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

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THE oRAcl.E 73 CHEMISTRY When newspapers are screaming headlines filled. with the tales of battle, Why should we think of the chemists? They seem of no history- making character. Without the modern chemist, however, there would be no magnetic mine to harass shipping, no plane to rain death. Therefore, the chemist has been the unwitting inventor of modern war. The steel used for the guns and planes of war has the same chem- ical formula as the steel used by mechanics for automobiles. They do not fear the automobile. Then, a tyrant eager for territorial expan- sion has used the chemists' inno- vations to serve his purpose. The chemist discovered. the gases which the axis militarists would use in a gas-raid on Britain. Little they dreamed that some day these harmless gases would be the dread of millions. To decrease the fatality of the gases the chemist has produced the gas mask. Thus he is helping to decrease the devastation of mod- ern war. He studies the composi- tion of bombsg first, to paralyze the enemy's industry, secondly, to bet- ter methods of combating the deadly missiles. To the patriot in the front-line, the chemist has given means of purifying water and preserving food. The discovery of radium has brought one of the physician's greatest servants, the X-ray. So the usefulness of chemistry in war fills volumes, but the best we can do is realize that we cannot, Without the chemists, produce the necessary sinews of modern war. -RAY l3o'r'r, GRADE XIII. FRENCH IN THE MAKING This year, Grade XII has enjoyed its French better than ever. You see, the course includes a romantic story or two, and this gives the pupils the idea that they are leav- ing naivete for the youngsters , Now, don't think that we're casting Pierrille and sa jolie Millette aside, but we are engrossed in the happenings of the hero Silvio, and. our never-to-be-forgotten character of Cucugnanl Then, too, we will always con- sider it a pleasure to sit down be- fore our Cours Moyen and read about Monsier Bricourt and his ad- ventures on the orange peeling. In future years when our children, perhaps, are studiously endeavour- ing to master the French vocabu- lary, we will gladly open our hearts to Les Deux Timides with its eternal triangle, and the fate of Monsieur Dupre et ses poules co- miques ! Won't it be jolly to pon- der over the scene of those dear drunken fowl with their little red coats to protect their tender, plucked, pimply skins? Perchance you should meet some- body who would remind you of Cecile and her romantic difficulties concerning Fremissin, you can re- ply to him that you still think Annette and Thibaudier could have made a good pair. Approaching the shooting-gal- lery in some foreign city may recall to you with a pang that Le Coup de Pistolet was your favorite story. Farther down the street, you might meet an old school chum who is awaiting with trepidation an interview with a prominent busi- ness man g he is at a loss for words, so you remind him of the French

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Elmira Ili In ,School THOROUGH TRAINING IN , ACADEMIC COURSES Complete Middle and Upper School is taught each year. Successful completion of these courses provides admission to- lli Normal schools. 125 Pass and Honour B.A. degrees in any University. C35 Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, etc., of any University. Graduation Certificate issued upon successful completion of fourth year. - COMMERCIAL COURSES ' A four year course in which the first two years are given over to general work with commercial options. Third year Work is a combination of Commercial and Academic Courses. Fourth year is entirely commercial. A Certificate of Graduation is issued when the student completes his course satisfactorily. Students with Academic ability are encouraged to complete their Academic Course to the end of Grade 13, and then take a year of intensive work in the Commercial Department. GENERAL EDUCATION I A four year course, with an Intermediate Certificate on com- pletion of second year and a Graduation Certificate at the end of fourth year. An extensive variety of subjects is offered to suit the interests and practical needs of as many students as possible. Sfgecial courses in Agriculture, Shop and Home Economics are o ered. FACILITIEIS PROVIDED FOR THE STUDENTS -Almost seven acres of campus -Literary society -School gardens -Athletic society -Baseball -School clubs -Track and field sports -Cafeteria -Free skating and hockey -Steel lockers -Basketball and soccer -Showers -Badminton -School buses Parents, send your children to Elmira High School that they may avail themselves of these splendid opportunities. Kindly communicate with the Principal as soon as convenient. G. E-. CURRIE, B.A. Principal. I , , -, ,.,.-.......l