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TORONTO, O NT.
MARCH, [905.'
B Sbort lbi9tOf\? of 1Riagara jfall9.
THE grea t cataract is the embodiinent of power. In every second, unceasin gl y ,
seven t housa nd ton s of clear, g ree n water hurl themselves from a cliff one.
hundred and six ty feet hi gh, and parting into rhythimc jets which burst and
spread till all th e ·g reen is lost in a ra inbow-clad clo ud of spray, they st ri ke old
Mother Ea rth a blow that . makes her tremble. The world, in lon g p rocession
l:0es to see; th e bard and painter a re in spired by it ; many see in it the energy
that turns a myriad wh eels of ind ustry; and a few see it as a g reat en gine lis ed
by nature in her vas t work-shop . Its a~s t lIe t i c and utilitarian as pects need no
expounder; t his a rticle see ks to em phasize it s geological importance.
Xature is full of change. The bud of yeste rday is a flower tod ay; the bus h
our fathers kn ew is now a ~oad , spreading tree. Progress in the organic world
is easilyseen, but the inorgani c world ch anges so slowly that we commonly regard
it as everlasting . \Ve arc so accustomed to think of la rge rivers as pe rmanent,
as flowing on forever, that the idea of a beginning and an en d to a great
stream like Niagara is very impressive .
. The shore of Lake Erie is more than three hundred . feet higher than that.of
Lake Ontario . T ra velling fr om the higher lake, we go northwards on a plain,
comparatively level , until we a pproac h the sh ore of Ontario and then sud de nly
we find ourselves on the brink of a hi gh bluff, or cliff , overlooking the lake and
separated from it by a ge ntly sloping plain. This bluff is called the N iagara
Escarpment and runs ri ght across count ry, crossing the Niagara in tlie vicinity of
Lewiston.
The river runs along the top of this plateau from Lake E rie until it reaches
Goat Island whe re it encounters a hi gh cliff over which it plunges to p roduce the
great Falls. The cliff is composed of hard lim eston e at the t op, under which
comes a loose sha le. This shale rests on anot her bed of limestone w hich is abo ut
on a level with the surface of the river below the F alls. This limeston e rests 0 11 a
second thick bed of shales which ill turn be on soft red sa nd -sto ne. T he total
.height of the cliff is abo ut three hundred and six t y feet but the ri ver below is two
. hnndred feet deep so that the Falls are only on e hundred and sixty feet high .
The water , pouring down beneath the su rface of the river, forms violent eddies
; whichwear away the soft shales at a rapid rate. This deprives the upper hard
limestone of its support, and blocks of it are often seen to break away an d fall into
thetumultuous waters below. There they are caught in the powerful eddie and
used in battering and wearing away the softer shales beneath. Thus the force of
thewater is wearing the cliff away in such a manner as to keep it perpendicular
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away of the cliff mean? It means that the river is making a :gorge for itself,
Let us look for a moment at the gorge it has made in the past.
After passing over the cliff, the st ream courses for seven miles, with alternation
of de ep , boiling pools and seet hing rapids, in a channel with precipitous walls of
rock. These are seen to be composed of the same kind of rock as the cliff at the
Falls , and in precisely the sa me order ; further, the rocks of one wall, hard and
soft, red and gray, are matched bed for bed with those on the opposite wall, so
that we may imagine each la yer as a great level plate, which if continued through
the air, would bridge the chasm to its companion on the other side. Indeed, we
cannot doubt that at one time the layers were continuous but have had a large
piece sawn out by the river which flows through them.
.Numerous considerations lead to the conclusion that the river first flowed along
the top of the level plateau from Lake Erie until it came to the Niagara escarp·
ment near Lewiston; here it fell and continued on its course to Lake Ont ario,
Thus Ni agara Falls were originally at Lewiston or Queenston. The water at
once commenced to do the work we see it doing today; to cut back the cliff, and
it has cut it back seven miles. It has of course taken eve n mighty Niagara a
lon g time, ' historically speaking, to accomplish this task. Various estimations
are made by different geologists.
