Essex District High School - Argus Yearbook (Essex, Ontario Canada)

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THE ARGUS AN N UAL 1932 GRADUATES Ethel Croft—is attending Western University this year. Ethel has made a fine start towards obtaining the B.Sc. degree this year. In a few years she will occupy the superintendent’s chair in some large hospital. Douglas Pitts—Last year we were very unfortunate in losing the promi¬ nent student Douglas Pitts. After re¬ ceiving his Junior Matric. moved to Hayesville, Ontario, where he is con tinning his education at Kitchener Collegiate. Chester Stotts—is now living a peaceful life on his father’s farm in the district about Cottam. where men are men, and work is play. Ches received his diploma for Junior Matric. and fin¬ ished most of his Upper School at the Essex High. Helen Hicks—Who has not missed Helen at the High this year? Helen is attending Ontario Ladies’ College, at Whitby, Out., after having received her Junior Matric at Essex. Leda Hall—is attending London Nor¬ mal and is doing well. If she shows the same good disposition to her pupils that she showed during her school career she will be bound to be success¬ ful. Kathleen Doyle—is holding up the high standard of the Essex High School at London Normal. Funny! how- all good-looking girls go in for teach¬ ing. Fred Keane—The star centre of last year ' s basketball team is following in the footsteps of his father. He is now- taking a medical course down at Wes¬ tern University. Freddy was president of the Lyceum last year and under his good management it was the best the E. H. S. has had in years. Earl Keel)—Founder and chief editor of the Argus Annual is attending Nor¬ mal School at London this year. Earl may become a K. C. some day and here’s wishing him every success. Albert (Bunker) Hill—The star re¬ porter for the E. H. S. last year is spending this year at home receiving a little practical knowledge in Agricul¬ tural Science. COMMERCIAL GRADUATES Eleanor Allison—Graduated from the Special Commercial Class. Eleanor has such gentle ways and can get along so well with anyone and everyone, that we are sure she will make a fine steno¬ grapher. During the past year she has been doing secretarial work for some of the townships. Roger Barlow — After a year of heavy responsibility, taking on his broad shoulders the cares of the Com¬ mercial Department, Roger was parti¬ cularly well-fitted for taking over all of Mr. Hall’s office work. His strong personality strikes fear to all lates and would-be visitors in the office. Madonna Brown—Madonna was last year ' s record typist. Her fingers work¬ ed so fast she was sometimes accused of doing nothing at all. She has. at present, dreams of being a nurse and we are sure she will prove as efficient in her new position as she was in her work at school. Mary Dawson—We all liked Mary and we were all sorry to see her leave. In the three years Mary attended our school she succeeded in getting her di¬ ploma and Theory Certificate. Mary has no position yet but stays at home—at least in the daytime. Luella Gillett—Luella has a different position from all the rest of the grad¬ uates of last year, and we feel sure it must have been her long wavy hair that obtained it for her. She was mar¬ ried shortly after she left school. We hope she has not forgotten her past school days and chums. Clair Keelev—In graduating Clair won the medal which marked him first in his class. He was also a great goal keeper on our football squad. Thi; year instead of kicking the football he is driving horses in the daytime, and calling off square dances at night. Floris Rawlins—Floris should be a most desirable office assistant, for her constant good nature along with her good looks make her most attractive. However, even these qualities have little value in these times, and Floris spent some time at home before she began working in Kingsville.

