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

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D. M. C. T. BREEZES older, we realize their value, and appreciate what we were taught. So, if our school days have such pleasant memories attached to them now, and if they are of such value to us, why should we not all try to make them bright and happy? And why should we not all make our thoughts of our school and teachers very pleasant and firmly fixed in our minds, so that when we leave our institution of learning we may carry with us delightful memories of our school days and their associations? —Georgie Care, Room 15. THE OAK As I was wand’ring forth one day, I chanced upon an old oak grove, Which was so pretty, that, it may Have been of nature’s treasure trove. Surmounting all, there was a tree, Had witnessed many long years pass;— Its noble ' bearing and degree Were obvious; though all in a mass Its thick be-twisted limbs entwined, From years of battle with the wind. This tree was chief amidst its kin For strength, for beauty, and for size; For it was strong—its brethren thin, To its great heights they’d never rise. In beauty it surpassed them all, The shape of it so pleased the eye; So large it was, and strong, and tall, It seem’d that it would never die. Would ever fall this mighty tree? Would cease all life ere this could be! O’erhead a few short years have pass’d, And to the grove again I go To see the wond’rous tree, that last Time in the Fall impress’d me so. Oh, what a sight awaited me! My heart whelm’d up within my soul! For all was changed, and I could see The tree, that last time was so full Of strength, of beauty, and of pride, Lie helpless on its wounded side! How could it be that this strong one Could fall so from his lofty height, While saplings in comparison Their branches spread in health and might? Full of a curious wonder did I stoop to bring the roots to light; And there a little worm was hid, Which brought upon this oak a blight; And in life-giving roots had bored Unnumbered grooves, which killed this lord. O lordly king! 0 haughty one! For all thy strength and worth, A little worm the fight has won, And brought thee to the earth! —Ronald Cummins, Room 8.

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54 I). M. C. I. BREEZES TYPEWRITING HONORS J)URING the school y.ear up-to-date the following awards have been won by Grade X. Commercial Students on monthly tests issued by the typewriting companies: Remington Awards Primary Certificate (for 25-34 net words a minute)—Room 10, Berk¬ ley Newman; Room 15, Annie Bell, Marguarite Bryan, Georgina Care; Room 49, Martin Bell, Clarence Folson, Hilda Miller. —Card Case (for 35-44 net words a minute)—Room 8, Winona Tait; Room 10, George Hodge, May Webster; Room 15, Norah Archibald, Annie Bell, Irene Marshall, Margaret Norrie; Room 49, Martin Bell, Verna Finlay, Grace Hoskins, Marjorie Marks, James Sims. Silver Medal (for 45-54 net words a minute)—Room 10, May Web¬ ster, Olive Moffitt; Room 25, Norah Archibald, Doris Patrick. Note—Remington awards are granted for papers containing not more than five errors. Underwood Awards Bronze Medal (for 40-50 net words a minute)—Room 10, Maynard Edwards; Room 15, Margaret Norrie; Room 49, Marjorie Marks, James Sims. Underwood Certificate (for 30-39 net words)—Has been won by a considerable number of the members of each of Rooms 10, 15 and 49. Accuracy Record Grace Hoskins, of Room 49, established an accuracy record by sub¬ mitting a perfect paper on the April Remington test at 41 net words a minute. SCHOOL DAYS JT is said that the days which we spent at school contain the most pleasant and lasting memories. This may not seem true while we are yet in attendance, but as we become older, we begin to realize the meaning of school to us. Indeed, as we think of days long past, we can remember the Intercollegiate field days—how we jumped and shouted until we were quite exhausted, but ' happy with excitement; the school elections—the speeches of the candidates, and the applauses; the school dances—what fun we had at them all; the times when we were sent to the library for not being attentive in class; and the most vivid perhaps in our memory, the examinations ! How we used to sit up late the night before the history exam., trying to learn all that we should have learned before! How we used to lie awake at nights, when the exams, were all over, thinking, “I wonder whether I’ve passed!” How we used to bother the teachers until we got our marks! All these memories go to show what good times we really had at our dear old Collegiate. And vet. when we are going to school, we say, “Oh! I wonder why we have to go to school!” or, “I wish there were no schools!” but as we get

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56 D. M. C. I. BREEZES THE SITUATION IN CHINA IN re cent years there have been many uprisings in China against for¬ eign nations. Then, China itself is in a state of civil warfare, which began soon after the Revolution in 1911. To understand the situation, we must know something of the people and their history; so let us look into the past of this once vast and mighty nation of the Far East. •China, translated literally, means “The Flowery Middle King¬ dom.” It was given this name in its days of pomp and glory. For China at one time stretched from North China to the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea; and as far west as Europe. The Mongolians forced the Russian princes to do homage to them in 1280. They conquered the Hungarians, Poles, and Galicians, then swept through Asia Minor. Only a few years ago, discoveries were made of drawings and carvings, dis¬ tinctly Chinese, on walls of caves in South Africa. All this goes to show the vastness of the old Chinese Empire. Now let us turn to the people of the ancient times. The Chinese worship under three forms of religion, Buddhism, Tarism, and perhaps the most common, and containing the highest ideals, Confucianism. The latter is the worship of the famous sage Confucius. He taught the people good and evil, and also of God; but the name “Heaven” took the place of the Divine name. His golden rule was “What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not to others.” Ancestral worship was, and still is an important factor in Chinese religion, showing great love for their parents and ancestors. The people had a high degree of in¬ telligence, inventing such things as paper, the magnetic needle, which was followed by the compass, and gunpowder. Many other useful articles have been credited to Chinese invention. Type printing was in use centuries before it was discovered in Europe. China is said to have regarded early traders as inferiors, and re¬ fused to have dealings with them; but according to certain authorities, it is now known that China carried on trade with foreign nations until she was excited to hostilities by the actions of the Portuguese and Spaniards from 1520 to 1570. China, on account of trade, has suffered many losses of territory. Hong Kong, for instance, was ceded to Eng¬ land because of some troubles over the opium trade. This is only one o p the multifarious cases, as many treaties have been made with foreign nations, regarding trade, and leasing and cessation of lands. The people claim that China was not given a fair deal in these pacts; and call them the “unequal treaties.” After losing much land and prestige in war, the Chinese sought to regain their lost ground. Riots and other forms of disturbances took place, which resulted only in further losses. So we find among the people a feeling of “anti-foreignism,” which persists even today. Its existence has been shown by the more recent disturbances. Last year Britain returned the Hankow concessions into Chinese control. The country itself is now in the grip of Bolshevism, which has been blamed for the “anti-foreign” uprisings. The political situation is easily understood. The country is divided into two factions, the south and the north. The northern faction is try-