Hamilton Collegiate Institute - Vox Lycei Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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Eglsfgfl' V O X TJ XY ii l N not thoroughly equipped for the teaching of the different sciences, can not be con- sidered efficient. The latest additions to the courses are manual training and do- mestic science. Art, also, has now an im- portant place in the work of the school. Along with the changes in our courses of study already referred to there came an important change in another direction. It was early recognized that the healthy development of the body is a necessary accompaniment of the development of the mind. To secure this object, courses in physical training were introduced and developed until now this department has a well recognized place in the school. ln this connection it is worth noting that among the students there is a healthy de- sire for clean sports with the result that the Hamilton collegiate institute has an enviable record in sports of all kinds. The Cadet corps is one of the best, if not the best, in the province. An organization somewhat outside the regular work of the school is the Lyceum. This organization has always exerted a healthy influence on the students and gives opportunities for the exercise of talents other than those that find scope for development in the class room. The merit of the limitation of the work of the early days to classics and mathe- matics consisted in the concentration that was made possible thereby and the con- sequent thoroughness with which the work was done. The danger at the present time is in the number of subjects which is re- quired to be taken in any of the courses prescribed, and the possible consequent lack of thoroughness. Only by close atten- tion to the work in the schoolroom and diligent application for a reasonable time outside the school hours can the thor- oughness that it so desirable be attained. The aim of the school is to Fit the pupil for his life work, whatever that may bei the study of this subject or that is merely a means to that end. To reach such pro- ficiency in his studies that the knowledge of them may be of value to him, is of great importance, but it is of even greater im- portance that he shall acquire right meth- ods of work and the ability to think quickly and judge wisely in whatever situation he may find himself. Prompt- ness in the discharge of duty, alertness to discern what is the right thing to do, courtesy to others, are some of the quali- ties the school endeavours to instil so that the pupil may go out into the world not only in possession of valuable knowledge but also imbued with high ideals, for only as his ideals are of a high order can he hope to arrive at the best of which he is capable. T H E L Y C E U M Continued from page 28 The Boys' Chorus this year took the form of a Minstrel Show, and under the capable leadership of Ray Shea and Or- moride Barrett, made a great hit and won golden opinions. The Lyceum. following the custom of the last few years, presented crests and wings to the football team. Mr. E.. S. Hogarth made the presentations on be- half of the Society. The Hoodoo, presented on February lsth, was a great success. The thanks of the Lyceum is extended to all those who helped to make it what it was. The dance, at this date, has not been held, but the committee in charge is striv- ing to make March llth, l92l, a day which will be long remembered by all who attend. To those who have contributed their talent to the success of the meetings we are truly thankful. You have shown the right spirit and we appreciate it. The Misses Mildred Millman and Freda Sau- ber have acted as pianists in a becoming manner. To our Principal and Hon. Pres., Mr. B. Turner, and to Mr. Morrison and Mr. McGarvin, Counsellor and Auditor re- spectively, we also extend our sincere thanks.

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V O X L Y li' E I 1921 Easter 'E1'5i3512r'i'cF of R AL A MATER 0 ci , , , . . ,,YYYY. . , , . ' - r 1 1 1- ' , Z ioiocoio c'm1c,0,0,'0u0 Otto 0.c,l,0.t.o 0,011 0 l 0 s 0 I U I 0 0 0 Q 0 0 l 0 0 0 9'g.Q...q'5.o.s.u.o.o.o.i.l't I 0 0 U 0 0 to-imSacco!Josie!DUJOQUQIJOQOZ-mJIiI,l O c ODI 0 0 0 0 030 0 0 0 0 A 0 l 0 Principal J. B. Turner. N educational institution, such as our collegiate institute is, fills a very important place in the city. lts functions are so varied that it is difficult to select just what will be of greatest in- terest to the readers of The Vox. It will not, perhaps, be without interest to the present members of the school to know something of its past. From the old grammer school with one or two masters the institute has had a healthy growth until the present time. ln its early years it was one of the three or four outstanding schools of its kind in the Province, and for that reason attracted students from all quarters. Since that time, however. effi- cient high schools and collegiate insti- tutes have come into existence in every city and town and many of the villages of the province, so that it is not now neces- sary for pupils to go far from home to obtain a high school education. The Hamilton collegiate institute has, perhaps, to a greater extent than any other collegiate institute, exerted an inHuence on the educational progress of the prov- ince. ln the year l895 when the provin- cial department of education determined to have every candidate for a high school teacher's certificate undergo a course of special training, just as had been done for some years previous with candidates for public school teacher's certificates, our lnstitute was selected as one in connection with which this work was to be done, Later. when the value of such professional training was more fully recognized the department of education determined to organize a college