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

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THE SEARCHLIGHT i Mr. McKillop In his boyhood, Mr. McKillop attended the Rural School from grades one to eight, and the Dauphin Collegiate from grades nine to twelve. He entered ■ the United College to study Theology and received scholarships in Theology, y Public Speaking and Canadian History. . He also received his R,A. degree, He organized Summer Camps for Young People and found that he greatly enjoyed working with them. This led him toward. the teaching profession. :e. 29 He says, Teaching started as a hobby, and has now become a watershed down rc which my life intends to flow . He prefers, to teach woodwork because he has always been interested in craftsri and has found them an excellent medium for the co—ordinating and development of L -g the hand, heart and mind. Previous to coming to Hugh John, Mr. McKillop taught at Tech Voclj. Indeed we are happy to have each and everyone of these teachers with us and we hope that they will remain at our school for many years to come. Our Co ronation Programme 51 By Sharon Ashman On Monday, June 1st, 1953, the students an. st ff of our school the auditorium for our Coronation Day service. ' ssembled in. r 3 ] gl The programme was opened by our singing of 0 Canada, accompanied at the pj by Jeanne Shigeta. Lynne Krit.zer read the 122nd Psalm and Sonia. Zyla ga.ve the of York ' s prayer. This was followed by the members of the Girl ' s Glee Club sin- The Cherry Tree and the Hymn for Elizabeth. During th. singing of the latter, a nr an th.y were joined by the boys from Rooms 2 and 11. The chairman, Mr. McWilliams,, left with us two simple thoughts. They were: c » ' e have this form of government (a Queer, at its head) because we want it. We have holiaay and we c n celebrate it the way we want to. H-- told us to keep these in mind because they would come to mea i much to us in years to come. An address entitled Meaning of The Coronation was giv:n by Miss Cro.okshanks Sh. explained the procession, from the Palace to the Abbey, and also h lied us visualize the colourful pageantry of the ceremony. It Mr. Craig, a visitor frorri the Empire Club, was especially pleased to come to our school, for a.s a child he had known and admired Sir Hugh John Macdonald, after whom our school is named. The next on the programme were remarks about the unveiling of the Queen ' s picture by Mr. Kahana. Following thes , Gary Knight and Daniel Kramer, representing the Sea Cadets and the ,..rmy Cadets came to a salute whil Ilian Hendrickson drumme . Brian Critchly then unveiled a portrait of the Queen. Mr. Shewfelt presented the representatives of each- class with Coronation souvenirs - certificates and medallions to be distributed to all students. The service was closed by the singing of two verses of God Save the Queen.

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THE SEARCHLIGHT 20 . Our New Teachers r By Sharon’ Ashman and Lillian Funk Last September six new teachers came to the H.J, Macdonald staff. These teachers are: Mr. Bjomson, Mr. Dick, Mr. Cooke, Mrs. Ma v b, Miss Redmond and Mr. McKillop, Mrs. Mabb Mrs. Mabb, a teacher of English and MaCfisj’ attended her Elementary and High School at Gimli, Man. For her degree she went to the University of Manitoba, . nd there she received a number of awards. In the second year, she received The John Humphery Graham Scholarship. In the f hird year, she received The Isbister Scholarship and The Andrew Baird Scholarship. In the fourth year ; she received the University ' s Silver Medal and The Governor General ' s Bronze Medal. Mrs. Mabb likes our school, the boys and girls, and the ; ff. She picked teaching because she enjoyed working with boys and girls. Her vourite subject is Maths, Mr, Bjomson Mr. Bjornson had his Elementary and High School at Lundar, Man., attended United College in Winnipeg, and received his Bachelor of Education from the University of Man. He likes teaching at Hugh John and gets along with the teachers and pupils. Mr, Bjornson ' s favourite subjects are Maths and English. Miss Redmond Miss Redmond taught at Lord Roberts before she came here. For her Elementary and High School training, she went to St. Mary ' s Academy. At the University of Manitoba she received her B.A. and also a French Piize. At Normal School ' she received The Strathccna Trust Medal for Physical Training. Miss Redmond likes teaching the boys and girls at our school and thinks the other teachers are friendly. Her favourite subjects are French and English, Mr. Dick Mr, Dick had his Elementary and High School training at Win’ Mar., and holds a P,A, degree from the University of Man. He is now studying for Ms Bachelor f Education degree. He picked teaching as his profession because he had always enjoyed working with children. Previous to coming to H.J. he taught at Lord Roberts i c r . 1. • Mr. DicK likes our school and the pupils that attc d it. Iso enjoys the companionship of the other teachers. The subjects Mr. Dick teachessare Science, Maths ; English, ar.i Socnal o oUuj. 0 3 o

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22 ? The Hu.fh John Macdonald Gr- 1 ' ' ■’ ' ion By Sbarorg Ashman The grade nine classes of Hugh John Ms cdOns ]. d were privileged have a graduation service and dance held in their honor, on Thurs- ?y June 11,1953. The service was held in Old St. Andrews Church end immenced at 2 o ' clock. o sd As the grade nines entered, all of the guests and purils were sending. After the graduates assembled, o Canada was sung. The inv- sation was given by Rev. Fred Douglas. Following this the School rchestra, conducted by Miss Howard, played two of their Pieces for us. Mr. Patterson called on Mr. McWilliams to introduce the valedict¬ orian and. to tell us nn what basis she was chosen. Lo 1 © Cuddy deliv- red her valedictory which is recorded elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Patterson spoke about the school emblem. He explained the radition of emblems and. told us that ou s represented the wo-rid into hich we shall soon have to go to earn our livings. After this, Lloyd Betker, carrying the school emblem, s oke to snia Zyla, the grade eight representative, telling her that s the rade nines left Hugh John Macdonald thev wanted those remaining to arrv on and to uphold the school ' s honor. He exo 1 aired to her, the ecessity of scholarship, leadership, dependability co-o e rti n, and a illingness. Sonia said that thev accented the challenge and that thev ould carry on as best thev could, trving to keen up the standard o f he school. V Next on the programme was the iving out of ava do. These ve- e 1 resented to grades 7,3, and 9 by M v . Shewfelt, Kahena and Miss rookshanks, to the members of the school who had averages over ei btv ercent and also to those who had perfect attendance. Mr. McWilliams resented the Sir William Van Horne Shield, which w s won in t’ e mus- cal festival by the Girl ' s Glee Club, to Sbiela Tenkal o 9C. Our guest, Rev. Douglas, snolce to the graduating classes. He told hem that thev should set an example for the lower classes for, because .lev were older, they would v e looked up to just as thev themselves s ii ht look up to and admire some certain teacher, recent, or elder. To close the programme the grade nine choir sen? Linden Lea, irimond, and Ave Maria. This was the first graduation service that Hu h John Me odorpld had iver held, and the graduating classes were very c.—eteful for it. The dance followed in the evening in the school ' s gailv coMurrd | uditorium. There we r e wa.It?es , schottisches, polkas, square dances 5nd other entertainments. At 10:30 refreshments we r e served. On behalf of the graduates I would like to extend g word of tier 1 r jO Mr. Patterson and the teachers who helped to make this wonderful jvent possible. We surely appreciated it.