glided away, 

leaving Steve breathless and happy. Things 

happen fast among the earthworms, but 

this was amazing. . 

Gentle readers, is there anything quite 

so touching as a hardened criminal trying 

to reform? Itt is no easy thing to learn to 

say 'aren't' instead of 'ain't' after using 

the latter for years; nor is it easy to learn 

to use the right fork for fish at a dinnerparty. 

Steve did a good job of turning over 

a new leaf. Within three weeks (quite a 

space in ea"thworm time) he had stopped 

expectorating and his strongest expletive 

was "Ye robins!", or in moments of greater 

anxiety, perhaps a gentle, "Darn!" You 

will believe in his change of character when 

you learn that one moonlit night he actually 

confessed to Brenda what the "A" in 

his name stood for. It was Algernon. 

"Algernon! how too, too divine!" gurgled 

Brenda. 

"Promise that you won't breathe that 

horrible name to anyone, dearest. I 

shouldn't be able to hold up my anterior 

if anyone knew it." 

"Of course, Steve; I won't breath it to 

a soul!" 

Another week passed. One evening Steve 

set out to attend a party given by Brenda's 

parents to formally announce the engagement 

of the happy young couple. Steve 

was prepared for an ordeal when he reached 

the palatial dug-out of Brenda's family. 

He must be extremely careful to make no 

"faux pas" that might shock the wealthy 

guests. However, everything ran smoothly 

and he talked happily to his betrothed, who 

was leaning against a blade of grass whose 

fresh green accentuated the exquisite reddish-brown 

shade of her complexion. 

Suddenly, through the warm clear air 

came a sound that made Steve's blood 

freeze in his sinews. 

"Algernon, dear Algernon," call e d 

Brenda's portly and radiant mother, "won't 

you have just an itty-bitty piece of this 

delicious dirt?" 

He gulped; but the extensive training of 

the past month enabled him to get a grip 

on himself instead of Brenda's mother, and 

act as if nothing had happened. 

His doom was sealed. His love for 

Brenda was not strong enough to overcome 

the loathing of that frightful name. The 

next hour was torture. The rest of the 

guests accepted their hostess' lead and 

switched from 'Steve' to 'Algernon', too. 

It was horrible. Algernon this and Algernon 

that, until he was ready to curl up in 

a ball like a little millipede, from sheer 

agony. 

"Brenda," he begged, "make them stop!" 

"But why, dear? Steve is such a vulgar 

name. I'm always going to call you Algernon 

after this ... Algernon." 

Steve was thunderstruck. After all his 

efforts-this! For this, he had stopped 

swearing and beaning robins-for this, to 

be called Algernon! Visions of his future 

rose before him; like the time he had 

nearly been drowned by the rains flooding 

his home, only that was his past. 

"Yeah," he snarled, "so you're gonna 

call me Algernon, huh! Well, you ain't 

gonna, see! You ain't gonna! An' the same 

goes for youse guys. Good-bye!" He had 

reverted to type. 

"You horrid monster!" shrieked Brenda. 

"Go! and never return." 

Steve, his heart hard and icy-cold, bounded 

off, his longitudinal muscles fairly leaping 

in his mad rush. Back he went to ways 

of crime and soon became Earthworm 

Enemy Number 1 for the simple reason 

that he annihilated every crook in the place, 

because they tried, derisively, to call him 

Algernon. 

He was a changed man. Gone were his 

dreams of a happy home and a cluster of 

inch-long wormlets to make happy his old 

age. He it was who wrote that famous saying, 

"The worm may turn to women but 

they always get him down."

99 

WALLFLOWERS' 

Bill & Coo-Short for William and his 

Jersey cow. 

Blush-A sort of fabric of which dresses 

and couch covers are made. 

Cuddles-Slices of meat, especially veal, 

that taste very good when wrapped 

in cracker crumbs and eggs, and served 

fried. 

Enamoured-Having a smooth glossy 

surface, like bathtubs and pots and 

pans used for cooking. 

Erotic-Persons prone to making errors: 

stammering, etc. 

Glamour-Study of the principles which 

govern a language. 

Heart-That part of a room on the floor 

(generally made of stone) in front of 

GLOSSARY 

the fireplace. There is a novel called 

the "Grigged on the Heart". 

Languish-WhaJ you speak, like English, 

French, German, etc. 

Lover-A lazy good-far-nothing who idles 

on the street-corners and in poolrooms. 

A fellow who just hangs around and 

does not like to work. 

~ecks-What the barber says when he is 

through with one man and ready to 

start on another. 

K estle-Anything pertaining to the nose. 

Osculator-A moving stairway. 

Snuggle-To sneak something from one 

country into another, without paying 

duty. 

DOG WASH 

H. Segal, le 

The first problem of the master is to 

secure the dog. This usually costs a nickel's 

worth of hamburger or part of the T-bone 

steak that your mother was saving for 

supper. 

The tub of warm water, towel and soap 

are all ready, so dump him in. Kow for the 

struggle. He doesn't want to be washed 

and it is impossible to stifle his yips. Soap 

him over and then gently slunge him in 

the warm water, but· do be careful not to 

dunk too deeply. Lift him out of the tub 

and before he has a chance to shake himself, 

swathe him in a big bath-towel and 

pat him dry. Before this last operation is 

completed there comes a knock at the door, 

but don't be alarmed, it's only the S.P.C.A. 

coming to find the cause of the ruckus. 

As you open the door the poach gleefully 

leaps to freedom, only to return in the 

evening, covered with dirt, but readily recognizable 

and willing to curl up on the 

chesterfield for a nap. 

Judge-"Were you in charge of the car?" 

Accllsed-No! My wife was behind me.

100 

She Skis 

EII.EEN jHt"Ra:S, J.\ 

At last! after months of intense waiting 

I was to go skiing. One of my desires had 

always been 10 don the wooden runners 

and speed lightly across the snow like a 

tleetinj.! shadow. ?\'alUrally, then, it was with 

Weal excitement that I awoke onc crisp 

December morning: two years ago. Oh! r 

thought, as I swallowed my hot coffee, today 

I am to rise and swoop down from hill 

10 hill. But what a difference exists between 

dreams and reality! It nc\"er entered my 

head that it might lake lime to learn to ski. 

The hill began at the back of my friend's 

home. It was long and steep, and it ended 

on :\Iain StreeL I be$::31l slowly: theil 

quickened my pace. \\"here were these supposed 

diflicuhies of skiin~? Pooh! There 

was nothin/o: to it! J fairly raced into the 

road, then turned to watch the boys come. 

