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

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D. M. C. I. BREEZES 23 EXCHANGES What others say about “The Breezes”: “The Oracles”: “A refreshing breeze from the West. We admire your pluck in the face of adverse criticism.” “Hermes”: “You have good humour and form news.” “The Periscope”: “You have a very good magazine and we find no fault with it. We liked especially your editorial, ‘Whither Away.’ ” ' We are glad to acknowledge the following: 1. “The Periscope,” Bridgewater, Mass. You seem to have a small school, and the “Periscope” is excep¬ tional in material and arrangement. We liked the idea of serials and your poetry shows great talent. The sports are well reported, but we suggest more room news and jokes. 2. “The Magnet,” Jarvis Collegiate, Toronto, Ont. Your book is far ahead in ability and material. Some articles are a little pedantic, but the stories show originality. School activities are well written up and “Le Departement Francais” is unusual and clever. Altogether, almost a model paper, although the editorials were not en¬ lightening or inspired. 3. “The Oracle,” Woodstock, Ont. Here is another exceptional paper. The letters from ex-grads, were very interesting, and are a feature we hope to use. It is a new and splendid idea to print the Valedictory. The prize stories were fairly good, and again school sports and activities were reported in a breezy, journalistic style. Your humour is almost entirely original, and your advertising should enable you to pay for a great many cuts. 4. “The Hermes,” Humberside, Toronto, Ont. Your cover is strikingly attractive, and your editorials well above the average. The editor’s convention news was of keen interest to us. Your literary department is well arranged, and the poetry of Henry Noyes is undoubtedly worthy of his namesake, “Alfred.” 5. “L.C.C.I. Review,” London, Ont. We liked your short, pithy editorials, and the block-prints are indeed unique and charming. Your exchange column is very extensive —that comes, I suppose, with age. We were exceedingly proud to see that the first prize senior short story was written by one of our former pupils, Norma Sharpe, and we are re-printing it with her permission. 6. “The Torch,” St. John’s High School, Winnipeg. We see that you have become a real four-page newspaper. This is an interesting experiment, and the idea of using the prize-winning speech as an editorial is an excellent one. 7. “K, ” Kelvin Technical High School, Winnipeg. We were glad to receive your Year Book. Your school activities have been well written up, and your photographs and short stories are exceptional. Your editorials leave room for improvement. 8. “Collegiate,” Sarnia, Ont. Your editorials are interesting in showing school life. Your poetry is remarkable for High School students, and your essays are also well done. —-Cherry Crawford, Room 58.

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22 D. M. C. I. BREEZES the editor of the first school paper at Daniel McIntyre. When three of us were elected staff for a paper, it was simply a grade twelve class paper we were to produce. This we did in November, mimeographed copies for the room under the title of “The 58 Howl.” To our surprise, but delight, other parts of the school showed an unusual interest, many coming to us wishing to procure copies. This is probably what encouraged us to try something bigger. We constituted a self-appointed staff for a school paper and got busy, with the result that in February we produced a larger paper, a first school paper, with the name “Mercury,” which it held for a year or two. We had no diffi¬ culty in getting rid of all the copies we had—they were still mimeo¬ graphed. It was early in the year yet, and we aspired to higher things. Con¬ sequently we added several to our staff from various rooms, to produce a “Souvenir Number” for the last of the term. We were getting along by leaps and bounds, for this time we had a cover with scroll title and original drawing, besides a page of pen sketches and another of illus¬ trated jokes; more news, too. It doesn’t seem so much now, but at the time we were well pleased with the success of the first year of the Daniel McIntyre school paper. I still have copies of those first three papers, all of which are like Souvenir Numbers to me now as I look back to them. You editors since the years 1924-25 have done exactly what we hoped you would do. You have carried on—you have held the Torch high—you have produced better papers as time went on. Mdy your sec¬ ond edition this year be the best yet. Sincerely yours, Luella Sprung, Editor-in-Chief, 1924-25 Dear Fellow Students: On behalf of the Senior Council and myself, I wish to thank you for the splendid support you have given us in the last year. Through¬ out the year we had tried our utmost to carry out the desires of you all. I am very much pleased to say that in all undertakings we have had the firm and sympathetic support of Mr. Campbell and the rest of the staff. Students, those who are going out into the world and others who are extending their education in colleges and universities, I hope that you will all succeed in your respective lines and I wish you all the very best success. Thanking you all again for the splendid support you have given us, T remain, Yours sincerely, Robert Alexander, President of Senior Council.

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24 D.M. C. I. BREEZES WINNING SENIOR DEBATERS ISABELLE CRAIG AND MARGARET McKELVIE. INTER-ROOM DEBATES QNE of the most interesting contests waged this year with Daniel Mc¬ Intyre as the battlefield, was that of the inter-room debates. This is an innovation in the Collegiate, and one that appears to be highly successful. It is to be hoped that it will be continued next year. The majority of debates were held during the noon hours, and judging by the number of students who remained at the school for lunch, or who returned early (?) on debating days, they appeared to hold a high place in popular favor. Room 53 is to be congratulated on the winning of the final argu¬ ment by its two clever and interesting debaters, Margaret McKelvie and Isabelle Craig, who proved to he an unbeatable team. Praise is also due Cherry Crawford and Willis Wheatley, who presented an exceptionally good defense of the statement under discussion, “Resolved that resi¬ dential schools are better for the pupils than public schools.” Congratulations to those who introduced inter-room debates to Daniel McIntyre. Keep up the good work. —M.G.A.