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

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HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION PROM SEA TO SEA He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of .the earth. Prom the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean stretches the fairest land that has ever appeared before man’s eyes. That land that stands above every other is Canada, the home of the fearless. Guarded by the Rocky Mountains on the west, the Laurentians and lleghanies on the east, fro¬ zen territories on the north, and a tranquil border on the south, this great country stands, firmly grounded in Christianity and democracy. Peace is her purpose and courage is her motto. Newfoundland, Canada’s orient, is a fisherman ' s paradise. The deeD waters surrounding her beckon to the deeo sea fisherman and the nets on the shore challenge the fish that flow in with the tide to escape them. Prince Edward Island holds all the beauty and peacefulness of a typical country life. This million acre farm was the scene of L. Mont¬ gomery ' s much loved Anne of Green Gables . It is also widely noted throughout Canada as the potato bin of the country. From this, our smallest province, comes one of Canada ' s main food supplies. Nova Scotia is the eastern port of Canada. The navy and the air¬ force make their heudquarters there. Halifax is a haven ' for ships from across the seas. She proved her importance in two world wars. New Brunswick forests call to the lumberjack, luring him into her depths where he will cut the precious wood which means fuel, clothing, and paper to the rest of the chain of which she is a link. Quebec is Canada ' s France. Here lie the customs of generations of humble, hardworking peonle. Here also, is Canada ' s largest city, Montreal, and her oldest city, Quebec. Pounded in the seventeenth cen¬ tury, she has stood firmly for three hundred years, and her narrow streets still echo the sound of Champlain ' s booted feet. Ontario, Canada ' s most versatile province, holds a wealth of beauty. Far to the north she stretches, holding in her arms the beaver, the earliest product of our country. Streams flow into rivers and the trees grow tall, straight, and staunch. These primitive regions are yet un¬ settled and still lie sleeping, waiting for someone to pioneer and open the s tores which remain sealed in her bosom. Niagara Palls, the honey- mooner ' s heaven, attracts tourists from all countries and her fame mat¬ ches that of the Victoria Fells of Africa. Both are known throughout the countries of the world. The Niagara Peninsula is a cherry blossom ecstasy. Essex County is the sun parlour of Canada and is humorously referred to as Canada ' s banana belt. Ontario holds great mineral wealth. Copper and nickel mines are situated in her north-west parts. Manitoba is the most easterly prairie province. It is centered in the Winnipeg O asis; farms radiate from it like spokes about the hub of a wheel. Churchill is her northern city and Winnipeg is the province ' s capital.

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in the marketplace; that mathematics is not taught to enable one to re¬ cite formulas; but that intellectual and well-organized subjects such as these play a major part in the development of the thinking processes of the human brain. K’ith a disciplined, well-developed, wholesome mind, tho student graduating from an ideal school would be prepared to fend for .himself in this modern, competitive world. He would realise that in a demo¬ cratic land such as Canada, one has great freedom, but one also has rc3ponsibilities to live up to. The.well-educated citizen of a democracy must have self-control, be noble of conduct, and have charity and xvillingness to concede, and to accept his responsibilities. He must bo so educ ted and informed as to be free from bigotry, ignorance , and intolerance, for these are the seeds of the ruin of democracy. .If one is learned, informed, and knows how to live decently in this modern world, the reason must be that he has obtained a thorough, all-embracing education. An ideal school would provide this, throu-h a carefully selected course of study, taught by competent teachers, in a proper atmosphere for learning. The ability to aporeciate the finest of all kinds of entertaining and cultural aspects of life should be instilled in ev ry student. Each student’s aesthetic sense should be developed at all costs. The great literary gems of Dumas, Browning, Keats, Tennyson, and Shakespeare, to name only a few, should be explained thorough ' , and an oporeciation and working knowledge of them should bo taught to the student. Likewise young people should be exposed to art and music, so that they may also develop a taste for those. Whether tho music is the swinging rhythm of country and western music, or tho melodic, deepl moving works of Ts- chaikowski, young peopl should bo taught to recognize nd appreciate the best in their preferences in th field of art and music. Comparatively few hi n h school students ore inclined to appreciate items of culture, such as Shakespearean clays, art exhibits, or concerts but they should at least be riven a ’’taste” of these, so that a liking may be develooed for them in later life. For in an ideal school, the aesthetic senses and one’s cultural knowledge would be awakened and trained, along with his academic work. In an ideal school, then, well-oualifled teachers would work with properly disciplined stud nts under a well-selected, useful programme of 3 tudy and extracurricular activity, toward the achievement of tho school’s purpose, namely that of formin good, s ' lid citizens. I mean people who know right from wrong, who are loy l to Goo and country, and who are well-informed and self-reliant. Such a school would produce in quantity future doctors, lawyers, authors, teachers, and e ' en future prime ministers, who would all be of the highest caliber. If everga day comes when every man can say-with certainty that his children are being taught in an ideal school, it will be a giant step in the progress of mankind.

