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

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D. M. C. I. BREEZES 55 THE MASTER MIND In days of yore from the Greek’s fair shore The great and noble Euclid came. Though twenty centuries have past His shadow still o’er us is cast. He had a keen and active mind, Found occupation hard to find; Science then was baby play, Holding a vague uncertain sway. The facts established yesterday Were disputed theories of today; There nothing staple could he find To occupy his busy mind. To Mathematics then, alas! He let his calculations pass; And from that day till now you see, Poor mortals learn Geometry. —SERGIUS FRASER, Room 18 ART APPRECIATION The Breezes has long been recognized as a weapon of assault in our battle for “School Spirit.” Every struggle results in the survival of the fit—or so we have been told—but in this case more interest should be directed towards a “revival,” We really have some “School Spirit,” but it is kept so well bottled up—as some spirits should be— that its very reality is doubted at times. Supporting the existence of a “School Spirit” our greatest argu¬ ment is the way in which we boost our school—to outsiders. ' One would think the whole wind section of the orchestra was practicing when we start to describe our musical feats and triumphs! And well might we be proud! Such amazing progress, too, as we have witnessed in the art of public speaking and debating !! But out powers of delineation reach their zenith in the description of the school itself with its various works of sculpture and art about the corridors and rooms. If we ever exaggerate—0 foolish one who curseth his soul for the sake of his pride—we do so only to hide the deficiency in our argument caused by the lack of an auditorium. Parents! note to what an extremity your young people are being driven—all for the lack of an auditorium !! Speaking of art, how many of us know anything about the art objects our own halls contain? Does the name ‘Carrara” suggest any¬ thing to our minds? Not likely, yet nevertheless it is the name of the

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54 D. M. C. I. BREEZES If you think Daniel Mac’s the best, Tell ’em so. If you’d have it lead the rest, Help it grow. When there’s anything to do Let them always count on you, You’ll feel happy when it’s through, Don’t you know. ROOM 45 The room in the corner is known by all They call us the room of the friendly call, The teachers at the door oft lurk, In search of homework which we shirk. In basketball we do excel, And hockey shows we never fail, For every championship we’re in Our room is always sure to win. ROOM 21 The officers of Room 21 are. President, Martha Blakeney; Vice-Pre¬ sident, Alma Dorbey; Secretary, Margaret Russell; Sports Captain, Annie Hay. The girls in the basketball team of Room 21 worked hard through¬ out the winter months to win the Grade IX championship, in which they succeeded. They had a hard time to defeat Room 51. The lightweight basketball players are Dorothy Young, Iso ' bel McBean, Margaret Rus¬ sell, and Annie Hay. The heavyweight players are Ethel Tottle and Nellie Moodie. We are represented in the Grade IX Glee Club by Nellie Moodie, Vice-President; Margaret Russell, Secretary; Martha Blakeney, assist¬ ant pianist. Our candidate, Dorothy Young, was elected President of the Prim¬ ary Council. ROOM 8 The woods are so green with the spruce and pine; We like to play hookey when days are tine, But as well as our fun, Work must be done; If we care to pass out of grade nine. We work very hard from nine until four, We stop not to talk, nor gaze out the door. If we work very fast, We are certain to pass, Ne’er to return to grade nine any more. —J.N.

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56 D. M. C. I. BREEZES world’s most famous marble, valued not only for its pure white beauty, but also for its smootness when polished. Incidentally, the quarries of Carrara, Italy, once sheltered the very marble from which our own statuary was sculptured. What an opportunity our ignorance on this matter presents for the advent for a class in “Art Appreciation.” Immediately we hear the cry that our curriculum is already taxed to capacity. Why could we not follow the example set by our music department? Much of our music is carried on outside the class periods. But isthat a burden, a drudgery? A thousand times no, it is rather a pleasure, a privilege. Could not the aforementioned class—just as in¬ teresting a phase of art as music—be tried in a similar way? Meanwhile here is a chance to show what we can do ourselves. Let’s put a big plank—well supported, remember—in our next election platform and name it “Get Acquainted with Our School?” We crave the moon but will we look at the treaures in our hand? Mercy, no, that would be too easy! Here arises an opportunity for one of the councils to make its name immortal. Why couldn’t one of these capable (?) bodies undertake the placing of a small tablet on or near each work of art? Such a tablet might bear items of historical interest or suitable description. Thus our art would become a real source of education and pleasure. When we know something about all the arts sponsored by our school, then, and then only, can we shout whole-heartedly: “Arts, Sports, Scholarship, too.” HELEN MACLENNAN. Cause of a New Year’s Resolution to Study Visitation—Exams. Condemnation—Personal remorse. Resortation—Cramming a la mode. Vacation—Ghostly fears. Realization—“Plucked. ’ ’ Taxation—Money for “Supp.” Arbitration—Papers re-read. Obliteration—Result. Tell me not in mournful numbers My exam, marks are a dream! Though my soul for fifty yearneth, Marks are not just what, they seem.