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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