Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School - Grumbler Yearbook (Kitchener, Ontario Canada)

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programmes and extra-curricular activities. I teach the tech. boys nine to twelve, he said, then added as an afterthought, I also teach from one to four. The boys, who had detentions that night and who were listening in on our conversation, laughed uproariously. When we questioned them later, they sum- med up their new electric shop teacher as a Good Guy . .-Q.. Jliss Grahaln MARY Lou HALSTEAD, A XIII C Few of us manage to slip past the office door safely, but those who do know that the next doorway leads to Miss Graham's kingdom. There she manages the library, tucks magazines back into their covers and keeps a sharp eye on wayward books fand stud1ents.J Miss Graham came to us directly from Brantford Collegiate, less directly from Toronto University- and before that, from India. There she lived in Ujjain, a city about the size of Hamilton, and studied at an Ame1'ican boarding school-a co-ed school, at that! In comparing Canadian High Schools with the one in Ujjain, she observed that track and field activities here do not absorb everyone as they do in India. There, each student spends an hour on field work each day. Miss Graham likes Kitchener and the friendliness shown here Cas well as in Waterloolb She is busy in the library after school, helping those who are literarily inclined, is in charge of the Library Club and she says with a smile that she is supposed to help with the Script Club - if there were a Script Club, that is. We like your quiet smile, Miss Graham, and we like the things you are doing for us in the library. Dir. Ziegler HELEN TAYLOR, A XII E It was novel and very pleasant to be sitting in the principa1's office instead: of standing before his desk, and to be asking the questions instead of answering them. Mr. Ziegler lounged comfortably in his chair and gave forth his past history and his future hopes. Educated at Washington Irving High School in Terrytown, New York and receiving his M.A. degree at O.A.C., Guelph, Mr. Ziegler taught at Burlington, Stamford and Cornwall before taking the principalship of K.C.I. As a student he played basketball, and he coached Stamford's rugby team on to victories while teaching at that Collegiate. Mr. Ziegler is well-known to us all, but do you know his talented wife who paints so many beautiful pictures? Then, too, there are the two interesting children, Cathy and John. John will soon be in High School which will keep John, or his Dad, on his toes. Mr. Ziegler was very liberal with compliments for K.C.I. I am very pleased with the spirit of co- operation apparent at our Collegi- ate and in the Twin Cities, he re- marked. The students back all projects with enthusiasm and de- termination to make whatever they do a success. He commented on the friendly relationship between teacher and student and praised our extra-curricular activities. He feels that the members are de- veloping responsibility and citizen- ship. He hopes that the new addi- tion to the school will offer facili- ties for a greater development of musical and artistic talent. Completing the interview we were scarcely out of the office, ere another of the flock rushed in to discuss business with the busiest man at the Collegiate. THE GRUMBLER 51

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Dlr. Duncan ROBERT Po1.LocK. A XIII B Our popular maths' teacher graduated from MacMaster Univer- sity in '34 and came to K.C.I. in the fall of '35, For seven long years he made with the algie, geom, trig, and his jokes. However, came July of ,42 he enlisted in the R.C.A.F. He did his bit in England and Canada. In the Air Force F.O. Duncan also instructed in Engin- eering Mathematics and- Naviga- tion. He tells us that he found the boys in blue worked harder than the boys back in K.C.I. Mr. Duncan also added that many of the men expressed regret that they had not worked harder at collegiate and obtainedf higher standings. Well, he received his discharge in '45 and that October K.C.I. wel- comed him back with open arms to her bicycle shed. Here he sojourns in frozen comfort expounding the doctrines of Euclid, Pythagoras and Jones. Dune also handles intra-mural hockey and softball for this year. When asked what he thinks of the school spirit he replied, Ye gods. it's haunting me 2 .AOA Jlr. Parrot MARY Lou HALSTEAD. A XIII C Mr. Parrot was busy painting in his cage Ccell 2155 when I visited him. It seems that he spends a great deal of his time painting and drawing-with time out to teach science and mathematics to his less artistic students. Mr. Parrot came to K.C.I. from Toronto University. Before study- ing there he attended the collegiate in Collingwood. Naturally, he likes Kitchener: he likes its congenial atmosphere and its enterprise. Do you mean the enterprising students, Mr. Parrot? Silence. Then, Well, I suppose they must inherit some of their parents' am- .bition, in time Z As for K.C.I. itself, he admires the scope of extracurricular activi- ties. Mr. Parrot teaches art to Grade X Commercial Students as well as helping Miss Blair-with the Poster Club, of course. It was almost inevitable that the conver- sation should return to the artistic. His chief criticism is the absence of art on the regular curriculum. The school has some very fine talent, and with a little develop- ment and proper facilities, K.C.I. would easily lead many schools which have such an art pro- gramme. fThis does not include text-book cartooningj He has a. wonderful theory about art as an option. Mr. Parrot is a welcome addition to K.C.I. teaching staff, and in a few years, he may be putting theories into practice and have us drawing curves instead of angles. AQ- Jlr. Vogel HELEN TAYLOR. A XII E A visit to the electrical depart- ment uncovered a few of the per- sonal problems and habits of an- other newcomer to K.C.I. Mr. Vogel ran a hand over his inclined- to-be-red hair and promised to answer a few of our questions. Mr. Vogel received his education at Waterloo College and Finley Engineering School at Kansas City. Missouri. Having taught at five schools prior to coming to K.C.I.. he is qualified to pass judgment on our Alma Mater. Let's say that the students are equally industri- ous and clever to those of other schools, he remarked: That's a diplomatic way out! Along with the other new members of the staff. Mr. Vogel admires our assembly 50 THE GRUMBLER

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