Kelvin High School - Kelvin Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Hi ' iiiattum nf (Eurnnatum 5m ' MAY 11, 1937 W r E are indeed living in momentous and historical times. The very act which we are about to perform in this dedication service should be one which will leave a deep and lasting impression on our minds and souls. As future years roll along, you—and in many instances your children, will point with pride to the Coronation Tree and recall this happy occasion, when in a spirit of thankfulness and loyalty you assembled to express in a tangible manner your love and steadfastness to our gracious majesties. In a few hours King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will have, in the beautiful and impressive service in Westminster Abbey, become God’s an¬ ointed, and by deeply religious rites, taken the oath to serve the people of the great Empire, the British Common¬ wealth of free nations. Throughout those years of political and economic stress and strain, the monarchial link has remained strong. Now we, the children of the Empire, realize the great significance of Constitutional Monarchy, and with prayerful thanks and deep humility exclaim, “Blest be the tie that binds.” A tree! Yes, in all its phases. What a wonderful creation! How our thoughts and devotion rise to our Heavenly Father as we stand in reverence of these woody sentinels! A tree speaks to us of pulsating life and steady growth, of shelter and shade, of the miracle of vital creative force and of eternity. What finer symbol can we, therefore, plant in the hallowed grounds of our beloved school! And in dedicating this coronation tree, we do so in the spirit of sincere service, pledging with thank¬ ful hearts our allegiance and, in joyful strains, in prayer ascending, exclaim¬ ing: “God Bless their Majesties!” “God Save the King!” Daniel McIntyre,

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ffinrnnatum § mrir? Coronation Services were observed in the school grounds on Tuesday, May 11th, at 3.15 o’clock. The Girls’ choir led the singing of “Land of Hope and Glory,” “O God, Our Help, “O Canada” and “God Save the King.” The corona¬ tion tree was dedicated by Mr. Little in the presence of our honor guests: Arch¬ bishop Matheson, Dr. Daniel MacIntyre and Mr. R. T. Hodgson and the assem¬ bled teaching and student body of Kelvin. Archbishop Matheson pro¬ nounced the benediction. THE KING—GOD BLESS HIM (Special Prize Drawing ) A |U apr King’n i ngtt © GOD, the Ruler over Earth and Sea, Grant us Thy guidance in the reign to he: Grant, that our King may make this ancient land A realm of brothers, working mind and hand To make the life of a man a fairer thing: God, grant this living glory to the King. Grant, to our Queen, the strength that lifts and shares The daily burden that a monarch bears: Grant, to them both, Thy holy help to give The hopeless, hope, the workless, means to live: The light to see, and skill to make us see, Where ways are bad, what better ways may be: And grace, to give to working minds the zest To reach excelling things beyond their best: Grant to them peace, and Thy diviner peace. The joy of making human wars to cease: Make wise the councils of the men who sway The Britain here, the Britain far away: And grant us all, that every rightness willed In this beginning reign may be fulfilled. John Masefield, Poet Laureate.

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MESSAGES FROM FORMER PRINCIPALS O NE day, in 1911, a pro¬ minent citizen, stand¬ ing at the corner of Cory- don and Lilac, when he viewed the erection of the La Verendrye School, re¬ marked upon the folly of building on the open prai¬ rie. A prominent citizen, but lacking in vision! Within a few months the La Verendrye was filled with elementary pupils and those older students who became the charter members of the Kelvin student body. A year later the doors of the Kelvin opened and concurrently those of St. John’s. Today the high school population crowds five large buildings. Although the period of numerical growth has probably passed, there remained the possibility of the attainment of higher standards of scholarship and nobler conceptions of citizenship. On the occasion of Kelvin’s quarter-century anniver¬ sary, may the first Principal express to the fourth Principal the hope: That his pupils may realize the urgency of their present opportunities, which life will not offer a second time; That his teachers may come to know, or realize more fully, that life holds no richer reward than that bestowed upon those who direct wisely the training of youth; That he, himself, may know the joy of feeling that pupils alike find in him a guide to fine scholarship and an inspira¬ tion to noble conduct. Sincerely, D. M. Duncan. Victoria, B.C. DR. D. M. DUNCAN First Principal—Jan. to June, 1912