Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute - Breezes Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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D.M.C.I. BREEZES Published by the Pupils of the DANIEL McINTYRE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE DECEMBER, 1927 Ctutortal “WHITHER AWAY?’’ gUCH an uproar of controversy there has been during all the centur¬ ies about the “younger generation”! They have always been danc¬ ing straight down the “primrose path,” yet they never seem to get very far along it. Their skirts have been growing shorter, and their trousers wider, and still hey haven’t stopped. Their reading matter has grown less restricted, and they have taken to writing “free verse” for themselves. Their jazz grows more outrageous, yet some of them attain an age whereat they compose classics for later “young genera¬ tions” to mock. What does it all mean? That is the question which all the elders from Methuselah to your grandmother have asked themselves, and in vain. This old world still goes round in spite of all the degeneration of us young “penpushers. ” The types of young men and women portrayed in present day “best-sellers” are utterly untrue to nature—at least t o nature in Can¬ ada. In no other country is there such a health} ' generation of young people as in our own. We are developing healthy bodies and healthy minds by our love of outdoor sports and intellectual recreation. There is no “jingoism” in Canada, but “plain living and high thinking.” You may say that you know of several exceptions to my ideal of Youth in Canada, but there are exceptions to the best rules—even in French Grammar. In 1914, just as much so as now, there was controversy about “we moderns.” But Barth found her answer to that comparatively trifling question in the magnificent sacrifice made by the World’s youth in that gigantic shambles—the Great War. In this year of Grace, 1927, the United States was thought to foster perhaps the most “advanced” youth of the world. Tn no other country of any importance had young ideals been said to have fallen so low. Yet a lone boy, winging his way through the Atlantic night, and receiv¬ ing with a now well-known, charming, and disarming smile the acclaim of the world, brought the youth of America into prominence as one with firmly-grounded morals, sound minds and bodies, and splendid spiritual training. Lindbergh has unconsciously set an example for us to follow. We are all young. Can we, too, not retrieve our fallen reputation in the

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“3Sm?e£” Staff Honorary President Faculty Advisor Sditor-in-Chief c Assistant Editor business Managers Social Circulation Literary Jokes - Sports Cartoons -Mr. A. C. Campbell -Miss S. J. Gayton -Cherry Crawford -Margaret Ashley James MacKay IWaverley Wilson associate €Dttor« -Llewelyn Johns -Lloyd Bruce Frances Fox Hilda Phelps Robert Paul Lloyd Rankin i Marguerite Ross Bill Kibblewhite -Leonard Hicks Content Pae Editorials . 1 School Elections .. 3 The School Paper. 4 Our Principal . 5 Out of School Life into Life’s School. 5 Sports News . 6 Music . 9 Literary .. ... 11 Social ....:. 13 Armistice Day. 14 Room Rumors . 15 Krazy Kracks . 24 Announcements . 27 Miscellaneous . 28 Irish Hills . 32 The Scott Country. 33 Anita’s Masterpiece. 34 In Lighter Vein . 36 Christmas Greetings . 40

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2 D. M. C. I. BREEZES eyes of our elders? It can be done. Lindbergh did it, but not by re¬ bellion against sensible, established customs and rules. He won his way to world wide respect and admiration by leadership. He is the Spirit of Youth, and we are youth. Let us remember that what the world depreciatingly calls the “younger generation,” is full of infinite possi¬ bilities ; possibilities especially great for the rebuilding of the shattered civilization which the youth of 1914 died to make safe for Humanity. We, too, as they, have desired to know “Stately Spanish galleon, coming from the Isthmus, Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores, With a cargo of diamonds, Emeralds, amethysts, Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores.” Yes, we, too, have known those dreams, and at times we envy them the death in the heat of battle which saved them the tragic disillusion¬ ment that comes all too soon. But now in our joyous youth we can justify our happiness and earn it. Shall we ? —C. C. JN this present age, people are inclined to take for granted some of the greatest advantages of our modern existence. It is human nature to regard lightly that which is easily obtained. So we are apt to forget the time and effort spent on bringing our educational system to its present high standard, and to look upon free education as a matter of course. The schools of today are provided with everything necessary to both mental and physical development. Large sums of money are spent in erecting fine buildings, in providing equipment, and in maintaining a staff of capable and efficient men and women as instructors. But of what avail is all this if the students do not respond to the efforts made on their behalf? It is not the buildings but the scholars who make the school. If the right spirit is lacking, then the system will be a failure. It is up to the student to get the most out of his course so that his education will be of practical value in later life. If he fails to do so, then we usually find that the fault lies not with the system of edu¬ cation, but with the student himself. True, there are flaws in the educational machinery, but what or¬ ganization can you name that is absolutely perfect? Doubtless, too, there are many adverse criticisms, but perhaps if the individual student does his part to the best of his ability many of these critics would have no grounds for their fault-finding. What we need in the school is self-reliance, initiative, perseverance, and above all, enthusiasm in our undertakings—the never-say-die spirit that Avins scholarships and rugby games. So let us cultivate these qualities in all our school activities and make this a red-letter year for Daniel McIntyre. —M. H. G. A.