Forster Secondary School - Spartalogue Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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' •THE SPARTALOGUE Page Seven TEACHING STAFF First Row: Second Row: Third Row: Insets: Mr. Robinson. Miss Gurney, Miss Lovegrove. Miss Philpot, Mrs. Haeber- lin, Miss Grant. Mr. Forster. Miss Scarfone, Miss Weller, Miss Scanlan. Miss Munnings. Miss Graham, Miss Harris. Mr. Steadman, Mr. Krol. Mr. Brown, Mr. Whetstone, Mr. Courtney. Mr. Ellis, Mr. Silcox. Miss Eddie, Miss Farr. Changes in Staff The year 1952-53 is destined to be remembered as the Year of Changes in all walks of life—coronation of Elizabeth II—death of Stalin—election of Eisenhower —exchange of war prisoners—discovery of a vaccine to fight p olio—Windsor ' s new Centennial auditorium— Cinerama — a new name for our school — etc., etc. Among the less world-shaking, yet very interesting, events of the year are the changes in our teaching staff. In September, we welcomed two new teachers to the fold, Miss Jean Eddie from the Ontario College of Edu¬ cation and Miss Phyllis Farr from Strathroy Collegiate. Miss Eddie will grace our halls once again next year, but Miss Farr is leaving Forster to teach at the Orillia Col¬ legiate Institute. She will be married in the near future to Mr. Don McKellar who is at present residing in Windsor. Two other teachers have tendered their resignations this spring. Miss Jean Graham will leave for Toronto where she is to marry the Reverend Keith Brown, and Miss Harris will be married in July to Mr. John Heinbush of Kitchener. We wish to thank these teachers for the con¬ tributions they have made to Forster Collegiate and to wish them a very rosy future.

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Page Six “THE SPARTALOGUE ' 19 5 3 MERET QUI LABORAT Meret Qui Laborat — he who labours shall find merit. For proof of this statement which is the motto of our school, we need only refer to the impressive record of accomplishments achieved by our principal, Mr. Forster. Hard work was undoubtedly the factor contributing most to his success. Under his guiding hand and through his diligent efforts, Forster C. I. came into being. Progressing from a public school, which it had been since 1922, it became a continuation school in 1926, and finally attained the status of high school in 1929. When Sandwich Collegiate came into existence it had a total enrolment of one hundred and eighty students. Now, some twenty-four years after its founding, the collegiate has an enrolment of more than five hundred and fifty students. This large increase is not just coincidental. It is the result of the untiring efforts of Mr. Forster who is constantly striving to improve the school. In October, when former students of this school gathered to renew acquaintances, they easily persuaded the Board of Education to change the name of Sandwich Collegiate Institute to the John L. Forster Collegiate Institute as an expression of their sincere appreciation for his services. Today the name serves as a lasting memento to the man who is responsible for the greatness of the school and as a constant reminder that he who labours shall find merit. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Webster’s dictionary gives the meaning of acknowledgment as something given or done in return for a favour . As editors of the 1953 Spartalogue, we would like to give our sincerest thanks and deepest gratitude to the teaching and Spartalogue staffs in return for their valuable assistance and splendid co-operation. Especially deserving of our praise is our advisory editor, Miss Scarfone, under whose capable direction and untiring efforts the year book took form. Photographs are an enjoyable part of any publication. For the pictures found throughout this edition, we are indebted to Art Major and Tom Noble who spent many hours in taking and developing the many posed and candid shots. An artistic touch was furnished by Zenon Zubricki and the other artists whose masterful illustrations help to brighten the pages of printed matter. To them we would like to express our thanks for a job well done. Our thanks also go to those who typed the many articles and stories found in the ensuing pages. To help defray the tremendous expense involved in producing the Spartalogue, financial aid must be obtained through advertising. For their commendable job in selling almost one thousand dollars’ worth of advertising space, the advertising committee deserves a special vote of thanks. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the advertisers, who, by buying space in our magazine hove shown their confidence in the youth of to-day. May we suggest that the students patronize them as much as possible in the future. To those faithful and diligent workers who undertook the menial but essential tasks connected with layout and ad-writing goes our genuine appreciation. In closing, we would like to thank all who helped in any way to make this year’s edition of the Spartalogue a success.

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Page Eight “THE SPARTALOGUE” 19 5 3 Class of ’53 As we leave Forster Collegiate to follow our separate paths, we, the class of ' 53, shall take with us a treasure of happy memories. It seems such a short while ago that we were lowly first formers roaring through the halls. Now, we are dignified ' ' seniors, enjoying the benefits of modern laboratories, a music room, a library, an art room, one of the city ' s best gymnasia and numerous other luxuries. How many memories there are to take with us! When we look back on our collegiate days, the lively Hard Times Hallowe ' en parties, the sparkling Football dances, April Serenades and the friendly Community centres will certainly be bright memories. We shall never forget our assemblies. The loud cheers and prolonged ap¬ plause mingled with our attempts at singing and a few well-deserved lectures will always ring in our ears. Spring days will conjure up platoons of cadets led by a brilliant colour party and marching to the stirring music of the band. Our first sun burn at the school track meet will be recalled almost as vividly as our participation in the various events. Operetta and drama opened new vistas for us. The smell of grease paint, the hilarious antics at practises, the nervous anticipation backstage, the hush before curtain time made us seasoned troopers. Perhaps our teams will linger longest in our memories. We shall recall how we thrilled to football under the bright lights of the Windsor stadium, the excite¬ ment of basketball and the screaming invasion of London to support our teams at W.O.S.S.A. We shall look back with fine memories on those who helped us develop our various talents whether they were in the scholastic, athletic or dramtic field. First on our list of helpers will be, of course, Mr. Forster who always insisted on good work, good sportsmanship, and four even periods . We are glad that we were present when he was paid the most fitting of tributes—the changing of the name Sandwich Collegiate” to J. L. Forster Collegiate . To us our days at Forster shall mean wonderful teachers, swell kids, good school spirit, and happy times. SHIRLEY BURNETT AND MIRIAM DRYDEN.