W e saw that the cataract is cutting back the cliff; it is doing so at the rate of
four and a half feet each year. This is found by annual measurements. The
p roblem is to find how long it has taken the cataract to cut back seven miles. It is
made very difficult by many conditions, as, the varying width of the gorge, the
thickness of the different beds of rock Etc. The most careful investigators, \\'1:0
have st udied the matter in minutest detail, place the time at approximately thirty
thousand years.
This, then, is in brief outline the story of Niagara. The method by which it
has be en unravelled has been merely indicated; the results, only , of lon g and
l iborious in vestigations have been presented, but, if it has in a small way revealed
to the readers of "THE MAGNET" a some wha t neglected as pect of the world's
mightiest waterfall, this a rticle has accomplished its purpose.
W . A. ] E Nl':INGS
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1Riagara.
Flow on for e ve r, in thy glorious robe
Of terror and of beauty. Yea, flow on,
Unfathomed a n d res istless. G cd hath s e t
His rain bo w on thy forehead, and the cl oud
Mantled a ro u nd thy feet. And he doth give
Thy voice of thunder power to speak of H im
Eternally-bidding th e lip of man
K eep s ile nce - a nd upon thine altar pour.
In cense of a we-s r uc k praise.
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Song9."
IT is often said, that of all songs ever sung, the old ones are the best. Many 0'(
these were written by men or women whose names are now unknown, and the
song is called '" traditional," or "selected." Even in speaking of one of 'those
songs, the plaintive Scottish airs with which we are all familiar, very many of us
could not tell the name ofthe author,or the occasionupon which it waswritten. Many
Scottish songs are supposed to be written by Burns, which really date long- before
the time of that poet. Unfortunately, many of these songs or ballads were handed
down from one generation to another by word of mouth only, and in course of time
the author's name became lost. One of these songs is " Edom 0' Gordon," which
was written in the year 1591, and was founded upon a real event, which took glace
in the north of Scotland, during the struggles between the followers oLQueen
~I ary, and those of her then infant sonJa~es VI. ' "
One 01 the earliest specimens of Scottish ballads known is" Sir Patrick$pen.":
it is supposed to have been written by Lady Wardlaw, but authorities differ on. this
point. The ballad deals with the events which took place on the expedition that:
left Scotland in 1281 under the command of Alexander III, for the.purposeotcou-:
veying Margaret his daughter, to Norway, as she was espoused to Eric, . the
Norwegian prince. On the' way home the ship was beaten to pieces by the waves..
and Sir Patrick Spens, the leader of the expedition was, drowned.
" Half awre, half awre to Aberdour, .
'T is fifty fathoms deep,
There lies good Sir Patrick Spens,
Wi' the Scots lords at his feet."
"Chevy Chase," a ballad with which most of us are familiar, was written
about the year 1574, by Richard Sheale. A later version, with which we are more
familiar, was written about the time of James I. The story of the song tells of the
raid of Percy Earl of Northumberland, into the land of Earl Douglas, warden of
the Marches: It was one of the laws of the Marches, that neither party should
hunt ill each others' borders, without permission from the proprietors or their
deputies. Northumberland and Douglas were old enemies, and this raid naturally
caused a battle, in which Percy was killed. The later version "ays that Douglas
was slain, and ends with the lines:
" God save the king, and bless the land
In plenty, joy, and peace;
And grant henceforth that foul debate
'Twixt noblemen may cease."
Burns has written many beautiful songs, indeed he himself said that among
his few books a small book of ballads was most prized. ., This" he said ., is
my 'vade mecum.'" His perpetually quoted wish was
"That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake
Some useful plan or book could make,
Or sing a sang at least."
