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

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- 1 - SUM IER TiCmi EDITORIAL PROGRESS May, 1965 The Oxford Dictionary defines the word progress as advancement or growth and usually, in good sense, continuous development. V e would like to show our readers how the Halifax Grammar School has advanced this past year and will advance in future years. First, we must include the staff, and the Headmaster, Mr. McNeill. To put it mildly, they have greatly furthered the interests of the hoys this year. Although some are leaving, we hope and trust the new staff will fill their places. The library expanded immensely this year, with the addition of well over one hundred new books. We would like to thank all the people who so kindly donated books to this worthy cause. We, the student body, appreciate these books very much, and, as the students advance into the upper forms, they will appreciate those gifts more and more. The field at the back of the school, which is to be ready by next Fall, is progressing slowly but surely aiidi. wh eh. f ihi-shed, will make an excellent sbccer and football field. Mr. McNeill hopes to have the Lower School boys playing soccer at least two days a week on the new field. The field will be invaluable next Fall when the time for our Sports Meet comes again. While on the subject of sports, it is interesting to note that there will be almost the same sports as last year, but our program will be much better organized. It is planned that next year we are going to have a lunch hour that will last for one hour and fifteen minutes inf- stead of the usual one hour. We also expect to have five, forty-five minute periods, and two forty minute class periods each day, instead of the customary eight forty minute periods. This extension of the lunch hour will necessitate our staying in school until twenty-five to four every afternoon, instead of three-thirty.

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- 2 - Editorial - cont ' d Another important change next year will be the introduction of the company system into the Senior School. The bL. ' ys v ill still be divided into houses, but that will only be for sports. In the company system the students are divided vertically into groups called companies. Each company will be headed by a teacher v ho will be responsible for the academic life of the boys. It is expected that the companies will meet every morning of the week for about ten minutes. These advancements are only some of those planned for next year, •; e , on the staff of the Grammarian , would like to v ish the faculty, the students, and our readers, a very enjoyable summer vacation. G . H . Bethune , Editor Dear Sir: Contrary to the statement in your last issue, the ideal teacher does exist. She is easily recognisable; she has eyes in the back of her head, extremely sensitive ears and as many pairs of hands as there are children in her class. In addition to her unusual appearance, she has many talents. She can patch up broken noses and friendships, answer ' Three of you at once ' (although she claims not be to able to) and has a very good memory concerning neglected obligations of her class. She has in her drawer an unending supply of Kleenex (for men), pencils, rulers and bus tickets and she always knov s where the football (or is it soccer ball) is. The ideal teacher is always available at the lunch hour. At this time she is at her best. She can prevent v hole sandwiches being throv n into the garbage, mark books, answer the telephone, wash out muddy socks, detect a case of chicken- pox and interview a stray caller, all in the space of 25 minutes flat, .it the same time she maintains remote control in the lunch room and suffers valiantly, indigestion. And v hen the day is ending Three-thirty is descending A teacher ' s v ork is o ' er? ' ivTiat think ye, dear sirs?