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

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':.,4M W..-' Y Y--..--r -W vs- --f-Af - THE 0R CL VoL. 4 JUNE 1943 EDITOR - - ASSISTANT EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF ADVISORY STAFF L. E. Mulholland Betty Yanchus Ian Marr Mildred Weigel Gloria Long Isabel Cooper Katherine B. MacVicar, B.A. 1 Elizabeth Boland, B.A. G. E. Currie, B.A. CONTENTS Editorial ................................. 3 The Chronicle .... ....... . 37 Elmira High School Board ............ 9 Candid Shots ,,'-,. ,.'...-. 3 4 Elmira High School Staff ---'-------- 10 Athletics ............,.... ........ 40 Principal's Message ........... ....... 1 1 French Department ..'-'. '.,. 4 2 Commencement Pictures liilullulluill 12 Social ..................... ........ 4- 3 Art Work ........................ ....... 1 3 I Oratorical Contest ...... ....... 1 4- our Graduates ' 4 Literary ............... ....... 1 7 Form News -'- - - ' 4' 9 Poetry .................,.... ....... 2 7 HUUIOUT ---- --'----- 7 9 Our War Work ........ ....... 3 0 Autographs ...... ........ 7 8

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O-nn lllnka-lin: Cfrnnf Z 1 Elmira and Vicinity Men and Women In His Majesty's Forces . Your HOME FOLKSH wish to express in a few words their deep appreciation for the contribution and sacrifice you are making towards the great cause. That your lot is not an easy one we fully appreciate but we know that the privilege to serve is an experience and honor of which you are .all justly proud. Let us assure you that those on the HOME FRONT are praying fervently that God may send us a just peace and return you home soon unharmecl in body and soul. Mayor and Council of the Town of Elmira Congratulations Graduates! Now that youire finally on your own-and on the brink of that all important career-now, more than ever before, youill appreciate the functional clothes weive assembled to keep you smartly on the job. CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES KITCHENER WALKWEL sl-lor.-:s 123 KING STREET WEST KITCHENER W e Specialize in Fitting

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4 Zff S fait Luiz --Hrhu Wifi HAT IS A YEAR BOOK? A Year Book is a portraiture of the student body, displaying the emotions and skills of the students, and their devotion to their Alma Mater. It is an example of their co-operation and spirit of fellowship, which, in these days of discord and strife, are so essential. The success of our Year Book depends upon the individual student. Only by his earnest endeavours was this Year Book compiled. The helpful assistance of our advisory teachers was greatly appreciated. Also, special mention should be made of our advertisers, whose pecuniary aid enabled the printing of this book. This is our fourth year at war. lnto the lives of many, much sorrow and grief have entered-happiness and merriment are no longer prevalent. Many have lost their lives, many have lost their homes and belongings, and many have been forced into slavery. All this had to occur to satisfy the greed and avarice of a self-chosen dictator. To-day in free democratic countries we have women, men, and even boys and girls working side by side in our factories, in our ship yards, and on our farms with grim determination that our soldiers, our airmen and our sailors shall be supplied with the means and the tools to wrest the power from the Nazi tyrant. Therefore it is up to us, the graduates, as we take leave of our beloved school, to select some work whereby we can aid in combatting the menace of gory warfare and help to bring everlasting peace and contentment to this land of ours. Let us go out into the world and put into use the many fine things our teachers have taught us. We have been so trained in the various phases of life that we realize that we must make tireless efforts to carry on the work of men who gave their lives to make our home a safer place in which to live, a land where justice and freedom predominate. Let us choose and choose carefully, as we take our place in life, the most vital position that will enable us to use every available talent to the best of our ability-whether that be with the Armed Forces, in war plants, or on food-producing farms. If we are willing to co-operate, we will succeed and thus be able to crush the Axis serpent of injustice under the heel of democracy. U --BETTY YANCHUS, XIII