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

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6 D. M.C. I. BREEZES Undoubtedly our school magazine has been an indication of this develop¬ ment. Each year its staff, I’m sure, has endeavored to produce “bigger and better ‘Breezes.’ ” Whether or not we have succeeded in doing this, we leave it to you to judge. It has been our desire to bring to view a record of student achievements, to arouse once again in the hearts of former students sweet memories of past occurrences within these walls, to develop a fine school spirit in every student of the Daniel McIntyre and to encourage in all a steadfast devotion and develop¬ ment of higher things. If you approve, tell us! If you don’t, well—tell us anyway. AN APPRECIATION Sincerest thanks must be extended to all connected with the publication of the “Breezes,” especially the untir¬ ing and cheerful aid given by the faculty advisers. Much of the credit for the success of our magazine should go to Mr. Forsyth through his excellent work as our business manager and to Mr. Mountford for his energy with regard to picture cuts for our edition. The staff appreciates Miss Dowler’s contributions of art through the medi¬ um of her art class. Such illustra¬ tions, we are certain, have improved our magazine tremendously and have made it more attractive to its readers. To Miss Patrick, the editors of the “Breezes” wish to extend their hear¬ tiest thanks for her untiring efforts on behalf of the magazine and for the excellent advice and assistance with which she has aided them. THE JOY OF BEING EDITOR Getting out this paper is no picnic. If we print jokes people say we are silly: If we don’t, they say we are too serious. If we stick close to the job We ought to be hunting up news. If we don’t print contributions We don’t appreciate genius. And if we do, the paper is filled with junk. If we make a change in the other fellow’s write-up, We are too critical; If we don’t, we are asleep. If we clip things from other papers We are too lazy to write them our¬ selves ; If we don’t, we are too stuck on our own stuff. Now, like as not someone will say We swiped this from some magazine. We did. (A.P.) The students and teachers welcome to their midst the four new members of the staff, Mrs. Hay, Miss Garrow, Miss Smith and Mr. Arnasson. Honoring the teachers of Winni¬ peg’s first High School and the mem¬ ory of an institution which passed with the demolition of the Maple Leaf School (the Winnipeg Collegiate), pupils and teachers of that institu¬ tion at present residing here, held a luncheon in the Eaton Grill Room on April 5th. Recognition was made of the seventy-second birthday of Mr. E. A. Garratt, principal of the Collegi¬ ate 1910-1912 and 1914-1922. An al¬ bum, containing birthday greetings from former pupils, was assembled and forwarded to Mr. Garratt who now lives in Toronto. Replying to this remembrance, Mr. Garratt wrote: “I can think of no event in my life-time which has brought me more intense pleasure than has come to me in con¬ nection with this birthday.” The death of F. H. Schofield on December 10th, 1930, and Miss B. F. Stewart on February 13th, at Victoria,

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D. M.C. I. BREEZES 5 ITH much hesitation and misgiving we, the editors, have sent this one and only edition of the “Breezes” for the term 1930-1931 to press. Surely this is a very auspicious occasion, it being the fortieth birthday of the Collegiate magazine. Fortieth? Yes, way back in 1891 “Breezes” was organized. True, it has not been known throughout its entire life by that appellation. During the Great War it was published as “The Optimist” and for several years appeared as the “Mercury.” However, in the hopes of further linking up the associations of the first Collegiate with the present one, it reverted to its original name. “Breezes.” On glancing through the annals of the Daniel McIntyre we find that our school, since its organization, has made startling and wonderful progress. In the year 1882 it had its beginning in the upper half of a residence on Louise Street, with Mr. J. B. Fawcett as its principal and. seven pupils as its entire enrollment. In the same year it removed to the Carlton School; but soon having an increase of forty-three pupils, larger accommodation was deemed necessary and the Central School was chosen as its new abode. Here, incidentally, the first woman student entered to take a Matriculation course, thus establishing a precedent in favor of the education of the weaker (?) sex. On the 12th day of February, 1892, the Central Collegiate on Kate Street was formally opened and with an enrollment now of three hundred and ninety- three students, here took up its residence and. here it remained until 1917. Then, once again facing the necessity of a larger structure, it removed to the Isaac Brock School. “The Optimist” of 1918 records the following item: “The year 1918 finds the Collegiate established in its new headquarters in the Isaac Brock School, one of the most beautiful buildings in Winnipeg and situated in most picturesque surroundings in the west-end.” Finally, in 1922, the Collegiate found a permanent home, we hope, within the walls of our own Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, of which we are justly proud, a structure of great beauty, with spacious halls, cheery class¬ rooms, an excellent library, well equipped laboratories, Household Art and Science rooms, and an enrollment of twelve hundred, and fourteen students.

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D.M.C. I. BREEZES 7 B.C., removed two of the outstanding teachers of the Collegiate in the early nineties. Mr. Schofield was Principal from 1890-1910. A FLAG FOR CANADA To the Editor: During the past few years there has been sweeping over Canada a de¬ sire for a national flag, a flag which will be distinctly Canadian and which will show that Canada is no longer a colony but a great nation. In some respects people may be right in desiring such a change, but let us think for a few minutes of our present flag, the Union Jack and of its meaning to us as Canadians. As all Britishers know, the Union Jack is composed of the flags of three coun¬ tries, which three, since their union, have held dominion over the world. This flag waves in practically every corner of the earth and whenever we see it we know that there exists a country in which freedom is the pass¬ word and, where we will find a people, happy, prosperous and contented. Such a country has been Canada during the past two centuries. Then, suddenly, from nowhere, arises a group of men who suggest that we remove this flag and replace it by some other; something new and dis¬ tinctive as they term it. What would the other nations think of such a change? “Oh!” they would say, “there is a country, discontented with its lot, unwilling to live under the most re¬ nowned flag in the world and, anxious to break away from its mother coun¬ try.” Loyal Britishers will immedi¬ ately protest that this is not their intention in the least, that the ties binding them to, their motherland will be just as strong as ever. But do circumstances point that way? Men are apparently beginning to feel ashamed of the red, white and blue, ashamed of the flag under which mil¬ lions of our men have fought and died, a flag for which men have sacri¬ ficed everything they possessed to save it from dishonor! If such a flag was good enough for men to suffer and die under in the filth and mire of Flanders, then it is good enough for any man on earth! These flag-hunters claim they are working under a feeling of patriotism toward their country. What patriot¬ ism can equal that of a man willing to lay down his life for his country? Yet this flag was good enough for them! You, fellow school-mates, are going out from our school to be the citizens of this country. It will be your re¬ sponsibility as the rising generation, to decide this question once and fo,r all. Thus I leave it to your sense of honor as to whether or not we want to replace the Union Jack, the flag of freedom and of our forefathers. LLOYD THOMSON, R. 18.