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and nobly has he accomplis hed this ! P erhaps some ol the best k nown of hi,
songs are " Aufd Lang Syne " " Comin' thro' the Rye;' "Afton Water," " Bonnie
Doon " and" John Anderson, my J 0 . " '
On ~' of the prettiest of Sco tti~h so;ngs ~' i, The Bonnie Banks 0 ' Loch Loman,"
it dates back probably fro m the time of •• Bonnie Prince Charlie's" hapless march
over th e.borde;'iilto Eng-Ian·d. The exq uisit e melod y is .us ed fo r di fferen t songs,'
(n o't ~b {y ' Ri h:hies ' ,, 'Wells o' Weary"f but , a's in th e case of ma nyv of the besi
Sc ot tis h tunes , its orig in cannot be d efinitely trac ed : In ·t he ·ch orus
".Oh! ye'll t a k' the high roa d a n ' I' ll ta k ' th e low road ,
An' I'll be in Scotland be fore y e ; .
. But I ari d my true love, well ncer meet again
'O n th e -bonnie, bonnie banks 0 ' Loch Lemon."
The expressions " the highroad" a nd " the low'ro ad " have reference to a well ..
known feature of Scotl and, where parallel roads may be seen in many a st rath or
vall ey, the one sk irti ng t he hill-side, taking the shortest cut, and the other following
the winding of the brook in the bottom ofthe valley. ' Hence the allusion in th e song,
the high ro ad being the shorter. This also brings in a superstition of th e times,
that the ghost of a sold ie r who fell abroad in battle returned to the scenes of childhood
: for tho' the writer was to fall in battle, and visit Scotia no more in the flesh,
be would nevertheless be in Scotla nd before hi s comrade who escaped, And yet he
.. and his true love" w ere never to meet again .. on .the bonnie banks 0 ' Loch
Lamon. "
Several notable Scottish songs were written by Mrs. Chas. Barnard, under the
non de plume of ,C la ribel, among which are "Won't you tell me wh y, Robin," and
Janet's Choice."
" T he Blue Bells of Scotland II by Mrs. Jordan, and" Annie Laurie " by
Lady John Scott, are two other well known Scottish .song s, and there a re still
many others, too numerous to mention, which will ser ve to k eep "auld Scotia's "
memory green, for there are many, even in this progressive age, who s ay ,
" O ld books to read,
Old son g s to sing."
HILDA W. C ASSELMAN ,
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THEdebat e sc hed uled for Friday, F eb. 17th, IIIB vs . II, did not come off, as
the represe ntatives of th e seco nd forms fail ed to put in their appearance.
To fill the blank this de fault m ad e iil the program, the chairman called on
three of the boys a nd three o f the g irls, to come to the platform and deb a te the
question : ., Resol ved, th at th e Ame rica n sch ool hours, 8 to I, are preferable to
the Canadian, 9 to 12 and 1. 30 to 4. " The g-irls, Miss H amilton, Miss Ca sselman
and ~Ii s s Parker, upheld th e a ffirma t ive, a nd th e boys, Stephenson, Col e a nd Sara,
H. W. G UNDY, B.A.
the negative. Some cle ver impromptu work was done. The boys a rgued that
from eight o'cloc k till I p. m. was too long a time to g o without a meal, a nd that
the five hours' st ra ig ht work would be too g reat a stra in on the minds of Canada's
young hopefuls. The g irls ve ry cleverly s howed the a d vantages of having a halfholiday
every day , a nd pointed out the .s ple ndid facilities for doing home-work.
The judges gave the palm to th e young ladies.
On March jrd Mr. Lehmann gave a"scien ti fic lecture on .. The Conservation of
Matter." This lecture was made very interesting by practical demonstrations.
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physical experiments. The lecture was a great treat, and a revelation to those of
the lower forms who have never yet delved into science under Mr. Lehmann's guid.
ing hand. They are now doubtless looking forward impatiently to the day when
they will make their own fire-works with a combination of magnesium wire. phosphorus,
and perhaps some home-made nitro-glycerine or dynamite.
The chief feature. of. .the program 'of the Literary and Scientific Society for
Friday: March-r rth, was a debate between forms IV. and I1IB. The ~ubject was:
" Resolved, that the United States offers more advantages to a young man than
Canada.';, Messrs, , l\f utch "and Smith; ;of form IlIB, supported th~ 'affirmative,
while Messrs Hodgson and Robertson upheld the honors of form IV.
