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ENJOY LITERARY
(Continued frons, Page One)
The presentation of Proficiency
Prizes by Mr. Abner Cosens follow-
ied, and were awarded as follows:
First Carter Scholarship, Huron
County, E.0 Jean Webster. •
• Scholarship in Classics and French
at Western University, E. Jean Web-
ster.
R. Vanstone Proficiency in Upper
School Mathematics and Sciences,
Milan Moore.
• T. C. King Proficiency in Upper
School Subjects, Jean Webster.
Judge Holmes, Proficiency in Mid-
dle School Mathematics, Tom Wilson.
Abner Cosens ,Proficiency : in Forni
III, June Buchanan.
Women's `Institute Proficiency.
Form II, John Campbell.
C. P. Smith Proficiency in Form I,
Isabel McKinnon.
Miss Jean Webster was not present
dtie to illness.
The graduation diplomas were then.
presented by Principal .G. L. Brack-
enbury.
The Valedeticr.Y
Address, written
by Jean Webster, was read, by :Millan
Moore.
Valedictory Address
"Tot in 'vain the distafiee beckons,
Forward, forward let "ug range,
Let the great world wing fprever
Down the tinging grooves of
change." •
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selves at the close of .our school days
at the ,old School th on hool c
High ]ill;
g e 1
We realize that there will be, for its,
no returning toe the familiar class-
rooms, for the years of our . High
School 'days are gone forever, We
have left W.H.oa•, passing the torch
on to other hands, and wishing them
every success in maintaining the glory
of the "red and white" which we have
striven so hard to uphold. ,The march,
of life is ever on, and no matter how
much we should like to linger, we
must hasten on with a brief farewell.
Out parting has been a mingling 'of
joy and sorrow; joy because we are
movingt ,something newandun-
discovered,
oo o,o g
discovered, and,we are eager to try
our wings in the world opening before.
us; sorrow,_for we •are loathe to leave
old friends and old familiar places.
that have stories attached to them,
and to say farewell to the teachers
who have been .our, guides along this
partof the,road of our`: lives.
It seems but yesterday' that we en-
tered Wingham High School as fri-
ghtened children.'
ri-ghtened.children.' We were shy and
somewhat bewildered, there were so
many people, so few *e knew. More-
over, the subjects were strange and
new, and the walls` of the school
seemed to glare at us coldly. Soon,
however, their cold stare change to a
smile of warmth and welcome. We
learned to feel at home and to know
our teachers, and friendships, which
may never be broken, began. Then
we could imagine that far -distant
trine when we should leave school, it
would be such a happy occasion, for
then we should know so very much,
and we should be free.
Yet our school days sped by "Hap-
py days are wont to go rapidly!"
Each year brought with it increasing
difficulties in the maze of studies.
These difficulties were smoothed ov-
er, only to be succeeded by fresh on-
es. Now, at last, we have Zeached
that time for which we longed in First
Form, but it is quite unlike our earl-
ier 'expectations. We. have not learn-
ed everything; life does not sail on
from day to day on calm waters. New
difficulties spring up in our work to
perplex us. We see that the more we
learn, the more we find out there is
to learn. What we , as children so
fondly imagined, is not true. (We are
not .glad to leave school.)
Many things have happened; many
battles have been lost and many bat-
tles won, and now we find ourselves
being thrown out into the world, to
seek for ourselves, and to make what
we can of our lives. Some of us go
into the Universities and Normals,
and some into business, but, whatever
we do, whevere we are, may we
"Honour yet the school we knew, the
best Schoorof alt"
The days we spent in High School
will soon be only a happy memory.
How pleasant' it will be some day in
the future to sit before a glowing fire
with "Thoughts of other days around
us." We shall see again the faces of
old comrades, hear their voices, and
enjoy with them again the many hum-
orous incidents of our school days.
We shall rernem•ber the excitement of
the days preceding the Commence-
ment and all the preparation it in-
volved. We shall discuss again the
"Inspection" and "Field Day" and the
outstanding games, in which we were
either participants or excited onlook-
ers. We can never forget the final
examinations, and that hurried, des-
perate week of stduy.
