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

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38 D. M.C. 1. BREEZES Those who belong to the Daniel McIntyre are really very fortunate. It is not every school, or even every high school that has statues or pic¬ tures adorning its halls and class¬ rooms. When you go from room to room, do you ever remark to your fellow student, “Isn’t that a lovely statue, or painting?” “I wonder where that was carved or painted? Well, I shall tell you something about o.ne of our statues. It stands conspicuously in the lib¬ rary. The name of this statue is Sophocles, a Greek tragedian, who lived in the fifth century B.C. The name of the sculptor is not known. It was carved in Italy. The pictures and statuary we enjoy today are d.ue to the vision and en¬ thusiasm of the group of teachers of the old high school. Under their cap¬ able and untiring efforts, the stu¬ dents were trained. Concerts were given, and the money raised was em¬ bodied in a lasting memorial. We honor those who made this pos¬ sible, and salute the memory of three of the number no longer with us, Mr. Schofield, Miss Johnston, and Miss Barbara Stewart. We have a goodly heritage. ETHEL BARRIE, R. 55. Wanted—A snow plow to clean the blackboards and remove paper from the floor. Apply at Room 50. Query—Will Bert Gallop on Field Day? Mr. Fyles—“Turner, put your feet down. I want to see the blackboard. Ten Years From Now Queen of Russia—“Goodness gra¬ cious, the baby has a stomach ache. Private Secretary Grace Smith (ex¬ citedly)—“Here, page, call in the Sec¬ retary of the Interior.” “Teacher, is today tomorrow?” ask¬ ed little Tiger Mitchell. “Certainly it isn’t,” answered Mr. Smith. “But you said it was,” replied “Tige.” “When did I say today was tomor¬ row?” “Yesterday.” “Well, it was; today was tomorrow yesterday but today is today today just as yesterday was today yesterday and tomorrow will be today tomorrow, which makes today yesterday tomor¬ row. Now run along and play.” Miss Gayton—“How did St. Cecilia die?” Margaret—“She was canonized.”

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D.M.C. I. BREEZES 37 Paintings after 1600 are classified according to the schools to which the painters belonged. In the Flemish school the great master Rubens is not represented, but his pupil Van Dyck’s Charles I of England is to be found in Room 48. Rembrandt, the great Dutch artist, and his wife Saskia, look at us from the walls of the library and in Room 58 we find The Man with the Helmet. In Room 8 is his famous group, The Syndics, and in the upper hall The Sweeping Girl. Ruydail’s Windmill in Room 55, The Avenue of Trees by Hobberna in the lower hall, The Let¬ ter, by Ferborch in the upper hall are all of this school. Holbein, the German artist, is rep¬ resented by one of his most famous portraits, The Merchant Guize, in Room 58, and Durer’s portrait of Jerome Holzschuher is to be found in Room 12. Spring, by Corot, found in the lower hall asd Madame Le Brun’s portrait of herself and her daughter, in Room 54, represent the Frencfh school. English paintings before the eigh¬ teenth century were the works of for¬ eign artists. Towards the middle of this century a generation of remark¬ able portrait painters grew up under the influence of Rubens and Van Dyck Sir Joshua Reynolds and Gainsbor¬ ough headed this group. Two of Rey¬ nold’s pictures are in our collection, Angel Heads in Room 64, and the Countess Spencer and Child in the lower hall. Raeburn’s Leslie Boy, and The Sackville Children by Hoppner are also of this group. They are hung in the upper hall. Nineteenth Century English artists are represented by Dante’s Dream by Rossetti, and Spring, by Alma Sadema, both in the upper hall, The Golden Stairs, by Burne Jones in Room 22 and The Boyhood of Raleigh by Mil¬ lais in the library. In the lower hall we have an etch¬ ing, Vezelay, by Robert Logan of Manitoba. The picture portrays the Chapel door of the Basilica built by Saint Bernard and the monks at Veze¬ lay in France in the early part of the 12th century. Now that you know where some of our pictures are, take a trip to the various rooms and see them. You will find, it very interesting. HAROLD TUCKER, XIG. Note—The etching by Robert Logan, mentioned in the above article, was presented to the school by the gradu¬ ation class at the graduation exer¬ cises three years ago. Future gradu¬ ation classes might do much for their Alma Mater by following this ex¬ ample. HEADQUARTERS FOR DRAWING AND ART SUPPLIES Winnipeg Map Blue Print Co. Ltd. 320 Donald St. Phones: 23 971-23 974 ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER

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D.M.C.I. BREEZES 39 1 ' Debating {Department SENIOR DEBATES Debating has gained a firm foot¬ hold in the list of school activities, as is evinced by the number of students in attendance, and the quality of the speaking. The topics of debate cov¬ ered a wide range of subjects, from the old and well worn, “Resolved that a twenty-mile an hour speed limit for Winnipeg woul d be better than the present law,” to the “up to the min¬ ute” subject, “Resolved that purchase on the installment plan should be abolished.” There were twelve rooms taking part, out of which Rooms 47 and 19 reached the finals. These two rooms met on March 9, prepared to do battle over the subject, “Resolved that disarmament is in the interests of civilization,” with Vera Parry and Grace Taylor representing the affirm¬ ative and Room 47, and Ronald Tur¬ ner and Norris Belton upholding the negative and Room 19. All the speakers showed evidence of careful preparation and fore¬ thought, even to the extent of the negative bringing to view a wicked looking cannon, which, however, we trust was not being used as an in¬ strument of intimidation. As has been the practice for years, outside judges were in attendance, and their task was most certainly not an easy one, according to Mr. Thorson who gave a brief criticism of the de¬ bate and its result. The decision was given, “after a great deal of delibera¬ tion, consideration, and agitation,” (to quote Mr. Thorson) in favor of the negative, Room 19. This debate con¬ cluded a particularly fine year amongst our rising orators and politicians. F.T. The Junior debates seem to be gain¬ ing year by year in popularity. These discussions which are completely managed by the students, not only provide enjoyment for the listeners, but also furnish them with much use¬ ful knowledge; while the students par¬ ticipating gain experience in address¬ ing an audience, and also receive valu- JUNIOR DEBATERS Room 13, Ten A Back Row—Gwen Sigmundson, Islay Black, Audrey Lewis. Front Row—Blanche Kyle, Evelyn Kerr, Ro¬ berta Smith. SENIOR DEBATERS Front Row—J. Carmichael, G. McLean. Standing—R. Turner.