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and brave and bold. Noble hearls and as any sleel. Lhe place we show our courage is on Lhe campus field. You can Lalk aboul your Q!een·s Guards. Buffs and Fusileers. 6ing aboul your Killies and Lhe Brilish Grenadiers. Bul from Greenland's icy mounlains lo India's coral sand. Lhe C.C.I. Cadel Corps is Lhe lerror of Lhe land.
There were several more verses and some Or- angemen added Lhis one,
IL was grand Lo see Lhe Cadel Corps. when firsl in ballle we did join.
Wilh brave King Billie al Lhe ballle of Lhe Boyne.
King James. he said. "ll's more Lhan I can sland".
The C.C.I. Cadel Corps is Lhe "Terror of Lhe land".
6horlly afler Lhe old school burned down in 1923 some wag composed lhe following ode and de- dicaled il Lo Lhe facully. IL wenl somelhing like Lhis
A beauliful school for Lhe Colden Qule was Lhe good old C.C.I.
i\!Lhough il's gone il's spiril lives on and ho- vers round on high.
A man for fun is 6Laplelon as he swings his feel all day.
And Lhough in all for grace you fall he doesn'L appear Lhal way.
And Mr. Ball. our principal. for work is always sel.
He plays "bla. bla" in Lhe orcheslra. and lools on his own comel.
And old "A.K." -- and if you slray inlo Lhe science room.
He'll serve you oil of vilriol and plunge you inlo gloom.
And all Lhe resl. Lhey do Lheir besl. Miss Clark. Miss Mohan. Miss Doole. And help us allhough we're dumb. For Lhe good of Lhe old school. Then ring your bell "ding dong"! Thal clock is surely wrong
And when we're lale we'll have Lo wail.
IL almosl makes us cry
IL's Lhrilling Lo Lhe core lo slay in afler four. Bul allhough we cuss. il's a home lo us. TH'E GOOD OLD C.C.I.!
The "A.K." in Lhe song was referring Lo a beloved science leacher by Lhe name of A.K. Leonard. Miss Doole was really Miss Doyle. a french Leacher. bul Lhe poel changed il Lo Doole so il would rhyme wilh school. Ah! Lhose days of yesterday. Tum back! Oh. Lime in Lhy flighl. Lel's all be school kids -- jusl for Lonighl.
- &olly Carmichael
Oli JT'0 GLOQJOU0
The old school song. "Oh il's glorious". is one of Lhe anliques Lhal has come down Lhrough Lhe ages. bul each year ils spiril is reVIved wilh new ~~ords composed by Lhe aspiring poels of Lhe collegiale. nol Lhe leasl of whomis ··sleepy·· Jo hnslo n.
This year Lhe verses wilh reference Lo Lhe sla ff and collegiale were very capably sung by Vera Leinsler. Lhe soloisl of Lhe glee club. By her un- usually clear enuncialion Lhe lisleners were able Lo gra p al leasl in parl Lhe deep apprecialion we feel Lowards Lhose who have given us Lhe new school.
- 1925 Cleaner - The reference Lo Lhe new school is obvious. The
firsl verse was crealed in recognilion of Lhe new 1925 collegiale. The fire Lhal deslroyed Lhe old collegiale in 1923 lefL Lhe slaff and sludenls ob- serving newconslruclion while Lhey were housed in lemporary quarlers downlown.
"6omeone lefL some bricks near Lhe old Lown park. They piled Lhemhigh. and hung some doors Lhere on and buill some wire fences jusl Lo keep us off Lhe lawn.··
Maybe I haven'L been paying enough allenlion bul il seems Lo me Lhal we had more enlhusiasm in Lhe old school songs of fifly years ago. They even had a song for lhe C.C.I. Cadel Corps in lhe Lwenlies and early Lhirlies. ll wenl some- Lhing like Lhis, We belong loa baLUe unil whose deeds are oflen Lold.
OnLhe school parade ground we are fierce
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