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It proved tobe one of the most closely contested debates ever held under the
auspices of. the Society, as the speakers were all in their best form. Those who
had taken part in 'former debates showed a marked improvement in sty.e and manner
of del!very. , The speakers on the affirmative dealt with the g-reat opportunities
of advancement offered to a young man in the United States, because of pol itical,
commercial, educational and military advantages. The speakers on the negative
based their chief arguments on the exceptional opportunities for success in the
North-west, as shown by the fact that thousands were forsaking the land of the
eagle for the land of the maple. They also dealt with great ability and earnestness
on the vast natural resources of Canada, as yet undeveloped. The President of
of the Society, Mr. H. W. Gundy, and Messrs. Wightman and Michell acted as
judges and found it no light task to weigh the numerous cleverly-expressed arguments,
but finally gave the decision in favor of the affirmative.
The readers of the Society's paper greatly outnumber the members of the
Society. The old manuscript paper was read before an audIence of about seventy
scholars. THE MAGNET is read by over one thousand persons. The Society is not
selfish j it wishes the raper to be interesting to the majority of its readers, accordingly
more illustrations and school news, and less literary work than some of us
might wish, lfppear in its pages.
It is the intention of the Society to 'bring this successful season to a close by a
grand finale. For that purpose a Mock Trial will be held at the last meeting for
the year, on Friday, April 14th. Parts have already been assigned, and th e
Society is willing if necessary to go to considerable expense in securing costumes,
wigs, etc., for the chief actors. The meeting will be an open one, and the Society
extends a cordial invitation to the readers of THE MAGNET to witness the trial.

THEthird annual banquet of the cadet co rp s was held on the
evening of Friday the 17th. The committee s that h ad
been a ppointed to arrange for the supper, and the prog ram, did
admirable work, with the result th at the affair was an unqualified
success. Not even Sherlock Homes could have found a ny signs
of Monday's a pproaching exams.
Captain Robertson occupied the ch air and the guests of honor were: the
Principal a nd seven of the staff, Messrs Chase, Michell, Gray , Gundy, Wightman,
Clarke and Ivey a nd al so John Hodgson, .. Bob" Mill s , and ex Capt. Keachie.
The attendance of so many of the staff drew from the chairman an expression of
the appreciation of the company at the interest shown in the corps by the masters.
The supper ov er, speeches and song s were the order of the evening. There
were toasts to the king, the school, the staff, the cadet corps, a nd the ladies, also
to the Literary and Scientific Society and th e Athletic Association. That all the
toasts were appreciated was evidenced-by the hearty way in which they were received.
The toast to the ladies was responded to by .. handsome privates" a ltho ugh no
particular ladies were indicated, it was very evident that the only one" the boys had
in mind were the very young ones ofJ. C. I. Several of our handsome privates who
responded to thi s toast were quite unnerved by cries of "who is s he " .. wh o'd .
have thoug ht it." etc.
The whol e com pa ny was in an exuberant spirit. The masters made capital
speeches and told some g ood stories, Mr. Gray made some interesting references
to [i-j itsu and gave the co m pa ny to understand that Mr. Michell is an expert in
thisscientific art. Mr. Manley sang a comical Irish song in his accustomed g ood form.
John Hodgson, Chairman of the Literary and Sci entific Society Executive in
replying to the to ast to th at Society pleasantly surprised the corps with the a nnouncement
that his Executive had decided to donate a h andsome ·prize for the s hooting
competition.
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Corp. Rankin in his so ng " fishing " made some good hits at Mr. Michell ,
Capt. Robert son and Jack Hodgson.
A reature of the evening's entertainment was the hearty way in which
~ choruses were sung. Corp. Rankin sang the verses of several popular songs, and
the whole company helped to give a regular .. soldiers chorus." The boys sang
"The Soldiers of the King" as though they meant every word of it.
The following promotions have been made:
To be Sergeant W. F. M. Adams; Vice, W. M. Gladish (left school).
To be Corporal M. D. Rankin; Vice, Adams (promoted).
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Published by the Students of the Jarvis Collegiate.