Turned is not the exact word, for, in truth, 

I turned my head but I had not learned to 

turn my skis. I slipped but r didn't fall. 

Btll OH! how did one stop skis? Far below 

me lay the street with specks of people 

ffoinff ffaily about their business. It was 

almost irn-isible for the trees which lined 

the Ilarrow road. 

Faster and faster I went. 1 could not 

stop myself now, but now I wished I could 

fall. That was the only way I knew of ending 

the race, but fall T could not! On and 

on I rushed and the wind whistled in my 

ears, tearinff my proud cap from my head 

and blowing my hair about as a storm 

blows long- g-rass. The st reet loomed up before 

me. Whether or not cars were near T 

did not know, but all my past sins paraded 

before my eyes. I~uckily there were no 

cars, for without a second's hesitation I 

crashed across the street and into a woman, 

and [ was showered with parcels, bundles, 

strings, and Christmas seals. 

As I had not fallen even then, [ discreelly 

withdrew a few feet and mutlered with 

what breath I had left. "I ... T beg your 

p


He Skis 

KEN COUI:rER, 5B 

l"lltil two years ago, skis and skiing were 

just the thin~s my brother ra\"ed about. 

Then he was ~i\'en a new llair of skis. and 

accordill,l( to an old family custom, I inherited 

the old pair. 

r had Httle opportunity to try oul my 

skis until IwO years ago last Xe\\' Year's 

day. I strapped them on wilh a professional 

air which was somewhat spoiled when T 

lost onc of them in the deep 5no\,\·. Howe\"er, 

after repeated gropings I found it. 

I then stepped out gaily, only remembering 

100 late that my feet were now longer by 

some Ii\'e feet. The skis crossed, my feet 

slOpped and my body kept on going. The 

result was mortifying. It is well known that 

you should not eat snow when you are hot, 

but I didn't let that SlOp me. T managed 

to ,{fet ulllan,l!:led linally, and feh my way 

c'lrefully to the top of the first hill. This 

hill was neither steep nor long. but there 

were a few bushes at the bottom which 

could be easily avoided by a slight turn. 

'rith a ,gentle push I started off on this, 

my maiden voyag:e. It was easy, it was 

thrilling, it was disastrous! To my dismay 

I realized, once again too late, that you 

c.mnot turn skis as you (10 a bicycle. 1l is 

amazin/; how leafless branches can sting 

a col(1 face! But undaunted and wiser in 

many ways, I once more essayed a run 

on another hill this time and without 

bushes at the bottom. This was much 

easier, nothing to worry about except keeping 

right side up. It was too good to last. 

A black bullet in the form of another skier 

was approaching mc. [ quickly calculated 

that our lines of action were at right angles. 

l:sing much the same method for measuring 

the angle of depression as the aeronaut in 

the trij!onometry text, J found that the 

angle formed by the line of force along 

which I was acting. and a line joining mY4 

self lO the other enthusiast, was forty-five 

degrees. Howe\'er, because 1 was not the 

enlightened youth I am loday, these forces 

were resolved before I was ready and I saw 

a quick review of the universe. 

Stilt undaunted, I tried again as soon as 

I was able, last Xew Year's. This time my 

skis were my own, but that didn't seem 

to make much difference. The seat of my 

pants appeared la be of as much use as 

the skis. .\Iy pants wcre certainly used 

more. 

A 

NIGHTMARE 

A. ~IAcOONAI.J), se 

travelled in my dreams one night 

To Trigonometry, 

Where I was trying hard 10 fmd 

The log of sine of C. 

I wandered through the tableland 

To logarithm's shore, 

:\nd boldly walked to sine C's house 

And knocked upon the door. 

His mother sine of (A+B) 

Was squaring roots of three, 

For she was \'ery anxious 

To make a quilt, you see. 

She could llOl tell me whether 

Should go upstairs or down, 

Because l had to find the mean 

Before the sine I found. 

I thought and thought of which la do 

To get the rightful sine, 

And then 1 hurried down the stairs 

To see he was JUSl nine. 

r walked right back to answerland 

And looked up sine of e. 

And gosh, despite my carefulness 

Inslead of nine, 'twas three.


WI/;ler-"Di

JARVIS 

COLLEGIATE 

105 

BOYS' SPORTS 

Prologue 

When you play, play hard and fair 

With spirit true and strong; 

For JARVIS fans will all be there 

To cheer their team along. 

The enthusiasm of the student body and 

of the players themselves shows the true 

Jarvis spi ri t. After a Iull in sports a few 

years back, we can truthfully say that we 

are functioning as never before. 

Jarvis supporters have again shown their 

unexcelled spirit over any other school. The 

rugby squads were cheered by a larger 

number of voices this year. Probably an 

ill-drawn schedule prevented us from getting 

a record crowd at the hockey games. 

Attendance indicates that basketball is a 

popular sport. Incidentally, interform playoffs 

attract very good crowds. 

There seems to be a yearly increase of 

boys turning out for our sports activities. 

This is a very good sign for the future. 

Our rugby squads are taking shape and 

starting to show results. The hockey teams 

are still chief contenders for the title. Track 

shows very good promise. In addition, we 

now have two basketball teams to fight for 

.Iarvis and for you to cheer. 

~ow, a word of thanks to the men that 

make these sports possible. Mr. Hill is responsible 

for all our sports directly or indirectly. 

He turns out a smart hockey team 

each year, besides aiding unceasingly in 

our interform sports activities. Mr. Wright, 

an enthusiastic and hard-working coach, 

has turned out a splendid Bantam rugby 

team as well as coaching the first basketball 

teams that Jarvis has had for four years. 

The energetic and able .!VIr. Gerald Allen 

coached the Junior rugby squad and our 

starry Junior hockey team. Mr. Webb 

Bowman, our rugby wizard, has again turned 

a bunch of green-horns into a hardfighting 

senior team. 

Interform sports are the chief activity of 

the school as a whole. Every possible sport 

is played-rugby, basketball, floor-hockey, 

ice-hockey, volleyball, track, swimming, 

and baseball. Mr. Cook organized the 

teachers to supervise these sports. These 

helpful teachers are Mr. Blatchford, Mr. 

Brokenshire, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Staples, Mr. 

Nelson, Mr. 1VIcKerracher, .:\1r. Muir, Mr. 

Sheppard,and Mr. Ferguson. We thank all 

these teachers, for without them our afterschool 

sports would not have been possible. 

