Crescent Heights High School - Bugle Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 17 CRESCENT HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL Graduating from an established institution is an official public recognition of the fact that the student has fulfilled certain educa¬ tional requirements, passed certain examinations and attained a cer¬ tain professional competency. Of course it does not mean that all graduates have an equal education, have passed equally well in exam¬ inations or have an equal competency, but it does indicate that all have sufficient education and competency to be certified by their School, as worthy representatives of the kind of training the institu¬ tion is giving in their specific field. Graduation is not the goal but the beginning of the race. The graduate is supposed to be equipped to face the problems that will come his way in life. This requires more than educational compet¬ ency. It requires personality, ambition and enthusiasm. Enthusiasm makes many a hard job easy. The one who is always questioning his ability or fearing the greatness of the task before him, is handicapped at the very beginning. No matter what the task, set about it with vim and energy. mi. Be ambitious. We must do little things before we attempt the greater. That is true. But there is no great future to the young man or young woman who is content with the smaller affairs of life and takes no thought of the higher or greater matters. Earning a living is surely not all there is in life. Let every graduate of Crescent Heights High School bear in mind that one of the elements in real success is the development of a dis¬ tinctive personality. It is true that success stimulates personal growth, but on the other hand, no great success can be attained by anyone unless he has a fine personality, in other words, unless there is growth of soul as well as knowledge and skill in work. In this machine-mad period of human existence we are apt to forget that the farther away we get from the machine in our work, the more human¬ ity, the more of our own personality we put into it, the more we our¬ selves will grow and make ourselves effective. Your last three years have demanded your entire attention to your studies; you have had little time for anything else. Your course has been crowded with study. You have needed every minute to cover your work conscientiously. Your reading has been largely professional. Now when you take up life’s duties, you are going to find that while there are periods of great stress, perhaps greater than you have hitherto experienced, there will be also lulls when your

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16 THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 EDITORIAL “The old order changeth, yielding place to new,” and the students of Crescent Heights find themselves amid new surroundings. We are extremely grateful to those who have made it possible for us to have this new school with its adequate accommodation, and we wish to express herein the approval and appreciation of the student body. Yet, withal, the school spirit, which haunts our halls, is un¬ changed. The Editors have found encouraging evidence of this in the keen interest which has been taken in this year’s “Bugle,” and wish to thank all those who have supported us, whether their contributions are in print or not. A great deal of credit is due to Mr. Laurie, the Supervising Editor, without whom we could not have succeeded. You will have noticed that, contrary to our custom, the cover de¬ sign is the same as it was last year. We have decided to adopt a permanent cover design by which the “Bugle” will be known and recognized. You will agree that this is an important matter and that serious thought should be given to the decision. Next year the com¬ petition for the cover design will be stressed and an especially good prize awarded to the winner. In the meantime we are using last year’s design. The “Bugle” now passes into your hands. You are the final judges and we hope that you will be satisfied. We have done our best to make it as interesting as possible. We believe that it embodies the spirit of C.H.C.I. It is to be cherished as a souvenir of the happy days spent there. In the years to come each page wfill recall some interesting event, bring back an old friend, or renew the thrill of a championship game. We, who are about to graduate, are just beginning to realize how much we shall miss all the school activities which, up to this time, we have more or less taken for granted. We see Rugby, Hockey, Base¬ ball, Basketball, Field Day, the Literary Society, the Orchestra, School Debates, and the Annual Banquet, fading into the past. Nevertheless we find abundant recompense as we look forward to the rosy adven¬ tures of the future and brace ourselves in the strength of youthful confidence to withstand the shocks which we shall receive in the battle of life. We who are leaving Crescent Heights forever, challenge you, her Junior pupils, to carry on her activities, her traditions and her spirit. We leave in your hands the trust of making C.H.C.I. a better, finer institution. Play up! play up! and play the game! Muriel Boundy—XIIA.

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18 THE CRESCENT BUGLE, 1929 W. ABERHART, B.A “Our Principal”