Addre s s all commun.lcations to THE MAGNET. Jarv is C ollegiate " T oron to, " Onta r»
BOARD OF EDITORS :
W . GILBERT ROBERTSO:-J,
E ditor-in · Ch ief;
R. I t MII.LS , F. S . PARK, C. L . PEARSO N , ~I . J. WII .I .IA~I '; .
J EAN C.l\l cTAVISH,
EMILY ;\1. I'ARK E R
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OTES~CO""ENTS
THE.school At H.om:, held. under the a us pices of th e
LIterary a nd Scientific Societ y, on F eb. 24 t h , was one
(If the most s uccessful in years. Over fo ur hundred . were
pres ent.
A shor t and enjoyable program was rendered in the Assembly H all by pupils
of the school. Mr. Gundy, President of the Society, made a cap ital ch airman.
After the concert the sea ts in the hall were s o di sposed of. as to leave a s pace ' fo r
promenading. On t he first floor t wo rooms had been cleared of desks, and the
polished hardwood floor gave the expected opportunity to the lovers of the" light
fantas tic. 0' D 'Al esandro's Orchestra furnished excelle nt musi c, and Ll oyd, the
caterer, gave co m plete satisfactio n.
The Decoration Com m ittee d eserves g rea t praise for its work; they s pare d no
efforts to accomplis h a nyth ing that would co nt ribute t o the appearance of th e
school. T he re-arrang ement a nd pressing of the flags gave the decorations a m o re
uniform a ppea ra nce than those of previous" At Homes."
The finan cial success of the" At Home " reflects g reat cred it upon Mr. Gundy,
who was Chairman of the Finance Committee.
THE MAGNET is plea sed to note tha t the Literary a n d Scient ific Society has
taken up the matter of a school pin. A supply of the pins will soon be on hand.
They will be ve ry prettily designed in the schoo l colors, a nd a re to cost fifty cents
each. About 125 have al ready been ordered.
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We hav e recei ved quite a number of exchang es , the majority from Hi gh
Schools in the S tates. One of the best comes from Woodstock Collegia te , Ont,
The Oracle, lik e THE MAGNET, is in it s first volume. We w ish Th e Oracle the
long life it de ser ves.
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Principal Manley has kindly allowed the boys of Form IV. to make u se of the
large room north o f the m asters' ro om, on the second floor, a s a st udy.
The boys evidently intend to make the surroundings there congenial, for they
have already made a s ta rt upon the decoration of their d en.
As the month of June draws near we will await with interest the a ctio n of the
Board re sc hool games. It will be remembered that last term w hen our a nnual
school games did not take place, they held out to us the prospect of a field day
sometime in that merry month.
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It is interesting to note that five of the six players on the Central V.M.C.A.
crackJunior Basket Ball Team are boys of J. C. I.

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Harbord Collegiate has made arrangements for a school cap.
Hush!
We hope next month to publish a short history of the early days of "The O:d
Grammar School."
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How pleasant it is to again. hear those annual spring words-Keep off thegras-.
How much more pleasant it would be to have grass to keep off.
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busy.
We ought to have good material tor our baseball nine this season.
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Don't miss' the Mock trial on April 14th.
~be ~rOUb[e90me J6J:am9.
Do wake and call me early, very early, mother, dear,
For exams are now approaching, and they seem so very near,
Then I must rise at break of day and study v"ry hard, to see
If I can get th ese lessons, which so long have worried me.
I have been careless, mother, and not improved my time.
Except th ese precious moments I'm putting on this rhyme­
So I must work each moment, my brain to fill and cram,
As careless students ever do, to pass their old exams.
I wish that I had studied, mother, studied day and night,
Then I wouldn't have to Cram and cram, for you know it isn't right.
Wake and ca ll me ..arly, mother, very early, mother, dear,
For exams a re now approaching, and they seem so very near.-Ex.
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She was dead before they missed her.
Willie's always up to tricks,
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History Master: "The French Empire depended solely upon the life of this
sing le man, Napoleon."
Miss Smart: "Why, I thought he was married."
