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

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The Staff Front Row: Mr. Spencer, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Smith. Middle Row: Dr. Faught, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Smith, Mrs von Maltzahn, Mr. Naud, Mr. Lankaster. Back Row: Mrs. Aterman, Mrs. Scobbie, Miss Silver, Mr. Maxwell, Mrs. Degrasse. Miss Stafford Mr. Dixon Secretary Janitor —5—

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Headmaster ' s Message The Halifax Grammar School has nudged into a new decade, one with new experience, physical growth and new programs. The science wing long anticipated provides those who return to their former school an abrupt surprise while we wonder how they ever did without it. Above all there is a renewed pride in our school, the importance of which cannot be measured in marks or comments. It can however be appreciated as reflected in the efforts of students in their extra curricular work. Students at the Halifax Grammar School take much pride in their self-directed labour — the Student Council, French exchanges, raising funds, gym programs and dances amongst a host of others. These are not all accomplished without error, criticism or hardship. Some might argue that it ' s not worth the risk; or that problems that arise should have been anticipated; or that it ' s not worth doing it unless you do it well. All bear truth and provide some direction in our decisions. Yet none are absolute as students (as well as adults) must grow through experience and through failure as well as success. This yearbook is a hand-held example of student experience, notsomuch in its reflections but more so in the labour of its makers. As The Grammarian enjoys the strength of staff continuity, I will risk early accolades based on the new standard set by the last issue. I particularly congratulate the yearbook staff for taking the risks, for absorbing a great deal of criticism and for accepting responsibility despite set-backs. You are justly proud of your efforts and the fact that unlike most school yearbooks it is not the mail order production of some large specialist firm thousands of miles away. As each year ' s effort is an attempt to improve on the last I know we have much to look forward to in the 1981 Grammarian. Peter Montgomery Headmaster —4—

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The Editor ' s Message Over the years the Grammarian has been an ingrained part of life at H.G.S., but nevertheless a certain lack of enthusiam was becoming apparent in some quarters. In the past Grammarian photographers have been bombarded with orange peels and rude noises as they entered classrooms to immortalize typical H.G.S. students. The Grammarian Literary Contest had become a farce in some categories, especially in Upper I-III. In an effort to broaden student involvement in the yearbook, this year we launched a P.R. campaign. In Upper I-III we appointed Literary Representatives charged with convincing their classmates that they should enter the contest. Numerous posters were hung and unbeknownst to most of you a subliminal advertising programme was launched. The campaign seems to have worked, as evidenced by our expanded Literary Section. This year the Grammarian staff and the printers have worked out a new scheme in an effort to give the staff more control over the actual layout of each page in the book. This necessitates the staff taking over the time-consuming job of doing the paste-ups . Next year the Grammarian staff will probably be expanded to accommodate this extra work. The Grammarian is the result of hard work and determination on the part of the Grammarian staff and many other individuals. Special thanks are due to Peter Dawson, Dr. Brownlow, Mr. Montgomery and Miss Silver. Kate Lazier Editor The Grammarian Staff Front Row: Adam Stern, photographer; Rob Barbara, photographer; Kate Lazier, editor; Peter York, photographer; Rebecca Lazier, literary representative; Carol Kemp, assistant literary editor. Back Row: Ken Nathanson, photographic editor; Linda Peers, business editor; Laura Cameron, literary editor; Derek Honig, photographer; Nadine Bishop, literary representative; Louise Cameron, literary representative; Miss Silver, staff advisor. —6—