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THE A R GUS ANNUAL « VALEDICTORY And now we have reached the sum¬ mit of the road through high school and are about to step off into the bec¬ koning but uncertain future. How¬ ever. we pause for a moment and. look¬ ing back, we meditate over that which we have so recently traversed. This last expanse has been indeed the most impressive, for during this time we have been inspired with in¬ centives to make the most of ourselves and our opportunities. How proud we are to have attended a school with such a worthy and cre¬ ditable record as has Essex High. How glad we are to mention the name. Es¬ sex High School, whenever we find oc¬ casion. To our teachers, who so earnestly instructed us in the various branches of learning, we extend our sincerest thanks. It is they who have directed us up the arduous ascent of achieve¬ ment to the broad plateau upon which we are now standing. They, through their sympathetic guidance, have led us to mature thought. Here the intellectual and social sides of life, developed each in its due mea¬ sure. have contributed much to prepare us for the larger world outside. It is nere friendships have been formes! which time will strengthen. hen we recall those functions and activities experienced during the time spent at Essex High School we readilv agree with the philosopher who said : Life is but the accumulation of mem¬ ories. And as those memories are worth while So is life worth living. -Earl C. Reel) SCHOLARSHIPS We wish to take this opportunity of extending our heartiest congratula¬ tions and to wish every success in life ' s journey to the students who have won glory and honour for both their school and themselves. Harry Hutton came to us in his fourth year and it wasn ' t long before he had taken his place among the first- class students. Harry proved to be a particularly distinguished President of our Lyceum Society during his last year in Essex. His winning of both a scholarship and the Governor-Gener¬ al ' s gold medal in his last year at Wes¬ tern University serve to increase our former pride in such a remarkable stu¬ dent. Max Coutts held the position of President in his Senior year and left our halls of study for a more advanced knowledge. Max upheld tthe stan¬ dards of Essex High by carrying off the flag of victory in the form of the Baptie Scholarship in 1931 at Toronto University and adding still greater re¬ nown to his school and himself when in 1932 he succeeded in capturing the War Memorial Scholarship along with the scholarship in memory of Harvey Agett. Keep up the splendid work! Jim Jones is a prominent Essex boy and needs no introduction. He took a leading partin school acivities and proved his popularity among the stu¬ dent-body as was shown by being elected President of our Lyceum So¬ ciety in 1931. Of course we all knew Jim would be a credit to his school and he fulfilled our expectations when last year at Western University he won the Blake Scholarship for profic¬ iency in Economics. Mary and Helen Milieu. Not only have the boys made a name for Essex High School but we also have some girls who have distinguished themsel¬ ves. Both took an active part in sports while here in Essex High and Mary made a particularly fine showing in Western University. During her sec¬ ond year she carried off a scholar¬ ship for general proficiency while Helen won a prize for Mathematics. —Hawlev Keane, Y

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THE ARGUS ANNUAL Garnet Stock well—Garnet must be lost this year after his close association with Roger and Clair in the Commer¬ cial Class last year. Evidently the hard wock and fresh air on the farm agree with him for he is much taller than he was when at school. Perhaps lie will one day look down on Roger! Kathleen Ward—Kathleen was al¬ ways so full of life no wonder she was exceptionally speedy at Shorthand. We could always count on Kay to up¬ hold the athletic honours of the Com¬ mercial Department, especially in bas¬ ketball. After leaving school Kathleen held two or three temporary positions and is now working in Kingsville. OUR COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT In a corner of the Essex High School is the Commercial Department. Although the whole Department is in one roo m and the rest of the school rooms are General classes, we play an important part in the school routine. Most of the students of the General school will be graduating and going to college to become lawyers, doctors and engineers; they will then be in need of business men and secretaries, and what would they do without us, we wonder? And so we spend hours each day studying Shorthand, Typing, Law, History, Economics, Penmanship, Spelling, Arithmetic and Office Prac¬ tice in our effort to make Essex High ' s contribution to society more complete. In order that we may see the con¬ crete application of these subjects we are allowed to do the general office work of the school; that is, writing and typing letters for teachers and others. For instance, when teachers want any work typed, they just say. Please type this for me. and we do it. Programmes and notices for the school are also typed by us. Mr. Hall succeeds in keeping one of our graduates, Roger Harlow, busy with his secretarial work. The typing of the examinations is en¬ trusted to Form IV-C. This is where we think we can hrag a trifle. Luckily Form IV-C is considered honest and trustworthy, because when we type the examinations, not a word of in¬ formation must leak out. We pride our¬ selves on never revealing one question or figure on the papers. We keep track of all marks obtain¬ ed in the examinations. Then we enter the marks and work out the averages, type the reports and send them out. This all has to be done in spare periods and mostly outside classes. There are financial statements to be done which brings in our knowledge of book-keeping. Whenever the school has an event where money is envolved, our pupils must prepare a complete statement of receipts and expenses and file it away in a business manner. When it comes to our Lyceums and Commencement, although one or two from the Commercial Department may take part, we must all type plays and programmes, and we enter into it as whole-heartedly as if we were in it. We try through all our work to carry out the school motto: All for Each and Each for All.” Ella Allen Margaret Keown, IV-C Some Hints on Etiquette 1. When the inevitable run appears in your stocking when you’re out in company don’t try to mend it. Merely pull a run in the other stocking at the same place. This not only solves the difficulty, but also enhances the ap¬ pearance of the stockings. 2. Always wear glasses when eat¬ ing grape-fruit. 3. When sitting down to the table make a flying leap, in order to arrive furst and during the meal. Above all other things, watch your competitors. 4. When chewing gum. be sure to make a loud smacking noise as it at¬ tracts much admiring attention. Popular Songs at Essex High Try A Little Tenderness—ode to the teachers. Till Tomorrow—three-thirty. You’re Telling Me—reports. At The Babies’ Parade—cadet in¬ spection. I Guess It Wasn’t Meant To Be— after flunking an exam. I’m Sure of Everything But You— Upper School Algebra. In the Dim, Dim Dawning—home¬ work. One Hour With You—late-comers.