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The central thought of the last ,. Ode of Horace; Book 1." is thus expressed
by an unknown member of F orm IV, but it is s urmise d th at his surname begins
with Stephenson :
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I ha te a ll kinds of dainties, boy ,
A g ood squa re meal is all th at I ,e nj oy :
And wh en I'm really hungry, y ou just bet
I don't go in for fa ncy etiquette.
The expiring g roans of th e toy ball oon of th e "Fervidus Puer"-Horaceotherwise
known as " Shining- Light," Jun., animated the members of the " Noble
Fourth,"
There is money awa iting the genius who invents a device to hold J. Eo H's
Sta·Zon,
Would it not be patriotism to the form for the girls to come ov-er every Satur­
I dayand "tidy up .. our s tudy room.
There is a school abolitionist in this form-R. A. Gray.
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A" Huntsman," on " Payne" of death stole a " Sword and a suit of " Maile"
a "Taylor," who being a •• Christian," went at once to the" Parsons," there
gaip " Peace" of mind. A " Gardiner," roaming near the" Mill s ," noticed a
Barber " working with some" Keys " at the door. .They entered together, and
found the stolen armor, all " Brown " with rust. The thief was tried by a
jury." Having been found guilty, he was led to the" Black" cell of his confinet(and
he never saw his" Sara " any more).
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What is the are a of the curved surface of a pyramid ?-Mr. Gray.
r It is impossible to work, slee p and play at the same time.-Mr. ---.
tried to do the impossible and was caught napping.
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All readers of THE MAGNET are advised to procure a copy of " Shakespeare's ..
tomedy, "Mutch Ado about Wee McGregor:'; it rivals even" Romeo and
But
P-rk-r is not very fond of history, but she appears to be a great favorite
_neal-characters, especially those of the " Christian" era.

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ODE TO SUTHERLAND.
, For h'c hits neither wit, nor;"ords nor worth,
Action nor utterance!, nor power of s peech (Euclid period).--Bhakcspearc.
Miss Jewell has given up composition for lent, on
For further reference s ee II C time-table.
"Gusty" told the principal that Mr. Sh aw fired him out.
a good shot.
Who is it teaches us qu adratics,
Order, proverbs, sy stema tics?
The Major.
third period, Tue-days,
Mr. Shaw must be
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Many pupils are experiencing the fact that, III respect to examination results,
anticipation is often better thau realization.
II.A is a mu sical form. We have both a Harper and a Singer, while Brodie
is learning to whistle, and is making c- editable progress.
Harper & Henderson, Artistic Hair-dressers. Free exhibitions given after
drill-period. Charges moderate, apply IIA.
I L4. has always been a form of credit to the school, and anyone who is no
good g et s out, that is the rule.
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A ,couple of our" students" overheard the following conversation a t the Sk ull
a nd Cros s-bones Hotel the other day. It took place between Mr. Talk-about-it,
Mr. Silence, Mr. Can't-go-on-with-this-talking, Mr. O-cease-this-talk, M r. Stupid.
nonsen se, Mr. The-following-to-the-board, Mr. Where's-tbe-lesson and Mr. What'sthe-next-exp
eriment. " I want to propose a plan," said Mr. Talk-about-it, by
which to educate our modern students. It is to make sarcastic remark s etc.,
which o pe n up the student's br ain -to rec eive our wisdom. " H ear " "Hear "
said Mr. S tupid-no nsense, "I propose," s aid Mr. Cease-this-talk, "that we subdu
e th e st ude nt to a state of perfect s ilence and wh en we have him thus bound
down impart our knowledge." "Hear"" Hear" said Me ssrs. Silence and Can 'tgo.on-with-this-talking.
" I have a better plan s til1 ," said Mr. The-following-to-the-board, "it is to
give our growing students a chance, and mix a little diversion with the regular
routine which is som ewha t chaffing to them; and thus they will of their own
accord take the greater knowledge. ,. "Hear"" H ear," said Messrs. Whore's ­
the-lesson and What's-the-next-experiment.
IIA.
liB.
With Denison of this form, it was nearly a case of lIB or not IlB.
The diagonal of a sq ua re is greater than one side of it. Miss B-y-ns would
probably be much happier if Euclid could have made it much shorter than it is in lIB.