A few ·energetic boys draw the schedules 

and referee the different games. A word or 

two will be said about these boys later. 

Thanks to Mr. A. E. AlIin, our thoughtful 

and untiring principal, who has cooperated 

whole heartedly with our sports 

directors. Without his aid we would have 

no sports. 

"* 

Senior Rugby 

We had some hopes for a winning, hardfighting 

team this year, but fate decreed 

otherwise. Fate forgot to send us experienced 

players and she also played a few 

dirty tricks-like minor injuries that keep 

a player out of the game for a week or two. 

Our outstanding coach, Mr. Webb Bowman, 

tried very hard to teach rugby to our 

very green squad. The team as a whole 

worked very hard but, fortunately for the 

other teams, our key men always seemed 

to be unable to play in the games. 

Thus weakened, our Seniors lost to North 

Toronto and Malvern. Fighting desperately, 

but always hopefully, they were edged 

out by Danforth Tech. 1-0. Incidentally, 

our only kicker was injured before that 

point was scored. Riverdale beat our 

stalwarts in a "believe it or not" fashion by 

14-0. Actually 12 points were scored after 

time was officially over. After losing every 

game our battle-scarred Seniors emerged 

with two points to their credit-Eastern 

Commerce didn't put a senior team in the 

league. 

Many of the senior lads were playing for 

their first year. I'm sure everyone of them 

learned a lot. Looking back to those games, 

we can still remember Keary's long, high

106 

kicks, and Goodrick running- Lack kicks. 

\rhcncvcr a Jarvis player ploughed lhrou~h 

the opposition you could ue SUfe it was 

"Doe" Weir or Dan Ruffle as it was 

Birman that p\llIC(1 (lown the bullet passes 

from Captain Bob i\loore. Chris and 

Arnold fought outstandingly well on our 

hard-pressed line. Sutlon and Sinclair 

han(lled the olltside positions well. Although 

kept out of action by injuries, Ed. l\lat· 

thews turned in speedy performances whenever 

he could play. Raper and Coulter did 

yeoman service, but so did lhey all-Finlay, 

:\IcCrorY,!\[owat, l\lelville, Danas, Jacobs 

and the rest, and wc honour them. 

* 

Junior Rugby 

The Juniors seellled to be just about the 

most promising agl!:rcgation of young" rugby 

enthusiasts that this old school has evcr 

seen, as nearly all of last year's Bantam 

City Champions were on the team. They 

started out extremely well, but in midseason 

they fell into an inexplicable slump. 

\Ir. Alien certainly made a noble effort 

to create a winnill~ team out of spiritless 

players, They showed their true stuff by 

cleaning: up 011 !\"orth Toronto by 9-5. 

Ag:ain they went back to Llster to whip 

Malvern &-6. The slump began when Danforth 

Tech. whitewashed our aces 14-0. 

Then l~astcrn Commerce, not having won 

a game all season, met our husky lads and 

bf'at them in a story-book linish by a score 

of 5-3, Finally our boys seemed to fnHI 

themselves and were really unfortunate to 

lose to the present champions, Riverda[e, 

by 8-1. They found out what was wrong 

too late, 

Let me introduce the team to yOll. 

They're a good bunch but simply got lhe 

wrong: idea in the middle of the season. 

Captain Joe Haffey was outstanding in 

his tacklin.l.( alHI plunging. Ralph LaRue 

and RuS.$ Upper really made the pigskin 

sore both in passing and kicking. Sandy 

Gall playe

The Rugby Teams

108 

ed they could really play the flanking 

positions. West, Masters, and Bob Russell 

were forever smashing up the opposition's 

plays. In fact all the boys were outstanding-the 

Silcox brothers, Ken Wilkins, 

PeU-ie, D'Arcy, Newman, et a1. 

* 

Bantams 

Once again our Bantams turned in a 

splendid performance. Under the skilled 

guidance and untiring work of Mr. Wright 

they almost came out on top. Things looked 

bad at first when Malvern edged them 

out by a score of 10-8. But that defeat 

made them grimmer and they turned 

around and trounced Northern Vocational, 

Riverdale, and Danforth Tech. by scores of 

11-6,7-0, and 11-7 respectively_ They were 

then tied for the leadership of their group 

and were ordered to play off with Central 

Commerce of the v\Testern group. In the 

first minutes of the game Central scored a 

placement. Our boys, spurred on by their 

losing position, battled Central's fine team 

to the last whistle, but it was just one of 

those days. The boys could only notch two 

singles and lost 3-2. 

The Bantams, one of the most powerful 

squads to dress in the Jarvis red, will be 

our future champions. There's Captain 

Zurbrigg who kicked, passed, and ran the 

ball back through every other team. Gordon 

and Rousom took care of the snapping very 

well. Stevenson and Currie threw many 

beauti ful passes, with either Neil or Lotto 

always ready to receive them. Weir and 

v.e, 


Dales, at middle, and TurnbuD and Simbrow, 

two huge insides, were the backbone 

of the line. Wilson, at middle, is a future 

great in this position. Nevin, Fenton, and 

Hendra played the outside positions well. 

Brien, Kostachuck, and Far low were 

always good on the back field. 

Good luck to our Bantams! 

* 

Senior Hockey 

The majority of last year's fast squad 

had graduated and prospects looked black. 

But Mr. Hill did a grand job with scanty 

and green material. The first game was a 

revelation, as the boys held the powerful 

Northern '"ocational team to 2-2. They 

faded against North Toronto and Malvern 

to lose 4-0 and 6-2 respectively. The 

Harbord game went to Harbord 3-2 in a 

tussle that had everything. The team 

wound up the season by losing 3-0 against 

Lawrence Park. All credit to a team that 

never stopped trying. 

Masters and McCracken guarded the 

twine; Roy McCord, "Doc"- Weir and 

"Tron Man" Johnson played well on defense; 

Sutton, Gilbert, Sinclair, Donovan, 

Farlow, 'Veitzlllan, Glover, and Keary were 

the boys "up front". 

* 

Junior Hockey 

Jarvis has really been proud of her 

Junior teams in these last years. This year's 

Junior team has kept up that high 

standard. I can truthfully say that our 

Jarvis "youngsters" played three-quarter" 

of their games on the other teams' blue 

line. 

Most of the squad was made up of last 

year's Junior players. Good as they may 

be, :'1r. Gerald ADen deserves a lot of 

credit. He worked like a Trojan to organize 

and manage the team. 

