Arvida High School - Yearbook (Arvida, Quebec Canada)

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23 THE WINNING SPEECH OF i952 THE Arolvuc AGE When I was asked to make a speech I thought of the main factor that gave our age its name - UTHE ATOM.. - The atom as a destroyer of life. The atomic age dates back to the beginning of the nineteen twenties when men began to explain and prove or disprove theories by the discovery of the composition of the atom. The atom is so minute that it is hard to think of it as a potential destroyer of life. It is so small that it would take ten thousand of them placed side by side to make the thickness of a soap bubble. Scientists found that the atom could be broken down to form other materials by bombarding the nucleus and thus splitting the atom. There is a great deal of energy emitted when this process takes place, and both the force and the speed of the particles flying off will split other atoms and thus create a chain reaction that builds up a terri- fic pressure. The energy or pressure of this chain reaction was used as a tremendous des- tructive force during the second World War when the Uranium atom, which is very heavy, was utilized in the Atom Bomb. The Japanese felt the devastating blow of the mighty little atom's strength when they saw more than half of the beautiful city of Hiroshima disap- pear under a blinding flash and a mighty column of smoke. When the atom was split a radiation was evolved which caused very painful sores, and frequently an even more painful death, to humans and animals alike. In these days of armed peace, the thought of the atom bomb being used to fight a bloody war is most disconsoling. However the minute atom, the powerful atom, has also great pros- pects as peaceful servant as well as an enemy of mankind. It may heat our homes and give us health and prosperity. A The Bible is often quoted as saying, There will be wars and rumours of wars? But the true quotation lies in Matthew 20, verse 7. I quote: And ye shall hear of wars and ru- mours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. This passage seems to add comfort to the fearful person who thinks an atomic war will destroy the earth and all its inhabitants, and it helps them look forward to the rest of the twentieth century with more hope and peace of mind. THE ATOM BOMB AS A LIFE SAVER Canada is now developing a new type of Atom Bomb, that will not destroy but rather preserve life. The bomb is enclosed in a new machine which treats cancer patients by al- lowing the radiation to escape to the patient's body and there destroy the atoms of the cancer. ' I The new bomb utilizes radiation-saturated cobalt discs. The discs are about the size of a quarter in diameter and about one fiftieth of an inch thick. The radiation of course is caused by the bombardment of the atoms. This machine costs less to buy and operate than the radium machine. One CE'llL7S worth of uranium-activated cobalt can do the work of curing that it requires 51564 worth of radium to do. Recently the president of the Pulp and Paper Committee of Canada announced that it would not be long before the atom will be saving millions of dollars worth of pulp wood each year. The atom would be used to combat bugs and disease that take such a great toll of forests. He said also that the time was not far off when huge mobile units, powered by atomic energy. would move into the forests and take a whole tree and pulverize it on the spot. This would also he of great saving to the wood industry because it would cost less for equipment and more could be made from each tree because the roots, leaves, bark and branches would be used. What I have just said shows that the little uranium atom is a very powerful enemy, as well as an ally, of death. What does it hold in store for us in the rest of the twentieth century? NORMAN BLACK Grade XI

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22 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR KING GEORGE VI On Friday, February 15, 1952, a joint me- morial service for His Most Gracious Majesty, the late King George VI, conducted by the Ministerial Fellowship of the Saguenay with Rev. T. J. Matthews, Rev. K. H. Woodwark, and Rev. J. S. Kennedy, was held in Arvida First United Church. The School children with their teachers met at the school at eleven o'clock and then marched quietly to the servi- ce. Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Wolf Cubs, Brownies, and the 63rd L.A.A. Regiment RCA were also represented. The service opened with the Girl Guides carrying the Union Jack and both the Boy Scouts and the Wolf Cubs carrying their furled troup flags. After hymns, prayers, and scripture reading, the sermon was given by FIL J. S. Neff, who spoke eloquently of Christ as King, and of the late King George VI, who bowed to God every day. He also said that in this day of commemoration, Christians should not mourn, but thank God for his life, The Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Mr. Jean Back, after which the flags were unfurled, and the congregation sang God Save The Queen. JEAN WOODWARK PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST On Thursday night, February 21, at the Home and School Association meeting, six students who had been chosen to represent the High School took part in a public speaking contest. Each speech, which was between five and ten minutes in length, was on one topic taken from a list made up by the Association. The judges, Mr. Dyck, Mrs, Hogg, and Mr. Harryet, found it extremely difficult to decide on a winner from the six excellent speeches, but they finally chose Norman Black and Brenda Bauman as first and second respecti- vely. Honourable mention was given Bobby Berdey for his splendid delivery. The list of speakers, who were introduced to the audience by the Master of Ceremonies, Ed Neff, are as follows: Norman Black: The Atomic Age Brenda Bauman: Getting The Most Out Of High School Bobby Berdey: Interesting Vocations Desmond Hudson: The Atomic Age Jean Woodwark: An Interesting Character - King George VI Ann Hudson: An Interesting Character King George VI PRESENTATION OF PRIZES FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING At the last assembly before Easter, on Tuesday morning, April 8, prizes were given to the winners of the Public Speaking Contest. Mr. Lewis, President of the Home and School Association, spoke for a few minutes before presenting a S10 cheque to Norman Black and a 356 cheque to Brenda Bauman. He said that the Association would like to have pre- sented each speaker with a small prize in re- cognition of the great effort put in and excel- lent results of the speeches, but this year it was impossible. He hoped that there would be the same endeavour next year, and that the Association would then be able to increase the number of prizes. The school choir, directed by Mrs. Hogg, then sang two selections, In An Old Dutch Garden and Chiapanecas , followed by God Save The Queen

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