Our thoughts will wander back to
our teachers, and the debt we owe to
them. It is they who, enduring our
evasions and our annoying methods
of study, have imparted to es in ad-
dition to material knowledge, true
ideals and have pointed us to our
duty. We can never shake off their
influence on our lives. We have have
been taught to value the worth of.
character, and ndt to measure success
in life by money. We have learned to
assume responsibility, to overcome
difficulty, and to realize that true hap-
piness comes in doing one's duty and
in serving others. We have learned
the lesson of self-discipline which will
be so valuable to us in years to come.
These are some of the debts which
we owe to our school and .our teach-
ers. ,We can never hope to repay
them. We can only thank them, and
those of us who enter the teaching
profession, can remember them, and
guide and help our pupils as our tea-
chers have guided and helped us,
We will always
remember our
prin-
cipal,
cipal,
Mr. Brackenbury, and his ef-
ficient manner of governing our
school. We have all, at some time or
other,gone to him for a "late slip",
with an 'inner trembling, for had we
really any satisfactory excuse? We
were hastily reassured by his kindly
senile, and hurried to our room,
clutching that precious' little card, We
Will remember his good sportsman-
ship, #ttry
she and to imitate it.
We will remember Miss MacGregor
in ,her attempt to make us see the
values in thestudy of the Classics.
We perhaps felt rather dubious at the;
said "Classics help us, to understand.
People." Sher too by en ours
g?ng us
to participate in school athletics, help-
ed us to realize the truth in Weiling-',
ton's famous words "Waterloo was
won on the playing fields of Eton.'!
We will remember Miss McDonald,
as she led us through the labyrinth
of mathematics, In future years we
will realize their values, too, •and be
glad that mathematics trained our
minds to think quickly and reason.
logically.
Miss Hammond, Miss Carson, and',
Mr. Bigelow, and their untiring ef-
forts to help us in French,' English, •
. Physical �
Histor y andTraining, wi1L
occupy no smaller place in our mem-
ories. Who can think of the High,
School, either, without remembering
our Caretaker, Mr. Bowers, with his
twinkling smile, and his, kindly word
for anyone in trouble.
Itis indeed in difficult times that
We are leaving our school's protecting
wing; but it has ,been said that the
youth is in less danger in such times
as these than in times of prosperity:
that opposition is a great help to man,
for that is what he needs to develop
his character.'Therefore, we need not
despair; rather, let us be filled with
boundless optimism. There have been
depressions before, economic and so-
cial changes, yet the world has mov-
ed up and on, It is from the school
children of to -day that the leaders of
to -morrow will come.
"You who are young, it is you, it is
you
Who have made the dreams of the
world come true."
Throughout the ages this has ever
proved'the case. We, who have pass-
ed through High School, have a better
than average chance. Hundreds of
girls and boys of our . own age, were
taken from school long ago (children
who would have been glad to continue
there longer). Their opportunities
have been few. But we have been
fortunate: we have gained our Hon-
our Matriculation, which signifies that
we have passed certain requirements,
and that we are better equipped for
facing life than many. We have train-
ed our minds bywrestling with math-
ematics: and languages. We have had
an education.
Nor should our ,: education stop
when we have left school. There is
always much to learn, and we must
always be ready to learn more, from
our everyday life, from our reading,
from our own experiences. Thanks to
our school education, we can enjoy
studying from books. The vast treas-
ures of poetry and prose are at our
disposal.
So we, the graduating class of 1933,
will always hold dear the days pass-
ed in Wingham High School; and
now, may we face the future, one and
all, with
An eye of power, a kindly heart,
A patient purpose, silent -nursed.
