Elmira District Secondary School - Oracle Yearbook (Elmira, Ontario Canada)

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THE MAGIC-EYE DOOR OPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU APPROACH -and leads you into a treasure-land of interesting wares-and Wearables Gouclies Department Store HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS will especially enjoy the Young Women's Fashion Departments and Shoe Shop . . . The Men's Shop . . . The Maple Dining Rooms and Fountain Luncheonette. SCIENCE STUDENTS find fascination in the operation of that Magic 'Eye Door. Do YOU know how it Works? An interesting printed article about the modern Electric Eye used for this and many recent inventions is yours for the asking. C. N. KLINCK Optometrist and Jeweller Agent for lgfehEXami3ations and BOND CLOTHES rt optic reatments Diamond, signer and Wedding 32000 'IP ings Elgin, Waltham, Bulova, Made to Measure Westfield, etc., Q Wrist and Pocket Watches I 0. W. KLINCK W. C. BROWN Optician and Watchmaker PHONE: OFFICE 385, RES. 887 TAILOR ELMIHA, ONTARIO C. J. BRUBACHER PLUMBING 8a TINSMITHING Clare's Hecla Furnaces and Air Conditioning Units Electric Pumps Flo-glaze Paints PHONE 362 RES. 553 ELMHQA, ONTARIO WEISMILLER PRINTING SERVICE Wg Print T 0' Please' Phone 568 - Res. 2285 ELMIRA, ONT.

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THE ORACLE 67 LATIN GRADE XI The thousands of Canadian stu- dents throughout our wide Domin- ion are at work at the same subject -Latin. In England, France, Unit- ed States, South America, Austra- lia, New Zealand, or any place in this civilized world you would find schools in which Latin is one of the chief subjects. Most of us know the story of Ro- mulus and Remus and the founding of Rome in 753 B.C. Although it is only a legend, we know that the tiny settlement called Rome, sur- rounded by a fort and crowning the bank of the river Tiber, was at one time the most powerful and most important city in the whole ancient world. Rome grew into a civilized nation, spreading her language, her literature, her laws, and her cus- toms along the Mediterranean Sea. These remained centuries after that old Roman Empire was invad- ed by fierce barbarians from the north. Today many European na- tions have inherited their laws and language from Rome, but, instead of all speaking Latin, many of them speak the modern forms of that Roman language: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ruman- ian. Our new course of study encour- ages all Grade Eleven students to make a Latin project. These Latin projects may be anything connect- ed with our Latin course, for exam- ple, the boys could make some of the Roman ships called triremes or quinqueremes , or carve Roman figures out of wax, soap or wood. This year, Grade Eleven is attempt- ing something far bigger. We are going to stage a .Roman banquet. This is a collaborative en-terprise .but it has many fine merits that will prove amusing and interesting. I shall attempt to outline the order of events which this formal classic- al banquet will follow. The invitations are issued by the master of the house and are deliv- ered by slave messengers. The kitchen preparations are supervised by a tricliniarch or head chef. The guests bring their own valets and to the music of flutes and harps, are directed to couches where they eat their meal. All chat about the latest gossip, but are frequently interrupted by slaves, who bring finger bowls around, after each course. The host gives the sign and the food is served. The guests partake of crabs, mushrooms, salads, eggs, olives and radishes. Silver quills are used to enable the diners to pick their teeth. A substitute for wine is then distributed among the guests and then more food is brought in. Fingers are used. in- stead of forks. Soon mensae secun- dae is served Cthis is only fruitl. During the meal, entertainment is provided by acrobatic dancers, singers, tap dancers, etcetera. After the dinner the guests go for a stroll or take some sort of exer- cise. Latin also had a great effect on our English language. Most of our words are of Latin origin and some- times even Latin in form. Whether we realize it or not, We come into contact with Latin' every day. Many of the motto's on crests are in La- tin. Our own school crest presents to us an excellent example both in its Latin motto and in its moral- Ab obscuritate ad Lucem , From darkness to light . BETTY YANCHUS, Grade XI Phyllis Stickney: When I was at the circus I saw a man swallow a sword. Delmer: That's nothing 3 I saw a boy inhale a camel the other day.

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fri-IE ORACLE 69 BOTANY Although man has gone into the depths of chemistry, nature has not given him the key to the process of manufacturing starches and sugars from moisture and carbon dioxide. Since nature has retained this secret, man is dependent upon plants for his existence. The great civilizations of the world developed where conditions fav- oured the growth of rice, wheat and corn. Botany progressed slowly be- cause it had to depend upon phy- sics and chemistry for its develop- ment. While studying the struc- ture of roots, stems, leaves and fiowers, we found the microscope and magnifiying lens indispens- able. The High School has provid- ed two Busch microscopes and a set of magnifying lenses for the pupils. There is also a very good set of slides at our disposal. The first attempt to classify plants was made by Theophrastus of 370 to 285 B.C. Since his time thousands of plants have been classified. In our course this year, while studying the classification of plants, we began with a one-celled plant, the Thallophyts. Far up the scale we studied plants with very elaborate fibro-vascular systems by which food could be carried from the roots to the leaves. ' The scientific study of plants effect our modern life greatly. In agriculture, by scientific selection and the crossing of varieties, our grains and other plants have been greatly improved. Though much progress has been made, we must remember that mother nature has retained her truly great secret. ' - ORMA STEVENS, Grade XIII MATHEMATICS Boom! a United States coast battery fires a shell in target prac- tice and scores a bull's-eye fifteen miles out at sea. Construction gets under way on the new Peace bridge spanning the Niagara. Man rides the skies at thirty thousand feet. In short, the seven wonders of the world are sinking into oblivion. This has been made possible by the highly complex science--Mathematics. Whence its origin? Since 2000 B.C. mathematicians have created, developed, and compiled the fac- tors of this science-consisting of four branches: arithmetic, alge- bra, geometry and trigonometry- until today it is one vast compli- cated subject. The more we study mathematics, the more interesting we find it. It provides a solution for our curiosity whether it con- cerns the size of the earth, the distance of the stars or the time of the onset of the seasons. Such a curiosity, accompanied by neces- sity, is responsible for its origin. It was created, it is believed, by ancient priestly calendar makers. But mathematics is not only a factor for the solution of our curi- osities. Its importance in our lives is, perhaps, greater than we rea- lize, for it is the foundation of trade, the essence of exchange, the cornerstone of engineering, and, above all, the basis of educa- tion. Without mathematics none of the exact sciences could exist. Ships, cars, trains and the more modern aeroplane and submarine are brilliant products dependent in every detail on mathematics. Unfortunately, nations in our time have co-ordinated mathema- tics with the development of explosives and have used them