Lowe High School - Towers Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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Page Four THE TOWERS 25tli Anniversary Edition Under Way . . . This was the title of the message addressed to the school in 1926 by our first principal, Mr. W. D. Lowe. It appeared in our first “Year Book . It congratulated tea¬ chers and pupils who had worked, to quote Mr. Lowe, “to start our school on what, we are confident, will be a path of achievement and success ' . Mr. Lowe ' s confidence was well grounded, and since 1926 each year has seen the school prospering and striving for greater achievement. The teaching staff has always had the backing of boys and girls determined to make “Tech (now “Vocational ) a name to honour. The students of 1948, as we see in this splendid “Year Book , are not slackening in the devotion and energy that keep the school rolling. They are to be congratulated. MARY O’DONOGHUE Dean of Girls Now, from its beginning, and largely because of the attitude of its principal, the guiding idea in our school has been that the school is for the pupil. The solution of any problem that has arisen has been worked out in terms of what would be best for the students — “What best for this girl, what best for that boy?” Therefore, while our theme “achievement and success applies to the school, it applies even more to each stu¬ dent. Every boy and girl is now definitely “under way on a course that will lead very soon to a life work — to adult life. May we hope that the individual’s path may, like that of the school, be one of “achievement and success . MARY O ' DONOGHUE, Dean of Girls tutorial... For twenty-five years, girls and boys have come to the W. I). Lowe Vocational School with determination to attain a high degree of knowledge. Many have fallen by the wayside, but many more have reached their goal. They have gone to offices and factories, to stores and mining camps and lumber camps; some have opened businesses of their own. Manv have alreadv made their mark in the world and are an asset to their community. In my estimation the W. D. Lowe Vocational School has been a great success in its first twenty-five years. May its next twenty- five be even better! T h e E di tor.

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25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Three A Message to the Students S. R. ROSS Principal OOD SERVICES of a wide variety are available throughout - 7 Ontario and certainly in cities such as Windsor. This is so J consistently the case that our citizens, old and young, take such matters for granted. We do not appreciate natural gas, for instance, until we no longer have it and we are surprised to learn of a scarcity of electricity when such occurs. We enjoy these and many other facilities as well, because of the efforts and talents of many persons who are ready to serve us and who have become skilful by dint of hard work. Behind things are able executives—men who head-up big businesses in a big way. To boys and girls, such men have attained a goal so distant as never to be reached by themselves! And yet. among these men are former students of the Vocational School. To them, the time spent within these walls seems but yesterday. They think of those days as an en¬ joyable and valuable part of the business of life. This thought was expressed in varying ways when hundreds of former students gathered here on April 9th to join in our Home¬ coming event, one of a series of celebrations tor our 1 wenty-fiflh Anniversary. 1 wish to congratulate all who have so ably co-operated to pro¬ duce our 1948 Year Book. The Anniversary Issue. It is evidence of a fine piece of team work.

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25th Anniversary Edition THE TOWERS Page Five r l j a t i 11 q s VOCATIONAL UNITED EXECUTIVE- HILL ELLIS. Pres.; MR. C. WALLEN, Co-sponsor- VR. C. COLE. C.of F.; MIKE BENCA. Vice-Pres.: MARY L.AZUREK, Sec.; .MISS O. FRITZ. Sponsor; RUTH ROLLET, Treas. As president of Vocational United I wish to say that 1 appreciate the honour bestowed on me. There is no doubt about the old saying, “A School Is What The Students Make It”, and this axiom can easily be applied to our school Year Book, as such a project is what the students make it. Of course, there are always two sides to every story. To some people a Year Book is merely a few pages of printed data bound together, but to the stu¬ dents who have taken an active part in the school activities it is more than just that. It is something that helps to create a warm feeling among fellow classmates. To both teachers and students who have taken an active part in this project I wish to express my heart felt appreciation. 1 personally hope that the Year Book will be a real anniversary success”. BILL ELLIS A SHORT HISTORY In the clays of Mr. Arthur Lowther, head of the English Department, 1924-1925. his English classes presented many entertaining and effective programs in the auditorium. One very successful debate was on the subject—Resolved: Students should not carry textbooks home”. During Mr. Vooden’s headship of the English Department, even more prominence was given to the Literary Society and to the Dramatic Club by promoting competitions among the classes and giving prizes. An interesting play was presented in 1926—“The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife . Lucky fellow! But he didn’t know it. In 1926 it was felt that the school was ripe for a society that would federate existing clubs. A contest took place for naming the society. A very happy suggestion was Tech United”. The name referred to the union of the commercial and technical departments. In 1947 when the school was renamed, it became “Vocational United”. The new society held elections in September. 1927, and the N ear Book of 1928 has a fine picture of the Executive Committee. Our late principal Mr. W. D. Lowe, and Mr. C. Adsett represented the teaching staff and the president was Mr. John Rogers. Mr. Rogers finished his account of Tech United with the phrase On with Tech United!” It has gone on and has functioned each year since that time. Mr. Quenneville, a member of the staff, 1930-1934, drafted its first constitution. Only minor changes have been made in the original. TO VOCATIONAL UNITED .. . . . . and that means all of you, greetings from your sponsor. To the executive and all representatives, for their co-operation, my many thanks. To be at EVERY meeting, to give a good report of it next day to a class, is a splendid habit and someone Has said habits become character and character destiny. This is our TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. There have been many changes and much has been accomplished since this school opened in September, 1923. Charles Dickens, you remember, entitled one of his novels Great Expectations”. This might well become our watchword. Let us expect great things of ourselves, our executive and of one another. Let us FINISH the year with GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. O. E. FRITZ