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

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On Being A Canadian By Brian Rae I am prrud of being a Canadian. Beauty, paralleled by very few other countries of the world, may be found right in Canada, the This beauty is n t limited to just one port of th country, but may bo foiw wr , r nearly everywhere from coast to coast. The beautiful fishing ports of the East coast, the luxurious forest and orchard growth and the dazzling Niagra Falls of Ontario, the ancient beauty of old Quebec City, and last of nil, th r ' ll round cor beauty of British Columbia make up, along with millions of friendly people a evt country which every Canadian should and does honour with patriotic respect. Canada is not only respected by its own inhabitants, but is honoured througtg r out the world as a progressive friendly nation with n .nvious future. It is not be only looked up to in peace but in war also. p 0 et Through the years Canadian warriors have proved themselves brave and brilliq U on the battlefield. These, ' .long with thousands of other reasons, make me proud of being a Canadian, Homework th th th th sc By Gertrude Manners s Homework again J That teacher just piles it on . Why do we have to have it ? Those and many more are the expressions you hear when a teacher assigns homework. But what happens if she assigns it at the beginning of the period? Some start right in; but others sit around, talk, and send notes over to the othern side of the room. If n teacher asks if the work is done the gasp of amazement d usually comes from those who have been sitting around. ’. ' hat would happen if teachers didn ' t give homework? Most of us would, fall terribly in our work. Some would do a little studying r.t home and when a test canes they would be ready without cr ' mming. The others would cram the night before and t onder why they get low marks; but the next week they would be laughing at someone who said she couldn ' t come out because she wanted to study. And then what happens in the study period? Some do their homework. Others sit around and do nothing, or rise talk and send notes. Those that a.re trying to clo thoir homework are distracted by what is going on beside them. The people tha.t don ' t do their work arc usually the one ' s that complain about homework. Why don ' t they do it in the time given? I do not like homework, but I try to do all I can in study periods so I will not have as much to do at home. ajc Jim D. : Father, can you write your name with your eyes shut? Father: I think so, Jim. Jin D, : -11 right then, Father, lot ' s see you shut them and sign this report card,

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37 I 1 i ‘ H it 3 ri Canada-My Pride By Lola Cuddy I am proud of being a Canadian. I do not like to think of myself as a mixture of nationalities-1 like to be known as a Canadian. Canada. is a comparatively young nation but we have a free, resourceful country. We are a nation of our own, united by loyal bonds. Modern Canada has every opportunity to succeed . We are future Canadian rulers-- will we accept this challenge? I am proud that we have liberty, and freedom, and opportunity in Canada. I delight in her natural beauty and wealth; in her tolerance and initiative in-peace and, in war. Canada is a countr” of iror.her- hood--not torn by civil wars; not xuled by tyrants. Canadians of today should realize these blessings and give Canada their love, service and devotion. Canada needs people to help her become great. All of us should really mean it when vre sing We satnd on guard fo thee 5 ' . Ca n a da, My Adopted C o untry By Jerry S iwishek I am proud of being a Canadian. Many people in other countries only dream of Canada. They wish they could come to this country where there is freedom and friendship and mainly because you can buy what ever you want. Many a day I sat on the steps of my European home and treed to im¬ agine what Canada would look like. Would it be f at, ' rolling land with rivers and lakes cooling its sunburned beaches? , ould there be nour- tains so high that no bird coul H cross them? Or -ould it be covered vrith forests whose trees lift their tops high up into the hoaven? Yes, I was not the only boy thinking and wishing. Thor.: were and still are many hundreds, yes, thousands who dream of a lane of which they will be proud. Will their dreams come true? Mine did. I have come and seen the mountains, lakes, rivers and prairies of this my new home. One does not know what to be proud of and be tnank- ful for until one reaches a better land, A Canada ' 1 for which every heart longs and prays to see and hear. Yes, this is Canada, Canada, for which many laid down their lives tb save and guard. Will we carry on worthily? You’re a danger to pedestrians. The judge said. I must revoke your license. But, your Honor, protested the reckless driver, my living depends on ' ' my driving my car. So does the lives of the pedestrians, replied the Judge. Betty- Can you keep a secret? Grace: I can, but it’s just my luck to tell it to someone who can’t Teacher: George, how did you get your hands so dirty? George: From washing my face.

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The School Spirit By Doreen Gutoski Not many students of the present have the school spirit. By this I mean, they are not as eager to go to school as they should b°, but instead dread the word and the thought of it. Do these students re lly know what they receive from school? Do they once consider that they could enjoy school? I don ' t think so. These students don ' t even try to enjoy school. They just stick to their old saying, I hate school”, In the morning instead of thinking well of the school-day ahead, they gigrumble about haying to get up early just for school. At school they automatically tbegin to complain about the subjects and teachers that they have for the day. For instance, they ask each other why they have to take Social Studies, Science, etc. if they are going to be secretaries. When a teacher tries to keep a class ’• quiet and tells the students not to talk, they say she ' s an old :! crab or some¬ thing or other. Students should enjoy learning about nature, which surrounds them throughout life. Also, they should enjoy learning about other countries, their peoples and the peoples ' customs. If these students would only appreciate the education they are receiving fr e of charge I think they would also ,njoy school. Some students plan to quit schnol as soon as they roach the age of sixteen, so they don ' t work and as a result tney fail. Are they conscious of what they arc doing when they leav school not wholly educated? They are leading themselves to hard factory labour which they will r not enjoy. When the students have to rise out of bed early to go to school they don ' t realize that when they go to work they have to get up even earlier. Oh! don ' t get me wrong for I ' m not speaking of all students, and I haven ' t anything against them, really, but I ' d just like to hear a few students say they ' appreciate and enjoy the educational part of school. Not just the few moments they have in which they have to talk while changing periods. A Brotherly Burglar By Albert Harvey I awoke with a start. I could hear someone trying to open N windc; down¬ stairs. Was a burglar trying to get into the house? I got up qu cl y and dressed, I grabbed my baseball bat from out of the closet and quietly tiptoed downstairs. I could hear him moving around in the living room now. I clutched my bat more tightly. I could see his shadow against the window. Slowly I closed in on him. Just as he came out of the living room I hit him with c bat. He crumpled to the floor with a low groan, I flicked on the light and turned him over on his back. It was my brother! After I had revived him, he explained that he had forgotten his key and had come through the window l»ecnu c he didn ' t want to wake everyone up by ringing the doorbell. Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others. — inston Churchill