Kennedy Collegiate Institute - Kencoll Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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6 THE KENCOLL 1943 KENNEDY COLLEGIATE STAFF Back row: W. M. Ryan. H. J. Laframboise. W. S. Day. W. H. Downey. R R. Deagle, G. Letourneau. F. D. Knapp. B. W. Brown. Third row: K. S. Will . J. K. Lowden. D. Mahon. E. W. Fox. A. F. S. Gilbert (Principal), K. D. Beckett. M. W. Wait, M. Thonuon. T. D. Walter. Second row: A. C. Liddell. Miss P. Bondy, Miss D. Janes. Miss A. Noonan, Miss S. K. Bristol, Miss W. Cuddy, H. J. Riggs. Front row: Miss J. Kennedy. Miss H. Dougnerty. Miss M. Large, Miss D. Hope. Miss G. Stewart, Miss M. Friesen, Mrs. I. Sills, Miss C. Vrooman, Mrs. H. Magarty. PUBLIC SPEAKERS Back: Hugh Roberts, Sydney Eisen. Front: Myricyl Milligan, Connie Croll. ORATORICAL CONTEST This year Kennedy Collegiate has far surpassed her¬ self in the results of the Oratorical Contest. Connie ( ' roll and Sidney Eisen brought the Junior Ctrl ' s and Junior Boy ' s Shields to our school for their fine talks on “Canada ' s Burma Road” and “Modern Methods of lighting Disease.” The Senior Girl’s representative, Myricyl Milligan, gained second place when she spoke on “Pioneer Women.” To Hugh Roberts the Senior Boy ' s representative, goes much credit for his splendid presentation of the topic “Radium.” May the coming years bring many more fine orators to win laurels for dear old Kennedy! CORVETTES t poii the blue and briny deep, These watch-dogs of lhe fleet, Keep up their cver-Gon slant watch. I11 rain, in snow or sleet. Defenders of our nation ' s peace. Beyond the long rough shore. They arc our freedomV first defence Against a total war. Guardians of ships in each convoy, That travels on the sea, They keep the sea-lanes open wide Ensuring our victory. Proudly they hear the ensign white On sill the seven seas And sail upon the deep, until War ' s miseries shall cease. —Lyle Warwick.

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THE KENOOLL 1 9 4 3 5 priority of God lias always been, whether we ad¬ mit it or not and men have always suffered gross- ]v whenever they have not admitted it. The record of history reveals that when the great empires forgot God ' s priority, in that moment began their decline and fall. Secondly we name the priority of the Moral Law. Four evils have attended the fall of the world ' s great empires—increase of divorce, break- down of morals, shattering of family life as such and bestiality in the sports life of the people. Study the facts about divorce, illegitimacy and social disease in this century. Observe what indus¬ trialization and urbanization of our life has ac¬ complished in the breakdown of family life. Note the chart of juvenile delinquency and crime Test the “win or else mood of much of our sports life. Then remember the Moral Law is just as innate in this universe as the Law of Gravity. No man ever yet broke a law ; he violated the law and the law broke him. As individuals and a na¬ tion we must seek from God the moral courage and spiritual stamina to accede gladly to the in¬ evitable priority of the Moral Law. The recognition and adoption of these spiritual priorities will alone enable us to raise up a genera¬ tion of youth fit and able to people and maintain a peaceable world. To that high purpose let us commit ourselves with every fibre of our being. RED CROSS SOCIETY Mrs, W. R. Campbell, National Chairman Wo¬ men ' s War Work Committee, Canadian Red Cross Society. Jn a world, full of the horrors of a war which touches the lives of old and young alike and which makes us all conscious of the importance and the need of self-sacrificing service for our country and the United Nations, Red Cross offers an oppor¬ tunity unique in many aspects. There are a few things worth remembering about this organiza¬ tion which are interesting and helpful-—perhaps the most important is the charter under which all its work is accomplished: In peace or war to carry on and assist in work for the improvement of health, the prevention of disease and the miti¬ gation of sufferings,” The organization is not local nor is it only National but it is International, with National Bodies in practically every country. It knows no boundaries or divisions of race, color or creed. The crimson cross on a field of white means to the whole world mercy and succor and is a sym¬ bol of tile brotherhood of man. To many weary refugees fleeing from the tyrants who have de¬ vastated their homelands this flag is the only familiar thing they recognize on arrival in a new country and tt seems to provide a real welcome, Ju other words its meaning is the same in Poland or Canada, Greece or the United States, Russia or England, Well do the sick and the wounded and tile captives know its value. It stands for good citizenship too in all the full meaning of that phrase. Thousands of boys and girls have become mem¬ bers of the Junior Red Cross and are learning through its programme to fit themselves to be healthy, happy people trained in good health habits, with knowledge