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

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THE STAFF Editor-in-C-liief-F. H. CARL RETNKE Assistant E1lito1'f,lAlNI'ES A. OGILVY So0r0tai'yA.lAC'K ROGERS LITERARY STAFF Lf'l'l'llllliXY, Merellitli Thompson Girls' Atliln-tic-sflliss llorotliy' Carey Boys' iXllllt'il4'S1DfIllI'lld Budfgo Girls' floriierflliss 3lFll lIll'l9 3Tfll Ffll'lHHt? LliGI'3!'j' gl1pltl'ViSoT'ff.l, A. FR-EERIQAN, B. Military 3If'lliUl'S-lEIlYl'!lI'Cl S. Thomas Alumni-Alan T. Christie Ext-liangesililoyd Sommerville Jokes-Ernest Watson Artists-E. S. Thomas, Winn Orr A. BUSINESS STAFF Business NfJlIIflQOI'-FR-ED M. HODD I Fliss Grave Pm-lulm'-s Assistants .lnmes lf. lvriglit i Fred U. Eagle Business Sllpervisor--G. F. ARMSTRONG. B.A. FORM REPRESENTATIVES Fm-ni l.fMiss Kathleen Fitzpatriwk. Form Sr. lll,AHei'lwort L. Willard. Form Tfflliss Miriam Ostrosser. Form TV.-Rolat. H. Thompson. Form Jr. Tll.-Miss Bessie Laurie lfmllai-ll F. T.-Chas Beatty. ROOM REPRESENTATIVES l-Miss I House 13-G. Smith 25-Miss A. MacLaren 2-Miss A. Mr-Cormick MAG. Hunter SG-Gord. Neill 3.-Miss M. Garry' li--J. Avrflfht-llWI'lflj,'l 27-Miss N. Elliott 4-Miss C. Zola 5-E. Wlielpton 6-H. Singer 7-B. Davidson SiH. Armstrong 9-C. Bates l0-R. lMcAdarns 11-Miss H. Langs l'Z-C. Elliot I.-A.-J. Kemp N. Truax II.-B lfi l7 -R. Thompson -J. Flliot lR-.T. Zick n -Seliiss M. Linklater 20-G. Robson T-l-W. Lord lf'-R. llmnler T-2-A. Shaw 20-Miss Fleming T-3-R. Hazel 21-S. Morton 'l'-4-C. Paterson Qiflliss l. Barrett T-5-Miss M. Andrews 23--XY. Stamp T-6-K. Barnes 2-lflliss C. Nelson T-7-Miss V. Mueller Ballard C. I.- ll.-A.-G. Millwa rd O. Crosswaite .-Miss MoFadg'en I.-U.-Jack Page C. Smith I.-B.-J. Smith P. Ratclitfe

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16 VOX LYCEI Christmas, 1923 paths of progress cross. the result is disastrous. The stolid Russian, the phlegmatie German, the impetuous. fiery Frenchman, and the self-possessed Englishman must eo-operate and carry forward the toreh of civilization: not with helmets, shining bayonets, bombing planes or torpedoes. YVar never settled anything, but keeping faith settles everything. Britain has been a shining example to the world in keeping faith at the cost of the lives of 900.000 of her sons and unlimited treasure. The British name on 'fthe Scrap of Paper was vindieated. Let us hope we will not have to repeat the saeritiee to keep faith with our former foe by forf-ing our ally to honour their signa- ture to the Treaty of Versailles. XVhat boundless possibilities for eo-operative development lie Within our Empire! Notwithstanding the politieal turmoil of the world, the future of the British Empire is extremely bright. Providence has lavished its gold on us, 75 per cent of the world 's produetion being within the Empire: nearly all the diamonds: Canada's 500,000,000 bushels of wheat this year: Australia's wool supplying the whole world with fine elothingg and above all, a united people with one ideal-loyalty, liberty and justiee to all mankind. XVith a noble king to revere, a freedom to eheer for, a justice that eompels deep-seated patriotism, and men like Balfour. Asquith, Baldwin. Furzon and Lloyd George to guide, our ship of state shall go forth. For Ours is the heritage of Britain, then Of many lands and of Seven Seas, Ours is the freedom, won by British men Of fearless valour down the centuries. We, who have heard the Empii-e's bugles blown Out of the farthest Corners of the earth, Is it too much for us, her daughters grown. To 'honour Britain, she who gave us birth? VVe will remember Nelson, Grenville, Drake, And Hastings. Blenheim, Waterloo, Ypres, We will rejoit-e that round the world the wake Of British ships lies foaming in the spray Of hard-won seas: and gladly we will weld Still stronger this great chain of Empire. We Are young and keen, and in our hearts is held The power to keep it firm With loyalty. BOOKS To the superfieial observer. it would appear that we of this age are interested only in light. sensational reading, but on further analysis we find that the speed in whit-li we live and the keenness and mental alertness with which we must perform our daily duties foree the mind into periods of relaxation such as light. reading gives. We hear the greatest musicians to-day, through phonographs or radio. Through inventions our eirele of necessary knowledge is immensely widened, making an added tax on the human mind.