Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Specula Galtonia Yearbook (Galt, Ontario Canada)

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SPECULA GALTONIA -'QL E Lux 5fe5'l?f0mT s ,,Ci-gli-1569 . NA, Ill bring thee Sweets ef Arab if Chocolate of a super-smooth and delicious quality that comes from far of tropical climes--ripe and luscious fruits brought from beautiful sunny gardens and orchards-nuts that were the very pick of the crops in Spain and other far away lands and pure cane sugar from the Indies-all these are made into delicious Chocolates for you by Neilson's master confectioners. When you buy Chocolates to give to someone-let it be a box of Neilson's -then you are sure of having the best. The QUALITY is the same in all Neilson's packages-it's the assortment that makes the difference in price. vilsnn'

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SPECULA GALTONIA 'Ualedictory To you I bring the Message of the Graduating Class E at this time bid farewell to our happy years of learning in this school, turning our faces toward the future. Graduation is a milestone in the life of a student who goes to further schools of learning, it is a turn- ing point in the lives of those who go out to face the responsibilities of their chosen vocations. And so, at the portals of a new life, We bid farewell to the easy road We have traversed through the lands of learning to reach just such a gateway. As We look back through the past four years we realize that they have been glorious ones, full of learning, of enjoyment, and of friendship. During that short time we have grown into young manhood and womanhood and have gained ideas and ideals which shall leave infinitely great impressions upon our characters. Down through the years we shall carry tender memories of in- cidents, trivial at the time, of kind words from students and faculty, of jokes among our companions, of classes, of teachers and of those with whom we came in contact. Through our high school years we have gained instruction along four dis- tinct lines: Physical, social, mental and moral. We have received the finest kind of physical training. Collegiate teams on the field of sport have disting- uished themselves and have the reputation of playing the game fairly and squarely under all odds. The G. C. I. is noted for its clean sport and its true sportsmanship. We who congregated in the gym. and auditorium feel that on those occasions there was a spirit of friendliness and gaiety amongst the stud- ents that was duplicated nowhere. Ramsay Macdonald once said, Your mind is like a garden. Its beauties depend upon its soil. Here through our school years the gardens of our minds have been sown with the finest seed. The gardens have been carefully cultivated, and now having been taught their care, we are left at the end of our school years to take over the duties. The atmosphere of respect for the better things of life, the high ideals of patriotism, of honour, truth, freedom and integrity were inculcated not only by precepts in the ideals help up or the standards set, but also by examples. Our education along all these lines: Physical, social, mental and moral, has been to fit us for our future life. We have been trained physically that we may grasp opportunity, mentally that we may take advantage of it. Social training has made us ready to meet our fellow men and become acquainted with their true selves. The moral training has given to us the high standards of life which will carry us through in adversity or success. As we gaze into the crystal on our graduation day, we see, scattered through distant cities and in the home town, great men and women in business, in clinics, in parliament buildings, in pulpits, in factories, in law offices and in the homes. We look more intently and recognize that these are the faces of our classmates. Such are the prophecies for the members of the graduating class. Our ambitions may be expressed in the words of old Ulysses : Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, And sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows, for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. We, the Youth of to-day, are in search of new Worlds, to conquer! We are possessed of the desire to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. EDGAR W. HUDSON.

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SPECULA GALTONIA Exit Qlullegiate Institute ani! Ilaunatinnal gnlqunlsa . P1 s 6 r- O 5' .5 5 .12 4' 'i'FI25?qv6 - AQ we A ISSZ , W GALT SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR The Scottish-baronial, limestone pile of Ontario's most beautiful High School, situated on the left bank of the Grand River, at the intersection of the main line of the C.P.R., provides accommodation for twenty-two class- rooms, four laboratories, five shops, two gymnasia, a museum and Tassie I'i1Iall,. an ample assembly-hall called after the School's founder, Dr. William assle. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Provides courses covering five years and leading to Matriculation for the Universities and the Royal Military College and Entrance into the Provincial Normal Schools. THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS Comprises a Commercial Department, a Technical Department and a Department of Home Economics. These departments are planned to meet the needs of pupils who intend to enter vocations for which the training of the Collegiate Institute is not particularly adapted. THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Is conducted by specialists for Boys and Girls and offers apparatus work, calisthenics, dancing, games and track and field training to all the pupils of the school. SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES Through the generosity of the manufacturers and some private citizens of the district, scholarships and prizes amounting to five hundred dollars in value are awarded annually in the various departments. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES A teacher of music furthers the aims and accomplishments of the Glee Club and the Orchestra. The Literary Society, of which all pupils of the school are members, meets frequently. The Cadet Corps, two hundred and fifty strong, stands high in the district in point of proficiency. The School Paper, which carries this announcement, is published annually. Interform and interschool athletics are completely organized. THE STAFF Consists of the Principal and thirty assistants. including specialists in all departments. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION W. N. HANCOCK fChairmanJ DR. S. E. CHARLTON G. H. McCORMICK CECIL SIMPSON JOHN EVANS J. E. O'GRADY REV. W. H. SNELGROVE JAMES KNECHTEL JAMES RITCHIE JAMES STRUTHERS D. S. McPHERSON, Secretary-Treasurer THE ADVISORY VOCATIONAL APPOINTEES J. W. ARCHER JOHN A. McEVVAN WARDLAW VAIR E. C. HEALEY CECIL SMITH One to be aDD0ll1t9d- HILLIARD WHOLTON, M.A., Principal