E. J. Webster.
* * *
Another milestone atom theviay bf time, but the time will come when we
life has been passeel, and .we, the 'grid- rshail see tile wisdom
of her words. I
' actIn
g o asg . o ,::. x981,havb
ms t£
shall never
forget et
that she
The second part of the program
was a presentation by the students of
the school. The Glee Club, under the
leadership of George Smith, sang
"Vive L'Amour" and "Alouette" and
the boys of the Glee Club sang "Billy
Boy." "'`
Members of the Glee Club, in addi-
tions to the dancers, are: Mary
Dow, Pianist; Florence Hodgins, Ber-
nice Blake, Corinne McLean, Lenora
Higgins, Agnes Gillespie, Donelda
McLean, Beatrice Culbert, Hazel Or -
vis; Carmen Hetherington, Joe Ella-
cott, Melville Mathers, Carl McKay,
John Norman, Bill Craig, Jack Herd,
Geo. Johnston, Harold Skelding,
Creighton Reid, Rae Thompson, Jack
Pollock, Alton Adams, Tom Wilson,
Jini Weir, Jim Thompson, George
Brackenbury, John Lane.
A Swedish dance "Dal Dans" was
given by, Very Fry, Catherine Nor -
trop, Muriel Ross, Lily Waller, Mary
Robertson and Hazel Armstrong; and
the Royal Minuet by, Frances Currie,
Tena Reid, Muriel Ross, Mildred
Field, Mary Robertson, Isabel Hab-
kirk, Very Fry and Laura Campbell.
The Prophet's Address, written by
Frances Currie, was read by Elgin
Coutts.
PROPHE'T'S ADDRESS
I sat beside the sinould'ring flames,
My Latin in my hand,
Looking its pages o'er and o'er,
For tomorrow there was an exam.
Instead I gazed into the fire,
Seeing pictures there,
Of many, many years from now—
Most comical and rare.
Wingham—It was so different then;
Everything was changed;
The people, stores,— and even
n
Were differently arra ged
Cruikshank;
The first I spited was Bill Crux ,
didn't look,so neat,
_...
Standing in front of his barber shop
p
Trying tohide his ;feet.
streets
They'd street:; car lines, and as I gazed
Cat.herine Nortro�, or at m
y
shoe,
The stores ;,had different names all
through;
The people and the
Strange;
I hardly knew a single soul,
And all ,about was nought
change, •
streets, were
but
The next, in front of his hardware
Store, '
Stood a wretched Murray Rae,
Hands in pocket and eyes downcast;
I approached and hailed hien: "Say,
How's business?" which I noticed
Murray was just forming.
"It's terrible this afternoon,
And slacks right, off .in the
ing,"
I asked all about the gang
And dear old Wingham High;
He said it was much larger now,
And was teaching the pupils,to fly.
"And where are all the teachers now,
Helen R., M. E.,. Muriel, and Kate,
Brack, P. J., and last of all,
IVir, Bowers who was never late?"
morn -
"Oh! Miss McGregor of Latin
Who could the papers fix,
Is conducting a column in The
Under the name of Dorothy
"Miss Carson still is running
In the same old little ford;
I've often wondered to myself—
Did. she never get terribly bored?
"And Miss McDonald, the Math. ex-
pert,
On a ranch, had nearly died;
They had held no hope for the
boy girl,
When her bucking
shied.
fame
Globe,
Dix.
`round
"Brack., poor
wizard,
From whom we all could learn,
Is now enjoying a well-earned rest,
In a home for'the aged and infirm.
broncho
cow -
had
man, that Science
P. J. Bigelow, of militia fame,
Has won a coveted pennant,
He's starring now for M.G.M.,
In the 'show, "Smilin' Lieutenant."
"Torn Wilson who
mild,
Is courting Donalda Fixture;
They announced the engagement the.
other night,
Isn't it a funny mixture?"
was so nice and
I thanked old Murray for the
And went upon my way,
To meet perhaps another pal,
Friend of my childhoods day.
I met Jim Weir, the poor old soul,
Sad, sad look his face did mar;
He said he had been to a salesman
About the selling his car.
news,
"This is the day of youth," the sales-
man said,
"Of changing
Your crate was
I will not bid
"He called my
an awfull
said 'it wasw
•thing,
He
And yet," sobbed Jim, "I like my ford
Bound up with wire and every-
thing."
line in all design.
made in '23;
a single dime."
car an
ancient
can,
I asked Jim 'bout the Thompson two.
Are they as fine as folk tate be?"
