Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

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aACK-OF-ALL-TRADES On behalf of the school, we would like to thank Mr, vJack Harms, the janitor, for all the wonderful work he has done this year. He has helped the school progress in sports by getting baseballs, softballs, a chest protector and baseball bats. For the future, he has ordered more baseballs, two footballs, three new bats and a catcher ' s mask and shin-guards. Every recess and lunch time, although he could be busy with more important things, he willingly umpires the L6 ball games in back of the school. On Thursday afternoons he will be umpiring the Upper School hardball games. We must remember that he does all these things besides keeping the school clean. We all hope that Mr. Harms will be back next year and many years after that to add his important share in the progress of the school. G. Bethune A NOTICE TO PARENTS ■ PUPILS An auction of all the clothes, rubbers, etc. in the Lost and Found Department will be held during the last week of school. Pupils will be notified of the exact date. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of sports equipment. Will the pupils please tell their parents about the auction?

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PIG-STY OR SCHOOLYARD? In the backyard of the school is perhaps the worst litter of papers and other rubbish that has been on the property for many a year. The first thing that must be done is to get the mess cleaned up. Perhaps if the boys are let out 15 minutes early one afternoon the job could be finished very quickly. Then the problem of keeping the yard clean can be tackled. Prefects have been appointed and should use their power to punish anyone throwing rubbish on the ground or over the neighbour ' s fence,, A few plastic garbage cans should be placed about the yard and emptied regularly. When the field is ploughed and seeded next year, it will look much better if rubbish is put in litter cans - not thrown on the ground. G.H.Bethune, ORAL POLIO VACCINE On Tuesday, May 22, the school was visited by volunteer nurses who were distributing the new Oral Polio Vaccine. This is a special vaccine which is given either on an ordinary sugar lump (or on a spoon, if one is a diabetic and unable to consume sugar) o Though it was tasteless, it coloured the sugar lump pink. The entire school participated and adhesive tags with I HAVE TAKEN ORAL POLIO VACCINE. HAVE YOU? were distributed - and lost within two days. - Tim Strouts