Leamington District Secondary School - Phoebus Yearbook (Leamington, Ontario Canada)

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For over seven years we have had the pleasure oi working as architects for your Hiqh School Board in connection with the erection of this now High School and during this time wo have had the excellent co-cperation and help oi your Board, the Principal, his staff, and the Department of Education. From what we have seen of the building since it has been occupied, it is apparent too. that Ihe students appreciate the tine building and equipment that the ratepayers have provided and will keep it clean and free from defacement. We are pleased to express our appreciation of your contractors, the Foundation Co. of Canada, their general superintendent Mr. Lindstrom. and all of their sub-contractors. It is due to their splendid co-operation that you now have this beautiful building completed so quickly after it was started. (signed) B. R. COON. Our booklet represents the transition from old to new not only by its pictures of new ways and new conveniences, but by the surroundings and the spirit in which it was prepared. Begun by last year ' s students in the crowded atmosphere of an antiquated building, the booklet has been finished by this year ' s publishing staff in the modem efficiency of a new school. We think of the booklet as a valuable docu¬ ment, accurately representing the greatest single improvement in the educational history of the Leam¬ ington district. The old school is very dear to the hearts of graduates like myself, for whom it Is so full of memories. I know that the new school will not become impersonal and factory-like, but will rouse in its students the same high degree cf loyalty, since school spirit is not so much a function of material changes a3 of leadership and tradition. These two requisites are amply supplied in Leamington by a very competent staff, and by the House System of student government and inter-group competition within the school. You who are citizens of the Leamington district should be as proud of this institution as the students themselves. You do not need to accept what I say about the new school, or even what you find in this booklet:—see now for yourselves the material aids to a modem education , and see, years hence, in the maturity and judgment of your sens and daughters the results of that education. —KEITH BALMAIN Lp(todrUi JStaj-j- - 1952-1953 • • • EDITOR Keith Balmain ASSISTANT EDITORS Barbara Bastion, Anne Belluz Literary Editor Advertising Editor Sports Editors George Cole Eric Bateman Kazuki Schikazi Pat Whittle Photography Jerry Moran, Joyce Moody, George Kir Literary Marlene Setterington, Michael Malott Advertising Donna Derbyshire, Marjorie Derbyshire, Mary Graham, Ema Rosenfeld, Marilyn Latimer. Activities George Kir, Donna Derbyshire House Reporters Alpha .Shirley Garant Beta . Bruce , Slate , r Gamma Jean Kropelniski Delta Olga Waytuk

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THREE SUGGESTIONS If I may make three suggestions to the young men and young women in the Leamington District High School, I should like to urge you to continue and to complete successfully the courses which you have commenced. Too many nowadays drop out before finishing their courses and, as a result, are not equipped for the careers which otherwise might be theirs. Try, in your own interests, to gel everything the Leamington District High School has to give you before you leave. This is a new School provided for you by older people who are anxious that you should have a good education. Make full use of your oppor¬ tunity. The second suggestion Is that you undertake to work hard and to waste no time. You will enjoy real concentration on your studies and you will enjoy solving problems. No doubt you have had that experience already. Rest, recreation, and fun are all necessary but none of these should interfere with your academic work. The third suggestion is that you give a great deal of attention to mathematics anc science and to the writing and speaking of correct English. These will constitute a great asset when you go out into the world. Never forget that it is a great privilege to be free citizens in a free country. Cherish democracy and British institutions. A School is as fine as its traditions and you have in your hands the establishment of the best of traditions in the Leamington District High School. My best wishes go with you. W. I. DUNLOP, Minister of Education. THE PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE The formal opening of the new Leamington District High School marks the completion of a difficult, heart-breaking task on the part of the High School Beard and the members of the teaching staff. This booklet is an example of the accomplish¬ ments possible through cooperation and team-work. The num¬ erous details of publication were directed by the student staff of the school magazine The Phoebus, working with an advisory committee of board and staff members. This spirit of cooperation has been most evident in the construction and eguipping of our school. It was with great pride that in September we occupied the new building and commenced to use the adequate facilities provided by the people of this community and the government of th© Province of Ontario. We fully realize the obligations en- trusted to our direction: to provide sound instruction in the basic subjects of the curriculum and to give training in the more practical fields of learning so that our young people may succeed and prosper in their chosen life ' s work. To complete the full program of training we will continue to give ample opportunity for all students to participate in many varied activities which aid in developing the best qualities of a good citizen. I. N. HUME. Principal

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BACK ROW: Don Antol. Kazuki Shlkazc, Jim Truax. Bryce l.lddlc Eric Bateman, Assistant Editor; Olga Waytuk. Marlene Sctlrrtngton. Mary Maksymlak. FRONT ROW: Laura Ann Driedger. Margaret Froese, Jean Kropellnski. Jill Edsall, Barbara Bastion, Editor; Ann Stein, Joyce Moody. Marilyn Latimer. Assistant Editor. This publication is the product of the co-cperatlon of two Phoebus staffs of the years 1952-53 and 1953- 54. We are proud to present this edition dedicated to the Official Opening cf the Leamington District High School. We thank the 1952-53 staff and we appreciate their work, mainly in advertising—a big job—and in the preliminary stages of this edition. They paved the road for us to follow. The present staff has concentrated for the past two months on the finishing and printing of this magazine and have produced the details of this edition. We would like to express our thanks to the Commercial, English, and Counselling Departments for their help in preparing our material, also to Mr. Ernest Bezaire who has looked after the photography of the magazine and who has so generously given the payment for his time and work to the Student Loan Fund for Essex County. The efficient school office staff has proved to be a valuable help to our staff. Without the assistance of these people our progress would have been impeded. We have also enjoyed working with the staff of the Post and News who have been exceedingly helpful. During the past months the publishing staff of the Phoebus has done a maximum amount of work in a minimum amount of time, and this book proves that the facilities and organization of our new building have supplied the best there is to be had in con¬ tributing to our education. This education not only includes academic subjects but also the extra-curri¬ cular activities such as the publishing of this booklet. In this way we have been learning one ph ase of citizenship as well as increasing our literary know¬ ledge. It has been a pleasure to work in conjunction with the High School Board in the production of this booklet and we greatly appreciate their interest. —BARBARA BASTION 1953-1954 • • • EDITOR Barbara Bastion Literary Editor Ann Stein Assistant Marlene Setterington ASSISTANT EDITORS Eric Bateman, Marilyn Latimer Secretary-Treasurer Jean Kropelniski Advertising Editor Joyce Moody Assistant Bryce Liddle Sports Editors Pat Whittle and Don Antol Photography Jim Truax, Rose Mary Wolfe, Bob Drummond, Kazuki Schikazi, Margaret Froese House Editors Alpha.Jim Edsall Beta...Laura Ann Dreidger Gamma Mary Ann Maksymiak Delta . Olga Waytuk