Earl Grey School - Triangle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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MR . IfcLEOD RETIRES.. . This year one of our teachers - and now our vice-principal - is retiring. We all know Mr. McLeod, and pupils of Earl Grey from twenty- five years back can remember classes with him. On the occasion of his retirement, we thought it would be fitting to have in our year book an account of his life. Until Gr.8, Mr.McLeod attended Fort Rouge School. For his high school training, he was a student at the old Central Collegiate, which has now been replaced by Daniel MacIntyre. His favorite subjects were languages: English, French and Latin. He disliked music as he claims he couldn ' t sing. Although he wasn ' t a great athlete he did enjoy skating. He attended Manitoba College of the Uni¬ versity of Manitoba and took the Classics Course.This course took four years to complete, The first two years were devoted to a General Course followed by two years of Latin and Greek only. Mr.McLeod ' s favorite spot is London and in¬ deed it must be for he ' s travelled to the British Isles four times. He enjoys travelling by boat but would sooner travel by air - ' if it weren ' .t so expensive . He has travelled through the States, particularly California and hopes to visit Rome and Italy. Before the end of the First World War he served in England for a few months but didn ' t manage to get across to France. In World War II he instructed the cadet corp at Earl Grey School with the help of the other men teachers. He received his first teaching experience at ‘a summer school near Lake Manitoba. His first permanent position was at the Aberdeen School where he spent two years. Last January Mr.McLeod completed 25 years of service at Earl Grey. He taught Latin and Maths and has had a few classes in Spelling and English. Latin is his favorite teaching subject. Mr.McLeod has a few words to say about the importance of Latin: 1. ' The influence on the English language, 2. ' Roman civilization has taught us the worth of the individual which is the basis of our democratic life ' . Lately, he has taken to photography as a hobby. He enjoys taking pictures of landscapes and scenery. His favorite pet is the dog - all kinds and breeds, ' as long as he ' s a friendly fellow ' . At present time he own a cocker spaniel. When asked what his predictions for the stu¬ dents of to-day were, he replied: ' Students of today ought to make every success in life.They are all right - and doing good work. Although the people often say that the modern gener¬ ation is shiftless, they are as energetic as generations gone before . Following his retirement Mr.McLeod will re¬ side in Vancouver. After he is settled, he plans to begin his travels again. His hope is to reach London in time for the Coronation. We are all sorry to see Mr. McLeod leave, and we wish him all the joys of retired life. ' Vale, Magister ' by Vivian Verstrate Gwen Hogg Margaret Lyons

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A FEW WORDS TO THE GRADUATES FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Working through a three year course in school, sometimes seems like travelling in a thick forest. You cannot see far ahead until you come to a place where a clearing has been made. When you reach a clearing you have room to look around and choose a new road. For three years now you have been travell¬ ing along winding trails through a forest of facts and now, at the end of Grade IX you are coming to a clearing. From this clearing you have an opportunity to look ahead. Already you have heard of the new roads that lead out through Senior High School to greater opport¬ unities beyond. In our free country you are not told which road you must take. You are al¬ lowed to choose the one in which you believe that you can work most successfully. One of the roads leading from the clearing is a short-cut to the world outside the forest of schooling. This is an easy and down-hill road for the short distance but it leads out to a long, rather rough road along which the opportunities for advancement are few and far between. No one should follow this road who can possibly go on to the better opportunities to be found along the higher grade roads. The higher grade road lead on into the forest ahead and to make progress on these roads you must learn to help yourself more and more. On some roads you use your hands and become skill ed craftsmen. On others you use your head more than your hands for a long time. It is uphill going but you finally come out on a clearing high up on the hill where you can look out over the surrounding forest and see many op¬ portunities that cannot be seen from the lower roads. From here you can best choose the kind of work in which you want to make a successful career. Having reached the first clearing at the end of the Junior High School Course most of you will go on into Senior High School. The climb there will be a little harder but after you get to the Senior High Clearing at the end of Grade XI or XII the road becomes much smoother and the opportunities along the way are many and good. Go on if you can to the University clearing. Good roads lead from there and many opportunities await all who have learned how to work and how to think for themselves. Your teachers and your school mates wish you good travelling and fine suc¬ cess as you now leave us to go into Senior High School. You are leaving behind you a good record as a Senior Class and a new class is following closely in your path at a very satisfactory pace. You will of course keep well in the lead. Success to every one.

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EDITORIAL YEAR BOOK EDITORS Editor.David McCheyne Ass ist. Editor.Gwen Hogg Special Features.Gordon Gillespie Frank Smith Literary.Donna Penrose Jacquie Garson, Betty Hart Music..Margaret-Anne Lyons French.Vivianne Verstraete Sports - Boys.Brian Campbell Graham Inch Sports - Girls.Gayle Halpenny Graduates...Beverley Hall, Vivian Hayes Lois Mitchell, Patricia Burland Jean Towns, Myrna Popowich Humor.Robert Taylor Advertising.Ken Baxter Cameron Wilson, Don Warrington EDITORIAL An organization such as a school, can run smoothly only if the members follow its rules in work and play. If the pupils disregard these rules and present some of their own this organization will break down like a machine, and give the school a bad name.Also the pupils themselves will take away their privileges, such as sports, year books, assemblies for im¬ portant dates or social fuhctions. A school like this becomes a prison to the pupils, as the teachers and the principal must clamp down on them, taking away much of the friendliness between pupil and teacher. When a school is like this, it might as well not be in operation. On the other hand, a school where teachers and pupils work together on friendly terms, thinking of what is best for the school and pupils, where the rules are obeyed cheerfully, becomes a school with a high standard of work and a real spirit of deraoc racy. The pupils of Earl Grey have every reason to be proud of the school they attend. The entire system is based on a democratic oblig¬ ation to give pupils every freedom and privi¬ lege possible. In the past our school has main¬ tained a high standard of work and a sports- man-like spirit in play. It is up to the pupils to pitch in and do their share of the work, for only through co-operation can we do our best and keep the school ' s standard high. If we want as much as possible from our school then we must give it as much as pos¬ sible. This doesn ' t mean only on the playing field but also in the everyday classes. By this I mean giving our undivided attention to the teachers and showing them every possible courtesy. These are the things that are re¬ garded the highest. Earl Grey is a fine exam¬ ple of a well run school, so let’s do our best to keep this spirit and not forget the cour¬ tesy which has helped to make our school a good one. On behalf of the graduating class, I would like to thank all of the teachers and Mr. Hen»- ly for their untiring efforts and unselfish devotion to make this year for us a success. THE EDITOR