The Tuniors started the season rather 

poorly i;l losing to Northern 3-1. They defeated 

North Toronto 1-0. Then along 

came Malvern to catch our boys asleep 

and tie them 2-2. Things looked a little 

bad just then, but the boys put the reel


SEXlon HOCKEY 

Hack Itnw-J\lorfiH. Wei\zmall. Patlow, JOhllSOIl. Weir, Ke"r". 

Front Hnw_i\lcCraehel1. I)onovan. SikHs, Gilbert, McCord. S;ltlOIl. illalStl'rs. Mr. Hill 

(Cuach). 

JU:\"Ion HOCKEY 

Hack How-:l1orfitt (i\lana,l!l'r), Gall. Upller. Russel. Wade. lIalTt'r. ZurbriJ.:"!:". 

Front Ho"'-Bce. D)'er. Ilawes. JdTries. Cra"furd. "'..ir, Mr. ,\llel1 (Cuach), Wilkins. 

J UN Ion HASI' ETBA 1.1. 

Hack Ilo,,'-I)('I Grande. Campbell. Silcox. Col(', Simbro"', (:ibsun. l. ill ark. 

Front Itu,,-.\Ir. Wti,l:'ht (Coach). Bill Sikox. 1~lackstol1e. Lee. O'lIal1oran. Johnstolw. 

A. Mark. - 

SEXlOn BASK ,,::rn,\ LL 

Back Ho ....--

110 

lil!ht on six times against Haroord 10 win 

6-0. They were then in a three-place tie 

for first 1)lace with ;\orth Toronto and 

::\Iah'crn. The Juniors played both these 

teams, winninl! one I!ame and getting a 

draw in the olher. ::\lakern did likewise. 

}arvis and ;'IJalvern tossed and we lost. We 

had 10 play J-1umbt>rside, the first place 

team of the western group. Tn a torrid 

,l.!ame at Ravina the redmen losl 2-1, and 

;;0 ("nded hockey for this year. 

Lloyd Zurbriglt starred at goal throug-h 

Qui the season. That lad is ~oin!! places. 

Captain joe Haffey headed a wand group 

of defense stars. 

His companions on the 

blue line wefe Bill Wade and Ken Wilkins. 

Russ l'pper. Cord Bee, Frilzie Oyer. Sandy 

Gall. Crawford, Currie, Bob Jerreries-th~ 

front-line men to whom go OUT thanks and 

admiration. 

* 

Bantam Hockey 

l\cil or~anil.ed this tcarn who practised 

in the shivery early mornin~ hours around 

dayli)lhl. Only exhibition ~ames were indulged 

in. but the boys showed enough to 

justify hi~h hopes for future Jarvis senior 

learns. 

* 

Basketball 

The red jerseys of a JaTvis basketball 

team have been seen on Toronto's courts 

after a four-yc,H absence. The Boys' Club 

backed the teams, which lVefe ably coacher! 

by the e"cr helpful )lr. Wrig"ht. With the 

busy intcrform schedule tying up the gym 

after school, all practices were held in the 

morning. It was a tribute 10 J'olr. Wright 

and the boys that they lurne


Track 

speedy Ginsler just nosed long Martin, 

called Britain, out of second place. 

Track means work. Yes! lots of hard 

work. The track team practise faithfully 

all year round and their efforts are rewarded 

by the excellent results they obtain. 

Eventually, I hope we may have an outstanding 

track team so that it may become 

a major sport of our school as are rugby 

and basketball. Mr. Dyce has kept the 

sport alive here and we appreciate his help 

tremendously. The Boys' Club has been 

aiding the team very well financially. Track 

equipment is now in first-class condition. 

Last summer, in the annual intercollegiate 

city meet at the Exhibition, Jarvis 

placed third. George Daniels was the outstanding 

runner of the meet. He won both 

the hop, step and jump and the 440, and 

placed second in the lOO-yard dash. Ed. 

Matthews won the broad jump and placed 

second in the 100 yards. Both these boys 

won the opportunity of going to Lake 

Couchiching for two weeks' special training 

in the summer. 

The line-up for this year's meet looks 

very promising. Before the final meet we 

hope to have several races with other 

schools, as we had on .March 8, 1939, with 

Northern. Ed. :Matthews is back at school 

this year to push our track team along. 

With boys like Ed. Jardine, Ginsler, and 

Shackleton on the team we expect to see 

some excellen t results. Our annual crosscountry 

run was won by that smooth, easy 

runner, Shackleton. The small, short but 

* 

Badminton 

Through the kind co-operation of our 

principal and Mr. Oldfield badminton is 

now widely played. The auditorium is 

marked off for badminton and is used every 

night of the week for that purpose. 

Our badminton team have brought more 

honours to Jat'vis this year than ever before. 

Pete Johnson featured in three of our 

wins in the Toronto and District meet. He 

won the men's singles and with Chandler 

was victorious in the men's doubles. Fete 

and his partner, Audrey Upton, won the 

mixed doubles. 

* 

Ski Club 

This is a rather exclusive club for the 

fortunate boys who have skis and are able 

to attend meets. 

The intercollegiate meet was held at 

Caledon this year. In the downhill we had 

Breithaupt, Fete and Bill Burgess, and 

Dave Gordon. In the slalom, Breithaupt, 

Bob Moore, Bill Burgess and Dave Gordon 

turned in good efforts. Dave Gordon was 

our only entry for the cross-country. 

Here's hoping that in the near future the 

girls and boys of Jarvis will combine to 

give us an outstanding club. 

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Thc~ ,ICllvltles are designerl to afford 

athletic opportunities to every boy in tile 

school. .\bility is not a primary rtoluisile 

for p"1Iion. Here the stress is on 

enthusiasm. That the inlerform games ha'"c 

the whole-heartcd support of the school is 

e\'idenced by Ihe numbers crowding pool, 

gym. and track whene\'er these are available. 

TOUCH 

RUGBY 

The ~ames were played on the Ri\'crdale 

l1ats. Sandy ~lcKillop. Switl.er, and Colc 

were in char~e of organizing and runnirg 

thc ~al1lf'S. The Lower School Championship 

wellt 10 2E. who beat IC in the final 

by I-D. The Cpper School Championship 

was won by 3F. who conquered 4E, the 

runners-up, by a score of 10-0. 

BASKETBALL 

Basketball is cert;linly onc of the school's 

most popular ~ames. The lea~ue was composed 

or about twenty teams divided into 

tOpper and Lower School groups. The latter 

group was won by 2D in a classic twogame 

series with 2E. Ropcr, Simbrow, and 

Rel1er starred for the winners. while Sutton. 

