Kelvin High School - Kelvin Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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in the greater opportunity opening out before him. We miss his genial pres¬ ence on the third floor, but wish him every success in his new work. MISS F. E. HARPER In June of this year Miss F. E. Har¬ per retired from the Household Arts Department. For many years Miss Harper had guided the tastes and abil¬ ities of our girls in the making of smart clothes and in the intelligent study of textiles. We wish her happiness in the new life of leisure which will give her an opportunity to enjoy her many and varied interests. MISS AILEEN GARLAND It was with feelings of regret for ourselves and pleasure in her deserved promotion that we bade farewell to Miss Garland this year. In September, 1938, she assumed the principalship of the William Whyte School. Her contri¬ bution to Kelvin in the field of History and Dramatics and her friendly under¬ standing of her students made her an invaluable asset to our school. We miss her very much but we wish her every success in her new field of work. MISS E. THOMPSON Miss Thompson came to Kelvin from the Earl Grey Junior High and spent five years with us as a member of the English Department. She was particu¬ larly interested in dramatics and pro¬ duced several fine plays, both for public and for school presentation. Miss Thompson retirement last June gives her leisure for the pursuit of her many interests and we wish her happiness in them. MR. C. A. E. HENSLEY In September, 1938, Mr. Hensley be¬ came principal of the Riverview School. We know that success and happiness will continue to follow him in this new work. His place at Kelvin is a hard one to fill. His quiet enthusiasm for his favorite biology inspired his pupils. He was ever ready to help, advise and encourage those under his care. MRS. JULIAN MAXSON (nee Schwalm) Miss Kathleen Schwalm resigned in June, 1938, after spending one year 9

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NE phase of our School Sports not fully appreciated by the casual ob¬ server, but abundantly clear to all who have been associated with our school for many years, is the efficient lay-out of the grounds and completeness of the equipment necessary for our own Field Day and the Inter-High School meet. For twenty-six years this has been the personal responsibility of Mr. Arthur Yates, who is himself a sports’ enthusiast and promoter. Whether the Field Day is held at River Park, the Stadium, or Polo Park, a careful survey of the grounds is made by Mr. Yates, who plots the runways and equipment to the advantage of con¬ testants and spectators. For some years duplicate sets have been used so that the growing number of events may be run off in one tense, short, but happy afternoon. STAFF CHANGES ELVIN teachers and students wel¬ come five new members to the teaching staff. Miss J. Hamilton, a graduate of the University of Manitoba, came to us from Isaac Newton High School. She has replaced Miss Garland in the De¬ partment of History. Miss M. Johnston we welcome to the Home Economics Department of our school. Miss Johnston studied in Columbia University and came to us from Daniel MacIntyre Collegiate. Mr. L. J. Crocker, a graduate of Queen’s University and Master of Arts from Manitoba, taught in Gordon Bell High School and is now a member of the Mathematics Department. Mr. C. G. Saunders, a graduate in Science from Manitoba University, has replaced Dr. Willoughby in the Science Department of Kelvin. Mr. G. I. Arnason, graduate of the University of Manitoba and Master of Arts in Science has taken over the work formerly done by Mr. Hensley in the Science Section. These new members have already found a very real place in the work and extra-curricular activities of Kel¬ vin. MISS J. M. BROWN In the retirement of Miss. J. M. Brown in June, 1938, Kelvin suffered a great loss. A member of the staff since 1912 and an outstanding teacher of Latin, Miss Brown leaves a gap that can never be really bridged over. Kelvin, with¬ out Miss Brown, will be an empty place to those thousands of students who will always count her friend. We wish her a great measure of happiness and contentment in her more leisurely life. Dr. E. F. WILLOUGHBY Our congratulations go forth to Dr. E. F. Willoughby on his appointment as principal of the Mulvey School. We are sorry to lose him, but we are happy

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hKs on the staff of the Household Arts De¬ partment. In September her marriage took place to Mr. Julian Maxson. Mr. and Mrs. Maxson are making their home in Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.A. AN EXCHANGE TEACHER HIS year it has been Kelvin’s good fortune to welcome to its staff one of the Overseas Exchange Teachers. Miss Duhig came to Winnipeg from Sidney, Australia. Teachers and stu¬ dents of Kelvin have enjoyed her visit. We wish to express our appreciation of the talks which we mentioned among the Auditorium events, and also to thank Miss Duhig for the very inter¬ esting article which we are printing in this section. We wish her all happi¬ ness and success in her future work. c An Australian Qirls’ ACigh School A Sketch T HE school is the Sydney Girls’ High School, Moore Park, an E-shaped, two-storey brick building, situated in the midst of attractive grounds—green lawns, shaded by tall trees, flowering shrubs, hedges, and flower beds. All the year round the sight is delighted with the softening effect of the green grass and trees, for the native trees are evergreen, and no frosts blight the tender grass, nor snow cover it from sight. The great bell rings, and the pupils, about 780 in all, ranging’from first to fifth year students (grades seven to eleven) form in classes in the qua¬ drangle. They sing a hymn, and the national anthem, salute the Australian flag, and pass then to class rooms. For the first three years of the high school course, the subjects studied are English, French, Latin, mathematics, science (physics, chemistry, botany), history, music appreciation, and sing¬ ing. As well as these, one or two of the following optional subjects may be taken: German, geography, sewing, art and the theory of music. A public examination, the Intermediate Certifi¬ cate, is held at the end of the third year course, and successful pupils pass then to fourth and fifth year work. In the fourth year, a slight modification or var¬ iation of subjects is allowed: for in¬ stance, Latin may be dropped if the pupil does not intend entering upon a university course. It happens often that at the end of first year, Latin is dropped by pupils showing no aptitude for it, and two of the following substi¬ tuted instead: sewing, music, art. Some beautiful work is done in art, both applied and commercial, but the artists cannot eclipse those who ply the needle. The latter hold a display of their work at the end of the year, and the racks of dresses—day, evening, party, housefrocks and aprons, and all articles of apparel, present a most in¬ teresting array. The pupils design the dress, then draft the pattern, then make up the material. The students preparing for advanced work, select at the end of the fourth year course, the subjects they intend to specialize in, so in fifth year they pursue an honour course in such sub¬ jects. Another public examination, the Leaving Certificate, is held at the com¬ pletion of the high school work, but before pupils can be accredited with the result of honour work, a pass of 75 to 80% must be gained in that subject on the pass paper. The student has to work very dili¬ gently all the years of his school life to be sure of reaping some decent reward. 10