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Saskatchewan is a land of flat, barren prairies in the southern roplon in time of drought. However, when the rain kisses the earth roses begin to bloom in the desert. The land which had been desola.e is changed to a sea of golden grain waving in the sun. In h.r northern regions, herds of cattle roam the ranges. Large ranches replace h farAs of the south. The countryside is rolling and green. Wild, tough passes provide a stable diet for the cattle. Sloughs dot the fields and clumps of trees spring up about them. Alberta is Canada ' s oil well. The city of Edmonton dominates the oil fields; huge -orricks reach skyward; black gold flows freely. Again there is rolling prairie. The beautiful city of Calgary lies out on the plains and, in the sunset has the appearance of an ethereal city of ivory. Banff, Canada ' s summer playground, is hidden high in the mour ains on the western border of Alberta. The gorgeous blue of th ® ®° W moun1 . ?iver tumbles into a misty white in the Bow falls. The purple-grey mount ains reflected in the turquoise waters of Lake Louise with her beautiful white Chateau is a luring attraction to a wealthy tourist. British Columbia with the majestic, stately, grandeur of her mount¬ ers and. the agricultural coast west of them is our country ' s Pacific uard. ' British ' Columbia is noted for her Okanagan Valley from whence a coles are sent throughout the country. Gold is found in the r-gions of the province. The forests with their towering giants provide not only beautiful national parks but also lumber for our country s use. Narrow ?oads wind through her beautiful interior. J ers twist and turn through the rich, black earth. Breath-taking waterfalls flash in the sunlight during the day and cast a silver sheen in the moonlight. ihe scent of pine needles permeates the air and produces an intoxicating effect to the human nostrils which drink it in thirstily. This is our dominion which stretches from sea to sea. The Atlantic, cho Pacific, and the Arctic Oceans are her boundaries. .he .anadian . West Territories stretch their rocky arms into the cold Arctic waters. Snow glazes her borders and Persists through winter and summer. Here in this desolate part of our land, the awesome and fantastic colours o.t tb northern lights sweep through the long, dark night. :he colours glow, fade, and then blaze again across the lonely land. Beneath the surface of this rock-strewn, apparently useless wasteland lies the wealti an hone of the world. Buried deep in the depths of that barren soil 1 treasures-treasures in mineral, raw material, and chemical elements es¬ sential to the production and use of atomic power. Canada has a far richer treasure chest than does any other country in the world, bhe is a young country, just blossoming into her youth, bhe lies waiting-wait¬ ing for someone to seek out her riches, to dig beneath the surface, anc to use her great wealth to maintain a world peace, a world of democracy, and above all, a God-fearing, God-honouring world. Canada stands on a pedestal. Her youth looks up to her; pioneers worked for her; our fathers fourht for her. Hers is a story of progress, of sucess, of courage, and of fulfillment. She opens her doors to those without a country anc wel comes them into her abode. We, too, will work i or her, ° r and die for her. Canada, our motherland, our homeland, our lair domain. Oh .Canada, so firm so free You who have given a home to me. Thy waters flow from sea to sea. The sun ' s rays hiss thy lowest hills, Shadows and doubts before thee run. Oh Canada, I am thy son!