Calgary Normal School - Chinook Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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@A rtovAs Uplromr A HEARTY WELCOME is extended by this year’s class to Mr. McDougall and Mr. Finn. With our welcome we should like to express a sincere hope that they have C- enjoyed their year here. To those classes which follow us we should like to introduce Mr. McDougall and Mr. Finn. Mr. McDougall obtained his high school education at the well-known Pictou Academy in Nova Scotia. He has two degrees—B.A. and M.A., both from the University in our own Province. He was principal of the Edmonton Normal Practice School for ten years and spent one of his vacations teaching at St. John’s Summer School in New Brunswick. Mr. McDougall may be regarded as the founder of Social Studies in our Province. He was a prominent member of the committee which prepared the present Intermediate Course in Social Studies, and in collaboration with Mr. Paterson, wrote the Social Studies Texts, Our Country and Its People, Our Country and Its Neighbors, and The World of Today. These works have been a mild shock to some of the more conservative tradition- Mr. Finn received his education in our own Province. His high school work was taken in the Crescent Heights High School under the principalship of Mr. Aberhart, and he obtained his BA. degree from Alberta University. In addition, Mr. Finn availed him self of the Youth Training Course in Edmonton the first year it was given and holds, a special certificate in Physical Training. He has taught in a number of schools in Calgary among which are Crescent Heights, Central High and Hillhurst Junior High. He also taught two years in the Department of Education Summer School held in Calgary. This year Mr. Finn divides his time among Colonel Walker Junior High, Calgary Normal and the Technical School. Considering Mr. Finn’s enthusiasm and efficiency in P.T., we hope that he will be able to devote his full time to succeeding classes of Normal students. Page twenty