Hugh John Macdonald School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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CHOCSING YOUR CAR HER By Georgina Antoniuk Ever since you were knee-high you probably have had different ideas about what you would like to bo when you grow up. ■% « When you startod school you’most probably thought that your teacher was the most wonderful person. Then and there you made up your mind to be a teacher. ■■■ ' Sometime or other you visit ‘a sick friend or relative in the hospital. During the time you are there a nurde c,cnes in to take the pat bent’s? temperature. Immediately you iraagino yourself grown up in a. crisp white uniform and doing the laudable work of a, nurse. In a boy’s case he usually goes to see a western movie and ends up. dreaming pf being a cowboy. .Then-whcn ho is thrilled by his first -■ride ' on ah aeroplane he .decides ’piloting would make a much moro oxcitiAg lifo, r Children aro always changing t heir minds about their’ career, but as you grow old or you. should start to givo your car or mofe serious thought. By th£ bino you aro roady to enter high school you should at least have an idea about ycur career. To decide upotr ' your career is one of the most important decisions of your entire life. ! 1 The best tjfmo to make this decision is just before you enter high school. Certain careers require certain subjects. If your career is decided upon before you enter high school you know which subjects you need and which ones are not noe ' essary. Your whole future is at gtake when deciding upon your career. There¬ fore, a wise tiling to keep i ' n-lnind is’ to take your, time with your decision. One way to find which career interests you most is to road about the different occupations. Qnce you have found a career which you are ..int erested in 1 consult anyono who specializes in it. They may bo ablo to give you some very valuable information. One very important thing to remember while choosingpyour career is once you have decided, there is no turning back without loss, so make your first decision a good ono. H ANDICAP Thp-tiny old lady who had just arrived at hp little boy’s house was seeing her-grandson for ' th first time. ' I’m your grandmother, sho told him, on -ur father’-s sido. Won, bho boy rotortod, Tou’ro on the t eng sido. I’ll tell you that right now.

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5 j-y - yyy o 1 ? ' PARENT ’S NIGHT By Mary Pittarolii Lola Cuddy On Friday, January 25, wo again hold our annual Parentis Night, From 7:30 to 8«30 paronfs Visitod the various teachers in their classrooms. Note¬ books woro oh display in some of tho rooms. This gave tho parents afi idea of thoir child’s progross as comparod with that of the rest of the class. After this interesting hour, tho parents woro invited to the auditorium for an entertaining programme of sea shanties, sung by the boys’ choir. They wore diroctod by Miss Dickson and accompanied by Madclcnc Colburn, Douglas Borody, and Lola Cuddy. Nort came a humorous skit on tho subjoct of homework directed by Mr. Smalloy. Thoso taking part were Pat Wolfe,“Doris Vandcl, Irene Dystad, Mary Pittarolii, Lillian Boaudin, Lynno“Miils, Bernice Godfrey, Lorno Johnston, Ernest Roimor, Tern Moinar, Hcion Charambura, Harold Hildebrandt. It gavo the parents an idea of what some pupils do whon they are supposed to study, A panel discussion followed, Mr. Patterson informed tho parents of“ the mannQr in which the students had been graded and what the parents could do to ' holp croato a proper atmesphorc in which to study. Mrs, Stewart, the school nurso, discussed the importance of good health, Mrs. McAskill told of tho part tho visiting toachor piayod in straightening out difficulties. Tho Aovorond Mr, Douglas of Old St Andrew is Church spoke of the part tho Church had in producing good citizons, Mrs, D. Bcbbington was chairman of the discussion. ' ■! if ' ' y ' ■ r.- ' i ' •. J --• -p u It .) ■ A TALK ON CHINA By HoIon Charambura Miss Cocilia Koo, a young Chinoso lady from Hong Kong x iho is now attending tho Uhivorsity of Manitoba, gavo our grado nino students a talk on China . Sho came dressod in“a tight wool dross. This dross was pale pink, with short“slooves and a long slit at oach si do. Hor shoos wore black high hoois. All tho young University girls in China wear a dross vory much liko tho ono sho xuoro, A person ’who is greatly honoured in China is a teacher and the groat philosopher, Confucius. In her talk she“told how tho English word good is written in Ghinoso, A figure of one girl and ono boy is drawn on a white shoot of papor which is tho symbol of good . The English word roast in Chinoso is written with a letter roprosonting firo and tho figuro for moat ovor it, making tho vorb roast . Another articlo which Miss Koo brought was the Chinoso adding machino. This was a woodon framo, consisting of ton rows of black buttons. She demonstrated tho uso of it to us.