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

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THE ANALECTA 11 TEACHING STAFF Mr. F. D. Weir, B.A. (McMaster University) Principal . Latin, Arithmetic Mr. W. G. E. Pulleyblank, B.A. (Toronto) Vice-Principal Arithmetic, Geometry Miss E. Alford, M.A. (Queen’s) . Literature, Composition, French Mr. E. B. Asselstine, M.A. (Queen’s) . Geometry, Trigonometry Mrs. S. E. Carsley, M.A. (Queen’s, Belfast, Ireland) . Composition, Latin Mr. J. W. Churchill, B.A., Sc. (Toronto) . Physics, General Science Miss }. Elliott, B.A. (Queen’s) ....... History Mr. R. B. Forsythe, B.A. (Dalhousie) . History, Composition Miss N. James, B.A. (Alberta) . Literature, Art, Composition Mr. W. Jones, B.A. (Wales) . French, Composition Miss L. Kaulbach, M.A. (Queen’s) . English, French Mr. G. J. McAdam, M.A. (New Brunswick and Harvard) Biology, Agriculture, Geography Mr. G. Robinson, M.A., B.Sc. (Alberta) .. Algebra Mr. W. W. Scott, B.A. (Queen’s) . Chemistry Mr. T. E. A. Stanley, B.A. (Toronto) . Algebra, Physics Miss M. H. Suitor, B.A. (Alberta) . Literature, History Mr. E. J. Thorlakson, B.A. (Manitoba) . Literature, Composition, French Mrs. Arthur . Study Supervisor

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10 THE ANALECTA PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Inasmuch as the Analecta is annually dedicated to the graduating classes of Central High School, it seems fitting that the Principal ' s message should be addressed largely to them. To very many of you the end of June marks the culmination of your High School career. As a graduating class you have reached a crossroad as you bid C.C.I. fellow-students and staff good-bye. Part of the road lies behind you, the rest ahead. As you look back over a somewhat difficult journey, your reminiscences will be tinged with regret as well as pleasure. What a host of memories the words C.C.I. will recall to your minds—lifelong friendships, intimate association with teachers and students over a four or five year period, busy halls and classrooms, laughter, hilarious rugby games, the hush of the examination room! As you look ahead, you experience a sense of accomplishment and of being ready for larger and wider experiences. The future belongs to you. Be ready to meet it with courage and optimism. Do not resemble ‘one of those little places that have run half-way up a hill and then sat down to rest as if to say: “I go no further upward, come what may!” ’ Remember that accomplishment is always the result of effort, and that effort may mean the sacrifice of personal time and pleasure. Never give up trying to reach the goal ahead of you. True, you may say: ‘‘What are we going to do?” In these times of stress and strife it seems almost impossible to choose an occupation that is not already over crowded. Because of cir¬ cumstances, some cannot be trained for the work they might otherwise have chosen. Despite this fact, do not lose sight of your ideals. The hardships which you may endure now and endeavor to overcome are character bui lders. Do not forget that you all have a place to fill and a duty to perform, and it is your responsibility to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself. We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew, There’s something for all of us here; There’s a big work to do, and we must all be true. To the task which we find close at hand. If you can’t be; a highway, then just be a trail; If you can ' t be a sun, be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail— Be the best of whatever you are. Your Alma Mater sends you forth with the breath of her “God-speed” upon you, confident that you will acquit yourselves well in life’s duties and will always keep a warm place in your hearts for her. F. D. WEIR.

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12 THE ANALECTA VALEDICTORY Another year, another graduating class, another farewell! A lasting farewell this. Mingled feelings of sorrow and expectation. Anxious to face the future, yet loathe to leave those happy years—years crammed to over¬ flowing with experiences—some amusing, some enjoyable, some successful and some not. Looking back, we catch a kaleidoscopic impression of hours of work, dances, speeches, play practises, parties, lits, games. Never again will such a wealth of companionship and opportunity for study be laid at our feet. What have we extracted from them? What is their net total? To find it we must sweep away the rather immaterial successes or failures at examinations. The real failure or success lies not in the marks— but in the sincerity of our efforts. Those years have been of benefit to us if we have caught a glimpse of the vast expanse of knowledge, of which we can only hope to touch a small part. If we have a new-found veneration for learning and a thirst for more the efforts of our teachers have been successful. They have striven not to fill us with mere facts, but to give us a foretaste of what lies before us; to give us an appreciation of the true and lasting values. Their lessons did not consist of a presentation of facts only, but of problems which in real life loom very large. If we have learned the real lessons well, we will not fail when the hand of the teacher is removed. From our activities outside school hours, we have reaped not only pleasure but lasting benefit. The loss is immeasurable if you have never experienced the fearful excitement that precedes a play performance, a debate, or a final game. Faculties in us that lie untouched by the academic course, are roused by our activities in one or other of the societies. They are the spice of school-life, and without them it would be a very dull experience. To you who follow we bequeath the teachers a little greyer; the desks a little more disfigured; a few more echoes in the halls; and the task of keeping up the reputation of C.C.I. perhaps a little heavier. The students of the past have kindled a torch of honor with their achievements and successes. We, who are graduating have tried to keep it burning. It’s brilliance in the future rests with you. May it never be dimmed! KATHLEEN ALLEN.