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

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LEST WE FORGET During the years 19 14-18, 1939-45, and the three years of the Korean War, thou¬ sands of Canadians died horrid deaths in Nazi concentration camps as prisoners of war, and on the battlefie ld itself. Others died in military hospitals as a result of wounds received in gallant actions. These men were just like us. Perhaps we knew some of them; perhaps they were our brothers or fathers. They had their fears just like any other human being, but they possessed something some of us have not got -- that is courage. They fought well, free from cowardice, and mo s t o f all, they gave their lives so that aggression could be stopped and peace maintained. We owe them a tribute greater than any monument can give. They left a debt which we can never pay. November 11, Remembrance Day, is held annually in honour of those brave soldiers. Across the nations, tribute is paid to them in memorial services by the placing of wreaths on cenotaphs and in gun salutes. No individual should ever forget those courageous men. Not only on November 11, but always we should honour these men, even if only by remembering them in our hearts. There are numerous calendars and pa¬ pers suggesting the mo ' t to ‘Lest We Forget’. May we find it in our hearts to say, ‘We will never forget.’ La rry Hyde Grade VIII, Room 12 PARENTS’ DAY On Thursday, March 11th, “Parents’ Day was observed in our school. In the afternoon, our parents were invited to come during the first two periods to watch the classes in session. School was then dis¬ missed so that the vi si to rs mi gh t have op¬ portunity of visiting our teachers. Donna Brydon Grade IX, Room 13 EAFL GREY REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE On Remembrance Day the teachers and students of Earl Grey School attended a special service at St. Luke’s Church. Mr. Hensley gave the opening address. Helle Kelemit and Beryl Delory, Grade XI girls, read the Scripture Lesson. Mr. White read the School Honour Roll while the congregation stood in silence. The Grade IX mixed choir sang ‘These Things Shall Be’ . The service closed with a sermon by Rev. J. C. Clough, rector of St. Luk e’s. Barbara Gray Grade IX, Room 13 THE OPERETTA PARTY On the closing night of our operetta ‘The Mikado’ a party was held in the audi¬ torium for the cast and all who had helped in any way to make it a success. For refreshments there were doughnuts and cokes. As a souvenir, special p ro- grames were printed and given to the cast and helpers. THE MARCH OF DIMES This year most of the classes made a contribution to the March of Dimes. A nunber of rooms held a Candy Sale in order to raise the money. The Year Book Staff wishes to thank everyone who aided in contributing to this wo r th y c au s e. OUR RED CROSS WORK Our first project this year was col¬ lecting school kits of which we assembled fourteen. Next we had a candy and popcorn sale which netted $24.07. Our Chriktmas project was visiting the Children’s Hospi¬ tal, singing Christmas Carols and giving the little children gifts. Some of the girls are now working on knitted squares for an afghan while others are making doll clothes or collecting stamps. A profitable all year round project is charging five cents to the owner of any books left behind in the classroom.. Room 22

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Special (Svante Boom 13’s Tea The pupils of Room 13 heTd a tea in their home room on March the 10th for their parents and teachers. All the students contributed by bring¬ ing the food, cips, and other needed items. The committee, saw to it that there was a constant supply of tea and clean cups. The other students met the parents when they arrived and introduced them to Mr. Stark and the ot her teachers. There was nearly a catastrophe when several fuses were blown j us t as the guests began to arrive, but the situation was saved and tea was served on time. After the tea was over everyone hedped to clean up. This tea gave the parents and teachers a chance to meet and discusstthe work and progress of the students. It also showed the co-operation between the pupils and teachers, and judging by the number of par¬ ents who attended the tea was a great suc¬ cess. Among those present was Mr. McCaskill, a representative of the school board, During the tea a special class in geo¬ graphy, featuring the showing of a film, ‘The Great Lakes’, was being conducted by Mr. White in Room 11. This showed the par¬ ents how improved methods of teaching are used in the school. We would like to thank everyone who helped to make this tea a success. Helle Kelemit Grade IX, Room 13 THE TEA IN HDOM 22 During the month of February we had a tea for our parents and teachers, so that they could meet and have a friendly chat. The parents were met at the door and introduced to the teachers. They were then seated and served tea and dainties. While the tea was in progress, Nancy Sloker played the piano and Patricia Pats the violin. Everyone enjoyed the music very mu ch . The tea went so well that we had an¬ other one later. A successful turnout was enjoyed at both teas. A special ‘ thank you’ goes to Miss Crookshanks and her sister who helped a great deal in the preparation of our teas. Lottie Schubert Grade VIII, Room 22 THANKS TO MISS McVEIGH The Junior High wishes to express its thanks to Miss McVeigh for coming to Earl Grey School at the end of the first term. Miss McVeigh replaced Miss Thompson in Room 18. We sincerely hope that she enjoyed teaching here this year. POLIO VICTIMS About a week before the Christmas ex¬ aminations, we packed up our books and de¬ cided to cheer up the Polio Victims in the Children’s Hospital. We got down there about two-thirty in the afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Speight. We were taken upstairs where we separated into two groups. When we walked into the next room, we were shocked at the sight of the number of children in that r. om. It was hard to get any of them to talk, so we started singing Christmas Carols. The children were quite fascinated with Pat Pat’ s violin and started to sing. While we were distributing the presents that we had brought, the children began to talk a li t tl e. It was a very pitiful sight to watch a child hobble across the floor, or to see one lying there in an iron lung. It does one good to be able to cheer sick children up, and have them beg fo r a story. W ' e were indeed glad that we had gone. Jocelyn Sam bo r ski Grade VIII, Room 22

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Honor Boll Students have been chosen for 1954 following the the Rating Scale established many years ago in the School; A. The six highest in each class in September- to-Easter averages are nominated. B. These are scored for; 1. I N D u s T R Y 8 o - 2 A C C u R A C Y 8 0 3 I N I T I A T I V E 8 0 4 Q U I c K N E S S o f THOUGHT 8 0 5 c 0 N T R 0 L o f ATTENTION 8 0 - 6. COOPERATION 7. LEADERSHIP ]- 400 8. ACADEMIC SCORE Students average --X 800 800 H ighest Average GRADE 9 HONOR STUDENTS BACK RO W L■R CHARLES BLACKMAN. LARRY MACREADY, BOB ORTLIEB. GERRY DOUGALL. BOB VAN TONGERL00 TERRY PARTRIDGE. CFNTRF ROW I - R ' RALF KYRITZ. JAN SCOTT, BARBARA GRAY. STEPHANIE JONES, BERYL DELORY. DONNA BRYDON, ESTELLE GORDON, DON’ WINKLER. FRONT ROW L-R’ HELLE KELEMIT, MYRNA LYSYK, BETTY SHALE, PAT BOWMAN, GAIL STEVENSON, SONIA TORAK, JOYCE CRAWFORD.