Yewlllan. an(1 Catherine were lE's 

best. The Upper School crown went to 50 

after ,I rousin,l! struggle with SC. Campbell, 

Finlav. and Chriswff scintillated on 50's 

lVinnin,J.: combination and laurel wreaths go 

tQ ~[cCord. Parker, and Goodrick for their 

efforts 011 5C's behalf. 

Interform Sports 

FLOOR HOCKEY 

Emie Uirrnann and Ken Coulter drew up 

the schedule for this sport. In a three-Kame 

series for the championship, 58 f'dgcd oul 

se to the cheers of 11 bis.: crowd. and 2E 

added a .second championshil) by triumphin~ 

o'"er lB. 

The hockey cushion back of the school 

has been a busy place all winter. Jack 

Fadow was in char,e:c and did a swell job. 

But the most remarkable thinf,: about Ihi;; 

sport was that L\ won the school championship. 

Cheers for th{'se hard-workinJ; 

gamesters and all the best in their future 

endea\"ours. 

SWIMMING 

Charlie Rimrner rates credit for the 

smoolhness of the swimminfl: schedule. _\1 

the moment of writin~ the championshill 

has not been settled. 

The Lower School 

will be WOIl by either 1.\ or 21), while 5e 

and 4£ are the Cllper School finaliSIS. 

VOLLEYBALL 

The schedule in this sport has just got 

well underway. so no report can be included. 

Sandy Gall is responsiule for the al" 

ran~ements. 

ICE 

MAT WORK and 

TRACK 

The (Ie\"elopment of a Illat team is a 

possibility for the future, as a horde of 

enthusiastic tumblers turn Ollt for each 

practice, and the interform track activities 

are gaining grolllHJ. 

SWIMMING 

HOCKEY 

TEAM 

Though the swimming- team has not had 

much competitive activity this year, they 

have becn practising- faithful1y and are 

probably just saving lip for the Hart House 

finals. Jarvis has had a good general team 

the last few years with few outstanding 

stars. There arc good signs for lhe future, 

too. with a good crop of hard-working 

Juniors and Intermediatcs coming up. \re 

think Alex CampOeIl and Dixon Goodrick 

should be complimenled here as tireless 

organizers. ~Ir. Bowman coaches and arranges 

meets for our boys. \re're looking 

forward to some good results this year. 

Where lhe going is toughesl, Jarvis will be 

there fighting hardest.

Inter·Form Champions 

:iU-HASI\ ETnA LL 

Bad. H'm_(;,mpbell. Fillla~' T.';chrnall. 

Fronl B"w_.\I('ldlle. ChriSlorr. 1)1'1 (;rantl", 

Farlo..., 

1C-1l0CKEY 

Batk How_Stepl1('n. Wilson. Gardincr. 

Fron~ Uo.. _Chllndler. Lace~. -'lcCo~·. 

2E-f'1.00n 1I0CKEY 

Hack H"w-Cah'frle~. f'ldcher. Fair. Ye,, 

man, Calhedne. 

Fronl /(O"-I'u,,;I1., Flt'ischcr. ElicIT. Purd". 

11\-ICE 

1I0CKEr 

Ilack H"w-Hutchart. I.liuks. 

Fnmt Il"w-Crllickshank. Fcwcell. IJd.a 

1ll1l1t'r. Oidiiu""Il. Call1lloell. 

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Dixol1 Goodrirk-Jarvis jitterbug. He is 

an able full-back on the rugby team, best 

clown diver in town, and our speediest 

breast - stroker. Goody even played 

basketball for the Senior team. 

Douglas Finlay-Shows a great future in 

rugby as a passeI' and ball-carrier. He is 

the flashiest basketball player we have. 

SD cherish him as an interform player. 

P.S. He's also in love. 

"Soup" CampbeU-The gym fiend. Unable 

to play in intercollegiate games, he aided 

the other boys as much as possible. 

He has as many P.T.'s as Mr. Bowman. 

Is president of the Boys' Club, and an 

orator of no mean ability. 

Joe HaiJcy-His power was shown on our 

Junior rugby squad, whose captain he 

was. His defense position on the hockey 

team made our blue line an impassable 

object to all and sundry. He is also a 

starry tennis and badminton player. 

Ro)' M cCO1'd-Classed as the best athlete 

in the school. He plays rugby, basketball, 

hockey, baseball, and everything 

else worth playing. He is the driving 

power of our Senior rugby team and as 

a swimmer is tops. Roy is also the 

treasurer of the Boys' Club. 

Ralph Shilton-The all-roundman. A faithful 

rugby player who always gave all he 

had. Ralph took over the organization of 

badminton this year in the school. He 

played a good game of basketball and 

participated in all the house leagues. 

Hall of Fame 

El'11ic Bir111an-The SB playboy. He played 

an outstanding game of rugby-was 

forever making yards-organized and 

ran floor-hockey and played a bouncing 

good game of it with his form. 

Jark Fm'low-One of the hardest workers 

in the school who played a good game of 

rugby, was a star on the Senior hockey 

team and has few equals as an organizer 

and participant in interform sports. 

Pete Johnston-A quiet unassuming fellow 

"Ve never knew Pete as a starry athlete, 

but when the badminton tourney was 

over Pete emerged as the "Men's Singles 

Champion. Audrey Upton and Pete won 

the Mixed Doubles Championship-Pete 

and Lloyd Chandler won the Men's 

Doubles Championship. Orchids to Pete, 

as this is the first time these Toronto 

championships have come to Jarvis. 

Weir-Commonly called "Doe". He was 

our ace backfielder in rugby, played remarkably 

well at defence in hockey, and 

is usually cheerfully willing to take on 

any chore. 

Space prevents me giving a deserving 

word for all the boys. I leave it to future 

editors to give due credit to such lads as 

Zurbrigg, Wade, Upper, Gall, and all the 

others who still have future years at Jarvis. 

• 

Editor's LVote 

John Del Grande, the hard-working 

chronicler of this section, has modestly 

left himself out of the "Hall of Fame". 

Johnny's contribution to Jarvis sports has 

been so considerable that we cannot do 

justice in any limited space to it. The 

elusive Johnny was a standout on the backfield 

0 f Jarvis' Junior rugby squad, he 

captained and ably led the Junior basketball 

squad, he is a tireless leader in all the 

most worth-while activities around the 

school. Thanks Johnny-for everything.