for this work and again the Hamilton collegiate institute was selected tnd the normal college was or- ganized and our present building was opened in September, IB97, to accommo- date the normal college as well as the collegiate institute. The two institutions worked together successfully for a number of years. Now again the department of education has asked us to co-operate in the work of training of teachers, so that it is quite within the mark to say that the Hamilton collegiate institute has exerted a powerful influence on the progress of education, not only in our own province, but also in the other parts of our dominion, for numbers of those who received their training in our institute are engaged in the educational work in our western prov- inces. Cn the purely academic side of its work our institute has a very Hne record. Many of our graduates have risen to em- inence. Among these are found outstand- ing figures in industrial and commercial enterprises. ln the professions many have achieved distinction, others have become colloge professors in art, in science and medicine, while others are successful teachers of the youth of our land. Such a record should be an incentive to the pupils of to-clay with their greater oppor- tunities to reach out for still greater achievements. At the time of the founding of the col- legiate institute the courses of study were classics and mathematics, the modern languages and our own language received only slight recognition, while experiments in science were looked upon as something with which to amuse the pupils. Since that time there have been great changes in the courses of study. Gradually there came about an increased interest in the study of English literature and composi- tion, until to-day these subjects, rightly, occupy a leading place in the curriculum. With the changing conditions in indus- try and commerce there came correspond- ing changes in the courses of study. Busi- ness relationships with foreign countries necessitated a more thorough study of the modern languages. The extensive applications of the discoveries of science brought the study of science to the front, so that now a secondary school, that is

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Easter Y O X L Y 1' E I 1921 13 I 13 A PICTURE GALLERY H M. Perney. N that gallery of the imagination where- in are hung the portraits of those fair ladies of fiction and drama, no sweeter, finer or nobler characters can be found than wise Portia, witty Beatrice, or mirth- ful Rosalind: nor can there be found any natures so gentle, meek and so misjudged as those of forgiving Desdemona and sad Ophelia: and yet one of such towering ambition or fatal determination of a Lady Macbeth. Ah, yes! there hangs the wise Portia's portrait. Her gentle face depicts many a fine quality, many a deed of goodness, and her tender smile shines forth as Ha good deed in a naughty world. Portia, if all were like you uchapels had been churches and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. Your generous spirit which never did repent for doing good, your wisdom and enthusiasm, are an inspiration for the whole world. There, in the court, cloaked in the mantle of the law, fired with a holy passion to free your husband's friend, did you reach the very heights of oratorical power when you told the jew that mercy was not strained, and forced him by the law to give up his foul design. Though it would be heaven to stay and look longer at your portrait, time presses and it must not be. Beatrice, you too, instil into the mind a something noble and divine. You have many of the wise Portia's virtues, and though you were to speak all mirth and no matter, one cannot forget that pas- sionate loyalty you showed your cousin when she was foully slandered. Your pic- ture, also, is a precious thing in the gal- lery, but for the present we must move on. Next, photographed in the costume which she wore in the Forest of Arden, stands Rosalind, that sweetest rose which man could ever find. Your happy laughter and sweet tenderness were like some pretty flower in a desert spot, and for those with with you in the wilds, it was a paradise. One look at the shrew, Kate, will suffice: the interest we have in her now is as a perfect wife. Though happy faces are a joyous crea- tion, in this corridor of fame there are also sad ones and so it is now that we come to Desdemona's portrait. O, Des- demona! those tear-stained eyes are sad to look upon: it even seems that your gentle lips tremble their heart-breaking tale. Your lot was a hard one: fair lsa- bella went on her way rejoicing after the sadness she suffered, whereas you had to endure death at the hands of a jealous husband. You too, Ophelia, did suffer much un- happiness, caused by the ranting of that egotistical Hamlet. Two gentle ladies, meek and helpless, at the blows of this cruel world, your fate was harsh but per- haps it might have been harsher had you but lived. At last to Lady Macbeth we turn. Her haughty features express an indomitable spirit and that cruel mouth speaks defi- ance to the world. lt is hard to believe that such a picture could be so near to that of fair Portia, whose gentle mien in- spires the best which is in one. Haughty queen! you may cry to the spirits to thick- en your blood and stop up the access and passage to remorse, but your bloody deeds were well punished and your name lives as a symbol of inhospitable cruelty and unattained ambition. The end is reached, draw slowly down the veil which thus divides the fancies of the mind from the world of realities, and as the curtain softly folds around and hides those queenly figures from the world, remember that though the phantoms fade away they are not lost. A heavenly thing, an imagination gallery is, wherein hang all, both good and bad alike.