"I've known them twenty years" said
Weir,
"They live not far away from me;
"The Mrs. fears that Jim will perish;
A thing like that would break their
home;
She's always sure that he will die
And leave her pegging on alone.
"Jack Pollock is a thrifty pian
Who likes to salt his scads away;
He puts them in a mustard can
And keeps them for a rainy day.
"Alton Adams nigh two score years
Was twisted with an awful pain;
His head affected, his bones we
sore;
He hobbled on
"He
got some
Store;
He rubbed it on his legs and brow;
And now most six times every day
He runs to milk the brindle cow,
a basswood cane.
e
tonic at Tena's Drug
"Pearl Jones one
pieces—
Yes,—she got in a hustle;
Now all the kids around the town
Use' her for a jig -saw puzzle,
"Well!" saki Jim, I must be going,
As I have heavy chores to do,
again
I hope.,, if you're around
We may see inose of you,"
I left him, and turned to a small news
stand,
.it
Whichch was on the opposite s treet;,
day went all to
I saw someone at and fatstiliat too, John Norilan was in charge of 9t,i
Minting aboard with, parcels laden Crack shot% of honour seat
I 'bought,a copy of :'Advanced Tirne.s,'
While listening to his chatter;
I
turned andsaid d as I read ad the news a
"Why, John, you're geeting faterl"
So then I walked on down the street,
Reading the Wingham news;
The bits that did surprise nae mast
I will repeat to you, '
1
Vera . Fry, Bernice, and Helen Miller
Donelda and Mary Wright,
Were starring in first class chorus
At: the Lyceum every, night.
And here's an ad. =why bless my
' soul!
It`s from Florence Hodgins of re-
nown; ,
She's a prima donna now, and has
A class in Lower Town.
And Rae Thompson had just begun
A little Glee Club of his own;
On 42nd Street it stands—
Thompson's Horne of Tinny Tone.
Now he has many puplis going
To his school upon the hill,
Among his, tried and lusty singers,
Are Creighton Reid and Jim McGill.
What's this that mars the Wingham
news?
Manslaughter Charge over Love
affair—
Noted Runner Nearly Kills a Man—
Nor Does .His Own Love's Sorrow
Share.
Jack Herd declared that a job in
Wingham
Was too lowering to his class;
He set out for a larger place
But Belmore he could not pass.
And here's Granpa Scott of old form
IV
Several wives has married ,
And due to his loud and wicked roar
'With him none long has ,,tarried.
Now Carl McKay, that lanky Scot,
Has taken to kite flying,
In a contest late he beat the lot;
Surely the "Advanced" could not be
lying.
Audrey McMiclieal,
star,
Has worked her way tb fame;
Her motto is, "Run around and score,
Play up, play up, and play the
game:"
our basketball
Eric Bibby, the last on this list,
His native country called him home
His girl too tall to suit him well—
He embarked on the `Winniepeg
all alone.
It was getting cold -I felt so queer—
The wind blew a strong, cold blast,
That whipped the copy of "Advanced
Times"
Down the
grasp.
I opened my
thrice;
My surroundings they all were
gone;
Intead of being in '53
I was in a chair at home.
street
and from my
eyes and blinked thein
The fire had died, the coals were
black,
was I a
s all alone;
My dream—it must have lasted long;
• It was nearly half past one.
And just in case that ne'er again
Such dream may come„ to me,
I have related it to you.
Do you think it's what
night be?
And now that I've prophesied each
in turn,
All hitt one as you can see,
I'll leave you just to figure out
My place in history.
An exhibition of Danish Calisthen-
ics was given by eleven boys: John
Preston, leader; Joe Ellacott, George
Robertson, Ross Howson, 13i11 Craig,
Geo. Johnston, Wilfred. Pickell, 'Don-
ald Fortune, Lloyd Henderson, Lloyd
Proctor, John Campbell, These Dan-
ish exercises are a new system physi-
cal training of rythrical exericses
that were introduced in the local
school for the first time last year.
This demonstration was divided into
three groups with 5 exercises in each
group.
