EPISODE 1,019 HOW TO BECOME A COVER GIRL

alan skeoch

feb 23, 2024

PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM  1982

PARKDALE  COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE  

“Mr  Skeoch would like some students to stick around the

school tomorrow afternoon around 3.30.  A book 

publisher has hired a photographer to take a picture 

of our students on the cover of a book he has written.  Here is 

your chance to be famous.”

The reaction was amusing.

 

 Parkdale students milled around the photographer who seemed to know

what he wanted.  Namely students not teachers.  Took about 40 minute then he was gone 

I never saw the results until the publication was done.

What a surprise!   A cover that wrapped around the whole book.   Most interesting

was the cover girl…the dominant feature.   students were dressed casually….blue jeans and sweaters,   One girl came to school in her best dress, an eye catcher with polka dots on a white base…new shoes, black leotards,  She was stunning.

And it was no surprise her image dominated the book cover.  I do not remember

her name unfortunately  Perhaps an ex student if PCI will recognize her.

Instructions

1) Do not look at the camera

2) Would the young lady in polka dots dots seem to be reading the book.

3) Would the rest of you be in conversation 

(It was no accident that the final cover was representative of the Canadian 

population)

Every time I see this cover I am reminded of those halcyon days when 

I taught high school,  There is no job like it.  To see adolescents become adults.

Citizen X (as I call her) seemed to be just like all the other students

until she saw her chance to be something else…a cover girl.