Elmwood High School - Inscripta Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Principal’s Message While sitting and musing about the Principal ' s message, at this time the thought that keeps crossing my mind as I think of the student body is “What kind of a world are you going to be ushered into when you graduate from school?’’ My musings rise entirely from what I read and what I hear. Naturally, I think of the poss ibiIities of a job. During the February Teachers ' Convention, we listened to an Economics professor who stated that within the next decade all of the manufacturing proccesses of Canada will be handled by 20% of the population. This leaves 80% to be employed by the professions, the services and the farms, mines and forests. He stated another fact — that 5% of the population will provide all the food that Canadians will eat. When you con¬ sider these figures, they should bring into stark relief the fact that the economic climate continues to get rugged and that the jobs are not going to be more — plentiful. The time when it was easy to pick up a job is gone. This is a grim picture, but it should emphasize to each one of you the fact that more than ever you have got to prepare yourselves for this type of world. At the same time, it should suggest to the educational leaders that they have to carefully consider what type of program you should be given in order to fit you for this kind of world. We of the older generation admit that the world of the future was produced by us, and because of that we were given by our forefathers. But remember, in this picture you must do your part. When we look at the political world which we have set up for you, we have cause to pause. Some thoughts should indicate to you how serious things continue to be. Despite the fact that West Germans were allowed to visit East Germany during the Christ¬ mas season, the Berlin wall is still up. Cuba remains a thorn in the side of the United States, and is starting trouble in Latin America. Viet Naam continues to be a sore spot in the political scene. A few new brush fires have erupted: Panamanians have dared to challenge the United States, East Africa is ablaze, and we were alarmed to find that the leaders in the revolt in Zanzibar were trained in Cuba. What about Cyprus? And the end is not yet in sight. True, the testing of nuclear bombs has been stopped for the time being, but the threat of nuclear war still hangs over our heads. In two of the countries of the western world we have new leaders. In America, after the tragic death of former President Kennedy, President Johnson had to assume control. In Britain, with ailing MacMillan stepping down, Sir Alec Douglas-Hume headed the government. The question in the minds of many of us is — will these new leaders be able to stand up to Khrushchev and be able to work with de Gaulle? In the face of this not-too-hopefu! picture, I can only offer to you a verse which has been sitting on my desk for the last two years: I’d rather be a Could Be If I could not be an Are! For a Could Be is a Maybe, With a chance of touching par. I’d rather be a Has Been Then a Might Have Been, by far, For a Might Have Been has never been But a Has Been was once an Are. So with these parting words, I thank you all for the many good days I have spent with you in Elmwood High School — and wish you “God Speed. FAREWELL. — D. S. McIntyre

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Editorial First, I should like to say that this annual is, to the best of my ability, a complete and accurate chronicle of Elmwood High’s past year. In no way have I tried to suppress the true facts nor have I tried to exploit the happy parts. Elmwood has progressed in the past year to quite an extent. The addition of a new wing contain¬ ing excellent educational facilities will advance our school to be one of the best equipped High Schools in our city. School spirit has continued on its steady climb upward, providing us with record attendance at basketbalI games and the tremendous strength of our Pep Club. The yearbook too has, I feel, matured this year. ' He tried to make it a revolutionary vol ume not incor¬ porating all old ideas but inserting new ones. I feel this is prevalent throughout. Funds have always been a problem that plagued the Inscripta.” At the time this is being written I do not know if we are going to cross the line between profit and loss. I can only express my sincere hopes that we shall make the mark and not have to have our next editor in a position similar to that in which I was introduced. first Elmwood High edition was produced on a rather meager scale, economically. It was, I might say, produced quite well, considering the limited funds with which the editor had to work. Since then.it has been a constant fight between profit and loss, usually ending in o draw. Fred Kaita’s book of 1961 achieved a profit of $36, while last year a loss of $400 was incurred. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Colleen Iverach for her efforts in helping me to pro¬ duce such a high quality book. Also I would like to thank Allan Galbraith whose untiring determination brought us a record amount of advertising this year. Last, and sincerely, I would like to thank Eric Stearns, Morley Selver, and Linda Kull for their fine achievements in the production department. I would also like to commend the members of my staff on their excellent effort. At the outset of the year, $1000 approximately, had to be raised; all of this but $1 79 was achieved which I believe was a tremendous accomplishment. On closing I should like to extend my best wishes to the students of Elmwood, especially to the graduates. Our Yearbook came from Lord Selkirk High School with a somewhat shaky foundation. Thus the — Jim Emler

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Vice-Principal’s Message Education is not given for the purpose of earn¬ ing a living, it’s learning what to do with a living after you earn it”. (Abraham Lincoln) Education is far more than the mere accumulation of a mass of facts. An educated person is not just a walking encyclopedia. As Pope so aptly put it, he is not, The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read. With loads of learned lumber in his head. A popular definition of education goes something like this. “’Education is what one has left after he has forgotten everything that he learned in school. Certainly, it is not necessarily the facts learned at school, but rather the after effects that are impor¬ tant in obtaining an education. No given amount of schooling — grade six, grade twelve, a college degree, or two - can guarantee that the person is educated. Education is a way of thinking, a way of attack¬ ing problems, an outlook on life, an awareness of what is going on in the world around, a respect for the rights of others, a willingness to accept responsibility, self-reliance, an ability to adapt to changing circum¬ stances, a knowledge that information is available, and some idea where and how this information can be obtained quickly, and effectively, if it is required. Education makes the difference between the dull clod who does his daily work in an indifferent manner, who is bored with his own company, who does not know what to do with himself on his time off, who thinks that home is only a place to escape from the rain, to eat, to sleep, who thinks he has to go out and spend money before he can thoroughly enjoy himself ; and the person who sees some use for his work and thoroughly enjoys doing it, who has so many things that he would like to do in a lifetime that he would have to live a thousand years to accomplish them, who can stay home during his leisure hours, and read, or putter around in the garden, or fix his boat, or just sit and think, or loaf, and be happy with his family. Education makes the difference between boring¬ ly putting in time between the cradle and the grave, and finding life a wonderful adventure. - H. J. McCrea