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

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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.

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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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D. M. C. I. BREEZES 45 THE “GOOD SHIP 53” Ship ahoy! Great was the commotion as the “Good Ship 53” was launched on the sea of graduation dresses. Everything pointed to a record trip and the enthusiasm of the sailors was unsurpassed as the scissors’ keel ploughed through white chiffon waves. The worthy captain, Miss Ingram, commanded the operations with experienced skill. Under her guiding hand we cruised gaily out of the harbor into more treacherous seas. No accident occurred until “Mate” John¬ ston fell overboard, damaging the front of her dress to such an extent that we were com¬ pelled to land at Port Eaton’s to procure more material. Before the “Good Ship 53” neared its destination other slight mishaps occurred, but these did not impede its pro¬ gress. A few miles from the home port our numbers were increased by a millinery crew with their competent captain. Miss Dowler. Towards the close of our voyage, with miles of seams and fagotting in our wake, we welcome the sight of shore, which looms in the dis¬ tance. When the ship docks numerous friends and acquaintances will eagerly flock to view our display of treasures. —A.B. and P.J. ROOM 53 Important events of this term have been the inter-room debates. Practically every room in the school entered a team, consisting of two pupils. Room 53 did not lag behind in this respect. Margaret McKel- vie and Isabel Craig were its choice. The fi rst topic debated was, “Resolved that modern education fails- to develop character.” The second topic debated was, “Resolved that Western ideals in the Orient are a detriment to immediate progress there.” The debaters were continually urged on by our English teacher, Mrs. Elliott, who was anxious that they should be a credit to the room. After Margaret and Isabel had been refreshed by a rest in the Easter holidays, they debated with Cherry Crawford and Willis Wheatly on whether or not “Residential schools were superior to public schools.” Again Margaret and Isabel were victorious. It was a singular coincidence that in every debate Room 53’s representatives supported the negative arguments. However, both girls state that they enjoyed the work greatly, and hope that the custom of inter-room debates will be continued in the future.