JARVIS 

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GIRLS' SPORTS 

115 

GmLS' ,\THLETIC COUNCIL 

Back Bow-Eln'm llricker, "olleyo,dl; Marr Sarjeant. ping·pong; Marg. BcnneU. 

archery; 1\1 >I rl('. Yorick. baseball. 

Front How-lIudrer UlltOI1, badmintun; l\[ari"n Staples. ,,;wimming; ~'orma King. 

basketball. 

Ahs('lIl.-Hl'I,m Head. tennis. 

The school ~piritthis year is affecting all 

the girls in Jarvis ,111(1 lhey arc pllttinl!; all 

their energy ami enthusiasm in sports. 

More girls are taking pan in after~school 

activities than ever hefore, 'IlHl each form 

has at least one team in the interform 

tournaments. The fifth formers have turned 

out (lnd nobly hclpe(l the sport le(l(!ers 

referee the I!ames. 

Some of 01lT girls flew the Jarvis colours 

at interschool tournaments and I!ame;;. and 

they all played like true Jarvisites. 

The Athletic Councl[ deserve our hest 

bouquets for e:"cellent organization and 

IeMlership. 

:\Iiss Stinson tame back to us this year 

after taking a course at Columbia Uni 

\'crsity, and she is giving liS (In altogether 

different cOlITse in gymnastics and dancing. 

She is working for perfect llluscle coordination 

in every girl. The girls are find· 

ill!; this course very fascinating and new. 

\re are looking forward to a Demonstration 

onJ\lay the 3rd, and already wc 

are working strenuously in c:"tra classes of 

tumbling am! gymnastics, and we are 

practising the art of salesmanship. 

~V 

OLLEYB.\LL held the attention 

of the sport fans in 

,\'ovel11ber. The games were 

played off in two tournaments 

on Thursday nights 

I~ 

after school. Both schedules 

ran off sllloo1hly, thanks to Elvera Bricker. 

J11 L' pper School SA won after a hard 

strllgl!le and in Lower School lC came out 

victorious. fn the final championship game, 

even though the scconds lacked e:"perience 

they had all the lifths alarmed and on their 

toes. The game was very close all(! a great 

many spectators cheered and booed from 

thc si(!elilles. But SA won the gallle with 

a score of 13-9. Yea SA! In Upper School, 

a few of the l!ir15 who know the ups and 

downs of volleyball arc Betty l'\icklin, 

!\onna King all(1 ~\rargaret '1'orick; in 

Lower School ~\lay Gears, J\[ary I-:olodnick 

a11([ Anne Shilton can follow a volleyball 

pretty well. 

58 challenged the school champs, who 

i)lush to S

116 

~ l 

Jar\'is 

T ":.\:'-1 of archers from 

compeled in a meet 

at .\rmOUf Heif.:hts for '1'0 

TonlO Secondary Schools in 

:'\ovember. Each ~irl shot 

twenty - fouT arrows from 

distances of forty. thiny and twenly yards. 

The Jar\'is Jl:irls lacked experience in outdoor 

shootin~ and did not come Qui on top: 

hut they all did their best. and what mOTe 

Gin we ('xlX'(:t. ~Iar~arel (;ould. lsabel 

Hallon and BellY Xicklin seem 10 be tryin~ 

to put CUI>id OUI of business. 

Back ill jar\'is. archery is a \"('ry popular 

"pOri amnnf!: lhe fourths and fifths. Ewry 

Tuesday :tooul forty ardent Robin Hood 

follower!' perfect their style and aim. Th~ 

holes in the t

118 

?llixed badminton is ~atherinj:{ a large 

number of satellites who play on Fridays. 

Ralph Shiltoll is in charg-e and has made a 

beautiful job of organizing the games. Each 

couple has at least two games a night. Some 

of the outstanding COUI}les are Pete ]ohn 

.son ami Audrey L'pton. who won the mixed 

doubles at the interschool tournament, 

Helen Read and L10yd Chandler. and Joy 

\rinlers and Ralph Shilton. 

~Iay we (llIole: '"The early couple gets 

the court", If you w;1ll1 (0 play firs!, don't 

get a detention. 

warm days of Spring: 

bring out the tennis players 

and once more the long-suf- 

HE 

~Ir 

• '- ferillg truck drivers han" 

~ competition for the possession 

of the jaT\,js tennis 

eotlns. 

The doubles' tournament was played in 

the Fall and the official singles' tourney 

will bcj!in after East('r. Joy Winters and 

Audrey upton won the doubles. but 

.\Iarjorie Smith and Ruth L'pshall j!ave 

them a ~ood stiff li;.:hl. As for our leader, 

Helen Read knows the j!ame well, and she 

is willin.lt: to leach all newcomers and those 

ambitionles." fence-sillers who perch and 

walch. 

i\larjorie Smith. our third form star, h,l~ 

flowered Ollt into a beautiful player, and 

wc're expeclinJ.,: great lhin~s from her. 

JIB 

ASKI':TBALL easily ranks 

first amonJ..: Jarvis g:irl. 011 

'\[arch 7th .\liss 5li11son took 

1.-=J1 Ill' Ihe 111'0 fifth form leams 

rw to Branksollle Hall 10 play 

their two teams. \Ye weTo,; 

literally and fig"uratively whitewashed. 

Branksome girls certainly have some pretty 


team-work. They are playin~ a return 

j!ame al Jarvi-" on .\Iarch 14. Play hard, 

]arvisites! 

Back at ]an,is Ihe lournament is still 

!!oin,!! stron~. :'\orma "inl:: has arrang:e

JARVIS 

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119 

Naomi Trudeau and Elsie Leaworthy are 

some of our Lower School minnows, and in 

Upper School, Alice :Ylarshall, Clara Ratton 

and l\Iay l\IcKinney rank among fastest 

whales. 

draws the more 

ardent table-tennis fans on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

~1l:'.1 JIPING-PO~G 

after school to the lunch- 

~ room. The Upper Schoolers 

sent in a petition begging that 

ping-pong be abolished during noon hour, 

and now we notice that more girls are eating 

at school. Is it possible that a few balls 

flying around could have frightened them? 

On Tuesdays the Lower School girls and 

on Thursdays the Upper School girls slam 

the balls around between badminton games. 

Mary Sarjeant, who is in charge of all 

ping-pongers, is arranging a tournament to 

be run off very soon. Watch your bulletin 

boards, you table-tennis enthusiasts, for 

further details, and also watch Norma 

Brisden, Clara Hatton and Jean Ross, some 

real ping-pongers. But all the girls who 

play table-tennis here are rapidly becoming 

expert. 

