Isaac Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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74e Newtonian cttatl Principal— MR. H. E. SNYDER, B.A. Room 1. Mr. C. Leavens, M.Ed. 2. Mrs. E. MacKay 3. Mr. R. Lind, B.A. 4. Miss M. M. Hazelwood, B.A. 5. Miss E. Nelson, B.A. 27. Mr. W. J. Gresham, B.A. 8. Miss R. M. Babb, B.A. 9. Miss S. Halprin, B.A. 11. Mr. W. G. Pearce, M.A. 14. Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.A. 15. Mr. H. G. Robson, B.A. 16. Miss I. McBeth, B.A. 17. Mr. J. H. Armstrong, B.A. 18. Miss F. H. Macintyre, B.A. 19. Mr. J. F. Klassen, B.A. 20. Mr. C. R. Babb, B.A., B.Sc. Physical Training: Miss C. M. Griffiths, B.A. Mr. H. C. Avery, B.A. Music: Miss E. M. Knapp, B.Sc. Library: Miss R. R. Mitchell, B.A., B.Ed. Counsellors: Mrs. I. Blount, B.A. Mr. G. E. Mark, B.A. Home Economics: Miss A. Sproull, B.Sc. (H.EO 4 Isaac Newton High School

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MR. JAMES CONNAGHAN yHEN we returned to school, last September, we learned with regret that one of our most respected and devoted teachers had been forced to retire on account of ill health. For almost two decades, by precept and example, Mr. Connaghan has guided Newton students along the pleasant paths of learning and good citizenship and has made a lasting contribution to the school and community. James Connaghan was born in Eganyille, Ontario, of Scottish and Irish parentage. He received his early education in Egan- ville, later attending university in Ottawa and Toronto. He first came West in 1912, but with the outbreak of the first World War, returned East to enlist. He went overseas, almost immediately, with the 43rd Cameron Highlanders and remained there for four years. When the war was over, Mr. Connaghan came back to Manitoba and joined the Winnipeg Staff in 1920. He taught in Laura Secord, Strathcona, and Aberdeen schools, and was ap¬ pointed to Isaac Newton in 1930. A true student and scholar himself, Mr. Connaghan possessed that rare ability of inspiring his classes with a love of whatever subject happened to be in hand, but even more he excelled as a friend. During the years when times were so hard in our district, many a boy or girl, in difficulty or bereavement, found practical help quietly and generously given. His annual class parties were highlights in days when parties were not so common and gradu¬ ates of ten and fifteen years back still talk about those gatherings when they meet at re-unions. That he had kept his contact with his “old boys” was shown during the war years when he had correspondents in all parts of the world and there was always a soldier, a sailor, or an airman dropping in to Room 14, just to say “hello” or “goodbye” to Mr. Connaghan. His good judgment and keen mind were valued on all com¬ mittees and in all undertakings, but it is the Year Book, especially, that will always mean Mr. Connaghan to students and teachers alike. From the first little pamphlet of eight pages, with no illus¬ trations, in 1931, to the beautiful de luxe editions of the New¬ tonian of the last few years, the enterprise has been under his guiding hand. Year after year, quietly and efficiently, he organ¬ ized it and brought it to completion. We are going to miss Mr. Connaghan’s ready humor, friendly smile, and cheery greetings around Newton’s halls, but we know that he will not forget us. We hope that increased leisure will bring him improved health, and whether he stays in Winnipeg or seeks a less rigorous climate, the best wishes of all Newtonians, past and present, will be with him. Newtonian 3

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P ' UH.cipaA Meddaae QUR graduates this year are leaving our school at a time when, in the opinion of some of the world’s most noted statesmen, a new page of history has been turned. It is their belief that the forces of peace have been triumphant at last in establishing a solid base for the security of many nations for the next decade or two. In this changing, hopeful, challenging, adventurous world our graduating students will seek their niches. The past year has provided many rich experiences. The studies in the class, the motivation to high purpose by the teacher, the thrill of high achievement in sport, in the literary activities of our own Norwester and Newtonian, in the opera and in the musical festival, these and the friendships established through the classes, the activities and the socials, have provided the rich fabric upon which the memory may weave its picturesque murals. I wish to express to you, who are leaving our halls, the hope that you will seek vigorously to make a worthy contribution, wherever you may be, so that the cultural and the spiritual life of your generation will add to the abiding resources by which human understanding and the dignity of human life may be integrated in our daily lives. H. E. Snyder. Newtonian 5