Burlington High School - Rarebits Yearbook (Burlington, Ontario Canada)

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28 RAREBITS X VC' - L I TERARY SOCIETY - Olive Carlton, III A EXECUTIVE Hon. President-Dr. A. H. Speers. President-Jerome King. First Vice-President-Marion Tres- idder. Second Vice-Prcsident- Joe Har- shavv. Secretary-Olive Carlton. Treasurer-Bruce Colton. COUNCILLORS Form V-Mildred Taylor. Form IV-Harold Lambshead. Form III A-Jean Bell, Form III B-Doris Dunham. Form II A-Agnes Browne. Another successful year can be added to the history of B. H, S. Liter- ary Society, an organization which performs its many duties in a man- ner Worthy of appreciation, Seven regular meetings were held in the Assembly Hall, not including the Commencement Exercises, the Hallowe'en Masque, and the annual At Home, which were, as usual, a credit to the school. The debating contents, those of Lower School and Middle and Upper School, were outstanding features. We regret to say that the Lower School debate was not presented to the school as a whole. A suggestion which didn't mate- rialize Was made at the beginning of the year-that another educational Form II Bi-Peter Minnes, Form I A-Lawrence Hill. Form IB-Audrey Mallett, Com. Sp. and H-Dorothy Cripps. Com. I-James Jarvis. picture be presented at the Hume Theatre, entitled Abraham Lincoln. I wish to thank you, one and all, for your kind attention throughout the year, and I hope you will agree with me that 1931-32 Literary So- ciety Was a decided success. :lf 214 :if Sperial Presentation On behalf of the student body of B, H. S. the Literary Society wishes to extend its sincere thanks to Dr. J, G. and Mrs. Walker. Having no- ticed the need of more pictures in the High School, Dr. and Mrs. Wallcei' have donated a reproduced painting of one of our -Canadian artists, Arthur Heming, entitled The Old Canadian Express .

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RAREBITS 27 illivhiral Flnzpeilinn iKPpnrI Pawn, MEDICAL STAFF Dr, A. H. Speers, M.O.H. High School Board, Burlington, Ont. Dear Board Members,- It is my pleasure to present the first report in connection with the medical inspection and examination of the scholars attending the Burlington High School for the term 1931-32. I congratulate the board on inaugurating this service, which has seemed to me to be so eminently worth-While. Altogether there were 304 students examined. The examina- tion was made with the assistance of the public health 'nurse, Miss MacFarlane, who was present at all times. The finest co-opera- tion was manifested by the students and principal, Mr. Bates, and in many instances the girls and boys were anxious to know of their physical condition. At first it was thought to examine the students with a view to their physical fitness for P. T. only, but on later consideration it was deemed advis- able to examine the eyes, tonsils, teeth, etc. The defects zfound have justified this latter decision. As a result of this heart examination 17 were excluded from P.T. and other exercises: the other 33 were allowed to take exercise with caution, that is, P.T. but not the more strenuous exercises. The number who have had communicable diseases at some period or other of their life has been ascertained and the total placed opposite the name of each disease: Measles, 2255 German measles, 81 Scarlet fever, 423 Whooping cough, 1703 Chicken pox, 1733 Mumps, 1023 Infantile paralysis, 2, Small pox, 45 Diphtheria, 163 Cerebral S. Miss Phyllis MacFarlane R.N. meningitis, lg Typhoid fever, 2, Rheumatism, 23 Pneumonia, 21. In explanation of the foregoing, I would like to state that the heart was examined before and after exercise, and the pulse counted before and 2 minutes after exercise. In many cases a murmur was brought out after 15 toe touches. Many of the murmurs were of a functional character and should clear up, particularly with proper care. How- ever, I have deemed it advisable to record all abnormalities detected. In the case of eye defects it was ascertained that 23 students' eyes were sufiiciently bad to warrant the use .of glasses. Another 19 students' eyes were not short sighted enough to demand the use of glasses at this date, but it is suggested that their eyes be kept under close observation. In the case of all discovered defects, re- ports have been sent to the parents or guar- dians concerned. The number of reports reached the surprisingly large total of 180. In these reports the parents or guardians were kindly advised to keep in touch with their family physician, oculist, or specialist. A number of parents and guardians have al- ready acted upon the suggestion made, and beneficial results have been apparent. I have deemed it a great privilege to have had the opportunity of rendering this student medical examination service, and I trust that the benefits obtained will have a far-reaching effect on the student life of Burlington and community. . I am, Yours very respectfully, A. H. SPEERS, M.O.H.

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RAREBITS 29 THE LITERARY EXECUTIVE Back Row' 'Joe Harshaw, Jerome King. Bruce Colton. Front Row-Ol.ve Carlton, Dr. iilatest News nf the iliterarg Snrietg The Literary Society meeting of Friday, May 6, conducted by the first forms, brought to a close the series of fortnightly programmes given by the various forms of the school. At this meeting, in the absence of the President, the Second Vice-President, J. Harshaw, read the President's clos- ing remarks, expressing his apprecia- tion of the fine co-operation which he had received from staff and pupils. No sooner had the curtain been drawn on the final meeting than cor- ridors and classrooms resounded with the echo, Who Won the Literary So- ciety shield ? The judges, Mr. Bates, Richard White, and Ernest Berry, retired behind closed doors to A. Speers, Marion Tresidd make their decision. At the Monday morning assembly the chairman, Richard White, expressed their un- animous decision in giving the shield to Fourth Form for their Well-organ- ized programme. He also made spe- cial mention of the programmes of the close competitors, Fifth and First Forms. Fourth Form programme was a fourfold dramatic presentation illus- trating the four types of drama. These were played more or less seri- ously, chiefly the latter, under the guidance of their form teacher, Miss Shaw. K. Coleman acted as chair- man and commenced the programme by a brief talk on The Growth of the Little Theatre Movement. We ex- tend our hearty congratulations to Fourth Form on winning the coveted Literary shield, and also the forms who so closely contended for the re- ward,