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

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N M A C d O 1953-1954 MRS M. DAVIE SECRETARY MR. H. SLY, MR. G. JOBA, CARETAKERS TEACHING STAFF BACK ROW L-R: MR. D. K. McKILLOP, MR. V. SHEWPELT, MR. A. DIAMOND, MR. E. V. COOKE, MR. R. MUTCHMOR, MR. R.J. WOLFE. THIRD ROW L-R: MR. G. E. BJORNSON, MR. J. KAHANA, MISS D. A. CROOKSHANKS, MR. G. BUTTER- WORTH, MISS K. HUGHES, MR. C. BELTON, MR. K. BERGER. SECOND ROW L-R: MR. C. LEAVENS, MISS Z. HAWKES, MISS D.A. HALL, MRS. M. A. GRAHAM, MISS B TRUESDALE, MISS H. WIECHMAN, MRS. J.S. CALDWELL. FRONT ROW L-R: MR. J.B. SMALLEY, MRS. D. BEBBINGTON, MR. D.A. PATTERSON (PRINCIPAL), MISS E. SCHULZ, MR. D. MCWILLIAMS.

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3 First, let me offer my congratulations to every student and my thanks to every teacher who had a part in the production of this, another Searchlight. Every¬ one who has written material that has been chosen for this magazine justly will feel pride in having expressed in prose or verse the thoughts that others will read and enjoy. Those who have assisted in assembling, arranging and in putting together this publication will have gained valuable experiences. In the past, many boys and girls, who later in life became writers for newspapers, magazines or book- publishers, or who otherwise founded their careers in the publishing business, obtained their earliest experiences in this line of endeavour, by aiding in the creation of their own local school papers. And who can foresee just how far- reaching may be the benefit derived by those who have contributed in any way to the success of this our own production? At the end of the year, companies and private individuals in business take stock to discover exactly what profit has been made during the year, what business adventures have proved to be worthwhile, and what can be learned from the experiences of the year that will be helpful in future dealings. Similarly, might we not profit by reviewing what we have done in this school year? Let us review the past year at school. Have we, by our study, gained in knowledge that has helped us to understand better the complex world in which we find ourselves? For instance, do we understand and appreciate better the physical world about us through our study of science? Only as we learn the laws that govern nature can we hope to direct the forces of nature - heat, light, electricity, vital energy and the power of chemical change - to our own profit. And what, for instance, have we learned from social studies that deals with the ways people in the past have met their problems in the world in xvhich they found themselves? Many suffered and died in the past that we, who have come after, might be more free, live in a safer world, and be more able to gain the necessities of life - and so survive. Have we become more intelligent social beings because of our study of the way people in the past have planned, worked and struggled to make this a world of peace and plenty? If we have, may we not be able to go forward into a new year of life as a more useful citizen? On the other hand, if we have failed to exert ourselves sufficiently to gain this knowledge, are we a credit to the home and cowminity that are giving us this opportunity?