]IBA T S and balls will be 

brought out very soon and 

baseball will be again in the 

~ 11 spotlight. The tournaments 

~"\. are scheduled to start after 

'. Easter. ~i[arg. Yorick, who is 

running the show, expects all the forms to 

enter at least one team in the battle. We 

know that neither she will be disappointed 

nor will we be disappointed in her 

schedule. 

The home runs will be frequent this year, 

thanks to such all-stars as Roberta Mac 

Donald, Norma King and Sylvia Levitt. 

GYM BOUQUETS 

Orchids to Audrey Upton and her pals 

who played some super games at the interschool 

badminton tournament. 

'Ye send our regrets to Riverdale, who 

lost an all-star athlete and a good sport, 

but we congratulate ourselves for having 

gained Betty Benning. 

We present corsages of gardenias to 

Dorothy Hewetson, Elvera Bricker, Ruth 

Janney and Gay Armour for superlative 

dancing in the fifth form dancing class. We 

can't describe Marion Staples' jitterbugging. 

Extra special orchids to Miss Stinson, 

who is putting a lot of time and energy into 

training the girls for the Demonstration. 

Jean Ross and Mary Mazaris 'boast that 

they are the fastest forwards on the basketball 

floor this year. We can believe it. We 

had to guard them once. 

The Lower School has given us Naomi 

Trudeau, Bernice Jardine, Pamela Davidson, 

Lillian Gibson, Ruth Holmes and 

Juanita Wolward, who will bear watching 

in a few years. 

Daffodils to all the girls who played 

in the Branksome - Jarvis games. They 

played well! A car-load of roses to Branksome 

for a super-swell tea after the games. 

The girls entertained us royally. 

A carnation to every Jarvis girl for her 

neat uniform and shoes! 

MARGARET BENNETT 

So far no mention has been made of 

Marg. She is an outstanding athlete in 

practically all sports. She is chairman of 

the Athletic Council, and leader of archery. 

She played on the SA team in volleyball, 

and was one of the girls who represented 

Jarvis at the Interschool Badminton 

Tournaments. She is a good guard and a 

good forward in basketball games. Most of 

all, she is a good sport.

120 THE MAG ET. 1940


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... dimly he heard applause, admiring remarks 

... far below he saw Niccolo's face 

glowing with surprise and delight and 

something else . . . almost pride . . . now 

perhaps Niccolo would not mind about the 

horse, he thought vaguely ... and suddenly 

it burst on him what had happened: 

he had the prize, no matter how ... His 

mind wandered for a moment on the subject 

of his unknown benefactor, then, as 

again a cheer rose, he turned and smiled 

and bowed to the people ... it was his 

triumph .... he looked at his picture 

how could he have ever painted that) ... 

He felt the sway and excitement of the 

crowd, the laughter and congratulations of 

his friends ... far away in the distance he 

saw the green hills dark behind the gaily 

dressed peasants .... 

The only thing he failed to notice was 

two men who quietly walked away, one 

hurrying -the other who had stopped to look 

back at :'1ichele being borne away by his 

companions. 

"Look," he said, "his first success 

He will go far if he keeps to iL" He 

sighed. "I remember ...." 

"\Ve are late," said the other, touching 

his sleeve, "come, Leonardo." 

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126 

(CON/;Nurd from JlGI' .'4.) 

That night we a~ain met some friends by 

singing "Clementine" on the steps of a 

cafe; a whole group J!athcred, consislin~ 

mostly of Americans. with a few Danish 

students mixed in who could speak a litlIe 

Enl{lish and were Oul lookin,!!: for fun. 

,re had a riotous evcnin,l!:. and it was very 

late when we finally J.:ot back to the hotel. 

From there OUT jourrwy took us to Salzburg, 

where mountains 'Illd music combine 

in a nc\"cr-lO-be-fofJ.:0ttcn charm. Die 

\ricllcr Philharmoniker Orchestra gave us 

the lovelY mllSic of Beethoven and Brahms 

with such artistry Ihat we weTe cnchantc(l. 

Salzburg and Illusic and maybe the mountains 

and the clean fresh Tyrolean air do 

strange thin,l!:s ('\'en to mundane Canadians. 

After a ni,2:hl in the mountains of SQmmerin~ 

we were on our way to \'ienna. 

Strauss waltzes. mool1li~ht on the blue 

Danube. snatches of SOIl~ in the open-air 

cafes of the Rin"strasse. lau~hter in the 

Prater - did \"ienna still mean all these 

thin~s? Franz Joseph was ~one from 

Schoen Brunn: had the old \'ienna gone 

with him? We wanted the comic-opera 

rienna, but would we fllld it? 

First of all we found that there is no 

place called \"ienna" Its nati,"es call it 

",,"ien;' but I am sure I will always think 

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So, once again the fairest queen of all 

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fairies danced with the ll1oonflowers, and 

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How did I learn all this? ,Vell, you see, 

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REIO'S BARBER SHOP 

WHERE 

HAIRCUTTING IS AN ART 

Your satisfaction is our ambition and 

your patl'onage will be appreciated 

417 Bloor St. E. MI. 0053 

At Sherbourne St. 

m~e 

Collegiate Printing a Specialty 

1Jmpertal 'ress 

Business and Society Printing 

JOHN T. SHILTON, Manager Phone: ELgin 9757 

202 DALHOUSIE STREET, TORONTO 2

128 


Wellesley Variety 

Shoppe 

P. $HNIFFER, Prop. 

Anything you nettl in 

SCHOOL SUPPLiES 

Wr H;l\'r h. 

The JAMES TEXTS 

We have on hand all their t: ...amination 

Reprints. Model ans"'enJ to examination 

papeNl. T."anslation and 

KC)'lI for Latin, French and Gel"m:tn, 

Outlines of lIislol'Y. 

Science Outline!! arl(] lIelll~. 

Teachers' ;\Ild Students' Notes HIlIl 

Helps on the J}rcscl"jhcd 

Uteratul'l~ for ]!)40. 

224 WclJesJey St. Toronto 

0634-Mldway-9657 

RA. 2303 

WinC)na f1C)wen 

413 BLOOR ST. EAST 

At Shcl'boul'lle 

11'1': SI':X/) "'/.OII'1':R.') .1.\Tll'lfl':/a: !.V 

TlIl~ 

II'OHU> 

WadI' "Is there :111\' :pert guidance as to )'ou\' 

ehoice or a career. ~o obligation, 

12 SCHOOLS IK TORO~TO 

SDAW 

BUSINESS 

SCHOOLS 

DAY - NIGHT and 

HOME STUDY COURSES


Are You Looki'lIg - - - 

FOR HEALTH AND FUN 

PLAY \VITH EQUIPMENT 

bv 

Jack Watson ~~~;I~g. 201 TC:,::~~ St. 

