Central Collegiate Institute - Analecta Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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The Analecta 9 Foreivord HABITS “All habits gather by unseen degrees, As broods make rivers, rivers run to seas. — Dryden. Hou) use doth breed a habit in a man. — Shakespeare. I have been asked by the Editor to write a short article for the Analecta; something of a serious nature is the way he expressed it. I am very glad to comply with the request, because I hope thereby to show ray sympathy with the undertaking and because I am glad to have some part in the preparation of a magazine which I am sure will be a credit to the school. When one introduces the subject of habits it is generally understood that the discussion is going to centre around bad habits. But while bad habits are common and important enough, this article is concerned chiefly with good ones. These habits play a very important part in our lives. Some are merely mus¬ cular co-ordinations such as walking, swimming, riding a bicycle and the like, while others are of a more complex nature, being rather mental than muscular. Our manner, toward things in general, toward our work, our play, the manner of spending our spare time—all these become habits. As one professor ex¬ presses it “We are all bundles of habits.” We can select our own habits, and the shifting sands of unstable character or the solid rock of the strong purposeful life is the result. It is of supreme importance, especially to the young people, that they acquire and establish a large number of habits that will assist them on the road to happy and successful lives. The habits acquired in youth have to be lived with in a very intimate association throughout life. Every minute of day and night we are under the influence if not the absolute control of our bundle of hat 1 To eliminate a bad habit that has become fixed is a difficult undertaking, and requires more than a New Year’s resolution to accomplish the task 1 he proper way to approach the problem is to set about acquiring a good habit one which, when acquired, will interfere with the functioning of the undesirable one and eventually get rid of it. ' Suppose you have the very bad and not un¬ common habit of being inattentive in class and of not being able to concentrate. To make a resolution that you are going to improve in these respects will not get you very far, no matter how much in earnest you may be. But it you acquire the habit of making a mental or written resume of your lessons daily, lack of concentration and inattention will disappear when the good habit be¬ comes fixed. Again, suppose you have the habit of reading cheap badly written stories—kill it by getting into the habit of reading for a certain length of time each week some English classic. Indolence can be conquered by acquiring the habit of doing well a certain amount of work each day, not by resolutions to work harder made at regular times during the year. By eradicating the useless and harmful habits from our own individual bundles we leave the field open for the complete operation of the good and useful ones. For just as a good habit will, if fostered and encouraged, exclude the corresponding bad one, so a bad habit will, if retained, lessen and even- tually destroy the good influence of the right kind of habit. — Principal.

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The Analecta II EDITORIALS O UR aim in producing the Analecta is to give the students of our school something which will recall in after years the pleasant side of their high school life. Through that sad but wise teacher. Experience, we know that as time goes on not only the unpleasant memories but also the pleasant ones will gradually blur and fade away, becoming obscure in spite of us. We hope that this magazine will act as a reminder in later life when we have a few minutes apart from the whirl and worry of business, to give those sacred moments of reminiscence, of recalling, and looking back upon the happy care-free days spent in C.C.I. We do not pride ourselves with that false hope that our magazine is any¬ where near perfect, nor do we doubt that numerous criticisms (constructive ones at least, we hope) will be directed against it. We hope, however, that succeeding Analecta staffs will profit by our more prominent mistakes. We also hope that by this helpful advice and criticism they may be able to go on improv¬ ing and enlarging our magazine, making it bigger and better each year, until it will be one that may be worthy of C.C.I. and stand as a tribute and honor to the energy, ability, ingenuity and originality of her students. This paragraph is especially intended for the junior grades. We hope that you will make the production of the Analecta your business in the next few years; and in turn when your time comes, hand on like the flaming torch, the needful inspiration to the then succeeding junior grades. With regard to the new policies of the paper this year, we have embarked upon several new ventures which may or may not be successful. First, for various reasons we are getting out one edition only, the Christmas number. It would be hardly fair to encumber the Analecta staff with the tremendous task of getting out a paper near the finals and so endangering their school year. Then, advertising sells better near Christmas. Second, with regard to illus¬ trations—it was felt that the paper could possibly be improved and polished by adding a few more pictures. So there have been added a number of full page cuts of the grades by groups, and also two composite groups, besides other smaller cuts. The trouble with a Christmas number is that a large part of the school’s activities for the year will have to be omitted in this edition. This difficulty, however, will only be in the first Christmas number, as succeeding editions will consider their ground for material to be from Christmas to Christmas. I cannot offer enough praise to my excellent staff. I found each member alert, energetic, resourceful and hardworking. In fact, I know tfat a more capable, congenial, and efficient staff never existed on any school paper. The selection of each editor and assistant has been justified by their splendid work, and certainly has shown that he or she was the right person in the right place. In closing, the staff wish to thank each and every one who in any way whatever, assisted by contributing, compiling and the splendid spirit of compe¬ tition. We wish all who help to feel a sense of pride and fellow ownership in our magazine, as it is mostly due to your efforts and energy that this edition has ultimately taken shape and become a tangible object. If perhaps your name is regretably not on the list in the honorable mention page, be assured that no slight whatever was intended and we are sorry for any oversight on our part. Trusting that you will realize that in a case of this kind it is extremely hard ow ng to the number, to avoid not missing someone even after checking, re¬ checking and revising the lists. Wishing each future Analecta great prosperity. —THE EDITOR.