of home nursing and first aid and are giving wonderful assistance to adult branches in their communities—carrying on an excellent job of their own, too, Canadian Junior Red Cross members support fourteen war nur¬ series in Britain for children five years and under, have supplied §43,000 worth of musical instru¬ ments to British prisoners of war, scribblers, lead pencils, etc, for the same purpose, have supplied mobile kitchens and ambulances and have made thousands of garments for the men in the services and for bomb victims. Young Canadians of school age. Reel Cross needs your understanding support—Be a Red Cross Crusader. KENNEDY COLLEGIATE CADET CORPS Now that winter has gone the cadets are again drilling regularly three times a week. Under the able leadership of Mr. Wills and the splendid co¬ otie ration of the students, the corps is on the way to another successful year. With the guidance of Mr. Downey Ml the members of the Bugle Band are working diligently to surpass their pre¬ viously established fame and recognition. The Signal Corps and Ambulance Corps under Mr. Beckett and Mr. Thomson respectively arc also deserving of a great deal of credit. There is, too, a greater interest in the rifle ranges with Mr. Lowden as instructor. In the report of last year’s inspection, Kennedy ranked ninth for Military District No. 1 with 82.5 points. Major Ait ken. the inspecting officer, especially congratulated the corps on their steadi¬ ness during the pouting rain. Me made special mention of the Bugle Band and classified several other phases of the inspection as ‘very good ' . Because of the affiliation of the Cadet Corps with the Essex Scottish battalion a new plan has been adopted by which fifteen boys from our school have received special training at the armouries twice a week during March and April, In addition to basic training these boys have re¬ ceived instruction on the rifle, Bren gun, Reising sub-machine gun and general military deport¬ ment, The students who attended these classes appreciated the privileges and fed that it is a worth while and helpful system. The cadets who attended the summer camp at Thames Valley last year lived in typical army fashion for a few days. Even the rising at six o’clock and the odd assignment of K.P. duty did not dampen their spirits. Instructions which were given on field guns, field craft etc., are only avail¬ able at such camps. The next camp being the second year will be beneficial and interesting; and as many boys as possible should avail them¬ selves of the opportunity of attending. The camp this year will be from June 28 to July 7.

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FIRST PRIZE— AN INVITATION Through a little country garden runs a laughing little stream. Where the tiny pebbles gurgle with delight; It you’re feeling blue some evening and of love you want to dream, Conte and listen to it singing in the night. It will lift your lonely spirit with its music soft and sweet. It will fill your heart with laughter clear and bright; It will chase away your worries, and your troubles come to meet And mingle with the beauty of the night. S on a pleasant evening, please accept my invitation To a party that has laughter of its own; It will be an inspiration and will raise your indignation That you might have missed a thrill you’d never known. —Jean MacKay. SECOND PRIZE— TO ENGLAND A land of hills and rocky rills, Of people that are fine, A thousand different dialects. The smell of salt-sea rime. The ringing bells of old St. Paul’s, The towers that guard the Thames, A castle for a King and Queen, A church of Christopher Wren’s. A million fighting men are here To keep this England free, No domineering German Fuehrer Can bomb and rule o’er thee. You shall arise, tho battle scarred, V ictorious. proud and free, And men shall hail your fallen dead, Where’er their dust shall be. —Betty Etches. THIRD PRIZE— THIS MODERN GENERATION When we hear Mother raving on About this generation, And all the silly things we do Which have no termination; She says we dress in sloppy clothes, In baggy shirts and sweaters. And scribble up our new trench c oals And sew on crazy letters. We have a language of our own. Of which there’s no denying, The older folk don’t understand Although they work hard trying. We dance to all the latest tunes. Mom says, “It’s just a racket”; It’s only ’cause she doesn’t rate High in our Hep-Cat’ bracket. When we have children of our own We will be just like Mother, And, scolding at their little pranks. Get nothing for the bother. —Muriei Newman. HONOURABLE MENTION Mary MacDonald, Lyle Warwick, May Price, Doreen Yeitch, Virginia Holden, Madeleine Hear. Grant Farrill, Violet Schmidt, Shirley Rutter. TO THE CONTESTANTS Your efforts all we do commend And these suggestions do append: Match metre, diction, picture, rhyme, And you will surely win next time! —The Judges, TO THE JUDGES AND CONTESTANTS To you we send our gratitude For labour, soifg or platitude; For verses sweet, or humour droll That help make up this year’s KENCOLL. —The Editors