Jim Thompson and George Brack-
enbury gave an exhibition of apparat
us work, first
on the parallel bars
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second on the lowhorizontal
bars,and
third an the high horizontal bar,
The presentation of the play "Id
On Parte Francais" was well received
by the audience and every member of
the cast played their part exception-
ally well;
The cast of .characters; Mr, Sprig -
gins, who lets lodgings, Alton Adams;
Mrs, Spriggins, his wife, June Buch-
anan; Angelina, their daughter, Mar-
ion Mitchell; Anna Maria, maid of all
work, Anna Chittick • Major Resulus.
Rattan, anirate officer, Jack Pollock;
Julia, his, wife, Mary Dobie; Victor
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Dubois; a young Frenchn aan , Rae
m son,manager, p Stageg , Roland
Ilutton; assistants, Chester Stewart,
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Synopsis of the Play
The scene is Dipwell, a fashionable
seaside resort in South England,
about 1850. Mr. Spriggins, a speculat-
ing English tenant of the middle class
is moving his family into the attic so
that he can sub-letevery square inch
of deal board. He intends to attract
the better classof lodgers from am-
ong 'foreigners of'distinction.' He has A meeting of the A,Y,P,A, was held
begun the study of French for this' in the basement of the church Mon-
purpos•e on the `remarkably expediti- day, Feb. 5th, at 8 o'clock. The meet-
ous' system of "French Before Break- ing came to order with the singing
fast." A sign hung in his parlour win- of a hymn and a prayer was read' by
dow announces: "Lodging to Let, Ici the President.
On Parle Francais" (French is spok- The election of officers then ensued
en here). Mrs. Spriggins, a patrician and the following are the ones elected
lady descended from the Fitt Penton- to office by the meeting:
villes, is much perturbed about the Hon. Pres. --Mr. Hayes.
scheme, but, with great reluctances, President—Mr. Spittal.
submits to her husband's wishes. 1st Vice Pres.—Mr. Mellor.
Their daguhter, Angelina, is a beauti- 2nd Vice Pres.—Mr. Les. Buckman. •
lodgings" again and decides to stay,
Mr. Spriggins thanks her and tells his
wife that as for French, hegives up
all idea of it, whether before or af-
ter breakfast, and will never consci-
entiously have it in his power to say
"Ici On Parle Francais".
A.Y.P.A. ELECT
OFFI,CERS FOR 1934
ful girl whose finer qualities stand out
in vivd contrast to those of her fa-
ther.
Victor Dubois, a young Frenchman
of wealthy family, in Paris, has come
to Dipwell in search of . Angelina
whom he had met at a dinner party
in Paris about- three months before.
With him arrives Mrs. (Major) Rat-
Secretary—Miss Cora Phair.
Treasurer—Mr. Reg. Douglas.
Executive Committee—Miss Cather-
ine Nortrop, Miss Beverly Small, Mrs.
A. Forbes, Mr. Eric Bibby.
Chaplin—Mr. Campbell.
It was moved by Mr. Mellor and
seconded by Mr. Joe Ellacott, that
we have a membership campaign:—
from Carried.
an, who had become separated
her husband when the train pulled out The leaders chosen for this cam -
from the station and left him.
Observing the sign in the Spriggins'
window Victor decides to obtain an
apartment for Mrs, Rattan. Mr.
Spriggings' "French Before Break-
fast" fails utterly before the tirade of
the young Frenchman. The 'apart-
ment' is rented, attendance included,
and Victor is about to set out in his
search for "the object of his admir-
ation" when he perceives Angelina.
Angelina, afraid of betraying her feel-
ings in her father's presence, leaves.
Victor 'makes reflection in the inter-
ior of himself" and rents one other
apartment.
The Spriggins' maid, Anna Maria,
refuses to be a slave and quits her
job, leaving the master "a -brushing of
the boots" and the `missus' "a -doing
the cooking." In the confusion the
Major, who has 'learned that a lady
answering the description of his wife
had taken lodgings on this side of the
street, arrives mid "fire and fury" and
demands that Spriggins produce his
female lodgers.
