Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL DOMESTICWiSCIENCE Importance of Home Economics HANDS should be the great art servants of the mind. The training Cj of the hands always reacts upon the growing mind of a child. With this truth to guide us, it is easy to see why Household Arts and Domestic Science should hold a very important place in our school curriculum. It matters not what vocation in life a girl may choose, she should be equipped with the knowledge and ability to manage her own personal and household affairs. In Domestic Science a girl is given every opportunity to use her own initiative in the planning and carrying out of balanced meals, correct and attractive table¬ setting, and service. Psychologists tell us that the attractive arrangement of the food, served with spotless linen and glistening glass, will increase the digestibility of the food. The study of food values teaches a girl to be more economical in planning meals, avoiding waste, and providing all the nutrition that is neces¬ sary on a definite budget. The actual cooking of different dishes that make up the various courses in a meal gives a girl the practical experience that is essential to make cooking for her what it really is—one of the finest creative arts. The study of Household Arts holds many opportunities for creative genius and provides an all-around development of one’s sense of line, color and design, with the tactile skill in developing original ideas. In clothing classes two girls may start with the same pattern for a frock, but the finished garments will pre¬ sent quite different appearances, each girl having worked into her dress some of her own individuality. That “the hand is the executive organ of the body” is truly shown in this department when a girl skillfully assembles her articles of clothing to make a perfect ensemble. The girls learn that the smallest detail is important; the basting, stitching, and pressing of a single seam may make or mar a frock. She also learns the essentials of correct dress, the suitability of a costume for each and every occasion. Today, when accessories play such an important part, she takes great enjoyment in varying her costume. One pattern for one costume, plus two blouses, equals two costumes—that’s the way of Spring fashions. Thrift is displayed also in millinery by making the ever popular beret, the new Fez, or Watteau hat, from odds and ends left over from their dresses, suits or coats. The textile course in Household Arts teaches how to test and judge fabrics, from the standpoint of quality; how to become more discriminating in taste; how to make wiser selection in clothing and house-furnishings from the view point of beauty and utility. Included in this course of Home Economics, is the practical instruction in the proper care of articles after they have been made or purchased. After an extensive study of the different fibres, a girl is then prepared to see the value of laundry principles. Laimdry methods awaken a sense of responsibility in the student and a pride in the possession of a well-kept wardrobe. If a student shows adaptability and interest in Home Economics, she would be well advised to continue her studies along this line, fitting herself for one of the many openings available. Having completed her course in Home Economics, there is an interesting variety of special vocations from which to choose. Dietetics; tea-room management; teaching, cooking, and food research will appeal to some, while others may choose designing of hats and dresses, textile research; interior decorating; or teaching Household Arts in the schools. Graduates in Home Economics are particularly sought after by managers of large departmental stores to act as buyers and consultants in many departm ents.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL Dr. Cordon Bell r r THE WORLD of today a great number of our finest public institutions are named after great public-service men—men who have rendered significant services to the community in medical, scholastic or political lines—men who have left something behind which will benefit future generations. Hence, in our city we have all our schools named after famed citizens of the past. Perhaps one of the best known is our own, named after Dr. Gordon Bell, a man well known for his tireless endeavors in the interests of public wel¬ fare and the advance of medical science. It is gratifying that, since our school was named after this marvellous doctor, the “powers that be have seen fit to raise the status of this institute of learning from that of a Junior High School to a High School proper, which means that in it will be laid the foundations of many a medical career, which will perhaps, be as notable as that of Gordon Bell himself. Dr. Gordon Bell was born on May 22nd, 1863, the son of John and Mary Ann (Wright) Bell. He was educated at Pembroke Collegiate Institute, and then was sent to the University of Toronto, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886. After much hard work at the University of Manitoba he received his M.D. and C.M. degrees. A few years later, after further study, he com¬ menced practising his profession in Winnipeg. The name of Dr. Gordon Bell soon came to be quite famous, not only in medical circles, but also through all sections of the city, for he shared his pro¬ found knowledge with associates, gave unstintingly of his knowledge to his pro¬ fession, and ministered to rich and poor alike, irrespective of race, color, or He specialized in pathology and bacteriology and knew so much about these branches of medical science that his word was final in anything pertaining to these two sciences. In order to enlarge his store of knowledge, he took a post¬ graduate course at Vienna, where he chiefly studied the eyes. As a matter of fact, his thirst for knowledge was so great that it often took him away from his practise, and finally induced him to stop practising. Dr. Gordon Bell died in Winnipeg, mourned by all classes and especially the medical world. His death was a national calamity. Canada, and especially Winnipeg, lost a citizen whose influence for good will long be felt and whose sincere efforts in relieving the sufferings of the sick will be forever remembered. A fitting tribute to such a great man is to have a school named after him— an institution where all his ideals of humanity and benevolence will be taught to the future citizens of Canada. As for those of us in this school, his life and the principles for which he stood should be an inspiration and a guide to every Gordon Bell student. Judges’ Comments (Continued from page 57) tendency to be “different.” The plot, however, is somewhat weak from a struc¬ tural standpoint. The poems were more uniform in quality, and it was not quite as easy to decide upon the winners. “Dream Ship,” by Iris Rutherford, seemed more poetically inspired than the majority, and was deemed worthy of first place. “The Storm,” by Allison Warner, is also good poetically, and ranks second. It is the earnest desire of the judges that Gordon Bell students, in the years to come, will foster a keener and more active interst in the Short Story and Poetry Competition.

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60 GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL THE CHIEFS TEPEE The Chief’s Tepee was a characteristic example of the use of illustration. The exploits and family traits of the Chief were so blazoned on his house walls that his neighbors —Sareee and Pigan, Blood and Biackfoot—were properly impressed. These symbols of accom¬ plishment maintained reputation and leadership. 7 The beginning of Advertising is still a picture. Commerce responds most readily to the pictured page. The Chief Tepee ' is well known by the quality of its illustrated appeals. Brigden illus¬ trations have maintained the leader¬ ship for their clients in the West for ADVERTISING BTUQDTNS OF WINNIPEG LIMITED ARTISTS • PHOTOGRAPHERS • ENGRAVERS