(COlltinN,d J~o", ~r.' 03.) 

cOll~h Ill). We tried countin~ his teeth. but 

gal nipped. What could we do? 

Generally sl>eaking. the questions were 

handled very well, but a few should gel 

rid of those overworked phrases like "Conrldcnlially 

.. :' \rallace l.otlo is outstanding 

in that he was the only one who mentioned 

Ihat 'questionnaire' was spelled 

wrOll1: on the circular. It should ha,-c had 

I wo '·n's". 

Dixon Goodrick J.:ets the brass ring for 

the best questionnaire, but why did he tear 

ofi the remarks? As one fish said to the 

other l>efore the whale's mouth, "We won't 

,go inlo that jusl now". 

P.S. So many students put down their 

telephone numbers Ihal it has been deemed 

advisable to relea-sc Ihem at a nominal per 

capita fee. Addilional information is at an 

additional charge. See us now! 

Compliments of the Lewis Drug Store 

Canada Bread Co. 

Limited 

* 

Manufacturers of 

BUTTER-NUT BREAD 

"Rich as BUfler - SWI'I'l as ;] Nut" 

200 Wellesley Street 

COt'. 

B1CCkCl' 

RA. 4333 

• 

PRESCRIPTIONS 

Toilflries - Cosmetics - Sundries 

Film Developing and Printing 

• 

Tasty SJndwiches. 

Pastries. Lunches 

Hot or Cold BeverJ.ges 

Ifi1livered Promptly 

EAT AT OUR SANDWICH BAR


fjr-()wn~~ 

DISCOUNTS TO STUDENTS 

Athletic ~quipment 

Complete stock of Sports Equipment for every game at all times. 

Cleveland and C.C.M. Bicycles. 

BROWN'S SPORTS & CYCLE CO., LIMITED 

Open Evenings. W A. 2337 

343-345 Yonge St., Toronto 

MARSHALL'S DRUG 

STORES 

DISPENSING CHEMISTS 

Serving Toronto for over Fifty Years. 

310 Queen Street East 

Branches: 

532 Queen Street West 

15 Manitou Rd., Centre Island 

412 SummerhiIl Ave. 

East of MacLennan Hill 

Will Telegraph Orders for all parts of the 

World on Short Notice. 

FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 

FLORAL DESIGNS 

OUR SPECIALTY 

Artistically Arranged and 

on Short Notice. 

5-7 Yonge St. Arcade 

13 BIoor St. W. 

Delivered 

EL. 5211 

KI. 3374 

Ntcturia Olullrgr 

10 the 

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 

Founded by Royal Charter in 1836 "for the general education of youth 

in the various branches of Literature and Science on Christian Principles". 

As one of the Federated Colleges in the Faculty of Arts of the 

University of Toronto, Victoria College enrols students in all 

courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor 

of Commerce and preparatory to admission to the schools of 

Graduate Studies. Divinity. Education. Law and Medicine. 

In the i\nnesley Hall \Vomen's Residences and \Vymilvvood, accommodation 

is available for women students of Victoria College. In 

the Victoria CoJlege Residences accommodation is available for 

men students in Arts. and for a limited number of men students 

enrolled in other colleges and facl;lties. 

For full information, including calendars and bulletins, 

apply to the Registrar, Victoria College, Toronto.


For the best of 

Health drink 

Milk 

For the best of 

Milk drink 

Gibb's 

• 

Gibb's Woodbine Dairy 

162 BROADVIEW AVE. 

GL. 1510 

Compliments of 

VIGNEUX BROS. 

990 Bay St. Toronto, Ont. 

AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH 

We sell: 

Used records 7 for $1.00 

Dorais Stationery 

Bleeker and WeIIesley Sts• 

REGENT WOOLS 

SILK STOCKINGS 

COUTTS GREETING CARDS 

and 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES 

Come in and look around. 

• ;I:*I~ 

EVERYTHING 

IN 

ATHLETIC SUPPLIES 

GUNS 

RUGBY 

HOCKEY 

FISHING 

TACKLE 

HARRY B. KENNEDY LIMITED 

113 KING ST. WEST ~~Eflt'vJ~J~t~Yf'l 

Where 

CHARLIES 

YEAST 

DONUTS 

are made. 

Always say 

"Charlies"


You can safely put "all your apples in one basket" when 

it comes to Advertisers' service. Our skilled craftsmen are 

motivated by one desire only-to satisfy the "teacher" 

with fast and dependable service in ART-WORK, ENGRAV 

ING, PHOTOGRAPHY and STEREOTYPES. 

Top quality at a fair price is our "Apple for the Teacher". 

• 

Phone WAverley 4071

FREEMAN'S 

FORMAL 

CLOTHES 

Toronto Typist 

wms 

W arid)s Fair 

Title 

Weller grad uate wins International 

Title competing with typists from 

all the United States and Canada. 

Three Stores to Serve You 

371 YongeSt. 

256 College St. 

59 Queen St. E. - 

KI. 3270 

KI. 0991 

EL. 2027 

HOOPER'S DRUG STORE 

Bloor and Sherbourne Sts. 

RAndolph 4165 

8 Branches in Toronto 

• 

HOOPER'S BABY POINT 

PHARMACY 

389 Jane St. JU. 0868 

Prompt Delivery Service 

The Welcome Tea Room 

202 Wellesley Street 

FULL COURSE DINNER 

DELICIOUS 

SANDWICHES 

SODA FOUNTAIN SERVICE 

MIdway 0142 

We Deliver 

At the New York World's Fair. 

Charlie White, a student from 

\Veller College. Toronto. competing 

with typists from all parts of the 

Continent. won an International 

Championship for Speed and Ac· 

curacy at record-breakin,l! speed 

of 101 words per minute. 

Again in open competition the supremacy 

of our graduates is maintained. 

Though YOU may not obtain championship 

honours, a Weller College 

diploma is an "open sesame" to a 

lucrative position and is proof that 

you are an expert. 

• 

WELLER f;OLLEGE 

Phone KI. 3171 

25 Bloor St. W. Toronto

FOR [OmPLETE EnjOymEnT 

EnERGIZinG 

5ATI5FYlnG 

AnD 

DELlCIOU5 

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