To get rid of 'this roaring Ojibway' programme was rendered: violin solo,
Spriggins passes his own wife off as Kenneth Johnston; solo, Mr. Les.
his female tenant. The Major leaves Buckman; reading, Mr. Eric Bibby;
in a rage. Mrs. Rattan, who has been solo, Mr. Les Buckman.
in her apartment is informed of her The meeting caiue to a close with
husband's arrival and departure. She the singing of a hymn and • the bene -
then goes in search of the Major. diction was pronounced by the Pres -
The Major, still raging, returns lat-
er without his wife, He pereceives
Victor, is beyond himself with anger,
and challenges the "insolent puppy"
to a duel, which begins across Mr,
Spriggins' 'best bit of nhohogany•'
Luckily for the young Frenchman,
the :ktajor sees his wife coming up
the street. He determines to learn the
truth, hides behind the curtains, but
keeps the rest tinder cover of his pis-
tol. Mrs. Rattan enters, enquires for
1 he is
jeal-
ous
suggests
that husband,
l
her u gg
,
of Victor, who she says, has came
to this town to look for a young lady
he met at a ball in Paris.
The Major rushes forth from his
hiding place, dragging, down the our -
tains, to the distnay of. Mr: and Mrs.
Spriggins. Having satisfied himself of
Victor's love for Angelina, he pro-
nounces his benediction upon them,
t
only to be interrupted byMr.•Sri P g,
gins, who insists that as he is only
the young lady's father, lie should
h AS he
have some say ant e matter,
is accepting Victor as his son-in-law,
Anna Maria the Maid returns "to de-
]nand her 'wages. She hears Mr,
Spriggins'say that he wall riever "let
paign were as follows Blues,' Miss
Doris Fells, Mr. Herb. Fuller; Reds,
Miss Beverly Small, Mr. Mervin Tem-
pleman.
It was moved by Mr. Campbell and
seconded by Miss Jean Mellor, that
we have a social evening on Monday,
Feb. 12th. (Carried). It was decided
that we should not have a banquet.
The campaign should last for one
week, ending Monday, Feb. 12, and
all those who have joined and also
prospective members should come to
the social.
It was moved by Miss Doris Fells
and seconded by Miss Elsie Bowden
that when arrangements for a social
are being made, we call for volunteer
helpers to assist in the cleaning up
for that night, and that a list of these
names kept each time so that those
ladies should not be called on a sec-
ond time. Carried.
The visiting committee appointed
was: Mrs. Hays, Miss Lillian Fuller.
There being no further business the
following short but very enjoyable
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Geo. Robertson, Wilfred Pickell, Ross
Howson, John Preston.
Synopsis of the Play
The scene is Dipwell, a fashionable
seaside resort in South England,
about 1850. Mr. Spriggins, a speculat-
ing English tenant of the middle class
is moving his family into the attic so
that he can sub-letevery square inch
of deal board. He intends to attract
the better classof lodgers from am-
ong 'foreigners of'distinction.' He has A meeting of the A,Y,P,A, was held
begun the study of French for this' in the basement of the church Mon-
purpos•e on the `remarkably expediti- day, Feb. 5th, at 8 o'clock. The meet-
ous' system of "French Before Break- ing came to order with the singing
fast." A sign hung in his parlour win- of a hymn and a prayer was read' by
dow announces: "Lodging to Let, Ici the President.
On Parle Francais" (French is spok- The election of officers then ensued
en here). Mrs. Spriggins, a patrician and the following are the ones elected
lady descended from the Fitt Penton- to office by the meeting:
villes, is much perturbed about the Hon. Pres. --Mr. Hayes.
scheme, but, with great reluctances, President—Mr. Spittal.
submits to her husband's wishes. 1st Vice Pres.—Mr. Mellor.
Their daguhter, Angelina, is a beauti- 2nd Vice Pres.—Mr. Les. Buckman. •
lodgings" again and decides to stay,
Mr. Spriggins thanks her and tells his
wife that as for French, hegives up
all idea of it, whether before or af-
ter breakfast, and will never consci-
entiously have it in his power to say
"Ici On Parle Francais".
A.Y.P.A. ELECT
OFFI,CERS FOR 1934
ful girl whose finer qualities stand out
in vivd contrast to those of her fa-
ther.
