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

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Counizttinc] zfiaihnznt » » » Mr, P. J. Gieeson, B.A.. received his education al London Collegiate, University of Western On¬ tario and Assumption College. He is the Vice- Principal of the school, the Counsellor for the boys and in the activity period Is an Air Cadet instructor and Supervisor of the Quartermasters. His favourite hobby is gardening. Mrs. Eileen Nicholson. B.A.. received her educa¬ tion at the Eston High School in Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan and the Univer¬ sity of Western Ontario. She is the Counsellor for the girls and loaches Mathematics to some of the Grade Nine forms. In the Twelfth period Mrs. Nicholson is busy with the Red Cross and Phoebus groups. Her hobby is collecting poetry. Couni£.[[inq £!n H ' ujh £cfiooL . . . Present day education emphasizes more than ever the welfare of the student as an individual. We are concerned to-day with the problem of education for all of our youth—not just for those interested in continuing beyond High School level. This aim of a proper life adjustment for all has caused some change from the subject matter em¬ phasis to a real attempt to meet, to understand, and to help our young people. By counselling the school tries to contribute to each pupil the guidance that will best fit him for a profitable and happy life. Some of the main purposes of counselling are as follows: 1. To give the student information on matters important to his success. 2. To gather information about the student which will be of help in solving his problems. 3. To establish a mutual understanding between student and teacher. 4. To help the student know himself better— his interests, aptitudes, and opportunities. 5. To encourage and develop special abilities and right attitudes. 6. To inspire additional effort towards a success¬ ful goal. 7. To assist the student in planning educational and vocational choices. At the Leamington District High School coun¬ selling is provided for all students. Students cannot be understood unless they are known, and for this reason we limit the number of pupils to each coun¬ sellor. Regular private interviews are arranged for our students, but all pupils are encouraged to bring their problems to the counsellor at any time. Early in the school year all newcomers are given extra attention to assist in adjusting to a new school routine. With the realization that education is a co¬ operative effort on the part of the school, the home, and the community, the counsellors recognize that parent interviews are extremely helpful in the suc¬ cessful counselling of students. The school exists to assist the home, not to replace it, and the coun¬ sellors welcome and encourage all contacts with the parents. —J. N. HUME

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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

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» Mr. Reiber is the new instructor for Metal shop work. He was educated at Waterloo and the Stratford Normal School. During the last war he was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. After teaching five years in Barrio he moved to Leamington this year. Mr. Reiber‘s hobby is photo¬ graphy and he is one of the teacher supervisors of the school ' s Photo Club. Under his supervision, the students are now learning to work with steel, the country ' s biggest factor in industrial expansion. MR. RICHARD REIBER AND MR. E. L. TIVY Mr. Tivy is tho head of the Shop Department and the capable instructor in Wood work. He was educated in Eastern Ontario and in Shop work at the Department of Education. During the second World War he worked ior two summers in an aeroplane factory making ply wood wings for Mosquito bombers. Eight years ago he came to Leamington after teaching for ten years in Northern Ontario. Since Mr. Tivy came to Leamington he has had to work in cramped quarters teaching both Metal and Wood work. Mr. Tivy is doing a wonderful job in organizing the new Shop program and this is appre¬ ciated by the 6tudent body. n i 1 ' ji -ilil fs. M There are two shops in the new school, the metal and the wood. The o.d school ' s shop was crowded having both metal and wood-working in the same room with a little paint shop off it. The metal shop is fairly new to all the boys although most of the hand tools and a few of the machines are familiar. The larger machines are four steel-cutting lathes, a shaper, an arc-welder, a band saw, a drill, a forge, a shears, a bending machine and a grinder. There are many hand tools, from the snips and the ham¬ mers to the tiny micrometer that measures to one, one-thousand of an inch. The wood shop is familiar with the exception of one new combination machine called a Shopsmith tool. It is five machines put into one, a lathe, a circular saw, a vertical and a horizontal drill press, and a sanding machine. There is one new lathe besides the four old ones and a new dust catcher for the sander. Besides these, there are the planer, the drill, the band saw and the jig saw. We know the boys appreciate these shops and will produce beautiful work this year and in the future. —BOB DRUMMOND