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

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' Halebtclory hhress Mr. Chairman, Honoured Guests, Parents, Teachers and fellow graduates: “The play is done; the curtain drops Slow falling to the prompter ' s bell; A moment yet the actor stops And looks around to say farewell. It is an irksome word and task And when he ' s laughed and said his say, He shows as he removes the mask A face that ' s anything but gay. The curtain is indeed coming down on an important act of our lives: we are graduating from high school. And, just as with every accomplishment there comes happiness, with every parting there comes sorrow. It is my privilege here tonight, in bidding Crescent farewell, to review the scenes of the past three years and to look to the acts of the future. Despite the many-sided part which we have played at Crescent, academic pursuits have always maintained their proper limelight on the stage. Everyone has played some role in Crescent ' s academic life, if only to spur on those around him to harder work. Together we have survived the rigors of writing essays, the perplexities of math, World Affairs magazines, Latin declensions, chemical formulas and odors, French, physics problems, and the boys, at least, have survived dissecting the earthworm, grasshopper and frog. In any case, each of us has played his part. Then there has been the athletic side of school life. Proud were the moments when the boys won the provincial football title and city track championship when we were in grade ten and since then, well, we ' ve been trying. The girls, less heralded but no less deserving, have repeatedly won city titles. Our houseleagues have enjoyed great popularity, complementing our success in the interscholastic sphere. In the spheres of music, art, home economics, industrial arts and business education, our progress has been great and our prizes have been many. Special mention should be made of the three successful operettas in which we took part which contributed to the development of our appreciation of the finer things in life. Our greatest progress, however, has likely been made in social maturity. Through Crescent ' s vast extra-curricular program we have learned to conduct ourselves, usually, like normal human beings. We have learned to be an asset to those organizations which we joined and to make contributions not only to the school but to society as well. With occasional reminders from Mr. Cooper such as The way to show your appreciation is not to stamp your feet, Certain boys and girls need not display their affection for each other so openly in the halls and Throwing snowballs and smoking on school property are definitely prohibited, we have enjoyed many rallies, campaigns, dances and assemblies and conducted them on an often hilarious, but always high plane. 25

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CRESCENT HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXERCISES JUNE 1st, 1961 - 8:15 P.M. • • • PROGRAMME Mr. G. E. Holmes, C.A.—. Chairman Part One Processional—C.H.H.S. Orchestra, Mr. L. R. Erickson, Music Director “Poetic March — Alford O Canada ...... with Orchestra Invocation ..... Mr. R. H. Walker C.H.H.S. Girls ' Glee Club — “Beauteous Morn . German Music When Soft Voices Die . Wood Valedictory . Mr. Randy Dyck Part Two Introduction of Graduating Students: Group 1 Mr. W. H. Cooper C.H.H.S. Orchestra — Covent Garden (London Suite) . Eric Coates Part Three Introduction of Graduating Students: Group 2 Mr. N. J. Cameron C.H.H.S. Mixed Chorus — Glory to God . J. S. Bach To Music . Schubert Part Four Introduction of Graduating Students: Group 3 Mr. N. J. Pickard Hymn . Unto the Hills Address to the Graduates ..... Mr. Maurice F. Strong GOD SAVE THE QUEEN Recessional — Knightsbridge March . Eric Coates 24

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Other recollections come to mind: overdue library books, forgotten assignments, late slips, detentions. But blended in with candy sales. Clippers, Bugles, cafeteria and study hall chatter and the occasional film, these do not seem so serious. All have contributed to make us more responsible, respectful and resourceful individuals. It would be totally improper to fail to pay respects to those who have directed our scenes at Crescent. Mr. Cartwright greeted us in grade ten with warm and welcoming words. It was he who started us along various channels, found us when we were lost, and saw that our elders treated us kindly on initiation day. Mr. Cartwright taught us many things, one of which was that success is composed of one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. When we entered grade eleven, Mr. Cooper became principal and brought to that position all the invention and energy of youth. Mr. Cooper ' s understanding, unassuming nature has endeared him to the hearts of students, teachers, and parents alike. And then, our teachers. They who have hopefully lectured, pains¬ takingly explained, tirelessly corrected, and occasionally detained. Where would we be without them? May we vow to follow their in¬ structions and heed their advice, for none better shall we ever receive. We must also thank our parents. Their so worthy but so often neglected guidance, their encouragement, sympathy and support have made an often difficult role seem much lighter. They have fulfilled so many of our fancies, accepted our greater independence, and re¬ joiced when we have done our best. I hope we deserve our principal ' s understanding, our teachers ' interest, and our parents ' love. Now, before the curtain finally falls on the high school act of our lives, we must be certain of our places for that time in the near future when it will rise again. It will rise on the greatest stage of all, an exciting but exacting world. We must be strong to meet the demands of this new atomic- powered, space-motivated age. We must be determined to maintain those rights and freedoms which we now enjoy. We must be ambitious to enable others as well as ourselves to live happy, profitable lives. We must endeavour to make the best possible use of those ideas and ideals which we have acquired in our previous performances. Most important of all, we must continue to learn, reason and create, to recognize the limitations of ourselves and our society and to strive to surmount them. Our performance may have been good in the past; it needs to be better in the future. When we enter the next act of our lives, may we assure you: The day shall not be up so soon as we To try the fair adventure of tomorrow. RANDY DYCK 26