Victor Dubois, a young Frenchman
of wealthy family, in Paris, has come
to Dipwell in search of . Angelina
whom he had met at a dinner party
in Paris about- three months before.
With him arrives Mrs. (Major) Rat-
Secretary—Miss Cora Phair.
Treasurer—Mr. Reg. Douglas.
Executive Committee—Miss Cather-
ine Nortrop, Miss Beverly Small, Mrs.
A. Forbes, Mr. Eric Bibby.
Chaplin—Mr. Campbell.
It was moved by Mr. Mellor and
seconded by Mr. Joe Ellacott, that
we have a membership campaign:—
from Carried.
an, who had become separated
her husband when the train pulled out The leaders chosen for this cam -
from the station and left him.
Observing the sign in the Spriggins'
window Victor decides to obtain an
apartment for Mrs, Rattan. Mr.
Spriggings' "French Before Break-
fast" fails utterly before the tirade of
the young Frenchman. The 'apart-
ment' is rented, attendance included,
and Victor is about to set out in his
search for "the object of his admir-
ation" when he perceives Angelina.
Angelina, afraid of betraying her feel-
ings in her father's presence, leaves.
Victor 'makes reflection in the inter-
ior of himself" and rents one other
apartment.
The Spriggins' maid, Anna Maria,
refuses to be a slave and quits her
job, leaving the master "a -brushing of
the boots" and the `missus' "a -doing
the cooking." In the confusion the
Major, who has 'learned that a lady
answering the description of his wife
had taken lodgings on this side of the
street, arrives mid "fire and fury" and
demands that Spriggins produce his
female lodgers.
To get rid of 'this roaring Ojibway' programme was rendered: violin solo,
Spriggins passes his own wife off as Kenneth Johnston; solo, Mr. Les.
his female tenant. The Major leaves Buckman; reading, Mr. Eric Bibby;
in a rage. Mrs. Rattan, who has been solo, Mr. Les Buckman.
in her apartment is informed of her The meeting caiue to a close with
husband's arrival and departure. She the singing of a hymn and • the bene -
then goes in search of the Major. diction was pronounced by the Pres -
The Major, still raging, returns lat-
er without his wife, He pereceives
Victor, is beyond himself with anger,
and challenges the "insolent puppy"
to a duel, which begins across Mr,
Spriggins' 'best bit of nhohogany•'
Luckily for the young Frenchman,
the :ktajor sees his wife coming up
the street. He determines to learn the
truth, hides behind the curtains, but
keeps the rest tinder cover of his pis-
tol. Mrs. Rattan enters, enquires for
1 he is
jeal-
ous
suggests
that husband,
l
her u gg
,
of Victor, who she says, has came
to this town to look for a young lady
he met at a ball in Paris.
The Major rushes forth from his
hiding place, dragging, down the our -
tains, to the distnay of. Mr: and Mrs.
Spriggins. Having satisfied himself of
Victor's love for Angelina, he pro-
nounces his benediction upon them,
t
only to be interrupted byMr.•Sri P g,
gins, who insists that as he is only
the young lady's father, lie should
h AS he
have some say ant e matter,
is accepting Victor as his son-in-law,
Anna Maria the Maid returns "to de-
]nand her 'wages. She hears Mr,
Spriggins'say that he wall riever "let
paign were as follows Blues,' Miss
Doris Fells, Mr. Herb. Fuller; Reds,
Miss Beverly Small, Mr. Mervin Tem-
pleman.
It was moved by Mr. Campbell and
seconded by Miss Jean Mellor, that
we have a social evening on Monday,
Feb. 12th. (Carried). It was decided
that we should not have a banquet.
The campaign should last for one
week, ending Monday, Feb. 12, and
all those who have joined and also
prospective members should come to
the social.
It was moved by Miss Doris Fells
and seconded by Miss Elsie Bowden
that when arrangements for a social
are being made, we call for volunteer
helpers to assist in the cleaning up
for that night, and that a list of these
names kept each time so that those
ladies should not be called on a sec-
ond time. Carried.
The visiting committee appointed
was: Mrs. Hays, Miss Lillian Fuller.
There being no further business the
following short but very enjoyable
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