Wickens thinks he has found his " Jewell" at last.
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"FORM IIC. "
On 'account' of the .lack of -t h e beautiful" the sleigh-ride Pf;p.i.iT!orm ?ad tp '~
indefi nitely postponed. .but through.the Icindnessof MissWilkinson the.party \v-a~;r
carried on just the same. We are -sorry that Mr. Shaw.was not presentvbut he .
assures us it was impossible. ' ' , ' " ,' ....
During ' the' evening We were favored by readings from ' M iss . Faire: an,g "
B. Pearson; -piano solos from .Miss Winters;'.H. Paton and;E. Gray ;,sl;mgs fn~inH; ::,
Self, and a mandolin trio from Turner, Troweand.Carlyle, The program finished
up with a debate between four girls (Mi ss Dow, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Barry a'nct"
~Iiss Starr) and four boys (Ronan, Thomas, Gray and Carlyle). The subject was :
I. Resolved, that girls are better behaved than, boys." Many interesting points
were brought up by the girls, as a result of which the 'judg es decided 0 their
favor.
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Dancing was enjoyed for a short time' and then refreshments were served.
Charades occupi ed the rest of the evening (and some of the morning), until it was
time to go home. Ronan then made a speech 'tendering a vote of thanks to " Our
Hostess" and we started on our various routes.
Everyone was unanimous in proclaiming it a most enjoyable evening and one
that will not sooh be forgotten.
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Walker must have been reading the" sit close "signs on the way up.
Egotism is not generally a very laudatory thing, but alI wiII agree that IIC
has good reason to be proud of its " Self;" , '
. Of all the beautiful pictures
That hang on Miss Wilkinson's wall,
Is one of lIes phenom. " ,
W e would like it best of all,
W ere it not for another picture­
A boyin his first long pants,
Silting in a cozy corner,
With a girl that did not dan~e.
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lA is trying hard to beat alI the other first forms in alI the examinations.
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FORM ,IB.
We had a very enjoyable day in our form on the 17th, seeing that we had all
fi h Ireland" there.
'0 Who was it that informed us at the recent examination that Tennyson wrote
the" Revenge" to revenge King Edward for killing the Bards?
Wi
FORM IC. '
The II At Home" was the season's event. IC was weII represented by E. A.
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theform, and well merited the loud applause of those fortunate enough to bePfl!.
ent. The other members of the form spent a pleasant eveningpromenadiog ~ ~
halls and visiting the long table near-the office.
IC began its baseball practice,..,f riday , 6th period, March 17th. The firstbi
was thrown by the teacher. The shot was of course wild, and nearl y hit tb
bleachers; instead of going over the plate. We are in for the game th is year, aa!
expect great results. Ask for particulars I C..
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The 'o ne promenade at the At Hornewhich Urq-a-t longed for , he was noab'e
to have owing to the absence of " Red Riding Hood," too bad, Edgar.
Any who are looking for a delightful holiday, just leave the room (at Ite
teacher's request) ~bout the se~ond period, any day . ' The programme for the re-I
of th ~ day is c ert ~in to be an elegant aile.
., The A.a.H. certainly was well n -presented at )a~vis, on the 17th.
Things.are looking bright now. vin ID.(t~anks to some new dresses).
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It was a ca se of two strikes and out with Watson on .T uesday.
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H--th is our" budding" poet, just wait until he ." blossoms;"
. What a pity the exams always come on" blue Monday." . . (
The ardour at IE. for the exams has been intensified bythe return of our old
friend and comrade John, who has come back to compete with us.
The force of gravitation is -very evident at the back of our form, how many
times a day do we hear the words .. Please close that door Miss - - - . "
( Continuedfrom page 53)
The standing of the first five cadets in the shooting competition, including the
the scores of Thursday, March 30, is as follows:
Captain Robertson 104
Private Mutch 101 · ,
Private Vokes 97
and. Lieut, Pearson 94
Private McCaul . . 91 ,
Thenext shoot on Thursday April rjth, will bethe. final one. .
The Company will parade on Thursday, April 6th for the first a-in ofthe season.

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