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

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THE SEARCHLITHT 45 A nay In Germany By Helene Diwishek . It is early morning in the month f May. The sun is just peeking up over the hills when life begins to stir in the streets ond • r.rng forest life. The sleepy birds open their eyes and sing their first cheery notes and - lder people walk post them to a new d ' y of labour -nd hard work. , s wo walk past the houses, a cross dog barks ;nd’a baby ' s shrill cry reaches our rs. Yes, a new day is dawning with the hunger, the joy, the sorrow and friendship it brings as it visits every home. Slowly as the sun rises higher, activities in th ; streets inci rse and the childrens ' voices and laughter are heard ns they slowly walk to school. Let us follow them to the tall brick building where the gates are opening to admit the children. We step into the large hell with a stair-case winding its way up. One by one the children are seating themselves nd the doors to aach classroom close as the boll rings. After the roll call and a short religious period the books are taken out and studying begins, After r, n hour of work the boll rings, the children slowly leave the school for a short recess. The morning contains five hours of work and four recesses. 3o when one o ' clock comes 11 books are gathered and the children depart to their hones. Now we see them ploying hop-scotch, skipping, ploying boll or having some running games. The smaller folk sit on th., doorstep .ploying with their dolls or watching the group- of. boys who are now leaving th. city with a kite which they wish to fly. The mothers are out shopping for food, clothing, or perhaps sweets for their children. The market place, is crowded with people.: who bargain for the things that are most needed in the homes. Cars slowly move along like lazy donkeys winding their way through heavy traffic = nd turn slowly homeward as evening approaches. As the sun slowly sinks below the hills again the 1-st few r°ys blink at us through the crimson and yellow background while a soft groyness covers it all, bell on the steeple tolls out the hour as everything b- ' cins to enter dreamland. Night again has conquered -nd laid to rest weary and tired mankind. airs. Jones: I.suppose you learned right from wrong n your mother ' s knoo? Paul: No, aoross my father ' s. Mrs. Johnson: G-rocer: I sent P. 0 y for two pounds af plums and got only a oound and a half. My scales are right, madam. Have you weighed your son? Teacher: Hon, don ' t day dream while studying. Ron: Ahc ' s studying? Hostess: Lloyd: Hostess: Lloyd, please have seme pudding. Thank ycu, but only a mouthful. Nora, fill up Lloyd ' s plate.

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I Are Teacher s Necessary By Sharon Ashman ’’What do we need teachers for?” is a question that is often asked ' Tell, the best way to ' answer that is by asking; ourselves, Where would we be without them ? ; Without teachers, schools could not b s run. without schools, we wouldn’t be able to get an education and without an education, we would resemble the early cave-man. Teachers enable us to read and write. They teach us how to cope with mathematical problems and help us to obtain a gre ter und ir standing of our own language as well as those of other peoples. They also help us to attain a higher degree of civilization anc a wider knowledge of our surroundings. They are always patiently waiting to help us with the many countless little things the are necessary to know in life. But do we appreciate them? In most cases th answ er is in the negative. No sooner does a teacher turn his back but h is being criticized by someone’. Perhaps the time when a puoil thinks that tc hers tre least needed is when he is being punished. At this tir ,- he thinks that thsse unnecessary teachers are using some mighty unscrupulous methods. Well, if these troublemakers would behave themselves, the nerves in the palms of their hands might be spared the stimulation. It can alto well be seen that teachers are necessary to keep mischievous pupils like these under control. If we would just think of some of the good t ings that teachers do for us, probably more pupils would realize what an asset they really are in our personal lives. They are waiti ig to help us achieve the greatest success possible. The next time that you ftol like ”blowing up : and ’’telling them off”, think of these things. Possibly you will refrain from saying the things that you had been intending to and you will likely admit that teachers - are necessary. The F irst Snow fall By Joy Knight The night before the snowfall, there was a very heavy fog. The lights were shrouded with mist and. the wind was sh rp and cold. In the morning there was about six inches of soft white snow. The trees were burdened down and every post had a whit cap. The sun was shining and it was a very beautiful morning. After I got up and had my breakfast, I put my coat on and went out to play in the snow. I made a soft white ball of snow and started to make a snowman. Before it was noon time, I had a great big snowman with a pipe in his mouth and a black hat on his head. The afternoon was lovely and at suppertime I went out to look at my snowman. His head had fallen off and his hat lay quite . distance away. All the snow was gone.

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Christmas Time By M-rllyne Hudson Christmas! Christmas! Magical words indeed, which make the whole world 3.7 rjjoice. The stores are full of lovely gifts for young and old, to say nothing - the aroma of candies, nuts, and all kinds of goodies to eat As the happy day ne r r the Christmas Spirit gets deeper in everyone f s heart You notice an air o vorywhore you go, Carols are sung on all the r-adir stations. Christmas Tree parties are arranged and enjoyed by young and old. Then Christmas live comes. Father is coming in the door «nd what a bsautif tree he has! What a time we will have decorating it with coloured tinsel imitation icicles, imitation snow r-nd of course presents oil around the base. 11 stand back and admire our handiwork and father of course has his chest swell up as if to say I sure did ? swell joh again this ye r . Mother .gives us a km smile and scoots little Lome off to bed with a waning that Santa Claus won’t cr until ha is fast asleep. Later in the evening we set out a lunch for Sant- Clan ;-nc ' . we retire ourselves after giving thanks to God for the birth of his Son makir, Christmas tines possible. It ' s Christmas Homing end shouts of j y come from Lome as he spies one present after another belonging V him. He is hardly able; to realize what he actually has. Then there ' s Father admiring his pink tie with the blu p-lka lots that mother thought was 30 lovely, ' Just want I wanted ' said Dad, wondering of course, if it will go with his pygaraa 3 or if it ' s better left in the box, After all the gifts are opened Dad takes us for a ride o n our new toboggan. What fun we have! We even build e snowman in the front yard, complete with a hat and muffler and after a snowball fight we decide to see how Mom is coming with the turi Our appetites are indeed keen by this time -nc 1 Mother doesn ' t have to call u twice. Never does a bird undergo such transformation—frm a golden brown, well cione a.nu well rounded bird filled with dressing, to legless, wingless, breastless, frame. No wonder Mother soys 1 bet I gained 10 pounds, Where we put our Christr pudding I don ' t know, but no one can resist Mother ' s Plum Duff, We somehow manage to push ourselves away from the table, Soon the air is filled with the aroma of one of Dad ' s special Havana Cigars. A more contented fellow would be indeed hard to find. Mother and I rattle off the cljshss and we spend on evening of. playing games. When bedtime comes we need no prompting. Our day ha.d been filled with gladness and when I say my prayers I wonder why everyone, doesn ' t Pray and offer thanks to God, Then maybe we could have the Christma.s spirit everyday. The labor of listening Either dig deep or span far — Seems too great to many people Just don’t stay where you are. For them to undertake. A vacation is a succession of 2 ' s. It oonsists of 2 weeks which are 2 short. Afterwards you are 2 tired 2 return hom and 2 broke not 2 , 1st Student: How far are you from the correct answer? 3 2nd Student: Two seats.