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

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43 D. M. C. I. BREEZES Eleanor Bradburne, .of Room 56, came first in the Junior Duets at he same festival. Good work, girls ! But singers are not our only specialty, we have some “speakers” also. In fact, some of the teachers think we have entirely too many in class periods. In a debate b etween Rooms 47 and 49 the two “laddies” from 47 carried off the honors. The subject was, “Resolved that moving pic¬ tures of today tend to lower public morals.” Our team, Robert Scott and Albert Malzan, supported the affirmative. Look for 47 in the finals! Our feminine volleyball stars were successful in this game to the extent of winning first place among the Grade X.’s. We understand the prize is coming later (?). —R.H.S. On Monday, 6th of February, Room 47 held a very lively (?) to¬ boggan party. Meeting at the H.B.C. arcade at 8 p.m. (?) we proceeded without further ado to the River Park slides. We coasted for about an hour—mostly on the toboggans but sometimes elsewhere—when some¬ one suggested that we stop. We betook ourselves to the “shack,” warmed up, and devoured not a few “hot dogs.” “His rebus factis,” we returned, without seriously damaging the street car, to the home of Donald MacGregor, our sports captain, who generously allowed us the use of his home for the evening. There we proceeded with some “interior decorating” and spent the rest of the evening in dancing. Shortly after midnight the party ended and every¬ one declared that it had been a “WOW.” J ROOM 48 Since we failed to appear in print in the last edition of the “Breezes” we will now give you a list of our class officers. We are under the capable leadership of Mr. Don Campbell, the star student of the room. Helping him along is Mr. Lionel Theobald. Our benevolent secretary-treasurer is the “late” Mr. Kenneth Whatmough, and last but not least, is our sports captain, Mr. Cecil T. Woodman. You will notice a number of fine drawings throughout the paper. Not all, but we are sure, most of them, were penned by our artist, Mr. Norman Erickson. Our neighbors along the hall, Room 50, stated in their last column in the “Breezes” that they had the most mixed aggregation of any room in the school. We are noted for our one nationality, namely— French. Look at our marks in this subject and you will see. In reference to the statement made by Room 50 in the last edition of the “Breezes,” we should like to say that Room 48 has more na¬ tionalities represented than any other room in the school. Among our numbers are a few English, Scotch, Irish, Canadian, French, Norweg¬ ian, Swedish, Italian, German, Icelandic, Yankee, Welsh and Belgian.

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42 D.M. C.I. BREEZES beth Morganstern, Sports Captain; Verna Morris, “Breezes” Repre¬ sentative. On Friday evening, January 21st, the girls of Room 24 (there are no boys in the room, thank goodness!) held a toboggan party at River Park. Although the weather was very cold, it did not prevent our having “one grand outing.” The party had originally been planned for January 14th, but the weather was so mild that we postponed it for a week. After tobogganing for an hour we finished the evening by having refreshments and musical numbers at the home of Ada Loban. After¬ wards we returned to our respective homes, and during the long ride on the street car, the school yell was heard many times. Of course, our worthy president, Adelphia Baldwin, and May Kennedy, our honorable secretary, were present. We owe many thanks to our sport captain, Elizabeth Morganstern, who arranged the party, and to Ada’s mother for her kindness. —D.K. Very early in the school year we, in Room 24, discovered how best to keep ourselves “before the eyes of the public” but within the hear¬ ing of those unfortunate people. This fact has been clearly shown in a number of ways, one of these being the debates. Our class elected as its representatives Margaret Chappie (leader) and Mary Close. Our op¬ ponents were Percival Haynes and Earl Hamilton. Bob Swan made an efficient chairman. The subject debated was, “Resolved that capi¬ tal punishment be abolished.” Room 24 supported the negative. Miss Hickson and Mr. Cooke, the judges, decided in favour of our opponents. —M.C., Room 24. ROOM 45 It is rumored that Murray Keays is touring the world this summer, Oh well, after resting all this term he would need a change to wake him up. Ed Carson likes this half hour study period, it helps him catch up in his sleep. Walter Greenwood is attempting the English Channel swim this summer. After lolling around for several months, one would think of taking a bath. Joseph Cohen uses an Eversha.rp to cut down the wear on the pencil sharpener. —Joe McKracken. ROOM 47 Well, at last 47 has something to brag about! Edna Chapman, our future—we haven’t decided who-—was suc¬ cessful in gaining second place in the recent Musical Festival. Edna is in the Primary High-Voice Class and lost out by only one point. Martha Setter, our “famous” contralto songstress, along with

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44 D. M. C. I. BREEZES ROOM 49 Certain changes have been made in the class officers of Room 49 since the former edition of the school paper. As before, Class President is Herbert Taylor; Sports Captains ' , Shirley Clapham and Martin Bell. Our new Secretary is Walter Roberts, in place of Ernest Andrews, who has left school. Representa¬ tive, the writer. A debate was held between Rooms 47 and 49, the subject debated being: “Resolved that Moving Pictures of today tend to lower the public morals.” Our debaters, Florence Eden and Hilda Miller, did their very best, but Room 47 debaters did better, according to the judges. —Representative, E.P. Basketball Room 49 defeated Room 47. Room 49 defeated Room 15 by default. Room 49 defeated Room 61. Rooms 21 and 18 defeated Room 49. Volleyball Room 47 defeated Room 49. Room 49 defeated Room 15. 51—SELF GOVERNMENT—51 Room fifty-one has been the pioneer in self-government. A great deal of credit is due Mr. Best for the unfailing patience he has shown during certain crises, when the scheme seemed doomed to failure. The enterprise, be it known, was not entered upon in a haphazard manner, but was accepted only after extensive debating and consideration. The usual difficulties attached to every pioneer movement had to be over¬ come. The system was naturally criticized from all angles; neverthe¬ less, it has proven itself to be not only possible but highly desirable. To those who follow we throw the torch, “Be yours to hold it high.” We hope, in fact, we prophecy, that in the near future every senior room in Daniel McIntyre will have adopted this system in the spirit of co¬ operation and good-fellowship. Come on, fellows. Hurrah for Self- Government. — ROOM 52 The girls showed their mettle in basketball. The first game was lost to Room 46, but every other game seemed to give them fresh cour¬ age; they played well in all the games, and won the Grade IX. cham¬ pionship. Room 52 was also well represented in the Musical Festival with five girls assisting in the school chorus, and Gwen Fleming, Betty Kernahan, and Evelyn Irons taking their parts in the other items. Perhaps our motto, “Patience, Pluck and Perseverance Prevail, has inspired us, and we hope next year to be in line with—better sport, better music, better scholarship, and better school spirit. —N.S.