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

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Christmas, 1923 VOX LYCEI I7 The man who deals in wheat or sugar to-day must know the crop con- ditions and yields throughout the world as well as the intricate freight-rates, While a few years ago Buffalo or Montreal was the farthest point noted. Yes, our minds have to leap great ehasms in life's race to-day. and have to be given time to he re-chargxed hy restful reading: Our lihraries are the restaurants of the mind, each patron selecting' the food according to his taste or condition. lVe do not agree with the aseetic Disraeli when he said: t'Books are the Curse of the human rat-e. Rather would we follow Carlyle. who. in writing to his mother. said: Milly hooks are friends that never fail me. Just as each one of us can point out certain people who have had a great influence on our lives, so most of us reinemher some particular hooks that have ggiven us a new vision. new amhition and new purpose. THE NEW COLLEGIATE. We know we voice the feeling of the whole student hody when we wish Mr. Simpson. Miss McVean and Mr. Beck Hhon voyage as they go to plant a new sprout from the family tree, in the East End of the City. .lust as there is a wholesome spirit of eo-operation between Mr, Morris. the teaching staff and the pupils of the H, F. l.. we know that with Mr. Simpson at the helm. this spirit will he fostered hetween the two fi'olleg'iates. lt is this spirit of co-operation that has planted the Collegiate eolors with honours on the foot- ball field. track and rifle range. THIS ISSUE. Through the efforts and eo-operation of the husiness staff, we are glad to he ahle to reduce the priee of the Vox to twentysfive cents. This was not done without the eo-operation of the husiness men of our eity through our advertisements. This year. from our staff of tear-hers have lneen eontrihuted two outstand- ing articles. VVho hetter can review the growth of our Great Empire in retros- pect than our own Mr. lXIeGarvin in his interesting eomhination of history and literature? Since modesty is one of the outstanding' characteristics of all the poetic geniuses, we silggrest that Mr. Collins' poem. Wl1en the Frost is on the Panefl be included in the next school readers. The contributions of the students have disclosed some of the latent genius in our Alma Mater. Harry Paikin's essay. Procrastination,H is a vivid and realistic piece of imagery. with dashes of Dante and Milton, and the activity of youth, coupled with descriptive powers that are almove the common place. Meredith Tho1npson's Nocturne in Moods and Hur-s gives credit to its title. We know our readers Will appreciate this soulful rhapsody dealing in moods and tenses.

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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.

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